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University Daily Kansan, September 15, 1981
News Briefs From United Press International
Soviets produced poison used in Asia, U.S. implies
WASHINGTON—The United States strongly implicated the Soviet Union yesterday in the manufacture of "yellow rain" for waging biological warfare in Southeast Asia, but it stopped short of accusing Moscow of carrying out such attacks.
One of four U.S. officials brought before reporters—and whom the State Department refused to identify despite objections—said the biowar agents were "being used by Vietnam and Laos, with Soviet support, against civilian villas in Loa s., and against (anti-government) forces in Cambodia."
Chemical analysis has uncovered "good evidence" that three potent bacteriological poisons called trichothecene mycotoxins have been used in Cambodia, Walter Stoessel, undersecretary of state, told reporters at the State Department.
A State Department background paper said that the mycotoxins, which are produced as a yellow powder, can be produced in mass quantities but that Southeast Asia does not have the facilities needed to manufacture them in abundance.
"We are facing a new development in the chemical and biological warfare industry, which is being used on man. We are facing a new development here that is very worrisome."
Congress was told in December 1979 of biowar attacks against Hmong tribesmen in Laos that were carried out by aircraft spraying a yellow paint.
Reagan lobbies for aircraft sale
WASHINGTON—President Reagan, with aides and congressional allies agreeing he now does not have enough votes to launch an allied lobbying effort, said he would "say no" to Saudi Arabia.
Formal notification of the deal—one of the most important foreign policy initiatives of the Reagan presidency—probably will reach Congress about
In the interim, the president must make a strong case for the sale as a necessary component of U.S. security interests—one that does not pose a
Congress has 30 days to make up its mind on the issue once formal notification is made. The deal will go through unless both houses reject it on
The president wants to sell Saudi Arabia, a sworn enemy of the Jewish state but a major supplier of oil to the United States, five sophisticated Airborne Warning and Control System planes, plus enhancements for F-15 fighter-bombers with Sidewinder air-to-ground missiles.
Search for missing crewmen ends
Three others survived Sunday's SH-3 crash in "near-perfect flight conditions" from the carrier Forrestal, the Navy said. It was the fifth accident this year involving a carrier and at least the second for the Forrestal since 1967.
NORFOLK, Va.,—A mechanical problem may have caused the crash of an antisubmarine and rescue helicopter in the Atlantic Ocean in which three helicopters were lost.
"It appears to be some type of mechanical problem, but we don't know it. Atlantic Fleet spokesman L.Cmdr. Jim Lois said. "That is an assumption."
The Forrestal ended a search for the missing crewmen about 360 miles east of Virginia after nearly nine hours Sunday and headed to its home port, Mayport, Fla., Naval Station, said Lois. The carrier was expected home today.
U.S. to consult allies about bomb
BONN, West Germany—Secretary of State Alexander Haig, seeking to calm mounting anti-American feelings in West Germany, promised yesterday to consult with European allies before shipping neutron weapons to Europe.
"There will be complete and total consultation with all nations involved, Washington West Germany," he told a news conference before flying Washington.
Later, however, Haig told reporters traveling with him that consultations would only be held with countries where the neutron weapons would be based in Ukraine.
Before the plane made a refueling stop in Shannon, Ireland, he said the European trip and his talks with West German leaders convinced him "we are at an even worse time than we thought."
Cardinal maintains denial of misuse
CHICAGO—Cardinal John P. Cody said Sunday that he was a victim of "persecution" in charges he diverted up to $1 million in tax-exempt church funds to a female friend. Priests in the nation's largest archdiocese are seeking prayers for the embattled prelate.
"When I was ordained, I knew there would be troubled times—certainly never like this—but I never thought this type of persecution would continue in our enlightened age," Body said during a 25th anniversary celebration at a church in suburban Westchester.
"When they cannot disperse the flock, they strike at the shepherd," Cody said.
The Chicago Sun-Times, in a series of copyright reports, revealed the U.S. government's office was investigating the cardinal for allegedly filing tax-exempt claims against it.
Senate urges $90 million pay raise
The proposal won quick support at a Senate hearing from key members of both parties.
WASHINGTON—The administration yesterday proposed a $50 million, 4.8 percent pay increase for career government executives to halt plumbing work in the city.
Witnesses said the salaries of the executives had been frozen at $50,112 without regard to whether they paid for comparable jobs in the private sector. And they said resignations were made.
Donald J. Devine, director of the Office of Personnel Management, urged passage of the legislation and said the annual cost of the increase would be $830 million.
California men tell whale of a tale
MONTEREY, Calif.—Fishermen Norman Longacre and Richard Hallbrook were held captive by a huge whale in the Pacific yesterday until the Coast Guard came to their rescue 27 miles off the California coast.
