White’s charge of murder carries the death penalty SAN FRANCISCO [AP] - Form er “The family needs time. He City Supervisor Dan White, charg­ needs time,” Eisenberg told a *The ed with murdering San Francisco’s crush of reporters and cameramen mayor and another city official outside the courtroom. He refused made a brief appearance in a to comment on White’s emotional heavily guarded courtroom yester­ state. day but his arraignment was White, a 32-year-old former fire­ postponed to allow time for him to man and policeman, was charged get an attorney. with two counts of first-degree White, wearing a bright orange murder in Monday’s gunshot slay­ Observeran independent student newspaper serving notre dame and st. mary's prison jumpsuit, was biting his lip ing of Mayor George Moscone and as he was led into court by two Supervisor Harvey Milk, the city’s ^V oLX M I^N oJ>7^/^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^hursdayJN ovem ber30^97(^ bailiffs. Police officers ringed the first avowed homosexual official. courtroom. Outside, reporters and District Attorney Joseph Freitas spectators were thoroughly search­ charged White under a statute ed before being admitted. covering “ special circumstances” White did not speak during the* of murder which would require the For RA applicants three-minute hearing. He nodded death penalty if White is con­ his head when Municiipal Court victed. Judge R.J. Reynolds asked if he California voters earlier this waived immediate arraignment, month approved a measure extend­ Green revises selection processbut he did not even glance towards ing the death penalty to the murder the spectator section where his of public officials. The death by Mary Ann Wissei said. “ It will be at the discretion of members of Hall Head Staff wife, Mary Ann, sat with other penalty already applied to multiple Staff Reporter the individual Rector to determine (Rectors and Assistant Rectors, not relatives. m urder whether, when and how, the can­ RAs); and one from a former White’s temporary attorney, Judge Reynolds set White’s Due to a possible housing prob- didates will be interviewed. em ployer. Gilbert Eisenberg, did not seek bail hearing for Dec. 6 and said the * lem with its consequent early By March 1, “it is expected that “Last year this was a require­ for White. He requested the defendant should be prepared to contract time, the Resident Assis­ all rectors will have presented a ment, however, it was not followed continuance in White’s behalf. [continued on page 10] tant (R.A.) selection process sche­ complete list of RA choices to our by all applicants. Many students dule has been shortened. Accord­ office. But, I suggest that rectors had RAs write recommendations ing to Fr. Gregory Green, inform all their candidates of their for them. It is not that we don’t assistant vice-president for student (the rector’s) decisions. ttust the RA s recommendations, affairs, both the time of application The rector’s decisions will be but w e’d rath er saVe them the tim e and interview have been reduced. considered final if no outlandish it takes to complete the recommen­ “These timeshave been shorten­ information about them has dation forms,” Green said. ed so that all RA applicants will reached us,” Green stated. As decided by the Board of know of their status earlier in the Appointed candidates will be Trustees last year, financial need event that housing plans a sooner notified of their selection. Letters as demonstrated by the Parents contract date,” Green said. “I am of appreciation will also be sent to Confidential Statement is not a grateful to the rectors for agreeing those not selected. requirement. “But rectors have to this earlier date because I know “The length of the application always considered need while that the burden ultimately falls on time period is not the only change making a selection between equals, them,” Green emphasized. from last year’s RA selection so the rectors are urged to be RA applications can be picked up process. Most of the application sensitive to the individual appli­ in person with I D s in the Student form has also been changed,” cants financial status,” Green Affairs Office, 315 Administration Green noted. stated. Building, from Dec. 4 to Jan. 1. The hall preference question on The Cam pus Life Council (CLC) Since the application period con­ the form has been changed from proposed on Nov. 13 that incoming cludes during Christmas break, listing the applicant’s first three senior RA candidates be given Green encourages students who choices of halls to merely listing the priority consideration over are undecided about making appli- halls which the applicants wishes to graduate candidates in an attempt catin to take out application seek interview. to provide more housing accomo­ materials before they leave for “This was done to help alleviate dations