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The Battalion Texas A&M University Friday October 10,1980 Them AND So, WOME/V OF AMERICA, I ASK YOU To SUPPORT WE , RONALD REAGAN,; tfOVEWBER fTH / Kim grooming son as heir; experts see no major change By By JOHN NEEDHAM United Press International SEOUL, South Korea — President Kim II- sung, the only ruler of North Korea since it was founded in 1945, is grooming his son as his successor, creating a political dynasty more in keeping with Asian tradition than communist ideology, according to analysts. North Korea’s Workers Party is preparing its first meeting in 10 years and the betting is it will designate Kim Jong-il, 39, as political heir to his father. Analysts in South Korea, who fought a bit ter war with the North from 1950 to 1953, say they know little about the younger Kim and view his rise with mixed expectations. “In many ways he is more ideological than his father,” said one government analyst. The younger Kim got on-the-job training in running the show in late 1975 and 1-976 and is blamed for the August 1976 incident in which two U.S. Army officers were beaten to death with axes by North Korean guards at the truce line in Panmunjom, 30 miles north of Seoul. South Koreans who try to penetrate the closed society in the North say they believe the younger Kim has opposition and may be chal lenged when he actually takes power from his father, a transition they say could be several years away. They worry that if seriously challenged at home, the younger Kim might attack the South, where 40,000 U.S. troops are stationed, to bols ter his position. If his takeover goes smoothly, the analysts say, they expect no radical changes in North Korean policy. “If his power becomes consolidated, he may become more conciliatory to the South,” said one North Korea watcher. “He will have to develop the economy and may have to turn to the West and South (Korea) for help. The Communist Chinese and the Soviet Union may not have enough aid for that development. ” Another analyst agreed Kim may be forced to put practical matters above ideology when he takes the helm. “There has now arisen a group of technocrats in the military as well as in political circles, ” he said. “These technocrats could dampen his ideological enthusiasm and work as a pressure group. We think they will.” Analysts say the younger Kim was designated successor to his father at least five years ago and A Texas A&.N professor is cui out all local, st; Dr. Carlton Statistical Abst effect will be a searchers, and oss the cour nformation the party’s public proclamation prol name him as party secretary general Information The younger Kim, believed to belli! determi dent’s only surviving son, graduated Il-sung University in 1963, accordingto i |" v ^ U p^ en 1 , in South Korea. He reportedly trained, J, ro j ect j s ’j in East Germany before his graduatio: similar study c In an earlier power struggle, the search organiza Kim pushed aside his uncle, Kim YonJHsources for t analysts say. They report that in rwttpVan Doren Kim Jong-il has specialized in runnings information su< ty’s propaganda apparatus, which refer sales figures o as "the party center” and heaps praise licenses issued , „ (■‘For those o The great leader Kim Il-sung, as It that time, it wa aganda calls him, is 68 and appears:: cause all of thes health, although analysts for years hai the first time,” dered about a growth on the back of hi Van Doren Kim now takes care not to have the. ■P 1 ® benefit - photographed. Rep. Stephen Solarz, D-N.Y., thefe legislator to visit North Korea since t met with Kim for three hours earlier tl. “He appeared vital and vibrant,’’Sob* By "He looked very healthy. He was quiteBam He had a forceful stride and forceful spe' Th® Soviet can only say that I hope I’m in asgoodi 1 fp 11 fp r thepeo he appears to be when I reach the age; Practical tips for last weeks of the campaign By DAVID S. BRODER WASHINGTON — In the course of several dozen phone calls last week to party officials, campiagn managers and consultants of various stripes, I heard a variety of beguiling sugges tions from headquarters and field people on how Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan can im prove their chances of winning the election. With the thought that you would find these tactical tips diverting, I went back through my notes and jotted down some of the things va rious Republicans and Democrats would whis per to their candidates if they could get their ears. For Jimmy Carter: 1) Bring back the hostages. While some cynics would question the timing, there would be such a wave of relief and celebration that you could be humble about your role in their re lease, in the knowledge that most people would see it as a vindication of your judgment. 2) Bring back Ted Kennedy. The return of his supporters to the Carter column has brought you within reach of victory in most of the big industrial states. The more often you’re seen with him, the more he can be persuaded to do for you, the better your chances of winning. 3) Be very Southern in some of your speeches — and Yankee in others. Persuade the folks in Florida, South Carolina, Mississippi and Alaba ma that your defeat would be a black eye for the whole region; they need a reason to vote for you. Tell the people in New England that you are a lot closer to their kind of moderate policy views than the fellow from California; they’re looking for a reason to defect from their Repub- licanism this year. 4) Get other Democrats with real credentials to criticize Reagan’s views — and drop the negative stuff from your own speeches. Let Russell Long or Bill Proxmire attack Reagan’s economics; Sam Nunn or John Glenn, his milit ary spending plans. Try to stay on the high road yourself. 5) Make a serious presidential address, inter preting the developments of the past four years in realistic terms, including a serious and even self-critical appraisal of the performance of the American government. People need to know you’re not so defensive about your record that you can’t draw some lessons from it. 6) Give people hope that the next four years can be better; at the moment, the Republicans are monopolizing the optimism franchise. 