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Borlaug says Americans 'ta e food for granted' By BOB MALPHUS posium. Borlaug said that overpopula- Evergreen Staff Borlaug, winner of the 1970 tion was one of the gravest Nobel Peace Prize began his problems which the world faced, Norman Borlaug, father of the speech by saluting Vogel "for however, he commented that "I "green revolution" clebrated his making this world a better place cannot face the population 59th birthday while flying to- to live in." Vogel furnished the problem with the "doom and wards Pullman to speak at the semi-dwarf germ plasm that gloom" attitude which poisons Orville A. Vogel honorary sym- provided Borlaug and others the the minds of the peoples in ad- mechanism to increase wheat vanced countries such as the production "in previously defi- United States and Sweden." cient countries. Borlaug said just because the Speaking with a determined majority of people in underdeve- voice, Borlaug attacked the loped countries are illiterate problems surrounding the race does not mean that they are between the world's increasing stupid. population and its increasing Borlaug pointed out that when food yields. He stated that "all of something is demonstrated to il- us who are born into this world literate people, they understand have the moral right to fill our and accept it; however, if "you bellies. " just tell them something, they Borlaug drew many compari- don't ha ve any reason to believe sons between the United States you. " and the underdeveloped coun- Borlaug said that we must at- tries of the world. He pointed out tack "the population monster" that Americans for the most part with methods that are humanita- have lost contact with the rian yet effective. He added that problems of the soil. He com- "we must keep things moving or mented that food is something we're doomed to overpopulation Americans seem to take for and starvation." granted, while at the same time two-thirds of the world are try- Borlaug said, "We wouldn't be ing to live by scratching for an in the position we are in now if existince on unproductive land. people hadn't accepted simple Paul Casey-Mike Sweeney Photo by Martin Burwash Borlaug has spent 29 years solutions for complex problems. among the underdeveloped He added that he has worked nations trying to conquer their with governments in countries Casey loses Ibs•• problems. on all levels of the political spec- 15 Borlaug stressed that the trum and "their problems are all world's reserve food stock drop- the same." ped considerably last year, and Borlaug concluded that "Vo- but wins presidency he pointed out that if it drops any gel's work has brought us to the plateau of high yield productivi- lower, "the world may be in By DEB TRENEER ty, and now we must continue trouble." The food stock dropped Evergreen Staff as the result of poor wheat yields from there toward the solutions which will curb the worlds food in mainland China and the The ASWSU presidential campaign is over. Paul Casey has lost Norman Borlaug problems." USSR. 15pounds. Mike Sweeney thinks that he'll have to drop another class. But both agree that the last Thursday's victory was worth the effort. Casey attributes his presidential- win to exhaustive canvas- sing in dorms. His running mate, Sweeney, said the two went door-to-door in the residence halls as well as speaking to groups. Statistics show that the Casey-Sweeney ticket carried 65 per Daily Evergreen cent of Orton-Rogers (where Casey lives), 64 per cent of Streit-Perham and 51per cent of the Stephenson Complex. But the biggest voting surprise came from off-campus. Casey Washington State University said that "we expected to have a rough time keeping up with the other candidates in the off-campus voting, but we carried it by 8 per cent." Tuesday, March 27, 1973 Vol. 79 No. 96 The president-elect commented that he was impressed with his opponents following the news of his victory. He mentioned that he had talked with Greg Dow about working in Olympia next year on behalf of the ASWSU. Casey remarked that he would like to, involve his other opponents in ASWSU work, if they were willing to participate. His first project, however, will be to set up workshops for the All assemblypersons new assembly members. "I want it to be on a one-to-one basis with an old and new assembly member," Casey commented. "I'd also like the new assemblymen to attend finance meetings this spring." wi I-Ibe seated on senate "The budget review and re-evaluation of the committees are the most important things to consider now," Casey continued. Next year Casey and Sweeney would like to have semi-annual