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For more information, please contact [email protected]. ----\--J----New Me~co---------------------- Vol. 90 No . .73 Tuesday, December 10, 1985 Former Military Rulers Convicted Ffom Wife and Staff Repofts including many innocent of any sub In 1979, the Commission con version, were killed or disappeared ducted investigations of human BUENOS AIRES, Argentina in the anti-subversion purge. rights violations in Argentina and A civilian court on Monday con About 830 witnesses testified in concluded one year later in a pub. victed five former military rulers of the trial of the ex-junta members as Iished report that junta members• human rights violations in the kid the court received evidence from knew systematic tortures and mur nappings, torture and disappear April qntil mid-August ders were being carried out, ances of thousands of suspected lef One ofthe 830 witnesses was U ni Most survivors or relatives of the tists in the late 1970s. versity of New Mexico President victims told of midnight arrests, tor Four other generals and admirals Tom Parer who te:1tified in early Au ture in clandestine detention centers who had served on successive milit gust at the request of the Argentine run by the military, summary exccu. ary juntas that ruled Argentina for government. tion and secret burial of leftists. nearly eight years were acquitted by Farcr served as a member and The defendants maintained harsh the six-judge court. eventually presided over the Inter tactics were necessary in the war The court ordered the maximum American Commission on Human against terrorism, and said any tor- sentence of life in prison for two of Rights of the Organization of Amer the accused ~ former army com ican Slates from 1976 to 1982. continued on page 3 mander and ex-President Jorge Videla and former navy commander Emilio Massera. Both were con victed on numerous counts of mur Pay Raises Important To der, kidnapping, torture and rob bery. Others found guilty were Roberto Quality of State Services Viola, who also was an army com mander who had served as president, SANTA FE (AP) - About 250 "l'd like to see a good salary in sentenced to 17 years; ex-navy lead state employees told Santa Fe's leg crease for state employees. I think er Armando Lambruschini, sent islative delegation on Monday that it's important," said Colt. The Santa enced to 8 years; and former air force the quality pf state services will suf Fe delegation represents most of the chief Orlando Agosti, 4\4 years. fer .if the Legislature does not come state's 15,000-member workforce. Acquitted were ex-President through with substantial raises next Several state employees spoke Lcopoldo Galtieri, the anny general year. during the two-hour forum in the who surrendered power to an elected The lawmakers who called the Health and Environment Depart civilian government two years ago; public forum heard more than a ment's Runnels Building, most de former navy commander Jorge dozen stories about the low pay, low scribing their jobs and their wages. Anaya; and two. ex-air force chiefs, morale and the high cost of living, ''I haven't had an amenable pay Omar Graffigna and Basilio Lami problems that are reportedly forcing raise since l started work here three Dozo. good workers to flee state employ years ago," said Donna Blea, a clerk Kathy Gonzalez The convicted· defendants, as the ment. with HED's Vital Statistics Bureau. heads of the three armed services in The four democrats at the Blea said her job, updating and ASUNM work-study secretary Deborah Travis displays the the juntas that ruled after the 1976 forum- Reps. Max Coli, Ben Lu maintaining the records on some budget request forms needed by all organizations requesting coup, conducted a brutal campaign, jan, Leo Catanach and Sen. Roman 5,000 New Mexicans each year, funds from ASUNM for fiscal year 1986-87. The forms, avail· known as the "dirty war'' against Maes - expressed their support for leaves her with a take-home wage of able at ASUNM offices, must bR submitted by Jan. 31, 1986. left-wing terrorists. pay raises when the issue comes be $500. They were charged with murder, fore the Legislature ne)(t month, but Kathy Martinez, a health. services torture and kidnapping by the elected warned that the slim conservative clerk who checks the validity of government of President Raul majority has cutbacks in mind. claims made to the Women, Infants Women Engineers Faring Alfonsin three days after he took "Services are already inadequ and Children nutrition program, said office Dec. 10, 1983, ending the ate," said Lujan, the House majority she took her state job to get off wel military dictatorship. whip, "and if you cui people back, fare, Better Than 10 Years Ago Their trial was the first time milit it's going to be worse." ''1 don't want to go back on wel ary officers have been judged by a Colt said the three years the fare to make ends meet;" said Mar By Robert Fine have of them. civilian court in Argentina. Legislature has failed to provide tinez, who put her take-home wages "What is most important is to pro A commission created by Alfon money for productivity raises "is too In today' s world, women en ject a professional image,'' she said. sin reported at least 9;000 people, long." continued on page 3 gineers are younger, make more "And what that means is to wear money, arc in greater demand and suits and conform to the existing sys have a better chance of advancing to tem. It's not worth getting uptight management positions than they did over little things. The things worth 10 years ago, says Diane Herr, a fighting for are your ideas and get supervisor for Bell Labs in Chicago, ting a meaningful job assignment so Ill. that you can be promoted." "In 1974, a woman engineeer was Herr said when the time comes for averaging $15,000 per year," said promotion, Women are judged more Herr, who spoke Thursday night at critically than men, and the compcti· the Student Union Building. "To tion among women is keen. day, the average salary is $29,000. "Because there are fewer women In the past IOyears, there has been a engineers than men, the choices 15 percent increase of women enter management has for advancing us ing the job market who are between are fewer,'' she said. ''Women are 22 and 30 years old." looked upon. as a minority and we She said women engineers con have to work harder for what we centrate more on their jobs today, geL" and they are Jess likely to marry early Herr said wonten engineers can in their careers. use minority status to their. advan "Thirty-eight percent ·Of women tage because they are more likely io engineers are single and the divorce be noticed and can become role mod rate has gone up the past I0 years," els for others. Herr said. She said certain risks also have to She said women have an easier be dealt with on the job. time working in laboratories than in "You n1ay achieve goals faster factories. than you think and must constantly In factories. Herr said men look to re-evaluate where you are.'' she said. see if wome.n can perform male "Another risk is trying to be super• tasks. She said men test womens' woman. It is important to .balance )1ractical abilities and they (eel more yout personal life. with your job life manly when they find things women and not want everythirtg at once." cannot do. Herr said another risk is that "Men have more respect for a: women who become independent woman's intelligence in research lose their femininity. laboratories than in factories," she "You may have to swear, show said. "In factories, men stare at us anger. and learn to laugh at male more and crack jokes. I won't ever jokes," she said. ''And to blend in wear a skirt in a factory." with the male majority, women may kathy Gonzilez Herr said women engineers have to wear suits and have short Finals begin In four davs and many students are hitting the boolcs in preparation for the should be assertive on the job and dread«< evant; clarify the expectations their bosses continued on page 3 i Page 2, New Mexico Dally Lobo, December 10, 1985 Page 3, New Mexico Daily Lobo, December 10, 1985 Revenue- - - Shortfall- ·- Can- Be- Covered. __ess ~ireJle~~()_J_t~--------------------------------8-y_T_h_e_A_ss_oc_ia_t_ed_P_r SANTA FE (AP)- State Fi from· the state operating reserve to lion an increase of only $23 million nance Secretary Dan Lopez said cover a portion of the shortfall. or 1.8 percent over the previous fis· Monday the revenue shortfall for the • Re;1lization of $5 million from cal year. Film ~Leaked' To West German Newspaper current fiscal year now is calculated forced savings by executive agencies "We expect revenues directly re at $71 million, which can be covered and consolidating or abolishing lated to income and employment FRANKFURT, West Germany counter what Yelena Bonner might mally named the Strategic Defense without a tax increase, some boards and commissions, growth - gross receipts and per· - West Gem1an television showed have said about his condition.