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Page 4-Saturday, June 20, 1981-The Michigan Daily
U.N. Council
condemns

4

Israel 's,
FromAP andUPI
UNITED NATIONS - The United
States joined the rest of the Security
Council yesterday in strongly condem-
ning Israel for destroying Iraq's
nuclear reactor and urging the Jewish
state to make "appropriate redress."
Israel immediately rejected the
resolution as "biased and one-sided."
Israeli Ambassador Yehuda Blum,
who already declared his government
would not pay a "brass farthing" to
Iraq, took the floor after the vote and
asked, "What is the appropriate reward
that can be claimed by a country bent
on nuclear obliteration of another coun-
try?"
BLUM SAID the resolution, passed
by all 15 council members, totally
disregarded "the fact that in removing
this terrible nuclear threat to its
existence, Israel was only exercising its
legitimate right of self-defense."
While he avoided criticizing the
United States from the council floor, the
Israeli envoy told reporters afterward
that he regretted that the United States
had joined in condemning the Israeli
raid. It was the United States' harshest-
ever U.N. rebuke to Israel.
However, Blum said he was'
"gratified by expressions of support"
for Israel delivered to the council by
U.S. Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick.
KIRKPATRICK joined the 14 other
council members in voting for the
resolution after taking to the floor to
deliver a carefully balanced speech
promising Israel would always remain
a close "friend and ally" of the United

raid

Kirkpatrick
... Israel stilla close friend
States.
But, Mrs. Kirkpatrick said, Israel
erred in attacking the reactor June 7 -
and erred in a way that had set back the
chances of "peace and security" in the
Middle East.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Saadoun
Hammadi, who had worked out the
resolution with Kirkpatrick, com-
plained after the vote that it was too
weak and added that the reason for that
was "the veto power of the United
States."

In Brief
Compiled from Associated Press and
United Press International reports
Air traffic controllers warned
WASHINGTON-Congressmen joined the administration yesterday in
warning the nation's 17,000 air traffic controllers of severe repercussions if
they call a paralyzing strike Monday.
Robert Poli, president of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers
Organization, accused the Reagan administration of refusing to negotiate
and offering only a "take it or leave it" proposal that is unacceptable.
Poli and Transportation Secretary Drew Lewis met late yesterday at an
undisclosed location in an apparent attempt to open the way for resumed
negotiations that might head off a threatened strike. Poli told reporters he
considers the meeting "a little bit more" than the informal talks between the
two sides earlier in the week.
But he stopped short of saying the meeting could lead to the "meaningful
negotiations" that he said are necessary at the very least to avoid a con-
trollers walkout.
Meanwhile, anxious travelers jammed airline switchboards as carriers
began booking seats based on a severely curtailed route schedule to be used
by the Federal Aviation Administration during a walkout.
Mount St. Helens erupts again
VANCOUVER, Wash.-Mount St. Helens erupted yesterday, pushing
chunks of lava through cracks on its crater floor, adding to the size of the
volcano's mammoth dome and increasing the confidence with which scien-
tists can predict future activity.
A cover of thick clouds had made it impossible to see the mountain earlier
in the day, but two helicopters positioned on a wide, flat plain about four
miles north of the mountain were able to fly into the crater when an opening
was found in the clouds.
"One of our helicopters managed to sneak in and have a quick glimpse
before the clouds came in again," said Kathy Cashman, a U.S. Geological
Survey geologist.
Hundreds of loggers had already been ordered out of the area as the
volcano shook with tremors.
Scientists had expected that the latest activity on the mountain would be
confined to growth of the dome, but they did not entirely rule out a more ex-
plosive eruption.
It was the ninth eruption since the mountain's cataclysmic blast on May
18, 1980, 'and the fourth non-violent dome-building eruption.
Clerics attack Bani-Sadr
ANKARA, Turkey-Moving in for the kill, Iran's fundamentalist clerics
stepped up their attacks on President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr yesterday,
denouncing him as a liar, a political "incompetent" and a "disgrace" to
Islam.
Forced to flee his home and office and go into hiding to protect his life,
Bani-Sadr's whereabouts were not known.
The Majlis, Iran's parliament, was preparing to resume a debate today
expected to lead to Bani-Sadrs impeachment.
In the meantime, two of the clergy's most influential figures continued to
whip up popular sentiment against the 48-year-old moderate president.
Hojatoleslam Mohammed Ali Khamenei, Aytollah Ruhollah Khomeini's
personal liaison with the Islamic regime, told a cheering Tehran prayer
meeting that Bani-Sadr "lied" about Iran when he accused the clerics of tor-
turing their opponents.
Famous choppers stolen
WASHINGTON-A set of George Washington's false teeth is missing and
believed stolen from the Smithsonian Institution, the museum said yester-
day.
"We are, needless to say, deeply distressed and deeply humiliated," said
Lawrence Taylor, a spokesman for the National Museum of American
History.
The value of the teeth belonging to Washington was not immediately
known, said Taylor, and Smithsonian policy forbids disclosing the worth of
items in its possession.
"I have no idea how we'd put a value on something like that," Taylor said.
"It would be difficult."
Also missing are another set of false teeth dating to 1845 and two gold
pocket watches. The watches belonged to W.T.G. Morton and Crawford W '
Long, pioneer anesthesiologists.
Arms sales are under wraps
MANILA, Philippines-The Reagan administration did not consult with
Japan or other friendly Asian nations on its decision to clear the way for ar-
ms sales to China, but it will consult with them before sales are actually
made, a senior State Department official said yesterday.
The official said Secretary of State Alexander Haig explained the new
policy on arms sales to China to the foreign ministers of Japan, Thailand and
Malaysia during meetings here.
The Reagan administration has said on a number of occasions it will consult
with its allies on matters of mutual interest. But the official, who declined to
be identified, said neither Japanese Foreign Minister Sunao Sonoda, nor the
others voiced any displeasure that they were not consulted on the China ar-
ms question.

