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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1986, VOL. 96, NO. 133 (USPS 650-640)
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U.S. planes attack Libyan targets
From Kansan wires
TRIPOLI Libya - U.S. warplanes staged the largest U.S. air raid since the Vietnam War early today when they bombed Libya, damaging military bases, the French Embassy, an oil port and the headquarters of Col. Moomam Khadafy.
Loud explosions at 2 a.m. awakened terrified residents, who poured into the streets on foot and in their cars, jamming roads and honking their horns as smoke from the attack drifted across the city.
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In Washington, President Reagan said U.S. forces conducted the lightning attack under the cover of darkness against the headquarters, terrorist buildings and military assets that support Khadafy's subversive activities.
U. S. jets, including long-range bombers flying from Britain and 6th Fleet attack planes operating from carriers in the Mediterranean, struck six sites in Tripoli. A Soviet-built anti-aircraft missile base in the eastern port city of Benghazi also was a target
"Today we have done what we had to do. If necessary we shall do it again." Reagan said, blaming Libya
The bombing lasted about 25 minutes.
Bombs also hit Khadafy's residence, but the extent of damage was not immediately known. Khadafy and his family, including his wife and seven children, live there.
Khadaty survived the U.S. bombing raid, Information Director Ibrahim Seger said.
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said one F-111 long-range bomber was unaccounted for. Weinberger said there were several possible explanations for the missing jet other than its having been shot
"He's OK, he's OK," Seger said in
'Today we have done what we had to do. If necessary we shall do it again.'
Administration officials said the
President Reagan
for a recent wave of terrorist attacks.
for a recent wave of terrorist attacks.
Libyan radio said Libyan forces shot down three U.S. planes and the U.S. pilots were killed by Libyan civilians. No other details were provided.
Tracer fire lit the sky as the planes came in. Libyan anti-aircraft fire did not appear to hit any of the U.S. planes.
The number of casualties was unknown, but Libyan Television early today appealed to Libyan citizens to donate blood.
a brief comment to The Associated Press in the lobby of the Hotel Al Kabir when asked about Khadafy.
The Libyan official gave no further information about Khadafy.
But government sources who would not be identified said that two of Khadafy's sons had been injured in the U.S. bombing raids. The sources did not name the sons, and said the ones of their injuries was not known
Libyan Radio broke into its regular broadcast of patriotic songs to announce that some members of Khadafy's family had been injured in the raid and that planes bombed a residential area near Khadafy's home.
"Our Libyan Arab forces have downed three aircraft of the American enemy. Following that, Libyan Arab citizens killed the pilots from the crew of the three American aircraft, in accordance with the principle of reciprocal treatment, because when the American Air Force carried the Gulf of Sidra, American pilots killed the crew of a boat which was hit by American fighter aircraft," Libyan radio said.
"When the crew of this boat tried to save themselves, the American fighter aircraft opened fire on them, prevented a Libyan tugboat from approaching and killed the crew."
Libyan Radio said foreigners were wounded in the air raid. It did not give a location or number.
In an interview with Khadafy, he said he thought his headquarters was a target and said, "I is a strange war
See LIBYA, p. 5, col. 2
Raid on Libya draws criticism and praise
United Press International
Initial reaction from world leaders ranged from embarrassment to horror at the U.S. air strike against Libya early today, but the government of Israel praised the United States for attacking the bully regime of Moammar Khadafy.
"I am horrified," said Neil Kinnock, leader of Britain's opposition Labor Party. "People worldwide will condemn President Reagan's decision. That air strike was not the way to fight or defeat terrorism."
There was no immediate reaction from British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whose government let Washington use bases on its soil as staging areas for the attack.
France refused to let U.S.
FB-111 jets fly over its territory, forcing the fighter craft to fly a 2,800-mile route to reach their targets, Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said.
The French Embassy in Tripoli was among the buildings struck in the attack, but Secretary of State George Shultz said the French supplied information that averted civilians at an unnamed embassy.
Shultz also said the Soviet charge d'affaires in Washington, Oleg Sokolov, was told of the attack as it was taking place and was informed "this is an attack against Libyan terror."
See REACTION, p. 5, col. 5
In the Netherlands, a European
Cold spell no marvel in Kansas
Forecaster says state was due for cool weather
By Brian Kaberline Staff writer
Averages have a way of working themselves out somehow.
That was how Ron Crandall, lead forecaster for the National Weather Service, Topeka, explained a return of winterlike weather to Kansas yesterday.
Crandall said it was common for temperatures to fluctuate from warm to cold in the spring. The state has enjoyed warmer than normal temperatures, so it was due for a little cooler weather.
The temperatures, which dropped below freezing last night and only reached a high in the upper 40s yesterday, were caused by a cold front followed by an arctic high-pressure system, he said.
The forecast for today, he said, calls for sunny skies and a high in the 50s. But it should feel slightly warmer than yesterday because the wind should die down. The extended forecast calls for temperatures to return to the 70s on Friday.
Jim Mathes, assistant director of landscape maintenance, said the cold weather could damage some of the trees on campus but his office has learned to expect late frosts.
he said that the frost might kill early blossoms and leaves on some trees but that there should be no serious harm. Varieties of flowers on campus shouldn't be harmed either, and those that would be hurt by a frost still are in greenhouses.
The only real effect of the weather in his department was a delay in the spraying of some plants on campus, he said. Some of the sprays are not effective in cold weather, and what the cold does not stop, the wind does.
Mathes said he thought many people liked the weather in Kansas because it was unpredictable. If people wanted the weather to be the same all of the time, they would move somewhere else.
