Opinion
Should Paula Jones be allowed to sue
President Clinton? Pag6 5
Sneaky Pete
The College Station musician is heading north
to Harvard for a semester long sabbatical.
Page 2
Briefs THE PLAGUE OF DOMESTIC ABUSE
Sports Illustrated
runs Rockets issue
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston
Rockets fans flocked to bookstores
and newsstands Wednesday, buying
up copies of a special Sports
Illustrated edition that almost didn’t
make it to print.
Star center Hakeem Olajuwon
graced the cover of the issue, which
included a 32-page section on the
Rockets’ first-ever NBA Championship.
The magazine had planned to
publish a special edition only if the
New York Knicks had won the
championship last week, but it
reversed the decision after outraged
Houstonians swamped their
switchboards with complaints.
“We had one man cry,” employee
Chris English said. "It’s almost criminal
to distribute so little magazines in a city
of 2 million-plus residents. I’ve never
seen anything like this.’’
Woman accused of
prostitution ring
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HOUSTON (AP) — A 34-year-old
businesswoman accused of operating a
prostitution ring with high-profile clients
was selling computer know-how, not
sex, her attorneys said Wednesday.
"Her business was, she had a
computer consulting company. Her
forte was computer databases,” said
Michael Peck, one of two attorneys
representing Ann Marie Menke.
Houston police arrested Ms. Menke
June 10 at a hotel and seized a
computer and software at her home.
Investigators claim the items they
seized included a list of big-name
Houstonians, including professional
athletes, who were prostitution clients.
Democrats attack
religious right
WASHINGTON (AP) — For
months President Clinton and his party
have turned the other cheek in the
face of scorching, sometimes
outlandish onslaughts by religious and
cultural conservatives.
But within the past 10 days, the
president, his surgeon general, a
member of the House leadership and
Democratic consultants have gone out
front with criticism of "the radical right”
and its “extreme agenda.”
Religious conservatives have been
gaining influence in state Republican
parties. Clinton, meanwhile, has been
tarred as anti-family, immoral and
worse in conservative mailings,
publications and religious broadcasts
almost since the day he took office.
Arafat announces
plan to visit Palestine
JERUSALEM (AP) — PLO
Chairman Yasser Arafat made a
surprise decision Wednesday to make
his historic return to Palestinian territory
this weekend — his first visit since
Palestinian autonomy began in May.
A senior Israeli official said Prime
Minister Yitzhak Rabin's government
had approved a three-day visit
beginning Saturday.
“The prime minister decided tonight
to allow this visit after considering all
security considerations, and the visit will
take place this Saturday,” Environment
Minister Yossi Sarid said.
Aharon Domb, spokesman for the
Settlers Council, said settlers planned
demonstrations and were seeking a
ruling from leading rabbis to permit
protests on the Sabbath.
Drug charges taint
World
What began as a glorious farewell
tour that brought back memories of
1986 may end in disgrace and a drug
scandal.
Diego Maradona, the Argentine
superstar who led his nation to the
World Cup championship in '86, tested
positive for using ephedrine, a
common nasal decongestant that
contains a strong stimulant.
Julio Grondona, president of the
Argentine Football Association, said
Wednesday night "the player is Diego
Maradona and the drug is ephedrine”
when asked about FIFA’s
announcement that a player had tested
positive after a game.
“It may be a minor issue. We will
discuss it and let you know tomorrow,”
Grondona said Wednesday.
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Simpson case focuses attention on local violence
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Help for abuse victims in Brazos County
• Emergency situations: call 911
• For legal assistance: call county attorney’s office, 361-HELP
• For shelter: call Phoebe’s home, 775-5355
• Counseling: call Counseling & Assessment Clinic, 845-8021
By Amanda Fowle
The Battalion
Accusations that domestic
violence may have lead to the
murder of O.J. Simpson’s ex-
wife, Nicole Brown Simpson,
have opened the public’s eye to
the horrors of domestic vio
lence, but it is not a problem
limited to celebrities.
More than four million
women are abused by their hus
bands or boyfriends every year
in the United States and 1,500
of them die, according to The
Women’s Center and the U.S.
Department of Justice,
In the Bryan-College Station
community, the problem is not
going urmoticed.
