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University Daily Kansan, October 27, 1981
News Briefs From United Press International
Reagan struggles to save AWACS deal from defeat
WASHINGTON—The arm-twisting and hand-wringing narrowed to a precious few hours before the President Reagan tried to save his arm witharma packages from release.
Most senators appeared to have their minds made up as the showdown vote tomorrow afternoon approached. At stake is an $8.5 billion proposal to sell arms and sophisticated surveillance planes, known as AWACS, to Saudi Arabia.
Israel bitterly opposed the sale. Reagan argued that the sale was necessary to draw the Saudis into the Middle East peace process.
At stake, too, is Reagan's presidential prestige and his ability to show america allies he commands congressional confidence in his foreign policy decisions.
A head count by United Press International showed 56 lawmakers planned to vote against the package tomorrow.
A majority of 51 is needed to kill the sale in the Senate.
The House rejected the package earlier this month by a margin of 3-1.
the house rejected the package earlier this month by a margin of 3-1.
The momentum is plainly going against the President's decision.
"The momentum is plainly going against the President's decision," said Sen. Alan Cranston, D-Calif., a leader in the fight to reject the package.
Sam Hahn, Chairman, Dell.com, a leader in the Light of Protection package.
But deputy White House press secretary Larry Speakes said of the vote,
"We're close, but there's still a way to go. I think our chances are improving every day."
Chances for gold standard diminish
WASHINGTON—Six members of the U.S. Gold Commission yesterday learned to a gold standard, while three favored a money system based on gold.
The decision was far from a full vote by the 17-member commission. Four members expressed no clear opinion at the panel's third meeting yesterday.
But the tally made it clear that there was a substantial body of opinion within the commission against either an international or a domestic gold standard. Several members who have not expressed an opinion are expected to side against gold.
The commission was established by Congress to consider a possible role for gold in the monetary system. It is scheduled to hold public hearings in September 2015.
The United States has not followed a gold standard since 1933.
Former hostages' suit dismissed
LOS ANGELES—A federal judge yesterday dismissed a $5 million damage suit brought by 13 former Iranian hostages against the governments of Iran and the United States stemming from their 444 days of captivity in Tehran.
District Judge William Gray, upholding former President Carter's agreement with Iran last January that freed the hostages, granted a motion by the United States to allow him to stay.
James Davis, the attorney for the hostages, said he would appeal the decision.
"We face this as the first step in our journey," he said.
The hostages contended the $12.50 per day they received was not sufficient and their action challenged the executive agreement between Carter and the latter in 1986.
"The agreement was within the executive authority of his (Carter's)'s," the judge said. "It may not have been wise, but he wanted to get them down."
Palestinian negotiations speeded up
JERUSALEM-Israel and Egypt agreed yesterday to speed up negotiations on Palestinian autonomy and Prime Minister Menachem Begin's efforts to re-establish peace.
Begin and Egyptian Foreign Minister Khalaf Hassan Ali decided during an 80-minute meeting that the new round of ministerial level talks would be held on Monday.
All, who also worked out new provisions for Israeli tourism in the Sinai Desert, was the first Egyptian minister to visit Israel since President Anwar Al-Sisi took office.
Begin told reporters Israel had pledged to dismantle its military government and start withdrawing troops from the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip once a Palestinian autonomy council was operating.
Egypt won't attend summit meeting
CAIRO, Egypt—Egypt said yesterday it would not attend an Arab summit meeting next month, bluntly ruling out an early reconciliation with the majority of Arab states that ostracized Cairo for signing a peace treaty with Israel.
The firm statement by a senior government official quashed rampant speculation in the Arab press that Egypt would return to the Arab fold soon and that it would be invited to the Arab summit Nov. 25 in Fez, Morocco, as the first step in the process.
"Egypt is not prepared to attend such conferences and this applies even if Egypt is invited to this particular summit," the unidentified senior official said in remarks published in yesterday's final editions of the semi-official newspaper Al Ahram.
