Dayan Successor

. Comeback -page 12 VOL. XIV NO. 40 an independent student newspaper serving notre dame and saint many's TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1979 Former President cites 11 m Ford calls America’s ‘challenges’ Carter policies By Michael Lewis Executive News Editor ‘disasterous ’ Former President Gerald R. Ford addressed two groups last By Mark Rust night on campus, speaking to a crowd of over 3,000 in the Athletic News Editor and Convocation Center, and later fielding questions from about 200 students in the Stanford Hall Chapel. Former President Gerald Ford opened his talk at the ACC with a brief statement on the Ford attacked President Jimmy challinges facing America, then opened the floor to questions from Carter’s foreign and domestic the audience. policies, and downplayed his The former president cited the economy, the energy situation own role in the upcoming and America’s military capability as the three major challenges for residential elections during a the 1980’s. He said “we must solve the problems of all three Ealf-hour press conference yes simultaneously” if the country is to maintain its status as leader of terday morning. the free world. Ford appeared healthy, his Expressing optimism at the government’s ability to deal with face slightly tanned and show those issues, he nonetheless cited a few problems with the current ing none of the strain which operation of the government. marks a president fatigued with a heavy workload. He dressed Pointing to the recurring conflict between the legislative and somewhat informally in maroon executive branches, Ford said “What we’re seeing today is that tie and tattersal jacket, and there’s not the cooperation that’s going to be essential if we’re asked that questions be confin going to solve the problems facing us today.” He referred to the ed to topics academic rather constitutional provision of balance among the three branches of than political. The request was, government and said he does not want to see the pendulum swing for the most part, ignored by in favor of any one of the branches. the media. “I don’t want to see an imperial presidency, but I don’t want to Ford said that Carter had see an imperiled presidency either. ’’ “blown it” on both the domes A second problem in government is the “erosion” of the tic and international fronts. two-party system, Ford said. He noted that lack of party unity was When asked to assess the a “significant factor in the inability of Congress to pass a current administration, Ford comprehensive energy program.” replied that he has “come to “We don’t have lo go back to the smoke filled room,” Ford said, the conclusion that their domes “ but somehow we’ve got to strengthen the two-party system.” tic policies are a disaster.” He He called upon students to help alleviate a third problem facing pointed out that Carter inherit the government. Ford stated that record lows of voter participation ed an inflation rate of 4.8 were recorded for the 1976 presidential election and for the 1978 Former President Gerald Ford started his day at Notre percent from his administra Congressional election. Noting that the “poorest percentage ofDame with a morning news conference at the CCE. \photo tion; the current inflation rate is voter participation” is among the 18-24 year-old group, he said the by Tom Jackman] [icontinued on page ] 2 turnouts were “a big disappointment” to those that worked for a constitutional amendment allowing 18 year-olds to vote. “ Get with it and get into it especially now that you have a major Cabinet crisis looms political campaign coming up in 1980,” he said. In response to a question about the low popularity of Congress and the contrasting high marks most individuals give their individual representative, Ford said “They like their own Dayan successor Congressman and they want to get rid of everyone else’s.” TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - Prime ment Speaker Yitzhak Shamir Hurvitz and Shamir are He said the voters should follow the voting record of theirMinister Menachem Begin fail to fill the post left vacant last strong supporters of expanded Congressman so that the representative may be accountable to his ed yesterday in his first attempt week by Moshe Dayan, who Jewish settlements in occupied constituents. to choose a new foreign minist quit in a disagreement over the Arab territories and both ob In response to other questions, the former President: er and sought other candidates government’s policy in the oc jected to terms of the Israeli- --voiced approval of nuclear power as an energy source. To meet in an attempt to avert a Cabinet cupied West Bank. Egyptian peace treaty last the nation’s energy needs, Ford advocated deregulation of oil and crises that could