Tuesday March 26, 1985 Vol. SOB. No. 121, 16 pages Duke University Durham, North Carolina Free Circulation: 15,000 THE CHRONICLE Newsfile Soviet sentry slays U.S. officer By JAMES M. MARKHAM Chemical warfare: Iraq used NY Times News Service lethal chemical arms in repelling Iran- latest offensive along the • southern STUTTGART, West Germany - A United sector, Reagan administration officials States Army major on a reconnaissance said. Iran flew purported victims of the mission in East Germany was fatally shot latest attacks to Austria and West Sunday by a Soviet guard near a Soviet Germany, where some doctors were military installation, American officials quoted as having said that the wounded said Monday. men showed signs of having been under The 37-year-old officer, identified in attack by mustard gas. See page 2. Washington as Maj. Arthur Nicholson Jr., was shot in the chest near the East German town of Ludwigslust as he was observing MX debate: Debate on the MX Soviet tank sheds, according to various missile began in the House, as President American sources. Reagan pressed members of Congress to Nicholson was a member of the send a clear message to Soviet arms 14-member American military liaison negotiators in Geneva. In the back rooms mission, which has been stationed in the of Capitol Hill backers and opponents of East German town of Potsdam since 1947 the strategic weapon wrestled for the few with a mandate to observe activities in remaining uncommitted votes. Silvio what was once the Soviet zone of occupied Conte, an opponent of the MX, might Germany. have lost an agricultural service office The Soviet Union asserted that the officer for his congressional district. But Rep. had been in a prohibited area and had been Stephen Neal, an MX backer, got the shot after he disregarded warnings to halt. White House to withdraw from a The United States rejected the Soviet campaign against House Depiocrats. See account, calling the shooting "totally un­ page 2. justified." Richard Burt, assistant secretary Roll 'em of state for European affairs, said in a statement in Washington that the major Director Doug Mankoff (r) and his crew put actors Steve Saltzman and Marian Rust Schultz-Walters feud: A Shultz and his partner, a sergeant, had been fired through the motions, as they shoot footage for "Dusk," a student-made film funded Walters conflict has arisen, raising on without warning and that the officer's by Freewater Productions. doubts about whether the newly death was tantamount to "murder." 38-year history of the liaison missions. A U.S. Mission in West Berlin had lodged appointed chief American delegate to Soviet liaison men conduct similar mis­ year ago, a soldier attached to the French what one called "a strong protest" with the the United Nations will accept the post, sions in West Germany. Both sides have mission was killed near Halle when his car Soviet Embassy in East Berlin. Several according to administration officials. The long accepted what amounts to sanctioned was rammed head-on by a heavy-duty East American officials familiar with the case dispute arose over Secretary of State espionage in the two Germanys. German military truck. said Nicholson was not in a restricted area George Shultz's opposition to efforts to when he was shot. make the incoming envoy, Lt. Gen. American officers attached to the secret In Washington, Larry Speakes, the White Vernon Walters, a member of the White mission - and their British and French House spokesman, described the shooting In Washington, however, a Soviet diplo­ House National Security Council. The counterparts - often report unpleasant as "unwarranted and unjustified." He said mat, Vladimir Kulagin, issued a statement outgoing delegate, Jeane Kirkpatrick, is confrontations with Soviet and East Ger­ Robert McFarlane, the president's national saying that the American officer had been a member of the council. man units, including car rammings and security adviser, woke President Reagan caught "red-handed" photographing Soviet short detentions. early Monday morning to inform him of the military equipment in a restricted area Western diplomats said Nicholson- incident. near Schwerin. Weather killing was the most serious one in the In Bonn, American diplomats said the See U.S. on page 5 Mullin-ChOly day: Not only is the ASDU approves Missing Link budget Big East pounding the ACC in basketball but their Northeast weather By ANDREW MAYER make something out of it." is continuing its stronghold. Tbday it will Overturning a recommendation from the The Missing Link funds were part of be sunny, but temperatures will be in the Student Organizations Committee, the $135,112.48 allocated to the Publications high 50s or low 60s. Lows tonight in the ASDU legislature allocated $5,442.58 in Board. In addition to The Missing Link, the upper 30s. the Publications Board budget for The requested funds for the