By The
Associated Press
Edited by Todd Cooper
NEWS DIGEST
Netjraskan
Wednesday, February 23,1993
Clinton’s economic package to be put on fast track
WASHINGTON — President Clinton
and Democratic congressional leaders have
aoreivi to a process
that will speed con
sideration of
Clinton’s economic
White House an
nounced Tuesday.
The maneuver is
designed to result in
| nearly simultaneous
votes, perhaps in
April, on two measures: Clinton’s $16 bil
lion package of short-term spending in
creases on roads and other projects, and a
separate budget resolution laying out un
popular tax increases and spending cuts.
White House spokesman George
Stephanopoulosannounced T uesday evening
that Clinton had talked to House Speaker
Thomas Foley and Senate Majority Leader
George Mitchell on the plan.
Democratic leaders had pressed for the
early votes on Clinton's budget-cutting pro
posals to improve their credibility on deficit
reduction. They have been facing mounting
defections in their own conservative wing.
Lawmakers had planned to approve the
emergency spending increases in March,
with the budget following a month or so
later. Holding the votes at the same time will
let lawmakers show voters that they are as
intent on distasteful budget-cutting as they
are on the easier moves to increase spending.
Stephanopoulos said that in phone calls
to Mitchell, Foley and House Democratic
Leader Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., Clinton
“asked them to put the budget resolution on
a fast track so we could lock in the spending
cuts as soon as possible and they have
agreed.”
“So we will be moving the budget resolu
tion as the First part of the president’s eco
nomic package. . .to make sure the president’s
blueprint for economic change is approved
as soon as possible,” Stephanopoulos said.
The spokesman said that the new proce
dure will mean a slight delay in action on
Clinton’s stimulus plan, but that it was hope
ful it would mean quicker action on the
overall package.
He said he hoped that Congress could
move on the measure over the next few
weeks — possibly even before Clinton for
mally submits his budget to Congress on
March 23.
House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt,
D-Mo., when asked if the deficit-reduction
vote could occur before August, told report
ers, “I think it can happen before then.”
U.S. planes to coordinate
Bosnian relief airdrops
President Clinton consulted Tues
day with the U.N. secretary-general
on launching “purely humanitarian”
Bosnian relief airdrops that he said
would carry no danger of drawing
America into a deeper engagemept.
“There’s no combat implications
whatever,” Clinton said at the start of
an hour-long session with Boutros
Boutros-Ghali. -
The U.N. leader said after the meet
ing, “We agreed there is no problem.
This would be done in complete coor
dination between the United Nations
and the operation.”
A senior adm inistration offic ial said
the United States was consulting with
many other countries to see if they
want to join in the airdrop. Only when
the number of participants is decided
will a decision be made on the exact
command mechanism, said the offi
cial, commenting on condition of ano
nymity.
Boutros-Ghali stressed that the bulk
of humanitarian aid to the Bosnians
would continue to be delivered by
trucks, but said of the airdrop plan,
“This is important It will reinforce
the morale of the people on the
ground.”
Clinton, asked about the risks of
U.S. planes being shot at by antiair
craft artillery, said he believed “the
risks are quite small.”
He rejected suggestions the relief
operation could draw the United States
into a deeper engagement saying,
“Not at all, because what we’re dis
cussing is very different.” He said the
effort under discussion was “purely
humanitarian and quite limited.”
Myers said the relief planes would
fly withoutair cover, adding “it is our
judgment.. .that there will not to be
too great a risk.”
u.o. warns warlord:
troops may use force
KISMAYU, Somalia—Trying to
restore order to this port city before
American troops withdraw, the U.S.
led military coalition told a top war
lord Tuesday to get his fighters out of
town or face military action.
The ultimatum to Mohamed Said
Hirsi, known as Gen. Morgan, came
after his supporters reclaimed part of
Kismayu in street fighting that killed
as many as two dozen people Mon
day. Morgan claimed some of his
followers acted without his knowl
edge or consent.
But a warning message signed by
U.S. special envoy Robert Oakley
and Marine Lt. Gen. Robert Johnston,
commander of coalition forces, in
sisted Morgan knew.
“There can be no excuse or pardon
for the deliberate, well-planned ac
tions of your forces and senior com
manders in attacking Kismayu,” said
the letter being messaged by radio to
Morgan.
It demanded that all of Morgan’s
forces and weapons must be moved to
areas north of Dobley, 50 miles north
west of Kismayu, by midnight Thurs
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There can be no
excuse or pardon for
the deliberate, well
planned actions of
your forces and senior
commanders In
attacking Kismayu
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day.
“If any of your forces are found
outside of these locations on Feb. 26
or thereafter, they will be engaged,”
the letter said. “Any weapons will be
destroyed.”
Gunfire erupted regularly Tues
day in Kismayu, and U.S. and Belgian
troops patrolled warily.
Monday’s fighting postponed a
planned withdrawal of U.S. forces,
who were to turn over full command
to Belgian troops. Belgian Lt. Col.
George Marinus said Tuesday that
the Americans now “will not leave
Kismayu until order has been re
stored.”
