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Autumn arrives /ACCENT: Clubs heat up political climate Considerable cloudiness and cooler today with a high in the upper 50s. Mostly cloudy and /VIEWPOINT: cool tonight with a 20 percent A mecca of learning chance of showers. VOL. XXII, NO. 30 MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1988 the independent newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's , Estonians want control over land, economy Associated Press manufactured goods. is key for Gorbachev, who is up just 60 percent of the popu demands of the People's Front. "These people are to blame beset by unrest among the So lation. The People's Front, formed TALLINN, U.S.S.R.-- for our suffering here, the lack viet Union's more than 100 eth Delegates rejected a contro in April, says it does not chal Members of an Estonian of food here," delegate Albert nic groups. The stirrings have versial proposal to encourage lenge the authority of the Com nationalist group accused the Danielson told the audience at been particularly troublesome "remigration" of Russians and munist Party and is not inter Kremlin on Sunday of sapping the Town Hall in Tallinn, the in the Baltic republics of Es other non-Estonians living in ested in breaking away from their republic's resources and picturesque capital of this tonia, Lithuania and Latvia, the republic. the Soviet Union. But some demanded that Moscow give republic on the Baltic Sea. and in the southern republics The measure was politically members say privately that them greater control over their The two-day conference of Armenia and Azerbaijan. explosive because thousands of their ultimate goal is indepen land and economy. opened Saturday with an ad The Soviet Union took over Estonians themselves were dence. Thousands of supporters dress by Estonia's Communist the Baltic republics under a deported by Soviet dictator The group claims member cheered the speakers at the Party chief, Vajno Vyalyas, 1939 agreement with Nazi Ger Josef Stalin after Estonia was ship of 60,000 of Estonia's 1.5 first congress of the fledgling who greeted the group in the many. absorbed into the Soviet Union. million people. People's Front. name of Soviet leader Mikhail Among the nearly two dozen Another resolution Without naming the People's "We have been reduced to Gorbachev. resolutions passed Sunday was demanded that people who Front specifically, Gorbachev the level of slaves in a manor," Official sanction for the one demanding that the 1939 carried out "Stalinist crimes" and the Kremlin leadership farmer Enno Peets told more meeting was an indication of agreement be renounced. be brought to justice and that have expressed support for than 3,000 delegates. the changing attitudes of aut Another resolution urged the victims be compensated in the populist movements and en Some speakers objected to horities, who recently would Estonian government and the same way as war veterans. dorsed Estonian-proposed what they called the Kremlin's have thrown in jail anyone Communist Party to stop the The resolutions have no legal reforms for putting the "colonialist" policy, which espousing nationalist senti flow of people of other force, but the Communist republic's economy in the they said syphons off Estonia's ments. nationalities into the republic, Party and government already hands of local managers and agricultural output and The issue of ethnic relations where ethnic Estonians make have endorsed many of the preserving the native culture. Changes in Bush and Contra aid Quayle differ over arms considered Associated Press Associated Press NEW YORK--Sen. Dan WASHINGTON--The Reagan Quayle said the United States administration expects to take should make completion of a advantage of a minor change treaty on long-range nuclear in the new humanitarian aid weapons conditional on Soviet package for the Contra rebels concessions on conventional to institute a series of non arms, a position that differs military training programs de from that of Vice President signed to make the insurgents George Bush, The New York more self -sufficient. Times reported. The aid program that ex In an interview reported in pired Friday said the adminis the newspaper's Sunday edi tration could use the $17.7 mil tions, Quayle said he was lion package "only" for food, worried the Soviets would not clothing, medical services and negotiate seriously on cutting shelter. conventional weapons if the The new $27 million six two superpowers reach a prior month package signed into. law agreement in their strategic by President Reagan Saturday arms reduction talks. calls for assistance in the same "If we negotiate on START, four areas but the word "only" what leverage do we have on has been deleted, permitting conventional?'' Quayle told the the administration greater