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Wednesday, March 1, 1995 • Vol. XXVI No. 97 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S ND professor advisor to Senate committee H o l y By ETHAN HAYWARD cent of violent crimes are pros Assistant News Editor ecuted on the state and local level, and that these crimes are C r o s s Despite the miles that sepa “by and large a stale problem.” rate South Bend and Washing “We need to refrain from fed ton, D C., Notre Dame Associate eralizing a state problem,” says B r o t h e r Professor of Law Jimmy Gurule Gurule, who added that the will be dis federal government involving pensing itself in state affairs is “the r e s p e c t s advice to the height of arrogance.” Senate Gurule is also concerned with J u d i c i a r y the possible revision of legisla f l a g Committee. tion regarding habeas corpus, Gurule has which currently allows convic l i k e been asked tions to be appealed without by Senator lim its on time or number of ap Orrin Hatch, Gurule peals. n o n e the co m “This process needs to be re mittee chair, to serve as a stricted,” he says. If Gurule had member of an advisory panel his way, there would be a time o t h e r which w ill focus mainly on the limit on filing an appeal, and all Republican crime bill, recently appeals would have to be filed passed by the House of Repre simultaneously. sentatives. If enacted, the bill As for the issue of gun con The Observer/John Lucas would give $10 billion to local trol, Gurule says he is torn. He governments for appropriation states that the Brady Bill may By PEGGY LENCZEWSKI something very special to every veteran in related to crime prevention or have been “oversold” by the News Writer this country. In addition, it represents all that law enforcement. Democratic Congress that Americans have done, and it is the one sym Gurule supports the bill be passed it. He says the bill “ may H e’s a familiar sight to those who trav bol that does not touch merely one person or cause, he says, it provides more be worth it, but it is not el on Route 33. He sits among any one specific group. It floats over all of us flexibility for the states then the panacea.” American flags and waves at passing and brings people together,” Courtney said. law passed by the Democrati Gurule also has plans to cars for a few hours every day, regardless of In 1989, the Supreme Court ruled that cally-controlled Congress, reevaluate federal laws con the weather, and has done so for the last six burning an American flag is a form of expres which stipulates the hiring of cerning civil forfeiture, which years. sive conduct and is therefore protected by the 100,000 more police officers allows the government to seize Brother Edward Courtney, a brother of the First Amendment. Laws forbidding the burn nationwide. With the Republi property used in the commis Congregation of the Holy Cross, lives in ing of the flag and any other potential acts of can version, the states can tai sion of a narcotics felony. He Columba Hall on the Notre Dame campus. He desecration against it were accordingly nulli lor the funds according to the states that the current statute holds his vigil on Route 33 in silent protest of fied. specific needs of their jurisdic is “ deficient on two extremes.” the Supreme Court decision that protects flag The decision stunned Courtney, who feels tions, Gurule says. These extremes regard the burning. that it was simply “a bad decision.” Gurule also says that by de “innocent owner” provision, “The flag represents our best selves, and it He said th a fth e Supreme Court is not the termining their own needs, which can render property is the most important symbol that represents highest authority in the land. The people are states w ill be able to formulate immune to seizure if the owner our people,” Courtney said. the highest authority. Eighty percent of the a more comprehensive is unaware or unconsenting of Courtney’s deep respect for the flag stems poeple in this country feel that burning the approach to violent crime, the crimes committed on or from his military service in Europe during flag is wrong, and when the people lose their addressing the areas of with his or her property. World War II, which included participation in voice (in government), something is wrong. ” enforcement, prevention, and The first deficiency is that the invasion of Normandy. education. “ I’ve seen people die for our flag. It means see FLAG / page 4 He pointed out that 90 per see GURULE/ page 4 Minority Engineering Program grant to spur curiosity
By CHRIS CORRENTE ies show that if students are to computer programming lan News Writer become interested in pursuing guage designed by the Mas an engineering-related profes sachusetts Institute of Tech As a young kid, did you ever sion, they must be introduced nology. imagine building a dinosaur out to the field prior to high school. Five undergradute engineer of Legos, then watching it come “Fifht and sixth graders have ing students will work at the to life, or building your very a genuine curiosity,” she said. program as group leaders and own rocket and launching it on “It’s not too late to peak their research assistants. Jay an enemy? interest.” Brockman, department of com Those dreams will now be To be eligible for the pro puter science and engineering, come reality for 35 minority gram, students must have and Mark Herro, department of fifth and sixth graders in the scored sixty-five or above on electrical engineering, will also South Bend Community School the Indiana Statewide Testing work with the young students. Corporation (SBCSC), thanks to for Educational Process (ISTEP) The program will be com Kent Lebherz, president of or have a ‘B’ average. Also re plemented by “Saturday Ameritech Indiana, who pre quired is a nomination and let Acadamies,” follow-up pro sented Notre Dame with a ter of reccommendation by the grams to help build on what the $50,000 check last week to school princpal or a math or students learned over the sum fund a summer engineering science teacher. mer. program to excite interest in The four-week program will For Vann-Hamilton, the engineering field. familiarize students w ith seven Ameritech Indiana’s grant Notre Dame was awarded the engineering fields consisting of came after three years of at grant after the Minority Engi interdicsiplinary lectures and tempts to implement a local neering Program submitted a demonstrations. The students program to introduce young proposal to Ameritech Indiana will also work on two scheduled minority students to engineer asking for support to fund a projects: rocket building and ing. She said that the program summer pre-college program. “Lego-Logo.” is the also the culmination of Joy Vann-Hamilton, director The rocket building project the efforts of Virginia