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the western front western Washington state college Vol. 66 No. 2 TUESDAY October 2, 1973 Ten Cents Recycle all paper Today is the last day to add or drop a class 4 0 0 gather to protest super oil tankers byRAHNLAHTI Cleanup crews were still mopping up the mess caused by last Tuesday's 50,000 gallon oil spill when 400 Canadians and American protesters converged on the Peace Arch at the Blaine border crossing last Sunday. The gathering listened to protests against proposals to carry millions of galĀlons of oil by tanker through the Strait of Juan de Fuca from the Alaskan pipeĀline terminal at Valdez, Alaska to Cherry Point, Wash. The demonstration was sponsored by the Coalition Against Oil Pollution and a Canadian environmental organization, the Society for Pollution and Environmental Control (SPEC). These groups provided speakers from their own ranks as well as other environmentalists and both Canadian and U.S. government officials. Speakers at the rally called for a ban on supertankers within the enclosed waters of Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Preceding the demonstration, a caravan of cars passed through Beliingham with their lights on and signs imploring "Stop the Supertankers" filling their windows. Persons from the Beliingham community joined the caravan as it continued its journey to the Peace Arch. Opening speakers admitted defeat in their previous attempts to stop the trans-Alaska pipeline. Jim Bolland, Sierra Club president, with his voice growing ever louder, told the audience, "We have lost the fight against the oil pipeline, but we're now going to fight the supertankers!" He went on to call supertankers in the straits "an act of environmental aggression." Later he called for the Canadian government to "prohibit supertankers from entering the Juan de Fuca Strait." The audience responded with loud applause. One of the few American speakers at t h e p r e d o m i n a n t l y Canadian demonstration outlined the size of the new ships in terms most people could easily visualize. The ships will be about one and a half times as long as the Seattle Space Needle is tall. That is about 11 football fields long. He went on to add, "The ships will be capable of carrying 40 million gallons of oil each. Let's not fool ourselves, they are truly supertankers!" A Canadian government official took a swipe at what he called "Canadian national hypocrisy," stating that on the east coast of Canada, while Americans are beginning to require double hulls on all oil tankers entering their ports, officials urged by the Canadian oil companies are sticking with the less expensive single-hull craft in order to capture some quick business at the expense of the Americans. But from that moment on, the demonstration looked like a Canadian nationalist convention with the United States as the prime target of dissent. 'We don't want their tankers down our t h r o a t s , " said another Canadian environmentalist. The 85 per cent Canadian audience roared approval. "America equates a high standard of waste with a high standard of living," intoned another speaker to the roar of the crowd. The largest ovation came, though, at the concluding point in a four point proposal set forth by another Canadian environmentalist. He said the proposal had been submitted to Canadian government officials. His plan called for: 1) The Canadian government, using legal precedent, would establish a 200-mile environmental protective zone, barring the supertankers. 2) The Canadian government's lawyers would look into the possibility of barring the supertankers from the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the grounds that the strait is not an international waterway, but an international boundary. He said legal precedent has allowed that such a waterway can not be used for anything that may be dangerous to either of the neighboring countries. 3) Legislation would be established for liability without guilt, forcing the oil companies to pay for all damages inflicted by oil spills. He said that is they had to pay for just one oil spill by a supertanker, they would lose all the profits possible from the Alaska oil. 4) The British Columbia legislature would pass a law stating that as soon as the first supertanker "sticks its nose" in the straits Canada would shut off natural gas exports to the United States of America. As the crowd continued its thunderous applause to the final point, the speaker yelled, "We'll learn to use our own gas instead of their oil." Many of the speakers prefaced their remarks by citing the recent oil spill at Vancouver, B.C., as "only a warning of what might happen if the supertankers are allowed to enter the straits." The 50,000 gallon spill, following a two ship collision near the mouth of the Vancouver harbor, contaminated more than 11 miles of beaches, the Associated Press reported. United States oil cleanup equipment was rushed to the scene to aid the Canadian effort. The oil flowed into the Strait of Georgia from the British 9,200-ton freighter Erawan after the 8,200-ton Japanese containership Sun Diamond's bow cut a 30-foot gash in her starboard midships section in the pre-dawn collision. It has been reported that the collision accured in good weather, but no one is willing to say anything because of an inquiry by the Canadian Transport Department. Canadian officials have placed, the Sun Diamond under arrent pending civil action to recover costs of the spill estimated to exceed $250,000. Protesters were quick to add that this quarter of a million dollar spill is only one-eightieth of the potential supertanker catastrophe sure to be in the offing, if allowed to happen.
