Page 4 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, July 21, 1983
Reagan officials head
for Bohemian club
WASHINGTON (AP) - Several
Reagan administration officials, in-
cluding two senior cabinet officers, are
packing for the annual gathering of the
all-male Bohemian club in Northern
California - and a quick inspection of a
nearby naval station means taxpayers
will pay the airfare for at least some of
them.
Defense Secretary Caspar Wein-
berger and two other top Pentagon of-
ficials, Navy Secretary John Lehman
and research chief Richard DeLauer,
will spend three hours tomorrow at the
D avy Supply Center in Oakland and
then go to Bohemian Grove for the
remainder of the weekend, said Pen-
tagon spokesman Henry Catto.
CATTO SAID the trip to the supply
center was arranged "several weeks
ago." He said it would include a tour of
the facility and a briefing by the com-
mander on the center's problems and
successes.
"What they are doing on their own
time is up to them," Catto said. The
group will return to Washington Sunday
night.
Attorney General William French
Smith and national security adviser
William Clark, also club members,
planned to attend the gathering, their
spokesmen said.
CLARK SPOKESMAN Robert Sims
said Clark is going on the government
plane "at the invitation of the Secretary
of Defense. As a government official, he
can ride on government aircraft."
Clark was not scheduled to visit the
naval supply center, said a Pentagon
source who spoke on the condition he
not be identified.
Smith spokesman Thomas DeCair
sent a message through a secretary
that Smith was attending the Bohemian
gathering, but DeCair could not be
reached to tell who would pay Smith's
expenses. -
THE BOHEMIAN club is a secret
society made up of some of the coun-
try's most powerful corporate and
business leaders. It is located on a 2,700-
acre redwood grove on the russian
River, 75 miles north of san Francisco.
Among the club members are
President Reagan, former presidents
Ford and Nixon, Vice President George
Bush and Secretary of State George
Shultz.
Reagan, Bush and Shultz did not plan
to attend this year's gathering, their
spokesmen said.
SHULTZ MADE headlines last sum-
mer when he used the club facilities to
host West German Chancellor Helmut
Schmidt.
At the club's opening events each
year, Bohemians wearing red hoods
cast aside worries by burning an icon in
a "Cremation of Care" ceremony. The
idea is to relax completely.
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Israelis to shift Lebanon troops
JERUSALEM - Israel, its soldiers and policy under attack, approved
plans yesterday to redeploy its troops to southern Lebanon in a strategy
Lebanese officials condemned as a prelude to the partitioning of their oc-
cupied land.
The Cabinet action came hours after forces in Lebanon's Syrian-controlled
Upper Metn mountains shelled Christian east Beirut, killing at least three
people and wounding 24 others.
Military sources said the redeployment would take eight to 10 weeks, and
would begin after the government consults with the United States and
Lebanon on what forces would replace the Israeli troops. The sources said
the withdrawal could begin in only a few days.
Both Beirut and Washington object to the unilateral Israeli move, fearing
that it could permanently partition Lebanon into Israeli and Syrian spheres.
Israel says it wants to leave the exposed positions in the north, where it is
taking casualties from guerrilla attacks and in cross fires from sectarian
fighting, and move behind a more defensible line.
Government sources said Israel was prepared to build a system of defen-
ses on the new line that would match its nearly airtight security on its bor-
ders, including an electric fence and an interlocked series of fortified out-
posts.
Crane and Studds censured for
sex with pages; will run again
WASHINGTON - The House voted yesterday to censure Rep. Daniel
Crane (R-Ill.), for having sex with a teenage female page, and Rep. Gerry
Studds ( D-Mass), for his relations with a male page.
The House supported the censure against Crane 421-3, and against Studds
421-3, with Crane and Studds present but not voting.
With tears streaming down his face, Crane apologized to his colleagues
before the vote making him the 25th member to be reprimanded or censured
in the history of the House. They responded with a standing ovation.
"This is one of the most difficult moments of my life," Crane said, his
voice choked with emotion.
A yearlong investigation of rumors of sexual misconduct on Capitol Hill
revealed that Crane, 47, had sex four or five times with a 17-year-old page
three years ago.
Both Crane and Studds have said they will not resign and plan to run for re-
election.
House for MX deployment
WASHINGTON - The Democrat-controlled House voted 220-207 yesterday
to build and deploy intercontinental MX missiles in underground silos in
Wyoming and Nebraska.
The vote was a major defeat for opponents of the multi-warhead missile
who say it will be vulnerable to Soviet attack and sure to accelerate the
nuclear arms race. Conversely it was a major victory for President
Reagan, who lobbied members by telephone during the day and into the
evening.
"It is extremely expensive, very vulnerable and the money is needed for
conventional weapons," said MX critic Rep. Charles Bennett (D-Fla.) a
senior Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee and author of an
amendment to cut out $2.6 billion in production funds for the MX.
On May 23, the House voted 245-176 to release funds for MX flight tests. It
was clear yesterday's vote would be much closer, and Speaker Thomas
O'Neill Jr. (D-Mass.), said during the afternoon MX opponents had to gain
eight more votes to win.
The Senate is also'considering the MX as part of the debate on a $200 billion
defense authorization bill. The legislative package covers the full range of
U.S. military activities, including the new B-1 bomber, the size of the
military services and U.S. military support for the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization.
Polish govt. obtains new powers
WARSAW, Poland - Parliament granted broad new powers to Poland's
Communist government yesterday and acted to extend many martial law
curbs for 18 months.
The actions were aimed at insuring the regime's grip after the expected
lifting of military rule Friday, Poland's national day.
The new powers proposed by the Communist leadership include a con-
stitutional amendment which would permit the government to impose a
state of emergency, swiftly re-imprison dissidents or keep them and leaders
of the outlawed independent union Solidarity interned.
The 450-member Parliament is expected to approve a conditional amnesty
and a call for formally lifting the December 1981 military crackdown today
when party chief Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski addresses Parliament.
The amnesty bill would free or pardon hundreds of violators of martial law
and make sure they avoid political protests or strikes in the future by
providing for re-imprisonment.
The measure provides amnesty for all women, all people under 21, and
anyone sentenced to three years or less. Those with longer sentences would
have their terms cut at least in half and possibly eliminated.