Full Page |
Previous | 1 of 184 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
Large
Extra Large
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
|
This page
All
|
STATS HISTORICAL SOCIETY HITT & LOWRY ST. COLUMBIA, MO. 65201 ST. 12- B- 74 70th Year No. 296 Good Morning! It's Friday, September 1. 1978 2 Sections 22 Pages 15 Cents Somoza orders troops to crush revolt MATAGALPA, Nicaragua ( UPI) President Anastasio Somoza Thursday ordered the National Guard to attack die city of Matagalpa " with everything they've got" to destroy a rag- ta- g army of students and children trying to overthrow his regime The guardsmen, m helicopters, a tank and jeeps mounted with heavy machine guns, moved to attack the small army of some 500 students, many of them not even in their teens, who have been fighting government troops in the city for the past four days. In Managua, a New York public relations agent lured by Somoza to deal with the foreign press told reporters the National Guard had been ordered into Matagalpa 75 miles north of the capital to crush the student revolt " The president said he expects to have it cleaned up by tomorrow ( Friday) night," saidNorman Wolf son Other sources who were with Somoza when he gave orders to attack said he told his commanders " to move in with eveything they've got" They said he Compared the Matagalpa revolt, the most recent m a series of popular uprisings against his regime, to " street gangs taking over the South Bronx," and the students to " punks going around New York City beating up old people " It was not immediately clear whether the full offensive had been launched. But the students, most of them between the ages of 12 and 16, were not expected to stand much of a chance against tanks and heavy machine guns from behind their makeshift barricades of sandbags and pfled- u- p garbage cans The youths manned roadblocks in and around the aty center, permitting only Red Cross personnel waving white flags to pass Most were armed with home-made bombs and pistols and shotguns apparently given to them by sym-pathetic adults Food and medicines were reported to be running low Hundreds of people fled this city of 50,000 on foot, carrying bundles of clothing and household goods Others took refuge inside the San Jose Church in the city's main square. , No official casualty figures were available A brief communique from National Guard headquarters said snipers in Matagalpa had " succeeded in killing several troops in the space of two days." One doctor at a Red Cross clinic said he had seen at least 14 bodies, including those of women and children Officials found the bodies of one family of four in their apartment, victims of a National Guard strafing raid Tuesday night The doctor t who did not want to be identified, said there were probably more dead in private homes around the dty that had not been reported He also said there were 30 injured at the Red Cross clinic Dr Jorge Ruiz Quesada at the private Monserat clinic in Matagalpa said 38 persons were being treated for gunshot wounds at his clinic and several of them were in serious con-dition " We have three days of medicine left, and the government is doing nothing to supply us with more," he said Quesada said food was running out in the city and the situation was par-ticularly precarious for children because of a shortage of milk Government officials tried to minimize the rebellion, which also spread to other towns, and dismissed the growing economic boycott as a " weak bourgeois" movement However, some 100 factories closed Thursday in support of the escalating general strike aimed at toppling Somoza, whose family has ruled Nicaragua for 41 years Airline per-sonnel also joined the strike, virtually dosing Managua international airport & k& .. W"- VHnDnnKsL1flIsHnnnHnnKnnMinHHHHnHnnnnnnsnnHnvnnnnlnnlnnannr " wnHnnHHHaBKK5- L - ' J9I&- bHHfl- H BHH ML- - vHHnHBIHHHHiHHK HnnnnRr ifcnW 3 4l - HHHB 171, ,- -. ilHBHHHHHHHHHIHHBHHiHHh - aHHH&' s Hn if HHHI n N BiHnaHnnHBnnannnInnwnrnHHft sAnnnlPr nm; nnnM HK y- - A Hftl . KB wr! aJ1mt m ! 52HH9lH9nnHnnBnnnHnnHnnnHnnHnnMIHnnnHnnHnnnHnnHl0t'HrHBHHaHBfJli9HiK& nniAHBKnmiMnRi InnHnHilnBBl v? 5r ( HHnHnnMnnHs fLt lBhc ". Brkal V? linBnninnnninnMnnnnnnHnHnpn0nBdnHnIsnnnninnnwn5BrSiBPHP2BsnnnnBnK& 3TC' nflnnnnnnnnnnnn " HP HnHnWtta BHBHHHb - j. HBHVhbmHSHBikT -- HwhHVmB. rinHnnnElEBnwnBnnnHnn9HBnHkHHflnB31& HaHnHBH9HnvnNBK: nr 9QBHB& bc rL BQVHHBDHBbHBSBIWBHB1jI , VvDBnMHH BBk,' BW9KhbBSVBBbbBIBVbHv- V!?