VOL.100, NO.51 (USPS 650-640)
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
MONDAY NOV.6,1989
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Lebanese pick new president, plan for peace
The Associated Press
KLEIAT, Lebanon — Lebanese lawmakers yesterday elected a Christian president and approved a peace plan designed to end 14 years of civil war, despite threats by a Christian general to punish them for "conspiracy."
Parliament elected deputy Rene Mouawad, a 32-year veteran of Lebanese politics and a 64-year-old Maronite Christian. Legislators first stripped the president of some power, giving more authority to Muslim leaders.
Fifty-two of Parliament's 73 surviving lawmakers voted for Mouaard in a second ballot of the special session. Six members abstained.
Lebanon has had no president since
interim Cabinet until a new president could be named, rejected Mouawad's election.
Aoun rejected the Arab League-brokered peace plan, first approved by the lawmakers at a session last month in Saudi Arabia because it failed to guarantee a withdrawal of the 40,000 Syrian troops who control much of Lebanon.
He considers the Syrians an occupying army and fought them for six months until a cease-fire was called Sept. 22 by the Arab League. Police say 930 people were killed and 2,744 wounded, most of them civilians.
The general declared Saturday that he had dissolved Parliament. Most legislators declared his move illegal, noting that under Lebanon's
Drive for memorial kicks off
By Stacy Smith Kansan staff writer
The ROTC units kicked off a fund-raising drive on Saturday to collect money to build a Korean War Memorial at the University of Kansas.
Cadets and midshipmen from the three ROTC branches took donations after the Kansas-Oklahoma State University football game to raise money for the memorial.
The fund-raising kickoff was part of KU ROTC Day, which also included a fly-by of four F-18 fighters before the game, a pre-game march and riffle队 demonstration by the three ROTC branches.
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which will be dedicated on Saturday, cost $20,000 to build.
Individuals who wish to donate to the KU Korean War Memorial Fund can contact one of the ROTC offices until a committee has been established to collect donations, d筷acher said.
Award
"It was very close," she said. "All the finalists were impressive and highly backed by the students. It really made us feel good about how they feel about teaching and their students. They are all incredible people."
Drees estimated that 300 seniors voted in the final contest. Only seniors belonging to the respective schools of the five finalists could vote.
The other four finalists were Daryl Evans, associate professor of sociology; Herman Leon, professor of social welfare; Tim Mitchell, associate professor of art history; and Evelyn Swartz, professor of curriculum and instruction.
rb of extras in miniseries
Paul Fambribil, Washington,
D.C., senior, was an extra at the
filming site in a field near Baldwin
City.
"I wore a white robe with a painted hat and chanted "Steve," he said. Steve was the name of the Grand Dragon.
Bambrini she left before the final take was filmed, though, because it was cold and raining. It guess I'm not a die-hard.
The extras did not get paid but did receive free T-shirts, Fambrini paid
Ann Duncan, Kansas City, Kan., senior, also donned a KKK robe for the scene.
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"It was starched really stiff, so mine kept flopping over," Duncan said.
Friday, November 3, 1989 / University Daily Kansan