nn-- . iTtek mm ti mm9j bjj wnnuvig, rnugy, guost column w UCCCmbCr hate-inciti- ng opposition is greater security and economic viability for the United States, not the defense of the Soviet Union against calumny. For absence of challenge, Reagan's anti-Sovi- et tirades generate visceral support not only for the MX, but for the rejection of a nuclear freeze covering the production and deployment of all nuclear weapons in both the United States and the Soviet Union. For lack of challenge, the allegations of Soviet use of bacteriological weapons take on the aura of proven fact. The testimony of scientists disputing the adminis- - surrendered their thinking caps on issues crucial to their survival, a condition for which the "yellow rain" charge is in no small way responsible. r mmw - w me rsEyuBa ll m mm 111 mm ri in mwm. V2CUT I I I to challenge Reagan's irhetoiriic past, refrained from challenging Reagan's strategems. The focus of their televised nationally Nov. 22, President Reagan seemingly digressed to cite the Soviet Union's alleged use of biological weapons in Afghanistan. No digression was involved. The citation was, in fact, part of a Reagan administration formula. As hate is engendered, thinking caps are surrendered. Never before in the history of our nation have so many millions of citizens vbvww Page Nine Opponents in Utah of the MX have, in the In his approval of the MX dense pack, k 1?82 TDmnie by David D. Freed M J, IP ri m m Wm F,... rn m I JF m vm jmin wws& I TI w f. iflW. I nm IF trarjoo's proof has been buried under a flood of public statements repeating and embroidering the accusations. The "yellow rain public indictment of the Soviet Union coincided with the presentation to the Senate Armed Services Committee of Reagan administration arguments for the resumption of the production of nerve gas. The Senate was moved to vote a S54,000,OO0 appropriation. The House, months later, voted it down. Among scientists whose views on "yellow rain" "found their way into print were Daniel Cullen and Rodney Caldwell, plant pathologists at the University of Washington. Trichothecenes, the "yellow rain" mycotoxin often referred to as T-- 2, is frequently found in naturally growing fungi on stored grain. It was the subject of Cullen's doctoral research. An article in The Progressive, September 1982, by David H. Denison, included the findings of the two scientists. Cullen and Caldwell pointed out that the technology for the purification of T-- 2 is simple, well below the level of technology routinely available in the Soviet Union, yet the samples of T-- 2 collected by the U.S. State Department were so impure as to be an insult to Soviet technicians, if any, involved in its production. The author, Denison, lacking in scientific credentials, verified the simplicity of the purification process. He produced pure T-- 2 in his own basement. The two University of Washington scientists also, pointed out that the Soviet Union was capable of producing nerve gas 50 times more deadly than pure T-Equally damaging to the Reagan administration's charges of Soviet use of T-- 2 was an article in Technology Review dated May-Jun- e 1982 and authored by Jonathan King, professor of molecular biology at MIT and chairman of the Bacterial Virus Division of the American Society of Microbiology. "There is no convincing evidence," he wrote, "that any nation has violated the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention . . . nations making false 2. letters , Get your facts straight Editor: This is in response to the Holmes letter, "Thanks for Nothing," of Dec. 2. Frankly, it's indicative of irresponsibility and immaturity. Holmes, get your facts straight. The number of citations written since the stormy - weather began is a big zero. And nobody in Parking Services management said a word about it, because there is no quota to be met: Beyond that, the officers of the department spent the entire day either helping stranded motorists or working on a special assignment. We challenge anyone to come forward and produce a citation written by Parking Services since the snowstorm hit. Michael McPharlin John Wright (dispatcher) Kent Mattingley Mike Browning Scott Lindsey . Patric AhLoy Kyle Shepard Don Roth Studentsupport sought Editor: - The Information and Intelligence Committee of ASUU sponsored an information forum on the parking problem Thursday, featuring the director of Parking Services, John Wright. In light of the prominence given parking in the ASUU survey of student gripes (held earlier this quarter), the number of comments