Getting high ACCENT: Santa’s Christmas Quiz Showers possible with highs near 50 this morning, becom­ ing cooler this afternoon. Cloudy tonight, lows in the mid VIEWPOINT: Bungling the budget 30s. the independent newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Superpowers sign historic treaty Associated Press missiles on each side to be destroyed by launching them W ASHIN GTON-President without their warheads or by Reagan and Soviet leader Mik­ dismantling and exploding hail Gorbachev, in a landmark their components. moment of superpower affairs, “ We can be proud of planting signed a treaty Tuesday ban­ this sapling which may one day ning intermediate-range nu­ grow into a great oak of clear missiles and began talks peace,” Gorbachev that would reduce the number proclaimed. of more threatening long-range “May December 8th, 1987 be­ weapons. come a date that will be in­ scribed in the history books-a There were “no surprises or date that will mark the new proposals” during the first watershed separating the era day of the three-day summit, of a mounting risk of nuclear an administration official said war from the era of a Tuesday evening after both demilitarization of human leaders expressed satisfaction life,” the Soviet leader said. with the day’s main order of business. Said Reagan: “We can only “We have made history,” hope that this history-making Reagan declared after he and agreement will not be an end Gorbachev spent more than in itself, but a beginning.” three minutes putting their Reagan and Gorbachev, signatures-time and again- leaders of the world’s foremost into leather-bound volumes capitalist and communist containing the treaty and societies, sat side by side to accompanying documents. sign the agreement under the The INF treaty gives the su­ cut-glass chandeliers of the perpowers close to three years E ast Room. Flower power to destroy their arsenals of After the day’s summitry A senior's room is flagrantly fragrant after she The student, who asked to remain anonymous, has medium-and short-range mis­ was over, Gorbachev hosted a received 300 roses from a person she has dated. already given about half of the roses away to friends. siles in the 340-to 3,000-mile range. This process allows 100 see SUMMIT, page 6 Auto accident victim is recovering from her injuries By JIM RILEY cording to the report filed with p.m. Monday at the Juniper campus sophomore, was cross­ Sikorski said he also needed News Editor the University by Officer Irv Road traffic light in front of the ing the street with the light to interview other witnesses he Sikorski, who is investigating Hesburgh Library, the report when she was struck by the car. had not yet been able to con­ The Notre Dame student who the incident for Security. said. The woman was taken by “This leads us to believe the tact. was hit by a car on Juniper ambulance to St. Joseph’s driver did not stop (at the light) “The pavement was wet, but Road Monday night was No charges had been filed Medical Center. She was as he should have,” said Hedl. it was not raining at the time recovering from a concussion Tuesday, but “at this point, released to the student health (of the accident),” said and fractured ankle in the stu­ with the investigation incom­ center Monday night, said He said the driver was very Sikorski. “The rain had been dent health center Tuesday, plete, that’s still up in the air,” Hedl. shaken up when Security intermittent that evening.” said Investigator Bill Hedl of said Sikorski. talked to him Monday night, The driver of the car was not Notre Dame Security. He said the accident was not Sikorski said that according and Security wanted to re­ injured, Sikorski said. No other The car was driven by a alcohol-related. to interviews conducted with interview him to see if someth­ passengers or pedestrians Notre Dame administrator, ac­ The accident occurred at 6:53 witnesses, the woman, an off- ing more could be learned. were involved, he added. HPC discusses fundingGunman employee apparently of non-alcoholic eventsresponsible for plane crash By LAURIE that money would be differ­ LESNIEWSKI ent this year, according to Associated Press Richard Bretzing, head of the rounds of ammunition, said Froman, who added that the FBI office in Los Angeles, said ABC’s Tom Schell. News Staff CAYUCOS, Calif.