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Show Volume NiimU-- Cost: Twenty Five Cent Tooele, Utah, Thursday, April 16, 19S1 Eighty-S- i r Forty Fie Opposition To Weteyes Limited Alt Briefim Army officials heard limited opposition to the planned Wcteye transfer at a Tuesday public briefing attended by 100 people. The briefing was held at the request of the Salt Fake Chapter of Womens International League for Peace and Freedom at Tooele Army Depot theater. TWENTY-FIVrepresentatives of that group attended the briefing and also toured the depot earlier in the E day. There is relations ' no quest ion that the public said were incredible, Bonnie Macri, president of the Salt Lake chapter of the international group said in a Wednesday interview. However, I felt their presentation was full of Mrs. Macri said although her group half-truth- opposes the transfer of the Wet eyes, its interest and goals lie much deeper. Our philosophies and principals compared with the Armys are miles apart, she said. THE CROl'P, which has 35 members in the Salt Lake Chapter, would like to see the U.S. demilitarize its entire chemical warfare stockpile and abandon all nuclear weapon plans, such as the MX missile. Army officials told her group Tuesday that they (the Army) were not in a position to argue chemical warfare. That delwte should lie taken up with your politicians, not with us, said Brig. Cen. Niles Fiilwyler. We are simply carrying out orders. However, Mrs. Macri said YVednes- - u not the case. day that pruhahly WE feel that they have more input than what they lead on to have, she said. IF THEY recommended that the Wcteves stay in Denver and lie detoxified. that b proliably what would happen, Mrs. Marci said. But, Brig. Cen. Fulwyler said there are two main reasons why the transfer will take place. The first is Congress has directed the Army - in the form of public law -to move all chemical munitions from Rocky Mountain Arsenal, which is located adjacent to Stapleton Internal ional Airport near Denver. SECONDLY, the Joint Chief of Staff has recommended that it is necessary to retain the Weteye in the nation's chemical warfare stockpile as a deterrent to the Soviets. Tooele Army Depot was recommended for the storage site because of its remote local ion, experience and expertise of workforce, security personnel and the supMirt of the community. I know of no other community in the nation that shows the type of support Tooele has for the Army, Brig. Cen. Fulwyler said at the briefing. I1E POINTED out that the Weteye bomlis, which were built in 1969, are the militarys most modern chemical munitions. Each bomb is filled with 346 pounds of the nerve agent CB. Let me emphasize that CB b a liquid, not a gas, as many people believe," he added. Brig. Cen. Fulwyler noted that CB b an odorless, colorless liquid that evaporates at alxxii the same rate as water. And it b very stable in storage. During hb presentation, the general pointed out that while the United States has lived up to itsadisarmament agreements, the Soviets and Warsaw Pact nations have not. "THEY ARE better organized and trained to operate under chemical warfare conditions than any nation in the world, Fulwyler told the audience. "All of their units are trained extensively in chemical warfare." He said even though thb b the case, the United States b still committed to no first use and actively seeks ban of lethal chemical weapons through disarmament talks. As history tells us so well, we have learned that the best way to deter b to be prepared to retaliate in kind, the general said, and the best way to negotiate b to lie the strongest. FULWYLER said that the Army is doing everything possible to assure maximum degree of public safety and environmental consideration, in regards to the Weteye transfer. ' He said at the suggestions of Cov. Scott M. Matheson, the response time -if an accident were to happen - has been reduced from two hours to 30 minutes. Brig. Cen. Fulwyler also pointed out that security has been upgraded at Tooele Army Depot and Dugway Proving Ground to assure that the move will be safely made. Col. Jerry K. Patterson and other members of a panel answer questions concerning the proposed transfer of the bombs to Tooele Army Depot. The public briefing was held at TAD Theater. COL. JERRY K. Patterson, commander of TAD, discussed the role local officials and law enforcement officers will play in the move once the YVet eyes are flown into Michael Army Airfield at Dugway Proving Ground. ' Vernon Mayor Harlan Bankhead told the audience that if any group of citizens should be concerned about the transfer it should lie his community of 225 people. The aircraft will fly directly over Vernon, the Wet eyes will travel four miles north of Vernon and right through Faust where families live," Bankhead said. 1'ET, I have talked extensively with people in Vernon and Faust and have only heard one opposing comment. That was from a lady in Faust, that doesn't like the