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This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1997 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in July by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. SUNNY lnterleague A !Ugh of87° The victory INSIDE Dally Cubs improve season record in interleague Busted play to 2-2 with 6-1 win WEDNESDAY Eastern Illinois University over Kansas City Royals. Charleston, Ill. 61920 case July 2, 1997 Vol. 82, No. 158 Victoria Secret loses court 8 pages case over Miracle Bra. In s PAGE Spotlight News. "Tell the truth and don 't be afraid" 8 CCAR gets council approval to pursue bond application Company plans to construct office buildings By DAN FIELDS Council if there could be an installalion of a Editor in chief warning light at the corner of Harrison Avenue and J 1th Street. Tuesday night, the Charleston City Council Nordin was concerned about the number of unanimously approved a resolution that accidents in that location, especially since he authorizes CCAR Industries to pursue an owns property near the intersection. application for Industrial Revenue Bonds. "I have a big stone on the corner lhere, and Janice Grewell, the executive director for it's been hit twice," said Nordin. who added that CCAR. said if the appl ication is approved, the he knows of at least three accidents in the past monies would be used to construct future office two years at the intersection. buildings. ·'It's kind of a hazardous inlc::rsection and '·We' re looking to build office buildings there' s been many accidents there over the there," said Grewell, whose main office is years." located at 825 l 8th St. " We're looking to Cougill said the state's Transportation Board perhaps develop a permanent site that we own. would have to look into the matter. We' re looking to finance (the project) through • The Council unanimously approved a $5,000 Industrial Development Bonds." Tax Increment Financin g (TlF) loan to Richard Charleston Mayor Dan Cougi 11 informed Sandefer, which would be applied for Council members the city would not be at any renovations at the former Little Mexico financial risk if the monies are granted to CCAR. Building, located at 51 J 7th St. "The city acts as a pass-through only," Cougill The loan was originally for $I 0,000. but was said. "There will be no risk to the city. The risk reduced since Sandefer will be receiving a would fall back on CCAR and not the city." $5,000 grant. In other city business Tuesday: The motion was moved by Commissioner • City manager Paul Nicholson said the John Winnett and seconded by Commissioner Charleston Park District, along with the police Marge Knoop. department, is trying to curb vandalism in the • The council unanimously approved three restrooms of city ball fields and parks. separate raffle licenses. .. I dare say it' s rampant," Nicholson said. The organizations which received the licenses "The staff, with the police, were trying to get a were the Charleston Business and Professional handle on it. It's something that's at the top of Women's Club, the Coles County Council on JOHN BATES/Photo editor our list." Aging/Charleston Area Senior Center and the Charleston Mayor Dan Cougill addresses Lhe City Council Tuesday • Charleston resident Hal Nordin asked the Democrat Boosters Club of Coles County. night in the Council's chambers at 520 Jackson Ave. Weather for holiday weekend American Red Cross looks to be fireworks-friendly to hold blood drive By DIANA HOLIC typically a shortage. By MATI ERICKSON showers and thunderstorms over the weekend. Staff writer According to Caldwell, the goal Managing editor ·'We might have an occasional shower and of the one-day drive is 200 maybe some thunderstorms late in the afternoons." The American Red Cross will productive units of blood. Caldwell According to local weather observer Dalias Price said. But he said the threat ofrain was not a sponsor its summer blood drive in said for that goal to be reached, 250 Price. the Fourth of July holiday in Charleston is major one, and that any showers would be typical the July 8 in the Martin Luther people need to attempt to donate. typically a pleasant one. brief summer afternoon storms. King Jr. University Ballroom. A sign up table is located in the Price can only recall one time in the past 40 or so With temperatures reaching the 80s, but likely The blood drive is open to the north entrance of Coleman Hall. years that local Indepen- not to dip into the 90- public, and all donors will receive a Students and faculty can sign up at dence D. ay festivities have '' We're going to have a nice de~ree ra1~ge , Price complimentary T-shirt when they that location to donate blood or to been canceled due to incle- k d W , . t h believes this weekend donate blood. receive drive information. The . wee en . ere going o reac w1·11 be perfect for people men t weatl 1e1. ,, Ida Caldwell, a spokesperson for information table will operate "Going back through the the 80s each day - not the 90s. who want to be outside. the American Red C ross in through the day of the blood drive. years, and it's been nearly - Dalias Price, " People definitely Mattoon, said this blood drive Outside of the summer blood 40 years. I can think of one local weather observer would rather have it cool represents the urgent need for drive, the American Red Cross is time when we were rained - not in the 90s," Price blood the organization is cun-ently looking for volunteers for the EIU out in the 1960s,'· Price said Tuesday. '"But that's said. "'This is the one big holiday of the year that experiencing. Blood Committee. These are the always patt of the risk." people want to be outside. Everyone wants to have "The summer blood supply is students who help organize the Price said on that occasion, the fireworks their reunions and go to the park and have their always lower," Caldwell said. blood drives year round. display, which will be held this year by the barbecues and on and on." Price said temperatures Caldwell said this is because a Eastern holds three five-day Campus Pond, had to be canceled because the in the 90s are too hot for most peoples' liking. large number of donors are high blood drives throughout the school fireworks got wet and the fuses wouldn't light. Even if the temperatures do peak into the 90s, school and college students. year in October, December and Price said he anticipates the weather this Price believes they will fall into the 70s by Approximately 20 percent of the February. The faculty adviser for weekend to be friendly to those who are planning nightfall - the perfect temperature range for blood supply is donated by the EIU Blood Committee is Dr. celebrations for the Fou1th of July. outdoor fireworks festivities. students, so in the smmner there is Brian Miller. " We' re going to have a nice weekend," Price '"At times in the past, (the night of the fireworks) said. "We're going to reach the 80s each day - not has been rather cool,'" Price said. '"You get that the 90s. (Tuesday) should be the last 90-degree day outbreak of Canadian air, and by 9 o'clock in the for a few days." evening, ordinarily, it's cooled off." No Thursday, Friday classes But those hoping to spend the majority of the The fireworks display this year will be According to Eastern's Sum­ The News wishes its readers a long weekend outdoors should not get their hopes sponsored by Kiwanis and will be held at dusk at mer Schedule, there will be no safe and happy Fourth of July up too soon. Price said there will be a chance of Eastem's Campus Pond. classes on either July 3 or 4. holiday. 