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Th.- p- V'"'- -' " 6 - STATS HISTORICAL 1 HITT & kOWRY ST. ' Uk a S ylWW' COLUMBIA, IM. C f 75th Year - ! So. 5 Good Morning! It's Saturday. September 1 8. 1 982 2 Sections - 12 Pages - 25 Cents Reagan position on Israel stuns some From our wire services WASHINGTON The United States re-newed its demand Friday for an " immedi-ate" withdrawal of Israeli forces from West Beirut But the hard line emanating from White House and State Department officials was seemingly undercut by President Rea-gan who said there was justification for the Israeli move into West Beirut. Said Reagan while on a campaign -- trip in New Jersey when he was asked about the Is-raeli intervention: ' Tm sure what led them' to move in was an attack by some leftist mi-litia forces still there." He added that be be-lieved the Lebanese Army would take up the Israeli positions and that " we've made great progress on the road toward peace." Reagan, speaking in Whitebouse, N. J., said the criticism of Israel voiced in strong terms on Thursday by White House and State Department spokesmen, and repeated Fri-day, " doesnl mean we've moved one step away from our obligation for the preserva-tion of Israel as a sovereign state." " We want to see all foreign forces remov-ed and see Lebanon go forward," the presi-dent said, " And that's what Israel wants, too." The president's justification for the Israeli move stunned officials in Washington. One State Department official said that " even the Israelis are not claiming they were fired on." Another official said the stern line, ac-cusing Israel of violating the terms of last month's cease- fir- e agreement, and of delib-erately reneging on assurances that it would not seize control of West Beirut, was " per-sonally approved by the president" on Thursday. " Don't quote me," one official said, " but the president has got his facts wrong.' ' An Israeli spokesman had no comment on reports that Israeli soldiers had entered the Soviet Embassy compound in West Beirut. Israeli soliders rounded up Palestinian suspects Thursday, put Beirut under a cur-few and pressed a house- by- hou- se search for guerrilla weapons, defying U. S. demands that they should immediately withdraw. The conquest of Beirut, the first takeover of an Arab capital by an Israeli army since the birth of the Jewish state in 1948, was completed in less than 60 hours and coin-cided with the Jewish New Year celebration of RoshHashana. Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saeb Sa- la- m, who played a key role in the U. S.- le- d ne-gotiations that led to the evacuation of Pales-tine Liberation Organization guerrillas from Beirut, denounced the Israeli action and said " American credibility is not at stake, it is lost:" Some Israeli officers denied their men broke into the Soviet Embassy. But while they were speaking to reporters Friday, two Israeli soldiers still stationed on the roof of an embassy building leaned over and called down to other troops lounging beside the compound. An Israeli tank was outside the embassy gate and a Lebanese security officer said the tank had been " pumping away" at the doors. In Jerusalem Friday, the president's spe-cial envoy Morris Draper was told by For-eign Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Defense Minister Ariel Sharon that Israeli military officers would meet as soon as possible with Lebanese Army officers to discuss transfer from Israeli to Lebanese control. Administration officials were also annoyed by statements attributed to Israeli officials claiming that Draper was not critical of the Israeli position. John Hughes, the State Department spokesman, said that " Mr. Draper made very plain and in a firm manner again this morning the United States position; we are asking for an immediate withdrawal of Is-raeli forces." Israeli officials also have denied that they misled the Americans. " We do not wish to get into a debate on who said what. when. The fact is that as the result of the exchanges dur-ing the course of the summer and in the im-mediate aftermath of the assassination of President- elec- t Bashir Gemayel, we were left with what we regarded as the clear under-standing that Israel had no intention of taking military control of West Beirut." ' Kvin VlrobikAdsms Learning the ropes Dan Kliethrmes, 1306 W. Worley St., shows his son Clinton, 5, ' the proper way to get a smooth finish on concrete. The pair worked to complete work on a newly poured driveway at 1008 W. Walnut St. Friday afternoon. Is West Germany turning right? BONN, West Germany ( UPI) The coalition of left- leanin- g. Social Democrats ansHSjsrsl- Frs- e Demo- -, crats that ruled West Germany for 13 years ended like a rocky mar-riage in months of bickering and finally, divorce. Hints of an impending break up have long been evident