Cold shoulder Mostly cloudy with a chance ~~A==C==C==E==N==T==:==Ne==w====tr==e==nd==s====i n==c==r==aft==s==================:ll ~ ·· ·fl . of flurries today. Low tonight 10 to 15. Partly sunny and warmer tomorrow with the high 1 IVIEWPOINT: A view from Germany . ~ 30 to 35. NO postpones Israel program By CATHY STACY dents and detract from the Assistant News Editor quality of the program. Charles also felt problems The Jerusalem foreign study could possibly arise from the program planned for this interaction of students with sol­ spring has been cancelled be­ diers and other young men and cause of the violence and ten­ women their same age who sions in the area, according to were involved in the fighting. Isabel Charles, associate After communicating with provost and director of the Landrum Bolling, the rector in foreign study program. Tantur, and the U.S. State De­ "I felt the situation was just partment, Charles made the too tense to send a group of final decision to cancel the pro­ young people (to Jerusalem)," gram on January 6, one week said Charles. Notre Dame's before the twelve students Ecumenical Institute at Tantur were to leave. is located between the Israeli "I was bummed," said soph­ and Palestinian factions on the omore Mike Dunn. "It was West Bank, she said. really unexpected. I received a "There has always been a letter on New Year's saying concern about terrorism since that if it didn't get better they the program began in 1985, but would cancel the program. I the incidents had always been really didn't have any clue." isolated," said Charles. The Other students who were last few weeks before drawn to Jerusalem because of Christmas seemed to indicate, its history and religious heri­ however, that the violence tage described their reactions would be prolonged. as "shocked" and "disap­ "Tantur is very safe itself," pointed." They generally she said, "(and) has very high agreed, however, that Notre walls around it." The tenseness Dame had made the right deci­ in the occupied territories, sion. however, would restrict the \ personal freedom of the stu- see ISRAEL, page 6 The Observer I Jim Carroll No joy in Domerville Stevenson gives plea of Dedicated Notre Dame fans who made the trek to The Irish were defeated by Texas A & M 35-10. Dallas brave the cold and watch in dismay as things Sports has complete c6verage of the Cotton Bowl innocent in misdemeanor don't go well for the Fighting Irish in the Cotton Bowl. on page 16. By ERIC M. BERGAMO Stevenson was arrested on Senior Staff Reporter a preliminary charge of theft by deception and South Bend man arrested Notre Dame basketball released on his own recog­ player Mark Stevenson nizance. Phillips was ar­ pleaded innocent Dec. 28 to rested on a preliminary a criminal conversion charge of criminal conver­ for threatening phone calls. charge, a Class A mis­ at Notre Dame, according to County prosecutor to see if it demeanor, in connection sion and released on $250 By JIM RILEY bond. News Editor Phil Johnson, assistant director will be appropriate to issue with an incident last month The prosecutor's office of Notre Dame Security. charges in this jurisdiction," at University Park Mall, ac­ reviewed the case and Notre Dame Security 'has ar­ The man, Donald Jackley of Johnson said. cording to County Prosecu­ decided to proceed with a rested a South Bend man in 4033 York Road, was charged He said Security began inves­ tor Michael Barnes. criminal conversion charge, connection with threatening with five counts of intimidation tigating the calls in October. Stevenson will appear Barnes said. phone calls made to students and two counts of criminal con­ "We worked this case with AprilS in Mishawaka Traffic at Notre Dame and Indiana finement, Johnson said. The ar­ eight victims," he said. Some­ and Misdemeanor Court to University at Bloomington. rest warrants were issued in times the caller would phone answer the charges, Barnes Security made the arrest last Monroe County in connection the student's residence and tell said. Friday in its office on campus with the calls made to Indiana the female student that he was Stevenson and Ramona after questioning the suspect University students. holding one of her parents cap- Phillips, 20, an employee of about several complaints "The case has also been L.S. Ayres & Co., were ap­ received from female students referred to the St. Joseph prehended around 4 p.m. see THREAT, page 6 Dec. 13 by Mishawaka Police after Stevenson was allegedly leaving the store U.S., Japan vow to ease tension with merchandise that had not been fully paid for, police Associated Press fresh resources would be made steps to stimulate economic said. available for the