2 Wednesday, July 2, 1997 The Daily Eastern News Spotlight News Columbia blasts off The Miracle Bra is a big bust for on repeat mission CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) replaced after Columbia returned to - Space shuttle Columbia and a Earth on A pril 8, and the same crew of seven returned to orbit crew was reassembled for another lingerie-maker Victoria's Secret Tuesday to complete a science mis­ go at it. EASTON. Pa. (AP) - The Miracle Bra turned since November - about $ 1.2 million. Victoria's sion that had to be cut short in April The same 33 laborato1y experi­ out to be a courtroom bust for Vi ctoria's Secret. Secret must also a disclaimer each time it because of equipment trouble. ments are fl ying as before: fire. The lingerie company with the sexy mail-order uses the " miracle" name on swimwear and pay a Contrary to the forecast - which plant. crystal and metal studies that catalog has been ordered to pay A&H Sportswear 2 percent royalty on the profits. gave only a I 0 percent chance of resemble the kind of research to be Co. of Stockertown about $ 1.2 million plus royal­ Victoria's Secret started running a disclaimer acceptable weather - it turned out conducted on the futme internation­ ties on future profits from its swimwear line bear­ last November. A&H Sportswear sued in 1994. to be a fine afternoon for a law1ch. al space station. ing the Miracle Bra name. The Mirac lesuit "makes you look I 0 pounds "Well. gang, I've got to tell you, Engineers still do not know why U.S. District Judge Franklin S. Van Antwerpen lighter in the 10 seconds it takes you to put it on,,. thafs not bad fo r a 90 percent the fuel cell malfunctioned, ru led that Victoria's Secret's use o f the word said Bruce Waldman, secretary of A&H. " It's very chance of no-go, huh?" NASA although ifs now apparent that the ·'miracle" in the swimwear line infringes on the important to the future of the company." spacefli ght chief Wilbur Trafton Jr. shuttle could have remained safely Miraclesuit swimsui t that A&H produces. Because of A&H's fa ilure to prove intent by said. in orbit, said shutt le program man­ T he Miraclesuit gives the wearer a slimmer Victoria's Secret, the judge denied A&H 's request Although it poured at the launch ager Tommy Holloway. appearance. Miracle B ra swim wear makes the for punitive damages. pad I 1/2 hours before li ftoff. the Columbia's fuel cells appeared wearer appear to have a larger bust size. " Were g ratified that the court ... found that sky soon cleared and the flight to be working well this time, but In a ruling released Monday, Van Antwerpen Victoria's Secret opted in good fa ith."' said Rita ended up being postponed just 12 one of three hydraulic units used to said Victoria's Secret must pay about 4 percent of Trevino Flynn, a spokeswoman fo r The Limited minutes because of some clouds. steer the spacecraft during landing all net sales of its Miracle swimwear products Inc., which owns Victoria's Secret. ·' We ' ll take good care of the exhibited a pressure drop once the ship, and see you in 16 days," said shuttle reached orbit and alarms commander James Halsell Jr. went off. Halsell and his crew spent only NASA launch manager Loren Actor Robert Mitchum dead at 79 four days in orbit last time. Shriver said it did not appear to be LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robert Mitchum. the movies as " River of No Return" w ith Marilyn NASA aborted the mission much of a problem; in any event, gruff. sleepy-eyed actor who played tough guys. Monroe, "The Sundowners." "Crossfire," "Ryan's because of alarming voltage swings the hydraulic units are not needed cynics and all-around hard cases in such movies as Daughter " and "The Way West. " He portrayed in one of the fi.1 el cells, which gen­ again until the shuttle returns to "Night of the Hunter," "Cape Fear " and "Thunder Raymond Chandler's private eye Philip Marlowe in erate electricity. The fuel cell was Eaith on July 17. Road," died Tuesday at 79. " Farewell, My Lovely" in 1975 and "The Big The brawny, granite-faced Mitchum, who died at Sleep'" in 1978. In the 1980s, he appeared in the his home in Montecito in Santa Barbara Coun ty miniseries "The Winds of War " and '·War and Empty chairs, names after suffering from emphysema and lung cancer, Remembrance" as a World War 11 naval officer. appeared in more than l 00 Westerns, comedies, war Recently, he did voice-overs for beef commercials. movies and dramas, remaining a star for over half a " He was a wonderful actor to work with. He never chosen for memorial century and working well into his 70s. made a mistake, he was always on time, very It wasn"t all acting either: Offscreen, Mitchum patient, and just a damn good actor,,. Jane Russell, was hard-drinking, surly and openly contemptuous his co-star in ·'Macao" in 1952 and ··His Kind of Monument will mark site of bombing of studio bosses and Hollywood. After serving 60 Woman" in 195 1. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - munity volunteers and design pro­ days for marijuana possession in the late '40s, he In "Night of the Hunter" ( 1955) he played a psy­ One hundred sixty-eight stone­ fessionals unanimously chose the j auntily emerged from j ail saying : "It's just like chopathic preacher, in "Cape Fear" ( 1962) he was a and-glass chairs - one fo r each of $9 million design from five fmal­ Palm Springs without the riITraff." vengefu l ex-con, in "Thunder Road" ( 1958) he por­ the people killed in the Oklahoma ists, whittled down from 624. "l think when producers have a part that's hard to trayed a bootlegger who takes on the feds and the City bombing - will be erected at Organizers, who plan to raise the cast, they say, "Send for Mitchum. He' ll do any­ mob. tJ1e site of the blast as a memorial. money privately, have already col­ thing,"' Mitchum once said, adding: "I don't care One of his most memorable films was "The T he d esign was selected lected $2.5 million. Construction is what I play. I'll play Polish gays. women, midgets. Sundowners" in 1960 with Deborah Kerr, the other Tuesday after an international expected to begin next year. anything." Despite his near-legendary status, he half of one of entertainment's greatest screen teams. competition. T he winning design ··just was nominated for only one Academy Award and In " Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison" in 1957, he T he cha irs, the ir backs and exudes the s pirit that we were fa iled to win that. played a tough Marine stranded on a Pacific island seats made of stone, will appear lookin g for,'· said committee Filmmakers