Roche Completes Half of Term of the War
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-pages 11-14 VOL. XIV, NO. 43 an independent student newspaper serving notre dame arid saint many's FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1979 Williams outlines peaceful goals for Northern Ireland by Margie Brasseil Williams responded, “The Pro Saint Mary’s News Editor visional IRA won’t listen when we say we condemn all vio “The ultimate goal of the lence, they only see us as being Peace People’s Movement is against them. But we are the unification of Northern Ire opposed to the Protesant terror land into a just and peaceful ist groups as well as the society,” declared Betty Wil Catholic ones. liams during a press conference “ After the Pope’s visit to with reporters from the Scho Ireland the Protestant paramili lastic, Notre Dame Magazine, tary issued a statement saying and The Observer. they would cease fire if the Williams explained that the Provisional IRA would . The problem is not as simple as IRA said no, the war would getting the British out of Nor ontinue,” said Williams. thern Ireland, but in creating an The Peace People’s move identity for Northern Ireland. ment has succeeded in getting “When the Northern Ireland many men to leave the para people come together, it will be military groups. “When I left their decision to get the British Ireland for this trip we had out if that is what they want,” gotten over 600 men out, ’ ’ said she said. Williams, but she added that The Peace People are trying even while they are getting something “completely, utter men to leave many more are ly and totally new in Ireland” still joining. by their work against violence, When asked how they fund Caught in rehearsal of next week's production of 'Stop the World according to Williams. Their their activities Williams said I Want to Get O ff are Sarah McGrath, Joe Zilvinskis, Mary Powel Jabaley, Rich Lechovich, and Maura work is to end the violence and that it is becoming harder. Sendelbach. [Photo by Beth Prezio\ terrorism which has dominated “From the money recieved life in Northern Ireland. from the Norwegians and the In response to a question Nobel prize we have have about the results of the group’s approximately 40,000 pounds work in the three years since it left. Last year the Ford began, Williams said that there Foundation funded some pro has been a change in the tactics jects and the Rockefeller Foun Roche completes half of term of the war. “Where there used dation funded our newpaper for to be bombings daily in Belfast one year.” Williams went on by Dan Letcher tion has fulfilled last year’s that the administration and there is now only sporadic to explain that they could not Senior Staff Reporter platform promises of an in student government do not bombing every few months.” get aid from any government creased student voice in univer agree on everything, citing the According to Williams the particularly the British or Re Student Body President Bill sity decisions and the establish keg decision as an example. “I Provisional IRA seems to be public of Ireland because they Roche calls the first half of his ment of an off-campus housing was very disappointed with the most opposed to them. When would be condemned for being term “subtly successful.” director. keg decision, but at least we asked about the IRA’s terming Roche said in an interview His dealings with the admini were able to voice the student the group “ tools of the British” [continued on page 6] yesterday that his administra- stration this year have indicated opinion before a decision was to Roche that the administra handed down,” Roche says. tion is considering student o- When elected last year, Roche pinion. emphasized that student o- He says the alcohol directive pinlon be heard before admini 1 Another Holocaust ' issued earlier this year by Dean stration decisions were made. of Students J ames Roemer is a He says the directives and good example of the admini appointments of new security Hesburgh discusses Cambodia stration's respect for student and assistant security directors opinion. “ Dean Roemer pre are cases where students re by Sal Granata press conference announcing a mese, now controls two-thirds sented us with a directive draft cieved such an opportunity. Staff Reporter pledge of $69 million in aid to of the land and is pushing the at the end of last year and we “ When interviewing security Cambodia. Khmer Rouge into the moun were asked to comment on it,” director candidates, Bill Vita ‘ ‘The situation in Cambodia has “After we delivered the letter tainous region near the Thai Roche recalls. (Student Body Vice President) all the makings of another to him, he said it was the border. “We had some difficulty with and I took the candidates aside Holocaust,” University Presid quickest response a letter ever “ There is practically no food