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Vol. 94, No. 135* (USPS 650-640)
Thursday morning, April 12, 1984
Auto plant welcomes Reagan
By LORI DODGE Staff Reporter
CLAYCOMO, Mo. — Autoworker Leroy Gray was just eating another lunch yesterday in the plant's cafeteria when President Obama came and smiled and started talking about "regular stuff."
Gray spends his weekdays driving a fork lift at the Ford Kansas City Assembly Plant. He and hundreds of other plant employees work in the plant after lunch to catch a glimpse of the president.
Although many of the union employees sported Monday hats, the atmosphere around the plant was filled with excitement over Reagan's visit there.
MEMBERS OF THE United Auto Workers union, which has cast its support for Democratic presidential candidate Walter F. Mondale, distributed Mondale hats and buttons earlier that morning. But many Claycomo workers said that, despite their union membership, they'd talked about the opportunity to see and possibly speak or shake hands with the president.
"Everybody's really more excited," said Gary Dunegan, a production worker "Hell, when's the last time you got to see the president?
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"I'm not saying who I'd vote for; I'm just excited to see him." he said.
The United Auto Workers Local 249, which represents the plant's 4,500 workers, has criticized Reagan's visit as part of a political campaign. And the UAW has pointed to next week's Missouri Democratic caucuses as Reagan's real reason for visiting the plant, which is north of Kansas City, Mo.
BUT THE WHITE HOUSE labeled Reagan's visit non political. That means that the trip's costs were not paid for by Reagan's re-election campaign but by taxpayers.
Jack Critchfield, an assembly line worker,
said that Reagan probably would pull in
more votes from the plant's workers than
most people would think.
"He's got a way about him," Critchfield said. "He's got a way of talking without being offended."
Charles Hazlett, who works installing springs on trucks, said he thought some of the workers had been rude by wearing Mondale hats.
"I think it's just neat to get to see the
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yesterday, Caldwell is Ford's chairman of the board and chief executive officer. Below, Steve Hanson, a 12-year employee at the factory, awaits the president's arrival. Hanson said he supported Mondale.
CLAYCOMO, Mo. — President Reagan receives applause from workers at the Ford Kansas City Assembly Plant. Missouri Gov. Christopher Bond, at right, and Ford chief Philip Goldwell, second from left, accompanied Reagan on his tour
Reagan lauds recovery
By LORI DODGE Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
CLAYOMO, Mo. — President Reagan told Ford automakers yesterday that "the sun is shining" again on a strong economy and the U.S. automobile industry.
In his address to workers at the Ford Kansas City Assembly Plant north of Kansas City, Mo. Reagan cited the auto industry's upswing as an indication of an improving economy and lauded his administration's economic program for guiding the recovery.
people," he told a group of workers squeezed between huge assembly lines.
Reagan pointed to increased factory orders, housing starts, and retail and auto spending.
"In this place, in one of our country's basic industries, we can see where America was built."
"All of us, working together and ignoring the gloomierers and pundits who said it couldn't be done, have hung tough. Today, as we see the auto industry and the economy humming with activity, aren't we glad we did?"
House OKs deficit bill 318-97
Bipartisan supporters say $49 billion plan is 'an ounce of faith'
WASHINGTON — The House yesterday approved a $49 billion tax bill favored by Democrats, Republicans and the president, and supporters predicted that the deficit-cutting measure would give "an ounce of faith to a doubting nation."
By United Press International
The bill passed 318-97, with 223 Democrats and
eight Republicans voting yes, and 31 Democrats and
eight Republicans voting no.
Rep. Hemp Moore, R-LA., said that he had been "congreatly disappointed" that "this is the first tax he will have ever voted on."
Moore said that in the past he always "had found a way to vote against taxes." But he said, this vote for deficit-reduction is "a time for statesmen, not politicians."
THERE WAS MINOR DISSENT on a provision in the bill that puts a cap on the number of tax-exempt industrial development bonds that can be issued by states. Those bonds finance such governmental projects as low-income housing, stadiums, airports, and industrial parks. The cap is equal to the population of the state multimillion by $150.
Opening House debate on the bill, Ways and Means Committee chairman Dan Rostenkowski said revenue that would be raised by the three-year bill was modest compared with the highly spiraling deficit, expected to rise by about $700 billion over the same period. But, he said, it shows that "Congress is prepared to move against the deficit."
Both Democrats and Republicans spoke in support of the bill, which also has the backing of President Reagan. The bill is an essential part of the Democrats' deficit-cutting plan.
