8 Wednesday, November 29,1995 IN THE NEWS Top stories from the state, natron and world Clinton Lobbies Congress For Troops in Bosnia WASHINGTON, D.C.—Determined to press ahead with the deployment ofU.S. troops in Bosnia, President Clinton lob bied members of Congress Tuesday on Capitol Hill and then at the White House. “He's hell-bent to do it, so we’re going to have to support him,” said a Republican critic. Clinton had more persuading to do out side Washington as well. Thousands of U.S. DICK ARMEY, R-Texas, said he was skeptical of the mission to Bosnia. Americans called the White House after his televised speech the night be fore, and “there was a great deal of skep ticism,” conceded spokesman Mike McCurry. “The American people clearly want to know more,” he said. Clinton spoke at the start of a meet ing with Republican and Democratic members of House and Senate committees that will examine the Bosnian peace agreement reached last week in Dayton, Ohio. Earlier, the president met with congres sional leaders of both parties. After the session, House Republican Leader Dick Armey of Texas said he told Clinton that if members of Congress were “getting the kind of phone calls from their districts that I’m getting from my district, that getting a winning vote on this matter would be like pulling teeth through the back of your head. lam extremely skeptical ofthiswhole operation. I am not at all convinced,” Armey said. Egyptian Government Targets Islamic Group CAIRO, Egypt—Tuesday’sparliamen tary elections were expected to be a largely routine affair until the government turned them into an all-out offensive to keep the Muslim Brotherhood at bay. State security forces that once targeted violent Islamic groups have turned against the Brotherhood, which wants a state ruled GOTHAM [Wednesday, l\ov^9| TONIGHT! 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To order a free catalog call 1-800-934-3876 and check out our Internet address: http://www.soccer.com/ —adidas Egyptian President HOSNI MUBARAK said he wants to stop a Muslim fundamentalist election victory. by Muslim law, but insists it will achieve this by peaceful po litical change. Many of the group’sleadershave been hauled before military courts and accused of collabo rating with extrem ists. Campaign ral lies were broken up. The Brotherhood says that since Sun day, police have ar rested more than 600 supporters and people who were to serve as poll watchers. The government is cracking down even though it was expected to win a majority. But President Hosni Mubarak is bent on avoiding the type of insurrection that erupted in Algeria when the government tried too late to stop a Muslim fundamen talist election victory. Mubarak’s government denies that its actions against the Brotherhood are politi cally motivated. “We just applied the law because what they have been doing was illegal,” Interior Minister Hassan el-Alfy insisted Tuesday in the government-run Al-Ahram newspaper. Police Asking How Child Got Mother's Methadone DURHAM This much is known: A toddler died after swallowing her mother’s methadone, a synthetic narcotic given to heroin addicts. But authorities investigating the Nov. 5 death of Margherita Chiaudano are still trying to determine how the 18-month-old got the drug and how much she consumed. Maria Chiaudano, 37, told police her daughter might have consumed a few drops of her methadone. But an autopsy showed the amount of methadone in the girl’s body was enough to kill a novice adult user. Durham Police Department Detective Wallace Early could not say exactly what happened Nov. 5. “Right now I see no indication that anyone intentionally harmed the child, but it’s pending investi gation,” Early told The News & Observer of Raleigh. Chiaudano could not be reached for comment Tuesday. A neighbor said Mon day that she hadn’t seen Chiaudano’s car all weekend and that she had been plan ning a trip to Italy, where her family lives. Medical examiners said the mother had reported that the girl drank a few drops of methadone mixed with orange juice. But Chiaudano told police that she drank her daily dose of methadone straight from the bottle on Nov. 5, replaced the child-proof cap on the bottle and set it on a 5-foot tall dresser. FROM WIRE REPORTS STATE & NATIONAL Growth in Foreign Student Population Lagging ■ Officials say competition from foreign schools is causing growth to decline. BY GREG KAHN STAFF WRITER While the total number of foreign stu dents enrolled in U.S. colleges and univer sities for the 1994 school year increased by 0.6 percent, some international education experts said they were concerned about the small size of the increase in comparison to the increases of previous years. A press release from the Institute of International Education previewed the findings of its most recent Open Doors Report on International Education Ex change, which will be published in early December. Lebanese Guerrillas Fire Rockets on North Israel; Peres Blames Syria THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KIRYAT SHMONA, Israel Tens of thousands of Israelis retreated to bomb shelters Tuesday after Lebanese guerrillas fired rockets on northern Israel in the fierc