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I!!:;.! ill ffclii'v: !'■ !i! 1 1’Hri!!!! i’i:: ^ i'fM!:: , i:i!r , |'.'!:;!!;jl , ‘ iiitiSihir • : Page 8 • Tuesday, June 22, 1999 ATION Growth industry ANTHONY DISALVO/Tiu Battalion Senior agriculture major Walt Rakowitt builds a crop-height sensor Monday as part of a new Department of Agricultural Engineering project. The sensor uses infrared sensors to measure plant height. U.S., Cuba hold narcotics tal WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid protests from Cuban-American lawmakers, four U.S. officials met yesterday in Havana with Cuban officials to discuss ways of improving counter-narcotics coopera tion, a State Department offi cial said. Meetings between U.S. and Cuban officials on issues oth er than migration are rare but not unprecedented. “This is not a change in U.S. policy,” Michael Ranneberger, head of the State Department’s office of Cuban affairs, said. He said the meeting was within guidelines for law-enforcement efforts on counter-narcotics. The U.S. team consisted of two State De partment and two Coast Guard officials who spent one day in Cuba. CASTRO Monday’s meeting was aimed at elevating communications on counter-narcotics issues from an existing telex link to a phone link and other means, an official said, adding that the U.S. team had no plans to offer assistance to Cuba, to share intelligence or to discuss joint operations. U.S. counter-drug specialists have become increasingly concerned about South American traffickers’ use of Cuban waters and air space to transport drugs to the United States, and the law enforcement community requested a team be sent, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., objected to the decision, saying it was ridiculous for the ad ministration to give Cuban President Fidel Cas tro credibility on the drug issue. She said Cas tro is notorious for helping drug traffickers. Similar objections were voiced by Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart who, like Ros-Lehtiner: born South Florida Republican. In a telephone interview, Diaz a grand jury in U.S. District Col« Florida prepared an indictmentj Castro government concerning caine that entered the United Stale ton administration shelved their 1993 despite “massive” evidence:! volvement with drug kingpins,& tative said. But Barry McCaffrey, the Wh en nt ml policy chief, said last mo: f has shown a willingness to helfl States fight international drug trad: I Only a small portion of the drug f United States come through Cubl said, adding that the island’s growing tourist market could mak: tune target for drug traffickers. 1 Railway killer charged in 2 deaths MURPHYSBORO, 111. (AP) — An alleged serial killer who is apparent ly making his way from town to town by hopping freight trains was charged yesterday with murdering a father and daughter in Illinois, bring ing to eight the number of slayings he is linked to. Rafael Resendez-Ramirez, 39, was also put on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list Monday. He is wanted for questioning in five killings in Texas and one in Kentucky since August 1997. “All I do know is that if this per son is the person we suspect in these crimes, it’s a very dangerous and vi olent person,” said Don K. Clark, the agent in charge of FBI’s Houston of fice and leader of the nationwide task force searching for the suspect. The task force has more than 200 in vestigators working the case. Authorities believe Resendez- Ramirez has been riding the rails, finding victims along the way. All eight slayings took place on or near railroad tracks. “What weVe learned about him through profiling, its just a matter of time before he kills again. ff — Mike Cox Texas Department of Public Safety As for a motive, Clark said: “I wish I could tell you.” The task force, assembled earlier this month after authorities con nected the killings, has stopped and searched freight trains as part of its manhunt, and freight railroads have stepped up security. Agents also have circulated pho tographs of Resendez-Ramirez in towns along his suspected path. “What we’ve learned about him through profiling, it’s just a matter of time before he kills again,” Mike Cox, spokesperson for the Texas De partment of Public Safety, said. Jackson County, Ill., State’s Attor ney Mike Wepseic said fingerprints found on an abandoned truck con nect Resendez-Ramirez to the two killings. 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