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University Daily Kansan, April 7, 1983
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Soviets let Pentecostalist begin journey to freedom
VIENNA, Austria — One of the "Siberian Seven" Pentecostalists, who has lived in the basement of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow since 1978 in an effort to press her bid to emigrate from the Soviet Union, arrived in Austria yesterday on the first leg of her journey to freedom.
The "Siberian Seven" had been Lydia Vashchenko, 32, her parents, two sisters and two friends who nearly five years ago burst into the U.S. Embassy in Moscow demanding help in emigrating from the Soviet Union.
“This is the beginning of the resolution of our case,” said Lyuba Vashchenko, one of Lyda's two sisters still in the embassy in Moscow. Lyba said she wanted Soviet authorities to issue exit visas for four members of the family still living in their home town of Chernogorsk in
U. S. embassy officials in Moscow said Lydia Vashchenko would be processed in Austria for immigration to Israel, the country of her choice.
Bill would give residency to aliens
WASHINGTON — Millions of aliens, mostly Mexicans, living and working illegally in the United States would be granted permanent residency under a bill approved yesterday by a House Judiciary subcommittee.
The controversial bill also would pave the way for eventual citizenship for alliens who entered the country illegally prior to 1981.
Those who came later would remain subject to deportation, if caught. Estimates of the number of illegal aliens go as high as 13 million, although no precise figure is available.
The bill also seeks to discourage more illegal aliens by imposing sanctions on employers who knowingly hire them.
Arms pact unlikely, senators say
WASHINGTON — There is little chance for an arms control agreement with the Soviet Union in the foreseeable future, members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said yesterday after a briefing by high-ranking U.S. negotiators.
"I have come to the conclusion . . . that (the Soviets) do not seriously intend to come forward now with a counter-proposal to the intermediate proposal made by President Reagan," said committee chairman Charles, Percy, R-III.
Two administration critics, Sens. Paul Tsongas, D-Mass., and Alan Crassot, D-Bilim, calfed Reagan for the lack of progress.
Percy said he was "just as discouraged" as the other senators but blamed the Soviets for the impasse.
Prisoner to be hanged in Lebanon
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanese authorities yesterday ordered a convicted murderer to be hanged at dawn today in a city park, a grim signal the government's judicial system was working again after eight years.
Ibrahim Tarraf Tarraf, nicknamed the "Sanayeh butcher" for the 1979 slayings of a mother and son, was the first person ordered to the gallows since the presidency of Charles Helou in the mid-1960s.
The justice system had been a shambles from the civil war in 1975 until a few months ago. Justice was meted out by private militias.
An official said Tarratif would not learn his fate until this morning, when judicial authorities arrived at his cell to walk him to the gallows.
Challenger crew prepares for walk
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Challenger's astronauts, undaunted by a medical problem aboard their ship, yesterday tried on two white pressure suits for the first U.S. spacewalk in nine years and checked out the controls that will steer them home.
The detailed space suit tests were designed to assure there would be no problem when crewmen Story Musgrave and Donald Peterson step out of Challenger's cabin at 3:10 p.m. CST today for a $3\frac{1}{2}$-hour, televised walk in the space freighter's open cargo bay.
Challenger commander Paul Weitz asked for a private afternoon conference with the flight surgeon in mission control — the first such discussion in three days of flight, and an indication that one of the astronauts might be ill.
Automated mail sorter introduced
LOS ANGELES — Postmaster General William Bolger introduced the first piece of $600 million worth of automated mail handling equipment yesterday and said the new readers and sorters eventually would save $600 million a year.
600,000 inmates a year.
Bolger said the optical scanning and bar code reading equipment, similar in concept to that in use at some supermarket checkout counters, will be installed at 118 large volume postal offices.
The equipment, which will handle mail with five-digit zip codes and the new voluntary nine-digit codes, can process 10,000 pieces of mail an hour with two or three operators. Current mechanical sorting equipment requires up to 18 people to handle 1,850 pieces an hour.
