University Daily Kansan, October 13. 1983
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Rival militias attack army, kill 47 in Lebanon
By United Press International
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Sumi Muslim militias armed with rockets and machine guns fought pro-Syrian Communist Party fighters in day-long war in northern Lebanon, killing 47 people in aounding army positions south of Beirut.
The attack on the army clouded efforts by President Amine Gemayel to consolidate the 16-day cease-fire between Lebanon's warring factions.
The president called a preparatory meeting today and set an Oct. 20 date for formal peace talks, but was unable to nauseate the house of Syrian and national objections.
Rocket and machine-gun battles broke out in Tripoli in the morning and raged throughout the day despite efforts to arrange a cease-fire between a Sunni Muslim militia group and pro-Savian Communist party fighters.
SECURITY SOURCES SAID the Sumi Muslim Tawheed group seized control of the port of Tripoli, 42 miles north of the city and heavy attack by the Communist Party.
Police said 47 people were killed in the fighting.
The sources said the Tawheed group apparently was trying to seize the port to facilitate the entry of supplies for Palestine Liberation Organization chief Heron Arafat, whose guerrillas in the Triple Trap face Syrians to ostomate them.
In Souk el Gharb, 8 miles southeast of the capital, six government soldiers were wounded in an hour-long artillery shelling near the city's gunners, state-run Beirut Radio said.
The Lebanese army declined further comment on the clashes in the Shouf mountain village considered crucial to the defense of Beirut.
"The security situation has partially deteriorated between Souk el Gharb and (the Drusue stronghold of) Aley," the radio said. "The Lebanese army is defending itself against repeated attacks."
THE PEACE TALKS were aimed at preventing a new civil war between majority Muslims and the ruling minority Christians. The 1975-76 civil war killed 40,000 people.
A preparatory committee was scheduled to meet today at a Lebanese Ministry building on the so-called ground level east East Brutu from the Muslim vest.
SAIUDI GO-BETWEEN Racif Hariri, who arranged the cease-fire that ended a month of civil warfare, was trying to get information from the members of the conference, the radio reported.
Italian troops in the peacekeeping force in Beirut will guard the meeting, and Beirut radio said there would be security against any assassination threats.
Syria, meanwhile, accused President Reagan of spreading false doubts about Syrian intentions in order to justify military involvement in Lebanon.
The Kansas secretary of state last night tried to inspire college-aged students to get involved in the political system, while at the same time he worked to further his own party's cause.
Jack Brier, secretary of state, spoke to about 30 people at a meeting of the College Republicans and said that students could influence elections
Brier said that in 1972, the first year
that he 18, and boy-year-old had the right
to vote.
He said that in the 1978 primary elections, U.S. S. Nancy Landon Kassebaum had won with just 7 percent of the registered electorate.
"Six out of 10 stayed home," Brier said. "What's happened since then? Well, I'm sorry to say it has only gotten worse."
only a small percentage had bothered to exercise the privilege.
By PETE WICKLUND Staff Reporter
Brier said that active voter participation was the only way to beat the apathy.
"When people say, 'Jack, one vote does not matter' it does matter. Doesn't happen."
Brier told the audience that apathy among college students was a reflection of overall indifference among many Americans.
Briard said that the risk of electing an occasional ineffective legislator was one of the unavoidable consequences of the state's strengthening the electorate system
IN HIS SPEECH, Brier pointed to recent examples of close state and local elections that student votes could have helped widen the election margins.
"The question you're going to hear time and time again is," Why should I? "Brier said. "You should work to dispell that."
Brier encourages student role in political process
"WE'VE HAD ALL kinds of bad things happen to us over the past 10 years, but we've survived them all," Brieer said. "If you want to be politically powerful, you've got to get involved. But when you sit on the sidelines, all you can do is sit in a chair, swear and drink beer."
Last night's speech would be similar, he said, to others he would soon make at Kansas State University and Emporia State University.
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE College Organization will meet at 6:30 p.m. in Danfort Chapel for readings and discussions.
GAY AND LESBIAN Services of Kansas will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Walnut Room of the Kansas Union. The Rev. Liz Leech of the Metropolitan Community Church of Topeka will speak.
"What I want to encourage you to do, and I speak on behalf of every Republican, is get involved," Brier said.
TODAY
ON CAMPUS
THE KU GERMAN CLUB will meet at 4 p.m. in 4067 Wescoe.
THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS on Campus will meet at 7 p.m. in the Regionalist Room of the Union. Alban Cookas will give a speech titled "The Orthodox Church Compared to the Episcopalian Church."
THE SIMULATIONS Baseball Club will meet at 7 p.m. in Parlor C of the Union.
THE GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT Colloquium Series will present Rita Napier, professor of history, in a colloquium titled "Writing a New History of Plains Indians" at 4 p.m. in 317 Lindley Hall.
AN EPISCOPAL EUCHARIST service will begin at noon at Danforth Chapel.
THE KU AMATEUR Radio Club will meet at 7 p.m. in 2029 Learned Hall.
TOMORROW
THE YOUNG AMERICANS FOR Freedom will meet at 7 p.m. in the Council Room of the Union.
TOMORROW
THE UNDERGRADUATE BILOGY Club will meet at 4 p.m. in the Sunflower Room of the Union.
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