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VOLUME I • ISSUE 23 . NOVEMBER 4-10, 1981

BunkerHillWh.at Price, ·forHealth?by Meg Fereday

L lYING IN KELLOGG,Idaho,. popu.lat.ion 3,,4.17,i.Slike living

in any other small, miningtown in the western United

. States. Located in the famousCoeur d' Alene mining district, people areborn and grow up here. Some go away touniversities, some stay and get married,raise families, and go to work. An ordinarytown, it seems.' But there are several thingsin the make-up of"Kellogg that sets it off asa unique place. One of those things is theBunker Hill Company mine and smelter.'

If Kellogg is no ordinary mining townthen it's because the Bunker Hill Company,owned by Gulf Resources and ChemicalCompany of Texas, isno-ordinaryjoutfit.Up until Iast year, Bunker Hil(wastheleading silver, lead, and' zinc miriingand,srneltering operation in the United States.

Accordingto the governor's office, nowthat the once prolific smelter is shuttingdown by the end of the year, about 2,100people will be out of work, including about3,000 more who will lose their job as adirect result of the smelter's closure.

Approximately 30,000 others will beadversely affected by the company'sclosure as many depended on the relatedbusiness Bunker Hill stimulated. Almost allof the company's smelter workers live' inKellogg.

So what about the people the Bunker HillCo. leaves behind in Kellogg? Some haveworked for "the Bunker" over forty years.What will they have soon for their hard·work? Wealth? Health? New opportunitiesfor future employment?

Located in 'the bottom of a narrow,steep-sided valley, Kellogg is neithergeographically nor environmentally. anideal location for a smelter. Over 200

"temperatli'reipvmionsa year prove it. Part .'. of Kellogg's .uniq'uenessis its high smelterlead emissions which have attained theunprecidented and dubious honor ofpossessing the' most lead-laden air in theU.S., according ioa Smithsonian article by

.Spokane free-lance writer, Cassandra Tate.Since 1917,.when the plant was fired up

for the first time, smelter smokestacks havespread a thick cloak of lead, .sulfur dioxide

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what they were in the early 19OOs,and theSouth Fork of the Coeur d' Alene river thatruns through Kellogg is no longer, as Tatewrote, a "sewer for mining, smeltering and

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and other. particulates over the community,so .thick that the company built a"solarium" to provide: workers andchildren with regular doses of substitute"sunlight" .

However, Bunker Hill has improved the

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Death'DownwindlIT .....• .~. ·.1+by .Janice l.....aVIIC

of the radiation victims,. the' nuclear armsrace, the MX, and Idaho's connection withthese issues. .

The presentation sponsored by Citizens'Call, Snake River Alliance' of Boise andMagic Valley, and Nuclear Counterbalanceof Pocatello. was hosted by BSU student.Action Committee.

T.HE CANCERSVARY;Some have. "blood cancers, lymphomas,

...• . ..' ..' or bone tumors. Others havetumors of the pancreas, lungs, .brain, .and .two diseases we've

never heard. of; .three out of five known'cases'O''r .a rare cancer have victimizedcitiz~nsof. Orderville, Utah. Women havereproductive cancer, above average inci-dences of" miscarriage, sterility,anddefective. births," said Janet Gordon,southern Utah director of. Citizens' Call.. The result of thyroid tests performed on

children from Washingfon County havebeen requested. from the Federal Govern-ment."Theyhave been told they can't havethem' because they are c1assifiedinforma-tion,' ~Gordon said. ..

They are the dtizensthat have beenexposed 'to radioactive,' fallout duringweapons testing at the Nevada Test Sitencar Las Vegas,peoplewho live downwind

In Nevadaand Utah. . . . .At a public presentation IastSunday,

_, radiationvictims.from .Citizens' Calland sP9kcsmen fromSnake River. Alliance

- and the. MX' InfotmationCenter •...talkedwith citizens and student's in BSU's Boisean'Lounge, SpeWcers adclreSiledthe problems;

,Citizens' Call .

.Citizens' Call; an organization' foundedin. 1979 in SaltLake City, is "staffed bypeople who lived in the area hard hit byfallout from the Nevada Test Site (NTS)and who are either radiat'ionvictimsthemselves or have family members whoare, according to a Citizens'Callbrochure.

"Citizens'Call was fQrmed to fill thevoid or government interaction on behalfof theregion's radiation victims ana to helpthe victim meet needs and problems," thebrochure continued.' ,. .JanetGordcn and many other citizenswatched the early tests at NTS. because theywere urged to by officials who did. not'in(ormthein orlhe d~er.ln fact, they

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News--Realby PacificNews ServiceAttitudes Toward War

The former president of the American. Psychiatric Association says a ."pathological mechanism of denial" iskeeping Americans from thiriking about theimplications of nuclear war. And, says Dr.Judd Marmor, that is only one of severalpsychological factors that are increasing theprobability of a catastrophic world war.People in all countries, he says, are beingconditioned to accept the arms race, 'viewtheir adversaries as totally evil and think ofnuclear destruction in terms ofstatistics-death tolls and damageestimates-which depersonalize the danger.A new,peace movement, Marmor says, .'could reverse the drift toward nuclear war,but it won't be easy for today's statesmentto lead the way. In Marmor's view, leadersin both the U.S. and Russia "have beenaltogether too successful" in selling the'idea of nuclear war as the only guarantee of.their national way of life. Now, they riskbeing branded traitors, Marmor says, forpointing out "you can't havea way of lifeif you're dead." .

Reagan ChristmasTo counteract adverse publicity

surrounding the First Family's millionaireimage, presidential aides are trying to .emphasize a low-key image atthe WhiteHouse this Christmas. Mrs, Reagan hasreportedly ordered that decorations be keptsimple this year, and lavish gifts byoutsiders will be discouraged. U.S. News &WorldReport, Ocl.19.

ScientQlogist ConnectionNBC.reaped much praise for its "Get'

High on Yourself" anti-drug campaign,but a Minnesota newspaper-is charging the .network may have been victimized by aquestionable drug treatment programwhich doubles as a front for the Church ofScientology. The Twin CitiesReader says,just before Cathy Lee Crosby became head.of the "GetHigh onYourseJf'·Foundation; she testified to Congress abouther success as a patient in Narconon-adrug treatment program which employstechniques developed by the Scientologyfounder L.Ron Hubbard.Crosbyherselfisa Scientologist-not an uncommon link atNarconon, where many top membersbelong tothe Church-and Scientologistsact as "consultants," oTferingadvice on"purification" programs, designed toremove toxic chemicals from the body.The.Scientology connection has created .problems for Narconon--Minnesota prisonofficials dropped the program, after . .investigating charges from prisoners thatNarconon counselors were actuallyrecruiting for the Church. But that badpublicity didn't prevent Crosby from .becoming chairwoman of NBC's anti-drugextravaganza, nor her mallager--anotherScientologist, Kathie Wassennan~-fr~mbecoming executive director of the effort.Twin CitiesReader, October 17. .

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Stinging In The RainIn case you haven't felt the delights of

"acid rain," ChemicalandEngineeringNews has worked out some equivalents.For example,youcan recreate Toronto's.acid rain content by standing in a stream' oftomato juice. But real fans should head forWheeling,.West Virginia, where residents

. are subjected to rain equivalent to amixture of lemon juice and battery acid.ChicagoTribune, Oct. 7.

Association of'College Unions-InternationalBy Marianne Flagg

The success of. this weekend's Assoc-iation of College Unions-Internationalconference fueled the imaginations ofstudent government leaders and. collegeunion managers, giving' them ideas and-techniques .to better provide service andprogramming at their' respective universi-ties. .

About 150 students and managersattended the conference, which began onThursday. Participants, comprising Region14 of the association, represented Washing-ton, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, andthree provinces of Canada;, , Denny Freeburn, BSU director ofStudent Union and Student Activities, saidthe conference was designed to "stimulateenthusiasm and 'commitment that collegeunions have an important part to play inone's education." He said that as the mosttravelled building oncampus, the StudentUnion Building has a unique opportunity toprovide services and programs for thestudents.

BSU Coordinator of Special Events SteveDingmann .said union leaders. from otherstates told him they were "very impressed"with the programs offerred at the.conference this year.

