'Human Race Or Arms Race: Nuclear Alert'
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'Human Race or Arms Race: Nuclear Alert' Experts Hold Ellsberg Traces the 'Anti-Nuke' Potential Disasters By GLENN BRACKETT since Eisenhower had lied.” Symposium Lamenting the “Radiation An order for an attack was too By TAMMY ROSS Blues” to a well-attended UCen easily given in Ellsberg’s view “We have the power, we know lawn crowd yesterday, Dan id and the risk of a nuclear acddent what we want, so it’s up to us,” Ellsburg, former Defense was also too great. Ellsberg noted remarked Daniel Ellsberg, Department employee turned that for particular aircraft the recognized for his publication of nuclear power opponent called for bombs had to be carried on the the Pentagon Papers in 1971. The a “total abolition of nudear outsidemaking thechances for an statement concluded a workshop weaponry without waiting for acddent all the more viable. He on “Arms Race, Nuclear Power, Moscow to move first.” maintained that aircraft often and Nuclear Proliferation.” Ellsburg gained national at bump each other while on the Tiie workshop, part of an all tention in 1969 as an employee of ground and that the squadron day “anti-nuke” teach-in held the Defense Department when he commanders fredy admitted the Wednesday, was an informal became fed up with the con risk. “They wouldn’t even taxi question and answer period led by tinuation of the Vietnam War and them down the runway in mock Ellsberg and Peter Faulkner, released secret government drills to keep the risk for fear of former General Electric nuclear documents to Senator Fulbright an accident,” Ellsberg claimed. engineer. The men explained and They later became known as the Ellsberg explained that when analyzed the nuclear arms race Pentagon Papers when charges of the order is given for a nudear and the proposal to convert treason were levied at him. The attack, it is next to impassible nuclear labs for peace research. charges were later dropped in even for the president to recall it Thepurposeof this teach-inand 1973. He sighted many problems in this others held at various UC cam In his lecture titled “Human area including atmospheric puses was to gain the support and Race or Arms Race: Nudear conditions that break down recognition of students «1 the Alert,” Ellsberg stated that his communications. Furthermore, issue of converting the nuclear first involvement with nudear the potential malfunction of an labs. weapons came in 1960 while he aircraft leading to the unin The UC campuses were was working in the South Pacific. tentional explosion of a bomb designated as targets for gaining “Every president since Eisenhower has lied,” He soon discovered that military which, as Ellsberg said, “The support because the nuclear labs, claimed former Defense .-Department Employee commanders were willing to use commanders told me the located in Los Alamos, New their own discretion as to when squadron would most assuredly Mexico, and Livermore, Daniel Ellsberg to a large gathering of students on and where nudear weapons could continue on to the target even if California, are administered by the UCen lawn during his noon lecutre. Ellsberg also be engaged. the president went so far as to the UC system. These labs are conducted workshops on nuclear energy and par Ellsberg conducted several threaten to commit suicide on (Please turn to p.16, col.l) ticipated in a panel discussion during his UCSB visit interviews with various com T.V.” manders who all gave him the He visited other military in same story. His disillusionment stallations where he often found grew from what he termed “The enough nuclear weaponry “to IVCC Election Results In; commander’s belief that it was equal six times the explosive their duty to protect their troops power used in Europe during when attacked—even if it meant World War n .” Again Ellsberg Plebescite Count Not Final the utilization of a nuclear stated that the authority to use ByCATHY NIFONG the audit business is handled, is economic feasibility, is open to all bomb.” this power did not require The final figures for the IVCC housing. He has three objectives options at the moment. According to Ellsberg, the presidential permission even election have been tallied but in mind concerning shelter in Isla An importantgoal for Hodgett is commander’s actions though the President had stated final plebiscite results will not be Vista. the search for alternative sources disregarded the fact that every otherwise. available until Monday night’s He wants to get four or five of funding. She would like to see president from Kennedy to Nixon “The major at one particular council meeting. more housing co-ops operating IVCC gain more financial self- daimed that they controlled the base,” Ellsberg claimed, “went The final figures for three next fall which will require fairly sufficiency by possibly sole authority. Ellsberg con- so far as to say that good soldiers representative-at-large seats are quick action such as speaking to (Please turn to p.16, col. 3) duded that “every president (Please turn to p.16, col.l) 515 votes for Frank Thompson, building owners in Isla Vista. 