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KKYS 105
Court: Alcoholism can Ik
called ‘willful misconduci
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Su
preme Court said Wednesday the
government may continue viewing
alcoholism as “willful misconduct”
rather than an uncontrollable dis
ease when awarding veterans educa
tion benefits.
But the justices did not attempt to
decide whether alcoholism is a dis
ease, noting that the medical com
munity remains sharply divided on
that issue.
Instead, the 4-3 decision said the
Veterans Administration did not vi
olate a law protecting the rights of
the handicapped when it refused to
extend education benefits to two
men for more than 10 years after
they left the service.
The two men said they failed to
apply earlier for the GI benefits be
cause they were disabled by their al
coholism.
Wednesday’s ruling is not ex
pected to affect veterans medical
benefits.
The VA provides medical benefits
to help ex-GIs recover from alcohol
ism without imposing any time limit.
Groups that help alcoholics said
they were disappointed by the rul
ing, while suggesting its impact may
be limited.
Christine Lubinski of the National
Council on Alcoholism said, "Cer
tainly, this is a blow to us, and to mo
rale. However . . . we feel the state of
the art in terms of both public
awareness about alcoholism as well
as the successful treatment of alco
holism will prevail.”
judges to give tougher»
drunken-driving casescvtij
that was not even indirecW
in the case.
| ustice Byron R. While,J
tor the court in the alcohc
ing, said the tederal Rek
Ac t of 1973 does not forceijl
treat alcoholism as a disease |
The law bars federal f
anyone receiving federal*
discriminating against I
individuals solely because^
handicap.
The decision was welcomed by
Norma Phillips, president of Moth
ers Against Drunk Driving.
She said it might encourage
“In our view, it is byi
clear that (the law) andihj
terization of primary alcoW
willfully incurred disabijj
reconciliable conflict,"!
Those who believe thertij
flict should ask Congressij
the law, he said.
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Panel: Natural gas aids clean-airi
Sales Tax not included
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The MSC Wiley Lecture Series is providing an oppor-
timity for personal interaction with:
* Former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara
* Former Prime Minister of Great Britain
Lord James Callaghan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
House voted 213-201 Wednesday
for a bill that would make the first
change in the nation’s landmark im
migration law, by extending the am
nesty deadline for illegal aliens from
May 4 to Nov. 30.
House passage of the measure
sent the proposal to an uncertain
fate in the Senate, where opponents
could use delaying tactics.
The Reagan administration op
poses the bill, and the chief of the
nation’s immigration service, Alan
Nelson, said he would recommend a
veto if the measure reached the
president’s desk.
The immigration law signed by
President Reagan in November 1986
was finely tuned legislation that
carefully balanced a legalization pro
gram for illegal aliens with penalties
for employers who knowingly hiring
undocumented workers.
Under the law, those who have
lived illegally in the United States
since before Jan. 1, 1982, had one
year — until May 4 — to apply for
temporary residency.
Approval by the Immigration and
Naturalization Service for tempo
rary residency allows the aliens to
live and work in the United States
while they go through a longer proc
ess for permanent residency and cit
izenship.
Those favoring the extension con
tended the INS was slow in writing
rules for the temporary amnesty
program, and said many of those
who initially feared the agency were
at first reluctant to come forward
and apply.
The fears existed, the supporters
said, even though the law prohibits
immigration officials handling am
nesty claims from sharing their in
formation on illegal aliens with the
INS enforcement agents.
“I am convinced that hundreds of
thousands of potentially eligible ap
plicants have not applied and may
not be able to apply by the current
May 4 deadline,” House Judiciary
Committee Chairman Peter W. Ro
dino, D-N.J, said.
Rep. Romano L. Mazzoli, D-Ky.,
the sponsor of the extension, said
1.2 million aliens have applied for
amnesty and 729,000 have received
temporary residency cards. Another
400,000 have applied for legaliza
tion under a separate program for
agricultural workers, but that pro
gram is not affected by the bill.
Mazzoli said the number of appli
cants for the general amnesty pro
gram was sizeable but “falls short of
the numbers anticipated.”
