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il Fish story Grayson's gaining Where to eat seafood in the But can he lead the winless Durham area. Devils to victory? Page 17 l©l Page 27 Friday September 30, 1983 Volume 80. Number 26 Duke University Durham, North Carolina THE CHRONICLE Newsfile Policy disliked: President Reagan's conduct of foreign policy is disapproved of by substantially more Americans than approve of it - the first time the scale has tipped that way since he took office, accoding to the latest New York Times- CBS News Pbll. See page 11. Airport reopens: Lebanon began to return to normal life as Beirut Inter national Airport reopened for the first time since it was closed by fighting on Aug. 28. The airport is protected by American Marines. Spending resolution: A stopgap spending resolution needed to keep the Government operating beyond midnight tonight, when the fiscal year 1984 Drinking age: 19 begins, was approved by the Senate. The House passed a similar measure Wed nesday night, and House and Senate conferees will meet Saturday to iron out North Carolina colleges prepare for new laws a few differences between the two resolu By JOE MCHUGH tions Senate leaders expressed con posed if this system does not work, he said. than switch to a new one in Oct. 1. fidence that the measure would be Campuses across North Carolina are "We are hoping that the students will res Of those policies surveyed, Davidson's is signed by President Reagan. bracing for Saturday, when new state laws pond in a mature way. We are giving them the least restrictive, requiring only carding governing alcohol consumption take effect. the opportunity." at the campus bar. State-run schools are Mondale endorsed: Endorse But not all plan to impose strict alcohol East Carolina is adopting a similar prohibited from selling alcoholic beverages. ment of Walter Mondale for the 1984 regulations. strategy. "We are making great efforts to "We will be much more restrictive and Democratic Presidential nomination was A portion of the Safe Roads Act, which educate students so that they are aware of careful on checking identification in the recommended by the political action raises the drinking age to 19 for beer and their resposibilities," said Elmer Meyer, vice campus bar," said Will Terry, dean of stu committee of the National Education wine, has left some college officials scrambl chancellor for student life. "Students are ex dents Association, the nation's largest teacher ing to ensure that newly-excluded freshmen pected to take primary responsibility. If However, parties need not be registered organization. The organization's board of comply. they do not [comply], then actions will be and open kegs will be allowed with indivi directors scheduled a vote for today on At Duke, living groups must now check taken." duals taking responsibility for their actions making the official endorsement. identification at parties or face fines to be Specific infractions may be handled by "We think that supervision should be up determined by a panel of students and ad existing judicial board rules, he said. to the student group," Terry said. "{Carding] ministrators. Formerly only an implied requirement, will be at their discretion." Government bilked: inexcusably The policy finalized by Duke officials last registration is now mandatory for parties He said he expects groups to card, al high prices are being paid by the govern week also requires registration of public where alcohol is served. Carding procedures though the procedure is not mandatory. The ment for much of the equipment it buys parties 24 hours in advance. Duke Univer at these parties will be checked by residen college plans to produce coded ID cards in and at the same time it is getting "horri sity Food Services plans to strictly enforce tial advisers dicating, by color, the month of birth. ble quality," according to A. Ernest Fitz the regulations at its campus facilities "We are trying to operate this treating But Tferry said if living groups act irres gerald, perhaps the best-known Pen While Wake Forest University, in students as adults in an educational in ponsibly, carding and penalties may be tagon "whistle-blower." Winston-Salem, chose to impose relatively stitution," Meyer said. required. strict rules and penalties, other schools At Wake Forest, however, students and ad "We would rather wait and see thow the decided to allow students to regulate ministrators have developed an extensive students respond] than make any sweeping PHotS Set Strike: Continental's themselves - at least for now. system of sanctions for students violating changes," Terry said. "We would rather not pilots will stop flying, according to a vote North Carolina State University in university alcohol regulations pit student against student . which by representatives for the airline's 2,025 Raleigh and East Carolina University in All parties, whether or not alcohol is serv could