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Daily Sitka Sentinel, Sitka, Alaska, Thursday, March 7,1985 (Continued from Page 1) Alabajna that the solidarity that united lacks in the 1960s might be softening. Bonner does not want to believe that, and as a matter of fact, does not feel it to be true. said she is more troubled at times by people who modify their prejudice only enough to admit that a few particular members of a minority are "all right," than by those who are outright racists. Likewise, she is aware that some blacks themselves have discriminatory attitudes toward others. She muses that the whole problem may be enter twined in human nature.

Bonner says that since her life today is comfortable, she sometimes is asked, "Whatmore do you want?" "I can only say I am not free until all my people are free," she said. "Let's say, I feel no one is more important than me, and I'm no more important than anyone else." No American can escape from inequality practiced in any part of the nation, she believes. Since coming to Alaska in 1967 with her family, she has been interviewed a number of times about her civil rights activities. One writer concluded what Bonner called "otherwise a nice article" with the observation that she had "exchanged the horrors of the South for the peace of Alaska." She said she was stunned at that conclusion. "I came here for my Presbyterian heritage and Sheldon Jackson College," she said.

"I don't feel one can ever escape injustice. "To achieve peace, one cannot tiptoe around the problem. One must face the conflict and try and make a difference." Bonner and her husband, David, have talked about the past with their daughter, Da vita, 20, who was raised in Sitka. "I would have been remiss in my duty if I didn't discuss this with her, "Bonner said. "We talked about conditions of the time and history, but we were not bitter." Davita now attends Whitworth College in Spokane, where she is majoring in political science.

She had more choices for college than her mother, but nonetheless she has not been immune from some hard knocks because of her race. She participates in the college's black caucus, but, Bonner has observed, Davita's life in Sitka did not prepare her for the bitterness of some of her caucus associates and their "fear of things that are not always real." Davita's calm demeanor, her mother said, has in fact subjected her to name- calling by others in the caucus. Bonner said she finally spoke to the faculty advisor not only to affirm the family's convictions, but also to declare there is "no reason to harp on the past." She worries for her daughter, and stresses she would never want Davita to know the subjugation her parents and grandparents suffered. Bonner credits her parents too for making it easier for her to fight against discrimination. "In our family, children were family members with an equal voice," she said.

She said she and her husband tried to pass that attitude along in their relationship with their own child. Bonner recalls receiving letters from home, when she was at college, full of stories of suffering and injustice. Today, the mail brings news of everyday family life, and the letters are "not the kind you hate to open." But Bonner is quick to observe that the country has an unfinished task. "We must continuously work for justice," she said. "We must work for economic justice and a better way of life.

We must actively seek peace, knowing there is no peace without justice and that justice is a prerequisite of peace." There is still hunger, poverty and economic injustice that must be addressed in this country, and apartheid to be opposed in South Africa. She states her conviction that we must "be concerned and do not waste the earth's resources," as one way to assure enough for everyone. "I am just one, but there is strength in numbers," she said. "You would be surprised about what each of us could do. "So, be concerned and be willing to give up something to help someone else.

Injustice, inequality and prejudice are not limited to one time period or one part of the country, Bonner said. "I would like to think that I have done more for humanity," she said, "and not just have worked for one race." (Continued from Page 1) munities. During the Chamber luncheon, the audience was able to watch a video of Sitka's presentation, filmed in Anchorage by KTNL Television. Also on hand was Sitka's booth, which won first place in balloting by conference participants. The booth is a carved silhouette of evergreen trees with a long strip of large color photos placed side by side through the middle.

The photos were taken from Japoriski Island and showed Sitka against a backdrop of snow-peaked mountains. The photographer, Dave Cook, received a warm ovation from the Chamber gathering. John Rawlings, an Islands Community College instructor, designed the booth, and funding was provided by the New Archangel Dancers. The booth is already slated for use at two more upcoming conferences and can-be used by other community organizations, said theSundes. "As lovely as this is, you have no idea how it is under the Md Elaine Sunde.

