★★Editorial Opinion $. ■ ; i I Election 'BO Endorsements f | . | J President | ™«*NT,AI M a oli "1 STATES SENATE I REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRISS I I REPRESENTATIVE IN THE I slmdllS totoSte toSfte * Ronald Reagan must not become the next* (Vot* for th. candidate. of on. for Prudent and .vote for not mqhb than one. 23rd District General assembly and attorney general is still disturbing. But * * president of the United States. ■ ot candidatc ’> Arlcn Specter Rcpllblican . 77,h Di,tric more disturbing is his Republican opponent’s * And since the waning campaign of John Ronald Reagan Prwidentv Republican Bin ciinger RepubUcan yf close association with Gov. Dick Thornburgh. J )f Anderson seems unable to seriously challenge For rRe —” pete Flaherty Democratic Gregg l. Cunningham Republican Republican Leßoy S. Zimmerman, who has * Reagan for the presidency, President Jimmy wSSJ rmoikw. vm«‘J Dtmocrali: passage of my proposed legislation which appropriated • $700,000 to eliminate barriers to the access of handicapped T persons to main campus buildings and assisted in securing it $4.5 million in state funding for completion of Penn State’s ;< “living filter” sewage effluent treatment system. In 1978,1 was one of 47 first term members elected to the j Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Since that time, I ; have introduced more legislation from the floor of the ;; House than any of my 46 freshman colleagues. But more significantly, I have steered more of that legislation to ; passage than any first term member. In fact, no one else • has even come close. I have also reached out to my constituents in an effort to draw them into the decison-making process in a variety of ■ ways. I have held weekly town meetings in every communi : ty (campus and penitentiary included) in the district to bet s ter understand the concerns of the district and to provide in formation on the issues being dealt with in Harrisburg. '■ I have provided the news media with pro-vote legislative '.agenda each week, listing every bill before it is debated by the legislature to enable my constituents to consider it and their views to me while there is till time to in i'-- fluence the outcome, after which I provide post-vote legisla ‘ tion reports detailing the outcome of each vote and how and ; why I voted in the way I did. On reserve in Schlow Memorial Library is a copy of my -voting record and a complete transcript of floor debate ! -which I have provided for my constituents. I also operate 'two conveniently located offices, one at 412 S. Allen St. in State College which is open from 9 until 5 Monday through ■ Friday and one at the Nittany Mall open from 7 p.m. until 9 ■ p.m. on Friday. No lawmaker can ever vote your way on every issue but I believe that no lawmaker has ever done more to give you back your government by working so aggressively to in clude you in the decision-making process. Candidate travels for votes Specter offers wide experience Arlen Specter First attorney general race •Zimmerman's experience counts By KATHLEEN O’LEARY lst-finance Today, Pennsylvanians will go the polls to elect their first State Attorney G&neral. It is very important that the vdters understand what they are deciding and who is best qualified for the job. On Jan. 23,1979, a bill headed by Rep. Jeffrey Piccola was introduced to the State House of Representatives calling for the election of a State Attorney General and for a redefinement of his of ficial duties. The bill was referred to the judiciary Committee and was passed before the close of Congress’ 1979 session. The condensed text is as follows: “The Department of Justice shall be an in dependent department and shall be leaded by the Attorney General who shall be the chief law enforcement of ficer of this Commonwealth ... the at torney general shall prosecute and de fend all actions and proceedings in Which the Commonwealth is interested. The attorney general shall have charge .■jnd control of all the legal business of By SHAWN WAGNER lst-political science After 12 productive years working for Pennsylva nians in the United States Senate, Sen. Richard S. Schweiker announced that he would not seek re election. Instead, he has given his unyielding support to a candidate who is equally qualified Arlen Specter. Specter’s outstanding career in public service re mains unmatched. As two-term district attorney of Philadelphia, Specter fought for the people. When he saw citizens being ripped off by businesses, Specter proposed specific legislation to protect consumers and he prosecuted six large supermarket chains for dishonest advertising. His initiatives to combat crime produced increased conviction rates for murder and rape. The result: while Specter was district attorney, Philadelphia was the safest big city in the country. Specter’s experience, however, reaches far beyond the boundaries of Pennsylvania. He was appointed in 1964 to serve on the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and was in strumental in forming the single-bullet theory. Traveling throughout the Keystone State, Arlen Specter has been in all 67 counties and his stands on the issues represent a keen understanding and a firm com mitment Pennsylvanian residents. every department, bureau, agency, board, commission or authority of the Commonwealth except for the office of governor and the departments of the auditor general and treasurer.” The office of attorney general is definitely not a position to be taken light ly extreme care must be used to elect a worthy candidate. Leroy S. Zimmer man brings to his candidacy a 15-year record of outstanding law enforcement and public integrity as district attorney of Dauphin County. Zimmerman, backed by former Gov. William Scranton, believes strongly in law and order, and, during his years as district attorney his staff prosecuted more than 50,000 cases of street crime, political corruption and