Protesters in Manila Kill Two Americans
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The Daily Campus Serving the Storrs Community Since 1896 Vol. XCIII No. 15 The University of Connecticut Wednesday, September 27, 1989 Protesters in Manila kill two Americans State department Protesters chant condemns terrorism 'Quayle go home' WASHINGTON (AP) — The MANILA, Philippines (AP) Slate Department yesterday — Gunmen believed to be condemned the murder of two Communist rebels ambushed American civilians in the and killed two American Philippines, calling it a civilians working at a U.S. air "cowardly act of terrorism.*' base yesterday, shortly before The civilians, whose names Vice President Dan Quayle have been withheld pending arrived to discuss the future of notification of their relatives, U.S. military installations were killed in an ambush on a here, police said. road about 50 miles north of A Pentagon statement in Manila shortly before Vice Washington said the victims President Dan Quayle arrived in were civilian employees of the country to talk about the Ford Aerospace Corp., a con- future of U.S. bases there. tractor at Camp O'Donnell. The Americans worked for The camp is a U.S.-run facility Ford Aerospace Corp., a con- about 50 miles north of Manila tractor at Camp O'Donnell, a and 12 miles from the U.S. U.S.-run communications fa- Clark Air Base. cility. The road on which the Also yesterday, gunmen kil- Americans were attacked runs led a member of President between the camp and the U.S. Corazon Aquino's presidential —Brendan G wither photo guard, about a mile from where Clark Air Base. McConaughy hall resident assistants and students pooled funds for a party. Richard Boucher, a State the president will meet with Department spokesman, said in Quayle today. a statement that the civilian The attacks followed a series Last legal floor party at UConn contractors of the Air Force of bombings this month and "were murdered in a carefully came amid growing opposition By Michelle Kay A student with an open under $100 on refreshments, he planned ambush while driving to U.S. military installations Daily Campus Staff bottle of Buckler non-alcoholic said. According to Forozis, in Tarlac province." The am- in the Philippines. McConaughy Hall resident beer kidded an R.A. "Can I go every R.A. is given a budget bush "evidently required a The Americans, whose assistants pooled their "social in the hall with this?" from the Department of Resi- certain amount of preparation," names were not immediately program" funds together to McConaughy Nightclub, as dential Life to sponsor one he said. released, slowed their car as throw what they called "The the lounge was re-named for social program and three educa- "We deplore this senseless they approached a dump truck last legal floor party", last the evening, offered non-alco- tional programs each semester. and cowardly act of terrorism," and a jeep blocking a highway night in the sixth floor holic beer and champagne, Hsu concocted the idea of he said. "Acts like this will not near Capas, 60 miles north of lounge. munchies and a darkened, sponsoring a non-alcoholic deter us in our resolve to sup- Manila, police said. Six men Seva Forozis, third floor strobe-lighted party atmos- dorm-wide party. port the democratic government sprang from the jeep and riddled resident assistant, offered Hall phere. "People obviously aren't here in the Philippines." the Americans' car with Director Olga Riccardo a beer. Ted Hsu, fourth floor R.A. to get smashed," Hsu said. The military believes the gunfire, according to police Lt. "No thanks," Riccardo said, said the beer, made by Heine- "And we encourage smoking," assailants were Communist re- Pepito Pimentel. "I think I'll have some non- ken, was imported from Hol- he joked as he offered students bels, who operate in the Clark The assailants then opened alcoholic champagne." land. The R. A.'s spent just See page 4 area, the officials said. See page 5 Four months more for library repairs By David Collins the concrete slabs underneath. Daily Campus Staff Another layer of bricks is under Architects studying why the concrete. panels of bricks are bulging The bricks arc built upon and shifting from the main steel frames that come out structure of the Homer Bab- from each floor, which makes bidge Library estimate that it each floor self-supporting. The will be another four months supporting frames transfer the before they know the cause of weight of the bricks to another the problem and extent of the place on the structure. damage, according to Sallie Spinelli said that the Giffcn, vice president for downward force of the bricks is administration. battling with the supporting Bricks have already been force of the internal structure. removed from the south side "We're studying if the beams of the 10-year-old library to are able to support the force of study the structure underneath. the bricks," Spinelli said. William