He said that leaving additional il
legal aliens in the country would also
mean a greater potential pool of un
documented workers.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Glory
days may be over for the oil giants
of Texas, but the vast potential of
natural gas awaits as the nation
grapples with cleaning up [jol-
lutea air, environmentalists, pro
ducers and politicians agreed
Tuesday.
“There’s not much future for
the domestic oil industry," said
Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens,
f ;eneial partner of Mesa Limited
’artnersnip. "But there
potential for the natur
dustry.”
Texas Land Commissioner
Garry Mauro pulled together en
vironmentalists, politicians and
oilmen in what he called a historic
meeting to forge an unlikely alli-
a lot of
gas in-
in efforts to ridcuiesotiij
from industry and vein
sions.
But officials said as
switch to natural gasc
tei nate fuels by powtijl
automobiles is severalvd
Congressman Mild
()kla., vowed Congresn
prove legislation byi
will yank highway;
funding from states;
comply with clean-airi
Congress has lifted ail
ment that cities meetti
dards until the end of A
lari
rt
de for
ance to lobby for
natural gas.
“The squeaky wheel
oil, but natural gas ha
squeaky enough,” Mauro
“It’s not tola its story
enough.”
Many of those attending the
daylong symposium agreed natu
ral gas, the cleanest-burning fossil
fuel, can play an important role
gets the
n’t been
said,
loud
According to an off
Environmental Prs|
Agency, 72 cities arei
clean-air requiremeMij
benefiting from thee
reprieve.
“There will be non
sions on clean air," Sym
When the debate!
on c lean-air legislation!!
W'ay, Synar and Mauir
ral gas producers sf ®
into the I ray to ensure. ■
role in any bill.
Court upholds control on oil pric
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Supreme Court on Tuesday
upheld the power of states to con
trol gasoline prices and oil indus
try profits in a ruling that state of
ficials say will help protect the
public when there are energy
crises.
The justices voted, 8-0, to re
instate regulations in Puerto Rico
that limit oil company profits and
prevent an excise tax from being
passed on to consumers.
Justice Antonin Scalia, writing
for the court, said the absence of
specific federal legislation on gas
oline regulation leaves the states
free to adopt such rules.
The riding treats Puerto Rico,
a commonwealth, 11
were a state and ac:l
states.
Scalia rejected oil
guments that Congresl
nating gasoline coirl
dated a tree market!’!
products.
There may be a ; ®
gressional desire" hi
free market, he said. |
“But unenacted a*
liefs and desires artl
Scalia added. “Withoa!
can .. . plausibly be ini
prescribing federal f!
(of state power) itisi!
find that a free markl
dated by federal b 1
Senate OK’s Japanese reparation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Senate voted tentatively Wednes
day to give $20,000 tax-free pay
ments to thousands of Japanese-
Americans who were forced from
their homes and sent to intern
ment camps during World War
II.
The votes came as the Senate
worked toward passage of a repa
rations bill designed to make
amends for the losses suffered by
about 120,000 Japanese-Ameri-
cans who were put in the camps
after Japan attacked Pearl Har
bor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941.
The bill would require the
United Stales toapold
mass roundups.
It would make each
mated 60,000 surviti
for $20,000 payment-
On votes of 67-38 1
the Senate defeated;
strip the bill of tit
while retainingtheap
The sometimes-er
hate brought Sen. Sp
naga, D-Hawaii, totci
an elderly Japanese !
ternee being killed;
gun fire when he
close to a camp fence
* Former Senator John Tower of Texas
MSCOCAMERA
in a series of seminars to be conducted on the 26th of April at
2:30pm.
GENERAL MEETING
These gatherings tuill be limited in size and invitations mill be
awarded on the basis of an application process only.
Applications are available in Room 216 MSC and are due back by
5pm April 25th. Invitations will be posted in Room 216 MSC by
9pm that evening.
PLEASE DIRECT QUESTIONS TO TIFFANY RYAN AT 845-7627.
MSC Wiley Lecture Series
Monday April 25 Rudder 402 7 p.m.
Topic: Studio Photography—Stiil Lifes and Portraits.
Work will be shown and discussed by Dino Marcac-
cio, studio photography teacher for University Plus.
New members of any major are welcome.