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monday, October 10r 1977 vol, 101 no. 23 lincoln. nebraska
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U.S. foreign policy
options examined
By Tarn Lee
The United States must decide whether it will change
its foreign policy to conform with its stand on human
rights or if it will reject the idea that human rights are an
important part of foreign policy,
Richard Barnet, co-director of the Institute for Policy
Studies made that assessment Saturday during a sym
posium on citizen participation in international policy.
The program was a follow-up of a symposium on Ameri
can Politics and World Order sponsored by the UNL poli
tical science department.
Barnet said one choice the U.S. can make is to adopt
the "lifeboat ethic"-each country looks out for itself.
"The lifeboat ethic cannot be pursued abroad without
it becoming a part of our domestic policy," Barnet said.
It would result in a higher military budget and aban
donment of the poor with the excuse of national security,
he said.
"The lifeboat ethic would continue the war of the rich
against the poor," he said.
If the government chooses to give up on the under-,
privileged, "violence born of hopelessness will undoub
tedly continue," Barnet said.
The other alternative is for the UJS. to affirm the basic
beliefs on which the country was founded-human rights,
democracy and justice, and to renew the goal of world
community, he said.
To do this, the U.S. must start from the premise that
all people are members of the community and that they
have the right to a minimum standard of living. That
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includes the minimum amount of calories necessary to be
productive, clean drinking water, basic health services,
shelter where they are protected from disease, vermin and
exposure, and a basic education, he said.
The cost of providing these needs would average $10
to 20 billion a year during a 20-year period, he said.
The UJS. currently spends at least $91 billion a year on
defense, he said.
Astronaut: shuttle's non-military
By John Ortmann .
Although he enjoyed the movie Star Wars t National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astro
naut Donald Peterson does not think the fledgling space
shuttle vehicle ever will have an active military role.
At a press conference Friday, the Air Corce colonel
said recent suggestions to use the space shuttle to down
enemy satellites fail to consider the craft's built-in limi
tations. ' .
He said the suggestions have ranged from mounting
laser and explosive weapons on the shuttle to carrying a
giant harpoon aloft to spear enemy satellites.
In a game of orbital tag between a 4live" satellite,
one which can maneuver and change orbit, and the huge
shuttle vehicle, Peterson said the space shuttle would be
unable to follow the smaller satellite's course changes.
A manned vehicle is too vulnerable to attack from the
ground, he added. Also, there will be only five shuttle
craft in operation during the next 10 to 15 years, and it
would be "poor strategy" to expose so small a fleet to
enemy action, he said.
. While admitting that the possibility of space warfare
exists, Peterson said he hopes space will never become a
battleground.
Peterson currently is assigned to the space shuttle
design group, which is responsible for engineering support
and safety assessment of the space shuttle. .
Asked if the space shuttle would work, Peterson said
he hoped to ride it into orbit as soon as it becomes
operational.
. Peterson was in Lincoln to kick off the Lincoln Aero
space Awareness Days, running through Oct. 23. The
event is co-sponsored by the Lincoln Chamber of Com
merce and the Nebraska Association of Aerospace Educa
tors (NAAE).
Florence Boring, NAAE treasurer, said many people
object to the money being spent on space exploration,
but are unaware of its benefits.
"This is an attempt to. teach people of all ages the
knowledge that is being gained, the technology that has
come of it, and the benefits of space exploration," she
said.
She said the Aerospace Awareness Days are financed
by NASA, with the local sponsors providing the man
power.
A number of NASA displays will be on view at the
Atrium 13th and N Streets, through Oct. 15 and at
Gateway from Oct. 15-23. ;
The displays demonstrate ways in which the space
program has improved life on earth. Displays include
explanations of remote sensing with applications to
agriculture and forestry, nonflammable materials, meteo
rology and ocean studies. There also is a fragment of
moon rock on display.
In "addition to the displays, NASA personnel will give
.more than 60 lectures and demonstrations to school
assemblies and civic groups.
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Alternative locale
sought. for center
i Indian Center, Inc. is considering an alternative site
for the proposed Indian Center, according to Indian
Center director Marshall Prichard,
Prichard said he met last week with city officials
to discuss alternative sites for the center. He said the
site most seriously being considered is a three and one
half acre tract at 14th and Charleston streets, north of .
the UNL campus,
A proposed site at 23rd and M streets has run into
opposition from neighborhood residents. Some resi
dents voiced that the center would lower property
values, They also said some Indians might cause
property damage in the neighborhood,
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Prichard said he still is working to have the center
built at the 23rd and M streets site,
A $1 million grant from the federal Economic
Development Administration (EDA) for the center
is based on construction of the center in an EDA desig
nated pocket of poverty," Prichard said.
The EDA grant is for the construction of the
first phase of the Indian Center, which includes a half
way house to treat alcoholism and drug problems, a
health clinic and a day care center.
A site change would require an EDA review of the
grant, Prichard said.
The Lincoln City Council gave conditional approval
to leasing the property at 23rd and M streets to Indian
Center, Inc., Prichard said. That approval could be
rescinded. '
Prichard said he believes the fears of the residents
near 23rd and M streets are based on misinformation.
He said he is planning to meet with those residents to
discuss their objections to the center, hoping to calm
their fears.
inside mondcMj
t All pulling together: Activist lobbying group
Common Cause has the public's interest in
mind .p. 5
Week full of ups and down: Roller coasters
featured this week on the UNL campus. . . ,p. 6
Slim pickings are magic: Chicago bluesman shows
how he got his name p. 8