topple his His first choice for foreign March, saying Israel gave too natural gas, use of more domestic coal, and nuclear power. Fordgovernment. minister, Deputy Premier much away by relinquishing all seemed hesitant to add “nuclear power,” but then charged ahead, Begin said he was consider Yigael Yadin, rejected the off of Sinai. Shamir is an okd fcontinued on page ing3 ] asking right-wing Parlia- er. Echoing Dayan’s conten comrade-in-arms of Begin from tions, Yadin tola Israel Radio the days of the underground “there are differences of views before Israel was rounded. between our party and the Another possible candidate Roemer discusses majority party on some issues to replace Dayan is Interior of foreign policy” which pre Minister Yosef Burg of the vented him from accepting the National Religious Party. Burg job. is head of the Israeli team in reaction to recent negotiating Palestinian auto Yadin, who is in Jeru salem ’s nomy, a powerful post in deter Hadassah Hospital recovering mining the fate of the West Rosemary Mills Cartier Field. Her assailant was Student Legal Services, and from a mild heart attack, said Editor-in-Chief described as a tall, muscular Pia Trigiani, Saint Mary’s stu Bank. But Burg, a canny politi he might reconsider if Begin cian who has sat in every Reacting to two attacks of person wearing a pullover dent body president. offered him the job of heading government since 1952, has women on the Notre Dame sweater. Roemer noted that while the Israel’s negotiating team on said he wants to keep control of cam pus Oct 20. Jam es Roemer, Security officials do not be shuttle is available for transpor West Bank autonomy. He be the interior ministry. dean of students, discussed lieve the two incidents are tation to and from SMC be longs to the Democratic Move One other Cabinet minister, security measures yesterday related. However, in view of the tween the hours'of 7 a.m. and ment Party, and Begin heads Ariel Sharon, the minister in with women representing the attacks, Roemer and Glenn midnight, ND and SMC securi the majority Likud Bloc. charge of West Bank~settle- Notre Dame-Saint Mary’s fe Terry of ND Security reviewed ty departments are available for Earlier, the prime minister ment, is a potential problem for male student population. security measures to protect transportation after these women of both campuses a- took the first step in efforts to Begin. Sharon has threatened In the first incident, a SMC hours. Anthony Kovatch, Direc gainst such assaults. During reshuffle the cabinet when his to walk out if the government student told friends she was tor of SMC security, explained yesterday’s meeting, Roemer unpopular finance minister, ordered evacuation of the Elon attacked early Saturday morn that during late hours women reiterated his discussion with Simha Ehrlich, agreed to be Moreh settlement in the West ing by the cemetary on the road students should call either ND Terry and voiced the concern of come a second deputy premier Bank. to Saint Mary’s, the woman or SMC security for rides the University to Shannon Ne for comestic affairs, clearing The Israeli Supreme Court would not talk to ND security between the campuses. Accord ville, student governm ent off- the way for Yigal Hurvitz to ordered the settlement evacuat and declined treatment at a ing to Kovatch, women will be campus commissioner, Ellen take command of the sagging ed, holding that it was set up in local hospital. transported to the gate on Dorney, HPC chairperson, Ka economy. Ehrlich, under fire violation of international law A ND graduate student was Route 31 by ND security and tie Kearney, assistant rector of for Israel’s economic woes, had which permits building on oc raped at approximately 8:45 i will be picked up on the other Farley Hall and director of said earlier he might leave the cupied lands only for security p.m. that night in the vicinity of ,[continued on page government.3] nurooses. News in brief Tuesday, October 30, 1979 - page 2 Network blacks out controversial show Rizzo takes no sides in Boston to calm explosive dimate election of his BOSTON (AP) - Clergymen, Boston Catholic Archdiocese, is white students. public officials and a profes considered significant since ap A statement from WBZ said PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Mayor Frank L. Rizzo, the former sional football team all an proximately 75 percent of the the Boston station's decision to cop who divided this city with a “Vote white" slogan in his 1 nounced plans yesterday to try city’s population of 640,000 are cancel the program, set in the futile bid to be allowed to seek a third term, isn’t taking sides to calm the explosive racial Catholics. Reconstruction South, was in the Nov.

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