THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol. 90, No.56
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The University of Kansas—Lawrence. Kansas
free on campus Tuesday, November 13, 1979
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Carter halts Iranian oil imports
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald J. Trump has issued oil imports from Iran yesterday, in a move that could worsen economic pressure or terrorism in its efforts to protect "the lives of our people" held under the banner of the Iran Agreement.
Carter said he was cutting off Iranian oil imports, which account for at least 4 percent of exports to the U.S. He could eliminate any suggestion that economic pressures can weaken our stand on basic principles.
He said the Iranians who have held the embassy and more than 60 Americans hostage since Nov. 4 are trying "to force unacceptable demands on our country."
The students of embassy have the ambition to deprive the deposed Shah Mohammed Zaheb Pachai for trial as a war criminal. The shah is hospitalized in New York for cancer
But Abdulassan Bani-Sadr, the Ayotolah Khomeini's foreign affairs chief, announced that Iran's Revolutionary Council would
A three-man Palestinian negotiating team has given up its efforts and left Tehran, the Liberation Palestine Organization said.
discuss "a proposal concerning the American Embassy."
Radio Tehran did not describe the proposal, saying it would be divulged once the council approves it.
The three envoys from the PLO, which has good relations with the revolutionary forces in Afghanistan, had been viewed by many as the best hope for freeing the 62 American and 36 non-communist countries.
The president said it was vital to the security of Americans, and that persons being protected, "and that we refuse to permit the use of terrorism and the seizure and the holding, of hostages in impersonation."
U. S. officials said earlier that there had been no apparent change in the condition of the American hostages.
In his statement, nationally broadcast from the White House press room, Carter said, "No one should underestimate the of the American government and the threat to America."
He then ordered a ban on the purchase of "any oil from Iran for delivery to this country." He said the move must be part of
an international effort to secure release of the American hostages.
In announcing the ban on Iranian oil, Carter warned that his action will present a "real challenge" to the nation and will test American strength and determination.
He said he had asked the Energy Department to develop conservation measures and promised to work for fair and equitable distribution short fuel supplies.
White House officials would be considering asking the nation's governors to attend a meeting of the presidents, President Carter would discuss conservation steps that would reduce oil consumption.
Carter said, "America does face a difficult task and a test. Our response will measure our character and our courage. I know that we Americans will not."
He praised Americans for their restraint, despite scattered anti-Iranian incidents across the country.
He urged Americans to keep calm "despite the intensity of our emotions."
"The lives of our people in Iran are at stake," he said.
Kansas Senator Nancy Landon Kassaube said that Carter's decision to
hail oil purchases from Iran showed that the United States won it be blackmilled with oil. However, she said she did not think it would free the hostages.
"With world demand high and spot purchases going at twice the rate we're paying for Iranian crude, I do not believe this action will have any impact on the release of the oil."
the president should appeal to all nationals who must support the she said. "Mourning our loss will not match our spirit." All purchases from Iran. We must call upon other importing nations to bring them.
Early reports of Carter's plans to halt oil purchases from Iran boosted futures in gold, the Canadian dollar and the British pound. Grains and tropical commodities also rose.
On Wall Street, the market's gains mounted as trading progressed, and the advances continued after Carter ordered the halt to imports from Iran.
Analysts noted that the ban on imports of Iranian oil had little effect on the market because investors had known that the reliability of supplies from Iran was tenuous at best, due to the strained relations between Iran and the United States since the embassy takeover.
President Jimmy Carter
Pledges, doubts season simmering Iranian turmoil
KU to protect Iranians' rights
By DAVE LEWIS Staff Reporter
Asking the University community to refrain from violence, KU officials said yesterday that the right of Iranian students to express their views would be protected.
In a statement released yesterday KU officials said, "As long as they abide by the laws and regulations of the University, they are entitled to and will receive the protections required."
The statement came in response to various threats to KU Iranian students last weekend.
"We have had everything from phone calls threatening people's lives to people being kicked out of school and telling them not to go to class." David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs.
"We have also had a bomb threat at McColum Hall," he said.
Several students rallied in front of Wescow Hall yesterday protesting the curriculum changes. Robert Shettler, associate professor of religious studies, who attended the study, said:
"THERE WAS A Banner that students brought, but I don't think there was a true rally." Shelton said. "There was just a lot of people gathering up with a sign. Then a crowd gathered."
Shelton said he told a crowd of about 75 persons that any violence against Iranians in the U.S. could lead to the harm of some 60 American hostages be held in Iran.
"I hope we can keep things calm and safe for everyone here," Shelton said. "We need to find positive ways instead of drawing on people's fears."
Ambler said the University would allow rallies, but would try to prevent an increase in 'current tensions and fears.'
"For example," Ambler said, "there was a vehicle circulation around the campus with an effigy of an Iranian."
KU's statement also said, "The University of Kansas believes that these students (Iramians), like others on campus, retain all rights to freedom of speech and expression so long as these rights are exercised lawfully and without violence or
AMBLER SAID the statement was appealing to persons threatening the Iranian students.
"We are appealing to the cowards who are making phone calls to stop. I can call them nothing but cowards.
"We just thought it was important for the University to speak out and say our expectations," he said.
State finds deport order foggy
By JUDY WOODBURN Staff Reporter
Foreign student advisers at several Kansas universities said yesterday they were not expecting to see Carter's recent order to deport Iranian students illegally residing in the United States.
"We really don't know anything more about this order than the general public does," said Allan Brettell, foreign student visitor at Kansas State University.
Brettell said part of the problem was that the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service Office was closed yesterday in honor of Veterans Day.
He said many of K-State's 117 Iranian students were asking how they should respond to the order and to whom they should report.
Justice Department spokesman said Monday that a formal order would be
published in the National Register today directing an estimated 50,000 Iranian students to report within 30 days to Immigration officials.
