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Vol. 94, No. 27 (USPS 650-640)
Tuesday morning, September 27, 1983
Lebanese cabinet quits amid cease-fire dispute
By United Press International
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A cease-fire yesterday halted three weeks of civil warfare in Lebanon, but Prime Minister Chefik Wazza and his team had responded that threatened chances for a permanent peace.
One Christian militia leader said his men were not obligated to observe the cease-fire, intended to end shooting that took more than 700 lives this month.
Official Beirut radio said that the cease-fire held early today, but that some sniper fire occurred on Lebanese troops in the Shite suburb of Mreijeh and the Druse Muslim sector of Amroussiyie in the foothills of the Shouf mountain.
The radio also said the Druse militia was sending reinforcements and ammunition to the
In New York, Secretary of State George Shultz had hoped this court's fire would lead to a more favorable solution for Mr. Trump.
THE 1,200 U.S. Marines in Lebanon remained on alert in case of a breakdown in the truce; two of them were killed at 6:30 p.m.
Terms of the cease-fire between the government and Syrian-backed rebels called for convening a "council of national reconciliation" which would seek permanent peace by trying to find a new balance of political power between Lebanon's Christian and Muslim communities.
Indications that the cease-fire might not hold came from the commander of the Christian Lebanese Forces militia, Fadi Frem, who said his men were not obliged to observe the truce.
"The Lebanese Forces are not concerned by the announced agreement and are therefore not committed to its results and consequences." Frem said.
WAZZAN, A MUSLIM, triggered a political dispute when he tendered the resignation of his government as demanded by Syria, a prime minister, with its backing of the rebel Druze Muslim militia.
President Amin Gemayel did not immediately accept the resignations, and two key Christian leaders, former President President Chamoun and former President Obama, refused to take part in the proposed peace talks.
Kamel Assad, the Speaker of Parliament,
refused any parliamentary representation in the
Earlier, a U.S. official who monitored the cease-fire negotiations had expressed hope that 12 Lebanese leaders representing the nation's political and political factions would take part in the talks.
THE U.S. OFFICIAL said the biggest obstacle to re-uniting the country after eight years of warfare would be convincing the Christians to trust in the new leadership who are believed to be a majority in Lebanon.
Beirut radio said one Lebanese army soldier was killed by sniper fire in Keyfou, a village southeast of the capital where major battles had taken place. The army said it wounded one man with return fire.
He predicted *a* lot of shooting matches and perhaps "violence" before such an agreement
There were only scattered reports of minor cease-fire violations during the day.
In the absence of gunfire, Lebanese civilians emerged from their bomb shelters to shop for the first time in days. Highways into the capital were still returning to see if their homes were still standing.
U. S. MARINES based near Beirut airport took advantage of the truce to rebuild their facilities.
Commission gives developer initial OK for mall on river
By JOHN HOOGESTEGER Staff Reporter
The Lawrence City Commission yesterday gave a local developer the initial go-ahead on his plans to build a mall along the Kansas River.
At an afternoon study session, the commission agreed to prepare a letter of intent saying that it would be willing to extend a lease for land on the 600 block of New Hampshire Street, next to City Hall. The lease is now held by the Bowersock Mill and Power Co.
Ron Holt, the developer, has reached agreements to use the Bowersock Mill buildings, along with the neighboring Reuter Organ Co. building, for developing the proposed mall.
Holt and Steve Clark, a local real estate agent, presented nine reasons to the City Commission about the proposed $12 million project.
THE REASONS included Holt's assertion that
the Bowersock Mill is blighted, that the city purchased the building for rehabilitation and that his proposal was more feasible financially than Sierrez planned by Sierrez Realty Co., Inc., Kenner, La.
Both Holt and the City Commission will prepare rough drafts of the letter of intent, and will combine the two proposals for the final draft. Holt would then be able to begin looking for a loan for the project and to pursue a commitment from a department store.
Holt plans to remodel the buildings by the river so that a department store and several smaller shops could be housed in an enclosed mall.
Holt said that in the letter of intent the city would have to show a willingness to extend the lease, which now has 25 years left on it. The city would also need to show a willingness to lease the
NEWPORT, R.I. — The crew of Australia II celebrates after beating the American 12-meter liberty in the seventh
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United Press International and final race of the America's Cup series, in yesterday broke the longest win streak in sports history.
