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College/University . London Internship Programme The Arts __ Comparative Legal Systems European Economy and Politics Management/Economics/Finance _ Psychology and Social Policy Politics and International Relations __ Advertising/PR/Marketing lournalism/Broadcast/Film . Spring 19 . Paris Internship Program Washington Internship Program autumn environments design direction, a balance of shape. color and texture The Battalion WORLD & NATION Thursday, October 4,1990 U.S., Soviets agree on arms treaty NEW YORK (AP) — The United States and the Soviet Union announced agreement in prin ciple Wednesday on a comprehensive treaty to set ceilings on deployment of non-nuclear weap ons in Europe. The agreement came at the end of more than five hours of talks between Secretary of State James Baker III and Soviet Foreign Minister Ed uard Shevardnadze. Both ministers cautioned that final approval must await consultation with their allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Warsaw Pact. Shevardnadze said one sticking point re mained concerning limits on helicopters “but that is not very difficult” and could be resolved by NATO and Warsaw Pact negotiators in Vienna, the site of talks on the treaty for 19 months. The last remaining roadblocks cleared in the session at the Soviet Mission to the United Na tions were limits on land-based airplanes and ver ification procedures for guarding against cheat ing. , Baker and Shevardnadze did not explain the deal they struck on these two points, although Shevardnadze said with a chuckle of course the Soviet Union made all the concessions. The accord is the projected centerpiece for a 34-nation summit meeting to be held in Paris Nov. 19-21. Until the two superpowers hear from their al lies, Baker reserved judgment on whether that deadline would be met. The treaty would require the Warsaw Pact to withdraw 40,000 tanks, more than 5 1,000 artil lery pieces and more than 40,000 armored per sonnel carriers from eastern and central Europe. The arms would have to be moved east of the Ural Mountains in the Soviet Union, about 1,200 miles east of the Soviet border with Poland. The restrictions on the smaller NA I O forces would be minimal, requiring only the removal of some 2,000 tanks. Artillery strength could be built ud m ceiling of 20,000 for each alliance. The 3 for tanks would be 20,000 as well and f armored personnel carriers. A ceiling also was set for aircraft, but B and Shevardnadze declined to say what level? had agreed upon. ™ l The Soviets, in a concession, agreed to] naval-based aircraft with a statement outside! treaty. “We’ve been working very intensivelyand D ductively,” Shevardnadze told reporters “|! very pleased with the results of our work" Speaking in Russian through an interpreJ Shevardnadze said that, apart from a meeL consult allies and the helicopter issue, “weM been able to reach mutual understanding on l the major issues.” 8 l Baker, agreeing, called their session “ven>, I ductive,” and added, “I too am very pleased f “We agreed in principle on all of the rena-1 ing major issues.” ^ Vol F ByE OfTI Gi will; othe pect< T Reg' state dent houi N $125 A Senate praises Bush Resolution revives war powers • • issue, supports troop increases WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly approved a resolution Tuesday praising Presi dent Bush’s actions in the Persian Gulf and supporting continued de ployment of U.S. troops to deter Iraqi aggression. But the debate leading up to the 96-3 vote had nervous echoes of 25 years ago, when a similar act opened the way to escalation of the Vietnam War. Senator after senator rose to say Bush could not use the resolution as justification for future military moves. In fact, debate seemed aimed more at stating what the document was not than what it was. “This resolution is not an authori zation for the use of force, now or in the future,” said Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell, D-Maine. “This resolution is not a blank check. This resolution is not a Gulf of Ton kin Resolution.” In 1964, Congress approved a res olution giving President Johnson the authority to retaliate for an attack on two vessels in Vietnam’s Gulf of Tonkin. The resolution later was used as authorization for a widening of the U.S. war effort. Tuesday’s vote came a day after the House approved a similar reso lution on a 380-29 vote. Senators said they thought it was important to send a signal of U.S. unity by giving legislative support to Bush’s moves so far. The resolution “strongly approves the president’s leadership” in win ning approval of eight resolutions in the United Nations Security Council that impose a global trade embargo on Iraq and call for the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait. It