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The BG News Friday, January 22,1993 The BG News Volume 75, Issue 83 Clinton issues Iraq warning GSS may elect The Associated Press Iraq is sticking to its cease-fire "despite the established policy, allowing U.S. pilots to de- behavior of the U.S. plane, which was ag- fend themselves when threatened. new president WASHINGTON -- President Clinton gressive and provocative." "Right now everything we're doing is con- warned Iraq on Thursday he will brook no At the Pentagon, spokesman Lt. Cmdr. sistent with past practice. There is no by Jenl Bond Although anyone could be threats to allied aircraft patrolling the no-fly Joseph Gradisher dismissed the Iraqi claim change at this time," he said. student government reporter nominated for the office, official- zones. He spoke after two U.S. warplanes that no radar had been turned on. The incident occurred at 5:09 a.m. EST, the ly only two candidates are run- fired at an Iraqi radar that had targeted "We stand by our report," Gradisher said. military said in a statement. ning for the position, Clarke them. Secretary of State Warren Christopher, in A U.S. Air Force F-4G "Wild Weasel" and Graduate Student Senate may Cummings and Ted Eaton. "We're going to stay with our policy," remarks at the State Department, echoed an F-16 "Fighting Falcon" were escorting a or may not elect a new president Cummings, 23, is pursuing a Clinton told reporters as he met with his Clinton's resolve. French Mirage plane conducting photo re- today to replace Tony Fluellen master's degree in mathematics. senior staff on his first full day in office. "It "The United States Intends to protect our connaissance in the northern no-fly zone, the who recently resigned, according He said he is running for the po- is the American policy and that's what we're pilots in the no-fly zone," Christopher said. statement said. to GSS Vice President David sition because the Senate needs going to stay with." "... When their radar illuminates our pilots The two U.S. jets noticed flashes of anti- Vaillencourt. someone who really wants it. The clash ended a brief respite in hostili- we are going to protect our pilots." artillery fire in their direction, but did not GSS elections are not a closed "f enjoy working with people, ties between Washington and Baghdad that The new secretary said the Iraqis "know respond to the provocation "because the air- process and senators may make although sometimes I'm too began Tuesday when Saddam Hussein perfectly well what it takes to comply with craft were out of range of the fire," the nominations from the floor. The idealistic," he said. "I want to ordered a "cease-fire" in honor of Clinton's the U.N. resolutions and the establishment statement said. senate can also choose whether change a lot of things that I prob- inauguration. of the no-fly zones. I think what happened After the radar "locked on" the aircraft, they want to elect a president or ably never will be able to." In Baghdad, the Iraqi News Agency today is a reflection of the determination the F-4G fired an anti-radar HARM missile appoint one. Cummings said he wants to be quoted an unidentified official as denying that the Clinton administration will have in at the radar and the F-16 dropped two cluster "They have a lot of options," a voice for graduate students. that a radar had been turned on and claimed that area." bombs on the site. Vaillencourt said. "But I'm hop- "The president keeps direction the U.S. planes' attack set a fertilizer storage Clinton's spokesman, George Stephano- ing they choose to resolve this at area on fire and damaged crops. It also said poulos, said the new president was following See Clinton, page five. the meeting [today]." See GSS, page three. Baird refuses Saving The Day to step down The Associated Press WASHINGTON - A combative Zoe Baird, President Clinton's choice for attorney general, on Thursday rejected calls to step aside. The White House stuck by her in the face of rising public and con- gressional opposition over her hiring of illegal aliens. White House Communications Director George Stephanopoulos said Clinton may never have discussed the pivotal issue with Baird prior to her nomination. "I think that my overall record gives me the potential to be a great attorney general," Baird told the Senate Judiciary Committee. "The potential that I have to serve this country... should override the par- ticular incident." Several members of Congress announced their opposition, includ- ing one Republican on the Judiciary Committee and the lone Republi- can among the Senate's six women. Baird, 40, a $500,000-a-year lawyer for the Aetna Life & Casualty Co., has since her nomination paid $2,900 in fines and roughly $12,000 in back taxes for employing a Peruvian couple. The wife cared for her son while the husband served as her driver and performed household chores, she said. Questions about the Baird nomination dominated the first White House news briefing Thursday by Stephanopoulos. "The president continues to think she'd make a good attorney gen- eral," he said. "Right now, Zoe Baird is his nominee. ... Give her a chance to answer the questions." Quizzed about Clinton's knowledge of her lawbreaking before he nominated her, Stephanopoulos said the details and timing were "rather murky." "I don't know the nature of his exact discussions on this. Zoe Baird ... did disclose this to the transition team," he said. But when she met with Clinton, "I do not believe they had a discussion about it, no," he said. "I do not know what level of detail he knew about the situation. ... We can find out absolutely." Tkc BC Newi/Tcrau Thxnai On Jan. 14, Clinton spokeswoman Dee Dee Myers said: "It was fully Lending a hand to education major Sbeena Ector, University park- master's degree candidate Jameel Radford (center) said, "Sheena disclosed. He (Clinton) considered it and did not think it was a prob- ing officer Robert Peralez tries to start Ector's car Thursday thought her car [enginejflooded, but It turned out that her battery lem." morning In the Union parking lot. Administration management was low." See Baird, page five. Alleged rapist still loose Well-wishers greet Bushes as Police say latest attack follows pattern of past incidents they become private citizens by Melanle L. Kra|ewskl Conner said the rapist seems to police reporter strike every couple of weeks, al- The Associated Press And the fleet of helicopters, a large Secret Ser- "It might be the rapist is though there have been no re- vice entourage and the ever-present trailing ambu- a student or it could be ported attacks over the Christ- lance were all gone. Bowling Green police are still mas break. HOUSTON - More than 500 well-wishers, many The ex-president and Barbara Bush climbed into looking for the man who alleged- he only wants to attack carrying signs, flags and balloons, greeted George a silver-gray Cadillac that was near the front of a ly committed the attempted rape ... [college students] "It might be the rapist is a stu- Bush as he returned to his adopted hometown small motorcade. that occurred last Saturday and who might have went dent or it could be he only wants Wednesday as a private citizen. "It feels good to be back and know that you're may be responsible for three to attack women in their 20s, [col- "It's back to the real world for the Bushes," the not going to be called away," said James A. Baker other sexual assaults reported home for the break." lege students] who might have former president said in a welcome-home appear- III, former White House chief of staff and secre- last fall. Det. Brad Conner, went home for the break. It is ance that resembled a campaign rally. "There's a tary of state under Bush. Police said the latest attack fol- still early to say and we will con- time to stay, a time to go, a time to fold "em. Our Baker was among several old friends and staff lowed the pattern of the past in- Bowling Green Police tinue the investigation," Conner only objective is to be good, helpful, private citi- members who accompanied the Bushes to Houston cidents — the suspect seems to Division said. zens." and "told a lot of jokes" on the upbeat flight, said sneak into the victim's home at He arrived at Ellington Field, southwest of Rich Bond, the outgoing Republican national night or early morning and tries Conner said.