Calvin, of the Minority Engineering will require the students to use superintendent of the SBCSC, Program, said she hopes the a computer to guide a rocket and Rosalind Ellison, director summer program will increase along its proper path. They of student service of the SBCSC, the young students’ options in will then use a computer to who have worked with her to choosing a future profession. construct and launch their own wards reaching her goal. She wants the students “to rockets. “ I’m an avid supporter of the have familiarity with the (engi The second project will have program,” she stated. “I’m neering) field so they can make the students build different excited and grateful to Kent Lebherz, the president of Ameritech Indiana, demonstrates one of a more informed choice.” stuctures with Lego blocks and Ameritech for making a dream the computers that 35 minority grade schoolers can learn about in the Vann-Hamilton claimed stud animate them through Logo, a come true.” coming summers at Notre Dame. page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Wednesday, March 1, 1995
» INSIDE COLUMN WORLD AT A GLANCE Flashback Scientists said to have found the ‘Top Quark’ CHICAGO Less than a year after announcing they’d found evi to dence of the missing piece of matter essential to under The missing link standing the universe, scientists this week are expected Researchers are expected to announce to proclaim the discovery of the elusive “ top quark.” Thursday that they have found the top quark, an Chicago elusive subatomic particle that existed for a The top quark is the name given to the subatomic parti billionth of a second at the beginning of time. Recently, thanks to — — cle scientists believe is a basic building block of nature Scientists sought the top quark for 17 years, the generosity of my Cicsely Elliott from the time of the “ big bang.” Scientists’ understand believing it was the missing link in the Standard rectress, I was unex- Assistant Viewpoint ing of time and matter would fall apart if the top quark Model, a framework of 12 particles thought to i didn’t exist. form all matter. pectedly blessed w ith a Editor A proton and antiproton collide in the Saturday trip to ------If confirmed, the discovery “ would close the loophole, STRUCTURE OF MATTER Fermilab accelerator. Atop quark is the remaining missing link in the standard model,” Particles such as protons and neutrons are Chicago and tickets to see Victor Bikel in the composed of triplets of quarks. created from the energy produced. physicist William Carithers Jr. said Tuesday from the classic Fiddler on the Roof. PARTICLES IN THE STANDARD MODEL This was my first time away from campus Energy Department’s Fermi National Laboratory in sub Mass shown is measured in billions of electron volts during the semester, and 1 was heading out urban Batavia. Particles bound together by the with somebody else’s money in my pocket, a Quarks strong interaction. new friend in tow, and no responsibilities to Carithers is one of 900 collaborators searching for the cloud my mind from the purpose at hand: top quark in experiments at Fermilab. pure, unadulterated, unbridled fun. Fermilab spokeswoman Judy Jackson said that the col laborators have scheduled a meeting Thursday to discuss Excited to finally be seeing more of the UP CHARM TOP Windy City than just O’Hare Airport, I did a results of their search. And news reports Tuesday said 0.005 1.4 157-191 tad too much precelebrating the night before the physicists will announce they’ve found the top quark. and woke just in lime to grab a banana muf Last April, Fermilab scientists announced that a 17- fin before sprinting to catch United Limo 784. year search using the world’s most powerful particle accelerators had yielded the first direct evidence for the 1 dressed appropriately, attempting to look as Nucleus, cosmopolitan and chic as possible - which is existence of the top quark. Scientists said then they DOWN STRANGE BOTTOM 0.01 0.2 5.0 to say hardly at all. expected the actual discovery of the top quark to come w ithin 12 to 18 months. My friend and I loaded onto the bus, and I I o n f n n c Particles not subject to the noticed that about twenty fellow Domers 1 - e p i V l l ^ strong interaction were making the trip. After about an hour It is expected that researchers will announce that sub- into the journey, most of us were practically seqeunt experiments colliding protons and anti-protons unconscious from the mysterious lemon in the Fermilab’s nuclear accelerator were able to pro pledge fumes. However, as we entered the duce the energy from the collision into the elusive quark. Proton / The top quark is one of six kinds of quarks believed to ELECTRON MUON TAU city, all eyes flew open, and we were actually NEUTRINO NEUTRINO NEUTRINO following our pseudo-guide’s directionally- make up protons and neutrons inside atoms. Over the about 0 about 0 less than 0.035 impaired tour. years, five quarks have been discovered. The Keenan tour bus dropped us off at In last year’s announcement, scientists said they found 11:00, and, by 11:05, my friend and I had evidence of the sixth quark — the top quark — by using Fermilab’s four-mile underground circular supercollider already begun our rampage the perfume Quark ELECTRON MUON counters and Yves St. Laurent collection of to create particle collisions that yielded miniature energy 0.0005 0.1057 Marshall Fields. For the next three hours, we bursts similar to the big bang. ate, drank and smoked our way down State Street. It was one of those days where everything Stanford rule against hate speech void Court justifies Baby Richard decision anyone does or says is the most hilarious CHICAGO thing in the world, when you don’t care what SAN JOSE your hair looks like or how you’ll find your A judge struck down Stanford University’s ban on hate “ Lies, deceit and subterfuge” have kept a man from way back home. It was one of those days that speech Tuesday because it restricts words based upon meeting his son, the state Supreme Court said Tuesday in makes you feel like you could go climb a sex and race instead of all “ fighting words.” Judge Peter explaining why it invalidated the adoption of Baby Richard. The court said the boy’s adoptive parents, Jane mountain in your best silk hose and never Stone also said the code was unconstitutionally broad. Stanford argued that the private university had the right and John Doe, their lawyer and the child’s biological get a run. Eventually, we made our way to the the to regulate speech it considered unacceptable and that mother conspired to keep Richard from his biological ater for the show, braved the evil women’s the code didn’t target ideas, but “ fighting words.” Stone father, Otakar Kirchner, by not informing him of the bathroom lines, and finally sat down to enjoy