Thirty-three separate workshops' wereheld in various conference rooms.through-out the SUB over the courseof the four-dayevent. Topics ranged from sexual harass-ment on the job (0 alcohol on campus,performing arts production, time manage-'ment for student leaders, campus childcare, organizing and conducting a studentbook exchange, and-how to exhibit fine artson campus. Conference participants weretreated to showcase exhibits of talentavilihlblb'for·hire on campus. Performersentertained the delegates during mealtimes.

CarolynHeilbrun'by Janice Pavlic. Carolyn Heilbrun, author. of academicdetective mysteries and feminist writings,spoke. at the Boise Gallery ·ofArt onOctober 22 for the Writers rand ArtistsSeries and convention of the Rocky'Mountain Modern Language Association.

An .English professor at ColumbiaUniversity, Heilbrun chose the pseudonymAmanda Cross "because lelidn't think I'd'get-tenured if I didn't, and I was right!"

Heilbrun has written six mysteries; In theFinal Analysis, The James Joyce Mystery,Poetic Justice, The Theban Mysteries, The.Question of Max, and Death in a TenuredPosition, her most recent .. '

Among her feminist writings are. Towarda Recognition of Androgyny, andReinventing Womanhood.

Heilbrun has been published in NewYork Times Book Review, New York

.Times, Book World, Washington Post,MS. Magazine, and Twentieth .Century

-.Literature.'She divulged tips for writers on the

mechanics of her' writing. Addressingwriter's block, Heilbrun said, "thesubconscious is terribly clever. What youmust do is nothing else," but ";write and;disconnect the phone,

Of her feminism, she. said . she, . now,.speaks out more and worries less; though'she is concerned about the {apse of memorywomen '.have had about the trials of·feminism: ,

'For example, Heilbrun said, the tirstfemale Rhodes scholars wei'eunaware ·of

"the struggles' womenencountertid:as theyfirst paved the .way' for female Rhodes

·scholars.' .Framed by the Rafael exhibit aUhe art

gallery, earolynHeHbr.un alias AmandaCross, entertained. and informed heraudience with wfY'Yitand cultured appeal.

Delegates were given the opportunity to.hire the artists as coffeehouse performers attheir universities. '.

.BSUHealth Sciences Senator Helen Holtassisted in presenting a program on alcoholon campus and said she was "very pleasedby the response of the people who attendedthe meeting." Holt, who has been active inthe Alcohol Awareness' program at BSU,said that although alcohol is not allowed oncampuses in Idaho, schools in other statesdo allow controlled alcohol use on campus.

She said Washington State University inPullman, Wash., issues special eventslicenses for campus events such as banquets

I, and floor parties in dormitories.Next year's .conference will take place at

an. as-yet-undetermined school in Oregon

Fred Norman speaking at the ACUIconference about the success of theMorrison Center.or Washington.· Freeburn said one goal for BSU's studentunion in the next year will be the upgrading

.'of the presentation' of Visual arts on. campus. He said the ACU-I has determined

that 1982 will be the year of the arts .·BSU delegates to the conference were

Denny Freeburn, Steve Dingmann, MikeHenthorne, Carole Golder, Pat DonneUy,Gene Hayes, Lisa Bivens, Ted Ecker, GregWaller, Terry Ratliff, Cindy Draper,Robert Rounds, Deanna Gibler, BrianHarm, Sheri Peckard, Pat Hanigan, CindyKeams, Sheila Keith, Bonnie Arner, HelenHolt, and Kathy Kawsuniak.

Mayor Dick EardleyBoise Mayor Dick Eardley has won

re-election to his third four-year term. With72 percent of the precincts reporting at 10;.

. p.rn. Tuesday evening, Eardley had 55.percent of the vote; His nearest challenger,Kelly Pearce, had 32 percent, Paul Buser,11 Percent, Don Brannen (who hadwithdrawn from the race), 9 percent, andJim SorreU, one percent. . .· Fred Kopke, Glenn Selander, and RalphMcAdams were re-elected to their posts onthe Boise City Coucil. Mary Trail narrowlydefeated Richard B. Smith for theremaining council position.· Eardley said he was "humbled" by hisvictory and called the win a vote of popularsupport for the actions of his administra-tion regarding the leadership of Boise anddowntown redevelopment.

Pearce said he would begin looking foremploymentWednesday afternoon. Pearcehad resigned his post as director of theIdaho Department of Law Enforcement torun for mayor.

Philosphical and spontaneous areadjectives that describe Jerry Rothman,guest artist for BSU's cer~mics 'worKshopheld October 21-23 in the classroom/studioof ceramic instructor John Takehara.

Rothman might be popularly known forhis zero shrinkage clay, but 'that is only onefacet of this artist's works.

Rothman is the head of the ceramicsprogram at California State University,Fullerton, His background is diverse ..

In the late' 50's and early 60's he was adesigner in Japan, working mainly inNegoya at Kyoto, famous pottery centersof Japan.

He schooled at Otis Art Institute, and .also worked with Peter Voulkos, a principleforce in ceramics today. .

Today he works in his studio/home· above Laguna Beach and teaches at CSU; -,Fullerton:

"I work in a few different directions,"Rothman explains, "I get involved withvessels or pottery forms for three, four, or

. five years, then I'U lose interest, I'U reach apoint where I can't do any more in thatarea, the stuff starts to get too decorative,too pretty, and too academic.

••At .that time ·1 switch lind move intoanother direction; a sculptural direction forawhile, then I'U switch .and move toanother direction," he continues.«

"Underlying all the things I do, as far asthe visual aspect is concerned, are themesthat tend to ..be romantic, dealing withnature; or social ritual or social problems .humanistic ideas' and.qualities ... very corny

· stuff;" ."I believe that corny stuff.is really what

it's all about. I think that the reason itbecomescornyIs because it's been arotind-so long that it becomes a truism. It's corny;but all those truisms are true."

"Each time you come back to an old ideaor direction .that you worked in, youactually start fresh, you.see new things and.then you start to develop.newways of doirig'it!' ,.. ...

Thematically Rothman works witli"maniage, love,birth, relationships,.human strife~ Thos~ arewhat I use withsculpture. When I dealwithpotsI deal with,'things that are ritual in nature, ritual .purposes, things that people '.can· •rise toenhance their lifestyle."

"Wehad a tremendous amouritof ritualin oursociety,bu'tthe wonderfui objectsthat enhanced those' occasions; that ..q1~gg'

Jerry Rothmanby Janice Pavlic

'\. them really important, have disappeared."Rothman's continuum ranges from small .;J.

pots tomoriolithic sculpturesweighing,f)~~~:,- '-'_J . -<··fl.'22,000 pounds. '. ~

In some of his earlier works, Rothman '\ •pressed dry, colored sand into wet clay. The . ,effect resembles Indian sand paintings.

. His figurative sculpture "exaggerates theframe so the bones and muscles suggestactive human struggle for release. Anothertheme is presence, the awareness of sheersize," as Rothman is described in aninterview by Lukman Glagow in theSeptember 1981 issue of CeramicsMonthly.

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Piece by ceramist Jerry Rothman,guestArtist at BSU workshop. .,

The three day workshop was sponsoredby fees' from .previous' workshops '.alldproceeds from the Festival of Ceramics,coordinated by Takehara. Each' yearceramic students consign their own worksin the winter and spring festival sales, toearn money to bring in well-knowncera~ists for participatory workshops.

The participants come from all over thenorthwest, but the majority are from

"central and sOllthern Idaho, and' fromBim's ceramic classes.' . ... Students b.enefit by listening, learningand working with inspiring guest artists.They have' ample time. to ask technicalquest{ons and to meet and Hlik with sonieofthesignificant artists in the UnIted States

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groupgrantsup~to . ,$10,000($15,000 for exceptional mediaprojects). Youthgrants are intend-ed primarily for those between 18and' 25 who have not yetcompleted academic or profes-sional training but can d;mon-strate the ability to design andperform outstandirighumanitiesresearch and translate that intoan end product. to share withothers.

