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By John Meissner
The MX missile is a weapon of fighting,
not deterrence, because it has first
strike capabilities, said the Rev. Steve
Sidorak, a Denver minister and founder
of Western Solidarity, an organization
opposed to MX deployment,
"We don't want the MX in Wyoming
or Nebraska. We don't want it any
where," Sidorak said. Preparations
begin this year for deployment in 1986
of 100 MX missiles in existing Minute
man missile silos.
Opposition to the MX comes from
many sides including people who are
against a nuclear freeze, Sidorak said.
The MX has some real problems the
method of deployment foremost among
them, he said.
.
The worst thins you can do is put it
in known, fixed silos" Sidorak said.
Tills just invites Soviet attack, especially
at a time ofactual crisis, like the early
stages of a war" -
Gov. Bob Kerrey asked President
Reagan for a one-year delay in deploying
the missiles, a move Sidorak said should
peak people's curiosity.
"He must know something about
them if he doesn't think their deploy
ment should start right now " Sidorak
said.
Sidorak, in Lincoln Friday and Satur
day for the State Coalition Meeting of
the Nebraska Nuclear Weapons Freeze
Campaign said he was appalled at the
lack of knowledge concerning the MX
in Nebraska and blamed the media for
not educating the public on MX issues.
"In Nebraska, the media has fallen
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stand why the media, especially the .
print media, Isn't doing more invest
igative reporting."
Sindorak said that traditionally, the
more people learn about the MX, the
less they like it.
The freeze campaign is vorkir., to
get the MX and freeze issues on the
Nebraska ballot in November. ' . t
"It's always been the case that local
political opposition was the basis for
defeating an issue," Sidorak said.'
Sidorak praised the Nebraska freeze
group for their upbeat mood and said
they seemed excited to get the issue on
the ballot
"Even though the initiative is non
binding, campaign members are provk
ding information to the public no one
else is providing" Sidorak said.
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The LincolnLancaster Youth for a
Nuclear Freeze met last week to organize
a campaign to educate youth about a '
nuclear freeze and the threat of nuclear
holocaust, said the group's president.
Andrew Broman said the group was
assembled last month by the Lincoln
Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign to
work with the city's junior and senior
high school and college students. The
group currently has about 15 members,
many of whom attend Lincoln High
School, he sid.
Their first fund-raising activity will
be 10-kilometer nuclear freeze walk,
"Legs Against Arms " May 6. The money
will be used for publicity, including
newsletters and brochures to promote
the nuclear freeze campaign, Broman
said.
Broman said the public is invited to
the next meeting April 16, at 7 p.m. in
the Nebraska Union. For more informa
tion about the group or "Legs Against
Arms" call the Lincoln Nuclear Wea
pons Freeze Campaign at 474-5159.
Fund-raising pole-sit begins
By Jim Benyraan
Phi Gamma Delta and Chi Omega
will be sitting up in the air this week to
help make Nebraskans healthier, said
the Phi Gamma Delta publications chair
man. Jeff Hanson said the event is the
annual pole-sit to raise money for the
American Lung Association of Neb
raska. The lUU-hour sitting maratnon
begins today at 11 a.m. and continues
until Friday at 3 p.m., he said.
All Phi Gamma Delta and Chi Omega
members, close to 200 in all, will partic
ipate in the event, Hanson said. Each
member wUl sit for an hour on a plat
form pole elevated about 20 feet above
the ground in front of the Phi Gamma
Delta House at 1425 R St., he said.
Participants in the event have been
collecting pledges around the UNL
campus based on hourly donations.
Hanson said the pole-sit goal is about
$2,500.
Last year, the pole-sit raised $1,100
for the Nebraska Human Resources
Foundation, said Bob Parker, last year's
Phi Gamma Delta pole-sit chairman.
This year, he said, more people are
involved so the funds should be greater.
Snow, sleet: and rain greeted last
year's pole sitters Parker said.
Hanson said he is excited about the
event and said bad weather won't
bother him.
"It is really interesting and a great
way to raise money," Hanson said. "I
guess if there is bad weather, it will
make it even more exciting."
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