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as—. NFWSDlGFST Edited by Todd Cooper X 1 * ^ f Y 1 J IV I I 1 X Marines are seeing death at its ugliest MOGADISHU, Somalia — Pfc. Domingo Arroyo has become the first U.S. Marine to die in this repository of lawlessness half way around the world. His comrades in arms are angry that Arroyo, only 21, will never fulfill a young man’s dreams. They are afraid that a bullet might also earn them an unwanted niche in history. The Marines had hoped to leave with everyone they brought into Somalia on Dec. 9, even though snipers regularly have fired on them. Now that hope is gone, they’re seeing the finality of death at its ugliest. “Everybody should realize that this is the real thing over here. It’s not a game,” said one man who stared death down and didn’t blink. Lt. David Ballinger, 24, of Nashville, Tenn., led a patrol that fought off an ambush in a dark alley Sunday near the former U.S. Embassy, now Marine headquarters. “There’s people really out there try ing to put a bullet in you,” said Ballinger, an artilleryman who joined a rifle company the night of the ambush. ‘This is the first time I’ve ever done anything like this. It’s kind of scary.” The bullet that killed Arroyo also mentally wounded scoresof hiscomrades with the shrap nel of pain antiguilt and anger and fear and a lot of other feelings difficult to express. “I don’t know how I’m feeling right now, just built up,” said one of Arroyo’s best friends, Cpl. Quanta Perry, 23, of Augusta, Ga. ‘‘I hated that it had to end this way.” Perry had stood in harm’s way as a guard at the gate of the former U.S. embassy, facing crowds of Somalis who stare endlessly at the Marines and sometimes taunt them. The news dazed him, and his sergeant pulled him away from the gate and took his rifle away. “Anytime someone gives you bad news like that, they take it away because they probably think you’re going to commit suicide or shoot Somalis,” Perry said, fighting off tears. “I guess he just thinks 1 might open up on the crowd.” Perry walked around the Marine compound, thinking, thinking, thinking. “I’m not going to injure myself,” Perry said. “He was a good friend but I have to continue on with the mission. I’m here to do my job but I can’t take my aggression out on them.” Clinton administration is looking at possible benefit program cuts WASHINGTON — Presidcni-elecl Clinton is eyeing S750 billion worth of popular benefit programs for possible budget cuts. Glaring right back are tcnsofmillionsof voters who rely on them. Clinton’seconomic team has acknowledged it is considering taking the budget knife to programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Clinton aides say they have made no decisions. “It’s going to call for courageous and tough stands by the president,” conceded Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, Clinton’s Treasury secre tary-designate,at his Senate confirmation hear ing this week. “And 1 believe you’re going to gel them.” That’sexactly what it will take. For while fat targets abound in these benefit pro grams, so do the multitudes of Americans who don’t want their coverage reduced. SIGN UP NOW! COLLEGE BOWLli LEAGUES NOW FORMING LEAGUE STARTING PATE ft TIME HUSKER MONDAY, JAN. 25, 6:00 P.M. PIN POUNDERS MONDAY, JAN. 25, 8:00 P.M. BIG 8 DOUBLES* * TUESDAY, JAN. 26, 7:00 P.M. NITE OWLS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27, 8:00 P.M. COLLEGIATE THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 6:00 P.M. NO TAP DOUBLES* THURSDAY, JAN. 28, 8:00 P.M. 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While Schultz cannot force the member ship to adopt the plan, he will suggest the schools consider it as a way to generate more money in the same manner as the NCAA basketball tournament. The idea of a college football champion ship playoff has been around for years, but has met stiff opposition from the bowl games. Coaches and college administrators also have generally opposed playoffs, arguing they didn’t want to extend the season any further. The extra revenue, however, could be attractive to athletic directors who must deal with rising costs and the implementa tion of more women’s programs to meet certain requirements. This year, the No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams met in the Sugar Bowl, with second ranked Alabama defeating Miami for the national title. But such matchups have been rare. Kelly survives first practice, will start on Sunday ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Jim Kelly will start for the Buffalo Bills in Sunday’s AFC Championship against the Miami Dol phins, assuming his knee shows no ill effects from Wednesday’s practice. “We’ll sec how he comes in tomorrow,” coach Marv Levy said. “If there aren’t any after-effects of today’s practice