Times. flexibility in how the money is The Reagan administration spent. has rejected the idea of linking In signing the $14.3 billion True to their reputation, the Stanford band displayed their team's loss. The band provided a definite change talks on strategic nuclear arms foreign aid bill, Reagan much spirit Saturday during the half time show despite of pace for Irish fans. with talks on conventional criticized what he said was a arms, saying it would delay minimal amount of completion of a strategic arms humanitarian aid for the Con No charges filed against NO alums treaty. The Bush campaign has tras. endorsed that position. U.S. officials, insisting on Quayle said in the interview anonymity, said they envision By REGIS COCCIA reports," Zappia said. "That from the St. Joseph County Jail he would follow administration U .S.-sponsored "skills train Senior Staff Reporter was the determination that was on a $250 bond, according to Lt. policy if he became vice pres ing" in areas ranging from made, and I believe it was ap- Richard Kilgore of the South ident. radio maintenance to record No charges will be filed propriate." Bend Police Department. In an "The view of the Bush cam keeping, human rights and against the two Notre Dame The alumni, Thomas Abood interview after the Sept. 9 inci paign is that we are going to health care. alumni who were arrested at and Thomas Fink, both 24, of dent, Kilgore said it was not proceed with START, and we The officials said such pro an off-campus party three Chicago, were arrested by clear in the police report why want to talk about conventional grams should boost the morale weeks ago, according to An- South Bend police on Sept. 9 for the dog bit Abood. Kilgore arms control," Quayle said. of the thousands of rebels who thony Zappia, a South Bend at- alleged disorderly conduct. A could not be reached for further "But there has not been the are camped along the torney representing the police dog used in the arrest comment. linkage that I discussed." Honduran-Nicaraguan border alumni. jumped on Abood and bit him, Zappia said he obtained If Bush is elected President, with little to keep them occu Zappia, a Notre Dame the police record stated. copies of the police reports Quayle said top officials "will pied. graduate, said he was notified Fink, who was accompany from the prosecutor's office sit down and discuss what the Many of the rebels flocked to by St. Joseph County Prosecu- ing Abood, tried to pull the dog and determined that the facts strategy is going to be" on nu these camps from inside tor Michael Barnes about a away. Both men were then did not call for charges against clear and conventional arms is Nicaragua over the past six week after the incident that no taken into custody. Abood was either of his clients. sues. months to take advantage of facts warranted any charges. taken to Memorial Hospital for "Charges are not going to be Quayle, a member of the Sen the assistance programs being "Mr. Barnes reviewed the treatment of injuries from the filed, period. The bond both Mr. ate Armed Services Commit carried out in the border area police reports and determined police dog, according to the Fink and Mr. Abood paid has tee, had not previously the charges were not warran- police report. already been released to revealed these positions in the see CONTRAS, page 5 ted based on the facts in the Both men were released them," Zappia said. campaign, the Times said. page 2 The Observer Monday, October 3, 1988 IN BRIEF INSIDE COLUMN FatherWilliam Beauchamp,NotreDame's executive 'Don't worry, be happy' vice president and campaign chairman for the United Way of St. Joseph County, reported the 1988 United Way fund drive has raised $986,899. The figure represents 29 percent of United Way's goal of $3,405,000. At a campaign report is bad advice meeting last week, Father William Beauchamp thanked Bobby McFarrin may very well be a talented the companies and individuals who had contributed to the musician and a dazzling performer, but there drive early and urged others to respond promptly.-The is definitely something wrong with his song, Sandy Observer "Don't Worry, Be Happy" because every time it comes on the radio, people cringe. Cerimele This is more than a case of pop stations killing a song about living the good life like what hap OF INTEREST pened to Whitney's "Greatest Love of All." Bob by's problem is his message itself... Who buys it? AIESEC will hold a training session tonight at 7:30 in He probably does. But then, he can buy a lot. 124 Hayes-Healy. Call Jeff at 283-3376 for more information. He's made more than a million dollars with -The Observer four words. Why should he worry? .llf·;; GSU Women's Resource Committee will hold a Does he have twenty-six thousand dollars in brown bag lunch Tuesday at 12: 15 in the Library Lounge.