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More cooperation on contra aid expected in Bush administration
WASHINGTON — One early test of the compatibility of President-elect George Bush and the Democrat-controlled Congress will concern aid to the Nicaraguan government, the most contentious foreign policy issue of recent years.
The Associated Press
At a news conference last Wednesday, Bush said the Nicaraguan contraans will have "high priority" in his administration, and he pledged to "keep the pressure on the Sandinistas" to institute democratic reform.
But he stopped short of saying that a proposal for military aid will be sent to Congress.
The Reagan administration and Congress were never able to achieve a consensus on Nicaragua because of philosophical differences that were compounded by deep personal mistrust among the leaders in both branches.
In an interview last week, outgoing Assistant Secretary of State Elliott Abrams, the administration protagonist on contra aid for more than three years, said the emergence of a "whole new cast of characters" in January could give the contra aid cause a shot in the arm.
Abrams said that with a new group taking over on January 20, the chances of a better relationship were
"It would be very odd for Congress to start the relationship by saying, 'Glad to meet you. We don't trust you.'"
war on the congressional Obstacle
Much of the bitterness Abrams alluded to was directed
at him personally, mostly because leading congressional
Democrats felt his word could not be trusted.
He said a "significant reduction" in personal bitterness combined with the "increased repression" in Nicaraguan youth has been reported.
But congressional sources doubt that the new administration will choose to do battle early on with Capitol Hill on an issue as divisive as contra aid.
One alternative to renewed contra military aid is additional international pressure on the Sandinistas. Secretary of State George P. Shultz is expected to issue an appeal for such pressure when he addresses a meeting of hemispheric foreign ministers on Monday in El Salvador.
But Abrams believes diplomatic pressure must be supplemented by military pressure, calling the contra a threat to his self-esteem.
Still, Bush did say three years ago that he "absolutely" would ask Congress for military to the contraas aid if there is no progress in the Central America peace process.
During the campaign, Bush sought to avoid references to Nicaragua, partly because raising that issue could have revived memories of the Iran-contra affair, a subject on which he generally was on the defensive.
On Thursday, House Speaker Jim Wright indicated a
fresh start with the Bush administration in Nicaragua.
"I hope it will be possible in Nicaragua that we might find some avenue which both of us can embrace, a path through the country."
Reagan lost his last bid for congressional approval of military aid in February. Since then, once in March and again in September, Congress has agreed to six-month terms that will force the form of food, clothing, shelter and medical services.
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"Humanitarian aid does serve to keep them as an organized force until we can turn Congress around," he
The aid is being distributed to camps on the Honduran side of the Nicaraguan border where about 10,000 rebels have gathered since last spring. An estimated 2,000 remain inside Nicaragua. Many experts doubt the contras can ever be reconstituted as an effective fighting force, but Abrams disagrees.
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"Those increases far exceed the increases the state has given the libraries," he said.
Inflation rates for books and periodicals are higher than the overall inflation rate. Ranz said. Each year, prices increase 5 to 10 percent for books and 10 to 12 percent for periodicals.
Devaluation of the dollar also has hit library acquisitions hard, Ranz said. About half of KU libraries' book purchases come from overseas markets.
"We've lost about 40 percent of our buying power overseas," he said. "That's really just been a devastat- ion for us."
Peter Schanck, law library director, said that it was fortunate that the majority of law books and periodicals came from the United States. However, acquisitions are still a problem.
He said that the law library was underfunded this year and that it was searching for an additional $20,000 to prevent large-scale cancellations of books and periodicals.
figures."
The law library budget is separate from the rest of the KU libraries.
"We received virtually no money from the Margin of
*Excellence.*" he said. "There was a creative juggling of
He said the law library asked for a $50,000 increase for acquisitions last year but received only $22,000.
"All this talk of how wonderful the Margin of Excellence is for the University is true for salaries and numbers of positions, but it's untrue for libraries," he said. "The point is, we just didn't benefit."
Schanck said inflation rates for law publications ranged from 7 to 12 percent — at least double the national inflation rate. Reasons for the higher inflation rates, he said, include increasing printing costs and the fact that publishers can charge more in a captive market.
That has been particularly tough on the law library's 3,700 periodicals, which make up 88 percent of its acquisitions.
"Keeping up with the law is obviously very critical," he said. "The necessity in the legal field is to be up-to-date in what the law is and what people's interpretations of that law is."
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