Hurricane ends ; 0 - ACCENT: Dorm of the Week Sunny, windy and cold today. High in the 40 s and a low in the 20s. Mostly sunny and unseasonably cold VIEWPOINT: Electing a new president tomorrow. VOL. XXII, NO. 39 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1988 the independent newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Accusations fly in Photos of hostages Hiler, Ward debate found in Italy Associated Press has used the incident in cam­ Associated Press paign advertising. “You’re ELKHART, Ind. -Rep. John more concerned about the prof­ BEIRUT, Lebanon -Islamic Hiler accused Democratic its of polluters.” Jihad, a pro-Iranian group challenger Thomas Ward of Hiler said state tests showed holding two U.S. hostages, said “savaging” the Hiler family in the sand contained no hazar­ Monday it was not linked to the political ads, and Ward called dous materials and was Lebanese woman arrested in Hiler a man who doesn’t back removed immediately in a Italy with photographs of cap­ up his promises to voters. cleanup that won praise from tive Americans. The comments came Mon­ the Department of Natural Re­ The group claimed the wo­ day night in the second sources. “I’ve listened to you man, Aline Ibrahim Rizkallgh, televised debate between the savage my family, Tom Ward, 36, had ties to Israel’s secret candidates for the 3rd District and I tell you what, you’re dead service. Three Islamic Jihad congressional seat. wrong,” he said. challenged Italian authorities On taxes, Ward said he would to publish a photograph of Ward and Hiler discussed raise the amount paid by the American hostage Terry An­ taxes, jobs, defense and the en­ wealthiest individuals and cor­ derson that was found in the vironment in the hour-long porations, but Hiler said, “I woman’s luggage at Milan air­ debate sponsored by the will not vote to raise taxes.” port last Thursday. Elkhart County League of Wo­ Ward contended Hiler sup­ “What has been said about men voters and broadcast by ported a tax increase earlier the presence of a photograph WSJV-TV. this year when he approved of captive Anderson is sheer The controlled anger that raising the premium for fabrication and is absolutely marked the first debate Oct. 17 Medicare health coverage for devoid of truth,” Islamic Jihad was in evidence again. “ Some the elderly. “Why is it you said in a typewritten Arabic- folks probably think they tuned make these promises when you language statement delivered in early to the B ears’ gam e,” know you can’t keep them?” to a Western news agency in said Hiler, referring the asked Ward. Beirut. televised NFL contest between Hiler renewed a fight from The 15-line communique was the Chicago Bears and the San the last debate over campaign delivered with an photograph Francisco 49ers that followed. contributions from special in­ of Anderson to authenticate it. Ward attacked H iler’s record terest groups. The congress­ The kidnappers apparently on the environment, saying the man produced a check for did not know that authorities in family owned iron foundry in $218,051, which he said was the Milan had already released a LaPorte had dumped sand con­ amount his campaign had Fall flooding The Observer / John Studebaker copy of the photograph of An­ taining iron tailings on wet­ received in such contributions. derson that was discovered in lands crucial to wildlife. He said he would return the An umbrella recieves a well-deserved rest on the second floor of “ You don’t know what the en­ money if Ward would do Pangborn Hall yesterday as the weather provided a vigorous workout. see HOSTAGE, page 6 vironment is,” said Ward, who likewise. Tropical storm threatens El Salvador, Guatemala Associated Press Hurricane Joan left at least storm would regain strength weekend, 21 in Costa Rica, four latitude 14.2 north, longitude 111 people dead in five and become a hurricane again in Panama, 25 in Colombia and 92.7 west, or about 150 miles GUATEMALA CITY - countries over the past week as it reached the warm waters 11 in Venezuela. The storm af­ west-southwest of Guatemala Guatemala and El Salvador and ripped across Nicaragua of the Pacific, but they said fected all Central American City, according to the National. were under states of alert Mon­ from the Atlantic coast to the Monday that it was sticking too countries except tiny Belize Hurricane Center in Coral day as Tropical Storm Miriam Pacific before it was close to the coast to gather and left hundreds of thousands Gables, Fla. It said the storm’ whirled offshore, and other downgraded to a tropical storm force. of people homeless. had maximum sustained