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Guerrillas try overthrow
of Afghan government
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Soldiers
led by the defense minister joined
Moslem guerrillas Tuesday to try to
overthrow Afghanistan's government,
but were defeated by troops loyal to
President Najib, Kabul radio reported.
The official radio said the loyalists
controlled Kabul, the capital.. An in
definite curfew was imposed at 7 p.m.
In the Soviet Union, which sponsors
the Najib government, the official news
agency Tass said: "The loyal troops
have now mopped up the main pockets
of 'resistance, leaving the situation in
Kabul firmly controlled by the govern
ment." Western diplomats, guerrilla
leaders in Pakistan and the Soviet media
reported heavy fighting and said Af
ghan air force planes had bombed Arg
Palace, Naj ib's headquarters in the heart
of Kabul.
Kabul radio said the coup leader was
Maj. Gen. Shah Nawaz Tanai, the de
fense minister, a hard-line Marxist
linked to at least two of the five previ
ous coup attempts reported against
Najib, who took office in 1 986.
American hostages'
release from Iran likely
NICOSIA, Cyprus A Tehran
newspaper close to Iran's president said
today that 1990 would be the last year
of captivity for the hostages in Leba
non, and resumption of U.S. -Iranian
ties is not a precondition for their re
lease. In a second editorial, the English
language Tehran Times denied reports
that a trip by the brother of President
Hashemi Rafsanjani to the Syrian capi
tal of Damascus last week was related
to the hostage question.
Recent statements from Iranian
newspapers saying the hostages should
be released, along with optimistic as
sessments by Syrian and other offi
cials, have fueled reports that a hostage
release is imminent.
U.S. troop reductions
considered in S. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea U.S. offi
cials said Tuesday they are considering
; withdrawing 7,000 troops from South
Korea by 1994, a number that would
reduce U.S. forces on the peninsula to
the lowest level since the Korean War.
A reduction of 7,000 troops would
leave roughly 36,000 U.S. servicemen
in South Korea. It was reported earlier
that the United States would be with
drawing about 5,000 troops.
U.S. population reaches
quarter-billion mark
:: WASHINGTON There are now a
quarter-billion Americans.
This nation started life with just under
4 million people, about as many as now
live in metropolitan Boston.
On Tuesday the population reached
250,000,000, according to estimates by
the Census Bureau. A more detailed
total will be calculated following the
national head count to be taken April l .
The U.S. population reached 50
million in 1880, 100 million by 1915,
150 million in 1949 and hit he 200 mil
lion mark in 1967. Census Bureau
Projections indicate that the nation could
reach 300 million within 30 years.
From Associated Press reports
Walk on the safe side
Experts, UNC officials encourage
campus safety precautions 3
On the homefront
What really goes on when the stu
dents are away 6
On the road again
Focus on students' favorite vacation
hot spots 5
Campus and city 3
: Focus .5
Features 6
Sports 7
Classified 8
Comics 9
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By DIONNE L0Y
Staff Writer
Poor attendance at Student Congress
meetings and some representatives' lack
of interest have become serious prob
lems in the congress recently, said
Jiirgen Buchenau, Student Congress
Ethics Committee chairman.
"This is a pretty serious problem,"
he said. "Really, half of the students are
not being represented."
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By MYRON B. PITTS
Assistant University Editor
Anti-abortion activists from the N.C.
Human Rights League staged a protest
at North Carolina Memorial Hospital
(NCMH) Tuesday in opposition to the
hospital's allegedly fraudulent use of
state funds for abortions.
The protesters charged the hospital
with exhausting the money given to
them by the State General Assembly
for abortions, but still performing them
with additional state funds.
The marchers, about 20 men, women
and children, carried signs that de
nounced the hospital's practices and
called for State Attorney General Lacy
Thornburg to take action against
NCMH. They circled in front of the
building for a half-hour.
John Long, chairman of the Wake
Forest Human Rights League chapter,
said he did not expect a large turnout
for the rally.
"I personally expected just a handful
(of supporters)," Long said. "We got
more than I expected. We're just here
to make a statement. We realize there is
a lot of other important stuff going on
inside.",
Vice presidential office an 'important force'
By DIONNE L0Y
Staff Writer
The office of student body vice presi
dent has become an important force in
the executive branch in its first year at
UNC, Student Body President Brien
Lewis said this week. '
"The vice president is most valuable
as a resource and a consultant," Lewis
said. "The introduction of the position
has made a lot of things in executive
branch go smoother and faster."
The vice presidential office was
created last year by Kevin Martin, 1 988
1989 student body president (SBP).
Applications for the position are re
viewed and interviews are set up by a
search committee, made up of the out
going SBP, a representative of the in
coming SBP, two members of Student
Congress appointed by the speaker and
the Student Supreme Chief Justice serv
ing as chairman.
The committee then recommends a
maximum of three candidates to the
incoming president, who in turn can
interview the candidates. The SBP can
reject all three candidates qr nominate
one, who would be sent to Student
Congress for confirmation.
