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74th Year No. 194 Good Morning! It" Sunclav . Ma 2. 1982 6 Sections 66 Page 50 Cent
War over Falklands intensifies
United Press International
British warships and fighter- bombe- rs
bombarded Argentine positions on the Falk-land
Islands Saturday and engaged Argen-tine
Mirage jets in a fierce dogfight as the
South Atlantic crisis exploded into war.
Late Saturday night, a land invasion of the
Falklands by British Royal Marines ap-peared
imminent.
Britain said it shot down two Argentine
planes and damaged a third. Argentina said
it disabled a frigate and downed at least two
and possibly four British jets. British offi-cers
said the frigate suffered only minor
damage and that no British planes were lost.
Reporters aboard the aircraft earner HMS
Hermes, flagship of the British fleet, said
British warships pounded Argentine posi-tions
along the Falklands coast
Earlier, one long- ran- ge Vulcan bomber
and Harrier jets bombed the airport at the
Falklands capital of Port Stanley and anoth-er
air base at Goose Green, 60 miles to the
British expected to send in marines
southeast
Argentine jets retaliated by attacking the
fleet engaging Harriers that streaked into
the cloud- cover- ed skies to meet them.
The planes hit at least one British frigate
but did not cause serious damage, officers
aboard the Hermes said.
An Argentine military communique said
the unidentified frigate suffered " serious
damage" and was forced to retreat from the
200- mi- le ( 320- kilomete- r) blockade zone both
nations declared around the islands.
The Argentines also said British helicop-ters
struck another Argentine base at Port
Darwin, south of Port Stanley, damaging one
plane.
Officers aboard the Hermes reported that
two Argentine planes were shot down, a Mi-rage
and, ironically, a British- bui- lt Argen- -
tine Canberra bomber.
Hours after war broke out, British Foreign
Secretary Francis Pym was on board a Con-corde
supersonic plane to Washington,
where he arrived Saturday night for talks
with Secretary of State Alexander Haig.
" It is neccessary for them ( the Argen-tines)
to remove their forces from the is-lands
and we intend to achieve that objec-tive,
if possible bv peaceful means . . . but if
neccessary by force," Pym said.
" Our task force is there to back up our dip-lomatic
efforts You tend to get a more satis-factory
result if you negotiate from
strength," he said.
Officials said Pym would request logistical
and material help from the United States,
which on Friday abandoned four weeks of in-tensive
peace efforts, denounced Argentina
for invading the Falklands and declared sup-port
for " our closest ally," Britain.
The British assault on the Falklands began
at 2: 40 a. m. CDT, when a long- ran- ge Vulcan
bomber, flying all night from Ascension Is-land
3,000 miles ( 4,800 kilometers) away,
swooped from the clouds and dropped tons of
laser- guide- d bombs on the airport.
Flying 50 feet ( 15 meters) above the waves
to escape radar detection, Hamer short- takeo- ff
jets from the aircraft carriers
Hermes and Invincible bombed the airport
again at 6 a. m. CDT.
It was the beginning of a long day of war.
Argentina said it shot down at least two
and possibly four of the British jets that
bombed Port Stanley, killing one pilot and
capturing another after he parachuted to the
ground.
It said six Argentine soldiers were
wounded, but that the airport was stdl opera-tional.
British officers on the Hermes said one
Harrier was hit by a bullet in the tailfin, but
returned safely to the earner.
" It was like Fireworks night," pilot Mike Bussett said " There were fires and smoke
in the air. Argentine morale must be at an
all- tim- e low"
" We've shown our colors," said Rear
Adm. John '- Sa- ndy" Woodward, the fleet
commander for whom Saturday was special
for two reasons It was his 50th birthday and
his first day of real combat in a 36- ye- ar ca-reer
with the Royal Naw
As Harriers returned to the Hermes from
their bombing runs, each pilot gave the
thumbs up signal to Woodward
Hours later, they were in the sky again,
dueling with Argentine Mirage jets
scrambled from their mainland bases, 450
miles ( 720 kilometers) from the Falklands
Success
For Missouri's governor,
1982 legislative session
was a very good yfear
ByPsnpyNQxon
Stat capital bureau
JEFFERSON CITY The smiles on the faces
of Gov. Christopher Bond's staff this past week
made it clear whose show it was. Bond has put
on quite a production this year from the start of
the 1982 legislative session until its finish.
