GADHAFI SKIPS APPEARANCE

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• Publication Date: June 12, 1986
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PRESIDENT REAGAN
pledges to "do our utmost"
violations of law should be
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as not- conclusive and has
sible explanations.
men for the Honduran
had no immediate com-
? is enough evidence to be
d that humanitarian assist-
not be reaching the fn-
!neficiaries," Conahan said.
sclosures? come shortly be-
gress is scheduled to vote
:tent Reagan's request for
Ilion in new military- and
aid to the rebels, who
oust the leftist Sandinista
ent of Nicaragua.
Matamoros, spokesman
irgest rebel group, the Ni-
t Democratic Force, said
?ing was "a political exer-
. up "in order to paralyze
cy" of backing the contras.
;peculation has reached the
CONTRAS, A28, Col. 1
resident Reagan, defending his intention tl to join. in the things they're talking
to break with the SALT II strategic arms" about-arms reduction," Reagan said. "And,
treaty because of alleged Soviet violations, if nothing is done, then we'll make the deci-
promised last night that the United States sion with regard to that plane."
will "do our utmost" in the months ahead to Reagan misunderstood two" questions in
draw the Soviet Union into talks on a replace- the half-hour session at the White House.
ment treaty that would reduce superpower Asked about yesterday's Warsaw Pact pro-
arsenals. posal for major troop reductions, he re-
In a nationally televised news conference in sponded about a separate Soviet proposal on.
which he appeared halting and sometimes reducing strategic weapons. Asked about yes-
confused, Reagan emphasized that the United terday's Supreme Court decision on abortion,
States will seek to talk to the Soviets about a he responded about a decision. earlier this
"definite arms-reduction program" before ex- week in the "Baby Doe" case.
ceeding the -SALT II limits when the 131st See PRESIDENT, A19, Col. 1
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Gadhafi Skips Appea'ithce
Libyan Addresses Nation on TV Instead"
By Loren Jenkins
Washington Post Foreign Service
. TRIPOLI, Libya,. June 11-Amid
signs of confusion in his govern-
ment,-Libya's ruler, Col. Moammar
Gadhafi, today failed to, make a
promised personal appearance to
mark a national holiday here and ap-
peared instead on national televi-
sion. He renewed his verbal attacks
on the United States and again ex-
pressed interest in an alliance with
the Soviet Bloc to counter U.S.
pressure.
In a rambling speech that marked
the 16th anniversary of Libya's
takeover of the U.S. Air Force's
former Wheelus Base outside Trip-
art Nullifies Pennsylvania Abortion Curb
-4 Vote Reaffirms 1973 Decision; Administration Rebuffed
By Al Kamen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Supreme Court, rejecting
f the Reagan administration,
lay strongly reaffirmed its
decision legalizing abortion
?uck down by a 5-to-4 vote a
lvania law that the justices
tempted to "intimidate" wo-
!eking abortions.
ce Harry A. Blackmun, who
the 1973 decision, Roe v.
announced the opinion from
the bench yesterday; raising his
voice as he said, "We reaffirm once
again the general principles" of that
decision.
The court invalidated a Pennsyl-
vania law that required doctors,
before providing abortions, to tell
women of the "detrimental physical
and psychological effects" of abor-
tion, to describe various stages of
fetal development, and to discuss
aid that might be available if she
decided not to have an abortion. .
The law also required physicians
oli, Gadhafi appeared ' dispirited,
speaking of arming every Libyan
village and fortifying every inch of
its long Mediterranean coastline
against a U.S. invasion in a war he
said might last 10 years or more.
Speaking from a television studio
in an undisclosed location, in a low,
often muffled, voice and a Bedouin
Arabic that at times left many na-
tive Arab speakers confused as to
his meaning, Gadhafi renewed his
threat to send "suicide squads" to
the- United 'States as a "deterrent"
against U.S. aggression. %
Libyan Information Ministry of-
ficials said they could not explain
why Gadhafi failed to appear in per-
See LIBYA, A38, Col. 1
to provide the state with extensive
reports on each abortion, to have
two doctors present during late-
pregnancy abortions and to use
methods least risky to the fetus'
possible survival.
Blackmun said a "close analysis of
those provisions" shows they were
designed "to deter a woman from
making a decision that, with her
physician, is hers to make."
"The states are not free, under
the guise of protecting maternal
See-COURT, AS, Col. 1
NASA's Mulloy
Acknowledges
Pref light Errors;,
By Charles Fishman
Washington Post Staff Writer ?
. Lawrence B. Mulloy, the NASA
engineer often singled out for crit-
icism for his role in the. Challenger
accident, acknowledged for the first
time yesterday that "we took a step
too far" and said he just "wasn't
smart enough" to solve the prob-
lems that led to the disaster. '
He said in a telephone interview
that if he and his colleagues 'had
properly analyzed the information
available to them before the launch,
they would have realized that cold
weather could cause the joint to fail.
A sound analysis "just wasn't done
and it should have. been," he said.
In a related development, Pres-
ident Reagan said at his news con-
ference last night that no specific
individuals should be held account-
able for the accident. "I don't be-
lieve there was any deliberate or
criminal intent in any way on the
part of anyone," Reagan said, add-
ing that the accident was the result
of "complacency ... a carelessness
that grew out of success."
