Sperm· bank provides Special Report: Alternative -..~ Records fall hope for many fP energy sources - wJ ~ at Delaware page13 ~ r1 considered page 4 Invitational page 17 THE ' EVIEWA FOUR-STAR ALL-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER TUESDAY Biden demonstrates anti-drug technology Senator to propose $150 million for expansion, development of contraband-detecting equipment By Rlchelle Perrone where experts from fields such as and we need to move it through as changed, it revealed the outline of crates. When officials sent a crate City News Editor education and research would fast as possible." the package. through the van, a print-out showed evaluate new drug suategies. Customs officials demonstrated A second device, the narrow­ a gun packed tightly in the middle WILMINGTON - Sen. Joseph Biden said the U.S. Customs the equipment, which is used beam range finder, is a hand-held of a fruit pile. R. Biden, D-Del., Thursday Service searches for contraband sparsely across the nation. instrument which uses an infrared The vans, currently used in 13 demonstrated new technology to hidden in thousands of trucks and Money appropriated by the bill laser beam to measure, within one seaports and border checkpoints, fight the drug war, for which he will packages which go through customs would allow Customs to purchase inch, the depth of hidden detect weapons, contraband and introduce a $150-million bill to every day, but does not have the technology for all customs comparunents in a boat or tractor­ nuclear components. Congress this week. equipment to do it efficiently. · checkpoints and for the trailer. The instrument detects secret Finally, an official demonstrated The bill would allocate money "We've given them precious few development of new technology. compartments when the reading the fiber-optic inspection device for the expansion of technology and resources to do what we've asked A Customs official first varies from the standard depth of which is used to inspect interior development of a new agency under them to do," he said. demonstrated a Buster contraband the compartment. False walls often portions of door panels and tightly­ the direction of National Drug Phillip Spayd, regional director detector, a hand-held device which conceal such compartments. packed parcels. The device was Director William Bennett for the Northeast Division of the uses radioactivity to determine the Customs officials then originally developed for doctors to John Schneider Biden's bill, co-sponsored by U.S. Customs Service, said, "We density of tires and gasoline tanks. demonstrated the mobile X-ray van, find tumors and irregularities in the Sen. Joseph R. Blden, 0-Del., Sen. William Cohen, R-Maine, need to pursue this technology He ran the Buster along a tire which provides a computer print­ human body. It can be maneuvered explains advantages of a proposes the creation of Counter­ because we've got a large amount of containing a hidden package of out and picture of the contents of into packages, without dismantling device that detects hidden Narcotics Assessment Center, commerce coming through customs cocaine. As the density reading packages such as luggage and them, to inspect their contents. compartments. Land owner Tunafish producers outlines plans protect for Main Street dolphins By Scott Reardon "with a parking lot in the back." Staff Reporter Teeven said he has also made tentative plans for more retail and University uses Construction of a 25,000 square­ office space, which would include brand that made foot building on an empty Jot at the houses and the State Theater lot Main and Chapel streets will begin "We may even build a hotel on announcement as early as fall, but no definite plans the second or third floors of the have been made for the former State site," Teevcn explained. "But we By Richard Jones Theater's lot, according to the don't want to flood the market with Assistant Entertainment Ed itor properties' owner. too much space. Robert F. Teeven, president of "Before we begin building, we Fishermen who lay nets to catch Teeven Holding Company, said the want to make sure it's right for the tuna have inadvertently killed an building at Main and Chapel Streets community and the environment." estimated 100,000 dolphins each will house retail space on the first Cathy Rash, owner of Crystal year. The dolphins died by floor and office space on the second. Concepts, 47 E. Main St., said her drowning when they became The building's production cost is business and others could be evicted entangled in the nets and were about $2 million, Teeven said, and at any time. unable to reach the surface for air. bids will be received at the end of "I've got a