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University Daily Kansan, August 25, 1902
News Briefs From United Press International
Judge OKs U.S. sanctions on sale of parts to Soviets
WASHINGTON—A federal judge refused yesterday to bar the Reagan administration from penalizing a U.S. firm and its French subsidiary if they deliver three compressors to the Soviet Union for its Siberian natural gas pipeline.
U. S. Judge Thomas Flannery, in refusing to issue a temporary restraining order, said Dresser Industries of Dallas failed to show irreparable damage if the order was not issued.
damage if the order was not issued.
Dresser had asked the court to block Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldridge and other top government officials from penalizing the firm and its French subsidiary if the compressors were delivered to the Soviet Union.
The French action was the first test of Reagan's controversial pipeline embargo, which has severely strained relations with America's western European allies. U.S. businessmen also oppose the ban, and a bill is pending in Congress to overturn it.
in Congress to overturn
Larry Speakes, deputy White House press secretary in Los Angeles with the vacination Reagan, said that in view of the company's litigation, he would not comment on the French government's order to Dresser.
More fire outbreaks plague Boston
BOSTON—The Boston Fire Department, run ragged by a record outbreak of suspicious summertime fires, possibly set by a combination of firebugs and insurance arsonists, battled five more blazes yesterday.
"This is the most serious problem we've faced in the 36 years I've been with the department." Fire Commissioner George Paul said.
with the department. Fire Commissioner George P. Lissoh
In June and July, the department's arson squad investigated 176 fires,
with damages estimated at more than $4.7 million to mostly vacant buildings.
No serious injuries have been reported in any of the blazes, but in one of yesterday's fires, two of the firefighters were trapped several minutes later.
Paul said the department had launched an investigation in cooperation with officials of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.
Department spokesman Ken Bruynell said the outbreak could be the work of pyromaniacs, vandals and insurance arsonists "jumping on the bandwagon" and setting fires when firefighters were busy stamping out other blazes.
U.S. troops arrive for PLO removal
John Reid, spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, said the main group of 800 troops would be deployed at the Lebanese capital at dawn today—a day ahead of schedule. They will join French and Italian troops already in Beirut.
BEIRUT, Lebanon—An advance party of U.S. Marines arrived in West Beirut yesterday to inspect the war-ravaged capital in preparation for the 800-man U.S. peace-keeping force as the fourth contingent of Palestinian guerrillas left the city.
in Israel by Beirut State-run Beirut Radio reported heavy artillery and machine-gun battles about 12 miles east of Beirut between Israeli forces and Syrian troops posted in Lebanon's eastern Beka'a Valley.
But in Tel Aviv, Israelis denied the report and said the Syrians were fighting with Lebanese Christian forces.
Prime Minister Menachem Begin said the war was over in Lebanon but warned that Israel would fight back if attacked by Syria or Jordan—destinations for most of Yasser Arafat's evacuated guerrillas.
Mexico to raise oil sales to U.S.
MEXICO CITY—Mexico, already America's largest oil supplier, said yesterday it would increase its petroleum exports to the United States by up to 20 percent to help repay its $80 billion foreign debt.
Washington agreed last week to advance Mexico $1 billion for further oil imports to help the country out of a financial crisis sparked by problems in paying off its foreign debt—the world's largest.
Hero Rodriguez, spokesman for the state oil company Petroleos Mexicano, said the average daily shipment of 700,000 barrels would be biked in the week.
In May, Mexico reached the 700,000 barrels-a-day level, replacing Saudi Arabia as the largest supplier of oil to the United States. The Saudis sell
The United States has said the increased imports of Mexican oil will be used to fill the nation's strategic storage, stored in case of an oil emergency.
Mushroom canners want quotas
WASHINGTON—First it was the Japanese and their cars. Then it was the Europeans and their steel. And now it is the Chinese and their mushrooms that are giving American producers headaches.
A group of American canners told the U.S. International Trade Commission yesterday that their industry is being devastated by low-priced canned mushrooms from China, and they asked the ITC to recommend that President Reagan enanou quotas.
American mushroom canners have suffered lost profits, plant closings and widespread unemployment, the group said.
But importers content that the domestic industry has been hurt not by the imports but by the recession, by a shift in consumer demand to fresh rather than canned mushrooms and by publicity over recalls related to botulism in recent years.
And advocates of expanding U.S. China trade say that the United States has much to lose if it restricts Chinese imports.
