Page 2-Wednesday, February 18, 1981-The Michigan Daily CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS BLAST CUBA FOR ROLE IN CIVIL WAR El Salvador to get more U.S. aid WASHINGTON (AP)-The Reagan administration enlisted congressional leaders yesterday in a U.S. ef- fort to "do what is necessary" to help the ruling junta of El Salvador hold off insurgents allegedly armed by the Soviet-bloc nations of Cuba, Ethiopia and Viet- nam. The Reagan plan is likely to revolve around a boost in mi:1itary aid, according to Democratic and Republican congressional leaders briefed by Secretary of State Alexander Haig. The government of El Salvador is struggling for survival in fighting that has cost thousands of lives during the last year. HAIG HAD NO comment on yesterday's meeting and State Department officials said no decision has been made to request more aid. The congressional leaders predicted such a request would have bipartisan support based on "hard evidence" that leftist guerrillas seeking to overthrow El Salvador's civilian-military junta are armed with weapons smuggled in from Cuba, Ethiopia, and Viet- nam. Rep. Clement Zablocki (D-Wis.), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told reporters af- ter the meeting that some of the arms now in the han- ds of the guerrillas are American M-16 rifles cap- tured during the Vietnam war. "ALL EVENTS SEEM to point towards Cuba, to be perfectly truthful," said House Speaker Thomas O'Neill. "It is also clear to me that Cuba is directly involved in the difficulties of the region," said Senate Republican Leader Howard Baker of Tennessee. Because Central America is of vital strategic im- portance to the United States, said House Democratic Leader Jim Wright of Texas, "our response to what is 'It is also clear to me that Cuba is directly involved in the difficulties (in El Salvador).' -Ho ward Baker Senate Republican Leader happening there requires a bipartisan, unified ap- proach." "THE ADMINISTRATION is reaching out, seeking congressional support," said Sen. Charles Percy (R- Ill.). "They will have that support." Percy, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the Soviet Union is indirectly responsible for some of the weapons reaching El Salvador because it places no restrictions on arms it sends to third countries such as Cuba and Ethiopia. Percy said Haig and the Reagan administration are sending "a signal to leftist forces in this hemisphere that we are prepared to draw the line, right here and right now." Asked about military aid to El Salvador, Percy said, "it's in the cards." State Department spokesman William Dyess said although the UnitedStatesdstrongly supports the Salvadoran government and wants to help it, "I would not myself use the phrase 'it's in the cards.'" Attempting, to build a body of support for its developing policy toward El Salvador, the State Department also held briefings for ambassadors representing the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and those representing all but two Latin American countries. The representatives of Cuba and Nicaragua were not invited to be briefed by John Bushnell, acting assistant secretary for inter-American affairs. The Reagan administration has accused Cuba of facilitating the flow of arms to Salvadoran guerrillas by way of Nicaragua, but has not accused the Nicaraguan government of complicity. Reagan to unveil spending reductions WASHINGTON (AP)-President Reagan will propose budget, cuts of about $6 billion for this year and slightly over $41 billion in 1982 in ad- dition to a cut in personal income taxes when he addresses a joint session of Congress tonight sources sasid yester- day. These sources, who asked not to be identified by name, said Reagan would propose reducing federal spending another $7.7 billion by recommending user fees on waterway, Coast Guard, and other activities, and by cutting cer- tain "non-budget items." IN ADDITION TO numerous social programs already reported targeted for cuts, sources said Reagan has decided to propose slashing about $1 billion from the government's support program for the dairy industry. He also reportedly will recommend applying cost-of-living adjustments to the pay of federal workers once a year instead of the current two times. Meanwhile, Budget Director David Stockman met with top Republican members of the House and Senate to discuss legislative strategy and provide an up-to-date briefing. "THE SPEECH IS completed, the numbers are completed, the tax plans are completed. Fairly substantial progress for three weeks," Stockman told reporters after the closed-door session. Asked if there would be any surprises in the president's speech beyond what has been reported, he replied, "We may have one or two." Sen. Pete Domenici (R-N.M.), chairman of the Senate Budget Com- mittee, said there was a general agreement in the meeting to start the ball rolling on Reagan's spending proposals in the Senate with a "quick upfront reconciliation" measure. "IT IS FAR more likely that we can begin the process in this side, where there is a Republican majority," said GOP Leader Howard Baker (R-Tenn.), who added that while no final decision has been made, reconciliation is "the most favored technique." Reconciliation is a complex means of short-circuiting the legislative process and achieving budget cuts relatively quickly. Meantime, Reagan moved to kill big catch-up pay raises proposed last mon- th by then-President Jimmy Carter for .iembers of Congress, Cabinet officers and high-ranking government bureaucrats. THE DECISION reversed the stand Reagan took last month when Carter proposed an immediate 16.8 percent catch-up pay boost for some 35,000 top officials, including Cabinet members, members of Congress and top White House executives. Carter also urged a 5.5 percent pay increase for all government civilian workers effective Oct. 1 including federal judges. Reagan advised Congr- ess yesterday he is now opposed to the 16.8 percent pay boost. But Reagan didn't mention the 5.5 percent in- crease. 