Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC April 1988 Daily Egyptian 1988 4-19-1988 The aiD ly Egyptian, April 19, 1988 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_April1988 Volume 74, Issue 137 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, April 19, 1988." (Apr 1988). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1988 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in April 1988 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Daily Egyptian Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Tuesday, April 19, 1988, Vol. 74, No. 137,16 Pages U. S. strikes Iranian ships, oil rigs MANAMA. Bahrain WPIl - the azure sky, marking the the Pent::.gon denied the repo11 The United States handed Iran Thatcher says U.S. raid 'justified' first U.S. attack of its kind of a V.S. attack on a third its worst military puni!;hment since Octoper when two platform. at sea Monday since the U.S. -Page 9 similar oil rigs were Hours later, V.S. Navy ships naval buildup in the Persian demo~ished. sank an Iranian gunboat and Gulf nine months ago and the Iran said the destruction of crippled two Iranian frigates embattled Tehran government Monday t:e knew of no miscommunication and the two platforms killed and in the worst naval defeat for warned of a "severe response" America,) casualities from a confusion in these kinds of wounded an unspecified Iran in the gulf since the U.S. against U.S. forces. day of hostilities in the Persian situations. Until the dust number of Oil Ministry per­ warship buildup began in the U.S. forces demolished two Gulf, but that a two-man, U.S. settles we cannot be sonnel and workers. turbulent waterway in July. Iranian oil platforms. attack helicopter was missing. definitive," Carlucci told It began with ~e destruction The frigate Simpson sank an destroyed an Iranian gunboat Defense Department of­ r~porters at a late afternoon of two oil platforms in Iranian, guided-missile patrol and damaged two Iranian ficials said naval forces were briefing. retaliation for a mine ex­ boat that had fired a Harpoon frigates. sear.:hing for the Cobra He said, "We do have a plosion that crippled the U.S. missile at the cruiser Wain­ [ran later said one of its chopper, a Marine aircraft Cobra helicopt~r right now frigate Roberts last week. wright and missed, U.S. of­ warships shot down a V.S. that had been stationed aboard that is about 4\) minutes Silipping sources said a third ficials said. helicopter. The Pentagon tPe USS Wainwright. overdue" in returning to th~ oil platform at Raksh also was "Abandon ship. We arc reported one helicopter "We have no known ship. "We are concerned about on fire, apparently confirming going to fire on you, .. the miSSing. American casualities at this the Cobra helicopter." a Tehran Radio report of U.S. Simpson twice radioed the In Washington, Defense point in time. But there is Plumes of black smoke from forces attacking three Iranian Secretary Frank Carlucci said always a certain amount of the oil-fed fires billowed into oil platforms. In Washington, See IRAN, Page 5 Council Critic, to hear Pettit traffic experts make up By John Baldwin StaffWrner By Dana DeBeaumont Staff Writer State Rep. Ron Stephens, R­ Troy, apologized to Chancellor Traffic experts will present Lawrence K. Pettit for any suggestions on how Car­ "personal harm" caused by bOlldale could improve its making a public issue of the traffi.: flow at 7 tonight during lambskib business-card ~!~~tr ~':~r~eeting in the holders. In a letter to Pettit dated Ted Jennings, district April 15, Stepbens said: "I engineer for the Illinois must apologize for any in­ Department of Tran­ convenience or em­ sportation, said two experts barrassment my recent will explain the traffic comments have caused you." problems then "mix and Stephens said in late March mat-::h" solutions and discuss that the holders were an the impact of each sliggestion. example of bad spending "I doubt they'll give a habits. Pettit had sent one of recommendation, but they'll the bolders to Stephens to show tell what effect, if certain "appreciation" lor Stephens' things are done, will have," "support of higher education." Jennipgs said. Stephens used the holders to The st. Louis consulting firm support his argument that the of Crawford, Bunte and state needs to change its Brammeier was paid about spending habits rather than $87,000 to evaluate Car­ increase taxes. Stephens has bondale's traffic problems, he said, however, that he feels said. But thE' study isn't education does need more complete, Jennings added. state support. .. After their presentation, they (the firm) '1':ill go back. See $iI:FH!:NS, Page 5 finalize their report, make conclusions and give cost estimates," he said. "I have little doubt it (the final report> GusBode .// will be much different than \.he ~.\: \/ . / I preliminary report." Jennings said he would be at the City Council meeting to explain the Illinois Depart­ ment of Transportation's ooinions on the alternatives. In this variation on the pushy salesman, motorcycle down North Washington Street ,tl See TRAFFIC, Page 5 Dan Sebright, of Carbondale, rolls his to a shop where he plans to selill Gus says Stephens was a - sheep In wolf's clothing. This ~forning Tunisia blames Israel for killing Ii ~R~~M(!~_~_n~p~~a~~!~O! ~a~~i lli~~'~ ~~~~~, . Demjanjuk, a retired officers fanned out through the chambers in Treblinka who bands cuffed in front of him - Page 8 Cleveland autoworker who spectators as Chief Judge Dov ~trated and performed and surrounded by about a claimed he was a victim of Levinreadfromathree-judge viclousactsandtorture,which dozen police officers. mistaken identity, was con- panel's lengthy verdict against have been described," Levin "I am an innocent man. I Men's basketball vlcted Monday of being "Ivan Demjanjuk,68. said. will appeal and I'm sure I will signs recruit the Terrible," the sadistic Nazi "We determine a decision Levin set a Monday date for win," he shouted to reportP..... concentration camp guard who without a shadow of a doubt - sentenCing Demjanjuk. A "This is ridiculous - \\ .at - Sports 16 sent thousands of Jews to their that the accused, Ivan John death sentence would be happened ha-yQm," using the deaths during World War II. Demjanjuk,whoisstandingto carried out by hanging. Hebrew word for "today." He faces death by hanging. be judged before us, is Ivan, Demjanjuk walked out of the Earlier, chief defense Sunny,60s. The packed courtroom nicknamed 'Ivan the Terrible,' courthouse aoo:;t 30 minutes See SENTENCE, Page 5 "TMSAut~;~tiv-;-' Service r-~~-~~g=!I£~~:~: Mon-FrI9-9 $20 INewswrap Sat-By Appt. 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