consumer fraud. Zimmerman was supported by both the Democrats and Republicans during his bids for re-election, and has been lauded by such organizations as the Jaycees, the Crime Clinic of Harrisburg, the County Detectives Association, B’nai B’rith and the YMCA. A native of Harrisburg, Zimmerman has always been a family man with deep Gregg L. Cunningham Student candidate Brazill will work for state By 808 BRAZILL state House candidate The Daily Collegian has asked me to submit a paper stating for the voters why I should be elected. Instead of pat ting my own back by proclaiming myself to be a “great guy,” I will state what I feel are the important issues, and how I stand regarding them. PENN STATE: I feel that it is relevant that I am a Penn State student. I, too, pay increased tuition. A tax levied on Pennsylvania’s energy producers, and earmarked for higher education, will greatly alleviate the state’s funding pro blems. A one-half of 1 percent tax on coal alone, last year would have generated $l5O million. This tax would be deductible from the coal companies’ federal tax bills. Penn State benefits the industry as well as the community by providing research into the energy field, as well as providing training of personnel. One-half of 1 per cent of the energy producers’ profits is a amall price to pay for services that benefit them as well as the University. I also feel that PHEAA loans and grants must be made to keep abreast of the rising cost of living. ECOLOGY vs. ENERGY: Because of the energy crisis, the environmental community interests. He graduated from Villanova University and Dicken son School of Law before joining the district attorney’s office in 1963. He has been president of the Penn sylvania District Attorneys Association, a lecturer at academic institutions, an expert adviser to the Legislature and the Bar on vital criminal law matters and a leaded of community and charitable organizations such as the Red Cross and the United Way. He believes that the next Attorney General should possess strong prosecu tional powers and be familiar with the courtroom experience. Joseph Klein, 103rd District State House candidate who served as an Assis tant District Attorney under Zimmer man, called Zimmerman “the complete attorney for attorney general.” Klein also added, “We should not let this op portunity to elect Roy Zimmerman escape us.” Vote for Leroy S. Zimmerman, a can didate of experience who is for the people. Robert C. Brazill movement has suffered. Cash deposits on cans and bottles, removing them from the “throw-away” category, will conserve energy and protect the en vironment. This plan has worked in other states, and will save the enormous amount of energy expended in the pro duction of these articles, will conserve the natural resources used in their pro duction, and most importantly, will clean up Pennsylvania. LOCAL CONTROL: I will work to allow county commissionerss to veto the siting of hazardous wastes in Centre County. These elected officials live here, and as more responsive than Harrisburg bureaucrats who presently decide where poisonous chemicals shall be dumped. My opponent voted against this measure. THE DRINKING AGE: I will work to lower the drinking age. MARIJUANA: I will work to decriminalize marijuana, and to legalize it for medical use. UNEMPLOYMENT: The best way to fight unemployment is to help small business through the expansion of the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority. Small business comprises 60 percent of Pennsylvania’s employers, and needs our help more than the big ERA: Specter supports the Equal Rights Amend ment and urges its speedy adoption into the U.S. Constitution. Health Care: Specter supports an immense health in surance plan to protect all Americans against the stag gering costs of catastrophic illness. Unemployment: Specter supports a new tax policy that will encourage capital recovery in the private sec tor and cut back on regulations that stifle productivity. In addition, he favors greenlining targeting federal jobs programs to those areas where the private sector is not capable of providing jobs. Inflation: Specter supports a 10 percent personal in come tax cut as a way to encourage productivity, per sonal savings and investment. He also opposes wasteful federal spending and overregulation of small business. Nuclear Power: Specter does not support closing ex isting nuclear plants nor stopping new ones from being built. He does favor locating them in low population areas, reorganizing the Nuclear Regulatory Commis sion, and setting new, tougher safety controls. Energy: Specter thinks we should seek independence from foreign energy suppliers and sees coal as the keystone to the solution. He supports tax credits for the industry that will make mining and transportation affordable. Michael G. Day corporations MY “ELIGIBILITY”: This is an issue fostered by my independent oppo nent. He wrote a legal paper on the sub ject so that he and his cohorts could try to force me off the ballot. Day has never faced the voters against opposition, as I have. I am the only write-in candidate who won in Pennsylvania. I was certified by the Board of Elections, which proves that I am eligible. I feel that these ac cusations of ineligibility are merely at tempts by the bosses of the machine to lock a student out. ERA: I am in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment. It is needed to guarentee women their constitutional rights. ABORTION: I am against abortion. I am in favor of sex education, family planning (except by Planned Paren thood, which is felt by many to be racist) and aid to unwed and destitute mothers. These are the major issues as I see them. I don’t have all the answers, but I will listen to you help me seek our answers. With your votes and support, I will work for you to move Pennsylvania into the future in a healthy and produc tive way. We are the future. Let’s make