"The wood comes alive and the photos come alive. "People were drawn like moths to that display." Dick Sunde described the conference as "really quite an ordeal." But, he continued, it was a "very positive ordeal. Very educational, very informative and very satisfying." Parade Planned American Legion Post 13 is in charge of the parade for the Sitka Herring Festival, Sitka Visitors Bureau has announced. The parade will be 1:30 p.m. March 24 and oroanizations and individuals who can participate should call Ray Perkins at 747-8629 FUN FOR EVERYONE! Gome to the all new expanded See the new great ideas in boating, cars, home improvement and gardening! Aspm Gives Zimbabwe Uncovers 6 Tourists MX.Missile ByMEKESHANAHAN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) Leading House Democrats said today there is a' solid party bloc opposed to President Reagan's plan to build the MX missile, even though sources say the weapon has picked up support from a key Democratic committee chairman.

House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neill, emerging from a meeting with the House leadership, said he has; 200? Democratic votes against the weapon, O'Neill's comments came the day after House sources said House Armed Services Committee Chairman Les Aspin has afcreed to vote for the weapon later this The Wisconsin Democrat was persuaded by arguments that killing the powerful, long-range nuclear missile just after U.S.Soviet arms control talks convene March 12 in Geneva would undermine the American negotiating position, the sources said. His support for the 10-warhead weapon appears to be enough to ensure that the MX will clear the House by a small margin in a vote to.be taken about March 25, according to House leadership sources who spoke Wednesday on condition they not be identified. O'Neill said he had met with Aspin and had not yet given up hope that the chairman could be persuaded to vote against the missile. House Majority Leader Jim Wright, D-Texas and Rep.

Tom Foley, the number three person in the leadership, joined O'Neill today. Wright said later that he a statement when the time comes," 'but added, "You haven't of ten me dispute the speaker." O'Neill called the Democratic vote against a "sqlidbloc." "The White House is using tremendous pressure" on members of Congr.ess to endorse money for acquisition of another 21 of the multiple-warhead missiles, O'Neill In the Senate, where the MX vote will be taken around March 20, the tally is expected to be. extremely close and could go against the president Two years ago, Aspin, a longtime Pentagon critic, put together a compromise MX proposal that saved the weapon from legislative extinction. Vetoes Ban HARARE, Zimbabwe --Prime Minister Robert Mugabe announced today his government has positively identified the remains of three foreign tourists, including at least one who were abducted by antigovernment rebels in July 1982. Six skeletons were found last week in three graves in the western Lupane district of troubled Matabeleland province.

Five of the victims were shot dead arid the sixth strangled three days after the July 23,1982, capture of the six foreign tourists, Mugabe told a hews conference. He said pathologists had positively identified the bodies of Kevin Ellis of Bellevue, who was 24 at the time' of the kidnapping; James Greenwell, 18, of Liverpool, William .31, of Newcastle, Australia. The other tourists who were marched into the jungle at gunpoint nearly three years ago were Brett Baldwin, 23, of Walnut Creek, Martyn Hodgson, 35, of Peterborough, England and Tony Bajzelj, 25, of Ulverston, Tasmania. "The tests are not complete (tut) we have now cbme to the conclusion, quite definite, that they were murdered," Mugabe said. In Walnut Creek, Brooks Baldwin, Brett's father, said that he and his wife are assuming their son is.

dead, although positwe identification has not yet been made. "We're obviously in great sorrow that he will never be with us again. But, we live with extremely fond memories," said the elder Baldwin, who went to Africa tw.ice;with Ellis' father of finding the missing boys. He said he had spoken with the Ellis family this morning and that they-had decided, not 'to return to Africa to recover ttie bodies. In a statement.

