Permacloud dies p~-:c(l /ACCENT: Kodak's new creations Mostly sunny today with high in the mid 40s and low in the I ~··.ft'lli>-"· -· low 30s. Partly sunny, windy g;:_1 -=~ and warmer Friday with a I VIEWPOINT: Turned away from Reagan chance for afternoon showers. ' . L----------------------------------------------------------------------~ VOL. XXI, NO. 108 THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1988 the independent newspaper se~ving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Reagan visits NO for stamp dedication By CHRIS BEDNARSKI versity President Father Ed­ and on confounding the opposi­ The address also gave About 10,000 students, fac­ News Editor ward Malloy and former ath­ tion with good old American Reagan a chance to reminisce ulty, staff and South Bend resi­ letic director Moose Krause, cleverness. about the role he called "a dents passed through metal "Never in our wildest who made the quip about Gipp "But most of all, the Rockne young actor's dream." "It had detectors before packing the dreams had we ever thought becoming president, in prais­ legend meant this: on or off the a great entrance, an action JACC. Hundreds were turned that George Gipp would be ing Rockne. field, it is faith that makes the middle, and a death scene right away after lower arena seats president of the United States." Quoting lines from the film difference, it is faith that out of the opera," he said. and bleachers were filled. Fire Gipp returned to Notre Dame and praising Rockne's legend, makes great things happen," "But it was more than that," department officials refused to on Wednesday as President Reagan's address highlighted Reagan added. he added. "I know that to many allow people to sit or stand in Reagan relived the ro\~ he the one and a half hour cere­ Speaking for the second time of you today, Rockne is a the aisles. made famous in the 1940 film mony in the Joyce ACC. at Notre Dame since his elec­ revered name, a symbol of Inside the JACC, spectators "Knute Rockne All Ameri­ "The Rockne legend stood tion as president, Reagan said greatness, and yes, a face on a found small American flags on can," at the dedication cere­ for fair play and honor," Rockne was a man of vision. stamp. But my generation, their seats and saw Air Force mony for the Knute Rockne Reagan said. "It was practi­ "Rockne exemplified the well, we actually knew the One touch down at Michiana commemorative stamp. cal; it placed a value on devas­ American spirit of never giving legend as it happened - we Reagan was joined by Uni- tating quickness and agility up." saw it unfold." see REAGAN, page 6 Pax Christi Students protests with tickets Reagan's turned away policies from JACC By GREG LUCAS By JIM WINKLER Copy l'~ditor Staff Reporter About 100 people stood out in An undetermined number of the cold Wednesday to protest students with tickets to the President Ronald Reagan's Rockne stamp dedication cer­ visit to campus for the Knute emony were denied admission Rockne Stamp dedication cer­ to the event when all of the emony. seats in the Joyce ACC were The protest was organized by taken. the Notre Dame chapter of Pax Director of Fire Safety Jack Christi, an international Cath­ Bland explained that nobody olic peace movement, said was admitted into the arena Polly Carl, spokeswoman for once all the seats available Pax Christi-Notre Dame. were full. "We were complying The protesters gathered by with Indiana state fire rules. Gate 3 of the Joyce ACC, dis­ We can't allow people to block playing signs that read exits, steps or aisles," Bland "Reagan: your defense is of­ said. "We have to be able to fensive," "the Moral Majority clear the building in case of is neither," and "bread not emergency.'' bombs." Bland said that he did not ''The rich have gotten richer know how many people were and the poor have gotten poorer actually in the arena or how under Reagan's policies," said many people were denied ad­ Carl, who added that Reagan mission. "has not promoted peace in his According to Director of policy in Nicaragua." Public Relations Richard Con­ Carl also cited Reagan's klin, there were more ticket "militarization" and the fact holders than there were seats that his administration has available because the set up for constructed the ''largest the event was "a new configu­ peacetime build up of arms" ration in the ACC." The Observer I Suzanne Poch Because the tickets were as reasons for the protest. President Ronald Reagan addresses a full house to see the president. It was his second visit to 1 printed by the White House, the Nearby, a group of about 15 • In the Joyce ACC Wednesday during the Rockne the campus. Story on Reagan's visit above. pro-Reagan demonstrators stamp dedication. Thousands of students went