idea of having to be evacuated while the bombs are being moved down the street in front of her home, Mayor Bankhead said. I have been involved with this transfer from the beginning, and I don't think the Army can possibily make it any safer," he concluded. Areas Religious Groups Observe Easter Rites i ; Several religious services have been scheduled Sunday in remembrance of the death and resurrection of Jesus nearly 2,000 years ago. The Community Cood Friday service sponsored by the Tooele County Ministerial Alliance will be held at the Tooele County Methodist Church Friday from 5 to 6 p.m. The Rev. Mr. Jerry Erdman, president of the Alliance, announced that the theme would follow the seven last words of Jesus from the Cross. The Rev. M. Verrell Leeper and the Rev. Mr. Lonnie Campbell will also give meditations for the service. Other pastors assisting in the ser- vice will be the Father Frank Bowman, Rev. Mr. Jerry Erdman, Chaplain Hubert Baker, and the host pastor, the Rev. Mr. Jim Sloan. An offering will be given to aid in meeting emergency needs in the community. All interested persons of whatever faith are invited to share in this Cood Friday Community Service. On Easter Sunday at 11 a.m., the Christian Faith Church, 560 South Main Street, will be presenting the Easter story in scenes from the last week of Jesus life and His resurrection. THE SCENES include: the triumphant entry, Last Supper, Gethse-manPeters denial, Judas betrayal and remorse, the crucifixion, Jesus ap- e, pearance to. Mary Magdalene, and His appearance to his disciples and Thomas. Sacred music of various instruments and voices will add inspiration to the story. Jehovahs Witnesses of the Tooele Congregation will celebrate the memorial of Christs death on Sunday at 7 p.m. says Lloyd Overhott; presiding-minbter of the local congregation. APRIL 19 this year corresponds with Nisan 14 of the calendar used by the Jewish nation in Jesus day, Mr. Overholt explained. It is the anniversary of the betrayal and death of Christ." Emphasizing the importance of this date in Jehovas Witnesses calendar, Mr. Overholt said that a peak attendance is expected not only at the local Kingdom Hall, but in all the 43,181 congregations of Jehovahs Witnesses around the world. The memorial attendance worldwide last year, according to the official report of Jehovahs ' Witnesses, was 5.7 million. The service will be conducted by Mr. Overholt who will outline the significance of Christs death and why the observance of the anniversary date must be observed by Christians to this will be at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, 240 North 2nd Street, Tooele. All are welcome to attend. A sunrise breakfast will be held at the first Lutheran Church in conjunction with Easter Sunday. Rev. Jerald Erdman said the breakfast will be held at the church, located at 349 North 7th THE Street in Tooele. The breakfast will be held from 7:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. and will be followed by worship services at 10 a.m. SPECIAL services and an Easter breakfast are also scheduled at United Methodist Church, 173North 1st East. Sunrise service will be held at 6:30 a.m. on Sunday followed by an early Easter service at 8:30 a.m., says Pastor Jim Sloan. A breakfast will be held from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., followed by regular services at 11 a.m. ST. day. OBSERVANCE Catholic MARGUERITES Church will hold Sunday Mass at the regular 9 a.m. and 1 1a.m. schedule. All LDS wards in the Tooele, Tooele North, Tooele South, Crantsville and Crantsville West Stakes will hold services at their regular times. RECULAR services will also be held at the United Pentecostal Church at 304 West Vine in Crantsville, said Pastor Scott Wilson. Rev. LeRoy Carter and Frank Bowman will be officiating at the Easter Services of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Following the services, a pot luck dinner will be held honoring the departure of Lt. Col. Donald Tribe. The Episcopal Church is located at 286 North 7th Street. The choir of the First Baptist Church will present an Easter cantata at its 11 a.m. Sunday morning services, said Pastor Lloyd Larkin. That evening the Agape Puppeteers will present the Easter story at 6 p.m. The First Baptist Church is located at 580 South Main. The Independent Baptist Church will hold its annual Easter breakfast Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. Sunday School liegins at 10 a.m. and the Easter message will be delivered by Pastor Verrel Leeper at 1 1 a.m. during worship services. The Independent Baptist Church is located at 224 East 3rd North in Tooele. Cleaver To Address High School; Public Speech Cancelled Eldridge Cleaver will be the keynote speaker at Crantsville High Schools Awareness Day Tuesday. However, his public address that evening in the Crantsville High auditorium has lieen cancelled. Journeys Abroad Alter Philosophies Voiced By Activist Eldridge Cleaver by Conrad Walters