Mugabe released at the news conference he charged that officials, of opposition leader Joshua Nkomo "had knowledge of both the abduction and the killing" of the six tourists." Mugabe said he based his charge oh information from two captured members of the kidnap gang and Lupane villagers. Nkomo and his opposition party, the biggest in Zimbabwe, deny charges by Mugabe's government that they give orders to the rebels. Many Nkonio followers deserted national army barracks and took to the bush with their guns in February 1982 when Mugabe kicked Nkomo out of the coalition government for allegedly plotting a coup. Mugabe saiti the kidnap gang sent many messages to the government demanding 'the release of of Nkomo's former commanders in exchange for the safe of the tourists. Mugabe told what he called "a very sad story for us" of how the tourists kidnapped as political hostages on the last leg of an African tour on the main between the southern Matabeleland capital of Bulawayo and the northwest resort of Victoria Falls.

Mugabe said, information about the graves and the of the tourists the the kidnap gang, Gilbert Ngwenya, and his top lieutenant, Austin Mpofu, who were sentenced to hang in November after the government said' they they admitted the kidnappings. Close Loophole in Jomt Ventures JUNEAU (AP)-- A bill that wwild close a loophole in the state's bidder preference law was sent to the House on Thursday. measure (SB106), introduced by Sens. and Bettye Fahrenkamp, was ap- proved 18-0 after little deajte; said the is necessary to protect against Outside construction companies joining with an Alaska partner; to get oh public projects; The state's bidder preference law awards contracts to in-state companies if their bids don't exceed those ofthe lowest nonresident company by more than 5 percent. But Eliason said.the state Supreme Court watered it down in 1983 by, ruling that parties in joint venture projects can qualify even if the primary partner is a large, nonresident construction "Because of the higher cost of doing Business for Alaska firms, as the high rate of unemployment among Alakans, an amendment to the law is to ensure that the benefits of bidder's preference flow only to those persons or that have established a bonafide presence in Alaska," Eliason said in a floor speech.

Judge Tells Hastings: ANCHORAGE (-AP) An Anchorage judge says McCarthy "murderer Louis- Hastings knew, what he was doing -and, did it he pleaded no contest to killing six.pebple in the Wrangejl JVIountams; comrnufuty. So Judge; says Hastings' wiU: jive with his decision prison sentence that followed. Hastings had asked that hte plea and sentence be set aside so that he could go to trial on an insanity plea. SOLDOTNA(AP)-Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Stan Thompson has vetoed an ordinance which would have prohibited fireworks on the peninsula for all but a few days this summer. Thompson said he didn't think fireworks should be banned "until the people have had a chance to vote on it We shouldn't be taking a right away from the people without a vote of the people." A measure will be on the October municipal asking whether fireworks sales and possession should be banned outright, prohibited only during the May l-Oct.

31 fire season or left alone. The assembly has considered similar ordinances on numerous occasions in the past. JUNEAU (AP) Here is a list of bills and resolutions introduced Wednesday, the 52nd day of the first session of the 14th Alaska Legislature. SENATE: --SCR13; Relating to the state's infant learrtihg program; introduced by Sen. Jan Faiks, R-Anchorage -r- SB214; Would exempt fish processing Vessels; from certain state regulations; introduced by Sen.

Fred Zharoff, D-Kodiak. --SB215; Relating to the 1 use of funds from the undistributed income account of the Alaska Permanent Fund, for public school funding, and would establish a two-yean funding cycle; introduced by Sen. Jack Coghill, R- Nenana. HOUSE: --HR7; Relating to development and investment in. the state by large out-of-state businesses and ties it to local hire; introduced by Rep.

Marco Pignalberi, R-Anchorage. --HJR21; Urges repeal of the Jones Act; introduced by Rep. Andre Ma'rrou, L-Homer. Proposes amendments to the state' constitution'Creating; propriation reserve fund and limiting increases in appropriations; introduced by Rep. Mike Miller, R-North Pole, -ySSHB212; of Longevity 'Bonus payments in mining adult- public assistance; introduced by Reps.

