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University Daily Kansan / Thursday. March 1, 1990
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Kremlin credited for election
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — President Bush telephoned Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev yesterday for a "very constructive" and frank discussion on the political shakeup in Nicaragua, where the Kremlin is credited with helping promote an honest election.
In what was believed to be only their third telephone conversation, the two leaders also discussed issues of European security, according to U.S. accounts and the Soviet news agency Tass.
'From Moscow to Managua, change is in the air.'
George Bush
"From Moscow to Managua, change is in the air." Bush said in remarks prepared for a speech in San Francisco. "The world has undergone another upheaval, but this time there is no war, and there are fewer tyrants in the world than before."
"In the Revolution of '89," Bush said, "an idea overcame armies and tanks, and that idea is democracy.
"This has been true in the East. Now it is becoming true throughout the Western Hemisphere — first in Panama after Operation Just Cause and now, at long last, for the brave people of Nicaragua."
The 40-minute telephone conversation came three days after U.S. backed opposition leader Violeta
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Chamorro defeated leftist President Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua.
To the delight of the United States, the Kremlin moved quickly to say it would recognize the new government.
In addition, a senior administration official credited Moscow with playing an important behind-the-scenes role in encouraging Ortega's Sandinista government to hold an honest election.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at its slowest pace in more than three years in 1989, the government said yesterday. Analysts welcomed a slight rise in consumer spending, but many remained anxious about prospects this year.
The Associated Press
The Commerce Department revised the fourth-quarter gross national product upward from 0.5 percent to 0.9 percent, which boosted the 1989 GNP growth to 3 percent from 2.9 percent.
Despite the improvement, it was the slowest yearly
growth since a 2.7 percent gain in 1986 and the lowest quarterly advance since the economy grew 0.8 percent in the third quarter of that year.
"The bottom line is, the economy is likely to stay out of a recession, but just barely," said David Jones, an economist with Aubrey G. Lanson & Co., a New York government securities dealer.
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the report offered further evidence that the downward slide of the economy had come to an end although the threat of a recession still existed.
Law allows Soviets to lease land
The Associated Press
MOSCOW - Legislators overwhelmingly approved a bill yesterday that allows Soviets to acquire land and bequeath it to their children.
The law, however, stops short of legalizing full private ownership of property by strictly forbidding the sale of land. Under the new law, which is to serve as the basis for legislation by each republic, plots can be leased, and the lease prices will be set by the state.
The measure was part of a comprehensive package designed to give the force of law to the economic and social reforms championed by President Mikhail S. Gorbachev.
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The Supreme Soviet legislature approved the entire law 349-7 with 12 abstentions. The full Congress and Deputies must now approve it.
State ownership of land, inscribed in the Soviet Constitution, has been a cornerstone of communism since the 1917 revolution.
Atlantis blasted off with five military astronauts and a cargo believed to be a $500 million spy satellite at 2:51 a.m. its 700-foot column of fire visible for hundreds of miles. It was NASA's sixth attempt at launching the 100-ton spaceship for the mission, one short of a record for the most shuttle postponements.
SHUTTLE LAUNCHES: Space shuttle Atlantis, aloft at last on a secret military mission after five launch delays, oblited the globe yesterday in a public silence that NASA officials said meant all was well.
Because of the classified nature of the Defense Department mission, it quickly blacked out public releases from the shuttle for the entire trip.
MAYOR BARRY HEARING: Mayor Marion Barry, back in the capital for the first time in more than a month, pleaded innocent yesterday to cocaine possession and perjury charges. The charges were filed after an investigation into his ties to a convicted drug dealer.
"We will not plea bargain, and the mayor is not considering resigning." Barry's attorney, R. Kenneth Mundy, said after the nine-minute proceeding. "The mayor is confident he will be vindicated at trial."
U. S. District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson scheduled a June 4 trial on three counts of perjury and misdemeanor possession of ceasefire.
U. S. ARMS Shipments: The United States has rushed arms to the UNITA rebels under siege by Soviet-backed government forces in Angola. Angoese representatives said yesterday after meeting with U.S. defense officials.