on the West German political scene. Their disputes ended Friday when the Free Democrats withdrew from Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's Cab-inet, causing the government to col-lapse. A new conservative era in West German politics, with a Chris-tian Democrat government in pow--, - er, now appears certain. As if reflecting the inertia that has crept into the power base of the co--. alition, voters over the past two years have gradually turned away from the left- liber- al axis toward the Analysis conservative Christian Democrats or the new radical leftist fringe par-ties. Right- leanin- g Social Democrat voters have in recent months be-come worried by the party's left-ward drift, particularly on defense policy and the economy. Most of those voters have thrown their sup-port to the conservative Christian Democrats. Leftist Social Democrat voters have, in turn, argued their party is not tough enough In its anti- nucle- ar stance. Many have joined left- win- g fringe parties. As a result, the Free Democrats had been caught in the middle while still attached to an increasingly un popular coalition partner. The Social Democrats' troubles began in earnest 18 months ago in their traditional stronghold of West Berlin, which they held almost con-tinuously since the end of World War n. In May 1881, the city's Social Democ-rat- Free Democrat coalition was swept out of power by opposition Christian Democrats and a new left- win- g radical party. Fearing political obscurity, West Berlin's Free Democrats with the backing -- of their national leader, Foreign Minister Hans- Dietri- ch Genscber joined in coalition with the Christian Democrats. In Bonn, the same fear of being wiped off the political map drove Free Democrats to continually squabble with their coalition part-ners over finance and the anti- NAT- O drift of the left- win- g of the Social Democrats. Bonn's Free Democrats declared . themselves against Social Democrat tax increases and higher govern-ment spending, arguing instead for spending cuts and policies aimed at stimulating business investment. They were also becoming increas-ingly worried by left- win- g Social Democrat calls for nuclear disarma-ment in Western Europe. Despite a rescue attempt in Feb-ruary by Schmidt, in which he gained a confidence vote to continue as chancellor, both parties suffered further heavy political defeat four month; later in Hamburg. As in West Berlin, the Social Democ-rat- Free Democrat coalition rul-ing Hamburg was crushed by opposi-tion Christian Democrats and the . new radical ecology party, the " Greens." In town today " 7: 30 p-- m. " Damn Yankees," Columbia Entertainment Company, West Junior High School. Tickets in advance are 4 for adults and $ ZJS0 for chil-dren, students and senior citi-zens; H50 and 3.00 at the door. 8 pan. Chet Atkins concert, Stephens College Assembly HalL Tickets are $ 9 and $ 10. Index Opinion a I Women's panel looks forward despite past and unsure future By Deborahs. Roberts State capital bureau JEFFERSON CITY Zero fund-ing and 10 years of inaction mark the 15th anniversary of the Missouri Commission on the Status of Women. Still, a celebration is planned to show the General Assembly and the state that the commission is being reactivated. " We have the support of the wom-en in the state and the women legis-lators and a number of special inter-est groups," says Paula Smith, director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, which oversees the commission. Insight But it has been a lack of financial support, rather than moral support, which has crippled past commission efforts. The commission was established by the Missouri Legislature in 1967 to ' study and promote' . the employ-ment and legal status of women in Missouri. Only twice in the commis-sion's 15- ye- ar history has the legis-lature provided it any funds $ 10,- 0- 00 in 1972 and $ 2,500 in 1973. The General Assembly consistently has refused appropriation requests since t V that time. Interest in the commission dropped, and the last chairman re-signed in 1979, leaving the commis-sion without leadership until Mrs. Smith appointed a new chairman in May. The commission's stagnant histo-ry doesnt deter Mrs. Smith. She's appointed 15 new members and will ask the legislature for money during next year's session. Although the budget request is not finalized, Mrs. Smith says she is asking for " a heck of a lot more than $ 10,000." Mrs. Smith's optimism has been ( See WOMEN'S, Page 8A) Five blacks allege union discriminates Grievance before board By Penelope Nixon and Jon Hiratsuka Missourian staff writers Labor unions have long ex-pounded a belief in brotherhood and unity. But five black mem-bers of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Local 317 say such toge-therness has not been extended to I them. Tuesday they filed a