est cross-border assault in two years. Israeli warplanes retaliated by pound ing guerrilla strongholds, and the prime minister blamed Syria for the renewed vio lence, saying it could have stopped the Hezbollah attack. No one was killed, but six people were injured, and there was extensive prop erty damage. The first of five volleys ofKatyusha rockets hit this bor der town and else where in Galilee just before 8 a.m. Tues day. TV reports showed bloodied residents being taken to hospitals Prime Minister SHIMON PERES said Syria could have stopped the attack. and wailing children on their way to school. Some people fled the area for central Israel. “It’s enough. We’re leaving,” one man said. Israel’s army chief, Lt. Gen. Amnon Shahak, said that by allowing Hezbollah to attack Israel from its territory, the Leba nese government was “endangering the A/atmScud PAaza, Paite 702 933-6222 Leave the Note Taking To Us! , n-i|„ KiAtari How Does 11 Work? • Udlly notes! Top students in selected classes take notes • Cvam Darlzatrl wtlich are ,hen typed and available for you to pick Cxall) rackets. up the NEXT DAY! 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While the number of foreign students in U.S. institutions is at an all-time high, the Institute’s press release stated that, “this year’s increase of 0.6 percent is the smallest increase in 10 years, and continues a five year trend of slower growth in foreign student enrollments.” Institute of International Education re searcher Todd Davis said the increase was the result of three main factors the development of higher education infra structures by previously underdeveloped countries, the growth of regionalism that safety of many thousands of residents in southern Lebanon.” The tough talk sparked fears of a wider flare-up that could sink Israel-Syria peace efforts. Syria controls much of Lebanon, and Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres said he held Damascus responsible for the fifth attack on northern Israel this year and the first since June. On a tour of this bombarded town, Peres told reporters that Israel had “warned the Syrians about ... what may happen ... There is a Syrian military presence in Leba non ... Whether it wants to or not Syria must bear responsibility for these actions by Hezbollah.” Six Hezbollah fighters were killed in clashes with Israeli troops in recent days, and the group said the rockets were in retaliation for Israeli artillery attacks on southern Lebanese villages. Hostilities on the last active Arab-Is raeli war front have escalated just as Israel and Syria Lebanon's main power bro ker are putting out feelers about resum ing stalled peace talks. Hezbollah opposes peace with Israel and has been fighting to drive Israel from the enclave it has occu pied in southern Lebanon since 1985 to curb cross-border raids. Israel retaliated with heavy artillery fire and raids by warplanes and helicopter gun ships on suspected strongholds of the Ira nian-backed guerrilla group. SI.OO Daily Notes! Limit 3 Days COUPONS! has manifested itself in the sharing of both students and curriculum standards from neighboring countries, and what Davis called “the out-and-out international com petition for qualified students.” Pointing to improved higher education opportunities in China and Japan, ex change programs between Japan and Ko rea, and Australia’s heavy foreign student recruiting in Asia as factors in the changing demographics of foreign students who choose to study in the United States, Davis said, “We should not be surprised that the number of Asian students who chose to study in the U.S. dropped for the first time in 20 years.” But Davis was quick to defend the higher education system in the United States. “U.S. universities are still considered to be world class —these changes are the result of new educational opportunities, not a tarnished international reputation, ” he said. Republican Leaders Ready For Budget Talks With Clinton THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON, D.C. Capping a yearlong feud, the Clinton administration and Republican lawmakers prepared to begin budget talks Tuesday, expressing hope that a deal could be struck but warn ing of tough bargaining ahead. Facing a possible Dec. 16 replay of this month’s six-day partial federal shutdown, negotiators were to gather in a wood-pan eled Capitol room and seek a pact for balancing the budget by 2002. President Clinton’s goal was to temper GOP plans to extract savings from Medicare, Medicaid, welfare, education and environmental pro grams and to shrink the Republican $245 billion tax cut for many families and busi nesses. Clinton lunched with Democratic sena tors in the Capitol and told them he wanted to strike a deal, participants said. “He said he owes the American people his best efforts to do everything he can to bridge the gaps,” said Sen. Harry Reid, D- Nev. But Clinton also promised to fend off proposed savings from Medicare and other social programs, saying, “People will fall through the safety net in droves” under Republican plans, according to Reid. