Daily Iowan (Iowa City, Iowa), 1982-07-29
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Stili a dime c1982 Student Publications Inc. Iowa City's Morning Newspaper Thursday, July 29, 1982 Budweiser 8-0UT Of8USCh~ End to economic slump in sight deposit • ,: .~ WASHINGTON (UPI) - President ference. also : budgel. argue "there ought to be a law against by 1983 , Instead he has presided over Reagan said Wednesday the economy • Said he remains "optimistic that Reagan opened his nationally what I'm doing," the highest federal deficits in history," is beginning to scratch its way back. the solution will be found " to end the televised meeting with reporters with He argued that if the Congress had and "his program has thrown 3 million and vowed to stick with his supply-side bloody conflict in Lebanon between a statement boosting the proposed con passed his "full supply-side economic more Americans into unemployment. " program even though " the slowness of Israel and the Palestine Liberation stitutional amendment to require a program" of sharp budget and tax cuts the recovery " is "painful to me ." Organization. balanced budgel. last year the deficits would be smaller REAGA REELED off a string of "The first evidence of economic • Minimized the effect on the AlIan now. economic statistics - a rise in real recovery is in sight. " Reagan said. tic Alliance of his tough sanctions HE ARGUED the amendment, now House Speaker Thomas O'Neill , D personal income, an increase in retail " We've begun to rescue this against a Soviet gas pipeline to being debated in the Senate, would Mass., in a statement after the news sales and a slight drop in interest rates economy ". but it's only a beginning." Western Europe, while defending the have the important "psychological ef conference, said the president "is try - to bullress his assertion that The president. in his 12th news can- idea of grain sales to Moscow as a way fect " of convincing Americans the ing to hide from his own record ." recovery is at the nation's door . to take money out of the Kremlin's war government is serious about controll O'Neill said Congress last summer He predicted economic recovery "in ...-:'- Prelident Reagan: machine. ing deficit spending. " passed the Reagan tax bill , the the second quarter of this year, but I'm lI""~) "We'ye begun 10 re.cue this • Promised more spending cuts in The 'president rejected a suggestion Reagan budget, and the Reagan recon not going to predict how much. " Refus /~ ' ,,,.":-, economy ... bul II's only a the years ahead. but said he would not ) \::R that it is ironic for him , while presiding ciliation bill." ing to be pinned down on the precise NOW . beginning." be locked into paring the Pentagon over deficits exceeding $100 billion. to " He promised to balance the budget See Reagan , page 5 3"' / ... 2:00 With Burl & 4:30 7:00 9:30 Regents study neeti for third 2nd Big Week Continuous Daily 1: 30-3:45 7:00 -9:30 hike in tuition He " He " By Connie Campana Staff Writer UI tuition The need to raise tuition for the third rate history consecutive year could put members of the state Board of Regents and VI stu R.lld.nt Non/Hld.n! dents in a "genuine dilemma ," V•• r tuition tuition 1971-72 $620 $1,250 The regents are preparing next 1972-73 620 1,250 yea r's budget, and a tuition decision 1973-74 620 1.350 "will have to be made in the fall ," 1974-75 620 1.450 Fred Nailing , regents member from 1975-76 682 1.550 1976-77 662 1,550 Waterloo . said Wednesday, 1977·78 750 1.7 10 "We are going to have to see what 1978·79 750 1.71 0 the bottom line is ," he said , Federal 1919·80 830 1.890 and state funds are "not growing with 1980·81 830 t,890 1981-82 950 2,350 the cost of education," 1982·83 1,040 2,580 Philip Hubbard , VI vice president for The lbo". chari thows I hl'lory of un· Student Services, said he "wouldn't be derQrldu". tUition at l./'Ie UI tfnce 1911-72, surprised" if tuition is increased, for Iowa residents and nonresiden1l The board policy is "not to increase tuition unless th~ to," Hubbard said. raise tuition , because of the uncertain BUT STUDENTS would be hurt by ties in the federal budget, state another tuition increase because "all economy, legislative appropriations the other costs are going up too ," he and monetary requests of the regents' said, Innation is raising the costs of institutions. "all the things a student needs" - in It's important to "recognize the cluding food , rent, transportation, reality of the need for income," she books and clothes. said . "Obviously, there 's got to be Hubbard said students probabl ~ money to run the universities." haven 't given "much thought yet" to She said she