4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 13, 1984 GandhIn re-~affirmsmother'spolices From AP and UPI NEW DELHI-Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was elected to head the party molded by his slain mother yesterday and pledged to continue her efforts to end India's crushing poverty and build ties to both superpowers. Gandhi promised to preserve the "precious legacy" of his mother, Indira Gandhi, who was assassinated Oct. 31 by two Sikh security guards. "I PLEDGE to ... work for a united, strong and prosperous India, an India devoted to the cause of peace," he said in the 15-minute speech he delivered first in Hindu and then in English. Gandhi read his statement in a steady, unemotional tone from his mother's old mahogany-paneled office. He took over the office earlier in the day, .marking the end of the official 12- day mourning period. His mother's por- trait hung on the wall behind him, and he wore a traditional white "kurta" tunic with a light brown shawl over his shoulder. Gandhi said his mother's assassination had plunged the nation of 730 million people into a "grave and critical moment," But he referred only indirectly in the suspected Sikh ex- tremist conspiracy behind it and the Hindu rioting that claimed more than 1,000 lives across northern India following Mrs. Gandhi's murder. NOR DID HE mention the parliamen- tary elections that, according to the In- dian constitution, must be held by January. Echoing many of his mother's long- standing positions and proposing no new domestic or international initiatives of his own, Gandhi applauded India's relations with the Soviet Union and gave only curt recognition to economic, technical and cultural ties with the United States. "WE HIGHLY value the wide- ranging and time- tested relationship with the Soviet Union, based upon mutual cooperation, friendship and vital support when most needed," Gandhi said. He described relations with Washington only as "multi-faceted," but said India "attaches importance" to the aid it receives from the United States. He stressed that India wanted to im- prove its often-strained relations with its neighbors, China and Pakistan, "in a spirit of peace, friendship and cooperation." He also called for a new government "work ethic" and said, "No quarter will be given to the corrupt, the lazy, the inefficient." Gandhi ... applauds Soviet relations Shultz$ condemns terrorism in speech to OAS ..................... .......................... .X............... BRASILIA, Brazil (AP)-Secretary of State George Shultz condemned terrorism, armed revolution and repression yesterday in a speech to the Organization of American States. "The apostles of the violent left preach that armed revolution is necessary to change society for the better," Shultz said in remarks prepared for delivery to the general assembly of the 31OAS member nations. "The apostles of the violent right answer that repression is necessary to preserve civilization." HE SAID the United States "will not be driven off a democratic course by terrorism, whether at home or abroad." Before the opening session, Shultz met with the foreign ministers of El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala. According to Foreign Minister Fdgardo Paz Barnica of Honduras, they discussed the contadora group's peace proposal for Central America. Paz told reporters that Honduras was concerned about an arms buildup in neighboring Nicaragua and that it represen- ted "a serious threat to Central American nations." SHULTZ, in his speech, said the United States "pledges its continued support" for a workable Central American peace initiative. He also said that "promises will not reduce an already dangerous military imbalance that is constantly fed from outside the hemisphere." The comment was considered a reference to Soviet arms aid to Nicaragua. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Isidro Morales Paul said af- ter the meeting that Shultz showed the United States has a "better understanding of the problems facing Latin American nations.' ......................... .:w.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :::. ". : :: :: : :::". :::::.v"v: :iivi:: 'i".. r.... .:".... .{vh ... .. . : .r............... ........................................................................... . . . Report calls new NA] BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - NATO's new war strategy doctrine - countering a Soviet attack on the West with missile strikes deep into Eastern Europe - may already by outdated by recent Soviet military plans, a report said yesterday. NATO formally adopted the new non- nuclear doctrine - "follow-on forces attack" - last Friday, even though costs and schedules for its development remain uncertain. THE REPORT by Karsten Voigt, a member of the West German Parliament, also cited a lack of en- thusiasm for the new doctrine among some North Atlantic Treaty Organization member nations, specifically Britain and the Netherlan- ds. Voigt submitted the study to the Nor- th Atlantic Assembly, which began hearing reports yesterday on a variety of subjects affecting the alliance. The assembly, comprised of national legislators from the 16 member coun- [ strategy tries, opens three days of sessions tomorrow at the Palais des Congres here. Voigt's report, based on two years of study by a North Atlantic Assembly subcommittee, said the new NATO doc- trine is linked to fears that waves of Warsaw Pact troops reinforcing an initial attack would quickly overwhelm NATO forces. THE NEW doctrine calls for non- nuclear weapons and tracking systems to "see" far behind the batlefront outdated horizon and delay or destroy a second echelon of Soviet troops. It explicitly excludes the use of nuclear weapons. The Voigt report said the new doc- trine appeared to be based on an out- dated analysis of the equipment and organization of Soviet combat forces in Eastern Europe. It said new evidence suggests the Soviets are emphasizing stronger lead forces and devoting less attention to subsequent echelons. "The proposed expenditure of vast resources by NATO to strike mobile targets in the second echelon would make little sense