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Show I: FaidAy, Apnil 29, 1988 CROsicIf Pacjc Five EDITORIAL Child safety is valid concern WcW-TH- Recent epidemiological studies may link SE CM ROH radiation from electromagnetic fields surrounding power lines to diseases such as childhood cancer and leukemia. This is a special concern to some parents in the East Village of University Student Apartments. An electrical power substation under construction is near two playgrounds. One is about 30 feet away. The locales raise questions about the effects such radiation may have on children. This concern is understandable. And there aren't any easy answers, considering that no conclusive link between power lines and radiation has been established. You've got to hand it to bureaucratic bigwigs though. They seem to know every imaginable way to dodge the issue and pass the buck in discussing the substation in University of Utah Research Park. A UP&L spokesman said, "We can't discount the (radiation) phenomenon, but it is not at a cancer-- causing rMWte CPS level that calls for alarm." The director of Research Park said the studies indicate people must live directly under power lines for the radiation to affect them. And besides, the safety of the public was taken into account. "Our major concern-we- ll, we had two major concerns. One was safety and one was aesthetics," he said. The substation was constructed near the playgrounds because its gruesome appearance would mar the corner of Foothill Drive and Sunnyside Avenue. Blaine Howard, state health physicist said children have problems more serious than possible radiation exposure, such as learning to cross the street, dealing with strangers and having parents who both work. "People put so much effort into trivial hazards, they don't worry about the big ones," he said. But it does seem ironic that, while Howard steadfastly denies the substation causes any harm whatsoever, he counters allegations of radiation exposure with claims that everyday activities hold more potential for harm. The substation will supply power to a group of buildings owned and operated by Evans and Sutherland Computer Corp. Power outages from two substations now supplying power to the buildings cost the company as much as $20,000 every 20 seconds. It's obviously in Evans and Sutherland's best interest to establish a more reliable power source. But more importantly, they have the responsibility to show more concern for the g of the community. That's why it's so disturbing that Evans and well-bein- Sutherland did not do an environmental impact study. The company should remedy this immediately. They have the means and the obligation. Children are forced to maintain a daily existence, which always involves potential hazards. This needn't include having to play near a radiation-producin- g substation. Chronicle The Daily Utah Chronicle is an independent student newspaper published during fall, winter and spring quarters, excluding test weeks and quarter breaks, by the University Publications Council. Editorials reflect the opinion of the editorial board, and not necessarily the opinions of the student body or the administration. Subscriptions are $25 a year, $10 an academic quarter. All subscriptions must be prepaid. Forward all subscription correspondence, including change of, address, to the BusinessManager.DaiytraACArom-clt240 Union, University ofUtah, SaltLakeCity.Utah 84112. Tom Proctor- - Jackson not worthy of presidency In order to consider a candidate, you not only need to look at his present stances, but also his past. Jesse Jackson is no exception to this rule. Jackson has given false information about his family life. Several examples of this are found in his biography, Up From the Ghetto. Jesse's stepfather is said to be a janitor, his mother a maid and his house is described as "unpainted" with "an open toilet on the back porch and a wash pot in the backyard." Jesse himself has said, "I had to steal to survive." This is all untrue. Charles Jackson, Jesse's father, worked in a post office and his wife was a beautician. The house had a phone and indoor plumbing, before most houses did. And Jesse did not have to steal to survive. As his stepfather said, "We were never poor. We never wanted for anything. We've never been on welfare, because I was never without a job. We never begged anybody for a dime. And my family never went hungry a day in their lives." Jackson's "misinformation" campaign does not end there. He has also given an incorrect account of the events that occurred during during the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Jackson claimed that he was "the last man in the world King talked to," and that he "held King's head in his lap," asking, "Doc, can you hear me?" A day after the assassination, he appeared before the Chicago City Council, in a blood stained shirt, claiming it was the "martyr's blood." The statements were shown to be false by several of King's associates that were present during the assassination. They say, in fact, that Solomon Jones was the last man King spoke to and that Jesse never held King's head. Therefore, he couldn't have gotten King's blood on his shirt. The following statement is from Hosea Williams: "I came out to hear what was being said. Then I heard Jesse say, 'Yes, I was the last man in the world King spoke to.' I knew Jesse was lying. . . and I had a feeling what Jesse was trying to pull. I had no hang-up- s Editorial Board: Kent Anderson, Shauna Bona, Darren Hawkins, Andrew Hunt, Bryant Larsen, Dee NaQuin, Far a Warner Editor in Chief Managing Editor News Editor Editorial Editor Sports Editor Feature Editor Photography Editor Chief Copy Editor Investigative Editor Campus Editor Assistant News Editor Assistant Editorial Editor Assistant Sports Editor Assistant Feature Editor Shauna Bona Kent Anderson Fara Warner Assistant Feature Editor Assistant Photography Editor Assistant Copy Editor Reporters Dee L. NaQuin LauryLivsey Darren Hawkins Steven C. Wilson Bryant Larsen Denid s Romboy Darren Tucker Lori Bona Andrew Hunt Glenn Seninger John Pecorelli Photographer Business Manager Accountant Classifieds about Jesse talking to the press. That was OK. But why lie? Why capitalize on another man's name and image- -a dead man who can't speak for himself?" Another aide, Chauncey Eskridge, commented on Jesse's blood-covere- d shirt, "If anyone could have gotten blood on their clothes, other than Abernathy (who held King's head), it must have come from the balcony after King's body was removed. Jackson's appearance at Chicago's City Council with that blood on his shirt was not only deception, but sacrelige." Finally, there is the question of how Jesse Jackson has treated the press. The following is a transcript from an interview between Barbara Reynolds, a black journalist, and Jackson: Jackson: "Back to what we were talking about, you digging around in my personal life. No white reporter tells it all and neither should you. It is crucial that you understand this. For example, one American president died in bed with his girlfriend-- of a heart attack. That wasn't revealed until many years later. There are personal things about John F. Kennedy or Bobby Kennedy that we won't know until the year 2000 or later. Remember what happened to that black female Tribune reporter who busted up our organization? Her drive to gain the world was so strong that she lost her soul. You just didn't tell it all." Reynolds: "Do you mean to tell me that just because she reported the facts, she lost her soul?" Jackson: "Not only that, but today she can't hold her head up in her own community. Now I wouldn't want that to happen to you. Boy, am I going to tear you up. I'm going to have a ball helping you make a fool out of yourself." Of course, Jackson is worthy of consideration. But after looking at his past, I feel he is not worthy of the presidency. This week's Friday Forum contributor, Tom Proctor, is a major. pre-busine- Kelly Hindley .... Guy E. 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