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Rosser Reunited with Fiancee -* ■ James Madison University Monday, April 6,1987 Vol. 64 No. 48 Rosser reunited with fiancee By Martin Romjue news editor DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT — He stood alone in front of the arrival gate holding a long white box of a dozen red roses. He then disappeared around a corner, and returned with the box on one arm and his Soviet fiancee on the other. For JMU economics professor J. Barkley Rosser, the disappointment of a three-year separation from his Soviet fiancee came to an end Saturday at 5 p.m. as he walked with his arm around her out of the customs inspection area. "It took me three years and one day to travel this distance," said Marina Vcherashnaya, Rosser's fiancee, at an airport press conference following her arrival. "I'm completely confused," she said. Overwhelmed by her reunion with Rosser, the media attention and a long flight from Moscow, Vcherashnaya said "I can't find a proper word, I can't find a proper word," to describe how she felt. "It came quite unexpectedly," Vcherashnaya said of the resolution of her blocked marriage case. "But I was always afraid that something would turn out at the latest minute," she said of her fears that makers wouldn't work out. "I didn't feel like I was flying until I left Frankfurt (West Germany). "Everything went quite smoothly," Vcherashnaya said of her departure from the Soviet Union Saturday morning. Rosser and Vcherashnaya's separation is the first blocked marriage case to be resolved between the United States and the Soviet Union. Three more are waiting, Rosser said. Rosser met Vcherashnaya on a JMU sponsored trip Staff photo by JIM ENGBERT Dr. J. Barkley Rosser greets his Russian fiancee Marina Vcherashnaya at Dulles See ROSSER page 2 > Airport Saturday. The two plan to be married in May. Candidates irked by lobbying tactics By Rob Washburn Duncan but said he was not threatened. vice-presidential candidate Eric Snow and secretary editor In a phone conversation Sunday night, Duncan candidate Jennifer Showalter. - According to four candidates in tomorrow's SGA denied that she threatened anyone. Though the candidates cited different reasons for abstaining, Coleman, Gough and Showalter said election, treasurer candidate Maria Duncan tried to Duncan, who also is first vice-chairwoman of the Duncan approached them. Snow and candidate Lee use her power as a member of the JMU Republican College Republican Federation of Virginia, Russell after a meeting last Monday where the Club to influence their votes on an SGA bill of presented a bill opposing a JMU student group's candidates spoke to a group of commuter senators. opinion last week. participation in a march supporting a nuclear At that time, Coleman said, Duncan told the Three of the candidates voiced their complaints at weapons test ban. The bill was defeated 30-4 with candidates that she would be proposing a bill to the an SGA Election Committee meeting Sunday six abstentions. senate and that their votes on the bill would have an afternoon, and two other candidates acknowledged Four of the abstentions came from candidates: influence on the endorsements of the JMU college Sunday night that they were pressured by Duncan. legislative vice-presidential candidates James One other candidate also was approached by Coleman and Steve Gough, administrative ~ Se^LOBBYING page 2 ► JMU students participated In a protest VOOdOO Since deciding on a name, Brother Lou march against the arms radsti Wsstitogtory , andPtontaiion Voodoo has been march D.C. Thursday. mUSK) making music tor trie exdternent of it. 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Dr. 4 Bar**?* He said their u-eddrog *-ill prohahh he m May Lobbying ^ ^antn jec trorr page " "I took n at a aasat aad as buctmaii Republicans supported of nor aor.' Goaafe sac do *idi the w*i aher aaoenng was KspubifcaBE. Russell also said he felt pressured, Rates on Saoaduv ■aaaever. liuacac sac Sunda> nigtu but not aanaMhued "Sac '.Zjoacm. mid us tea: taere was The College Republicans hid ac ids* "I hare ae*er threaaeaed anybody. A lot 1 feh that if 1 came out against the i biL she was souu; tt ormg MI ••hat Maria Thai ai was doaag aad they of tn. prnpir are very upast thai ua-« bill, then 1 could not get the CR coDccmmf nucicar weapon: anc tna were bemg very ohtecxrve waat thee dah". get Coueas Rspuoiicar suppor. endorsement in am *a>.' Ruswii sa»d the particular otL wouic naw* SOUK endorsemews.* Cokaaaa sauL The) "Nobody has come rnar the Colieee She definitely insinuated n would bak Dearmf or tae enoorsemen: tha: tne Remibucans or myastf and said if you did not condone what Maria Duncar loneae Rcpuniican: were eomf u. good for us [the candidates! m front of •as doang ' dor: voe this way. this is gong to the CoUege Republicans' gwt' ^uenaa sac rapper, if taey assumec mat. then Gough said Saadaj aacjht that he ~Sae wen: as iar as u pivt saaaOKS Two other candidates, Sana and John Sno«aher and Ccaeaaaa may fife forma tnacs ther iauh aot nuae' Fmnerty said Sunday that Duncan tnac taey were eooif u. ae maiinaj nat •■niton complaints wu* the earcooa 9BA Secretary Sory Summers said nadnt dueatened them rrgarding the Nil fM icaaan of tha: parucadar committee. Rot aocovdmg to eaacnor. aae Suaoay tna: Duncar had approachec of opinion aoaa SaM. Fmncnx *>d raduiiniii.il u tner nemuers * ner abom the UCAM bill a week before «Nvn«irtee hin i caaaa Manetu j'jugr aad Showahs* sue Iruncar Summers all received mc hacking a| the vote, and said ho* she voted JMl Republican Club. rw>»el. noduag can he doae aaai the aaade a smuar auauaasr c tnen. oi^>mm«tee talks an rtaai aa aad Dr probab.'y would afier. woe the College The two remain.nc caadUaan, K^X 1 «q Darnel.dean * ilium ,--^' Sajha and Taui Fh^aaaa, onM MI be ■Mfeaj reached for commrni Hn S«Mhjj n,.cht Manetu Darnel said a ffeaaact Caught in the niddfc) ol this Axnmatw most haety weadd he «ormec controversy IS lhr |Ml KoPllMuA„ 0uh » rule on the nula—L Darnel was Acoidmg to the ch.bv »* sure Sunday rf mere weali be ^chairwoman. Vidg K^.-x. (M,K vVV >v the 10 members .w tho claba, \.v i,x Art twne beW dr ehscsua «»take M V »n\ actKxa board km* amthnuj aK>„, nIIMlh bill ot her alleged ihu-.,lN K .men,e*ing lhf ,.,„,,„. ^.•dncsihrs SMOKING That one ,„,•„,!>>•, „,v ^ the bill Hut tcM« ui.tr «u.1 he kno« nothing o» l\,n>-an\ „ii .,i , „ ,_ fgt lh >M| |t % the candKhwes MRi.»\u I VP*; kSJaXV\TWN Q»amaaaaa^lha»i»» paaaj^CalMaMtMdl ..„. lN. .'Ml RcpuNu^u,,, K,., ,lolll, -wmi- i y—■" ■"' —■ The Breeze, Monday, April 6, 1987, page 3 No Nukes UCAM students attend nuclear test-ban march course of an issue is a lobbyist," said By Alessandra Griffiths Kathleen Sheekey, an anti-nuclear arms staff writer lobbyist who spoke to the student While most of JMU slept early protestors.
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