reali zed they could rely on Mitchum during World War II with a nun portrayed by Miss to 11oat above glass bases during member Che1y l Scroggins, whose for powerful performances. He proved that in such Ken·. the day. At night, lights will illu­ husband, Lanny, was killed in tJ1e minate each inscribed name. blast. The committee was swayed Across a refl ecting pool, the by a plan to preserve the build­ ABC names McRee to replace Lunden Survivors Tree - an elm scarred ing ·s outline. which many v ic­ NEW YORK (AP) - Los Angeles newscaster Lisa move across the cotmliy because her husband is a movie by the blast - will be surrounded tims ' re latives view as sacred McRee will replace Joan Lunden as co-host of the suug­ executive at Paramow1t in Los Angeles. But he's agreed by a low circular wall inscribed ground, she said. gling "Good Moming America" show, ABC announced to work one week a month in New York, she said. with the names of the survivors. Other designs in the competi­ Tuesday. ·'Good Moming America" has been at a low ebb, los­ "' When you see an empty chair, tion envisioned a 60-foot leaning McRee will join co-host Charles Gibson in Septembe1: ing in the ratings 80 straight weeks to NBC's "Today" you see the emptiness, the granite wa ll to symbolize both the No stranger to odd hours, McRee was an anchor for show. ABC News Chairman Roone Arledge has absence," said Torrey Butzer, an fa ll of the building and the pio­ '·World News Now," ABC News' overnight broadcast, promised to revamp the program, and the annotmcement Oklahoma native who now lives neer sp irit of a barn-ra is ing; a in the early 1990s. She has been anchor ofKABC-TV's on Lunden 's departure in May was the first step. in Germany with her hus band. series of glass walls recalling the evening and night newscasts since 1994. "Lisa is a tremendous talent." Arledge said. ·'She She and he r hus band, Hans­ fence stmounding the bomb site McRee said she's looking fo1ward to the mixtw-e of combines the skills of a serious joumalist with an unmis­ Ekkehard Butzer, who both gradu­ that serves as a makeshift memo­ "news and fun" as a member of the moming program's takable wannth and sense of hwnor - an ideal combina- ated from the University of Texas rial: and a series o f buildi ngs wake-up patrol. tion." architecture school. designed the fi lled w ith v ictims' belong ings, "You' re doing Jolm Maj or one minute and Jolm McRee, a native of Fort Worth. Texas, has worked at memori al with Sven Berg. engineered so the sun would illu­ Travolta the next," she said. WFAA-TV in Dallas and for an ABC show produced A 15-member committee o f minate each victim's area at noon The 35-year-old newscaster was initially 1-eluctant to for the Lifetime cable network. victims' relatives, survivors. com- on his or her bi1t hday. The Dally Eastern News

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Night edttor ...... •...... Dan Fields Copy desk...... Dan Fields. Matt Ericksoo. Amf Blidy. The Daily Eastern News Monday, July 2, 1997 3 Unidentified soldier buried at Gettysburg Man believed to have fought in Civil War GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) - No one Daisy Anderson, 96, now of Denver. is sure whi ch side he fought on, only was the wife of Robert Anderson. an that he died here 134 years ago in one escaped slave from Kentucky who of the Civil War's bloodiest battles. He joined the Union anny. was reburied with full honors Tuesday, Alberta Martin. 90, of Elba. Ala., neither Rebel nor Yank. was married to Confederate infantry­ The soldier's bones, unearthed last man William Jasper Martin. year and still unidentified. were buried Each woman laid a single rose on again as riflemen fired a 21 -gun salute, the casket, one at the head and one at a bugler blew "Taps," and a brass band the foot. struck up ·'My County 'Tis ofThee." The remains were found in March ·'We do not know if he wore blue or 1996 in an area where fighting occu11"ed gray. but we do know that he bled red. on the first day of the 1863 battle. a We do not know if he sang 'John turning point of the war that is believed Brown's Body' or whistled 'Dixie," ' to have left more than 50,000 dead. said the Rev. Daniel Hans. "We do not Tuesday was the anniversa1y of the know if his heart belonged to the No1th battle. or to the South, but we do know that his The soldier, estimated to be in his soul belonged to God, as we all do. " early 20s, apparently was killed by a bul­ Two women thought to be among the let that shattered his skull, scientists said. longest-surviving widows of Civil War Nothing was found that could identi­ soldiers sat by the grave, umbrellas fy him further. shielding them from a light rain. Both Archaeologists surmised that the were young brides of aging veterans man was buried in a shallow grave who died in the early 1930s. where he had fal len. Guard: prison chief witnessed beatings at Georgia penetentiary ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's get­ The guard, Lt. Ray McWhorter, said tough prison chief, who took office 18 Garner even offered congratulations months ago declaring that some after the sweep. and "everybody was inmates ·'ain •t fit to kill:' is accused of high-fiving and congratulating each standing by as guards punched, kicked other." AMY BUDY/Assoc. photo editor and stepped on the heads of unresisting Though about 15 employees at Hays Air walkin'? prisoners. have stated in depositions that exces­ Josh Hodson, 15, from Lema, jumps a skateboard ramp outside Friends and Co., 509 Van Buren, A prison guard said iJ1 a sworn state­ sive force was used during the 1996 Tuesday night. A concert held at Fliends Tuesday will help benefit the construclion ofa skate pai*. m en l that Commissioner Wayne shakedown, McWhorter is the first to Garner, dressed in an all-black tactical say that Garner witnessed it. squad outlit, w itnessed abuse and did The depositions are being taken for Girl, 11, electrocuted after swimming nothing to stop it during a raucous a lawsuit by 12 inmates alleging that "shakedown" - or surprise search for prisoners at the northwestern Georgia drugs and weapons - that supposedly prison were beaten and abused during Light pole at construction site proves deadly left the walls streaked with blood at the search for contraband. No trial date GRANDYIEW, Mo. (AP) - An 11 -year­ near some rolled-up metal fencing and the Hays Stale Prison a year ago. has been set. old girl wet from swimming was electrocut­ pole, which had current running through it. ed when she stepped near an e lectrified Several adults pulled the girl away and light pole at a playground construction tried to revive he r. She was p ronounced Co rrecti o n------===----::::::a In Monday·s edition of The Daily Eastern News, it was stated that there would area. dead at a hospital. be a break from l-2 p.m. July 4 for the pet parade. It should have said there Crystin tkss was waiting with a friend Officials \>Vere investigating how the pole would be a break for the parade. for a ride home Sunday when she stepped had become electrically charged. The News regrets the error.

