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Cease-fire in Lebanon seems to be holding
eBEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) East Beirut's Christians
merged cautiously from their bagement shelters for
the first time in 10 days Sunday.as a Syrian-Christian
ceasefire appeared to be holding,,exce,ptforkin isolated
outbreak of sniper. fire. - • . -- •
"They just can't beat us," said - a Christian militia
commander. "They tried two ground assaults before
I.,othe cease-fire and we pushed back both of them."
Political leaders in this half-Moslem, half-Christian
nation were skeptical about the chances for success of
the truce, declared Saturday, unless the talks between
President Elias Sarkis and Syrian President Hafez
Assad in Damascus produce an overall agreement. The
two were scheduled to meet again Sunday.
Beirut police estimated that 1,300 Lebanese were
'Willed and more than 2,000 wounded in the 10 days of
fighting. The Syrians have not reported their
casualties.
The cease-fire was marred only by shooting at the
Qarantina Bridge on the northern approach to Beirut's
'Christian sector. Witnesses said the gunfire broke out
as long lines of cars carrying hundreds of Christian
.families tried to cross from the city to safer areas
nojtheast of the capital. After the flurry of firing, all
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WASHINGTON ( AP) Israeli
Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan said
yesterday that Israel will continue to
provide arms and "indirect help" to
Christian forces in Lebanon, but he ruled
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Dayan said he hoped the cease-fire in
the fighting between Syrian troops and
the Christians will hold, but added, "It is
not our country and I can't say what
settlement should be obtained."'
"What we see now is the Syrian
lOregular army shooting at civilians and
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just killing them. And I think that should
be stopped," he said.
Dayan appeared on the CBS TV
program "Face the Nation."
The Syrians • declared a unilateral
cease-fire late Saturday night, and the
Christians earlier had said they would
abide by a United Nations Security
Council call for a cease fire.
Meanwhile, Vice President Walter F.
Mondale said President Carter has been
working with various governments
including Israel, Syria, the Soviet Union
and France in an attempt "to bring
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main crossroads between Moslem and Christian sectors
were closed.
Reporters touring the Christian sector said morale
was„high, despite
.the withering. artillery.. and .rocket
-barrages of- the- past-week; but • few , . Lebanese , were
optimistic. During the 1975-76 civil war between the
Christians and an alliance of leftist Lebanese Moslems
and Palestinian guerrillas, numerous cease-fires were
called, only to break down again.
The Moslems and Palestinians have been staying out
of the current Syrian-Christian confrontation. The
Syrians, who make up the bulk of the Arab League
peacekeeping force that halted the civil war, are trying
to disarm the Christians and are unhappy with the
alliance the Christians have formed with Israel in
southern Lebanon.
"We've seen enough cease-fires break down not to
take chances," said Fuad Farah, a travel agent in
charge of a basement bunker for 25 families.
Witnesses reported the Syrians were not allowing
supply vehicles into the city's Christian enclave from
the Christian region of northern Lebanon. The bridge
links with the north remain in Syrian hands despite
repeated assaults last week by militiamen.
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about stability ...and a reassertion of the
authority of the Lebanese government"
in Lebanon.
Mondale appeared on 'the ABC-TV
program "Issues and Answers."
Dayan said, "I do rule out going into
Lebanon with our forces to control
Lebanon. That is not really one of our
options," he said. "...I do not rule out
further assistance and aid to the
Christians that will help them hold on."
Dayan said the shelling by Israeli
gunboats of a Moslem section of Beirut
By KAY RASKAY
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Mark Martin plans never to smoke or to drink alcohol
again. Yet he's happier than he's ever been before.
Last January, Martin (graduate-human development
and family studies) converted to the Mormon religion,
"the fastest growing church in the world" says Thorhas
Stinebaugh, institute director of the Mormon Church in
State College. "Mormon" is a nickname for the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Mormon religion is based on revelations that
Joseph Smith said were brought to him in the 1820 s by
heavenly messengers.
Mormons believe that Jesus Christ established one
church on earth, that it was taken away upon his death
and not restored until the revelations to Smith. They
believe that Jesus came to America after his
resurrection, visiting its people who had immigrated to
the continent in ancient times.
"It's the first religion that ever made sense to both
my heart and my mind," Martin said. "The members
maintain high standards of honesty with their con
tacts."
Of the 425 Mormons in State College, between 40 and
50 are students.
"This is a 20 percent increase in State College
membership since last year," Stinebaugh said. More
than 3 million people belong to the church worldwide.
Mormon laws stress the importance of an eternal
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By TOM PEELING
and AMY SMITH
Daily Collegian Staff Writers
Only 37 out of 961 local police
jurisdictions in the state, including
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, had more
Part One (major) offenses in 1977 than
did University Park, according to a
University Police Services Report. •
The report, which was presented to
University Council by Director of
University Safety David E. Stormer in
support of a proposal to arm campus
police, describes a Part One offense as
murder, manslaughter, rape, robbery,
burglary, theft and auto theft.
"Incidents of armed persons on
campus is frequent," the report also
states.
There have been 84 incidents on
campus where officers have en
countered weapons from 1973 to 1977,
according to the report.
The weapons involved in these in
cidents include 43 handguns, 16 rifles or
shotguns, one sawed-off shotgun, one
tear gas gun,
,12 rounds of ammunition
and 1,000 lbs. of explosives. Also in
cluded were 22 knives, nine bayonets,
one machete, one switch-blade, two
clubs, one night-stick, combat gear and
one pair of metal knuckles.
According to the report, in early 1974
an officer responded to a burglary of the
McAllister Bookstore on campus and
pursued the burglar on foot. When the
officer identified himself and told the
suspect to stop, "the subject discarded a
loaded handgun which had been stolen in
another burglary."