happen with a strict policy." pilots. A Continental spokesman said Greenville, along with Davidson College ed, must be registered at least 48 hours in In contrast to many colleges, the Univer the stoppage, scheduled to begin Satur elected to adopt strict rules only if their ex advance. A party is defined as a planned sity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has day morning, would have little effect on periments in student self-discipline failed. function which has guests, refreshments yet to formulate new alcohol policies service. The strike was voted to protest In addition to penalties imposed by each and entertainment. Regulations are under consideration, UNC what the pilots called union-busting tac college, North Carolina students face stiff Individuals face penalties ranging from officials said, and strict carding will be re tics used by the airline under the guise sanctions from the state. Individuals vio restutitive community service to loss of quired under any policy. of federal protection to stave off bank lating state laws are subject to fines up to pledging rights, to loss of housing and pro Past rules mandate student registration ruptcy. $2,000 and up to two years in prison. bation. Living groups themselves may face of parties but these requirements will be At N.C. State, present rules only require fines or lose their housing lease. tightened, said Donald Burton, vice chan carding at student parties, but no specific "As severe as these penalties appear, they cellor and dean of student affairs. penalties are planned for those who give or are less so than state laws," said Mark He said the university expects frater Weather consume alcohol illegally. Liquor is already Reece, Wake Forest's dean of men. Students nities located off campus to adopt rules confined to rooms of students at least 21 will not be referred to state authorities compatible with future campus rules. years of age. unless serious incidents, such as car ac Penalties against students violating rules Gray Skies: Mostly cloudy through "We will set mininal guidelines on univer cidents, occur, he said. may be considered, he added. "1 do not think tonight, high around 70 and low in the sity and student activities that occur on Penalties, developed by students during we need to be any stricter than the state." upper 50s. Saturday, variably cloudy campus," said Elwood Becton, legal counsel the summer, also received approval from ad "You can be sure that [Alcohol Law En with a high in the mid 70s. Stay away for N.C. State's student affairs office "At the ministrators and faculty members. The forcement agents] will be looking in Chapel from the coast - tropical storm Dean is present time we are putting the respon sanctions were imposed beginning Sept. 2 Hill," Burton said. "If you want to check how expected to hit the Outer Banks today. sibility back on the students." because, Reece said, students felt it would the law is working, then Chapel Hill is a However, more stringent rules may be im be best to operate under one policy rather good place to start." World & War Powers bill approved By STEVEN V. ROBERTS "It would be tragic if we did not accept this beginning of N.V. Times News Service a first step toward the reinvigoration of a bipartisan foreign WASHINGTON - Congress completed action Thursday policy." National night on landmark legislation that would authorize the His statement was disputed by an angry group of continued deployment of American Marines in Lebanon Democrats, who said the measure was committing the Page 2 September 30, 1983 for 18 more months. Marines to a "mission impossible" that ignored the lessons The legislation also declares that the War Powers Act of Vietnam and threatened to draw the United States in now applies to the conflict in Lebanon. This is the first to an endless conflict in the Middle East. time the act has been invoked since Congress adopted it "Some say that Lebanon is not Vietnam," said Sen. Ed 10 years ago, over the veto of President Nixon, as a way ward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. "But I reply, we must not give THE CHRONICLE of imposing congressional restraints on the war-making the president the power to turn it into one." Friday, September 30, 1983 powers of the presidency. The key to the outcome was a reluctant but widespread Assistant news editor Brendan Daly Thursday afternoon the Republican-led Senate adopted belief on Capitol Hill that Congress had to give Reagan Assistant edit page editor Paul Gaffney the resolution in a 54-46 vote that was largely along par some "breathing room," as Sen. Dan Quayle, R-Ind., put Assistant features editor Molly Castelloe ty lines. In less than 10 minutes the Democratic-controlled it, while the president pursues diplomatic efforts to Associate features editor Al Bernstein House of Representatives, which approved a nearly iden stabilize the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon.