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The Battalion IlFRRTFFIlVC m W Jlj U JLl i JLj JL J. 11 \X Pai Monday • September 16, ► State Abrego drug trial begins in Houston HOUSTON (AP) — A major story in the U.S. war on drugs will be told starting this week as its latest trophy, accused Mexican drug baron Juan Garcia Abrego, goes on trial Monday. Few details from the govern ment’s case have been revealed since the pudgy kingpin’s sensa tional Jan. 14 arrest. However, the case represents years of painstaking work by feder al agents, beginning in the late 1980s with a vigil on drug routes between Mexico and South Texas, leading to a dramatic foot-chase in northern Mexico, hub for the Gulf drug cartel allegedly headed by Garcia Abrego. The trial opens Monday with jury selection, a task expected to take several days. Opening statements are expected later in the week. Prostitutes owe city $3 million in fines FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Prostitutes collectively owe the city of Fort Worth more than $3 million, and city officials are not having much luck with the proposition of collect ing the unpaid debt. City officials gave little explana tion for the lack of enforcement of such debts, the Fort Worth Star- Telegram reported Sunday. However, they acknowledged there is backlog of 60,000 citations that were issued, not paid and not processed for warrants and another 4,000 cases pending that haven’t been set for court. There are also some instances where indigent defendants might be unable to pay fines or serve jail time. Mayor Kenneth Barr wants to know how some prostitutes came to owe the city so much money. “The City Council would like an explanation why that type of situ ation has not been addressed," Barr said. “I don’t find that to be acceptable." ► Nation New Miss America takes on politics ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — She finally won the crown she chased for six years. And new Miss America Tara Dawn Holland quickly showed she’s determined to do more with it than pose for pictures. Less than 12 hours after win ning, Holland held forth on politics, publishing and her own persever ance in a news conference kicking off her yearlong reign as Miss America 1997. She’s for Bob Dole, against pub lic school voucher programs and has written and published her own book on job-hunting. She is some thing of an authority on the latter, having pursued her new job through three defeats and two states. Holland, 23, of Overland Park, Kan., is a graduate student in music education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The 5-foot- 10 inch brunette, a magna cum laude graduate of Florida State University, vowed to fight illiteracy during her reign. She won Saturday night in the nationally televised pageant, which for the first time allowed viewers to participate in the selection. Lucid leaves strong impression in space CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Shannon, we love you. Russian space officials have only the highest praise and affec tion for NASA astronaut Shannon Lucid, who’s spent the past six months aboard their orbiting sta tion and never complained aloud once, even though she’s been stuck there an extra 11/2 months. Her assignment is about to end soon. Space shuttle Atlantis was sched uled to blast off early Monday to go get her and drop off her replace ment, astronaut John Blaha. Everyone — the Aeronautics and Administration, the Russic’ Agency and most of all, Lu her family — can’t waitf# come home. “As far as Dr. Shannon concerned, I would like toe sincerest thanks to the ment of the program formal a selection,” Gen. Yuri deputy commander of Russ monaut training center, “Because everybody's Everybody loves her." sa-ci font World Beardless men face courts p-eyed OSCOW (AP) - days are : who wear row; huge statue es and conceal health — w ins Josef Stalir MOGADISHU, Somalia The Islamic court that moral tone in the northern the divided Somali capit banned pornographic fil traditional dancing and clean-shaven men to growl! Michael Jacksoi "Those who shave Presley, Sylvester Stallor; 3 general seen the U.S. Marines will unpunished,” said She Sheikh Mohamud, chairirs the Islamic Court, which! Islamic law. “Our prophet did not advis follow Bill Clinton or (British Minister) John Major, but to Islamic regulations," he said. nid Zakharov fisomolskaya Pra He has ... start tues of himself, totalitarian mon managed to ne spot where — yet anott ns),” Zakharov v son. ackson arrived unday and hac aiting car to ng of screaming t his concert jl find plenty of \ tingent with eye although a me ► This day in history Today is Monday, Sept. 16, the 260th day of 1996. There are 106 days left in the year. On this date: In 1810, Mexicans began their revolt against Spanish rule. In 1893, hundreds of thousands of settlers swarmed onto a section of land in Oklahoma known as the Cherokee Strip. In 1940, President Roosevelt signed into law the Selective Training and Service Act, which set up the first peacetime military draft in U.S. history. In 1940, Samuel T. Rayburn of Texas was elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1974, President Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam War deserters and draft-evaders. In 1976, the Episcopal Church, at its General Convention in Minneapolis, formally approved the ordi- ► Weather nation of women as priests and bishops. Five years ago: A federal judge in Washington dis missed all Iran-Contra charges against Oliver North. U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas concluded five days of testimony at his confirmation hearing. One year ago: President Clinton voiced support for a Senate welfare overhaul plan sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, R-Kan. ► Today's Birthdays Candid Camera creator Allen Funt is 82. Actress Lauren Bacall is 72. Blues singer B.B. King is 71. Actor Peter Falk is 69. Actor George Chakiris is 63. Actress Susan Ruttan is 48. Actor Ed Begley Jr. is 47. Country singer David Bellamy (The Bellamy Brothers) is 46. Magician David Copperfield is 40. Actress Jayne Brook (Chicago Hope) is 34. Singer Richard Marx is 33. 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