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Editorials Propositioning the voters: Yeas & nays The Daily Collegian is unable s will cast their ballot tor or agair Nation 1 Veterans Bond Act of 1978-YES losttion I provides for the bond issue of iSOO million to provide nd home aid to California veterans This measure was approved Assembly 71-0 and by the Senate 10- 1 The bond money is used Department of Veterans Affairs to purchase farms homes and homes which are then resold to qualified California veterans I 5 7S p i 25-v j>eriod (he total interest cost on the bonds would be about S403 Aitnougn caupdyers wcxnu nave to pick up the interest tab snouia veterans tail tu cover it through monthly payments veterans in the past have t.itally supported the loan program Ihe risk to taxpayers thus seems negligible There are I 5 million veterans in California, 900.000 of them Viet Nam vets Proposition 4--C"hiropractors, School Accreditation and License Revocation-Legislative Initiative Amendment-YES approved unanimously by the Assembly and the Senate, and signed by the governor Proposition 4 amends an initiative statute relating to < hiropractors "to modify requirements and procedures for approval .it < hiropractic schools and colleges One effect of the initiative is to enable students who enter unaccredited .hiropractic colleges to determine what requirements the colleges must meet to become accredited prior to their graduation which will enable Proposition 5 Regulation of Smoking -Initialise Statute NO Proposition 5. with specified exceptions makes smoking unlawful in enclosed public places places of employment and educational and health facilities The proposition is unfortunately poorly written Ive had a strong urge to vote for it it only because the tobacco lobbies have spent so much money urging us to vote agains it--and have presented their ads in such a way as to insult the voters intelligence Out this backlash won t affect my vote against Prop 5 I believe it would be too difficult and too costly to enforce-and maybe that people should be pressured by their peers into having good manners not by the Proposition 6— School Employees Homosexuality-Initiative Statute -NO Proposition 6 often referred to as 'the Briggs Initiative," provides tor tiling charges against school teachers teachers' aides, school ad mmistrators or counselors "for advocating, soliciting, imposing, en .riuraging or promoting private or publice sexual acts between persons of the same sex in a manner likely to come to the attention of other em ployees or students, or publicly or indiscreetly engaging in said acts " It also prohibits h jf the above things It is so loosely v g and require sing individuals who do any could be construed to mean that any I homosexuality anywhere, anytime, could be fired from teaching, counseling, or administrating There are already laws to protect the students from overt sexual influence by educators-be they heterosexual or hornosexual This initiative is repressive, could lead to "homosexual witch-hunts" and would, if passed, cost the taxpayers a phenomenal amount of money in court fees alone f-ropo*rtion 7-Murder Pe-vahy--lnhiatfve SUtute-NO Proposition 7 "changes and expands categories of first degree murder for which penalties of death or confinement without possibility of parole may be imposed * The list of special circumstances in which the death penalty or life imprisonment would be meted out include: Murder for financial gain; murder involving concealed explosives or explosives that are mailed or delivered; murder for purposes of preventing arrest or aiding escape from custody; iny pea cr ofticet tedera 1 .aw enforcement o filter, fireman. or ajipointed official with respect to the pertorn Mn.i- .. f sue h pe rson s c luties murder invol ving particular- Is heinous atrocious killing a victim whi tutted Junng o I while fleeing Irom the attempted cc immissi bbery kidnapping specified sex crimes (including the rcumstances'). burglary arse >n and trainwrec king Murder in which the vnti m rs tin tuied or poisoned murder based religion lity or .uuntry of or igin, or murder committed b' lousfy convicted of murder in the first or second degre to mind How do you apologize to someone wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to pay the ultimate penalty7 A simple "I m sorry' obviously won t do, nor can you dig up the deceased give him a new suit and provide him with a fresh start on life Until we perfect Our justice system and eliminate the element of human error I believe the citizens should learn to "live" with sentences of life imprisonment, and put aside this quest for vengeane e The Candidates: With so many