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' . ■ I I I PAGE 2 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8,1996 Rebels in Zaire refuse to cease fighting Tutsis reject any American or European aid in keeping the peace until ruler Mobutu is expelled BUKAVU, Zaire (AP) — Rebels who seized parts of eastern Zaire have rejected an American or European role in any peace-keeping force and pledged to continue fighting until long time ruler Mobutu Sese Seko is ousted. Only soldiers from neighboring African countries should take part in a multinational force designed to bring relief to more than 1 million refugees trapped by the fighting, said rebel leader Laurent Kabila. “We have a cease-fire, and we have offered to allow the international com munity to set up the safe corridors they want,” Kabila said. Mobutu, meanwhile, gave his back ing to the proposed peacekeeping mis sion and the current cease-fire. “Mobutu was very clear and very categorical,” U.N, envoy Raymond Chretien said after an hour-long meet ing with the Zairian leader in Nice, France, where the president has been convalescing after prostate cancer treatment. “He said Zaire will do everything possible to maintain this period of calm so that this multinational force can come and facilitate the gradual return of the refugees,” Chretien said Wednesday. The U.N. envoy headed to central Africa today on a peace mission, fly ing first to Nairobi, Kenya’s capital. Chretien, Canada’s ambassador to the United States and a former ambas sador to Zaire, said he accomplished what he came to France for: A com mitment from Mobutu to try to main tain peace in Zaire so a multinational force can go into the country as soon as possible. The United States and European countries have been considering a re quest from African leaders for a U.N. sponsored force to set up safe havens for Rwandan Hutu refugees in Zaire, provide them with food and medical aid, and escort them home to Rwanda. A U.S. official in Washington, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the United States is weighing a French proposal to send American troops for logistical support. Pena to step down Tfomsportafion secretary among resigning officials WASHINGTON (AP)—Trans portation Secretary Federico Pena has informed President Clinton that he plans to leave the Cabinet, a se nior administration official said Thursday. Four other Cabinet members also are reportedly planning to leave. They are Secretary of State Warren Christopher, Commerce Secretary Mickey Kantor, Energy Secretary Hazel O’Leary and De fense Secretary William Perry. Pena faced criticism after com ing to the defense of ValuJet in the wake of its May 11 crash in Florida, which department officials now ad mit was a mistake. The airline was later grounded, though it has since returned to the skies. A Transportation Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta had asked Pena to stay on, but the former Denver mayor wanted to spend more time with his family. Pena has two young daughters. Pena has been secretary for three years and nine months, making him one of the longest serving cabinet members. Among those mentioned as pos sible successors are William Daley, brother of the mayor of Chicago, and Federal Highway Administra tor Rodney Slater, a close friend of the president. Medical marijuana limited New drug law allows doctor prescriptions but means of obtaining the substance are still in question. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As celebratory marijuana smoke curled from pipes and joints at the headquar ters of Proposition 215, uncertainty swirled around the future of California’s newly approved medical marijuana law. Although the law allows doctors to prescribe-marijuana for medical rea sons, there is no mechanism for patients to legally obtain it. The measure, and a similar one passed in Arizona, is at odds with U.S. drug laws. “We still have a federal law that says marijuana has no medical value, and that it is against the law to grow it, distribute it and prescribe it as medi cine,” said retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey, President Clinton’s drug czar. “That’s a law. Not my law. That’s the U.S. Congress’ law.” McCaffrey said Wednesday he planned to meet with Attorney General Janet Reno and other officials to dis cuss how the initiative, approved by California voters 56 percent to 44 per cent Tuesday, affects federal drug en forcement efforts. - The measure legalizes the cultiva tion, possession and use of marijuana for health reasons. In a separate refer endum, Arizona agreed to allow doc tors to prescribe the drug for seriousfy ill patients. « mm m The Arizona measure spells out that a doctor writing the prescription must document that scientific research shows that marijuana would help the patient’s condition and must get a writ ten second opinion first. The Califor nia proposition says that patients only need “written or oral permission” from a doctor. Backers hailed the initiatives as a compassionate way of helping ease the pain and suffering of people with AIDS, cancer and other terminal ill nesses. The controversy didn’t bother Den nis Peron, one of the leaders behind the measure, who was still savoring the victory Wednesday. “People have smoked pot as medi cine for thousands of years,” he said. “It’s like we’ve taken the wisdom of the past and brought it to the future.” Steve Kubby of Squaw Valley, di agnosed with abdominal cancer 20 years ago, said he already has a doctor’s verbal permission to use mari juana. “I told my wife Monday night that this is the last night I'll have to break the law to get my medicine,” said Kubby, 49. The law technically went into ef fect Wednesday, but because marijuana is still illegal to sell, obtaining it is still against the law. “You can talk to your doctor today,” said Dave Fratello, spokesman for the Yes on 215 campaign. “But I can’t tell you where to get it I can only tell you you’re not subject to prosecution if it’s prescribed.” Mars surveyor begins mission CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP)— The Mars Global Surveyor rocketed away Thursday an a 435 million-mile, 10-month journey to the Red Planet, the Erst step in a decade-long explora tion effort by NASA to determine whether there was ever life on Mars. The Delta rocket carrying the spacecraft Masted off precisely at 50 seconds past noon, one day after strong wind scuttled the first launch attempt. Today, the weather was perfect. “We are always relieved when we see one get off the ground as nice ai this one did,” NASA scientist Marie Acuna said. “This is a very happy oc casion.” Less than an hour later, the Iasi rocket engine fired and propelled the Global Surveyor toward Mars at a speed of24,000 mph. Launch control' lers applauded and shook hands. The Global