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 Mouaou, a 32-year veteran of Lebanese politics and a 64-year-old Maronite Christian. Legislators first stripped the president of some ministers more authority to Muslim leaders.
Fifty-two of Parliament's 73 surviving lawmakers voted for Mouaud 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 Saud 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. 27. 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 constitution only the president can
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-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 Renner,
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allwin, Mc., junior, collect
ach will be dedicated on Satur-
y, cost $20,000 to build.
individuals who wish to donate the KUK Korean War Memorial and can contact one of the ROTC lices until a committee has been published to collect donations, idemacher said.
Award
"It was very close," she said. "All finalists were impressive and fully backed by the students. Itally made us feel good about howfy feel about teaching and theiridents. They are all incredibleople."
Drees estimated that 300 seniors
tied in the final contest. Only
nursors belonging to the respective
hools of the five finalists could.
it.
The other four finalists were Daryl van, associate professor of sociology; Herman Leon, professor of cival welfare; Tim Mitchell, associate professor of art history; and selyn Swartz, professor of curricum and instruction.
b of extras miniseries
Paul Fambrini, Washington,
C., senior, was an extra at the
living site in a field near Baldwin
Ly.
"I wore a white robe with a painted hat and chanted "Steve,"" he said. Steve was the name of the band Dragon.
Fambrini said he left before the纵肌 take was filmed, though, because it was cold and raining. "I guess I'm not a die-hard
"I guess I'm not a die-hardator," he said.
the extras did not get paid but
it receive free T-shirts, Fambrini
aid.
Ann Duncan, Kanicas City. Kan,
natur, also donned a KKK robe for
a scene.
"It was starched really stiff, so time kept flopping over," Duncan said.