Waldheim Hints Bleachers Collapse

. Steelers Volume XIV No. 67 an independent student newspaper serving notre dame and saint mary’s Monday, ( January 18, 1980 Carter proposes worldwide boycott of Olympic games WASHINGTON (AP) - PresiPresi- current course to undermineundermii the dent Carter proposed yesterdaypolicy of easing tension and that the world’s athletes boy reviving the Cold War,” said cott the Moscow Summer the radio in an english-lan- Olympics, or move the games guage newscast early today. to another country, unless Carter, who is honorary pres Soviet troops are withdrawn ident of the U.S. Olympic from Afghanistan within one Committee, has no legal month. authority to dictate an Ameri Declaring that “ it is very can boycott. Instead, he said he important for the world to was making recommendations realize how serious a threat” in the form of a message sent the Soviets pose, Carter said Sunday to officials of the U.S. that even if other, nations Olympic committee. ignored his appeal, “I would As he left the NBC studio, not favor the sending of an Carter was asked if he expect American Olympic team to ed a favorable response from Moscow while the Soviet in the Olympic Committee. vasion troops are in Afghan “I think so,” he said. istan.” Appearing at the same time on Appearing on the NBC “Meet ABC’s “Issues and Answers,” the Press” television program, Sen. Edward Kennedy said he the president suggested the would support an Olympic boy Olympics could be moved to cott. some other city or cancelled “ But,” he added, “ I want to Jam packed ACC crowds roared their approval Friday and Saturday nights as the /roisA entirely if the Soviet forces are make it very clear that a grain swept their weekend series versus Colorado College. For details see page 12. \photo by not withdrawn. embargo and a boycott of the Mike Bigley] “ I do not want to inject politics Olympics are basically symbols, into the Olympics,” Carter and symbols are no substitute said, explaining that he would for an effective foreign policy. ” To fight holy war “personally favor” the estab Kennedy is Carter’s main lishment of a permanent site for challenger in the competition both the Summer and Winter for delegates to the Democratic Olympics. He suggested national convention. The race Afghan rebels unite against Soviets Greece would be an ideal begins in earnest today at Iowa summertime choice. party caucuses. (AP) - Moslem revolutionaries area. Afghan official as saying, “ For In the Soviets’ first reaction to And on CBS’s “Face the rejected concilation with the The United States already has several weeks suspicious troop Carter’s suggestion, Moscow promised to give Pakistan $400 Nation,” Republican presi Marxist Afghan government mivements have been detected radio labeled the president’s million to shore up its defenses, dential candidate George Bush yesterday and announced plans on the Chinese side. ” proposal “futile.” especially along its 1,200- mile said he also favors cancellation to unite rebel factions into a The Cuban dispatch also said “Observers assess Mr. Car of U.S. participation in the single guerrilla front to fight a border with Afghanistan. Afghan leaders were concerned ter’s attempts to exert pressure A dispatch from Kabul by the Moscow games. holy war against Soviet troops about a possible attack from on the Soviet Union as futile correspondent for Cuba’s in Afghanistan, according to an [continued on page 4]and reflecting Washington’s [continued on page 4] Iranian state radio report. Prensa Latin news agency An Afghan Islamic Organiza quoted an unnamed Afghan tion official in Tehran said the official as saying “ strong con revolutionaries never would ac tingents” of Afghan troops are cept offers of negotiation from moving because of a possible the Soviet-backed Afghan invasion. government in Kabul or end Afghanistan and China share a Waldheim hints their attempt to rid Afghanistan short, mountainous frontier of of Soviet troops, Tehran Radio about 50 miles at the eastern reported. Most of the Afghan end of and arm of Afghanistan AP - U.N. Secretary-General that he hoped would lead to the Embassy said they knew noth rebel groups have headquarters extending between the Soviet Kurt Waldheim said yesterday release of American hostages in ing of such a formula. in either Iran or Pakistan. Union and Pakistan. he had worked out a formula Tehran. But militants holding Meanwhile, the Soviet Embas “The Afghan revolutionaries’ Prensa Latin quoted the during his recent trip to Iran the Americans at the U.S. sy in Tehran issued a state duty is to expel the Soviet ment emphasizing its “friendly forces from Afghanistan approach” toward Iran and through Jihad, (holy war) not In Columbia denying its troops in Afghanis through negotiations,’’ the of tan, along the border with Iran, ficial was quoted as saying. are positioned to strike at major Discussions are under way, he Iranian oil