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Libya demands that Britain end embassy siege
Protesters threaten to seek out revenge on Britons in Libya
LONDON -- Col. Moammar Khadiyah demanded yesterday that Britain end a three-day siege of Libya's embassy in London and demonstrators in Tripoli warned that an estimated 8,500 British citizens in Libya were being treated as "prisoners."
By United Press International
Khadady, in an interview broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corp. and NBC News, also made vexed threats against Britons who had been killed. He said that now they were in good condition.
But, he said, "Our people are very, very angry and we hope we can control this
However, both sides later said they were seeking a peaceful end to the embassy stand-off, which began Tuesday when machine gunfire from the building killed a policeman and wounded 11 anti-Khadafy protesters.
OLIVER MILES, the British ambassador in Tripoli, yesterday met the head of the Libyan Foreign Ministry, Abdulssalam Traki. ANA, the Libyan news agency, said men expressed a "common desire to deal with this matter through Friendly means."
In London, a foreign office spokesman said,
"The atmosphere was good and both sides emphasized that they were looking for a peaceful solution."
In the interview, Khadady blamed Britain for the shooting on Tuesday, which prompted authorities to surround the Libyan Embassy or police sharpshooters and anti-terrorist units.
"British police forces and helicopters and armored forces must withdraw immediately and release our people there, nothing else," said Khadafy.
The British government had been waiting since Wednesday night for a response to a formal request for permission to enter the embassy. But the people inside and search for guns and bombs.
A FOREIGN OFFICE official talked late Wednesday to the newly appointed chief of the Libyan mission, Mutfah Fuitiur, and said Britain "urgently" wanted to know from the Libyan government whether police could enter the building.
But the government insisted it could wait out the Libyans.
"The police are showing steadiness, patience and resolve," said Leon Brittan, the British minister in charge of internal security.
There had been rumors that Britain was readying aircraft to fly the Libyan out, but when asked to confirm the rumors, the minister said, "That's news to me."
Under international law, embassies are considered sovereign territory, so British police cannot enter the Libyan Embassy without permission from Libya.
By midday yesterday, the Libyan government had not responded to Britain's request to send troops.
The foreign office said Libya was still holding three Britons detained earlier this week, including a British Caledonian Airways manager.
IN TRIPOLI, Libya's capitol, angry Libyans demonstrated outside the British Embassy for nearly two hours yesterday, protesting the siege of the Libyan mission in London and threatening revenge "beyond limits" against an estimated 8,900 Britons in
Several hundred people chanted slogans and shook their fists in the midday-demonstration, which diplomats believed was government-sponsored.
Panel appro
By CINDY HOLM Staff Reporter
The Student Senate University Affairs Committee last night approved a petition asking the Kansas Union Memorial Board to include a fast food restaurant in its planned renovation of
Staff Reporter
The Senate will vote on the petition at its meeting Wednesday
The committee voted 8-7 to accept the petition after Russ Ptacek, Nunenmaker senator, presented architectural drawings from Burger King and Trader Joe's for a franchise on the third floor of the Union.
PTACEK, WHO HAS been negotiating with Burger King and McDonald's since October, said that a fast-food restaurant in the Union would be a "real threat" to Umpqua University's business by bringing in more students.
He also said profits from the restaurant possibly could be used to offset the price of baked goods.
A fast-food restaurant franchise would sign a five-year contract with the Union and would pay for construction of the restaurant, Ptacek said.
Discontinuance plan fails Regents review
By GRETCHEN DAY
Staff Reporter
EMPERORIA — A section of a KU policy that outlines steps for the administration to take when cutting academic programs is unclear and Regents committee decided yesterday.
After reviewing the policy, the Regents Policy and Procedures Committee voted to send it back to the University of Kansas for revision because the policy did not clearly state who had final authority to dismiss faculty when a program was cut.
THE KU DISCONTINUANCE policy was developed after the Regents amended its tenure policy in 1982 to include program or unit education as a reason for dismissing tenured faculty.
The Regents requested that all of its six universities draft such a policy. Chancellor Gene A. Budig in February approved the KU policy, and a new governance had been designated since 1982.
Regents policy states that the chancellor should have final authority to dismiss a faculty member.
