Superpowers agree to historic missile treaty
By BARRY SCHWEID
AP Diplomatic Writer
GENEVA The United States and the
Soviet Union agreed yesterday to the first
superpower treaty to eliminate an entire
category of nuclear weapons, and they will
sign the pact at a summit meeting in
Washington on Dec. 9.
The deal was sealed with a handshake by
Secretary of State George P. Shultz and
Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard
A. Shevardnadze at the U.S. mission.
“All that remains is treaty language which
others will be able to do,” Shultz said. “We
are very pleased that we have this
agreement.”
Local Democrats form
Jackson support group
By RICK WOODWARD
Collegian Staff Writer
Effort is under way to create sup
port for Democratic presidential can
didate Jesse Jackson’s campaign in
the State College area.
Sending delegates who support
Jackson to the Democratic national
convention next year is the primary
concern of the Jackson campaign
now, campaign organizer Neal Gor
finkle said at a meeting last night in
the HUB.
The primary elections for delegates
and for the presidential candidates
will be held April 26 in Pennsylvania.
Delegate candidates for Jackson
must submit a petition containing 250
signatures of registered Democrats
before Jan. 5.
Gorfinkle is member of the Hospi
tal Workers’ Union and is working on
the formation of a national coalition
of organized labor organizations in
support of Jackson.
Taj Withall, a University student
working to create a group of students
supporting Jackson, said many peo
ple are reluctant to support Jackson
because they don’t believe he can win
the party nomination.
He added that people who believe in
Jackson’s views should support him
because he can influence the party
platform and possibly be placed on
the ticket as the vice presidential
candidate.
Events should be held in the com
munity for fundraising purposes and
to inrease awareness of Jackson’s
campaign and stands, he said, adding
that fundraising should support both
the campaign and striking workers at
the International Paper Company
plant in Lock Haven.
Jackson spoke to strikers at Lock
Haven High School on Nov. 14.
Two Lock Haven strikers, Ed Long
and Larry Shade, said Jackson was
very well received.
Long said strikers in Lock Haven
“have gotten a big education in neg
ative politics,” because they thought
they would have job security under
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The treaty to scrap shorter- and medium
range missiles is the centerpiece for the talks
President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail
S. Gorbachev are scheduled to hold in
Washington on Dec. 8-10.
At a news conference, Shultz said the
Soviets had not yet provided all the missile
information requested by the United States
but will turn the data over by the end of the
week.
He said that arrangements for verifying
U.S. and Soviet compliance with the treaty
was “far beyond anything that’s been
attempted before.”
Shultz challenged critics of the emerging
accord “to stand up and say we should have
more nuclear weapons instead of less.”
President Reagan, and are now “get
ting realism” by supporting Jack
son’s pro-labor stand.
“A lot of people that wouldn’t have
voted for him have changed their
minds,” Shade said.
Long said Jackson’s presence had
an impact on non-striking members
of the community who were im
pressed that a presidential candidate
would come to town.
The last presidential candidate to
visit the town was Harry Truman in
1948, Long said, and “he was only
there for about five minutes.”
State College community member
Loretta Jeffreys saw Jackson speak
at the University in 1984 and again
this month in Lock Haven and said
“he has most of my sympathies."
Jeffreys was a registered Republi
can for 30 years and recently changed
her registration to Democratic. She
was also a member of the State
College School Board from 1975 to
1985.
Although there has been much con
troversy over Jackson within the
Jewish community in the past, Gor
finkle, who is Jewish, said Jackson’s
stands for social justice and human
rights are well within the Jewish
tradition of activism.
He added that many Jews are
growing more supportive of Jackson.
He said Jackson has admitted that
a comment he made a few years ago
referring to New York City as “Hy
mietown” was insensitive, though it
was not intended as a slander of
Jews.
University student Carl Rupert
(graduate-mathematics) said stu
dents don’t fully understand the im
portance of supporting labor, largely
because the Main Campus is becom
ing an “upper middle class school"
due to tuition increases.
He said Jackson’s Rainbow Coali
tion concept would be supported by
certain interest groups at the Univer
sity, including gay and lesbian groups
and students interested in combatting
Ku Klux Klan presence in the State
College area.
shopping
By LORI MILLER
Collegian Staff Writer
November 27 is Black Friday, the biggest
Christmas shopping day of the year, but for
many University students, toy shopping for their
younger siblings can be the biggest pain in the
neck. However, several toy experts said it
doesn’t have to be a hassle.
