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UPI bureau editor says government appeassed Iranians By Kimberly Cihlar Gamecock StsH Writer The Washington editor of the United Press International bureau has accused the U.S. government of allowing aliens to cross the nation's borders in an attempt to appease the Iranian government. Ron Cohen spoke at a meeting of the USC chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Professional Journalists, March 27 and said "There is tacit approval (of allowing Iranian immigrants easy access into the U.S.) solely because the American government does not want to upset i : ? 1 ?* iuc u diuaii government. UPI WORKERS spent nine hours at the Kennedy International Airport in New York and observed immigrants from Iran gaining entry into the United States more easily than American citizens returning from foreign vacations, Cohen said. "We saw one(Iranian) get in without a visa carrying 8 x 10 black and white photos of Iran," he said. The photos depicted a long, narrowing hallway with gas masks in front of doors. When an attempt was made to turn the pictures over to the FBI, the photos were refused by the U1 I II/.U 11U11. President Carter maintains United States borders are carefully monitored, Cohen said, but "This is obviously not true. Iranians with field manuals on how to manufacture bombs and clean weapons passed through immigration and no effort was made to turn them away at the borders," Cohen said. COHEN SAID UPI is not the most financially affluent wire service, but it has been covering the 1980 presidential campaign extensively. A year before the elections, UPI assigned a reporter to each major and minor presidential candidate and developed detailed 1200 word stories on each man. Sen. Edward Kennedy has no money for a presidential campaign, Cohen said. UPI covered Kennedy for nearly four months and he was "kind of funny," Cohen said. "One day he's a spellbinder, and some days he's discombobulated." he said. "I think if Kennedy wanted to complain, he'd have a good case against the press. There have been some real hatchet jobs on him," Cohen said. "He's just like vevery other candidate." RONALD RKAGAN has been giving the same speech for 10 years. uonen said. "II Keagan keeps going he'll have the same name as his party, grand and old," he said. Much of the campaign news has to be carefully analyzed because minor faults are over-reported. Cohen said. He said he could not predict who will win the presidency because "It's that kind of year." V s 4 ) r^ 9 jflSSBBB^SSPx/y/^r April Tickets: USC Stu< flvcxi sponsored bi< V * ' ' - 'r WHHHinMNMMBaMHMMMMMMMMMnMMaUMaMMMMNMMMMMMMMMMM v .< ? '' v " .. ' ',? *. , V ? . - ,.y K ,> /... y v , ' ' * * if >**"1^^ ^ * v>t v / S-'% ? / -.,. ' r fl V Xv\ IW 1 \ > '"" ??IUI1?10I Viuumaiiiid. I ! , QZU ***" Ntii^ 1 I hMTCWTafpMUILJ.T.V^ftM.J.T.1 JillPiraBM offer expires April 20, 1980 | i ^nitiiiri nuum mriiiwi a milthm , J DeH JIJQ em^o M id nigh t 7 _rr _ __ j 2009 Greene Street ^ K Wednesday iiikX W niifnrH V 4 from Augusta, Ga. Wyfl C / Before Midnight Happy Hour J L 1 from 10-12 on Wednesday I T / Thurs., Fri.CSiSat. Jp Little _ ? criminals ~ , , . from New York Coming next weekend... Eric Quincv Tate ^ 31 . r USC Cultural * ? ? ? ? ? . - w i i vy presents )tte pympfiony Grcoestra ?o Driehuys, musical Director with Guest Soloist wBmmmnmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmm? The Township lO lOftn ft-nn rt/v* f I / W S/ V/ ^ III Public $5.00, $4.00 Jents: $3.00, $2.00 lable: RHUU Activities Office |m3 I > I The RHUU Cultural Series Committee L ? L ' 1 , & ? i i - ?