The selection process was designed
to guard against favoritism, Lewis said.
Because Student Congress has repre-
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show 10 absences from the last (Feb.
25) meeting. The count was taken after
a 20-minute wait for enough members
to achieve quorum, Buchenau said.
Quorum is 50 percent plus one of the
entire membership of Student Congress.
One of the budget hearings also had
to start late because a quorum was not
represented, Buchenau said. "I'm dis
turbed that people didn't feel it was
worth their time."
Mindy Friedman (Dist. 12) agreed
Anti-abortion demonstrators march outside NCMH at noon
advocates denounce hospital fund misuse
According to a Human Rights League
statement, the laws governing the state
abortion fund allots $424,500 yearly to
NCMH, and that money ran out Dec.
19. The statement says state laws pro
hibit any further funding of abortions
with state funds in excess of the limit.
Any excessive funding of abortions
with state monies is fraudulent, Long
said.
"The issue that we're trying to bring
out today is primarily the misuse of
funds," he said. "If there has to be a
state abortion fund, then it should be
enforced. There should be criteria for
wise use. It should be explicitly stated
and enforced by the attorney general."
Eric Munson, NCMH executive di
rector, said the hospital was operating
within its legal rights. A Jan. 9 letter
from Thornburg confirmed the legality
of the hospital's actions, he said. "He
has rendered an official opinion that
what we are doing is entirely legal."
Funds for abortions are taken from
the hospital 's $250,000 general budget,
which sets no limits and is funded by
public interests, Munson said. In this
budget, only about 15 cents of each
dollar comes from state funds, he added.
"He'll be a hard act to follow"
Brien Lewis, on VP Joe Andronaco
sentatives on the search committee and
is empowered with the final confirma
tion of the appointment, it can check
the process in the beginning stages and
in the final stages, he said.
"Also, the design includes the im
partial chairman (Student Supreme
Court Justice), who is not politically
involved at all," Lewis said.
The first application process began
immediately after last year's election,
with the final appointment issued a few
weeks after the SBP was sworn in.
With the election delay this year, the
process may not begin and end at the
same time, Lewis said.
The vice president has two constitu
tionally delegated responsibilities, he
said. The vice president must first
coordinate and receive all executive
appointments, and is also designated to
serve as acting president in the SBP's
absence. "This also allows the vice
president to fill in (at meetings, etc.)
when the SBP is at another engage
ment," Lewis said.
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poor attendance
that attendance, particularly at the
budget hearings, was a problem. "I've
kind of been disappointed that even for
the budget hearing, we didn't have
everyone there."
Several committee meetings have
been forced to reschedule because
quorum was not met, Buchenau said.
The Rules and Judiciary Committee
and the Student Affairs Committee were
among the groups not reaching quorum
in some of their meetings.
Tuesday, protesting use of state funding for abortions
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"The fact is that our program is separate
and distinct."
Although abortions were originally
funded through the hospital's Depart
ment of Health and Human Resources
as called for by the state, this is no
longer the case, Munson said.
John Simmons, state attorney gen
eral spokesman, confirmed that the
hospital was operating legally.
But Long said recent N.C. Supreme
Court decisions backed his position.
Specifically noted was a case in which
the court declared that attempts made
by counties to supplement the state
allotted abortion fund were unauthor
ized. Thornburg has been pressured to
ignore the facts, Long said.
"The attorney general has so far
refused to enforce the law," he said.
"We believe Thornburg is ignoring this
because certain pro-abortion radicals
have gotten his ear. He probably wants
to run for another office."
Long said he might take court action,
but did not outline specific litigation
plans. "We have not made any decision
at this time. We are still considering
litigation. I don't see how we could
lose."
Andronaco said his office has allevi
ated many of the burdens placed on the
SBP. "In the past, the SBPs have had a
tough time with their agendas," he said.
"The VP has been able to take over a lot
of the duties."
By delivering speeches, attending
meetings and participating in panel
discussions in place of the SBP, the
vice president allows the executive
branch to be represented in more places,
Andronaco said. "It allows us (the
executive branch) to be better spokes
persons. In this way we're getting
consolidated leadership."
Lewis said several other duties were
delegated by the SBP. "I gave the VP a
couple of projects to chair, just as I
would to any member of the cabinet."
Andronaco said he felt the office had
a positive impact on the executive
branch. Past experience in the execu
tive branch was helpful, he said.
"The toughest obstacle in the begin
ning was establishing the legitimacy of
the office," Andronaco said. "Being
involved (in the executive branch) in
Todd Wyatt (Dist. 4) said he remem
bered three occasions when the Rules
and Judiciary Committee did not have
quorum. Attendance at the last com
mittee meeting was especially alarm
ing, he said.
"Because of our high turnover rate,
we currently have only seven commit
tee members," he said. "At our last
meeting we almost didn't have the
quorum of four now there's a problem."