Donna Shalala, U.S. Health
and Human Services secretary,
announced in March that the
Center for Disease Control and
Prevention would begin keeping
track of domestic abuse cases.
She called domestic violence
“terrorism in the home.”
Bob Bullock, Texas’ lieutenant
governor, named a Senate com
mittee to look into changing
Texas’ criminal and civil laws
concerning family violence.
Brazos County is not immune
to domestic violence, and Jack
Phariss, Brazos County assis
tant attorney, issues protective
orders to help victims of domes
tic violence.
Phariss said 196 protective
orders were issued in Brazos
County in 1993.
Protective orders are served
upon the request of the victim
and are designed to keep the
abuser away from the victim for
one year, Phariss said.
If the abuser violates the or
der, the first offense is a Class A
misdemeanor, punishable by a
$3,000 fine or one year in jail, he
said. Subsequent violations are
considered felonies.
He said protective orders are
effective in Brazos County, al
though there have been deaths
as a result of domestic violence.
He said, however, that there
have been no deaths when a pro
tective order has been in place.
Lt. A.W. Onstott, of the Col
lege Station Police Department,
said although it is not the de
partment’s biggest problem, do
mestic assaults comprise a large
number of emergency calls.
Sgt. Choya Walling, public re
lations officer for the Bryan Po
lice Department, said state law
allows police officers to arrest
abusers even if the victim does
not want them to.
“Often the victim does not
want the abuser arrested for
fear of further abuse,” he said.
When police respond to do
mestic violence cases, they refer
the victims to places for help,
such as Phoebe’s Home, a shel
ter for abused women.
Phoebe’s Home is an outreach
program of the Twin City Mis
sion.
At the shelter, victims of
abuse are allowed to stay free of
charge for up to 30 days and are
supposed to use that time to find
alternative housing or take care
of legal procedures.
Kim Mynar, volunteer coordi
nator for Phoebe’s Home, said a
woman needs to call the shelter
herself in order to receive help.
“In order for her to stay with
us, she has to call,” Mynar said.
“We can’t have a friend or family
member call for her.”
The location of Phoebe’s
Please see Abuse, Page 6
Stew Milne/THE Battalion
What time is it?
The Armillary Sphere, located behind the Clayton Williams Jr. Alumni Center, is a 60-inch sundial
designed specifically for College Station. It tells time according to the position of the sun. The
rod piercing the sphere casts a shadow on one of the rings to inform the viewer of the time.
Death by
violence
Domestic abuse is
most often a dark
secret, uncovered
when the crime is
too gruesome or the abuser too
famous to hide. The murder of Nicole
Brown Simpson casts new light on the
problem that hurts millions and kills
some 1,500 each year.
Murders of women
By relationship (1988)
Family
member
31%
Relationship
unknown
2%
Casual
acquaintance
21%
Partner in a
non-drug crime
3%
— Friend
8%
Romantic
\ partner
\ 18%
Stranger
16%
Drug user
orbuyer
4%
Percentages add up to more than 100
due to multiple responses.
Source: U.S. Dept, of Justice
Every five
seconds
Each year,
4 to 6 million women are
battered, one every five seconds.
Source: The Women’s Center
Price of domestic violence
Every year, domestic
violence results in:
...almost 40,000 visits to physicians
...almost 30,000 emergency room visits
.almost 100,000 days of hospitalization
Source: American Medical Association
APA/Vm. J. Gastello, Carolyn Sanderson
Project leaps latest hurdle
Space station funding
gets House approval
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
House on Wednesday approved
$2.1 billion in funding for the
space station next year, brushing
aside criticism that it is too ex
pensive and offers too little sci
entific bang for the buck.
On a 278-155 vote, lawmakers
rejected a measure that would
have terminated the space sta
tion and shifted its funding to
other NASA programs.
The vote occurred during de
bate over a $90.5 billion appro
priations package that also fi
nances veterans, housing, envi
ronmental and other space pro
grams. The House gave final ap
proval to the entire bill on a 344-
84 vote.
The House’s action Wednes
day “signals the end of doubt
about America’s commitment to
space exploration,” Vice Presi
dent A1 Gore said in a written
statement after the vote.
Gore said it also “clears the
way for a new era of space explo
ration and cooperation with our
intemational partners, including
Russia.”
