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Collier House (Faculf\ Club) inline sfHWunnl h\ thi liu%inu lU tfiicsi C»muwittrt uf (W/nr <*/ iit\ <f Snrtucs itiul tin ( entet ft" the Hinnntnin % Soviets announce six dead, 35 hurt in Chernobyl nuclear plant accident MOSCOW (APJ — The Soviet Union .in nounced Monday six deaths from burns and rudialion in the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and said 35 people are in serious condition, nearly twice the number acknowledged previously. The six dead apparently are in addition to the two people previously report<*d killed in the April 20 explosion and fire at the Ukrai nian plant HO miles north of Kiev. Plant officials wen; blamed and punished for the three-day delay in telling the world i at (nil the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and for 'lie bungled evacuation that did not liegin un til 30 hours after the accident Monday’s report on casualties from the Council of Ministers, distributed by the Tass news agency, was the first new official report of deaths in nearly two weeks Previous official accounts said one person died of steam burns and the other was killed by falling debris us firefighters battled the blaze in Chernobyl's No, -1 reactor. "Medical and preventive measures are lin ing taken among the injured." the Council of Ministers statement said "Thirty-five persons are in grave condition, six who suffered from burns and radiation died " The statement did not elaborate. According to earlier official statistics. 18 radiation victims were in serious condition. A total of 204 people were reported injured. The Monday announcement said decon tamination work was continuing at the plant, as well as efforts to cool the damaged reactor and build a cement "tomb" around its radioac tive core, which many Western scientists believe melted. "The radiation situation in Byelorussia and the Ukraine, including Kiev, is improv ing." it said. A report on the cleanup published Mon day night in the government newspaper l/.vestia said buildings at the plant and nearby were being decontaminated with water that was drained away into a special filter system to frw it of radioactive material. Topsoil in the "danger /one" was being removed and the area covered with concrete. Izvnslia said. It did not give the dimensions of the zone. I’ravda. the Communist Party daily, said three local party officials were punished for underestimating the scope of the accident and mishandling the evacuation of <12.000 people from an tH-mile radius. The reports gave no hint of whether top of ficials will suffer. Foreign governments have complained about slow and incomplete repor ting of the accident and its consequences. An explosion and fire at the plant early on Saturday. April 2f>. spewed an invisible cloud of radioactivity over Europe. The Soviet Union did not acknowledge the accident until Mon day night. April 28. after high radiation levels found in Scandinavia and Sweden demanded an explanation. In Brussels, a senior official of the Euro pean Common Market said Monday the trading bloc had agreed to bar imports of fresh foods from the Soviet Union and six Hast Euro pean countries within a t>40-mile radius of Chernobyl. Poland said the action could cost it hun dreds of millions of dollars, and invited Western experts to inspect its anti-radiation controls. Vladimir l.omeiko. the Soviet Foreign Ministry spokesman, told a news conference Monday that local officials were guilty of any mistakes made in reporting and handling the disaster. Computer contest ends on Thursday A $500 scholarship or cash award from Apple computers will be presented to the University student, staff or faculty member whose name is drawn when the "learning to Win with Macintosh " computer contest ends Thursday Over 300 people have participated in the event since it began April 15. said coordinator Andrew Peterson. The contest is being held in Room 105 of the Computing Center. In addition to the prize money. Peterson said the event give* people a chance to get hands-on experience with computers. Each participant views a five-minute introduction to basic terminology and procedures involved with Macintosh computers, which are manufactured by Apple The introduction depicts a typical student struggling to complete a term paper by hand. Peterson said His problems are solved once he learns to use a computer. A survey which follows asks the par ticipants if they plan on buying a computer in the future, as well as their name and address. Peterson said Apple has hired Gary Reynolds and Associates, a marketing finn based in Wisconsin, to verify contest winners and handle promotions. Politicians continued from Paso :i other candidates knowledge of foreign policy is limited. "We don't gel briefing from Casper Weinberger. We respond to what vve read in U.S. News and World Report." I le says be is most concerned with middle-income families tiiat must put their children through college, hut are not eligible lor federal financial aid To remedy the problem, he has devised a student savings in vestment plan that would grant parents tax deductions on their savings for college hound t hildren. 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