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Carter
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Report: Contrasl
terrorize civilians
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Associated Press
Associated Press
NEW YORK — President Reagan
has “abandoned” the h aman rights
policies of the Carter administration
and has avoided taking responsibil
ity for anything “unpleasant” or un
successful, former President Carter
said Sunday.
“What will be the Reagan heritage
is too early to say,” Carter said on
CBS-TV’s “60 Minutes.” “I cannot
think of a single international or dip
lomatic achievement that’s been real
ized by Ronald Reagan.”
Under Reagan, the nation has lost
its place as the “foremost proponent
or user of negotiations and diplo
macy,” said Carter, who was inter
viewed at his Plains, Ga., home. A
transcript was released by the net
work.
On prospects for peace in the
Middle East, Carter said substantive
progress cannot be made “without
the Palestinians being intimately in
volved in the process.”
On human rights. Carter said
Reagan “has basically abandoned
our nation’s commitment to the hu-
NEW YORK — The U.S.-backed
rebels fighting against Nicaragua
have destroyed medical facilities and
killed doctors and nurses in a cam
paign to terrorize the rural popula
tion, says a report by an organization
of U.S. health workers.
The group charges that 63 health
units have been destroyed or forced
to close because of attacks by the re
bel groups known as “contras.”
“The U.S.-backed contrai
largely by terrorizing the
tion,” the report says,
nurses, teachers and especiallyo
munity volunteers haveoftcnl)
kidnapped, tortured, rapdorl:
b\ the contras.”
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“Based on my direct observation,
it’s rather incredible that President
Reagan could refer to the contras as
freedom fighters or as the moral
equivalent of our founding fathers,”
said Dr. David Siegel, associate di
rector of emergency services at San
Francisco General Hospital.
Siegel is co-author of a new re
port, Health and the War Against
Nicaragua, 1981-1984,” which has
been released by the Central Amer
ica Health Rights Network. The
other author is Richard Garfield, an
epidemiologist at Columbia Univer
sity in New York.
The report is based on visiJ
health facilities and schoolsatnl|
terviews with witnesses, Siegels;
a telephone interview. Hehasli
to Nicaragua four times, mosil
cenily last October.
In Washington, Bosco Maul
ros, spokesman for the NicaraJ,./„i prv 1
Democratic Force, the largesnP 01 ’ n0,
group, said he had no knowledjifjj
such activities by rebel forces,
A U.S. State Departmentol
who spoke on condition ol anouj
ity, said the administration haii]
comment on the new report
had not seen, but added t
man rights violations by individJ
in the forces fighting for a daj
cratic regime in Nicaragua (doll
represent policy of those foral
their leaders.’
man rights policy that we espoused.’
my, Ca
Asked why. Garter said: “I think
part of it was a natural adverse reac
tion to my administration’s policies.
One of his (Reagan’s) first moves ...
was to send Mrs. (Jeane) Kirkpatrick
to snuggle up to (President Augusto)
Pinochet in Ghile and to the military
junta in Argentina who had been re
sponsible for more than 10,000
deaths.
“... The result has been that the
world now sees our country as not
being a champion of human rights,
but as being dormant at best in the
face of persecution,” said Carter,
who now teaches at Emory Univer
sity.
He added, “Reagan has been ex
tremely successful, more than (any)
of his 39 predecessors, in not being
responsible for anything that’s un
pleasant or completely, or not com
pletely successful.
“He’s blamed me for his $200 bil
lion deficits. He’s blamed me and
Ford and Nixon for his lack of un
derstanding of the Lebanon crisis....
He’s blamed Congress for his with
drawal of the Marines (from) Leb
anon.”
“Oreo,” a 265-pound purebred Hampshire
barrow gave owner Valerie Smith a rather
unexpected ride recently while she was try
ing to prepare him for a county livestock
show. Valerie was thrown onto Oreo’s back
as he ran between her legs. Oreo was en-
route to a mudhole after Valerie had given
him a bath.
The Central America Health
Rights Network is an association of
30 local committees of health work
ers who provide medical assistance
to Central America and to Central
American refugees.
oy international groups,
the Pan American Health;
Associ
Academy Awards tonight
Suspenseful night planned
Teachers vie to be firsl
private citizen in spaa
Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD — The Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
has a night of suspense for an esti
mated 1 billion television viewers to
night as the 57th annual Academy
Awards opens without a clear favor
ite to sweep the show.
While in the two previous years
“Terms of Endearment” and “Gan
dhi” predictably took the top hon
ors, the movies and performances of
1984 leave open the chance that
none will emerge dominant — even
though “Amadeus” tops the nomi
nations with 11.
Those include best picture and
best director, and F. Murray Abra
ham and co-star Tom Hulce are
nominated for best actor. But mul
tiple nominations from the same
movie in the same category tend to
split votes, making it difficult to as-
Besides the suspense of announc
ing the winners, there is the chal
lenge of streamlining I984’s three-
hour, 45-minute show into a sleek
production that delivers entertain
ment as well as acceptance speeches.