Angela Bourdon, corporate spokeswoman for
Toys R Us in New Jersey, said a variety of toys is
available. High-tech toys will be among the most
popular sellers this year, she said.
David Estes, University associate professor of
human development, said children are looking
for toys they have seen on television.
He said sometimes those toys are not always
best for children. Rather, he said parents should
look for toys that involve interaction.
“Parents should try to pick toys that force the
child to be actively involved in youth," he said,
adding that parents should buy toys that they can
use with their child.
The latest in high-tech toys is the Nintendo
Entertainment System, a computer game simi
lar to Atari and Sega. The system includes robots
and phaser guns, Bourdon said.
Talking toys like Charlie Brown. Mickey
Mouse and Mother Goose, created by toy compa
ny World of Wonder, will be hits with children,
she said. New arrivals include “Wisecracking
Alf” taken from the hit NBC television show
“Alf ’ and a doll named Heather from Mattel toy
company, Bourdon said.
“ ‘Wisecracking Alf’ says funny one-liners
when you push its belly button," she said. The
Heather doll has a 400-word vocabulary and can
make facial expressions, she said.
Bourdon believes a cartoon-based adventure
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Asked if the administration would be able
to win Senate ratification, Shultz said
exultantly: “I’ll bet we can.”
Reagan, in Denver, used the same words as
Shultz in predicting approval by the Senate,
and said he and Gorbachev will discuss
extending limitations to long-range missiles
when they meet.
“It appears that all of the (INF) issues
have been resolved,” Reagan told reporters
minutes after landing in Denver on a flight
from Washington. “The treaty will be
finalized when General Secretary Gorbachev
and I meet in Washington. ”
At a separate news conference,
Shevardnadze called it “a marvelous treaty,
of tremendous importance for the world.”
A touch of green
Scott Spear (top) and Dale Coon, Alpha Fire Co. volunteers, decorate the lamp posts on Beaver Avenue with
Christmas bows.
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game, Mattel’s “Captain Power and Soldiers of
the Future,” will sell well because it interacts
with the viewing audience. Children can pretend
to fight the cartoon battles with laser guns that
accompany the game, she said. Another similar
toy is Laser Tag by World of Wonder.
Toys like Laser Tag present negative signals
to children, Estes said.
“Not only do children observe this type of
violence but actually take part in it,” he said.
For board games, Bourdon said “Pictionary”
by Games Gang will be the biggest seller. It is
"charades on paper because people define a
word by drawing on paper and the other people
try to guess what it is,” she explained.
Although she said Christmas sales volume at
Toys R Us will be more definite after Thanksgiv
ing, Bourdon predicts “Captain Power and Sol
diers of the Future” and “Pictionary” will be the
hottest toys on the market.
Dede Hoffman, toy department manager at
Hills Department Store, 2121 S. Atherton St.,
said Pogo Balls by Hasbro is a popular toy.
"Right now. it's hard to keep them in stock,"
she said.
She said all icys associated with Alf are selling
well.
However, despite Bourdon’s prediction, talk
ing toys are not selling well. Hoffman said World
of Wonder, manufacturer of several of those
toys, has claimed bankruptcy, and added she
thinks customers are afraid to buy their prod
ucts.
Mattel’s Barbie Ferrari dolls, the newest prod
uct in the Barbie line, are almost sold out, she
said.
"We had 42 (Sunday) and were down to 1
(Monday),” Hoffman said.
He voiced hope “a political thaw is starting
which may lead to a change in the political
climate on our planet.”
The Soviet minister said “all various,
possible types of inspection” were included in
the agreement.
Shevardnadze called the treaty “a triumph
of peace” and, referring to the protracted
negotiations, said: “The U.S.-Soviet peace
marathon is now over.”
It took four meetings between Shultz and
Shevardnadze in less than three months to
work out the terms of the treaty. U.S. and
Soviet negotiators also grappled with the
elusive accord for 24 years.
Assuming the treaty is ratified by the
Senate, where a number of conservative
She agreed with Bourdon that one of the hottest
toy items will be “Pictionary” and added anoth
er game called “Win, Lose, or Draw” based on a
current television show.
Trivial Pursuit is not doing as well as the other
board games, she said, because she thinks peo
ple are tiring of it.
Holly O’Dea, manager of advertising and
promotion at Kenner Products in Ohio, said the
two biggest selling toys are action figure dolls
“Ghostbusters” and “Silverhawks.” Both prod
ucts are based on cartoons.
