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TheHousebegandebatetodayonathree-yearbilltobattraffickinganduseofillegaldrugs.ThemeasurehasthesupportofmostrepresentativesandHouseSpeakerThomasONeillsayshee_pectsittopassbytomorrow.Amongotherthings,thebillwouldincreasepenaltiesforviolators,providemoneytoincreasedrugenforcementandcoastguardpersonnel,andrequiredrugproducingcountriestoestablisheradicationprogramsasaconditionofUSsupportfordevelopmentloans.

Aculturale_changebetweentheUSandtheSovietUnionmayfaceanAmericanboycottunlessUSNewsandWorldReportcorrespondent,NicholasDaniloff,isfreedfromaMoscowjail.AnAmericanstyletownmeetingisscheduledtotakeplaceinLatviane_tweek,butthetwohundredseventyAmericansduetotakepartsaytheywontgoifDaniloffremainsinjail.TheyaddthedecisionisapersonaloneandisnotbeingmadebytheReaganAdministrationinretaliationfortheDaniloffdetention.

EgyptianandIsraelinegotiatorshavereachedagreementonresolvingtheTababorderdispute,clearingthewayforasummitbetweenthetwocountriestobegintomorrow.EgyptianPresidentHosniMubarakandIsraeliPrimeMinisterShimonPereswillmeetinAle_andria.DetailsoftheTabaagreementhavenotbeenmadeavailable.

TheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativesisdebatinganomnibusdrugbillande_pectstopassthemeasuretomorrow.Thoughthebillhasattractedstrongbipartisansupport,NPRsCokeyRobertsreportsthedebateontheissuepointsupthedifferencesbetweenpoliticalparties.

WhenCongressreturnedfromtheFourthofJulyrecess,HouseSpeakerTipONeillsaidtherewasonlyonethingmembersweretalkingaboutinthecloak-room:

drugs.TheDemocratsquicklypulledtogetherchairmenfromtwelvedifferentmitteestodraftadrugpackage.Then,stungbycriticismthattheywereactinginapartisanfashion,theDemocraticleadersinvitedtheRepublicanstojointheminthenewlydeclaredwarondrugs.So,whenthebillcametotheHousefloortoday,thepartyleadersledoffdebate.Te_asDemocratJimWright.

Itstimetodeclareanall-outwar,tomobilizeourforces,publicandprivate,nationalandlocal,inatotalcoordinatedassaultuponthismenace,whichisdrainingoureconomyofsometwohundredandthirtybilliondollarsthisyear,slowlyrottingawaythefabricofoursociety,seducingandkillingouryoung.Thatitwilltakemoneyishardlydebatable.Wecantfightartillerywithspitballs.

Thequestionofjusthowmuchmoneythismeasurewillcosthasnotbeenansweredtothesatisfactionofallmembers.Democratssayitsoneandhalfbilliondollarsoverthreeyears,withalmostsevenhundredthousandforne_tyear.Republicansclaimthepricetagwillrunhigherandaretryingtoemphasizeotheraspectsofthedrugbattle,aspectswhichtheythinkplaybetterinRepublicancaigns.MinorityleaderRobertMichel.

Theultimatecureforthedrugepidemicmustefromwithintheheartofeachindividualfacedwiththetemptationoftakingdrugs.Itisultimatelyaproblemofcharacter,ofwillpower,offamilyandmunity,andconcern,andpersonalpride.

Amongotheritems,thebillbeforetheHouseincreasespenaltiesformostdrugrelatedcrimes,setstheminimumjailtermoftwentyyearsfordrugtraffickingandmanufacturing,authorizesmoneyforthedrugenforcementadministrationandprisonconstruction,beefsuptheabilityofthecoastguardandcustomsservicetostopdrugsingintothiscountry,andcreatesprogramsfordrugeducation.ThevarioussectionsofthemeasuregiveHousemembersleopportunitytospeakonanissuewheretheywanttheirvoicesheard.MarylandDemocraticBarbaraMcCulskywasnominatedfortheSenateyesterday.Today,shespoketothepartofthebillwhichfundsdrugeradicationprogramsinforeigncountries.

Whenwefoughtyellowfever,wedidntgoatitonemosquitoatatime.Wewentrighttothesw.ThatswhattheForeignAffairssectionofthislegislationwilldo.Itwillgotothesws,orwherecocaineiseithergrown,refined,ormanufactured.

RepublicanHensonMooreisrunningfortheSenateinLouisiana.Hespoketothepartofthedrugbillwhichchangesthetradelawsforcountrieswhichdealindrugs.

Weremovingtostopsomething;

itsabsolutelyidiotic.Itneedstobestopped:

thissituationofwhereacountrycanselllegallytousontheonehandandillegallytousunderthetable,sellingdrugsinthiscountrypoisoningouryoungpeopleandourpopulation.

TodayinChina,inNanjing,balloons,firecrackersandliondancersmarkthededicationoftheJohnsHopkinsUniversity-NanjingUniversityCenterforChineseandAmericanStudies.ForthefirsttimesinceWorldWarII,ChineseandAmericanstudentswillattendagraduateinstitutioninChinathatisadministeredjointlybyacademicorganizationsthatareworldsapartfigurativelyandliterally.NPRsSusanStanbergreports.

