2The Daily Tar HeelFriday, April 14, 1989 World and Nation Wright denies vioiatflo From Associated Press reports WASHINGTON House Speaker Jim Wright said Thursday he never "knowingly or intentionally" violated House rules, and asked for "the very earliest possible opportun ity" to answer ethics committee charges against him. In a defiant defense of a lifetime in public life, Wright choked back tears as he vowed to defend his wife, Betty, who figures in the allegations against him. She is "a good, decent, caring, thoroughly honorable person," Wright said, "and IH damn well fight to protect her honor and integrity from any challenge from any source whatever the cost." Wright's performance signaled his determination to fight aggressively against the ethics committee charges that could ultimately lead to his removal as speaker. Wright spoke before formal Court fields 2 From Associated Press reports ALEXANDRIA, Va. Two former executives of a California defense contractor were convicted of conspiracy and wire fraud Thursday in the first trial arising from the For the In Thursday's story, "Merger of food services may end $100 meal plan," the time period for meal plan elimination was incorrectly written as Free Found ads in the DTH OMNIBUS! Joe Bob says check if outll :-: - I V F 3 it announcement of the vote by Demo crats and Republicans on the ethics committee to pursue allegations that he improperly accepted gifts from a business partner and tried to evade outside income limits through the sale of his books. He was flanked by a virtual who's who of House Democratic leaders as he appeared before reporters. The scene unfolded in the ornate Rayburn Room, a few steps outside the House chamber. , "I will fight to the last ounce of conviction and energy that I possess," Wright vowed. "I am confident that in the 34 years I have served in the Congress I have not violated any of those basic rules or any commonly accepted standard of ethical conduct." "I am prepared to demonstrate that in each of these instances no rule has been violated," Wright said of the rtbics committee charges. guilty in Pentagon corruption scandal. A federal court jury deliberated nearly 36 hours over four days before returning guilty verdicts against George Kaub and Eugene Sullivan, former vice presidents of Teledyne Record two years. The meal plan elimination, if approved, would take place in three years. The Daily Tar Heel regrets the error. r g ethics "This House has been my life for more than half of my life. I love this institution." Wright made a detailed defense against the allegations he faces after noting that the ethics committee had not yet established any proof that he had violated the rules, or even that there was "clear and convincing evidence" of a violation. The public scene came after a private defense. The last of the ethics decisions were reached Wednesday on strong bipar tisan votes, according to sources familiar with the panel's probe. The votes mean the panel has found "reason to believe" Wright violated a series of House rules, and they point toward a new phase of the case which could involve a disciplinary hearing and possible punishment. Wright's spokesman, Mark John son, said late Wednesday that the speaker had not been informed of any Pentagon scanda Electronics of Newbury Park, Calif. Each was convicted on one count of conspiracy. Kaub was found guilty on five counts of wire fraud and two counts of filing false statements. Sullivan was convicted on three counts of wire fraud. A third defendant, Dale Schnittjer, was acquitted on conspiracy and wire fraud charges by U.S. District Judge Richard Williams after the jury failed to reach a verdict against him. Schnittjer is also a former vice president of Teledyne Electronics. All the defendants were found innocent of bribery, a charge stem ming from the government's conten tion that the former executives knew r r - nir u tarn roles decision by the panel. "All options are open" in defending against the charges. The action essentially completed the committee's 10-month, $1.5 million investigation of Wright's finances. The panel was meeting again today to work on the specific wording of its report detailing the basis for the charges against the speaker, one source said. , The panel has met behind closed doors and under tight' secrecy for three weeks to deliberate the recom mendations of its special outside counsel, Chicago attorney Riqhard Phelan. In the final days of that process, committee members narrowed their focus to the two most serious issues before them: the acceptance of gifts from a person with an interest in legislation and the evasion of outside income limits. money was paid to a Navy engineer for inside information about a $24 million contract for hand-held radar test equipment. Kaub, who faces a maximum sentence of 40 years in jail and a fine of $2 million, hung his head and stared at the defense table after the bailiff read the verdict. Sullivan could be sentenced to 20 years in jail and fined a maximum of $1 million. He appeared impassive. Schnittjer had a hint of a smile on his face. Williams set sentencing for June 7 as attorneys for Kaub and Sullivan said they would appeal the verdict. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Aronica said he was pleased with the convictions, which he called signifi cant."This sends a message to cor porate America that they cannot wash their hands of this type of activity," he said after the four women and eight men returned their verdict. He said the government's "111 Wind" investigation into kickbacks, payoffs and fraud in the Defense Department's $150-billion-a-year purchasing system was "expanding and continuing." 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Franklin St., Downtown Chapel Hill Hours: Mon.Sat. 10.6i30i ALTERATIONS Hatcher supporters launch campaign against extradition From Associated Press reports SAN FRANCISCO Beating a drum and chanting a Native American anthem, supporters of Indian activist Eddie Hatcher announced a petition drive Thurs day to ask Gov. George Deukme jian to block Hatcher's extradition to North Carolina on kidnapping charges.. Hatcher, 31, and Timothy Jac obs, 20, were accused of kidnap ping people in The Robesonian Newspaper office in Lumberton for 10 hours in February 1988 in an effort to draw attention to the Tuscarora Indians' claims that Robeson County law enforcement officials were involved in drug trafficking and corruption. They were tried on hostage taking and firearms charges in federal courts and were acquitted. But both men were indicted on similar state charges last December and fled. Now they await extradition decisions Hatcher in San Francisco and Jacobs in New York. Officials near budget accord WASHINGTON White House and congressional budget negotiators hoped to clear the final obstacles on Thursday and agree to a framework for the fiscal 1990 budget that sidesteps political pain for members of both parties. Tuchi estate. Tuchi previously held four differ ent positions at West Virginia Uni versity. He was chief financial officer and associate vice president for administration from 1981 to 1985; controller and assistant vice president for administration from 1978 to 1981; associate provost for finance from 1976 to 1978; and director of graduate programs in business from 1972 to 1976. Tuchi was also a professor at West Virginia. He was a faculty member at St. Francis College in Loretto, Pa., at St. Louis University and at the University of Missouri, also in St. Louis. Tuchi earned bachelor's and mas ter's degrees from Pennsylvania State University in 1959 and 1962,-and a doctoral degree from St. Louis University in 1970. EXTRA AT COST t News in Brief Bargainers alternately thrashed ' ' out the final details behind closed doors in a Capitol office, and shopped around parts of the: ; tentative deal to their colleagues. "We're sort of walking through glue," said Rep. Bill Frenzel of Minnesota, ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee. : He said negotiators planned tof' finish their work Thursday. Some lawmakers have said they J ' ' expect an agreement this week, ' with a White House announce-' ment coming Friday. Solidarity registers as union '. WARSAW, Poland Solidar ity founder Lech Walesa said''. Thursday he was being pressured to run for office but would only,n want to seek the newly created bffice of president of Poland. $ ' Also on Thursday, Solidarity filed an application to register as a trade union after a seven-year ban. The application at the War- saw Regional Court follows the historic agreement reached April 5 by the opposition and commu- -nist authorities to restore the: union's legal status and allow independent candidates to run for parliament in June. from page 1 I Ben Tuchi Batts from page 1 To achieve better race relations, people shouldn't blame one another for existing problems, she said. "Blame is not relevant in race rela tions. Blame is a way to put up defenses." Too many people are willing to believe racism is a thing of the past and a solved problem, she said. "I believe that a problem for students on campuses in 1989 is the denial of prejudice. Most don't want to see themselves as prejudiced. Prior to 1954, racial segregation was the law of the land. Since 1954 is a very short time it's only 35 years." Today, "modern racism" is preva lent in everyday life, Batts said. In a type of modern racism she termed "dysfunctional rescuing," members of the majority are "overly nice ort condescending" to members of minorities. In another type of modern racism,, "denial of differences," people deny, that members of different cultures are, actually different. She gave as an example a person who says, "I see people as people. Why do we have to see their color?" The denial of political significance of differences is something that all students should pay particular atten tion to, Batts said. ' : White students have sufficient motivation for working toward coming to terms with racism, she said.' "You have to understand what yoii will lose from a monocultural envi ronment. You have to ask yourself 'what have I lost as a white American by maintaining racism?' I would submit that as a white American, you don't have to do much to maintain racism. The white community must fully understand the consequences to fully change racism." ill intuit iifj h l-iJ If tiiil lilliic Ik sum THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION MEMORIAL PROGRAM . WERE FIGHTING FOR VDURUFE A American Hoart (Iff) Association y

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