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Long also noted a loophole in the
NCMH abortion policy that allows
abortions for health reasons. This state
ment is ambiguous and allows many
abortions to be performed with no
specific medical reason, he said.
"It's basically a gigantic loophole.
The health requirement can encompass
anything. Half of all abortions funded
by the state fund have no reason at all."
Other protesters said they felt
strongly about the issue because their
tax dollars were being used to fund
abortions.
Mark Yavarone, a UNC graduate
student, said his student status at the
University made him feel even more
opposed to the issue. "I'm unhappy
because my tax money is being used for
child killing on this campus and in this
hospital. I feel more strongly that way
because I'm a student here."
Ron Taylor, a Wake Forest resident,
said children were brought to the pro
test partly because they symbolized the
message of the rally. "Children are what
pro-life is all about. It's wrong, it's
murder, and I don't want my tax dollars
funding an abortion."
the past helped a lot, though. It's given
me some continuity and consistency."
Involvement in the University's
development process was the most
important and successful activity of the
office, Andronaco said. He worked in
an ad hoc committee to assign the loca
tion of the business school. Getting
students to agree with the decision was
a big accomplishment, he said.
Keeping things in perspective will
be the most important thing for the
incoming SBP to bear in mind, An
dronaco said. "Different constituents
have different agendas and goals," he
said. "It shouldn't be us against them.
We need to compromise and not stag
nate." The executive branch must always
remember their positions as represen
tatives of the people, he said. "They
must always understand it (the execu
tive branch) is for the students as a
whole, not one or two people."
The office can only improve in years
to come, Andronaco said. "Hopefully
I've had enough of an impact to make it
easier for others."
Lewis praised Andronaco's work as
vice president. "He's always coming
up with new ideas," he said. "He'll be a
hard act to follow."
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problem
Nobody, however, is in ethical
trouble for missing two meetings, he
said. "We're continuing to function as
a committee, though I don't think we've
ever had every member there." v .
Buchenau said attendance is a much
larger problem this semester than it was
last fall. Internal struggles and a lost
sense of accomplishment may be troub
ling the members, he said.
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reouested
By JENNIFER PILLA
Staff Writer
Student Congress is expected to
discuss a resolution tonight urging
University administrators to establish
recycling collection sites on campus
for glass and newspaper.
According toMai k Chilton, co-chairman
of the Tar Heel Recycling Pro
gram (TARP), the only sites now on
campus to deposit glass or newspapers
for recycling are at the Campus Y and
Union Station.
"What we're trying to do is work on
centers around dormitories," he said.
"What we want to do is have large
collection sites near each of the four
South Campus dorms and three near
each of the North Campus areas." '
Recycling programs need to be sup
ported by the University and not solely
by student organizations, Chilton said.
"If we continue to have programs run
by students, there is the danger that
once the students involved in the pro
gram graduate, the program will gradu
ate with them," he said. "We need to
implement something permanent."
According to Rhonda Sherman
Huntoon, recycling coordinator for the
University, efforts by the administra
tion to recycle paper have been suc
cessful. Orange Recycling Services
picks up high- and low-quality colored
paper from 850 to 900 bins in adminis
trative offices on campus. About 25
tons of paper were collected in Febru
ary. "It's been really successful and the
amount collected has been increasing
steadily each month," she said.
Chilton said efforts by administra
tors and students to recycle have been
successful, but he sees room for im
provement. "I think where we've seen
concerted student effort to recycle, we
have seen results theie," he said. "But
overall, there isn't a lot of recycling
going on on this campus."
Chilton pointed to TARP's alumi
num recycling program as an example
of successful recycling on campus.
Three hundred pounds of aluminum
are collected each week, he said. The
program allows any student to "adopt"
a blue recycling bin in which aluminum
cans are collected. The student is re
sponsible for emptying the bins and
bringing them to any of 13 sites on
campus. Each week TARP members
drive to the sites and take the cans to be
recycled.
Barbara Bush
to give speech
From staff reports
First Lady Barbara Bush will be
in Chapel Hill for a luncheon at the
Kenan Center at 12:30 p.m. Thurs
day, following a visit to Carver
Elementary School in Henderson.
Mrs. Bush will give a short
speech on the problems of illiteracy
following lunch. N.C. Gov. Jim
Martin will also speak, said Mi
chael McFarland, spokesman for
the University News Bureau. The
luncheon will be attended by the
advisory board members of the
National Center for Family Liter
acy, members of the William R;
Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust, the N.C:
Board of Education, the Board of
Governors of the N.C. University
System, the Board of Governors of
the N.C. Community College Sys:
tem and members of the press.
Before arriving at the Kenan
Center, Mrs. Bush will take part in
a tour of Carver Elementary School
at 10 a.m.; where she will talk with
teachers and students in the "Fami
lies In School Together" program;
one of seven such programs for
parents and their preschool chil:'
dren sponsored by the Center for
Family Literacy. The Carver pro
gram and three others in North
Carolina are financed by the Kenan
Charitable Trust.
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