VOL. 100,NO.51 (USPS 650-640)
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Lebanese pick new president, plan for peace
The Associated Press
KLEIAT, Lebanon — Lebanese law-makers 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 Mouawad 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 Leaguebrokered 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 midhiphim 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-16 fighter planes before the game, a pre-game march and rifle team demonstration by the three ROTC branches.
"Our goal is to try to have a memorial in place within two years on Veterans' Day Nov. 11, 1911," said Cant. Todd Denner,
Coach Roy Williams has faced recruiting difficulties since the NCAA levied a three-year probation against Kansas.
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t, cost $20,000 to build.
individuals who wish to donate the KU Korean War Memorial oil can contact one of the ROTC cenes until a committee has been published to collect donations, demacher said.
Award
It was very close," she said. "All finalists were impressive andHy backed by the students. It lly made us feel good about how y feel about teaching and their cents. They are all incredible ple."
Pees estimated that 300 seniors in the final contest. Only voters belonging to the respective pools of the five finalists could be.
The other four finalists were Daryl ans, associate professor of sociol; Herman Leon, professor of dial welfare; Tim Mitchell, associate professor of art history; and耿lyn Swartz, professor of curricum and instruction.
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Paul Fambriini, Washington,
C., senior, was an extra at the
ming site in a field near Baldwin
"I wore a white robe with an aided hat and chanted 'Steve,'" said. Steve was the name of the and Dragon.
Sumbrini said he left before the oil take was filmed, though, maybe it was gold and raining.
I guess I'm not a die-hard tor," he said.
The extras did not get paid but receive free T-shirts, Fambrini
Ann Duncan, Kansas City, Kan.,
nor, also donned a KKK robe for
concert.
It was starched really stiff, so he kept flopping over, $ ^{13} $ Duncan