Residents Unite to Oppose Gulf Action Talks with Saddam Leave Perez De

- Mr. Outside The Chronicle's Athlete of the Week, Bobby Hurley, sheEed the Terrapins with 26 points y THE CHRONICLE (&'•••: MONDAY, JANUARY 14,1991 © DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15.000 VOL 86, NO. 75 Residents unite to oppose Gulf action By PEGGY KRENDL angle Citizens for Peace in the The discussion took place With the United Nations dead Middle East. before Saturday's Congressional line for Iraqi withdrawal from The speakers had reasons for vote to authorize force in the Per Kuwait lurking near, several lo not supporting the use of mili sian Gulf. cal residents are organizing to tary force ranging from the lack Other speakers referred to the show that they do not support vi of consensus and debate within lack of debate concerning olence in the Gulf. the United States, the possibility whether U.S. forces should be Area groups including the Dur 'of a "a second Vietnam" and come involved. "I don't know if ham Minister's Association, the moral opposition to war. it's something we need to do be People's Alliance, Concerned Cit "The debate has just started," cause the democratic process izens United and several Univer said James Barber, James B. hasn't taken place," said City sity professors held a press con Duke professor of political sci Council member Jenny Engel ference on Jan. 11 in the Durham ence and member of Triangle Cit hard. Engelhard also noted that City Judicial Building. The con izens for Peace in the Middle Congress was pressed to make a ference, organized under an um East. "To initiate such a war quick decision, limiting debate. brella organization "A City For without the unequivocal consent "If we didn't learn anything Peace," provided a forum for ar of Congress, the victim of Iraqi else from Vietnam, at least we guments to postpone any use of aggression will be, not just Ku should have learned that if we military force in the Middle East. wait, but the constitution of the are going to war ... we have to The conference was also held United States." See GULF on page 5 • to promote a peace rally Monday evening at 7 p.m. at the down town Post Office. A City For Peace co-coordinator, Caren Irr, Talks with Saddam leave said about 500 people are expec ted. "We want to send a message to Perez de Cuellar guessing the White House and Congress that there is a broad base of sup By PATRICK TYLER MARTY PADGETT/THE CHRONICLE port for peace in the Middle N.Y. Times News Service The meeting took place on a Scoping the sky East," Irr said. BAGHDAD, Iraq — Secretary day of intensified military prepa The Phi Kappa Sigma brothers have the ideal bench for view "If this war is prevented, it will General Javier Perez de Cuellar ration before Tuesday's deadline ing meteor showers. be through public opinion," said of the United Nations emerged for Iraqi forces to begin leaving Leslie Dunbar, a member of Tri from two and a half hours hours Kuwait or face attack by the of talks With President Saddam United States and its allies. Hussein on Sunday night saying Iraq's military command he could report no progress on deployed hundreds of heavily Chronicle editor takes medical leave persuading Iraq to pull out of armed troops in the streets of Kuwait by Tuesday's deadline. Baghdad for garrison duty, and From staff reports Sclafani, a Trinity senior, Saddam, speaking with Arab anti-aircraft batteries appeared Chronicle Editor Matt Sclafani plans to enroll in classes at the journalists after the talks, said on buildings. Many Baghdad res has taken a medical leave of ab University in the fall. Sclafani he had encouraged the secretary idents began fleeing the capital sence from the University. The hopes to complete both his his general to "continue his efforts if for safe haven in the countryside, Brooklyn, New York resident be tory and his political science there was any will to advance" travelers arriving from other came ill over fall break and was majors at that time and will be the peace effort. cities said. subsequently diagnosed with leu graduated at the end of the se But sticking to his insistence Referring to the vote in Con kemia. mester. that any accord include a confer gress on Saturday authorizing Sclafani had intended to un Sclafani was The Chronicle's ence on the Palestinian question, President Bush to use force after dergo chemotherapy while assistant features editor as a Saddam said, "We mean the com the expiration of the Security remaining at the University, but sophomore, before becoming plete peace with the Palestinian Council deadline, Saddam told changed his plans at the advice managing editor in his junior issue to be resolved." the Arab journalists, "The vote in of physicians. year. He added that the secretary Congress in favor of war was not Sclafani is currently being Sclafani was elected editor of general had "just came