The Daily Campus Serving the Storrs Community Since 1896 Vol. XCIII No. 55 The University of Connecticut Thursday, November 30, 1989 Rebels overrun home of U.S. Embassy officer Baker reports Salvador an crackdown as 'appropriate' Leftist rebels invade affluent neighborhoods in capital WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of fighting. Baker told reporters, also say- SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) safety of embassy personnel." State Limes A. Baker III said Wednesday ing, "We are taking steps to assure the — Leftist rebels invaded parts of the Embassy personnel were told not to that the Salvadoran government's domes- safety of embassy personnel." capital's most affluent neighborhoods report to work Wednesday, and the tic crackdown was an "absolutely appro- Administration officials said all the before dawn Wednesday and dug in after embassy was closed for the day. White priate" response to rebel attacks on U.S. Americans escaped injury. often-fierce combat with government House spokesman Roman Popadiuk said. and other targets. The State Department, meanwhile, set forces. Administration officials said no Ameri- Earlier, White House Press Secretary up a 24-hour task force to monitor the How many people had been killed in cans were injured. Marlin Fitzwatcr said when asked about events in El Salvador. the latest guerrilla offensive was not A statement from the leftist guerrillas the government's crackdown, "Our re- The task force said in a statement that clear. Eleven bodies of combatants were said their fighters had been told not to sponse is that we deplore violence and the family whose home was briefly seen lying in the streets. attack Americans. killing on both sides." seized had been "safely evacuated by Sal- In Washington, Secretary of State American sources said privately the The leftist guerillas "briefly overran" vadoran government forces" and that the James A. Baker III said guerrillas "briefly embassy told employees "who feel in- the home of at least one U.S. Embassy Americans were "not actually in the overran" a U.S. Embassy officer's home secure" to take enough food and clothing officer in the early morning outbreak of See page 6 and "we are taking steps to assure the See pace 6 Debris falls off library Babbidge Road closes as a safety precaution By Charles Pickett have fallen off the library. Daily Campus Staff The 100-yard section be- A section of Babbidge Road tween the corner of Fairfield was closed yesterday after wind Road and Babbidge Road, and blew debris off the facade of the the northern driveway of the lot Homer Babbidge Library. between the Psychology Plastic sheeting reinforced Building and the Co-op, were with fiberglass has been in- closed at noon. Sgt. Ferricre stalled on the brickface of the said the area was closed as a library to prevent water from precaution. being trapped behind the bricks In a report released on Fri- and freezing. day, Nov. 17, the Farmington- "Evidently some of the bascd architectural firm Hirsch sheeting fell off," said Sgt. Associates, Inc., recommended Alain Ferricre of the UConn the brickface of the library be Police Department. 'The wind removed because of a combi- just ripped it right off." nation of construction and The National Weather Ser- design flaws. The Haws have vice reported winds reached in allowed the facade to break excess of 30 mph yesterday. down and pull away from the No bricks were reported to face of the building. —UPI WASHINGTON—An anti-abortion advocate holds up his sign (C) in front of a group of pro-choice supporters outside the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday. Court hears cases on abortion WASHINGTON (AP) — of parental notification. that both biological parents be Stales should be allowed to ban A third case the court had notified before an abortion is abortions for most young girls agreed to hear dealt with performed. unless their parents arc notified broader abortion issues and "The statute just doesn't before such operations are posed a more immediate threat provide for any exceptions, performed, the Supreme Court to the 1973 Roc vs. Wade even when it's not in the was told today. decision legalizing abortion. child's best interest," she told "States arc entitled to enact That case, from Illinois, was Minnesota Chief Deputy At- laws to aid parents," Ohio As- settled out of court last week. torney General John Tun he mi. sistant Attorney General Rita Justice Sandra Day "How do you defend the state's Eppler argued. O'Connor, considered a key best interest?" Two cases argued before the vote in both notification cases, Tunhcim said biological court today, from Minnesota expressed skepticism about the parents are presumed to have and Ohio, dealt with the issue Minnesota law's requirement See page 8 Gov. O'Neill orders review after incident !.J. GuntherfThe Daily Campus This section of Babbidge Road was closed yesterday Report released on secret tapings when debris blew off the Homer Babbidge Library. HARTFORD (AP) — A reports surfaced that the stale one of the lawyers suing the report released Wednesday con- police routinely recorded calls state over the tapings on behalf cludes that the state police in and out of barracks, inclu- of criminal defendants, de- About 20 protesters recording of attorney-client ding atiorncy-clicnt calls — nounced the report as a shouted, "Musicians in phone calls was inexcusable said the finding would limit the "whitewash." Another lawyer America, murderers in but that tapes of those calls likelihood of convictions being in the case, R. Bartlcy Hal- Northern Ireland," last were not used to illegally thrown out and reduce any loran, said the report sounded night in front of gather evidence against sus- financial liability the state may like it was designed to limit Jorgensen Auditorium. pects. face as a result of the taping the state's liability in the They protested in the The report slates that except controversy. federal lawsuit. cold with signs and under a court order or in very The disclosures this month In releasing the report, buttons, during a per- limited circumstances, ihe re- rocked the O'Neill admini- O'Neill also announced the formance of Scottish cording of calls by a person stration and forced the governor transfer and effective demotion military bands. who is not a party to the to demand the resignation of of Lt. Col. John A. Mulligan, conversation is illegal. But it one of his most loyal com- the No. 2 man in the state See story on page 3. docs not specifically say that missioners, Lester J. Forst, the police, to commander of the what the state police did was commander of the state police state police western division. illegal. and commissioner of public Internal stale police docu- Gov. William A. O'Neill — safety. ments show that Mulligan -Kevin Fraser/Thc Daily Campus who ordered the review after Attorney John R. Williams, See page 6 page 2 The Daily Campus, Thursday, November 30, 1989 AROUND THE WORLD Soviets reject Kohl's reunification plan ROME (AP) — Soviet privately for more than 1 hour officials rejected West German with Premier Giulio Andrcotti, Chancellor Helmut Kohl's Foreign Minister Eduard A. German rcunificialion plan Shevardnadze expressed Wednesday, the first day of Moscow's concerns to Foreign Mikhail S. Gorbachev's visit Minister Gianni Dc Michclis to Italy. They said a united and other Italian officials, a Germany could upset European spokesman said. stability. Soviet Foreign Ministry As the Soviet president was spokesman Gcnnady I. hailed in the streets of Rome Gcrasimov told a news by throngs shouting, "Bravo, Mikhail, bravo!," a Soviet briefing, "Not one country in spokesman dismissed the 10- Europe is anxious to see a point plan for phased united Germany because it reunification of the two could upset the present Gcrmanys outlined Tuesday by stability in Europe." Kohl. Gcrasimov said Shevardnadze The rejection showed told the Italians the Soviet mounting Soviet concern that Union would not reconsider its the Kremlin's tolerance of opposition to the Kohl plan democratic reforms in the East unless West Germany first renounces any claim to the pre- —Ul—UPI bloc could be used to disrupt Gorbachev, with his wife Raisa, waves to the crowd after visiting the Colosseum. Gorbachev's vision of a World War II borders of "common European home" Germany, which included many erasing the lines between East areas now belonging to Poland, Christian militias pledge to join and West. the Soviet Union and other While Gorbachev met border suites. Aoun in fighting against Syrians BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — "occupation army" leaves the French government stand, the Air Force chooses sites Christian militias that have country, and has refused to turn legislators joined thousands of opposed Gen. Michel Aoun over the shell-battered palace. young men who have formed a for nuclear missiles said Wednesday they would Lebanon's largest Christian human shield around the WASHINGTON (AP) — The 50 missiles — dubbed join him in fighting the militia, the Lebanese forces, palace. troops, tanks and artillery Syria said it would fight beside the The Air Force announced the "Peacekeeper" by former One of the lawmakers, Wednesday that 50 MX nuclear President Reagan — will be is massing around Lebanon's 20,000 Christian troops who Christian enclave. followed Aoun through a six- Bernard Bosson, said he was missiles will be removed from placed on 25 trains, each with "amazed at the flood of masses" underground silos in Wyoming two MX missiles aboard. The Elias Hrawi, the new month artillery war with the Christian president backed by Syrians earlier this year. at the palace and declared: "This and placed on trains in six trains will be kept on six Air is like the people's movement states — Louisiana, Texas, Force bases and moved onto Syria, dismissed Aoun as army The Phalange Party, the commander Tuesday and ordered main right-wing Christian in Eastern Europe asking for Washington, North Dakota, civilian railroad tracks in time democracy." Arkansas and Michigan.