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Ken Starr least that the medical profession's showed that began delving into Bill Clinton's attitude owes more to the Marquis de girls, too, can sexual past including interviews Sade than to Hippocra.tes) and it has with "more than (?) six women" Opinion gotten me to wondering. Is the world now aspire to whom the former Governor sup­ always this busy, or was the second become unpro­ posedly had affairs with. halfofJune, 1997,just chocked full? Call Tom Hanks and Gaty Sinise. A bunch of lawyers (and soon, TRAVIS MCDADE ductive, over­ The Russian space station M ir the Federal Government) took it R EGULAR COLUMNI ST paid members guaranteed its own Hollywood upon themselves to let us know ofthe culture. " inlmortality by suffering and sur­ Editorials are the opinion of the Editorial Board. what was best for us. Apparently viving a collision with a 7 and 1/2 Columns are the opinion ofthe author. smoking is not best for us. And ton supply ship. since Americans obviously can't make informed decisions for The WNBA, demonstrating one of the essential tenets of themselves, the blight of Joe Camel and the Marlboro Man our increasingly egalitariru1 society, showed that girls, too, can Wednesday, July 2, 1997 will no longer haunt our magazines. This is good because what now aspire to become unproductive, overpaid members of the this country really needs is for everyone to strut living longer. culture (well, if the boys get to do it...). Magic Johnson, upon Roswell, New Mexico, saw the fiftieth anniversary of the being aroused from his slumber during the second half of the PAGE4 alleged sighting of an alien spacecraft and subsequent govern­ New York versus Los Angeles marquis matchup told an inter­ ment cover-up celebrated. Coincidentally (or is it?) this week viewer that this was some of the most exciting basketball he also mru-ked the twenty-fifth anniversary ofth e Watergate break­ had seen at the Forunl. Magic also mentioned that he liked to in. If my math is correct, that means that the Federal watch grass grow. Government (or members of it, probably Republican) are doing Mark McGwire, as perfectly designed for hitting Modern athletes need something right now which they will attempt to cover-up. Ah, as a Great White Shark is for eating, crushed a ball that is still sweet conspiracy. Hard to prove (because everybody is in on it) on its way up. Mike Tyson, another big hitter, bit his way to yet impossible to deny (because everybody is in on it). the bottom. Bill Clinton took time out of his busy schedule to to be punished to set Tin1othy McVeigh was sentenced to death. O.J. Simpson join boxing purists and "the rest of the American people" to (with newfound Heisman) said, in a recent interview, that he is say how horrified- horrified! - he is. Grahatn Marsh won the suffering because instead of playing golf at the Riviera country US Senior Open by shooting even par. examples for public c lub, " I play on public courses." In New Jersey a prom Alex Kelly, accused of raping two girls in I 986 (when the attendee exercised her right to a full-birth abortion. father of one of the girls called Kelly on the night of the rape Saturday night's big heavyweight title box­ Bill Clinton (the great apologizer) couldn't even get Jesse after having spoken with his daughter, Kelly said to him, "We ing re-match between challenger Mike Tyson Jackson to suppmt his lame attempt at a mea culpa for slav­ had sex. Go to bed."), gave himself over to authorities in and current World Boxing Association champi­ ery. Newt Gingrich looked at his watch and saw that his fifteen Zurich after ten years of frolicking in Europe. His passpmt was on Evander Holyfield was proof that many minutes are up. Pol Pot, architect of over a million deaths in about to expire. In France, authorities captured Ira Einhorn, a modern athletes believe they can be above the his homeland of Cambodia, was betrayed by close associates sixties refugee who, when not espousing peace and love and and captured. organizing earth day, was beating and, eventually, murdering law. The British finally gave in... to the rain. Wimbledon was his former girlfriend. Her decomposed remains were found in Tyson, in the third round at Las Ve gas' delayed for several days and, for only the second time in histo­ his closet when neighbors noticed a peculier smell and saw a MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, became frus­ ry, they played on the middle Sunday. Oh yeah, they also gave brown spot on their ceiling. trated against Holyfield Hong Kong back to China. Ifo nly they could unload the Spice Jn 1914, when the German army was introducing the coun­ Girls. try of Belgium to an obscene atnount of seige artillery, the last and, consequently, bit In a startling occurrence, the normally agreeable country of fortress of defense was penetrated by a shell which struck an Ed ito rial his right ear. After being France started making waves about the inlpending unification ammunition magazine, destroying the fort from the inside. warned about the inci­ of Europe. They also decided to make fun of the American Belgian General Leman, who had continually refused to sur­ dent, Tyson again bit militaiy, apparently forgetting that they haven't won single render in the face of ce11ain destruction, was fow1d, thought battle since 181 5. They even lost to Greenpeace. dead, under a block of masonry. Later, while handing over his Holyfield - this time on the left ear. The Supreme Court forced Mrs. Clinton to turn over her sword to the conquering German Genera.I he said, "I was taken After the second bite, referee Mills Lane of notes prompting Jim McDougal, former business partner of unconscious. Be sure to put that in your dispatches." No such the Nevada Boxing Commission, ended the the Clinton's who now resides in a co-ed jail, to say, "I think honor, it seems, occured in the second half ofJun e, 1997. fight and disqualified Tyson. Tyson