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Daily Eastern News fCharlestoh. llt. 61920 /Vol. 71, No. 126 /Two Sections, 20 Pages Reagan plea: Tell Congress to vote 'yes' President hard-sells need for Contra aid WASHINGTON (AP)-President Reagan, seeking public pressure on Congress to approve $ i 00 million in aid for "virtually defenseless" Nicaraguan rebels, declared Sunday evening that the funds are needed to "deny the Soviet Union a beachhead in North America." · · Beseeching Congress "to vote yes," Reagan emphasized his belief that "it is not Nicaragua alone that threatens us." In a televised address from the Oval office, he asked viewers, "TelLthem to help the freedom fighters. Help us prevent a Communist takeover of Central America.'' In prepared remarks, four days before the House Delta coaches preparation for the tug of war, part of this year's votes on his aid proposal, Reagan urged his coun­ Alpha Phi in upcoming Greek Week. trymen not to ignore "the malignancy in Managua until it spreads and becomes a mortal threat to the entire New World." e Sen. James Sassder, leading the Democratic rule could mean court battle response to Reagan, agreed with much of the LPHILPOTT home-rule units from imposing taxes upon the state. president's view of the Sandinista government in DeKalb is arguing that it can tax the individuals Nicaragua, but said it was time for negotiation, not n's home rule referendum is approved who make purchases at Northern's student' center. military buildup. Sasser has proposed compromise rn could face more than just a new But NIU officials are insisting the services are related legislation that would give the Sandinistas time to talk. overnment. to their educational mission. $70 arleston become a home-rule· city, NIU legal counsel George Shur says the university Making his case for million in military aid and $30 join Northern Illinois University in is basing its case on the state's constitution. "We are million in non-lethal funds for the so-called me-rule municipality in the courts over relying on the Constitution. They are relying on the Contra forces, Reagan said, "We are asking only to municipality. be permitted to switch a small part of out present g sue d by the home-rule city of DeKalb "The issue here is the basic municipality requiring defense budget-to the defense of our own southern frontier." collect sales taxes. the state to do something. We do not feel the city has s City Council, which has placed a the power to do what they've done. This is a legal A senior administration official, briefing reporters eferendum on Tuesday's ballots, is issue," Shur said. at the White House on the president's speech but sales by 1 percent if the referendum Shur doesn't see the sales tax as the main issue. insisting he not be identified, said Reagan was about liome-rule sales tax, council members "The amount of the tax is irrelevant. It's our 10 or 12 votes short of victory in the House and the city avert a projected $600,000 city position that the municipality doesn't have the power would lobby members in search of support. to tax us. The official said the administration remains un­ /NIU suit, filed against the Board of "We respectfully decline to collect the tax. NIU is willing to compromise on the . amount of money from NIU's refusal to collect sales not at war with DeKalb. This is a very, very Reagan requested or by placing new restrictions on es for the rental of hotel and motel technical, legal issue. We're prepared to wait until how the money is spent. But he acknowledged "the Kalb City Attorney Jerome Shapiro the courts make a decision," Shur said. possibility of the president agreeing unilaterally to allow some time between the enactment of the · ls. ' Last year, the General Assembly passed over­ the city is suing for its constitutional whelmingly legislation which would have t\lrned this legislation and the actual delivery of military ividuals, despite a law which forbids (See HOME, page SA) (See REAGAN, page 6A) rn fraternity plans all-campus St. Pat's parade "I hope it becomes a tradition and keeps going. dresses the best for the parade," Haman said. We'll have to see how it goes.'' _ Haman said the whole idea was too have fun and a Phi fraternity is sponsoring Eastern's Haman was assisted in the planning by fraternity good time. "It's going to be a riot. I'm hoping for 's Day parade at 3 p.m. Monday from members John Conrad and Bill Stewart. Haman said a big turnout since it is an all-campus parade.'' Haman, fraternity vice president, he hopes the parade becomes an annual event. Dave Wetherton, president of Delta Tau Delta Cars will not be included in the parade, Haman fraternity, said "It's a great idea and it's a long time follow at the Delta Sigma Phi house, said, because he thought it might.have been too much in coming." , Haman said. trouble. "You figure other places have parades, why not · , the parade will march to Andrews "It would mean blocking off streets so we are Eastern?" Wetherton said. and finally the fraternity house. keeping it simple to start with," Haman said. Leslie Pabst, president of Alpha Sigma Tau the idea developed because a large Haman added that kazoos will be handed out and sorority, said "It's an interesting idea." em students are from the Chicago there will be Irish music. Pabst added that she could believe fraternity omed to a St. Patrick's Day Parade Fraternity member Scott Becker came up the idea· members thought of putting green dye in the campus green-. of dying the campus pond green, but didn't think the pond. ton, Haman said, "As for dying the university would appreciate it. "They're a bunch of crazy guys," Pabst said. -- e are none to dye.'' Besides having a kazoos, a banner and Irish music, According to Associated Press reports, parades ght the idea to have a parade was there will be a king and queen chosen to ride in a were planned for Monday, the official St. Patrick's 'It's ·never been done at Eastern. I chariot made by Delta Sigma Phi member Bob Kelly. Day, in New York, Chicago and Savannah, Ga., but be different. "The king and queen will· be chosen on who (See EASTERN, page .SA) 's-Day notes - Sluggers fall twice I Easte_m wins 1 of 3, see Sports Monday, March 1 7, 1 986 The Dally Eut 'i\ssociatedPress. French conservatives win seats State/Nation/World Socialist Party might lose contr · fails to stop price decline OPEC PARIS (AP)-French voters gave the main Both the Rally for the Republic Part GENEY A-OPEC oil ministers emerged glum-faced and conservative opposition parties a slim majority Union for French Democracy have said with no word . of progress Sunday after four hours of - of National Assembly seats in Sunday's election, not join with the National Front to on strategies to halt the steepest oil price emergency talks early computer projections indicated. government. decline in history. The Socialists, who have controlled the The Socialists were shown winning Saudi Arabia's oil minister, Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani, assembly for five years, will be the largest single 210 and 215 seats , the Communists 36-3 was quoted by Britain's Sunday Telegraph newspaper as party but will not have enough seats to form a National Front a surprisingly strong 33- saying prices could hit $8 a barrel unless all oil-producing gover.nment, according to the projections. Polls opened at 8 a.m. and the fin countries, including those outside OPEC , agree on a price­ All three major polling organizations releasing places closed at 8 p.m. support program. projections minutes after the polls closed showed About 37.5 million people were e the Arturo Hernandez Grisanti, President of the opposition winning a slight majority of the vote. More than 60 percent of the elect Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and seats. That could leave Socialist President cast votes by 5 p.m., slightly ahead of t Venezuela's oil minister, said participants at the Sunday Francois Mitterrand hemmed in by a con­ voting in the 1981 election. meeting voiced general positions but did not discuss the servative legislature and premier. Voters were choosing from 6,978 main issues. For an absolute majority, a party must win at Assembly candidates. They were also least 289 seats in the_ new 577-seat assembly. representative" 10 local councils in Fr Statistics are misleading: study Projections gave the conservative, neo­ administrative regions. The councils, WASHINGTON-Many of the nation's leading Gaullist Rally for the Republic party and the 1972, have been given increasing pow economic statistics are presenting a very misleading picture centrist Union for French Democracy and small the Socialists to collect and spend ta of the economy they are supposed to measure, a rightist parties-excluding the extreme right guide local development and run high · sc congressional study said Sunday.