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University Daily Kansan, December 1, 1981
News Briefs From United Press International
Senate approval expected for $208 billion arms bill
WASHINGTON - The Senate yesterday opened debate on the largest weapons program in U.S. history and was expected to approve President Reagan's two new strategic weapons—the B-1 bomber and the MX missile. The Senate version of the defense appropriations bill costs $25.5 billion.
The Senate adjourned last night without completing work on the bill. But at the opening of the two-day debate on the measure, Sen. Ted Nevens, R-Alaska, head of the defense appropriations subcommittee, said he strongly supported both the new manned bomber and the new intercontinental
Both systems will be challenged during the debate. Two Democratic senators said they would offer an amendment to eliminate the B-1 funds and reallocate the money to other weapons programs. And Sen. William Prohmire, D-Wis., is expected to propose cutting $115 million from the defense bill, which contains $2.4 billion for the B-1 and $2.01 billion for the MX.
Fate of 174 aboard plane unknown
AJACCTO, Corsican - A search helicopter sighted the wreckage of a chartered Yugoslav D-9 airliner that crashed in heavy fog into a mountain on the Mediterranean island of Corsica today with 174 people aboard, police said.
The plane radioed a distress call moments before it was due to land on the French-governed island with a load of Yugoslav tourists, who were en route to the resort.
The aircraft of Inex-Adria Airways was to have landed at 2 a.m. CST. Despite heavy fog, search planes and helicopters to off to search Mount Colacella, a 1,950-foot mountain, northeast of Proprians and next to the radio beacon for the airport. As two helicopters flew over the scene carrying 13 doctors, firefighters and medical personnel drove into the hilly area in trucks.
The crew suddenly sent a distress signal on the plane's final approach to the aircraft officials, and the control tower lost all radio and radar contact with the pilot.
Inmate charged in prison stabbing
TOPEKA - Leavenworth County officials yesterday charged a 21-year-old with involvement in an employment officer in connection with Thursday's stabbing of a prison officer.
The inmate, Curtis Bentley, allegedly stabbed guard Kenneth Lincoln Jr. in the arm on Thanksgiving night. Lincoln received only minor injuries.
in the arm or jacket of the guards to apprise them of the suspension Friday of nine guards who refused to let some prisoners out of their cells for breakfast.
The guards said it was dangerous to work at the penitentiary. They are scheduled to meet today with State Sen. Edward Reilly Jr., R-Lavernworth, a former judge on the state's circuit court.
A state corrections department official said yesterday there was no serious threat of work action from other Leavenworth guards.
Beagan to stay with economic plan
CINCINNATI--Vowing to "get this country back on its feet," President Obama promised a group of Republicans he would stick to his economic program.
Returning to Washington from a week's vacation at his California ranch,
Reagan stopped in Cincinnati to attend a Republican fund-raising dinner.
returning to Washington than a week's vacation in far-county Vallejo, Riverside and Bakersfield. About 3,000 demonstrators set up a "soup kitchen" reminiscent of the Great Depression across the street from the $5,000-per-couple dinner to protest the president's economic policies.
At the dinner, Reagan defended his decision to vet a stopgap funding resolution before he left Washington for his Thanksgiving holiday.
After Reagan's veto, Congress followed his suggestion to pass a shorter-term measure. The government temporarily ran out of money
Israel accepts European peace aid
WASHINGTON—The United States and Israel agreed yesterday to permit four European countries to participate in a multinational peacekeeping
The State Department confirmed that Israeli ambassador Ephraim Even yesterday visited Secretary of State Alexander Haig to discuss "Israel's plans."
At the meeting, Haig approved minor changes in a joint U.S.-Israel statement that would make it possible for Israel to accept the participation of the United States.
Last week, the Israeli government threatened to veto the participation because the Europeans said that they did not endorse the Camp David peace agreement and that the Palestine Liberation Organization must be involved in Middle East negotiations.
In the statement Haig approved, the PLO is not mentioned as a part of the Camp David process.
Abscam senator's trial postponed
WASHINGTON-Tonnes. Williams leaders decided yesterday to postpone the trial of Sen. Harrison Williams, D-N.J., who faces expulsion because of his Abscesson case.
A spokesman for Howard Baker, Senate majority leader, said the leaders agreed on an indefinite notonestion, probably until next year.
The Senate trial was scheduled to start Thursday. A hearing on Hiram Bates, former President of the United States, is scheduled.
If the trial results in expulsion, the delay until next year could allow Republicans to take away the Senate seat Williams has held for 23 years.
The Senate Ethics Committee recommended expulsion after hearings on Williams' Abscam involvement.
Williams so far has been denied a chance to question witnesses in the Senate. He sought the delay to show his colleagues purported evidence of his innocence.
Wood's drowning ruled accidental
LOS ANGELES—Actress Natale Wood apparently slipped while trying to climb the pinch桩 and then drowned, the Los Angeles County corrections department said.
"There is no evidence of foul play or any cause of death other than accident drowning," Thomas Noguchi, the coroner, said after conducting an investigation.
Noguchi said Wood left the boat anchored with Santa Catalina Island after an argument between her husband, actor Robert Wagner and Christopher
When Wound died, the coroner said, her blood alcohol level was 14. Her intoxication was 'one of the factors involved in the fact that she was not able to drive'.
Poland considers banning strikes
WARSAW, Poland—Polaris's Communist party is seeking sweeping emergency powers to ban strikes, all non-religious gatherings and free travel in an attempt to stop labor unrest, the state news agency said yesterday.
