THE CHRONICLE MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1990 © DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 85, NO. 117 New ballpark proposal clobbered by Durham voters Wolff uncertain of American Tobacco Bull's future plans development stalls By CHRIS O'BRIEN By CHRIS O'BRIEN Durham county voters rejected last With the announcement that Durham Tuesday by almost a 60-40 margin an voters had defeated a proposed $11.28 $11.28 million bond issue to build a new million bond issue for a new stadium, de­ stadium for the Durham Bulls baseball veloper Adam Abram said plans to de­ team. velop the 24-acre American Tobacco The Durham County Board of Elections facility are in jeopardy. reported that out of the 92,916 voters reg­ "We don't have any plans that don't in­ istered, only 22,085 voted in the referen­ clude the stadium," said Abram, senior dum, or 23.8 percent. Of those who voted, partner of the Adaron Group. "The sta­ 12,984 (58.9 percent) voted against the dium was critical to this development." bonds, while 9,051 (41.1 percent) voted in Abram's remarks appeared in The Dur­ favor. ham Morning Herald on Wednesday. In addition to putting the future of Dur­ Abram did not return phone calls to his ham professional baseball in doubt, the office last week. defeat is also expected to affect several In November of 1988, the University, downtown development projects, (see ac­ the Adaron Group, and the Edgar companying story). Proponents ofthe sta­ Bronfman family (Adaron/Bronfman/ dium attempted to sell the idea to voters Duke, ABD) bought the abandoned Amer­ based on expected investment in down­ STAFF PHOTO /THE CHRONICLE ican Tobacco complex for an undisclosed town a new ballpark would help generate. The defeat of a bond issue Tuesday for a new stadium means the Bulls may only amount. The group proposed a redevelop­ Those who opposed the bond issue said play in Durham two more years before moving elsewhere. ment project called American Campus. the figures presented by developers were Opponents of the bond issue argued inaccurate. In addition, opponents said Mayor Chester Jenkins also expressed regret the decision to put the stadium to a that the money could be better spent on Durham faced more pressing problems dismay at the outcome. "I wasn't ballot. the city's schools or infrastructure needs. like sewers, transportation and schools satisfied," Jenkins said. "We were expect­ "The council wanted the citizens to The bond issue's opponents also said the that should take precedence over the lux­ ing a have a positive vote on the referen­ have a chance to vote on the issue," figures presented by city officials and de­ ury of a new stadium. dum." Jenkins said. "The voters had the oppor­ velopers estimating the additional reve­ "Obviously we were disappointed," said At one time the city council and county tunity to decide, and as an elected official, nue were overestimated. Opponents did Durham Bulls owner Miles Wolff. "The commissioners considered building the I'm ready to stand by their decision." not agree that development plans were package was such a good one for Dur­ stadium without putting the plans to a Opponents of the bond issue said they necessarily harmed by the defeat. ham." referendum. But Jenkins said he did not See BALLPARK on page 11 • See DEVELOPMENT on page 11 • ACC presidents issue Conservatives win in East Germany By MATTHEW VITA complaint to Playboy N.Y. Times News Service EAST BERLIN — East Ger­ man voters gave a resounding yes to speedy German reunifica­ From staff reports generate income through the tion Sunday, propelling a conser­ In response to a unanimous exploitation of women, their vative alliance backed by West vote by the Atlantic Coast universities, and athletic con­ German Chancellor Helmut Kohl Conference (ACC) presidents, ferences." to what appeared to be a sweep­ ACC Commissioner Gene Cor­ Playboy has not responded ing victory in the country's first rigan sent a letter to Playboy to Corrigan's letter, which democratic election. Magazine protesting the was faxed to Editorial Di­ The conservative Alliance for "Girls ofthe ACC issue. rector Arthur Kretchmer. "I Germany, which campaigned for The issue featured women imagine [Playboy's] clapping quick unification, got about 50 from all eight ACC schools in their hands. This letter will percent of the vote, easily outdis­ clothed, semi-nude, and nude just bring more attention to tancing the center-left Social poses. Three women from the magazine. That's the sad Democratic Party, which cap­ Duke were pictured in the part of it," Corrigan said. tured about 22 percent, accord­ magazine, one of them nude. Playboy spokesperson Eliz­ ing to West German television In the letter, Corrigan abeth Norris could not be computerized projections. UPI PHOTO stated that "by your frequent reached for comment. Dave The Social Democrats advo­ East German voters elect a conservative alliance. and