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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MOSCOW — President Boris
Yeltsin kept pro-Soviet protesters
from marching on Red Square, but
he will find it harder to parry for
mer Communist lawmakers who
want to roll back his reforms.
Both Yeltsin and his opponents
have been sharpening their
rhetoric and consolidating their
forces ahead of a session of the
Congress of People's Deputies, or
parliament, that is scheduled to
open Dec. 1.
At stake when the 1,046-mem
ber parliament meets are Yeltsin's
special powers that expire next
month unless the Congress ex
tends them, the fate of his reform
government and plans for a refer
endum on a new constitution.
The session also could deter
mine whether Yeltsin emerges
with enough authority intact to
keep Russia's increasingly restless
regions from breaking away from
Moscow's rule.
Yeltsin came under strong at
tack from the Congress during its
last meeting in April, but the
Russian president emerged from
the 14-day session with his pow
ers and his government intact.
But the economy has weakened
in the six months since then, eth
nic warfare has erupted on Russ
ian soil and Yeltsin's own popu
larity has been slipping.
Elected in March 1990 for a
five-year term, the Congress in
cludes a majority of former Com
munist Party members, many of
whom oppose Yeltsin's efforts to
dismantle central planning and
create a market economy.
These Soviet-style politicians
could try to curtail the president's
special powers, force him to
dump some members of his re
form-minded government and
slow down the pace of change.
His opponents have already de
nied Yeltsin's request to postpone
the parliamentary session until
spring, and are trying to unite
pro-Communist forces with Russ
ian nationalists.
Yeltsin has shown little patience
with the hard-liners. Last month
he banned the anti-reform Nation
al Salvation Front and disbanded
an opposition-controlled security
force.
As the 75th anniversary of the
Bolshevik Revolution approached
last week, workmen began replac
ing the worn cobblestones on Red
Square, preventing Yeltsin's oppo
nents from demonstrating at
Lenin's Tomb on Saturday.
Crime Tips: what to do about prank calls
By CFL. BETTY LeMAY, U.P.D.
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Most telephone calls are legitimate, but every
now and then you may receive a call which is
annoying or obscene.
Texas criminal laws state that a person
commits an offense if he/she "causes the
telephone of another to ring repeatedly or makes
repeated telephone communications
anonymously or in a manner reasonably likely to
harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, embarrass,
or offend another."
Hear are some helpful telephone tips:
• If the call becomes obscene, abusive or
profane - Hang upl What the caller wants to
hear is your shocked verbal reaction.
• If these calls persist, call the police
immediately and file a report. Keep a log of the
calls, the times, what the caller's voice sounded
like, and what was said.
• Don't answer questions you wouldn't
respond to if they were asked by a stranger on
the street. Never give confidential or personal
information over the telephone to someone you
don't know, especially credit card numbers.
• Ask the caller to identify him or herself
first. If the caller asks, "Who is this?" or "What
number is this?" - don't answer. Instead, ask the
caller, "What party are you trying to reach?" or
"What number diayou call?"
For more information, contact the UPD Crime
Prevention Unit at 845-8900 or 845-6713.
Police Beat
The following crimes were
reported to the University Police
Department between the dates of
Wednesday, Oct. 28 and Tuesday,
Nov. 4.
Misdemeanor Theft
•Agriculture Building - a
turquoise, Spalding, 21-speed
bicycle was stolen.
•Blocker Building - a Casio
calculator, an unknown-brand
telephone, $2 in quarters and a
textbook were stolen from a fifth
floor room.
•Francis Hall - a dark purple,
Puch, 12-speed bicycle was stolen.
•Brayton Firemen's Training
School - over a three-week period,
someone has stolen $330 in cash
from the rooms of several fire
school trainees.
•Parking Area 19 - a security
officer observed two juveniles
running through the Academic
mall area with a set of hubcaps.
After investigation, the property
was discovered stolen from
Parking Area 19.
•Library - a white-speckled. Trek
800, 21-speed bicycle was stolen.
•ACC Blocker Building - a
Hewlett-Packard calculator was
stolen.
•Read Building - a purple, 18-
speed, Murray Fury bicycle was
stolen.
•Dormitory 12 - a black. Huffy
Stalker, 12-speed bicycle was
stolen.
Harassment
•Keathley Hall - the victim has
received several obscene
telephone calls from two different
people.
Disorderly Conduct
•Parking Area 50 - a citation was
issued to an individual who was
urinating in public view.
Fire
•Bugle stand between dormitories
10 and 11 - a small fire was
extinguished at the base of the
stand. The fire consisting of
clothing, boots, gloves and paper
stuffing caused some smoke
damage to the stand.
Burglary of Habitation
•Dormitory 2 - a subject who was
detected entering several
unlocked rooms in the dormitory
was apprehended by several of
the residents.
Criminal Trespass
•Wofford Cain Pool - on-duty
personnel at the pool requested
assistance with a male individual
who had been found inside the
women's locker room. According
to witnesses, this was the second
time the subject was seen in the
women's locker room. The subject
was incarcerated at the Brazos
County Jail.
•Cain Hall - a visitor refused to
leave the victim's room. The
subject was escorted from the
dorm by a security officer.
Abandoning or Endangering
a Child
•College Avenue Apartments -
two children ages four and two
were found alone by Albertson's.
The children were left unattended
in a nearby apartment. The
children had been frightened
during a power outage and had
left the apartment in seafcch of
their mother. The children were
turned over to Child Protective
Services personnel.
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