the wording and Dean Roemer and asked our questions,” ent Theodore M. Hesburgh said got from the White House,” in the entire country. Because was completely open with us Roche relates. “ This helped us yesterday. Hesburgh said. of the war, only 11 percent of and went along with our sug have an impact on who was Hesburgh spoke on Cambodia, The present Cambodian re gestions,” he adds. selected and also allowed us to Gerald Fora’s visit and ROTC gime, set up by the Vietna [continued from page 4] Roche points out, however, give each candidate an idea of on campus during an interview what students expected and just before he appeared at needed.” Planner Hall last night. Getting students involved on Hesburgh recently organized the ground floor of such deci American religious leaders to Military seizes po sions is part of Roche’s pro urge President Carter and the gram for “subtle success.” United Nation to take humani LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - A right-wing army and said he would guarantee freedom for Last year’s cabinet reorganiza tarian action in Cambodia. colonel seized power yesterday in a pre-dawn Bolivia’s political parties. tion has given him a more “There were 8 million people in coup against President Walter Guevara, Boli Guevara, who took office Aug. 8, went into efficient policy-forming group, Cambodiaten years ago and only via’s first democratically elected president in a hiding. He issued a signed appeal for military he says. “We took 22 cabinet 4.7 million today. They have decade. Guevara had been in office less than units in other parts of the country to rescue his positions and placed them un been either killed or starved by three months. government, but there was no immediate sign of der five coordinators,” Roche the Khmer Rouge, the Cam any counter-coup. explains, adding that this has bodian Communists under Pol Students and workers opposed to the takeover Two T-33 jet fighters swooped low over the been a much more workable Pot. As you know, people by Col. Alberto Natusch took to the streets of the business district yesterday morning, signaling arrangement. excused themselves from the capitol, hurling rocks at armored cars. The that at least part of the political scenery in this Roche is also pleased with the last Holocaust by saying they soldiers opened fire, and ^police sources and impoverished South American nation of*> million appointment off-Campus Hous didn’t know what was gong on. witnesses said at least five civilians were killed people. * ing director. “We wanted, we and dozens were wounded.* But there is no secret about this In Washington, State Department spokesman waited, asked and achieved this Holocaust,” Hesburgh said. Newspapers and radio stations throughout the goal,” he says. country indicated virtually all army garrisons Thomas Reston said the United States “would Last week in Washington, deplore any disruption in Bolivia’s democratic Roche is currently working on Hesburgh helped prepare a were supporting the coup. improving social space in the The clashes in La Paz ended by nightfall. The process. We will be reviewing our relations with letter approved by over twenty Bolivia as events develop.” dorms. “Father Heppen, the American religious leaders. streets were clear and rebel soldiers calmly new Housing director, and a patrolled their posts. The coup was launched just nine days after “ We took the letter directly to Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance, in La Paz for few student government repre the President in the Cabinet The 47-year-old Natusch, a former agriculture a general assembly of the Organization of sentatives have gone to all the Room,” Hesburgh said. The minister and until two weeks ago commander of American States, appealed personally to respect [continued on page 19] same morning, Carter held a the military college, declared himself president the democratic process here. News in brief Friday, November 2, 1979 - page Soviet defectors Officials study DC-10 crash sight Ice Capades contract MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexi sation was in English but the unofficial list showed 26 Ameri can aviation investigators say English language version here cans among the dead, and that NEW YORK (AP) - Figure skating stars Oleg and Ludmila their investigation or Wednes has not been released. at least five, possibly six, Protopopov, who defected from the Soviet Union in day’s Western Airlines DC-10 A Spanish language tran Americans were among the 17 September, announced yesterday they had signed a crash were centeredon why the script of the last conversation survivors. “ There is one we three-year contract with the Ice Capades. The husband and ilot used a runway he had between the tower here and the haven't talked to we suspect is wife team received asylum in Switzerland on Tuesday after Eeen told was closed.