for undergraduates, Green vacation, and , if during the the problems incurred in past years explained. vacation they so decide, have them when applicants had to list their “ But, I think that rectors should then complete the appropriate hall preferences-then rectors have the freedom to select who forms. would only interview those appli­ they want because they are the All completed applications, in­ cants who listed their halls as the ones who will be working with the Msgr. Geno C. Baroni,‘assistant secretary for neighborhoods for cluding applicants required re­ first choice,” Green explained. RAs,” Green said. the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development spoke commendations, must be returned “A question,- entitles the Members of Head Hall Staff in yesterday at the Cardinal O'Hara Memorial Lecture [photo by to the Student Affairs Office by Situational Comment, was added to each dorm received packets yester­ John Macor] Jan. 22. This filing deadling has this year’s application and should day containing information perti­ also been shortened. Green will be of interest to the hall rectors,” nent to the process. In these briefly screen the applications, Green said. The question requests packets, Green outlines the pro- checking for the necessary qualifi­ the applicant to comment on an ceedure so that hall staffs would be Six quakes and aftershocks cations and requirements. By excerpt from a conversation be­ familiar with the process. January 30, all applicants wil hear tween two students. The excerpt Walsh Hall Rector, Sr. Kathleen cause distraction in Mexico from Student Affairs whether or came from a South Bend Tribune Rossman noted that the shortened not they passed the initial screen­ article on Orientation at Notre time period is really no problem for MEXICO CITY [AP]- Six strong strong tremor that swayed tall ing. Dame. her. “We usually don’t have that earthquakes and aftershocks jolted buildings on Paseo de la Reforma By Feb. 4, candidates are re­ Again this year three re­ many applicants. the capital and much of southern Boulevard. The ground continued quired to contact the rectors of the commendations will be required for The shorter time should be Mexico yesterday, damaging build­ to roll sporadically in a soft, rocking “hall of choice” to discuss the each applicant. Two must come beneficial to all rectors because we ings and causing panic in towns motion into the early evening possibility of an interview, Green from members (or former [continued on page 11] and villages from the Atlantic to hours. the Pacific. Cornices and masonry fell from Officials said more than 100 many buildings. Some balconies persons were injured, but Capt. hung crazily. The subway system Juan Asencio Loredo, head of the was stopped temporarily but was Red Cross national ambulance back in service soon after the service, said, “There are no deaths tremors stopped. caused by the earthquakes.” In Mexico City, hospital emer­ The quakes shattered windows, gency rooms reported more than shook buildings and sent thousands 106 injuries. A nurse at one huge of office workers into the streets of medical complex said, “We have Mexico City. 11 people in theemergencyand they In a downtown hotel, “The bed are still coming in.” started moving and a large opening Fire department officials said at came between the walls,” said least four fires were caused by the Yvonne Nestro of Pueblo, Colo. earthquake. Televsion and radio “The new and old parts of the stations warned about fallen high building came apart about a foot power electrical wires. and a half. I jumped over ^he Ambulance sirens whined through opening to get to the stairs.” the center of town, but electricity Vivian Garner, 38, of Hacken­ and other essential services sack, N.J., said she “saw every­ appeared to be functioning nor­ 1 thing shaking” and there “was a mally. tidal wave in the swimming pool” The first tremor lasted 70 seconds, at her hotel. officials said, and was felt strongly Federal inspectors said some in Oaxaco City, Cuernavaca, and in buildings were seriously damaged Chiapas State. but that none were destroyed. The Dr. Jaime Yamamoto, of the inspectors said some buildings Tacubaya Seismological station twisted on their foundations, but here said all six quakes qualified as did not cave in. earthquakes but that all but the The tremors - measured as high first were “remnants of energy” as 7.9 on the Richter scale - rolled from the first shifting in the earth’s through this city of 13 million crust. beginning at 2:53 p.m. EST. The Seismographs measured the first tremor was followed in 12 quake between 6.5 and 7.9 on the minutes by a shorter quake and Richter Scale. A reading of 7 is A bored student's view of campus from the second floor of the Library, [photo by John Macor] about an hour later by another considered a major earthquake.