Dean Milroy, assistant director of housing, said no serious problems were caused by the weather, but workers had to turn heaters back on at the University residence halls.
The heating and cooling system in the halls run through the same pipes, he said. To switch from one to another workers must turn a series of four valves in each building. The process is not complicated, but it is inconvenient.
There is no certain date when the heating is turned off, he said. His office simply tries to look at the weather and keep everyone happy
"We do the best we can," Milroy said. "It's just like the weatherman. He gives you the forecast every day, but if he's wrong, he hears it."
Jacki Kelly/Special to the KANSAN
MANHATTAN — Above, students and faculty of Kansas State University protest U.S. military aid to the contras in Nicaragua. About 200 people protested yesterday outside McCain Auditorium at K-State. Right, Secretary of State George P. Shultz delivers the 72nd Landon Lecture before a capacity crowd. His speech was part of a series named in honor of former Kansas Governor Alfred Landon.
Shultz extols contra aid in Landon Lecture
By Lori Polson
MANHATTAN — The United States must provide military aid to the Nicaraguan rebels, or contrasts, to preserve democracy in the world, Secretary of State George P. Shultz said yesterday.
"Congress has to give us the necessary flexibility," he said. "Excessive restraints and micromanage
"Nicaragua is a cancer, and we must cut it out," he said.
During the speech, Shultz made a plea for Congress to approve humanitarian and military aid to the contras.
Shultz talk to a capacity crowd of 1,800 people in McCain Auditorium at Kansas State University. His speech was part of the Landon Lectures Series, named in honor of former Kansas Governor Alfred Landon.
ment only complicate our efforts."
"In Central America, Southeast Asia, Turkey, the Philippines and elsewhere, the success of democracy fathers our own strategic interests," he said. "One hundred million dollars for the Nicaraguan democratic resistance, for example, is a modest investment in a region so critical to our security."
Shultz said the United States and President Reagan were not interested in starting an open war in Central America. But government leaders realize the need for military
The United States' intervention in Nicaragua benefits not only the Nicaraguas, but also the security of the United States, Shultz said.
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today on whether to give $100 million in aid to the contras.
'Strength and diplomacy go hand in hand. A new friendly government whose legitimacy is firmly based on the will of the people offers far better prospects for our future base rights in the country.'
— George P. Shultz Secretary of State
intervention in the area, he said.
we do not favor open-ender escalation, nor a cynical policy of using the struggles of courageous people to bleed the Soviet empire," he said. "But we will help these people be effective in the fight that they have chosen to make for themselves."
About 200 protesters battled the brisk wind in front of the auditorium before the speech.
Jim Hamilton, an organizer for the Manhattan Alliance for Central America, said the group wanted to promote awareness of the problems in Central America.
"We wanted to let the country know that the heart of the country is not behind the situation in Nicaragua," he said.
The group released 100 balloons in memory of civilians who have died
since June in Nicaragua.
But Shultz said the number of dead was not caused by U.S. intervention in the area. Instead it should be attributed to the Sandinista government, he said.
"The Sandinistas promised an open society," he said. "It is sad to say that that hope has been betrayed by the communists now running Nicaragua."
Shultz also said the government should consider giving covid aid to countries needing U.S. support to fight communism.
"Friendly countries who would funnel our aid may fear open involvement," he said. "Covert U.S. aid may give us more room for political maneuver, and our adversary more room for compromise."
See SHULTZ, p. 5, col. 1
Law students happy with own little cubicles
By Sandra Crider
Staff writer
The Garfield poster on the side of the cubicle reads, "I'm so happy here I could just barf."
At the beginning of each semester, library officials conduct a lottery for student use of about 90 cubicles. Each one is given to a pair of students who may then leave open books, sweatshirts draped over chairs and coffee cups with electric warmers unattended.
But some students in the School of Law said yesterday that they were happy to have the use of the Internet.
"They're awfully convenient to have around," said Pat Fowler, Overland Park law district.
Fowler said he probably studied more often at the library because he could use the cubicle.
always know I have a place here."
"The big tables get crowded," he said. "I
Often the cubicles are comandered by students who were not the original users.
The most sought-after desks are the ones next to windows and on the carpet, Shari Ashner. Overland Park law student, said.
Although she has a cubicle of her own in a darker, uncarpeted corridor, Ashner took over a seemingly unused desk in one of the prime locations.
Many cubicles that go unused for the greater part of the semester suddenly find owners as finals approach.
"During finals, if you're sitting in someone else's cubicle, they'll come along and kick you out." Ashner said.
Most of the students rest easy leaving possessions out in the open cubicles because of the School's Honor Code, said Maxine Younes, circulation assistant.
Fowler said the honor code dictated that anyone caught stealing probably would be kicked out of the law school.
The library has had a few complaints of books or personal items being taken, she said, but theft is uncommon.
According to Heather Bussing, president of the Student Bar Association and Manhattan law student, the honor code is established by the association for violations such as cheating, infringement of others' property and falsifying records. Any complaints of infractions are examined by a committee of students and faculty.
Bussing said no one had been reported for honor-code violations yet this year.
Students are well informed about the code and record its provisions, she said.
Students who have cubicles are glad to have
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an established code of conduct.
In addition to the cubicles, law students have access to lockers where they may store the large volumes of their chosen trade.
"If I was afraid things would be stolen, I wouldn't be able to leave things out," Fowler said.
The 375 lockers are provided and distributed by the Student Bar Association.
Lockers and cubicles are handy for the students because they have most of their classes in Green Hall. Bussing said.
"I think the reason we have them is because we're self contained," she said. "It's like going back to high school.
"We have home room in the fall and prom in the spring. See, here are the party pics."