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Show THE THUNDERBIRD MONDAY NOVEMBER 7, 1988 PACE 13 YELLOW FRONT 684 S. EI3A0N EVERYTHING FOR YOUR HOLIDAY NEEDS n 4 "S, rr , t . ' 4 V ' - r . ? . ! . I HUNTER COWAN X $2.00 OFF f- - 8 ANY CASSETTE TAPE IN STOCK I 79 N. MAIN ! & kowloon RestauRant m N Libertarian vice presidential candidate Andre Marrou outlines national and local issues at Thursday's presentation. his party's platform concerning both AUTHENTIC CHINESE AMERICAN FOOD Combination Plates Daily Chinese Lunch Specials Steaks Chops Omelettes Salads Soup Sandwiches Marrou outlines Libertarian platform BY JAMES SPAINHOWER g tax bureaucratic state through hikes. Marrou pointed out that Libertarians are the only party talking about eliminating personal income tax. "Government should not be controlling people's lives. There is entirely too much government and entirely too much tax," Marrou said. "(Federal programs) make things worse. There are more illegitimate births and poverty. We must do away with social programs." Marrou pointed out large expenditures are being made daily through maintaining U.S. troops abroad. He suggested defense spending could be drastically reduced by pulling military forces back to the states. "The Democrats and Republicans want to stick their noses in other people's business. If we stay out of other people's business, we'll have a safer and stronger country," he said. On issues concerning drug abuse, the Libertarian position is one of legalizing all drugs, and it would eliminate alcohol or drug intoxication as a mitigating factor in criminal proceedings. "Libertarians do not condone drug use. What we advocate are individual rights," said Marrou. ever-growin- Emphasizing that voters do have a choice, Libertarian Party vice presidential candidate Andre Marrou spoke before a small but interested audience Thursday evening in the Zion Conference Room. Marrou, former member of the Alaska House of Representatives, is a running mate with four-terTexas maverick Congressman Ron Paul, who has made his bid for President. Among the party's platform planks is the proposal that federal loan programs for college students be eliminated. "There is a great deal of dissatisfaction out there," Marrou said, referring to the inability of the two major parties Republican and Democrat to address the needs of the people. "Libertarians believe in freedom; you should be allowed to conduct your life as you see fit as long as it doesn't interfere with other people." Voicing Thomas Jefferson's premise of "that government is best which governs least," Marrou blamed the two major parties for ignoring the Constitution and escalating the m 50 WEST CENTER 586-341- OPEN EVERYDAY 11:30 AM TO The diversity of cultural and ethnic groups making up the Union ot Soviet Socialist Republics has prompted the SUSC Multicultural Center to focus its Nov. 7 through 1 International Week observance on the world's largest country and its people. "We felt that a look at the diversity of cultures and peoples within the Soviet Union would be an appropriate focus for the week," said Lynne Finton, Multicultural director. The first lecture, scheduled for today at 1 a.m. in the Thorley Recital Hall, is titled "Russian History as Seen Through the Eyes of Russians." Gene Fitzgerald, an arts and languages professor at the University of Utah, is the guest speaker. Russian-bor- n Fitzgerald and Slava Lubomudrov, a U of U political ( ence professor, will present a slide snow oho commentary on "Soviet Citizenry," scheduled tor 7 p.m. in the Zion Conterence Room. Soviet Awareness Week continues at noon 1 1 Adam Hetnal, an SUSC history professor, will conclude Soviet Awareness Week with lecture "Soviet UnionEastern Eurooe: his Communism in Transition." That program starts at noon Friday in the Zion Conference Room. 9 00 PM 586-357- 0 1096 VV. 200 N. (WEST SIDE OF MCDONALDS) NEW WINTER HOURS MONDAY SATURDAY: 6 AM TO 6 PM PERSONALIZED SERVICE WITH A KOUNTRY ATMOSPHERE f t I I ; t i t r t i World-renowne- Coexistence." 11 KOUNTRY KITCHEN Soviet Awareness Week begins Tuesday Nov. 8 with a presentation on "Russian Political Thought," by Lubomudrov in the Thorley Recital Hall. Two programs are planned Wednesday Nov. 9. "Inside the Statue of Liberty and Berlin Wall Symbols" is the title of a lecture by Gary and Browning, department chair of Germanic Slavic languages at BYU. That program begins at 11 a.m. in the Thorley Recital Hall. d contemporary composer Vladimir Ussachevsky will present a program on Soviet and Russian music at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall. Arthur Macy Cox. a journalist and toreign policy adviser, will speak to Thursday's Convocation audience about, "U.S. and U.S.S.R.: The Requirements for Stable & HATS JACKETS POSTERS i rollographics 95 West Harding Ave. Cedar City, Utah 84720 (801)586-942- 6 I I |