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Peace may Strikes, burning draft c Bombings, demonstratior Alison Krause, 19; Jeffre William Shcroeder, 19. 1 countless Vietnamese. B And now it may finally be For a long time, this c war and rumors of war, a peace will take their plac Vietnam spawned demor all over the country inclu amount of damage and re. dents at Kent State Univer Vietnam was and still is lives and caused a rift betw We do not expect any < treaty is signed. As a stud recently, "This is not the t Even when the Mets woi There's no emotion left." That's it. There's nothi and hope that it will neve: happened already. And the question must 1 long?" Coming only a fe question President Nixon's that serious negotiations co and, as Nixon said himself in four years doesn't desei Catch-22. It seems the wai give or take a few days. But politics aside, the e news most of our generati it not happen again. monday bloody mon Consider By MIKE HEMBREE Common Cause, the ballyhooec "citizens' lobby" in Washington claimed some space in the corne mailbox the other day with its semi annual plea for dust. The little white blank asked fo such things as $15, $30, $100, o other. But that part was rather eas to avoid. The rest of the offering was some what more stimulating, however. Proclaiming that "we need to hea from you," Common Cause listed 1 "issues" and asked that they b advised of the five the reader cons: dered "most crucial." In doing this, one helps CC "kee our finger on the pulse of the cour try and to know which issues its citi zens are most concerned about." Some of the "issues" didn't reall seem to be issues. But, for wha it's worth, take a gander and ponde on which ones are earth-shaking fo this great land. 1. Make certain no U.S. Presiden can ever again involve us in a wa like Vietnam without clear-cut Cor gressional approval. 2. Conserve, protect and enhanc the environment with strong sanc tions against polluters. 3. Overhaul and revitalize goverr ment at all levels. 4. Equal opportunity in all area of American life with effectiv action against discrimination base on sex, race or ethnic backgrounc 5. Overhaul criminal justice sy: tern with emphasis on court an penal reform and improved polic training and community relationm 6. Eliminate poverty throug, income maintainence. job trainini finally come irds, busted heads and tear gas. is, napalm, the National Guard. y Miller, 20; Sandy Scheur, 20; learly 50,000 American troops, uttons, bumperstickers, blood. over. untry has been occupied with rid now it seems that rumors of :e and perhaps become reality. istrations and riots on campuses ding this one, caused a terrible multed in the deaths of four stu -sity. a cancer that has poisoned our een young and old; untold strife. >ut pouring of emotion when a ent at Columbia University said ypical reaction to a war ending. i, people were in the streets. ng left except to heave a sigh r happen again. Too much has >e asked, "Why has it taken so N days before the election, we motives. It is hard to believe uld not have begun much earlier, anyone who can't end the war wve to be president. That's the will end in exactly four years, rid of the war will be the best on will ever have heard. May 9wD WAJ? lay these issues and creation, early education, improved social security. 1 7. Improve health care with , emphasis on reforming the health r care delivery system. - 8. Improve education with emphasis on improving unequal r financial resources for urban, sub r urban and rural areas. 9. Make decent housing available to ali. -10. Increase programs for family planning. 11. Improve urban transportation through increased federal aid and stronger regional agencies. 12. Strengthen planning to accom modate the population growth Sexpected by the year 2,000. -13. Improve employment prog rams for both job training and job creation. V 14. Improve consumer protec tion. r15. Achieve continued economic progress with reasonable wage and t price stability. fHolding a miniature American flag in one hand and a parched copy ofthe Constitution in the other, it was decided that Nos. 1,2,3,7, and S14 were the "most crucial" to the welfare of the U.S. Of course, who wouldn't go for No. 9? But vacating a dorm a year ago cut down on the problems of e decent housing. And No. 6 is a bold one. Poverty will not allow itself to be eliminated. You may of cour'se disagree with the previous five selections. Corn. mon Cause will surely listen. Mail your choices to Common Cause, Box 220, Washington, D.C. 20044. But hurry. Ameriea suffers. f . Y {- ' :ti :{{{ :fik..} "tit:Y".," ti. .'ti;\:+{ {r{ti ti v . 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