D- Fairbanks; r-Don Clqcksin. D- Anchorage; Jim Duncan, D-Juneau; Max Gruenberg. D-Anehorage; Katie Hurley, D-Wasilla; Mike Miller. D- Juneau; John Sund, D-Ketchikan; Robin Taylor, R-Wrangell; Marco Pignalberi, R-Anchorage; Rick Uehlirig, R-Anchorage, and Peter Goll, D-Haines. DEMONSTRATIONS OF COMPUTERS, MICROWAVES AND EVEN SATELLITE DISHES! PRIZES CONCESSION STAND Centennial Building Saturday, March 9 10am-5pm Sunday, March 10 Noon- 5pm Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce NEW YORK (AP) Phillips Petroleum Co.

faces a big bill for its independence after hostile takeover attempts a huge new debt burden arid, a scaling down of the nation's. eighth largest oil company analysts say. The change in Phillips' outlook is the result of two agreements in the past three months by the company to resolve the separate attempts. In persuading New York financier Carl Icahn to drop his $8.06 billion takeover bid Monday, Phillips agreed to borrow $4.5 billion to buy 72.5 million shares i stock with securities valued at $62 a share. It also agreed to increase its stock dividend and issue new preferred stock to its remaining shareholders.

To help foot the bill, Phillips will sell nearly $2 billion in assets. 4 I think they will be overburdened by debt," said Sanford Margoshes, an analyst who follows Phillips for the New York investment firm Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc. "They've maintained their independence, but at a price." Analysts also said that while Phillips might be vulnerable to another takeover bid it was likely that any potential bidder would be deterred by the company's new debt load. ofr the of; te possible.sentence)''^ Carlson now: asking. withdraw I -his "trying to manipulate the court avpid the Jthe judge ruling ttiis; Week Cianie -several hours after a 9(Kminute hearing in which'Hastings and his; David'.

Grashin, refused to unspecified reasons, Hastings has been trying the past month to have Carlson -removed from -the case. Hastings plans to take the matter to the Alaska Court of Appeals, so he has notto participate in Before Carlson, Grashin said. thus Hastings sat silently as Assistant: jiajcgliexiA re- openingiHecase; Hastings has insisted he shoulid be allowed to withdraw his pleiabeciause of what he calls ineffective representatibn by Assistant Public Defender John Salemi. 'To refute the charge, Salemi spent 40 minutes on the witness stand. He said two out-of-state psychiatrists he hired examined Hastings shortly after the murders and concluded he not insane.

There was that Hastings had planned the killings for a long time, that he behaved normally during the shooting spree and that his efforts to escape were rational, Salemi "We were really having some difficulties," he said. "Tti.ere didn't seem to be any defense on the merits." Salemi said he and his.staff even considered defenses based on overindulgence in chocolate and an absence of light. The "chocolate considered for a moment; because Mr; Hastings told us he had a sweet tooth," Salemisaid. The idea that a laclc of lighit in a cabin during long Alaska winter could cause insanity was scrapped after two experts refused to get involved, Salemi said. Salemi said he even tried a defense based on the theory that slightly elevated levels of.

copper in Hastings' body may have driven him insane. "When we got to this trace element stuff, we thought, it couldn't hurt" But Salemi said evidence showing Hastings was planning the murders before he was exposed to the copper residue from the old Kennicott mines knocked the bottom out of the toxicity defense. a concluded that Salemi adequately the theory, and "was prepared to proceed if there was even a remote chance of Hastings also claimed that Salemi was unable to represent him properly because Salemi knew his own name was on a "hit list" found among Hastings' possessions when he was apprehended. SITKA 1991 Steering Committee BREAKFAST SALE! ANB Hall Saturday 9:00 a.m. until (or until food runs out) Everyone Is Welcome!.