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Cold-drills imaginative facultyseems boundless, and its ability tocome up consistently. with anestablished' format much its ownwith quality writing and art yearafter ,year through successiveeditions represents no. smallaccomplishment in collegiatejournalism, the Columbia judgessaid in an evaluation of themagazine.

Linday McAndrew and SallyThomas edited last year's cold-drill. Dr. Robert Allen Papinchakwas the faculty editor and FredFritchman,art director. Themagazine was printed by BSUPrinting and Graphics Services.

Materials for.consideration forthe twelfth edition of cold drillshould be submittedtothe BSUEnglish Department, LA 228,.before 4 December 1981. Manu-scripts should be typed, doublespaced. No materials will bereturned without a stamped,self-addressed envelope.

Nominations for Boise StateUniversity students to receiveHarry S.' Truman scholarshipsshould be submitted to Dr.

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For details about Study Abroadclasses and teaching requirements,contact Schoonover in room 212ofthe BSU Liberal Arts Building,telephone 385·3508... _

The Youthgrants Program ofthe National Endowment for the ~Humanities is alive and well andwill once again offer a limitednumber of awards to youngPeople in their teens and twentiesto pursue non-credit, out-of-the-classroom research projects in thehumanities. The deadline forreceipt of completed applicationforms is November ..16, andfunded projects begin the follow-ing May.

Up to 75 grants will beawarded, offering as much as$2,500 for individuals, and a few

There are' full-time and part-time internships available in theIdaho State Legislature for theSpring Semester of 1982. Anyperson interested in the. Political

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"Baneberry was cited-as releasing only asmall amount of offsite radiation," -statedGordon, However, later on, the publicfound out the AEChad duped them again,that the fallout levels were higher than AECofficials 'revealed. . .

Doctor Pendleton, of the University ofUtah Radiological Health Department,hadmonitored Baneberry. He said, "There isno need for immediate panic or worry, butwhen thousands of people are breathingradioactive dust, there' is reason forconcern."

Citizens' Call points out that radiationhas a cumulative effect. An informationalbrochure states, "The effects pf radiation

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Death Downwind citizens have become veryskeptical, .many outright disbelieving theannounced figures of the Department ofEnergy (DOE). Only upon testifying to ..Congress under oath have NTS officialsclarified figures, figures that' openlyContradicted figures the same officials toldthe public earlier, to the public's disfavor.Discrepancies' in testimony under oathabout the nuclear weapons testing have also .been discovered.

.Above ground tests total at least 28;underground tests totalled 440 sinceOctober 1980.

Underground testing ha's not provensafe, however. "Leaking or venting has

Dorothy Fox, Citizen's . Call board-member and past resident. of 'Las Vegas,Which is 65 miles southeast ofNTS, speaksof "a disillusionment that stirs a bitternessin our souls. " .

Fox no longer "trusts the people in thegovernment and others that lied to thepeople downwind and those of St. George;people that the government treated asguinea pigs behind the face of patriotism."

Fox has infiltrating. breast. cancer. Shewas operated on in 1977 and the cancer isnow in remission. .

Her son was born in 1952. In 1956 he:became ill and was diagnosed as having9811/0 leukemic cells. Fox "put him in' a

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were told they were watching th~birth ofthe atomic age, history in the making.

"We were .told we were a wonderfulexperiment and that we should go out andwatchthe tests, and we did. They always

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told us there was no danger. That makes usvery angry.because they are still sayingit tous.."

Today, Gordon has cancer and herbrother died of leukemia at age 27. Seeds ofrebellion were sown as Gordon listened to aUniversity of Utah .professor speak abouthis wife's death and experiences he thinksthat led to it, a story. that uncannilyresembled her own brother's experience.

"I was at "a congressional hearing inWashington last week on a bill tocompensate radiation victims (Bill # 1483,introduced by Orrin Hatch, R"Utah) aridthe people got up and said we shouldn'thave this. bill because, in the first place,radiation doesn't cause cancer and, then,the people in southern Utah didn't getenough radiation to cause any damage.Well, that's a lie," said Gordon. "Then hesaid even if we had gotten radiation and if itwas dangerous we couldn't afford tocompensate the victims because it wouldbreak the federal government."

These citizens have organized to fightagainst the injustice they think hasknowingly befallen them. Gordon says, "Itseems to me that they indiscriminately andwith malice of forethought released thatradiation' when the wind was pointing inour direction and wrote us off. Itseems tome that they have an obligation to accepttheir responsibility. We downwinder's arenot hunting for money, we're hunting for agovernment that will be responsible to itspeople.'" .

occurred with the underground testing,"states Gordon, "in 1970 an explosionnamed Baneberry leaked" It vented over theU.S. il1to Canada, violating the Test BanTreaty. Of over 400 tests,A3 have leaked;therefore, there is 10% venting. The lastleak happened last September 8."

The Atomic Energy Commission termedBaneberry "a minor accidental spillage."Buried 900 feet below the desert, it burstthrough the ground surface.vcontamin-ating 300 test site workers, the highestnumber of exposed persons since theunderground testing started.

stay with the person exposed for the rest ofhis life. Any more doses the person ma'y.,receive will only add to the radiation.'burden the person already has."

So, essentially, these people are walkingtime bombs. Every time they are exposed toradiation the potential of becomingmalignantly cancerous increases.

Citizens" Call also wants Great Britainbanned from testing at NTS. Twelveannounced British tests have occurred, thelast being in December, 1980.

hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada and wasasked to forget about him," An emergencyplane from Nellis Air Force Base flew himto Salt Lake City' where he was treated for ayear,then he died.

Nevada Test SiteThe Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963

prohibited atmospheric testing, and sincethen, testing has occurred underground."As of October 24, 1980 over 440underground tests have taken place at theNevada Test 'Site,' according to anEnvironmental Policy Center newsletter.,

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The BSU University News had printed astory by Meg Fereday titled the "ASBSU InReno." It seems that the student senate hadallocated -51385 for 'some "unknown".people from BSU to go to the Nevada Reno.game as a matter of P.R. My wife, Naomi,showed me the article and that started theballrolling.October 29, 1981. 9:00 PM" We started to make somephone calls andlearned what-the article did not state; the$385 of student monevwhich was originallyallocated for use by 15 people, was nowgoing to be used by 7 people. First ;of all,who were the 7 people that were going onthis escapade and spending the student'smoney in such an improper manner? Thesecond and most Important question waswhat could be done, at this time of night, toput a stop to this misuse of funds? This iswhere the fun startsl

We contacted the following senators tofind out, how ~they felt about thisexpenditure of student funds:

Don Baldwin-- against the expenditure,Robert Barnhill -- against the expendi-

ture,Lisa Bivens -- against the expenditure,Ted Ecker -- willing to reduce

expenditure,' .Deanna Gibler -- against the expenditure,Helen Holt -- against the expenditure.

However we were unable to contact the restof the senators. The only thing left to do tobring a stop to, or reduction of, thisexpenditure of student money, was to get i!1contact with Tony Lund, ASBSU Prest-dent, and have him call a special meeting ofthe senate.9:50 PM

Tony Lund could not be contacted athome. A search was made by my wife and Iat the S.U.B. and we were able to locateTony in the pool room. I told Tony that 6senators wanted him to call a specialmeeting of the senate in the morning so thatwe could reduce or stop the funding for the

,t;it> to Reno. Tony stated' that he wasleaving for Reno at 4:00 a.m. the nextmorning and he would not be able to call .the meeting. Naomi suggested that if the 6 It is highly commendable when all of sixsenators were able to meet in the senate out of six senators, who were contactable,offices by 10:30 p.rn., would Tony call a cared enough about the student body tomeeting to order? Tony was very drop what they were doing and come to acooperative and told me eye to eye that he . special meeting at 10:30 in the evening. Thiswould be willing to call a special meeting at meeting was to reconsider the spending ofthat time. student money on the Reno football trip.10:00 PM - Back to the Phones! Many of these senators either had tests the

All 6 senators were contacted and were next morning, or "hadto work all nighton their way to B.S.U. Senator Barnhill long. One senator even' came from Nampa;would be a little late because he was driving We were not able to reach Senators Todin from Nampa. We informed Tony that . Barnes, Tom Givin, Bob'- Irusta, PatrichMr. Barnhill would bea little late and Tony Weinch, and Vice-president Kay Kemp. :replied that it would pose no problem. 'Thank you for your dedication, Senators10:40 PM Don Baldwin, Robert Barnhill, Lisa'

All but one senator had arrived. Tony Bivens, Ted Ecker, Deanna Gibler, andput on his jacket and was preparing to leave Helen Holt.when Naomi said, "Tony, where are you Unfortunately this special meeting nevergoing?" Tony replied, "Don't worry I'll - took place due to 'the fact that ASBSUbe right back." Student Body President, Tony Lund, left.10:45 PM

Senator Barnhill had arrived fromNampa, now where was h.SBSU President]Tony Lund?11:05 PM .

