University Daily Kansan, February 13, 1985
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NATION AND WORLD
NEWS BRIEFS
Chernenko cancels meeting
MOSCOW — Soviet President Konstantin Cherenkenko, who has not been seen in public in six weeks, canceled a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandroure yesterday because of illness, a Greek government spokesman said.
Study says few use seat belts
Chernenko has not appeared in public since Dec. 27.
However, a Politiburo member said yesterday he met with Chernenko Monday, implying that the ailing Soviet leader was carrying out his official duties.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — The United States is the only industrial nation that does not require it citizens to wear seat belts and be driven by the Automotive Information Council.
The council said that 9,200 of the 40,000 fatalities each year from automotive accidents in this nation could be prevented by 35 percent of vehicle occupants buckled up.
The council also said that less than 20 percent of Americans fastened their seat belts, despite extensive campaigns and incentives by auto manufacturers, insurance companies, consumer groups and safety councils.
Remains of 5 to be returned
BANGKOK, Thailand — Vietnam agreed yesterday to return the remains of five U.S. servicemen listed as missing in the Indochina war, and a U.S.-Laotian team searched the site of a 1972 plane crash for the remains of 13 Americans.
Hanoi's agreement to turn over remains of the unidentified Americans followed talks in Vietnam last week, said Lt. Col. Jasmin Shenghua, an officer at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok.
Hanoi also provided U.S. officials with new information on several MIA cases, MIA cases, and MIA cases.
Coach on TV'S 'Cheers' dies
LOS ANGELES — Nicholas Colasano, the loveable but dim-witted Coach Ernie Pantuso in the NBC series "Cheers," died yesterday at his home while recovering from a heart ailment, a network spokeswoman said.
Colasanto was born in Providence, R.I., and appeared during his long career in such Broadway plays as "Across the Board Tomorrow Morning," for which he earned a Tony nomination, and "A Hail of Rain." He also appeared in the films "Family Plot," "Fat City" and "Raging Bull."
Compiled from United Press International reports.
Secretary's remarks called insensitive
By United Press International
WASHINGTON - Senators, educators and students blasted the secretary of education yesterday, calling him naive and insensitive for suggesting that students give up cars, stereos and beach vacations to make up for cuts in college aid.
William Bennett, the secretary, said his remarks only referred to well-to-do students and refused to comply with the United States regulation when it demanded that he apologize.
Gregory Moore, head of the lobby group with chapters on 400 campuses, called the
remark an insult to parents and students who are working hard to pay rising education costs.
At a news conference Monday, Bennett
announced that Taigan's proposed 25
percent cut in student
AT THE NEWS conference, Bennett's first since becoming secretary of education last week, he said the proposed cuts "may require, for some students, divestiture of the stereo divestiture, automobile divestiture, three weeks at the beach divestiture."
Reagan wants to put a $4,000 cap on annual deductions and to any student and bus financial assistance.
income tops $32,500. These cuts intend to reduce spending by $2 billion and reduce (federal deficits).
Bennett said the government would help the needy go to college but should not be expected to come up with the money to help them. The university schools instead of inexpensive public schools.
In response to a crush of criticism, Bennett said yesterday that many students worked to help pay for college, but some that middle grade students got federal aid and owned cars and stereos.
"The POINT WE are trying to make is the Education Department is supposed to serve the students."
statement like that is very insensitive to the many struggling students and families."
Sen. Paul Simon, D-III., said, "What we are talking about is equal access to higher education — not steroes, cars and vacations."
Sen. Robert Stafford, R-Vt., chairman of a Senate education subcommittee, said, "I personally think Mr. Bennett's remarks were deplorable.
"And I do think we have the votes in Congress to continue the array of college assistance programs at the approximate current levels through the next school year." he said.
5,000 protest farm economy crisis
By United Press International
PIERRE, S.D. — About 5,000 farmers yesterday attended a rally protesting the worst farm economy crisis since the Great Depression and urging action to save the family farm and "God's people ... the stewards of the land."
Small businessmen closed their shops, and schools canceled classes in support of the farmers, who arrived in school buses and pickup trucks for the rally.
Farming is the No. 1 industry in South Dakota, but 25 percent of the state's farmers are considered to be in weak financial status, high rates, tight money and low crop prices.
conditions for farmers are the worst since the Depression of the 1930s.
