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ij Democrats criticize Gov. Martin for trade mission to Japan
"By LEE ANN NECESSARY
'J3tatt Writer
I Gov. Jim Martin's trip to Japan
tiiis week is a routine duty for the
governor, but the trip's effectiveness
Remains an open issue, said Mont
gomery Graham, UNC professor of
business administration.
! Martin, along with five governors
from southeastern states, is partici
pating in the Japan-U.S. Southeast
Association, which promotes trade
Between the two countries' markets.
Traveling through Japan, Korea
and China until Oct. 18, Martin and
;fcis trade mission have received
criticism from Democratic oppo
nents, but trips like these are not
' Aminiesty
By GERDA GALLOP
Ztaff Writer
Amnesty International, in its 1987
Report, has identified 129 nations
-Jvhose governments may be denying
'human rights to their citizens.
Z Amnesty International lists coun
tries that violate the United Nations
Universal Declaration of Human
Rights by allowing the arbitrary
Jirrest, torture and execution of
pitizens.
:: Over 120 members of the United
Rations found their names on the list
for violations including:
l D imprisonment of conscientious
Jbjectors to military service in
Norway;
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By LYNNE McCLINTOCK
jStaff Writer
' The Old Well usually stands
shrouded in darkness after the sun
sets, but thanks to the Senior Class
of 1988 the monument will soon be
lighted after nightfall. x
Placing spotlights around the Old
.Well is the Senior Class's fall gift to
the University. The presentation of
.the gift will be at 9 p.m. on University
a special presentation
to discuss unprecedented
expansion plans for America's
retailing legend and the
resulting need for top talent
unusual.
"Governors' trade missions to
foreign countries go on all the time," .
Graham said.
Former Gov. Jim Hunt made a
similar trip to Japan during his term,
Graham said.
Martin was also criticized in 1986
for making a trip to Hollywood in
an attempt to lure film industry to
the state, while Hunt visited Califor
nia twice for the same reason.
Gov. Gerald Baliles of Virginia has
made similar trips during his term,
including trips to Hollywood, China
and Europe this year, said Baliles'
press secretary Chris Bridges.
Martin's Japan trip focuses prim
lotemMoini&l releases report
B imprisonment of up to 250,000
blacks in South Africa on racial
grounds;
B torture of prisoners by beatings,
electric shocks and cigarette burns in
Afghanistan;
B arrest, beating and torture of
students by military and police
personnel in Chile.
Kelly Rudin, coordinator of
Amnesty International Group 84 in
Chapel Hill, said that while a majority
of the nations on the list are Third
World countries, violators come from
every part of the political spectrum.
"Any continent with human rights
problems is as bad as it can possibly
be," Rudin said. "Amnesty maintains
Day, Oct. 12, after a performance by
the Clef Hangers.
"The lights on the Old Well will
be pre-adjusted soft-white spotlights
that will be in the bushes around the
Old Well," said Durral Gilbert,
Senior Class Gift Committee
Chairman.
Revenue for the $1,700 gift came
from a loan from the Carolina Fund.
"The Carolina Fund agreed to
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Old Well Room
arily on increasing shipments from
Japanese ports to North Carolina
ports at Morehead City and Wilming
ton, said Tim Pittman, Martin's press
secretary.
Competition with ports in Charles
ton, S.C., and Norfolk, Va., remains
tough, Graham said.
But the construction of N.C. I-40's
thoroughfare to Wilmington gives
Martin an additional bargaining
point for the port's trade, which was
not available to his predecessors, he
said.
One reason why Gov. Martin
should be along is that if he weren't
there (Japan), the other governors
might convince the countries to ship
that any instance of human rights
abuse is the worst possible."
Steve Herrick, director of the
southern region of Amnesty Interna
tional, said the organization plans to
continue its letter campaigns to
foreign officials and promote public
involvement.
"Awareness isn't enough," Herrick
said. "It takes action, and writing
letters offers people a way to get
involved. Foreign officials take note
and often respond through action."
Amnesty International does not
use or promote boycotts or civil
disobedience, but negative publicity
generated by the letter campaigns and
the report make governments ner
MsM mp
work with the Senior Class and to
administer funds for the lighting
project," Gilbert said.
Senior Class officers said the gift
is unique because the seniors will be
able to appreciate the lighting while
they are still UNC students. Most
class gifts are given after the seniors
graduate.
"The fall gift is something special
that no senior class has done in
years," said Anne Davidson, Senior
Class president. "The Senior Class
Officers wanted to give the gift in the
fall so that seniors could appreciate
their own gift."
Davidson said a test run of the
,L;.iM"s
solely to the other ports," Graham
said.
As Martin travels to China next
week he will look into new trading
resources for North Carolina, Pit
tman said.