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Title | Western Front - 1973 October 2 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 66, no. 2 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | October 2, 1973 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1973-10-02 |
Year Published | 1973 |
Decades | 1970-1979 |
Original Publisher | Western Washington State College, Bellingham, WA |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor | Rodger Painter, editor; Stephanie Smith, managing editor; Sonja Brown, new editor; Victoria Hamilton, arts & entertainment editor; O.K. Johnson, sports editor; Jim Brooks, copy editor; Ken Rosenthal, copy editor; Jim Thomson, photo editor |
Staff | Judy Mooers, production manager; Jeff Showman, assistant production manager; Cliff Portman, ad manager; Elsi Vassdal, graphics; Elnora Eitelgeorge, business manager; Reporters: Eden Alexander; John Atkinson; Robert Baldwin; Bonnie Banfield; Fred Birchman; Bruce Blizard; Jack Broom; Charles Child; Gregory Cohen; William DeWitt; Mary Lu Eastham; Ray Furness; Nick Gardner; Bruce Hayes; Michael Hennessy; Carolyn High; John Hymas; Charmaine Johannes; Patt Johnson; Rahn Lahti; Robert Laird; Lyn LaSorella; Erik Magnuson; John Manly; Deborah McBride; Timothy Moore; Keith Myette; Eric Nelson; Ken Olsen; Janice Perry; Dave Peterson; Dan Raley; Alan Reed; David Rispoli; Dennis Ritchie; Scott Roberts; Ric Roff; Kathi Sandboe; Susan Scott; Robert Sims; Richard Smith; Benno Steckler; Sherry Stripling; Bernie Thomas; Mark Tyrell; Lisa Whiting; Duff Wilson; Duane Wolfe; Eileen Wood |
Photographer | Jim Thomson; Dick Smith |
Faculty Advisor | Steffens, Pete |
Article Titles | 400 gather to protest super oil tankers / by Rahn Lahti (p.1) -- Senate defends handbook / by Keith Myette (p.2) -- Teachers adopt defensive measures (p.2) -- Budget cuts bill vetoed by Evans (p.2) -- Senate elects Copenhaver, other officers for year (p.2) -- Wolfe urges participation in AS activities, bemoans cut / by Dennis Ritchie (p.2) -- Arboretum grows rapidly (p.3) -- Gas stations open again; consumers back on roads / by Nick Gardner (p.3) -- Grads listed for quarter (p.3) -- Classifieds (p.3) -- Campus beat (p.4) -- Editorial (p.5) -- Letters (p.5) -- Southside revamping progresses / by Bernie Thomas, Sonja Brown (p.6) -- Earn Western credit: foreign study council coordinates Europe study / by Bruce Hayes (p.6) -- 2 Western women study aboard ship (p.6) -- Community, campus involvement goal for Gay people's alliance / by Kathi Sandboe (p.7) -- VETEC gets vets jobs (p.7) -- Asians meet Thursday (p.7) -- Voter deadline approaches (p.8) -- Language BA listed wrong (p.8) -- 3 posts open on AS board (p.8) -- Events (p.8) -- Clubs (p.8) -- Items (p.8) -- Prof studies segregation; researches black students, politics / by Jim Brooks (p.9) -- Muslims celebrate Ramadan (p.9) -- Info center calls for help (p.9) -- Sports (p.10) -- Rugby team make preparations for Chuckanut Bay rugby club / by Bruce Blizard (p.10) -- Intramural's (p.10) -- Vik gridders lose second straight as Eagles swoop to easy 34-6 win / by O.K. Johnson (p.11) -- Viking harriers start slow out gate again; finish fifth (p.11) -- Johnson, Kittleson, voted best players (p.11) -- 4,000 attend hot concert / by Ken Rosenthal (p.12) -- Jesus group appears tonight (p.12) -- Crafts, frugal living offered by Free U (p.12) -- First issue of Klipsun now available (p.12) |
Photographs | [Child protesters] (p.1) -- John Wolfe (p.2) -- Brian Copehaver (p.2) -- [Arboretum trail] (p.3) -- Mason Building renovation (p.6) -- Rebecca Valrejean (p.7) -- Art Kimmel (p.7) -- Alfred Arkley (p.9) -- Western's Rugby team (p.10) -- Bob Weston, guitar man (p.12) |
Cartoons | Safe! / G. Mater (p.5) |
Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
Related Collection | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261544388 |
Program | Special Collections |
Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
Object Type | Text |
Original Format Size | 41 x 28 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2011. |
Identifier | WF_19731002.pdf |
Contributor | The digitized WWU student newspapers are made possible by the generous support of Don Hacherl and Cindy Hacherl (Class of 1984) and Bert Halprin (Class of 1971). |