But former KU Chancellor Archie Dykes said that one section of the University's document
Sabbatical leaves will take faculty from art of Zen to tales of Chaucer
By GRETCHEN DAY Staff Reporter
Each year, dozens of tenured KU faculty members dust off their suitcases and leave their Kansas classrooms in search of knowledge.
In the next academic year, several faculty on sabbatical are likely to be trailing all over the world researching such topics as in Hong Kong and slavery in Jamaica.
Yesterday, the Board of Regents approved a KU recommendation to grant sabbaticals to 48 faculty.
ONE OF THOSE faculty members, Stephen Addiss, associate professor of art history, will probably be scouring the temples and museums next spring to study Zen monk naintings.
Addiss said he would discuss with Japanese monks and other scholars the meaning of Zen monk paintings, poetry and calligraphy between the years of 1600 and 1925. His research will culminate in a book on the art form.
Policies and Procedures) decision shall be final and binding, and the case shall be deemed closed. If, however, the chancellor or the faculty member affected disagrees with that decision,
Before they pack their bags, however, faculty members must go through an extensive application process to gain ap-
See SABBATICALS, p. 5, col. 1
thought it was clear that the chancellor had final authority.
"We have a document we all think we can live with," Cobb said.
tional companies be permitted to enter the retirement program, which now is limited to TIA-ACREF, the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and College Retirement
The subcommittee is to reconsider its proposal because none of the three recommended companies, Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity National, and Unimmutual, is based in Kansas.
The subcommittee is to consider adding a Kansas company as an option, substituting one of the companies for a Kansas company or leaving the proposal as it is.
REGENT JORDAN HAINES said, "I'd feel better if we had a Kansas-based company as an option. If I were a faculty member, I might why a Kansas company wasn't included."
Carol Proffer, a consultant working with the Regents committee, said that the committee had already determined that the only Kansas company that was qualified was Security Benefit Life. But the committee had decided that the other three companies provided better options.
Dykes, who is president and chief executive officer of Security Benefit Life, left the meeting on Friday.
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1984 OLYMPICS:
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because he thought he had accomplished all he could in the 400.
"I felt I could use my speed to my car," he said. "I think I have superior leg speed to the other of 800 miles and that I need to do now is work on my stamina."
Whitaker, whose best time in the 900 last year was 1 minute, 47.21 seconds, he thought that he had as good a chance as any of his competitors at the trials and that he had room for improvement in the race. Because it was a relatively new race for him.
"It will probably take a time in the 1:45 or 1:44 range, at least 1:45, to qualify."
WARREN WILHOITE, long jump:
Whitaker taught school until last August, when he decided to take a leave of absence to begin preparing for the trials. He said the extra training time "makes all the difference in the world," and he said that he is very fortunate that his wife, who now is supporting his family financially, was so understanding.
"Realistically, I think I can make it to the finals at the trials, but it would be really tough to qualify for the Olympics," he said. "It will probably take a jump of 27-2 or 3, and I would be pleased with a jump of 27-0."
Wilhote has been training in Phoenix, Ariz., with the Stars and Stripes Track Club and that having a club to pay for meet expenses was a definite bonus for
middle-level athletes like himself, who don't get the financial support that top performers such as Carl Lewis receive. He graduated from KU in December and has jugged his time between looking for employment and training.
Wilhelma, the 44th best jump in the world last year of 26-2/3, his personal best.
Former Jayhawks are in the pack
"It's a trickle-down effect," he said. "Only the very top guys reap the benefits. The guys in the middle have to make the decisions. I decided this year to go ahead and try because it may be the last year I'm eligible for the Olympics and I can work for the rest of my life. I'm just going to see what happens."
TYKE PEACOCK, high jump:
Peacock was ranked second in the world last year behind world-record holder Zhu Jianhaun of China. He won the gold medal at the last year's World Championships at Helsinki, Finland, and four days later set the record in the high jump with a leap of 7-7/4.
He was ranked first in the world in 1981 and sixth in 1982, and he is known as a performer who thrives on big meets. He is known to comment on his Olympic chances.
Besides competing on the KU track team in 1982, he also saw some action off the bench on the KU basketball team that year. In the '82 Kansas Relays, he set a Relay and Memorial Stadium record with a triple. He named the meet's outstanding performer.
Peacock left KU because of conflicts with KU head track coach Bott Tommings and also because of grade problems. He now is competing independently.
Tvke Peacock
Warren Wilhoite
See OLYMPICS, p. 15
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