(florowrttntf fttthj (EamjniB Serving Storrs Since 1896 Vol. LXXXVII No. 57 The University of Connecticut Tuesday, November 29. 1983 U.S. fires on Beirut harbor BEIRUT(AP)—U.S. jets thundered over Beirut A grenade and some small fire arms fire hit the Monday after two overnight attacks on Ameri- southern perimeter of the base, said Brooks. He can Marines and gunners shelled the capital's said Marines returned the fire with small arms harbor for the first time since Israel's 1982 sum- and machine guns. mer invasion. At daybreak, two artillery rounds hit the air- In Tripoli, besieged PLO chief Yasser Arafat port runway. Brooks said the origin of those accused Syria of massing troops near the port shells was not determined. city. In southern Lebanon, 12 Israeli tanks crossed The American jets flew reconnaissance sor- the Awali River, which has been the self- ties over Beirut and nearby hills after the attack imposed front line for Israel. The tanks apparen- on Marine positions. The shooting caused no tly were a warning to Druse and Christian casualties to the Marines and only minor da- militiamen in Lebanon's Chouf Mountains to mage to the Beirut airport where the Marines stop fighting, Lebanese reporters in the area are stationed. said. But the 15-minute bombardment of the port Reporters said that quiet prevailed shortly wounded four construction workers shortly after the Israeli intervention, which followed two after noon. Police were unable to determine days of artillery and rocket exchanges that left who was responsible for the first shelling of the eight combatants dead and five wounded. harbor area since Israel's 1982 summer invsion In Damascus, Syria, municipal leaders of of Lebanon. Tripoli joined talks on the evacuation of warring One salvo of five shells and rockets slammed Palestine Liberation Organization forces. No into the harbor area about a mile east of the U.S. agreement on an evacuation timetable has been Embassy on West Beirut's seafront. announced. "Nothing fell close enough to alarm us," said While inspecting his troops in Tripoli, Arafat embassy spokesman John Stewart. refused to say when he planned to leave. He also The artillery and rocket-propelled grenade claimed Syria had moved one parachute bat- attacks on the U.S. Marine contingent at Beirut's talion to new positions north of Tripoli late Sun- international airport came before midnight and day and had deployed about 40 tanks near at daybreak, said a Marine spokesman, Maj. villages to the east. Dennis Brooks. Shamir seeks to tighten ties uithUJ). The Columbia Space Shuttle, with the European to counter Soviet threat in Lebanon Spacelab-1 in the cargo area, lifts off the pad in a perfect launch Monday morning (UPI photo). WASHINGTON (AP)— item in U.S. policy" in the ceiving a declining VS. inter- Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir region. est in courting Syria and U.S. raised Israeli proposals with Speakes characterized the disappointment with the pro- ILS. cureency will soon President Reagan on Monday talks as "straightforward, Western Arab regimes in help- to strengthen U.S.-Israeli mili- friendly." ing to resolve the Lebanon tary and economic ties and to A senior U.S. official, insist- crisis. look like Monopoly money counter what both nations ing on anonymity, said Syria Israel is asking for easier HOUSTON (AP)—The government is planning to print money say is a Soviet-backed threat "is going to have to take into terms in its $2.6 billion aid pac- in pink, blue and other hues to replace the familiar greenbacks in Lebanon. account" closer U.S.-Israeli kage from Washington and for now in circulation, a congressman said Monday. cooperation in deciding its permission to resell U.S. com- Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, said plans for the new bills were dis- U.S. and Israeli officials said moves in Lebanon. The Uni- ponents used in Israeli wea- closed to him Nov. 3 in a meeting with Katherine Ortega, the they expected agreement on ted States reportedly is asking pons, which they say would nation's treasurer. Also at the meeting were representatives of closer military cooperation, Israel to show itself as a viable open new arms markets in the the Federal Reserve and the Secret service, and members of the such as building a U.S. arms deterrent to what the offical Third World. Defense Minister House subcommittee on coinage and consumer affairs, of which depot in Israel and joint called the growing "Syrian Moshe Arens, accompanying Paul is a member. military exercises, as a signal strength and assertiveness." Shamir, was expected to re- In Washington, a spokesman at the Treasury Department said to Syria and its Soviet spon- The Israelis believe they are turn to Washington next week any changes under consideration