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Tuesday February 7, 1984 Volume 80, Number 94 Duke University Durham, North Carolina THE CHRONICLE Newsfile ChaOS in Beirut: Beirut was in chaos as Shiite and Druse gunmen demanding the resignation of Presi dent Amin Gemayel took over most of West Beirut. As groups of Moslem youths attacked key Lebanese army bases, some army officers and soldiers put up fierce resistance, while others broke and ran. As the fighting raged, the U.S. Marine contingent at Beirut airport came under fire, and American fighter-bombers and naval gunners responded by bombarding the bases of anti-government militias in the hills overlooking the capital. Ships, planes open fire: TheuseofU.Sairand naval forces against anti-government positions near Beirut was ordered by President Reagan as a show of support for President Amin Gemayel and as a warn ing to Syria and its Lebanese supporters, administra tion officials said. See page 2. Israel holds fire: Israel is unlikely to come to the aid of Gemayel with any major military operation, ac cording to Israeli officials and Western diplomats. Limited action, such as air strikes or naval bombard ment of Shiite and Druse positions, would be taken on ly in coordination with Washington, the officials said. Brazil gets U.S. arms: Brazil will get advanced technology for its fast-growing arms industry under an accord signed with the Reagan administration. The agreement re-establishes American-Brazilian military ties that were broken during the Carter administration in a dispute over human rights. Hockey Olympians benched: A dispute over hockey players was apparently resolved when five men who had competed in the National Hockey League were withdrawn by their countries from the XIV Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. The five withdrawn players are Mark Morrison and Don PETER HA/THE CHRONICLE MIKE SIUEFVTHE CHRONICLE Dietrich of Canada, Jim Corsi and Rick Bragnalo of Ita ly and Greg Hoist of Austria. Beauty and the beast Snow inspires classic and neolithic art Another Shuttle failure: A third major failure occurred in the space shuttle Challenger's mission. The second satellite deployed by the shuttle misfired and strayed off course in an orbit too low for it to serve as a useful communications relay outpost. It thus ap parently met the same mysterious and disquieting fate Duke weathers snowstorm as the first satellite launched Friday. On Sunday, a target balloon exploded. By JOE McHUGH and a few tons of de-icing material" said Lowe, who added Students took advantage of approximately six inches of that most streets had been cleared by noon. Jetpack trip today: Despite the accidents that snow Monday to sled, ski and throw snow balls, but much Only when the Duke Hospital and main area thorough have beset the space shuttle's mission, the Challenger of the accumulation disappeared in the afternoon, when fares are cleared, he said, would campus sidewalks and astronauts were ready to proceed with plans Tuesday the sun burst through the clouds and the temperature parking lots be cleared. He added that crews would be for their most daring venture, jet-powered excursions climbed into the high 30s. working "late into the night." outside in orbit and free of any link to the spaceship. Some administrative offices reported depleted work Never before have space-walking astronauts been Despite the rare winter storm and icy roads, forces, but also said that this did not disrupt services without a safety line or been able to move about under buses and hospital activity continued smoothly, according significantly. jet power. to University officials. In Duke South Hospital, administrators manned tele Many students spent the afternoon lingering on West phones and monitored weather radio bands and campus Campus' main quadrangle, where living groups battled communications - all part of the "Snow Communications Weather each other and pelted passers-by with snow balls. Center." The snowfall, which began in the early morning and Serving campus workers and the hospitals, the ad hoc ended about noon, prevented some University employees command center was established in February 1980 to en Winter's Over: Today will be fair and cold with from reaching work, but according to Albert Eldridge, sure proper coordination during storms. highs in the mid 30s and winds about 10 miles per hour. associate dean of Trinity College, most professors held their That February, Duke had been paralyzed by a foot of Wednesday will be warmer, with highs in the 40s. snow and the National Guard was called in to transport Trailers were removed from intercampus buses, a normal patients and hospital personnel. procedure when roads are slippery, according to Brian Duke Hospital North's emergency room had a slow day Groover, student coordinator and second-year Divinity Monday and the snow posed no serious problem, according Inside School student. to George Richards, emergency room administrator. "Non- He predicted that buses would be crowded today, par acute type patients . tend to stay at home [during in CRS VS. PIRG in round tWO: The national Col ticularly between classes. clement weather]," Richards said. lege Republican organization has Public Interest Physical plant department workers, who checked in two All eating facilities opened on time and most employees Research Groups accross the country as its main target. hours early at 5 a.m., were busy throughout the day plow reported to work, according to Duke University Food Ser Meanwhile, Duke's NC-PIRG gives its last round of ing sidestreets and spreading sand and de-icing material, vice officials. But to get some workers to campus, DUFS refunds and prepares to face the ASDU budget process. according to Dave Lowe, physical plant's manager of had to use a University van, said Glenn Gossett, DUFS See page 6. operations. assistant director. Utilizing three snow plows and a 70-ton-stockpile of sand, Gossett urged students to return trays — which he said Coach K Speaks: Duke's coach Mike Krzyzewski the workers cleared the busiest streets around East and cost $10-$12 - to DUFS. When snow falls, many students warns against post-season tournament speculation and West Campuses, but first concentrated on the Duke take trays to use as sleds on nearby hills. sizes up the team's healthy status See page 13. Hospital area. Monday night, the National Weather Service was predic "In a storm like this, we normally use 40-50 tons of sand ting clear skies and temperatures today in the high 30s. World & Warships shell Beirut bases support for the troubled presidency of Amin Gemayel of Lebanon and to serve as a warning to the Syrians and their WASHINGTON - The Defense Department said on Lebanese allies. National Monday night that U.S. warships had laid down naval gun At the same time, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, fire and mounted air strikes at targets in Lebanon after Gen. John Vessey Jr., told a Senate committee that security Page 2 February 7, 1984 American Marines at the Beirut airport had come under for the Marines was "commensurate with the threat." attack. He also said: "We have contingency plans to protect our The Bantagon, in a sketchy announcement, said that five- forces," but gave no details. inch guns had been fired from the frigate Garcia, and that Vessey and Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger inter THE CHRONICLE planes from the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy conducted rupted testimony before the Senate Budget Committee air strikes to support the Marines ashore. One Marine was Monday morning to take urgent telephone calls related reported wounded, not seriously, by unnamed attackers. to the situation in Lebanon. They shed little light on the Associate news editor Kathy Burkett Assistant features editor Michelle de Savigny Spokesmen for the Pentagon said that the targets had crisis when they returned to the hearing. Copy editors Kathy Burkett been rocket sites in the Chouf Mountains east of Beirut Later, Reagan administration officials appeared wary, Ursula Werner and that the attacks had been defensive responses to fire both publicly and privately, saying they lacked detailed Associate photo editor Peter Ha directed at the Marines at the airport. In the past, such information about the situation in Beirut and wanted to Day photographer Mike Siller announcements have said that specific targets had been see how it evolved. Desk Larry Kaplow attacked to retaliate for shots at the Marines or naval Defense Department officials said the aircraft carrier In Night editor Peter Tarasewich reconnaissance planes. dependence was in port in Istanbul, Turkey, the battleship Watchdog Amanda Elson Administration officials suggested that the gunfire and New Jersey was off the coast of Lebanon, and about 20 other warships were in the vicinity. Account representatives Judy Bartiett air strikes, although limited, had been authorized to show Susan Tomlin Advertising production Todd Jones Composition Delia Adkins Judy Mack Congressmen consider pullout Elizabeth Majors Paste-up Robin Kingma By STEVEN V. ROBERTS The Democrats had scheduled a meeting for Tuesday to N.Y. Times News Service revise and adopt a resolution urging the withdrawal of the WASHINGTON - Democratic members of the House Marines from Beirut. Instead, the committee will receive The Chronicle is published Monday through Friday of the Foreign Affairs Committee decided Monday night to delay a closed-door briefing on the Lebanon situation. academic year, and weekly through ten (10) weeks of summer consideration of a resolution calling for the "prompt and Rep. Dante Fascell, (D-Fla.), the committee chairman, sessions by the Duke University Chronicle Board. Price of orderly withdrawal" of U.S. Marines from Beirut. said the prospects for reporting the bill out of committee subscriptions: $40 for third class mail; $90 for first class mail. Offices at third 'floor Flowers Building.