Lexington Herald-Leader from Lexington, Kentucky • 9

LtX'iC'Of 1 rJAi' VSVbta 19 A9 From the front page Sununu than some economists portrayed it and that the man they chme as Ronald success was capable of doing the jb don't share concerns about George Buh's ability to deal with fundamental problems" Thatcher said Ifredicttng a "continuity of with Bush the prime minister described him as stranger to me" because of his last eight years as vice president and the trips he took to Europe on missions such as the installation erf US intermediate-range missiles in the allied countries Aside from Reagan and Bush the only other top US official whom Thatcher spent much time with was Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan who Wednesday issued a blunt warning that the president and Congress soon must cut the federal deficit among the Republican party's right wing Hush passed over his current chief of staff and transition co-director Craig Fuller 37 A disappointed Fuller a political moderate whwe strength was keeping Bush's office organized told the vice president he would leave government service when the new administration txik over Jam 20 friends said But transition officials are promoting Fuller fir a Cabinet job possibly transportation secretary and he has nut ruled out accepting such a post Bush noted that Sununu who has scored in the genius range on IQ tests holds a doctorate in engineering from Massachusetts Institute erf Technology an unnusual background for White House chief of staff experience will bring to my administratkm a refreshing new perspective that in my view is broaden its base by emphasizing politics" Atwater who would replace Frank Fahrenkopf must be elected by the Republican Natiunal Com mittee in January but by tradition the pony accepts the person chusen by a new president Atwater 37 is a scrappy South Carolina native known for his political savvy and hardball tactics A former aide to Sen Strom Thurmond Atwater ran Resident Reagan's general election campaign in four Southern states in 1980 then served as a White House political aide and Reagan's deputy campaign manager in 1984 As chairman of the Republican National Committee Atwater said he would to try to breathe new life into the ptirty at the grass-roots level The party has won five of the last six presidential elections but has made little progress in state and local races Republicans control only eight state legislatures and the GOP has not been the majtrity party in the LX House of Representatives Visit with Thatcher British IVime Minister Margaret Thatcher met with Bush yesterday and urged Americans to give the president-elect time to resolve the budget deficit am confident that hrf (Bush) and his advisers will in feet deal in due time with the deficit in a measured and responsible way" Thatcher said at a news conference she called after her one-hour breakfast meeting with Bash Winding up a two-day visit to Washington Thatcher spent her final hours reassuring the American public in television interviews and at her news conference that the US economy was healthier cians in advising their patients on aspirin use to help prevent recurrences of transient ischemic attacks sometimes called or heart attack or angina The agency said that it eventually would write aspirin labeling on use of the product to reduce the risk of initial heart attack in some people but that complete data from the Health Study had yet to be fully reviewed That was the study that created a stir when the New England Journal of Medicine reported Jan 28 that the survey suggested a reduction of heart attack risk among healthy adult males who took an aspirin every other day Doctor urges medication for 250 Miss students ENTERPRISE Miss (AP) At least 250 students in the Enterprise School District should receive preventive medication for tuberculosis because of their contact with a senior who has the respiratory disease officials said Dr Margaret Morrison state health officer for the east Mississippi area said the disease may have spread because the unidentified student who is hospitalized had attended school for sane time before he sought medical treatment Morrison said the faculty and all 800 students in the rural two schools were tested for TB She said die 16 people who' tested positive are on medication changing their labeling soon now that the FDA has made dear its intention agency officials said The aspirin warning is oily part of a broader document called an Internal Analgesic Monograph issued yesterday It addresses many issues involving over-the-counter pain relievers and was published in the Federal Register The document said for example that the outside advisory panel that recommended the new aspirin warning found insufficient evidence that caffeine increases the effective action of other ingredients in popular pain relievers However drug manufacturers have since submitted additional data to buttress their argument fa continuing to indude caffeine and die FDA said products such as Excedrin and Anadn could continue to include caffeine while the issue was reviewed more fully An accompanying proposal on non-prescription menstrual products would permit use of caffeine in combination with various pain relievers to relieve menstrual cramps and discomfort The FDA has concluded caffeine is useful in these applications as a diuretic a substance that inhibits the retention of fluids The document also incorporates suggested guidelines fa physi Herald-LeaderCharles Bertram KSU student Vanessa Giddens right addressed the school's board of regents yesterday critical to help move our country Bush said the right man for the jobT Sununu who was first elected chief executive of ew Hampshire in VMZ said he was considered a conservative Republican governor certainly am not going to change my personal philosophy but I recognize going into the White House my responsibility is to move policy in the direction that the president sets" he said Sununu who will remain as govermr until Jam 5 also said that as a presidential adviser he would concentrate on domestic issues because vice president clearly has all the experience in the world on foreign policy" In announcing his choice of Atwater to head the Republican I Bush