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Partly cloudy High in mid-70s Tuesday: Cloudy . High 75-80 RHA Forum on Cable 5:30 p.m., Morrison Z i Serving the students and the University community since 1893 Volume S3, Issue 30 Monday, April 16, 1SS0 Chapel Hill, North Carolina NewsSportsArts BusinessAdvertising 962-0245 962-1163 Vice idf esMemit choice Binder Hire r """m j H a fr a w Senate warns Gorbachev against Lithuanian action WASHINGTON Senate leaders in both parties warned Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev on Sunday that carrying out his threatened economic blockade against Lithuania could de rail opening trade relations between the United States and Moscow. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-Maine, and Minority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kan., said retali ation by Moscow to Lithuania's March I t declaration of independence would jeopardize a trade agreement President Irtish and Gorbachev hope to sign at a summit in June. The Bush administration, mean while, was taking what Secretary of State James Baker described as a "wait and see" attitude as the Kremlin-imposed deadline for Lithuania to rescind its declaration of independence passed Sunday night. Mitchell, who on Saturday con demned Gorbachev's ultimatum as "precisely the wrong approach," said Sunday he was waiting for Bush to do the same. But, in an interview on CBS TV's "Face the Nation," he also sup ported the administration's reluctance to issue specific counter threats. Kashmir region site of Hindu, Moslem clash . SRINAGAR, India Indian secu rity forces clashed repeatedly Sunday with.Moslem militants in the capital of the northern Kashmir region and made dozens of arrests. The clashes come at a time of esca lating tension over Kashmir between predominantly Hindu India and Paki stan, a Moslem nation. The two coun tries have accused each other of trying to provoke a war. The leader of a powerful, fundamen talist Hindu party warned Sunday that Moslem Pakistan would "cease to ex ist" if it began a war with India. L.K. Advani, head of the Bharatiya Janata Party, a key member of the governing left-right coalition, told a crowd in Bombay that Pakistani inter ; ference in Kashmir should be recog ; nized as "undeclared war by Pakistan," ; the United News of India news agency - reported. Military expansion units planned for Fort Bragg FORT BRAGG While Pentagon planners look for ways to trim their budget, Fort Bragg officials are plan ning expansions projects that in clude a new Green Beret unit that will specialize in Africa. The 3rd Special Forces Group, deac tivated near the end of the Vietnam war, is being reformed at the sprawling U.S. Army base outside of Fayetteville. Part of the Special Forces mission is to prevent insurgencies in developing countries or to stop revolutions in prog ress by helping to strengthen national institutions, said Maj. Bill Chadwick, the Special Forces officer in charge of starting the new unit. "I really believe we are the Peace Corps with M-16s," he told The News and Observer of Raleigh in an inter- View published Sunday. The unit's scheduled reactivation on June 29 is part of the renewed emphasis on U.S. special operations forces that began in 1980. From Associated Press reports H3 Seniority spotlighted A multitude of events planned for Senior Week 3 Arts in these parts Arts and Entertainment Calendar for this week 4 Racketing ahead tennis pulls a Saturday sweep on Virginia Tech, 6-0 10 Campus and city , 3 Classifieds 6 Comics 7 Opinion 8 Sports Monday 10 We II By MYRON B. PITTS Assistant University Editor Grant Vinik, a junior from Mountain Brook, Ala., may become the second student body vice president (SBVP) in school history, but former Student Congress representative and search committee member Jeffrey Beall ques tioned the reasons behind his selection Sunday night. Student Body President Bill Hilde- bolt chose Vinik from a field of three candidates proposed by the search committee. Confirmation of Vinik's Earth Week 1990 April 15 -April 22 Environmental Problems in the Third World 7:00 p.m. 1 03 Gardner Environmental Film Festival Parti, Solid Waste and Garbage 7:30 p.m. -10 p.m. Chapel of the Cross Rain Forest Exhibit 12 noon -2 p.m. Student Union Environmental Film Festival Part 2 Pesticides and Alternative Agriculture 7:30 p.m. -10 p.m. " Wesley Foundation Rain Forest Exhibit 1 2 noon - 2 p.m. Student Union Environmental Film Festival Part 3, Habitat Destruction and Rain Forests 7:30 p.m. -1 0 p.m. Wesley Foundation SEAC Benefit Dance 10 p.m. LaTerazza Take a Spin Dance 8 p.m. -1a.m. Chapel Hill American Legion Hall WBmT0 u Chapel Hill Earth Day Parade 1 0 a.m. Morehead Plaetarium ::;:': .::;";::::r:;'::::i::: : .v:::! Earth Day Celebration at Weaver Street Market 1 1 a.m. - 4 p.m. Weaver St. Market Tree Planting 12:30 p.m. -1:30 p.m. Chapel Hill Public Works Developer From staff reports . James Paul "J.P." Goforth, one of the biggest developers in Chapel Hill, was found dead in his garage by Chapel Hill police Saturday afternoon. The garage was filled with carbon monox ide from a running car in the garage. Police