expects some ad the possibility of another tuition in ministrators and students to "raise crease. "I hope it doesn 't come as a some questions" about another tuition rude shock to them." Part 01 the new John Colloton Pavilion at the UI HOlpltals I. reflected, and Ihe building. The new wing Is part 01 the second phale of a hOlpllal expan hike, but it " would be shortsighted of allO dillorled, by Ihe rectangular panell of reflecting gla.. on the ea.t side of VI administrators try to keep stu them ," sion program that allo Includes the Carver Pavilion. dent government representatives in· formed , he said, so students "have an Maher said another tuition increase opportunity to voice their opinion." will cause some students to drop out Also, although the regents will be because they can't afford higher educa considering the tuition issue a t their tion. "I think that traditionally stu September meeting, Hubbard said a dents have always been the ones to Draft resisters · ma~ be denied aid final decision will probably not be bear the brunt of it. made until October. " I UNDERSTAND they (the The director of the Selective Service pay the consequences, "The regents have always given us a chance to respond ." regents) have to pay the bills," she said Wednesday he supports legislation Th is story was written from reports said, but added the burden always that would deny federal aid to students by 01 Staff Writer Scott Sonner and BUT HE SAID if federal aid to non STUDENT SENATE President seems to fall the hardest on the ones who fail to register for the draft. United Press Internalional. registrants is barred - something he Patty Maher said the organiza tion will who can least afford it. "I see no reason why persons should does not necessarily oppose - it should campaign to get students to protest the "I don 't think it's being shortsighted benefit from the government when Despite Evans' dissenting vote, the include other programs such as food possible tuition hike and to vote in the to say you're not going to take it they are not willing to register" for the House approved , 303-95, an amendment stamps, not just student loans. November election. anymore. " draft, Selective Service Director to the $177 billion defense authorization "r don't support at all putting this re The two "go hand-in-hand," she said. Hubbard said the regents have used Thomas Turnage, a retired Army ma bill for 1983 to bar federal education quirement just on college students. "Tuition hikes are our motivators to portions of tuition increases to raise jor general , told a House Judiciary sub aid for men who refuse to register with What about young people in the get students to vote." the amount of student financial aid for committee. the Selective Service, ghettos, cities and in the country? " Maher said the only way to fight the lower-income students in past years. But Rep. Cooper Evans, R·lowa , said Evans said. Iowa Legislature's pressure on regents There are two groups of students to Wednesday night it is " very dis House leaders want to complete ac tion on the bill today or Friday and to raise tuition is for students "to put worry about, he said - those receiving criminatory" to disqualify draft The amendment approved by the equal pressure" on the regents and aid and those who will need it if tuition registration resisters from federal stu send it to conference with the Senate, House requires universities and banks which passed its version in May. The their legislators. is raised again . The objective is that dent aid . to report loan applicants who have not Since this is an election year for "no one is forced to drop out. " " It is grossly unfair to focus in on Senate version does not include the stu registered for the draft. Students who dent financial aid amendment, Evans legislators, she said students can make Hubbard said the regents ' concern students," Iowa 's 3rd District con would like to register at the time of the a difference .. if they reacl. " said. about a new VI law building and an gressman said, loan application would not be allowed In previous years, she said, students "institutional vitality fund " to make In a telephone interview from his to do so under the amendment, "have just lain down and taken it. " faculty and staff salaries more com· Cooper Evanl: Washington, D.C., office Evans said something Evans called petitive with the outside market could "It Is grollly unfair to focul In on those who disagree with the law and "unreasonable. " REGENT PEG ANDERSON said be a "very important factor " in their Itudentl,· take a stand against it must expect to See Dratt, page 5 it's too early to say if the board will decision .