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Thursday November 14. 1985 Vol. 81, No. 58, 20 pages Duke University Durham, North Carolina Free Circulation: 15,000 THE CHRONICLE Primary politics hit Duke with GOP hopeful speech By WHIT COBB David Funderburk, candidate for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, gave a campaign pitch last night that stressed foreign policy themes and attacked the record of his opponent, Representative James Broyhill (R-N.C.) Funderburk, chairman of social sciences at Campbell University in Buies Creek. N.C, was US Ambassador to Romania be tween 1981 and 1985. "I'm not ashamed to say it was a tragedy that the administration allowed that Soviet sailor, Medvid, to leave," Funderburk said, in reference to an incident earlier this fall involving a Soviet sailor who jumped from his vessel into the Mississippi River several times before federal officials questioned him about a possible defection. David Funderburk, would-be "He was obviously seeking freedom, and Republican candidate for Senate. BETH BRANCH/THE CHRONICLE they had a fear of messing up the summit. But is it art? No one had the courage to do what was throughout the state who believe in a cause There are going to be moments of inactivity even if you're the Public Safety right." and are willing to spend long hours in a officer who chases away everyone who tries to park up by the Chapel. One The candidate emphasized his dislike of campaign," he said. "We do not have the large, oppressive bureaucracies throughout party establishment, but we have the young creative soul came up with a composition that not only keeps the valuables his speech, especially those found in coun people and the hard core conservatives. We dry but also gives new meaning to post impressionism. tries under Soviet influence. "There is a can surprise and upset the conventional disparity between the idealism of Marxist wisdom. ideology and the reality of life behind the "I consider myself an independent thinker Iron Curtain," he said. and not a clone or a drone of a club or Graham sermon in doubt "While I was in Romania, a Roman anything," Funderburk said. His campaign, Catholic priest was murdered for saying however, is viewed by many as closely allied Christmas Day should be an official holiday. with Sen. Jesse Helms' (R-N.C.) political and By DOUGLAS MAYS deliver the sermon during the service, He was dragged out of his church to the fundraising organization, the Congression Evangelist' Billy Graham's scheduled which begins at 11 a.m. Willimon said he police station and beaten to death." al Club. appearance at Duke Chapel's Sunday morn had been told the sermon will be "adaptable Funderburk also criticized the U.S. "My opponent [Broyhill] has voted for ing service this weekend is now under to both students and the larger community." government for giving aid to communist funding the IMF, the World Bank and MFN question. Graham will also answer questions from countries through such agencies as the status for communist countries. These coun The 67-year-old minister was unexpected the press at a session at 12:15 p.m. Sunday International Monetary Fund, the World tries then dump their goods that we have ly admitted to St. Mary's Hospital in following the service before he leaves. Bank and Most Favored Nation (MFN] subsidized on the U.S. market and put our Rochester, Minn. Wednesday for cardiac Capen said news conferences in Raleigh will treaty status. "This money is used to help people out of work." tests following stress tests at the Mayo prevent Graham from spending more time foster radical Arab terrorism," he said. "It Funderburk also took Broyhill, a veteran Clinic, according to a report from WTVD-11 on campus. is used to help solidify Cornmunist Party Congressman, to task for voting for tax - News. He will undergo an angiogram, the Graham's appearance at the Chapel, elites, which the people of these countries increases and federal funding of abortions, results of which are expected today. It is rather than a building with a larger resent. for cutting funds from the defense budget uncertain whether this will force the post capacity, has drawn some criticism since "We granted the Romanians MFN treaty and for proposing an end to the federal ponement of his visit to Raleigh and the Chapel holds only 2,000 people. But the status [which removed barriers to trade] in tobacco subsidy proposal. Durham, the report said. service will be broadcast by WTVD and return for their allowing 20,000 Bibles to "So few of the conservative Republicans Graham's sermon in the Chapel is the shown on television in Page Auditorium, be imported,". Funderburk said. "They in the Senate are willing to stick their planned highlight of the building's 50th which Capen said should be nearly full. He turned those Bibles into toilet paper, and necks out on an issue," Funderburk said. anniversary celebration. said he did not know if Graham would we didn't call their hand on it." "It's very easy to get comfortable there [in If Graham does come to campus as sched appear personally in Page. Funderburk was optimistic about his Washington, D.C], They begin to think they uled, he will not meet with students during The primary reason for Graham's trip is chances against Broyhill. "Although I don't are gods almost and will compromise their his brief visit, although "he initially to address the students, said Capen. "I'm have the name recognition, we have people principles for personal gain." thought he might be able to on Saturday," afraid that if enough of them do not get said Chris Capen, a Trinity senior who there early enough, Graham will look out helped arrange Graham's appearance. over the pulpit and not see any students. "But after considering his other engage "There's been a very large response to his ments with the press and all, he had to coming," said Capen. "My two immediate Inside Weather cancel. It was publicized that he would meet concerns are that students are aware that with students, but that was never confirmed Graham will be speaking here . and Vietnam, part five: Author and by Billy Graham," Capen said. that they are aware it is going to be very PBS correspondent Stanley Karnow Graham planned to spend Saturday night crowded and should get there early,"' carried the symposium torch last night, with his family in Raleigh, where his . Officials at the Chapel "made no special explaining how U.S. involvment in the daughter attends school, before coming to arrangements to accommodate the stu Vietnamese conflict came about, the Quality control: The weather box campus Sunday morning. dents," said Capen. He offered no suggestion war's legacy, and why siding with Ho Chi is here to serve you, not to make cheap He is scheduled to tape an interview with as to what they might have done, but said Minh wouldn't have been such a bad and patronizing attempts at humor. We WiiHam Willimon, University minister, he was "disappointed" with the open seating idea. See page 4. ofthe weather box editorial board pledge which will be shown on WTVD during its arrangement. from now on to never again make any broadcast ofthe service. Willimon said he Willimon said while Graham "certainly Make it big: Be a recording artist or left-wing political endorsements and to will discuss Graham's work in eastern has an interest in speaking to students," just sound like one - cut your hit record institute employee watch programs to Europe, where the evangelist has recently there was no way to arrange the seating in at the Duke Recording Studio, where prevent long, tempestuous boxes which travelled and worked with peace move any way but first-come, first-serve. Besides, patrons from the Duke community and lead you on, only to make you suffer and ments. "Graham himself prefers it that way," he beyond go for professional mixing and beg for a few inaccurate scraps of The Chapel doors will open at 9:45 a.m. said. copying. For industry details, flip to page weather at the end, like partly cloudy and the service will begin at 10:30 a.m, There was never discussion of holding the 4 of R&R, and mild Thursday, high in the low 70s. with the Chapel choir and orchestra per service in any building but the Chapel. forming Bach's Cantata 140. Graham will Willimon said. World & U.S.-Soviet youth program drafted Officials said they were not able to say at this time which artists or exhibitions would be exchanged. At least one WASHINGTON - The United States and the Soviet traveling exhibition a year is to be organized by each side. National Union have completed drafting a cultural exchange agree The number of performing arts groups would depend to ment that the Reagan administration hopes will open the some extent on financing. Page 2 November 14, 1985 way to a major exchange of young people, government In the past, American impresarios have undertaken the officials said Wednesday. cost of bringing the Soviet stars and groups to the United The officials said that President Reagan was expected States, while the United States has had to subsidize the to discuss the accord in a speech on Soviet-American costs of sending American groups. relations on Thursday. It is to be signed during the summit Despite the suspension of talks in 1979, exchanges of News briefs meeting next week. graduate students and scholars have continued, at a rate Reagan has become interested in increasing the ex of about 25 a year.