Stili a dime c 1980 Student PUblications Inc. Iowa City's Morning Newspaper Friday, July 18,1980 Reagan vows , 'consensus' ; blasts Carter DETROIT (UP!) - His voice crack­ ing with emotion, Ronald Reagan ac­ Foreign new. correepondenta cepted the GOP presidential nomina­ coverlnll the convention In tion Thursday and asked delegates to Detro" react to the R.... an­ pray silently for the world'3 downtrod­ BUlh tlcket ....~ .... _.. _......... page 3 den and "our own countrymen held in • savage captivity" in Iran. , Reagan ended his speech with an delegates nominated former am­ emotional, extemporaneous plea to bassador George Bush as his vice "begin our crusade joined together in a presidential running mate. moment of silent prayer." "I have thought of something that is AFTER THE speech Ford came not a part of my speecb," he said. down to the podium, standing In the "Can we doubt that only a divine middle with one arm around Reagan providence placed this land, this island and the other around Bush . of freedom, here as a refuge for all "I don't know what you say about a those people in the world who yearn to moment like this - a moment you breathe free? dream about most of your life and are "Jews and Christians enduring per'­ afraid will never happen," Reagan told secution behind the Iron Curtain ; the reporters as he left the podium after boat people of Southeast Asia and Cuba his speech. and Haiti ; the victims of drought and "This convention has shown to all famine in Africa; the freedom fighters America a party united , with positive in Afghanistan ; and our own coun­ programs for solving the nation 's trymen held in savage capitivity. problems ; a party ready to build a new consensus with all of those across the "f CONFESS that I've been a little land who share a community of values afraid to suggest what I'm going to embodied in these words: family, suggest. I'm more afraid not to. Can work , neighborhood, peace and we begin our crusade joined together freedom ." in a moment of silent prayer?" Reagan repeatedly castigated a Car­ Fire takes its toll The huge hall fell silent, then Reagan ter administration characterized by AIYIn Yoder witch.. helpl... l, I. the remlln. of 1,500 bll.. of hi' Imolder 'Icket. with 11110 line when the fum ...eld out Ind illnited the nearb, field. said softly, voice breaking : "weakness, indeCiSion, mediocrity and on ilia I.rm near Partrldlle, Kan. 'Yoder WI. Ittempting to kill I hive of ,ell ow Hot, dr, welther In the .rea ha. clUIed numerou. lira •• fire •. "God bless America." incompetence." The delegates , following the conven­ tion band, began singing "God Bless "THE CARTER administration lives America." in the world of make-believe," he said. Reagan 's acceptance speech was a "Every day it dreams up a response to GOP show a tough one to beat scathing attack on President Carter the day's troubles, regardless of what t ... ,.. _ t and a pledge to forge a "new con­ happened yesterday and what will hap­ match that spectacle at the decisions. sensus" to restore the American pen tomorrow." by Rod B.,lrt spirit. "I condemn the administration's City Editor Democratic National Convention in New York next month. This week 'S REAGAN'S former campaign It climaxed a convention that saw make-believe ; its self deceit and - ;, m I AllaIysis I show will be a tough act to follow . manager John Sears provided some in­ the Republican Party more unified above all - its transparent DETROIT - Jimmy Carter than any time in years and came after See Convention, page 3 trouble . That's not to say Reagan emerges sight into the nominee's campaign in a Not because the nation 's voters will and his people came to the convention from this convention unscathed. Not by Washington Post article this week : now rush to embrace a Ronald Reagan­ to unite the party's moderate and con­ a long shot. " If you 're an actor, you get up in the George Bush Republican ticket - a servative factions - or at least project The uncertainty and waffling that middle of the night to go to work. Your Local politicos surprised ticket that will have to prove itself in the appearance of a unified campaign surrounded his selection of Bush as place of business is a set designed to the next four months . - and , t hrough a carefully vice presidential nominee points up a look real. You get into a costume, peo­ Carter is in trouble because Reagan orchestrated production, they have serious weakness in Reagan'Sdecision­ ple bring your coffee, you 're made up . by the selection of Bush came to Detroit and did what he had to pulled that off. making ability - his reliance on the A crew in charge of cameras, lighting, do. The former California governor It now falls to the Carter camp to people around him