Carters Named Winners of First Notre Dame Award Food Relief from West

1 a .s 2 1 9 9 2 SE S ~ rC EN TE ,J N!Al eObserver VOL. XXIV NO. 93 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1992 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Carters named winners of first Notre Dame Award Special to The Observer Catholics who are distinguished over the waterway, and the fair choice. A year earlier in in their professions, the Notre establishing of diplomatic rela Panama, he served in a similar Dame Award is international tions with the People's Republic role, and when he found the Former President Jimmy and interfaith in scope. of China. election to be a fraud, never Carter and Hosalynn Carter Throughout his term of office, flinched in saying so. have been named by the "In keeping with Notre he was an outspoken advocate University of Notre Dame as the Dame's Sesquicentennial obser of human rights, which he lie brought representatives in inaugural recipients of the vance and the themes of in made an integral element of Ethiopia's 30-year civil war to Notre Dame Award for interna quiry, belief and community," U.S. foreign policy. the bargaining table in 1989, tional humanitarian service. Malloy said, "recipients of the and he has worked for several Notre Dame Award will be peo Since leaving the presidency, years in an effort to bring sta The Carters are scheduled to ple for whom learning has been Carter has continued to address bility to Haiti. accept the award March 23 at 7 a wellspring of action, for world issues as a professor at "We don't want to duplicate p.m. at the Center for whom religious faith has nur Jimmy Carter Emory University in Atlanta and what others can do," he told the Continuing Education on cam tured deed, and for whom in through numerous programs Washington Post. "But there's a pus. The former president and quiry and belief have inspired Senate. lie waged his first gu coordinated by the Carter vacuum we are attempting to first lady will receive an in service to the world community. bernatorial More campaign in Center. fill." scribed piece of crystal from the The Carters possess these traits 1966 and in 1971 became One of his top priorities has University and Mr. Carter will in abundance." Georgia's 76th governor. been Habitat for Humanity, A 1946 graduate of Georgia deliver a lecture. which he serves both as a direc Southwestern College, Rosalynn Jimmy Carter, 67, was born in On Dec. 12, 1974, Carter an tor and by pitching in with a Carter works closely with the "We intend this new award to Plains, Ga .. and raised in the nounced his candidacy for the hammer and saw on the orga Mental Illness Foundation, the provide prominent and lasting nearby town of Archery. He Democratic presidential nomi nization's home-building pro International Commission on recognition of international graduated from the U.S. Naval nation, and despite beginning jects for the needy in this coun Peace and Food, and her own humanitarian service." said Academy with a bachelor of as a virtual unknown, went on try and abroad. Institute for Human University President Father science degree in 1946 and rose to defeat President Ford in the Development. In addition, she Edward Malloy. "We can think to the rank of lieutenant, senior 1976 election. He also has been visible and often is side-by-side with her of no finer examples of such grade. effective in resolving conflicts husband building Habitat service than President and Mrs. Carter left the Navy in 1953 Among his accomplishments around the world. He helped homes. Carter." and took over his father's farm in the White House were the cool tensions in Nicaragua in Both Carters already hold and farm supplies business in Camp David accords establish 1990 by monitoring the national honorary degrees from Notre Unlike the Lactare Medal, Plains. He also became involved ing peace between Egypt and elections and assuring that the Dame. In 1977, then President pn~sented annually by Notre in community affairs and in Israel, the Panama Canal Sandinista government then in Dame since 1883 to American 1962 was elected to the Georgia treaties phasing out U.S. control power had permitted a free and see CARTERS I page 6 HPC rejects Food relief from West 'gag rule' reaches former Soviets amendment MOSCOW (AP) - Another West for slowness to respond to By BECKY BARNES giant C-5 U.S. Air Force trans his country's need for food, port plane flew relief supplies expressed thanks Monday but News Writer to Russia today, and the first skirted the question of whether meals of donated food - in he was satisfied with the two llall Presidents' Council (HPC) cluding pork chops and mashed week-long airlift. voted Tuesday 23 to 14 to op potatoes - were served at a pose an amendment to the by Moscow soup kitchen. "We cannot judge whether it laws of its charter that would is sufficient or insufficient," he require unanimous consent to The U.S.