Australia's 'Cup runneth over'
By United Press International
NEWPORT, R.I. — Australia II received a welcome fit for heroes yesterday after winning the America's Cup by beating defender Liberty for vaulting its most prestigious prize.
The Aussies broke the longest winning streak in sports history — the 132-year U.S. domination of the Cup that the schooner America won from the British in 1851.
Harbor, hot air balloons soared into the sky and thousands of shouting spectators watched as Bertrand shouted "Hip! Hip! Hooray!" for his flight. He took up Cripa rival, Dennis Conner, the Liberty skipper
“Our Cup runneth over,” skipper John Bertrand, accompanied by his crew, told a news conference following his 41-second victory in the historic seventh race of the best-of-seven series.
"We have no excuses," said Conner, stepping ashore in his red sailing overalls. "The Australians conducted a superb effort throughout the summer.
"We just did the best we could. They were in control most of the last windward leg to the finish. Today was their day."
FIREWORKS EXPLODED over Newport
And it was a day of jubilation. Australia IT's following not only got to gree at triumphant crew but at last got a look at the long-secret
winged keel — with two blue wings extending 5 y to 6 feet, like a delta-winged bomber.
"Show us the keel. Show us the keel," shouted the frantic onlookers "OK, take a look," said Bertrand, unwilling the technological marvel that was on the road to Nacht's speed and enhancing its maneuverability.
JUST AS THE Twelve pulled into its birch — with Bertrand hugging his wife, Rasa, and the couple being showered with champagne from frantic admirers — Australia II was hosted by the water with the crew still on deck and the Ben Leexen designed keel revealed to the world.
See RACE, p. 5, col. 4
Reagan indicates readiness for arms agreement
By United Press International
the soviet Union to show proof that it wants arms control in reality, not just in rhetoric."
UNITED NATIONS — President Reagan, saying a nuclear war "cannot be won and must never be fought," yesterday eased his conditions for a superpower missile limit and told the Kremlin that he was ready to compromise on any balanced arms cut.
REAGAN PROMISED delegates to the world body that "if the Soviets sit down at the bargaining table seeking genuine arm reductions, there will be arms reductions."
In a speech before the U.N. General Assembly, Reagan轻轻 laid aside his sharp rhetoric against the Soviets for shooting down a Korean jumbo jet. But he declared that movement in the talks to curb nuclear weapons in Europe and reduce strategic arsenals could give Moscow a chance "to reduce the tensions it has heaped on the world" in the Sent. 1 incident.
"We cannot count on the instinct for survival to protect us against war," he said after reviewing conflicts around the globe, from Asia to Africa to the Middle East and Central America.
"The time has come," the president said, "for
Saying he was present "to renew my nation's commitment to peace." Reagan sketched the modified proposal laid out last week by U.S. Senator John McCain, Geneva talks on Intermediate Nuclear Forces.
He made "an unequivocal pledge" to the assembled delegates:
"The United States seeks and will accept any equitable, verifiable agreement that stabilizes forces at lower levels than currently exist. We are ready to be desirable in our approach, indeed,
BUT THE PRESIDENT stressed, "We cannot, however, especially in light of recent events, compromise on the necessity of effective verification."
"The door to an agreement is open," he said.
"It time for the Soviet Union to walk through it."
Reagan, speaking evenly with the aid of teleprompters, stood behind a black marble podium decorated with the U.N. seal in gold. The reception as he mounted the dais was polite, but
See REAGAN, p. 5, col. 5
INSIDE
Haskell Indian Junior College
a totem pole stares at students in Stidham Union at Haskell Indian Junior College.
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Gipp, who is one-half Standing Rock Sioux, has been president of Haskell for more than two years, after spending four years as the deputy assistant secretary of Education in the U.S. Department of Education.
In less than a year, Haskell Indian Junior College celebrates its 100th anniversary. On Page 6 today, in INSIDE: Haskell Indian Junior College, the Kansan begins the first of a series of interviews that take an in-depth look into subjects of interest to KU students. Talking with Haskell President Gerald E. Gipp and other faculty members, he explains Haskell, the college's relation with the University of Kansas and life in Lawrence for American Indians.
He holds a bachelor's degree in industrial education and physical education from the University of North Dakota. He received his master's degree in education and is currently an instructor in education in 1974, both from Pennsylvania State University.
Haskell became an accredited junior college in 1970 and is the only Indian college in the United States built outside of a reservation. The school has accredited courses in liberal arts, vocational work and business.
