Today's Our second weather: century of Seventy percent excellence chance of rain. High in the mid to upper40s. Vol. 115 No. 13 Student Center, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716 Friday, March 3, 1989 City Council 'Most Wanted' shoots down receives leads firearm sales in Cohen case by Chrissy Smith cials'," said Mayor William M. by Stephanie Harnish Staff Reporter ReddJr. · Staff Reporter "Of the 130 fugitives The collection of confiscated Councilman Ed Miller Jr. City Council unanimously and obsolete weapons at the (Dist. 3) added that Saturday Almost 200 telephone calls that have been pro - passed a proposal Monday Newark Police Station will night specials are to be regarding the Charles Cohen filed in 54 broad­ night that prevents Newark now be destroyed or transferred destroyed and not traded. Cl,lse have been reported since Poli'ce from selling used non­ casts, 66 are now in to other police units, Redd said. Councilwon;~an Louise Sunday's broadcast of sporting frrearms. "It is the intent of the Brothers (Dist. 2) cited th~ew "America's Most Wanted," custody. Forty-one of "The city will not sell or trade Council of Newark to reduce in ordinance as a "symbolic ges­ Detective John Downs of the those arrests were automatic or semi-automatic the future the distribution of ture" on the part of the New Castle County Police weapons, short-barreled shot non-sporting firearms in the Council. Department said Wednesday. direct results of view­ guns, or 'Saturday night spe- Following up on the large open market," he said. continued to page 15 er tips." volume of calls "is going to be a long process," said New -Jack Breslin Castle County Police Sgt. majority -of the alleged sight­ Edward Maxwell. ings have been in California, Downs said, "If this devel­ Downs said. ops a lead that leads to Downs, who screened the [Cohen's1 apprehension, it was calls as they came in at Fox worthwhile." headquarters, said information Cohen has been charged about each call is sent to a case with the murder of his parents agent in Wilmington. in their Hockessin home in The agent notifies FBI November. agents and local police depart­ Maxwell said there have ments across the country about been no _positive identifications actions that need to be taken. yet. Calls are received during All calls using the number regular business hours and on , aired during the broadcast, 1- Sunday nights following the 800-CRIME-89, are received show. During off-hours, a tape in Washington D.C. at the recording urges callers to try headquarters of Fox again, Breslin said. Broadcasting, said Jack Breslin said viewer calls to Breslin, manager of publicity "America's Most Wanted" pro­ for Fox Broadcasting. vide many leads. The Review/Dan Della Piazza Although viewers reported In the swing of things -Nate Morgan (AS 90) gets an early start on spring as he tests the tennis "Of the 130 fugitives that seeing Cohen in 30 states, the courts across from the Student Center Wednesday. have been profiled in 54 broad­ casts, 66 are now in custody. Forty-one of those arrests were Community responds to survey direct results of viewer tips," continued to page 15 Delawareans give opinions on the university Inside: by Heather McMurtrie were surveyed in December. for University Advancement. • Presidential search Copy Editor "The report has been finished and given in . Loessner said the one-on-one interview ~~··· the draft-form to the university," said John R. included questions about people's feelings continues•• ........ p.2 The university is awaiting results of a sur­ Armitage, assistanl to the vice president for toward the university, the university's goals • Breaking the vey to determine community interest in a Government Relations. and if people are willing to financially sup­ chains....• ~···········P·25 new chemistry laboratory and a new sports The purpose of the survey - known as a port these goals. and convocation center, a university official feasibility study - was to determine the Ketchum Inc., located in Pittsburgh, serves • Men•s basketball said Wednesday. community's level of interest and possible as the university's fund-raising advisors and team enters ECC Forty-three state public officials, decision­ support for the university itself and its pro­ tournament.•.•..•• p.3~ _makers and contributors to the community jects, said G. Amo l.oessner, vice president continued to page 11 ••• ...... -· .....• "*'••• • .......•: . ...... •.... , ... • ..................... ......• •• ••• Page 2 • The Review • March 3,1989 ----------..;...-------------------~.~.