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■ PHOTOS/9 :«^)RTS/i2 § | Feet Beat Three ih a Row Regents Will Bill Aims at Select Final Creation of Site of 10th Spaceport at UC Campus Vandenberg Choice Narrowed to By Chelsea Coles Two Possible Locales Reporter__________ By Susan Burkhart Creating local jobs and capi Staff Writer_______________ talizing on the growing need for satellite launch facilities are the The University of California goals of new congressional legis Board of Regents will make their lation aimed at transforming an final decision today on which of area military base into a frilly two proposed Central Valley functional spaceport. sites will house UC San Joaquin, The bill, introduced Friday by the system’s next campus. 22nd District Congresswoman Although uncertainty sur Andrea Seastrand (R-San Luis rounds the prospect of a 10th Obispo), proposes the creation campus at either Table Moun RACHEL WHUIVDdljr Nh h of a spaceport at Vandenberg Air tain in Madera or Lake Yosemite Force Base. The House of Rep in Merced, an additional UC resentatives has referred the le would increase the University’s Get Down gislation to the National Space capacity to serve California stu port Act Committee. dents, according to a report en These dancers brought spirit to Storke Plaza in the noontime hour Wednesday as they kicked, Originally intended for space titled Summary of Regents stomped and boogied before a crowd of hundreds. See related photos p.9. shuttle launches, VAFB’s estab Items on New Campuses. lished infrastructure will be used Plans for a Central Valley uni in building the port versity were spawned by an “The easiest way to explain it under-representation of stu Lawyer Discusses Abortion Policy Debate is to define what a spaceport is, dents from the region attending which is the same thing as an air UCs, according to Stell Man- By Michelle Mooradian Court appointees, according to question of whether or not states port orseaport,” said Stuart Roy, fredi, Madera County admi Reporter Weddington. can regulate abortion, according Seastrand’s press secretary. “It’s nistration officer. “As of the last presidential to Weddington. just that instead of flying airp “Usually the top 8 percent of election, the count of justices in The attorney expressed plea lanes from city to city, it’s shoot high school students from an The leading defense attorney favor of getting rid of Roe v. sure at facilitating change in ing rockets that launch, at the area attend a UC school,” he for the 1973 Roe v. Wade case Wade has risen from two to abortion laws, believing her current time, communication said. “From the San Joaquin Val took the podium Tuesday even four,” she said. work has expanded opportuni satellites for uplinking, or for ley, it’s only about 4 percent” ing to discuss the role of women “When Roe vs. Wade was de ties for women. television signals, et cetera.” in society and the precedent The San Joaquin Valley’s large cided I thought it had been writ “There are so many ways I feel The bill, funded by federal, setting decision regarding the population and its distance from ten in granite,” Weddington fortunate, because all of us want state and private investments, the current nine campuses make legality of abortion, added. “Now I know it was writ to have made an impact some will streamline the satellite the area an ideal site, according Sarah Weddington used the ten in sandstone.” how,” Weddington said. “I feel launching process from Ameri to Mark Aydelotte, Regional lecture to emphasize a firm pro- The Roe v. Wade decision like I have had an impact and can soil and discourage export Public Affairs director. choice stance and underline used an interpretation of a con made life different for a number ing jobs and business to foreign legal elements of the ever- stitutional right to privacy in or “People have a phony view of of young women.” nations, according to Roy. stewing abortion controversy. der to allow women the option “What this bill does and what the valley— it’s bigger than Oak Besides focusing on the case “Right now, the main issue is o f legally terminating and its significance, Wedding they’re trying to do on the cen land and Sacramento, yet the not whether abortion will re pregnancies. cost of living is better here than ton recounted her early years in tral coast of Vandenberg is to main legal. It is, will it be avail Three key issues were signific make it easier and cheaper for most of the state, which would a once predominantly male field. able?” she said. ant to the case’s ruling—the de companies to launch their satel be beneficial to students and fa- After graduating from law The future of abortion poli bate over the