candidates changing sides in mid-issue- it .s difficult to draw a bead on their positions. Neither |err> Brown nor I velle Younger have done a great deal lor education or the other causes I am concerned about, and none of the independent < andidatc-s even should I wish to vote for one of them appear to have a chanc e The trouble with all ot the candidates who do have athance ot stepping into office, either at the state or the local level is that they are concerned with gossamer politics making cosmetic changes And in a society all that much of a difference Tomorrow Express yourself express themselves on a number of issues and candidates, and unless there is a tremendous change in past voting patterns precincts around the University will most likely register the lowest voter turnout It is difficult to understand a trend like this being associated with a community that is supposedly more intellectually alert and socially aware than any other segment of society In trying to analyze this trend, it has been argued that things in the social spectrum have greatly improved during the course of the current decade There is no Viet Nam to contend with, where thousands of young Americans are dying each year in a senseless war There is no military draft forcing thousands of young men into the armed services against their will Universities that at one time were white enclaves are now attended by students from every minority group, and women have been recognized as being entitled to full participation in the economic and political system It cannot be denied that there have been great strides made in the socio-economic climate in the last few years But that is not to say that we as a nation have come as far as we can Tomorrow's ballot will contain issues dealing with human rights, taxation and other items which will have a direct affect on our own lives as well as others' it would be sad to think that tomorrow's balloting will fall victim to the new selfishness that is seemingly suffusing our society. We encourage the registered voters of this campus to exercise their right to vote and express themselves in tomorrow's election BY STUDENT REQUEST: Governor Jerry Brown, Jr. Special Election Eve Prop Stop Rally /^^v Mon. 6 pm ' *+ Fresno Air Terminal Tower Bldg. J 5055 E. Anderson-near Clinton Refreshments and Entertainment will be providea Colltornlans tor Brown 78 710 W. Olympic Blvd. Los Anrjeles, Co 90015 Mark lubow, treasurer ID No. 781372 AND JOIN THE ENTIRE STATEWIDE AND LOCAL DEMOCRATIC TICKE' A Paid Political Announcement Wiretap KEENE - United Farm Workers Union officials said Friday they had signed th* union's first labor contract in Orange County Union spokesman Marc Grossman said the UFW signed a contract Thursday with Select Nursery covering 150 full-time workers In Brea He said the three-year contract called for a minimum general labor wage of »3 15 per hour the first year increasing to $3 65 in the final year It also Includes medical and pension payments by the nursery SACRAMENTO - California unemployment fell from 6.7 percent in September to 6.5 last month, the lowest rate since November of 1973, the state Department of Employment r and f| regarded as the f. Nationally, the jobless rate Ml from 6 percent to 5.6 In October, the U S Labor Department said WASHINGTON - The last session of Congress saw the consumer betrayed by members more concerned with their contributors than their consumer protection agency and deregulation of natural gas prices to tax 'reforms* and the sugar subsidy. disturbing of all were not the oores of those members who against the con- the group said, SAN FRANCISCO - Nearly one of every two Californians polled in a consumer survey said they are better off financially than a year ago. Bank His latest e of America reported Friday. use of red dyes - Sudan III and Su- 'Calffornlans are more optornistic dan IV - which are used to color about their present financial status lipstick. He said the dyes proved effec- and the outlook for the future,* said five in preventing leukemia in more Fred Thiemann, head of marketing than 1,000 rats, research for the bank. Of 939 Californians surveyed In late September, 49 percent said they WASr-NCTON - The government were better off than a year ago, 30 '" " percent said their financial status was unchanged, and only 18 percent wr position, t rather the offensive against corporate greed" organized consumer group says. The Consumer Federation of America said the of the 95th Congress showed decline' from that of the 94th, preventing di a In animals. Nobel laureate Or. Charles B. Muggins of tl .-—-"-. said hi.resee EXCITING AMD INTBWrT- INQJ0MATIAKETAH0E CALIFORNIA. Qood pay.