502 for Carol Klein, 391 for Card Other goals requiring action in Knowles, and 289 for Cliff the near future are a Harrison. rehabilitation program for I. V. Su pport P ro ves Crucial In In District One, Tim Cronin buildings in the area and a received 111 counts with Dev Vrat housing inventory report to be carrying a close 103 votes. For ready by February rather than Max Maschke-Phillips Victory District Two, Julie Brown’s last May so that landlords given bad By WILLIAM KREBS count was 97 while Tony reports have time to alleviate Overwhelming Isla Vistans’ O’Rourke from District Three their situation and obtain a support for Ed Maschke and took 82, District Four’s Jeff Goetz favorable amendment to the Linda Phillips put the incumbents 228, District Five’s Amy Hodgett report. over the top in Tuesday’s Water 250, and District Six Dan Mills Thompson’s projection for Isla Board election. receiving 113. Vista governmental options Consistent I.V. preference for Newly-elected Representative- require a responsible otitlook by the. Maschke-Phillips slate At-Large Frank Thompson, council members in order to delivered more than 1,100 crucial District Four Representative Jeff assimilate a municipal govern votes to the two candidates, Goetz, and District Five ment He feels that with this despite the fact that the Isla Vista Representative Amy Hodgett attitude, governmental options turnout was poor compared to the answered a few questions about could be discussed in a more rest of the Goleta Water District their expectations for this year on realistic manner. Combined, Maschke and Phillips the council. His foldest hope is to see Isla grabbed 85.5 percent of the I.V. According to Goetz, one of the Vista and Goleta submit dtyhood vote. most important jobs to confront proposals to the Local Agency ' The overall turnout for the the new council immediately will Formation Commission (LAFCO) University and Isla Vista be to choose a treasurer and simultaneously. precincts was about 22.6 percent, straighten out the fiscal affairs of Thompsoi’s main gripe against with the community voters the council. the Dos Pueblos plan, which he leading the university residents Thompson agreed with this helped write to check the figures by two percentage points. By statement remarking that county involved, is that a triangle of comparison, the overall per JOY IN THE MORNING: Winners Ed Maschke and audit of the IVMAC was an im power might exist where both Isla centage turnout for the entire Linda Phillips celebrated their Water Board election mediate concern that the new Vista and Goleta community water district was 32 percent victory as a win for the environmentalists. The council members would have to councils would risk subordinance Some precincts between Maschke-Phillips slate ran on a limited growth familairize themselves with to a higher city council. Cathedral Oaks Road and High more. Goetz, while being in favor of way 101 experienced voter tum- platform and attributed a large part of their victory Thompson’s emphasis, after the Dos Pueblos plan for its (Please turn to p.16, col.4) to Isla Vista support DAILY NEXUS THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1977 P A G E 2 ----- HEADUNERS ------ ^ Grants to be Awarded A GROUP OF OIL COMPANIES is seeking per mission to drill for oil discovered off the coast of Hunington Beach. A spokesman for the group says oil Appropriate Technology Group was found on two offshore tracts acquired from the federal government in 1975. Seeking Research Proposals SAN FRANCISCO has its first self-admitted homosexual on the Board of Supervisors. By CHERYL SULLIVAN Some of the criteria proposals also compile an inventory of all Businessman Harvey Milk won the seat in the city Appropriate Technology must include are a summary of existing ATP’s underway at UC .where one in seven persons is homosexual. Program (ATP), a new toe project (technical, economic and facilitate a flow of in systemwide, state-funded or social needs addressed and toe formation about latest MOSCOW’S recent announcement that the Soviet organization, is accepting approach to meeting those developments in the fields of grain crop will be ten percent below expectations research project proposals for needs), anticipated results, a appropriate technology between could mean higher income for U.S. farmers and $150,000 in grants to be awarded timetable for reporting results, toe campuses. beginning Nov. 15. and a loction of the project and UCSB student representative to higher food prices for Americans. ATP, as defined by the budget toe committee said, “Right now California State Legislature, A 19-member committee with we’re gathering and soliciting for POLICE IN THE PHILIPPINES reported that means, “technology which is less representatives from each UC project ideas.” Associate Moslem “terrorists” massacred a family of 15 in a harmful to people and the en campus will review the proposals Professor of History Lawrence farming village.