A little over one third, 4,423, of vote, other districts also voted _ graduates live off campus and budget reviews so that committee activities would be more WSU's eligible voters turned out for the District One assembly 'are somewhat divorced form accountable than with the present annual hearings. last Thursday to cast ballots. positions. Therefore, all District ASWSU government. Thus far, the winning duo have not met with the current Marci Irwin, chairman of -the One assemblypersons garnered ASWSU executives. Both said they were "taking it easy" this Election Board, was pleased the 30 per cent backing neces- week but planned to begin working as soon as they returned with the high percentage turnout sary to serve on the Senate. Irwin credited the intense from vacation. campaigning in the dorms by in the dorm precincts but was "We thought that with all the "I want to meet with all the new assemblymen the week we presidential candidates as one disappointed in the off-campus controversy, there would be a get back," Casey said. "The newly-elected representatives reason for the dorm's higher tur- response. greater turnout," Irwin said, made a lot of campaign promises and I hope that they will However, all assemblypersons while packing away the 80 voting nout. She also commented that follow up on them." some dorms had contests be- will be seated in the University machines that were used Thurs- Casey followed up on one of his campaign promises already. tween floors or inter-dorm con- Senate. Although off-campus day. She attributed the low (35.2 He said that if he won he'd stop smoking-so far he's kicked the tests to encourage students to representatives only received per cent) voting to the fact that habit. 16.9 per cent of their district's over 50 per cent of WSU's under- vote. percentage of voters percentage turnout State, federal officials meet Voter turnout in the precinct in 1972 District 1 1,049 16.9 21.8 to confer on Nixon budget District 2 618 67.8 58.7 District 3 449 48.0 45.17 OLYMPIA (AP)-Regional "Very few responsible people District 4 567 71.6 72.57 heads of federal agencies met that 1 know in state and loca District 5 368 64.9 56.88 yesterday with state officials to government would opt for conti District 6 250 39.7 46.39 explain the President's budget nuing the mismash of federa District 7 422 52.9 60.28 proposals and to praise special categorical programs when the) District 8 292 43.5 64.34 revenue sharing. could have more of that money District 9 408 57.2 55.08 "I don't think it's possible for in a special revenue package us to have our cake and eat it with very few strings attached,' too," said James L. Young, Young said. The federal exeeuti chairman of the Northwest ves, on a tour of the four North Constitutional change passes, Federal Regional Council. "We west states, praised special reve can't on one hand have a fiscally nue sharing. Dinwiddie responsible budget, continue the "With increased scope of op strips president of vote wasteful categorical grant portunity, no matching fund: also won system and at the same time required and less federa The ASWSU constitutional position where he could vote on have special revenue sharing wi- watchdogging, it all adds up to c amendment, which was passed an item and then turn around thout a tax increase." package the state of Washingtor Larry Dinwiddie, who Oscar Pederson, Region X ad- should find attractive," saic last Thursday, rescinding the and veto it if his vote was over- did not have a star by his ministrator of the Department of David L. Head of his Law Enfor ASWSU president's voting privi- ridden. name in Friday's Ever- Housing and Urban Develop- cement Assistance Administra leges in the assembly corrected Schlect stated that the change green, did win an assernbl- ment, told state agency officials tion. a discrepancy written into the will officially go into effect next yperson-at-large position. "there are bound to be squeaks If Congress approves specia ASWSU constitution three years year. He added that it has been Dinwiddie received 2,344 revenue sharing, Washingtor ago, according to Chris Schlect, unofficially observed for some- votes to capture one of six and groans" as categorical time since no president has exer- federal grants are replaced by will receive $11.2 million ir ASWSU president. at-large seats. Schleet said before the change cised his voting privileges for the block grants and revenue grants, up from $8.8 million thi: was made, the president was in a past two years. sharing. year, he said. Nixon stallstroopYlithdratNal until prisoners in Laos freed Sphele J SAIGON (AP)- The United fire agreement.