were designed to cope with sors that they won't be given a in a better bargaining position to conclude specific agree- counterfeiting. free hand in Lebanon. for increased U.S. aid than ments on military aspects of "There are a number of things that have surfaced as options After an initial 20-minute they have been for years, per- the talks. and we'll be going through quite a few months before anything is meeting with Reagan and his decided," said the spokesman, who spoke only on the condition key advisers in the Oval that he not be named. Office, Shamir told reporters that he had "very friendly and Inside The color of the bills has not been deter- good talks." mined, but each denomination would be a A second meeting between the two leaders was sche- • Brushing their way to dental history different color. duled for Tuesday, preceding the arrival in Washington on Page 4 Paul, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Wednesday of Lebanese Pre- retiring John Tower, R-Texas, said federal officials refused to sident Amin Gemayel, who • Campus comedian allow him to take examples of the new money. So he had an artist also is expected to seek more draw renderings of the bills, which he unveiled at a Houston news U.S. aid. Page 10 conference. White House Spokesman • UConn to host soccer semi-finals match He showed off a blue $10 bill and a pink $1 bill. Larry Speakes said Regan Besides changing the color, Paul said the bills would carry a stressed to Shamir, "We will Page 16 metallic strip running vertically next to the face on the bill, to continue to improve our co- allow authorities to determine whether bills were being taken out operation with Israel while at of the country. the same time continuing our Presumably, a large number of bills could be detected by elec- relations with moderate tronic devices. Arab states." Weather Paul said the size of the bill would remain the same, although He said Reagan reiterated the Federal Reserve bank seal would be eliminated as a cost sav- to Shamir that the president's ing move. Sept. 1,1982 speech calling for Showers this morning, partial clearing this The colors of the bills had not yet been decided, he said, a Palestinian entity under Jor- afternoon, highs 50-55. Variably cloudy tonight, although each denomination would be a different color and each danina supervision on the lows in the 30s. bill would be only one color. West Bank "remains the "key . Page 2 Editorial (Eoratecttnit *Batlg (Eampus Take that, you Cambodians Vol. LXXXVII No. 57 Just when you think our current ad- We didn't fnd out, for instance, that ministration has embarrassed us about the yellow rain was actually bee excre- Tuesday, November 29, 1983 as much as they possibly can, they ment. That's right, we accused the reach into their bag of inmitigated Russians of attacking the Cambodians absurdities and drag out yet another. with insect feces. This rather elemen- tary discovery was made by Hugh Editor in Chief Rosemary Hames In 1981, Secretary Haig claimed for Managing Editor Susanne Dowden Crone, an Australian scientist, who was Business Manager "ene Feldman the first time that 'firm evidence' of the first person to wonder why the Associate Managing Editor Barbara Zambelll chemcial warfare was found by testing Office Manager Lois McLean yellow rain was yellow. And what it Advertising Manager -Liz Gracia samples of yellow rain in Cambodia. looked like under a microscope. What Senior Writer Erica Joseph Fungus-made toxins were discovered in News Steve Geissler, Bill Hanranan. Brian Dion he found was a level of toxins too low to Assignments Aimee Hartnett, )ohn Paradls the clouds of yellow rain, and the State be considered a weapon. When a Har- Sports Bob DAprlle, Dana Gauruder, Kim Harmon Department was enraptured. Here at /Vrts Tom Homer. Marie Gallo-Hall vard biologist, Matthew Meselson, Features Carol Carangelo. Doug Clement last was the proof that the Russians found that the substance was insect Wire Andrea Williams, Laura Lovely, Scott Stickles were using chemical warfare in the excrement, the State Department did Copy I'm Peron, Uz Hayes, Seth Skydel Southeast Asia. Photography Manager Charles Hlsey everything to his findings except try to Photography George Edwards, |ohn Metaxas Editorial Production Manager Lynne Kerrigan We cheered. And waved flags. But we disprove them. No tests to that end have Asst. Business Manager Dale Martin didn't investigate. been affected. Asst. Ad Manager Kim Tran Ad Production Manager Lisa Gagnon Asst. Ad Production Manager Jamie Speer Special Projects Coordinator Christopher McMullen Circulation Manager Kathy O'Hara If you liked that... Classified Ad Manager Linda Coupe Ad Representatives Greg Murtagh. Diana Nome, Rob Grower. Jona- than Flshman Receptionists..