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Let .-- _t a t f] ) fn Wednesday Become._ ^^^ * ware'-:» ^^ * r-- ^^^ f f f ^^-^ * f September 26, 1984 l --- f ) ^_^d LL^ O liiC~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~lI v.Volme.8,Numbe I1 SERVING THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STON1' BROOK AND ITS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES ,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W I Polity: VP Treasurer Contestants to Run-Off IS Fresh Rep and Senators Elected, Two of free Amendments Pass in Polity Elec tion Run-off elections will be held to decide the winners in the races for treasurer and vice president of Polity, according to results of Monday's and yesterday's undergraduate student government elections. Meanwhile, a freshman representative was chosen and two of three amendments to the Polity constitution passed by narrow margins. In the race for vice president of Polity, a run-off, to be scheduled in the near future, will be held between senior Belina Anderson and sophomore Joyce Year- wood. Anderson received 672 of the total 1,415 votes. Yearwood placed second with 501 votes. Stephen Burby, a senior, ran third and placed out of the run-off with 242 votes. A candidate must receive a clear majority of the votes in order to win on a first ballot In a close race for the seat of Polity treasurer, junior Christopher Maryanopolis and sophomore Neal Jotyc i 00i wTou Drobenare will be facing off in the later run-off elec- tions. Maryanopolis placed first, with 511 of the total 1,418 votes cast. Drobenare ran second with a count of 489 votes. Running close in third was senior Luis Ramos, who garnered 418 votes, but placed out of the run-off contest. The Polity Council seat of freshman class represen- tative was won by Yvette Edwards, who won a clear majority of the total the 334 votes. Edwards received 186 votes. Next in the running was Dierdre Kennedy- Sparacio with 80 votes, followed by Daniel McLane, who received 68 votes. One of three amendments to the Polity Constitution did not pass with a majority vote. The amendment to Article X - which would have removed the rule pro- viding for freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior Chris imaryaopovs (continued on page 5) Ne1 Drobenare Statesman photos, Steve Kim Unknown' Presidential Cand idates to De bat e to his sche- By Patricia Hall dates have all been invited to present something that will give everyone "an sure if he could attend due dule, but would let them know. What do James Yager, Grady O'Cum- their views during WUSB's "Alterna- equal opportunity to voice their Along with Reagan and Mondale, mings, Elijah the Prophet. Caesar S. tive Presidential Convention" to be held opinion," expecially those who are shut other candidates are very serious in Augustine, Ronald Reagan and Walter on Oct. 6 in the Stony Brook off from publicity due to lack of funds or their bid for the Presidency. A few. Mondale have in common? Auditorium. interest. "These alternative candidates aside from Reagan and Mondale. think Well, if you're not sure, you're not According to Eric Corley. special pro- are the interesting ones, the others are they have a chance to win. According to alone. jects developer for WUSB (90.1 FM) bland." Corley said. "These actually Corley. most of the candidates are up- The answer is that they all are candi- and producer coordinator of the conven- have something to say." been approxi- standing citizens (including men. dates in the upcoming 1984 presidential tion, the idea of holding this convention As of Friday, there had the candi- women, whites and minorities) "who all elections. Most of the names mentioned came as he was watching the Demo- mately 50 responses from 50 responses, have something to say." were probably unknown because the cratic Convention, where "most of the dates. Of those said they would be Among the more interesting candi- media concentrates on the two main people were boring." He got the idea approximately 30 convention. Some of those dates are Caesar S. Augustine. 35. of candidates, Reagan and Mondale. that there must be more interesting coming to the will not be attending will be Woodland Hills. California. who. ac- There are, however, 209 candidates people involved in politics. After discov- who taped or written messages or cording to WUSB's press release. claims registered in this year's presidential ering that there were 209 candidates sending will be calling in while the convention is that he is the Presidential nominee of elections. Among those 209 candidates registered in the 1984 Presidential being broadcast. No substitutes for the the Republican National Committee,; there are housewives, religious leaders, Elections. Corley thought it might be candidates are being allowed. Charles Dieterle. 