discrimi-nation complaint with the local's executive board, stating that the union has been unfair to them in deciding who works and who gets laid off. The board met in a closed meet-ing Friday night to discuss the complaints. They will meet with the complainants Tuesday before disclosing recommendations. Union members Lloyd Quinn, Cecil Warren, Lawrence Kenny and brothers Paul and Fred Sim-mons have often discussed filing their grievances, but when Quinn was laid off from the city's new sewage treatment plant project six weeks ago, it was the last straw. Quinn says he has more seniority than some of the plumb-ers and pipe fitters still on the job. " It's become evident that all members of the union aren't be-ing treated fairly," says Quinn, an eight- ye- ar member. " Our ob-ject is to see this thing through so that all members are treated justly." Part of the complaint stems from black members' worries that if they do not take out- of- to- wn jobs, they will not work. Of-ten they do not get job assign-ments in Boone County, they say. Kenny is the only black among the 200 members of the local who is working. His job is out- of- sta- te. " This is something that has just built up over the years," says Paul Simmons, a 13- ye- ar member of the union. " It's gone too far and it's happened to all of us ( blacks)." Frank Phillips, the local's busi-ness representative, was unavail-able for comment while away at a union convention at the Lake of the Ozarks. The local is responsible for as-signing men to jobs when a con-tractor calls for workers. Men I who have been longest without a i job are supposed to be assigned I jobs first. The contractor then I has the option to fire or keep the union employee once the job is done. Sonny Wade, mechanical super-intendent for the general contrac-tor, U. S. Enviro Con of St. Louis, says that race and seniority were not factors in Quinn ' s layoff. Wade says the dispute is an in-ternal union matter, and he has provided information for the NAACP, which is looking into the matter. Wade says Quinn was the last worker hired and first fired. He says Quinn completed the job on yard piping and then was dis-missed. No one was kept on or hired for regular positions after that, he says. Layoffs are made tor possiDly a dozen reasons, Wade says, adding that when various phases of con-struction are completed such as yard piping workers then may be dismissed. Wade says that about three weeks ago he asked the union hall to rehire Quinn to substitute for a worker on vacation for one week, but the hall couldn't reach him so the contractor hired a white per-son instead. Charlie Pearl, president of the Central Missouri Union Council, says the dispute is an internal matter. " We don't stick our noses into other union's business." The council works with elected offi-cials on labor matters, sponsors community affairs and helps or-ganize new locals. Despite allegations construction goes on By Jon Hiratsuka Missourian staff writer Allegations of racial discrimi-nation against Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Local 317 at Colum-bia's new sewer plant have not af-fected construction of the $ 41 mil-lion project. Workers go about their busi-ness on the 187- ac- re construction site located near Gillespie Bridge Road. They pay little heed to the controversy as they congregate in the towering round and rectangu-lar buildings or walk over the dried mud contoured with mach-ine- tire tracks. Many workers say they have not heard about discrimination complaints or do not take them seriously. Several laughed and joked when asked Friday if there was a problem. Except for one black, the rest of some 50 workers seen at the con-struction site during lunch hour Friday were white. One of the white workers, James " Tater" Fenton, a 34- ye- ar member of the union, said there were no racial disputes and that four or five i blacks are union members. " There are no problems outside of normal everyday working con-ditions," he said. Asked to elab-orate, he mentioned " normal problems" and problems with " the office." He also said there was no seniority on the construc-tion site. " If the job is completed, they ( workers) go," he said. Marshall Murray, foreman of the pipe fitters, also said seniori-ty was not a criteria in laying off workers. It is one of his duties to dismiss workers when the job is completed, he said. " People might think that if they are laid off it is due to discrimina-tion when it isn't," he said. One of the complaints was filed by Lloyd Quinn, a black union member who alleges he was laid off even though he had more sen-iority than white workers still on the job. Murray said that only three pipe fitters, none of them black, are working at the construction site now. Two blacks worked on the project previously, one until about three weeks ago, he said. 1
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Item.Transcript | Th.- p- V'"'- -' " 6 - STATS HISTORICAL 1 HITT & kOWRY ST. ' Uk a S ylWW' COLUMBIA, IM. C f 75th Year - ! So. 5 Good Morning! It's Saturday. September 1 8. 1 982 2 Sections - 12 Pages - 25 Cents Reagan position on Israel stuns some From our wire services WASHINGTON The United States re-newed its demand Friday for an " immedi-ate" withdrawal of Israeli forces from West Beirut But the hard line emanating from White House and State Department officials was seemingly undercut by President Rea-gan who said there was justification for the Israeli move into West Beirut. Said Reagan while on a campaign -- trip in New Jersey when he was asked about the Is-raeli intervention: ' Tm sure what led them' to move in was an attack by some leftist mi-litia forces still there." He added that be be-lieved the Lebanese Army would take up the Israeli positions and that " we've made great progress on the road toward peace." Reagan, speaking in Whitebouse, N. J., said the criticism of Israel voiced in strong terms on Thursday by White House and State Department spokesmen, and repeated Fri-day, " doesnl mean we've moved one step away from our obligation for the preserva-tion of Israel as a sovereign state." " We want to see all foreign forces remov-ed and see Lebanon go forward," the presi-dent said, " And that's what Israel wants, too." The president's justification for the Israeli move stunned officials in Washington. One State Department official said that " even the Israelis are not claiming they were fired on." Another official said the stern line, ac-cusing Israel of violating the terms of last month's cease- fir- e agreement, and of delib-erately reneging on assurances that it would not seize control of West Beirut, was " per-sonally approved by the president" on Thursday. " Don't quote me," one official said, " but the president has got his facts wrong.' ' An Israeli spokesman had no comment on reports that Israeli soldiers had entered the Soviet Embassy compound in West Beirut. Israeli soliders rounded up Palestinian suspects Thursday, put Beirut under a cur-few and pressed a house- by- hou- se search for guerrilla weapons, defying U. S. demands that they should immediately withdraw. The conquest of Beirut, the first takeover of an Arab capital by an Israeli army since the birth of the Jewish state in 1948, was completed in less than 60 hours and coin-cided with the Jewish New Year celebration of RoshHashana. Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saeb Sa- la- m, who played a key role in the U. S.- le- d ne-gotiations that led to the evacuation of Pales-tine Liberation Organization guerrillas from Beirut, denounced the Israeli action and said " American credibility is not at stake, it is lost:" Some Israeli officers denied their men broke into the Soviet Embassy. But while they were speaking to reporters Friday, two Israeli soldiers still stationed on the roof of an embassy building leaned over and called down to other troops lounging beside the compound. An Israeli tank was outside the embassy gate and a Lebanese security officer said the tank had been " pumping away" at the doors. In Jerusalem Friday, the president's spe-cial envoy Morris Draper was told by For-eign Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Defense Minister Ariel Sharon that Israeli military officers would meet as soon as possible with Lebanese Army officers to discuss transfer from Israeli to Lebanese control. Administration officials were also annoyed by statements attributed to Israeli officials claiming that Draper was not critical of the Israeli position. John Hughes, the State Department spokesman, said that " Mr. Draper made very plain and in a firm manner again this morning the United States position; we are asking for an immediate withdrawal of Is-raeli forces." Israeli officials also have denied that they misled the Americans. " We do not wish to get into a debate on who said what. when. The fact is that as the result of the exchanges dur-ing the course of the summer and in the im-mediate aftermath of the assassination of President- elec- t Bashir Gemayel, we were left with what we regarded as the clear under-standing that Israel had no intention of taking military control of West Beirut." ' Kvin VlrobikAdsms Learning the ropes Dan Kliethrmes, 1306 W. Worley St., shows his son Clinton, 5, ' the proper way to get a smooth finish on concrete. The pair worked to complete work on a newly poured driveway at 1008 W. Walnut St. Friday afternoon. Is West Germany turning right? BONN, West Germany ( UPI) The coalition of left- leanin- g. Social Democrats ansHSjsrsl- Frs- e Demo- -, crats that ruled West Germany for 13 years ended like a rocky mar-riage in months of bickering and finally, divorce. Hints of an impending break up have long been