erupted in the ring after the fight, causing a mid-ring melee. During the near-riot, Tyson nearly punched a police officer. After the fight, on hi s way out of the arena, Tyson reportedly threatened to kill somebody. This type of behavior is unfortunately what America has come to expect from its sports heroes . And w ith his track record clearly show ing he is ca pable of such outlandish behavior, Americans were probably not alto­ gether shocked to hear of Tyson's actions Saturday. In all likelihood, Tyson did not think about the consequences of his actions before he went a fter Holyfield 's ears, not to mention the police officer in the ring. This is typical of superstars who believe they can act above the rules of the game because of their big-name recognition. Roberto Alomar spit in the face of an umpire, Dennis Rodman New road will not sands ofo ther cars on campus? Possibly. your In addition to my concern over pat-king head-butted a referee and Nick Van Exel gave space, the new road will increase traffic one a shove. All paid severe punishments. provide enough Secondly, the new road will only aJford flow through the presently quiet Northwest Tyson needs to be used to make an example this marginal time saving to the Northwest lot. Anybody who has been to the apart­ to all athletes - and the vast group of people all benefits to residents and West lots. Residents using the other two ments has seen that there ru-e always many over America and the world - that they are role Dear editor, lots will still be better served using Terrace chikh-en running, playing ru1d riding bikes, skateboards or roller blades. The increased models too. Being a superstar and in the lime­ This letter is in response to the front page Lane to reach Fourth Street. I must admit atticle published in the Monday, June 23, tllat on a bicycle the time saving would traffic will sw·ely be an added hazru·d for light does not mean one is exempt from rules 1997, edition of The Daily Eastem News. increase by perhaps a minute, but there is these children. and the consequences of breaking those rules. The article discusses the new road being con­ already an atnple sidewalk, which students My final issue with construction of the Tyson needs to be given the stiffest of pun­ stmcted from Lot W to the Northwest park­ now use when cycling or walking, that con­ new road has to do with aesthetics. Today, ishments. If so, maybe other athletes will learn ing ofUniversity Apartments. nects University Apartments to Lot W. living on the Northwest lot is very peaceful. One is somewhat shielded from the traffic that acting on instinct alone and not adhering I do not disagree that the new road will Further, J am concerned that the road provide some limited benefits to the resi­ may create some new problems, such as a and bustle of the campus. The walking to the rules of the game and the rules of soci­ dents ofUniversity Apartments, such as the loss of parking space. When Fall and track is an open, grassy area, not to mention ety can lead to a quick removal from stardom. improved access for city services, i.e. fire, Spring semesters ru·e in session, pru·king a beautiful willow tree has been i-eplaced police and sanitation. However, as a resi­ space provided at the University Apart­ with a chunk of asphalt and a sidewalk. dent who lives adjacent to and uses the ments is barely adequate. This Fall Personally, I would rather have the grass, Nmthwest parking lot, I fail to see any semester, when parking spaces are at a pre­ the tree and the serenity. other added convenience for myselfo r oth­ mium and Lot W becomes filled to capaci­ I have no doubt that the road will benefit ''today's ers. On the contrary, 1 regret to see the road ty, 1 wonder if any students will use the city services, but as for the residents them­ completed. newly constmcted thoroughfare to take selves, I am somewhat skeptical. How Sme, the new road will cut thirty seconds advantage of an open spot in the University many University Aprutments residents of my automobile travel time to Fourth Aparlrm;nts lul? A!lt:r all, it will bt: so were consulted before construction of this No man is above the law ..." Street. This expedition ctun:ntly takes me a much more convenient to reach campus elegant, innovative byway? -Theodore Roosevelt grand total of 4 5 seconds to a minute. How from the apartments. Will residents of the will I re-arrange my schedule to take advan­ apartments be issued different parking Joshua Ross tage ofall this time saved? stickers to distinguish them from the thou-

L e t y o u r v 0 c e b e heard. E - m a u s a t cudbf@pen . e u . e d u The Dally Eastern News Monday, July 2, 1997 5 Mother's handwriting sample came from ransom-note pad BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A hours after Mrs. Ramsey ing. That is the complete text of sample of Patsy Ramsey's repo1ted finding a ransom note the so-called "practice" ransom handwriting given to police by demanding $118,000 for her note, the News' sources said. her husband the day their daughter's return. Until now, it hadn' t been daughter was found dead came The News said that same revealed how police found the from the same notebook as the legal pad given to police that practice note and the pad used ransom note. the Rocky day, according to its sources, to write the final ransom note. Mountain News reported today. contained the so-called " prac­ lJwestigators say JonBenet's The News quoted unidenti­ tice" ransom note, and authori­ parents have not been ruled out fied sources as saying John ties later concluded the actual 2 as suspects. Ramsey has been Ramsey hunted down a legal 112-page ransom note came ruled out as the author of the pad with his wife's handwriting from the same notebook. The ransom note, but his wife has and handed it over to police story did not indicate how the not. Investigators are reviewing Dec. 26. determination was made. an analysis of Mrs. Ramsey's Six-year-old JonBenet, the The note pad