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Page 16/The BattalioiVThursday, April 7, 1988 World and Nation Jackson vies for votes from Jews in New Yor WASHINGTON (AP) — The headline in the New York Post — “Koch to Jews: ‘You’ve got to be crazy to vote for Jesse” — screamed out in boldface what Jesse Jackson is up against as he tries make headway among Jewish voters. In New York, with its large and influential Jewish population, the April 19 primary looms as the set ting for perhaps the most negative response Jackson has encountered to his 1988 Democratic presidential campaign. Jackson thus far has largely ig nored the veiled references to his Arab sympathies by rivals Albert Gore Jr. and Michael Dukakis. But in the next two weeks, Gore and Du kakis are certain to make more pointed comparisons on their Mid dle East records. In addition, Jewish groups are planning to demonstrate against Jackson. Two ad-hoc committees have formed to distribute critical material. And the mayor of New York, Ed Koch, has gone all out with anti-Jackson rhetoric. “A vast majority of Jews will not vote for him,” said Michael Miller, executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York. “I’m getting dozens of letters ev ery week with expressions of con cern about the Jackson campaign,” said Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center For Holo caust Studies in Los Angeles. “We will absolutely not support a Jackson candidacy . . . because he is not a friend of the state of Israel.” Some Jewish leaders acknowledge that Jackson’s efforts to mend fences with the Jews since 1984 and the P generally more mainstream his campaign havecutd antipathy toward him. A recent New York Marist College Institute Opinion showed Jewish attin ward him in general arem — 36 percent favorable anil cent unfavorable in compared to 17 percent fa and 62 percent unfavorabit uary. But Jackson still is anatkBfor Ic many Jewish circles andis get few Jewish votes b perceived as anti-Israel, or both, several communitt litical leaders said. I he fact that Jackson hai campaign manager, Gerald and a a Jewish key adviser wis, does not placate mant Jewish community transt Th ton b< actior “W tleme quart Hugh Th Ex-Meese aide praises Reagan at luncheon HOUSTON (AP) — William Weld, one of two top officials who abruptly left the Justice Department last week, praised the Reagan ad ministration’s crime-fighting efforts Wednesday but declined to discuss his resignation. The former assistant attorney general of the criminal division said he plans to keep conversations he had with Attorney General Edwin Meese III about his departure pri vate “at least until there are any hearings on the subject.” Weld was the guest speaker Wednesday at a crime prevention luncheon sponsored by the Ex change Clubs of Greater Houston. He did not talk about his resignation during his address, but spoke about it briefly to reporters prior to his speech. Last week. Weld and Deputy At torney General Arnold Burns re signed out of concern that the nearly 11-month criminal investigation of Meese by independent counsel James C. McKay was hurting the de partment’s operations and image. “I have, to this point, not gone into my thinking on the (depart ment),” he said when asked if the Justice Department’s reputation had been hurt by the investigation. “I’m going to try and leave it that way.” Weld would not say whether he had been asked to appear before any congressional hearing on the matter, but added, “I would not need a sub poena from the Hill” to appear. He said he will return to Boston in the fall where he either will teach at Harvard, join a law firm or do a combination of both. Until then, he will remain in Washington where his children attend school. “I’m not expecting to do anything but go fishing between now and the fall,” Weld said. When asked why he would not comment on his reasons for re signing, he said, “I think that’ll all come out in time.” Weld said he was invited to make the speech in Houston before he re signed. About 200 people attended the luncheon, including several law en forcement officers and local, state and federal officials. The function was to honor two policemen as “Offi cers of the Year.” Weld told the group that Ameri cans feel threatened by criminals. World briefs Fitzwater disputes Reagan’s remark SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — White House spokesman Mar lin Fitzwater today described as “a throwaway remark" a comment by President Reagan indicating approval of the notion of par doning indicted former aide Oli ver North. Another congressman ip Reagan as saying, “I likehearcfll what you said,” after Rep. Hte J. Hyde suggested the presuli should pardon Northandfom national security adviser Poindexter at the endofReac; term. Reagan did not say that he would pardon former White House aides or others accused in the Iran-Contra affair. But, after hearing a proposal for pardons, he did say “I like the sound of those words,” said one congress man quoted in The Washington Post. Hyde, R-Ill., suggested pardons be signed during! monies at the Vietnam Vetei Memorial in Washington,ara ing to The Post. During a briefing for repon at this seaside resort, not fat In Reagan’s ranch in theSantali Mountains, Fitzwater was ip tinned. Alleged dealer held for agent’s deal WASHINGTON (AP) — month-long U.S.-Honduran Si, tntn ican P* eration culiminating in a pre dawn police raid in Honduras put an alleged international cocaine trafficker in Illinois federal prison Wednesday for question ing in the slaying of a U.S. drug agent, officials said. A “stunned” Juan Ramon Matta Ballesteros was lodged at the maximum-security federal prison in Marion, Ill., after Hon duran officials on Tuesday hus tled him onto a plane to the Do- Republic wiitioi passport, U.S. law enforce: sources said. Dominican Republic put Matta on a flight York, where he was arrets U.S. marshals, thesourccsai Howard Safir, the chief(i erations for the U.S. Ml Service who is a formerDni| forcement Administration spent the past month inf ras spearheading the effoM Matta into U.S. custodv source said, speaking condition of anonymity. Troops agree on cease-fire zones MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Contra and Sandinista military representatives agreed Wednes day on seven zones where rebels will gather during their 60-day cease-fire, state radio reported. The two sides remained far apart, however, on key issues to bring about a permanent peace. The meeting in the southern border town of Sapoa, the fourth set of talks in less than a month, dealt with the mechanics of pur suing the truce which went into effect Friday. The Voice of Niciri! broadcasting from Sapoa boundaries were setfortw in the north, two in central ragua, two on the remottf bean coast and one in the On March 23, the tw formally agreed to the part of a plan to end a wi killed or wounded an esi 50,000 people over a s nearly seven years. T he Contras are to ga the zones during first 15 April. Vol. F HC Inc. a plan, ruptc other Th betwe 1984 S IS M( Unio day a ing t! that t neva draw T1 fore eral and A| J€ VC N] port fuele hijac this r who Iran’ Computer usage falters among adul WASHINGTON (AP) — Mil lions of Americans have home computers, but only about half of the adults with them actually use the machines, the Census Bureau reported Wednesday. Nearly three-quarters of chil dren who had access to a home computer used it, however, the bureau found. The seemingly low usage of home computers should! too surprising, Census" ~ obe statistician Robert Kominil report’s author, said. ' I he report was basedoml vey of computer use taken si tober 1984, the only timeli reau has looked at the* Analysis and reporting! ings was delayed by theft*; of other work, Kominskisnj CASINO '88 A night of Las Vegas style gaming Parents' Weekend Friday April 8 7 p.m.-Midnight Memorial Student Center Tickets on sale: Rudder Box Office Commons Quad Sbisa MSC A $4.50 pre-sale $5.00 at the door Grand Prize: A V A Free tickets to Mexico from American Airlines