The 40-foot mammal, apparently irked because it was hit by the fisherman's boat, stayed with the craft for about three hours, bumping and slamming.
A 44-foot Coast Guard cutter was dispatched to the scene and took the boat, Mary Syres, under tow until the whale decided to swim off to the west.
It was incorrectly reported in a photo caption in yesterday's university Daily Kanan that a team finished third overall in the AURH-sponsored canoe race. The Speed Demon Rogues, a team sponsored by Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, captured second place overall.
Because of police record error, Akbar Akbari was incorrectly identified as a student at Pittsburgh State University. Akbari is not a PSU student but is a Pittsburg resident.
Corrections
Because of an editing error, the German Democratic Republic writer-inresidence at the University of Kansas was incorrectly identified. His name is Max Walter Schulz.
City stresses exercise benefits
By JOE REBEIN
Stuff Reporter
The physical fitness ad shows a middle-age, overweight man cradling a can of beer as he watches television.
Staff Reporter
He is participating in one of America's favorite pastimes, Frederick DeVictor, director of parks and recreation, said yesterday.
"A lot of people are content to sit glued in front of the television set," he said. "Our program, 'Life. Be in It,' is designed to get them out of the house."
DeVictor said the program was aimed at the entire community, including college students and people who hadn't used his agency's services.
And it is one sport that DeVictor would like to see stamped out.
THE NATIONAL Recreation and Park Association sponsored the program to get people to add exercise to their daily lives. DeVictor said.
"We aren't encouraging anyone to go out and run a marathon," he said. "We are just trying to show the benefits of exercising during leisure time."
"I could not go up to Robinson Gymnasium and use the handball court, but a student has full use of KU as well as those of the city," he said.
"Some cities look at college students as not a part of the community," he said. "Here we see them as a viable part of Lawrence, and we have a good percentage of college students who use our parks and other facilities."
There has been an increased emphasis on aquatic sports that take advantage of Riverfront Park, Clinton High School, and Lawrence High School. DeVictor said.
DEVICTOR SAID students had a great opportunity to use recreational facilities.
"We are offering a rowing class for the first time, he said. Students will be taught by me."
cooperation with the Lawrence Rowing Association.
DeVictor said Gary Kempf, KU swimming coach, and Kurt Anselmi, KU duing coach, would coordinate a coaching staff that would organize swimming and diving competitions and union meets in surrounding communities.
ANOTHER NEW COURSE is coed
play and a sport similar to
but played courts.
DeVictor said there would also be free nature walks on the second Sunday of each month that would highlight local wildlife. You can follow on the location and theme of the walk.
Some of the walks include an evening hike in a prairie west of Lawrence, a search for bald and other species of eagles and their winter nests along the Kansas River, and a tour of the KU Biological Preserve.
Association for Retarded Citizen, is planned to provide leisure recreational activities for developmentally disabled physically impaired people," he said.
A SPECIAL POPULATIONS program, co-sponsored by Cottonwood, Inc., and the Douglas County
"We are now able to reach more of these people and get them into these activities". DeVictor said. "Just because someone is in a wheelchair or blind doesn't mean he can't enjoy a leisure life.
"We have made a concerted effort to make the parks and facilities more accessible now. We have a full-time staff, and we are in charge of the special populations program."
Registration for fall leisure classes runs until Friday, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the South Park Center. Classes begin on Monday, 21 and will usually run eight weeks.
"With Lawrence's 27 different parks, its Riverfront and recreational facilities, we have a little bit of everything to offer," he said.
Dismissal
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"We could help him to develop his academic skills and help him to understand what all his options were," he said. "My duty to be pretty honest with him too."
FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING
HIS SCHOOL, HE INSTRUCTOR
should go to the college office. TAKE
your roll number.
Adams said dismissed students had four options.
"They can apply, for immediate readmission if there are extinguishing fires."
they'll be asked to stay out a semester. They also can enroll as a University special student, 92, or they can enroll in another school."
Adams said he did not know how many students eventually would come back.
"There's no way of telling that," he said.
Though almost six percent of the college enrollment was put on probation last year, Adams said, the percentage is "low in relation to the
rates of dismissal of schools" in the University.
"It's the first time we had that (the dismissal policy)," he said. "As a result, you're catching three to four years of students at one crack.
"If we continue the probation policy, we will dismissing one to two percent of the students."
UNDER THE NEW dismissal policy, undergraduates will be put on probation at the end of the semester in which either their semester or
cumulative GPA falls below the minimum requirement.
Students on probation will be dismissed at the end of the semester in which both their semester and cumulative grade point averages fall below the minimum requirement.
The minimum semester GPA and the minimum cumulative GPA are both 1.0 for freshmen, 1.5 for sophomores and 2.0 for juniors and seniors.
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