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The Daily Campus Serving the Storrs Community Since 1896 Vol.XCI No. 52 The University of Connecticut Thursday, November 19,1987 Reagan ultimately responsible for Iran-Contra, report says WASHINGTON (AP) - moderates actually went to officials belived that they alone President Reagan bears Iran's radical Revolutionary knew what was right." ultimate responsibility for the Guards.and that U.S. officials Those conclusions were not Iran-Contra affair that plunged were told that one of the unanimous. All six his administration into crisis "moderates" in the U.S. Republicans on the House because he allowed a "cabal of dealings was in fact the person committee, and two of the five the zealots" to seize control of who masterminded the GOP Senate panel members policy and bypass the law, kidnapping of William filed a sharp dissent, congressional investigators said Buckley, the Beirut CIA contending that while the yesterday in their final report. station chief who died in administration had made "These committees found no captivity. mistakes,they amounted to no direct evidence suggesting that The 690-page document lays more than errors of judgment. the president was a knowing out a story of two-faced The minority accused the participant in the effort to policymaking, massive deceive Congress and the Democratic majority of confusion among top officials, selective use of evidence to American public," the excessive secrecy and deception investigating panels wrote. build an indictment of Reagan and a cavalier attitude toward "But the president's actions and for partisan reasons. "We legal requirements and emphatically reject the idea that siatcmcnts contributed to the constitutional procedures. deception." through these mistakes, the "The common ingredients of In one new revelation, the executive branch subverted the the Iran and Contra policies JACK OF ALL TRADES—George Plimpton, amateur report also said that some law, undermined the were secrecy, deception and athlete and musician, but professional author, lectures U.S. weapons supposedly Constitution or threatened disdain for the law," the report democracy," the GOP members last night on experiences he has written about provided to strengthen Iranian said. "A small group of senior (Patrick Plunkett photo). White HQUSe response: wrote. Report is ^predictably partisan' Plimpton: the author WASHINGTON ^AP)—The felt that lying to Congress was any laws. Even the majority who's done it all White House, taking advantage acceptable when for a good report does not so state," begining." Fitzwatcr said. "We are moving Kevin Kleinbardt of dissenting views in the Iran- reason. Daily Campus Staff He then told the story of on. And we trust that out of Contra report from Congress, "If the president did not George Plimpton, the how he waited near the finish argued yesterday that the know what his national this experience has come a new famous sportwriter—and line for the frontrunner to show conclusions were "predictably security advisers were doing, he wisdom about the process of everything else under the up. When he did, Plimpton governing in America." partisan" and offered nothing should have," the report sun—spoke to a crowd of ran toward him, passed him new but "the subjective views concluded yesterday. The report said it was about 80 people last night in "fresh as a daisy," and ran of the members." However, presidential Reagan's "responsibility to the Student Union Ballroom toward the finish line. The report said President spokesman Marlin Fitzwatcr communicate unambiguously about what he terms Even after 26 miles the Reagan repeatedly misled the said the report did not dispute to his subordinates that they "participatory journalism.'' runner had enough energy to nation about the Iran-Contra Reagan's contention that he must keep him advised of Plimpton says he puts overtake Plimpton. After the affair, failed to provide was unaware of the diversion of important actions they take for himself into the action of what race they were escorted to the the administration. leadership and supervision of profits from the arms sales to he is writing about, whether it press tent where Plimpton was his staff and created or tolerated the Nicaraguan Contras. "The Constitution requires is a hockey game, a boxing found to be an imposter. Once an environment in which aides "The president did not violate the president to 'take care that match, a marathon, or a the winner learned what had the laws be faithfully rendition of Mahler's Fourth happened (with the help of a executed,'" the report noted. Sympony. translator), "he tried to pop me Union Carbide, India "This charge encompasses a "It began as a mistake," one," says Plimpton. responsibility to leave the Plimpton says. "When I was Since that time, Plimpton members of his administration at Harvard, I wanted to write has been using similar fail to reach settlement in no doubt that the rule of law for the Harvard Lampoon. techniques, although session was unusually brisk - governs." They had an initiation similar authorized, to make him a BHOPAL. India (AP) — The for Indian courts in general and The report noted that several to fratematies, and they insisted unique writer in the sports government and Union Carbide especially for the Union members of Reagan's that I run in the Boston field. Corp. failed yesterday to meet a Carbide case. administration have Marathon. Now, they never He wrote an article for deadline for settlement of According to a source close See page 4 said I had to start at the See page 4 India's $3 billion damage suit to the negotiations, the two in the Bhopal gas leak, which sides have a "working killed 2,660 people and injured document that calls for Union O'Neill treated for colon infection, polyps more than 200,000. Carbide to pay India slightly HARTFORD (AP)—Doctors according to Pete Mobilia, He said that the diagnosis The failure meant the more than $500 million in treating Gov. William O'Neill another hospital spokesman. "explains the high fever that Danbury-based company may damages. said yesterday that they had O'Neill has been undergoing led to the governor's have to stand trial in the Of this amount, $346.2 found two apparently benign treatment in the Hartford hospitalization.*' O'Neill's world's largest industrial million would go to people colon polyps, as well as colon facility since Sunday for a temperature had been 103 accident. seriously injured and the heirs inflammation and infection. mysterious fever and what had degrees when he was admitted District Judge M.W. Deo of those killed when methyl The polyps, or growths, been described as flu-like and has been about normal fold attorneys for the two sides isocyanate gas leaked from a "appear to be benign, but that symptoms. since Tuesday. he was "deeply disappointed" pesticide plant run by a Union won't be confirmed until they Mobilia said no surgery was "Diverticulitis is an acute and said he would start trial Carbide subsidiary on Dec. 3, are removed and completely anticipated. He said O'Neill inflammation and infection of proceedings against the 1984. examined by a pathologist," would be in the hospital at small pockets protruding from multinational company. The rest would be allocated said St. Francis Hospital and least through the early part of the side of the colon," Mobilia He ordered the attorneys to to such projects as a new Medical Center spokeswoman next week. said, reading from a statement return to court Nov. 27 to set a hospital for gas victims, job Carole Stasiowski. He remains in satisfactory issued by O'Neill's doctors. schedule to hear petitions on rehabilitations programs, and The official diagnosis for the condition and in good spirits, After the diverticulitis is the 1984 disaster. business and environmental inflammation and infection is Mobilia said, and full recovery cleared up, the statement said. Yesterday's 15-minute court losses. See page 3 probable diverticulitis. is expected. See page 4 Inside Today: Weather Forecast: • Connecticut celebrates geography appreciation week. Test your geographic knowledge. See page 6. Sunny and colder. High in the low 50s. • Jethro Tull— not too old. See page 11. ./<. 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