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Pa8e NJ ATA7C 1 ^1 fVA q|" Associated Press NgbfflSkffll 2 JLMeWS U lge5> i Edited by Bob Nelson ^^5^^1988 Surgeon General outraged at untruths WASHINGTON — Surgeon General C. Everett Koop told the White House AIDS commission Tuesday he is outraged at any sugges tion that there is no danger of the disease being spread through vaginal intercourse. Acknowledging that only about 4 percent of the known AIDS cases have resulted from heterosexual transmission, Koop said, “We know from the infected spouses of persons with hemophilia that (this virus) can be spread through normal vaginal In Tuesday’s Daily Nebraskan article “Survey: Ag college must recruit,” Bryan Kliewcr was mis quoted as saying the agriculture col lege has no recruitment programs. He said there is not an active recruitment program which jointly uses students, faculty and administrators. In a preview for a diversity panel in Sandoz Hall Linda Brown was misidentifiedasa Unitarian minister. Brown is a member of a Unitarian church and a pharmacist at Bryan Memorial Hospital. Editor Mike Rellley 472-1766 Managing Editor j#n Deselms Assoc News Editors Curt Wagner Chris Anderson The Daily Nebraskan (USPS 144-080) is published by the UNL Publications Board, Nebraska Union 34, 1400 R St., Lincoln, Neb (except holidays), weekly during the summer session. Subscription price is $35 for one year. Postmaster: Send address changes to the Daily Nebraskan, Nebraska Union 34, 1400 R St., Lincoln. Neb 68588-0448. Second-class postage paid at Lincoln, Neb ALL MATERIAL COPYRIGHT 1988 DAILY NEBRASKAN intercourse. “What concerns me is the poten tial for a more rapid spread... into the general population,” he said. “I am outraged at recent newspa per and magazine articles stating that there is no danger of heterosexual transmission from normal vaginal intercourse,” said Koop. “Although homosexual sex and IV drug abuse are the principal modes by which most cases are transmitted, it is just not true that there is no danger from normal vaginal intercourse. “What is unknown is the level of danger. There is always a danger whenever people engage in casual sex.” His only mention of condoms was in citing a National Institutes of Health study of heroin addicts that found 93 percent of those entering methadone treatment programs re ported sharing needles — a prime method of transmitting AIDS. Only 14 percent used condoms when hav ing sex. Panama ineligible for aid WASHINGTON — The Reagan administration on Tuesday added Panama to the list of countries ineli gible for aid because of its poor anti drug efforts, and said 1988 would be a boom year for cocaine production in Peru and Colombia because of ineffective crop-killing programs. In its annual report on the interna tional drug situation, the Slate De partment found major faults with drug programs in Mexico and Co lombia, but stopped short of placing them among countries that have suf fered aid cutbacks. The administration, citing na tional security considerations, also declined to list Lebanon, Paraguay and Laos among nations not doing enough to stop drugs. Laos was kept off the list out of concern that a condemnation would harm U.S. efforts to win Laotian help in accounting for more than 500 U.S. servicemen listed as missing there after the Vietnam War, said Ann Wrobleski, assistant secretary of state for international narcotics mat ters. Ms. Wrobleski told a news confer ence that Panama was denied ccrtifi cation this year because its military chief and de-facto leader, Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega, was in dicted on drug conspiracy charges by a U.S. grand jury. Panama will not lose U.S. aid as a result of Tuesday’s action because its assistance from the United States already has been cut. Wrobleski said, however, that the decision gives the president the option of taking further steps, such as increasing tariffs on Panamanian goods and withdrawing certain customs rights that make it easier for Panama to sell products in the United States. Asked whether only the ouster of Noriega would satisfy the admini stration, she said, “I’m not at liberty to say.” At a White House conference on drugs, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., chided administration officials, in cluding President Reagan, for claim ing the battle against drugs was being won. “If we are winning the war on drugs, I wish the commanders would go out and tell it to the troops in the field," Rangel said. Higgins’ captors to put him on ‘trial’ BEIRUT Lebanon — The kidnappers of a U.S. Marine officer said in a statementreleased Tuesday they aredetermined toputhim on “trial” for espionage. . . The typewritten Arabic statement from the Organization of the oppressed on Earth, said the “trial” would begin once the interrogation of Lt. Col. William R. Higgins was completed. The statement, delivered to a Western news agency, said Israel’s crackdown on Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and the Middle East trip of U.S. Secretary of State George P. Shultz “make us more determined to try this criminal Higgins.” “This will be done after the completion of the investigation to make the world understand that any hand that reaches out to hurt (our) pride, Islam, or the dignity of our people will be chopped off,” the statement said. Soldiers break into West Bank hospital JERUSALEM — Israeli soldiers broke into a Ramallah hospital Tuesday, fired tear gas and rubber bullets, beat doctors and took away two Palestinian boys suspected of throwing stones at troops, the hospital director said. n >__ a_i_a_a_.1__a. c~u. JUIUIII o Miuiall mau pi UlVOU/l III W*v OIIVUIUVI ai UVI/UJUJU, u »»vai Bank town near Nablus, hospital officials in Nablus reported. Foreign Minister Shimon Peres said Israel was willing to exchange i for peace those parts of the occupied territories not crucial to its security, ( but Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir has opposed trading any land for peace. The tow men are partners and rivals in Israel’s tenuous coalition J government A leaflet distributed by leaders of what Arabs call “the uprising” — \ the violence that began Dec. 8 — urged Palestinians to intensify an | economic boycott of Israel through strikes and other actions. Dole attacks Bush with Iran-Contra ads GOP presidential contender Bob Dole struck at George Bush in new j TV ads Tuesday, including one declaring Bush supported arms deals with Iran, as Pat Robertson sought Cuban-Americans’ support with new talk about missiles in Cuba. The biggest delegate day of the primary season is a week from Tuesday, and the presidential candidates were swarming across the South, where most of the 20 Super Tuesday stales arc located. Jesse Jackson started his day in New York, but then he, too, headed South, to j Baltimore for more campaigning. Rep. Richard Gephardt paid a call on former President Carter, who made it clear that with fellow Georgian Sam Nunn not in the race he had j no plans to endorse anyone before the Democratic convention next July. Carter also said he thought there was a 50-50 chance that no one will j have clinched the party’s nomination before the convention. II IIAiS FREEJJNiyERSITY CLASSES JUST FOR THE FUN OF IT! Non-Credit Mini-Courses March 7-April 13 Hairstyles Meditation Manicuring Tanning Lotus Basic Bicycle Repair Job Hunting Heritage Hoedown Earth Religions How to Come Out Travel Workshop Beginning Bridge Funtastic Drinks Financial Planning Proper Care of Your Pet Macintosh Computers j The Dynamics of Soul Travel Krishnamurti: Transformation of Man Self-Hypnosis for Self Improvement Love, Sex and Choosing Your Mate REGISTER FOR CLASSES: This Week — Room 200 Nebraska Union Registration Fee —1.00 for Non-Student I Applications 1 available for 1 1988-89 University I Program Council I Chairs and Execs in E 200 City Union, I 300 East union. I Residence Hall ■ desks, Multicultural I Affairs, and the ■ Culture Center. I Due: February 26, I 1988. For more ■ information: 1 472-2454 or 1 472-1780. ■_I • 11111 • * •» • I • t■. ■ \' ...