deliberate use of our Roberson, director of Duke cated a more cautious approach widely recognized school News Service, said Playboy to unification. democratic election next Satur­ vote after a vigorous effort to emblems and logograms, you claimed that no conference Although the three-party con­ day, followed later in the year by project a new image and over­ have suggested Conference has ever formally protested an servative alliance emerged the Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and come its ties to the Stalinist lead­ and university association magazine issue. clear winners, it apparently fell Romania. ership toppled in the peaceful, with this offensive and dis­ The presidents of ACC short of an absolute majority in The former Communist Party, pro-democracy revolution five tasteful article. schools discussed the issue the 400-seat parliament and will which ruled this country with an months ago. "Just as we recognize our briefly during their meeting likely have to form a coalition iron fist for four decades, cap­ It was a substantial achieve- students' and your right of during last weekend's men's government. tured about 15 percent of the See GERMANY on page 10 ^ free expression, I expect you basketball tournament. The The election marked the tran­ will recognize the impropriety discussion was placed on the sition to democracy for this one­ of demeaning and commer­ agenda at the suggestion of time hardline communist state cially exploiting our univer­ President Keith Brodie. that grew out of the division of Inside Weather sities in a lewd magazine arti­ The "Girls ofthe ACC" issue Germany with the defeat of the cle. It is my sincere hope that is part of a regular feature in Nazis in World War II. ClOSe Call: The men's bas­ Welcome back: Partly you will reflect on the impor­ which Playboy features Na­ It also was an historic turning ketball pulled another one out cloudy with high in the lower tance and value of higher tional Collegiate Athletic As­ point in Eastern Europe, whose yesterday against St. Johns. 60s and low in the mid 30s to­ education to our society and sociation Division I schools, people threw themselves from Now its on to home, sweet night. It may even snow decline to publish features coinciding with football and communist domination in a se­ home ... The Meadowlands. tomorrow. Wish we were still which are designed only to basketball seasons. ries of extraordinary revolutions See Sportswrap. in Florida. last year. Hungary holds its first PAGE 2 THE CHRONICLE MONDAY, MARCH 19,1990 World & National Newsfile Marcos trial poses profound legal issues Associated Press By CRAIG WOLFF ting a foreign government on trial. Rows of onlookers strained to get a Latvians VOte: Latvians and Esto­ N.Y. Times News Service The circus atmosphere around the trial glimpse and they saw the unusual sight of nians voted in their first free elections NEW YORK — The jurors who will be in U.S. District Court in Manhattan has Marcos, dressed in black because she is in 50 years to choose republic parlia­ selected beginning Tuesday for the racke­ already taken hold. still mourning her husband, escorted at ments that activists hope will press for teering trial of Imelda Marcos will have to When Marcos appeared for a pre-trial the elbow by a tall man wearing a cowboy independence from the U.S.S.R. do something no jury has ever done in the conference Friday she was met by scores hat. United States: try a woman for crimes al­ of reporters and photographers, as was The man in the hat, Gerry Spence, is JetS threaten: Soviet military jets legedly committed while her husband was Adnan Khashoggi, the Saudi business­ Marcos' chief lawyer. He is from Jackson repeatedly streaked over the capital of the head of a foreign government. man who is her co-defendant and is Hole, Wyo., and considered by many to be Lithuania during military maneuvers Mrs. Marcos, the wife of Ferdinand charged with helping the Marcoses con­ one of thel)est trial lawyers in the United Sunday, one day before a Moscow Marcos, the deceased former president of ceal their assets. States, especially when it comes to win­ deadline demanding that the Baltic re­ the Philippines, is charged with stealing And instantly they became part of what ning over juries with homespun humor public renounce its declaration of in­ nearly $500 million from that country's is now New York pop culture — the glitzy and frank talk. dependence. government, then illegally investing trial of a celebrity. See MARCOS on page 10 • much of the money in secret holdings in Budget Size questioned: Dis­ the United States. agreement inside the Bush adminis­ The trial, according to the legal teams tration over the possibility that drastic involved, will challenge longstanding Space station flaws discovered changes in the Soviet Union will be principles of international law and proto­ reversed is raising new questions col and will explore the U.S.