A Syrian commander scorned the bravado of the
Christian fighters, telling a reporter, "If we want to
wipe them out of existence, it would only take our ar
med forces AS 'hQurs, to do, it. But .we don't want a
massacre." .- ~,, ' - - •• •
"If we do not reach an agreementhere, no one will,"
Assad told reporters in Damascus Saturday night. "We
shall continue to try even if it takes us 10 sessions."
• The remark was a blow to some Christians who hope
the conflict will be settled not between Sarkis and Assad
in Damascus but by an international effort. Some
Christians hope the United States or France will decide
to dispatch buffer troops to disengage the Syrians and
Christians in Beirut.
Some rightist groups, including those led by former
President Camille Chamoun, want a complete Syrian
withdrawal from Lebanon. But leftist and even con
servative Moslem politicians have called for a •con
tinued Syrian presence and a renewal of the Arab
League peacekeeping mandate, which expires later this
month. They believe the civil war would start up again
immediately following any Syrian withdrawal.
Christians
last week was aimed at a Palestine
Liberation Organization naval base and
not directed at the Syrians.
Our weather will get back to normal as
mostly sunny skies today will make it
warmer with a high of 54. Tonight will be
clear and cold with a low of 37.
Tuesday's sunshine will be dimmed by
some high clouds but the high will be a
warmer 60.
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family unit and prohibit premarital sex. Their health
code, the "Word of Wisdom," prohibits the consumption
of coffee, tea, alcohol and tobacco.
"Man's free choice is important," Stinebaugh said.
"When we become addicted to anything and the drug
that's in it— that's harmful."
Mike Hanselman (9th-finance), president of the
Mormon Student Association at Penn State, said he
notices a difference between his lifestyle and that of
other students.
"When you're involved in your courses, you can't
notice much difference because you're on the same
level. But in interaction with other students, the dif
ferent standards come in," he said.
"When friendships develop, religious values surface
very quickly. It's exciting because people respect you
for what you believe just the opposite of what most
people would think," Hanselman said.
Martin said he never perceived any discrimination at
the University.
"Penn State is a very open and liberal area. 1 have
very little trouble following the rules of my religion
here," he said.
Hanselman said he had planned to go to Brigham
Young University, "but a revelation from God con
vinced me to go to Penn State."
"With different standards as Mormons, it's hard to
stimulate yourself socially. I'd like to have a good time
says University
major offenses
"After his apprehension, and while
being booked, the suspect remarked to
one of the officers, 'lf I'd known that you
didn't have a piece (gun), I'd have blown
you away,' " the report says.
One murder on campus is also listed in
the report. Betsy Ruth Aardsma, a 22-
year-old English graduate student, was
found stabbed to death in the stacks of
Pattee Library on November 28, 1969.
The killer was never found.
Stormer has asked that campus police
be armed after officers encountered
several incidents this past summer
involving weapons.
The first incident occured when a
young man was stopped on campus July
16 for suspicion of driving while in
toxicated. As the officer approached the
car, he noticed a sawed-off shotgun in
the front seat of the car, Stormer said.
The officer was advised by police ser
vices to bring the man into custody
unless he attempted to use the weapon.
According to Stormer, the second
incident took place when two prisoners
escaped from Rockview State Prison
and were found on campus. An officer
was threatened by one of the escapees
with a knife and had to be forcibly
disarmed, he said.
The third incident involved two
students who appeared to be carrying
weapons, Stormer said.He would not add
further comment to the incident.
Police Service officers were armed
during the summer following these three
incidents. Stormer has requested the
arming of 26 police service officers, six
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shift supervisors and one investigator in
the future.
Edward Donovan, a University law
enforcement and corrections professor
and former New York City police officer,
told University Council last week that
several variables must be taken into
account before deciding on the arming of
campus police with .38 caliber Smith and
Wesson revolvers.
"We have to examine the number of
crimes on campus and the respon
sibilities of the campus officers before
making a decision," Donovan said.
The officers to be armed under the
proposal will carry the guns concealed
undet their blazers, according to the
report.
Police Services was made a full-time
law enforcement body in 1968. Except
for this summer, its officers have not
carried weapons.
"The Pennsylvania State University
undertook the responsibility for
providing law enforcement services
independently to the campus at
University Park," the report says. "In
making this decision, it accepted those
obligations in serving the University
community in the same manner as any
unit of local government serves its
citizenry."
University Council will make a final
recommendation to University Provost
Edward D. Eddy on Oct. 19 concerning
the arming of the campus officers. The
provost will make the final decision due
to University President John W.
Oswald's medical leave of absence.
without always explaining why I don't want to drink,"
he said.
Stinebaugh said being a Mormon isn't difficult, "hut
it comsumes a lot of time." Since there is no paid
ministry, members are expected to spend a great deal
of time in a lay ministry, he said.
Last summer, the Mormon Church decided to permit
black people to enter the priesthood for the first time.
The authority to serve in the church, according to
Mormon beliefs, is given directly from God to the
present-day prophet, Spenser W. Kimball.
"Until recently, Kimball indicated that blacks were
not to hold the priesthood. No reason was ever given,"
Stinebaugh said.
Mormons believe in continuous revelation through
Kimball, who lives at the church headquarters in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Prophets, also called presidents, are
elected by the Council of Twelve Apostles, which acts as
an advisory body.
All Mormons are expected to pay 10 percent of their
gross income to the church and to spend two years in
missionary work.
"Most men go after high school graduation to teach
people in other countries about the Mormon religion.
They receive no financial aid from the church," Martin
said: Missionary couples, older husbands and wives,
also go out on two-year missions.
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