Spinelli, director of "Besides the study of the operations for the Office of bricks, we're trying to calculate Facilities, said he recommended if there's any movement of the that the study be expanded to building." the library's north side. This Giffcn said that when water would mean the removal of gets between the bricks and more bricks from the building. concrete and freezes up, it puts Spinelli said that the source pressure on the bricks. She said of the problem is the improper that because the north side gets installation of brick combined less sun in the winter, the r with the force of the brick on water that gets trapped between the internal structure. the bricks and concrete is more Spinelli said the exterior likely to freeze. This was one structure is like a sandwich. reason why the north side will —Kevin Fraser photo The bricks, which have no be studied, she said. structural value, arc reinforced The state Department of Bricks are still being removed from the south side of the Homer Babbidge Library. with tie wires that run between See page 5 page 2 The Daily Campus, Wednesday, September 27, 1989 AROUND THE WORLD South Carolina begins to recover after Hugo CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) blocked by downed trees, — Tap water became safe, making it impossible to reach some stores reopened Tuesday some people in the town of and a ton of catfish was on its about 2,000 bordering the way to case the plight of this Francis Marion National Forest city's hurricane survivors, but north of Charleston. 80 percent remained without "We can't get to their houses power and stricken outlying to see even if they're still alive areas grew desperate. or not," Hoffman said. Generators and other Some other towns and the necessities poured in to this barrier islands had similar historic port from around the problems, officials said. nation. The Mississippi Hugo and its remnants killed Agriculture Department at least 33 people in the arranged to send a ton of Caribbean and 28 on the U.S. donated catfish along with mainland, including 17 in cooks to fry it and serve it with South Carolina. hush puppies, the region's Charleston schools remained beloved cornmcal side dish. closed for at least another —UPI phot. While Charleston regained week; some colleges in the area Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Samuel Pierce invoked the fifth amendment some services, the picture was plan to open Monday. yesterday during a House panel investigating housing scandals. bleaker in isolated areas. Charleston Harbor reopened to limited ship traffic Tuesday, "We have no ice, no lights and some traffic lights in Pierce refuses to testify to and we're low on batteries," St. Charleston and in nearby Stephen Mayor Bobby Mount Pleasant were working. Congress, invoking 5th Amendment Hoffman said. "Everything is Residents climbed onto roofs WASHINGTON (AP) — mismanagement, influence prepare, did not have the HUD funnelled to Charleston, but we to repair shingles under a Former HUD Secretary Samuel peddling and political documents he needed and would had a hurricane, too. People arc sunny sky, while others R. Pierce Jr. refused to answer favoritism at the Department of invoke his constitutional right desperate. They're going to shopped in grocery stores questions Tuesday from a Housing and Urban not to testify. panic." opened for the first lime. Rain House panel investigating Development, which Pierce He said roads were still that was predicted held off. housing scandals, citing his headed throughout the Reagan Lantos then posed eight constitutional right against administration. questions to Pierce, some Mad Dads gang up on sclf-incrimination. He raising new suggestions of contended he had been Disagreements between the political influence involving drugs, dealers and violence "prejudged by this body." subcommittee and Pierce even HUD and the Reagan White OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Los Angeles gangs have found a new Pierce, compelled to appear extended to news coverage of House. market for their drugs in the Midwest, and the resulting violence by a subpoena, accused the the hearing. Pierce invoked Each time Pierce refused to has stirred a group of fathers calling themselves "Mad Dads" to subcommittee of trying to rush House rules that forced answer. fight back. him into testifying without subcommittee chairman Tom "The subcommittee's desire The Mad Dads, armed only with radios, patrol gang-infested areas adequate preparation and said he Lantos, D-Calif., to bar to rush me through this of north Omaha to break up drug deals and reclaim neighborhoods hoped to tell his story later. television, radio and process, together with various marked as gang turf. His refusal to testify came at photographic coverage, despite statements made by members Earlier this month, they announced plans to use a helicopter, but a dramatic meeting of a panel the chairman's complaint that ..