Object Description
Title | 1978_11 The Daily Collegian November 1978 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1978 |
Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. : BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels ; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Assocated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
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Title | November 6, 1978, Page 4-5 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1978 |
Description | Daily (except weekends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif. : BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels ; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Assocated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | Editorials Propositioning the voters: Yeas & nays The Daily Collegian is unable s will cast their ballot tor or agair Nation 1 Veterans Bond Act of 1978-YES losttion I provides for the bond issue of iSOO million to provide nd home aid to California veterans This measure was approved Assembly 71-0 and by the Senate 10- 1 The bond money is used Department of Veterans Affairs to purchase farms homes and homes which are then resold to qualified California veterans I 5 7S p i 25-v j>eriod (he total interest cost on the bonds would be about S403 Aitnougn caupdyers wcxnu nave to pick up the interest tab snouia veterans tail tu cover it through monthly payments veterans in the past have t.itally supported the loan program Ihe risk to taxpayers thus seems negligible There are I 5 million veterans in California, 900.000 of them Viet Nam vets Proposition 4--C"hiropractors, School Accreditation and License Revocation-Legislative Initiative Amendment-YES approved unanimously by the Assembly and the Senate, and signed by the governor Proposition 4 amends an initiative statute relating to < hiropractors "to modify requirements and procedures for approval .it < hiropractic schools and colleges One effect of the initiative is to enable students who enter unaccredited .hiropractic colleges to determine what requirements the colleges must meet to become accredited prior to their graduation which will enable Proposition 5 Regulation of Smoking -Initialise Statute NO Proposition 5. with specified exceptions makes smoking unlawful in enclosed public places places of employment and educational and health facilities The proposition is unfortunately poorly written Ive had a strong urge to vote for it it only because the tobacco lobbies have spent so much money urging us to vote agains it--and have presented their ads in such a way as to insult the voters intelligence Out this backlash won t affect my vote against Prop 5 I believe it would be too difficult and too costly to enforce-and maybe that people should be pressured by their peers into having good manners not by the Proposition 6— School Employees Homosexuality-Initiative Statute -NO Proposition 6 often referred to as 'the Briggs Initiative," provides tor tiling charges against school teachers teachers' aides, school ad mmistrators or counselors "for advocating, soliciting, imposing, en .riuraging or promoting private or publice sexual acts between persons of the same sex in a manner likely to come to the attention of other em ployees or students, or publicly or indiscreetly engaging in said acts " It also prohibits h jf the above things It is so loosely v g and require sing individuals who do any could be construed to mean that any I homosexuality anywhere, anytime, could be fired from teaching, counseling, or administrating There are already laws to protect the students from overt sexual influence by educators-be they heterosexual or hornosexual This initiative is repressive, could lead to "homosexual witch-hunts" and would, if passed, cost the taxpayers a phenomenal amount of money in court fees alone f-ropo*rtion 7-Murder Pe-vahy--lnhiatfve SUtute-NO Proposition 7 "changes and expands categories of first degree murder for which penalties of death or confinement without possibility of parole may be imposed * The list of special circumstances in which the death penalty or life imprisonment would be meted out include: Murder for financial gain; murder involving concealed explosives or explosives that are mailed or delivered; murder for purposes of preventing arrest or aiding escape from custody; iny pea cr ofticet tedera 1 .aw enforcement o filter, fireman. or ajipointed official with respect to the pertorn Mn.i- .. f sue h pe rson s c luties murder invol ving particular- Is heinous atrocious killing a victim whi tutted Junng o I while fleeing Irom the attempted cc immissi bbery kidnapping specified sex crimes (including the rcumstances'). burglary arse >n and trainwrec king Murder in which the vnti m rs tin tuied or poisoned murder based religion lity or .uuntry of or igin, or murder committed b' lousfy convicted of murder in the first or second degre to mind How do you apologize to someone wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to pay the ultimate penalty7 A