" It's a very ambitious package," said Jane
Nelson, a Bond aide for the governor's legis-lative
priorities. " It addresses critical fiscal
needs, streamlining the delivery of services,
and proposes bold new ideas to stimulate the
economy."
Although he lost several of his key bills during
the last day of the session, Bond did succeed in
focusing the legislature's attention on his own
priority issues.
The legislature accepted, for the most part,
Isisigl& t
Bond's call for programs to stimulate the state's
economy by giving tax breaks to business for
expansion and by increasing the state's bonding
authority to finance construction projects- Afte- r
strong attacks from the governor, law-makers
rejected House Speaker Robert Grif-fin's
efforts for tax increases exceeding $ 350
million. For Griffin, D- Camer- on, it was a humil-iating
defeat He failed to carry his own cham-ber
the first time bis tax package got a House
vote. Last week, the House Budget Committee,
composed of members appointed by the speak-
I er, rejected a last- minu- te effort to save his plan.
As an alternative to tax increases to solve the
state's fira" ni problems, Bond urged legis-lators
to improve tax collection efforts and im-prove
government efficiency- - Many of those
recommendations cleared the legislature.
" One of the reasons it's done so well is be-cause
we've tried very conscientiously to deal
with all problems in the state for the long run,"
said Peg MEUer, legislative liasion to the gover-nor.
" We've been working on the legislation in
this package since the session ended last year
until the first of this year."
Some Democrats, however, say Bond simply
picked the right issues that no legislator could
refuse. " We look at whether the legislation is
bemficial to the state," said Sen. Jim Murphy,
ISt Louis, " not as much whether it was spon-sored
by aRepublican or a Democrat"
Most of the Democrats seem to have a
" grudging admiration" for Bond's proposals
that promise to put the unemployed back to
work. " The governor's plan is sensitive to the
needs of the people of the state," said Majority
Whip Rep- - Winnie Weber. D- Ho- use Springs.
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Rep. Larry Meade, center, confers with Reps Lioyd
Baker, left, and Harry Hill. Meade and his colleagues
Harold Relsch Joe Holt wrapped up their legislative
careers Friday. See story Page 4A.
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RG Bdmonson Rep. D. R. Osbourn, DMonroe City, cleans out his desk.
" There hasn't been much partisan effort
against it"
The Democrats have played a major role in
the governor's success. Many of his issues were
sponsored by Democrats, with whom Bond was
quick to share public credit Elements of orga-nized
labor were recruited to work on the gover--
nor's economic development program.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman
Ed Dirck, D-- St Louis County, said he gave Bond
a few pointers on how to lobby legislators while
the two men were seeking passage of a bill ear--
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An idyll no more
The pastoral image that rural
America evokes in the minds of the
public is belied by harsh realities of
foreclosure and bankruptcy. In to
day's Vibrations, read how cattle
farmer David Hansen of Rocheport
is struggling to keep from breaking
his ties to the land.
Review panel
votes in favor
of M. U. police
By Aimee Cunningham
and Susan Clotfelter
Missourian staff writers
Deciding to raise user fees rather
than cut personnel, the University
Administrative Services Review
Committee Saturday completed its
budget proposals by recommending
nearly $ 2 million in reductions.
After the votes were tallied, the
committee had spared 23 of the orig-inal
99.5 positions targeted for elimi-nation
under a proposal by Ria Fnjt- er- s,
vice chancellor of
admunstrative services. The reduc-tions
are part of a three- yea- r, 510
million University reallocation plan
to make funds available primarily
for boosting faculty salaries.
The committee voted unanimously
to keep 20 jobs by rejecting Frijters
recommendation to combine the
University and city police forces for
a savings of $ 400,000. A proposal to
cut 10 jobs from the watch service
for a savings of $ 100,000 passed 7-- 0,
with two abstentions.
University Police Chief Ron Ma-son
had said earlier that the watch
force could be reduced significantly
if the physical plant took over some
non- secun- ty duties, such as locking
and unlocking doors and monitoring
utility meters.
Mason's alternative to the merger
plan is to charge some Universitv
departments for security services
that now are free.
