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Legislators present
opposing gulf plans
WASHINGTON Congress on
Thursday headed toward its starkest
war-and-peace decision since World
War II, and leaders in both parties pre
dicted President Bush would get what
he wants: authority to take the nation to
war in the Persian Gulf.
' Supporters and opponents of the
president introduced competing reso
lutions, one giving authority for war,
the other asserting that sanctions and
diplomacy must be given more time to
Vork, as Tuesday's U.N. deadline for
Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait nears.
But both House Speaker Thomas
iFbley and Senate Republican Leader
Bob Dole have said the force-authorizing
version had votes to spare in both
houses. Numerous lawmakers said the
failure of the U.S.-Iraq talks in Geneva
on Wednesday would help B ush ' s case.
U.N. chief expected to
propose withdrawal
UNITED NATIONS When the
secretary-general travels to Baghdad
this weekend, he is expected to propose
an Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait under
the supervision of U.N. peacekeepers,
diplomats and U.N. officials said today.
The United Nations has already
worked out contingency plans to have
the U.N. peacekeepers monitor the si
multaneous withdrawal of the Iraqis
from Kuwait and the U.S.-led forces
from Saudi Arabia, the officials said on
condition of anonymity.
Secretary-general Javier Perez de
Cuellar discussed a possible U.N. role
in a withdrawal this morning when he
said, entering the U.N. building, "Of
course, if there is a withdrawal of the
Iraqi forces, there will be a role for the
United Nations peacekeeping forces."
CIA official reveals
doubts of sanctions
WASHINGTON CIA Director
William Webster said Thursday that
even if economic sanctions against Iraq
remain in place for six months to a year,
the embargo would not drive President
Saddam Hussein's forces from Kuwait.
Last month, Webster gave Congress
a far more optimistic view of the ef
fectiveness of sanctions, observing that
Iraq was beginning to suffer economi
cally and eventually would feel the
embargo's impact militarily.
; Webster now believes it is unlikely
that sanctions of six months to a year
would substantially erode the ability of
Iraqi ground forces to maintain their
stranglehold on the oil-rich emirate of
Kuwait and southern Iraq.
Gorbachev issues
Lithuanian ultimatum
: VILNIUS, U.S.S.R. President
Mikhail Gorbachev on Thursday de
manded that Lithuania suspend its drive
for independence or face the possibility
of Kremlin rule.
Leaders of the restive Baltic republic
rejected his threat and appealed for
Western support.
X Gorbachev's sharp words reinforced
the hard line he took Monday when he
ordered paratroopers in seven seces
sionist republics to help round up draft
dodgers and deserters.
About 5 ,000 Lithuanians who learned
of Gorbachev's action from radio and
television newscasts massed outside the
parliament in Vilnius to support the
drive for independence. About 500 oth
ers reportedly gathered at the republic's
television tower.
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Senior arrested for protest tog at White House
By APRIL DRAUGHN
Staff Writer
A UNC senior and two other men
were arrested at the White House
Tuesday for illegally protesting U.S.
involvement in the Persian Gulf crisis,
a Secret Service spokesman said.
Spokesman Mark Rupert said Gerald
Jones, a religious studies major, was
charged with failure to quit unlawful
entry after he jumped over a rope into a
restricted area of the White House
AFC discusses stringent policy governing alcohol use
BySOYlA ELLISON
Staff Writer
The Alumni Fraternity Council ap
proved Thursday part of a risk man
agement policy that would tighten rules
governing alcohol at fraternity parties.
The proposal, which was drafted be
cause of increasing concern over fra
ternities' liability in accidents resulting
from fraternity-related drinking, will
now go to the Inter-Fraternity Council
for revision and approval.
Spencer Everett, AFC's treasurer who
drafted the proposal, said he was pleased
with the meeting.
"I thought it was a very positive step,"
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grounds and knelt in prayer.
John Hite, a 1 990 UNC graduate, and
Edgar Willis Partington, a graduate of
Davidson College, also were arrested.
Both were charged with failure to quit
unlawful entry, Rupert said.
Hite also was arrested for assaulting
a federal officer, Rupert said, but Hite's
attorney said after government officials
investigated the incident, they decided
not to charge Hite with assault.
"They dropped it because they real
he said. "We're all in a consciousness
raising effort at this point."
AFC members approved Article One
of the policy, which details rules for
alcohol use at parties, but decided not to
vote on Article Two because it deals
with the enforcement of Article One.
Some members said because the IFC
would be responsible for enforcing the
rules, they should have a chance to
amend the article. Others said they
thought parts of the Article Two rules
were too strict.
Donald Boulton, dean of student af
fairs, said the new policy offered a
chance for fraternities to make a posi
From staff reports
Police have released a composite
drawing of the suspect in an attempted
sexual assault which occurred Dec. 29.
According to police reports, a woman
woke up at around 1:22 a.m. in her
home in the Davie Circle neighborhood
to find a man in a ski mask standing over
her. She struggled with the man who
then fled the scene.
The suspect is described as a white
male in his early 20s. He is between 5
feet 1 1 inches and 6 feet tall and has a
medium build. He is described as hav
ing shoulder-length, straight, wispy,
brown hair and was wearing a blue
jacket and jeans.
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information that leads to an arrest.