disagreed, saying the code “ targets the content of certain adoption. The justices wrote. “ Richard was then less than speech” since it does not forbid all fighting words. More three months of age. The Does selfishly clung to the cus a little culture. The performance was above average. Bikel’s voice was amazing, and his than 150 U.S. colleges have tried to regulate such speech, tody of Richard. They have prolonged these painful pro comic timing was as good as ever. However, according to a survey by the Freedom Forum First ceedings to the child’s fourth birthday and have denied during the dance scenes I had to wonder if Amendment Center. Stanford’s code forbade use of “ gut Otto any access to his own son.” Justices Mary Ann he isn’t too old to be playing such an en ter epithets and symbols of bigotry” such as “ nigger,” McMorrow and Ben Miller dissented, saying further hear ings were necessary to determine the truth and who ergetic and lively character. However, I “ kike” and “ faggot,” and barred use of hate-associated shouldn’t be so harsh as my energy waned as symbols like the swastika in personal attacks. should ultimately get custody. w ell during the second act. Now that the weekend is over, classes seem Gingrich’s royalties divulged Pope supporting poverty summit to be in warp drive for spring break and I’m VATICAN CITY living in debt to my rectress. Everything WASHINGTON about my little “expedition” through Chicago, House Speaker Newt Gingrich will The Pope is sending a high-profile delegation to a U.N. summit in including the play itself, seems more excit earn a 15 percent royalty for each ing. You know what I mean, I carry the mem hardback and 10 percent for each Copenhagen, promising to use its influ ory around all week, telling the story to paperback and audio cassette sold ence to spur interest in a plan to fight everyone I know, though probably not as under his book deal, media executive poverty and unemployment. Papal i spokesman Joaquin Navarro, also a extensively as I’ve just done. I build it up Rupert Murdoch says. Gingrich’s roy u ntil the next weekend comes along to break alty for hardcovers will equal the per member of the delegation, said the monotony of campus life. centage earned by Vice The speaker, Tuesday that the Vatican fully supports For me, this extraordinary cycle of living who decided to forgo a controversial conference resolutions and would try to on the weekend and then reliving those pre $4.5 million advance and accept only royalties for books overcome skepticism among developed countries. Vice cious few days through the rest of the week sold, has said he would not take more than Gore has President A1 Gore and President Nelson Mandela of South is as predictable and dependable here on received for his book. Africa are among leaders expected to attend. campus as the seasons. In fact, looking out the window just now, I might even venture to IATI0NAL WEATHER say more so. 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Via Associated Press GraphicsNet ©1995 Accu-Weather, Inc. Columbus 31 19 Minneapolis 15 -7 St. Louis 26 17 Wednesday, March 1, 1995 The Observer • CAMPUS NEWS page 3 Nanni calls for soul searching HALL PRESIDENTS COUNCIL By SARA W OODEN News Writer New Student Relations
Lou Nanni, director of the South Bend Center for the Council proposed Homeless, spoke last night on “Community Service and Your By BRAD PRENDERGAST bers, including Peg W ard, co Life”. Nanni, speaking as part Assistant News Editor president of Lewis Hall, ex of the Senior Lecture Series, pressed concern that the for told the story of a young HPC w ill vote next Tuesday mation of the SRC would un wom an around age 19 or 20, on whether or not to support necessarily enlarge student whose name is Yolanda. Nanni the establishment of a new government and create further decided to let this mother of council devoted to tackling stu possibilities of missed commu three, through her own words dent relations issues such as nication between student gov as w ritten to him, speak to the parietals, co-ed dorms, and ernment administrators. audience about the importance relations between Notre Dame “I see a tendency for overlap of soul. and Saint Mary’s. or for things to fall through the “At this point and time I feel The council, proposed by cracks if people are not sure worthless, and unfit (as a) par HPC Co-chair Rich Palermo who is supposed to do what,” ent ... 1 don’t trust the world ... and to be known as the Student Ward said. I wish to God I was dead,” Relations Council (SRC), would Several council members also be independent of other stu suggested that current rela- explained Yolanda. Sobbing so raw hard that she was unable to dent councils, yet would tions-committee members speak through her tears, the remain within the student gov within student government young woman communicated ernment framework. should be made to work hard with Nanni by writing. According to Palermo and er, rather than forming a new Katie Beirne, current president and separate council. People are comprised of body, ; - - i f spirit, and soul, according to of the Freshman Class Council , Palermo, however, cited two Nanni. As a culture, people, formation of the council would reasons for forming the SRC: who are constantly aware of allow its members to devote First, the student body would their physical image, can easily their energies specifically to be assured that topics of con The Observer/Brandon Candura understand body. People those issues, something that cern will be addressed every Lou Nanni, director of the South Bend Center for the Homeless, did not happen in 1994-95. year as the need arises. understand spirit to be hope; “it speaks yesterday evening as part of the Senior Lecture Series. looks to the future, it’s filled “We didn’t see much getting “We want to form this council with joy, it’s exciting. ” But soul is much of the homeless popu Telling of the growing home done this year through the so that we have something es “is the confusing stuff, both in lation, like Yolanda, that have less population and of the (present) committees in student tablished from year to year,” ourselves and in society that much soul but no dreams, no increasing difference between government,” Palermo said. he said. from which we want to turn spirit. Yet ironically, many of the wealthy and poor in society, “Student government just de “If the campus had had a our heads ... It is rooted in the the successful people in the Nanni related that it is at the cided not to focus on those is group like this when the hall brokenness and messiness of world have no understanding of homeless shelter where he is sues.” notes issue came out last fall, life.” soul. inspired to improve. Palermo stressed that the the group would have been According to Nanni, few peo “ Yolanda