.9. MfUWiMaii as fridaytpril 15, 1977 daily nebrssksn letters Qmnlmci hurts proj is)U Tha folknwmg opinion was written by Carta Ens strom. Daily . Ncbrsskan entertainment castor. ' "Pissin in the wind, bettin on a losin' friend, making the same mistakes we thought we'd never make again ... " Jerry Jeff Walker Jerry Jeff probably sums up best the situation in which the local Projectionist Union No. 151 finds themselves. The members are picketing cinemas, it seems like they haven't got a friend and this isn't the first time they've formed picket lines. The dispute isn't over automation replacing .- projectionists like it was two years ago. The pro test concerns an ex-union president subcontract ing Local Union No. 1 5 1 's contract. The union isn't protesting the cinemas. Accord ing to their protest notices, "Rose Enterprise Inc.'s action in performing the work formerly done by our members constitutes a threat to de press the wage scales the union has established for many years. Our union is in a labor dispute because of this situation with Rose Enterprise Inc. Our sole and only interest in this matter is to protest the substandard wages and hours esta blished in the area by Rose Enterprise, Inc." Automation should make life easier for people, instead of replacing them. So why doesn't the union get the contract instead of Rose Enterprise, Inc. who got the sub- L m A, m i til . contract? Because the subcontract doesn't jnclude unnecessary items such as a cost of living index increase and ridiculous fringe benefits like sick leave and two weeks paid vacation and ample working hours. Negotiations have stopped and the union mem bers either take up odd jobs, work as stagehands at concerts and shows or run films at Sheldon. Nothing is more irritating than paying $2.50 to have to get up in the middle of a movie to tell the ticket taker that the film is flickering. Thank god for technology. The trouble with the union members protest is that they are picketing a major source of enter tainment in Lincoln. On the weekends, the lines waiting to get in are usually dates. Look at the notices the union members are handing out and evaluate them for yourself. " What if they gave a movie and nobody showed Up? - ; That would hurt the cinemas right where it counts, in their pocketbooks. Instead of going to a Hollywood film this weekend, take in the one at .JSheldon, (it's cheaper) or go to events on campus, or party, but don't help automation or subcon tracts replace the projectionists. If movies are boycotted over a period of time, we will never again have to get up to tell the ticket taker to fix the film. Arthur I Jcr:; Yukka juice is good to the last drop Coffee may soon hit $5 a pound, but don't fret about it. The great American beverage industry is about to unveil an inexpensive substitute. The reason I know is that Milton Haberdash, who live innocent bystander lives down the block, is a market researcher for General Beverages, Inc. He dropped by the other day with a sample of their new product. - f L,-r .... .... . , 4 "It's made from the berries of the yukka tree which grows wild all through Central and South America," he said. "We roast them and grind them up and we think we can retail the stuff for about 39 cents a pound." "I chew it?" I asked. . 7 "No, you boil it and drink the juice hot," he said. "Let me show you." So we went out in the kitchen and he took a good 15 minutes boiling up a pot full of hot juice from the berries. The liquid was almost black with a faint oily sheen on the top. He handed me a cup, saying, "Just smell that." I did and wrinkled my nose. "It smells awful," I said, "really acrid." "Taste it," he suggested. , I did and made a face. "It tastes awful," I said, "really bitter." ' "Wait," he said. "Let me add two teaspoons of sugar and an ounce of cream.There, try that-a real nutritious hot breakfast beverage."., "It does taste better," I agreed. "But isn't it fatten ing?" "Don't worry," he said. "Once you get accustomed to the strange taste and odor, you can gradually cut out the sugar and cream. Then you have the perfect hot breakfast beverage -not a calorie in a carload." . "You've got a point there," 1 said. "But will it sell?" "Wait till you see our advertising campaign," he said. "We start with this poor Latin American peasant tugging a burro. He says he picks every yukka berry by hand be cause he wants the very ripest and they're all mountain grown." That's better?" 