We had waited for Tony to return, but as'what some senators said was ' par for the'course, Tony Lund had skipped out.Reflections

Tony Lund's actions were inexcusableand highly inappropriate. As a studentbody president, Tony's disregard for the.affairs of the students of this school isclearly visible. When Tony left that night,why did he not have the common decencyto teil the senators, who were right there,that he was not going to call a meeting afterall?

Some explanations of his actions are duethe student body. Did Tony use funds fromthe ASBSU Treasury? If he did so, thenwhy? Who else went to Reno Nevada usingstudent funds and how are these peopleinvolved with the Student Government?

Perhaps you, as a student,would like to .ask Tony. these same questions. If so, hereis Tony's office phone number: 385-1440.It is time that some answers to the

questions tare given from the ASBSU.President's Office and that Tony Lund,a1ongwiththe~thers that participated wit~

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senators who were willing to come to theS.U.B. on that night at 10:30 p.m. It showsthat there are people who are willing to takea stand against what they feel is improper.

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Best Laid PlantsTerry Ratliff

ASBSU Senator, Arts & Sciences

Thank'You By Arthur HoppeThe Pacific Gas & Electric Company blames failures in its "quality assurance program"

for the recently discovered flaws in its Diablo Canyon nuclear plant on the California coast.But the fact that its engineers read diagrams backward and hadn't the foggiest notion

what the safety equipment around the reactor weighed "could not have led to any danger,"the company's president, Barton W. Shakleford, assured the public.. Arid in case the publig needs any more assurance than that, I personally called on Dr. J oio

Zippy, the Quality Assurance Program's chief assurer.

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Naomi Peck

Dr. Zippy's office is located on the 34th floor of company headquarters, which you reachby pushing the down button three times. Iopened the door and found Dr. Zippy seated athis desk next to the window. Unfortunately ,the desk faced the door so.that he was seated onthe window ledge. But he looked happy. .I placed his doorknob on his' blotter and he offered me a cup of coffee. "Cream or

sugar?" he asked, pouring."Yes', please, and a cup, too, if you have one handy;" I said. "I see by your clerical collar.

that you're a priest, That must-be helpful in Your work.""Clerical collar?" said Dr. Zippy, frowning. "Oh, darn! That happens every time I get

dressed 'in front of a mirror. But .you're here to talk about our Quality AssuranceProgram)'. ' "Yes, exactly what is it you do, Doctor?"

"Well, everys time I bump into somebody, I say, 'Hey! Believe you me, have we ever gota quality nuclear plant down thereat Diablo Canyon. It's got a very, very nice parking lot,one of the finest in the country, and -- wow! -- you should see the view."- "I'understand it overlooks an earthquake fault." ,

"I can state categorically," said Dr. Zippy, "that's not our fault. That's the geologists'fault. If they hadn't found their fault, we wouldn't have found our faults. So our faults arereally their fault. But the press is so darned negative." .

"The press is negative?" ,"All they ever mention is the two little mistakes we made. Not once do they talk about all

the things we did right. Did you know that every single door at that plant opens and shuts,one way or another?"

"A perfect record." _ " , '"Exactly. And many windows go up and down and even vice versa.Pve compiled a list of

the things we did right and it totals378-18-4454. No, that's my Social Security number. Hereitis. We did 18,787,263 things right. Make that 1,878,726. Hold it! That reads 187,872 ...Do you happento havea fly swatter?"

ParkingThe ad hoc.StudentParking Committee

of which I am a member, met on October28, 1981 to discuss the current studentparking situation. Now that the Morrison'Center is under construction there is even·Iess space allocated for student parking.Therefore the committee has a two-foldrequest.

We are asking that the' Universityadministration relinquish 1,000 of thegeneral parking spaces in the stadium areato be partitioned off for those who havestudent parking permits. We are requestingthat this space be as close as possible to the,Vo-Tech buildings, the Gym, and theAthletic Center. .

Our second request would be thatDiamond Parking would issue refunds tothose students who have purchased parking .permits, but are unable. to find .a suitable "parking space. The criteria for refunds'would be thatthe student must tum in theirparking sticker as well as pay all parkingfines that have accumulated.

•••. I said it didn't much matter how many things the engineers did right. Wh~t concerned thepublicwas that one tiny mistake in dealing with nuclear power. and...', . ,

"Not to worry," saidDr. Zippy. "Take my word, we'll never find another. It makespeople nerv,ous~And talk about quality! Just examine this model of the' plant I'm finishingaccording to these explicit'directions: 'knit one, purl two; knit one, purl. •• '"

'''Excusertle, Doctor. ThatJooks like a baby's bootie:" ."Nonsense! You must be wrong. Let me just step pack for a better ... Ai-yee!"

, But the public shouldn't fret about this last little mistake of the Quality"Assurance.Program. We.can be certaln the utility company has plenty more assurance where that camefrom., ',', '. .... . ..

SincerelyTony 'Lund',

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Death Downwind rethinking the unthinkable' and now it'stime for us to step back in." "

"Basing the actual MX in Utah will havea detrimental economic effect in the state' ."according to Holmes. He said most of themoney from the project will be reaped bythe California firms on contract to build it.yet the actual burden will remain in Utah:

Covering their bases. "fourteen MXcontracters have banded together to hire aprivate public relations team to work onCongress with an MX education bureau;"said Holmes. They call it "working thehill." .

Among other - economic disbenefits;:Holmes predicted increased inflation in theprice, of construction materials andcommodities. He said that the prevailingwage scale might be raised, but still thinksinflation will be felt locally and nationallyas a result of the MX project.

He projected that down the roadunemployment would rise after the projectended, and that 'the MX will be detrimentalto development of energy resources like oil,shale, and coal.

The MX "has always' been a' hotpotato," Holmes said, "it was (theoreti-cally) tailored for Salt II. but (practically) itdidn't fit into the Salt II guidelines, it wasnot viable. It's pork barrel politics, anextension of. the Military Industrial

.Complex."

The Homefront

"Pork Barrel Politics""It is one thing for the government to

risk the health and safety of its own citizensby nuclear weapons testing in Nevada. butit's beyond belief to invite another nationto endanger American citizens with theirnuclear" tests. carried out on Americansoil." reads a Citizens' Call pamphlet.

The international' use of NTS calls, tomind the international applications of theMX. Stan Holmes. of the MX InformationCenter in Salt Lake city spoke about thesemissile's onSunday,

Holmes'primary message, was forcitizens to gain greater control. "A betterinformed public would never stand for theMX." Holmes said members of the MX,Information Center believe that the "MXprogram was for whatever strategic,economic. environmental, or moralreasons,unaffordable for the UnitedStates; and that it was a mistake for thiscountry to make."

Encouraging. the audience to take anactive role, Holmes said, "The democraticAmerican system works" as shown by a'concerted two year effort of input byeducated citizen activists that 'helpedpostpone the MX project until 1984. But,will a Big Brother strong arm the MX issuein the 1984 elections and will citizens rallyfor the cause. once again.?

Because "we are in the midst of a critical60 day review period "ending on December2. Holmes urged the audience by saying."now is a key time to get with your SenatorSymms, McClure. Craig, and Hansen to letthem know 'how you feel about the MXprogram.", "In terms of the bitter legacy left byatomic testing the new administration hasproposed building 17.000 new strategic andtactical warheads over the' next 10 years,not including 2000 MX missiles, which willincrease testing and' fallout casualties."Holmes continued.