constitutional right school in 1965, she found law- lites in the United States instead cies in America will depend to privacy, the fundamental See SITE, p.5 largely on future U.S. Supreme issue of pregnancy, and the See SPEAKER, p.8 See BASE, p.8 Farmer’s Market First Anniversary Celebrated in Face of Fiscal Woes By Giovanni Andolina rain put a damper on our busi Reporter______ ness but people must realize that this is a customers’ market and we need customers in order to The Isla Vista Farmer’s stay in business. We need you Market celebrated its one-year guys out here. Please, help us anniversary Wednesday with a survive.” bonanza of fresh fruit and veget Although this year’s record ables, along with a healthy dose rains have hurt business, market of financial concern. attendance has been low even Market officials organized a under blue skies, according to first-year celebration in an effort some vendors. to attract additional local cus “We are out here every week tomers and raise overall aware and lot of us are losing money... ness of the food festival. The it cost me $100 just to come out open-air market has been hit here,” said Ramon Vega, owner hard by this year’s harsh winter and farmer of Santa Clara weather and low local turnout, Ranch. “A lot of the time I end according to on-site manager up giving stuff away.” Kathy McIntosh. Organizers are considering “The first-year celebration moving the market to a new site, brought out more people than possibly on Pardall Road, since normal, but in order for there to business at the current Embar- GEORGE LEE/Dul, N in i be more formers, there has to be more customers,” she said. “The See MARKET, p. 3 Farmer’s Market organizers are hoping more local residents like junior English major Lindsay Co vington make it out to The Loop to scoop up strawberries arid other fresh produce. 2 Thursday, May 18,1995 Daily Nexus HEADLINERS Daily Nexus Editor in Chief Kimberly Epler News Editor Brenda Maxwel Layout/Design Editor Suzanne Gamer Training Editor Nick Robertson Japan Responds to U.S. Trade Threats Campus Editor Colleen Valles Asst. Campus Editors Susan Burkhart, Tim Moloy County Editor Jeff Brax TOKYO (AP) — Ja moto said in Tokyo. the two sides will now mine Japan’s position in Asst. County Editor Michael Bal, Kimi Smith pan reacted Wednesday Hours later, Japan deliv have 60 days for bilateral its WTO complaint— Opinions Editors Allison Landa, Wiliam Yelles to the Clinton admi ered a letter to the office talks before the matter that unilateral sanctions Sports Editor Curtis Kaiser nistration’s threat to im of the U.S. trade rep proceeds to a neutral ad are wrong. Asst. Sports Editors Michael C adll, Daniel Solomon resentative in Geneva re- Artsweek Editor Kevin Carhart pose punitive tariffs on judication board. “I don’t expect reta Asst. Artsweek Editor Noah Blumberg Japanese luxury cars by questing urgent The U.S. sanctions, liatory sanctions to come Copy Editor James Lissner taking its case to the consultations. designed to force Japan out,” said Ed Brogan, Asst Copy Editor Erika Mitteldorf World Trade “ W e have done to open its markets wider auto analyst at Jardine Photo Editor Rachel Weil AssL Photo Editor J.E. Anderson Organization. Fleming Securities. Illustrations Editor Matt Ragland The move is now the “T h at would re ally AP Wire Editor Lisa Sato first major test for the weaken their image.” Copy Readers Chris Koch, Tony Luu Geneva-based WTO, The United States must real- However, Vice Trade ize that it cannot freely em- Account Executives Carolyn Bailey, Annie Cavender, Pia which replaced the Gen Minister Yoshihiro Sa Chatterjee, Caren Chopak, Juliette eral Agreement on Tariffs ploy illegal tactics like these. kamoto said Japan might Sussman, Malt Slaloff and Trade on Jan. 1, with be forced to retaliate if tougher powers to police ■ the United States im Production Jen Anthony, Chris Bacquet, Kyra Goldsmith, Barb MacLean, Sue Ma global trade. jpg Ryutaro Hashimoto poses sanctions. son, Bridgitte McDaniel, Gerry The Clinton admi trade minister “In principle we don’t Melendez, William Toren nistration, frustrated at want to violate WTO the lack of progress in bi ES rules, as the U.S. has lateral talks on auto im enough talking now out to sales of foreign cars, done,” he said. “We in ports, says it will levy side the WTO. Now we would roughly double tend to discuss the mat $5.9 billion in import tar want calm talk within the the prices of the Lexus, ter calmly, without need Please Don’t Feed the Egos iffs on 13 models of top- WTO,” said Jun Yokota, Infiniti and other expen lessly politicizing the of-the-line Japanese- Japan’s trade representa sive Japanese models in issue.” made cars.