Butz gets 30 days,
inefor tax evasion
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - Earl L. made a terrible mistake," Butz said.
Butz, the 71-year-old former "There's no justification for what hap-
agriculture secretary, was sentenced pened. It was an aberration."
yesterday to serve 30 days in jailfand "PROBATION IS a rime con-
pay a $10,000 fine for filing a false "Pdratio N S a p fedrihcon
federal income tax return, sideration for a first offender with a
U.S. District Court Judge Jesse prior unblemished record. Hut it was
Eschbach ordered Butz to report within the unanimous conclusion of the four-
two weeks to the Metropolitan Correc- member sentencing council that there
tional Center in downtown Chicago. The be a substantial sentence," Eschbach
high-rise prison houses both maximum- said.
and minimum-security inmates. He noted it was the firsttime in his
HE WILL BE on probation for the careera first offender over 70 appeared
balance of the five-year term imposed before him with a previously clean
by Eschbach. record.
Eschbach said he considered Butz' BUTZ, RETIRED dean of the Purdue
age, lack of previous offenses and long agriculture school, resigned as
record of community service in agriculture secretary one month before
deciding to convert all but 30 days of the the 1976 election, when a racial joke he
prison sentence to probation. told was made public.
Butz pleaded guilty on May 22 to a Eschbach said Butz' efforts to avoid
charge of fraudulently understating his paying income taxes wound up costing
1978 federal income by $148,114. him all the taxes due in the first place,
BUTZ, WEARING a dark suit, ap- plus another $95,000 in penalties and
pearing somewhat pale and refusing to fines.
speak with reporters, entered the In a 1978 interview. with reporter
packed courtroom flanked by his Kevin Cullen of the Lafayette Journal
lawyers, Cono Namorato and Carl and Courier, Butz said he had traveled
Kloepfer. 200,000 miles during 1978, making more
He told the judge the investigation than 200 speeches, for which he was
was "a horrible nightmare" and paid $1,000 to $3,000 apiece. Asked how
promised, "I will not repeat this or any much he had made that year, Butz
other crime- replied, "That's between me and the In-
"I'm guilty of the crie carged.I rn enueSrvie.

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