needs to find spirit; The people who have the proposed council would not try there to deal with it.” ple have a strong combination our challenge is to find soul,” least invested in society are the to overshadow the current stu Second, any council receives of both spirit and soul. And it Nanni told the audience. ones who are most empty, and dent government committees. funding directly, an important who are consequently able to Rather, the council would work benefit when putting together receive and to share God. to assist those committees. campus-wide surveys. According to Nanni, they have “I don’t see it as opposition to “Surveys cost an incredible helped him to grow in ways any other committee. The amount of money, but if this that he needs, and wants, as a council would only help out were a committee under Stu Christian. student government, ” Palermo dent Senate instead of a sepa W'V CHEERLEADER & At the end of every day at the said. rate council, no funding would homeless shelter, Nanni stated The SRC would provide assis be given,” Palermo said. that “we (the staff) are over tance by conducting surveys The council must gain whelmed with our limitations, and researching Board of approval from HPC if founded. LEPRECHAUN ; and that two things ring true: Trustees reports, for example. In order for the council to be How much we need each other, “The council will do the dirty founded, it must be added to and how much we need God. ” work behind the actual activi the undergraduate student : Tryout Information Meeting i In closing his lecture on ties that the already estab body constitution. Any amend * All serious candidates must attend this meeting! * “Community Service to Your lished committee members put ment to the constitution Life”, Nanni encouraged every together,” Beirne said. requires passage by both the one to embrace the brokenness H ow ever, m any HPC m em HPC and the Student Senate. j 6:00 P.M. • MARCH 7, 1995 : in our society and in ourselves as a way to God. As difficult as and Jackie McAllister (secre it is, Nanni espoused the worth ■ C orrection • JACC Football Auditorium • tary) will face a runoff today in trying to achieve the blend of Yesterday’s report on the I For more information, call 631-8103 I spirit and soul. against the Megan Murray results of the class elections (president), Peter Moriarty misidentified one of the tickets (vice president). Matt Griffin which w ill appear on the (secretary), and Connie sophomore class runoff ballot. Dougherty (treasurer) ticket. The ticket of Brendan Kelly Dougherty’s name was also Notre Dame Finance Club (president), Megan misspelled in the article. The Hempelman (vice president), Observer regrets the errors. Michael Peppard (treasurer), Guest Speaker — F l m m b FR O C m & GAMBLE
R. Stephen Barrett , jr. Spring Semester Vice President & Controller U.S. Operations Introductory Meeting 1975 Notre Dame Graduate “Careers in H11A te llin g Corporate Finance" Wednesday, March 1
Wednesday March 1,1995 M p.m. 7:00 PM 221 Hayes-Healy page 4 The Observer • NEWS Wednesday, March 1, 1995 Rains cannot dampen Fat Tuesday festivities Trash,” she said. “ By dark, Mardi Gras. The Fat Tuesday Interm ittent, driving rain Street Awards pageant, an New Orleans' some of these people will have celebration falls each year on flooded streets, drenched floats annual French Quarter cos that title in more ways than the day before Ash Wednesday and parade-goers and pushed tume show featuring cross- M ardi Gras one.” and the 40 days of Lenten so hard-drinking Bourbon Street dressers in elaborate head Beer and wine flowed for briety in this heavily Roman revelers indoors or under dresses and flowing capes. rolls on despite breakfast as Pete Fountain, the Catholic city. awnings and balconies. “ I spent $3,000 on my cos jazz clarinetist, lurched onto All commerce grinds to a “ The only bad thing is it wa tume,” cried Ricki Marino. “ It’s the parade route with his Half- halt. It's a statewide holiday. ters down my beer,” said Ron white satin, white feathers and foul weather Fast Marching Club. He tradi Banks, doctors’ offices, schools Edmund, 38, of Chicago. white tulle. I couldn’t possible tionally heads toward the and most businesses are closed. Hotel and bar employees in wear it in this stuff. I’m By MARY FOSTER French Quarter in advance of No mail is delivered. Only those the French Quarter shoveled crushed. What’s Mardi Gras Associated Press the big parades of Rex, king of involved in the most critical plastic cups and other debris without fantasy?” carnival, and Zulu, whose black trades show up for work. from clogged drains to help Parade-watchers on French NEW ORLEANS marchers blacken their faces to “ We hit town Friday night empty shin-deep water from Quarter balconies threw beads The party roared all night in parody the other, mostly white and haven’t stopped since,” the narrow streets. to people below, whose the French Quarter for Mardi krewes. said Curt Duplessis, 22, from An estimated 300,000 exposed themselves in Gras today, but Mother Nature The sudden downpour at pa Houston. “ It’s like a fever and tourists were in town. The rain exchange for the cheap plastic had other ideas and rained on rade time failed to stop Zulu, you can’t quit Until it burns appeared to have kept the necklaces. the parade. which plowed ahead through out.” crowds well below the project “ I think I should get extra to Revelers used umbrellas, the puddled streets. But the The crowds have been bigger ed 1.2 m illion. pull up my blouse in this stuff,” raincoats, tarpaulins and Rex group held back, hoping this year than any time in “ This isn’t bad. In fact, it’s said Ada Langford, 31, of sheets of plastic against a per for a break, and had still not memory, swollen by 300,000 good,” said Connie Smith, a Boston. sistent drizzle that widened started more than an hour tourists. Harvey, La., teacher clad in a Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, into a downpour as the parades after starting time. skimpy harem outfit. “ It clears falls on the day before Ash were set to begin. One bedraggled wit begged out the lightweights.” Wednesday and the start of 40 “ We just slipped on garbage with a cup, crying, “ Rain for Mayor Marc Morial, dressed days of Lenten sobriety in this bags to stay dry,” said Cindi the needy, rain for the dry in Skimpy feathered and bead as a Western sheriff, watched heavily Roman Catholic city. It Miller of suburban Kenner. She Africa.” ed costumes gave way to plastic parades from a reviewing wraps up 11 days of bawdy arrived on the main parade The party will rage steadily ponchos and slickers as New stand. “ I wish we could arrest Carnival parties and parades. route of St. Charles Avenue at 4 until midnight, when police and Orleans’ Mardi Gras celebra the weatherman,” he joked. Tuesday’s storms came after a.m., only to find it already garbage trucks sweep the side tion turned into a huge, sloppy The deluge drove many a beautiful weekend of mostly packed with parade-goers. walks clear to signal the end of party in the rain participants from the Bourbon dry, mild and sunny weather. “ I guess we’re the Krewe of
