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Greenspan predicts recovery
Interest rate cuts will boost economy, he says
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8:30 p.m. IoImM^^USTON (AP) — A civil
Call David e riglltS 8 rou P has called for the im-
Wdicite resignation of a judge
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tion of a Houston man charged
eneral conmijwlh molesting a child.
r,np intPrp«taHSteven Allen Butler, 27, faces
° ® w e ulto life in prison on a charge of
,n 502 Rudde mravated sexual assault of a
Bid. Butler will be sentenced by
State District judge Mike Mc-
ENGiofadden, an advocate of castrat-
D PRESS: in f some sex offenders. The judge
said last week that Butler will be
granted 10 years deferred adjudi-
;e University cation if he pleads guilty to the
ocker. Cal April 24 charge and is castrated,
^formation. ■ ’This is merely an effort to set
a precedent and open doors of op
portunity to castrate thousands of
bl&ck males legally,” Frank Burns,
president of the state conference
lent speakers of NAACP branches, said at a
and doings news conference Monday.
atthehiohvll " Ho P efull y' Judge McSpad-
den . . . will come to understand
;o, don’t forjeiBat Steve Butler's problem is be-
in your resiffi/een his ears and that it will take
: ile. 6:30 pij more than a surgeon's knife to re-
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h Community activist Jew Don
loney also decried what he called
IlcSpadden's "sick mindset" for
OF PHILOS!; considering the punishment.
CITIES-MIJSi Butler, who is black, has said
) THE orll e wou ld rather be castrated than
"“Sentenced to a long prison term.
"It's inhumane, it's barbaric,
|'s irrational, and it's also illegal,"
oney said Tuesday. "We felt that
omebody, out of a sense of hu-
nanity, needed to speak out
kgainst the judge."
But McSpadden accused
urns and his group, the National
ssociation for the Advancement
f Colored People, of being soft
n crime.
"It's a shame the black corn-
unity doesn't have more re-
Isponsible leadership," McSpad
den said. "At a time when the
in 6011/d-4^AACP should actually push for
r^ a t7Tfi.l stron S er P uni shment ... they take
MW* ■the opposite approach, knowing
that the black community is the
most victimized by crime."
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Feder
al Reserve Chairman Alan
Greenspan conceded Tuesday thdt
rehiring has
been slow but
stuck to his
view that inter
est rates are low
enough to bring
economic recov
ery soon.
Greenspan
left open the
possibility of
further moves
to push rates
lower and stim
ulate business. But he said actions
already taken by the central bank
should be "adequate to turn the
economy onto the path of sus
tained recovery."
He promised, as he has in other
recent appearances, "We must
and will continue to monitor day-
to-day developments closely for
validation of that judgment, and,
if necessary, move toward an in
creased degree of monetary ease."
Greenspan spoke at a conven
tion of the Independent Bankers
Association of America, a group
of small-town and country
bankers.
Shortly after his remarks, the
Federal Reserve drained money
from the banking system for the
third consecutive business day, in
dicating policy makers did not
want short-term interest rates to
fall.
Although Greenspan's com
ments echoed testimony delivered
a week ago to Congress, they were
his first since Friday when the La
bor Department reported U.S. em
ployers shed an unexpectedly
large 91,000 jobs from their pay
rolls in January.
Analysts were split over the
meaning of the speech, and finan
cial markets showed little reaction
to it.
"He's a little bit worried about
the payroll number but not wor
ried enough to change policy,"
said David Jones of Aubrey G.
Lanston & Co. Inc., a government
securities dealer in New York.
Fed policymakers "are saying
in no uncertain terms ... 'Don't
count on any relief soon,"' he said.
However, economist Bruce
Steinberg of Merrill Lynch in New
York said he believed the central
bank wanted to nudge rates lower
soon but did not want to stir up
markets until after Thursday,
when the Treasury Department is
to finish its three-day auction of
$36 billion in government debt.
"I think the Fed is going to be
easing fairly soon/' he said. "Per
haps they'll ease on Friday ... but
Police find similarities in break-ins
Crime Stoppers
Two Wyatt's Sporting Goods stores were burglar
ized on weekends exactly one month apart. On Dec.
9 the store at Manor East Mall in Bryan and on Jan. 5
the store on University Drive in College Station were
hit by burglars.
In each case the thieves forced their way into the
buildings, searched through the merchandise and
stole numerous pieces of sports apparel, ball caps
and athletic shoes. The total loss is estimated at more
than $10,000.
At the Bryan store, thieves took, among other
things, 36 NIKE two piece wind suits and 20 ball
caps. At the College Station store they took 75 pairs
of NIKE AIR JORDAN Basketball shoes, along with
numerous NIKE T-shirts, shorts and socks, and 40
ball caps.
Similarities in the burglaries lead detectives to be
lieve the same persons may have committed both
burglaries and will attempt to sell or trade the items
in the local area.