Federal growth and hoped to be able to Phillips, a cashier, was WASHINGTON - President Reserve System to intervene in reduce Japan's trade surplus under surveilance by secur­ Mark Stevenson Reagan and Japanese Prime currency markets in support of by $10 billion this year. ity officers after the store Minister Noboru Takeshita the battered U.S. dollar. Takeshita, in remarks in the received information that "It (the misdemeanor) vowed Wednesday to continue The statement, issued as the East Room after the summit she had not rung up the full was the most appropriate to work toward easing trade dollar was again declining in session, said he was hopeful for price on other transactions, charge for the case," Barnes frictions, but they apparently foreign exchange markets a "mutually satisfactory solu­ police said. noted. failed to nail down an agree­ worldwide, declared that the tion on the pending issue of Stevenson had paid for a He added that there was ment on the thorny issue of U.S. United States and Japan "have access to major Japanese pair of socks and a evidence that Stevenson and work on Japanese construction developed arrangements to as­ public works." turtleneck shirt, but another Phillips were acquainted. 'projects. sure the adequacy of resources However, administration of­ shirt and sweater were al­ Stevenson is expected to At the same time, the two for their cooperative efforts" in ficials were less optimistic legedly in the bag and not play the remainder of the leaders also sought to reassure the markets. about a new Japanese plan to paid for, according to police season,' Sports Information shaky financial markets with a Meanwhile, Takeshita said re rts. Director John Heisler said. joint statement hinting that his government was taking see JAPAN, page 5 - -- ---- ~--~-~--- --~--~---- page 2 The Observer Thursday, January 14, 1987 In Brief · No problem too large for advice columnists President Reagan said he felt "pretty good" on I have a confession to make. Wednesday after being up much of the night with an upset For the past few weeks I have found myself Kevin stomach and nausea. In what was called a coincidence, doing something very strange every afternoon, he will enter the hospital Friday for a six-month checkup and my conscience is beginning to get to me. Becker to guard against a recurrence of colon cancer. In addition, Every time a copy of the South Bend Tribune he will have a chest X-ray, a stress test and a CAT scan, arrives at; the office I turn past the exciting Editor-in-Chief which is akin to a three-dimension X-ray. "It's all part of front page news, throw aside the sports section, his routine examination," Fitzwater said. Reagan cut back and head for my favorite advice columns. I his schedule Wednesday but went ahead with a late­ admit it, I have become an advice column morning meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Noboru junkie. And the worst part about this whole Takeshita. -Associated Press mess is that I hardly ever agree with the advice published in these columns. The "Big Three" advice columnists that ap­ pear in most newspapers are Dear Abby, Ann Arthur Pears, Director of Notre Dame Security from Landers and Miss Manners. After reading all 1965 to 1978, died 'Dec. 11 at St. Joseph's Medical Center of these authors almost every day, I am begin­ after an illness. Pears was chief of police in Niles, Mic­ ning to notice a pattern developing in the letters higan before serving at Notre Dame. Pears was 73 when that these particular advice gurus choose to he died. - The Observer address. DEAR ABBY LANDERS: Bookbag thefts have started again at South Dining I am a 45-year-old mother often children. My Hall, said Phil Johnson, assistant director of Notre Dame husband, who works 80 hours a week at his two Security. He said students are allowed and encourag~d to jobs in the coal mine, does not spend enough carry their books into the seating areas. Johnson sa1d he time with our children. encouraged students to write their names on an inside I am at my wits end, Abby Landers, and I page of their books so they can identify them if they are could think of no one better than you to turn to recovered. - The Observer for help with my problem. What should I do Can you solve this dilemma for us? We have about my husband's obvious neglect of his pa­ not slept in weeks thinking about it. Security .apprehended two peopl_e for allegedly rental duties? Please run my letter, I need to breaking into student vehicles parked m campus lots know about this now! GENTLE READER: Miss Manners would like during break. Johnson said six or seven vehicles were Sign me, to remind you that, although engraved invita­ burglarized.