1972_10 The Daily Collegian October 1972

              D   THE DAILY COLLEOIAN    Thuredey, October «. 1971
Pesky initiative could save coast
By Keith snd Maureen Halght
Alternative Features Service
Proposition 20, the California
Coastline   Initiative,   I*  on*  of
tho** p**ky people's initiatives.
Neither legislators nor corporations really Uke th* idea of cltl-
tana  writing   their own laws -
■   they   happen   to
r* neglected.
Since California often acts na-
eoael. Such   actions   would deprive not complex on the beach of tiny Sand
Who then, does the beach be- only th* local residents of their City    In   Monterey.   California.
long to? la 11 the property of the right to uae the beach, but alao This  construction would have a
city or county which happens to millions of Americans who live density of 50 units per acre, the
be locsted on th* shor*? Csn It Inlsnd - or do they/not hav* a highest In Monterey County, and
Une «lta' coast with paint fac- 'right* to us* the coaat? the highest on the state shoreline,
lories, pesticide plsnts, nuclear One   graphic  example of the except perhaps for San Francisco
power plants, oil refineries, or counties' piecemeal 'right* la a »"d Los Angeles. The Monterey
department atorea If It chooses? proposed   GU-unlt   apartment County Planning Com mission
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Letters to Editor
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Farmworkers don't  like UFWU
Utility   companies, chambers of
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Thuredey. October S.I971    THE DAILY COLLEOIAN    E
Doves indignant again—how predictable
* Holmes
Ah Vietnam! It'a all ao predictable. All one has to do Is
utter five words to the right of
Ramsey Clark, and the doves
rise up In righteous indignation
quicker thsh you could say 'William Westmoreland.* They're
rather Uke the rata that preaa a
button every time the light coca
on. Why, after the spat* of rebuttals to my 'bomb the dike**
column,  I   feel  )u*t  Ilk* B.  F.
Short. Mr. Short, apparently
thinking the first rebuttal Inadequate (I agree: II waa embarrassing, *ven for a dove), bethought    to   take    me    to   taak
Mr    Short   lays   down   some
butlal. For Instance, he says that
while It's ok to supply arms to a
'beleaguered people, 'there Is no
merit and no Justice In fighting
a war lor another country.* Oh,
that's right. World War II WAS
an unjust conflict. We shouldn't
have   fought   for   Britain   and
eaponslble fc
Anthony Lewis of
Times, for In-
Ittle screeds from
n the leading can-
title of Mr. Tokyo
rt critique is use-
and about which there Is much
misinformation. They are (IJ the
history   and (2) the morality of
First, as Short suggest., let's
The relevant p.rlod begins with
in* f ■'-...a part -mutually agreed
upon by Hanoi andSalgon-and the
e left behind ln Ihe South
herners were brought
training and Indoctrl-
POWs
fMea
•t brought any prlson-
md . . . people ln the
Presidential approval for private
citizens to visit North Vietnam
or any country with which theU.S.
Is engaged In active combat was
defeated   ln the House of Repre-
fDefeated by a vote of 229-1*1,
the bill would allow a fine of
$10,000 and a 10 year Jail sentence for traveling to 'hostile*
nations. Even families of POWs
were   to be barred  from   such
(Opponents of the bill charged
last week that It was being steamrollered through the House. Laat
Monday the House Internal Security Committee held a 45-
mlnute hearing and voted 5-1 to
approve the proposed action, thus
allowing the matter to come to a
quick vote ln tha closing week*
Of th* congressional session.
(R*p. Richard Ichord CD-Mo.)
said he wlU try to get the blU
revived by th* House Rules Committee.)
murder and kidnapping and massacres of. entlr* villages - not
isolated instances of individual
brutality but officially organized
slaughter.
I hav* great admiration
t   the
that had strung up an equivalent
number of our tilt* In th* public
squares. Roughly speaking, what
the South Vietnamese suffered
during the high period of terror
from 1959 to 19*4 would be the
equivalent of 3,000,000 or our
politicians, teachera, doctors,
engineers and civil servants being executed.
President Elsenhower Is often
quoted as saying that had the
election been held the people
would have overwhelmingly voted
for Ho. Of course they would
have. They were scsred to death
to do otherwl«e.
So much for the early history
of the Vletnsmese war. As forthe
.morality of our subsequent Intervention. I submit that the war
In Vietnam was as moral a cause
as Americans have ever fought
for. There Is nothing Immoral
about resisting totalitarianism.