- c ii. ' aBaHBKnlsBBBHHnHBMBBBHEBBBnBnBjnMaBBMMMa9aMBBBMBMBBBaBBKBaMHMHXMBBBBaBBKBMBfi. BVBsr jni b MBVIMBHMDcSa& K--- KdtftBKPt 4 i& l. IBB HBflT vHSmHoS mB3BmBSm8& KKHBIBBBBBBBKtt$ Sjhk SmfffM j itW 1 . -- ' 9 HbW& hHHHH&&- - - " & j& SmBttEBBEEBSfBBBBttRBRUti mb ' HSTT Blv jhrH HHHmkn"' hHbSHBeS JvnUBBKEIKnUBKBHmmBBSm- - HHbWVjkfwI HHHBBlZ? sBUBSIIBHKfr rls& KSlEBKtBHKMKKEittBIHBKBN&& BKr la9THHHBBVjBnHB?. llZ- - WJHHHSBHk MnBHRMKHr jayWMBWBBMMjBWMyiftpjaMaja& s Tffyr n BMBMWBMMMMWE ... rfiJMaBMBiBMMaH a3-:- i: - . 3g. . - - - . . ..... Paisanters9 pants Kenneth Kelley, left, and Dick Vance appear to be cut in two as they paint the underside of the Broadway canopy. The painters, employees of Barthelmass BfllSflcw Painting Co., spent several days this week painting the canopies. Arson probe under way Diane Capuans and Phfllis Dent Missourian staff writers Arson may have been the cause in two Wednesday night fires that started within a 30- mw- ute period Thursday, according to Columbia fire officials The incidents, which may be related, are under investigation. A fire in the apartment of Peter Hasselrus, 1038 Southpark Ave , was reported at 9 20 p m. Wednesday and caused between $ 300 and $ 400 worth of damage, authorities said. A second blaze in the apartment of Stanley Kawanishi, 1400 Porter St , reported at 9 43 p. m , caused between $ 800 and $ 1,000 damage No one was home at the time either fire broke out. Fire Lt Don Christian said the department is looking for " an ex- tena- nt on the street," but he would not reveal his name " It's a matter of getting a hold of htm and talking to nun," he said. " At this point, he's just a suspect. " The causes were incendiary Someone set them, and we think they're related." Christian made no estimate of when the investigation might be con-cluded, but said it could last anywhere up to two or three weeks At both apartments, Christian said, authorities found evidence that someone had " poked a bole" in a window and set the drapes on fire The damages were in the bedroom of the Southpark apartment and the living room at the Porter address The Ore at the Porter address appeared to have been set near a rear window under a couch, which was destroyed by flames. Though there was property damage ( to drapery, carpet, window facings and a living room couch), Christian said structural damage in both cases was minimal - The Southpark apartment is owned by Gordon R. Toland, 908 Hulen Drive Jim Estes of Ommco, the company that manages the Porter Avenue apart-ments, had no comment other than " it was a fire that shouldn't have been there" Peter Hasselrus discovered the fire in his Southpark apartment when he arrived home about 9 15 pjn Wed-nesday, said Fire Inspector Gary Warren. He stomped out some of the embers and notified the fire depart-ment Hurricane headed toward coast United Press International Hurricane Ella, picking up steam and classified as dangerous, churned toward the mid- Atlant- ic coastline with 90 mph ( 144.8 kph) winds Thursday night, while parts of West Virginia mopped up from floods triggered by heavy rams for the second time in a month. The National Hurricane Center said EDa, the season's fifth hurricane, was located about 525 miles ( 844 9 kilometers) southeast of Cape Hat- tera- s, NC, heading on a west- northweste- rly course " All coastal interests from the Garohnas northward are advised to stay in close touch with future releases on tius dangerous hurricane," a hurricane center advisory said Nearly 4 inches of rain in a two- ho- ur span Wednesday night caused flooding and property damage in several West Virginia counties, including Kanawha County, which was hit by flash flooding for the second tune this month No injuries were reported. Greek life not inviting for sole black rushee By Kathy Brady MJsscurian staff writer Freshman Minnette Bumpus of Kansas City did not know until sorority rush parties began Aug 20 that no blacks were active in the University's white sororities By Aug 21, however, the lone black rushee had decided Greek life wasn't for her, either " I went through rush to see what it was like," Ms Bumpus said. " It was fun