- The FBI presidents are largely un­ before the ABC report. “It ap­ In Washington, David said today that the fiery crash The HPC decided Tuesday certain of exactly what those pears at this point-and has yet Shipley, a spokesman for of a PSA jet appeared to have to seek clarification from changes are. to be substantiated-that it was USAir, said the passengers in­ been caused by “a criminal Student Activities on the Froman said the Presi­ a criminal act on board that cluded a former airline em­ ac t,” and ABC News reported parameters of spending dents have not yet received caused the craft to come ployee who had been fired on a former USAir employee gun­ down.” each dorms $500 allotment those funds and the Council Nov. 19 “for misappropriation ning for his boss was among for non-alcoholic events, has requested clarification of funds.” However, he said he the 43 people aboard. said Jamie Froman, Carroll on the new policy from the ABC news said a form er em ­ had no information as to whe­ The pilot of the jet radioed Hall president. administration, and plans to ployee of USAir, using his air­ ther the former employee was that there was gunfire aboard In previous years, each meet with Cassidy next se­ line badge to avoid security in any way involved in the ac­ and smoke in the cockpit dorm received $500 from the m ester. checks, boarded the plane in­ cident. shortly before it crashed onto Office of Student Activities Several presidents re­ tending to kill the boss who had USAir bought Pacific South­ a cattle ranch in a picturesque to spend on non alcholic ported that Cassidy said the recently fired him and was on west Airlines earlier this year, region of central California on events, said Froman. money must be used in one the flight. but continues to operate it as a Monday afternoon, killing all Early this semester Joe lump sum, rather than to The former USAir employee separate airline. aboard, officials and witnesses Cassidy, director of student fund a variety of events. reportedly left behind a suicide Pieces of the plane scattered said. affairs, told council mem­ note in which he said he would across 20 acres of brush and “At this point it does not ap­ bers that policy for spending see HPC, page 3 get on the plane with a . 44- oak grove on a hillside, the pear that it was an accident,” caliber Magnum and six owner of the ranch said. page 2 The Observer Wednesday, December 9, 1987 In Brief Food fight bill thrown A irport security checkpoints have confiscated about for a long pass thousands of weapons over the years, but critics say the Oh that food fight. screening is uneven among airlines and airports, and FAA Way back in September, a group of students Jim spot checks have shown weapons often may get through. threw food around and caused 1400 dollars A series of tests by the Federal Aviation Administration worth of damage. Months passed, Tim Brown Winkler revealed that one out of five mock weapons escaped de­ won the Heisman, Muffy started the women’s tection at screening checkpoints. During the series of FAA basketball team off on the right foot, and the Day Chief tests, the agency found a wide range of accuracy in the Student Senate completed something useful- screening programs. At one airport just over half the mock the survey. weapons passed through. Overall the detection rate ranged from 48 percent to 99 percent. - Associated Press During that time, the ominous $1400 bill some­ how materialized in the hands of somebody and then everybody heard about it and nobody wanted to pay it, but everybody thought some­ body else should. Then came the ultimate delay - Of Interest -the bill was given to student government to take care of. The passing of the bill was like the old lateral F re e refresh m en ts will be served at showings of “A kickoff return during a football game on the T 1 Christmas Carol” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The quad. I’m not sure who caught it first, but I showings will be tonight at 7 and 9 in the game room of think the jersey read “Class Officers. ” No Heis­ Haggar College Center, Saint Mary’s. -The Observer man for those guys. They pitched it to the Hall Presidents Council. A couple of people on HPC F in a n c ia l A id F o rm s for 1988-89 are being distributed thought it would be a good idea to try to advance this week through the mail. Students who have not received the bill toward the “paid-in-full” endzone. They f a an FAF by next week may pick one up at the Financial concocted a plan, but they needed help blocking Aid Office. -The Observer from the class offices, student body govern­ ment, and student senate. HPC called out the D im ensions in jazz, a concert featuring ND’s two signals, but the senate tripped the HPC and the Big Bands, will take place tonight at 8 in Washington Hall.