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Dole’s bid
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Vice
President George Bush powered
past Sen. Boh Dole in New Hamp
shire’s kick-off presidential primary
Tuesday and reclaimed momentum
in the Republican race for the White
House. Michael Dukakis won im
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“Reports of my death were greatly
exaggerated,” rejoiced Bush in re
bounding from a third-place finish
in last week’s Iowa caucuses.
Rep. Jack Kemp narrowly led Pete
du Pont and Pat Robertson in the
third-place GOP competition to
emerge as a conservative alternative
to the front-runners. But the group
was clumped far behind Bush and
Dole.
Dukakis said his win would “give
us a very, very strong boost” going
into the delegate-rich southern pri
maries. In his wake, Rep. Richard
Gephardt led Sen. Paul Simon in the
contest for second place.
“Ten months ago we launched a
campaign for the future of America,
a campaign for good jobs and real
opportunity for every citizen . . .a
campaign to to get our fiscal house
in order,” Dukakis told supporters.
With returns from 81 percent of
the precincts, Dukakis had 26,710
votes, or 36 percent of the Demo
cratic vote, ahead of Gephardt with
15,006 or 20 percent and Simon had
12,570 or 17 percent.
Jesse Jackson and Sen. Albert
Gore Jr., both hoping for a boost as
the primary campaign moves South,
led the rest of the pack with 8 per
cent and 7 percent of the vote. For
mer Arizona Gov. Bruce Babbitt had
5 percent and was a candidate for
withdrawal, as was one-time front
runner Gary Hart who had 4 per
cent and said he would continue his
campaign for at least a month or
two.
Among the Republicans, Bush
had 39,346 votes, or 38 percent,
compared to Dole with 29,825 or 29
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U.S. withdraws
ships from Gulf,
Pentagon says
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top
Pentagon official said Tuesday
the United States was withdraw
ing some warships from escort
and mine-clearing duties in the
Persian Gulf, and expressed con
cern that Iraqi forces were engag
ing in dangerous maneuvers near
U.S. ships.
Richard Armitage, assistant de
fense secretary for international
security affairs, said the United
States already had protested to
Baghdad an incident over the
weekend involving an Iraqi jet
that fired a missile near a U.S. de
stroyer.
He said the administration
planned to send a team of mili
tary officials to Iraq later this
week to discuss the matter fur
ther.
In a wide-ranging briefing at
the Pentagon, Armitage con
firmed that the United States was
reducing the number of U.S.
warships in the Persian Gulf and
said the administration had no
plans to offer military protection
to U.S.-owned ships Hying for
eign flags.
In Santa Barbara, Calif., White
House spokesman Marlin Fitzwa-
ter said, “This represents a fine-
tuning of our position in the Gulf
and not a policy change that
would be reflected in overall
forces or in other countries’ ac
tions.
“We think this has been a very
successful operation, and it’s just
time to kind of fine-tune our
forces.”
The remarks by Armitage were
the first by an administration in
sider reflecting official concern
about Iraqi military operations
near U.S. ships. The United
States thought it had won Iraqi
agreement last year —after the
attack on the USS Stark —to keep
jet fighters roughly 40 miles away
from American warships.
An Iraqi fighter attacked the
Stark in May 1987 in what Iraq
has described as a case of mis
taken identity. Thirty-seven sail
ors died in the attack.
While no American ships have
been attacked since, there have
been a number of close calls and
the United States now wants “to
assure that we’re all singing from
the same hymnal,” Armitage said
Tuesday.
The latest incident occurred on
Saturday and involved an Iraqi jet
that failed to respond to Navy ra
dio calls and fired a missile that
passed close to the destroyer
Chandler during a convoy opera
tion.
“It was the fact of the firing of
the missile and the range of the
firing that was troublesome about
the recent event,” Armitage said.
“We have communicated with
Baghdad the undesirability of
this dangerous practice,” he said.
“And we will be sending a team in
the next day or two back to Bagh
dad” to review safety procedures.
