THE CHRONICLE MONDAY. OCTOBER 6, 1986 ' DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 82. NO. 27 Daniloff delivered letter of dubious origin to embassy By PHILIP TAUBMAN nage, they have provided a possible expla­ N.Y. Times News Service nation for why the Soviet authorities ar­ Nicholas Daniloff said Sunday that he rested him rather than another American had been unwittingly caught up in a com­ correspondent to gain leverage for the plex intelligence confrontation in Moscow release of Zakharov. between the Central Intelligence Agency Daniloff said Sunday in an interview at and the KGB, the Soviet intelligence and the Washington bureau of The New York secret police agency. Times that he first met the bogus priest, a Daniloff said he fell into a situation he young man who identified himself as Fa­ still does not fully understand when he ther Roman, in December 1984, when he . delivered to the American Embassy in called the Moscow bureau of U.S. News & 1985 an unsolicited letter from a bogus World Report. Daniloff was the maga­ priest who he thinks was probably a KGB zine's correspondent. Although not convinced of the man's The embassy's efforts to follow up the identity, Daniloff said he had decided to letter, he said in an interview, included deliver a letter to the American Embassy two communications with the priest that that he found in his mailbox in January mentioned Daniloff indirectly, apparently 1985 and that he assumed came from Fa­ giving the Soviet authorities the impres­ ther Roman. sion that he was involved in American es­ "If I knew then what I know now, I pionage. would have burned the letter instead of He said the KGB was planning to pres­ taking it to the embassy," he said. ent the incident as key evidence against Daniloff said the letter was addressed to him if he had gone to trial. the United States ambassador, Arthur Daniloff provided many new details Hartman. When the letter was opened at Sunday about the handling of the letter, the embassy, he said, it contained an inte­ an incident that has emerged since his rior envelope addressed to William Casey, return to the United States on Tuesday as the director of central intelligence. central to both the case against him in Since returning to Washington, Daniloff Moscow and the Soviet-American ar­ said, he has learned that the letter con­ rangement to free him and Gennadi Zak­ tained information, potentially valuable harov, the convicted spy who was a Soviet to the United States, about Soviet rocket employee ofthe United Nations. technology. Administration officials said after A month later, he said, he was called to Daniloffs return here that one reason the the embassy by a senior political officer he White House had accepted an arrange­ knew and was taken to a secure room that ment that to some extent equated his case is designed to thwart Soviet listening with that of Zakharov was to avoid a So­ devices or other electronic surveillance. viet trial in which the letter, particularly Daniloff said he provided the embassy Susan He!ms/THE CHRONICLE the CIA's handling of it, might become an officers with the name and phone number Thunder lizard issue. of Father Roman. This prehistoric aardvark is just the thing for the roaches living under the Although the disclosures about the let­ "I also told them in no uncertain terms ter have not suggested in any way that sink. Actually he's a full scale model dinosaur at the N.C. Museum of Life that I wanted nothing more to do with the Daniloff was knowingly involved in espio­ matter," he said. and Science. But apartment dwellers can stilt dream. 'Broadway Bound' author recognizes university niche By ELIZABETH HO When asked why "Broadway Bound" has "Biloxi Blues." Starring Jonathan Silver­ also I did what I wanted to do, in the Playwright Neil Simon said previewing come to Duke, Simon explained, "Manny man, Linda Lavin and Jason Alexander, beginning, and could do. I didn't know new plays like his "Broadway Bound" at [Azenberg, the producer] and I have been the play opens tonight in Reynolds In­ more than to just write funny and please universities like Duke could be setting a talking a long time about trying to find a dustries Theater and will run through anybody, to be able to be secure enough to trend, in an open press conference Friday. different way of doing our plays." Azen­ Oct. 18 before showing in Washington, delve into characters and to make the "I've heard already that people have been burg is an adjunct profesor at Duke. Pre­ D.C. and opening officially in New York plays a little bit darker... I don't think I making overtures to this university and viously, Simon's plays were tried