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Show Pog 2 Magna -- Tim-Thursda- February 4, 1982 y, EDITORIAL AND a A national movement to help meet the desperate need for food in Poland this winter has received much of its initial impetus from concerned Utahns. Called Food for Poland, the effort has already shipped over $30,000 worth of donated dairy products and raised an additional $15,000 in contributions. It is calling on all Americans to share our bounty so that a gallant people can survive and continue their miraculous struggle for renewal. It has developed channels by which a contribution of $1 can provide milk for 1 0 Polish children for one week and thus stem the malnutrition and dysentary that are already affecting hundreds thousands. of Food For Poland was organized in response to Solidarity Leader Walesas plea, November 20, for Lech world- wide help to meet the emergency needs in Poland for food, medicines, and Associate detergents. Eugene England, Professor of English at BYU and Michael Novak, Catholic lay theologian and national columnist now at the American Enterprise Institute, had already been discussing how help might be given the Polish people in their remarkable efforts and had learned from contact with leaders of Solidarity and others in Poland that the greatest immediate need was milk for children. Acting quickly after Walesas plea, they formed a National Board of Advisors and a foundation to receive contributions. The Board includes Novak as Chairman, Bruno Bettelheim, Norman Cousins, George Romney, Sargent Shriver, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and the Most Reverend William K. Weigand, Roman Catholic Bishop of Salt Lake City. Aloysius Mazewski, President of the Polish American Congress, is serving as Liaison to that organization, which, together with the Catholic Relief Services, is helping to channel the contributions effectively to the needy in Poland. The Trustees of Food for Poland, besides tax-em- fln pt England, are Marda Jolley and Ronald Ockey , both of Salt Lake City. The first major contribution was 20,000 gallons of high nutrient dairy product from Meadow Fresh Farms, which has now been shipped. That company has also offered to match future contributions of dairy products up to $250,000 worth. Much initial effort was made to arrange to fly the dairy products and a highly concentrated detergent offered at cost by a. Utah manufacturer, together with technitians to help the Polish people develop such products. Arrangements for this flight were being considered by Polish Airlines (t o W arsaw ) and various A merican airlines (to New York) when the imposition of martial law on December 13 ended such possibilities for now. Before that December 13 action by the military, a nationwide program of Student Ambassadors for Poland had been launched under the direction of Mitch Davis, of BYU, who sent letters enlisting the support of student body officers and editors at 400 colleges and universities. This effort included an enlistment of volunteers at Brigham Young University and a rally at Utah State University. Food for Poland plans to continue this program as school reopens in January and to focus on a national fast day on February 24. According to Davis, anyone fasting could contribute the $3-- saved and provide milk for 0 children for week; and if we were willing to go without one meal a week we could continually provide milk for 10 children and probablv improve our own health. Many of these aborted fetuses are far enough along that they are actually "live births which in many states are left unattended, to die from abortion-relate- d injuries. This is contrary to what many argue that people believe. aborted fetuses are lifeless, unaware things which cannot even be dassified as human. Yet in this day and age of modern technology and medicine, it is common for babies to be born as much as three months early and survive. The legalization of abortion is the result of a liberal interpretation of the law by the Supreme Court in 1973. According to this decision by the highest Court in our nation, there is very little the government can or should do to interfere in the free choice of women to have abortions. The few restrictions which were read into the law by the Court state that second trimester abortions (those performed in months four, five and six of pregnancy) must be performed in a hospital, and third trimester Pro-abortioni- sts ' BM as the first attempt. abortions (those performed in months seven, eight and nine of pregnancy) can only be performed if the life or health of the mother is determined to be in danger. However, the Court liberalized this requirement explaining that the life or health of the mother could be endangered for psychological familial, economic or sociological reasons. First trimester abortions can be performed with virtually no restrictions. In my opinion abortion is an irresponsible and heartless act. However, if there is one hard reality about the world in which we now live, it is that human life does not hold the same value among all peoples of the world. These United States, a nation which has fought to preserve freedom and worked hard to achieve its ideal of equality of opportunity, must not also be characterized as a nation which approves of brutal discrimination on the basis of biological development. W e must be clear that the right to life is the sacred right from which all other human possibilities proceed and that abortions as a means to resolve other social ills cannot be tolerated. It is our duty, as respectors of human life and dignity, to protect the unborn. Those opposed to this merciless killing of babies must speak out in unison and make their voices heard. O hope in the Polish people and continued achievements in their great experiment in political and economic renewal, we must try to succeed. You can help by sending a contribution, and continuing to do so regularly: Box 7280 University Station, Provo, Utah 84602. non-viole- taD&ril so-call- ed nt aiircdl they were there to work on) , copies of the Matheson letter were also given to Norman Bangerter, House Majority Leader and Senate Whip, Karl Snow. The Coalition asked that these leaders read the letter to House and Senate members in order that all might be made aware of the ire of a great many people throughout the state. The Common Sense Coalition group is and works on the problems of increasing intolerance and loss of personal freedoms, infringement on first rights, (such as the Selleneit censorship bill) , the growing intrusion of religion in politics and goverment and other related subjects. They also publish a non-partis- an nt After writing Governor Scott Matheson, asking him to publically reprimand the sponsors of HB63 for wasting the taxpayers money and time by again bringing up a clearly irresponsible bill (and one totally irrelevant to the budgetary matters newsletter titled Freedom Watch interested parties. for Honor students announced 5 At present. Food For Poland is focussing its efforts on raising funds to buy milk for children. It has found a channel that is extremely efficient in converting our contributions into desperately needed help ; $1 for milk for 10 children for a week, for a week. Bruno Bettelheim, of the Board of to The Common Sense Coalition, Salt Lake City, Utah, Inc., took a stand today against the censorship of pay cable TV... the now famous Housebill No. 63. The bill, in revised form, was sponsored by P. Lloyd Selleneit of Bountiful. The first one Selleniet sponsored last year was struck down as Too broad and vague by Judge Bruce Jenkins and the Common Sense Coalition group regards this new attempt as. Just as unconstitutional and ridiculous 30-5- dsffeross off the unborn It has been just nine years since the United States Supreme Court ruled that it is a womans Constitutional right to have an abortion if she so desires. Today, abortions are performed virtually on demand, as is evident by the grim statistics which reveal that there are 1.5 milion abortions in the U.S. annually. Advisors, remembers from his experience in the concentration camps of the Holocaust that peoples will to survive was destroyed by slow starvation and loss of hope that anyone cared. For our own souls we must care and struggle to help, however difficult. To encourage continued OPINinuc , LOGAN Students on the fall quarter honor roll at Utah State University have been announced by Dr. Val R. Christensen, vice president for student services. A student must carry 15 or more credit hours and earn a 3.5 or better grade point average to achieve honor roll. Honor students include from Magna and Kearns: Agriculture, Wyatt J. Frampton, 7834 W.2400S. Education, Debra Wolf Sampson, 1864 W.4805S. Engineering, Kathleen Davidson, 5305 S. 4420 W ., JonO B. Hook, 5060 S . 1790 W . Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Jarry B. Romero, 4376 W. 4745 So. Education, Cheryl Renee Christensen, 4079 S. Montaia Dr., Eva 1. Price, 1495 W. 225tTS. Engineering, David L. McAllister, 3881 S.3380W. Steven G. Smith, 3574 Science, Meadowbrook Dr. Business, Scott Lawrence Coupe, 3689 S . 4355 W ., Lisa Miller, 3686 Bawden A ve. Engineering, Ernie B. Cassler, 5475 Paulette A ve. |
