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THE CHRONICLE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1987 « DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 83. NO. 31 University administrator dies Community, University leader described as 'selfless' From staff reports said Edward Hill, director of the Mary Richard Whitted, highly regarded Uni Lou Williams Center and a close friend of versity administrator, community servant Whitted. "He was the kind of person that and counselor to students, died early makes our job stimulating and interest Thursday morning of cancer. He was 43. ing. "He was important to me and my asso "He had an unusual selflessness, giving ciates because of his thought processes," of himself, especially to students. He had said William Griffith, vice president for a tremendous respect for students and student affairs. "He had a political in their ideas. stinct in the best sense ofthe word." He "He learned a great deal about himself was a "special person" who had a unique from his association from these young ability "to coalesce people to resolve diffi people," Hill said. cult problems and tasks. Whitted came to the University in 1971. Whitted served most recently as as A native of Hillsborough, he graduated sistant to the vice president for student from North Carolina Central University affairs. in 1968. Before he became assistant to "He was a good listener, yet he was not Griffith in 1982, Whitted served the Uni reluctant to give his own reasoned versity as supervisor of general accoun advice," Griffith said. ting, cost accounting specialist for the in As Griffith's assistant, Whitted worked surance department and community rela on a number of projects. He chaired the tions coordinator for the opportunity de alcohol task force that formulated a Uni velopment center. versity policy in response to the rise in the "He was very committed to students legal drinking age. He was also involved and gave a lot of time to the f publications 1 with the operation of the Mary Lou Wil board," said Trinity senior John Millar, liams Center, the Bryan Center theaters, who worked on the board with Whitted. BETH ANN FARLEY/THE CHRONICLE WXDU, the Coffeehouse and the under "His comments were always very Hot files graduate publications board. substantive." "What I will miss is the extreme range In activities outside the University, Trinity freshman Eric Miller is warming up to the idea of researching a mid of things that were of interest to him," term paper. See WHITTED on page 6 • Proposed legislative changes U.S. sinks 3 Iranian gunboats ByJOHNCUSHMAN endanger University coffers N.Y. Times News Service WASHINGTON — American helicopter gunships sank three small By MATTHEW CHURCHILL a 10 percent cut in the instructional Iranian patrol boats near the center of The University stands to lose millions budgets of every undergraduate arts and the Persian Gulf Thursday night after of dollars in tax benefits if a federal sciences department," Havely said. "It's at least one Iranian vessel opened fire revenue raising proposal and revisions of the same as a 65 percent cut in the in on a patrolling helicopter, the Pen the federal tax code meet Congressional structional budget of the school of tagon said. Two Iranians were killed. engineering," he said. "It's a serious approval. The American helicopters were not amount." The House Ways and Means Committee damaged, and there were no American and the Joint Committee on Taxation are A Ways and Means Committee staff casualties, the Pentagon said. A fourth studying approximately 200 proposals to member estimated that the proposal Iranian boat was thought to have es raise $12 billion in new revenues for would generate $3.5 billion dollars in ad caped. ditional revenue next year. deficit reduction. One of these suggestions At least six Iranians were later would raise the tax on the net investment The University is also threatened by See GULF on page 17 • earnings of non-profit organizations from the proposed revision of the unrelated 2 percent to 5 percent. business income tax (UBIT) section ofthe The proposal we estimate would cost tax code. This section gives tax exemp Duke about $2.6 million in lost revenue tions to non-profit organizations engaging per year," said Robert Havely, director of in selected activities beneficial to society, Sigma Chis get, appeal probation government relations for the University. Havely said. "That is the same order of magnitude as See LEGISLATION on page 7 *- By CRAIG WHITLOCK are not within the jurisdiction of the In a decision handed down by the University Judicial Board or Under Residential Judicial Board Tuesday graduate Judicial Boards," according to Jenkins to seek vote recount night, Sigma Chi fraternity has been the 1987-88 bulletion of