meeting everyone, but I decided sorority life wasn't what I wanted." Ms Bumpus said the absence of blacks from the houses did not affect her decision Ten of the 14 houses invited Ms Bumpus to their second round of parties. She declined to return " We had hoped to attract more black women, but apparently the interest wasn't there," Margy Hams, PanheDenic adviser, said. She said this year's rush pamphlets, sent to all undergraduate students, presented black and white houses as part of a united Greek system Last year, Greeks were forced to respond to charges of segregation when Anita Estell, a freshman from Decatur, III, participated in rush but was not asked to pledge In response to the charges, University and Greek officials formed an anti- cbscnminat- ion task force under the direction of James Banning, former vice chancellor for student affairs Workshops and exchanges were sponsored jointly by blacks and whites to break the traditional barriers Blacks for the first time participated in Greek Week festivities last April Black Panhellemc sororities were granted membership in the all- whi- te Panhellemc Council. Last spring, the UJS Department of Health, Education and Welfare cleared the Greek system of discrimination charges Four black sororities, with a combined membership of fewer than 75, have been active on campus since the 1960s U. S. trade not influencing Soviets By Craig Whitney New York Times MOSCOW While the Carter ad-ministration agonizes over the problem of whether sales of American oil- drilli- ng technology to the Russians will compromise UJ5 national security, the Soviet Union is acting as if it couldn't care less if it gets the equipment. The political issue in the case is whether, as some of fee president's advisers argue, trade can be used as a " weapon" to make the Soviet Union modify its behavior in otter areas to ease its crackdown on dissidents, for example The answer Soviet commentators give is a resounding " no " " This is a ' policy of ptepricka, 9" an article in " Sovyetskaya Boasiya"' observed recently, " and it cannot J produce the results for which certain political figures in Washington hope " Past experience here is that the leverage of American trade, or of in-dividual American companies, on Soviet political actions is very smalL Most American businessmen in Moscow have supported the Soviet view that business should not be confused with politics Most nave stuck by that position even after one of their number, Francis Jay Crawford of the In-ternational Harvester Company, was arrested last June in retaliation for the jailing of two accused Soviet spies in Mew Jersey An now are free awaiting trlaL The center of the trade dispute in Washington is the proposed sale of a $ 144- trtlli0- n plant to the Soviet Union to produce hard- met- al oil drill Mis, which it needs to exploit deep, untapped reserves of petroleum from the fields of Siberia. Dresser Industries of Dallas got an export license after the deal was reached last June, and bom the State and Commerce departments have cleared it But after the Soviet Union put prominent Soviet dissidents on trial this ' summer. President Carter decided to demonstrate official displeasure by stopping high- lev- el political visits to Moscow and reviewing trade relations. He cancelled the sale of a Sperry- Ran- d computer to the Tass press agency , but after a review be let the oil bit deal go through. Now protests from such influential congressional figures as Sen. Henry M. Jackson, D- Wa- sk, and studies made under the auspices of the Defense Department, have put the contract In doubt again. Aides of the president's national security adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski, have argued that the Soviets could use the technology to produce more oil, in strategically significant quantities, and the VS Army has argued that tungsten- carbid- e know- ho- w could be turned to making armor- pierci- ng shells What the president will decide is not yet dear. Senator Jacason co- sponsor- ed an amendment to the Trade Act of 1974 which tied improved American trade and credit terms to the Soviet Union with a liberalization of Soviet emigration policies The aim then was to pressure the Soviets into letting more Jews emigrate to Israel. The result was that the Soviet Union cancelled the 