The agency said the emergency powers were called for in a bill the party plans to submit to parliament for approval late this week.
Details of the bill entered two days after Polish Prime Minister Wojciech Dolga's announcement that he could lead them to a "state of war." He asked parliament to ban all strikes.
Meanwhile, more than 200,000 students, farmers and oil workers remained on strike across Poland in defiance of the government's threat to
"Anarchy is spreading," the Communist party newspaper said yesterday in a report that backed the government's call for a strike ban.
Students dispute Towers' safety report
By JANICE GUNN Staff Reporter
When the Jayhawker Towers were inspected at the end of September for the annual state fire marshal's report, a suspect found "no major deficiencies."
But when Cedric Alexander, Chicago freshman, attended Nov. 22 to use the fire extinguisher from his first-floor apartment in Jayhawker Tower B to put out a baze in an elevator shaft, the extinguisher did not work.
After attempting to use another extinguisher from a friend's apartment, an extinguisher which Alexander was faulty, he abandoned his attempts.
"It hasn't been proven to me that there were any faulty extinguishers," Markley said. "The reports are being checked out to see whether the accusations about them were accurate or not."
Alexander and other students at the
HOWEVER, Paul Markley, state fire prevention division chief, said yesterday he was not convinced that the extinguishers were broken.
Towers say several of the fire extinguishers are faulty.
However, J.J. Wilson, housing director, said that students hadough, said they were 90 faulty extralovers so far and that others were still bringing them in.
Alexander was not available for comment.
Markley said that for the fire marshal's report, the inspectors were not present.
"Five men have two weeks to do the academic buildings and housing on campus."
extinguishers at the Towers and that it was not feasible to do so.
"The only thing our people look for is to see if it's got pressure and is full.
None of the Towers' four buildings has been reported to have deficiencies under state fire safety regulations, even though the fire alarm did not sound until most of the residents had cleared the building.
Later, Lawrence firemen had to rescue six students from the smoky building.
MARKLEY SAID the alarms sounded late because the smoke detectors in the apartments were set to alert them in each apartment, not in the halls.
"I'm not saying that there isn't
High school seniors sample KU academics
By SHARON APPELBAUM Staff Reporter
The cream of the University's prospective Kansas-grown crop had the chance to visit the KU campus and participate in the Summerfield scholarships. Berger and Summerfield scholarships.
Some 228 Kansas high school seniors who have demonstrated significant scholastic achievement spent two days in a summer camp, interviewed and exploring campus.
The visit wasn't for those students' benefit alone.
"To some extent, it's part of the total effort to attract bright students," Deanell Tacha, vice chancellor for academic affairs, said yesterday.
"These are outstanding Kansas high school seniors."
The scholarships are the highest
given to Kumasi high school graduates.
To be chosen for the competition,
seniors had to be National Merit Semi-
Finalists or Committed Students, or
act composite score of 30 or above.
THAT SELECT group had to be narrowed down again, but, according to Linda Brown, assistant to the vice president of the company, there will be no set number of winners.
After a campus bus tour Sunday afternoon, the students wrote an essay describing who, besides their parents, influenced their intellectual pursuits.
Members of the Honors Scholarship Committee then interviewed them. The students also took an objective test yesterday that was similar to the ACT.
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One of Frank Capra's best-loved movies, the peerless sentimental *Christmas Carol*, was shot in a hospice saved from suicide by a friendly angel, who is shown what his homeown would have been. And Capra and Robert Ruskin, his screenwriter, could make such a story still moving. Travers, Donna Reed, Lional Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell, Ward Bond, Gloria Bloch and Karen Kearns,
Wednesday, Dec. 2
Yojimbo
Unless otherwise noted, all films will be shown at Woodford Auditorium in the Kansas University. Midnight Movies are available at the SUA office, Kansas Union, 8th level; Kansas Union, Information or smoking or refreshments allowed.
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Aikira Kurosawa's magnificent samurai story, about a village with two warring factions preparing for a great battle. Exciting and shattering, a super-tour design that lets you see the Mifune With Toshio Mifune (110 min) B&W, Japanese's 7:30.
The B.S.U. and The Exquisite Ladies present
The Black Student Union Fifth Annual Fashion Show Theme A Serious Affair
Come to Merriie Old England of the 18th century and enjoy the charming inn tradition of the Wuscalan Rewal, strolling ciminstrals and the cimadrians singers.
With party right after show 10 p.m.-1:45 a.m.
Place: Satellite Union
Date: December 5, 1981
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Admission: $2.50
Friday, December 4, 1984. Riverside Union Ballroom.
Cost of $8.50 per person; information available at the SUA office - 664-3472
anything that would make the building more safe, but according to the existing codes, there are no deficiencies," he said.
David Ambler, vice chairwoman for student affairs and spokesman for a group of KU officials and firefighters who met last Monday, said that he and other KU administrators had plans to work with the university system in all University-owned housing.
TO EXPLAIN the University's regulations and answer questions, Wilson has set up a meeting open to all members. At 10 a.m., p.m. tomorrow in the Satellite Union.
But Ambler did not want to disclose any specific steps being taken with the fire extinguishers or other equipment that might have been used by Jawhaker Towers and Stouffer Place.
Ambler said, "If those fire extinguishers were inoperative, students failed to bring them down to get them recharged."
"I'm not worried about anything except letting the residents of the Towers know a little more about fire insurance that they can do in case of a fire," he said.
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The University has more than 50 spare extinguishers on hand, Wilson said, and the Towers employees will replace faulty ones in the main office.
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