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Crimestoppers at (800) 85 1 -7867 or the
Chapel Hill police at 968-2760.
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ized it couldn't stick," Hite said.
Partington said the three-man dem
onstration, which he described as a
prayer for peace, was meant to attract
the attention of North Carolina citizens
and media.
He said he threw 93 copies of an anti
war poem, "Dulce Et Decorum Est,"
into the air before he leapt into the
restricted area. Each copy represented a
member of the U.S. armed forces killed
while serving in Operation -Desert
tive change in the system before a serious
accident occurred.
"Our Greek system involves over
2,000 people," he said. "We've been
sitting on a powder keg, and this is a
chance to turn it around."
The current draft of Article One states
that no alcoholic beverages may be
purchased with fraternity funds and
forbids the use of kegs, party balls and
punch bowls.
It also bans alcoholic beverages
during all rush activities and restricts
attendance at all fraternity parties in
volving alcohol to those with personal
invitations.
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military action against Iraq in the Persian Gulf crisis Thursday afternoon.
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By JENNIFER DAVIS
Stan Writer
North Carolinians heatedly debated
Middle East crisis issues Thursday
evening with Charles Kuralt and Leslie
Stahl at Morehead Planetarium, where
CBS taped the discussion for the na
tionally broadcasted TV show "America
Tonight."
"I wasn't expecting the whole side of
the story to be shown," said Matthew
Clements, a freshman biology major
from Wilmington. "I was expecting
something along the lines of a typical
Chapel Hill response, like 'we don't
want any body bags' or 4 no blood for
oil.'"
Most agreed, however, that a very
wide range of opinions was expressed,
and very few aspects of the Persian Gulf
debate went undiscussed.
"Let me react as the mayor," said
Chapel Hill Mayor Jonathan Howes,
"and say that the open dialogue, the full
range of expression, the civilized con
versation that went on against totally
diverging points of view was very re
warding and I think in the best tradition
Shield, he said.
"We were doing our part to express
the anti-war sentiment among the
American people," Partington said.
Hite said, "Basically we're just try
ing to make people more aware of what s
going on in the Middle East."
Partington said the Community for
Creative Non-Violence sponsored the
demonstration as part of a series of
protests against U.S. involvement in the
Middle East.
Article Two currently states that all
members must report any rule violation
to the chapter president, who will in
vestigate and then report to the IFC
president.
The first violation in a school year
would result in one month of social
probation andor a fine of $500. Three
violations in two consecutive school
years would result in three months of
social probation and a minimum fine of
$1,250.
Fraternity members present at the
meeting stated their concern about both
portions of the proposed policy.
Many said they agreed with the spirit
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UNC Chancellor Paul Hardin said he
felt the debates reflected not only the
emotional aspects of the war, since many
of those invited to speak had relatives
currently stationed in the Persian Gulf,
but also covered the political and social
questions being asked by the American
people.
"I'm absolutely thrilled, first of all,
that the program was in Chapel Hill and
that the University and Chapel Hill are
featured tonight in a serious discussion
about the most important issues facing
us in the world," Hardin said.
"I was proud of the people that spoke
tonight on both sides of the issue, be
cause I knew there would be some
common sense and some sincerity, but
what I didn't expect was the eloquence
I heard. It really was wonderful," he
said.
Wallace Kuralt, Charles Kuralt' s
younger brother and a resident of Chapel
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The organization was founded in the
early 1 970s to protest the Vietnam War,
he said, and in recent years members
have protested issues such as
homelessness.
Rupert said that Jones, Hite and
Partington were walking with a tour
group at the White House near the
Northeast Pennsylvania Avenue exit
when they jumped over roped lines into
See PROTEST, page 4
of the proposal but said they thought it
was too strict and that it was not feasible
to ask members to police their underage
brothers.
Chris Ruth, a member of Alpha Tau
Omega, said he thought the document
was a good first step toward progress
but was worried that the current proposal
would change the fraternity system and
the lifestyle of its members.
"The potential is there for an accident,
but I hope we don't have to ruin the
atmosphere (of the fraternities) to do
it," he said.
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P&A staff
writes letter
of support
By STEVE P0LITI
Staff Writer
Stuart Bondurant, dean of the School
of Medicine, has heard from more UNC
Physicians and Associates department
employees, but this time in the form of
a supportive letter instead of a grievance.
A group of 29 UNC Physicians and
Associates department employees
signed a letter voicing disapproval of a
grievance filed by Physicians and As
sociates employees against the School
of Medicine.
In late November, 2 1 employees filed
the grievance for what they termed
"intimidating and abrasive management
tactics."
In the supportive letter sent to
Bondurant in December, employees
said, "We highly resent that a select few
are speaking for the entire organization.
We truly feel that this is, all around, a
nice place to be employed and we ap
preciate our jobs."
Bondurant said the letter probably
wouldn't sway any of the employees
filing the grievance.
"We need to take seriously each
grievance on its own merits," he said.
"It's also important that our responsi
bility to a grievance with one group
does not compromise the rights of an
other group."
Employees who filed the grievance
declined to comment on the support
letter.
Bondurant said he agreed "abso
lutely" with a paragraph in the letter that
stated, "Everyone, employees and
management alike, must work together,
See LETTER, page 11