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Southern California	Volume C, Number 53
Nobel laureate addresses university on the deadly weapons of genocide
By Tania Soussan
Staff Writer
"The deadly enemy of human kind is not communism or capitalism, but these genocidal weapons," said Dr. Bernard Lown, winner of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize.
After an introduction by best-selling author Norman Cousins and a standing ovation, Lown, a cofounder of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, addressed over 1,000 people last night in Bovard Auditorium.
In a frightening audio-visual presentation, Lown outlined seven factors that he believes are making nuclear war inevitable: historical precedent, growth of nuclear arsenals, military technological developments, technological malfunctions, human fallibility, proliferation of nuclear weapons, and an incentive for pre-emption.
Lown used many statistics to emphasize his statements. Every military buildup in history has been utilized, he said.
Fifty-four percent of the United States' tax revenue is used for military expenditures while less than one percent goes to education and less than one percent to housing.
To the beat of a metronome, Lown told the audience that every second 525,000 is spent world-wide in military expenditures. Six months worth of that money would solve the problem of hunger.
Improved military technology has increased the chances of technological and human error by decreasing response time and causing more reliance on machinery, he said.
In 18 months the United States had 3,700 false alerts and, in another eight- month period, six ma-
jor computer failures put the military on nuclear alert.
Lown, a leading cardiologist, is president of IPPNW, an organization with over 150,000 members from 41 nations. He said the goal of the the physician's movement is to prevent what it cannot cure. "As our first medical prescription we selected the cessation of nuclear testing."
"A testing moratorium is as American as apple pie," he said, adding that 75 percent of Americans supported a test ban. That "window of opportunity" was closed after the March 22 underground nuclear test in Nevada.
Lown emphasized the importance of dispelling myths about Soviets and our ability to trust them on issues that are in their self-interest.
"Ignorance as well as misinformation exists in the United States about the Soviet Union," Lown said.
"Our message has been widely disseminated in the Soviet Union, much more than in this country," he said.
"Students are the future," Lown said at a reception before the speech. "If I don't speak to students, I shouldn’t speak to anyone."
Lown is best known for his research in sudden cardiac death. He invented the defibrillator and the cardioverter, mechanical devices to control irregular heartbeats.
He also created Lidocaine, a drug to control heartbeat disturbances. His most recent work has dealt with psvchological and behavioral factors in regulating the heart.
After the speech, a representative of Mayor Tom Bradley presented Lown with a commendation on behalf of the mayor and the city of Los Angeles.
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Dr. Bernard Lown, winner of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize, spoke in Bovard Auditorium last night to over 1,000 people.
Friday, April 4, 1986	University of
Student Senate condemns anti-Semitic activities
By Roseanne Tellez
Assistant City Editor
In reaction to anti-Semitic activities on the Row during Greek Week, the Student Senate last Wednesday issued a resolution commending the swift response of President James Zumberge and demanding that the final action taken by the university "reflect the sense of student outrage."
The resolution said that "the environment of integrity at the University of Southern California and in the Greek system has recently been violated by the anti-Semitic activities performed by students of the Kappa Sigma and Pi Beta Phi organizations on the evening of March 13."
It also said the senate "condemns the prejudiced activities that occurred."
The resolution was revised considerably during a 90-minute discussion at the meeting. Senators argued that the language used in the initial draft was not strong enough.
"I'm still appalled by this whole resolution. It's wimpy at best," said Gary Weinberg, a graduate senator from the School of Gerontology, before the changes were made.
Members of Kappa Sigma fraternity and Pi Beta Phi sorority chanted anti-Semitic slogans and painted "Jew Week" on the sidewalk in front of the predominantly Jewish, Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity house following the fraternity's victory in the Greek Week competition.
Zumberge, in a letter addressed to members of the Interfratemity and Panhellenic Councils, ordered an immediate interim suspension of the organizations.
The activities and the local reaction to the incident has attracted national attention in the past week and have been reported in the New York Times and the Washington Post.
But Greek senators argue that they, as fratemitv and sorority members, may be receiving more than their share of attention.
The first draft of the senate's resolution written by Greek senators Darren Friesen, Anthony Gatti, Betsv Ross and Tiffany Smith was intended to condemn all "actions motivated by ethnic, racial, and religious prejudice," but did not specifically state the names of the organizations involved.
Greek senators were disappointed that their version of the resolution was revised.
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Elizabeth Dole accepts service award at dinner and discusses travel safety
By Gerhard Taeubel
Staff Writer
Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole said on Wednesday that U.S. agencies are "leaving no stone unturned" in implementing measures to safeguard American travelers, both in the United States and abroad, from terrorist attacks.
Dole made her comments at a press conference before the School of Public Administration's annual "Ides of March Dinner," held at the Sheraton Premiere Hotel in Universal City. Dole and her husband, Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole, R-Kan., attended the dinner to accept the school's "Julius" awa rd.
Safety precautions carried out bv airports, including those in
the United States, and airlines have again come under question following the terrorist bombing Wednesday of a Trans World Airlines Boeing 727 as it was preparing to land in Athens, Greece. Four Americans were killed and nine other passengers were injured in the attack.
An obscure Palestinian guerrilla organization calling itself the Arab Revolutionary Cells claimed responsibility for the bombing.
The TWA flight originated in Los Angeles on Tuesday, and made stops in New' York and Rome, wThere passengers transferred to the Boeing 727 for the last leg to Athens.
Secretary Dole would not speculate on how the bomb was placed on the jetliner, but said
that the Federal Aviation Administration had recently inspected Rome's Leonardo da Vinci Airport.
She said the FAA routinely inspects foreign airports to make sure they meet minimum safetv standards.
"We're doing everything we can" to ensure that foreign airports abide by set security standards, Dole said. "It is something we continuously’ monitor."
The FAA and the Department of Transportation increased security measures last summer following the bombing of an Air-India jet, and instituted new programs for the prevention of terrorist acts.
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Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole and Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole at the School of Public Administration’s Ides of March dinner.