Pennsylvania known once again as the Keystone of our nation. Commoner choice for interest house topic By DOUGLAS’ VINCENTI lOth-foreign service and iiiternationil ' politics 1 and LISA PATRICK 2nd-social welfare and public service Our interest house, The Individual in a Complex Society, chose the topic of politics by a vote, an important in dividual action for effective democracy. But we are worried about the quality and quantity of voting which will decide who will be our leaders on into the ’Bos. Quite often on our floor one hears par tisan political discussions \»:‘h decidedly negative viewpoints: “I don’t want old, Governor Reagan to win.” Once governor Carter “hasn’t done anything.” “Anderson will only take votes from Carter.” We all know about the “lesser of two (three?) evils.” So we have the negative vote phenomenon. In the extreme, this simp ly becomes NO VOTE; we hear dire predictions that this year’s voter turnout will hit post-World War lows. For a presidential election, a record low would be under 50 percent of the voter public. We have a minority democratically chosing our leader. The winner, then, is the man who receives the “majority” of votes, one-fourth of the total voters. YES! Clearly, the Democrats and Republicans who have been the winners for over a century, are not now majority parties. Quoting the Citizen’s Party presidential candidate, Barry Com moner, who was interviewed on campus by The Daily Collegian, “Clearly they (Carter, Reagan) can’t be relied on to do what the country needs.” Is this why independent John Ander son has shown impetus? He may try to draw votes from more “progressive” The Daily Collegian Tuesday Nov. 4, 1980—8 Day dear choice for an alternative By MICHAEL DAY state House candidate • This election offers the voters of the 77th district a clear and distinct choice between two candidates of vastly dif ferent political philosophies. Consider for a moment some of the issues that have dominated the campaign: • Not surprisingly, abortion has become the most hotly contested issue of this election. Cunningham has vowed to do everything in his power to stop all legal abortions in Pennsylvania. Toward that end, he has proposed legislation to stop fun ding of abortions for the poor and has suggested that he would require photographs of fetuses to be shown to all women who seek abortions and that birth and death cer tificates and funerals be required for all aborted fetuses. And finally, he supports the so-called Right to Life Amendment. I have stated my opposition to all these pro posals and stand firmly committed to a woman’s right to choose, in consulation with her physician, whether she will carry her pregnancy to term. This is a decision to be made by each individual. The state cannot impose any particular moral or religious code on our community. • Cunningham claims he has represented Penn State with “unprecedented effectiveness.” Yet, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education, Pennsylvania’s support of higher education has risen at a far slower rate over the last two years than any other states. In fact, after inflation, Pennsylvania has actually cut its support of higher educa tion by 10 percent with Cunningham in office. The result has been higher tuition and fewer faculty pro motions. Still, Cunningham is quite satisfied with the status quo. I have proposed a unified budget for Pennsylvania to eliminate the problems associated with Penn State’s non preferred budget status, while allowing the University to retain its autonomy. • Pennslyvania businesses were hit hard by the reces sion. Yet, this year, Cummingham voted to increase taxes on Pennsylvania employers by $4OO million. The result has been more jobs leaving Pennsylvania for the South and West. I am the only candidate that has proposed a general tax reform with specific tax incentives designed to help create new jobs here in Pennsylvania. A college degree does little good unless you can get a job with it. A great deal is at stake in this election. And students can .make a real difference. In 1978, Cunningham received less that 9,000 votes. There are more than 9,000 students registered to vote in this election. If the incumbent does not represent your views in Harrisburg, it is your duty to vote him out of office. Vote for the only eligible alternative: Micheal Day. groups, since as Commoner states, “. . . the two parties don’t provide.'aii adej quate vehicle for these groups,” J But if two organized parties, one of which rejected Anderson’s bid, cannot cater to such needs, how can a pseudo independent, one-time candidate do it? For the election as the main event does not settle the issues facing political groups; it will only “show” who leads in the attempt to resolve them. Four more years will decide and. in many ways precipitate the progressive character of the very issues. The fleeting campaign issues may be unreachable, insurmountably complex and cynically reversible as incumbent Carter might better admit. Admitting apprehension over the pro bability that an “independent” Republican opponent may take Democrat votes should make one ques tion such a Democratic platform. Reagan not only has difficulty with pro gressive issues, he still has trouble with any sort of evolutionary process. In monkeying with a Republican plat form, he should ask his cronies what the Republicans did for the farmer of the ’2os; who shot whom at Kent State; what do Cambodians think about our military inferiority complex; why should even Henry Kissinger agree that the ex ecutive office is waning since Nixon? Our votes become the starting point for accountability. Commoner strongly promotes active and concise public ac countability. If we are about to concede to the notion of a “three-man race,” it should be you running to the polls, Com moner (a citizen and consumer) running your government, and our local Con sumer party candidate running with our economy.