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R- Kan., called the chances of reaching an agreement by Dec. 15 “at least 50-50. I’m JJR FROM PAGE 1 However, the coarmitwes suggested that only 30 to 40 acres bcjniile available for development because of existing buildings and natural areas. The Mason Farm area already contains the N.C. Botanical Garden, the Biological Preserve and Finley Golf Course, and con struction of anew building for WUNC FM will begin soon. The Continuing Edu cation program, one of the most rapidly growing segments of the University, and outreach activities could be located there, Clegg said. The Horace Williams Airport, the Bolin Creek flood plain and the Crow Branch Creek drainage area are located on the Horace Williams tract. “JJR was instructed to assume that the airport would remain there for the future, ” Jones said. “We wanted them to look at physical constraints, and the flood plain was one of them. We’re also sensitive to immediate surrounding areas.” Hundreds of acres are available for de velopment on the Horace Williams tract, , Super Haircut NOW ONLY $6.95 w/coupon Exp. 12/31/95 LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! MINORITY JSejS£k gk a —. mmm hb selected for Interviews vAREcK FORUM Februaiy 2 * vuiuaiy JW Marriott Washington, DC TO REGISTER, send or fax your resume with 3 industry preferences on the back to: Crimson & Brown Associates 201 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 (617)868-0181 phone (617) 868-0187 fax PARTIAL LIST OF EMPLOYERS Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Compaq Computer Corp. Federal Reserve Bank of NY Florida Power & Light Cos. General Electric Hewitt Associates Manor Care, Inc. May Department Stores Prudential Insurance Prudential Securities Signet Banking Corp. SEO U.S. Army U.S. Healthcare U.S. Marine Corps. U.S. Navy U.S. Secret Service PLUS MANY MORE! $1)? Hatty ffiar Meet The importance of the new figures and what could be done to offset the five year decline in the growth rate are topics of interest to the HE, he said. Davis explained what the new data meant. “Changes in numbers at this point are not catastrophic, buttheyareastrongsignal,”hesaid. “Ifwe in the educational community value all that foreign students bring to our system, we must be more deliberate about recruit ing and retaining these very important members of our universities.” Davis said the benefits of an interna tional student population depended on how well a campus is internationalized. “We (the academic community) will not realize our full potential if we use international students as cash cows. Real benefit occurs when professors and the curriculum reflect an international perspective, bringing a bit of the variety, complexity and diversity of our world to our doorstep.” hopeful.” Tuesday’sopeningsessionwasexpected to focus on the structure and timetable for the talks. Until the last minute, even the number of bargainers was unsettled; Re publicans wanted four on each side, Demo crats wanted more. Asa prelude, Clinton invited leaders of both parties to the White House to discuss the budget and Bosnia before he flew to Europe. Prior to that, White House aides sounded notes of caution over the budget bargaining. “It’s not going to be easy. There are large differences here,” acknowledged Chief of Staff Leon Panetta. And on Fox Television’s “Morning News,” White House spokesman Mike McCurry cited philosophical differences over the government’s role in American life and its price tag and said, “I suspect that those lands of issues will have to be settled in November of 1996,” when presi dential and congressional elections will be held. That prompted Senate Budget Commit tee Chairman Pete Domenici, R-N.M., to say in that event, “It’s the White House that’s destroying the opportunity to get a balanced budget.” “The price of not getting a deal is higher than the price ofgetting a deal, ’’ said House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga. but traveling back and forth from the main campus to this area would be difficult, Clegg said. “The bottom line is, we had to be cogni zant of transportation problems," he said. “The University doesn’t want to do things that are going to cause a transportation nightmare, especially at Horace Williams. ” The committees suggested that under graduate programs and activities related to UNC Hospitals, including sick-care re search, remain located on the central cam pus, Hoskins said. “There were a lot of things we told them not to touch," he said. The land might be used for administra tive support, activities that do not need to be located on the main campus and for married student housing in addition to Odum Village, Clegg said. Another possi bility might be inexpensive, short-term housing for visitors, such as researchers and families of hospital patients. After JJR presents its recommendations Thursday, the University’s advisory groups will think them over. JJR will return in mid-December to hear the groups’ reac tions. smms HOURS: m f 10am • Bpm Sat. 9am - 6pm Sun. 12pm ■ spm 141 Rams Plaza 967-0226 (located off of 15-501-On the Bus Route) REGISTRATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO: December 8 Interview with leading employers!

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