University Daily Kansan / Friday, March 10, 1989 Nation/World 5 Plan for debtor nations might be revealed today The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Bush administration, spurred by the bloody riots in Venezuela, is putting together a new approach to the heavy debt burden being carried by Third World countries, a problem that has been exacerbated and has called "perhaps the most difficult" facing the new administration. The new plan, or at least some details of what it will contain, could be revealed as early as today, when Brady is scheduled to address a private conference on Third World debt at the State Department. After winning the election, President Bush said that he favored taking a "whole new look" at U.S. policy on Third World debt, and he ordered Brady to launch a review at the Treasury Department. Bush's comments have raised hopes that the new administration will respond favorably to pleas from debtor countries that they face economic and political chaos without major debt relief. Those pleas gained new urgency last week when more than 300 people died in Venezuela sparked by a terrorist attack. Security measures to please creditors. According to sources who have been involved in discussions with To encourage this debt reduction, the administration is considering a variety of enticements, including some type of loan guarantees on the reduced level of debt that would still be held by the banks. Treasury Department' officialts, the administration plan will encourage commercial banks to voluntarily forgive a portion of the Third World debt A Bush administration strategy emphasizing debt forgiveness, even on a limited and voluntary basis, would mark a major change from the Reagan administration's approach, which became known as the Baker plan after treasury Secretary James A. Baker III. Baker's strategy emphasized new lending on the part of banks, the IMF and the World Bank to countries that agreed to adopt economic reforms. The idea ws that the new money would spur the debtor countries' economies, making them more creditworthy. The proposals under review by the Bush administration were praised yesterday by economists as a more realistic approach to the debt problem. them The debt owed by all Third World countries totaled $1.32 trillion at the end of 1968. VATICAN CITY — The Vatican's chief theologian urged American bishops to be "martyrs" in defending Roman Catholic teaching and to impose their authority on dissenters, officials said yester- Vatican leader challenges bishops Several of the 35 U.S. bishops attending a special conference responded to compromise and dialogue were necessary in the American church in areas other than major matters of faith. The Associated Press Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger said that some bishops had let dissident theologians usurp their authority, "leading to a growing insecurity and disorientation" among the faithful. His address Wednesday night was seen as the keynote of the four-day closed meeting between the Vatican and the bishops that Pope John Paul II American church, which has $24 million members. Ratzinger spoke of theological experts who, "through the mass media, bring into the public arena their often dissonant contributions to the bishops where their voices drown out those of the bishops." In recent years, he said, many bishops have felt pressure to be managers rather than preachers. He criticized those who thought that the spirit of theology should teach, should prevaill on theological issues. teaching. John Roach, archbishop of Minneapolis-St. Paul, and other American prelates respond with a demonstration that the congregation is "Archbishop Roach made it very clear that U.S. bishops will not compromise on major matters of the faith," the Rev. John Lynch, secretary of the U.S. National Conference of Bishops, said at a briefing for journalists Thursday. Not all the U.S. bishops disagreed with Ratzinger. Addressing problems faced by the American hierarchy, Cardinal John O'Connor of New York mentioned "leadership in certain colleges and universities" and some others in last years have seemed to lose faith, first in themselves as people, afterward in their magistral authority." China expels tourists from Tibetan city The Associated Press BEIJING — Foreign tourists were expelled from Lhasa yesterday, and Chinese troops began rounding up Tibetans in the city and hauling them away in trucks, a Tibetan woman said. have quoted Tibetans as saying that many more have died. Most Tibetans reportedly put the figure at between 20 and 30. Some Western tourists accused Chinese troops of atrocities, a charge denied by a foreign ministry spokesman. China said that four more people had died after suffering injuries earlier this week in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, during bloody protests of Chinese communist rule in the remote mountain region. Several foreigners who work in Lhasa have been allowed to remain; but foreign tourists, estimated at 140, were ordered to leave by yesterday, the eve of the 300th anniversary of a rebellion in Tibet. Chengdu on a flight from Lhasa said that Tibetans had feared mass arrests. The report brought the official death toll to 16. Western travelers State-run radio reported the four additional riot-related deaths. It said that the people died in the hospital during emergency life-saving procedures. The report did not say whether the dead were Tibetans. During three days of riots that began Sunday, thousands of Thetans ransacked Chinese-owned shops and set fire to China's property. Lhasa, a city of 70,000, at midnight Tuesday, and thousands of troops moved in to set up checkpoints at every block. On Wednesday, Westerners dragged Tibetans from their homes and hauling them away in trucks. Western travelers who arrived in China imposed martial law on Foreign Ministry spokesman Li Zhaoxing denied yesterday that Chinese authorities were violating human rights in Tibet. He blamed the honeys on a "chique" run by the Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in the --services *Birth control* *Tuba* Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases. Providing quality health care to women since 1974. insurance. VISA & MasterCard accepted. 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