wonder, Who is that nut?’ but As a concerned citizen, drafting legislation concerning I think I make most people feel Courtney is very interested in Gurule revision of the Money Launder Flag pride toward their country; I “social and moral issues that ing Control Act of 1986, which don’t violate anyone’s rights,” have a political bearing,” and continued from page 1 continued from page 1 he claims contains inconsistent Courtney stated. he urges political involvement statutes and contingencies. “People see me sitting there in order to change a society Courtney does not consider some courts require an inno Gurule has been on the Notre and they wonder what I’m do that he sees as plagued by himself an activist, but he em cent owner to be both unaware Dame faculty since 1989 and ing, and they think. Thinking many problems. phatically assures, “This is not and unconsenting in order to has served as an assistant U.S. leaves open the possibility of Until the hoped-for amend my hobby. I am not retired; I be immune from seizure. The attorney general as well as a ment becomes reality, Courtney am a concerned citizen. 1 hold change,” he continued. other deficiency is that some federal prosecutor in Los Ange Courtney stated that he will continue to wave at people a vigil for the flag, and this is courts only require only one les. as they drive by, both those as important as any other call knows he is doing some good. condition or the other for the who are positive and those who ing.” His ultimate goal is a new owner to remain immune. The South Bend Tribune con are not. For the most part, Courtney Constitutional amendment that Gurule is also considering tributed to this report. would protect the flag from any “I still give those people who believes he has received a fa are rude a thumbs up; I do not vorable reaction from the form of desecration. There are Have something to say? act unkind. I till the soil; God passers-by. approximately 70 different pa does the rest,” Courtney said. Use Observer classifieds. “I know some people must triotic organizations that are working toward this same end.
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CALL TOLL-FREE 24 HOURS A DAY 1-800-528-2345 L S AYRE S Wednesday, March 1, 1995 The Observer • NATIONAL NEWS page 5 Daughter of Malcolm X Clinton withdrawals in question feared mother’s death By RICHARD KEIL there. ing and has said previously that Associated Press The indictment makes no di the cash was used for the cam By KARREN MILLS Fitzpatrick, and that most of rect accusations against the paign’s turnout efforts in Associated Press the remarks on tape were WASHINGTON campaign, whose treasurer in Arkansas. His lawyer, Allen made by Fitzpatrick. A grand jury investigating the 1990 was Bruce Lindsey, now a Snyder, said Tuesday: “ I can M1NNKAP0LIS The defense also moved to Whitewater affair charged the top White House aide. It also tell you Mr. Lindsey has been A daughter of Malcolm X suppress the wiretap evidence, former president of an does not say why Ainley might cooperating with all the inde feared that Nation of Islam which they claim was edited to Arkansas bank Tuesday with have sought to conceal the pendent counsel’s inquiries. He leader Louis Farrakhan would present a false impression of concealing large cash w ith transactions. has done absolutely nothing have h er what was said. drawals by ■ i t The indictment charges the wrong ” mother, Betty Shabazz was 4 when she w it Bill Clinton’s conspiracy involved “ others White House attorney Jane Shabazz nessed her father’s 1965 as 1990 guber- known and unknown” to the Sherburne said “we are confi killed, and sassination in a New York City n a t o r i a 1 grand jury, but it does not dant that campaign officials told a govern ballroom. c a m p a ig n . name them. conducted themselves properly ment infor The indict It also cites “ various overt and lawfully. ” mant “ It’s Although the government ment cited acts" involved in the “ further either him or didn’t describe a motive when three ‘‘overt ance of the conspiracy.” Three David Kendall, a private at my mother," it charged her in January with acts ” involv of those mention the involve torney for President Clinton prosecutors Betty Shabazz trying to have Farrakhan in g ca m Clinton ment of “ a representative of and his wife Hillary, issued a said in court killed, the implication was that paign aides. the 1990 Clinton Campaign." It similar statement, noting that papers. it was to avenge her father’s Independent counsel Kenneth does not name the aides but the 1990 campaign had dis Qubilah Shabazz, who is death. Starr’s office announced the states that: closed the get-out-the-vote ex charged with trying to hire a Farrakhan, who was re five felony charges against Neal • A campaign representative penditures on state reports. hit man to kill Farrakhan, cruited into the Nation of Islam T. Ainley, former president of on or about May 25, 1990 pre “ The campaign did not have believed her mother was tar by Malcolm X and later al Perry County Bank in sented to the bank four checks, any involvement whatsoever in geted for saying Farrakhan legedly sought to usurp some of Perryville, Ark. The indictment each in the amount of $7,500, the alleged wrongful conduct was involved in Malcolm X’s his power, denies any involve was handed up by the grand to be drawn from the cam and would have had absolutely assassination, according to the ment in the assassination. He jury in Little Rock, Ark. paign’s account at the bank. no reason to be involved,” documents filed Monday. maintains Shabazz was set up The indictment alleges that • Ainley gave $30,000 in cash Kendall said. “ Michael, I have a lot at by the government. Ainley was part of a conspiracy to the campaign aide on or Starr’s statement said the stake. I lost my father and I'm Three men, including two that involved “ concealing from about May 25. charges against Ainley in risking losing my mother,” members of the Nation, were the IRS and others the w ith • Ainley gave $22,500 on cluded: Shabazz told informant Michael convicted in Malcolm X’s mur drawal of large amounts of Nov. 2, 1990 to a campaign • One count of conspiracy to Fitzpatrick, according to the der. United States currency by the aide. defraud the federal government prosecution’s documents. Also Monday, the prosecution 1990 Clinton campaign.” A person familiar with the regarding the reporting of cur for the first time released de campaign, speaking only on rency transactions, which car ”1 do think that eventually tails of what it said was a state Specifically, it states that Ain condition of anonymity, said ries a maximum penalty of five lie’s going to in a very slick way ment signed by Shabazz admit ley failed to report to the gov Lindsey received the $30,000 years in prison and a $250,000 have her killed. OK, so it’s ting that she initiated the plot ernment withdrawals of cash in May and that another fine upon conviction. either him or my mother. ” and planned to pay Fitzpatrick $30,000 by the campaign on campaign official, whom he did • Two counts of causing a Shabazz’s lawyers filed their up to $4,000. The prosecution May 25 and $22,500 on Nov. 2 not identify, accepted the bank to fail to file a currency own papers Monday asking for said Shabazz made a $250 of that year. November withdrawal. transaction report. Each count the case to be dismissed. They down payment. 