-led airlift that began said on television. "One must prevent members from dis Monday will meet only a frac just express gratitude that it is cussing IIPC business outside of tion of the need - the first coming , that at such a difficult the meetings. planeload had 100,000 meals time people wholeheartedly The amendment, proposed by for Moscow, a city of 9 million. want to give some sort of assis St. Edward's Hall president Rob The $78 million effort is small tance to Russia." Pritchard, read. "Unanimous compared to the more than $80 The American food supplies consent of all voting members billion in aid the European - mostly rations left over from of the Hall Presidents' Council Community has sent since the Persian Gulf War - will is required to prohibit, restrict, 1990. Germany alone has sent provide only a few days worth or discourage members from $45 billion. of meals to people unable to publicly diseussing the contents "It's a little shameful that my keep up with rising food prices. of any meeting, special session, country has come to this. But committee or subcommittee of what can you do? That's life," For Russians, the cuisine may llall Presidents' Council." said Pvt. Andrei Chernyi, a 19- be as unfamiliar as the sight of Pritchard first proposed the year-old recruit helping unload American Gis. Translators were amendment at last week's supplies from a U.S. cargo put to the test to explain chili meeting of IIPC meeting where plane. con carne, dehydrated fish other members asked that he sticks, beef with gravy and ap add the word "unanimous" to Salvation Army volunteers ple pie filling. the statement. Pritchard said today began dishing out the Also donated are B-rations. that he thought the amendment first of the donated meals at a bulk containers of food that had would be supported after mak cafeteria in southeastern been stored in Spain and Italy ing the change. Moscow. The soup kitchen, since the war ended early last IIPC also unanimously passed which began operations Jan. 1 year. a resolution proposed by David with the help of private spon Ccrto, District 1 Student sors and the Red Cross, usually "It's all stuff that will make Senator, for the Off-Campus feeds 300 people a day. mouths water in Moscow." said Crime Subcommittee. Salvation Army Capt. Sven-Erik The resolution, unanimously About 30 people - mostly Ljundholm. passed Monday by the Student elderly, invalids and poor with He said guards were sta Senate, calls for funding of families - were the first to be tioned to prevent theft. "We will Weekend Wheels by Student served today. The menu was watch every pallet, every can, Affairs. distribution of infor cream of chicken soup with to be sure it gets where it's sup mation packets to off-campus dark Russian bread, followed posnd to," said Ljundholm. students. the formation of by pork chops, mashed pota neighborhood watch programs, toes, corn, juice and vanilla The airlift, dubbed "Operation distribution of statistics con pudding. Provide Hope," began with cerning crime ncar campus, flights from Germany and and increased patrolling of "Oy, we're very grateful. Turkey, and continued today student residential areas. That's very good. It's wonderful with one more flight from when people look after and I !PC also attended a seminar The Observer/Sean Farnan Germany. More than 64 flights on the usc of ND Info, a com Tune in respect old people," Olga are planned to carry about puter program that compiles Korolyova. an 86-year-old pen 2,000 tons of food and medicine information from the registrar, Dan Sheridan plans the music for his show later in the evening. sioner, said of the meal. to 23 points across the "It's Music to Eat By" airs weekdays on WVFI from 5-7 p.m. President Boris Yeltsin of see HPC I page 4 Russia, who has chastised the see RELIEF I page 6 --, . --1 --L....-.\AI page 2 Wednesday, February 12, 1992 INSIDE COLUMN FORECAST: Variable cloudiness Scapegoats today with highs in the upper 20s. Fifty percent found for chance of light snow tonight with the low near 22. American woes TEMPERATURES: H l 45 41 53 31 43 36 Thank goodness for 25 7 46 41 Japan. 36 24 Our litlle buddies on the 36 8 Pacific have certainly 18 11 Helena 27 23 proved to be good for Honolulu 80 60 America in one aspect. Houston 68 48 Johannesburg 84 59 They certainly make good Lhtle Rock 58 29 political scapegoats for a Anthony King London 52 36 Associate Sports Los Angeles 59 53 faltering United States Mlarri Beach 70 61 economy.

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