The assistant secretary also for
mally announced on Tuesday the
withdrawal of some warships
from the Persian Gulf region.
Administration sources had pre
viously outlined the moves on
Jan. 26.
There are currently 28 ships in
the region, but the helicopter car
rier Okinawa and the battleship
Iowa and two escorts are coming
home without being replaced, Ar
mitage said.
Charge of rape leads
to officer’s suspension
By Jeff Pollard
Staff Writer
A College Station police officer
was suspended with pay Monday af
ter a 20-year-old College Station
woman reported that she had been
raped by the officer a little over
three weeks ago. Police would not
say if the woman is a Texas A&M
student.
The complaint, which was filed on
Feb. 10 and listed the complaintant
asjane Doe, accused the off-duty of
ficer of sexually assaulting her in her
apartment on Jan. 22. The report
said the attack occurred at about 10
p.m.
Maj. John Kennedy of the Tech
nical Services Divisions of the Col
lege Station Police Department said
the Criminal Investigative Division
and Internal Affairs are looking into
the complaint. Kennedy also said the
police department has requested as
sistance from the District Attorney’s
office in reference to the criminal in
vestigation.
Kennedy said the names of both
subjects are being withheld and no
other information will be released
until investigations are complete. He
said that it is unknown when that will
be.
Tentative agreement may bring end
to minority students’ 5-day takeover
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — A ten
tative understanding that could end
the five-day takeover of a University
of Massachusetts black studies center
was reached Tuesday, school offi
cials said.
“It looks like we have a resolu
tion,” said James Langley, a spokes
man for Chancellor Joseph Duffey,
who met with student protesters for
nearly four hours Tuesday af
ternoon.
Langley said details on the
agreement would not be released
until later Tuesday night. Duffey
spoke only briefly to reporters as he
left the building, saying he was going
to his office to write up a document
based on what was agreed to in the
meeting. •
There was no immediate confir
mation from the minority students
holding the New Africa House
building, who met with Duffey and
another top administrator for seve
ral hours on their demands for ef
forts to end alleged racial ha
rassment on the campus.
But earlier, Roscoe Robinson,
spokesman for the protesters, had
expressed optimism on the course of
the talks, saying that the two sides
were nearly halfway through the
agenda following three hours of dis
cussions.
“I’m pleased with the results,” said
Robinson, who declined to give any
details of the negotiations.
A nine-member student panel,
representing some 200 students and
faculty members who took over the
building Friday, began meetings
with Duffey and Vice Chancellor
Dennis L. Madson about 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday.
More than 500 white UMass stu
dents, rallying in support of minori
ties, carried signs and chanted slo
gans as Duffey made his way to New
Africa House.
HOUSTON (AP) — The pub
lisher of Soldier of Fortune had no
way of knowing an advertisement in
the military magazine would lead to
the killing of a Texas woman, attor
neys for the publication argued
Tuesday as a $22 million civil suit
got under way.
“No one would suspect an ad
would be seeking criminal conduct,”
attorney Larry Thompson said.
The parents and teeri-age son of
Sandra Black of Bryan are suing the
. “Hey, ho, Chancellor Joe, racism
has got to go” was chanted by stu
dents, who were held back by black
students linking arms to clear a path
for Duffey as he walked toward the
building.
Students and faculty also read let
ters of support, including a message
sent Tuesday by Democratic presi
dential candidate Jesse Jackson.
Some supporters had traveled from
Albany and Philadelphia, and local
businesses and residents had sent
magazine, alleging Mrs. Black’s hus
band, Robert, found a hired killer
through the publication.
Black was convicted of arranging
the 1985 slaying and paying $10,000
to have it done. He now is on death
row in Texas.
The alleged gunman, John
Wayne Hearn, is serving life terms
in a Florida prison for other slay
ings. ;
“Our case is there was another
party in this crime — Soldier of For-
protesters blankets, pillows and
food.
“I came to see if they needed any
help,” said Michelle Norman, 21, a
senior from Pleasanton, Calif., who
added that she was missing two
classes to attend the vigil. “I think it’s
a good cause.”