1972 trade agreement with Washington It reduced emigration of Soviet Jews from 35,000 in WW to 13,439 in 1875. Possibly 8,000 wfllteallowed toleave this year. In the Interim, UA- Sovl- et trade has stagnated, except for agricultural exports of American wheat, soybeans and feed grams Last year the U. S sold only about $ 500 million of sophisticated industrial technology to the Soviet Union, and in the first five months of this year it has sold only $ 228 6 million worth A Soviet critic of the Kremlin said that the only way trade could become an effective political weapon is for the United States to deny the Soviets goods they cannot get elsewhere Oil drilling technology apparently is best- develop- ed in the United States, but one oil executive here said, " the Soviets have their own hard- met- al technology they can make the drill bits them-selves if tbey have to," Even the administration's attempt to get the Western European allies to agree not to sen Tass a computer met with something less than success. Staffers seeking more input By Grace Schneider Missourian staff writer About 400 members of the Univer-sity's non- academ- ic staff have signed a petition calling for the establishment of a council to represent staff interests on ' campus The petition is expected to be presented to Chancellor Barbara Uehung today At her news conference Wednesday morning, Dr Uehhng said she would welcome a request from staff members and hopes to see a petition soon Unlike the Missouri Students b Association and the Faculty Council, the University's 6,200 non- academ- ic staff members do not have an organization for input nto the University. The closest thing, they have is the Campus Management Advisory Council, which was set up by former Chancellor Schooling m August 1977, to advise nun on staff matters Larry Taylor, chairman of the advisory board, said the council was not set up or perceived to be a representative body for the staff Several members of the non- acade- mic staff said they did not know how the petition was started or who wrote it. The petition states, " We believe the Columbia campus would benefit from establishment ofa Staff Council elected by its peers and representing the broad and diverse interests of the staff " Such a council " would strengthen the University community" and bring to light " the staffs contribution to the University's mission of teaching, research and service," the petition stated. Taylor did not sign the petition He said he and other staff members who opposed the petition " objected not to the contents, but the form it was taking" Although Taylor said by not signing the petition, " It's like saying you're against Mom, apple pie and the flag because the idea represents a more democratic process," he and other staff members declined to sign because they fdt " the petition route" was not the best way to approach the chancellor " Why not just go and talk with the chancellor about it9" he asked. Clifford Manlove, business affairs director in the Arts and Science building, said he favored the petition because, " I'd like to see the staff have a way to express their feelings to the administration about what their needs are It would improve morale because of their recognition " Manlove said he believed those who refused to sign the petition likened the petition to a grievance procedure and fdt it represented an " adversary- typ- e expression" -- Inside today - Fit spokesmen The bicycling boom came and went, but what happened to all those enthusiasts of the sport? They're still around, and if you travel much on out- of- to- wn roads, it's likely you will eventually see the faithful pedalers known as the Booneslick Bicycling Club. See Weekend, Page IB. Index CUdfted 19A- 11- A CanksTV ISA Opfafca 4A Record. 14A Spsrts .. A-- A Met! n... llA
Object Description
Title | Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1978-09-01 |
Description | Vol. 70th Year, No. 296 |
Subject |
Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
Language | English |
Date.Search | 1978-09-01 |
Type | Newspapers |
Format | |
Collection Name | Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
Publisher.Digital | University of Missour Library Systems |
Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for distribution or publication. |
Contributing Institution |