Cross-culturalencounterscanbee_tremelyenriching;

cross-culturalencounterscanbeutterlyabsurd.

Letssee.Thatwouldbeeighty-seven.So,...ba-shi-qi-nian-qian,...letssee,...equal...propositionequal,...

HereswhatthatAmericanwastryingtosayinChinese.

Fourscoreandsevenyearsago,ourfathersbroughtforthonthiscontinentanewnation...anewnationconceivedinliberty,anddedicatedtothepropositionthatallmenarecreatedequal.

NowyoudonthavetobedealingwithclassicAmericanoratorytorunintoproblems.InplanningfortheCenterforChineseandAmericanStudies,therewasmuchdebateastowhetherthenewauditoriumontheNanjingcusshouldhaveaflatorslopedfloor.Ifthefloorwereflat,theauditoriumcouldbeusedfordances,forparties,butaslopedfloorwouldbebetterforlistening,forviewingfilmsandslides.

Theargumentfinallywonoutthatforpracticalreasonsaflatfloorwouldbebestbecauseit...itreallywouldmakeitamulti-purposeroom.Youwouldnthavetofi_thefurniture.

StephenMullerisPresidentofJohnsHopkinsUniversity,theUSendofthisSino-Americanjointventureinlearning.

So,aflatfloorwasbuilt.OnlytheChineseinbuildingitfinallyendedupwithaflatfloorbutattwodifferentlevels,onehigherthantheother.So,ifyouwanttouseitfordances,youeitherhavetohaveveryshortwomenwithverytallmenorviceversa.

Twenty-fourAmericansandthirty-si_Chineseofmi_edheightsarethefirststudentsattheHopkins-NanjingCenter.NanjingusedtobeNanking,bytheway,backinthedayswhenBeijingwasPeking.TheAmericanswilltakeclassesinChinesehistory,economics,trade,politics,allfromChinesefaculty.TheChinesewillstudytheUSwithAmericanuniversityprofessors.JohnsHopkinsPresidentStephenMullersaysthisisadvancedstudywork.AlltheChinesestudentsareproficientinEnglish;

alltheAmericanshavemastersdegreesplusfluencyinChinese.

Thetwenty-fourAmericansefromabouteighteencollegesanduniversities.Nooneinstitutioninthiscountryproducesthatmanypeopleofthischaracter;

sothatsabeginning.Nanjingisnottheplace;

theCenterisnottheplacetogo,ifyouwantadoctorateinChinesehistoryorChineselanguageorChineseliteratureorwhatever.Thisisapre-professionalprogram.

WhichmeansthemenandwomenwhospendtheyearattheNanjingCenterwillendupasdiplomatsorbusinesspeopleinoneanotherscountry.

OurhopeisthattheAmericans,tospeakaboutthose,whoaregoingtobeincidentallyroomingwithChineseroommates,whichisaveryinterestingthingtheChineseagreeto,thattheAmericanswillnotonlybringayearoflivinginChina,ayearofhavingstudiedwithChinesefacultyandhearingtheChineseviewofChineseforeignpolicyineconomicsandsoon,thattheywillalsohavethekindoffriendsamongChineseroughlytheiragewhoaregoingtobedealingwiththeUnitedStates.Thatwillslowly,overtheyears,createarealwork,ifyouwill,ifpeoplewho,becausetheyvehadthismone_perience,candealwitheachotherveryeasilyand,youknow,bekindofarallyingpoint-anoldboy,oldgirlwork,asitwere.

HopkinsPresidentMulleradmitsthatasimplee_changeprogram-ChinesestudentsingtotheUS,andAmericanstudentsgoingtoChina-wouldinvolvefarfewerheadachesthanrunningjointlyanacademicinstitutiononforeignsoil.PlusthesuccessoftheHopkins-NanjingCenterdependsonundependables,likecontinuingsweetSino-Americanrelationsandbeingabletoattractfunding.Andtheresthiswrinkle.

Someofthepeoplewhowillstudythere,withoutanyquestion,willprobablyefromorafterwardsentertheintelligencemunity.Thatitsreallydesirablethatpeoplewhodothathavethatkindofbackground.Wereveryhonestaboutthat,butitssoeasytodenouncethewholethingasanespionagecenter,orsomething.Youknow,theresalotoffragilityinthisthing.

StephenMullerisPresidentofJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimore.TheHopkins-NanjingUniversityCenterforChineseandAmericanStudieswasdedicatedtodayinChina.ImSusanStanberg.

HowdoyousaygoodluckinChinese

Dontknow.IdontknowChinese.

Youdbetterlearn.

ThatsaphraseIshouldknow.Yes.

Lesson6

TheSenatehasvotedtooverridePresidentReagansvetoofsanctionsagainstSouthAfricabyadecisiveseventy-eighttotwenty-one.AstheHousehasalreadyvotedtooverride,thesanctionsnowbeelaw.NPRsLindaWertheimerreports.Americancivilrightsleaders,includingMrs.CarettaScottKing,watchedtheSenatedebatefromtheSenatefamilygalleryasmembersarguednotsomuchaboutsanctionsandtheefficacyofsanctions,moreaboutthechoicebetweenaffirmingthebillalrea