Archive, the Duke Missing Link, which the SOC and some leg­ Journal of Politics, Eruditio, Jabberwocky, islators charged has not lived up to its Vertices, the Teacher-Course Evaluation- Inside intended goals. Book, Tobacco Road, DukEngineer and the Published bi-weekly, The Missing Link is Chanticleer were allocated. Women's studies awards: designed to supplement already existing In other business, the legislature Professors Janet Ewald and John Wilson campus publications and spark inquiry and allocated money to the ASDU programming received $3,000 awards from the debate through the presentation of issues fund and the ASDU legislative contingency Women's Studies Program for future from various perspectives, said Julie Guest, fund. Following the recommendaton of the feminist scholarship. See page 3. chairman of the Student Organizations SOC, it denied subsidies to the Baptist Committee. Student Union. The SOC recommended that ASDU deny The legislature also refused to honor the Home for primates: The Duke funds to the publication this year because WALTER MOZDER/THE CHRONICLE $620 request from the Duke South Africa Primate center is foremost in its field. people "do not feel the newspaper presents Ginny Lewis, editor of The Missing Link. Coalition, which intended to use the money See page 6. a balanced view," Guest said. to bring a reggae band to campus. The "They [staff of The Missing Link] clearly ial staff had never prevented the publica­ purpose of group was to "set a tone and get have not succeeded. The paper has taken tion of an article on political grounds, and a political message" through the musical BelUShi live: Saturday Night Live on a distinctly liberal character," said had even elicited the input of a conservative group indirectly, not through speakers, said regular Jim Belushi appeared in Page ASDU legislator Hank LeMieux. side to the paper. Richard Supple, president of the Duke Auditorium last night. See page 10. Guest said, "The editorial board, as it is David Hirschman, College Republicans South Africa Coalition. structured now, does not represent the con­ co-chairman, agreed that such attempts "All it's going to be is a band of the quad," servative side." She recommended that The were made, but said they were limited in said opponent Brian Schneiderman, ASDU Missing Link "take a year off and evaluate scope. "I was contacted not once but several attorney general. He also criticized the News Meeting the way [it} is set up." times to get involved . [but] they have group for not looking harder for other Supporters of the publication argued that not presented both sides and should not be funding. "They've done very little fund- There will be a mandatory meeting for any perceived bias was not the intentional funded," Hirschman said at the meeting. raising on their own. If it were another news department editors, news result of the paper's editorial board. "The The majority of the legislature, however, group we'd laugh them out of here." associates, news assistants, beat very existence of The Missing Link provides felt the publication was worth publication Because of the lengthy debate on The • reporters and watchdogs today at 5 p.m. an outlet for what The Chronicle [cannot even if it did require improvements. Legis­ Missing Link, the ASDU legislature was in the lounge. This is important. If you print]," said Ginny Lewis, its co-editor. lator Steve Rosen, a trinity sophomore, said unable to vote on The Chronicle and must miss it, please call Elisa, Townsend The co-editors and Publications Board ASDU should not eliminate the paper but University Union budgets, which it will or Kathy. Chairman Abby Marsh asserted the editor- should "talk to the editorial board and consider tonight in a special s U.S. says Iraq using poison gas By BERNARD GWERT2MAN World & N.Y. Times News Service After the session, which had not been previously WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence analysts have con­ announced, the State Department avoided accusing Iraq cluded that Iraq used lethal chemical weapons in repelling of using chemical weapons, but officials who asked not to Iran's latest offensive in the southern sector, administra­ be quoted said intelligence analysts had no doubt that Iraq National tion officials said Monday. was using the chemical agents again. Iraq was publicly condemned by the United States in Bernard Kalb, the State Department spokesman, said: Page 2 March 26, 1985 March 1984 for using poison gas against Iran. But since "I am not going to get into the specific nature of the then, there had not been any new reports until Iran evidence that is available to the United States at the accused Iraq last week of having resumed use of poison gas. present time. Let me say this, though, that the Iraqi THE CHRONICLE Iran flew purported victims of the attacks to Austria and government is well aware of the fact that the U.S.