VERNE JARVIS, spokesman for Immigration and Naturalization said, "This is more than a cosmetic effort." He noted that Mr. Jarvis was managed to escape deportation for years.
Carter has said all Iranian students who are in the United States illegally should be deported as quickly as possible.
JUDITH WOELFEL, assistant director of KU's foreign student services, said KU had not taken any action on Carter's order.
"We won't be taking any action until we have heard from the immigration bureau as to how we should handle this," she said.
Woelfel said very few of the 269 Iranian students at KU would be affected by the order.
"We don't have that many students who are out of status," she said.
To maintain their student standing, foreign undergraduate students are required to maintain a minimum of 12 hours of study and must carry nine hours. Students also must receive university permission to work on campus and approval from the U.S. Naturalization and Immigration Office to get students into or up-to-date passports and student visas.
ELIZABETH GANE, international program director at Wichita State University, said she also had not been advised of a deal for dealing with the deportation order.
"Nobody knows what's going on," she said. "I would think the government would be more concerned with the Iranian people who are concerned with students the ones who are just working."
Shadow stairs
An old man casts a long shadow on the stairs near Wescool catereria. Long shadows and cold temperatures warn that winter is on its way.
Neighborhood group to keep on fighting mall
Staff Renorter
The members of the East Lawrence Improvement Association decided last night at their meeting to continue efforts to raise awareness of their opposition to aronamed downtown mail.
Rv ANN LANGENFELD
Mark Kaplan, 1025 Delaware St., said. The staff at 20 group issued a statement that members of the staff will come back with a statement. We must take every opportunity to keep the issue under control.
In the statement issued by Action 80, Warren Rhodes, chairman of the group, said the mail probably would be a multiple level retail center with three major department stores. The address is north of North Street and west of Rhode Island Street, the statement said.
Action 80 is a private group of citizens, businessmen, and city officials who have been working on the plans for the mall with the company. Action 80 will develop Ohio, development firm. Action 80 was formed last summer after the developer's plan to locate a mall south of town was completed.
Several weeks ago, neighborhood members opposed to the mail being built in east Lawrence placed signs which stated, "Lake House is not for sale," in front of their homes.
The sign campaign was a reaction to statements that the mall might be located in the East Lawrence neighborhood.
PATTY BRESHEARS, 736 Connecticut St., said the association's last public action, a sign campaign, had seemed successful.
Since then, Mayor Barkley Clark, ex-
Mike Manley, 1104 Pennsylvania St. said, "We need to look very carefully at the traffic patterns the mail would cause. If Rhode Island and New Jersey streets become major throughouts there will be real effects on the quality of life for the city."
officio member of Action 80, has said he would oppose going into the East Lawrence neighborhood to build the mall.
"Taxes may go up for everyone in the city if bonds are used to finance the bank," he said. "This does not affect just our neighborhood."
Ste Treaster, 1029 Delaware St., said it also was important to make the whole town aware of how the mail might affect the city.
HE SAID that even if the mail did not displace homes, traffic would be a problem.
specific action to be taken, Dick Dumhant,
association president, said he would be
looking into the group's next move. He said
that he would be called within the next two weeks.
Although the group did not decide on
THE ASSOCIATION MEMBERS also agreed to give public support to the KU Castedin Action Committee.
Dumbaupt told the group that he had attended a CAC meeting last week because members of the study association were custodians at KU. He thought he thought the neighborhood should support
See ELIA page three
State may sue firm for inadequate report of Med Center work
Staff Reporter
By ROSEMARY INTFEN
Attorney General Robert Stephan said yesterday that he was not in charge today to reply the state $27,000 for a "less than adequate" report on a University of Kansas Medical Center survey.
Stephan told the Joint Committee on State Building Construction that he would file suit in Shawnee County District Court against the firm, Wagner-Hoskins-Inglis inc., if the money was not refunded. The firm also said it would challenge the claims of the state over it for work, he said.
The inspection of alleged construction problems at Orr-Mr. Hall, the $8 million science building at the Med Center's Kansas campus, was jeopardized the state's chances of winning more than $23,000 in arbitration suits filed against the building's contractors, according to Jerry Dickson, the Prairie County land and handling the Med Center suit for the site.
The state filed the arbitration suit just May against Thomas Construct Co., the general contractor for Orr-Major, Dickson said.
"Under cross examination the witness admitted under oath that in one instance he
That arbitration suit filed by the state was based on the analysis of the consultant, he said.
had incorrectly assigned fault to the general contractor when it should have been the electrical contractor."
Dickson said that testimony last August by the consulting firm's inspector prompted the state to withdraw the suit against Thomas Construction Co.
"We didn't feel the state should prove a claim against the contractor unless the state was certain it was the contractor's fault," he said.
The consulting firm's inspector had offered to reduce its expense bill as a result of the testimony but Dickson said he did not accept it. He said the entire $72,000 paid for the inspection.
He said he had expected Stephan's move because the state had been negotiating with the consulting firm for several weeks.
Stephan said the firm's inspector on the MBI Center project was inaccurate in determining what causes the damage. Stephan said that because of the inaccuracies the state wasn't going to pay for the repairs.
former Attorney General Curt Schneider had the nationally known New Jersey firm to assess the building and Stephan Robinson to work on the case when he relocated firm.
"I do not mean to be derogatory about the former attorney general," Stephen said. "The company had always enjoyed a good relationship in this case they did a less than adequate job."
Applications available for Kansan spring staff
Applications are now available for editor and business manager of the University Daily Kansas for the spring semester 1988. Forms available include the Associate Professor, Student Senate office, 1055 Kansas Union and the office of student organizations and activities, 220 Strong Hall. Completed applica- tions must be submitted to: