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STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1012 U01RT OIIC COLUBBIA, HO. 65211 Qj iUbsourUwi. r r r - Always a winner JBBf 77th Year --- No. 9 Good Morning! lfs Monday, September 24, 1984 2 Sections 20 Pages 25 Cents Reagan says no neglect at embassy United Press International NEW YORK President Reagan rejected suggestions Sunday of U. S. negligence in the car- bombi- ng of the American embassy in Beirut and said there is no plan to send a Ma-rine contingent back to guard the in-stallation. The president was asked by re-porters whether any negligence was involved in the bombing that killed 24 people at the embassy Thursday and he replied, " No." He likened the delay in completing security arrangements at the em-bassy, where U. S. personnel had moved two months ago, to having a kitchen renovated. " Anyone that's ever had a kitchen done over knows that it never gets done as soon as you wish it would," said Reagan. The president said 75 percent of all security devices were in. place be-fore personnel moved to the embas-sy annex in Christian East Beirut from the embassy in Moslem West Beirut, which had been bombed last year. The president spoke at a picture- takin- g session as he began a meeting with Argentine President Raul Al- fons- m. It was the first time he spoke at any length about the bombing. He said despite security devices, if someone is " determined to kill him-self, exploding an automobile," there is not much that can be done. Administration officials have ac-knowledged that security at the em-bassy annex was deficient and the move to that section of the Lebanese capital entailed a risk. He disputed a suggestion that it might have been a mistake to' pull the Marine contingent guarding the embassy out of Beirut. " No," the president said, " You can't have ex-terior guards. The Marines can't be exterior guards outside the com-pound. That is foreign territory and there was no need inside the com-pound for a detachment of 80 Ma-rines," who were withdrawn about a month ago. Reagan said the driver of the exp-losives- laden car was fired upon " from the beginning. He got close, but he never did get into the com pound." The car exploded about 20 feet from the embassy building after negotiating a driveway with waist- hig- h concrete obstacles. Asked if embassy officials had moved into the building too quickly before security arrangements were completed, the president replied, " No. We're waiting for the complete report from the two ( State Depart-ment officials) that were sent over there." Asked if the embassy will be safer now, Reagan said, " There are addi-tional things that still have to be done. For example, the three steel gates, but because of the wet con-crete and so forth ... they had not yet been installed." The president said that although the gates had not been put in place, " As I say, this was a checkpoint and the car was stopped. When they be-gan to step on it, they were fired upon." As for tougher security at the en-trance to the compound, Reagan said, " You're talking about a resi-dential street People must have ac-cess. We cannot completely close off that street" Meanwhile, Walter Mondale's campaign chief said Sunday the bombing is a political issue and will remain one until President Reagan answers the question, " How could it happen again?" James Johnson, head of the Demo-cratic presidential campaign, said the truck- bombi- ng " outrages the American people." Johnson was asked on NBC's " Meet the Press" if questions about embassy security raised by the bombing present a political issue. Referring also to 1983 bombings at the U. S. Embassy and Marine bar-racks in the Lebanese capital, he re- pbe- d: " There's a political issue for one reason and that is, three times on Mr. Reagan's watch we have lost lives in Lebanon. That outrages the American people." " It's not a question of was there a mistake the first time, was there a mistake the second time. This is the third time. ... All over this country, people are asking the same question: How could it happen again?" New cheating scandal puts doubt on honor WASHINGTON ( UPI) - A new cheating scandal at the Air Force Academy has renewed debate over whether honor codes can work on to-day's college campuses where stu-dents are under intense pressure to achieve high . grades, a UPI survey indicated. The academy has suspended its honor code because of a cheating scandal that was the worst nv20 years. That code required cadets to report any cheating they know about, whether they were, involved or not. The academy acted in the spring in the wake of 19 known violations in which morning test questions were passed to students taking an af-ternoon test. Academy officials be-lieved more cadets cheated than the 19 who were suspended and that cade-t- run trials acquitted a number de-spite evidence they had cheated. " It was apparent that the entire application of the honor code by ca-dets was not functioning properly," one official said. A UPI survey of institutions of higher learning turned up some solid . support of the honor code concept as well as some- skepticism- ; , Not surprisingly; ' support fo? the Air Force Academy's kind of code, came from another service academy West Point.- - ' " The major feedback we, get is that all the cadets are pretty satis-- fied with the honor code," Cadet Honor Capt. Charles Rogers said. " A cadet Is not automatically kicked out if he is caught cheating,'' Rogers said. An extensive review process takes into account the judgment of other cadets. The Naval Academy, which uses general guidelines, had 35 violations and 24 expulsions last year. The point of the honor concept is not a set of rules, but rather " to do the right thing at ail times," said Cmdr. Kendell Pease, Naval Acade-my spokesman. The University of Virginia has had an honor code for 142 years, but re-moved the so- call- ed non- tolerati- on clause prohibiting even silence about someone else's cheating. Yet if a student is convicted of ly-ing, stealing or cheating, there is only one punishment expulsion. That single sanction was favored by 60 percent of those who expressed an opinion in a February vote. " The reason why honor codes dont work at the service academies is closely analogous to why they dont work at the University of Tex-as," student body president Rodney Schlosser said. " People are realizing that we are in a competitive environ-- , ment and, consequently, getting good grades becomes crucial.' ao8 -- - -- - i r. . . i U Ja! rt? Xftetoi& pni Edmund Lo What better way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon than watching a house burn down? Good day for a fire ByPatDaltoni Mlssourlan staff writer With 55 pounds of firefighting gear covering me, I stood next to Battalion Chief Ken Owens, waiting for in-structions to enter the burning house. We entered through the back door. Using the hose carried by the first crew to guide us upstairs, we moved up a flight of stairs toward the source of the fire. It took only minutes to douse the flames. Even though our fire suits were insulated against the heat, we could feel the waves of heat coming from the walls even after the fire had been extinguished. Sunday's fire had been intentionally set Firefighting trainees and seasoned firefighters con-ducted what Columbia Chief BUI Westhoff Jr. called a " controlled burn," and members of the press got an in-side look at how fires are fought. The fire- traini- ng session was held in an abandoned building across from Cosmopolitan Park on Business Loop 70 West " The burn is as close to actual conditions as possi-ble," Westhoff said, " it's better training than anything you could do." The exercises consisted of igniting different portions of the house in order to give trainees practical experi-ence in firefighting techniques. After observing the first four burns, Westhoff allowed members of the media to participate. A fifth burn was set in the upper portion of the house. First- han- d experience was different from what we had been observing all morning. First, It was necessary to put on the proper equip-ment: a fire suit, weighing about 20 pounds; boots, glov-es, helmet and mask and an oxygen tank, weighing about 35 pounds. Once we were upstairs, the smoke grew thicker and visibility became nearly non- existe- nt I crawled down the hall with Owens as the firefighters extinguished the fire and ventilated the room. Because of the poor visi-bility, I could only see billows of brownish- colore- d smoke and the silhouettes of the firefighters in the next room. The sounds of breaking glass from the windows sig-naled the beginning of the ventilation process on the up-per floor. Once that began, visibility became clearer and we moved inside the bedroom to see the damage and watch part of the ventilation process. After kneeling in puddles of water, trying to control my breathing as not to run out of oxygen and feeling in-tensely hot in the fire suit, it was time to leave the building. Owens guided us back down the stairs and out the backdoor. What I learned Sunday was just how involved putting out a fire can be. Having to endure the heat, the cum-bersome and heavy equipment and the anxiety of not knowing what will happen next are all part of the fire-fighting business. Observing from a distance is deceiving. Many times, Westhoff explained earlier that day, people will drive by a fire scene and see firefighters who appear to be standing around doing very little. But each crew has a separate job and they are not always required to be in-side the burning structure. " It's a very regimented process, militaristic in na-ture," Westhoff said. " Everyone has a job to do and must do it." i KrryClrl t Edmund Lo Columbia firefighter John Ig- lehea- rt, above teft, and Jerry Fisher set up a hose during the training session. Mean-while, Stephen Stone, left, watches the blaze with his sons, Chris, left, and Mat-thew.
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Item.Transcript | STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1012 U01RT OIIC COLUBBIA, HO. 65211 Qj iUbsourUwi. r r r - Always a winner JBBf 77th Year --- No. 9 Good Morning! lfs Monday, September 24, 1984 2 Sections 20 Pages 25 Cents Reagan says no neglect at embassy United Press International NEW YORK President Reagan rejected suggestions Sunday of U. S. negligence in the car- bombi- ng of the American embassy in Beirut and said there is no plan to send a Ma-rine contingent back to guard the in-stallation. The president was asked by re-porters whether any negligence was involved in the bombing that killed 24 people at the embassy Thursday and he replied, " No." He likened the delay in completing security arrangements at the em-bassy, where U. S. personnel had moved two months ago, to having a kitchen renovated. " Anyone that's ever had a kitchen done over knows that it never gets done as soon as you wish it would," said Reagan. The president said 75 percent of all security devices were in. place be-fore personnel moved to the embas-sy annex in Christian East Beirut from the embassy in Moslem West Beirut, which had been bombed last year. The president spoke at a picture- takin- g session as he began a meeting with Argentine President Raul Al- fons- m. It was the first time he spoke at any length about the bombing. He said despite security devices, if someone is " determined to kill him-self, exploding an automobile," there is not much that can be done. Administration officials have ac-knowledged that security at the em-bassy annex was deficient and the move to that section of the Lebanese capital entailed a risk. He disputed a suggestion that it might have been a mistake to' pull the Marine contingent guarding the embassy out of Beirut. " No," the president said, " You can't have ex-terior guards. The Marines can't be exterior guards outside the com-pound. That is foreign territory and there was no need inside the com-pound for a detachment of 80 Ma-rines," who were withdrawn about a month ago. Reagan said the driver of the exp-losives- laden car was fired upon " from the beginning. He got close, but he never did get into the com pound." The car exploded about 20 feet from the embassy building after negotiating a driveway with waist- hig- h concrete obstacles. Asked if embassy officials had moved into the building too quickly before security arrangements were completed, the president replied, " No. We're waiting for the complete report from the two ( State Depart-ment officials) that were sent over there." Asked if the embassy will be safer now, Reagan said, " There are addi-tional things that still have to be done. For example, the three steel gates, but because of the wet con-crete and so forth ... they had not yet been installed." The president said that although the gates had not been put in place, " As I say, this was a checkpoint and the car was stopped. When they be-gan to step on it, they were fired upon." As for tougher security at the en-trance to the compound, Reagan said, " You're talking about a resi-dential street People must have ac-cess. We cannot completely close off that street" Meanwhile, Walter Mondale's campaign chief said Sunday the bombing is a political issue and will remain one until President Reagan answers the question, " How could it happen again?" James Johnson, head of the Demo-cratic presidential campaign, said the truck- bombi- ng " outrages the American people." Johnson was asked on NBC's " Meet the Press" if questions about embassy security raised by the bombing present a political issue. Referring also to 1983 bombings at the U. S. Embassy and Marine bar-racks in the Lebanese capital, he re- pbe- d: " There's a political issue for one reason and that is, three times on Mr. Reagan's watch we have lost lives in Lebanon. That outrages the American people." " It's not a question of was there a mistake the first time, was there a mistake the second time. This is the third time. ... All over this country, people are asking the same question: How could it happen again?" New cheating scandal puts doubt on honor WASHINGTON ( UPI) - A new cheating scandal at the Air Force Academy has renewed debate over whether honor codes can work on to-day's college campuses where stu-dents are under intense pressure to achieve high . grades, a UPI survey indicated. The academy has suspended its honor code because of a cheating scandal that was the worst nv20 years. That code required cadets to report any cheating they know about, whether they were, involved or not. The academy acted in the spring in the wake of 19 known violations in which morning test questions were passed to students taking an af-ternoon test. Academy officials be-lieved more cadets cheated than the 19 who were suspended and that cade-t- run trials acquitted a number de-spite evidence they had cheated. " It was apparent that the entire application of the honor code by ca-dets was not functioning properly," one official said. A UPI survey of institutions of higher learning turned up some solid . support of the honor code concept as well as some- skepticism- ; , Not surprisingly; ' support fo? the Air Force Academy's kind of code, came from another service academy West Point.