This week the College Station and Bryan Police
Departments and Crime Stoppers need your help to
identify the person(s) responsible for these burglar
ies.
If you have information that could be helpful, call
Crime Stoppers at 775-TIPS. When you call. Crime
Stoppers will assign you a special coded number that
will protect your identity.
If your call leads to an arrest and grand jury in
dictment, Crime Stoppers will pay you up to $1,000
in cash. Crime Stoppers also pays cash for informa
tion on any felony crime or the location of any want
ed fugitive.
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The following incidents were reported to the
University Police Department during the
period between Jan. 28 and Feb. 5.
Criminal Mischief
Someone ignited a solid deodorant bottle
wrapped in paper towels and placed the
burning device outside the window of a
second floor room of Mclnnis Hall.
Someone broke the globe and bulb fixture on
a light fixture near the foot bridge in the
TAMU Research Park.
All of the vegetation in the University owned
apartments community garden was
destroyed by an unknown person or persons.
Someone damaged the ignition switch of a
Honda Elite motorcycle as they
unsuccessfully tried to steal the motorcycle.
A 1985 Jeep Wagoneer (TLP# 686-3CB)
parked in Parking Area 2 was damaged by
someone who broke the rear window by
striking it with a blunt object.
Misdemeanor Theft
A brown leather Bechamel jacket left
unattended in a fourth floor study room in
Rudder Hall was stolen.
A Sharp AM/FM cassette CD player, Model
QT-CD 20 was stolen from a basement room
in the Engineering/ Physics Laboratory.
A DAK camera and monitor were stolen from
a fourth floor room in the Bright Building.
A yellow J.C. Penney boys bicycle was
stolen from the Sterling C. Evans Library
bicycle rack.
A green Perigee Giant boys bicycle was
stolen from in front of a first floor room of
Mclnnis Hall.
Someone entered a first floor room and stole
an unknown brand AM/FM radio.
A red Giant Rincon boys bicycle was stolen
from the Clements Hall bicycle rack.
A key was stolen from an office in the Special
Services Building.
A thief stole $40 in cash from the
Recreational Sports Office in the Read
Building.
Harassment
Three victims reported receiving annoying
and/or obscene telephone calls during the
period.
One victim has been the recipient of
harassing correspondence and telephone
calls from an acquaintance since October
1991.
Violation of University Regulations
Two individuals from Illinois were located
selling T-shirts near Law Hall without
authorization.
A subject was detected selling T-shirts on the
fourth floor of Dunn without authorization.
Two individuals from North Carolina were
selling furniture from a truck in Parking Area
54 without authorization.
Minor in Possession of Alcoholic
Beverage
Two people were issued citations for minor in
possession of alcoholic beverage.
Driving While Intoxicated
One person was arrested and incarcerated in
the Brazos County Jail for driving while
intoxicated.
Burglary of Building
Someone burglarized the Golf Clubhouse by
throwing a stone through a window on the
southwest corner of the building. A set of
Ping black dot irons were stolen.
Burglary of Habitation
A thief entered an unsecured second floor
room and stole two black leather wallets that
contained $97 in cash and other assorted
personal property.
Burglary of Vehicle
A stock Volkswagen AM/FM stereo cassette
player, a brown leather identification case
and a Charms yellow jacket were stolen from
a 1991 Volkswagen Jetta parked in Parking
Area 39.
Criminal Trespass
Two subjects were found in violation of
previously issued Criminal Trespass
Warnings and taken to the Brazos County
Jail.
Assault
An altercation between two basketball
players on opposing teams escalated to the
point of physical contact during a game at G.
Rollie White Coliseum. The victim, who was
struck in the face with a fist, filed a criminal
complaint against his adversary.
Evading Arrest
A subject attempted to escape from an officer
by fleeing on foot, but was apprehended,
arrested and incarcerated in the Brazos
County Jail.
indecent Exposure
Several individuals reported the presence of
a pedal cyclist on campus with his trousers
and underwear lowered to expose his
genitals. The individual was apprehended
and then incarcerated in the Brazos County
Jail.
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if they don't they'll ease some
time in February."
In the speech, Greenspan noted
the poor employment situation,
pointing out that in the six months
that ended in January fewer than
half the nation's major industries
posted employment gains.
"Rehiring has been particularly
slow, and recent employment
trends have been weak," he said.
On the positive side, he said
lower interest rates have encour
aged both consumers and busi
nesses to reduce debt.
"I expect the payoff (from that)
... hopefully in the reasonably near
future," he said.
Meanwhile, Federal Deposit In
surance Corp. Chairman William
Taylor told the bankers that the
drop in interest rates was among
the factors contributing to an im
proving outlook for the banking
business despite a sharp increase
in assets held by problem banks.
"No one ever wants to be opti
mistic. It's always dangerous. ...
But the facts of the matter are ...
it's not all darkness," he said.
He acknowledged that when
the final accounting is made, the
fund insuring bank deposits likely
will be shown to have been in the
red at the end of 1991.
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