Lettuce
boycott
decision
pending
The UNL coordinator of residence food service said
Tuesday individual dorm cafeteria directors-probably don't
know whether or not they use union-picked lettuce.
When asked about the lettuce boycott issue, Douglas Rix
said he didn't know which lettuce was being used.
The Mexican-American Student Association (MAS A) is
soliciting local support this week for the national United Farm
Workers lettuce boycott and strike.
The ASUN Senate is slated to act Wednesday on a
resolution asking the University to boycott non-union lettuce
in its cafeteria.
To his knowledge, MASA hadn't contacted his office about
a boycott of non-union lettuce, Rix said.
However, he said one Cather-Pound cafeteria student
employee quit his job because that cafeteria used non-union
lettuce at the time.
Dorm produce comes from three suppliers, and the source
of lettuce varies greatly, depending upon price at the time
ordered. Rix said.
His staff's consideration always must be getting the best
item for the most reasonable price, he said.
Union lettuce may cost more, he noted.
Rix said more information may be coming on the
University's position on the boycott after a staff meeting later
this week.
Mini-park will replace ETV
First steps have been taken to develop a
mini-park at the northeast corner of 16 and R
Streets, according to Ron Wright, UNL assistant
director of Business and Finance.
The quarter-block plot was seeded with grass
this summer, Wright said. An underground
sprinkler system is also being installed.
The park development was the result of an
ASUN Senate resolution passed last March.
Originally it was to be built with federal funds,
but the funds may not be used now, Wright
said.
He said federal guidelines for construction
and landscaping open spaces could mean the
project would cost three times as much as the
amount of money received by the University.
His office has no definite proposals for
development of the area, Wright said.
"We have turned the matter over to a design
class in the Architecture Dept.," Wright said.
"But we aren't expecting them to come up with
a definite plan. We do plan on using their ideas
though."
He said flowers and trees will be planted on
the vacant lot.
Educational Television facilities previously
were housed on the property. The buildings
were torn down when ETV rr.cved to its new
East Campus location last spring.
SNEA endorses
McGovern
The executive committee of
the Student National
Education Association,
(SNEA), the nation's largest
individual member association
of college students, has
endorsed George McGovern for
president.
Tom Creighton, SNEA
president, said, "McGovern has
often stood alone in his battles
to represent our viewpoints.
His record shows his
commitment to our country's
youth and their concerns."
SNEA is made up of future
teachers and is affiliated with
the National Education
Association.
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POW program, rally
by Sara Hinds
"It is not for humanity's sake, but only more propaganda,"
Jack McCuistion charged in reference to the recent North
Vietnamese release of three American Prisoners of War
(POWs).
"My son is still over there, and we should all be more aware
of just what is happening," he told a handful of people
Monday at a POW rally in the Nebraska Union.
The rally was part of a week-long program sponsored by the
UNL Student Veterans Organization (SVO), according to
spokesman Harry Malone.
McCuistion told the story of his son Mike, a POW since May
8, 1967. An Air Force captain, Mike was graduated from
Lircoln High School, Lincoln, and UNL in 1960. He was
identified by his parents on a film release on an NBC news
program in 1967.
"You can imagine how happy we were," McCuistion said.
Since 1967 they have seen additional photos ot Mike ana
don't think he's in good condition.
Mike's wife and parents have received 15 letters and four
cards from him in the five years he has been a prisoner.
"It's a proven fact that since there has been a tremendous
number of protest letters to the North Vietnamese
government, 2,000 more men have been able to write home,"
McCuistion said. He also said some mail has been distributed
through a pacifist group in Vietnam.
"there are 430 POWs and 1200 Ml As (men missing in
action). No one has ever really inspected POW camps. We
know the men live in an eight by ten foot cell with no
furniture except a wooden slab. They have two blankets and
no sanitary facilities except a pail. They bath once a week and
are issued pajama-type clothing," McCuistion told students
attending.
The major concern is that the North Vietnamese are not
abiding by Geneva convention rules, he said. McCuistion
believes the 10 POWs Ramsey Clark interviewed recently in
Hanoi could not have given accurate information. "It's all
propaganda," he said.
McCuistion and his workers in the League of Families, an
organization working for release of POWs, urge humane
treatment and early release of all POWs.
SVO is manning a Union booth this week where people
may sign petitions and letters to put pressure for release of
POWs on the North Vietnamese government.
'We want at least 2 500 narnp " Malnne caiH POW
bracelets also are available, along with addresses to write to for
more KUW information.
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animals flowers
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"Giveah(xt,
don't ix)llute."
THE FRONT PAGE by hechUrriacarthur
OCTOBER 2D, 21 & 23 THRU 2B
CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE
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ABELARD AND HELOISE by ronald miliar
MARCH 2,3 Sl 5 THRU 10
THE MEMORANDUM "by vaclav havel
APRIL 27, 2B( 30 THRU MAY 5
Wednesday, September 20, 1972
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