1 asked. "Who knows? Next we show an expert taster rejecting several tons of second-class yukka berries. Then we have a Mrs. Neilsen coming into this young housewife's kitchen and teaching her to make her husband love her by boiling him up some hot yukka juice. Lastly, we say that yukka's locked-in flavor and aroma makes it good to the last drop." "Well," I said, "at least it was only 39 Cents a pound." "Initially," he said. "As soon as we get the country hooked on it, we'll have to hike the price to $5. "Nonsense!" I said. "Who'd ever pay $5 for a pound of dried-out, baked, ground-up berries in order to extract an acrid-smelling, bitter-tasting hot juice which has no nutritional value whatsoever?" - "You will," he said confidently. "And soon." (Copyright Chronicle Publishing Co. 1977) Uovb rslsos questions Will Huffman's review of Block Sunday in your issue of April 7 was fair and direct enough, but I was sorry to see him pull back from commenting one way or the other on questions which a film of this type raises. Such as: Doesn't a studio admit an enormous lack of creativity by producing a film whose sols' subject is psychopathic acts of violence, and whose sole reason for being is to " record these actras "realistically" as possible? Is it necessary for movie studios to be used as think tanks" for the development of new terrorist strategies and techniques: new methods of extortion; new possibilities for destruction? And finally, doesn't any film which portrays terrorist operations or mass murders impartially and realistically give those acts just a slight cast of romantic heroism? If just one impressionable individual sits through a film like Black Sunday or Two-Minutes Warning, and decides that shooting a lot of people would be a gdod way to solve his her problems, and might be fun in the bargain, should this person's reaction be dismissed, because a lot of other -people who say they felt no urge to grab a gun and mow people down as they were coming out of the theatre, and because the movie made a lot of money for Warner Brothers (or Paramount, or MGM, or whoever)? I think that everyone who writes about films should have opinions about these issues. Since the film industry seems more and more willing to re-label abnormality "Entertainment", it's up to the critics to set, things straight. Nathan Briggs Palestinians neglected No restraints! That's the cry heard among the press when a judge invokes a gag order. And I agree. A free .press is essential to America's freedom, but so is a fair press. I think the Daily Nebraskan has been lacking in the latter. " On Wednesday, April 6, a Palestinian spoke in the Centennial Room to give the Arab side of the Mideast conflict. For 30 years we have been inundated with the Israeli viewpoint and now there was a chance to. help - balance the scales. Sadly the Daily Nebraskan chose not to cover the speech. The Daily Nebraskan 's neglect is hardly surprising how ever, when we consider the biased attitude our press has had toward the Mideast. This raises the question: Can the . press remain free if it is not fair? ; ; 5 KrisMadan Challenging FAB - fn response to the recent article concerning a petition challenging Fees Allocation Board powers. It's about time somebody contested the allotment of our hard-earned money to any "official" student organiza tion that can think of ways to spend it. I support the recent action of Lyle George in the filing of a petition to prevent this, and am sure that a majority of students feel the same way. The present situation can be changed if more of us would just express our opinions. Let's seize this opportunity to halt the exploitation of ourselves. Steve George M EC A not subversive ' Once again, 1 am disgusted with the choice of front page news on the part of the Daily Nebraskan. To find that an article concerning some obscure drinking fraternity (MECA) makes front page news only confirms my suspicions about the ability of this publication to find something to print. Referring to MECA as "politically subversive" is to presume that there is something to sub vert. As a past senator of ASUN, there is not enough sub stance in the organization to subvert. " During my brief and typically uneventful term in ASUN, I found it to fulfill all the aspirations of the stu dents who either never made or never forgot their position in the high school student council. We spent long Wednes day evenings listening to the impotent drivel and political machinations of inadequate college students aspiring to politics. Anyone wishing to accomplish anything of use to fellow students was immediately squashed in a series of Catch 22 maneuvers. Not surprisingly, the body has little credibility with the academic community, the Board of Regents or the Nebraska Legislature. ASUN has all the clout cf a pile of spaghetti. To accuse a group of students who drink beer and discuss "student politics," such as they are, of political subversion is in credibly absurd. You have confirmed my opinion "of the Daily Nebraskan 's news gathering abilities. - . . Sara H. LeRoy fclph -W&flMtdwi mr we CAfftme ) inn spm If mo m zc-.-s, we "N I stmA mm fen ..