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Council members and are not
nearly as tough as those imposed
on Iraq when it invaded Kuwait.
MANAMA, Bahrain — U.N.
experts returned from Iraq on
Wednesday after blowing up
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“technical core” of its nuclear
program.
Team leader Dimitri Perricos
said up to 1,000 people, most of
them Iraqi workers, were involved
Lewis’ term expires on March
21, 1994.
ance of Hogan’s term until a
replacement is named conforms
to various general opinions of
the state attorney.
“This is normal, and it’s le-
gal,” he said.
“Until the vacancy is filled,
she’ll continue to serve.”
Hogan’s technically vacant seat
brings the current number of un-
filled OU regent posts to two.
The second seat was vacated
in early March by then-Vice
Chairwoman Sylvia Lewis, who
resigned with one year remain-
ing in her term. The first black
woman ever to serve on the OU
board, Lewis cited ill health as
the cause of her resignation.
The governor must appoint
replacements for both
positions.
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Although there is Arab senti-
ment against the sanctions, na-
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U.N. resolution~passed March 31
; arms sale
The former chairwoman of
the OU Board of Regents will
attend this morning’s board
meeting in Norman as a full vot-
ing member, despite the fact
that her term technically ended
in March.
Although she retains her reg-
ular seat, Regent Sarah Hogan
of Oklahoma City no longer I
holds the chairmanship follow-
ing the board’s March meeting
in Elk City and the election of
new Chairman Murray Gullatt
of Tulsa.
The regents will meet at 8
a.m. today in Dining Rooms 5
and 6 of the Oklahoma Memo-
rial Union.
core.”
The team leader spoke at a
news conference in Bahrain, re-
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ADMINISTRATION REPORTER
but a defiant Libya tried to flout the grounding of flights, land and
them by sending its jets into the " ' ■ - . - -
sky. They were turned away.
Libya hinted it might retaliate
. aca-
demic life and cultural enrich-
ment, and leadership and mary goals administrators have in
Recommendations made re-
ence,” Lewis said.
He also met with eight Norman
campus Faculty Senate leaders. Ul lllt UUUU]
f “Ihfard some interesting ideas at the OU Foundation Building’. equipmentW‘identifUied
very good experience, Lewis from the Faculty Senate executive T ----- ’
committee about issues of con-
campus for university evaluation i
ByHolly Clanahan ing/ telecommunications, Lehr leadership development
ADMINISTRATION REPORTER said. The second subcommittee •
Davis said the subcommittee looked for ways to modernize the ;
. . - . - • education outside the class- technology currently in place in '
Cr_eJdl^,tl,?n .revie* every 10 years r.oom looked at areas> aca' OU classrooms.
Moore said there are four pri-
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mind regarding computer / tele-
communications technology.
These are:
• One personal computer for ev-
Libyan jets barred, ordered to go home
ASSOCIATED PRESS by expelling diplomats and an- i ‘ ’
TOTD„TT ... “ " nounced no Libyan airline tickets than crippling’ They donoT’in-
, Tn!? -by3 ~ Gentries would be sold to citizens of coun- elude a boycott of Libya’s oil
barred Libyan jets from their air- tries supporting the sanctions,
space and ordered diplomats to go
home on Wednesday, tightening a w
noose around the Arab country to tions in" the region abided by
pressure it to turn over suspects in ’ •’ —
the bombing of Pan AM Flight 103. banning
• encouraging leadership devel-
the trends that have developed work or programs
two committees focused on ar-
eas that are of a high degree of
educational environment be- faculty who* act
Ardmore, who left the board for
health reasons earlier that
month.
“It’s been a very good day, a
said. “I heard a lot of good
New regent spends day on campus
ADMINISTRATION REPORTER — Takes time to listen to ideas
The newest member of the OU thoughts about the university.”