"China is just now opening its
doors to trade," Pittman said. "As the
country becomes more modernized,
somebody needs to get in there and
tap those new resources."
Others accompanying Martin in
the trade mission group include Govs.
Baliles, Guy Hunt of Alabama, Joe
Frank Harris of Georgia, Carroll
Campbell of South Carolina and Ned
McWherter of Tennessee.
vous, Herrick said.
Amnesty is especially concerned
about refugees being forcibly
returned to their countries of origin,
where they may be imprisoned or
executed.
"It's relevant for people in aca
demic communities to become
involved," Herrick said, noting the
strength of the local 120-member
group. "The freedom of human
expression is of utmost importance,
but it can't take place in countries
like Chile, Iran and Hungary. There
fore it is incumbent for those who
can speak out to do so for those who
cant."
Old Well
lights was done in early September
with University officials present.
"They could not believe it wasn't
already being done," she said.
Bill Massey, director of the Caro
lina Fund, said, "We offered to front
the money for the project and they
(the Senior Class) wil pay us back
from T-shirt sales."
Gilbert said the gift committee
decided to place spotlights around the
Old Well because it was needed. Last
year, the seniors were surveyed and
the response in favor of lighting the
Old Well was overwhelming.
"The white of , the Old Well cap
tures the light and reflects it back
beautifully," Gilbert said.
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Reagan, Republican officials
urge Boric to continue fight
From Associated Press reports
WASHINGTON President
Reagan told Robert Bork on
Wednesday, "I urge you to keep
going" in the battle for a seat on
the Supreme Court, despite grow
ing opposition to Bork's nomina
tion and speculation he might
withdraw.
Throughout the day, Bork
shuttled between meetings with
Reagan and Republican leaders
on Capitol Hill. He refused to
answer questions.
"He will not decide anything
today and said he would be in
touch," said Tom Korologos, a
lobbyist brought in by the White
House to help Bork.
Reagan, who has repeatedly
declared he wants a Senate vote
on Bork, told reporters at unre
lated ceremonial events, "I have
not changed my position ... I
have not changed my mind on
anything."
And Senate Republican Leader
Bob Dole said after Bork met with
GOP senators for a combination
pep talk and strategy session, "If
he were on the fence when he
walked in, I think he's a little more
determined to hang in there."
Reagan asks for contra aid
WASHINGTON President
Reagan, warning he will not be
fooled by Sandinista "facades of
freedom," asked Congress on
Wednesday to approve $270 mil
lion in contra aid as an insurance
policy for peace in Nicaragua.
Reagan, in a toughly worded"
address to the Organization of
American States, lauded recent
steps taken toward peace under a
regional accord.
But he also said the pact is "only
a beginning" and described a series
of steps, including free elections,
the Sandinista government in
Managua must take in order to
assure that U.S. military aid to the
contra rebels ends.
Nicaraguan President Daniel
Ortega, countering President Rea
gan, said Wednesday his leftist
government is committed to an
"authentic democratic process,"
and Nicaragua "never has and
never will pose a threat to the
security of the United States."
Ortega, who is in New York for
an address Thursday to the United
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Nations General Assembly, said
Tuesday the Sandinistas are pre
pared to become an opposition
party if they are removed from
office through the electoral
process.
Municipal elections are to be
held next year and presidential
elections in 1990.
Refugee boat capsizes
SANTO DOMINGO, Domin
ican Republic Doomed refu
gees from a sinking boat thrashed
wildly in the water to fend off more
than 40 sharks, but officials flying
above them could do nothing to
save them, authorities said
Wednesday.
Estimates of the number of
people killed Tuesday, when the
overloaded boat capsized, ranged
from 70 to more than 100. Officials
said some of the missing may have
made it to shore and fled; many
bodies were expected to surface
later.
Survivor Eddy Ventura said 1 68
Dominicans crowded at about 4
a.m. Tuesday into the old 50-foot
wooden boat that was to smuggle
them to Puerto Rico, the more
prosperous U.S. Commonwealth
100 miles across the shark-infested
Mona Channel, at a cost of $300
to $500 each.
Fire hydrant fracas
KERNERSVILLE Kerners
ville Fire Chief James Barrow said
changing the color on some of the
town's fire hydrants has some
Atlantic Coast Conference fans
seeing red, or at least wishing they
were.
Two weeks ago, the department
began painting fire hydrants that
can produce at least 1,500 gallons
of water per minute, changing
them from red to light blue.
"WeVe gotten quite a bit of
calls," Barrow said. "People sus
pect that we're supporting a
certain ACC team. If you are a
UNC fan, these hydrants are
beautiful. We tell our guys not to
say that they're Carolina blue. Sky
blue, light blue, baby blue, but not
Carolina blue." .
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