State Historical Society of Missouri University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Journalism |
Copy Request | Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) 747-6366 or (573) 882-7083 or email contact@shsmo.org. Some fees apply: http://shsmo.org/research/researchfees |
County |
Boone County (Mo.) |
Description
Title | Full Page |
Date.Search | 1978-09-01 |
Type | page |
Contributing Institution |
State Historical Society of Missouri University of Missouri School of Journalism |
Copy Request | Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) 747-6366 or (573) 882-7083 or email contact@shsmo.org. Some fees apply: http://shsmo.org/research/researchfees |
Item.Transcript | STATS HISTORICAL SOCIETY HITT & LOWRY ST. COLUMBIA, MO. 65201 ST. 12- B- 74 70th Year No. 296 Good Morning! It's Friday, September 1. 1978 2 Sections 22 Pages 15 Cents Somoza orders troops to crush revolt MATAGALPA, Nicaragua ( UPI) President Anastasio Somoza Thursday ordered the National Guard to attack die city of Matagalpa " with everything they've got" to destroy a rag- ta- g army of students and children trying to overthrow his regime The guardsmen, m helicopters, a tank and jeeps mounted with heavy machine guns, moved to attack the small army of some 500 students, many of them not even in their teens, who have been fighting government troops in the city for the past four days. In Managua, a New York public relations agent lured by Somoza to deal with the foreign press told reporters the National Guard had been ordered into Matagalpa 75 miles north of the capital to crush the student revolt " The president said he expects to have it cleaned up by tomorrow ( Friday) night," saidNorman Wolf son Other sources who were with Somoza when he gave orders to attack said he told his commanders " to move in with eveything they've got" They said he Compared the Matagalpa revolt, the most recent m a series of popular uprisings against his regime, to " street gangs taking over the South Bronx," and the students to " punks going around New York City beating up old people " It was not immediately clear whether the full offensive had been launched. But the students, most of them between the ages of 12 and 16, were not expected to stand much of a chance against tanks and heavy machine guns from behind their makeshift barricades of sandbags and pfled- u- p garbage cans The youths manned roadblocks in and around the aty center, permitting only Red Cross personnel waving white flags to pass Most were armed with home-made bombs and pistols and shotguns apparently given to them by sym-pathetic adults Food and medicines were reported to be running low Hundreds of people fled this city of 50,000 on foot, carrying bundles of clothing and household goods Others took refuge inside the San Jose Church in the city's main square. , No official casualty figures were available A brief communique from National Guard headquarters said snipers in Matagalpa had " succeeded in killing several troops in the space of two days." One doctor at a Red Cross clinic said he had seen at least 14 bodies, including those of women and children Officials found the bodies of one family of four in their apartment, victims of a National Guard strafing raid Tuesday night The doctor t who did not want to be identified, said there were probably more dead in private homes around the dty that had not been reported He also said there were 30 injured at the Red Cross clinic Dr Jorge Ruiz Quesada at the private Monserat clinic in Matagalpa said 38 persons were being treated for gunshot wounds at his clinic and several of them were in serious con-dition " We have three days of medicine left, and the government is doing nothing to supply us with more," he said Quesada said food was running out in the city and the situation was par-ticularly precarious for children because of a shortage of milk Government officials tried to minimize the rebellion, which also spread to other towns, and dismissed the growing economic boycott as a " weak bourgeois" movement However, some 100 factories closed Thursday in support of the escalating general strike aimed at toppling Somoza, whose family has ruled Nicaragua for 41 years Airline per-sonnel also joined the strike, virtually dosing Managua international airport & k& .. W"- VHnDnnKsL1flIsHnnnHnnKnnMinHHHHnHnnnnnnsnnHnvnnnnlnnlnnannr " wnHnnHHHaBKK5- L - ' J9I&- bHHfl- H BHH ML- - vHHnHBIHHHHiHHK HnnnnRr ifcnW 3 4l - HHHB 171, ,- -. ilHBHHHHHHHHHIHHBHHiHHh - aHHH&' s Hn if HHHI n N BiHnaHnnHBnnannnInnwnrnHHft sAnnnlPr nm; nnnM HK y- - A Hftl . KB wr! aJ1mt m ! 