- - ' " The major feedback we, get is that all the cadets are pretty satis-- fied with the honor code," Cadet Honor Capt. Charles Rogers said. " A cadet Is not automatically kicked out if he is caught cheating,'' Rogers said. An extensive review process takes into account the judgment of other cadets. The Naval Academy, which uses general guidelines, had 35 violations and 24 expulsions last year. The point of the honor concept is not a set of rules, but rather " to do the right thing at ail times," said Cmdr. Kendell Pease, Naval Acade-my spokesman. The University of Virginia has had an honor code for 142 years, but re-moved the so- call- ed non- tolerati- on clause prohibiting even silence about someone else's cheating. Yet if a student is convicted of ly-ing, stealing or cheating, there is only one punishment expulsion. That single sanction was favored by 60 percent of those who expressed an opinion in a February vote. " The reason why honor codes dont work at the service academies is closely analogous to why they dont work at the University of Tex-as," student body president Rodney Schlosser said. " People are realizing that we are in a competitive environ-- , ment and, consequently, getting good grades becomes crucial.' ao8 -- - -- - i r. . . i U Ja! rt? Xftetoi& pni Edmund Lo What better way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon than watching a house burn down? Good day for a fire ByPatDaltoni Mlssourlan staff writer With 55 pounds of firefighting gear covering me, I stood next to Battalion Chief Ken Owens, waiting for in-structions to enter the burning house. We entered through the back door. Using the hose carried by the first crew to guide us upstairs, we moved up a flight of stairs toward the source of the fire. It took only minutes to douse the flames. Even though our fire suits were insulated against the heat, we could feel the waves of heat coming from the walls even after the fire had been extinguished. Sunday's fire had been intentionally set Firefighting trainees and seasoned firefighters con-ducted what Columbia Chief BUI Westhoff Jr. called a " controlled burn," and members of the press got an in-side look at how fires are fought. The fire- traini- ng session was held in an abandoned building across from Cosmopolitan Park on Business Loop 70 West " The burn is as close to actual conditions as possi-ble," Westhoff said, " it's better training than anything you could do." The exercises consisted of igniting different portions of the house in order to give trainees practical experi-ence in firefighting techniques. After observing the first four burns, Westhoff allowed members of the media to participate. A fifth burn was set in the upper portion of the house. First- han- d experience was different from what we had been observing all morning. First, It was necessary to put on the proper equip-ment: a fire suit, weighing about 20 pounds; boots, glov-es, helmet and mask and an oxygen tank, weighing about 35 pounds. Once we were upstairs, the smoke grew thicker and visibility became nearly non- existe- nt I crawled down the hall with Owens as the firefighters extinguished the fire and ventilated the room. Because of the poor visi-bility, I could only see billows of brownish- colore- d smoke and the silhouettes of the firefighters in the next room. The sounds of breaking glass from the windows sig-naled the beginning of the ventilation process on the up-per floor. Once that began, visibility became clearer and we moved inside the bedroom to see the damage and watch part of the ventilation process. After kneeling in puddles of water, trying to control my breathing as not to run out of oxygen and feeling in-tensely hot in the fire suit, it was time to leave the building. Owens guided us back down the stairs and out the backdoor. What I learned Sunday was just how involved putting out a fire can be. Having to endure the heat, the cum-bersome and heavy equipment and the anxiety of not knowing what will happen next are all part of the fire-fighting business. Observing from a distance is deceiving. Many times, Westhoff explained earlier that day, people will drive by a fire scene and see firefighters who appear to be standing around doing very little. But each crew has a separate job and they are not always required to be in-side the burning structure. " It's a very regimented process, militaristic in na-ture," Westhoff said. " Everyone has a job to do and must do it." i KrryClrl t Edmund Lo Columbia firefighter John Ig- lehea- rt, above teft, and Jerry Fisher set up a hose during the training session. Mean-while, Stephen Stone, left, watches the blaze with his sons, Chris, left, and Mat-thew. |