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Eastern Illinois University I Charleston, Ill. 61920 I Vol. 71, No. 137 I Two Sections, 20 Pages . pondering mil itary strike against Libya· GTON (AP)-President Reagan was him whether he planned to strike at the Libyan involving Americans is "the possible closing of more to be studying the possibility of a leader. He ignored questions Monday as he left the Libyan Peoples' Bureaus known to be the source of e against Libya as the United States White House to watch the start of the Baltimore terrorist planning and activity.'' ence that the renegade Arab republic Orioles' season-opening baseball game against the Although the European allies have declined in the in the fatal bombing of a West Berlin Cleveland Indians. past to go along with U.S. attempts to coordinate the At the White House, spokesman Edward Djerejian economic and diplomatic isolation of Khadafy, r Richard Burt, the U.S. envoy to West said the administration would "have to reserve final Djerejian said the latest terrorist incidents, "both on ·d there were ''very clear indications that judgement on exactly who was responsible until we European soil, have sensitized the Europeans to the "byan involvement" in the nightclub make further progress on the investigations." · danger, that the danger is really at their doorstep, not t killed an American Army sergeant and But he said the weekend explosion in West Berlin only at our doorstep." man. and the bombing last week of a TWA jetliner over Djerejian said that in its various diplomatic ed whether he favored a military move Greece followed the "pattern of terrorist activities communications, the United States is stressing that dafy, Burt said that Reagan was that Col. (Moammar) Khadafy has sponsored in the "it's imperative for the civilized community to work ·s issue right now." past." together much more effectively than ever in the diplomat in the divided city, speaking on Burt, however, indicated the United States had past." e not be identified, said: "The Libyan intelligence informatfon before the Berlin bombing Djerejian said that in its various diplomatic explored very vigorously. Khadafy is that the Libyan embassy in East Berlin was planning communications, the United States. is stressing that ect." a terrorist attack. "it's imperative for the civilized community to work urn from a California vacation Sunday, Djerejian said one action the United States is together much more effectively than ever in the sed to comment when reporters asked seeking following the two recent terrorist incidents past." arleston's request rejected by ESDA Rives supports reinstatement · ' Emergency Services and offall break Agency last week rejecte.d ton's request to pay for By BILL DENNIS in preventative work the and AMY CARR Staffwriters to protect its water supply 'ng flooding. Eastern President Stanley Rives will nt weeks, the city followed recommend to the Board of Governors mendation of Springfield- at its June 19 meeting that fall break be anson Engineers Inc. and included in the 19S7-SS calendar s an average of five feet without provisions for making up the on the five "finger dikes" lost class day. extend from a main dike In a prepared statement, Rives said holds back Charleston's he approved the recommendation of pply. The cost of building the Ad-Hoc Committee for the mger dikes was $16,000. University Calendar to schedule fall main dike holds a water break on Oct. 30, 19S7. The committee on one side and on the made no provisions to make up the lost · e faces the lake bed, now date. that portion of Lake After finding that it would not be on has drained downstream feasible to add another class day to the the collapsed section of the calendar, Samuel Taber, dean of student academic services, sent a letter nger dikes are currently not to Rives asking that fall break be what remains of the scheduled without adding an extra day ha lf-filled, lO�foot-deep to make up for.the lost day. which cut its way back from Tim Greiter, a student senator who ndam. served on the ad-hoc committee, said "ty built up the dikes to a he was surprised a lot of administrators h enough to withstand a were for the idea of giving up a class flood, Assistant City day. Dan England said. "I think it's a good idea," Greiter Illinois ESDA Director PAUL KLATT I Photo editor said. "It shows the teachers and ad­ Jones said from Springfield Water from Lake Charleston has drained into the 1 0-foot-deep channel ministration are concerned about the that Charleston was not which cut its way back from the dam after it broke open last fall. The lack of students. an emergency when re­ rain so far this spring has left large areas of the former lake bed exposed. "It seems like they've been taking a g the finger dikes, and thus Finger dikes that were recently built up by the city will not be paid for out of lot away lately, it's nice to see the t didn't qualify for state state emergency funds becau�e of low water levels, an Emergency Ser­ students getting something for a vices and Disaster Agency official said change." Monday. · paid for the original the state is experiencing little spring considered an emergency when the Senate Speaker Joe O'Mera said he e construction in late flooding and is expecting the season sky is blue." . thinks it's great that the administration after the channel ap­ to remain a dry one. Last March and April, Jones said, is finally doing something about the dy to slice through the "I remember a year ago going some 30 Illinois counties were given break. e. That prompted Gov. into the appropriation meetings emergency status after the Illinois, He added that although the BOG. Thompson to declare that when at least a fourth of the state's Rock and Wabash rivers climbed must still approve the proposal, "I was in a state of emergency, counties fell under a federal over their banks and left hundreds lssume they (BOG) would say yes, if e the project eligible for declaration of a state of homeless. :.:>resident Rives recommenqed it." funding. emergency," Jones said. "This year With the city now stuck with the Lewis Coon, a member of the ad-hoc biggest factor which is not the triggering mechanisms for bill for the recent work, Council committee and the Faculty Senate, said present is that it's not an funding are just not in place. Executive Assistant Chris Bezruki he did not support the committee's ," Jones said. "Let's say "The rivers are low right now. defended the expense saying it had proposal because it did not include a raining real heavily in the That's not to say it won't happen, to be done as the city was grappling provision for making up the lost day. n area. At that time this but major flooding in Illinois does with a "calculated risk." ".The original recommendation be reconsidered. not seem likely to happen and I "I think we acted with prudence. .included a provision for making up the frustrated that I could not hope I'm right," Jones said. You never know when the water will lost date," Coon said. "That was my t money available, but if England, who has supervised the rise," Bezruki said. •'The city was concern as a Faculty Senate member.'' · g does not come, we will work on the dikes since November, just not in the position to take the Senate Chair Jayne Ozier said the misused the taxpayers' said he had to agree with Jones. risk." loss of a class day should be no hard­ '' Jones said. "Their reasoning is quite un- Charleston Mayor Murray ship for instructors. er factor, Jones said, is that derstandable-it can't really be ·(See CHARLESTON, page SA) "I tend to think faculty can be (See RIVES, page SA) 2A Tue�ay, Aprll 8, 1986 TlleD J\ssociated Press Philippine finance minister State/Nation/World says they need $680 miflionfro m U. Carson's declines buy-out offer WASHING TON (AP)-The Philippine But Ongpin said it is equally im CHICAGO-Saying-they wanted to remain independent, finance minister said· Monday his country needs Washington to help persuade the Int andweren 't convinced a potential buyer had enough money· an additionai$100million in U.S. economic aid, Monetary Fund and commercial banks to complete a sale, the Board of Directors of Carson Pirie plus $580 million in loans, to avert a financial $580 million in previously appro Scott& Co. has rejected a second buy-out offer. crisis that could undermine the new government available by the end of June. He also Baytree Investors Inc. is seeking to acquire all the out­ of Corazon Aquino.