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Countered Hatch: “ The salva Associated Press The amendment, already ap tion of our country depends on Few Americans had heard of WASHINGTON proved by the House, would re it. The future of our children WASHINGTON the contract at the time of the In an atmosphere of excruci quire a balanced budget by depends on it.” The art of drawing sharp election and perhaps up to ating tension, Senate 2002, unless three-fifths of both The man at the center of at lines may win elections, but two-thirds are aware of it now, Republicans forced an houses voted otherwise. tention, Conrad, declared in an more often it’s the art of com according to multiple polls. overnight delay Tuesday for a Earlier in the day, interview last week, promise that begets new laws. Still, House leaders are try final vote on Republicans coughed up a last- “ Persistence is my best qual Republican bargaining ing to stick as closely as possi a balanced- minute concession barring fed ity.” Tuesday on the balanced bud ble to what they believe is their budget eral judges from ordering tax He has said for days that his get amendment was the latest mandate, — to vote on 10 a m e n d m e n t hikes or spending cuts to bal concerns focus on protecting recognition of legislative real major legislative packages in to the ance the budget, and pocketed the Social Security trust funds ity. the first 100 days of the 104th Constitution. two Democratic votes in return. and making sure the amend Congress. One vote shy, Still short of the support nec ment doesn’t cripple efforts to Since taking control of both The frenetic House pace is GOP lea de rs essary to prevail, they negoti help the nation out of future re chambers of Congress several driving action in the Senate as struggled to ated for the support of Conrad, cessions. weeks ago, the GOP has soft well. salvage the and perhaps other Democrats, Elected to the Senate in 1986, ened hard-line campaign centerpiece of offering companion legislation Conrad renounced re-election stands on tax hikes, welfare However, the balanced bud their drive to shrink govern that would place Social Security in 1992, saying he had failed in checks and food stamps. The get amendment first exposed ment. off lim its to budget-cutters his effort to bring the deficit Senate offer to modify the fault lines in the House. As Both sides wooed one waver gradually over several years. under control. He changed his constitutional amendment proposed in the contract, the ing Democrat, Kent Conrad of “ It’s a cliffhanger,” said Sen. mind when the state’s other arrived at the last minute, with amendment would have North Dakota. After feverish Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a leading senator, Quentin Burdick, died, the survival of the measure at required a three-fifths majority negotiations, Majority Leader supporter. and was easily returned to stake. to raise income-tax rates. Bob Dole decided to postpone As the time for a vote came office. But GOP leaders did not have the vote rather than risk defeat. and went, the 46-year-old The Senate chamber, nor House Republicans generally the votes to approve what Senators said the discussions Conrad was at the center of an mally all but deserted, was are convinced the GOP won its amounted to a dramatic depar focused on a Republican offer intense series of meetings — on alive all afternoon with sena first majority in 40 years on ture from majority rule, and to place Social Security trust a crowded Senate floor, then in tors waiting to cast their votes the strength of a detailed, cam removed the provision. funds off-limits to deficit cutters one party’s cloakroom and the on a series of roll calls. gradually over several years. other — as the two sides sought Beyond its politically potent “ This is a sad spectacle,” the vote that could determine symbolic value — the measure said the amendment's principal the amendment’s fate. is part of the House GDP’s foe, Democrat Robert Byrd of The centerpiece of the “ Contract With America” and West Virginia. “ This has every Republican revolution in commands 70 percent support H e » * i jrc*—. appearance of a sleazy, tawdry Congress, the proposed amend in the polls — Republicans said effort to win a victory at the ment to the Constitution is the measure would enforce dis M e C i- « l y 9m cost of amending the designed to end the run-up in cipline. “ If we don’t pass this Constitution.” federal debt that exceeds $4.8 amendment, we don’t balance € H O T But Dole said the vote was trillion. A similar measure the budget,” said GOP Whip the most important in the cleared the GOP-controlled Trent Lott of Mississippi. “ This careers of many members of House in January. Senate pas is it.” the Senate, and that majority sage would mean the House Democratic foes said it would Republicans have every right to would have to vote on the lead to devastating spending HAIR see if they can find the votes to newly modified version before cuts in social programs, permit prevail. “ And I intend to do submitting it to the states for Social Security trust-fund that.” ratification. money to be used for deficit re l^« » 11, V O I IC His announcement stunned a Before Dole’s dramatic delay, duction and cripple efforts to H u i f g r chamber packed with senators both sides had delivered final soften the impact of future re ready to cast their votes after arguments on the measure, cessions. P a l s ! an epic, month-long battle on subject of a fierce, month-long the Senate floor. Aides ringed battle on the Senate floor. the back of the chamber and “ This vote is one of the most tourists peered down from the important many of us will have gallery as the final showdown cast in decades,” Dole said. was unexpectedly put off. “ Congress needs the discipline” The decision to delay was by of an amendment to make ac voice vote. tual spending cuts, he said.