52HH9lH9nnHnnBnnnHnnHnnnHnnHnnMIHnnnHnnHnnnHnnHl0t'HrHBHHaHBfJli9HiK& nniAHBKnmiMnRi InnHnHilnBBl v? 5r ( HHnHnnMnnHs fLt lBhc ". Brkal V? linBnninnnninnMnnnnnnHnHnpn0nBdnHnIsnnnninnnwn5BrSiBPHP2BsnnnnBnK& 3TC' nflnnnnnnnnnnnn " HP HnHnWtta BHBHHHb - j. HBHVhbmHSHBikT -- HwhHVmB. rinHnnnElEBnwnBnnnHnn9HBnHkHHflnB31& HaHnHBH9HnvnNBK: nr 9QBHB& bc rL BQVHHBDHBbHBSBIWBHB1jI , VvDBnMHH BBk,' BW9KhbBSVBBbbBIBVbHv- V!?- c ii. ' aBaHBKnlsBBBHHnHBMBBBHEBBBnBnBjnMaBBMMMa9aMBBBMBMBBBaBBKBaMHMHXMBBBBaBBKBMBfi. BVBsr jni b MBVIMBHMDcSa& K--- KdtftBKPt 4 i& l. IBB HBflT vHSmHoS mB3BmBSm8& KKHBIBBBBBBBKtt$ Sjhk SmfffM j itW 1 . -- ' 9 HbW& hHHHH&&- - - " & j& SmBttEBBEEBSfBBBBttRBRUti mb ' HSTT Blv jhrH HHHmkn"' hHbSHBeS JvnUBBKEIKnUBKBHmmBBSm- - HHbWVjkfwI HHHBBlZ? sBUBSIIBHKfr rls& KSlEBKtBHKMKKEittBIHBKBN&& BKr la9THHHBBVjBnHB?. llZ- - WJHHHSBHk MnBHRMKHr jayWMBWBBMMjBWMyiftpjaMaja& s Tffyr n BMBMWBMMMMWE ... rfiJMaBMBiBMMaH a3-:- i: - . 3g. . - - - . . ..... Paisanters9 pants Kenneth Kelley, left, and Dick Vance appear to be cut in two as they paint the underside of the Broadway canopy. The painters, employees of Barthelmass BfllSflcw Painting Co., spent several days this week painting the canopies. Arson probe under way Diane Capuans and Phfllis Dent Missourian staff writers Arson may have been the cause in two Wednesday night fires that started within a 30- mw- ute period Thursday, according to Columbia fire officials The incidents, which may be related, are under investigation. A fire in the apartment of Peter Hasselrus, 1038 Southpark Ave , was reported at 9 20 p m. Wednesday and caused between $ 300 and $ 400 worth of damage, authorities said. A second blaze in the apartment of Stanley Kawanishi, 1400 Porter St , reported at 9 43 p. m , caused between $ 800 and $ 1,000 damage No one was home at the time either fire broke out. Fire Lt Don Christian said the department is looking for " an ex- tena- nt on the street," but he would not reveal his name " It's a matter of getting a hold of htm and talking to nun," he said. " At this point, he's just a suspect. " The causes were incendiary Someone set them, and we think they're related." Christian made no estimate of when the investigation might be con-cluded, but said it could last anywhere up to two or three weeks At both apartments, Christian said, authorities found evidence that someone had " poked a bole" in a window and set the drapes on fire The damages were in the bedroom of the Southpark apartment and the living room at the Porter address The Ore at the Porter address appeared to have been set near a rear window under a couch, which was destroyed by flames. Though there was property damage ( to drapery, carpet, window facings and a living room couch), Christian said structural damage in both cases was minimal - The Southpark apartment is owned by Gordon R. Toland, 908 Hulen Drive Jim Estes of Ommco, the company that manages the Porter Avenue apart-ments, had no comment other than " it was a fire that shouldn't have been there" Peter Hasselrus discovered the fire in his Southpark apartment when he arrived home about 9 15 pjn Wed-nesday, said Fire Inspector Gary Warren. He stomped out some of the embers and notified the fire depart-ment Hurricane headed toward coast United Press International Hurricane Ella, picking up steam and classified as dangerous, churned toward the mid- Atlant- ic coastline with 90 mph ( 144.8 kph) winds Thursday night, while parts of West Virginia mopped up from floods triggered by heavy rams for the second time in a month. The National Hurricane Center said EDa, the season's fifth hurricane, was located about 525 miles ( 844 9 kilometers) southeast of Cape Hat- tera- s, NC, heading on a west- northweste- rly course " All coastal interests from the Garohnas northward are advised to stay in close touch with future releases on tius dangerous hurricane," a hurricane center advisory said Nearly 4 inches of rain in a two- ho- ur span Wednesday night caused flooding and property damage in several West