Bentsen, Quayle Face Off in VP Debate

L L % Dig out the gloves ACCENT ‘Antigone’ review __ Partly sunny and cool today. High in the lower 50s. Clear and cold tonight. Low in the VIEWPOINT: The road less traveled lower 30s. the independent newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Bentsen, Quayle face off in VP debate Candidates clash on Quayle’s Quayle’s readiness worthiness Associated Press collided over the environment, Social Security and campaign questioned OMAHA, Neb.- Republican reform. The two men aimed Associated Press vice presidential candidate many of their best lines past Dan Quayle said Wednesday each other and in the direction WASHINGTON- One ques night that he has as much ex of presidential candidates tion, asked time and time perience as John F. Kennedy George Bush and Michael again, towered over all others had when he won the White Dukakis. in Wednesday night’s vice House and is “ prepared to lead The Indiana senator said he presidential debate between this country” if necessary. has more experience in critical Dan Quayle and Lloyd “ Senator, you’re no Jack Ken areas than Democrat Dukakis Bentsen: could the Indiana nedy,” Democratic rival Lloyd and added, “ If qualifications senator allay doubts about his Bentsen shot back in the dra alone are going to be the issue qualifications for the office? matic highlight of a 90 minute in this campaign, George Bush campaign debate. has more qualifications than “ That was really uncalled Michael Dukakis and Lloyd ANALYSIS for,” the 41 year-old Quayle Bentsen combined.” retorted to his 67-year old Kennedy served in Congress The question showed Quayle rival. Replied Bentsen: 14 years before winning the at his most prepared, looking “You’re the one that was White House in 1960. Quayle straight into the camera, his making the comparison, has served 12 years. gestures under control, citing senator . and I did not think Bentsen took aim at the vice his 12-year record in Congress. the comparison was well president’s vote in favor of a “ I have m ore experience and taken.” budget plan to c u rta il Social Se accomplishments than does the The clash over Quayle’s curity cost-of-living increases governor of Massachusetts,” readiness for high office was and said the Reagan adminis he said, referring to Demo- the emotional climax of a high- tration had appointed high- stakes debate in which the vice presidential candidates also see DEBATE, page 4 Sen. Dan Quayle Sen. Lloyd Bentsen see QUAVLE' pa»e 4 Arts and Letters Career Day puts job market on display By JOHN O’BRIEN ticular company,” said Paul ranged from social services to really like.” He compared the told me both the good and bad News Staff Reynolds, associate director of graduate schools to commer students’ search to writing a sides of their jobs.” Career and Placement Ser cial banking. The largest term paper. “ They come to me Some students came to the The prospect of finding the vices, which sponsored the crowds were attracted to the and say T want to go into event being fairly sure of their right career field attracted event. representatives of the public radio.’ I then give them the choice of career. Most, over 500 students to the annual Career Day, the tenth of its relations and advertising in names of magazines and however, came to sample the Arts and Letters Career Day kind, allowed students the op dustries. adresses where they can learn wide variety of career opportu Wednesday. portunity to speak to represen Bob Williams of WSBT tele more about it.” nity available to an Arts and “ The purpose of this event is tatives of 30 career areas about vision, who represented the Senior Dawn Mack, an En Letters major. to provide students with infor all aspects of their jobs and to communications industry, said glish major, commented about Kevin Keane, a junior Amer- mation about a specific career receive literature. the event “ gives students an the representatives. “They field, not to recruit for a par The careers represented idea of what the industry is were open and honest. They see CAREER, page 6 U.S. denies hostage dealing Associated Press representative of Iranian Par Shaheen said Lawless can liament Speaker Hashemi Raf- produce passport and charge WASHINGTON - The State sanjani. card travel records that prove D epartm ent on Wednesday dis In reply, Oakley said: “ We he was not in that part of the missed as “ pure fantasy” an have flatly denied anyone is world during the time that assertion by an Iranian opposi speaking on behalf of the U.S. Bani-Sadr says he was in tion leader that the Reagan ad government.” volved. ministration secretly Lawless, president of a negotiated with Tehran for the Washington-based trade in The New York Times and release of American hostages vestment firm known as U.S.