"The MX represents a critical juncture inthe evolution of the nuclear arms race,"said Holmes. ','The MX is one of three

'American missiles that would be used toconduct a limited nuclear war."

"In August of 1980 the press leakedinformation about Presidential Directive#59 by which President Carter hadofficially sanctioned new strategic optionsfor waging a limited nuclear war. Theytalked about flexible response, escalationcontrol. counter force target," continued

, Holmes.We are now developing' weapons. the

MX is one of them, by which our strategicwarplanners figure they could actually pulloff a surgical nuclear strike against silos oragainst other hardened military commandoutposts, the Soviet Union."

"It is a lowering of the threshold ofnuclear war that affects, not onlyAmericans that live in the great basin. Utah

Nevada, or in Idaho, but Americanseverywhere. It's a threat to world peace. it'sa threat to national' security," saidHolmes. .

Accompanying Holmes on anotherspeaking tour was Dr. J. EdwardAnderson, a ballistic missile guidanceexpert that has been with the DefenseDepartment since 1949.

Holmes said "Anderson's contention isthat the Window of Vulnerability isfallacious. He figures that it is pure bunk,and it's just being used to justify buildingthe MX missile. The technicians are alwayslooking to the next fix. The next fix is thePershing II. the SS 18. .Having dealt withthe Defense Department and the defenseindustry for the last 30 some yearsAnderson felt that there was no technicalway out of it now." because the" defensedepartment and industry are on a crashcourse with the arms race.

Holmes said. "Anderson thought thatWorld War III could easily be triggered bya computermalfunction. He advised. "It isextremely important that citizens take andregain-control of.thegovernment." "

"Initiate a dialogue with yourrepresen-tatives and senators and findout what' isbeing done in your .behalf and.. supposedly.for your welfare in Washington." advisedHolmes."We·re at a .point where ourleaders are actually thinking of slugging itout with nuclear weapons. They are'

Tim McNeil of Snake River Alliance(SRA) brought the NTS and MX issuescloser to home when he spoke aboutparallels between Idaho National Engin-eering Laboratory (INEL) and, the NevadaTest Site. ,

"Stan mentioned a couple of the things ,that the arms race has to do with Idaho.increased materials processing at INEL.increased. transportation on our highwaysand fallout from Nevada. They were bothbegun in the early '50's, are run by the samegovernment agencies, they've both hiredthe same-contracters, in many cases thesame individuals and they both told us thesame bland, reassurances' over-and o'viragain that there's nothing to be worriedabout, there is no problem," said McNeil.

"Most Idahoans are aware that we'redumping radioactive water into ouraquifer, a lot of people are less aware of the13 million curies that have been releasedinto the atmosphere, which becomes part ofour food chain." ,

McNeil is also "concerned about -thegreat quantities of waste' that are beingstored at INEL. Twenty-five percent of themilitary waste comes to Idaho, includingabout 95 percent of plutonium contamin-ated waste from Rocky Flats bomb triggerfactory in Colorado."

"Senator James McClUre's attempting toaddress the nuclear waste situation with abill that he now has before the Senate,"continued McNeil. "He said that the bill,to be voted on within 2-3 weeks, will be anopportunity for Idahoans to be directlyinvolved with someone from their state thathas a key legislative position."

McNeil said that as citizens, "we havethe right and obligation to be involved inthe decision-making processes." He urgedthe audience "to be skeptical, to be active.to become involved. These are questions wehave to become involved with. they aresurvival issues."

McNeil favors the provision ofMcClure's "bill about making the ratepayers pay for disposal of radioactive wastefrom commercial power plants,' putting thecost where it belongs. Also" he's talkingabout a retrievable storage program, so if'something does go wrong they can pul!.itout and repackage it," McNeil continued.

But, the primary thing I see in McClure'sbill isthathe is attempting to take thedecision-making away from the people, to

. put it into the hands of the bureaucracy. 'This makes me very angry and frustrated,These decisions are not purely scientific,nor legislative decisions. They are human.they affect each and every one of us."

McNeil concluded by saying, "The same, weapons they are testing in Nevada. the :

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An ancient Greek philosopher oncespeculated that the universe was making music:the Music of the Splieres. He said that we don'tnotice the celestial music because we ·are toofamiliar with it. It is sort of like the Boston Popspiped into a very large supermarket and we don'tnotice Arthur Fiedler. .'

There is a "personal portable" revolutionartifically re-create this universal symphony. Thepersonal portable is a cassette or radio player withearphones for away-from-home-outside listening.Joggers, bicyclists and skiers use them.

The current craze 'is ,well supported by. many ,followers. The light-weight cassette/radio, players and"open ear" headphones are selling like hot cakes. Thebest known portable, .the Sony Walkman, sold 50,000units at $200 apiece last year; Projected sales for next yearare in the millions. Princess Diana of Wales listens toABBA on hers to drown out the shot-gun blasts of herhusbands' aristocratic hobby of hunting.

The quality of the' hew units is what now makes thedifference. The' state-of-the-art miniaturization can nowdeliver high fidelity sound while keeping unit size sown to 4 X 1inches. and weight below a pound.

The more expensive cassette tape players feature a two-wheel'drive to control wow and flutter as the unit.is moved and shaken.

Other features on the more expensive models include: built inmicrophones, Dolby noise reduction, tone and volume control, 'switch able equalizer, cue and review, and built-in FM radio. Some,units take a FM cassette for radio play.

Stereo headphones come in two types: closed ear and open ear. Closed ear consists of asolid shell that cuts out outside noise. Open ear phones are light weight and allow outsidenoises in. Koss makes the best open ear phones costing $36. They have a wrap around featureto keep the phones on the head; a common complaint. ' .

Almost all portables come equipped with a padded pouch and a shoulder strap or belt hook., When the roaming swinger buys a portable unit, he/she should check for sound distortion.

At the shop, he/she should try out the unit while bouncing and jiggling the player. If there isany distortion then another model should be tried.

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factory, " she adds. '. '

Of the stereo shops surveyed, Sound Track has the largest selection ranging from a $39Unitech AMIFM radio to a KLH cassette player for $169. Radio Shack peddles two Realisticmodels with $39 for a AM/FM radio to a $79 cassette player. D.J.'s City of Sound sells fourmodels with a Sony Walkman for $220 to the new Protron 100 for about $100.

Some states are considering legislation to prohibit portable player listening while driving orriding nearly anything. Idaho does not have such a law, but the Boise police think that"impairing one of your natural senses"while driving may warrant a citation if an accidentoccurs. .'

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Twenty-two percent, or 44 children; hadlevels high enough to be defined as leadpoisoning; . more' than three-fourths' of .those living between two and a half miles ofthe smelter had levels above 40 micro-'grams. The levels decreased with distancefrom the smelter.

. The state study, the Shoshone Project,concluded: "We do notfeelany clinical.permanent impairment or illness hasoccurred." But, the federal doctors fromthe CDC working on the project do notmake such a statement,concluding thatchildren with lead levels above 40micrograms had sustained minor nervedamage and mild 'anemia. The CDCdoctors were financed by . the federal

- government. The state physicians workingon the project were paid hi part by the Stateof Idaho, and by the Bunker HillCompany ..

In another lead study, Dr. HerbertNeedleman, a psychiatrist at the BostonChildren's Hospital, measured the rings oflead in the teeth of over 2,000 children in

. Massachusetts over an II year period."Children in my study with high lead in

their teeth were found to be moredistractible, less persist ant to tests, not 'ableto work independently, less able to followsequences or directions, were impulsive,were frustratable," he said; .

Lead poisoning symptoms are discipline'problems, difficulty with coordination arid'kidney and bladder problems. ..

The idea that the lead damage that-couldhave taken place in the bodies 'of Kelloggchildren has not been either proven ordisproven ... no follow-up 'studies alongthese lines have been undertaken, althoughin 1980, another blood survey showed thatthe levels of lead had declined in thechildren. But according to doctors whoconduct testing on lead poisoning damage,neurological testing must be performedbefore it can be decided whether a child has

.suffered brain damaged from the toxicmetal or not. '

Dr. Needleman's studies suggest that anyamount of lead may be too much.