turned up after fifth hru1dwriting sample. former Little Miss Colorado, police asked for samples of On Monday, investigators was found strangled in the both Ramsey's and his wife's with the police, district attor­ basement of her family's home handwriting. ney's office and Colorado the day after Christmas. Her It was after Ramsey gave the Btu-eau of Investigation returned skull was fractured and she notebook to police that a detec­ to the Ramsey home for a series may have been sexual ly tive discovered a sheet w ith the of visits that could take up to a assaulted. Ramsey found his heading "Mr. and Mrs. week, police spokes woman daughter·s body about eight Ramsey'· - but no other writ- Leslie Aaholm said. Restaurant where Ms. Simpson ate last meal is site of macabre auction LOS ANGEL ES (AP) - A menu from victim of publicity surrounding the notorious Mezzaluna fetched $40 and a T-shirt from the case. restaurant where Nicole Brown Simpson ate her Business began to fall off after the June 12, last meal went for $200 at a macabre auction 1994 s layings of Ms. S impson and Ron Tuesday that drew the curious and covetous. Goldman, a waiter at the restaurant. Regular cus­ Reporters far outnumbered the 50 or so bid­ tomers began to stay away as bus loads of AMY BUDY/Assoc. photo editor ders, split between restaurant owners hunting tourists would pull up and gawk. pots and pans and others a grisly piece ofhisto1y. " People would be eating lunch and there Splishin' and a splashin' "It's my daughter's 26th birthday today, and would be three buses lined up outside. Who she wanted something from Mezz aluna,'· said wants to eat with 9,000 people staring at you?" Eric McKeeve1; a senior marketing maj01; plays bingo in a baby pool last music teacher Barbara Harris. "We are members said attorney Be11 Rogal. Wednesday at Beach Bash in the South Quad. of the community and we' ve followed this since Prices at the auction never reached outlandish the day of the murders. This is a fitting way to proportions. In fact, the auctioneers who sought a say it's the end." The once-popular Italian eate1y staiting bid of $ 1,000 for a huge Italian earthen­ UFO believers celebrate 50th was made infamous by the O.J. ware planter settled for $275. Simpson murder trial. It closed two weeks Another Brentwood auction is sure to draw ago. publicity soon. O.J. anniversary of reputed crash Owner Karim Souki didn't attend the auction, Simpson's estate goes on the block on July 14 ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) - T here's people to stop in this week, more than dou­ but his lawyer said the restaurateur was the latest with an ask ing price of$2.4 million. nowhere on eruth John Alarid would rather bling the co111111tmity's 48,000 population. be than this d1y, hot, southeastern New Local officials hope the six-day event Mexico community where he and thou­ will boost Roswell's economy enough to Liposuction death ruled an accident sands of 0U1ers gathered Tuesday for the pay for new parks, college scholarships 50th anniversaiy ofa reputed UFO crash. and other community improvements. SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - unexpected result of a human Beisner said Fernandez Alarid, 46, drove from his home in "This thing fell into our lap ai1d we' ve The death of a woman who act,., he said Monday. received more lidocaine when Burbru1k, Calif., as a personal quest that taken advantage of it," said Mayor Tom underwent prolonged liposuc­ Fernandez. a mai1·ied mother hospital doctors tried to revive began when he was 13 years old in Jennings. tion has been ruled an accident. of three, received more than 14 her, and that her overall condi­ Amarillo, Texas, and saw what he's cer­ Pa1ticipants were w1deten-ed by ai1 Air Judy Fernandez, 47, died as a liters of lidocaine-laced fluids tion deteriorated due to exten­ tain was a UFO hovering above him. Force repo1t last week that tried to debunk result of ..hemodynamic shock," during extensive liposuction sive blood loss. ·Tm curious. I'll take a crash site tour, the whole incident by saying the supposed which involved blood loss and and facial plastic surge1y March The Medical Board of hit a couple of lectw-es, take in the sights UFO wreckage came from a weather bal­ too much of the toxin lidocaine, 17. A saline solution containing California temporarily sus­ and tiy to stay cool," said AJaiid. loon and the alien bodies people thought said Jim Beisner, Orange lidocaine or another local anes­ pended the licenses of her plas­ Even though temperatures were expect­ they saw must have been their later recol­ Cow1ty's chief deputy coroner. thetic is injected into the area tic surgeon and anesthesiolo­ ed to top I 05 degrees, event organizer Stan lections of test dummies used in the "This is an unintended, where fatty fluids are suctioned. gist. Crosby said he expects 50.000 to 60,000 1950s. r--- ij!1jl:ij1llJl1Wl1f'•mt!\WOtJi ---, BUDGET i MED. 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If all requirements are not met, the student t r.o~·s should reapply for graduation for Fall Semester Classified Section 1997 no later than Monday, September 8, 1997. in The Daily Eastern News Wednesday, July 2, 1997 7 Boxers face big bite from purses Sports Shorts CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - raged by Mike Tyson's ear-biting in bad faith, agreed to throw a Boxers could lose up to the ir of Evander Holyfield. The money fight, didn't honestly compete or is entire purse for biting or other would go to a fund for abused and "guilty of an act detrimental to the unacceptable acts under a bill neglected children. interest of boxing." Cowboys' Haley to retire approved Tuesday. Senior Deputy Attorney Gen­ If the bill passes in the closing STRAFFORD, Mo. (AP) - game plan for me, they just proba­ The Nevada Senate Judiciary eral Anne Cathcart said the com­ days of the 1997 Legislature, Charles Haley, the only player in bly haven't told me." The boss, Committee ori