praised his campaign director's organizing talents and said he hoped the party could last spring 1 Board chairman Tucker defended Wilkinson saying that when the governor called Tuesday night to offer his help Tucker urged Wilkinson to "send us some good regents I said do need them desperately because we may not get a quorum for this meeting' Tucker said he thought Wilson would be unable to attend meeting The board had a six-member quorum yesterday Tucker said he suggested Blackburn as a regent as well as several others including a blade lawyer from Hopkinsville whan he did not name Ron Berry a black KSU alumni and director of MicroCity Government also had been nominated several months ago Jefferson said KSU the historically black university now has a majority white enrollment and a new mission as the public liberal arts college But many speakers yesterday urged the board to remember the important role the university plays in educating black Kentuckians Burse said that KSU may have had controversies but that you end tip with is something that's experience with most other states is that most of the money comes in at the very Alex -Rose program chairman forcement Because of state confidentiality laws Rose could not identify any delinquent taxpayers He said the company making the $196000 payment was "a major corporation one whose name you would The 14 cents was owed on intangible property which includes stocks bonds and mutual funds Rose said From Page One approach the interests of the state of Israel" Sununu told reporters have no probk-m saying that it (the ILV resolution) ought to be repudiated that we ought to take actions at the UN to take that off the roll" The governor noting that he stands behind the principle of guaranteeing Israel's security in the Middle East added that as governor he signed proclamations commemorating Israel's 40th anniversary condemning the Holocaust and honoring B'rith a Jewish service organization In selecting Sununu a favorite KSU From Page One During a long and emotional meeting the board also amended its bylaws to give the regents more control over decisions to fire and suspend employees Regent Jim Frailie said the change meant Burse could not fire an employee without the approval although he may suspend employees Burse said he welcomed the board's increased involvement in personnel matters not worried about Burse told an overflow crowd of black students many of whom passionately urged the board to support Burse ami punish Chandler the board getting more active I have any problem with The Chandler controversy focused attention on rapid employee turnover at KSU especially among top administrators Board chairman Barney Tucker said the bylaw change was an attempt to bring more stability to the workforce But the tone overall was supportive of Burse who suspended Chandler with pay Oct 28 Tucker said the regents deplored suggestion that Mary Smith vice president for academic affairs was guilty of racism Chandler had refused to obey order that he conduct a national search for a new department chairman giving preference to a minority He had recommended a white man on the KSU faculty for the job By a 4-2 vote the board lifted suspension a move described by Tucker "as ending his paid vacation and said it expected Chandler to act professionally Tucker said the board had no -power to punish or fire Chandler for refusing to obey a superior without risking a lawsuit because he is a tenured professor Faculty regent Leola Travis and student regent Anthony Tichenor voted against the motion to reinstate Chandler saying the board should at least send him a letter of reprimand Tucker said that he would send Chandler a letter expressing his strong distaste for what he had done but that it would not be an official board action The board unanimously passed a motion in support of Smith Earlier in the day Gov Wallace Wilkinson appointed Frankfort banker Samuel Blackburn to replace George Wilson on the KSU board Wilson whose term had expired did not leant of his removal until he arrived in Frankfort yester- Amnesty From Page One Rose said 3500 corporations and individuals had applied for amnesty The average payment has been $1509 Although most applicants have been individuals corporations made the larger payments he said About half the money collected bo far came into Revenue Cabinet offices in the last week Rose said He said the state would likely meet its collection goal very encouraged" he said "The experience with most other states (amnesty programs) is that most of the money comes in at the very Since there is little incentive to pay earlier Rose speculated sane would probably keep their money in the bank earning interest until the deadline Gov Wallace Wilkinson proposed the program to help the state balance its budget without increasing taxes The legislature approved it in the spring day afternoon for the emergency meeting Wilson who is black did not participate in the meeting although Blackburn was not there Wilson former state corrections chief who now holds the same job in Ohio criticized action because none of the regents appointed by the governor are black Only two regents who were selected by the faculty and students are black Wilson who was replaced as state corrections chief by Wilkinson said he expected to be replaced but "they could have done it more timely or with more Lexington Urban County Council member Robert Jefferson said Wilkinson should have filled two vacancies before replacing a black regent An alumnus of KSU Jefferson addressed die board yesterday question why the governor would take a black off the board on the day erf a controversy and replace him with a white when there are already two vacancies on the The KSU board has had the two vacant seats since the death of regent Luska Twyman the first black mayor of Glasgow in January and the resignation of a white member Sue Speed of Louisville To obtain amnesty the taxpayer must file an application Applications are available at Revenue Cabinet Taxpayer Service Centers county property valuations administrators offices and at many public libraries In addition to collecting $10 million by Dec 16 the Revenue Cabinet hopes to collect another $10 million through increased tax en 1.