350 Hear Speakers Blast Draft at Storke Plaza Rally
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350 Hear Speakers Blast Draft at Storke Plaza Rally American “war-fever” is based politics behind reinstating the added that this fever is nourished on the faulty assumption that the draft. In addition, “peace ac by the media’s desire to feed fuel to United States is the aggrieved tivism” and the means behind the fire of crisis, together with party, according to sociology gaining exemption as a con President Carter’s aspiration for professor Richard Flacks- who scientious .objector were re-election. spoke at yesterday’s anti-draft highlighted. Flacks also stressed the im rally in Storke Plaza. According to Flacks, an anti-war portance of evoking debate on Attended by more than 350 protester during the ’60s, we are every major assumption given as studqpts, the * rally featured reacting to events which we have proof for the necessity of war. speeches on the implication and no involvement in causing. Flacks According to Flacks, the Soviet invasion in Afghanistan is thought of as the stepping stone to Soviet world domination, “but our hands Coastal Commission are dirty too,” Flacks added. Although Flacks warned that unless draft registration was Okays S.B. Drilling protested, Carter would have enough power to put a standing By JULIE POWELL army wherever he wants, he also Plans fdr offshore exploratory drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel claimed that the president is only and Tanner Cortez Banks were approved by the California Coastal testing the American public to see Commission recently. if his registration policy will be Following the public hearing held last week, the commission deter protested. mined that exploratory wells proposed by Chevron USA and Marathon Ernie Tamminga, co-director of Oil Company are consistent with federal Outer Continental Shelf the Earth Rise Peace Project, standards for environmental protection. stated at the rally that it was the Chevron USA won permits for three wells in the Santa Barbara U.S.’ wastage of energy resources Channel about 35 miles southwest of the city of Santa Barbara. that has lead to the current crisis. Marathon Oil was granted permission to drill four wells in the Tanner “Had we been more aware of the Cortez Banks located south of the Channel Islands, 70 miles offshore. consequences, we could have been The purpose of the Coastal Commission’s review of all OCS drilling rid of our suicidal dependence on projects, according to spokeswoman Kati Corsaut, is to see that they oil and nuclear power,” he said. NexusPhoto Steveby Barth " “don’t conflict with state coastal management. We make sure what the Additionally Tamminga em- O ver 350 people attended an anti-draft rally held in $torke oil companies do doesn’t have negative effects on coastal waters.” ( Please turn to p.16. col. 1 ) P lata yeste rday at noon. As a condition to its approval, the commission required both oil companies to provide additional equipment for the drilling vessels to minimize the effects of potential oil spills. During the hearing, a Sierra Club representative spoke out against Coastal Commission to Conduct Chevron’s proposed drilling sites and said the commission’s demand for additional safety equipment was inadequate. Marathon's drilling sites were also opposed by a Los Angeles biologist A Channel Tanker Traffic Study who said the area supports a unique variety of marine life. Even a small spill, he testified, would jeopardize the ecological balance in Tanner Oil tanker traffic in the Santa board meeting last week they “The Coast Guard has already Cortez Banks. Barbara Channel may soon be re asked for one month of further finished one study which showed it Responding to these considerations, Corsaut pointed out that because routed outside the channel in order study. necessary for the use of extra the sites are in federal, not state, waters, the Costal Commission can to prevent possible large-scale oil The state Coastal Commission is safety fairways,” said Ellen only be responsible for onshore impact of oil drilling. However, oil spill accidents. also undertaking a study of the oil Sidenberg, executive director of containment is a main concern of the commission, since spillage Western Oil and Gas tanker traffic risks. Complex Get Oil Out. frequently reaches the coastline. Association, a trade group computer analysis of both present According to Sidenberg, “These Before drilling can begin, both Chevron and Marathon must seek representing the oil and gas in conditions in the channel and fairways are located at Pt. Con approval for the projects from several federal agencies including the dustry on the West Coast, favors those which may exist in the future cepcion, Port Hueneme, Car (Please turn top.3, col.l) the proposition. However, at a will be included in the eight-month pintería and Long Beach. They study which will cost $238,000. were established before, but their Problems that may arise due to use became compulsory only two the construction of the liquefied years ago. UCSB