34. of Boulder. Colo- ex-diplomats, a mentally retarded man interesting to hear from them. Thus an According to Corley, Reagan "has to- rado who claims to the first mentally and a man who is currently serving time "Alterfative Presidential Convention." tally ignored us" and Mondale was not fro(ntinued em page 7) in ah Alabama prison. These 209 candi- According to Corley, the convention is Rock on the Mid Side |Relations Between With Lou Reed U.S. - USSR Empire s -Page 3A -Page 5 ;.~ ~~~vwm x l I -News Dit,--- Compiled From Associated Press Reports S . African C onsulate Ripped by Blast New York - A powerful blast ripped gone off in the basement. through the building housing, the The associated press received a taped '"South African Consulate" early today message at 12:35 AM in which an causing extensive damage and knock- accented male voice said: 'We bombed ing out walls and power to the elevators the South African Consulate in New of the mid-Manhattan office tower, York City in solidarity with resistance police said. to South African human rights viola- The explosion occurred at 12:23 AM tions. Down with apartheid. Victory to in a 33-story building that also houses the freedom fighters. Defeat U.S. impe- other tenants, according to police spo- rialism. Guerilla resistance." kesman Sergeant Eddie LeSchack. A building maintenance worker, J. There were no immediate reports of Jojer, said he received an anonymous injuries. telephone bomb threat at about 12:07 The explosion went off on the 12th AM. He said the caller said, They just floor, where the South African Consu- say you have a bomb in your building. late has offices, the sergeant said. Police You have 10 minutes to evacuate the speculated that a second bomb may have people," and then hung up. Jordan, Egypt Resume Diplomatic Relations Amman, Jordan - Jordan be exploited by the enemy Israel." announced yesterday that it was resum- The Jordanian decision-was seen as a ing diplomatic relations with Egypt diplomatic triumph for Egyptian Presi- after a break of more than five years. dent Hesni Murubak, who had said Jordan, one of 17 Arab countries that repeatedly he wouldn't give up the peace severed relations to protest Cairo's treaty with Israel as the price for a peace pact with Israel in 1979, became return to Arab diplomatic ranks. the first of the 17 to renew ties with In Damascus, Syria,. anT official Egypt. source, who spoke on condition he not be A statement from the Jordanian For- identified, caHed the Jordanian action eign Ministry said the decision was 'dangerous" and said the government made at a Cabinet meetingearlier in the was studying it. day and stemmed from Egypt's "cur- The Arab nations broke with Egypt rent role, and the support it gives to the after the late President Anwar Sadat Palestinian Iraqi and Lebanese causes." and former Israeli Prime Minister Men- It said Jordan also did not want the achem Begin signed the peace accord on fact that relations have been severed "to April 1. 1979. Mafia Controls Trash Pickups Informant Says Nqw York - The Mafia dictates who Nationwide, he said. "in larger cities. hauls garbage for enterprises ranging control is through the mob." * from small businesses to the Defense "In New Jersey. Fort Dix and For Department and the United Nations. a Monmouth. any garbage taking from concealed witness told the New York the Department of Defense is a "prop- legislators yesterday. erty right.' " he said. "DOD is forced to Private garbage hauling in New York take the garbage guy that the M. fia City and around the country operates by decides will be the one that .has hat what the underworld calls "property property right." rights," a lifetime, mob-forced guaran- He said criminal carters made enor- tee to a carter that no one else will take mous profits illegally dumping toxic over his "steps." or customers. said and hazardous wastes -in garbage Harold Kaufman. landfills. Kaufman, 61. an ex-convict. testified from behind a screen at a three-day hearing of the; state Assembly Environ- mental' Consrvation Committee. He Forecast spoke into a microphone that distorted and disguised his voice. The forecast for today calls for Now a government informant in the variable clouds as you wake up federal witness protection program. this morning with lows in the 'Kaufman said he worked for a mob- upper 60s. ,controlled union and carting companies By afternoon expect scattered for 12 years after serving time ffor other showers and winds. with tempera- crimes. tures in the mid 70s. according to In the New York area. he said. o the Natikmal Weather Service. called crime families known by the For Thusday. expect hiohs names Genovese. Luchese. bohanno, around 160 and October-like Gambino and DeCavalcante completely weather conditions. control the solid waste industry. he said. For Friday. highs should be There isn't a town.