Virginia counties, including Kanawha County, which was hit by flash flooding for the second tune this month No injuries were reported. Greek life not inviting for sole black rushee By Kathy Brady MJsscurian staff writer Freshman Minnette Bumpus of Kansas City did not know until sorority rush parties began Aug 20 that no blacks were active in the University's white sororities By Aug 21, however, the lone black rushee had decided Greek life wasn't for her, either " I went through rush to see what it was like," Ms Bumpus said. " It was fun meeting everyone, but I decided sorority life wasn't what I wanted." Ms Bumpus said the absence of blacks from the houses did not affect her decision Ten of the 14 houses invited Ms Bumpus to their second round of parties. She declined to return " We had hoped to attract more black women, but apparently the interest wasn't there," Margy Hams, PanheDenic adviser, said. She said this year's rush pamphlets, sent to all undergraduate students, presented black and white houses as part of a united Greek system Last year, Greeks were forced to respond to charges of segregation when Anita Estell, a freshman from Decatur, III, participated in rush but was not asked to pledge In response to the charges, University and Greek officials formed an anti- cbscnminat- ion task force under the direction of James Banning, former vice chancellor for student affairs Workshops and exchanges were sponsored jointly by blacks and whites to break the traditional barriers Blacks for the first time participated in Greek Week festivities last April Black Panhellemc sororities were granted membership in the all- whi- te Panhellemc Council. Last spring, the UJS Department of Health, Education and Welfare cleared the Greek system of discrimination charges Four black sororities, with a combined membership of fewer than 75, have been active on campus since the 1960s U. S. trade not influencing Soviets By Craig Whitney New York Times MOSCOW While the Carter ad-ministration agonizes over the problem of whether sales of American oil- drilli- ng technology to the Russians will compromise UJ5 national security, the Soviet Union is acting as if it couldn't care less if it gets the equipment. The political issue in the case is whether, as some of fee president's advisers argue, trade can be used as a " weapon" to make the Soviet Union modify its behavior in otter areas to ease its crackdown on dissidents, for example The answer Soviet commentators give is a resounding " no " " This is a ' policy of ptepricka, 9" an article in " Sovyetskaya Boasiya"' observed recently, " and it cannot J produce the results for which certain political figures in Washington hope " Past experience here is that the leverage of American trade, or of in-dividual American companies, on Soviet political actions is very smalL Most American businessmen in Moscow have supported the Soviet view that business should not be confused with politics Most nave stuck by that position even after one of their number, Francis Jay Crawford of the In-ternational Harvester Company, was arrested last June in retaliation for the jailing of two accused Soviet spies in Mew Jersey An now are free awaiting trlaL The center of the trade dispute in Washington is the proposed sale of a $ 144- trtlli0- n plant to the Soviet Union to produce hard- met- al oil drill Mis, which it needs to exploit deep, untapped reserves of petroleum from the fields of Siberia. Dresser Industries of Dallas got an export license after the deal was reached last June, and bom the State and Commerce departments have cleared it But after the Soviet Union put prominent Soviet dissidents on trial this ' summer. President Carter decided to demonstrate official displeasure by stopping high- lev- el political visits to Moscow and reviewing trade relations. He cancelled the sale of a Sperry- Ran- d computer to the Tass press agency , but after a review be let the oil bit deal go through. Now protests from such influential congressional figures as Sen. Henry M. Jackson, D- Wa- sk, and studies made under the auspices of the Defense Department, have put the contract In doubt again. Aides of the president's national security adviser, Zbigniew Brzezinski, have argued that the Soviets could use the technology to produce more oil, in strategically