Military officials and residents said
But relief experts said Tuesday
that American pilots dropping food
from high above eastern Bosnia could
still be hit by Serb missiles, and their
bundles could veer off target and
smash houses or be lost, relief experts
said Tuesday. Serb commanders
have warned that the airdrops could
lead to an escalation of the fighting.
“If they think they can do it, then
for goodness sake, let’s go for it be
cause the situation in some of these
areas is really bad,” said Sy Ivana Foa,
spokeswoman for the U.N. Human
Rights Commissioner in Geneva.
The Washington plan calls for high
altitude drops, to protect U.S. pilots
from anti-aircraft or missile fire.
Drops from 12,000 feet can easily
veer more from a mile from desig- ■
nated fountain targets, and about a
quarter of the supplies could be ex- ;
pec ted to fall to Serb besiegers. H
AWCmIFm
several hundred of Morgan’s support
ers entered the city before dawn Mon
day in a bid to take back homes and
property occupied by supporters of
rival faction leader Col. Omar Jess.
No firm casualty figures were avail
able, but it appeared from various
accounts that about two dozen people
were killed. One man said he saw 16
bodies, and a relief official at a hospi
tal said about IS died there.
Airdrops:
avoiding anti-aircraft fire
Altitude to avoid
anti-aircraft fire
Normal altitude
for accuate drops
3.000 ft.
1
8,000 ft
m 7,000 ft.
6.000 tt.
5,000 ft
0141B Starllfter
Length: 168 ft 4 in.
Wingspan: 159 ft. 11 in.
Engines: Four Pratt & Whitney
TF33-P-7 turbofans
Maximum payload: 97,994 lbs
C-130
Conversion of Lockheed
L-100-20 Hercules
Length: 106 ft. 1 in. (32.33 m)
Wingspan: 132 ft 7 in. (40.41m)
Enginas: Allison T-56
Series IV turboprops
Cargo capacity: 42,000 lbs for
low velocity air-drop
kHiree: Jane’s AN The World '• Aircraft
AP/Wm. J. CasteUo
-World wire
Study: Balding men at risk of heart attacks
CHICAGO — A new study
found 21- to 55-year-old men who
were bald at the top were three
times more likely to suffer heart
attacks than those with full heads of
hair.
Men with mild to moderate bald
ness on top had about all/2 times
greater risk. Men with receding
hairlines but no baldness on top
faced no increased risk.
Findings of the study of 665
male heart-attack victims and 772
similar men who had suffered no
heart attacks appear in
Wednesday’s Journal of the Ameri
can Medical Association.
Helicopter crash kills 4 U.S. servicemen
BERLIN — A U.S. Army heli
copter crashed Tuesday while at
tempting to land at an air base in
Wiesbaden, killing four American
soldiers and injuring four others, a
U.S. military spokesman said.
Lt. Col. Dick Bridges said all
the victims were U.S. Army per
sonnel. He did not release their
names pending notification of rela
tives.
Bridges said the UH-60
Blackhawk helicopter was on a 100
mile flight from Stuttgart when it
crashed in the Wiesbaden air base
about 7:35 p.m. (10:30 a.m.'CST).
The cause of the crash was un
known and under investigation, he
said.
The helicopter was carrying three
crew members, who were based in
Wiesbaden, and five passengers
based in Frankfurt, he said.
Wiesbaden is about 25 miles west
of Frankfurt.
Local fire fighters said they were
called in to the crash site, but the
U.S. military would not permit
them to give any information.
The site of the crash on the
military base was closed off. Re
porters and photographers were not
allowed access.
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Turmoil builds over King trial juror
LOS ANGELES — The trial of
four white police officers in the
Rodney King beating was thrown into
turmoil Tuesday by accusations
against a black woman juror and a
legal fight over a defense attorney.
“This is the 11th hour and 59th
minute," the judge said in exaspera
tion as developments stalled selection
of three alternate jurors and moved a
prosecutor to express fears of a mis
trial. Jury selection of the 12 regular
jurors, including two blacks and a
Hispanic, was completed Monday,
and opening statements in the racially
charged case had been expected to
begin Wednesday.
Defense lawyer Ira Salzman said
an excused juror had come forward to
accuse one of the blacks on the final
jury of making prejudicial comments
about the defense.
“With this new information I can
not accept this jury as constituted,"
said Salzman, who represents Sgt.
Stacey Koon. The excused juror,
who is white, was summoned to court
to explain, and the judge ordered all
participants into his chambers for a
closed hearing. He said the issue was
so sensitive that the man couldn't be
quizzed in public.’
The judge also dismissed the pro
spective jury panel for the night, de
laying the selection of jury alternates
until Wednesday. Opening statements
can’t begin until the jury and the
alternates are selected.
“This is an attempt to provoke a
mistrial after the jury is sworn be
cause the defense is unhappy with the
composition of the jury, said Assis
tant U.S. Attorney Steven Clymer.
The issue that appeared most trou
bling to U.S. District Judge John G.
Davies involved defendant Timothy
Wind. The former officer said he was
reluctant to sign a waiver of conflict
of, interest by his lawyer, Paul
DdPasquale.