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University Daily Kansan / Thursday, September 20, 1990
Jaruzelski will step down early to assist in Poland's transition
President Wojciech Jaruzelski, the only Communist leader to survive politically after democratic revolutions swept the Eastern bloc, told Parliament yesterday he will resign early to help Poland complete its transition to democracy.
Solidarity chairperson Lech Walena has already declared his candidacy for president, and Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki. Walena adviser and ally, also is considering running
Jaruelzki's announcement came amid increased calls for his resignation to make way for the new president.
The Senate Judiciary Committee completed hearings on Supreme Court nominee David Souter yesterday with all signs pointing to quick approval.
Souter hearings end in Senate; committee may vote next week
Committee chairperson Joseph Biden, D-Del., tentatively set a committee vote for Sept. 27, while confident Republicans were already looking ahead to the timing of a vote by the full Senate.
Senate GOP Leader Bob Dole and Sen. Orrin Hatch, a senior member of the judiciary panel, said there should be a quick final vote so that Souter could take his place as the nation's 103th Supreme Court justice in time for the start of the fall term Oct. 1.
De Klekr to appoint groups to investigate recent violence
President F W. de Klerk, responding to criticism from Blacks that he is not doing enough to quell factional violence in South Africa, said Tuesday the special units to investigate four recent incidents
D Kleerk also announced an amnesty for individuals or organizations turning in illegal firearms and explosives by Oct. 1, and offered them an information information leading to discovery of such weapons.
Yesterday's announcement followed new
Army calls up reserves
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Army dayday ordered 62 reserve units in 27 states to report for active duty in support of the U.S.' military buildup in the war. The Army also ordered 24 other units to prepare for possible call-up.
The Navy said it was activating 3 reserve units for construction support duties.
Also, Defense Secretary Dick Cheney said he approved "imminent danger pay" for the more than 150,000 U.S. soldiers, sailors and airmen in Afghanistan and Iraq to deploy to Desert Shield. The pay is retractive to Sept. 1.
The Navy said the three units it was activating included 166 reservists, but it notated that not all of them were active.
up. The units are in California, Colorado and the District of Columbia.
The Army said 28 Army National Guard units and 34 Army Reserve units were being activated, effective today. Most of the units provide transportation support, while others include specialists in law enforcement, mediva, water supply and chemical defense.
The units are from Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona,
California, Colorado, the District of Columbia,
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri,
New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West
Virginia and Wisconsin.
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairperson Alan Greenspan told Congress yesterday that the Persian Gulf crisis had piled "new and substantial risks" on an already faltering national economy.
In an assessment of U.S. economic prospects, Greenspan said the jump in oil prices since Iraq's invasion of Kuwait on Aug. 2 had increased the threat of both higher inflation and a recession.
He conceded that the Federal Reserve's job of promoting non-inflationary growth had been made more difficult by the unfolding events in the economy, and that the Fed had still had the tools to mitigate the economic fallout.
But the chairperson of the central bank rejected suggestions that U.S. economic policy-makers were in effect being held hostage by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
Private economists said Greenspan's pessimistic comments reflected the tough choices facing him. Normally rising unemployment and other signs of shaggy growth would prompt the central bank to slash interest rates in order to spur demand.
Greenspan assesses crisis
The Associated Press
But, while increasing the money supply, this measure probably would lead to an increase in prices. And the oil-piece shock already has put the country in the grips of its worst bout of inflation in nine years. Consumer prices are climbing at an annual rate of 6.2 percent.
Financial markets had been eager awaiting Greenspan's first report on economic conditions since the Persian Gulf turmoil began. But for the most part they reacted with disappointment as the Federal Reserve chief seemed to dash hopes of a quick move to lower interest rates.
Lawmakers desert budget talks
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Rank-and-file members of Congress began deserting party leaders over the stalled budget summit yesterday, saying it was time to abandon the talks and let lawmakers fight
job."
The complaints came as Congress' five highest-ranking leaders met for a twelfth day with three top administration officials in hopes of finding a deficit reduction deal.
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Children's theater brings many grins to local audiences
Riverfront Mall provides great setting for community playhouse productions
By Jamie Elliot Kansan staff writer
Thirty enthralled children sat on the floor, watching seven people in brightly colored T-shirts, overalls and bandannas lead them in singing "The Eeny-Weeny Spider," complete with hand motions.
The children, however, weren't at playschool, kindergarten or Sunday school. But the parents' mail. Their leaders were the Riverside Front Players, a community theater for children that opened in April at the Riverfront Plaza Factory Outlet.
The players present shows Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. In addition to the sing-alongs, the hour-long September productions include "The Tale of Owen" and "Knights of New York of Nymfry the Sprite - Part VII."
Last Saturday's presentation also featured a back-to-school pantomime machine played by the Riverfront Children's Museum and dressed children for school before
loading them down with books and wishing them a nice dav.
"Everything we do is original," said Susanna Pitzer-Carnahan, a player and director of Saturday's show. "We wanted to give more people in the community a chance to participate." We are open to anyone, and we do a new show every month, so there's plenty of opportunity."
Rie Averill, a founder of the Rivertfront Players, said the children's theater was first discussed in the initial stages of the Riverfront Mall.
Katie Cook, 4, of Lawrence, performs as part of a skit with the Riverfront Players.
"We discussed what ways we could involve theater in the project," Averill said. "We decided this would be a good way to show our workers and directors to show their stuff."
The "stuff" Saturday, especially an updated version of "Peter Rabbit," held the interest of 30 children and their parents for an hour, drawing laughs from even the oldest in the crowd.
The theater is at the east end of the first floor of the mall and opened two weeks before the mall's grand opening in April.
"It's going great," Averill said. "We're getting good crowds. The
theater is slowly, but surely working itself up to where it can pay for itself. There are still more things we'd like to make it to make more like a theater."
Admission to the theater is $2. In
October, the players will present original productions of "Hansel and Gretel" and another Nyrfam the Sprite adventure. "The Pied Piper" will feature a version, and December will feature a version of "A Christmas Carol."
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