There are two grounds, and
two grounds only, for th* agru-
ment   that   our . intervention  In
Vietnam waa •Immoral.' Ftrat, to cjo*«tloo tb* morality of the
those who lay all ware ar* Im- war comprls-s tho** who believe
moral, rellgtoue orphlloaophlcal that 11 Is wrong only because we
pacifists, ere. quite within their are shooting the wrong way, that
rights to apply the designation to la,   they  believe that  Hanoi la
Vietnam.   The**, however, are right. For them, the war la'Juet'
people  with   no favorite wara: and Hanoi la the Instrument of.
they   condemn Arabs,  Israelis, righteousness. These people are
Communlat*   and   antl-Commu- wrong, but they are conetatent.
nlata with complete Impartiality. All   other  arguments  against
The second group with standing
ONE  TRACH  MIND
malic ln nature. All m
Watch out for pink dragons
By   Leo   Trachtenberg
Once upon a time there waa a after a single term. He doesn't
pink dragon who at* an ugly piin- feel   like a servant, public or
ceaa because a black knight who otherwise.
waa sent by the ogre to save her When   a   man   imprisons  hla
waa frightened by the handsome political  opposition, dlabanda
toada In the moat surrounding the newspaper* and rules by decree,
•traw hut wherein the ugly prln- you can't aay that defending hi*
cess dwelled. regime Is defending democracy.
Real,,,, That'/ something thl. rf^eKSSSS
more" MoTer G^f D^isna ' »"" ml,"°° ,0 "° <*■»"»-
more Mother Goose Disneyland nU| ,g ,„,,        „„„,,„,„,
or Utile Green Apples. Fact. of „,, wrejl.Ip^#rtoBfJ.lllln
th* prospects of another of
of on* par cent of the population
and another eight-tenths of one
per cent of the land folic super
aoctallat.
Reality. No more Martha
Goose, DIcklelandorLlttleCreek
Agnewa. Fact.
For those fiction hounds who'll
be drinking lt up it victory pajv
ties In COP headquarters nationwide on Election Night-be on the
lookout for pink dragons. Or lslt
pink elephants? Oh, what a hang-
"Who needs
bike insurance?
My homeowner's
policy covers
me, right?",
100%
BICYCLE THEFT
ANY QUESTIONS?
a Whet co»er**j* do I r*c*iv*?
A. You ere covered for THEFT (ONLY) of
any Insured bicycle if at the time of the
theft the bicycle is locked and chained
to a stationary object OR protected by
an operative end approved electronic
warning device, which was actuated prior
to the time of theft. Theft of any pert
of a bicycle it NOT covered.
Q. Aren't bicycles covered under
as low as
$10 PER YEAR
A. Yes, but coverage is usually subject to
deductibles of $50 to $100. This program
provides THEFT coverage with no deductible or depreciation. Coverage amount is
the purchase price of bicycles of less than
one year old oc.appraised value of bicycles over one year old.
A. First you must report the theft within
twenty-four hours to your local police.
Then, immediately complete the claim
notice provided with each coverage policy
issued end mail it to All-Star Bicycle
Theft Claims Oept. with a copy of th*
police report and a copy of your original
bill of tale. (On a used bicycle, a written
appraisal by your bicycle dealer it
required es proof of value in addition to
the claim notice and police report.)
O What if th* bicycle it
but
The recent r«*h ol bicycle thefta has
caused many owners to take a second
look at their insurance protection. The
findings ere not promising. A typical
homeowner's coverage usually carries
a SS0 or $100 deductible. Further
deductions Include depreciation and
premium coat*, resulting In ■ minimal
settlement-scent comfort for the loss
of a valuable bike.
When you're covered by a
Ali-Star
Bicycle Theft Pollcy.rhowever. you'll
receive 100% of your loss: the full
purchase price of your new bicycle,
the full appraised value of used. And
promptly. All valid claims ere paid
within 30 days, end the premiums can
be lea* than $1.00 a month.
• "*>   ♦
Your bike deserves 100% coverage,
and your premiums deserve to be the
lowest, right? Write I
A. In the event of recovery in a damaged
condition, the bicycle shall be restored
to its undamaged condition immediately
prior to lota, or the Insured amount
shall be paid to the Insured at the
option of the Company.     .
a How should I enrhre et the true
bicycle value? _^
A. New bicycle* - Exact purchasn price in-
original bill of tale as proof of value.
Used bicycles - Ask your local dealer
to give his written appraisal of the
value of the bicycle.
..i^plleitJsaialMarallaeitrtyserlacalkleycl*
a Who is th* in»ur*r of thii program?
A. Ail-Star Insurance Corporation. Milwaukee,
a subsidiary of Pott Corp. of Appleton,
VVrsconsm, a publicly hi"