Public misled by utility, KCC says
Tom Taylor, KCC public information director said Monday that owners of the state's first nuclear power plant, Kansas Gas and Electric Co., were misleading the public about why the construction had fallen behind schedule.
R. C. Loux, KCC chairman, said that the plant would likely be delayed even past the spring of 1985 at a cost that would be "devastating" to
TOPEKA—Construction of Wolf Creek Generations Station is lagging behind schedule because of problems in workmanship rather than stricter regulations, records on file with the Kansas Corporation Commission show.
Kansas Gas and Electric Co. announced Friday that the plant's completion date would be changed from May 1984 to the spring of 1985. The delay was expected to increase the plant's estimated cost of $1.93 billion to between $2.3 billion and $2.5 billion.
Wilson Cadman, KGE president, said that the new federal safety regulations and stricter requirements on quality were reasons for needing more time to complete the plant.
East German man flees to West
KASSELL, West Germany—Border guards in East Germany opened fire on a refugee, but the man safely escaped to the West, police in West Germany said yesterday.
While scaling a barrier separating West Germany from its communist neighbor, the refugee, 31, set off an alarm alerting four East German border guards, police said.
Initially, the guards fired warning shots at the refugee but shot directly at him when he did not halt, police said. The refugee, whose name was not released, was not hit by the bullets.
By BRUCE SCHREINER Staff Reporter
Extras still needed 'The Day After' filming continues at KU
The scene of a young man riding a motorcycle to visit his girlfriend is not an unusual occurrence at the University of Kansas. But one such ride yesterday morning was not a typical excursion, because it started the film at the University for the movie "The Day After."
After eight days of filming scenes for the ABC movie, which focuses on the aftermath of a nuclear explosion, one of the two filming crews came to the University to film a short scene, said Dan Doran, ABC publicist for the movie.
today's filming on campus consisted of a professional stuntman, posing as actor Jeff East, one of the movie's main characters, riding a motorcycle at several locations on campus.
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After the film is edited, it will be condensed into a film clip of less than one minute. Doran said.
While that campus scene will have a minuscule role in the four-hour film, the
crew will turn its attention solely to the University Sept. 7, Doran said.
Allen Field House will then become the stage for possibly the most unforgettable scene in the picture, Doran said.
"WE WILL USE the field house as an evacuation center after the war begins," Dowan said. "Filming will go on and both camera units will be on hand."
Though many KU students have eagerly snapped up extra positions, Doran said the staff still was working feverishly to fill its quota.
But before that can happen, the movie's directors and producers must come up with about 1,000 extras for the scene.
"We would welcome anyone to get in touch with us." Doran said. "When someone signs up for an extra's job, they need to pick up a ticket. The ticket allows them to work on the day of filming and makes them eligible for door prizes like televisions and stereos that will be given away."
Students wanting a part should go to room 118 in the Lawrence Holdome for
an interview. They should bring pictures of themselves, be said.
Extras will play the role that is most natural for them—students. Doran said the scene would begin as a typical registration day. Suddenly the rumor of a nuclear attack quickly spreads through the community, and House becomes a place of refuge for the multitude of people victimized by the nuclear assault.
DORAN COMPARED the scene with
the motion picture films in
motion picture films.
"The scene is reminiscent of the train station scene in 'Gone With the Wind' when Scarlett attends to the injured Confederate soldiers. Dora said, "They were so scared. People will be shown with their hair falling out and with severe burns."
Students posing as victims, doctors and nurses also will get the chance to appear with one of the top actors in the movie industry. Doran said.
Veteran Jason Robards is playing the lead role in the film. Robards, who will be among the large group acting out the role, will play a lead role in the House, is one of only three actors to win
Academy Awards in successive years. Robbies won an Oscar for his performances in "All the President's Men" in 1976 and in "Julia" in 1977.
Also in the movie is Steve Gutenberg, star of the recently released movie "Diner," and, who played the young Clark Kent in "Superman 1."
BESIDES ALLEN FIELD House, Doran said Spencer Museum might be the location for another scene featuring Robards.
"As the script is now, it would be used for a short scene to be filmed Sept. 6," Doran said.
Lawrence was not specifically selected because of Allen Field House, although Dorn said it was a convenient location for bringing human suffering after nuclear war.
"actually, the writer of the film originally based the film on a Kansas City setting," he said. "But Lawrence offered all the things we needed, like the nearness of farm houses and rural areas, became more convenient or us here."
The filming crews and cast will stay in Lawrence until Sept. 9.
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