are reluctant to call the death a suicide because they did not find a suicide note. Chatham-Orange County District Attorney Carl Fox said an au topsy would be done Sunday. Goforth's body was discovered around 2 p.m. after Mike Fox, secretary Frye brings experience to Editor's note: This week The Daily Tar Heel will run personality profiles of the newly elected presidents of the Carolina Athletic Association, Resi dence Hall Association and student body. By CARRINGTON WELLS Staff Writer Lisa Frye, a junior from Conover who was elected to her second term as Carolina Athletic Association (CAA) President in February, has impressed both peers and UNC administrators.with her leadership. John Swofford, UNC athletic direc tor, said Lisa had been exceptional as CAA president. "I've been athletic director for the past 10 years, and we have been fortunate with the leadership in the CAA overall, but Lisa is certainly outstanding in my mind in terms of the time and effort she has given to this job. "Lisa has represented the CAA and the students well on the Athletic Coun cil. Her representation of the students has been strong, but she also under stands how the various constituencies (students, administrators and alumni) fit together. "Her fair-mindedness, her pleasant personality and her quiet strength make Lisa an excellent leader, and I am look ing forward to working with her for a second year," Swofford said. Frye said her first year as president won't have a society if we destroy appointment awaits approval from the Student Congress Rules and Judiciary Committee and the full congress. The Rules and Judiciary Committee met Sunday night to vote on the president's appointments but failed to reach quo rum. The committee will meet again today at 6 p.m. The search committee is chaired by the Student Supreme Court Chief Jus tice and comprises the former student body president, two outgoing congress representatives and a student body president appointee. Goforth. found dead of Goforth's Security Building Co., reported that he could not get an answer at Goforth's 13 Mt. Bolus Road home. He told police he heard an engine run ning in the garage. A police spokesperson said there was no indication of foul play. Fox said he would decide later this week how to continue an investigation of Goforth's business dealings by the State Bureau of Investigation. Fox announced during a press conference April 13 he would seek SBI help to investigate complaints from homeown Campus Leaders was a real learning experience. "I'm proudest of my work with the Student Recreation Center (SRC). Last sum mer, the SRC board, composed of rep resentatives from different areas of campus, wrote the SRC by-laws, and I'm proud that we were able to come out with a document that students would be pleased with." She wasn't as successful in some of her undertakings, but Lisa said she learned from her mistakes. "Being CAA president built my strength and confi dence. When I make mistakes, they affect a lot of students, and that is hard. After the Duke ticket distribution, for example, I had to admit to several thou sand people that I had messed up, but that I'd try again." Lynn Frye, Lisa's father, said he was pleased with Lisa's re-election. "My wife and I are very happy for her. She worked very hard last year, and she definitely deserved to be elected again. She is strongly committed to whatever she does, especially with the CAA." Junior Jimmy Burns said he had also noticed Lisa's unusual sense of com mitment. "There are many bright, talented, Beall said Hildebolt's choice went against the wishes of the committee, who ranked two other candidates above Vinik. Sophomores Mark Bibbs and Meridith Rentz were the committee's first and second choices, respectively. Hildebolt's choice discriminated against sophomores and, by choosing a white male, he ignored his promise to diversify student government, Beall said. "He promised to open up student government, but he skipped over a black and he skipped over a woman. I think that needs close scrutiny." Events to raise concern SEISE By STEPHEN POOLE Staff Writer Local students, environmentalists and merchants will celebrate Earth Week April 1 5-28 with dances, films, parades, picnics and meetings in the Chapel HillCarrboro area. Earth Week was created to cele brate the planet and draw attention to problems confronting the environ ment. The festivities will include Earth Day, which will be April 22, the 20th anniversary of the original celebration. Earth Week will feature a three day film festival starting April 16. Each day will spotlight a speaker and at least two films, ranging from 12 minutes to one hour, followed by an open discussion. Discussions will focus on a different theme each night. April 16 will examine solid waste and garbage; April 17, pesticides and alternative agriculture; and April 18 will focus on habitat destruction and rain forests. The festival will be action-oriented, said Blair Pollock, one of the film festival's speakers. Organizers will inform film viewers of pressing envi ronmental issues and give tips for action. "It's an opportunity for people to get a little more