see DENIED, page 6 see PROTEST, page 5 Waving goodbye This will b(• the last issue 300,000 new Rockne stamps sold at NO lf The Observer before spring break. The staff By JIM RILEY The Notre Dame Alumni As­ quality and more of a collec­ old Rockne posters, books, foot­ wishes everyom• a pleasant sociation sold out of the com­ vacation. News Editor tible," Pranica said. These or­ balls and football helmets, said memorative envelopes it had ders will be filled in four to six Weddle. He said some people Almost 300,000 Knute Rockne prepared for sale. "We started weeks, he added. brought in 40- to 50-year-old stamps and 10,000 com­ at 8 a.m. and sold out by 10 or He said the envelopes, which memorabilia. memorative envelopes were 10:30 p.m.," said Peter included message cards so the Postal officials brought in 59 sold Wednesday as thousands Pranica of the alumni associa­ purchaser could mail the en­ workers from Goshen, Elkhart of students, faculty, staff, local tion. "It was a constant crush velope immediately, were and Syracuse, Ind., to man residents and President of people." originally designed to appeal to their four booths and the Notre Reagan celebrated the dedica­ Alumni representatives then students. But in fact, there was Dame post office, said Paul tion of the Rockne stamp. took orders for the envelopes, a large demand from Sniadecki, manager of retail "We had some people who but the demand was so great townspeople, he said. sales and services for the South bought 5,000 at a time," said they ran out of order forms by Postal workers also provided Bend post office. Notre Dame Postmaster 3:30. first day cancellations for The alumni office employed George Weddle, though most The alumni association also anythiDg on which someone a staff of six volullteers to affix people bought just three or four took Of'ders for formal first day wanted to stick a Rockne sheets. covers "which are of better itamp. 'These items included ... STAMPS, page 4 - -- -- ------------------ - ------ -- - ------------------- --- ----------------------- page 2 The Observer Thursday, March 10, 1988 In Brief Packing up, moving on: There's a lot left yet Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, the myopic, I have never gone in for maudlin displays of -::-::--,....· bespectacled ski jump star of the Winter Olympics, has -.:----------==--------­ recovered the lucky pair of skis that launched him to fame. sentimentality and do not plan on starting now. KeVIn The unlikely hero of the British team, who won interna­ Although this is the last issue of The Observer tional recognition when he finished last in the 90-meter that the seniors of this year's staff will be Becker and 70-meter jumps in Calgary, disclosed Wednesday he producing, I do not feel the need to schmooz all mislaid his favorite pair of skis after his final jump at the over Notre Dame and Saint Mary's about it. Games, and has only just found them. "I am taking up a Last year, for example, the editor decided to Editor-in-Chief spare pair just in case," Edwards said. He also said he treat the community to the sappy details of his -----------------­ wanted to to get down to serious business after all the reading a book. "As the first drops of spring ballyhoo in Calgary. "It will be nice to get back to my tapped on my shoulder, I grabbed a blue-and­ sport. I have enjoyed the promotion work but I haven't gold book meant to be read on the not-too-green had much sleep over the past couple of days." - Associated grass of South Quad," he oozed. Press No thanks. I have thoroughly enjoyed this year as the editor of The Observer. I have made some mis­ ' I takes and made some enemies, but the good times far outshine the bad. Working at this : Of Interest place must be similar to working for many of the other campus organizations and participat­ ing in student government and clubs. We put in a lot of hours, but we have a great time while The Medieval Institute will present a lecture by we do it. And it is not too easy to leave in the Charles Kannengiesser, Catherine Huisking Professor of end. the theology department, today at 4:15p.m. in room 715 The best thing about working here for the Hesburgh Library. The lecture title is "Hilary of Poitiers past four years is the chance to make more good friends than I would ever have imagined in Medieval Theology." -The Observer I could have. Because most of the community has little idea about what goes into producing Archeological team applications for the second nJioNro.. season of excavation at Oppido Mamertina (Calabria) by a daily newspaper, the staff members of The the Notre Dame archeology team are due after spring Observer rarely get the proper recognition for opinion on what it means to be objective, but what they do.