University Dally Kansan, December 5. 1984
NATION AND WORLD
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Panel says Ferraro broke ethics rules
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee said yesterday that Rep. Geraldine Ferraro committed a "technical" violation of House ethics rules by failing to disclose fully her husband's finances but that there was no evidence of "deceptive intent."
Ferraro, the Democrats' vice presidential candidate, said she had been "completely vindicated" by the committee report
However, the committee said Ferraro either failed to disclose or incorrectly disclosed a significant risk to her total relevant to her total financial concerns.
As a result, approximately 10 of the allegations against Ferraro are sustained, the report said, though no further action against Ferraro by the committee or the full House is expected.
Ferraro did not seek re-election from her New York City district and will not be a house member when the new Congress convenes Jan. 3.
COMMITTEE RULES PROVIDE for issuance of a statement of alleged violations, but the report noted "the number of days remaining before the complaint is due" (and also the reason for disposition of the complaint under regular committee procedures."
The committee reportedly voted
8. 2 Monday to accept the report of its staff. The two "no" votes on the ethics panel came from Republicans
only place they could depend on
the crown of Colorado and
James Harness — who believe
the committee's action is too mild,
sources said.
Brown, in a statement added to the report, cited the disciplinary action taken against Rep George Hansen, Ridaho, for similar violations and said the committee should not impose a double standard by inaction"
IN AN UNRELATED development yesterday, House Democrats, meeting in closed session to organize for the new Congress, approved a resolution congratulating Ferraro for her work in the House "and for being such an outstanding candidate" for vice president, according to Mary Rose Oakar, D.DoHo, who succeeds Ferraro as secretary.
Ferraro, appearing before reporters outside her office after the report was released, said the "key finding in the report is that in no instance did he act with any intent to deceive anyone."
She said that finding confirms "that I never acted in a manner inconsistent with my public trust and responsibilities. On this most fundamental question, I consider myself completely vindicated."
3 arrested in apartheid protest
By United Press International
Anti-apartheid protests spread across America yesterday as police arrested three American labor leaders at the South African Embassy in Washington and the United Nations, consult to New England resigned.
In Los Angeles, more than 200 people representing trade unions and civil rights groups marched outside the South African consulate on Beverly Hills' Wilshire Boulevard.
"We're here to demand the immediate release of the union leaders," Los Angeles City Councilman John R. Pitino said at the Beverly Hills protest.
In Washington, 43 school children set up a picket line before the main protest that attracted an audience of people at the South African embassy.
"We are showing that kids care — not just adults — and because everybody cares, they should do what it takes to make rights equal in South Africa," said Anton Piatigorsky, 12.
During the main action, AFLCIO Secretary Treasurer Thomas Donahue, Newpaper Guild President Charles Perlk and United Steelworkers Vice President Leon Lynch were charged with crossing police lines, bringing to 22 the number of people arrested at the diplomatic compound since Thanksgiving Eve.
Rep. Parren Mitchell, D-Md,
comedian Dick Gregory and a
black labor leader were arrested
at the embassy Monday, but
the attorney Attorney John
Hume said the charges were
dismissed yesterday.
Among the protester's demands: release of 21 black labor leaders they say are being detained without charges in South Africa, release of political prisoners and negotiations between opposition leaders and the Pretoria government.
In Boston, South Africa's honorary consul in New England resigned, saying recent protests of the government's apartheid policies have convinced him "it is no longer appropriate" to remain.
Reporter reveals Israeli warning
By United Press International
NEW YORK — A Time magazine reporter testified Tuesday that an Israeli intelligence officer urged him to leave Beirut at the time of the massacre of Palestinians refugees because "something very ugly is taking place."
Haleyev, who reported the Time article that prompted a landmark libel suit by former Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon, took the stand for the fifth day in U.S. District Court in Manhattan.
David Haley, Time's Jerusalem reporter, said he received the warning before he was aware of the attack in two West Berat refugee camps.
"The significance became clear to me only two or three days later," the Israeli reporter said, after "Time" starring in the movie. He held him with word of the massacres.
The judge recessed the trial early, telling lawyers he had received a letter from the Israeli government which "traises very complex issues."
Sharon is suing Time for $50 million. He has accused Time of publishing a "blood libel" against him and the Jewish people.
Sharon contends the Time cover story of Feb. 21, 1983, suggests he encouraged the massacre.
Time attorney Thomas Barr cross-examined Haley about his coverage of events in Beirut during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
Time's defense is that the article reported by Halevy is true.
Yale workers return to jobs after 9 weeks
By United Press International
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University striking clerical and technical workers, and the blue-collar employees who honored their picket lines, were back on the job during for the first time in nine weeks.
About 1,500 members of Local 34 of the Federation of University Employees, returned to work without a contract and were followed by 1,000 maintenance and dining hall workers, members of Local 35.
Our walkout on Sept. 26 disrupted campus life by closing dinghails, leaving dormitories uncleaned and curtailing hours at the library and classroom buildings for most of the fall semester.
They hoped to organize the 1,100 workers who have worked through the strike and to pressure Yale to come to terms before Jan. 18, when the contract with Local 35 expires. If no contract is reached by then, the white collar union said, it would resume the strike.
Yale President A. Bartlett Giannatto issued another call yesterday for a negotiated settlement, and the undergraduate newspaper, the Yale Daily News, urged the union to accept the university's last offer
Clinic raids not classified as terrorism
By United Press International
WASHINGTON — FBI Director William Webster said yesterday that bank bombings for political ends were clearly terrorism but attacks on abortion clinics were not and failed to demonstrate the same intensive FBI investigation.
"We have to be pretty careful about defining terrorism in the same way you have to be pretty careful about defining obscenity or pornography." Webster said in his semi-annual meeting with reporters, held around a large wooden table in his office.
$ ^{2} $He left open the possibility of reclassifying abortion clinic bombings as terrorist attacks if the FBI organizes an organized group responsible.
Webster said that while bombings of abortion clinics failed to meet his test of what constitutes terrorism, barteries for political ends did qualify.
"THEIR IS A political aspect to bombing a bank to protest, a government-protected function," Webster said.
Webster said cases that failed to meet the bureau's definition of terrorism get a lower priority for investigation.
"I think what I'm trying to do is at least hold the line and not call everything terrorism simply because someone uses violence to try to achieve an illegal objective or to interfere with somebody's rights to exercise their own constitutional rights."
"Yes, because terrorism is our top priority or one of our four top priorities," he said.
AN FBI MANUAL officially defines a terrorist act as the "unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce the government, the civilian population or any segment thereof in furtherance of political or social objectives."
Feminist groups, complaining bitterly that the Reagan administration does not investigate abortion bombings aggressively, earlier this year staged protests outside the White House.
Learning of Webster's remarks, Judy Goldsmith, head of the National Organization for Women, bristled at his interpretation of terrorism.
"I cannot imagine anything that would more appropriately fit," she said, adding that abortion clinic bombers are using "vigilante and terrorist tactics," to intimidate and coerce the population into not exercising their constitutionally protected right to safe, legal abortion."
"It's clearly aimed at accomplishing something that can't be accomplished legally," she said. Webster said he would seriously consider defining such activities so that she could be found that is responsible.
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