The space station vote capped
a two-and-a-half-hour debate
during which opponents repeat
ed their arguments that the $30
billion orbiting laboratory is too
costly and is squeezing funds
Please see Space, Page 6
By Christine
Johnson
The Battalion
Activities
“Old Fashioned
Bryan and Col
lege Station will
both celebrate
Fourth of July
with festivities
and live music
Monday.
33ryan will hold
its first official Fourth of July celebration in
front of the Carnegie library on Main Street.
College Station will also honor Independence
Day with fireworks and live music at Wolf Pen
Creek Amphitheater.
The “Old Fashioned Fourth of July” in Bryan
will run from noon until 6 p.m.
Admission is free and it is being sponsored by
the Bryan Main Street Project and the Bryan
Downtown Business and Merchants Association.
People will be able to participate in horse
shoes, dominoes, cards, three-legged sack races
| yc Noon to 6 p.m.
J* Fourth of July ” located at Carnegie Library
on Main Street in Bryan, Free admission
* 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m — College
Station Independence Day Celebration,
located at Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater,
Free admission
and a watermel
on spitting con
test. There will
also be musical
entertainment
featuring a jazz
band and string
ensembles
throughout the
day.
Shannon Lee,
Bryan Main
Street Project assistant, said it will be an old
fashioned Fourth of July celebration.
“There will be food, craft booths and vintage
cars on display,” Lee said.
Lee said if the event is successful, it will con
tinue in following years.
The College Station festivities will begin at 6
p.m. with games.
A patriotic ceremony at 8 p.m. will be followed
by live entertainment by Rotel and the Hot
Please see July 4th, Page 6
Haiti
refugees
update
Bahamas
Most boats
intercepted in
Windward
Passage area.
Refugee tent city
to re-open at
Guantanamo Bay.
Santo
Domingo
Caribbean Sea
50 miles
50 km
AP/Carl Fox
U.S. detours
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti
(AP) — The United States di
verted hundreds of Haitian
boat people Wednesday to a
new tent city at the U.S. Navy
base in Cuba, and hundreds
more poured out of their trou
bled nation.
In six long days Coast Guard
cutters and Navy warships
have intercepted more than
3,300 Haitians fleeing economic
collapse and political repres
sion in their army-run country.
Some of those intercepted said
they would try again soon.
The exodus, including at
least 521 Haitians intercepted
aboard 28 vessels Wednesday,
has swamped U.S. refugee pro
cessing centers. The Clinton
Administration was forced to
Haitian boat
open a tent city at Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, where three Coast
Guard cutters docked Wednes
day with hundreds of refugees,
said Coast Guard spokesman
Jeff Hall.
President Clinton opened a
refugee center aboard a ship off
Jamaica on June 16 and
promised hearings for all
refugees to determine if they
qualified for asylum.
The surge in refugees since
then has dealt a strong chal
lenge to the Clinton adminis
tration’s policy. It puts more
pressure on Washington to take
swift action to restore Haiti’s
elected civilian government,
which was ousted by the mili
tary in 1991.
In Washington, Defense Sec-
people to Cuban tent city
retary William Perry said that
economic sanctions against
Haiti aimed at forcing army
leaders from power are working
and should be given more time.
“The conventional wisdom is
that sanctions cannot be effective,
that they cannot force govern
ments to change their actions.
This may be a counter-example,”
he told a news conference.
Some of the 168 boat people
repatriated Wednesday said
they would take to the sea
again soon.
“Maybe next week,” said
Fritz Pierre, 24, as he sat
aboard a Haitian Red Cross
minibus. Pierre is from the
ship-building island of La Go-
nave, a launching point for
many of the voyages.
Two boats carrying 26 Hait
ian refugees landed at a Ja
maican fishing village Wednes
day and were housed under Red
Cross care. Small groups of
Haitians have fled toward Ja
maica, about 100 miles west of
Haiti, where a refugee camp
was established near Montego
Bay in late 1991.
Jamaica has granted asylum
to some Haitians.
Some of the 168 boat people
repatriated Wednesday said
they would take to the sea
again soon.
“Maybe next week,” said Fritz
Pierre, 24, as he sat aboard a
Haitian Red Cross minibus.
Pierre is from the ship-building
island of La Gonave, a launching
point for many of the voyages.