- The Washington Times, in Lebanon. Asia, denied through a business quoting sources they did not * ‘There have been no negotia partner that he had engaged in identify, reported Wednesday tions, no direct contacts be any talks with Iranians about that Lawless worked for the tween the United States and the hostages. CIA at the U.S. embassy in Iranian officials,” said spokes Seoul in the 1970s, during the woman Phyllis Oakley. “ There In a statement Lawless same period Bush’s national may be private individuals who relayed through partner security adviser, Donald misrepresented themselves as Therese Shaheen, he said, “ I Gregg, served with the CIA in speaking on behalf of the U.S. categorically deny, and state Korea. government.” for the record, that I am in In addition, The New York Former Iranian President volved either directly or in Times quoted an unidentified Abolhassan Bani-Sadr said directly in any discussions or former government official as Tuesday in Paris that Richard negotiations with any party saying that Lawless had ) h n O The Observer / Helen! Korwek Lawless, a former U.S. official, related to attempts to secure worked in the CIA’s operations A student realizes that she’s late for class as she glances at her had negotiated in behalf of Vice the release of hostages in directorate until several years watch. President George Bush with a Lebanon.” ago. page 2 The Observer Thursday, October 6, 1988 INSIDE COLUMN IN BRIEF A roadblock could block Dan Quayle’s visit to Napolean, Cleaning up your act is Ohio next week. City Council members voted Monday 3-2 to close the street in front of the courthouse for Quayle’s campaign stop. But at least four votes were needed to block off the street. A sixth Councilman, a Republican, is a dirty business out of town this week and missed Monday night’s meeting. The two Democrats on the Council who voted against street Laundry is one of those small chores moms closing said they were not against Quayle’s visit, but take care of, children take for granted, and rather they did not like the way the issue was brought college students take home. before Council. “ I didn’t want to be put in the position to In between breaks, however, students are m ake this decision w ithout any p rio r notice. So I ’m looking forced to bite the bullet, collect their quarters Michelle Dali at it as he (Mayor Steven Lankenau) wants special per and hit the wash room themselves. mission from me for a gala Republican meeting out in When I was younger, I considered laundry a Assistant News Editor front of the courthouse. ... I could not say yes to that,” he rather mystical practice. Every night, I’d said. Bachman said after the vote he suggested that Quayle habitually discard my dirty clothes in the should appear at the high school football stadium. - Asso laundry chute, and the next day they’d magi ciated Press cally reappear in my dresser drawers, fresh and folded. / o f l l I wasn’t sure exactly what happened during Sterl I Izatlon w ill affect the sentencing of an Indianapolis those quiet hours between dusk and dawn down woman found guilty of neglect in the death of her four- in the depths of my basement, but whatever it year-old son. Melody S. Baldwin, 29, was sterilized Tues was kept me in spotless shirts and clean jeans, day after Marion Superior Court Judge Roy E. Jones had so I didn’t complain. suggested he would be lenient with Baldwin if she under Ah, ignorance was bliss! went the procedure. “ She didn’t like it, but said she wanted The summer before my freshman year, the to do it, mainly to cooperate with the court,” James D. m yth was dispelled. One e arly August m orning, Slagle, half-brother to Baldwin, said following a hearing Mom dropped the bomb. After summoning me to allow Baldwin to be released on bond. Slagle said she down to the laundry room, she carefully ex entered into the plea agreement because she was plained that it was meticulous mothers- and not “ threatened” with the possibility of a 20-to 50-year prison Dynamo dwarves-that kept kids in clean term on the murder charge. Baldwin gave birth to a son clothes. Adding insult to injury, she explained Sunday and gave him up for adoption. She faces a maxi that one day I, too, would be subject to this foul mum sentence of 20 years in prison.-Associated Press chore. Reality really set in the day I left for school. As m y parents kissed me goodbye, M om pushed OF INTEREST a roll of quarters into my palm.

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