1980_03 The Daily Collegian March 1980

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Hunger is biggest
threat to peace
Lately, the people of this nation have glued their attention to the
Soviet Union, failing to realize that nations a fraction of the site of
the United States may pose a more imminent danger to the future
of mankind.
Strained relations between the United States and the Soviet
Union have produced a certain amount of worry in nearly every •
citizen of this country? The average American is filled with, concern
over the thought of war between the superpowers.
'■ However, this, view is short sighted. It is not the Soviet Union
which poses the greatest threat. Neither the USSR nor the United
States is desperate enough to resort to nuclear war. .'
It't the smaller nations that should be watched with a wary eye.
„ As has been demonstrated by the takeover of. the American
embassy- nt Tehran, the members, of the poorer, less powerful
nations will go to lengths that would be considered extreme in this
country, to accomplish their goals.
The hostage incident has also made Americans realize how
emotional a group of people can become and how they can be mobi¬
lized quickly by the words of a charismatic leader. Iranians did not .
question the validity of false statements that the United States had
engineered the occupation of the Holy Mosque in Mecca.      '•
It is the desperation of the third world that may be the cause of
nuclear war. Starvation is increasing in the Third World as is its
population. If a country such as Pakistan becomes desperate enough,
it may resort to nuclear warfare so that it can wrench a piece of the
pie from the fat, sassy, and overstuffed superpowers.
The desperation of the hungry cannot be ignored, and neither
can the power of the desperate.
Matt Alger
Bell Co. proposes rate Tilke
for long distance cal^
WASHINGTON AP - Ixing-distance    would increase from $1.30 to
WASHINGTON AP - Long-distance
telephone rates would go up if the Bell
Telephone System wins its request for
a 10.S percent rate increase.
Officials of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Co. add Monday they
need the across-the-board increase be¬
cause inflation ia wiping out Bell's
efforts to cut costs.
The increase would generate $1.2
billion a year fa additional revenue, Bell
add fa its request to the Federal Com¬
munications Commission.
Bell wants a 5.6 percent increase fa
June for overseas and out-of-state calls
' snd an additional 4.9 percent jump fa
October.
The effect on customers' bills would
depend on the number and type of calls
placed, the company sdd.
For example, AT&T said the weekday
rate for a three-minute, direct-dial call
from Washington, D.C, to Los Angeles
Anti-Jarvis iniative
group meets today
The approach of the June 3rd ballot
thst contains Proposition 9 is coining to
our campus at a snowballing rate. It is
not too late to help stop the Jarvis II
initiative. The "Campus No on 9* will
hold a second organizational meeting on
March 5th fa CU-309 at 5 p.m. The club
will be further organizing their commit¬
tees on fund-raising, media, booth-
activity, and education. Faculty, stu¬
dents, and community members of
Fresno are encouraged to attend the
meeting March 5th to find out how they
can help save jobs and education.
would increase from $1.30 to $1.37 in
June and to 11.44 Hi October. An
Operator-assisted three-minute call from
Washington to Los AngYles would go
from $2.25 to $2.40 in June and to $2.50
fa October.
Gov. index indicate*
economic downtrend
WASHINGTON AP - A
index designed to forecast economic
activity fell fa January for the fourth
consecutive month, suggesting that a
recession could be fa the offing. ,;'Dli./,
January's drop of .7 percent fa the
index of Leading Indicators followed de¬
clines of .2 percent fa December 1.9
percent in November and 1.1 percent in
October, the Commerce . Department
reported today.
The December reading initially had
been reported as unchanged, but the
figure was revised downward to reflect
a fall-off in liquid assets, items that can
quickly be converted to cash.
The rale of thumb usually used fa
analysing the index ia that three consec¬
utive months of decline indicate a rec¬
ession is on the way.
Many government and private ana¬
lysts had forecast that the nation's
economy would fall into recession last
year. But output as measured, by the
gross national product, the value of all
goods and services, remained strong.
Economic growth occured, the ana¬
lysts say, because consumers continued
to spend despite the pinch infld—H and
higher taxes were putting on their
income.
Letters to the Editor
Let student apathy die, become active, involved, concerned
As a student representative, 1 can not
stress the importance of YOU, the stu¬
dent here at California State University,
Fresno of having input into student-
faculty committees. You say, how can I
be a part of all this?
The Associated Student Senate has
various committees ranging from stu¬
dent committees to those of student-
faculty committees that ded with many
topics of importance to YOU the individ¬
ual student.
With the passing of each semester.
these various committees have -. acancies
due to graduation  of students,  class
conflicts snd various other reasons that .
need not be mentioned here.
With this fa mind, 1 would hope with
such issues ss the Draft, tuition of over
$400.00 a semester to go into effect if
Jarvis II passes, budget cuts in lieu of
the pssssge of Prop. 9, voter registration
to sign up people to vote fa the upcoming
primary fa June, and the fight against
Condominium conversion. These are
issues that affect each and everyone of
us. These are on-going struggles that the
students (YOU) need to ded with. As a
member of the A.S. Senate, lean ody do
so much. YOU aa students play an essen¬
tial part in voicing your input, and by
playing an active role in your student
government.
I would like to urge YOU to stop by the
Associated Studenta office located in
the College Union in room 306 and be¬
come a part of the inner workings of
your campus.
Get involved with what is going on
around you and let APATHY of the 70's
die and make the SO's alive aa it wss in
the 60's.
RONALD RAM1RKZ
Senator At Large
We must sacrifice convenience to improve our air quality
Dear Editor:
I am making a sincere plea to all one-
car drivers to read and adhere to the
following. I am speaking of the lack
of fresh air in this city. Each morning,
aa I wait for the bus, or aa I ride my bike
to school, I get bombarded from the
stinky pollution of driven, nearly all
of thesecars contain one person.
The rank odor of pollutants of newly
started cars barreling down Fresno's
large streets is very naseous! No more
can I hardly enjoy a cold, fresh, foggy
morning or bright crisp day. The air
quality gets worse each year-no doubt
you agree with me. So let's not stop
there.
A change must' be made! Of course,
there sre some who must use autos. But
we all know darn well that most people
sre candidates for CARPOOLS, BUSES.
BICYCLES, AND WALKING! You that
are candidates-GO FOE IT! The air we'
breathe and the earth we walk on are so
much more important than our domesti¬
cated, convenient environment that so
many people have been lost to,
I have a car, and occasionally I drive
to school. 1 also drive at night (due to the
fact that there are no night buses). I cert-
tainly don't drive everywhere 1 go, only
when absolutely necessary.
I pity the person who has nothing
better to do but drive around for leisure.
To put up with bumper after bumper,
scores of speedy, nervous drivers, is
mostly a tiling of the past with me. But
you see, now I'm at the receiving end
of the tailpipe. The ody solution is for
everyone to make a small change fa
driving habits. Sure, you have to start a
little earlier as carpooling, busing,
walking, and biking take more time—but
as normal considerate human beings-
such sacrifices sre harmless-and NEED
to be done. THERE ARE NO TWO
WAYS ABOUT IT1
True enough, the bus system is not
wonderful, considering the excessively
spaced, bus stops, the amount of buses
coming per hour, and virtually no night
service. But it is possible to get some¬
where!, andjn fact, the buses sre very
comfortable. Too many times people wiU
say they won't ride the buses because
there are so few and they tend to be a
hassle; Are they waiting for a miracle?
Doesn't it make sense that increased
numbers of riders will sdd more buses,
at more frequent intervals on the differ-
entroutes!?. .    .      ■'*
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