Salvadorans vote
in heavy
despite violence
By RICHARD BOUDREAUX
Associated Press Writer
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP)
Salvadorans, undeterred by
sporadic leftist guerrilla attacks
throughout the country, turned out in
unexpected numbers yesterday to
elect a constituent assembly.
Unofficial returns gave junta,
President Jose Napoleon Duarte's,
Party an early lead.
With 28 of the approximately 4,600
voting stations reporting from six of
the 14 provinces, unofficial returns
from the Central Elections
Commission gave Duarte's Christian
Democrats 2,880 votes, or 38.3
percent, and . 2,262, or 30.1 percent, for
former Maj. Roberto d'Aubuisson's
ultra-right Republican National
Alliance, the other major contender.
If the trend holds, the Christian
Democrats would be short of the
absolute majority needed for outright
Control of the 60-member constituent
assembly, but would be in a good
position to form a ruling coalition with
one of four minor parties.
Attacks by guerrillas including
rooftop snipers made voting
impossible in Usulutan, El Salvador's
fourth-largest city. But people flocked
to the voting stations elsewhere,
Shuttle slated to end third journey at noon tod.y
By HARRY F. ROSENTHAL
Associated Press Writer
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP)
Columbia's astronauts gave their space shuttle
an encouraging once-over yesterday and
prepared for a midday landing today at a
makeshift spaceport on the white sands of New
Mexico. But touchdown could come early or
even a day late to dodge the desert winds.
"We look forward to coming back,"
commander Jack R. Lousma radioed before he
and pilot C. Gordon Fullerton retired for their
last night in space.
A National Aeronautics and Space
Administration forecast early yesterday
evening called for decent weather conditions in
the morning, becoming windier and dustier'
after noon, mountain time. Landing is
scheduled for 12:27 p.m., MST 2:27 p.m. EST.
Flight director Neil Hutchinson said later in
Houston that he expected the landing to be on
time. He said any change would have to be
Vice presidential candidates
debate Pattee funding cuts
By MARCY MERMEL
Collegian Staff Writer
Nice-presidential candidates for the
Undergraduate Student Government
last night debated ways USG•could
help Pattee.
Bob Nolen said he and running mate
Andy Leisner would hold fundraisers
to benefit Pattee. Besides helping the
library, the fundraisers would improve
student credibility with administrators
by showing them that students are
willing to get involved, he said.
Lee Facetti said he and presidential
candidate Leni Barch would seek
outside funding with the University's
Office of Gifts and Endowments. They
would also try to work with the
Interfraternity Council and the
Panhellenic Council, possibly during
Homecoming, he said.
Candidate Jim McJunkin said he and
Emil Parvensky, his running mate,
would work with Joseph J. Mansfield,
the University's new vice president for
development, to find new sources of
funding for Pattee.
Steve Lunger said presidential
candidate Jim Krauss and he would
work with alumni societies, the Office
of Gifts and Endowments and the
greeks to help support Pattee and
other University libraries.
Computerization in the library system
will help cut costs in the future, he
said.
Bob McGonigle, who is running with
Matt Wolford, said he would work with
alumni and the administration to help
Pattee.
When asked what USG can do to help
students deal with financial aid
reductions, McJunkin said the
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turnout
sometimes casting ballots within
blocks of street gunbattles. At least 24
guerrillas were reported killed in the
capital. The number of casualties in
other parts of the country had not
been determined.
The constituent assembly will be
empowered to rewrite the constitution
and name a provisional
administration as a prelude to
representatiVe government. Leftists
boycotted the vote, calling it a farce.
The unofficial returns heavily
favored the Christian Democrats in
San Salvador, the largest electoral
district with 13 seats. Duarte's party
appeared to be doing poorly in
sparsely populated northern IViorazan
province, a guerrilla stronghold
where many voters could not get to
the polls because of violence.
Sen. Nancy Kassebaum, a Kansas
Republican leading an eight-member
U.S. observer team, called the
election "exceptionally fair."
Fighting between leftist guerrillas
and army troops was heard in and
around San Miguel between 6 a.m.
and 8.30 a.m. EST, but thousands of
people walked and rode in from rural
villages as far as 23 miles away to
vote.
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decided within an hour of the astronauts'
awakening at 5 a.m._EST, after NASA,checked
the latest word on winds and clouds from New
Mexico.
Another Bight director, Harold Draughon,
who is in charge of Columbia's descent,' had
said earlier, "We maintain an option to come
home early." A decision to land one orbit early
would cut 90 minutes from the flight.
But Hutchinson said, "We have no plans right
nuw to come in one rev (orbit) early or two revs
early.
A NASA news release, issued at White Sands,
said "the weather for Monday looks good for
landing" and predicted visibility of 10 to 90
miles. But the release added: "By noon blowing
dust may reduce visibility to less than seven
miles in some areas. Mission rules require a 7-
mile visibility minimum for Columbia's
landing."
NASA officials have said Columbia has
enough fuel, power and food to extend its
mission for three days if necessary.
reductions are not definite. Efforts to
convince , legislators to oppose
financial aid cuts have "changed their
voting habits," he said.
"I don't feel the cuts are going to go
through and there's no way to stop
them," he said.
