Pag'e 4-Friday, A ot15, 1980-The Michigan Daily
Senate probe of
Billy begins as
deposition taken

From AP and UPI
WASHINGTON-While President
Carter polished his nomination speech
in New York, his brother Billy was in
Washington yesterday answering
questions of Senate investigators about
his financial dealings with the Libyan
government.
Investigators for the special Senate
subcommittee, headed by newly-named
counsel Philip Tone, met in private with
Billy Carter at his lawyer's office at 9
a.m. for the hours-long process of
taking his depositions.
DURING AN EARLY afternoon
break in the questioning, a subdued
Billy munched a sandwich and slice of
chocolate pie, washed down with milk
in a basement cafeteria while his legal
representatives fended off reporters'
questions.
Tone, a former federal judge hired to
head the investigation, was to meet
with reporters this morning, the office
of panel Chairman Birch Bayh (D-Ind.)
announced.
It also was announced the nine-
member subcommittee will hold its fir-
st investigative hearing Tuesday.
MEANWHILE, SEN. Bob Dole (R-
Kan.) said the investigation may have
to be expanded to include other mem-
bers of the Carter family.
"It now appears that dealings with
foreign governments were a way of life
for the Carter family," Dole said in a
statement released in Kansas and
Washington. "The president's son, Jeff,
was involved in business trasnsactions
with the Philippine government; Ruth
Carter Stapleton, the president's sister,
toured the Arab world courtesty of a
pro-Arab U.S. businessman, and of
course Billy had his well-publicized
relationship with the Libyans. Instead
of calling this Billygate, it might be
more appropriately titled Family Af-
fair.,,
Jeff Carter traveled to Manila in
March with a group sent to provide
technical advice for World Bank-
financed projects in the Philippines. A
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computer engineer, Carter helped con-
duct briefings on the use of computer
graphics in the World Bank projects.
The White House has acknowledged
that Stapleton accepted expenses from
Sam Bamieh, president of the In-
dustrial Development Group of Palo
Alto, Calif., for a trip to the Middle
East. But it said she never discussed
her political views on the Middle East
with the president.
The investigators from the special
Senate judiciary subcommittee took
Billy Carter's testimony under oath
yesterday to prepare for his public
testimony, expected late next week.
The subcommittee is investigating
Billy Carter's receipt of $220,000 from
Libya, his delayed registration as a
foreign agent for that country, and the
Carter administration's handling of the
affair.
Carter has denied he was an agent for
Libya and said the $220,000 was a loan
to help him solve financial problems.
He said he registered as a foreign
agent only under pressure from the
Justice Dpartment.
Pro-life rs
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Democrats adopted a plank on abortion
endorsing freedom of choice and
Medicaid funding for abortions and op-
posing the proposed Human Life
Amendment, which would make abor-
tions unconstitutional.
"WE'RE DISAPPOINTED, but not
surprised" at the outcome of the plat-
form fight, said Barbara Meara, co-
chairwoman of the New York State
Democrats For Life. DFL was founded
four years ago, according to Meara, in
part to fight the popular notion that the
movement is one of conservative
Republicans only.
DFL had the support of some 300
delegates, Meara said. Many came
from Minnesota and Missouri, but there
were also supporters from such states
as New York and Illinois, where
Catholics in the urban centers form a
large part of the Democrats' strength.
Broadening their appeal was one goal
that the pro-lifers did realize over the
convention week. One delegate at a
DFL caucus advocated "horse trading"
support for other issues with delegates
to win their support on abortion.
FURTHERMORE, DFL distributed a
leaflet called "The Other Right-to-
Lifers," which named political leaders
who are quite liberal on most social
issues and who oppose abortion rights.
Included were such leaders of Cesar
Chavez of the United Farm Workers,
comedian and social activist Dick
Gregory, feminist Judi Loesch, and
Sens. Mark Hatfield (D-Oregon) and
Harold Hughes (D-Iowa).
Warren Sweeney, executive director
of the National - Right to Life

AP Photo
BILLY CARTER TAKES a lunch-break from a session in his lawyers' office
in Washington yesterday. The president's brother is being questioned by in-
vestigators for the Senate judiciary subcommittee examining his links with
Libya.
end up disappointed
organization, which claims three battle seem to agree that power is
million members, concurs with the money when it comes to effecting
DFL goal of broadening the policy. Right to Life and other groups
movement's base. have long funded candidates who are
"We want to dispel the myth" that the "right" on the issue, and the National
movement is strictly conservative, Abortion Rights Action League has
Sweeney said. Indeed, many pro-life plans to contribute $250,000 to pro-
delegates felt that their opposition to choice candidates, according to
abortion was the only reasonable Executive Director Cathie Hartnett.
Democratic stance. "Because of this (pro-choice) plank,
DFL MEMBER Kathy Quinn, a self- the Democrats have become the party
described feminist and ERA supporter,- of abortion," Sweeney said. Both
argued that her opposition to abortion Sweeney and the DFL leadership
was consistent with her other beliefs. "I seemed convinced that while President
think the pro-choice people just focus on Carter will continue to oppose Medicaid
the rights of the mother and not the per- abortion, he will not back the Human
son inside." Life Amendment.
Members of both sides in the abortion
Betty Boop-for President?

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The campaign is the brainchild of
Alan Abel, a New York City maverick
entrepreneur who managed to talk a
dozen city businessmen into financing
the $50,000 campaign. Abel has
spearheaded several novel ideas, from
supporting other bogus candidtes to
placing his own death notice in the sub-
sequently embarrassed New York
Times several months ago.
"THIS HAS ALL the elements of a
great adventure," he said as he
relaxed, smoking a pipe in the back of
the Boopmobile. "But there is more,"
he added. "There is camaraderie, fun,
laughter, and spirit."
Those elements are visible in the
people who are constantly drawn
around Betty. The onlookers assume
the roles of interested voters. They
laugh, ask her questions, challenge her
on positions, and even offer her pecks
on the cheek-"patriotic kisses,"
assures Jones.
'"I'm votin' for Betty 'cause she's
the best candidate, not. a clown like

Reagan and Carter," explained a New
York City cop.
"SHE'S PRETTY ENOUGH to get
my vote," stated a Manhattan
restaurant employee who viewed Boop
delivering her campaign platform.-
When Betty Boop is not on the streets
campaigning, she is 31-year-old Vic-
toria D.Orazi, a round-faced, dark-eyed
actress from San Francisco.
D'Oranzi said some interesting
characteristics in people surface when
they see her.
"Either the child in them comes out,
or it doesn't," she said. "And if it
doesn't, I feel sorry for them. Betty
Boop is so unharming, so un-
threatening."
In her skimpy, patriotic garb, small
black curls, and very Boopesque lips,
she flirted with the onlookers.
"Are ya gonna win, Betty?" yelled
someone from the crowd.
"What?" she exclaimed, planting her
feet and throwing up her hands. "Why,
soy-tainly!"