SMC Security Probes Assaults by EMILY WILLETT Normal Build, Dark Hair and Saint Mary’S Editor Approximately Six Feet Tall
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# — Saint Mary’s College The Observer NOTRE DAME « INDIANA VOL. XXIV NO. 15 FRIDAY , SEPTEMBER 13, 1991 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY’S SMC Security probes assaults By EMILY WILLETT normal build, dark hair and Saint Mary’s Editor approximately six feet tall. Security conducted an inves Saint Mary’s Security is in tigation of the area which was vestigating the assault of a to no avail. Saint Mary’s student which took This incident is the second place at approximately 8:30 reported attack on campus this p.m. Wednesday night on the week. On Monday evening campus. Security responded to a The victim reported that she reported assault on the was walking from her car in the walkway between McCandless Angela Athletic Facility parking Hall and the Cushwa-Leighton lot on the walkway which runs Library. While both cases are beside the building when the still under investigation, at this attacker approached her from time the two incidents are behind. believed to be unrelated. The victim said that the as “We do not have enough con sailant covered her mouth with crete evidence at this time to his hand and attempted to drag show that the incidents are as her toward a nearby tree. The sociated,” said Richard Chle- victim said she freed herself bek, Director of Safety and Se The Observer/Andrew McCloskey from the attacker, slashing his curity. Football fanatics face with her keys, and ran to Saint Mary’s Security will be McCandless Hall. increasing security presence in Football fans of all kinds came together last Saturday to show their support for the Notre Dame She described the attacker to the areas of the two attacks, football team. The Fighting Irish defeated Indiana by a score of 49-27. the reporting officer as a white see ASSAULTS/ page 4 male, around 30 years old, with Muslim kidnappers demand more releases BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — upon his agreement not to have already got good results, the bodies of nine Muslim keep trying to arrange a deal. Shiite Muslim kidnappers said break the law in the future.” which I hope will be the guerrillas on Wednesday after “We are fully prepared to Thursday they back efforts to The Palestinian activist was beginning.” receiving word on the death of extend the required support for arrange a comprehensive expelled from the occupied Others close to the hostage one of its missing soldiers. The him to reach the required hostage deal, but renewed West Bank in 1986. bargaining said behind-the- Jewish state has said it wants comprehensive solution,” it demands that jailed comrades In Abu Dis, Bilal's hometown scenes talks continued. information on all its missing said. in Europe be freed as part of on the outskirts of Jerusalem, “There is definitely a positive soldiers before releasing more Islamic Jihad welcomed the any swap. the mood was jubilant. The atmosphere about the issue and Lebanese and Palestinian Israeli prisoner release as a Despite such obstacles, there family prepared banners saying there are hush-hush, backstage prisoners. “positive step,” but said it was was optimism that the hostage “W elcome Borne, O’ Bero Ali efforts being exerted,” said Thursday’s statement came not enough. ordeal could end with a phased Abu Bilal.” Abdulla al-Amin, a Shiite from the pro-Iranian Islamic “We ... consider it (the release of Arab prisoners held The trade was the second member of the Lebanese Jihad. It was accompanied by a prisoner release) an incomplete by Israel, Israeli POWs and the public step in an apparent Cabinet. picture of American Terry one unless it culminates in 11 Westerners missing in multi-stage deal. In Washington, President Anderson, whom it is believed freeing all our imprisoned Lebanon. United Nations Secretary- Bush sidestepped a question on to hold. An identical photo was brethren in the world, In the latest sign of progress, General Javier Perez de Cuellar, whether he believed the release released by the group last especially in Europe and the Israel received the body of Sgt. in Tehran for talks with Iranian of a Western hostage in Beirut month. jails of the Zionist enemy,” it Samir Assad, a soldier listed as officials, said he believed there may be imminent. Anderson, 43, chief Middle said. missing in Lebanon since April was momentum toward a But he told reporters that East correspondent for The That apparently referred to 1983, and allowed a deported resolution of the hostage issue. Wednesday’s release of 51 Arab Associated Press, was Shiite prisoners including Palestinian, Ali Abu Hilal, to “I am moving