significant quantities, and the VS Army has argued that tungsten- carbid- e know- ho- w could be turned to making armor- pierci- ng shells What the president will decide is not yet dear. Senator Jacason co- sponsor- ed an amendment to the Trade Act of 1974 which tied improved American trade and credit terms to the Soviet Union with a liberalization of Soviet emigration policies The aim then was to pressure the Soviets into letting more Jews emigrate to Israel. The result was that the Soviet Union cancelled the 1972 trade agreement with Washington It reduced emigration of Soviet Jews from 35,000 in WW to 13,439 in 1875. Possibly 8,000 wfllteallowed toleave this year. In the Interim, UA- Sovl- et trade has stagnated, except for agricultural exports of American wheat, soybeans and feed grams Last year the U. S sold only about $ 500 million of sophisticated industrial technology to the Soviet Union, and in the first five months of this year it has sold only $ 228 6 million worth A Soviet critic of the Kremlin said that the only way trade could become an effective political weapon is for the United States to deny the Soviets goods they cannot get elsewhere Oil drilling technology apparently is best- develop- ed in the United States, but one oil executive here said, " the Soviets have their own hard- met- al technology they can make the drill bits them-selves if tbey have to," Even the administration's attempt to get the Western European allies to agree not to sen Tass a computer met with something less than success. Staffers seeking more input By Grace Schneider Missourian staff writer About 400 members of the Univer-sity's non- academ- ic staff have signed a petition calling for the establishment of a council to represent staff interests on ' campus The petition is expected to be presented to Chancellor Barbara Uehung today At her news conference Wednesday morning, Dr Uehhng said she would welcome a request from staff members and hopes to see a petition soon Unlike the Missouri Students b Association and the Faculty Council, the University's 6,200 non- academ- ic staff members do not have an organization for input nto the University. The closest thing, they have is the Campus Management Advisory Council, which was set up by former Chancellor Schooling m August 1977, to advise nun on staff matters Larry Taylor, chairman of the advisory board, said the council was not set up or perceived to be a representative body for the staff Several members of the non- acade- mic staff said they did not know how the petition was started or who wrote it. The petition states, " We believe the Columbia campus would benefit from establishment ofa Staff Council elected by its peers and representing the broad and diverse interests of the staff " Such a council " would strengthen the University community" and bring to light " the staffs contribution to the University's mission of teaching, research and service," the petition stated. Taylor did not sign the petition He said he and other staff members who opposed the petition " objected not to the contents, but the form it was taking" Although Taylor said by not signing the petition, " It's like saying you're against Mom, apple pie and the flag because the idea represents a more democratic process," he and other staff members declined to sign because they fdt " the petition route" was not the best way to approach the chancellor " Why not just go and talk with the chancellor about it9" he asked. Clifford Manlove, business affairs director in the Arts and Science building, said he favored the petition because, " I'd like to see the staff have a way to express their feelings to the administration about what their needs are It would improve morale because of their recognition " Manlove said he believed those who refused to sign the petition likened the petition to a grievance procedure and fdt it represented an " adversary- typ- e expression" -- Inside today - Fit spokesmen The bicycling boom came and went, but what happened to all those enthusiasts of the sport? They're still around, and if you travel much on out- of- to- wn roads, it's likely you will eventually see the faithful pedalers known as the Booneslick Bicycling Club. See Weekend, Page IB. Index CUdfted 19A- 11- A CanksTV ISA Opfafca 4A Record. 14A Spsrts .. A-- A Met! n... llA |