out in a Dec. 4. could write the plays the way I did then." to other universities because they have small theater in California, but audiences "Broadway Bound," which is semi-auto­ The company has been rehearsing in the facilities. It's hard to find a small the­ and critics treated the productions as biographical, continues the story of New York for four weeks prior to its ar­ ater, or even a good-sized theater that's world premieres, putting unwanted pres­ Eugene Jerome, a budding writer and his rival at Duke this past Wednesday. "Most provided what's provided here." sure on the company, Simon said. family. He and his brother Stanley, writ­ ofthe changes I have made in rehearsals," "We really come here to work. The ing for radio for the first time, create a said Simon. kinds of audiences well get here will per­ comedy that shadows the life of the Saks, Azenberg and Simon said they will mit us to do our work." Simon jokingly Jerome family, instigating conflict within make further changes once the audience referred to the Research Triangle Park as the family. sees the play. Asked if he was more ex­ the "Bermuda Triangle" but seriously Simon's later plays, including those in cited about the play than any others, praised the beauty ofthe Duke campus. "I the trilogy, represent a progression to­ Simon said, "You always love the one walk around sometimes and think, 'Gee, wards darker plays rather than the light, you're working on now because it's not this wouldn't be a bad place to live, work­ more humorous compositions of his ear­ really born yet. You want to give birth to ing in an atmosphere like this."' lier, days, Simon said. that one and nurture it for a while. So yes, we are excited about it." "I just think it's a very good play. I read "My own outlook became different and it and was delighted with it... It has be­ come part of my life, this trilogy," said Saks, a longtime director of Neil Simon Weather Inside plays. "The characters were much like my family and I added to the play what I felt P0St-t0asted." For those who Rex: The SAE lions are back on TAMMI HENKIN/THE CHRONICLE about my youth and my family ... I feel think living in a moist blast furnace is West campus but don't escape AHG's roving eye in Monday, Monday on Neil Simon at Friday's press confer­ as much a part of these characters as Neil getting a little old, the weather Rolaids does." is here. Mid-70s should rule the day, page five. For more on noble" creatures ence. read about N.C.'s model dinosaurs in "Broadway Bound" is the third of a tril­ with a bonus breeze pushing 15 miles Simon and director Gene Saks held the Our Town on page two. conference to discuss "Broadway Bound." ogy which includes two Tony Award win­ per hour. Positively nippy tonight, dip­ which previews here this week. ners, "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and ping below 50. THE CHRONICLE' Monday, October 6,1986 Our Town Grants bring more life, science to N.C. museum By MEREDITH MORTIMER Thursday's fundraising celebration held run them. At this time they don't even A covered walkway over Murray Ave., The N.C. Museum of Life and Science on the museum grounds at 433 Murray have a place to put a desk for them." called the "science bridge," will connect celebrated its 40th anniversary last Ave. Under a blue-and-white striped tent Presently, the museum's exhibits are the science and technology building to a Thursday with the announcement of a city council members, state officials, mu­ housed in several buildings. The project 7,400 sq. ft. animal habitat. The plan will $287,999 grant from the National Science seum board members, volunteers, em­ proposes a 36,000 sq. ft. science and tech­ incorporate a Piedmont Airlines DC-3, as Foundation. The grant will go toward fu­ ployees and guests — including Karen nology building which will show perma­ well as the 11-year-old aerospace dome, ture exhibits in science and medicine. Bloomquist, Miss North Carolina — ate nent exhibits including the new "Science which was built with a grant from the Z. and drank to the music of the Durham Behind Medicine" display. The building Smith Reynolds Foundation. Rangers, a bluegrass band. The celebra­ will be a "hallmark ofthe Research Trian­ "This will be the first time that the mu- tion was planned by a committee made up gle Park area," according to Krakauer. See MUSEUM GROWS on page 8 of board members and community volun­ teers. In addition to the local corporate contri­ butions, the city has approved $2 million Science programs educate dollars in funding for the multi-million dollar expansion project the museum has By MEREDITH MORTIMER seum was formally chartered on Oct.