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(Tip Baity (Ear Heri Case of accused stabbcr continued until mid-July H Robert Pratt is accused of stabbing a former UNC men’s lacrosse player. STAFF REPORT The man accused of stabbing a UNC lacrosse player will have to wait at least another month before finding out what his fate will be. Robert Warren Pratt of 201 Oakmont Court in Mebane was arrested April 13 in connection with the stabbing of UNC defender Peter Murphy, a senior from Garden City, New Jersey, at Players, located at 159 E. Franklin Street. Pratt was charged with one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to inflict serious injury. He was originally scheduled for a May court date, but that was continued. Monday, the case was again contin ued, this time to July 21. That means six more weeks of waiting for Pratt, a 25- year-old bail bondsmen. Cut wires found on airplane hours before takeoff at JFK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK Cut wires were found underneath the cockpit of a Pan Am plane undergoing routine mainte nance checks at Kennedy Airport Wednesday, but the safety of the plane was not compromised, officials said. Pam Am spokesman Jeff Kriendler would not say which wires had been cut But he said the A3OO Airbus “would not have left the gate. “It would have been discovered by the cockpit. The systems would not have worked." However, a law enforcement source said the tampering apparently took place earlier in the week, since a prob lem was noticed Sunday. A transportation official said Flight 21 was canceled three hours before it was due to take off for Miami at 8:30 a.m. The 102 passengers who had tickets on the flight were rebooked, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Kriendler said the cut wires were dis covered in the belly of the plane, oeneath the cockpit, in the middle of the night by maintenance workers and authorities were immediately notified of HI’S NOT HIRE on the Vlllag* PRESENTS Friday, June 13... EHiS (D®CM? EIBSS Saturday, June 14... [PO© Come Register for Walnut Creek Tickets for Jimmy Buffett & Dave Matthews Band! Tuesdays: Blue Cup Special $2.25 # Sundays: Karaoke Night Save A Buck! SI off admission to COMEDrSfW with a student ID! Fridays @ 8:30 Saturdays @ *45 128 E. Franklin St. (under Subway) The incident occurred April 13 at 1:26 a.m. According to a police press release, officers on a routine foot patrol heard a disturbance inside Players and went in to investigate. There they found Murphy stabbed. Pratt was arrested a short time later at Papagayo restaurant. Murphy was taken to UNC Hospitals, where he underwent surgery to repair the damage to his abdomen. He was released a few days later. Steve Woodham, manager of Players, said in April that he did not see the inci dent, but had been informed of it by bouncers soon after it happened. He said he found Murphy lying on the fire escape at the back of the bar. “(Pratt) was a normal-looking kid,” Woodham said in April. “It could have happened anywhere.” Woodham said he had no idea how the fight had started. “From what I understand, they had been arguing,” Woodham said. “There were not many words said.” the incident. A law enforcement source said the Pan Am crew on Sunday had noticed “annoyance problems” glitches that don’t indicate any lack of safety involving “tiny wires.” Those problems involved things like the windshield defroster and a light, not to any vital part of the aircraft, the source said. The plane made two round trips before the problems were reported. The source said maintenance workers inves tigating the complaints found some sev ered wires today and contacted the Port Authority, which runs the airport. 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To some students, it was not just the increase in tuition that presented prob lems, but also the disparity between in state and out-of-state students. “Fifty dollars compared to SSOO seems unfair and ridiculous to me,” said Scott Schweitzer, a UNC junior from Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. “The price tag attached to tuition is a huge factor when deciding a school,” he said. “If passed, this budget could have some serious long-term effects on how many out-of-staters choose Carolina.” Such long-term effects of the tuition hike are exactly what Nathan and his cabinet are trying to stay away from and, what he says, the General Assembly is vying for. Nathan added that most people do not realize a higher tuition does not mean more revenue for the University, but rather for the state. “If the increase should happen to pass,” Nathan said, “none of the money gained is going back to the University.” The proposed tuition increase would not only affect undergraduate students. Because more than half of the out-of state population at UNC-CH is made up of graduate students, they would be, statistically speaking, affected more than undergraduates. “The increase would not just be an injury, but an insult,” said Graduate and Professional Student Federation President Katherine Kraft. “It will def initely reduce out-of-state graduates.” Until a final decision about the bud get is reached, student leaders from both schools agreed students voicing opin ions would help kill it. “I think we can defeat this bill,” said John Dervin, president of the associa tion of student governments. “If N.C. State students start calling, (senators) will take note. Even just a few phone calls will help.” Also, Nathan and Kraft have been taking advantage of the opportunity provided by C-TOPS programs to ask C-TOPS parents to contact their local representatives. “Response has been good,” Nathan said. “Many parents have already gone back home from the first C-TOPS ses sion and called their senators.” Nathan also said he plans to hold an all-campus informational meeting for any interested persons next Tuesday evening. 5
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