Pope’s request denied
by Florida governor
Wednesday, November 30,1983/The Battalion/Page 3
United Press International
STARKE, Fla. — Murderer
lobert A. Sullivan, at “peace
vith himself’ after 10 years on
leath row, ate his final meal
oday and was given last rites
n preparation for his execu
tion in Florida’s electric chair.
Gov. Bob Graham rejected
in unprecedented clemency
peal from Pope John Paul
| II and refused to consider a
reprieve, a spokesman said.
Sullivan, convicted of the
(execution-style killing of a
notel clerk, was scheduled to
[die at 10 a.m. in the 59-year-
old electric chair that has kil-
|led 197 inmates. He had to be
| executed by noon or the death
warrant would expire.
Father Robert Boyle gave
SuHivan his last rites and then
left the Florida State Prison at
7 a.m. today. Prison spokes
man Vernon Bradford said
Sullivan was “light-hearted
and jovial when he ate break
fast this morning but when his
priest left he was much more
somber about the situation.”
Sullivan ate a final meal of
a two-pound sirloin steak,
french fries and fresh straw
berries at 6 a.m. Later, he was
to have his head and legs
shaved, take a shower and
dress in a plain blue suit for
the execution.
Early today, Sullivan’s
attorneys made another last-
ditch effort with the Florida
Supreme Court in Tallahas
see to have the execution
blocked on the grounds that
electrocution is “cruel and un
usual punishment.”
Such appeals, however,
have failed in the past.
The Supreme Court hand
ed down a 7-2 ruling with
Chief Justice Warren Burger
writing a separate statement
upholding the majority.
The burly, 36-year-old col
lege drop>out and adopted son
of a Harvard-educated
surgeon, was condemned for
the 1973 execution-style mur
der of Homestead, Fla., motel
manager Donald Schmidt, 39.
Shortly after dawn today,
about a dozen anti-capital
punishment protesters para
ded silently in front of the
Florida State Prison, carrying
signs which read “Stop Legal
Murder”and “It’s still lyn-
Shuttle crew successful
United Press International
SPACE CENTER — Space-
: lab’s scientists hopped, dropped
; and were shocked in orbit Tues
day to test their adaptation to
i weightlessness, and officials on
the ground were ecstatic about
results so far from the space
shutde science expedition.
“If you look at what’s hap
pened so far, you’ve got to be
excited about what’s coming,”
said chief scientist Charles
Chappell at mission control.
anticipating a scientific bonanza
from the nine-day voyage,
j “Now there’s a new capability
available to us. It opens new
horizons.”
Flight commander John
Young and the two scientists on
his “red team,” Robert Parker
and Ulf Merbold of West Ger
many, completed their 12-hour
shift at midday and handed
operations over to co-pilot
Brewster Shaw and scientists
Owen Garriott and Byron Lich-
I tenberg.
I Young and Shaw were tend
ing to operations of the shuttle
Columbia in the cockpit while
j the scientists worked In the 23-
foot-long Spacelab in the shut
tle’s cargo bay. The flight deck
! and lab are linked by an 18-foot
tunnel.
The four scientist-astronauts
served as guinea pigs much of
day two of the nine-day mission
; in an effort to learn how weight-
cularly the intricate inner ear
system that keeps us balanced on
Earth.
They whirled about in a rotat-
|ing chair; they donned strange
j headgear to let scientists see how
’their eyes responded to body
moves, and they underwent the_
Shop, drop and shock tests in the
jname of science.
The hop and drop experi
ments; tested the effect of the
lack of gravity on basic postural
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Battalion Reporter
William Sullivan, former U.S.
bassador to both Iran and the
ilippines, says he fears a re-
lution similar to the one in
an could occur in the Philip-
nes, but the United States can
t now to prevent it.
In a speech last night to about
10 people, Sullivan said the
ea is in an uneasy state of
equilibrium that could become
Bistable. The country is in the
idst of a severe economic cri
sis He said economic misman
agement, corruption, a huge
foreign debt and the worldwide
cession have contributed to
the crisis.
In addition, he pointed out
that since 1965 the Philippine
vernment has been in the
nds of an authoritarian lead
er President Marcos declared
artial law in 1972 and abo-
hed the position of vice presi-
fcnt. Marcos is now gravely ill
Vd Sullivan said he is able to
work only three days a week.
He said the economic crisis
d the fact that Marcos isn’t as
pular with the Filipino people
anymore could precipitate a civil
far.
Sullivan said the United
tes can use its weight to help
store democratic processes in
Philippines and prevent a
dvil war.
Sullivan noted several simi-
irities between the Philippine
and the Iranian situation. Both
vernments are controlled by
authoritarian leaders, both
untries believe that the United
tes can control the political
imate of the region and both
untries are strategically lo-
ted.
However, he also listed dif
ferences between Iran and the
hilippines. The United States’
lationship with the Philippines
las always been friendly, since
Philippines were once an
merican colony. In addition,
e Philippines have a tradition
of a democratic process of gov-
rnment. Another contrast is
e economic situations of the
o countries. The Philippines is
a relatively poor country, while
Iran is sitting on a pool of oil.
Sullivan said the United
States could successfully inter
vene to prevent the Phillipine
situation from turning ugly. He
said a good example of how not
to handle the situation is the way
former President Carter hand
led the Iranian crisis.
Marcos has already agreed to
some changes, Sullivan said. He
has decided to allow an election
in 1986 to choose a vice presi
dent. However, Sullivan said
this is not soon enough. The
election needs to be held now, he
said, to insure the succession if
Marcos should die.
United Press International
COLLEGE STATION —
General Motors Corp. has given
Texas A&M a $250,000 endow
ment to provide scholarships for
minorities and women.
The gift, announced Mondav
by Texas A&M President Frank
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tween General Motors and the
federal Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission by
which the auto manufacturer
will invest nearly $45 million in
1 the next five years to implement
affirmative action efforts.
Of that total, $15 million is to
go for educational endowments
and scholarships.
The University will receive
$50,000 each year for five years
to create a perpetual endow
ment. The investment income
from the gift will provide scho
larships for minorities and
women, with preference given
to GM employees and their
families, beginning with the
1984-85 school year.
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