“Furever Friends” are also popular, she said.
They are plush kittens that have long, expanda
ble velcro tails that can adjusted in length so a
child can wear the kittens around his or her neck,
she said.
Eugene Hahn, co-manager of K mart Discount
Store, 100 Valley Vista Drive, said “Pictionary”
is the most popular toy in his store. “The games
are out of stock right now. We sold 72 in two and a
half days.”
In general, talking toys and high-tech comput
er toys are not doing well possibly because of
their expensive price, he said.
Kim Whaley, director of Magic Years Child
care and Learning Centers, Inc., 1200 Farmstead
Lane, said the center’s children have asked for
many of the mentioned toys. Talking and space
related toys are the most popular among chil
dren ranging from 2 months to 12 years old, she
said.
Among the boys, GI Joe and Laser Tag are the
most popular requests, she said. For the girls,
Cabbage Patch Dolls are still real big, she said.
Monopoly is the most popular board game,
especially among the older children, Whaley
said.
Wednesday, Nov. 25,1987
Vol. 88, No. 96 14 pages University Park, Pa. 16802
Published by students of The Pennsylvania State University
1 1987 Collegian Inc.
Collegian Photo / Bruce E. Moody
Republicans have registered tentative
opposition, all U.S. and Soviet ground
missiles with a range of 315 miles to 3,125
miles will be scrapped.
The 364 U.S. cruise and Pershing 2 missiles
deployed in West Germany, Britain. Italy and
Belgium will be destroyed over three years
along with 553 Soviet SS-20 and SS-4 rockets’.
Another 130 shorter-range Soviet SS-12 and
SS-23 missiles, about 50 of which are in East
Germany and Czechoslovakia, will be
dismantled over 18 months.
U.S. inspectors will monitor the Soviets’
dismantling and then remain to guard
against violations for 10 years. The Soviets
would have a corresponding inspection right
in Western Europe and the United States.
Ford divests
from S. Africa;
still to sell parts
By JANET BRAUNSTEIN
AP Auto Writer
DETROIT Ford Motor Co. is
divesting its minority interest in
South African Motor Corp. but will
still sell parts to the company and
allow it to use Ford’s name, the U.S.
automaker said yesterday.
Ford owns 42 percent of SAMCOR,
which was formed 2 1 2 years ago when
Ford and Anglo American Corp.
merged their South African auto op
erations. Ford plans to finish dispos
ing of its SAMCOR interest by year’s
end, said Ford Chairman Donald
Petersen.
Ford will donate 24 percent of SAM
COR to a trust controlled by employ
ees and sell the other 18 percent to
Anglo American. SAMCOR employ
ees also will have three seats on the
board of directors.
GSA leader:
USEC should
reassess role
By MEENEKSHI BOSE
Collegian Staff Writer
The University Student Executive
Council needs to reassess its role at
the University, and in the process
determine who its members should
be, the president of the Graduate
Student Association said.
The issue of representation arose at
the last GSA meeting when GSA
President Alison Jones reported to
GSA that USEC may allow the Lesbi
an and Gay Student Alliance to be
represented on the council.
“It’s important to look at redefin
ing (USEC’s) role,” Jones said. “If
we are going to start increasing
membership . . . then why can’t
(there be) more graduate representa
tion?”
She added, however, “If USEC
chooses to redefine itself, and become
pro-active instead of reactive, then
maybe it’s an option (to increase
graduate representation). But I don’t
think it’s a necessary option.”
Currently two GSA representatives
are on USEC: the president, Jones,
and the administrative vice-presi
dent, Laura Karkowski.
“This goes beyond the issue of
LGSA,” Jones said. “Do we opt to
increase (USEC) membership or
even decrease it?”
Bonnie Miller, chairwoman of
Please see USEC, page 1.
weather
For traveling today and tonight,
cloudy statewide with rain in
Central and Western Pennsylva
nia. Rain will develop eastward
by tonight. Temperatures in the
40s, except 50s in the south
west. The outlook for Thanksgiv
ing: variable cloudiness
statewide with scattered show
ers. Temperatures ranging from
the 50s in southwestern Penn
sylvania to 45-50 degrees in the
northeastern part of the state.
Ross Dickman
fyi
The HUB will be open the follow
ing hours over the Thanksgiving
holiday:
• Today 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Thanksgiving Day closed.
• Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Saturday closed.
• Sunday noon to midnight.