Surveyor replaces a Mars [nobe that mysteriously disap peared three years ago. Defeated delegates, ex-presidents still lead distinguished careers WASHINGTON (AP) — Build houses for the poor. Teach U.S. for eign policy. Become a diplomat. Go on a speaking tour. And don’t forget there’s always that presidential library or those long-awaited memoirs. That’s what sane ex-presidents and White House wannabes have done af ter their jobs of running the country oi a campaign were history. Here’s President Clinton, musing on his after-Oval Office life: “I will never seek office again—unless I gc home and run for the school board some day,” he said with a chuckle. He’s got another four years to plan. His vanquished Republican chal lenger Bob Dole is thinking about his future right now. “I’m going to sit back for a few days, and then I’m going to start stand ing up for what I think is right for America,” he said. Among former presidents and failed candidates, a notable few ovei the years have boasted distinguished careers beyond the White House — when they weren’t too busy improving their golf games. • William Howard Thft was one 01 the most successful ex-presidents, be coming chief justice of the Supreme Court after he failed to win re-electior in 1912. Historians say he was a bettei justice than president. • Sixth President John Quincy Adams spent 17 years in the House of - Representatives after he was defeated for re-election in 1828. • Jimmy Carter, defeated in 1980 largely for his failed foreign policy amid the Iranian hostage crisis, was a contender for the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize for his globe-trotting peace ef forts. The former president has been busy with the Carter Center, estab lished in 1982 to promote democracy and resolve civil strife, and with groups such as Habitat for Humanity, build ing houses worldwide, including in his native Georgia and in poorest Africa. • Gerald Ford also has attached himself to charitableorganizations, in cluding the Betty Ford Center, the Gerald R. Ford Foundation and the American Cancer Society. • George Bush, defeated for re-elec tion in 1992, has remained a very pri vate citizen, although he made a couple of campaign appearances with Dole this year. Mainly, he’s been chipping away at his memoirs and traveling the world to speak, often visiting foreign leaders for private chats. He and his wife, Barbara, raised more than $10 million for local and national charities in 1995. • Even Richard Nixon, who re signed his second term in 1974 in dis grace over Watergate, enjoyed a renais sance as a respected elder statesman before his death in 1994. — ; Money not an issue as Doles move past presidential campaign WASHINGTON (AP) — Bob Dole won’t have trouble making ends meet as he moves from 35 years of public service into involuntary retirement. Even though he frequently invoked his humble Kansas ori gins as he campaigned for presi dent, the former Senate major ity leader and his wife Elizabeth have amassed a multimillion dollar cushion. In fact, Elizabeth Dole, 60, is due to resume her $200,000 a-year job as president of the American Red Cross in January. She has been on an unpaid leave during the campaign. Dole became eligible for a $107,000-a-year pension when he resigned from the Senate last June 11 to campaign full time. Dole also receives a $ 18,300-a year pension from the Army. The Doles have combined assets of about $4 million. Cyclone ravages southeastern India Storm kills at least 400; nothing left standing, chief minister says HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A cyclone struck southeastern India, kill ing at least 400 people, destroying 10,000 homes and wrecking thousands of acres of rice fields, officials said today. At least 1,500 people were re ported missing. The storm, packing winds ap proaching 100 mph, struck the coastal state of Andhra Pradesh on Wednes day night. “Except for houses made of brick and cement, nothing is standing there,” the top state official, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, told reporters af ter surveying the devastation by air Thursday. The storm wrenched power poles from the earth and flooded roads and train tracks, state chief secretary M.S. Rajaji said. The death toll could go even higher as relief teams reach remote areas, of ficials said. Telephone lines were washed out and information from some storm-hit areas was unavailable. Many of the fatalities occurred when the mud walls of houses col lapsed on the victims. A few others drowned in the flood waters, Rajaji told a news conference. A passenger ferry sank with 42 people on board in the Godavari River, he said. There were no survivors. The victims were traveling to a nearby vil lage when the boat capsized in the swollen river. Worst hit was the coastal city of Kakinada, 300 miles east of the state capital, Hyderabad, where the storm dumped 8.8 inches of rain. With more rain in the forecast, the government moved thousands of people to schools and storm shelters and. organized three relief camps to feed the homeless. US. envoy warns Serbian leader for briefing indicted crime suspects BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) — A U.S. human rights envoy warned Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic on Thursday to comply with extradition requests for war ( crime suspects orface further po litical and economic isolation. Assistant Secretary of State John Shattuck said he told Milosevic “that international financial assis tance and access to the international organizations... depends on much more cooperation with the Interna tional War Crimes Tribunal.” Milosevic is considered a main instigator of the Bosnian war. Shattuck said he has provided ac cess for foreign visitors to some known Bosnian Serb war crime massacres sites, like Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia, and allowed the opening of die tribunal’s office in Belgrade this summer. “But I made clear to him that was not enough,” Shattuck said. Shattuck reiterated that former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and his military com mander, Gen. Ratko Mladic, must be among those extradited. The two head die list of 74 men indicted by the U.N. war crimes tribunal in the Hague. 4 ' Editor: Doug Kouma 472-2588 FAX NUMBER: 472-1781 The Daily Nebraskan (USPS144-080) is published by the UNL Publications Board. Nebraska Union 34,1400 R St., Lincoln, NE 68588-0448, Monday through Friday during Ihe academic year; weekly during summer sessions. Readers are encouraged to submit story ideas and comments to Ihe Daily Ne braskan by calling 472-2588. The public has access to ihe Publications Board. Subscription price is $55 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, Neb. . ~ r—~ % ALL MATERIAL COPYRIGHT 1988 DAILY NEBRASKAN . ; -I