handled by the Ombudsman's office and the recent publicity both through advertising and editorials, we felt that this would be an excellent opportunity to provide a setting where the principles involved in parking, namely students and Parking Services, could exchange information, gut feelings, plans, complaints and suggestions. We understand that Frankly, the forum was the weather may very well have had a detrimental effect on attendance, but in talking about the forum among friends and associates, we sense what ultimately may be the cause for lack of attendance: a real skepticism among many students regarding student government and the benefit it can be to them. With this in mind, we held the Parking Information forum. We offered no solutions, merely an informational exchange. We think that by understanding the real issues (historic picture, financial limitations, future plans, etc.) students can more rationally deal with the "problems." We think many missed an outstanding opportunity at this forum. We will continue to disseminate information on topics of concern to students. We ask for your suggestions, questions, box" complaints, comments, jokes, etc., in our "pigeon-hol- e We welcome your in the ASUU office in the Union Building. help and hope for your support. Curt Kinghorn Chairman, ASUU Information and Intellegence Committee Eldon C. Romney Committee Member CAM CLASSES WORKSHOP December 15 through 30, 1982 University of Utah Dance Department Modern Dance Technique 4:30 - 6:00P.M. Jazz 6:00- - 7:30 P.M. Modern Dance Technique A.M Register, December 15th, University of Utah Dance Department, 8:30 9:30-11:00A.- . WINTER MOVE-I- T CLASSES January 10 through April 30, 1983 Marmalade Hill Center 168 West 500 North Salt Lake City Jazz Modern Daftce Technique Dance for Children Motion In Body Register, January 8th, Marmalade Hill Center, 12:00 3:00 P.m. -- For lnformJon Calls RlrieWoodbuiy P.O. Box 1 1566 Salt like City. Utah 84 147 383-B96-6 nrowoodtoiiry historically have been used to justify intensification of the weapons race rather than control of it." And in still another article in the same issue of Technology Review, Arthur H. Westing, dean of Natural Science at Humphries College, said, "There are places where the natural levels of these fungal toxins are in fact higher than that noted by the U.S. State Department. One could say that the United States is stirring up things, trying to embarrass and annoy the Soviet Union to provide an excuse for reopening the whole question of legitimizing chemical weapons in the U.S. arsenal." As to comment, a report in World Press Review for May 1982 stated: "Western diplomats here are puzzled by U.S. allegations that the Soviet Union has been using chemical warfare in Afghanistan Western journalists are unable to confirm the reports even after, clandestine trips into Afghanistan. Hospitals on the border report that they have not treated any injuries caused by the chemicals. The Americans seem to have cornered the market on Afghans wth knowledge weapons." The Reagan administration was given the opportunity to present its proof of the Soviet's violation of the treaty ban on biological and chemical weapons to a U.N. commission in 1981. It failed to win the commission's support for the allegations. Some months later, in an AP Washington dispatch dated June 7, 1982, and published in the Salt Lake Tribune, administration officials replied to the charges of critics that the allegations lacked supporting evidence. Much of this evidence, it was explained, was non-scienti- fic secret and could not be disclosed without compromising intelligence sources. Another administration Disarmament be identified, the head with evidence." source, an Arms Control and Agency official who declined to said, "We beat the Soviets over it before we were ready with the Y0UKI4EVE SOfAEOFUC FRI & SAT Clint Eastwood is HOLIDAY MOVE-I- T should be censured publicly. Such claims HISTORY 101 RIRIEWOODBURY rOTO-H- T claims of violations as a form of propaganda Dirty Harry Union Theatre 7 pm Thursday 7 pm end 9:30 pm Friday 7 pm end 0:30 pm Saturday Do Derek ia tho perfect 10 OSH Theatre 7 pm end 0:30 pm Friday 7 pm end 0:30 pm Saturday Union Thoatro 7 pm Sunday 8 p.m. HIDEOUS A SYMPHONY HALL CONCERT VARUJAN KOJIAN, conducting UTAH CHORALE JO ANN OTTLEY, soprano JON ENLOE, baritone MOZART: Symphony No. 40. K.550 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Dona Nobis Pacem RAVEL Daphnis andChloe, Suite No. 2 One of the season's most exciting concerts. 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