Celebration of game leads to death
WICHITA — Police yesterday filed charges of involuntary manslaughter against a man accused of firing a rifle to celebrate the NCAA championship basketball game and killing 31-year-old Kathlyn Cawley, who was five months pregnant.
Crawley, W. M. Jerry E. Mayhew, 35, of Wichita is accused of firing an AR-15 rifle at a sign on a phone booth about 325 yards from the woman's home, which was directly in the line of fire, Capt. Mike Hill said yesterday.
Cawley, her husband, Ronald and their two children were in their home when they heard several gunshots, police said. She went to the front door and was struck in the face by a bullet that pierced the door, officials said.
Hill said two men had been fired a rifle in the parking lot of a bar when the freak accident occurred.
Because of a reporting error, yesterday's story about candidates for the university of Kansas Athletic Corporation board incorrectly quoted Norman Yetman, professor of sociology. The correct quote should have read, "My primary concern is that the role of athletics at the University of Kansas be placed second to the educational mission of this University."
Correction
Also, the name of Walter Crockett, professor of psychology and speech and drama, was misspelled in the story.
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City Commission may change direction
Gleason did not seek re-election
Three new members will take seats on the Lawrence City Commission Tuesday as three incumbents depart — a move some people familiar with city government said yesterday could change its direction.
COMMISSIONER NANCY SHONTZ said yesterday that she looked forward to working with the new commissioners and hoped that they would work well
Francisco, who ran as a write-in candidate, and Bins were defeated in their bids to win re-election to the commission.
David Longhurst, Ernest Angino and Mike Amyx won terms on the commission in Tuesday's election and will replace Mayor Marci Francisco and Commissioners Don Binns and Tom Gleason.
She said, however, that she would have to wait and see whether the new commissioners would change the direction of the commission.
"Longhurst and Amyx tend to
represent business interests," Shontz said. "Nither one came out during the campaign and stressed their business with us, wait and see what their philosophy is."
One of the points of controversy during the campaign was the apparent adversity among the members of the last commission, and the resulting loss of public respect. Shontz said that was unfair criticism.
"I wouldn't trust a commission that did think alike," she said. "This commission has been far more open to the public than any other city commis-
MARTIN DICKINSON, FORMER president of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and professor of law, said he pleased with the outcome of the election.
"I think it is clear, from what Angino, Amyx and Longhurst have said, is that they seem favorably disposed toward an industrial development," he said.
Dickinson said he thought the new commission should place a high priority on encouraging industrial development because Lawrences had not added any new major industry since 1978.
He said of the past commission, "They might not have assigned quite as much priority to industrial development as the new commission may."
TOM MOORE. A self-described social activist who has spoken before the commission about the nuclear freeze and the human relations ordinance, said he did not think Lawrence had suffered a lack of economic development during the last few years.
"Since 1979, as a nation, we've had rather poor economic times," he said. "We shouldn't complain too much about the economic situation in Lawrence when we look at the severe recession in the nation."
Moore said he did not think the last commission was judged fairly for its moments of discord.
It's my opinion that it is the first Lawrence City Commission to be on TV," he said. "Many people have been able to see them in good moments and bad. They've acted pretty much like they are ordinary mortals."
MOORE SAID HE WAS NOT unhappy with the newly elected commissioners.
"They all have good leadership abilities, no axes to grind and no hidden agenda," he said. "I think the new commission will be able to arrive at what the priorities of the city are and give clear direction to the city staff."
Carter said he thought the contention that the last commission had lost credibility and the respect of the community had some basis.
"I have no doubt that Longhurst, Angino and Amyx are good people.
"I think people lost some confidence in the city government," he said. There was a lot of fighting among campaigners. That's not real professional.
b basically, honest and concerned with the city," he said.
Ed Carter, a former commissioner and mayor, said he thought Longhorn; Angino and Amyx would make very good commissioners.
"You can disagree but do it in a professional way. I really felt kind of
"That is a choice made by the voters and onward we go," he said.
GLEASON SAID HE DID not care to comment on the new commissioners.
Francisco said, "It makes sense to have the people on the commission that the voters want."
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