Q) Volume 101, Issue 105 A century of editorialfreedom SHE Serving the students and the University community since 1893 m IN THE NEWS Top stones from the state, nation and world Teenager Arrested After California Firebombings SACRAMENTO, Calif. Police ar rested one teenager and expected to detain more suspects in a string of firebombings aimed at minorities that Gov. Pete Wilson blamed on a “gutless group.” The first of five bombings damaged a synagogue in July. The last caused minor damage Oct. 14 to a state agency that investigated discrimination in housing and employment. Fires also were started at an office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Japa nese-American Citizens League and the home of Jimmie Yee, a city council mem ber. The youth in jail turned 18 on Sunday. Police didn’t identify the youth they arrested Saturday. Officers want to deter mine whether Sacramento-area skinhead groups are responsible, said police spokes man Michael F. Heenan. Government, Rebels Call Cease-Fire in Philippines JAKARTA, Indonesia The Philip pines government and Muslim rebels agreed Sunday to a cease-fire, while talks continue to end the separatist war that has claimed at least 50,000 lives over two de cades. The talks, which began Oct. 25 in Jakarta, are aimed at implementing a 1976 accord that calls for granting some au tonomy to the 6 million Muslims in 13 southern provinces. The rebellion began months after former President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law in 1972. It had been largely dormant until a spate of bombings hit the south and the capital of Manila this year. Free Elections in Jordan Accompany Peace Talks AMMAN, Jordan—Candidates made last-minute appeals Sunday for votes in Jordan’s first multiparty elections since 1956, in which proponents of peace with Israel are expected to retain a majority in Parliament. Monday’s elections come after Israeli officials confirmed over the weekend that Jordan and Israel are close to reaching a peace agreement. While Muslim funda mentalists are expected to win the single largest bloc in the lower house of Parlia ment, conservative and tribal members who support Hussein’s policy are expected to keep a majority of seats. The bicameral legislature must ratify any peace agreement, although Hussein retains ultimate authority with the power to dissolve Parliament and rule by decree. Assassination Attempt Leads to Israeli Protests BEIT KAHEL, Occupied West Bank —Palestinian gunmen opened fire Sunday on a car carrying a prominent rightist rabbi, killing his driver. The attack led to settler demonstrations in the occupied territories. Rabbi Haim Druchman, a former legis lator of the right-wing National Religious Party, suffered light wounds in the arm and shoulder. It wasn’t immediately clear whether Druchman was the target. The Democratic Front for the Libera tion of Palestine, a Palestine Liberation Organization faction led by Nayef Hawatmeh, took responsibility for the at tack in an announcement in Damascus, Syria. But Israel radio said authorities be lieved the attack was carried out by the Muslim fundamentalist group Hamas. Raleigh-Durham Airport Gets Direct London Flight RALEIGH-DURHAM American Airlines on Friday congratulated the com munities of Raleigh-Durham and Nash ville for their successful efforts to gain route authorities to serve London’s Gatwick airport. Both cities learned Fri day thattheU.S. Department of Transpor tation had awarded them the routes. Michael Gunn, American's senior vice president of marketing, said service would begin from both American hub cities May 26 using a Boeing 767 aircraft. The new London service from Raleigh- Durham will become American’s second daily nonstop to Europe from its East Coast hub. The airline began serving Paris from Raleigh-Durham on May 26, 1988. The Nashville-London service will be American’s first international flight from that hub. FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Weather TODAY: Mostly sunny; high mid-50s. TUESDAY: Mostly clear; high 50-55. (Hip lailu (Bar Hppl Another ACColade DTH/IUSTIN WILLIAMS UNC’s Mia Hamm (19) slides by Duke defender Mandy Lehr (4) during the Tar Heels' 4-1 ACC Championship win Sunday afternoon. See story on page 10. Committees Aim to Improve Strained Faculty-Staff Relations BYJOHN ADCOCK STAFF WRITER The Faculty Council and the Employee Forum have decided to form two commit tees to improve faculty-staff relations, which have been strained since a heated discussion over basketball ticket distribu tion. During that debate, which came at the Oct. 15 Faculty Council meeting, some professors said they deserved better tickets than staff members because they were more valuable to the University. The new faculty-staff relations commit tee will consist of an equal number of faculty and staff. Gun Buyback Plan to Begin In February BYBRETT PERRY STAFF WRITER A program called “Buy Back the Hill" designed to get unwanted guns off Chapel Hill’s streets will begin in February, now that Town Manager Cal Horton has given the plan his stamp of approval. The Chapel Hill Town Council will vote tonight whether to support the gun buyback program initiated by town council member electJimProtzman. Although the pro gram could begin without the council’s approval, the vote would meansymbolic sup port for Protzman’s plan. The program will allow people to bring unwanted guns to the Chapel Hill Police Depart- ESI M vf ydL X f J JIM PROTZMAN says his business, FGI Inc., initially will fund the buyback program to get it off the ground. ment, where they will be destroyed. Former gun owners will receive money for their unwanted guns and a receipt from the police department documenting the trans action. Protzman’s business, FGI Inc., has do nated the first SSOO to start the program. Other private donations are expected to continue to fund the program, which will begin Feb. 1 after a January fund-raising project. “($500) should be enough money to destroy a dozen guns,” Protzman said. “We expect there will be a lot of support from the public, and we hope that the public will donate enough money to keep the program running for a year.” Chapel Hill residents who want to get rid oftheir guns haveahard time, Protzman said. “You have to go to a lot of trouble to do something that would seem simple to do.” There are many reasons why people mightnolongerwanttheirguns, Protzman said. Please See BUYBACK, Page 4 The mastery of life is to really he there in the experience. Bill T. Jones ChaMi NHL North Ciroliai MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8,1993 Membership for a second committee — the basketball-ticket distribution commit tee will be proportional to the Univer sity work force, which is 74-percent staff and 26-percent faculty. Townsend Ludington, chairman of the Faculty Committee on Athletics, said the argument over ticket distribution was in dicative of deeper issues concerning fac ulty-staff relations. Faculty Council Chairman James Pea cock voiced similar concerns. “I think the reason for bad relations is that each has the wrong perception of the other,” said Peacock, who proposed the idea for the committees. “I do not think there is enough contact New Council Members Say Gun Control a Positive Step BYAMYPINIAK STAFF WRITER Chapel Hill Town Council members will have their hands full Nov. 22 when they vote on five proposed stricter gun control ordinances, which would prohibit the use and storage of firearms in specific areas. The proposed ordinances will prohibit the display of firearms by anyone underthe influence of alcohol or drugs and the dis play of small handguns on public property, including sidewalks. They also will ban firearms at polling places and the display of FasKion Advice Hr \ ••• : ... -f lTrir