winds Latin American countries and renamed Miriam. The known death toll from of 55 mph and was moving devastated by the storm the weeklong storm was 50 At 4 p.m. EDT monday, west northwest at about 10 struggled to aid victims. Forecasters had feared the people in Nicaragua over the Miriam’s center was near mph. Student Senate urged to serve student needs By FLORENTINE one is that you are doing so well HOELKER in your other positions,” he N ew s Staff said, referring to those mem­ bers of the senate holding pos­ The Student Senate itions like class and dorm pres­ suspended its normal agenda ident. this week to brainstorm on The senate also discussed the ways that they might improve early closing of the 24-hour service to the student body. lounge in the Oak Room. Due Student Body President Tom to low attendance, the lounge Doyle expressed concern over reported a loss of nearly $1000. the fact that the Senate has not Student telephone directories been as productive as hoped, are completed, and the senate and opened discussion on ways plans to distribute them in the the senate might improve. near future. “Perhaps Student Senate at Among the suggestions from this point hasn’t brought up the membership were subcom­ The Observer/John Studebaker points it should be addressing,” mittees composed of a senator, Doyle said. a class president, and a hall Mike Paese.left, and Tom Doyle, right, student body proceedings of last night’s Student Senate meeting. “There may be many vice president and president respectively, direct the See related story at right. reasons, but perhaps the main see SENATE, page 4 page 2 The Observer Tuesday, October 25, 1988 INSIDE COLUMN IN BRIEF 500 words are a small Professor James Seckingerof the Notre Dame Law School has been elected to the board of directors of the American Judicatore Society, a 20,000 member organi­ zation working to improve the U.S. Justice system. A 1968 price to pay for London alumnus of the Law School, Seckinger has been a member of the school’s faculty since 1974. He is also director of They say a picture is worth a thousand words. the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, which seeks to So w hat’s 500? Mark improve the quality of American courtroom law by offer­ 500 words is all they want for the Arts and ing attorneys specialized training. -The Observer Letters London Program application. One lousy McLaughlin o essay. You write more than that for even the most blow-off psychology course. News Editor Patrick Mullen, a Civil Engineering Graduate Student, Basically all you have to do is tell them what has been selected to receive a Nation Science Foundation you can do for London and what it can do for graduate fellowship. Mullen was born in Nurnberg, West you. What you can do for London I can’t tell \ \l ---- - Germany and raised in Vicenza, Italy where his father, a you. But London can do a lot for you. Notre Dame alumnus, works on a U.S. Military base. He Living in a foreign country for four or five began his undergraduate studies at Notre Dame in 1982. months gives you experience you can’t get from He received bachelor’s degrees in both civil engineering a two week whirlwind tour. You learn about and government and international studies in 1987. In his buskers and zone one passes and Covent Garden fifth year at Notre Dame, Mullen was named a Reilly and whether Neil Kinnock is a wally or not. You Scholar, an honor given to outstanding arts and let- find favorite pubs and favorite plays, if not fa­ ters/engineering students. -The Observer vorite airports. After the initial shock of almost getting run OF INTEREST over by the cars on the left side of the street, you begin to get a feel for how non-Americans think. You see that America is not as respected there as it is here. You see how American Deans and Admissions Officers representing foreign policy affects people an ocean away. more than 50 law schools meet today in Stepan Center. You see that there is more to life than American All are welcome to attend the Law School Caravan from football. noon to 4 p.m. -The Observer This is all before you even leave London. The A&L Program only holds class four days a week and has extensive travel breaks, so there’s “Wanderlust,” an exhibit of photographs taken in plenty of time to hitchhike to Oktoberfest, drop Asian, African, and Arctic settings, opened Oct. 23 at the in on Mikhail, and get lost in Spain. Snite Museum of Art. Admission is free. -The Observer And now it’s time to debunk all those living in a city that had Jack the Ripper and rationalizations. other sundry crimes committed there.