to make the tough See GOP, page 3 by Crllg Gernoul .. month after the state platform com­ Staff Writer mittee refused to endorse the Equal Rigbts Amendment in its party plat­ Republican presidential nominee form . Ronald Reagan's choice of George Burke said she doubts Reagan and Tense talks mark Ford VP drama Bush as his vice presidential ruMing Bush will work well together, since mate surprised some Ul political Bush favors the ERA . Moderate voters DETROIT (UPI ) - The Ronald ' ~No one bas any misgivings about "HE, HIMSELF had this feeling president and that was unacceptable," enthusiasts. "should not be suckered" into believ­ Reagan-Gerald Ford Republican it," Ford said . "The fundamental from the very beginning - this reluc­ said a Reagan aide. "There's no way Reagan unexpectedly announced late ing that Bush , a moderate , will "dream ticket" came apart Wednes­ problem is tha t the vice presidency tance. Finally he just came to me and that could work ." Wednesday night that Bush was the neutralize Reagan's conservative day night after two days of talks and . basically, outside the duties in the ruled himself out. " Congressmen, party leaders and choice for the No. 2 slot after word stand, Burke said. sometimes acrimonious debate over senate, is a ceremonial job. I wanted a Reagan aides said Ford made unac­ Reagan 's own staff were "licking their spread that former president Gerald how to make the vice presidency more meaningful job. And it's almost im­ ceptable demands for vice presidential lips " at the idea of a Reagan-Ford Ford would accept the position. VOTERS, SHE added, " should not be than ceremonial. poss.ible to structure it in that con­ power , including renaming former ticket, according to involved sources. Peg Burke, chairwoman of the ill deluded that a moderate on the ticket Ford would have been the first for­ text. " Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to The polls showed they would be almost Department of PhysIcal Education and is going to help things' out. " mer president in American history to "I wanted something where I felt I his old job and selecting Alan unbeatable. Dance, said, "Frankly, I'm disappoin­ Katherine Hull, a ill student and a seek the vice presidency. Friends of had a real role," he said. Greenspan, Ford's top economic ad­ ted in Bush." Republican supporter, said she was Ford say he never wanted the job, but Reagan said Ford pondered the vice viser , as Treasury secretary. ACCORDING to interviews with the Burke quit t11e party and burned her surprised that Bush was chosen. .the pressures on him were extreme. presidency for many hours. "He wanted, in effect, to be co- See Ford, page 3 Republican re~istration card last See Reaction, page 3 Deaths of .2 sisters I.C. IL-- IO_s_ide_----"l Engineering .Building halls echo attributed to heat wave FOlter Road plan approved her sleep, and Swain died early Thurs­ with the 'schmaltz' of a violinist day, he said . The Iowa City Planning and Zoning A neighbor of the two sisters called Commission approv\!d a proposed by Dilne McEvo, : Two elderly Iowa City sisters were Iowa City police shortly before noon realignment of the controversial Staff Writer Foster Road arterial beltway .....page 2 found dead in their home Thursday af­ Thursday, after she noticed In an effort to find "something to do ter both apparently succumbed to heat newspapers had been accumulating on between doing things," Ul student ubaustion, Johnson County Medical the womens' front porch over the past Mike Mascagni wanders the halls of Examiner Dr. T.T. Bozek said Thurs­ few days, police said. More herd books ordered Although about 3,000 of the 14,00Q 1979- the Engineering Building, "hacking out day . Police said they found the women's tunes" on his violin. Mildred Shimmon, 63, and Mamie home locked and had to break a base­ 80 Student/Staff/Faculty Directories are unSOld, the VI Student Senate or­ Mascagni , a biomedical engineering Swain, 87 , of 827 Browh St., were found ment window to get in . research assistant, strolls around the by Iowa City Police Thursday after dered 14,000 books for the 1980-81 year .... .. .... ... ......................... .. ... page 5 building playing both country and both had died of " heart failure BOZEK SAID all the windows in the gypsy tunes "not only for aesthetical aggravated by heat exhaustion," Bozek home were closed and the temperature means, but for rapid relaxation. It's &aid . inside was more than 100 degrees. ' also a way to get rid of nervous Shlmmon apparently died Tuesday. in See Sltt.,., page 3 Draft proteltl planned Activist groups will distribute leaflets energy." and hold noon rallies at the Iowa City He said he likes country and gypsy Post Office beginning Monday .