here to an absolute majority." treated at New York City's Mt. The Chronicle last spring. The listen" and that "he met the He referred to it as a "internal Sinai Hospital, where he has Chronicle staff will select an act STAFF PHOTO/THE CHRONICLE American president four times matter, and we haven't based been a patient since Dec. 22. ing editor next week. Matt Sclafani before coming to us." See TALKS on page 4 • Pearcy earns praise from ASDU officers for her term in office By AMY REED She has an ability to learn things have put faith in the student the number of people who have Connie Pearcy concluded her real quick." body to elect someone who is called me to talk ... I haven't ASDU presidency and graduated "Her view of student govern going to work . gotten enough feedback." last month, leaving behind sev ment was to get as many people "Some of the Phi Delts might Griesser agrees. "[Pearcy] eral improvements in computing involved as possible. But she have been serious . They all might have lost a little of the ide and registration. She also left remained involved herself," said should have been afforded the alism she had at the beginning of with strong feelings about her fu Bill Griesser, Trinity junior and opportunity to run, regardless of the term. Maybe she realized it's ture and the future of ASDU. ASDU speaker ofthe legislature. whether they were serious or impossible to have a student gov Pearcy entered her term with But Pearcy did not escape not." ernment that's loved by the stu no previous ASDU experience, criticism during her term. Pearcy also said a difficulty dent body all the time." but colleagues praised her for her Griesser criticized Pearcy for her she faced during her administra Yet Pearcy still remains hope leadership abilities and organi actions during the ASDU presi tion was the lack of communica ful about the future of ASDU. zational skills. dential election in November. tion between herself and the stu "I'm really optimistic about Jeff Taliaferro, Trinity senior "One of her biggest mistakes dent body. "The only wall I felt where ASDU is headed. I think and vice-president for academic came during the election when was the wall of communication. ASDU has the potential to get affairs, said Pearcy was the "only she wanted the Legislative Coun Relatively few people griped to students thinking about govern one to come with no prior ASDU cil to limit the number of presi me. Relatively few people came ment and their role in govern experience" and "to do as many dential candidates. Limiting the to me and said, We don't think ment. [ASDU] has the potential things as she did as well as she amount of candidates goes things are going the way they to have a long-term impact on did them is remarkable." She "set against the democratic govern should.' And the same can be the University and in the ways STAFF PHOTO/THE CHRONICLE very clear objectives" and she ment that ASDU is supposed to said ofthe student body. I think I students view their respon- Outgoing ASDU president Con "followed through with them. be promoting . She should can probably count on one hand See PEARCY on page 4 ^ nie Pearcy PAGE 2 THE CHRONICLE MONDAY, JANUARY 14,1991 World and National Newsfile Soviet tanks roll over Lithuanian protesters Associated Press By DEBORAH SEWARD A dangerous game: At least 40 Associated Press of Staff John Sununu said Moscow's ac jeering Soviet soldiers, calling them people were killed Sunday and 50 VILNIUS, U.S.S.R. — The Soviet army tions in the next few days would deter "fascists." others injured when fans began brawl imposed a curfew on Lithuania's capital mine whether President Bush goes ahead Some built barricades at the entrance ing and a panic broke out during an ex Sunday after troops seized broadcast with plans to attend a summit in Febru to the building for fear of another attack hibition soccer match in Johannes facilities in an assault that Lithuanians ary with Gorbachev. by Kremlin troops. burg, South Africa. said killed 13 people. Thousands rallied in More than 5,000 people filled Freedom On Sunday night, Lithuanian President Vilnius, chanting "Freedom!" Square in front of the Lithuanian parlia Vytautas Landsbergis urged the thou LaSt-ditCh efforts: The UN. sec The military crackdown, in which ment building Sunday, singing religious sands of people in front of parliament to retary-general met with Saddam Hus protesters were shot by soldiers or and patriotic hymns, cheering deputies disperse, saying he had reached an agree- sein for more than two hours Sunday crushed by tanks they tried to stop, was who spoke to them from the building and See LITHUANIA on page 11 • in a bid to avoid military conflict in the the harshest measure yet taken by Soviet Persian Gulf, and said later that "God President Mikhail Gorbachev against the only knows" if there will be war.

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