"The amounts of lead below those(found in the Shoshone project and whoseaverage mean was 51) would put children inthe hospital, damage their brain. There'salso evidence which suggests that maybethere's no threshold for lead, that if there isa threshold, it's lower than that,"Needleman said.

municipal waste." ."The plant discovered a way to turn the

sulfur dioxide waste to profit in the form,of fertilizer; Since then, the emissions ofsulfur dioxide have been reduced. Thecompany has undertaken an .ambitiousprogram to revegetate 18,000 acres of thesulfur dioxide-scoured hills that encloseKellogg. '. '

Times like the 1930s when some laundryleft out over night on a Kellogg clotheslinedisintegrated,are now gone. Old timerslook back to 'those days' .saying "if youthink its bad now, you should a seenwhen ... " But' while the sulfur dioxidefumes were reduced, lead emissions fromthe smelter's. towering smokestack weregrowing .. According to Tate's article, themonthly averages of 8.3 metric tons of leadreleased. from the smelter during 1955-56increased to 11.7 metric tons fromJ965 toSeptember of.l973. . ,Then.r in 1974, Bunker Hill had an

accident--a fire broke out in the smelter's· "bag house" where lead, sulfur dioxide

and other metal particulates are filteredthrough huge vacuum cleaner-like bags

· before being released in the air, overKellogg. Over ten to twelve micrograms of

, lead measured per cubic meter of air werereleased off the plant site during the fire,and for six months afterwards.

The Environmental Protection Agency's·air lead limit" is 1.5 micrograms per cubicmeter of air. Recently, however,Bunker,Hill officials and the EPA agreed to extend.the compliance deadline. That level must be

. met by mid 1986, according to the

. agreement.. Today, the lead in the air can still reach a

,\level seven' times above the national''ambient air standard which officials say is

fe.'~. NQt surprisingly, people began noticing

~Jligh levels of lead in children's blood.~;[tIn August, 1974, a joint state and federaltl~!Jrvey was' conducted to determine the:;i;tl,.l?od-Iead,levels (per 100 milliters ofNblood)of kids inthe Kellogg area. Dubbed:i:llie Shoshone Project, the survey brought,,,iii doctors from the Center of Disease}_gontrol in Atlanta. Georgia, as well.asmPhysicians from the Idaho State Health andSWelfare Department. -They took blood~~kmples from 1,047 children under age.iiil'-Jne,as well as environmental samples of(;~ard dirt, vegetation, house dustv.palnt and1tpottery. from, homes involved in theP:tdoor-to-door survey.

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Is No News Good News?Dean Peterson, former president of the

KelIoggChamber of Commerce, said that ifKellogg residents hold any animositytowards the company, it is not due to thelegacy of a dirty environment the companyis soon to leave behind, but rather because

Bunker isshuttirig downandleaving a I~tof people out of work. "

Peterson, who owns a funeral home inKellogg, lead a petition drive to redeem thetainted reputation of Kellogg. The coverletter on the' petition protested the"slanderous .. and . degrading testimony(during the lead trial) and news accountswhich have no basis in truth ... many of uslive here by choice, not by economicnecessity." Peterson's petition collected4,300 signatures, arid was' presented. toGovernor John Evans in Boise, September25. When unfurled, the petitions taped endto end, stretched from the top of the capitolsteps to thestreet below.

Peterson believes that Bunker Hill' hasshown concern for the workers. Ina KCTS

TV program, Spokane, about lead inKellogg kids. another family, the Huffs,pointed out that Bunker Hill had returfedpeople's lawns with fresh, uncontaminatedgrass, relocated families away from thearea near the smelter, put in clean gravel inpeople's driveways in an effort to keep the

lead dust down, and has even paid forblood-lead testing for the kids.

As Donna Huff said: "And they did allthis for free. 't wasn't like they wereshirking their responsibilitiy to thecommunity." .

The Huff family probably representshow a certain proportion of people in

.Kellogg .Ieel about the lead . thatwas discovered in their. children's bodies.The Huffs live in Smelterville, a communityof about 840 people, Children living inSmelterville have the highest lead levels in :their bodies; according to the Shoshoneproject, since Smelterville is one of theclosest residential areas to the smelter. ButTerry and Donna Huff said that theydon'tbelieve the high concentrations of lead intheir children's bodies may prove to beharmful. .

On the KCTS TV program, the Huffssaid that .not even Dr; Needleman'sfindings on the effects of lead concentra-tions in children could induce them to leaveKellogg.

Terry, employed by Bu~ker Hill, Donna,

The BunkerHill Mine andConcentrator:2, toojobs willclose downwith it. Photocourtesy of theIdaho Bureauof Mines andGeology. '

a homemaker, and son Michael and his twolittle sisters live within one-half mile radiusof the smelter. The Silver King Elementary..School, where Michael goes to school, isalso close to the smelter, and was found byenvironmental specialists working on the1974 survey to have agreat deal oflead dustin the schoolyard and in its attic.

Michael is healthy by all outsideappearances and by his performance in theboxing ring, where he is a proven championboxer. In his parents eyes,' the televisionprogram conjectured, he is the' championagainst the lead-tainted image of l5ellogg.

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But Michael's medical history~ his motherrevealed. to the KCTS reporter, includesmajor surgery performed on his kidney andbladder when he was an infant, and speechtherapy before entering grade school. Hismother said he had been tested and wasfound to be "leaded--andleaded high"with 79 micrograms. His little sister Tisha,took speech therapy, too.

But Terry and Donna don't believe thatthe lead hurt their kids in any lasting way.

The Lead TrialWhile some Kellogg residents say that

lead hasn't hurt their kids, even if they arefound to have high lead levels, two familiesclaim that the inflated levels of lead found.in their children has hurt them; the childrensay that they have suffered brain damageand hold the .company responsible.

Nine children from the Yoss and Dennisfamily, both formerly of Kellogg, filed a$20 million lawsuit against the Bunker HilICompany' and' Gulf Resources in 1979.That suit, settled out of court' ori October23, 1981 for over $2 million, may notrestore health to the children: but may deterother industries from polluting theenvironment.

"The Bunker Hill lead trial should mllk"the rest of the lead smelters in the U.S. situp and take notice," said United SteelWorkers attorney, Mary O'Brian. But thefuture for regulations" that would keepindustries "honest" i O'Brian said, doesn'tlook very bright. She said that Congressand state legislatures are looking for areasto cut in all programs; environmentalprograms will be among the first togo, shesaid. And for places like Kellogg, those fewregulations that took years to establish maynow be cut, resulting in the loss of whatregulations people now have to try to keepindustry clean. .

O'Brian stressed that the United SteelWorkers Union's was primarily to policethe safety of the workplace, not necessarilythe outside environment, a statement thatwas echoed by the Kellogg USW chapterpresident, Ken Flatt.

"We can't legally be too involved in theoutside-that's where the EPA comes ·in .Now, inside the plant, we have a great dealof say as to what goes on. That's why wewere involved with the Occupational Safetyand Health Agency and not the EPA,Flatt said, referring to workers' safety andhealth standards that OSHA enforcesinside the plant.

O'Brian said it would benaive to expect a.comp'any to' adhere to some sort of

self-policing. honor system of keeping theair and water clean and that is whatgovernment agencies are for. Theirfunction is to provide environmentalregulations that prevent industries frompolluting the environment, to keepindustries clean, shesaid .

weren't doing anything except 'just .beingthe-policemen for.thefeds. So wedecided.that as long as the feds had all the rules-andtheregs.fhen they could doallthe policing.Wejustpulledstriught out .of it,and the'feds did take over. " said Van Engelen; .

But in 1974, durlng the time rofuhepoisonous .lead emissions, where was thestate and its 'regs'? Why wasn't somethingdone about the smelter's high leademissions?

According to the former' State AirBureau director, Dr. Lee Stokes, there wereno lead standards at that time--in fact,airlead pollution standards were not decidedon until 1978. The state had beenmonitoring the smelter fumes all during the'time of the '74 crisis, and provided the EPAwith. data, but that data' dealt with theparticulate' problem, and not the leadpoHution,Stokes said. Since the particulatestandard did not attain high enough levels'to justify a. court injuction to stop thesmelter, there was no legal way, Stokessaid, to put an end to the smelter's fumes.

