=r--=- NEWS DIGEST Nebraskan PLO walks out of peace talks with Israel TAB A, Egypt—The PLO walked out of peace talks with Israel on Tues day, accusing the Israelis of trying to back out of an agreement to withdraw from occupied lands. Nabil Snaath, the PLO’s chief ne gotiator, charged that Israel wants to redeploy its troops rather than pull them out of the occupied Gaza Strip and the town of Jericho in the West Bank. Israel’s withdrawal plan, he said, ran counter to the Sept. 13 Israel Palestine Liberation Organization agreement on Palestinian autonomy. The Palestinian walkout was the first major snag since negotiations began three weeks ago on implement ing the first phase of the autonomy plan. Both sides said they wanted to resume the talks. The talks in Taba are meant to define how Israel will transfer some powers to Palestinians in Gaza and Jericho under terms of the Israel i PLO accord. Tuesday’s dispute grew from maps and withdrawal plans the Israelis pre sented Monday. Jewish settlers waged four days of violent protests in the occupied terri tories beginning Friday. The Sept. 13 autonomy agreement called for Israel to start withdrawing its troops from Gaza and Jericho by Dec. 13, but gave it permission to maintain security over Israeli settle ments in the vacated territories. “We feel that the Israeli interpreta tion of that agreement is quite failing to grasp the meaning of withdrawal and its requirements,” Shaath said. “The agreement provided for with drawal by the Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip and the Jericho area, and not within the Gaza Strip and Jericho area,” Shaath said in announcing the suspension of the talks to reporters. “This is a withdrawal agreement and not a redeployment agreement,” he added. Israel’s chief negotiator, Maj. Gen. Amnon Shahak, said the Israelis were not presenting the Palestinians with an ultimatum. In Israel, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin said he was certain the impasse could be overcome, noting such diffi cutties were expected since security was involved. He added: “We will not compro mise on anything that is linked to the security needs.” Shaath said he was going to Tunis to consult with Yasser Arafat, PLO chairman. He suggested the Israelis 1 ikew ise consul t their leaders to “come up with an interpretation that would allow us to proceed smoothly.” Shahak told a separate news con ference that he saw no need for the walkout. He said the Israeli formula was “a logical plan that could be discussed, was discussed, until the moment they decided to go and have consultations.” The Israeli general described the suspension as “the first obstacle, which -44 We will not compromise on anything that Is linked to the security needs. — Rabin, Israeli prime minister -ft surely won’t be the last one or the most difficult” in the negotiations. On Dec. 13, Israeli troops are to begin withdrawing and Palestinians are to take over as administrators in Gaza and Jericho. IS0rnil!^L MK5H. Photo by Jo* KoahoNafc/tAtoauka* S*ntin*i via AP Wisconsin officials seek answers MADISON, Wis. — Anticipat ing the fervor of Wisconsin’s last home game, officials arc ponder ing quick fixes to avoid another human pileup like the one that in jured dozens of fans last Saturday. Unbeaten Ohio State is at Camp Randall Stadium this Saturday, and a Wisconsin victory would give the Badgers a shot at the Rose Bowl and likely touch off an even more enthusiastic post-game celebration that that following last weekend’s 13-10 victory over Michigan. Thousands of spectators last Saturday flowed out of student sec tions at game’s end, crushing front row fans against fences. At least 69 jjeople were injured, seven critical ^ Eight remained hospitalized Tuesday, one in serious condition. The rest are listed as good to fair. Most of the hospitalized suf fered broken bones. Some of those crushed under the mob lost con sciousness. Athletic director Pat Richter proposed controlling access to the student section to make sure only ticket-holders get in. Chancellor David Ward and state building in spector Dan Murray said the stadi um’s relaxed seating policy allows people to migrate into the student section to join friends, filling the area beyond capacity. Ward said UW engineering pro fessors were studying whether struc tural changes are needed. “I am interested in how we can improve fan welfare from a purely physical sense,” Ward said. Gov. Tommy G. Thompson viewed twisted fence rails at the foot of the bleachers and a toppled chain-link fence closer to the play ing field. He said he found nothing leading him to fault security per sonnel who shouted at the mob, hoping to hold i t back as fans rushed to join a field victory celebration. “It doesn’t appear like there was anything that could have been done when you have that many students pushing down,” he said. Some students complained the guards fronting the section kept them from safety, pushing them back into a pile of bodies. Students who were shocked by the injuries sought help from the university’s 20 counselors, said Dean of Students Mary Rouse. “We expect to treat hundreds, perhaps as many as 5,000 to 10,000 students for this,” Rouse said. Football coach Barry Alvarez said some players met with counse lors. The crush lasted about 10 minutes while players joined po lice in pulling victims from the piieup. Legislators talk ethics with constituents By Steve Smith Senior Reporter State senators from Lancaster County and about 75 of their constit uents got together Tuesday for an informal rap session tackling ethics r legislation. Sens. Chris Beutler, LaVon Crosby, Carol Hudkins, DiAnna Schimek, Jerome Warner