evident on the West German political scene. Their disputes ended Friday when the Free Democrats withdrew from Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's Cab-inet, causing the government to col-lapse. A new conservative era in West German politics, with a Chris-tian Democrat government in pow--, - er, now appears certain. As if reflecting the inertia that has crept into the power base of the co--. alition, voters over the past two years have gradually turned away from the left- liber- al axis toward the Analysis conservative Christian Democrats or the new radical leftist fringe par-ties. Right- leanin- g Social Democrat voters have in recent months be-come worried by the party's left-ward drift, particularly on defense policy and the economy. Most of those voters have thrown their sup-port to the conservative Christian Democrats. Leftist Social Democrat voters have, in turn, argued their party is not tough enough In its anti- nucle- ar stance. Many have joined left- win- g fringe parties. As a result, the Free Democrats had been caught in the middle while still attached to an increasingly un popular coalition partner. The Social Democrats' troubles began in earnest 18 months ago in their traditional stronghold of West Berlin, which they held almost con-tinuously since the end of World War n. In May 1881, the city's Social Democ-rat- Free Democrat coalition was swept out of power by opposition Christian Democrats and a new left- win- g radical party. Fearing political obscurity, West Berlin's Free Democrats with the backing -- of their national leader, Foreign Minister Hans- Dietri- ch Genscber joined in coalition with the Christian Democrats. In Bonn, the same fear of being wiped off the political map drove Free Democrats to continually squabble with their coalition part-ners over finance and the anti- NAT- O drift of the left- win- g of the Social Democrats. Bonn's Free Democrats declared . themselves against Social Democrat tax increases and higher govern-ment spending, arguing instead for spending cuts and policies aimed at stimulating business investment. They were also becoming increas-ingly worried by left- win- g Social Democrat calls for nuclear disarma-ment in Western Europe. Despite a rescue attempt in Feb-ruary by Schmidt, in which he gained a confidence vote to continue as chancellor, both parties suffered further heavy political defeat four month; later in Hamburg. As in West Berlin, the Social Democ-rat- Free Democrat coalition rul-ing Hamburg was crushed by opposi-tion Christian Democrats and the . new radical ecology party, the " Greens." In town today " 7: 30 p-- m. " Damn Yankees," Columbia Entertainment Company, West Junior High School. Tickets in advance are 4 for adults and $ ZJS0 for chil-dren, students and senior citi-zens; H50 and 3.00 at the door. 8 pan. Chet Atkins concert, Stephens College Assembly HalL Tickets are $ 9 and $ 10. Index Opinion a I Women's panel looks forward despite past and unsure future By Deborahs. Roberts State capital bureau JEFFERSON CITY Zero fund-ing and 10 years of inaction mark the 15th anniversary of the Missouri Commission on the Status of Women. Still, a celebration is planned to show the General Assembly and the state that the commission is being reactivated. " We have the support of the wom-en in the state and the women legis-lators and a number of special inter-est groups," says Paula Smith, director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, which oversees the commission. Insight But it has been a lack of financial support, rather than moral support, which has crippled past commission efforts. The commission was established by the Missouri Legislature in 1967 to ' study and promote' . the employ-ment and legal status of women in Missouri. Only twice in the commis-sion's 15- ye- ar history has the legis-lature provided it any funds $ 10,- 0- 00 in 1972 and $ 2,500 in 1973. The General Assembly consistently has refused appropriation requests since t V that time. Interest in the commission dropped, and the last chairman re-signed in 1979, leaving the commis-sion without leadership until Mrs. Smith appointed a new chairman in May. The commission's stagnant histo-ry doesnt deter Mrs. Smith. She's appointed 15 new members and will ask the legislature for money during next year's session. Although the budget request is not finalized, Mrs. Smith says she is asking for " a heck of a lot more than $ 10,000." Mrs. Smith's optimism has been ( See WOMEN'S, Page 8A) Five blacks allege union discriminates Grievance before board By Penelope Nixon and Jon Hiratsuka Missourian staff writers Labor unions have long ex-pounded a belief in brotherhood and unity. But five black mem-bers of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Local 317 say such toge-therness has not been extended to I them. Tuesday they