education to learn and take action." Pollock said he hoped the magni- See EARTH DAY, page 4 ers, employees and businessmen in the area concerning Goforth. Goforth, 49, a native of Statesville, graduated from UNC in 1963 with a degree in industrial relations. In 1966, he graduated from the UNC School of Law, and around that time began his own company, Security Builders. Goforth expanded into commercial building, and in the mid-1980s he con tracted with UNC to build Carmichael Residence Hall and Sitterson Hall and to renovate Wilson Library. Goforth lived alone. CAA position V Lisa Frye creative people at this University, but Lisa combines all of this with strong commitment,, and actually accom plishes things. It is her commitment which enables her to work so effec tively as a student leader." Chancellor Paul Hardin said he had the honor of giving Lisa the Jane Craige Gray award, which honors the junior class woman who has made the most See FRYE, page 4 the environment. Margaret Mead Hildebolt said he decided not to choose a sophomore vice president because the person might be perceived as receiving his support for a presiden tial campaign for next year. Bibbs and Rentz have both been involved in campaigns this year. Bibbs ran for stu dent body president this year and Rentz was campaign manager for candidate John Lorn ax. "I swore both before the election and after the election that I wouldn't ap point a sophomore," Hildebolt said. 'They would have to be exceptionally School's cMmaes to homor ECuuralt By JESSICA YATES Start Writer A fund-raising dinner for UNC's School of Social Work April 20 plans to recognize CBS news commentator Charles Kuralt for his contributions to North Carolina. Kuralt, a Wilmington native and graduate of UNC, said he knew who the real guests of honor were his father and the many other social workers in the state who have devoted their lives to helping disadvantaged and poverty stricken Tar Heels. "I think social workers are under appreciated," he said. "But social work ers are the key to giving people the chance to help themselves." Kuralt's father, Wallace Kuralt, served as director of the Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services for 27 years. Wallace Kuralt will attend the 7:30 p.m. dinner at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in the Research Tri angle Park. Other scheduled guests include Andy Rooney, CBS-TV's "60 Minutes" commentator, and Gov. Jim Martin. Proceeds from the $100 dinner tickets will go toward the Wallace Kuralt Professorship at the School of Social Work. Charles Kuralt said he was not wor thy of such a tribute. "I haven't made a strong contribution to the state," he said. "I've maintained a strong interest in the state. "My travels have really taken me to every part of every state, but somehow, I always think of North Carolina as home." His North Carolina background sur Si rfc-i. iiir i tin Bunny booty is V - . . - 06. - . ( ? --it 5? AS I & - I if mm Veronica Salas and her sister Anita, first- and second-graders at Frank Porter Graham Elementary School, compare Easter eggs Sunday afternoon. . more qualified." ' ; Beall betrayed the trust of the search ; committee in his release of the three ; vice president choices because the; business of the committee was sup-; posed to be kept confidential, Hildebolt ; said. "He violated the trust of myself; and members of the search committee ; by making that information public." ; Vinik agreed, saying: "I thought we'd ', risen above the petty politics of the last ! year the back-stabbing (and) politi-: cal power plays but apparently not. ; Jeff is up to his old antics." faces in his "Sunday Morning" show on CBS and in his well-known "On the Road" series, started in 1967, which he hopes to return to later in the year. Kuralt often is described as a people-behind-the-news commentator. Ever since his "People" column in the Char lotte News, which won the Ernie Pyle Memorial Award in 1957, Kuralt said, he has preferred focusing on "ordinary folks." An intense desire to get to know the ordinary folks has resulted in an aware ness and interest in the social problems of the state for both Charles Kuralt and his parents. "I think of North Carolina as a pro gressive state, especially for the South," he said. "It's still a poor state. You might as well say one-third of the popu lation is in really bad trouble." He noted that North Carolina has the highest infant mortality rate in the country. "We still have a long way to go in the state." But the state's social troubles are not insurmountable, he emphasized. "I do think we can make a difference in at tacking the root causes of poverty and illiteracy that really keep North Caro lina down." That's where a lot of his interest in the School of Social Work comes in, Kuralt said. "A lot of these problems can be alleviated by well-trained pro fessionals with compassionate hearts." The school has a lot of dedicated people, but it has always been under funded due to a lack of wealthy alumni from the School of Social Work, he See KURALT, page 9 frr- i4 V A s. i: is DTHAmi Vitale
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