Wish you were here
The gusty winds and cold rain that
greeted returning University students no
doubt left many wishing they were still
vacationing on the coast enjoying some
of last week's spring weather. The
Photo by Erich Boekelheide
weatherman is predicting partly cloudy
skies for today, with a chance more blue
sky and sunshine by Saturday. But it
won't last long, the weather service says;
rain will return on Sunday.
Recovering Reagan was hit by ricochet
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite some
pain, a high-spirited Pres. Reagan got
out of bed and set to work in his hospital
suite Wednesday as aides indicated he
may be released by early next week —
and make a major trip before the month
is out.
White House physician Daniel Ruge
declared late in the day that “the pre
sident continues to make excellent pro
gress toward full recovery” from the
bullet wound which punctured his left
lung in Monday’s assassination attempt.
"He has experienced some pain,
which is normal for ... an injury and
surgery of this type. He is now resting
comfortably," Ruge said.
Earlier, Vice Pres. George Bush said
after a visit that "the president is doing so
well . . . it’s really amazing.”
Meanwhile, James Brady, the pre
sidential press secretary shot in the brain
during the assassination attempt, was
r
making a “truly exceptional” recovery
and may regain more mental functions
than had been hoped, brain specialists
said. He remained in critical condition
and his doctors said they were "cau
tiously optimistic.”
John Hinckley, charged with trying to
kill Reagan, underwent three hours of
psychiatric testing to determine if Hinck
ley is competent to stand trial. He is being
held at the Quantico, Va., Marine base,
south of Washington.
As for the shooting itself, sources who
declined to be identified say investiga
tors now believe that Reagan was hit by a
ricochet from one of the six bullets fired
instead of being struck directly.
Two bullets hit Reagan's limousine
and the investigators say the president
was probably hit by the bullet which
struck the rear door. The investigators
found miscroscopic traces of paint on
the bullet removed from Reagan and the
entry wound was more ragged than i
would have been had he been struct
directly, the sources explained.
Reagan was moved into a private roonr
in a surgical ward and a "full-time office’
was set up nearby for staff members
according to presidential counselor Ed
win Meese. Meese said the presiden
may be sent home from the George Wa
shington University Hospital early nex
week.
White House chief of staff James
Baker and his deputy, Michael Deaver
who with Meese make up the triumvirate
that directs the White House and admin
istration operations, spent about 10 min
utes with the president shortly after ~i
am.
At the White House, Bush filled in a!
the president's only previously
scheduled appointment for the day, pre
siding at a National Security Counci
meeting he would have attended an
yway. Reagan originally was scheduled
to speak to the Illinois legislature in
Springfield.
Deputy White House press secretary
Larry Speakes said plans were going
ahead for a Reagan meeting scheduled
for April 27 and 28 in San Diego, Calif.,
with Mexican President Jose Lopez-Por
tillo. The trip may include a stop across
t the border in Tijuana.
A trip to Cincinnati next Wednesday for
i the opening game of the Major League
Baseball season was canceled
i The White House took over "virtually a
whole corridor" at the hospital, Speakes
said. All told, 11 rooms were set aside for
White House use. There were "lots” of
jelly beans — Reagan s favorite confec
tion — in the room, assistant White
House press secretary Mark Weinberg
said.
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Groups protest
reduced funding
By GABRIEL BOEHMER
Of tha Emaraltf
Several student-funded University groups,
sure the Incidental Fee Committee made mis
takes in their budget recommendations, pleaded
their cases Wednesday afternoon
ESCAPE director Jim Doty argued for field
studies program printing and duplication money
for almost an hour.
'ESCAPE is a paper-intensive program,”
Doty explained. "It’s a cross between a Univer
sity service and a class.”
Under its 1981-82 budget, students who
enroll in ESCAPE courses must purchase a
program manual that in the past has been
provided free-of-charge
“We can't sell the manual until they're
printed, and we can t print them on credit,” Doty
said.
After a lengthy, rambling discussion, the
IFC approved the $1,200 loan by 4-1 vote, with
chairer Jon Neiderbach dissenting
Neiderbach proposed loaning ESCAPE en
ough print manuals for next fall term instead of
releasing the entire loan at once
“The people getting the service should pay
the lion’s share," Neiderbach said.
But Doty answered that master copies of the
manual cost almost $100 each time it is printed
L
The committee rejected ESCAPE'S $117
request for other printing costs, paring it to $25.
Although the IFC only approved a portion of
ESCAPE'S appeal, Doty said he was happy with
the results.
But he said it is difficult to predict what a
program’s expenses will be 18 months in the
future
In other business, the IFC approved an
appeal from Women in Communications, which
requested $20 for stationary
But the Muslim Student Association was not
as fortunate as the preceding groups. The IFC
denied its appeal for additional funding for travel
expenses of guest speakers and for educational
films and books.
MSA representative Ahmed Altwaijri said he
plans to appeal the committee's decision to
ASUO Pres. Dave Eaton.
The IFC released about $3,200 from reserve
funds to the Foreign Student Organization for
two cultural programs
Land, Air and Water was awarded a sup
plementary budget request to pay for a guest
speaker’s travel expenses to an April confer
ence it is sponsoring
Committee member Susan Harris was ab
sent
Committee cuts
may lower fees
University students will see a reduction in their incidental
fees next year if this year’s Incidental Fee Committee contin
ues in its budget-cutting ways
Pending appeals and veto hearings, which begin this
week, the IFC has cut more than 9 percent from this year’s
incidental fee budget, allocating $493,837 to the ASUO
programs, about $53,000 less than last year
Budget hearings for the EMU will be held later this
quarter, and the part of the incidental fee allocated to the
Athletic Department — $17 per term this year — has yet to be
determined.
Although several programs have sustained budget cuts
up to 75 percent, ASUO Pres. Dave Eaton, who recommend
ed a sharper decrease in the programs' budgets than the IFC
has allocated, and IFC Chairer Jon Neiderbach predict the
cuts will have minimal effect on program services.
’’We (the IFC) cut fat; we didn’t cut meat" from the
program budgets, Neiderbach says He adds that most
programs can live with the cuts, since only eight have
appealed their allocations
More than $100,000 allocated for the 1979 and 1980
program budgets remains unspent.
However, not all program directors agree that the cuts
won’t affect their programs’ services.
“I think the IFC expects the programs to continue the
same services with less cost, and that's just an unrealistic
expectation," says ESCAPE Director Jim Doty
“It (the 20 percent cut in the ESCAPE budget) is definitely
going to be felt."