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TCU DAILY SKIFF Vol. 87, No. 29 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1986 Fort Worth, Texas MoreWASHINGTON (API-Americani Ul-Anwrimn U.S. Thirty-nineTliirtx ■-nine American bu companiesmmnaniff s i^nesses leave , South"^ ^^ ^-- W-«b« AfricaA. -B. m. -M_ .M. ^^ %^«, hiring, training and promoting black companies, squeezed by a tigging left in 1985. compared with seven in effect on the white South African gov- This remains a major victory for the anti- workers in South Africa. economy in South Africa and anti- 1984 U.S. firms in South Africa num- ernment or whether it will become South Africa's recession-plagued apartheid activists at Iiome. are leav- ber 244. with investments totaling apartheid movement. We are going to more intransigent, she said. economy has played a big role in the ing the wfafte-ruled country at a brisk Sl.'l billion, down from $2.6 billion in see . increasing isolation of that country/ exodus of U.S. firms. The Reagan administration, mean- pace, analysts say. 1981. GM Chairperson Roger B. Smith while, continues to oppose disinvest- International Business Machines Disinvestment has long been a goal RANDALL ROBINSON, TransAfriea lobbying said the automaker decided to sell its ment because of the possible "harmful Corp. and General Motors Corp., two of American opponents of South Afri- group wholly-owned subsidiary employing effect on black workers," said State industry] giants, are the most recent ca's apartheid system of strict racial about 3,000 people in part because it Department spokesperson Charles concerns to announce plans to sell op- separation. They argue thai with- Redman. known entities with global identities, Africa, has called for withdrawal oi had been losing money for several erations in South Africa. drawing U.S. capital sends a strong Robinson said, predicting that more U. S. investment and a blockade of the years. To date, however, few non-whites Their decisions increase to 88 the message to Pretoria's white govern- American firms will pull out shortly. country if apartheid is not abolished But Marcy Murningham, president have lost jobs as a result of U.S. disin- number of American companies that ment. Disinvestment, however, is not a by May 1987. of the social investment division of vestment, according to John Chettle have left or voiced plans to do so in "This remains a major victory for requirement <>f the sanctions legisla- For years, Sullivan urged U.S. Mitchell Investment Management in of the South Africa Foundation, a pri- 1986. according to Investor Responsi- the anti-apar«heid movement," said tion passed by Congress earlier this companies to stay in South Africa as an Cambridge, Mass., said the disinvest- vate business group. Most operations bility Research Center, a Washing- Randall Robinson of the lobbying month. The law. which was enacted engine for change, but he set the 1987 ment moves reflect a growing consen- have been sold to South African mana- ton-based group that tracks U.S. busi- group TransAfriea. "We are going to over President Reagan's veto, pro- deadline as a means of stepping up sus on how to deal with South Africa. gers, he said. ness activity in South Africa. see . increasing isolation of that hibits any new U.S. investment in pressure on Pretoria. The disinvesting companies are Alison Cooper of the Investor Re- The Coca-Colfl Co., Procter & country." South Africa, among other things. Sullivan, who hailed GM's deci- saying "the status quo is not accept- sponsibility Research Center agreed, Gamble Co. and the Marriott Corp. The announcements by GM and The Rev. Leon Sullivan, a black sion, devised the so-called Sullivan able," she said. saying, "Most of the operations have arc among the others who arc pulling IBM were especially significant be- Philadelphia minister who has dealt Principles, a code of conduct that The unanswered question is not been shut down. They are still up staki cause thoag corporations are big, well- with with American firms in South many American businesses follow in whether disinvestment will have any running. Few jobs have been lost." Abuser receives 50 years HOUSTON (AP)-A man convicted of killing a 2-year-old boy by forcing pepper down his throat was sent- enced Tuesday to 50 years in prison and fined $10,000. A jury in State District Judge Michael McSpadden's court handed Raymond Edward Coffey, 26, the sentence after deliberating about four hours, court clerk John Washington said. Prosecutors had urged jurors to sentence Coffey to the maximum term of life in prison. Raymond Edward Coffey, 26, was convicted Monday in the May 7 death of Christopher