It was thought to be the first meeting at the Pentagon with officials from Angola, which does not have diplomatic relations with the United States. Gen. Roberto Leal Monteiro, an adviser to President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, and Justice Minister Fernande Franca Van Dunem, met with Defense Department officials, the Angolans said.
The Angolans said they urged the United States to stop arming UNITA so that peace talks, stalled since the summer, could resume.
INDIA ELECTIONS: The Congress Party of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi suffered heavy losses in elections for eight state legislatures, according to early returns yesterday.
Initial results from Tuesday's voting, which was marked by violence in which scores of people were killed, indicated strong gains for the Hindu fundamentalist Bharatiya Janata Party, and for the Janaata Dal, led by Prime Minister V.P. Singh. Singh took office after the Congress Party suffered heavy losses in November's parliamentary elections.
The Congress Party had controlled all eight state legislatures.
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at 8:38 p.m. Tuesday at Hoe Auditorium.
William will be conducting orchestra conduct, said the opera, which will be sung in Italian with English superliterals, was as relevant today as when it premiered in 1896.
Kansan staff writer
The New York City Opera National Company will perform the opera at 8 a.m. on Tuesday at Hoeh Auditorium.
Four young artists' struggles to cope with poverty, passion and the fragility of human life unfolds on stage next week in Gliacomo Puccini's tragic opera, "La Babae."
The story revolves around a group of Bohemian artists living in Paris in the early 19th century, he said.
Rodolo, a poet, falls in love with Mimi, a seamstress who is dying. Meanwhile, Marcello and Musetta, two other artists, spend most of their time fighting. As the four attempt to establish and maintain relationships, they also try to make sense out of a senseless world. Robertson said.
"There is no difference between the Bohamians and how we are living today," Robertson said. "It's about being against the standards of society. It is directly relatable to the GAs hippies and today's punk generation."
"It has distinctly romantic overtones," he salute. "it is cleverly crafted and has a beautifully written libretto. It
James Seaver, retired KU professor of history and host of a weekly opera program on KANU-FM, said it was not surprising that "La Boheme" was one of the world's most popular operas.
The "La Boheme" tour began in January and has performances scheduled in 26 states. The 75-member company includes seven principal singers, a 16-member chorus and a 28-piece orchestra.
Touring presents several challenges, Robertson said. The company's repertoire was limited because many women were too large to go on tour, he said. Even with "La Boheme," Robertson had to reduce the orchestration.
is a good opera for people who have never seen an opera before because it is very melodic and has a straightfor ward storyline."
"You're in a different pit every night," he said. "Sometimes there is not enough space. Sometimes there are bad acoustics. It's a continuing challenge to solve those problems."
"The idea of the company is to train young talent, to allow them the opportunity to sink their teeth into certain roles without the pressure of a New York spotlight," he said.
Performing at a different place every night also posed problems, he said.
The opera company was founded in 1979 as a training troupe for the New York City Opera, he said.
After gaining experience, singers can join the main company's roster.
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Music benefit to aid Habitat For Humanity
By a Kansan reporter
Music lovers can look forward to a sermongal of sounds, including country rock, folk and opera, at a charity benefit at 7:30 tomorrow night at Liberty Hall, 642 Massachusetts St.
The benefit is to raise money for Habitat For Humanity, an organization that builds houses for low-income families. Volunteer labor and teamwork are used as much as possible, and Patty McGrew, coordinator of the event.
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Dick Wright, KU associate professor of music history and the 30-year host of a jazz program on KANU-FM.
will emcee the benefit that includes performances by area musicians and actors.
'The ultimate goal of the benefit is to raise $5,100 for the Habitat for Humanity program.'
"We hope there is a large turnout to support a very worthy cause," Paige said.
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Norman Paige, professor of voice,
said he and his wife, Ici, who have
been married for more than 25 years
and singing together even longer,
would perform aristas and duets from
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Eleanor Allen, who earned a master's degree in music education from KU, will conduct 25 of her violin pieces d to 17. They will play six pieces.
Tickets are $10 and are available at McGrew Real Estate, Inc., 1501 Kasold Drive.
The Stringers, an acoustic country rock trio, also will perform the. City six, a rhythm-and-bass band, scheduled to play some rastime.
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