ginally proposed mission reviewed the bill and expected to adj ourn by Friday, it the NFL to win five Super Bowl Jerry Jones, refused to confirm legislation that dealt with acts of asked for authority to take the fu ll couldn't be applied retroactively to rings, will retire before the strut of Haley's decision. mayhem in the ring - including purse if a boxer violates standards Tyson. the Dallas Cowboys' season "We have not had a meeting," ear-biting - but increased the listed in official contracts signed Gov. Bob Miller's legal counsel, because of back injuries, he said Jones said Tuesday. "There's no penalty and the scope of offenses by a boxer before a fight. Ann Nelson, said the change will Tuesday. doubt in my mind he could go out at the request of the Nevada The new bill states the whole bring Nevada's statutes into com­ ''Nah, I'm not playing," he said there and play a few games. But it Athletic Commission. purse could be seized if a referee pliance with boxing contracts and before taking part in a tribute to would probably get him some Lawmakers proposed the fogis­ or the conm1ission decide a fighter will define for the commission the Pat Jones, father of team owner back surgery, too." And that's lation Monday after being out- or manager entered into a contrnct behavior deserving of a penalty. Jerry Jones, at a tourist attraction something Haley would like to in southwest Missouri. avoid. Asked when it would be offi­ Haley, described Tuesday by cial, the 33-year-old defensive end coach Bany Switzer as "the great­ ERICKSON from page 8------· said: "The boss has to tell me." est defensive rushing end in pro "Something has to be done," football," has had three back oper­ is not worthy of any kind of support from the boxing of my probation." Haley said. "I think they have a ations in four years. community, much less the fans or the authorities. It seems with his penchant for biting, he also has Tyson has a lengthy history of this kind of behav­ the ability to do some sucking up. ior, and he only dug himself a deeper hole to try to Nice try, Mike. It's time to quit giving this animal WNBA average attendance climb out of. He may have taken a few steps forward second chances. If he doesn't wind up back in the since his release from prison on the rape conviction, slammer, he should be at least given a lifetime sus­ but I don't think trying to eat his opponent's ears pension from boxing. He could probably go on to tops 10,000 for first week will move him in the right direction. bigger and better things with Ultimate Fighting. NE W YORK (AP) - The porate sponsors. She told The His apology Monday was nothing but a pathetic Or maybe he could be Dennis Rodman 's new tag­ WNBA averaged crowds of New Yo rk T imes fewer than attempt at trying to avoid another conviction that team partner. I 0,369 for its first 16 games, the I ,OOO such tickets were distribut­ would land him behind bars. He even mentioned the In any case, it's time for the sporting world to quit league said Tuesday. ed. judge who sentenced him on the rape charge, saying letting Tyson off the hook. It's time to start biting The high point was the largest T he Mercury also was she knows "I am proud to be living up to the terms back. attendance ever for a women's involved in the second- and third­ professional game - a crowd of largest draws. More than 16,000 17,780 on Sunday for the New attended both the Mercury's ANDERSON York Liberty's home opener at game at Houston and its home hompageB------Madison Square Garden against opener against Charlotte. The next problem with the sys­ misplaced loyalty and basic fan Stars themselves. In their case, 10 the Phoenix Mercury. "We are off to an outstanding tem seems to be an inequity in ignorance. We see it every year. wins or 20 saves at midseason put WN BA spokeswoman Alice strut with eru·ly crowd levels well access. Not only do some stadi­ The guy that is having the best them in the game, not 20 wins McGillion said the Liberty's tick­ beyond our original expecta­ ums hold more fans than others, season in history is snubbed for five years ago. et sale was not bolstered by give­ tions," WNBA president Va l but, in most cases, some teams some old-timer hitting .220. I've There is a quote attributed to aways or block purchases by cor- Acke1man said. have more early season games already referred to the fact that r Winston Churchill about democ­ than others. bleed Cardinal Red, but come on, racy. Today, in the age of the This season, my team, the did really deserve to sound bite, it would probably 'Mr. October' headed to ESPN Cardinals, have seemingly been start in all of the All-Star Games appear as " Democracy is the BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) - Yankees and Baltimore and others. the gypsies of the N ational late in his career when not only w orst fo rm of government." Reggie Jackson will join ESPN as He was known as "Mr. October," League and consequently have no was he too old to successfully do When it comes to fan balloting, I a game analyst and a contributor to hitting .357 with 10 home runs and one in the top five at any position that flip, but was also incapable of agree. ESPN SportsZone, making his 24 RBis in 27 games. in the balloting. Do we really hitting the ball out of the infield? Besides, as a child of the MTV debut in Friday's game between He was inducted into the base­ want to see the entire Montreal When it comes to selecting the generation, who am I to say which Seattle and Anaheim. ball Hall ofFame in 1993. Expos team starting just because pitchers, the league has already players / think are good. lt would Jackson, 51, was on five World Jackson has been working as a of a scheduling snafu. taken voter error and fraud out of be much more EXCELLENT just Series winners during his career special advisor to the Yankees on Finally, there is the problem of the picture by choosing the All- to be told. Hang loose. w ith Oakland, the New York baseball operations since 1993.

