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Friday, September 25, 1987 / University Daily Kansan
Nation/World
Investigation causes ministers of black homeland to step down
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Six Cabinet ministers in the black homeland of Transkei resigned yesterday because of an investigation implicated the prime minister; Transkei officials said.
For several hours, South Africa's state radio reported that the military had seized control of the district and occupied domestel homeland and placed at least
Biden savs he has no complaints or ill will
eight Cabinet ministers under house arrest. The South African Broadcasting Corp. later revised and said no coup had occurred.
Matanzima was accused last week of accepting a $500,000 bribe.
The SABC said Prime Minister George Matanzima was outside the homeland yesterday receiving an important event in the city of Port Elizabeth.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Sen
Joseph Biden, D-Del., said he had
no complaints or ill will yesterday
as he began shutting down his
Democratic presidential campaign.
it."
Biden withdrew from the race Wednesday following disclosures that he had plagtarized parts of his suit, and represented his academic record.
"I'm a big boy," Biden said. "Every other time in my life when I've faced something where I've lost, I have learned a lesson from
Biden yesterday dismissed suggestions that a rival candidate leaked the disclosures.
New tax forms must be filed before Oct.1
WASHINGTON — Less than a week before the deadline, millions of U.S. workers still have to file a new Form W-4 to adjust their tax withholding to conform with the overhaul federal tax code.
Under the law, enacted a year ago, workers must file a new W-4 with their employers before Oct. 1.
Those who fail to comply could find their take-home pay sharply reduced.
The Internal Revenue Service,
updating a survey completed by the Roper polling organization in late July, estimated that about 80 percent of workers have filed withholding forms this year.
Public library moves to shelfless building
CLOET. Minn. — Moving day for the Clouet Public Library went like clockwork except for one detail: There were no shelves.
Shelves for the new library were
supposed to arrive last week, but librarian Mary Lukarika was told the delivery might be delayed. By the end of the war it was too late to postpone the move.
From staff and wire reports.
Nuclear protests continue
The Associated Press
Culinary workers picket weapons test at government site
MERCURY, Nev. — A nuclear weapons test rocked the desert and shook buildings 105 miles away in Las Vegas as peace protesters joined striking workers who had vowed to shut down the nation's testing program.
Energy Department officials said yesterday's test was successful because the radiation produced from the test was contained in the ground.
The test, code-named Lockney, was detonated without incident, said Energy Department spokesman Barbara Yoerg.
The test was announced as having an explosive force of around 150,000 tons of TNT, nearly 12 times the force of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
Some 50 union pickets and a handful of anti-nuclear protesters who
gathered on a road near the site's main gate site were unable to feel the blast. 46 air miles away. An antique bomb was also blasted the blast on a citizens' band radio.
The blast registered 5.6 on the Richter scale at the National Earthquake Information Center in Golden, Montana, and at 13 test, Tabaka, registered 5.7.
Lockney the 12th announced shot at the test site this year. Not all tests are announced for security reasons.
The blast caused only a shudder at the test site control point, 281/2 miles from ground zero. Yeerg said. It was felt more distinctly in Las Vegas, where managers of high-rise buildings had been warned not to have workers in precarious positions at the time of detonation.
ing," said Wendy Fisher, an employee of a law firm in the Valley Bank Building, one of the city's taller structures.
Officials in the control tower at McCarran International Airport also reported feeling motion from the blast. A resident of the high-rise Regency Towers apartments reported chandeliers swaying.
Members of the Culinary Union, Nevada's largest labor organization, had vowed to shut down the secret government site when the worm infected. 15. The 167 culinary workers provide food services at the site.
"It felt like the building was mov-
Also on strike are 121 bus drivers who transport about 3,000 workers to the site daily from Las Vegas. The drivers, who went on strike Aug. 15, have since been replaced.
