New Mexico Daily Lobo, Volume 087, No 6, 8/27/1982." 87, 6 (1982)

University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository 1982 The aiD ly Lobo 1981 - 1985 8-27-1982 New Mexico Daily Lobo, Volume 087, No 6, 8/ 27/1982 University of New Mexico Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/daily_lobo_1982 Recommended Citation University of New Mexico. "New Mexico Daily Lobo, Volume 087, No 6, 8/27/1982." 87, 6 (1982). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/daily_lobo_1982/88 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The aiD ly Lobo 1981 - 1985 at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1982 by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Sere.,~ .L 3·< S"· 1 <t.cr NEW MEXICO---------,...----- U,s 3 Qw \ ~ ~2... -y(tv~>'t d-?. Daily Lobo Vol. 87 No.6 . Friday , August 27, 1982 Mexico upturn needs U.S. aid, Harris says The economy of Mexico should alone on its obligations, he ex be the first priority in Washington, plained. says political science professor Fred The July 1st election of Miguel de Harris who recently returned from a Ia Madrid signaled to the world tl}at six-month stay at the University of Mexico wanted to meet its problems Mexico as part of a professor ex head on, Harris said. DeJa Madrtd change program. has promised to reform the corrup Harris taught, in Spanish, ''The tion-prone national government and United States Today'' to about 60 to promote a society dedicated to students, mainly graduate students reducing the tremendous gap be and faculty members from the tween rich and poor, he said. national university. In past· interviews with present Devaluation of the peso began President Lopez-Portilla, Harris while he was in the country, Harris said Lopez-Portillo indicated said, adding that it was possible that wanted to produce no more crude oil Mexican economic woes would than Mexico could 'digest.' Since force a postponement of the profes then the president was forced to in sor exchanges. Finding qualified crease production, and the result professors at UNM is not a problem, was that Mexican crude was added he said. It is finding a Mexican pro to last sumer's oil glut. fessor that can afford to leave Mex Production and price drops re ico while their pay, issued in pesos, cently have fueled Mexico's 70 per Joe Cavaretta is fluctuating so much against the cent inflation and forced the curren COFFEE BREAK: Professor Fred Harris takes 11 moment from his note taking to talk about his dollar. cy devaluations that have sent the days in Mexico. Recently the United States made exchange rate from 24 pesos per dol two wise moves that will help the lar to as high as 120 to a dollar this Mexican economy recover, Harris year, Harris said. noted. The U.S. provided $1 billion Real American help for Mexico Funeral held for slain deputy chief in loan credits to the Mexican gov must be prececdcd by a U.S. econo ernment, allowing it to buy food and mic turnaround, if Mexico was to United Press International He had been shot twice in the up ized since the shooting for shock. other commodities abroad, and gave make a recovery, he said. per body and once in the back of the No suspects have been charged. Mexico an additional $1 billion in Harris also hit upon interest rates Beneath a stormy sky, 140 white head. He died about 20 hours later. Police Chief E.L. "Whitey" advance for oil purchases. In return, as the main reason that Mexican ceo gloved police officers snapped a fin There were reports Thursday that Hansen refused comment on the re Mexico sold the oil at a special rate. nomic problems continue. Until al salute Thursday to Albuquerque's tests showed a gun registered to ports that implicated Sophie Martin, Mexico has a tremendous foreign then we can e;{pect to see more prob second highest law enforcement Sophie Martin, 43, bore the as did District Attorney Stc\'e debt of some $81 billion and would lems in Mexico and more illegal official, a man wounded fatally out woman's fingerprints. The weapon Schiff. have had trouble paying the interest aliens as a result, Harris concluded. side his estranged wife's home. was found hidden in a cinderblock Deputy Police Chief Jack Dean wall near where Martin was shot. Martin, 45, commander of the de The Albuquerque Tribune re partment's Field Services Division, ported that tests also showed Mar was found gravely wounded early tin's wife had fired a gun around the Davis testifies in UNM vs. Sunday in the front seat of his police time of the 6 a.m. shooting. car. Sophie Martin has been hospital- Bailey contraCt suit Dennis Pohlman provement in minority involvement that Bailey had not made use of nor Formet: UNM President William in UNM