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MEXICO CITY ly troubled economy. frustrating tour of duty in a der said that could be the trick Most of the 1,500 American The brother of a former In an television interview country so riven by clan w a r iest part of the mission. Marines and the 329 Italian Mexican president was arrest earlier Tuesday afternoon with fare that world powers have troops dug into high sand ed Tuesday in connection with the Televisa network’s “ 24 given up trying to help. Marine Lt. Gen. Anthony C. dunes a few hundred yards the assassination of a high- Horas” news program, Carlos American and Italian troops Zinni noted that his force had from the sea, establishing for ranking, reformist leader of the Salinas insisted that he had filled sandbags and dug firing landed on friendly territory the Pakistanis a corridor to the ruling party. “ done everything possible for positions in the dunes at held by the U.N. peacekeepers. seaport, about three miles to The arrest of Raul Salinas de the good of Mexico ” during his Mogadishu’s dusty, sandy air But after the Pakistanis leave, the north. Gortari was a startling develop six-year term, which ended port Tuesday, preparing to the Americans and Italians will After the Pakistanis sail ment in one of three unsolved Dec. 1. cover the retreat of the last have th e ir backs exposed as Thursday, Zinni said it would assassinations of top Mexican 1,500 U.N. peacekeepers. they follow. take about eight hours for the leaders over the past year. The He defended the way he had The prospect that Somalis Zinni and his subordinates Americans and Italians to fall Attorney General’s Office handled the investigation of the will be left to fend for them expect to see looters, perhaps back to the beach on which scheduled an evening news Colosio killing, appointing an selves in a nation no closer to by the hundreds, pour into the they landed from their posi conference on the case, but it independent prosecutor “ so democracy than when peace airport as the Pakistanis pull tions at the port and in the wasn’t immediately clear what that no one, not even the presi keepers arrived 26 months ago out, with possible firefights dunes. Raul Salinas’ connection was to dent, could impede the lines of to help deliver aid didn’t heart breaking out as they scramble the killing. investigation, suggest tasks or en the chairman of the U.S. for the booty left behind. They w ill go back to their A spokeswoman for the fed prevent any one person from Joint Chiefs of Staff. Most valuable equipment al ships the same way they came eral attorney general’s office being investigated.” “ A ll of us hoped against hope ready has been shipped out and ashore, on landing craft, confirmed local news reports During the interview, there the Somalis would get their the looters will be fighting “ for Hellcat hovercraft and am that Salinas, 48, was arrested was no mention of the Ruiz house in order,” Gen. John treasures that we’d call trash,” phibious armored vehicles. Tuesday afternoon. Massieu case or the arrest of Shalikashvili told reporters in said Arm y. Sgt. lst-Class Jose Cobra helicopters, Harrier Radio Red said federal police the former president’s brother. Washington. “ They’re on their Bailey of El Paso, Texas. fighter jets and AO-1 30 aerial had arrested him in connection Earlier Tuesday, Ruiz own." "We expect to see a lot of gunships will cover the final with the September 1994 slay Massieu’s own brother, the for The U.S.-led coalition troops looting and some firing when phase. ing of Jose Francisco Ruiz mer deputy attorney general completed the first half of their the pullout takes place,” said Brig. Gen. Aboo Samak, the Massieu, No. 2 man in the ru l Mario Ruiz Massieu, demanded mission to safeguard the with 1st Lt. Craig Price of Malaysian who has been in ing Institutional Revolutionary tougher government action to drawal of U.N. peacekeepers by Williamsburg, Va., command command of U.N m ilitary forces Party, known as the PRI. solve a crime he blames on coming ashore without incident ing a Marine platoon dug into a in Somalia, handed over com high-level figures in the PRI. Monday night and Tuesday forward position on the mand to Zinni at a brief cere Investigators had been puz Mario Ruiz Massieu applaud morning. American perimeter. mony on the airport tarmac zled by the assassination, and ed investigators for the arrest "We filled about 500 sand Tuesday. in the past were unable to Friday of a second suspected They landed on the beach bags today,” Price said. “ The Then Aboo and the U.N. spe come up with a motive. Raul gunman in the March 23, 1994, just off the seaside airport and guys haven’t had any sleep, ex cial envoy to Somalia, James Salinas is the brother of former killing of Colosio. at the nearby seaport, where cept perhaps for some 10- Victor Obeho, boarded an exec President Carlos Salinas de “ Nonetheless, I believe only they relieved 903 Bangladeshi minute naps. They’re pretty utive jet and flew to Nairobi, Gortari, who left office in the first step has been reached U.N. peacekeepers. The tired, but we’ll get about three Kenya. December. Both were brothers- in the Colosio case,” the form er Bangladeshis started for home hours sleep tonight before the The American and Italian in-law of the victim. deputy attorney general said at about eight hours later. fun begins." troops who came ashore The news of Raul Salinas’ a news conference to promote "They were all singing and That w ill be before dawn Monday are part of a 14,000- arrest comes on the heels of his new book, “ I Accuse." having a good time when they Wednesday, as the Pakistanis, strong force providing a rear the government’s announce Previously, investigators had left,” said Eddie Jones of who have been holding the air guard for the retreating U.N. ment Friday that last year’s insisted a sole gunman had Baltimore, who has been man port, begin to pull back through peacekeepers. murder of Luis Donaldo shot Colosio at a Tijuana cam Colosio, presidential candidate paign rally. 