------~-~----3: Council proposes 7 -day wait for guns City to send "This state allows idea to state anyone to carry a Venezuela suspends firearm or' hand gun, constitutional rights for approval strapped to your side, by Chrissy Smith as long as it is in StaffReporter The government of Carcos, plain view. This is Venezuela suspended constitu­ A proposal for a seven-day tional rights Tuesday and very dangerous." waiting period following the imposed a curfew following -William A. Hogan purchase of all weapons will be riots over price increases, presented to state representa­ thing wrong with a waiting peri- according to The Philadelphia tives by the City Council at the od." Inquirer. end of this week. Miller pointed out that weapon Almost 100 people were Mayor William M. Redd Jr. purchasing is usually planned killed, 500 were injured and The Review/Dan Della Piazza described the proposal as "a let­ Newark City Council has sent a letter to state legislatures to ahead, so waiting a few days is thousands were arrested during' not "unreasonable." ter of suggestion to introduce urge a seven- day wait for the purc~ase of firearms. the worst riot in 30 years of Councilman Ron Gardner legislation to the state that calls "I would like to see some- idea of a waiting period along Democratic rule. (Dist. 5) added, "I think it is for a waiting period of seven thing [passed] at the state level," with the International worthwhile to do something days before all firearms are he said, "but in all honesty, I Association of Chiefs of Police. about the time period to pur­ issued." have serious doubts about They have fought for a wait- Agents in Atlanta chase weapons with." Seven days would be suffi­ whether it will pass." ~> ing period at the federal level, Hogan said Delaware hak arrest illegal aliens cient to check the background of Gov. Michael N. Castle has but were defeated by the some unusual laws concerning a weapon buyer, according to confronted the state's chiefs of National Rifle Association, the possession of firearms. Newark Police Chief William police for their opinions con- Hogan said. "This state allows anyone to Immigration agents closing A. Hogan. cerning gun issues, including Councilman Ed Miller Jr. carry a firearm or hand gun, in on a smuggling ring, which "Quite frankiy, any gun that the waitipg pen'od, according to (Dist. 3) said, "I will defend strapped to your side, as long as brings undocumented workers you have, even designed for a Hogan. anyone's right to have a weapon, it is in plain view," he said. to the East Coast, arrested 69 sports weapon, can kill another He said he has supported the but I do not think there is any- "This is very dangerous." illegal aliens Monday, accord­ human bein_g." Ho_gan said. ing to The Philadelphia Inquirer. Interest shown in presidential post The first arrests were made during a layover of an Eastern airline's flight from Los 'Chronicle' advertisement attracts national response Angelos to New York. by Ted Spiker across the country, Veasey said. should be made and received fllled the position after Russel Administrative News Editor The firm will facilitate the prior to that date." C. Jones resigned Oct. 24. A search in' a variety of ways, The advertisement stated single comm,ittee was used to Pakistani bases hit An external consulting ftrm, including recruiting candidates. that the position will not be select Jones. hired to aid the seaich for the People have also responded ftlled later than July 1, 1990. The trustee committee has by Israeli warplanes university's 25th president, has to an advertisement that However, Veasey said it is the exclusive right to nominate indicated that great interest has appeared in the Feb. 15 issue of possible the position could be an applicant for approval by the been expressed for the position, The Chronicle of Higher ftlled earlier. board of trustees. The other Twenty-six children were a university official said Education. Veasey said there is If a suitable person is avail­ committees will advise the wounded and two guerrillas Tuesday. no official count of people who able before 1990, Veasey said trustee committee and recom­ were killed following an Israeli Interest in the position has have expressed interest. the board will not forego the mend applicants. air attack Monday on Pakistani come from a variety of sources, The advertisement states, opportunity to ftll the position. The Faculty Advisory bases, The Philadelphia according to E. Norman "Nominations and expression The person will be fully Committee is comprised of rep­ Inquirer reported. Veasey, vice chairman of the of interest will continue to be investigated before the post is resentatives from each of the The Israeli warplanes struck Trustee Committee to received until the position is ftlled, he said. university's 10 colleges. bases in the Shouf mountains, Nominate a President. ftlled. Three search committees The Committee of Advisors - southeast of Beirut, and an ele­ The consulting firm of "Since the board will begin were named in December to incl~des members from a num­ mentary school Tuesday morn­ Korn/Ferry International has the screening of candidates on find a replacement for ber of university groups.