The decision of the commission
investigating the accident not to.
hold individual NASA managers re-
sponsible has come in for sharp crit-
icism from some members of Con- ?
gress since the report's release
Monday.
Mulloy, who was in charge of the
shuttle's rocket boosters at the
time they caused the Challenger
accident, continued to' defend his,
See SHUTTLE, A14, Co11.4 --
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Libya's Gad!afi Avoids ?
Appearance at Festivities
son for the anniversary of the turn-
over of the Wheelus Air Base, as
had been his habit since it happened
in 1970.
It was clear from the invitation
extended to foreign journalists in
Europe and the Middle East to at-
tend the anniversary that Gadhafi
had intended to make a personal ap-
pearance-his first before western-
ers since the U.S. bombing of Trip-
oli and Benghazi on April 15.-
As late as last-night, Information
Ministry officials were telling re-
cently arrived reporters that some-
thing "big" would happen and that
they "would not be disappointed."
Today, however, Libyan radio
and television suddenly began an-
nouncing that Gadhafi would deliver
a message to the nation by televi-
sion and radio at 6 p.m. There was
no explanation of why he would not
appear at the rally.
Western diplomats speculated
that either Gadhafi had been re-
MOAMMAR GADHAFI .
... rumors about his status spread
There were indications at the
Green Square today that Gadhafi's
role had waned. In one of the two
reviewing stands for guest, only 18
diplomats were present, all from
Third World countries. There have
been reports that Moscow was dis-
satisfied with Gadhafi and had ac-
cused him of provoking the U.S.
raid.
In the second stand for guests,
where other. dignitaries normally
gather, there was only a delegation
from Morocco.
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ident. He also asked other Arabs to
organize "revolutionary Arab
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reactionary Arab regimes, whom he
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strained by fellow officers in the
Revolutionary Council-in which,
according to rumors here, he has
been forced. to share some of his
power since the -U.S. raid-or he
was depressed, sick or afraid to ap-
pear in public.
"We don't have long-distance
missiles, but we have other things,"
Gadhafi said during the nearly two-
hour speech, received largely with
indifference here in the Libyan cap-
ital, where a rally and parade to
mark the occasion drew no more
than 2,000 spectators.
"We have suicide squads so that
there is a deterrent," he said. "We
are capable of striking and exhaust-
ing America."
"We must be prepared to die," he
said. "We are not afraid of the
American terrorists. We are not
afraid of nuclear bombs. We must
? fight and dance at the same time.
We do not want to live under con-
stant terror. We are ready to make
an alliance with the Soviet Union
and the Socialist Bloc. The non-
aligned movement is not enough."
Ending his speech, he smiled
'briefly at the cameras and said, "We
are waiting for the Americans-and
so are the fish."
Gadhafi touched on several top-
ics, including Palestine, Israel, Nic-
aragua, the need for Arab unity, the
state of the economy, and even Yu-
goslav development projects in Lib-
ya. But he singled out King Hussein
of Jordan for special invective be-
cause of his meeting this week with
President Reagan, whom Gadhafi
called "Israel's mad dog."
Gadhafi urged Jordanians to
stage a "very strong demonstration
against King Hussein" to protest his
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the
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are waiting for the Americans-and
so are the fish."
Gadhafi touched on several top-
ics, including Palestine, Israel, Nic-
aragua, the need for Arab unity, the
state of the economy, and even Yu-
goslav development projects in Lib-
ya. But he singled out King Hussein
of Jordan for special invective be-
cause of his meeting this week with
President Reagan, whom Gadhafi
called "Israel's mad dog."
Gadhafi urged Jordanians ' to
stage a "very strong demonstration
against King Hussein" to protest his
meeting with the American pres-
ident. He also asked other Arabs to
organize "revolutionary Arab
forces" to "make explosions" against
reactionary Arab regimes, whom he
did not name.
After his speech ended and the
ragged parade of his supporters
marched through Tripoli's Green
Square tonight, two effigies of Hus-
sein were paraded around on mock
gallows, then beaten into oblivion.
Ever since the U.S. raid, Gadhafi
.,has kept a very low profile. He has
made several televised speeches
and appearances on television with
foreign delegations or local officials
in recent months, but no personal:.
appearances.
11Ms w ereabouts have been a
state secret, and he is not believed
to have been living in Tripoli, where
U.S. bombs destroyed his barracks
home. Diplomats here believe he
moves frequently between the
desert oasis of Sabah and his wife's
home district near Beyda in eastern
Libya.
There have been rumors that
fellow officers have been pressuring
him to stay out of the limelight and
relinquish his overall leadership of
the country in favor of a more col-
lective rule. Whether this has hap-
pened remains unclear, but today's
confusion added fuel to this spec-
ulation.
Post Adopts
New Spelling of
Libyan's Name
With today's editions, The Wash-
ington Post is adopting Moammar-
Gadhafi as the Romanized spelling
of the Libyan leader's name.
Previously, the Post spelled his
name Muammar Qaddafi.
. The new spelling also has been
adopted by The Associated Press
and United Press International.
Until recently, Gadhafi would
write out his name only in Arabic
script. Transliterations of his name
into Roman characters by official
Libyan sources differed greatly.
This has led to a variety of spellings
throughout the western press.
Within the past few weeks, how-
ever, the Libyan leader has sent let-
ters to several Americans in which
his name in Arabic script appears
over 'the typed signature block:
Moammar Gadhafi.
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