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Volume CXI, Number 63	University of Southern California	Friday, April 20,1990
In Brief
Nicaraguan foes at peace after nine years of civil war
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nine years of civil war that took 30,000 lives appeared near an end Thursday when Contra guerrillas, leftist Sandinistas and the incoming government agreed to a truce and a deadline for the rebels to disarm.
"With this accord we conclude the peace process that started with the elections,” said Antonio Lacayo, senior negotiator for President-elect Violeta Barrios de Chamorro.
The accord sets a cease-fire that began at noon Thursday; the withdrawal of Sandinista military forces at least 12 miles from the borders of five security zones, to be completed by Saturday; and the immediate gathering of all Contra fighters within the zones.
Missions from the United Nations and the Organization of American States — as well as Roman Catholic Cardinal Miguel Obando y Bravo — were charged with supervising the cease-fire and demobilization.
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Concerned tram drivers fear for jobs
By Paul Malcolm
Staff Writer
With the departure of Duane Hickling, executive director of Operations and Management, fromj^e university at the end of the sem^sjtffTsome tram operators have voiced concern that promises he made to them may not be kept once he is gone.
In the last year of his nine-year stay, Hickling was faced with the integration of the campus transportation services including Escort Service, van pools and commuter programs and tram services under Parking Operations.
The integration caused tram drivers, who are employed year-round, to worry that their jobs may be shortened to the same nine-month period that Parking Operations' employees work.
Hickling, in a meeting with tram drivers three weeks ago, promised them their 12-month positions and assuredthem no changes would be made in their pay scales or tenure.
"I made sure they would remain 12 months. The move was a lateral move within the university, so no change was made in pay scale," Hickling said.
One tram driver, however, who did not wish to be identified, said he is worried that the promises may not be kept.
"Once he's gone, the new guy may say 'Who's Hickling?' Everybody may get amnesia if we go down there with a gripe," the driver said.
The driver also raised fears that the integration may not work out as planned, especially if nine-month workers complain of having their three-month jobs given to the tram drivers.
"It might be a better operation and it (See Hickling, page 12)
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$7 million donation to aid smog research
the institute studies alternatives to tradi tional uses of hydrocarbons in order to extend their dwindling supplies. The chief goal is to reduce dependence upon hydrocarbons and to mitigate environmental impacts of their use.
Loker, daughter of the founder of Star-Kist Foods Inc., Martin J. Bogdanovich, was a sprinter for Los Angeles Athletic Club in trials for the 1932 Olympics, though she did not qualify. While studying for an English degree at the university she met Donald Loker, a Harvard graduate, whom she later married.
Donald Loker had a brief acting career under the name Don Terry, portraying the lead character in "Don Winslow of the Navy," a Universal Studios serial. After a stint as a real officer in the Navy during World War II, Donald entered the family business. He retired as vice president of StarKist Foods Inc. in 1965. He died in 1988.
The Lokers have been generous in supporting such causes as the UC Irvine Col-
(See Donation, page 13)
By Chad Reed
Staff Writer
One of the largest alumnus donations in the university's history will help research aimed at finding more efficient and environmentally safe uses of hydrocarbons, university officials said Thursday.
Katherine Loker, a member of the class of 1940, gave the Donald and Katherine Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute $7 million this week. Loker and her late husband, Donald, had made earlier gifts to the institute totaling about $3 million.
"(The gift) offers us a singular opportunity to broaden the world's knowledge of a critical area of human endeavor. We are grateful for this generous gift from a valued friend," University President James Zumberge said in a prepared statement.
The donation will be used to build a new wing at the institute, which was created to study new sources of hydrocarbons and compounds such as oil, gasoline and diesel fuel, from which most of our energy is derived. Additionally,