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University Daily Kansan, September 21, 1983
Panel rejects arms freeze
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee rejected 10-7 yesterday a resolution calling for a nuclear weapons freeze and de-emphasis on war, to measure proposing a mutual reduction of the two countries' arsenals.
However, the committee later voted to send both measures to the full Senate with negative recommendations.
During a day-long debate, the committee first voted 10-7 against reporting the freeze resolution to the Senate, because a stable recommendation for approval
Soviet President Yuri Andropov, ending a 24-day silence on nuclear arms, yesterday reaffirmed Moscow's pledge to freeze deployment of nuclear weapons and warned about the possibility of a Cold War.
ANDROPOV SAID that he wanted to destroy, not merely relocate, hundreds of medium-range Soviet missiles if NATO canceled the deployment of Pershing-2 and cruise ships in five West European countries.
"We offer a quantitative and qualitative freeze of all nuclear armaments: that is, cessation of the quantitative build-up of all components of nuclear arsenals and
non-deployment of nuclear armaments of new kinds and types; introduction of a moratorium on all tests of nuclear ammunition, and on the testing of nuclear weapons delivery vehicles of new kinds and types," he said.
"Our proposal on ridding Europe of nuclear weapons, both medium-range and tactical, also remains in force," he said.
In Washington, White House spokesman Larry Speakes said there was "nothing new" in the Andropov proposal.
SEN. EDWARD Zorinski, D-Neb.
joined the committee's nine Republicans in voting against the measure that called for a "mutual, verifiable" freeze and reduction in the testing, production and deployment of weapons. Reportedly, the measure is barely opposed by the administration.
The committee also turned to a resolution chiefly sponsored by Chairman Charles Percy, R.III., that would enable build-down" of nuclear weapons.
The original build-down concept, labeled "Orwellian" by liberal critics, calls for destruction of two old nuclear weapons for every new one deployed. Percy's "double building" would be the destructive power, as well as the number of nuclear weapons, as an alternate to a freeze resolution.
The proposal failed on an 8-8 vote.
the prop. man the MAN CRANSTON, D-Calif,
who has built his presidential campaign around support for the nuclear freeze, suggested sending both resolutions to the full Senate "without prejudice."
However, Percy objected, saying that the committee's business should be to take a stand on the issue.
Sen Richard Lugar, R-Ind., said, "I think the will of the committee is clear. I see no reason to send anything anywhere." The remark provoked laughter in the crowded hearing room.
The committee then voted 10-4 to report both resolutions with negative recommendations.
Sen. Claiborne Pell, D-R.I., the committee's ranking Democrat, reflected the views of most of his party's colleagues in reaffirming endorsement of the freeze resolution and criticizing the build-down concept as one "which in my view could well lead to a build-up."
Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass, who is the sponsor of the freeze resolution, told supporters: "We face an uphill battle in the Senate, and we may not win on the first vote. But I intend to raise this issue again and again until a mutual and verifiable nuclear weapons freeze becomes the policy of our nation."
New rule to permit VA doctors to turn off life-support systems
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — A new rule allows Veterans Administration doctors, at the request of a dying patient, to give "do not resuscitate" orders barring the use of extraordinary life-saving methods, a VA official said yesterday.
But doctors at the VA's 172 hospitals cannot just "pill the plug" on terminals.
Dorothy Raisniki, a physician and attorney with the VA, said the revised rule allows doctors at the administration's hospitals across the country to write a "no-code" or "do not resuscitate" order specifying that extraordinary measures not be used for a dying patient whose heart or lungs fail.
SHE SAID THE rule, which went into effect three years ago, required doctors to try to
resuscitate a dying patient whose heart or lungs failed, and which forbade writing anything to the contrary on the patient's chart.
"The no-code" would apply to a patient who is "terminally ill and where it is anticipated he will die within the next 12 months of hospitalization." Rasinski said.
In addition, "we are doing nothing positive to pull the plug." with the new regulation, she stressed.
Rasinski said the order to withhold extraordinary methods to save the patient's life can be written on a medical chart only after the "patient communicates verbally with the physician beforehand."
The "no-code" order must be written by a senior physician with the patient's permission, or the permission of the family if the patient is not legally competent. However, the rule prohibits
doctors from taking steps to hasten death.
SAFEGUARDS HAVE been written into the rule, she said, noting that in the event a patient specifically requests that his family not be informed, his wishes must be witnessed by a disinterested observer. She also notes that the rule requires that all medical personnel involved with the patient's care be informed.
Rasinski said the new policy was instituted because previous policy appeared to violate the rights of patients who wanted to forge lifesaving therapy when they or their doctors determined that it was futile.
Many public and private hospitals across the nation have adopted so-called living wills, written by patients suffering from incurable diseases who prefer not to be kept alive and to avoid pain and discomfort.
Lawyer alleges illegal union deal
By United Press International
CLEVELAND — A government attorney alleged yesterday that Allen Friedman struck a deal with his nephew, Teamsters union International President Jackie Presser, that gave him $1,000 a week in return for no work.