"The only capability the. (Health andWelfare) Department has to shut somebodydown, which would take a court injunction'is imminent peril (to public health). Well,the total particulate standard is not :ahealth-based standard, and a violation ofthat requires some action to see that they

poses one question thliltwon'l go away: .what 'price for. health?' .. .Will cost-effectiveness out-weigh the ,perils to public health? wiil the publicweigh the 'value of their' health, and exertpressure on industries, like Bunker Hill, todo so? Who is responsible for guardingpublic health? The. EPA? The states?Workers? ,Citizens? "The EPA shouldapply the best-available medical data andget the job of purging dangerous pollutantsfrom thenation,"said a Business Weekarticle in 1973.., The environmental movement reached its'zenith in 1973. Today one mayecho thetired old strains of the song 'Where have all

. the flowersgone", and ask, 'Where has allthe pro-environment zeal gone?' The point,among many to be made from the historyof contamination of the Kellogg/Bunker

'Hill is that, yes, great strides have beenmade since the early days when the plantemissions were eating laundry on clotheslines and killing horses grazing on leadedpastures. Still, the same improved plantalbeit due to an unfortunate accident, couldhave permanently damaged the brains, andlives of children. Even if the Bunker HillCompany will never operateagain, thelivesof some Kellogg residents may have beenimpaired. And that is the question; what

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·correct it, but it is not the kind of thing that .",would·get Ii' court to 'shut them down,"Stokes said. He added that if .the lead

..standard had been in place at the time of.the 1974 fire and if it.had been violated, "it

. is conceivable-that. it could have gott~Jl an'injunction to stop operation."

Analysis: .

What Price for Health?Idahoans like topride themselves on the

purity and pristine-ness of the state. Idahois unique in its clean air, vast breedinggrounds for deer, - elk, and steelheadsalmon, for. its rugged Rocky Mountainchain peaks.

Asfor Kellogg, It isn't unique, after all ..There are many cities, towns around. theU.Si that suffer the same extreme pollutionlevels; El Paso, Texas, lead level studiesconducted there similar to the Shoshoneproject sound the same levels of lead in thechildren. Pittsburg, Los Angeles; andBirmingham, Alabama, are other examplesof fouled nests. .· Cost-benefit analyses butt heads withepidemiological studies, the only realammunition with which to combatexceeded pollution levels.· The Kellogg situation, overblown or not, .

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f\ unique situation exists in Idaho and.this time itlnvolves the Idaho State Air

· Quality Bureau whose job his to monitor~coinpanies like 'Bunker, Hill-or rather; theAir Quality Bureau Was to'niooitor BurikerHill-Iast year, the Idaho State Legislature'drew.' up' a budget, ,spearheaded bygubernatorial candidate Ralph Olmstead,that eliminated the air program.

· - Said Burley legislat<;>r, Dean' VanEngelen; "We're the OIily state in the

· Union that has done this." The legislators.say,that one ofthe,reasons for absolishingthe. air prdgtam is that the EPA waS notwilling to be 'flexible' in dealing with howthe state' airbiJreauwantedto' regUlateIdaho air quality, according to Van

. Engelen. He also said that another primaryreason for abolishing the air bureau wasfinancial problems., "Beyond the budget reason; it seemed a

little ridi~ulou's to some of us thilt what viewere doing was. monitonngfederal rulesandregs (regUlationS) completely; and for a .couple of years, we had asked the question,'What happens ifw!: don't?' (fund the airqUalityprogmm): Of.course· the question'W::lS always answered, . 'If you' don't, thefeds will. 'WeJ,l, ~ec1(,'all we\yere ~oing is

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This column is for the true amateur, thebored and the curious. The amateur lovessports not for the spectacle, but for thedoing. The amateur thrives on. the way'his /her body moves, and the variety ofways he/she can experience movement. Ona most primitive .level, the amateurencourages the centered ness that happenswhen the body moves perfectly, with grace,in response with the world around it. That'swhen sports are at their best (instant replayafter instant replay). We're going toexplore sports for the true beginner in thiscolumn, a chance to find out about sportsyou might not have considered doing. Forthe bored and curious, more and betterthrills; for the amateur, a new way to. use'and appreciate the body.

Let's talk about roller skating. It couldbe that skating is something whose vague .memories you can conjure from your longgone youth. Dark, rancid roller rinks filledwith greasers; or maybe the grating ofmetal wheels clicking over cracks in thesidewall (scraped knees and band-aids).Come back from your sentimentality for amoment to consider roller skating for now.

The outdoor roller skating season alongthe greenbelt is just about over; you'll findshops open by the main post office onweekends a long as the weather continuesit's gentle course.

Roller skating doesn't stop when coldweather sets in: there are three indoor rinksin the area, and oneon the way. Skatelandis a more traditional roller rink, lots ofyoung kids, but certainly not an intolerableadventure. Roller Magic in Nampa is abrand new rink. It features an epoxy floor(faster than- wood), a $25,000 soundsystem, light show, and the most up to datewheels and bearings available. RollerMagic is quickly becoming a .favorite ofspeed skating teams .statewide, churchgroups, families, and area college students.

Skating is also a great form of exercise.

Phyllis Dupras makes hermove toward the ball, as dod host of.fellow fieldhockey players from NNCand Joan Pittaway fromBSU. Photo by GeorgeRagan;

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Swimming is considered the mostcomplete' form of exercise, followed bycross country skiing and jogging. Completemeans working your. muscles, lungs, andcardiovascular system. Somewhere in therelies skating. The.amount of aerobic benefit(the completeness of the exercise), ofcourse, depends upon how long and hardyou skate, but the potential isthere.

Perhaps the most important benefit ofroller skating in this area is that it is theclosest form of exercise to downhill/crosscountry skiing. It is the' only exercise thatcombines balance and movement toprepare you forthe upcoming season. It isalso more effortless than traditional formsof getting into and maintaining fitness ..

Enough of this serious stuff'. On somelevel .skating has more than a little.absurdity to it. Imagine people puttingwheels on their feet to get to work, or cruisefor fun. The fluidness of motion, and therhythm is exhilarating; you can't help but.hear strains of the Blue Danube Waltz.

"But I might hurt myself." "I mightscrape my knees and look a fool." Yeah,yeah, so what? Most people who finally getup the nerve are not maimed by rollerskating, and enjoy .themselves whetherindoors or not. It's cheap entertainment,it's good for you; and it's fun. Give it a try.

Roller Magic, 2929 Keirn Lane, Nampa,1/2 mile from Karcher Mall; 466-6486 forspecific tirnesr $2.50/hr for individuals;$1.75/hr for fa-milies and organized

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Joan Pitta way breaks away from an NNC defender. The Field Hockey Club has posted an8-4 record this fall. Photo byGeorge Ragan.Wheels R. Fun, 13th & the Greenbelt;

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The.Boise State soccer club will meet theAthlete's Foot team this Saturday in AnnMorrison Park at 2:00 p.m, ..

The club defeated the Mountain HO)T1eAir Force Base last Sunday 6-Q;!lnd.~lacedfourth III the tough Couer d' AleneInvitational Oct. 24-25, .

BSU .finlshed the tournament 2~1-1recor4, losing to Calgary, Canada 3-1 ~n~tying Nelsonof canada 2~2';"

"Over the river and, through the woodsto the finish line we go," may have been the'melody the Boise State harriers werethinking of as they won the University.ofIdaho Invitational Cross Country meet inMoscow lastSaturday.. .. .

. Head coach Jim Klein said before themeet: that the BSU harriers have hadtrouble in the. past at the Idaho coursebecause of its hilly terrain. . .

A week prior to the meet, Klein wastraining therunners.in the Boise foothills.'It seemed to pay off, as the Broncomen. finished with 37 ..points'ascompared tosecond-place . finisher' the' InternationalTrack Club. '..

Tom Rothenberger led the wayforBSU,placing second behind Andy Harvey ofIdaho: " . ~ .... '. '.

The BSU women's volleyball tcain will beon the road this weekend, as they. travel tonorthern Idaho to face Lewis Chirk StateCollege on Friday, and the University ofIdaho on Saturday. .