simple "I m sorry' obviously won t do, nor can you dig up the deceased give him a new suit and provide him with a fresh start on life Until we perfect Our justice system and eliminate the element of human error I believe the citizens should learn to "live" with sentences of life imprisonment, and put aside this quest for vengeane e The Candidates: With so many candidates changing sides in mid-issue- it .s difficult to draw a bead on their positions. Neither |err> Brown nor I velle Younger have done a great deal lor education or the other causes I am concerned about, and none of the independent < andidatc-s even should I wish to vote for one of them appear to have a chanc e The trouble with all ot the candidates who do have athance ot stepping into office, either at the state or the local level is that they are concerned with gossamer politics making cosmetic changes And in a society all that much of a difference Tomorrow Express yourself express themselves on a number of issues and candidates, and unless there is a tremendous change in past voting patterns precincts around the University will most likely register the lowest voter turnout It is difficult to understand a trend like this being associated with a community that is supposedly more intellectually alert and socially aware than any other segment of society In trying to analyze this trend, it has been argued that things in the social spectrum have greatly improved during the course of the current decade There is no Viet Nam to contend with, where thousands of young Americans are dying each year in a senseless war There is no military draft forcing thousands of young men into the armed services against their will Universities that at one time were white enclaves are now attended by students from every minority group, and women have been recognized as being entitled to full participation in the economic and political system It cannot be denied that there have been great strides made in the socio-economic climate in the last few years But that is not to say that we as a nation have come as far as we can Tomorrow's ballot will contain issues dealing with human rights, taxation and other items which will have a direct affect on our own lives as well as others' it would be sad to think that tomorrow's balloting will fall victim to the new selfishness that is seemingly suffusing our society. We encourage the registered voters of this campus to exercise their right to vote and express themselves in tomorrow's election BY STUDENT REQUEST: Governor Jerry Brown, Jr. Special Election Eve Prop Stop Rally /^^v Mon. 6 pm ' *+ Fresno Air Terminal Tower Bldg. J 5055 E. Anderson-near Clinton Refreshments and Entertainment will be providea Colltornlans tor Brown 78 710 W. Olympic Blvd. Los Anrjeles, Co 90015 Mark lubow, treasurer ID No. 781372 AND JOIN THE ENTIRE STATEWIDE AND LOCAL DEMOCRATIC TICKE' A Paid Political Announcement Wiretap KEENE - United Farm Workers Union officials said Friday they had signed th* union's first labor contract in Orange County Union spokesman Marc Grossman said the UFW signed a contract Thursday with Select Nursery covering 150 full-time workers In Brea He said the three-year contract called for a minimum general labor wage of »3 15 per hour the first year increasing to $3 65 in the final year It also Includes medical and pension payments by the nursery SACRAMENTO - California unemployment fell from 6.7 percent in September to 6.5 last month, the lowest rate since November of 1973, the state Department of Employment r and f| regarded as the f. Nationally, the jobless rate Ml from 6 percent to 5.6 In October, the U S Labor Department said WASHINGTON - The last session of Congress saw the consumer betrayed by members more concerned with their contributors than their consumer protection agency and deregulation of natural gas prices to tax 'reforms* and the sugar subsidy. disturbing of all were not the oores of those members who against the con- the group said, SAN FRANCISCO - Nearly one of every two Californians polled in a consumer survey said they are better off financially than a year ago. Bank His latest e of America reported Friday. use of red dyes - Sudan III and Su- 'Calffornlans are more optornistic dan IV - which are used to color about their present financial status lipstick. He said the dyes proved effec- and the outlook for the future,* said five in preventing leukemia in more Fred Thiemann, head of marketing than 1,000 rats, research for the bank. Of 939 Californians surveyed In late September, 49 percent said they WASr-NCTON - The government were better off than a year ago, 30 '" " percent said their financial status was unchanged, and only 18 percent wr position, t rather the offensive against corporate greed" organized consumer group says. The Consumer Federation of America said the of the 95th Congress showed decline' from that of the 94th, preventing di a In animals. Nobel laureate Or. Charles B. Muggins of tl .-—-"-. said hi.resee EXCITING AMD INTBWrT- INQJ0MATIAKETAH0E CALIFORNIA. Qood pay. |