The 42-year-old Gipp is the first native American Indian to be president of Haskell.
The school's budget has been on a steady decline since 1978, having fallen from $5.4 to $4.3 million. Since 1980, it has fallen from $20 million to $16 million.
In the last two years enrollment has been slightly more than 900 students. In the past Haskell has had more than 1,100 students. Gipps said Haskell could handle about 1,000 students if it weren't for limited on-campus housing.
Gipp worked at Penn State from 1973 to 1977, first as associate director of Native American administration.
Since coming to Haskell, Gipp has tried to inject the teaching of Indian culture into the classes.
"And while they've lost a lot of that I think there's a need to put that back in the proper perspective and I hope this college can become a part of that, if not the leader."
"The larger society and policies historically have been to try to divorce the indian from his culture and its values."
Fewer job seekers help to steady jobless rate
By SUSAN WORTMAN Staff Reporter
The state's unemployment rate held steady in August and should drop some next month, an official at the state University of Human Resources said yesterday.
The Human Resources Department reported yesterday that 5.1 percent of the Kansas labor force was unemployed during August, the same percentage as in July. But the number is down from about 7 percent in 2009, when 75,000 people were out of work.
The department said that 60,000 people were out of work last month.
"This is not unusual," said the official, Kathy Ketchum, director of public information for the department in Topeka.
STUDENTS RETURNED to school, she said, leaving a smaller number of people in the job market. The decrease
was not reflected in the August statistics, but should influence the September unemployment rate, she said.
Jerry Shelter, secretary of the Department of Human Resources, said that some good signs were present in last month's statistics. The manufacturing sector appears to be continuing to hire said, especially in the aircraft industry.
Employment in the aircraft industry is up 23.9 percent from August 1982, Ketchum said, but it still is not as healthy as it was several years ago.
Military contracts have helped the recovery, said Fred Rice, director of research of the Department of Human Resources.
"Beech and Lear Jet have had sizable military contracts and have been able to afford the technology."
TRADE AND construction fields also made slight dents in the unemployment ranks. Ketchum said.
Other unemployment rates around the state also decreased slightly. The unemployment figures in Topeka went from 5.4 percent in July to 8.3 percent in August. In Wichita, unemployment decreased from 6.5 percent in July to 6 percent in August. Montgomery County in southeast Kansas maintained the highest unemployment rate in the state, where 10.1 percent of the county's workers did not have jobs.
RICE SAID, "September and October are usually where unemployment reaches its lowest. If this is a normal occurrence you should see the rates drop a little more."
In Lawrence, total unemployment rate or August dropped slightly, from 4.2% to 3.9%.
Construction employment is up 1.1 percent since July, she said. Construction employment is still down 4.8 per cent in August 1982, she said, but it is improving.
Educators call reports on schools superficial
By PAUL SEVART
Staff Reporter
Recent nationwide reports on the education system have attracted much public attention but have added little to educators' knowledge of problems in schools, two education administrators said yesterday.
The most recent of the reports, released Sept. 16 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, was more than 390 pages on the condition and future of the nation's high schools
A summary of the recommendations in that report was sent to all Kansas school districts, said Merle Bolton, Kansas commissioner of education.
THE HIGHEST priority listed in the report was the learning of English
skills, especially writing. By contrast, the National Commission on Excellence in Education published a report in April, "A Nation at Hisk," which emphasizes the need for proper science and foreign language skills along with basic English skills.
In general, however, the reports tend to agree with one another on what needs to be done to improve the educational system in America.
'I think these reports may very well set the agenda for education for the rest of the country.'
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of the decade and beyond," Bolton said. Some of the recommendations had been addressed before the reports were published, Bolton said. For instance, "A Nation at Risk" recommended a high school core curriculum almost identical to that proposed by the Board Region and the state Department of Education.
THE CARNEGIE report stresses developing a partnership between business and education that would involve business and industry workers trading places with teachers. Bolton said a committee within his department began this fall to develop guidelines for accreditation of such "teachers" from outside the teaching profession.
Although many of the recommendations in the Carnegie report would be expensive, Bolton said, most school districts will take from the report only what they can do at little or no additional cost.
Brad Tate, principal at Lawrence High School, 210 Louisiana St., agreed that some of the advice in the Carnegie report would be valuable but expensive.
See CARNEGIE. p. 5, col. 1