Jackson, a Democratic presi
dential contender who was in nearby
New Hampshire for Tuesday’s pri
mary balloting, called the protesters
at 9:15 a.m. to lend his support.
tune,” said Ron Franklin, attorney
for the slain woman’s family, accus
ing the magazine of facilitating the
killing and giving Black the means to
accomplish it.
“By looking at the back (where the
classified ads appeared), he could se
lect,” Franklin said. “This is not Van
ity Fair. It has a military flavor, to
say the least.”
Jury selection began Tuesday.
The trial was expected to last more
than a week.
Magazine sued for ad linked
to ’85 killing of Bryan woman
Panel of experts stress importance
of filing report following date-rape
By Ronnie Calhoun
Reporter
The best way to get revenge
against date-rape is to report the
crime, according to a panel speaking
on “Dating and the Hidden Threat”
Tuesday. The program is the second
part of a four-part seminar of
C.A.R.E. Week: Creating Attitudes
For a Rape-Free Environment.
Linda Castoria, director of the
Brazos Valley Rape Crisis Center,
began the discussion by saying
women need to be open and honest
about their sexual feelings.
Castoria stressed that women
should exercise control over their
bodies and shouldn’t submit to
someone if they don’t want to.
“Girls are afraid that the word will
get around if they don’t have sex
and no one will go out with them,”
Castoria said.
Castoria said date-rape is the re-
sponsibilty of both the men and
women. Women give off signals that
might lead men on and men should
be aware of these signals and be
careful of what they do, she said.
Castoria described a date-rapist as
someone who wants to be in control
at all times. She listed the early warn
ing signs of a rapist as a man who
gives you funny looks, touches you
where you are not comfortable with
it and tries to get you to drink more
than you should.
Castoria also said it is important
for women to be aware of their lim
ited reactions under the influence of
alcohol and drugs, Castoria said.
“If the case goes to court, you
have to think what the jury will think
about you being drunk,” she said.
Bill Turner, Brazos County dis
trict attorney, said Texas law books
do not list a specific crime as date-
rape. The Texas law only describes
sexual assault — intentional or
knowing penetration of the sexual
organ or anus of another human be
ing without that person’s consent.
For this reason. Turner said it is
critical for a rape victim to go
straight to the hospital for an exami
nation to get proper evidence. A
woman also should tell someone im-
lllustration by Carol Wells
mediately so their testimony can be
used in court, he said.
In court, the woman has the bur
den of proof — meaning that she
has to prove the defendent is guilty
beyond a reasonable doubt, he said.
“One major problem is that people
don’t usually commit rape in front of
other people,” he said. “The jury
only has to go on what the two peo
ple say. And the defendent is going
to say ‘I’m not the person who did
it.’ ”
Without enough evidence,
Turner said date-rape cases can’t be
taken to court.
“We can only go to court with the
cases we can win,” he said.
Speaking third, Dr. Brent Pater
son, judicial affairs supervisor at
Texas A&M, said the legal sysyem
for date-rape cases is different on
campus. Paterson is the only person
who hears the case.
Paterson said the sexual assault
must be between two students for a
date-rape case to be handled by
A&M.
First, the victim must submit a
statement to Paterson telling him
what occurred and saying they want
to go through the disciplinary proc
ess. Paterson reviews the informa
tion to see if there is enough infor
mation for a case. Letter charges,
stating what the defendent is
charged with, are then sent to the
defendent. The student has an ad
ministration conference with Pater
son to review evidence about the
case. Paterson hears the defendent’s
story. If the stories differ, the victim
and defendent meet with Paterson.
A decision is made. Depending on
the case the rapist could be sus
pended, forced to take counseling
and possibly kicked out of school.
The student has one chance to ap
peal to the Faculty Student Panel.
Pr .erson described the typical re-
ponse of date-rape victims. Paterson
said typical date-rape victims are
plagued by confusion at first. Next,
victims believe they might be to
blame. Third, they become angry at
the rapist. Finally, they begin to ra
tionally deal with the rape.