Nation/World
University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, October 3, 1990
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Lithuania given equal status in independence negotiations
Lithuania and the Soviet Union agreed yesterday day to conduct economic and trade relations during 1991 as equal partners; a further stride towards independence for the Baltic republic.
The talks in Moscow were the first since Lithuania suspended its March 11 declaration of independence following the Kremlin's economic embargo against the republic.
A communique issued yesterday also mentioned preparations for future "negotiations." That is a significant concession by the Soviets, because President Mikhail Gorbachev has made two national negotiations can occur only between two nations and not between the Kremlin and a republic.
U.S.-Soviet forces proposed to maintain peace in Angola
resident Bush expressed support yesterday for a joint U.S. Peace diplomacy effort in Angola once a truce is reached in that country's civil war, the leader of Angola's rebel forces
After meeting with Bush in Washington, Jonas Savimbi, head of the U.S. backed rebel group, said that combined U.S. and Soviet forces would contribute to a lasting settlement.
Last week, for the first time, U.S. and Soviet representatives attended talks in Lisbon between the Angolan government and rebel envoys. But the two superpowers are continuing to arm opposite sides in the conflict, which has been raging since 1975.
Meeting with reporters outside the White House and that peace talks with the Angolan government
White House spokesperson Marlin Fitzwater said Bush believed that continued U.S. support for the rebels was vital to push negotiations to a successful conclusion.
High Court considers easing school integration requirement
The Supreme Court was urged yesterday to allow children to attend neighborhood schools in Oklahoma City, even though that has increased racial imbalance. The continued desegregation of public schools in hundreds of other U.S. cities could be at stake as well.
Lawyers for the Bush administration and the Oklahoma City school board said that former segregated school districts should be allowed to teach in public schools. They said their schools have achieved racial balance.
But a lawyer for Black parents in Oklahoma City said that the return to neighborhood schools had turned back the clock to a time when Blacks and Whites were required to attend separate schools.
From The Associated Press
Bush urges all Americans to back budget agreement
WASHINGTON – President Bush asked Americans last night to support a $800 billion package of tax increases and spending cuts that would demand sacrifice from all.
The Associated Press
"Everyone who can should contribute something," the president said.
Claiming rare unity with leaders of the Democratic-controlled Congress, Bush said in a 10-minute televised speech from the Oval Office that the package was written in "eight months of blood, sweat and fears — fears of the economic chaos that would follow if we fail to reduce the deficit."
Bush's address from the Oval Office was nationally televised, but his message was primarily aimed at blocks on air at Congress, where an initial vote on the plan may take place as early as
"It is the best agreement that can be legislated now," Bush said of the compromise. "This deficit reduction agreement is tough, and so are the times."
Although the package generally has support among Democrats, lawmakers from Bush's own party — particularly in the House — have balked at its tax provisions. Bush himself had to abandon his "no new taxes" pledge in the face of the growing deficit.
"I'm not, and I know you're not, a fan of tax increases." Bush said. "But if there have to be tax
measures, they should allow the economy to grow. They should not turn us back to higher income tax rates. They should keep our tax system in balance.
"Everyone who can should contribute something. And no one should have to contribute beyond that, but I will make sure everyone burden. But if we succeed, every American will have a large burden lifted." Bush said.
Bush pointed out that the agreement had been hammered out by a bipartisan group. "The Democratic and Republican leadership tonight all speak with one voice," he said, and he urged people to tell their congressmen that they supported the package.
Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-Maine, joined Bush in urging passage of the fragile package, saying that the future of the nation "is more important than partisan differences."
In a televised response, Mitchell acknowledged that Democrats and Republicans had "deep differences over values and priorities" that delayed an agreement for months. The Democratic leader called that the policy should be said that the House budget cuts and tax increases would demand sacrifices from all Americans.
"But, if enacted, it holds the promise of restoring a 'sound economy', from which all Americans will be able to enjoy a more stable life."
Wavering Republican lawmakers had told Bush earlier yesterday that the plan was in trouble.
Soviet official blasts proposal New law would curtail party clout in military, he says
The Associated Press
MOSCOW — A Communist Party official lashed out yesterday at a proposed law to limit the party's influence in the Soviet military and police, calling it a step toward lawlessness.
Yuri A. Manayenkov, a member of the legislature and the party's Central Committee, told reporters during a break in the legislative debate that the law would usher in the real transition to a multiparty system and would create a good foundation for further democratization.
But, he added, "I would like to say that not all the provisions in the draft law please us as
The national legislature approved the law in principle Monday and began considering amendments yesterday. Final approval could come today.
The bill would establish procedures for forming new political parties and guarantee them equal rights with the Communist Party, which agreed to give up its constitutional monopoly on power.
Manayenko vected to a clause that would require soldiers, police officers and KGB agents to suspend active political participation in political parties, including the Communist Party.
"What does 'active political participation' mean?" he said. "What are the exact, concrete parameters? There aren't any. So this would be, in fact, a step toward lawfulness."
The Communist Party's power and influence have waned in the past year as President Mikhail Gorbachev created a powerful presidency and appointed a presidential council that assumed much of the authority formerly wielded by the party's Politburo.
But the party has kept a strong hold on the military, KGB security police and law enforcement agencies Mamayenkov's commentsIndividual communists were reluctant to give up that control.
He also said that the party planned to hold onto most of its property, officially valued at £7.8 billion.
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