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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 in to swim 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 on the construction after lunch to catch a glimpse of the president.
Although many of the union employees sported Mondale 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 Dahlia hats and buttons earlier that morning. But many Claycomo workers said that, despite their support for the movement, they talked about the opportunity to see and possibly speak or shake hands with the president.
"Everybody's really more excited," said Gary Dungean, a production worker "Hell, when's the last time you got to see the president?
"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 year's labor reforms as excuses for Reagans' 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 getting involved."
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
See CLAYCOMO, p. 6, col. 1
Quality is Job 1
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 Caldwell, second from left, accompanied Reagan on his tour
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.
Reagan lauds recovery
By LORI DODGE Staff Reporter
CLAYCOMO, 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 recover
"In this place, in one of our country's basic industries, we can see where America's headed and what lies in store for her great
people," he told a group of workers squeezed between huge assembly lines.
Reagan pointed to increased factory orders, housing startups and retail and auto manufacturing.
"All of us, working together and ignoring the gloormiers 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?"
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House OKs deficit bill 318-97
Bipartisan supporters say $49 billion plan is 'an ounce of faith'
By United Press International
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."
The bill passed 318-97, with 223 Democrats and 43 Republicans voting yes, and 31 Democrats and 41 Republicans voting no.
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."
Rep. Henson Moore, R-LA, said that he had been in Congress for 10 years and 'this is the first time he's seen it'.
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 multiplied by $150.
Opening House debate on the bill, Ways and Means Committee chairman Dana 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 state
Chernenko gains last
Chernenko
By United Press International
MOSCOW — The Soviet Parliament elected Konstantin Chernenko to the presidency yesterday, giving him the top three posts in the Kremlin. He also has speed at a time of growing superpower rivalry.
Chenkeno said in his acceptance speech that Soviet foreign policy demanded "constant activity, firmness, consistency in the search for information," and "audits," according to the official news agency, Tass.
"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, 72, now holds the three titles held by his late predecessors, Yuri Andropov and Leonid Brezhnev — President, General Secretary of the Communist Party and Chairman of the Defense Council, which controls the military.
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 the suspension of nuclear arms talks.
GLSOK did not expect bu
By MARY SEXTON Staff Reporter
Gay and Lesbian Services of Kansas expected the Student Senate Finance Committee to substantially reduce its budget request, the group's president said yesterday, but the group never expected to be cut off completely.
"We expected to be cut back down to 'token funding, rent and phone.' said Ruth Lai-
Lichtwardt said that GLSOK had not yet decided how to respond to the committee's recommendation.
"We're going to wait to see what the Senate does" she said.
Jon Gilchrist, Finance Committee chairman, said that the committee denied money to GLSOK because the group was able to generate its own funds.
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.
'If I felt the need to veto it, I would.'
Carla Vogel, student body president
The committee denied funds to GLSOK after reviewing the group's current budget, Gilchrist said, which showed that it would carry money over into the fiscal year 1985.
But Vogel said that she would veto an appropriations bill that did not contain funds for GLSOK.
"If I felt the need to veto it, I would," she said. "have faith that the Senate will do what's right."
During preliminary budget hearings,
GOSK*1 initial request for $286.73 was cut to
$605.00
The committee voted 8-3 to deny funds to the organization. Gleichrist explained the committee's denial by saying that GLSOK could support itself with the revenue it generated from its dances.
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ON THE ROAD TO RIO
Our first Student Travel Photographer is Ron Emmons, a British native who graduated from San Francisco State and is currently freelancing his writing and photography talents. He has traveled extensively through South America, the East, and Africa. He calls this series 'On the Road to Rio.'
The Opera House in Manus is another example of a much-photographed object. This laivish structure the materials for which were imported from Europe, proves the futility of a dream of a Friedrich Wagner-Hertzig Heitzgraf's film of the same name), the barons of the rubber boom in the late 19th century. The building echoes a bygone era, and is nothing if not incongruous in the middle of the Amazon junk. In this case (B) the cunningness of the French architect, and guide the eye to the historic structure.
The brilliant-colored rock at the base of lasers Falls in the Gran Sabana region of Southwest Venezuela is a good example in the picture of the falls themselves (A) the red rock appears in context No color filters are used here only The water is clear and the water is achieved by choosing a slow shutter speed and small aperture.
One useful technique is to isolate your subject. Remember that your power as a photographer lies in capturing the focus of the viewer. As with all art, suggestion arouses curiosity by not showing the whole picture. If you isolate a subject from its context, it will look at it in a new light.
B Y R O N E M M O N S
It's easy to despair. What chance does an enthusiastic amateur have against the professionals with their sophisticated equipment? If he already is it is not he already has a tool more valuable than any number of elaborate lenses or filters - out eyes. Equipped with a 95 mm camera and for the unusual anyone can take interesting photos. These examples, taken from an amateur from Costa Rica, Venezuela should give some idea of what is possible from an amateur.
A boat trip on the Rio Negro offered a glimpse of a different side of Manana from the splendor of the Opera House (C) These shakes scattered along the banks form an interesting and dramatic as well
A reflection in the harbor at Manaus in Brazil offers an interesting abstract composition (D). Here colors and form predominate.
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