Rights | This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103. USA (360-650-7534; heritage.resources@wwu.edu) and refer to the collection name and identifier. Any materials cited must be attributed to Western Front Historical Collection, Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University. |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
Description
Title | Western Front - 1973 October 2 - Page 1 |
Volume and Number | Vol. 66, no. 2 |
Date Published (User-Friendly) | October 2, 1973 |
Date Published (machine-readable) | 1973-10-02 |
Year Published | 1973 |
Decades | 1970-1979 |
Original Publisher | Western Washington State College, Bellingham, WA |
Publisher (Digital Object) | Digital resource made available by Special Collections, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University. |
Editor | Rodger Painter, editor; Stephanie Smith, managing editor; Sonja Brown, new editor; Victoria Hamilton, arts & entertainment editor; O.K. Johnson, sports editor; Jim Brooks, copy editor; Ken Rosenthal, copy editor; Jim Thomson, photo editor |
Staff | Judy Mooers, production manager; Jeff Showman, assistant production manager; Cliff Portman, ad manager; Elsi Vassdal, graphics; Elnora Eitelgeorge, business manager; Reporters: Eden Alexander; John Atkinson; Robert Baldwin; Bonnie Banfield; Fred Birchman; Bruce Blizard; Jack Broom; Charles Child; Gregory Cohen; William DeWitt; Mary Lu Eastham; Ray Furness; Nick Gardner; Bruce Hayes; Michael Hennessy; Carolyn High; John Hymas; Charmaine Johannes; Patt Johnson; Rahn Lahti; Robert Laird; Lyn LaSorella; Erik Magnuson; John Manly; Deborah McBride; Timothy Moore; Keith Myette; Eric Nelson; Ken Olsen; Janice Perry; Dave Peterson; Dan Raley; Alan Reed; David Rispoli; Dennis Ritchie; Scott Roberts; Ric Roff; Kathi Sandboe; Susan Scott; Robert Sims; Richard Smith; Benno Steckler; Sherry Stripling; Bernie Thomas; Mark Tyrell; Lisa Whiting; Duff Wilson; Duane Wolfe; Eileen Wood |
Faculty Advisor | Steffens, Pete |
Subjects - Names (LCNAF) | Western Washington University--Students--Newspapers |
Subjects - Topical (LCSH) | College newspapers--Washington (State)--Bellingham |
Related Collection | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/261544388 |
Program | Special Collections |
Geographic Coverage | Bellingham (Wash.) |
Object Type | Text |
Original Format Size | 41 x 28 cm. |
Genre/Form | Newspapers |
Digital Reproduction Information | Bitone scan from 35 mm silver halide, 1-up negative film at 600 dpi. 2011. |
Identifier | WF_19731002.pdf |
Contributor | The digitized WWU student newspapers are made possible by the generous support of Don Hacherl and Cindy Hacherl (Class of 1984) and Bert Halprin (Class of 1971). |
Rights | This resource is displayed for educational purposes only and may be subject to U.S. and international copyright laws. For more information about rights or obtaining copies of this resource, please contact Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9103. USA (360-650-7534; heritage.resources@wwu.edu) and refer to the collection name and identifier. Any materials cited must be attributed to Western Front Historical Collection, Special Collections, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University. |
Full Text | the western front western Washington state college Vol. 66 No. 2 TUESDAY October 2, 1973 Ten Cents Recycle all paper Today is the last day to add or drop a class 4 0 0 gather to protest super oil tankers byRAHNLAHTI Cleanup crews were still mopping up the mess caused by last Tuesday's 50,000 gallon oil spill when 400 Canadians and American protesters converged on the Peace Arch at the Blaine border crossing last Sunday. The gathering listened to protests against proposals to carry millions of galĀlons of oil by tanker through the Strait of Juan de Fuca from the Alaskan pipeĀline terminal at Valdez, Alaska to Cherry Point, Wash. The demonstration was sponsored by the Coalition Against Oil Pollution and a Canadian environmental organization, the Society for Pollution and Environmental Control (SPEC). These groups provided speakers from their own ranks as well as other environmentalists and both Canadian and U.S. government officials. Speakers at the rally called for a ban on supertankers within the enclosed waters of Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Preceding the demonstration, a caravan of cars passed through Beliingham with their lights on and signs imploring "Stop the Supertankers" filling their windows. Persons from the Beliingham community joined the caravan as it continued its