and Don Wesely spoke informally with the crowd, which gathered at the East Campus Unk>nrs Great Plains Ball room. “I’m here to listen, not speak,” Beutler said. Much of the evening’s debate cen tered on conflict of interest in the Nebraska Legislature. A conflict of interest arises when a senator’s vote on a bill could affect that senator directly. Beutler used hypothetical conflict of interest situations to get audience input. “Suppose I’m a farmer, and I have to vote on a bill that would exempt state sales taxes on farm equipment. Should 1 be allowed to vote on this bill?” About half of the audience mem bers raised their hands. “OK,” Beutler said. “Should I not be allowed to vote for this bill?” This time, the other half of the room raised their hands. “There’s our problem right there,” he said. “We don’t know where you draw the line. We never have all that clearly.” Jim MacFarland, who spoke on behalf of Common Cause Nebraska, said senators couldn't avoid conflict of interest situations by not voting. -“If you don’t vote, it’sa ‘no’ vote,” he said. “It’s unfair to the senator.” MacFarland said conflicts could be avoided if the Legislature adopted a policy to reduce the number of votes needed to pass a bill by the number of senators who had a con flict. Another focus of the two-hour dis cussion was the “revolving door bill," which would prevent outgoing state senators from immediately becom ing lobbyists. Schimek said the bill would keep senators from lobbying the Legisla ture for two years afler their last day in office. “There needs to be some sort of lapse there,” she said. The bill, which originally called for senators to wait at least four years to lobby, was amended in the last legislative session to allow lobbying after two years. It is among 190 other bills in the first stage of debate. NEWS BRIEFS Officer accidentally shoots mental patient DETROIT — An off-duty police making a pocket bulge, police said, officer mistook a VCR remote control Johnson quickly turned around, and for a gun and fatally shot a 21-year- Wheeler fired his ,45-caliber revolver old mental patient in a school. when he saw what he thought was a Officer Jimmie Wheeler told po- gun in Johnson’s hand, police said, lice that when he got to Barber Ele- Johnson, who was picking up his mentary School to pick up a cousin, girlfriend’s son at the school, had several children said the man was been released recently from Aurora carrying a gun, shouting profanities Hospital after a three-week stay, ac and claiming he was going to “pop cording to his mother, Patricia Tyson, somebody.” He had been diagnosed with paranoid Wheeler found James Monroe schizophrenia, she said. Johnson near the gymnasium, and Wheeler, 26, has been assigned to told him to take out the object that was desk duty pending an investigation. Maryland protesters seize college paper COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Pro testers seized about 10,000 copies of the student newspaper at the Univer sity of Maryland, claiming they were racist. In place of the missing papers, the protesters left a small computer-gen erated sign that read: “Due to its racist nature, tne Diamondback will not be available today.... Read a book." No one claimed responsibility for the missing newspapers, which arc distributed free. Campus police said they were investigating. About 20,000 copies were distributed, and the uni versity condemned the theft. “Freedom of expression is a funda mental value in our society and our university,” said Gary M. Stephenson, a campus spokesman. Several students said the protest probably stemmed from a general perception that the Diamondback is insensitive to blacks and other minor ities on campus, rather than from any particular article. “A lot of black students have just stopped reading the paper altogeth er* said Jeneba K. Jalloh, president of the African Student Association. Blacks account for 11 percent of the 23,300 undergraduates on the College Park campus. State wire Tougher gun regulations sought OMAHA—Fear of violence in the schools and on the streets reached a peak Tuesday as an Omaha handgun control proposal was debated the day after teachers said they no longer felt safe in the classrooms. Mayor PJ. Morgan has proposed the city ban gun ownership by anyone under age 21, require training for gun owners and impose mandatory jail sentences on people convicted of mis demeanor gun crimes. Earlier in the day, the head of a statewide organization said anxiety about school violence and student discipline is not confined to Omaha. The issue has the attention of teach ers across the state and nation, said Jim Griess, executive director of the Nebraska State Education Associa tion. Griess cited recent incidents of guns being found at schools in Ralston and the Grand Island area. “I don’t believe it ought to be the role of public schools to supervise juvenile delinquents,” Griess said. He said his organization will sup port any measure at any level that will keep guns away from young people. Students who endanger others should be taken out of the schools immediately by the court system, and it should not be the schools’ responsi bility to prove that the student is a danger, he said. U.S. Rep. PeterHoagland.D-Ncb., said he supported the mayorspropos al and said action is needed on all levels. “We have had a rash of illegal gun use by people under 21 in this city the last couple of months that far exceeds anything that I’ve experienced in my lifetime,” he said. Nebraskan Editor Jorom^FKipotriek Night Naw* Editors J*ftZ*fony *-^SS5S5 EftEL. KjSfSs EdiMwwlPag*Edtof UtiMw Q«nMuj!£^ oDTswIm1*" _ „ „ FAX NUMBER 472-1761 . I&R£t N**»*k*n