Head coach Darlene Bailey's squad nowstands at 20-3 overaltand 4-0 in InterstateLeague play after. defeating Idaho lastSaturday' in the Bronco gym.

The Broncos took the match after about '.2 1/2 hours ofnon-stopaetlon, ..: BSU won the first game 15-7,. but the'Vandals claimed the next twogarnes 15-13.and 15-9. The Bronco women evened thematch at two games apiece by winnmgthefourth gameJS-IO. . .:. .... .'.In the last game, Idaho seemed: to have

.. the: match> won, le!1dingI3-7.ButBSU. came back and won the thrilled6.14; .'

6: Volleyball; BSU at Lewis-Clark State(7:30 p.m.)7: Volleyball; BSU at University of Idaho(7:30 p.rn.) .

Football; BSU at Cal State, Fullerton(1:30 p.rn.) ,8: Soccer; Bsu vs. Athlete's Foo{ at annMorrison Park (2:00 p.m.)

Intramural ScoresTennisMen'ssingle chanlpKen Azbill

Men's basketball '.· ThC Divers 38 ; YamamasSfiCoberly's Vandals 32,SigEps#218BonZai 54, Arm and Hammer 32B~3Bouncers!26, Rodeo 24K1iaos34'iTKE's 22 .

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· B-3 Bricks 26, Bruins 26' ..· 'Generics 56; Silver. Bullets 46

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Bought a lemon and don'tknow what to do about it?Trouble with your landlord? Needlegal help and don't have a

• lawyer? Betcha aren't upon allthe avenues for consumerprotection. Well, the BoisePrimerdrummed up lots of consumergroups, agencies, and manuals tohelp you when you're stuck at thecrossroads and don't know whatto do. The Primer's consumercoverage will span.two issues; sodig into part one and beginlearning the tools of preventativeconsumerism. "An ounce ofprevention can save a pound ofaggravation.' ,

Idaho Citizen's Coalition, 216N. 8th, 344-6632, a private,non-profit corporation is theconsumers' advocate on utilityrates. ICC does research andprovides community education onenergy conservation, monitorspricing of electricity and naturalgas. JCCintervenes at the IdahoPublic Utilities Commission onbehalf of low income residents, .seniorcitizens, small farmers, andsmall businesses. ICC represents'the community at large,instead ofon an individual basis. ICC tries 'to "represent the best interest of,the people as a group ... , ,

Idaho ConsumerAffairs, 106N. 6th,343-3:'i54is a private,

, non-profit.corporation that, provides mediation .and ,,',.arbitrationservices, ICA has aConsumer Hot Line which 'provides counseling Corassertive,not agressive.action, Though

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Idaho ConsumerProtectlonManual is available at the Officeof the Attorney General in thecapital building; 334-2400.Divided into three categories, themanual covers "Tips onComplaining Effectively,""Itemized Billings," a "DirectoryforConsumer Assistance," andconsumer questions and answers.The manual "is designed to assistin the practical avoidance orsolving of problems whichconsumers and businessesencounter."

Idaho Fair Share, Inc., 2711·Weaver Circle, 343-1432 is aprivate, non-profit corporationthat works with issues defined byits membership. IdahoFair Sharemembers pay a $15 yearly fee andmoderate to low income membersare solicited. Now in theformative state, the Idaho group

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, concentrate on issues pertinent tothem. Bventually.jt will spreadregionally and statewide, at which 'time representatives will be electedfrom the smaller areas. Idaho FairShare supports socialandeconomic justice and involvesitself with grass roots organizingwith technical assistance.

Informat!on& Referral, 1365N.Orchard,378-0lll,is aprivate, non-profit corporation

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Information & Referral has nospecial target group andis mainlya telephone informationresource.Services include givinginformation on child care, onsocial agencies (food stamps,social security, etc.), and on amultitude of Boise Area contacts.It is also connected with the BoiseArea Agency on 'Aging and 'provides many services to seniorcitizens.

Landlord/Tenant Guidelines,also available at the Office ofAttorney Generalin the capitalbuilding, 334-2400, "assistslandlords and tenants ofresidential property in ,understanding their rights andresponsibilities;" Divided iritothree categories the manual covers"Rental Agreements," "TheRights and Responsibilities of the

. Landlord and the Tenantprovided for by Idaho Law," and"The Mobile Home P.arkLandlord/Tenant Act of 1980.", Tel-Med, 377·0430 is a public

service of Saint Alphonsus HealthPromotion Institute. Tel-Med is aIibraryoftaped health messageswith information on a variety or'subjects includingcancer,nutrition, children, smoking,drugs and alcohol, and dentalhealth. The tapes are 3 to 7minutes long ..Upon calling.ianoperator will ask for the numberof the tape or subject you wantto'hear, then, sit back and listen.

Next.week theBoisePrimer will 'continue with part tw.o of-its 'consumer information,coverage 'compiled to assist you in using,sollleofthe consumer resources .

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Last week: Scoop and Bubugo to Ben Goo'sNu WaveA Go Go, where Scoop passes-out whiledancing to the Lymph Nerds.

"Permit me to introduce myself. I am BenGoo." Over me stood a big beef jerky in a mohawkthat looked like he weighed 250 pounds. But Goo'svoice was coming from behind me.

I tried to lift my head up off the floor. It felt likeit had been used as a cannon ball in the Flying Manact in some cheap circus" It hurt like hell.

"Don't bother getting up, Sherlock. I'm not sureyou can right now. .

Goo walked around to face me. He wasn't muchtaller than the kids in his. club out front. He waswearing a white and silver pinstripe that must haveset him back 500 bucks. In this line of work, yougotta at least respecta good set of clothes.

He had a diamond in hisleft ear. His hair wasoily and his teeth had third-degree tobacco stains.He smelled like cloves.

"My friend the Baba said you might be headedthis way, Sherlock. But he didn't say why?"

"What have you got going with the Baba?," Iasked. •

"You might say we are business partners. Andwhat line of work are you in, Mr. ScoopSherlock?"He spat out my name like a vegetarianspits out pork.-wen, Mr. Ben Goo," (doing a little spitting

myself), "I'm a scientist. ~k find things out. 'discover things." , "",' - ", , ', "And what have you discovered recently, Mr.Scientist?", he sneered.

"That everyone's in bed with everybody else, ifyou know what I mean," I said. "Ever since' BudRowdy burned us in Trenchtown,I've been lookingfor him: The world's gotten real funny since then,you know?" ~ ,

Goo's eyebrows raised; his eyes went from glazedto intent. "Did you say us, Sherlock? Then you'renot alone?"

"Just me, myself, and I," I replied. '~Looks likeI outnumber you guys."

"You're pretty glib for a man with his hands tiedbehind his back. We'll see how amusing you areafter you've cooled down."

Ben Goo turned and walked out of the room. Hisbig friend followed, slamming the door and leavingme in darkness.

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•••••••I lay on the floor for hours: I managed to work

my hands free from the rope that bound them, andbegan crawling along the floor. I found a half bookof matches on the floor, and by their light IInspected the little room. There were no windowsand only one door in the room. The door washeavy, like a walk-in freezer door. It was as solid as 'an oak desk. '

I started wondering about where Vishnu Bubumight be. Ben Goo apparently hadn't seen him in

, the club. I could only hope that the Vish had gottenaway. He seemed to be my only hope.

.It was quiet out front. I didn't have any ideawhat time of day it was-but I assumed that all thepunkers had left. No Lymph Nerds, no reggae."The reggae" , ,I thought, "if only I hadn't gotten'carried away with the reggae." .

My thoughts were interrupted by the sounds of,footsteps on the other side of the door. There wasno mistaking those footsteps. I knew that walk verywell. Itwas Vishnu Bubu, and he was coming to therescue just as I had expected. I can always count onmy friend the Vish when the chips are down. "

There was a scratching sound on the door, andafter a moment's hesitation, it swung open. VishnuBubu came flying into the room, tripping over Iibox and landing in a sprawled heap on the floor.'

"Here's your Injun friend to keep youcompany. Sherlock!" The bimbo in the mohawkjeered. He slammed the door shut, and his laughter, '

, 'faded aw.ay with-his footsteps, _ ' 'Over in the comer.Vishnu B, lay motionless. I'lit

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