installations. was quoted as saying, anong Bleachers collapse Tehran radio reported Iranian seven Islamic organizations to leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini accepted a proposal form a guerrilla alliance to fight Bogota, Columbia (AP) - Five sections of crowded the hospitals corridors, crying for the Soviet troops, which helped to amend the new Islamic crowded wooden bleachers atop the grandstand information about missing relatives and friends. constitution to permit Sunni bring the government of Presi at the bullring in Sincelejo collapsed yesterday The wooden bleachers were built above and dent Babrak Karmal to power Moslems have the same rights and hospital officials said at least 147 persons extended beyond the rim of the regular as members of Iran’s majority on Dec. 27 and are now battling were killed and about 500 were injured. grandstand. They were supported by long guerrilla units in the Afghan Shiite sect. “Personally, I have beams down to the ground. no objection,” Khomeini was countryside. Witnesses reported some of the victims were “We were at the eastern-end grandstand when quoted as saying. Government leaders in Iran impaled on splintered beams, others were suddenly I noticed that one of the sections began Waldheim, in New Delhi, In and Pakistan are expressing trampled to death by panic-stricken fans and to fall backwards and then the other four fell dia to attend a U.N. conference, fears of movements by thou many of the injured survivors were drenched in blood. trapping thousands of persons,” said Eduardo told reporters after his arrival: sands of Soviet troops near They estimated some 3,000 persons were Ruiz. “ The important aspect of my their borders. U.S. estimates of He was one of an estimated 40,000 fans packing visit to Tehran was that we Soviet troop strength in standing in the bleachers that crumbled along one outside wall of the bullring and fell to the the bullring, which is the largest in Columbia. worked out a package, a mech Afghanistan has run as high as ground. Officials said about 3,000 persons were in the anism, which willhopefullymake 100, 000 . grandstand section that fell. Sincelejo hospital and the town’s San Francisco it possible to release the hos In a effort to assure the Authorities blamed recent heavy rains for the tages.” Pakistan government, Presi health center reported to the Civil Defense tragedy, saying the ground under the grand Department that they had 97 bodies from the The secretary-general did not dent Carter said on NBC’s stand foundations had turned soft and the disaster. The hospital in Corozal about three elaborate on what he meant by “Meet the Press,’’ yesterday, sections collapsed under the weight of the “mechanism.” Nor was it clear the United States would be miles away reported it had received at least 50 crowd. bodies. whether his use of the word prepared to use military force to Witnesses said the sections collapsed like “we” referred to his U.N. protect Pakistan. He also said The minister of public health, Alfonso Jara- dominoes as excited fans were watching scores associates or to Iranian authori he would increase the level of millo, ordered a mobilization of regional health of youths and men in the ring evade bulls during ties. U.S.Naval forces in the northern officials and appealed for collections of blankets a popular bull-running event before the regular Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf and medicines. Hundreds of hysterical persons bull fights. [continued on page 2] News in brief Monday, January 21, 1980 - page 2 Durante 's vitals . Waldheim as condition r [continued from page 7] He said he had no plan to visit ween Waldheim and Iranian Iran again but "if it can lead to government officials. The SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Veteran entertainer Jimmy Waldheim, who made a New a solution of the problem, I spokesman said that regardless Durante remains in stable condition with pneumonitis, but Year’s Eve trip to Iran in would not hesitate to make of whatever has been agreed to his vital signs continue to deteriorate, a spokeswoman for St. attempts to gain freedom for another trip.” “ nothing would possibly lead to John’s said yesterday. The 86-year-old comedian and actor the Americans, added: “We Waldheim met with Ghotbaz the release of the hostages but is still semi-conscious and suffering from lung congestion, have worked out a mechan adeh while in Tehran the first the extradition of the ousted spokeswoman Vicki Fairley said. ism...and I hope this mechan week of January, but Khomeini shah and the return of his ism will make it possible to refused to meet him. wealth.” satisfy the government of Iran Waldheim said the hostages’ Ghotbazadeh and foreign and lead to the release of the release could not be expected ministry officials were unavail Tennessee Board suspends hostages.

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