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U.N. offi diers, but it would have been In an interview with the gov federation “safe zones” diplomats feared was just cials, however, could not con better for me if I had been ernment’s BH Press news SLOVENIA \ HUNGARY 50 m iles around the corner arrived firm any change in the front killed," said Hamid Durakovic, agency, Bosnian Gen. Rasim ' o Zagreb Tuesday as governm ent posi lines. 36, one of the POWs. He said he Delic said his army was more U CROATIA 50 km tions in northwestern Bosnia was afraid to be exchanged be prepared than ever to pursue a elika.Kladusa came under fierce attack. When the war began in 1992, cause “they would kill me im battlefield solution to Bosnia’s SERBIA Rebel Muslims, along with Abdic, a Velika Kladusa busi mediately.” nearly 3-year-old war if a cur zla nessman, cut deals with Serbs Fighting flared elsewhere rent truce is abandoned. Serbs from Bosnia and Croatia, Srebrenica attacked government positions to spare his area fighting. In Tuesday in Bosnia-Herzegov- The Sarajevo government has ravnik south of Velika Kladusa in the 1993, he formally broke with ina: repeatedly threatened to aban Bihac region shortly after mid the Muslim-led government in • In north-central Bosnia, a don the Jan. 1 cease-fire, which night. Sarajevo, and since then his U.N. m ilitary observer saw a runs to May 1. The government 3orazdeC< Maj. Herve Gourmelon, a U.N. forces have fought alongside Serb tank fire a shell on the v il accuses Serbs of violating the Sea,- 7 X m ilita ry spokesman, said U.N. Serbs in northwestern Bosnia. lage of Rakija, killing one civil truce from the beginning. /MONTENEGRO observers recorded over 800 Edin Omerbasic, a 20-year- ian and seriously injuring old Abdic soldier toting an AK- another, Gourmelon said. The cease-fire was estab Area of detonations and more than detail 1,500 bursts of gunfire Tues 47 assault rifie, cursed the body • Bosnian Serbs also fired lished amid hopes it would lead ALBANIA day. of a government soldier as he machine guns at a U.N. heli to negotiations on a permanent A convoy of nine U.N. aid ve and some comrades put it on a copter flying over Konjic, south peace for Bosnia. Such talks are hicles had to be abandoned af horse-drawn carriage for bur west of Sarajevo, he said. The nowhere in sight. Recent developments ter being caught in cross-fire, ial. Two other bodies were seen helicopter was not hit. Bosnian Serbs have refused i l Civilians were killed and wounded but there were no reports of in in a valley between two hills • Tensions were high in international pressure to ac in the towns of Cazin and Busim by juries, he said. taken in the rebel offensive. Sarajevo, the capital, where the cept, even tentatively, a plan to heavy Bosnian Serb and renegade The soldiers said government United Nations logged 600 fir divide the republic between shelling. A few miles east of Velika troops had withdrawn from two ing incidents over a 24-hour them and a Bosnian Croat- B Shelling near Velika Kladusa forced Kladusa, smoke billowed Tues villages and four strategic hills. period. Muslim federation. drivers of a recently unloaded convoy day from a house believed to “ We should have continued The war began when Bosnian to abandon their trucks. have been occupied by gov and destroyed the (govern U.N. aid w orkers said Tues Serbs rebelled against a deci 0 Serbs raked a streetcar with ernment troops before it was ment’s) 505th brigade,” day that more than 350 ethnic sion by Croats and Muslims to automatic small-arms fire during a hit by fire from a 76mm cannon Omerbasic said. Serb civilians had fled three vil secede from the former Yu firefight with government forces. manned by rebel Muslims loyal Abdic’s troops reported four lages west of government-held goslavia. An estimated 200,000 D a i least 350 villagers have fled as to Fikret Abdic. men lost and several wounded Travnik during a weekend gov people have been killed or are government forces press an offensive. Abdic’s commanders said when government troops ernment assault. U.N. m ilita ry missing. Russians intimidate Chechens By CHRIS BIRD Russians, just ashamed that I Armored personnel carriers The Observer Associated Press have to enter my own land in roared past on patrol in the such a way. It’s like the shattered city, covering resi is looking for GROZNY German occupation,” the 65- dents in a layer of dust as they Alongside a sign declaring year-old man said. returned to Grozny pushing “ Stop! 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