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Daily Nebraskan
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Friday, January 22, 1982
Missiles . . .
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The group recently voiced opposition to the MX during
Air Force briefings on the issue in Sidney.
The MX missile is being developed as a first strike
weapon and thus invites a war rather than deters it,
Lenzen said .
The great accuracy of the MX and the number of
nuclear warheads it would carry makes destroying missile
silos - not hitting cities - its only purpose, she said.
NOMX hasn't tried to start a group in the Kimball area,
but the group is trying to expand to include Wyoming,
Colorado and Kansas, she said.
"There is a certain amount of apathy here," she said.
"Sonic people will say they're with you and support you
but don't get involved personally. This is an area of 'super
patriots,' and nobody wants to give the impression they're
against the government."
Lenzen said the anti-MX group favors a strong nat
ional defense, but it believes the Minuteman missiles are
doing an adequate job of providing security.
"Numbers mean nothing when it comes to nuclear
armaments," she said- "If Russia wants to piddle money
away on nuclear weapons, that's fine. But for us to have
any more missiles would be redundant."
Lenzen said it is difficult in Western Nebraska to re
ceive balanced reports on national defense because of the
strong local pride in the defense system.
This pride is manifested clearly in the Kimball area,
where children play around a deactivated Titan II missile
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in one of the city's public parks, and the nameplate of the
newspaper published in Kimball - the Western Nebraska
Observer - carries a drawing of a missile.
In the early 1960s, a promoter proposed renaming the
city "Missile Center, U.S.A." although the name change
failed, the newspaper and city officials have used the
name in advertisements for the city.
For many years, junior high school children were given
tours of missile silos around the area, said Avona Moss,
secretary of Kimball Junior Iligh School.
In 1980, the Air Force tried to buy Kimball's Tital II
missile for an Air Force museum, but a petition drive and
protests by townspeople kept the missile in the park.
Jenson has developed a relocation plan that he esti
mates would save about 85 percent of Kimball's populat
ion in the event of nuclear attack.
Most of Kimball's population would be relocated to
around Ogallala and Alliance, he said. The plan is based on
the assumption that the civil defense office would receive
72 hours warning before an actual attack.
Reactions to this plan are mixed. Peterson called the
plan "ridiculous" and "stupid."
"It is disturbing to think that we are spending tax
money on this," he said. "It is utterly ridiculous to think
we can evacuate people - we'd lose even more in the
(evacuation) process."
Arraj said the current relocation plan is not perfect,
but it is "better than nothing."
"It's the only game in town. We do need something to
give some semblance of order in the event of an attack."
Health center offers
weight loss program
An alternative for students trying to lose some
extra pounds is the University Health Center's
Weight Control Group which begins Feb. 15.
According to Margaret Eager, the group coordin
ator, a healthy lifestyle requires a proper diet, in
creased aerobic exercise and cfianged eating
patterns. Students enrolled in the group are given re
duced rates in the aerobic conditioning classes,
Eager said.
In order to be eligible for the group, a person
must be 15 percent over his or her ideal weight.
"Our classes (members) tend to be chiefly
female, but we do have some males," Eager said.
"This is probably because more pressure is put on
females about their bodies."
Eager encourages students to register for the class
as quickly as possible.
"First the student must call in and make an
appointment for a physical," she said. "A dietician
is also consulted before the program starts so that
the student is eating properly."
Unlike commercial weight loss groups, the pro
gram does not emphasize quick weight loss.
"We aim for one and one-half to two pounds per
week," Eager said. "The diets are good foundations
which do not have to be changed once the person
reaches his or her goal weight."
The two groups, which are limited to 20 people
each, meet Mondays beginning Feb. 15 and Tues
days beginning Feb. 16 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the
health center. There is a $20 registration fee, or
arrangements for payment can be made with the
health center business office.
A follow-up group for people who have been en
rolled in the first groups begins Feb. 18.
"This group has a much more casual format and
is designed to be supportive," Eager said.
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