Information and placed on social probation for the Regulations. By GILLIAN BRUCE elections supervisor, Jenkins will present remainder ofthe fall semester. The penalty suspends all social ac City Council member Chester Jenkins, his request for a recount at a meeting of The fraternity has already filed one ap tivities until next semester, except for two who lost Tuesday's primary election for the Board today at 1 p.m. "The Board is peal regarding the effects of the penalty rotational theme parties during rush. the mayor's seat to fellow Council mem going to study the administrative code on its Derby Days activities and another "They think they are not affecting our ber Howard Clement by 37 votes, is as which applies to municipal elections," to general appeal is expected. rush," said Willis. "But the truth is, they king the Durham County Board of Elec determine if the case merits a vote The sanctions are in response to five are. We're not having weekly parties and everyone else is." tions for a recount. recount, she said. noise violations, two infractions of the Jenkins, mayor pro af~>b. The Board met Thursday morning to University alcohol policy for failing to See PROBATION on page 5 • register parties and one count of contempt tern of the City fl 1 consider Jenkins' complaint and agreed to for failing to obey noise regulations, ac Council, finished rTf-A^UR grant him a hearing, Brogden said. -.V7UR The official vote count announced cording to Sigma Chi president John third in the Willis. Five of the incidents occurred in Weather primary. Incumbent Thursday added another vote to 1 Clement's total, giving him 4,469 and a August before -the start of classes. The mayor Wib Gulley OWN Hit the beach; Bright and sunny 37-vote lead over Jenkins, whose total others were between the start of the won first place with 37 percent of the semester and Sept. 29, Willis said. today with the high in the mid 60s. vote, followed by Clement and Jenkins, remained the same with 4,432. Low in the 40s tonight. Saturday, The RJB is made up of 14 under each with approximately 25 percent, and Jenkins said he would base his request sunny and 70. Close your eyes and feel graduates with jurisdiction "over all dis attorney Robert Jervis, with 12 percent. on the size of the vote margin between the waves lapping at your toes. putes arising in residential units(s) which According to Mary Brogden, county See JENKINS on page 9 ^ THE CHRONICLE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9,1987 World & National Newsfile Ortega, at U.N., asks for direct talks with U.S. N.Y. Times News Service also walked out in protest against attacks U.S. shortens deal: The us. on the United States by the president of won't sell to the Saudis 1,600 Maverick UNITED NATIONS — President Iran, Hojatolislam Ali Khamenei, when Security council helps anti-tank missiles for $360 million to Daniel Ortega Saavedra of Nicaragua in he addressed the Assembly. insure congressional approval of the vited the United States Thursday to Ortega, a small, slight figure in a light remaining $1 billion in a pending arms resume a "dialogue" with his government brown suit, chose to address the General try for Mideast truce package. after a Central American peace plan goes Assembly on the anniversary ofthe death into effect. of Che Guevara, the Cuban Marxist guer By The New York Times Treaty causes concern: France But the Nicaraguan leader, in an ad rilla leader. At a news conference after UNITED NATIONS — The five perma and Britain are worried that an dress to the General Assembly, was also ward, he compared Guevara's "selfless nent members of the Security Council American-Soviet treaty eliminating harshly critical of President Reagan and devotion to others" with that of "Gandhi have agreed to give Secretary General medium -and shorter-range nuclear his call for renewed aid to the Nicaraguan and Jesus Christ." Javier Perez de Cuellar more flexibility in missiles might lead West Germany to rebels. His remarks prompted a walkout The Nicaraguan president said the time his bid to negotiate an end to the war be agree to abolish battlefield nuclear by the six-member American delegation tween Iran and Iraq, diplomats said on arms under NATO command. had come for the United States to open a led by Vernon Walters. "dialogue" with his regime and "normal Thursday. Soviets back away: Soviet In his address, Ortega called for talks ize relations" instead of trying to over negotiators seemed to retreat in between Nicaragua and the United States throw it. "Rambo exists only in the But the United States and Great Brit Geneva from a key compromise on a to begin 35 days after the peace plan movies," he said to loud applause from ain failed to get the support of the other treaty to ban medium -and shorter- takes effect Nov.