The bill is the "pay" part of the House-approved "pay-as-you-go" budget that includes a $150 billion deficit-reduction plan. It would be used to finance the 3.5 percent increase in military and some social spending called for in the House budget for fiscal 1985, which starts
Chernenko gains last of
By United Press International
Chernenko
Chenkoen said in his acceptance speech that Soviet foreign policy demanded "constant activity, firmness, consistency in the search for a common enemy," according to the official news agency, Tas.
MOSCOW — The Soviet Parliament elected Konstantin Cherenko to the presidency yesterday, giving him the top three posts in the Kremlin hierarchy with unprecedented speed at a time of growing superpower rivalry.
"It is directed at overcoming international tension, ensuring security, our state interests in the world arena and upholding peace throughout the world." he said.
Chernenko's election comes at a time of mounting East-West tension over such issues as Soviet charges of harassment of its Olympic athletes and officials by the United States and the suspension of nuclear arms talks.
Cherenko, 72, now holds the three titles held by his late predecessors, Yuri Andropov and Leonid Brezhnev — President General Secretary of the Union State Council, which controls the military.
STUDENT TRAVEL ESSAY
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By MARY SEXTON Staff Reporter
"We're going to wait to see what the Senate does." she said.
Staff Reporter
Gay and Lesbian Services of Kansas expected the Student Senate Finance Committee to substantially reduce its budget request, the group said. The group also proposed group expected to be cut off completely.
Carla Vogel, student body president, said that the recommendation by the committee would have to be approved by the Senate, which would not look at appropriations bills until next week.
Lichtwardt said that GLSOK had not yet decided how to respond to the committee's recommendation.
"We expected to be cut back down to 'token funding,' rent and phone," said Ruth Lai.
'If I felt the need to veto it, I would.'
Carla Vogel, student body president
The committee denied funds to GLOSK after reviewing the group's current budget, Gilchrist said, which showed that it would carry money over into the fiscal year 1985.
The committee voted 8-3 to deny funds to the organization. Gilchrist explained the committee's denial by saying that GLSOK could support with the revenue it generated from its dances.
But Vogel said that she would veto an encumbrations bill that did not contain funds for GLOSK.
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GOSK's initial request for $2,860.73 was cut to
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"I if I felt the need to veto it, I would." she said.
"I have faith that the Senate will do what's right."
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Students are encouraged (magnified, even) to submit Student Photo Essays — a series of pictures related by a common theme and/or Student Travel Photos (They are not the same!) We accept black-and-white prints or color slides. Be sure to write your name on the back of every photograph, and include a stamped, self-addressed envelope so that we may return the pictures. Please be patient. You will receive an email as we publish only twice a year. Each group of photographs
ATTENTION:
STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHERS
Pertinent advice Send only sharply focused, unusual pictures We're not fond of blurs, collages, or backyard family snapshots, however valuable they may be to you. We crave an intelligent, terrific photography album and photographs at a money - $100 for the Student Photo Essay, S75 for the Student Travel Photos
must be accompanied by a prose explanation what explain, where and when plus any tech information you need.
Most important, then is to be aware of your intention when looking through your viewfinder. Do you just want a souvenir of your trip? You can post it as a postcard? Or do you want a chance to be creative with your camera? Each time you use the camera, find a focus whether it's a mood you want to evoke, an unusual sight, or an incongruity that makes you smile. Make clear pictures. Remember that your eye is a unique tool.
Equipment and Film
No record of a trip to Rio would be complete without a shot of Carnival (The Carnival in late February) provides perhaps the haunted experience of remembrance in the world. But all of the year the samba dancers in their exotic outfits are on display special shows, and the photographer's greatest problem is in deciding what not to shoot. As all people in our people an expressive face is all taken to convey a happy mood
The photos were taken with a Chinon CE-4 camera using 28 mm. 50 mm. and 135 mm lenses. For the first set of shots, see below. Kodachrome 64 film was used in all cases, except the last shot of Carnaval in Rio, which was taken with Kodak Ektachrome 72 film for specification (P=Polarizing Filter)
Sensitivity to nature's mooms can often transform a medicine shot into a good one. Patience is reward of capturing the right moment and rewarding Manaus and the Rio Negro (F) is a good example which evokes a mood of calm at the day's end. The silhouettes of the buildings on the hills create a sense of balance which creates an ideal harmony in the composition
congruity. By focusing on the steps leading to the swirling waters of the Rio Negro in Manzanillo (E) two groups establish a strong relationship.
(A) 50 mm P
(A) 50 mm R
(B) 28 mm R
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(D) 135 mm
(E) 135 mm
(F) 135 mm
(G) 135 mm
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A polarizing filter is a great help to cut down the sun's glare, and it frequently underrepsebe by one who has seen out the richness of the colors.
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