2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, September 10, 1996 NATION/WORLD U.N. expected to support test-ban treaty The Washington Post UNITED NATIONS - The General Assembly began a special meeting yesterday that is expected to end with an overwhelming majority of the U.N.'s 185 member states vot- ing to support a worldwide ban on nuclear test blasts. Despite the shadow cast over the proceedings by opposition from India and Pakistan, both undeclared nuclear powers, delegates pushed ahead on what many describe as a giant step toward universal nuclear disarmament. The Indian and Pakistani positions mean the treaty will have only limited applicability for at least the immediate future. But the test-ban accord has the support of the world's principal nuclear powers, and they are expected to respect it once it is approved, according to del- egates and legal experts. In addition, supporters of the treaty believe that a heavy vote for the treaty will put pressure on India to tacitly abide by the ban and even- tually to approve it. Diplomats here believe that at least 120 of the more than 160 participating countries will vote in favor, possibly today or tomorrow. India, which has had a clandestine nuclear program since exploding a nuclear device in 1974, said yesterday it will block the proposed test-ban treaty from coming into force by refusing to sign it. India sought to kill the treaty last month by vetoing it in a Geneva disar- mament conference, and it has been kept alive only because its backers resorted to the never-before-used tactic of bringing it before the General Assembly without the approval of the Geneva Conference. In an unexpected further jolt, Pakistan, which had indicated earlier it would support the treaty, reversed course yesterday and said it, too, would not sign as long as its unfriendly neighbor, India, withheld its signature. Pakistan also is a coun- try whose approval is necessary to bring the treaty into force. But the five principal nuclear powers - the United States, Russia, Britain, France and China - support the treaty. Israel, an undeclared nuclear power like India and Pakistan, also has said it will approve the pact. Acceptance by these states and others with the capability to someday develop nuclear devices would, in the view of many legal experts, obligate them under international law to eschew future testing. That would give those countries that have suffered nuclear fallout from past tests much greater guarantees of relief than when individual nuclear powers would unilaterally adopt and abandon testing moratoriums. The proposed pact, formally known as the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, calls for outlawing all nuclear explosions for the first time since the United States tested its first atomic bomb in 1945. If the treaty is approved, President Clinton is expected to give its further international acceptance a boost by signing it on behalf of the United States when he visits the United Nations on Sept. 24. Since the first bomb test in the New Mexico desert on July 16, 1945 set the stage for the U.S. atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, there have been 2,045 known nuclear tests. Of them, the United States was respon- sible for 1,030, the former Soviet Union for 715 and France, Britain and China for the others. The proposed treaty was hammered out during almost three years of negoti- ation by the 61-nation, Geneva-based Conference on Disarmament, which operates under a General Assembly mandate. Under that conference's rules, all decisions, including the forwarding of recommendations to the assembly, must be by consensus. India refused to give its assent because the draft treaty does not meet its demands, which include a timetable for the established nuclear powers to eliminate their arsenals before it surrenders its development and testing options. When India exercised its veto last month, the ini- tial assumption was that the treaty effectively had been derailed. NATIONAL RPORT Dole listens at forums in South ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Bob Dole was out "listening to America" again yesterday, fielding friendly questions from supporters and providing answers that seemed designed more to respond to criticism of him by President Clinton and other Democrats than to take the offensive against the front-running incumbent. The "Listening to America" forums, carefully staged mini- town meetings, have become the central vehicle of the Dole campaign. The Republican presidential nominee held two more yesterday, one here and an earlier session in Fayetteville, Ga., a distant suburb about 30 miles south of Atlanta. Dole Throughout, Dole appeared intent on dispelling voter skep- ticism, reflected in public opinion polls, that he can cut taxes and balance the bud- get at the same time, and rebutting Democratic charges that to do so would require deep cuts in retirement benefits, Medicare, environmental protections and other politically popular government programs. "I know they're all going to say we can't do it, that it is going to blow a hole in the deficit,' Dole said in response to a question about his plan for a $500 per cl tax credit and a 15 percent across-the-board income tax cut. FDA warns against crea cheese WASHINGTON -- Americans should not eat a type of imported cream cheese that has been linked to one death and at least three cases of botulism in Italy, the Food and Drug Administration warned yesterday. Imported mascarpone cream cheese sold under the Giglio, Parmalat and Sol di Valle brand names may be contami- nated with the bacteria that causes bot- ulism - even if the cheese doesn't look or smell spoiled, the FDA said. The products are commonly found in tiramisu, an Italian dessert, and other gourmet foods made with very soft cream cheese. It is sold alone or listed as an ingredient in prepared foods, although the food label may mention only mascarpone and not the Italian brand names. Botulism symptoms include dizzi- ness, trouble breathing, speaking or swallowing and difficulty breathing. The bacteria can kill, so people experi- encing such symptoms should immedi- ately seek medical help, the FDA said. The Italian Ministry of Health noti- fied the FDA that these brands of Mas- carpone have been recalled in Italy after being linked to botulism there. The FDA has stopped imports into this country and is working with to track down the products that w imported here. Libray of Congress to display 'treasures' WASHINGTON - From the con- tents of Lincoln's pockets the night he was shot to a report from Columbusto Queen Isabella in 1493, the Library ,of Congress will display its treasures in celebration of the 100th anniversary* its main building next year. Though the library collects mostly manuscripts, books, photos and record- ings - more than any library in the world, it says - it has also come into possession of other materials. From the pockets of the assassinated Lincoln, for example, the slain presi- dent's family donated, among other items, two pairs of glasses. ..r, ~. . '! +. :; >. w. f Lebanon crosses front lines to vote SIDON, Lebanon - With sporadic mortar fire ringing out in the distance, residents of south Lebanon crossed the front lines separating Israeli and guer- rilla forces Sunday to choose 23 mem- bers of Parliament. A last-minute agreement between the two main rival Shiite Muslim factions in the south and the presence of about 12,000 Lebanese army troops and police ensured relatively peaceful vot- ing in the volatile province along the Israeli border. Under Syrian pressure, the militant Hezbollah and more moderate Amal movements set aside weeks of bitter insults and ran on a joint ticket in the predominantly Shiite south Lebanon. Sunday's vote was the fourth stage of the five-phase balloting for a 128-mem- ber legislature. The last round, in east- ern Lebanon, is Sept. 15. While candidates differ on many issues, the new half-Christian, half- Muslim parliament is expected to be pro-Syrian - just like the current one. Syria, which maintains 40,000 troops in Lebanon, dictates the policy of its smaller Arab neighbor. Hundreds of voters streamed out of the southern Lebanese enclave, which is controlled by Israel, to go to ba stations in Beirut. Israeli warpan , which routinely patrol the area, were noticeably absent from the skies. Cabinet minister held in slaying BRUSSELS, Belgium - Police arrested a former Cabinet minister Sunday in connection with the unsol 1991 slaying of Socialist Party lear Andre Cools, Belgian news media reported. RTBF radio said Alain Van der Biesi was jailed in the eastern city of Liege, where Cools, a former deputy prime minister, was gunned down in a killing believed to have been politically moti- vated. A close aide to Van der Biest tolk police that Van der Biest ordered the killing of his party's leader. r - Compiled from Daily wire reports. .' : , Some Fast Tracks Are Faster Than Others At Prudential, we believe that fast-thinking, fast- acting, fast-achieving individuals should have a professional development program that truly suits their style. 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