7) Talk about the fundamental importance of diplomatic negotiations and peace; it’s far and away your best issue. For Ronald Reagan: 1) Keep talking about your commitment to peace; you’ve stressed it a lot, but people need constant reassurance. 2) Keep your rhetoric as cool as it has been; you don’t want to stir any fears — or even a big vote. Your organization will turn out the Re publicans and the pro-Reagan independents; let the Democrats worry about stirring up the other people to vote. 3) Postpone your next meeting with the fun damentalists until after the election. Carter is getting most of the “born again” vote anyway, and every time you’re on television with those folks, it makes the Catholics and the Jews in your target states around the Great Lakes a little more nervous. 4) Bring back George Bush — he’s been for gotten. Remind voters he’s on the ticket with you. He could be the key in Maine, Connecti cut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Michigan, and you need those states. 5) Buy some air time for Jerry Ford. He is a credible, effective witness on the subject of how Carter has fouled up the presidency — and his speech is well-rehearsed. 6) Schedule some major events with working women in the audience. You’re losing the elec tion among women today, but on television, you always seem to be talking to the men in the factories. Women have their own gripes with Carter’s economic record; let them tell you why, and then respond. 7) Reconsider the decision not to debate. You’ve always done well in debates, why the sudden caution? You’re up against the Presi dent of the United States, and a lot of unde cided voters will stay with the incumbent un less they see with their own eyes that you’ve got better answers than he does. You may be able to win the election without the debate; but if you lose, it’s not like losing the Iowa caucuses, the last place you declined to debate. There’s no Nashua to give you a second chance. e losers, D said Thursday. In the last of presented by t Committee en Economic Cri pared the U. with that of Y Europe, and sa mthe best syst Pejovich, ac University of I Soviet Union ai University of came to Amer doctorate degr University. Pejovich spe when he critici care and lack i the Soviet Uni< “I got sick in I had an Am eric tor came rathe “Just to make s accused of kiili gave me six dii ★★★★★★ It’s your turn Residen t makes the most of A venue A l Mono F Editor: After reading your Oct. 8 issue I was amazed that anyone could be displeased with the Ave nue A apartment complex. Like Mr. Clapp I expected two rooms in my apartment. I found them, the main room and the bathroom. I think the six portable room dividers are ingenious. These dividers provide enough closet space for me and my three roommates. Of course, I shouldn’t compare my paltry few articles of clo thing to Mr. Clapp’s fine and exotic wardrobe. If I may offer a suggestion, Brad, learn to live with a good situation. an education comparable to A&M. Bureaucracy grows 6% a year; it is here to stay. Learn to live with it. David Welch I had a problem with studies, too. However, I realized that making cheap excuses didn’t help me pass classes. I found a solitude fit for study ing in the library. The apartment complex has many things a dorm has. We have a yell, a great group of guys, a football team, and a tradition of quadding people who bad mouth Avenue A. The social life (besides a few parties) is left up to the indi vidual. Your dorm won’t provide you a social life. If you’re a boring person at Avenue A you will be equally as boring in Aston, Hart, or Hotard. Our system at A&M is a bureaucratic headache: however, when dealing with a great number of people bureaucracy is inevitable. If you don’t want bureaucracy go to Rice, Har vard, or Yale. These institutions cost anywhere from $6000 to $12,000 a year and they deliver Five alarming patterns Editor: If we’ve kept up with the national events of the past years and can recall some of the changes and trends we come to some disturbing conclusions. As noted by William E. Simon, former Secretary of the Treasury, we see five alarming patterns: Observed firstly is the increasing number of assaults on legitimate business, large and small. Paperwork and multiple taxation are slowly eroding the foundations of productivity and technology which are the base of individual economic, political liberty. The redistribution of confiscated dollars to the severly needy and growing sectors of the middle class is on the increase. As for the for mer this taxation is largely justified, but not so for the latter. To finance the growth in spending the tax burden is rising. Methods of spending are de vised to a large extent by government^' ★★★★★★■* not accountable to the electorate. |'_ t t t A Government debt, a measure of the ini of our public servants to act as if driven!)) market principls, continues to drive thed '.if into oblivion. | Finally, the U.S. taxpayer finds himself* mitted to paying more and more forlifffjC pensions to government employees andfld if class persons. i '■T Thomas Paine observed, ”... government, even in its best state, a necessary evil; in its worst state, an ii Look at your friends, parents, neighbor if think of how much of their lives are spent the pockets of government. Do you wi Q - - Tf. spend over a third of your working houn ! sidizing virtually unchecked govern® “ growth? The burden of preventing democracy* turning slowly and quietly into a tyrann) with the individuals comprising that d* cracy. William D Warped By Scott McCuilar The Battalion U S P S 045 360 MEMBER Texas Press Association Southwest Journalism Congress Editor Dillard Stone Managing Editor Rhonda Watters Asst. Managing Editor Scott Haring City Editor Becky Swanson Sports Editor Richard Oliver Asst. Sports Editor Ritchie Priddy Focus Editor Scot K. Meyer News Editors Lynn Blanco, Gwen Ham, Todd Woodard Staff Writers Jennifer Afflerbach, Kurt Allen, Nancy Andersen, Marcy Boyce, Mike Burrichter, Pat Davidson, Jon Heidtke, Uschi Michel-Howell, Debbie Nelson, Liz Newlin, Cathy Saathoff, Rick Stolle Cartoonist Scott McCuilar Photo Editor Pat O’Malley Questions or comments concerning any editorial I 1 ' [i should be directed to the editor. 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