Greeks natural gas terminal at Pt. Con “The Coast Guard doesn’t cepcion and those resulting from believe it is necessary, they feel the recent oil lease sale will also be that the oil industry can coexist examined in the study. safely on its own,” added Siden Keep Tradition Results of the study will be berg. submitted to the Coast Guard, Environmental studies which is conducting its own professor Barry Schuyler has been And Live Apart research on channel tanker traffic. (Please turn top.16, col.l) By JANE MUSSER Although the issue of integration of the sexes in fraternities and Federal Energy Bill sororities has been raised before, the question has not even been considered here, according to Passed By Congress several UCSB sorority and fraternity presidents. By JOE MANSON statement criticized the bill’s At Dartmouth College a faculty Bills creating a federal Energy provisions permitting the EMB to committee battling sexism issued Mobilization Board with powers to take over other agencies’ decision a report calling fraternities - -f ■ ■■■ ‘suuMjwaiiik speed up the approval process of making powers and waive certain “bastions of white male energy projects have passed both federal laws under some cir dominance.” Claiming they houses of Congress despite op cumstances. control the social life of Dart position from both conservatives Santa Barbara's chapter of the mouth, the report demanded that and environmentalists. Audobon Society has not taken an fraternities begin accepting Currently, the two measures, official stand on the legislation, women and sororities begin ac which are being reconciled by a believing, according to chapter cepting men. House-Senate conference com leader Brad Schram, that the Barbara Deutsch, UCSB Greek mittee, represent part of President organization would be “taking Life advisor, said that there has fhhM. Carter’s efforts to reduce itself too seriously” by speaking on been no controversy of this nature American dependence on foreign a national issue. Society member here. oil. The final version of the bill will Jim Greaves offered his personal “Fraternities are for men and probably be sent to Carter for his opinion on the significance of the sororities are for women. That is signature within a month, ac proposed board’s powers saying, how they were founded and that is cording to an aide to the bill’s “It would have the effect of totally what they are all about.” If women . sponsor, Senator Henry Jackson dismantling the system of en were allowed in fraternities and (D-Washington). vironmental law developed during men in sororities “the whole Opposition to the degree of the ’60s and ’70s.” Greaves added, essence would be lost,” Deutsch power the legislation would grant “The long-term ecological effects said. the EJJB has been expressed by of a project can take three to five When Title IX passed, guaran both conservative members of years to discover. If this board is teeing equal opportunities to all, Congress and by conservation able to force government agencies national fraternities and sororities This skateboard enthusiast claims that skating down the groups such as the National to make quick decisions, how can were specifically exempted from Storke Plaza stairs is good exercise. Audobon Society, which issued a the environment be protected?” the legislation. The fraternities ,§tatemenj;,, attacking,, thp House. tiJbe Senate bill would givp the (Please turn to p.3, col. I )......... measure last September. The (Please turn to p. 16, cel. 1) PAGE 2 DAILY NEXUS THURSDAY. JANUARY31. 1980 lHEAIDLlNBI5§r The State The Nation The World LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Olympic organizers WASHINGTON — Six American Embassy employees who ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Islamic nations adopted a publicly gave up on obtaining federal aid for building and avoided capture when the U.S. Embassy in Tehran was resolution Tuesday opposing U.S. economic sanctions refurbishing facilities for the 1984 games Tuesday and stormed by Iranian radicals last November escaped from against Iran, then concluded a three-day foreign announced a ten-month program to obtain private com Iran last weekend by posing as Canadians, U.S. and ministers’ meeting whose main effort was a strong mitments to build swimming, cycling and other facilities. Canadian officials said Tuesday. Canada closed its em denunciation of Soviet intervention in Afghanistan. The An official statement read by Olympic Organizing bassy in Tehran on Monday and withdrew Ambassador Iran declaration, adopted after four hours of debate, Committee President Peter V. Ueberro.th declared: Ken Taylor and four remaining officers after the six opposed, “any threat or use of force or any kind of in “After reviewing the President’s (1980-81) budget and Americans, who had been hiding in the Canadian Em tervention or interference or the imposition of economic finding no line item for the city’s request for recreational bassy for 12 weeks, were smuggled out of the country with sanctions” against Iran or any other Islamic country.