Ship explodes in Persian Gulf
The Associated Press
MANAAN, Bahrain — Shipping experts said yesterday that a small research vessel exploded and sank in the northern Persian Gulf, supporting the U.S. Navy's contention that Iran has mined the busy waterways.
U. S. and Kuwaiti officials meanwhile denied reports that one, and possibly two, U.S.-escorted convoys were steaming through the gulf.
Also yesterday, Iraq's official news agency issued Iraqi warplanes flew 96 combat missions into Iran during the day and that Iran had shelled the port city of Basra, killing 12 civilians.
Iran's official news agency denied the report.
The two, who last week announced in Washington an agreement in principle on a treaty to eliminate shorter and medium-range nuclear missiles, did not comment to reporters as they met at the meeting for the meeting at the U.S. mission.
Secretary of State George P. Shultz and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze yesterday turned their attention from arms control to trying to end the Iran-Iraq war.
might be room for negotiation in the Persian Gulf war.
British Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe said yesterday there
Each side blames the other for starting the conflict. Iran said it began with an Iraqi invasion in September 1980. Iraq said Iran started the war weeks earlier with cross-border artillery attacks.
According to U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar, who went to Iran and Iraq on a peace mission earlier this month, Iran is willing to observe an undeclared truce while the panel investigates the cause of the war.
Congress works to invoke act in Gulf War
WASHINGTON - President Reagan yesterday rebuffed congressional calls to limit U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf, defended the attack on an Iranian mine-laying vessel and said he considered the incident closed.
The Associated Press
The president sent a report on Monday's ship attack to Capitol Hill as lawmakers negotiated behind the scenes on legislation dealing with U.S. policy in the vital region and the War Powers Act.
"The actions taken by U.S. forces were conducted in the exercise of our right of self-defense." . . Reagan a letter to the House and Senate.
Critics are fearful that the president's policy of placing Kuwaiti oil tankers under the U.S. flag and escorting them with Navy warships will draw the United States into the Iran-Iraq war.
Reagan's report was the formal response to congressional calls for implementation of the War Powers Act. All week, the White House has argued that efforts to curb the U.S. role in the gulf were unwarranted and an infringement on the president's authority.
Reagan termed the latest incident as "limited defensive actions" taken in accordance with international law in his position of command-inclief.
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Tandon wins state contract
See PCs on campus, September 10
Lawrence, KS - Success in the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) market has prompted Tandon Corporation to enter the microcomputer market. Available at Computer Outlet (804) 615-3250 or via the Tandon line has increased increasingly popular on campus.
Since the late seventies, Tandon Corporation has been known as the leader in the microcomputer disk drive market. To maintain their position as a market leader, they have redirected their market focus to meet new requirements of computer manufacturers and endusers, including the introduction of an IBM-compatible computer.
Tandon went to the top to ensure the success of their microcomputer launch. Four IBM veterans, who were closely involved in the development and manufacturing of the IBM Personal Computer, were hired to manage the engineering and marketing divisions. This dedication to a quality product has allowed Tandon to make significant inroads into the PC marketplace.
In March, the State of Kansas signed a contract with Tandon Corporation to purchase PC/AT-compatible machines. The PCA is functionally equivalent to the IBM PC/AT at almost half the price.
With an 80286 microprocessor, an optional 80287 co-processor, and keyboard selectable clock speeds of 6 and 8 MHz, it offers comparable performance. The PCA was rated "operatively compatible with IBM PC/AT" by Future Computing, which is the highest compatibility rating given. The University of Kansas has
The Tandion PCA comes with 1 MB of RAM and a wide selection of hard disks for about half the price of a comparable IBM.
found that a computer with these features and benefits is definitely a good buy, especially at state contract prices.
Tandon also has a PC/NT model which is ideal for word-processing and data entry. Both Tandons are a good choice for anyone who needs the security of a brand name and nearby dealer ser.wareworkmanship in an affordable price', says Mark Mushby, Computer Oulet Sales Representative, "Overall, it is a good value."
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