policy-making, but he re mal proceedures for grievance eva 'Bud' Davis testified Thursday in a futed Farber's assertion that a luation through the Academic Free $225,000 discrimination suit filed March, 1981, report by the New dom and Tenure Committee, choos~ against UNM by the former director Mexico Advisory Committee to the ing other forums instead, like The of the university's Black Studies U.S. Civil Rights Commisssion Daily Lobo and news conferences. Program. proves Bailey's claims. Davis said the final decision on Davis, a co-defendant in the civil That report found 'a disturbing Bailey's contract was based on suit, explained before an eight lack of minorities in faculty posi Bailey's performance and his failure member jury in Judge Juan G. Bur tions at UNM and throughout New to reply to a reassignment by a dead ciaga's courtroom the steps he took line established on June 5, 1980, not before his decision to terminate the on his outspokeness on UNM's re contract of the plaintiff, Harold cord on minority concerns. Bailey. Bailey has said that he accepted Davis said his decision for non the administrative decision to split renewal of the contract was a result the minority studies program under of Bailey's refusal to accept a reas• the reorganization and based his re signment in the university as a part fusal to accept reassignment because of a reorganization plan, and not be he had questions on the contract re cause Bailey was outspoken on newal proceedure. changes he felt were hurting minor Davis denied that he and others ity education. named in the suit conspired to pre Bailey has charged in his suit that vent Bailey from getting his case UNM officials were retaliating brought before the regents of the against him for remarks he made ab university. Bailey has stated he out racism in the .university when made several attempts to obtain a they terminated him. He has also hearing, but that Davis and other charged that once that decision to administrators had already decided terminate him had been made, the Lobo File Photo that if Bailey would not go through normal grievance proceedures, be same officials conspired·to prevent WM. E. 11BUDu DAVIS him from getting a grievance should not be allowed to. petition the hearing. · Mexico's institutions for higher regents. Tuesday, testifying in his own be education.' Bailey's attorney also tried half under examination by his attor Davis noted that Bailey was a yesterday to show that UNM's attor ney Stephen Farber, Bailey said it member of the advisory committee ney, David Peter Rask, and the other became apparent to him that UNM and fttat the report was issued after co-defendants were planning for a has a policy of discrimination based Bailey's June, 1980, termination. court battle even before the deadline on color. The commission is chaired by Lt. for Bailey to reply to his reassign Bailey also issued a statement in Gov. Roberto A. Mondragon and ment had passed. Bailey contends which he claimed UNM has no includes many prominent New Mex~ the university left him no alternative for redress of grievance, because Jeff Alt1111ndet blacks in administrative positions, icans. any UNM process was to be weight~ AFTERMATH: An Albuquerque woman plowed her car Into has no black faculty members with Davis said Bailey had chosen nev tenure and has no blacks making im er to discuss his termination directly ed against him. thelront of Ruuell's S.ltery & Dellcateaen, 3501 Lom•• NE, portant policy decisions. with him, although Davis was ulti Testimony is expected to continue Thursdey efternoon. No one w•• hurt, end no clteflons were Today former president Davis mately responsible for extension of today as the university begins to put Issued. admitted thete was room for im- his contrac.t. Davis further stated forward its defense; Page 2, New Mc.11ico Daily Lobo, August 27, 1982 Page 3, New Mexico Daily Lobo, August 27, 1982 • Wire Report by United Press International Pratt says organization, Conceptions Southwest care make difference UNM's fine arts/literary publication peoples of Korea, Chi?a , ~nd t_he tic other than shorten the period of International News other countries of AsJa, ChJef viral shedding from open lesions - Editor's note: This is the second network, and keeps abreast of prob 1982 issue on sole now Cabinet Secretary Kiichi Miyazawa the time when the genital herpes of four articles describing the men lems across the state that have aq and women b11ttling for the nomina U .5. sanctions said. sufferer is most contagious. impact on her university and near 54 China, South Korea, Hong Kong, "We have found that 30 percent tion of their party in Tuesday's spc-.

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