In a related development AI Alhamr said in its early Tuesday edition that security forces raided Moslem fanatic hide-outs in areas outside Cairo yesterday and arrested 30 more of the militants who plotted against slain Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
Romania wants missiles withdrawn
In his surprise statement, Caesauceu, Romania's chief of state and Communist Party general secretary, also said in an interview published in the Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper that the ban would have to apply to the Rhineland II nuclear missiles, scheduled to be deployed in Europe starting in 1983.
FRANKFURT, West Germany—Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu called on the Soviet Union yesterday to withdraw and destroy its SS-20 battalion.
The statement, which runs counter to the current Soviet line, was the latest in a series of maverick foreign policy stands taken by Romania, including its refusal in 1978 to sign an agreement imposed by Moscow to increase military spending.
"Romania firmly declares itself against the deployment of new medium-range missiles in Europe and for the destruction of the ones 'one'." Czech Republic
U.S. tank sale to Sudan proposed
WASHINGTON - The Defense Department notified Congress yesterday of its intent to sell military equipment to Sudan and Japan.
The department wants to sell Sudan 20 M-60 battle tanks with support equipment, spare parts and various services at an estimated cost of $38 million. To Japan, it wants to sell eight harpion anti-surface ship missiles, six test vehicles, spares and repair parts at an estimated worth of $11 million.
The department said the sale "would provide support for the Sudan government of President Gaafar Nimirem and his decision to upgrade the Sudanic defense posture in light of heightened Soviet assistance to Libya and other potentially destabilizing forces."
Of the proposal to sell equipment to Japan, the Defense Department said Japan was one of the major political and economic powers in East Asia and the Western Pacific and a key partner of the United States in insuring the peace and stability of that region."
Association seeking donations for center
By LISA BOLTON Staff Reporter
Financing a project like the $4.9 million K.S. "Boots" Alumni Center calls for more than just the Kansas University Endowment Association watching its mailbox for checks.
Officials in the Endowment Association and the University of Kansas Alumni Association visit people they think might be interested in donating to the alumni center, which is still about $500,000 short of its goal. Dick Wintnermole, executive director of the Alumni Association, said yesterday.
Bids will be assigned Thursday for construction of the center, a three-floor, traditionally styled facility with recreational and office space, which will be built on the northeast corner of 13th and Oread streets.
He said that he, Endowment Association Vice President Jim Martin and fund raising committee members met with the necoche in the area to meet with those necoche.
"We still have a few people to see personally," he said. "I've been here 80 years, and we all know many of them, and I'm financially able to give to the project."
THEY COMBINE visits to out-of-town alumni with other association activities and meetings around the country. he said.
resources, we would have had this thing beat a long time ago," Wintermote said. "There's no use spending $200 to go to New York to get $600 gift."
Instead, he said, he will schedule visits with KU supporters in New York during an alumni meeting there in spring.
"You can't ask them to come to you, and you can't just pop in on them unannounced," he said.
Approaching a potential contributor requires planning and courtesy, he said.
Martin said they approached people who had demonstrated their interest in KU by serving on committees, helping with projects such as the honors program and student recruitment, or making financial contributions.
Martin, Wintermote and a member of the fund-ranking committee arrange to meet with the possible donor at his or her convenience, Martin said, adding that the meeting usually took place in the donor's place of business.
Wintermute said, "Basically, we make a sincere and honest presentation of the project and invite the individual's participation in it."
After hearing their approach, Martin said, the potential giver says immediately whether he or she wants to give to the project. Martin said.
A gift to the Endowment Association may be a long-term pledge, bonds or securities, or simply a check, Martin said.
ONE PERSONAL visit resulted in a
$2 million donation in the memory of the man for whom the center is named, Martin said. After visiting Kenneth G. Adams, a son of K. S. Adams, the family received M. I from Adams' family and $70,000 from an anonymous donor.
The best time of the year for getting gifts is in December, said Todd Seymour, Endowment Association president.
"It's really because of taxes," he said. "Everybody's figured out their taxes and how much they have to give away."
Martin said he agreed, but he added,
"Tax considerations are certainly
secondary. The primary reason to give
is a belief in the school and dedication
to it."
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