U.S. hints of Soviet link .to chemical war in Asia : ',J : i r! " " ,: Y ... r Present t - for $5 offa in stock, or $10 o F SE Choose from such Basso Bare Trap " Natural Rockport *Timberland B The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, September 15, 1981-Page 5 his coupon ny pair of shoes f )ff any pair of boots. - OFF BOO.I famous brand names as: lizer " Freeman " Zodiac Boots Boots 0 and many, many more - From AP and UPI The Reagan administration said it believes thousands of people in Afghanistan, Laos and Cambodia have been killed in recent years by an outlawed chemical poison- but it declined to hold the Soviet Union directly responsible. Government experts briefing reporters said they had only circumstantial evidence linking the so-called lethal mycotoxins to the Soviet Union. A mycotoxin is a poison produced in nature by living organisms. O'NE OF FOUR U.S. officials brought before reporters- Sndhom the State Department refused to identify despite objections- said the biowar agents "are being used by Viet- nam and Laos, with Soviet support, against civilian villages in Laos . . . and against anti-government forces in Cam- bodia." The experts spoke just hours after the Soviet government denfied employing chemical warfare in the three countries. The Tass report, which came in response to a speech Sun- day by Secretary of State Alexander Haig, instead charged thatithe United States has used chemical agents against its nemies, mentioning specifically Vietnam. IAIG SAID in West Berlin on Sunday, "We now have physical evidence from Southeast Asia which has been analyzed and found to contain abnormally high levels of three potent mycotoxins- poisonous substances not in- digenous to the regions which are highly toxic to man and animals." The agent has been described as "yellow rain" because it is released from aircraft as a yellow powder that covers the ground, structures, vegetation and people below it. According to a "fact sheet" provided to reporters, the agent produces "bizarre effects" in- rapid sequence: diz- ziness, severe itching or tingling of skin with formation of multiple small hard blisters, nausea, coughing of blood- tinged material, choking, vomiting of massive amounts of blood, shock and death of those directly under the sprays, of- ten within hours. Questioned about the number of deaths caused by the poison, one scientist said the estimates range from several thousand up to 30,000. But he said there is no reliable infor- mation on the subject. The chemical agents used are common to cold climates and do not occur naturally in Southeast Asia. The scientists said they doubted any of the three countries has the capability of producing the agents in the quantities believed to have been employed in recent years. Undersecr'etary of State Walter Stoessel said the United States will wage a worldwide public campaign through the United Nations and other agencies directed against halting biological warfare- outlawed by treaty. "';Ai "the look that fits" NO LAY-AWAYS r.1~ -W rdNs *6s Ann Arbor Only 529 E. Liberty 996-1322 Valid only with coupon - offer end September 19, 1981 C ::: vv-u '4. %: ' .-. '.---:-..-..,y-. {f :% --. - ± +. wc -. *-,L .." + . . .e, ,-. , Do a Tree a Favor:, Recycle Your Daily Theta Xi to remain oed frat (Continued from Page 1) viously, that's not what I wanted to be a partof." BVT OTHER members said they weren't as pleased. "I would like to stay associated with the national," said houe treasurer David Porter. "I went 0 to ainational convention this summer, andtreally enjoyed being able to meet people from all over the country." P6rter stressed, however, that he was willing to go along with the decision. "As a leader in the fraternity, I can't just give up. I'll work just as hard as eves," he said, adding that he feels the house "works better" as a coed organization. Other members said the decision leaves several problems unsolved. "There's still a problem within the house," explained McDonald. "As long as the attitude of some of the guys is that women don't belong there, there is still a problem because the women are treated as second-class members," McDonald said. McDONALD ALSO cited, a survey taken among the alumni which showed pt apprQximately 78 percent of those ''veyed wanted the house to become lj-mnale. "i don't think some of the house members know what they're get- ting into,"he said. But Wolf said "no clear conclusions" eculd be drawn from the survey because it was not scientific. He ex- plained that although there are between 600 and 700 living Theta Xi alumni, the survey was only returned by 143 people because of non-forwardable addresses axed other problems. "It will be a difficult road ahead, but I .think we are comfortable with the decision," Wolf said. Tim Vredenburgh, Executive Direc- tor of the national Theta Xi Fraternity, said he was disappointed with the decision made by the board. "It puzzles, me why the board would come to that decision," Vredenburgh said. "I don't think the board is aware of the ramifications." Vredenburgh refused, however, to predict what action the national con- vention will take St einer: Fewer faculty to receive tenure (Continued from Page 1) problem." Colburn added that it will be interesting to see what arguments will be used to justify granting tenure to only 14 professors. 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