The name is the same, just the adjectives have been changed. everybody. He is still Eldridge Cleaver. BUT NOW hes an Panther. He no longer espouses Communist principles. And he seems to consider himself an American first, and only incidentally Black. The famous black beret is gone. Today Cleaver wears an American flag on the lapel of his three-piec- e business suit. And he makes speeches for the particularly conservative it Freeman Institute, a organization totally based on reverence to the U.S. Constitution. non-prof- His changes, which are as radical as he used to be, came slowly. Cleaver skipped bail for a felony in 1968 to study Communism education steadily abroad, but that turned him against the political system he first-han- d now calls oppressive. He began in Cuba and traveled worldwide for eight years. YOU SEE everyday people, and theyre able to tell you whats going on. Theyll tell you little stories that are profound. It makes you really wonder what youre getting into, Cleaver explains with a soft, calm voice The experiences, reinforced in each country, enabled the 180 degree shift from en- couraging overthrow of the United States government to working as a constructive builder. A Changed Man Eldridge Cleaver, formerly a leader of the revolutionary Black Panther Party, is now a fighter for conservative forces. Cleaver will deliver a speech Tuesday in Crantsville about his changed political stands. IF YOU tear it down, youre dead, Cleaver asserts. He advises, Study that cocoon. Understand that cocoon. And then make it better for Cleaver has an analogy wherein the government is likened to a cocoon. It doesnt make sense to hate the cocoon that sustains you, hfe argues. You can say, this cocoon could be better. A revolutionary, however, might say, Lets tear this cocoon down. Lets build a new one. Returning the analogy to America, Cleaver warns that improving the government, or cocoon, must not be done selfishly. It does no good if the improvements only help a few people or a race. We all live in the world together, says the graying activist. HE STILL holds tight to activism, although he is not endeared to the word. Activism as a word implies armchair philosophy. Cleaver believes. But in practice, hes still one. He says he has always been a person who not only enjoys the talking, but also the doing, like organizing people, pamphlets, newspapers, speeches, meetings. Im (still) doing that, stresses Cleaver. The work he has been doing is an example. Earlier this month, he spoke at a high school in northern Utah. Next week he will do the same at Crantsville High School.' His name has been frequently associated with the Freeman Institute. He says he is more working with the Freeman group than for it. IRONICALLY, the. Institutes founder is Cleon Skousen, a former agent for the FBI. Its precisely the agency Cleaver blames for destroying the Black Panther Party, but Cleaver now says he understands the reasons they were publicly criminalized by police for the media, much like Joseph McCarthy did with the press against the Communists in the 1950s. It was to protect the cocoon. Cleaver says. Despite Skousens friendship, Cleaver is not especially easy on the investigative bureau. He doesnt soften any of the beliefs he professes. CLEAVER speaks as openly as he did be V fore his change. The main difference these days is the way he expresses his beliefs, he says. A lot of the things I say now would have gotten me tarred and feathered before. But he states the opinions differently now. He uses terms like modernize instead of revolution. Cleaver still has words like proletariat and bourgeosie at his disposal, but he invokes them to explain why Communism will not benefit America. He explains one example by citing the Communist Manifesto. THE DOCUMENT assumes two classes of people exist and that they are in constant war. In America, the classes of labor and management dont have to battle. Cleaver points out. They can work together in the United States. Thats one of the things that brought him back to America and says he would rather be an American in jail than outside what he calls the freest nation on earth. He loves many things about the country now, and rattles a list off with a speed shows how fast his mind operates. that CLEAVER expresses a love for American technology, the Constitution, human rights, the spirit of enterprise. . . Closer to his own past, he said he loves the assumed innocence of a person accused of a crime, the concept of bail and the existence of writs of habeas corpus, the document which allowed him to leave the United States and learn the faults with other political systems. Most recently, one of his loves has become the LDS Church. Cleaver has not joined the church yet. He must complete hours of public service assigned by the court and finish his probation before he can become a member. He can set his own pace, but considering his newfound patriotism, the date he has set is appropriate - July 4. |