Mason estimates he can collect up
to $ 271,000 if he charges the full cost
and receives payment for the
following services :
Parking enforcement on cam-pus
and at residence halls, including
towing costs $ 93,584.
Security at intercollegiate ath-letic
events and at the Hearnes Cen-ter
$ 50,838.
Secuntv at the University
Health Sciences Center $ 50,836.
Police services for residence
halls $ 25,418.
Lost and Found $ 10,937.
Police and watch force patrols
at the University nuclear reactor
$ 15,594.
Security at the Art History and
Archeology Museum $ 6,438.
Overhead charges for training
and supervision of the Police Cadets,
students who do security jobs for the
police $ 15,414.
In other areas, a controversial rec-ommendation
to cut three jobs from
the University Office of Environ-mental
Health and Safety was re-vised
to eliminate only one of those
positions.
The office originally was slated for
a $ 48,000 reduction, despite a back-log
in its operations, according to
Norman Sunderland, environmental
director The committee will ask Ms
Fnjters to investigate a proposal by
the office to contract its services
with outside agencies
A proposal to cut one position and
reduce the University travel ad-vance
fund by $ 11,500 was defeated
unanimously. The committee voted
to approve a reduction of 37 person-nel
in other clerical and custodial po-sitions.
A $ 100,000 reduction of support to
the Hearnes Center passed unani-mously.
The consolidation jjf Unver- -
sity and Central Administration per-sonnel
in the staff benfits area, plus
a miscellaneous reduction of five do- sitio- ns
in administrative services
also was approved
The committee voted 5-- to reject
charging full cost for handicapped
bus service or to pass that charge on
to University parking fees Other
cost reallocations passed include a
$ 67,000 reduction of support to
KOMU- T- V and a proposal to gener-ate
$ 146,000 bv charging faculty and
staff for design and construction
service at the University.
Another proposal to earn $ 300,000
by charging full fees for use of Uni- versi- ty
service operations passed 7-- 1,
with one abstention.
The committee also voted 8-- 1 to
expand vending operations and snifi
its surplus into the general operating
budget for a total of $ 150,000 The
University golf course now receiv es
50 percent of tne surplus but -- would
lose that revenue under the propos-al.
The golf course has been losing
money and will have to shut down
unless it can cover its costs through
higher fees, Ms. Fnjters said.
Other revenue- raisin- g proposals
passed include charging fees for bad
checks, implementing user fees for
the Hearnes Center and Jesse Hall
and requiring faculty and staff to
pay full cost for telephone services
After a lunch break that let one
committee member leave for good, a
debate over charging full cost for
short courses and conferences ended
with a 7-- 0 vote with one abstention to
pass the proposal, which would raise
$ 52,000 for the University
The committee unanimously de-feated
a proposal to reduce special
equipment funds by $ 70,000. Instead,
the members proposed taking $ 120,- 00- 0
$ 70,000 more than recommend-ed
from the campus telephone re-serve
The committee approved 8-- 1
taking $ 57,000 from the Campus Pro-ject
account
The committee will meet Thurs-day
to approve a final draft of these
recommendation before Chairman
Charles Litecky submits them to Ms.
Fnjters.
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' Inside today
6Gifts for Grads'
The strains of " Pomp and Cir-cumstance"
soon will echo for Co-lumbia's
seniors. Now is the time
for family and friends to begin
shopping for gifts to mark the occa-sion.
Tips from merchants and the
about- to- b- e grads can be found in
today's paper. See Pages 5- 7- A.
In town today
2 pjn. University's college rodeo. South Farms Student
Arena. Tickets at gate: $ 3 students, $ 4 others; in advance at
Memorial Union ticket window: $ 2 students, $ 3 others.
7 p. m. Billy Taylor, Central Methodist College Jazz Band,
University's Jesse Auditorium. $ 8 students, $ 10 others.
8 pan. Mozart concert by Consortium Chamber Players,
Stephens Chamber Choir and Ad Hoc Singers, Stephens
College's South Campus Auditorium.
In town Monday
7: 30 p. m. Columbia College student recitals in voice, piano
and guitar, Laur. er Auditorium.
8 pan. Percussion ensemble. University's Fine Arts Hall.
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Business ... 6- 8- C
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People 1- 3- C
Record . . .9A
Sports 1- 4- B
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