in that prisoners by Israel “is bound to kidnapped March 16, 1985. Be hijacker Bussein Bariri, held in return home. direction, as you know,” said be viewed as very, very is the longest-held Western Switzerland since July 1987, An Israeli military statement Perez de Cuellar, who has favorable.” hostage. and brothers Mohammed Ali said Bilal's return was “a spearheaded diplomatic efforts In addition to the prisoner In the statement, Islamic gesture” by Israel, “conditioned to win the hostages’ freedom. “I release, Israel also repatriated Jihad urged Perez de Cuellar to see HOSTAGES / page 7 Frustrated Democrat Senators question Thomas on opinions WASHINGTON (AP) — Frus Joseph Biden, the Judiciary fields” than Heflin expected. trated Democrats accused Committee chairman, after the Thomas continued to turn Supreme Court nominee nominee said he “could not sit aside questions about his views Clarence Thomas Thursday of here and decide” whether un on abortion, finally telling Sen. evading questions about his re married couples had a right to Herb Kohl, D-Wis., “W hether or treat from past positions and privacy. not 1 have a view is irrelevant.” unreasonably refusing to say Thomas eventually said sex On the subject of changing fceremony ol how he would approach future ual relations and childbearing positions, Kohl asked Thomas, wed by tours cases. by unmarried couples were pro “Why is it inappropriate for us But that frustration did not tected by a privacy right, but to make an evaluation of your f\rademic convocation, in tu appear to be galvanizing oppo not before Biden said: “It’s get career based on all of what you sition. Sen. Howell Heflin, D- ting more like a debate to get have written and said?” br Sadako Ogata, intelrati< Ala., who earlier this week sug information." Kohl suggested that Thomas ights expert. W I gested Thomas had changed his Despite such complaints, was telling the committee “Just stances in a “confirmation con there did not appear to be solid view me on what I am saying version,” said the nominee opposition to the nomination. this week,” and the senator would have won Senate confir Heflin, a member of the Judi asked if that was the right way cademic procession an mation if the vote had been ciary Committee, said seven or for the panel to make its con held Thursday. eight moderate-to-conservative firmation decision. Thomas’ answers clearly ex Democrats who are not on the Republicans on the committee asperated Democrats who were panel told him they were lean came to his defense, as did n ^ l ior"|yo(^g(^ul^en, trying to get the nominee to ing toward supporting the President Bush who said at the state his views on controversial nomination. White House that Thomas was issues and to reconcile his tes The full Senate won’t vote on “doing a beautiful job up timony during three days of Thomas’ nomination until after there.” nv of Notre Dam e hearings with what he had the committee takes action. Bush, asked at a news con written and said over the past While not saying how he ference about the credibility of The Observer/Brendan Reqan | decade. would vote, Heflin said that Thomas’ claim not to have an “That’s the most unartful Thomas “has given answers opinion on the landmark 1973 dodge I’ve ever heard,” Thomas that would indicate he is more was told at one point by Sen. moderate in a lot of different see THOMAS / page 4 page 2 The Observer Friday,September 13,1991 FORECAST: INSIDE COLUMN Forecast for Friday, September 13 Cloudy and stormy WEATHER REPORT tieteshwhighleflversiltros. : today. Highs in the 80s. Cloudy Valuab e lesson Saturday with a 40 percent chance of to be earned thunderstorms. from vacations TEMPERATURES: City H L This is a story about two Athens 84 61 Atlanta 93 71 summer vacations that Berlin 64 45 went awry and two Boston 71 52 dreams that should have Chicago 80 62 Dallas-Ft.Worth 92 73 never been realized. Denver 77 53 The first dream was Detroit 70 59 Honolulu 87 75 mine. For my eleventh Houston 92 71 birthday, my grandmother Indianapolis 95 64 took my sister and I to Barbara Moran London 68 55 Los Angeles 75 61 Disney World for a week. Madrid 91 64 The Magic Kingdom soon Asst. Viewpoint Miami Beach 86 79 lost its kick and I spent Moscow 61 52 New York 75 59 most of the vacation trying to convince New Orleans 94 69 Grandma to take us to Gatorland, a theme Paris 75 57 Philadefchia 77 60 park filled with monstrous alligators Rome 86 61 chomping raw meat in steamy swamps. St. Louis 97 78 Grandma refused to make the trip. But her San Francisco 67 53 Seattle 63 52 refusal prodded me into a vow— that I would South Bend 75 59 someday return to Orlando and visit Cold front (t7)Hlgh pressure .[g | Shower* Q ptind||i|om »s[\j sunny Tokyo 84 72 Gatorland.