Kalmbach. the son of Coffey's girlfriend, after a jury de- liberated 3"/2 hours. The punishment phase ended Tuesday morning after the defense called a Houston police officer, who testified that Coffey did not have a previous criminal record. Prosecutor Chuck Rosenthal reviewed the evi- dence but did not call any witnesses. TCU OWty MUff / Joe Williams Rosenthal said the case was one of Big picture - Video photographer Vic Prokop cov- estimated that more than 50,000 people attended the worst episodes of child abuse he ers the action as a Carswell Air Force Base B-52 the weekend event which featured aerial acrobatic has ever seen. Pictures of the child makes a fly-by during the Fort Worth International performances and a display by an Carswell AFB introduced in the trial showed severe Airiest Sunday at Oakgrove Airport. Airiest officials F-16. bruises all over the boy's body, as well Buckle up - Golden Knight Staff Sgt. Cristy Kauble helps Steven Haas as scalds and cigarette burns on his adjust a parachute harness Sunday afternoon at the Airiest. arms. He said Coffey deserved life in prison. Coffey's defense attorney, Wayne Hill, argued for probation, saying the Setbacks cant keep swimmers from water facts of the case did not warrant a long prison term. He asked for 10 years Eaton put aside her swimming ZumMallen said he was "awful" his swim in a meet shortly after the acci- probation or at the most 10 years in Eaton remained a member when By LaRetta Hammer goals to take care of her father. first two years in high school and was dent occurred. prison. her family moved to Dallas where she "Swimming is important, but fami- placed on the junior varsity team. But the injury didn't get in his way- In a statement to police, Coffey said Staff Writer swam with her high school team in ly is the most important of all," she He made the varsity team his jur.ior he won the race- he used pepper to discipline the boy, district, regional and state meets. Starting young-that is what one said. year, and by his senior year, ZumMal- This prompted him to form the atti- but contended that the child took the Eaton practiced with the U.S. TCU swimmer did, and it has Eaton continued to swim at the len said he had improved. tude he has today. pepper himself the night he choked to Swim Team two hours before school obviously paid off. neighborhood pool where she was a However, he did not improve death. and two hours after school. The U.S. "The day I realize that I can't be the Paige Eaton, a sophomore English lifeguard and prepared for a meet in enough to get recruited by any of the Patty Kalmbach, 21, refused to tes- Swim Team was a more important best is the day I stop swimming," major, began swimming the summer San Antonio. colleges. tify in Coffey's two-day trial despite an group to train with than the high ZumMallen said. after second grade. She was 7 years She ended up winning the 100- and Richard Syhesma, TCU swim offer of immunity. She is facing a school team, Eaton said. old and living in Chicago when her 200-meter breast stroke. She also coach, knew ZumMallen had poten- ZumMallen is ranked 19th in the charge of murder by omission. parents enrolled her in swimming les- Through the U.S. Swim Team, placed fourth and sixth in other tial and offered him a scholarship, nation in the 200-meter breast stroke. McSpadden held Kalmbach in con Sept. 2 he will try to qualify for the sons. Eaton became the best in the breast events. ZumMallen said. tempt of court after she refused to National Collegiate Association for With the backstroke, Eaton tried stroke in state and national rankings. This qualified her nationally for the "Richard was the only coach that identify her son in one of the photos Athletes for swimmers. shown to jurors. out for a summer league swim team. But this summer, Eaton experi- United States Swimming Open in believed in me, so I believed in him," The NCAA for swimmers is harder Coffey told police he left the pep- She made the team and discovered enced a tragic drr vback in her swim- Orlando, Fla., this December ZumMallen said. to qualify for than the Olympics and is per shaker with the boy after he had she was good at the sport. After all she ming career. Training three days a week, for five His first year on the TCU swim made up of the world's best college repeated a bad word. Upon return- was "always winning." hours a day, Eaton has her goals set team, ZumMallen dropped five In fourth grade, Eaton's family Eaton had qualified for a national swimmers. ing, Coffey told police he found swimming meet in California. She for the 1988 Summer Olympic Trials. seconds off his time in the 200-meter moved to I^ouisiana.