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r * 0 * News Dieest ^ ^ ^ Edited by Eric Pfanner - ** ' - — ■ ===:==^=^^=^^^Sa Gorbachev announces pullout from Cuba MOSCOW — President Mikhail Gorbachev said Wednesday that the Kremlin would pull thousands of troops out of Communist Cuba, a major step toward erasing one of the lingering irritants in U.S.-Soviet relations. The planned withdrawal of the troops, first sent in the wake of the Cuban missile crisis, would stop short of a complete Soviet pullout from the island 90 miles off Florida. And no timetable was given. It was the first concrete sign of a reversal in the 30-year-old Kremlin policy of maintaining a military pres ence on the United States’ doorstep. The pullout would sharply reduce the size of one of the largest Soviet foreign bases. It signaled a return to Gorbachev’s policy of military re trenchment following the Aug. 18-21 coup that discredited hard-liners. Gorbachev made the announce ment after a midday meeting with visiting U.S. Secretary of State James Baker, who called Gorbachev’s deci sion “a substantial step” toward bet ter superpower relations. Gorbachev said talks would begin with Cuban officials on removing a ■ training brigade based outside Ha vana. Asked how many from the bri gade would be involved, he said “about 11,000,” without specifying how many were soldiers, dependents or others. There was no reaction Wednesday from Cuba. Baker said the decision to remove troops “will be very important in terms of public opinion in the United Stales.” 2 K— CUBA y Eaa&aaa SOVIET _ UNION ■ UNITED STATES “ *At Guantanamo Bay Thomas vows to keep open mind on abortion WASHINGTON—Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas said Wednesday that he was “very, very pained” by the thought of back-alley abortions and insisted he would have an open mind as a justice about keep ing medically safe abortion legal. He declined under persistent ques tioning to say whether he believed the Constitution protected a woman’s right to end her pregnancy. On the second day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings, Thomas was immediately confronted on the issue by Sen. Howard Metzenbaum, D-Ohio. Metzenbaum pressed for his view and Thomas refused to say how he would vote on challenges to the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion. To answer that question “woulct undermine my ability to sit in an impartial way on such an important case,” he said. “I have no reason or agenda to prejudge the issue ... or a predilec tion to rule one way or another on the issue of abortion,” he added. Thomas, who would become only the second black justice in history after replacing Thurgood Marshall, was also asked why he had criticized Supreme Court decisions upholding affirmative action programs to rem edy discrimination. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., expressed concern about whether Thomas would respect the intent of Congress while interpreting civil rights laws that have long been regarded as requiring af firmative action hiring. Thomas said he would follow the intentions of lawmakers and added that his criticisms of Congress and of Supreme Court decisions were made when he was chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commis sion. “I advocated as an advocate, and now I will rule as a judge,” Thomas said. I “b The Computing Resource Center is ottering tree microcomputers ieminars to UNL faculty, staff, and students. The seminars will feature jn introduction to Microsoft Word for the Macintosh and WordPerfect > or IBM machines. Each session will last for about an hour. Introduction to Microsoft Word for Macintsoh Lab Location Dates Times —* Schramm- Tuesday, September 10 3:00 & 4:00 E. Campus Union Wednesday, September 11 2:00 * Wednesday, September 18 * 2:00 * Neihardt Thursday, September 12 3:00 & 4:00 Burr-Fedde Tuesday, September 17 3:00 & 4:00 * Sandoz(Mac) Thursday, September 19 3:00 & 4:00 Advanced Microsoft Word for Macintosh ; Andrews Tuesday, September 24 3:00 to 4:30 Advanced WordPerfect 5.1 on IBM ; Sandoz(IBM) Thursday, September 26 3:00 to 4:30 Israel frees prisoners, raising hostage hopes NABATIYEH, Lebanon — Hopes grew Wednesday for the release of Western hostages in Lebanon after Israel freed 51 Lebanese prisoners and handed over the remains of nine guerrillas in exchange for word that one of its ^cvicQmcn was dead. * The Iftti$ji move was seen as a crucial break in the hostage stale mate, heightening prospects for a broad swap including the Test of Israel’s dead and missing servicemen, more Arab detainees and the 11 missing Westerners. U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar was “very encouraged” by the day’s developments, said his spokesman, Francois Giuliani. “He will now redouble his efforts to find a solution to the problems of all hostages, detainees and missing persons, Uiuliani said. Perez de Cuellar met Wednesday with Iranian officials in Tehran, but his spokesman gave no details about the talks. ' In Washington, the Bush admini stration welcomed the latest moves. “We are very hopeful that this has ramifications that are helpful to the hostage situation,” said White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater. Sheik Mohammed Hussein Fad lallah, spiritual mentor to Hezbollah, which is believed to be an umbrella for the pro-Iranian hostage-holding factions, said the releases create “an atmosphere conducive to positive results.” Fadlallah, who spoke to reporters in Beirut, said he expected movement on the hostage issue as a result, but • did not predict any timetable. .., Israel’s chief hostage negotiator, Uri Lubrani.alsoexpressed optimism about prospects for an overall settle ment in the wake of Wednesday's “positive omen." -■■■ “We all hope this is the beginning of a process which will end with the solu lion, once and for all, of the tragic problem of our POWs $nd MIAs and of the Western hostages," he’Said at a news conference in Tel. Aviv. A • * i Friday, September 20,1 I 4pm-4am^ ' / ; Infant/Toddler Races 3 Obstacle Course m : Jello Eating Contest Soccer Shoot Volleyball Serving Frisbee Golf New Games And much more! 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament Slam Dunk Contest ■-> ry /-** yi \r\rr f /\ J Powerlifting Meet J 1S.LJ S~\ J\ i V Li /V L TV Marathon Wallyball Tournament Some tournament playbegins at 4pm Table Tennis Intramural Events: Wallyball Tourn, Hackey Sack, Volleyball Frisbee Skills Alcohol laws shot down • r\» • by loopholes, official says WASHINGTON — Slate laws intended to prevent minors from drink ing are “riddled with loopholes” that make it easy for teen-agers to buy and drink alcoholic beverages, Surgeon General Antonia Novello said Wednes day. "The federally mandated, 21-year old minimum age drinking law is largely a myth,” the surgeon general said in releasing a report describing the weaknesses of youth alcohol laws and difficulties in enforcing them. Although all slates have set their minimum drinking ages at 21 at the direction of the federal government loopholes in the federal law and loosel) Nebraskan Editor Jana Podaraan 472-1766 Managing Editor Diana Brayton Assoc. News Editors Stacey McKenzie Kara Walla Editorial Page Editor & Wire Editor Eric Planner Copy Desk Editor Paul Domeler Sports Editor Nick Hytrek Assistant Sports Editor Chuck Oreen Arts> Entertain ment Editor John Payne Diversions Editor Bryan Peterson The Daily Nebraskan(USPS 144-080) is published by the UNL Publications Hoard Ne braska Union 34, 1400 R St.. Lincoln. NE, Monday through Friday during the academic year; weekly during summer sessions Readers are encouraged to submit story ideas and comments to the Daily Nebraskan by Phoning 472-1763 between 6 a m. and 5 tm. Monday through Friday. The public also “ access to the Publications Board. For information, contact Bill Vobeida, 436-0993 Subscription price Is $50 tor one year. r,P?*!!T5s,#r: ®*nd wldreaa changes to the Dally Nebraskan. Nebraska Union 34,1400 R St .Lincoln, NE 66566-0448 Second-ciasa postage paid at Lincoln, NE. ALL MATERIAL COPYRIGHT 1M1 OAKY NEBRASKAN written state laws allow many oppor tunities for youth to buy, possess and consume alcohol, she said. Novello noted that: • Five states and the District of Columbia, while outlawing the sale of alcohol to minors, do not specifi cally stop minors from purchasing it. • In 21 states, minors are not barred by law from consuming alcohol. • Minors in 44 states can sell and serve alcoholic beverages without adult supervision. “State laws, we have discovered, ; arc riddled with loopholes, with lax ity and with lip service,” Novello said. „ , Plane crash kills 14 in Texas - EAGLE LAKE, Texas — A Con tincntal Express commuter plane crashed and burned Wednesday after a fiery explosion blew off a wing, witnesses said. All 14 people aboard were killed, authorities said. The twin-engine plane crashed during a flight from Laredo to Hous ton, spewing wreckage over a south east Texas ranch. . The late-morning crash occurred about 60 miles west of Houston, kill ing the occupants of Flight 2574, said Mike Cox, a Department of Public Safety spokesman. Witnesses said they heard explo sions and saw a fireball, but Conti nental Express President Stephen Kolski said explosion claims were unconfirmed. .