Friedman, 62, a retired Teamsters business agent, is on trial in U.S. District Court for allegedly embezzling the firm's assets. The Pittsburgh Press still is secretary-treasurer.
Government attorney Stephen Jigger told jurors in opening statements that Friedman was hospitalized following a 1976 heart attack when he agreed to the deal to merge the Teamsters local he led / Cleveland Local 752 / with 507.
PRESSEER, WHO IS a target of the government's investigation, has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in the matter. Government attorneys have been charged in the case. Presseber has not been charged in the case or he may be arrested in the future.
"He was visited by Jackie Presser and Harold Friedman (president of 507 but no relation) and during this
meeting agreed to merge into 507 in exchange for a promise of $1,000 a week forever," Jigger said.
Jigger said the records show Friedman attended none of 1,000 grievance and shop meetings attended by local business agents.
Business agents also will testify they worked 12-hour days six days a week but never saw Friedman, he said.
Allen Friedman meet with 507 presi-
dem Harold Friedman and Presser.
STEPHEN KAPELKA, a former 507 business agent, testified that he saw Allen Friedman in about five of 450 business agent staff meetings over a three-year period. He also said he saw
Defense attorney Jack Levin said Friedman's Local 752 had only $81 in assets and $1,420 in liabilities at the merger, which its members sanctified.
"The allegations are that he worked some kind of monkey-business deal with Mr. Presser," he said. "But 507 bad to pay the liabilities of 752."
If convicted on the four counts, Friedman faces up to 20 years in prison.
DESPITE HIS HEART attack, Levin said. Friedman worked as an advisor to 507 and worked two to four days for the organization to pay he when did not work. he added.
"There was no embezzlement here." Levin said. "He did all the service he could be anticipated to do and he deserved suck nay."
Man may have avoided paying large tax sum
A grand jury in U.S. District Court in Manhattan Monday indicted Rich, his partner and several of his firms on 51 counts, including tax evasion, racketeering and illegally buying oil from Iran during the hostage crisis.
By United Press International
According to the indictment, Rich did not pay taxes of $48 million on $100 million in hidden money.
AT A HEARING yesterday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Morris Weinberg, Jr. said that the on-going grand jury investigation might show that Rich and
NEW YORK — Fugitive commodities broker Marc Rich, indicted in the largest tax fraud case in history, may have failed to pay at least double the $48 million in taxes he is charged with evading prosecutors said yesterday.
Arrests warrants have been issued for Rich and his associate, Pineus Green. The men, both American citizens living in New York, have sought refuge in Switzerland where there is no exile. Richard said. Rich has renounced his U.S. citizenship and applied to become a citizen of Spain.
Weinberg also said that new lawyers for the defendants would withdraw "false" affidavits about Rich and his companies, Marc Rich & Co. International and Mare Rich and Co. A.G
AT WEINBERG'S REQUEST, Judge Leonard Sand postponed a civil hearing into the Rich case until the grand jury investigation was finished.
his group were involved in further tax evasion "equal to or larger than the amount set forward in (Monday's) indictment."
The $48 million in taxes Rich is already accused of ducking was described by prosecutors Monday as "the excavation scheme ever prosecuted."
Sand set a hearing on Wednesday on the issue of the $50,000-a-day fines he imposed on Rich and his companies for contempt of court. Rich's companies in fines are also charged in fines for failure to provide documents subpoenaed by the grand jury.
Lawyers for Marc Rich & Co. A.G.
based in Switzerland, contend that as a
foreign company it did not have to
comply with the U.S. subpoena.
Dutch queen predicts recession will continue
By United Press International
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Queen Beatrix opened the new session of Parliament yesterday with a sobering forecast of continuing unemployment, tax increases and employee wage and welfare cutbacks.
parliamentary session.
The queen was accompanied by her husband, Prince Claus, who made his first public appearance in over a year. He has been treated at a psychiatric clinic and there were doubts that he would be fit enough to attend.
For the first time, there was no special royal opening ceremony for the
"Recovery demands changes," the queen said. "The cabinet is aware that some change will painfully affect the people of this country with a reduction in their income, great changes in the circumstances of their life and work, or growing uncertainty."
OUTLINING GOVERNMENT policy for 1984. Queen Beatrix said there was no immediate prospect of a reduction in the 16 percent unemployment rate and called for further sacrifices to aid economic recovery.
OPPOSITION POLTICIANS criticized further cuts affecting lower-income groups and Socialist opposition leader Joop den Uyl described the speech as "vacuous and uninformative."
announced tax concessions amounting to $1 billion to businesses to stimulate the economy.
The queen said proposed measures by Holland's center-right government included an increase in the value of the state's taxes and higher taxes on alcohol and tobacco.
The cabinet also plans to cut social benefits and is aiming for a 3.5 percent real reduction in wages, starting with civil servants.
But at the same time the queen
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