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Naked man tie d to tree in front of fraternity By CHARLES THOMSON A group of men tied a naked man to a tree, sprayed him with water, and dumped a black, soot-like substance on him in front of the Psi Upsilon frater- nity house last night, according to a student who was walking by the Hill Street fraternity house at the time of the incident. Psi Upsilon President Douglas Manix confirmed that a ritual had taken place in front of the Psi Upsilon house last night, but refused to release any details of what happened or the names of those involved. He did say that the ritualwas. "voluntary" and that the person who was the object of the ritual was an ac- tive house member. MANIX DECLINED to identify the purpose of the ritual, but said it was "fraternity tradition." He said "a good portion" of the Psi Upsilon membership goes through the ritual. Eyewitness Michael Cole, a sophomore engineering student who was walking by the Psi Upsilon residence when the ritual was taking place, said the naked man "didn't look like he was resisting a whole lot." Cole speculated that the man may have par- ticipated in the ritual to be "part of the gang." "I'm very saddened," said Chris Carlsen, a consultant to the Office of Student Organizations, Activities, and Programs, when told of the incident last night. Carlsen acts as a University advisor to the Fraternity Coordinating Council and the Panhellenic Association. THE UNIVERSITY considers such rituals "private, non-University ac- tivities," Carlsen said. A student com- mittee composed of fraternity and sorority members is currently working on the possibility of formulating a University position statement that, ac- cording to Carlsen, would condemn such activities. IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and United Press International reports Gran embargo still undecided WASHINGTON-President Reagan told congressional leaders yesterday he has made no decision on lifting the embargo of grain to the Soviet Union, but legislators understood it will stay in place for the foreseeable future. Reagan told 29 senators and representatives, including House and Senate leaders and representatives of farm states, that he had made no decision on carrying out his campaign promise to lift the embargo. Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.) left the meeting with a literal interpretation of what had happened, saying, "No decision has been reached." He said he remained optimistic that Reagan eventually would lift it. Atlanta examiner suggests link between youth murders ATLANTA-A medical examiner said yesterday he found evidence that suggested a link between the death of 11-year-old Patricki Baltazar and others among the 17 Atlanta children who have been slain in the last 19 mon- ths. Dr. Joe Burton, DeKalb County medical examiner, said that because of the relatively good condition of the body, "a ton of evidence" was recovered from the office park complex where Baltazar's body was found last Friday. Burton declined to say what evidence was involved or how many cases it might link, but explained, "It's the kind that if we find a suspect," Burton said, "it might help us to connect him with the case." IRS personnel cuts ordered WASHINGTON-The administration has ordered the Internal Revenue Service to cut its staff by 6,000 people, a reduction severe enough to hamper efforts to collect as much as $1 billion in taxes, sources said yesterday. The reduction is designed to save about $146 million a year. But the IRS is appealing the order to the Office of Management and Budget, saying the government stands to lose up to $1 billion in tax revenues and the reduction could torpedo efforts to improve auditing and enforcement efficiency, IRS sources said. Because of the size of the IRS work force, 86,400, the 7 percent cutback in- volved apparently would be the largest single personnel reduction disclosed so far. Gulf blames OPEC for gasoline price hikes HOUSTON-Gasoline price hikes totaling more than 12 cents a gallon so far this year are not related to federal decontrol of crude oil, but an attempt by the oil industry to recoup losses from December and January OPEC in- creases, Gulf Oil Co. officials said yesterday. "The effect of decontrol has yet to be felt," said Robert Baldwin, president of Gulf Refining and Marketing Co. "Prices are bound to continue to go up because of cost pressures throughout the industry." Although the Reagan administration said the effect of decontrol of crude oil prices would be an increase of about 3 to 5 cents at the pump, Baldwin said it will be closer to 20 cents a gallon. "The public was lead to believe less of an increase would be coming. But we were not consulted on how they derivedthe number 3 to 5 cents that was published," Baldwin said. AFL-CIO rejects trade plan BAL HARBOUR, Fla.-AFL-CIO leaders yesterday rejected a personal argument by President Reagan's new trade representative that negotiation, not quotas, be used to halt increasing Japanese imports in the U.S. auto market. Shortly after hearing from Ambassador William Brock, the federation's 35-member Executive Council adopted a trade policy that called for congressional passage of legislation that would place quotas on Japanese cars. Brock had told reporters before the closed-door meeting he hopes to have a new trade policy within months that will provide short-term help for the auto and textile industries, and long-term aid for all of the economy. Polish government agrees to recognize student union WARSAW, Poland-The government agreed yesterday afternoon to recognize an independent union for an estimated 5,000 to 6,000 striking university students in Lodz, the official Polish news agency PAP reported. - The students had called for a nationwide student strike last Wednesday to press for sweeping academic reforms and dozens of student strikes were reported across Poland yesterday. 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