also states: “The Congress sup ports continued action by the presi dent in accordance with the deci sions of the United Nations Security Council and in accordance with United States constitutional and stat utory processes ... to deter Iraqi ag gression and to protect American lives and vital interests in the re gion. Kennedy called that language “a blank check endorsement for future actions. ... It is, in effect, a Tonkin Gulf Resolution for the Persian Gulf’ that abdicates Congress’ war- declaring power. Kennedy said he was voting against the measure because it could “easily be used by President Bush as approval in advance by Congress of military action against Iraq, up to and including the launching of an all-out war.” “Future actions must be judged on their own merits,” Mitchell said. Store owner found • 1 • guilty of obscenity H ' ✓'"V ' T ^ 1 AFT I \ XT' TJ A T L' IT I 1 ^I #- r 4- _ FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A record store owner to day was found guilty of obscenity for selling a record by the contro versial rap group 2 Live Crew. Jurors deliberated less than three hours before convicting Charles Freeman on a misdemea nor obscenity charge. He was ar rested by undercover Broward County sheriff’s deputies June 8 for selling the Miami rap group’s album “As Nasty As They Wanna Be” in his E-C Records store. The case went to a jury of five women and one man after final arguments this morning. Free man could get a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. Sentencing was set for Nov. 2. “It doesn’t represent my com munity where E-C Records is!” Freeman shouted as he left the courthouse. “It’s unfair. The jury was all white. They don’t know where E-C Records is. They don’t know a ... thing about the ghetto.” Prosecutors contended the al bum exceeds the limits of com munity standards and free speech with explicit and sometimes vio lent references to sex. Freeman was arrested two days after U.S. District Judge Jose Gonzalez ruled the lyrics were obscene. But in his closing argument, defense attorney Bruce Rogow told the jury that "one persons vulgarity is another person’s art" and argued that the jury could not convict Freeman if they found any artistic merit in the group’s album. Assistant State Attorney Leslie Robson argued that the right to free speech is not absolute, say- tuitu whic M discc grad “V son,’ all hi into T1 ness ter ti “V | has i Fi of th “One person’s vulgarity is another person’s art.” — Bruce Rogow, Defense ing: “The First Amendment does not give you the right to say what you want, when you want where you want. With rights and freedom come responsibility.” As the jurors began deliberat ing, alternate juror Sheryl Salo mon, who sat through the trial but was not needed on the final panel, said she would have voted for acquittal. “I was very offended byit.es pecially the fyrics, but I have to question whether there is notar tistic value,” she said. “It’s music, it’s still music.” Hot looks for the cold, leather jackets with contemporary style Two ways to keep warm in style. The asym metrical, oversized jacket by Avanti, near right. Fully lined, with snap front and convertible collar. In mock croc and suede, 175.00. And the super soft anorak by G-III, far right. Fully lined and filled with lightweight polyester for added warmth. 250.00. Both in brown; misses sizes s-m-1. Dillard’s House pushes for increased immigration WASHINGTON (AP) - House, defying a presidential threat, approved Wednesday a matic expansion of immigration!* this country with a stress on bnnp' in more skilled workers and unih® families. “This will make Americas omy more compet itive while pro® ing American workers,” Rep Bn Morrison, D-Conn., the spotf said following House approvaloif measure, 231-192. A conference committee wil n try to resolve differences bet«t the bill and a Senate-passed veraj Supporters say the bill woul r - nify families currently kept asun- by immigration law while bringwj skilled workers and sharpening competitiveness in global mar'- The Bush administration an critics say it would open thega® s wide and create an overflow- Provisions would re | Ce h |j waiting lists of spouses an .! hoping to reunite with fam' America. It also would low year-old barriers against wo immigrants from northern pean and other countries viewed as traditional sources Americans. The Bush administration been calling for a maximu* 630,000 immigrants a year, th j“ the Senate-passed bill- I h j version would raise the y ear h' from 540,000 to 775,000. . The House on Tuesday s defeated an effort to i™P 0S and fast cap of 630,000 o immigration. The Senate flexible and could he exc expressed b°p e ^ ct of the confer* some cases. 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