Board of Regents spent Wednes- Lewis began the day at 8:30
day visiting Norman campus ad- a.m. by meeting with all OU exec- Legal Counsel Fred Gipson,
ministrators and touring universi- utive officers for coffee in the / ‘ ’ ----
ty facilities during his first full- president’s conference room. Beth Wilson and Ron Burton,
Meetings followed throughout executive director of the OU
December. ard Van Hom, Interim Provost
Regent C.S. “Budge” Lewis Richard Gipson and the four
was <
to complete the unfinished term
Beth Wilson and Ron Burton,
day orientation in Norman since I ‘" r "—J J “
assuming his seat in late the day with OU President Rich- Foundation before touring The
campus.
He then proceeded to a 5:15
the OU regents, at which the
sives trigger that starts a nuclear
chain reaction.
Iraq claimed it used the bunker national Atomic Energy Agency,
At least two ton’s of dynamite
al-Atheer, Perricos said.
elude a boycott of Libya’s oil
sales, which account for 90 per-
cent of the country’s earnings.
British Foreign Secretary
Douglas Hurd told British Broad-
casting Corp, radio that oil sanc-
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lhe punitive measures were calling on countries to cut back a significant step, since the cur-
approved by the United Nations, Libyan diplomatic staffs. Despite rent sanctions receive only luke-
sea links remained, including fer-
ry service to Malta.
At this point, the sanctions
nine representatives of the North professional development.
Central Association of Colleges Recommendations made re
and Schools will visit and evaluate garding academic life and cultural
* enrichment include:
• developing a long-range plan to ery four students
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Wednesday, Roland Lehr, special minorities networked PCs
assistant to the provost, said ad-
ministrators “fully anticipate be-
ing accredited.”
Dan Davis, Dean of the Col- advising
lege of Liberal Studies, said, “I r
don’t think there’s any real ques- fit the schedules of working
tion about (being accredited.)” students
Even so, Lehr, Davis and Allen *_ J
Moore, executive assistant to the lated suggestions in the areas of
extensive reports for the accredit- ment which include:
ing^team’s perusal. • informing students about exist-
committees, one to formulate an
Alleged Iraqi nuclear plants destroyed
ASSOCIATED PRESS used in atom bombs to focus the gional headquarters of the U.N.
impact of the conventional explo- inspectors’ Special Commission.
Perricos, a Greek who is an of-
ficial of the Vienna-based Inter-
!7?.’th^ds .°f- ?! abru.lldings and for petrochemical projects. said another team would travel to
At least two tons of dynamite al-Atheer next month to finish
were used for the demolition at destroying nuclear facilities.
al-Atheer, Perricos said. “I don’t think anybody was
He said his 26-member team feeling very cheerful, either
“put a stop” to Iraq’s nuclear from the Iraqi side or our side,”
■ j * weapon program, “and we were Perricos said when asked how
in the demolition of key facilities very careful to do that by doing the Iraqis felt. “I think that be-
4 1 miles southeast of Baghdad, away with the technical core.” tween technical people, nobody
He said one destroyed bunker The team leader spoke at a likes to destroy the work of the
contained high-explosive lenses, news conference in Bahrain, re- other.”
Universities must go up for ac-
and OU’s time has come.
Beginning April 27, a team of
nine representatives of the North
-------- Association of Colleges
the campus.
Speaking to members of the r...o o ._„e.
Employee Executive Council improve the environment for
• expanding career development • Access to networked library cat-
services alogs, many library materials and
• continuing progress in academic other services
• Access provided from the user’s
location
Moore discussed other goals,
students such as the hiring of more sup-
The sub-committee also formu- port staff, the development of
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president, have prepared several leadership and personal develop- and the updating of computer
hardware and software.
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The men formed three sub- ing organizations were necessary because incoming
committees, one to formulate an • encouraging leadership devel- students are increasingly comput-
overall picture of OU, including opment by offering related course er literate.
the trends that have developed work or programs “When students come in from
over the last 10 years. The other • increasing funding for work- high schools, we don’t want them
shops, internships and attendance to regress,” Moore said.
at professional workshops However, Moore said in order
• developing incentives to reward for these changes to be effected,
t as sponsors or
mentors for professional and
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Rutherford, Dan. The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 76, No. 153, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1992, newspaper, April 16, 1992; Norman, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1819280/m1/3/: accessed July 12, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center.