filed a discrimi-nation complaint with the local's executive board, stating that the union has been unfair to them in deciding who works and who gets laid off. The board met in a closed meet-ing Friday night to discuss the complaints. They will meet with the complainants Tuesday before disclosing recommendations. Union members Lloyd Quinn, Cecil Warren, Lawrence Kenny and brothers Paul and Fred Sim-mons have often discussed filing their grievances, but when Quinn was laid off from the city's new sewage treatment plant project six weeks ago, it was the last straw. Quinn says he has more seniority than some of the plumb-ers and pipe fitters still on the job. " It's become evident that all members of the union aren't be-ing treated fairly," says Quinn, an eight- ye- ar member. " Our ob-ject is to see this thing through so that all members are treated justly." Part of the complaint stems from black members' worries that if they do not take out- of- to- wn jobs, they will not work. Of-ten they do not get job assign-ments in Boone County, they say. Kenny is the only black among the 200 members of the local who is working. His job is out- of- sta- te. " This is something that has just built up over the years," says Paul Simmons, a 13- ye- ar member of the union. " It's gone too far and it's happened to all of us ( blacks)." Frank Phillips, the local's busi-ness representative, was unavail-able for comment while away at a union convention at the Lake of the Ozarks. The local is responsible for as-signing men to jobs when a con-tractor calls for workers. Men I who have been longest without a i job are supposed to be assigned I jobs first. The contractor then I has the option to fire or keep the union employee once the job is done. Sonny Wade, mechanical super-intendent for the general contrac-tor, U. S. Enviro Con of St. Louis, says that race and seniority were not factors in Quinn ' s layoff. Wade says the dispute is an in-ternal union matter, and he has provided information for the NAACP, which is looking into the matter. Wade says Quinn was the last worker hired and first fired. He says Quinn completed the job on yard piping and then was dis-missed. No one was kept on or hired for regular positions after that, he says. Layoffs are made tor possiDly a dozen reasons, Wade says, adding that when various phases of con-struction are completed such as yard piping workers then may be dismissed. Wade says that about three weeks ago he asked the union hall to rehire Quinn to substitute for a worker on vacation for one week, but the hall couldn't reach him so the contractor hired a white per-son instead. Charlie Pearl, president of the Central Missouri Union Council, says the dispute is an internal matter. " We don't stick our noses into other union's business." The council works with elected offi-cials on labor matters, sponsors community affairs and helps or-ganize new locals. Despite allegations construction goes on By Jon Hiratsuka Missourian staff writer Allegations of racial discrimi-nation against Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Local 317 at Colum-bia's new sewer plant have not af-fected construction of the $ 41 mil-lion project. Workers go about their busi-ness on the 187- ac- re construction site located near Gillespie Bridge Road. They pay little heed to the controversy as they congregate in the towering round and rectangu-lar buildings or walk over the dried mud contoured with mach-ine- tire tracks. Many workers say they have not heard about discrimination complaints or do not take them seriously. Several laughed and joked when asked Friday if there was a problem. Except for one black, the rest of some 50 workers seen at the con-struction site during lunch hour Friday were white. One of the white workers, James " Tater" Fenton, a 34- ye- ar member of the union, said there were no racial disputes and that four or five i blacks are union members. " There are no problems outside of normal everyday working con-ditions," he said. Asked to elab-orate, he mentioned " normal problems" and problems with " the office." He also said there was no seniority on the construc-tion site. " If the job is completed, they ( workers) go," he said. Marshall Murray, foreman of the pipe fitters, also said seniori-ty was not a criteria in laying off workers. It is one of his duties to dismiss workers when the job is completed, he said. " People might think that if they are laid off it is due to discrimina-tion when it isn't," he said. One of the complaints was filed by Lloyd Quinn, a black union member who alleges he was laid off even though he had more sen-iority than white workers still on the job. Murray said that only three pipe fitters, none of them black, are working at the construction site now. Two blacks worked on the project previously, one until about three weeks ago, he said. 1 |