if this analysis of Soviet operations is correct," the report said. The Soviet official news agency Tass has denounced NATO's adoption of the new doctrine, saying it would "accelerate the arms race and growing tension in Europe." Voigt added that representatives from some NATO member countries, including Britain and the Netherlands, had told his sub-committee they questioned the cost-effectiveness and the technical feasibility of the new doc- trine. INBRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and United Press International reports U.S. aids Israel-Lebanon talks BEIRUT, Lebanon-The United States joined efforts yesterday to salvage the suspended talks between Israel and Lebanon on withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon. The troop withdrawl talks started Thursday in the Lebanese border town of Naqoura under the auspices of the United Nations. But the Lebanese government broke off the meetings Saturday after Israel arrested four top Shiite Moslem militiamen in southern Lebanon. Israel contends the arrested militiamen including Amal militia leader Mahmoud Fakih, were involved in guerrilla warfare against Israeli troops. Richard Murphy, U.S. assistant secretary of state, met with Israeli Defen- se Minister Yitzhak Rabin in Tel Aviv and then flew to Beirut for discussions with the Lebanese government. "We are hopeful that the talks will resume soon," Murphy told reorters following a meeting with President Amin Gemayel and Prime Minister Rashid Karami. Sniper kills Oregon student, self EUGENE, Ore.-A sniper with a blackened face and wearing military fatigues opened fire with a high-powered rifle yesterday at the University of Oregon's football stadium, killing one and wounding another, then took his' own life, police said. The gunman shot the student at 8:30 a.m. PST and fired randomly for another hour, at one point shooting at a policeman in a parking lot adjacent to the stadium, authorities said. The officer was not injured. The wounded victim, an unidentified male, was shot in the neck and but-' tocks, but managed to take refuge in a university weight room in the stadium with nine other people who barricaded themselves in the room. A police tactical team entered the weight room and evacuated the 10 people at 11 a.m. PST about 2 1/2 hours after the shooting began, said Sgt. Tim McCarthy. FDA approves vaginal sponges ANAHEIM, Calif. - The vaginal sponge is "a relatively safe product" for birth control, U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials said yesterday af- ter finding only 12 cases of toxic shock syndrome among an estimated 600,000 women who regularly use the device. Toxic shock syndrome is caused by a toxin produced by certain strains of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. The syndrome first came to public atten- tion more than four years ago, chiefly among young women who use tam- pons, although men also can get the ailment. There were no fatalities among the.12 confirmed cases in women who used 18 million spermicidal sponges - sold under the brand name Today - bet- ween the time they were introduced in June 1983 and the end of a Food and Drug Administration review, said Dr. Gerald Faich, an FDA associate direc- tor. The chance of getting toxic shock from the sponges is "way below the odds of getting struck by lightning," said Faich, who presented the figures yesterday at the American Public Health Association's annual meeting."... It's an unusual, rare side effect." The company that makes the sponges - VLI Corp. of Irvine, Calif. - believes the disease occurred in those women purely by coincidence, said Dr. Bruce Rose, VLI's vice president of regulatory affairs. London coal strike causes chaosI LONDON.- Thousands of striking coal miners armed with firebombs and homemade spears fought with police in northern England and Wales yester- day while hundreds more men broke ranks and returned to work. Police in Yorkshire, the militant stronghold that was the stormy center of yesterday's violence, reported "chaos" around the county. "It's been the worst night of violence we've seen since the strike began," said a South Yorkshire police spokesman who would not give his name. "It's been coordinated throughout the county." Nonetheless, an estimated 54,000 of the National Union of Mineworkers' 178,000 members are now listed as "not on strike. In remarks prepared for the annual Lord Mayor's Banquet in London, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said "Violence will not succeed, for the police and the courts will not bow to it." Bishop defends political activity WASHINGTON - The leader of America's Catholic bishops, defending recent plunges by church officials into political and social issues, said yesterday that to remain silent on abortion, nuclear threats and the huge gaps between rich and poor would be a "dereliction of pastoral duty. " Bishop James Malone, head of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, noted "the intensity of the recent debate" over the involvement of religious leaders in public-policy matters. Malone said such debate was neither new nor limited to the United States. "It is impossible to interpret world events today if one does not grasp the role of religion," he declared. He also said he wouldn't condemn bishops who emphasize a single issue in public because "the conference exists to enhance the ministry of each bishop, not to constrain it." Still, he said, the bishops' new reputation for speaking out - and any in- fluence that might accompany such a reputation - has been won through the.I power of speaking as a group representing the nation's more than 300 car- dinals, archbishops and bishops. POLICE NOTES ISRAI~EL'S uREMRKABLE UNIV ERS3UIIES OFFRrSEESE R-TO-YEAR PROGJRAMS~,'COURS~ESTAUGHTlI II ENG~LISH, TRANSFER C.REDITS , MODUERATEC FEES, SCHOLARSHIPS, TOURING & MORE! SEND COUPON NOW TO: THE ISRAEL UNIVERSITY CENTRE, 515 PARK AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, NY, NY 10022. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 The Israel university center * 2nd Floor 515 Park Avenue * New York, NY 10022. 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