There are four producers for this
year’s show instead of one. A flash
ing red warning light at the podium
awaits overlong acceptance speakers,
and the orchestra has been ordered
to play music if the winner talks
longer than 45 seconds.
The show’s host this year will be
Jack Lemmon, a response to movie
industry criticism for using in past
years Johnny Garson, a television
personality.
Associated Press
Go-hosts and presenters, about 40
in all, will be mass-introduced at the
show’s beginning to save time, and
show producers including actor Gre
gory Peck, writer-producer L^rry
Gelbart, director Robert Wise and
Academy President Gene Allen have
decided to spread the big awards
throughout the show.
DALLAS — More than 400 Texas
teachers are in the race to become
the first private citizen in space.
But National Aeronautics and
Space Administration officials say
they expected more applicants f rom
Texas, considering its size and the
fact that it is the home of the John
son Space Centei.
Texas ranks seventh in number of
applicants. California leads with 926
applicants. Sparsely-populated
Wyoming has 386 applicants. NASA
said.
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REMINDERS
FRONT-LINE CARE
Track and Field Scratch Meeting is this Thursday, March 28 at 6
p.m. in 164 East Kyle. Team captains and individual participants
should attend.
Softball playoffs will be posted Wednesday, April 3 after 2 p.m.
in the Intramural-Recreation Sports Office.
ASTROS VS REDS BUS TRIP
The Intramurai-Recreationl Sports
Office is sponsoring a bus trip to
the Astros — Red Baseball game in
the Astrodome on Wednesday,
April 24, 1985. The cost of the trip
is $20 per person.The bus will
leave at 5 p.m. on Wednesday,
April 24 and return after the game.
Reservations can be made in the
Intramural-Recreational Sports Of
fice, 159 East Kyle from April, 1 to
April 15. Space is limited to 40 per
son. For more information contact
Burnis Simon or Tom Reber at 845-
7826.
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Suppose you were playing Intramural flag football, when suddenly
you find yourself on the ground with a twisted ankle. What do you
do? Get up and hobble home or limp back and play some more?
Before you decide, you should contact one of the Intramural
EMTs out at the field.
Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) are an important
part of the Intramural program. Their job is to provide medical
care for injured Intramural participants, whether the injury is a
broken fingernail or a compound fracture. Without the expert
judgement of the EMT staff, minor injuries could easily become
major injuries, especially during close games. You see, EMTs
have the final word on whether the injured player will be allowed
to continue in the game.
Before becoming EMTs, trainees must complete 20 hours of
hospital work, ride on ambulance calls and pass state written and
practical exams. Here at A&M, a course is offered for Emergency
Care Attendants (EGAs) wishing to become EMTs.
The Intramural EMTs are there for the players protection.
Without their help, Inramurals would not be as safe, or fun.
Intramural Basketball Champions
1984-1985
Womens Class “A”
CoRec Class “B”
CoRec Class “A”
Mens Class “C”
Mens Class “B”
Womens Class “B”
Mens Class “A”
CoRec Class “C”
2%er’s
P’s & D’s
B-Ball BB’s
Swisher Sweets
Jamm
Angels
Icemen
Cunning Runts
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
McDonald’s Intramural Highlights is sponsored each Monday in the Battalion by
your local McDonald’s® Restaurants at University Drive, Manor East Mall and on
Texas Avenue. Stories are written by members of the Intramural Staff, graphics are
by Joel Hickerson, and photos are by Tom McDonnell and Marcy Basile.
IM GAMEPLAN
ENTRIES CLOSE:
TRACK AND FIELD — Entries
close Tuesday, March 26. A Scratch
and Information meeting will be held
Thursday, March 28 at 6 p.m.in 164
EastKyle. Field events will be held
Sunday, March 31. Running event
prelims will be Tuesday, April 2; divi-
sionals are Thursday, April 4 and
All-U will follow on Tuesday, April 9.
HANDBALL DOUBLES — Entries
close Tuesday, March 26. Play be
gins Monday April 1 on the East
Kyle handball courts. USHA rules
will apply. Matches consist ot the
best two out of three games.
ENTRIES OPEN:
PICKLEBALL DOUBLES —Enries
open today, March 25 and close
Tuesday, April 2. Play begins Mon
day, April 8. Practice times will be
available by reservation only.
GOLF DOUBLES — Entries open
today, March 25 and close Tuesday,
April 2. Green fees must be paid at
registration. TAMU Golf Course
members must show their mem
bership receipt with entry card. For
more information on tournament
structure and rules call the Intramu
ral Office, 159 East Kyle at 845-
7826.
HOMERUN AND BASEBALL HIT
TING CONTEST — Entries open to
day, March 25 and close Tuesday,
April 2. Entries will be taken at the
event site on an availability basis
only. The event will be held Thurs
day, April 4 at Olsen Field. Partici
pants will swing at 10 pitches re
leased from a pitching machine.
Rules are available in the Intramural
Office.
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INFORMATION NUMBERS
GENERAL INFORMATION 845-7826
COURT RESERVATIONS 845-2624
RAINOUT CONDITIONS 845-2625
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