Also, the USG department of
political affairs is lobbying the state
government to support efforts to
increase the ability of the
Pennsylvania Higher Education
Assistance Agency to aid students, he
said.
Lunger said he and. Krauss "would
encourage USG senators and members
of the USG business department and
USG's Academic Assembly to raise
funds for a scholarship , program."
Some colleges within the University
hold phone-a-thons to ask alumni to
donate money for scholarships and
USG would encourage the others to do
the same, he said. Also, if each
University student donated 50 cents, a
scholarship fund could be produced,
Lunger said.
McGonigle said financial aid
reductions are a continuing process, so
the cuts will be different each year.
USG could increase its summer jobs
program. Also, the University and
students could help offset room and
board costs by reducing waste, he said.
Facetti said he and Barch would
create a financial aid program in
conjunction with the University Office
of Student Aid to inform students about
aid and how to file for it.
A mentorship program for third and
fourth term students to correspond
with alumni is another way USG could
help students deal with the cuts,
Facetti said.
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Facetti added that if USG expands
its summer jobs program, students
would be better able to locate jobs.
Because area businessmeh could call
USG when they had a job opening
before advertising in a newspaper,
they would be more likely to hire
students, he said.
When asked how USG could combat
student apathy, especially considering
only about 15 students attended the
debate, Lunger said USG should
communicate better with students.
To do this, USG should conduct
surveys to get student opinions and
print newsletters to inform students,
he said. USG should also send
newsletters to new students so that
they would know more about student
government before starting school.
USG would need to get more students
involved in its department of
communications, Lunger said.
McGonigle said USG should provide
services for students. Providing pencil
sharpeners for campus buildings and
holding amateur days for students
would show students that USG is
working to help them, he said.
Also, USG senators could sit at
tables and hand out flyers, he said.
A small article about senate
meetings placed near the weather
report in The Daily Collegian could
inform students, he said. If students
don't like how the senate is allocating
money, they could "get mad about the
money and go out and ask for some of
that money," McGonigle said.
Nolen said students are not
apathetic, just apathetic towards USG
His task force of student volunteers
would help generate student interest
by word of mouth, he said.
Facetti said student interest is either
long or short term. Students were
interested in fighting financial aid
reductions, but did not stay involved in
USG, he said.
By holding programs for new
students during their counseling
sessions, USG could show them that
they have a place to go. "The idea of
getting them involved and not feeling
like a number is important," Facetti
said.
McJunkin said trying to fight student
apathy by going to where they live is
`.`frivolous." Instead, USG should
reach students through their interests
and use thsskills and ideas of campus
organizations; he said.
Each candidate was asked to name a
single goal he would accomplish if he
could choose only one and his favorite
proposal made by an opponent.
McJunkin said he could not choose a
single goal because financial aid
reductions, the calendar conversion,
minority recruitment and retention
Photos by Suzanne Tyrrell and Renee Jacobs
Lee Facetti
and USG's internal affairs are all
important. He chose Barch/Facetti's
proposal to expand the summer jobs
program,
Lunger said USG's communication
and organizational structure have to
be improved for USG to be an adequate
service organization. Lunger said he
would continue with the summer jobs
program and expand the mentorship
idea, which is already used in some
colleges.
McGonigle said he would fight
student apathy. "In order to get people
interested, you have to be a service,
and you have to deal with big issues,"
he said. He said Krauss/Lunger's
proposal of improving USG's file
system to include the minutes of
meetings, the voting records of
legislators and other information was
the idea he would most likely
implement.
Nolen said he would help raise funds
for Pattee, an activity which would
promote USG
20°
Monday March 29, 1982
Vol. 82, No. 142 28 pages University Park, Pa. 16802
Published by students of The Pennsylvania State University
a
';‘
Angry outcry
These people join the ranks of 23,000
who protested Saturday in Washington
the U.S. policy in p Salvador. The
protest, organized by the March 27
Coalition, was marked by anti-Reagan
chants.
Please see story, Page 20
inside
U.S. observers praised Salva-
dorans who jammed polling places
yesterday, enduring long lines in
blistering heat and braving gunfire
to cast votes in El Salvador's nation
al elections Page 6
o To the surprise of everyone but
themselves, the Lady Lions finished
third in the NCAA tournament Fri
day night in Utah, scoring a 143.10
behind the powerful top-seed Utah
and Cal State-Fullerton Page 11
• The long white hall echoed
with the melodious sounds of pi
ano, violin and flute as nervous
groups of people clustered in,the
lobby, waiting for the Penn State
Solo and Ensemble Festival Satur•
day Page 16
e If there is one adjective tha
could describe the 1982 Film Fol
lies, it would he unique. Each of the
29 presentations made a statement
of its own Page 15
• Mentally retarded people and
senior citizens come to the Univer
sity on Saturday, spending the day
with student volunteers, participat
ing in sing-a-longs, games and other
activities Page 2
weather
Partly to mostly sunny and breezy
today, high near 47. Fair and cold
tonight, low around 28. Gradually
increasing cloudiness, breezy and
getting milder tommorrow, highs in
the mid•sos.
—Mark Stunder
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