The Rev Leonard Kayser, a Roman Catholic priest from Estelline, S.D., said the crisis was a moral issue and churches throughout the state have rallied to the farm
"THE LAND BELONGS to God," he said. "We are God's people, a people that we all believe in and as such."
More than 5,000 farmers filled the gym at Riggs High School to listen to speakers urging action to ease the nation's farm debt crisis.
Farm leaders say current economic
The state House of Representatives voted 68-0 to suspend its rules and approved a bill appropriating $95,000 to send the entire farm workers' camp to Washington to protest the farmers' crunch.
Many farmers said homesteads that had been passed down from generation to generation were in danger of folding.
Dean Randall, president of the South Dakota Retailers Association, said that for every four to five farmers who go under, South Dakota loses at least one business.
"WHAT THE RALLY is doing is to show there is unified concern from all segments of business in the state, not just the farmer," he said. "He is certainly not standing alone."
Robert Duxbury, a Wessington, S.D. farmer who serves in the state of House of Representatives, said farmers wanted to show the nation there was no free market for agriculture products. He said besides high interest rates, farmers were worried about the inflated dollar and the disadvantage it placed on U.S. agriculture products abroad.
Korean opposition makes gains in election
By United Press International
SEOUL, South Korea — A new opposition party aligned with dissident Kim Dae Jung dominated parliamentary races in Seoul and Gangnam, where it showed nationwide in yesterday's election.
The fledgling *New Korea Democratic Party* had hoped to gain just a foilhold in the National Assembly and reduce the ruling Democratic Justice Party's share of the budget enough to demonstrate that President Chun Dao Hwan has lost public confidence.
Analysts had predicted the New Korea Democratic Party would win about 20 seats, but the party appeared certain to win more votes by establishing itself as the leading opposition.
With 82.6 percent of the vote in Wednesday
morning, Chun's party had won 53 seats and was leading in 35 races.
THE NEW KOREA Democratic Party had won 22 seats and was in position to take another 28.
The Democratic Korea Party, regarded as the government-sanctioned opposition, ran a poor third, winning 10 seats and leading in 15 other districts.
The nationwide balloting for National Assembly drew 84.2 percent of the nation's 23.9 million eligible voters — the highest turnout in 25 years, election officials said.
The elections are not expected to affect Chun's hold on power. Election rules that provide for distribution of 92 seats after the election — with 69 going to the party with the most seats — virtually guarantee his ruling party a majority.
The assembly elections are the second since Chun took power five years ago but the
first to include a bona fide, independent opposition aligned with South Korea's two most prominent dissidents — Kim Dae Jung and Kim Young Sam.
KIM DAE JUNG, once condemned to death, returned from two years in exile in the United States Friday and is under house arrest, as is Kim Young Sam.
Most of the details of Kim Dae Jung's return — particularly the scuffle between police and Kim's entourage at the airport — have been kept out of the censored South Korean press. Analysts said it was still hard to predict what effect his return, just four days before the elections, might have had on the voting.
But his effectiveness as a rallying point for the opposition became clear when 50,000 people lined the road to Kimopa airport on Saturday. The government demonstration in five years
Shake up has senior official in Poland fired
By United Press International
WARSAW, Poland — The government said yesterday it had fired a senior Interior Ministry official who was the superior of four secret police officers convicted of murdering a pro-Solidarity priest.
In an indication that a major purge of the security police was under way, government spokesman Jerzy Urban said, "A review of personnel is being carried out in the ministry and certain transfers are taking place."
He refused to give further details but there were unconfirmed reports in Warsaw that about 200 army officers had taken over posts in the Interior Ministry on the orders of Poland's premier, Gen. Wojciech Jurzelski.
Urbano told a news conference that police Gen. Zenon Platek, 58, was dismissed from his post following the conviction Thursday of killing and killing the Bey, Jerry Poehlsburg.
URBAN ALSO SAID secret police Col. Liesekowski Wolsi of the Warsaw city police, was present when the plan to abduct a woman was discussed, was suspended from duty.
Platek, the director of an Interior Ministry department responsible for monitoring church affairs, was suspended after he made "inadequate supervision" of his department.
"The trial did not produce any evidence to indicate that anyone else was involved in the murder other than the four who were convicted," Urban said.
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