and he’s OK, he’s our guy.” Kelly sprained his right knee in Buffalo’s regular season finale against the Houston Oilers and has missed the Bills’ first two playoff games. Wednesday was Kelly’s first practice since the injury and the four-time Pro Bowl quarterback said his leg felt “pretty good.” “As practice wore on, I started getting more comfortable with it,” Kelly said. “Hope fully, I won ’ t be re-injured between now and Sunday. As of today, I took the majority of snaps and my leg felt pretty good.” Kelly’s backup, Frank Reich, led the Bills to a record-setting, come-from-behind 41 -38 victory against the Oilers in the open ing playoff game and to a 24-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Stcelcrs last weekend. Mavericks fire coach after team-worst 2-27 start DALLAS—The Dallas Mavericks, with the worst record in the NBA and on a 12 game losing streak, fired coach Richie Adubalo Wednesday. Assistant coach Gar Heard will run the team on an interim basis. “With the direction we chose to go — becoming the youngest most inexperienced team in the league, we knew it would be a difticuli season,” said Rick Sund, vice presi dent of operations, who went to Detroit late Tuesday and gave Adubalo the news this morning. The Ma'-cricks have won only two of their 29 games thisscason. Some of the woes have been traced to the Mavs inability to sign first-round draftchoice Jim Jackson. At the end of December, Jackson turned down a six-year contract, once considered the key stumbling block that led to a stale mate in negotiations. Jackson also told reporters that he would never play for the Mavericks, even if it meant silling out the year and re-entering the draft. Astronauts plan toy show, spacewalks and toilet tests CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Endeavour rocketed into space Wednesday on the year’s first shuttle flight and the five astronauts promptly released a communications satellite. “There she goes!’’crewman Mario Runco Jr. said as the satellite drifted from the cargo bay six hours into the mission. The astronauts also planned a toy show and spacewalk, and got a chance to use a new $23 million toilet. NASA’s newest shuttle lifted off its seaside pad into a hazy sky at 8:59 a.m., just seven minutes late because of extra computer checks. The climb to orbit took the usual 8 1/2 minutes and Endeavour soon was cruising 184 miles high. “It’s a good ride up, and Endeavour and the crew arcglad to be back in space,” com mander John Casper reported. million Tracking and Data Relay Satellite from the cargo bay. Shortly after deployment, an attached rocket was fired and propelled the 2 1/ 2-ton satellite toward a 22,300-mile-high orbit. The next major event of Endeavour’s mis sion occurs Friday, when the astronauts pull out an assortment of toys for a televised lesson. They will chat with students at four elementary schools while demonstrating how balls, cars and magnetic marbles behave in weightless ness. On Sunday, two astronauts are to step into the open cargo bay for the first spacewalk by Americans since May. Endeavour’s new toilet also is geared to ward the future. The new commode can accom modate much more solid waste than the old model and is said to require less crew operation. British peacekeeper killed in Bosnia; news of potential peace pact dismissed SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — A British U.N. peacekeeper was killed in central Bosnia Wednesday, and Sarajevans bitterly dismissed news of a possible breakthrough in peace talks in Geneva as more maneuvering by the Serbs. The British peackccper was killed by small arms fire in the town, but the identity of the attackers was not immediately known, a Min istry of Defense spokesman in London said. Sarajevo spent a relatively peaceful night i —■" - ■ ■ ■■ after the announcement late Tuesday that the Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic, had reversed his earlier opposition to the Geneva peace plan. But Sarajevo residents bitterly dismissed Karadzic’s move, and some accused the inter national community of papering over differ ences in a way that Karadzic and Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic would later ex ploit to ensure continued Serb control over most of Bosnia. ---1 Nebraskan FAX NUMBER 472-1761 The Daily Net>raskan(USPS 144-080) la published by the UNL Publications Board, Nebraska 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 9a.m. and 5 p m. Monday through Friday The public also has access to the Publications Board. For information, contact Tom Massey, 488 8761. Subscription price is $50 for one year Postmaster: Send address changes to the Daily Nebraskan, Nebraska Union 34,1400 R St.,Lincoln, NE 68588-0448 Second class postage paid at Lincoln, NE ALL MATERIAL COPYRIGHT 1992 DAILY NEBRASKAN