journey to the Peace Arch. Opening speakers admitted defeat in their previous attempts to stop the trans-Alaska pipeline. Jim Bolland, Sierra Club president, with his voice growing ever louder, told the audience, "We have lost the fight against the oil pipeline, but we're now going to fight the supertankers!" He went on to call supertankers in the straits "an act of environmental aggression." Later he called for the Canadian government to "prohibit supertankers from entering the Juan de Fuca Strait." The audience responded with loud applause. One of the few American speakers at t h e p r e d o m i n a n t l y Canadian demonstration outlined the size of the new ships in terms most people could easily visualize. The ships will be about one and a half times as long as the Seattle Space Needle is tall. That is about 11 football fields long. He went on to add, "The ships will be capable of carrying 40 million gallons of oil each. Let's not fool ourselves, they are truly supertankers!" A Canadian government official took a swipe at what he called "Canadian national hypocrisy," stating that on the east coast of Canada, while Americans are beginning to require double hulls on all oil tankers entering their ports, officials urged by the Canadian oil companies are sticking with the less expensive single-hull craft in order to capture some quick business at the expense of the Americans. But from that moment on, the demonstration looked like a Canadian nationalist convention with the United States as the prime target of dissent. 'We don't want their tankers down our t h r o a t s , " said another Canadian environmentalist. The 85 per cent Canadian audience roared approval. "America equates a high standard of waste with a high standard of living," intoned another speaker to the roar of the crowd. The largest ovation came, though, at the concluding point in a four point proposal set forth by another Canadian environmentalist. He said the proposal had been submitted to Canadian government officials. His plan called for: 1) The Canadian government, using legal precedent, would establish a 200-mile environmental protective zone, barring the supertankers. 2) The Canadian government's lawyers would look into the possibility of barring the supertankers from the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the grounds that the strait is not an international waterway, but an international boundary. He said legal precedent has allowed that such a waterway can not be used for anything that may be dangerous to either of the neighboring countries. 3) Legislation would be established for liability without guilt, forcing the oil companies to pay for all damages inflicted by oil spills. He said that is they had to pay for just one oil spill by a supertanker, they would lose all the profits possible from the Alaska oil. 4) The British Columbia legislature would pass a law stating that as soon as the first supertanker "sticks its nose" in the straits Canada would shut off natural gas exports to the United States of America. As the crowd continued its thunderous applause to the final point, the speaker yelled, "We'll learn to use our own gas instead of their oil." Many of the speakers prefaced their remarks by citing the recent oil spill at Vancouver, B.C., as "only a warning of what might happen if the supertankers are allowed to enter the straits." The 50,000 gallon spill, following a two ship collision near the mouth of the Vancouver harbor, contaminated more than 11 miles of beaches, the Associated Press reported. United States oil cleanup equipment was rushed to the scene to aid the Canadian effort. The oil flowed into the Strait of Georgia from the British 9,200-ton freighter Erawan after the 8,200-ton Japanese containership Sun Diamond's bow cut a 30-foot gash in her starboard midships section in the pre-dawn collision. It has been reported that the collision accured in good weather, but no one is willing to say anything because of an inquiry by the Canadian Transport Department. Canadian officials have placed, the Sun Diamond under arrent pending civil action to recover costs of the spill estimated to exceed $250,000. Protesters were quick to add that this quarter of a million dollar spill is only one-eightieth of the potential supertanker catastrophe sure to be in the offing, if allowed to happen. |
Language | English |
Language Code | Eng |
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