month-to-month lease But now something is being the summer. now," she said. "All they have to do done about their deaths. The The company has recieved is give mea 10-weeknotice." manufacturers of StarKist, several "unsolicited phone calls" Rash said she would like to Chicken of the Sea and expressing interest in renting space continue renting the same location if Bumblebee brands of tuna fish at the location, he said. the houses are demolished. "But if said they would begin selling only The company also owns the Main the rent triples, or whatever, I can't dolphin-safe tuna. Street lot where the State Theater stay." stood until September. Barry Solan, former proprieter of see editorial page 6 "We also own the two white the State Theater, said, "Main Street houses next to that lot," he said. Newark has not been well served by "Anything we do will include that the Teeven Holding Company. StarKist brand tuna, the nation's space as well." "Il's a pity," he said. "People like largest tuna canner, was the first to The Malt Shop, 45 E. Main St, myself have had to go off Main decide to sell dolphin-safe tuna. It and the Comer Deli, 49 E. Main St, Street" Solan is now a part owner of announced its intention Thursday. and other businesses currently rent Video Americain and Cafe The university used Chicken of those houses on a. monthly basis. Americain on Elkton Road. the Sea tuna in the dining halls "We'll most likely tear those two "The State once was the center of before it became dolphin safe and houses down and erect a building at Main Street," Teeven said. "But you will continue using the dolphin­ the front of the lot," Teeven said, have to change with the times." safe brand of the tuna, said Debra Millcr-Lewandowski , adminisuative dietician. Sen. Joseph R. Biden, D-Dcl., Poet wins Pulitzer on way to reading and Rep. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., are sponsoring legislation th at would change the information Yugoslavian writer makes final tour stop in Newark, learns of award en route to Memorial printed on Luna cans. Biden applauded Starkis~s decision. By VIvian Ferrlola and New York City, said he allowed himself to be romantic. line there." of very select bits of the canvas, as "StarKist is to be commended Staff Reporter sometimes feels locked in, and his ·"That was dcfmitely in the past, but "Most poets have a tendency to long as you don't try to put more for recognizing the environmental poem, "The White Room," is a not in the present." go back and change their work. It is order in the poetry than already costs of fishing practices," he said. A shy, soft-spoken Yugoslavian­ poem that describes the feeling of "Sometimes I make notations an excuse to explain or justify exists. "Dolphin-safe" refers to the bom poet, Charles Simic, traveled confmement about subjects I think would make a themselves," said Chris Fauske, a "Simic pays attention to the technique used by tuna fi shermen to Newark Thursday for the final Dr. Carl Dawson, English good poem, but they seldom do. graduate student and one of Simic's small important parts of life." in the Eastern Tropical Pacific stop on his poetry reading tour. deparunent chainnan and a former You just don't sit down at your desk former students. Breuer said Simic is more of an Ocean, said Joe Farrell, marine Only this tour ended a little colleague of Simic at the University and say, 'Today I'm going to write "Once I asked myself what image poet than a word poet. "He is business specialist for the Sea differently than most. It ended with of New Hampshire, said, "He places prose poetry,' " Simic said. philosophy is and I actually caught very engaging and there is no Grant Marine Advisory Service. news of winning a Pulitzer Prize. great power in individual words, but "The obvious is difficult to prove myself thinking about it," Simic pretentiousness in his poetry. Tuna in that region school ncar Just three hours before his his words go beyond their physical and sometimes you have to look at said. "The poem, 'The Childhood of "Simic is able to capture and dolphins. When fi shermen gather appearance in Memorial Hall, Simic importance. things just for what they arc," he Parmenidcs' is the answer. I'm bottle reality and bring it all down the fish in their nets, they also trap was notified that he won a Pulitzer "He spends a lot of time on his said. absolutely sure of it," he said as a to earth." the marine mammals. Prize in Poetry for "The World own. He is up early, writing every Dr. Hans Peter Breuer, professor smile slowly began to wrinkle his Simic said: "My wh9le vision to Fishermen use different Doesn't End: Prose Poems." morning," said Dawson, who has of English, said: "I was amused by face.