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A Ph.D. in Basebology? over one hundred virgin ballots Every season major league base­ No. The minimum requirement is th'inking, "Ken Oberkfell sure has ball entrusts its fans with the The Vi ew the ability to punch a hole in per­ been under-appreciated during his MATT ERICKSON selection of the starting lineups From the forated paper. career." for the All-Star Game. Che&p This is the ultimate form of Well. fortunately for all of us, Managing Editor An extreme form of inter­ Seats democracy - anyone can partic­ my master scheme fell through - league play, the Midsummer ipate. Unfortunately. another tenet because I failed to mobilize oth­ Classic has, since 1933. marked of democracy is the hypothetical ers, but realistically something Boxing world the midpoint of the season and the first ever All-Star home run ·'one man, one vote" theory. This is like this could happen. For exam­ given the league a chance to dis­ - hit by a guy named Babe Ruth. where All-Star balloting goes awry. ple, the Glenallen Hill Fanclub must start biting play its best talent. Now. with the democratizalion In the spirit of Cook County, could initiate the .. Vote Glenallen" In that inaugural game back in of the balloting, we. the informed the s logan for this process is drive and with enough arm-twist­ the animal back '33 the lineups were c hosen by electorate have supreme control "Vote Early, Vote Often." Not ing and bribery could probably get the league and the best of the over the selection process. You only is this the common practice, him in the starting lineup. I've been a sports fan for as American League beat the best of may ask what are the minimum it is encouraged. long as I can remember. I said the 4-2, led by requirements to vote? United I remember sitting in Busch See ANDERSON page 7 "Go, Cubs!" before I said "Mama ... DaDa." And I've seen some pretty outrageous incidents on the highlight reels of the nightly Pittsburgh newscasts. Bul I don't Lhink I've ever seen anything like Saturday night's big shuts out pay-per-view fight between Evan­ der Holyfield and Mike Tyson. By now, everyone's heard about ChiSox 3-0 the "Fight of the Century" becom­ PITTSBURGH (AP) - Jose ing the "Bite of the Century." And Guillen's two-run in the sev­ I'm sure there's been more than a enth broke a scoreless tie and fair share of quips paralleling Steve Cooke pitched eight shutoul Tyson Lo cannibals or Tyson to ... innings, leading the Pittsburgh Marv Albert, who was until Sat­ Pirates past the Chicago White urday the most infamous bite-man Sox 3-0 Tuesday night. in the sporting world. Cooke (6-9) gave up five hits But Tyson stole Albert's biting and didn't allow a runner past sec­ title away Saturday when be took off a piece of Holyfield's ear in ond base until being lifted after Frank Thomas' leadoff single in the third round in Las Vegas. Tyson was to earn $30 million for the ninth. Cooke was trying to the fight, but after being disquali­ pitch his first shutoui since 19~3 fied in the bout, the king's ran­ and his first complete game since som was forfeited. 1994. The public outcry over Tyson's Rich Loiselle got three outs for biting incident has been unprece­ his eighth save. dented. The masses are calling Chicago's Lyle Mouton had a for everything from a yearlong forgettable game. going O-for-3 suspension to a lifetime ban, and while stranding five runners. He some want him tossed back in the also committed an error in right slammer for violating his parole field that set up the Pirates' first on a rape conviction in Indiana. two runs. The parole violation would like­ It was the second consecutive ly not be over Tyson's attempt at a night a losing-record Pirates pitch­ mid-fight snack on Evander's ear, er shut down one of the majors' but instead over his alleged punch­ top offenses. On Monday, Jon ing of a police officer during the Lieber pitched a five-hitter and post-fight melee in the ring. struck out Albert Belle four times Regardless of what kind of in a 3-1 victory. penalty is handed down on Tyson, it needs to be a severe one. Tyson held a press conference Monday to Stottlemyre plea with the masses and to apolo­ gize for his actions. Never has any speech sounded more phony. leads Cards Tyson said he "just snapped" when it looked as if he might lose the fight, and that snapping caused past Twins him to go after Holyfield's ear. But does that explain the fact that Kickin' back ST. LOUIS (AP) - Todd Tyson left his comer at the begin­ An Eastern Soccer Camp counselor (left) eludes a defender last week during a scrimmage on Lakeside Stottlemyre struck out l 0 in seven ning of the third round without his scoreless in nings and Tom· mouthpiece? That seems Lo point Lampkin hit a two-run home run toward a premeditated chomping. as the St. Louis Cardinals quieted Tyson asked in his prewritten Castillo leads Cubs to 6-1 win the Minnesota Twins for the sec­ speech, which was no doubt ond successive game with a 2-0 CHICAGO (AP) - Frank Castillo is more con­ game, then one bad game. I know how to pitch. I have victory Tuesday night. penned for him by his manage­ cerned about the upcoming return of Kevin Tapani to able to go out there and be consistent for six or Cardinals pitchers entered the ment team, that he not be banned than his spotless record against the American League. seven innings." Castillo got some help from his game with a 3.40 ERA, second in for life and said he was willing to "It seems like when Tapani comes back, I'm the father, who mailed some articles on changing speeds accept bis penalty "like a man." the majors behind Atlanta's 3.19. odd man out," Castillo said after leading the Chicago and keeping hitters off balance. They've allowed the Twins one Why couldn't he fight like a Cubs over the Kansas City Royals 6-1 Tuesday. "Hopefully, things will turn around for me," run in the first two games of the man, then? This seems to be a Castillo (5-9) gave up an unearned run and five hits Castillo said. series, a home run by Rich Becker clear-cut case (no pun intended) of in eight innings, struck out six and walked one. While Shawon Dunston had three hits and Ryne Sandberg on Monday. Tyson realizing he could not beat he is 3-9 against the NL, Castillo is 2-0 against the drove in two runs, helping send the Royals to their St. Louis has scored only two Holyfield, and he wanted an easy beating Milwaukee on June 15. AL, fourth consecutive loss. runs in each game but has won way out through disqualification. "Castillo confused us," Royals manager Bob Doug Glanville added a solo homer for the Cubs, seven of eight and remained in a Why should Tyson be let off Boone said. who won for the fourth time in fi ve games. virtual tie for first place in the NL easy? He should be nailed for Tapani, signed to an $11 million, three-year con­ Glendon Rusch (3-5), activated from the disabled Central. Playing before a paid everything he's worth, which he tract, has been sidelined since hand surgery during list before the game, pitched for the Royals after c rowd of 27 ,584, the defending proved is not much after his self­ spring training. He was scheduled to make his second scheduled starter Chris Haney experienced soreness in division champions also pulle"d proclaimed "mistake" Saturday. He rehabilitation start Tuesday night. his left forearm and elbow while warming up. Rusch one game below .500 at 40-41, a has proved time and again that he 'The bottom line is, I have to get big league hitters gave up hits to the first five batters and wound up level they've yet to reach after an out," Castillo said. "Sometimes you have one good See ERICKSON page 7 allowing all six runs and 10 hits in six innings. 0-6 start.