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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
March 12, 1987
Vol. 97, No. 114
(USPS 650-640)
House approves resolution to cut aid to contras
Measure faces Senate,
United Press International
WASHINGTON — The House approved a symbolic resolution yesterday that would cut off military aid to the contras, rejecting Republican accusations that members were handing Central America over to the Soviets.
The measure, which passed the House 230-196 in an extremely partisan atmosphere, would suspend for six months all assistance to the contras, notably the final $40 million of a $100 million package that Congress approved last year. The resolution also demands a public accounting of millions of dollars already sent to the contras.
The resolution was supported by 213 Democrats and 17 Republicans and opposed by 40 Democrats and 156 Republicans.
Speaker Jim Wright of Texas conceded the resolution stood little chance of passage in the Senate and no chance of being enacted over President Reagan's veto. But he said it would send a potent message to the White House that arming and aiding the contra is near death.
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diplomacy and economic aid to curtail subversion in Central America and warned that Reagan's request for $105 million in aid in fiscal 1988 faced probable defeat later this year.
The measure faces a likely filibuster in the Senate where there was strong opposition to the contra program before the revelation of the Iran-contra scandal in which the sales to Iran apparently were used to bankroll the contras at a time when Congress banned such aid.
During the often emotional debate yesterday, Republicans accused Democrats of selling out U.S. interests in the region. Opponents such as Rep. Trent Lott, R-Miss., repeated the statement, "I do not want to be recorded as handing Central America over to the Soviets."
But House Democratic leader Thomas Foley of Washington called that accusation a poor and limp excuse in support of a failed program. He said the Soviets knew Congress was united in pledging not to permit Nicaragua to have offensive weapons that threaten any nation.
"It is language, a universal state."
members to say what they think should happen in the future."
The speaker said passage of the resolution meant Reagan should abandon his request for the $105 million — a request that could die by a majority vote in either chamber and didn't invite a veto because no legislation would go to the Oval Office.
Republicans were clearly putting themselves in the position to blame aid opponents for a possible victory by the Soviet-armed Sandinista army over the Contras.
Wright and Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd said that even if the measure passed Congress, they did not have the votes to kill Reagan's anticipated veto of the resolution.
Rep. Robert Mrazek, D.N.Y., countered by saying he refused to have his name recorded "in favor of handing Nicaragua over to the Contras."
Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., called the policy one of deception, lies, and cover-up and said opponents of the Sandistas "don't have the guts to ask for a declaration of war." It is
KU experts say U.S. reputation could sour
By ROGER COREY Staff writer
The United States' reputation as a peace-loving power and representative of international law in Central America could be destroyed if President Reagan continues to support the contras, according to three KU Latin American specialists.
Yesterday, the U.S. House suspended 230-196 the final $40 million of a $100 million package of aid to the contras that Congress approved last year. The resolution also demanded a public accounting of millions of dollars already sent to the contras.
House leaders admitted that the resolution had little chance of passage in the Senate. They also acknowledged that it had little chance of being enacted over Reagan's veto.
"The 400 million can't be stopped politically," said Charles Stansifer, director of Latin American studies.
Stansifer said that the real issue was not the $40-million outlay but the funds diverted to the contrasts from the Iran arms sale.
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million," Stansifer said.
Jack Bremer, director and campus pastor of Ecumenical Christian Ministries, said the most humane action for Congress and the administration would be to end all contra support.
"I saw the effects of the contra action," said Bremer, who just returned from a trip to Honduras, Nicaragua and the war zone area. "It was mostly terrorism against unarmed civilians."
Bremer said the administration had blocked peace proposals by the Contadora group and by Costa Rican president Oscar Arias Sanchez because it did not want to see a Central American government free of U.S. influence.
"Since 1850, when we sent the Marines to Central America, we have controlled Nicaragua." Bremer said. "It's evident the administration wants to overthrow the Nicaraguan government."
Brenner said the administration's policy actually was helping the communists by bringing death to inno-
i$ power in the last century, the United States was relatively gentle
"And we are still pursuing the same policy," he said.
But U.S. policy in Central America in the past six or seven years has been a failure, Stansifer said.
Barbara Waggoner, adjunct lecturer in Latin American studies, said the current Central American policy was not effective in terms of U.S. goals.
Waggoner said she had been watching developments in Central America since her first trip there in 1966. She said the effect of the war against the Sandinistas was vast. Farmers' land was being taken over for airstrips, and the fighting had increased economic pressures on Nicaragua. The war also had affected El Salvador and Costa Rica.
Waggoner said the United States had never been considered a beneficent nation by Central Americans. And the last thing the region needed right now was a war, especially in the name of democracy.
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their likes and dislikes on paper." McElhenie said.
Often, hall residents who want to get away from roommate problems in halls choose to live off campus.
That can be a mistake, said one former resident who moved off campus.
"In the dorm, if you have problems you can always talk to an RA. But in an apartment, you're pretty much on your own," said Syed Mudassar Husain, Lusaka, Zambia, junior.
Many students who move off campus find themselves unprepared to deal with the new set of problems associated with apartment life.
McElenhie said."The first problem they experience is the search. They complain, "I didn't realize there were so many apartments in town.' The second hurdle is cost. It is standard practice that you have to make a deposit that is equal to a month's rent."
affairs specialist for the Lawrence Consumer Affairs Association, said that every year her office received calls from at least 100 apartment residents who were having difficulties with their roommates.
Also, apartment residents have to pay for phone, gas and water hookups, in addition to deposits and monthly utility bills.
Moreover, these residents have little recourse if they have roommate problems.
bill. "He has the legal right to put an eviction notice on their door." she said.
Although the association advises and helps roommates resolve conflicts, it cannot take any formal action against one roommate on behalf of another.
"What I'd like is for people to realize that their agreement with the landlord is legally binding. The roommates themselves should get together and outline their individual problems and come to an agreement."
Cynthia Harris, consumer
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One of the biggest problems with apartment living is that residents often sublet their share of the apartment and thus shift the responsibility of paying bills to another person.
"Pretty soon, none of the original people are on the lease," Harris said.
Apartment residents are both jointly and individually responsible to the landlord for all bills and any damage that may occur.
"If a roommate skips out of town without paying his bills, the landlord has the option of goering after the individual," Harris said. "But, usually, he just goes after the group that still lives in the apartment."
And, if the remaining residents do not pay that part of the
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