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®l}E> Hatty (Jar ISM J? Volume 102, Issue 1 101 years of editorial freedom Scrying the students and the University community since 1893 IN THE NEWS Top stories from the state, nation and world CIA Official Arrested for Selling Secrets to Soviets WASHINGTON A former head of Soviet counterintelligence for the CIA and his wife were arrested on charges of spying for the former Soviet Union and later Rus sia since 1985 and receiving more than $1.5 million, the Justice Department an nounced today. President Clinton said Tuesday only time would tell if the inci dent would damage U.S.-Russian relations. Aldrich Hazen Ames, 52, and his Co lombian-born wife, Maria del Rosario Casas Ames, 41, arrested Monday by the FBI, appeared today before a federal mag istrate in nearby Alexandria, Va., federal authorities said. Ames, who was chief ClA’s counterin telligence group from 1983 to 1985, was accused of spying for the Soviet Union, and later Russia, until his arrest, the Justice Department said. Attack Wounds Five U.N. Peacekeepers in Bosnia SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina The people of Sarajevo enjoyed another day ofNATO-enforced calm Tuesday, but U.N. peacekeepers came under fire near another Bosnian city leaving five Swedish soldiers wounded. The attack, near Tuzla, 50 miles north of Sarajevo, pointed up the challenges fac ing the diplomats who met in Germany on Tuesday and others who will hold talks in Croatia on Wednesday seeking ways to end the 22-month war. Tuzla has become one focus of diplo matic efforts since a NATO ultimatum forced Serbs to pull their heavy guns away from Sarajevo and brought Russia strongly into the picture. Opposition Leaders Give Backup to Mexican Rebels SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico Officials of seven opposition political parties met Tuesday with masked rebel leaders and expressed support for their goals of democratizing Mexico. The meeting in the 16th century cathe dral came just before the 18 members of the Zapatista National Liberation Army were to start a second day of closed-door talks with the government aimed at ending the uprising that began Jan. 1. The rebels’ spokesman, who goes by the alias of Subcomandante Marcos, has re peatedly called for the resignation of Presi dent Carlos Salinas de Gortari, whose In stitutional Revolutionary Party has held power since 1929 and faces new elections in August. Scientists Say Secondary Smoke Can Affect Fetus NEW YORK —Scientists found chemi cal evidence that nicotine can reach a non smoking pregnant woman’s fetus if she is routinely exposed to secondhand smoke. The evidence turned up in hair samples from newborns, suggesting long-term ex posure to nicotine and other potentially harmful components of tobacco smoke, said researcher Dr. Gideon Koren. The study didn’t investigate whether the exposure affected the babies’ health. But previous research suggests children of women exposed to secondhand smoke two to three hours a day while pregnant might have an increased risk of problems with speech, intelligence and attention span. Church of England Agrees To Ordain Female Priests LONDON The Church of England made it official Tuesday: it will ordain women as priests. The amendment to ecclesiastical law to permit the historic change was the last formality in a sometimes bitter and hard fought debate within the state church. “It feels like it is all over now. It is the last legal hurdle,” said Jan Fortune-Wood, who will be among the first women or dained at Bristol cathedral on March 12. The vote by the church’s governing General Synod came a day after a High Court judge dismissed a suit by a tradition alist priest, the Rev. Paul Williamson, who had sought to charge the archbishops of York and Canterbury with treason. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Weather TODAY: 80-percent chance of rain; high mid-50s. THURSDAY: Windy, chance of thunderstorms; high mid-60s. It is always the 101 YEARS OF EDITORIAL FREEDOM DA Investigates Possible Student Stores Violations BY HOLLY STEPP UNIVERSITY EDITOR The UNC Student Stores might have to eliminate food products, children’s books and stationary items from its inventory if Orange-Chatham District Attorney Carl Fox cites them as violations of the 1929 Umstead Act. Fox said Tuesday he had visited the stores and took notes on the inventory to determine if any of the products were in violation of a state statute that prohibits state-run businesses from competing di rectly with private merchants. “I looked at things in the store and tried to ascertain if any of the items were in DIH/ROSS TAYLOR Chapel Hill home-schoolers, Catherine and Jonathan Stotts, rally Tuesday in front of the Franklin Street post office in protest of proposed federal legislation that would make home-schooling illegal. See story on page 3. Students Say Raids Won’t Stop Underage Drinking BYLYNN HOUSER STAFF WRITER Although local law enforcement agen cies are cracking down on underage drink ing in Chapel Hill bars, many UNC stu dents said Tuesday that they thought it would be quite a task. “It’s hard to control with so many people going in and out of the bars,” said Anne Zemel, a freshman from Waynesville. Zemel watched part of Saturday night’s crackdown on loci bars from the Phi Mu house on Henderson Street. The action did seem to make some people think twice, she said. “People stood around after the police left like they were scared to go back in,” she UNC Staff Active in Fight for Equality BY EMMA WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER George Sanford, a black instrument maker, got his first job at the University around the same time the first black stu dents were enrolled. After working on the grounds crew and delivering mail for several years, Sanford, whose father also worked at UNC, studied to become an instrument maker for the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He now fixes and modifies equipment and teaches students how to operate it. To sum up the changes he has seen at the University, Sanford said, “This Uni versity has a long way to go from every thing being right, but there’s more right than wrong.” Since the founding of the University, blacks have held positions that were sig nificant, but not always high profile. Most of their job gains have occurred in the decades following the civil-rights move ment. Many black staff members agree that work situations and opportunities at the University have been improving gradually during the past 30 years. But change has not always occurred smoothly. best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar. Jerome K. Jerome Chapel Hill, North Carolina WEDNESDAY,FEBRUARY 23,1994 exception to the act,” he said. Fox said the law was usually only ap plied to certain items in the stores, but could be used to cover things such as sweatshirts, T-shirts and computers, all of which are sold by Student Stores. Violations of the Umstead Act are a misdemeanor with a fine at a court’s dis cretion and possible imprisonment of two years. The law was enacted during the Great Depression to prevent state compa nies from selling items such as fuel oil and appliances. Susan Ehringhaus, University senior legal counsel, said that Fox had met with Chancellor Paul Hardin to discuss the pos sible violations —a list of varied items No Place like Home said. Five Alcohol Law Enforcement offic ers, two University Police officers and seven Chapel Hill police officers combed bars this weekend in the second phase of an attempt to reduce bar overcrowding, pub lic drunkenness and fights outside bars. In this phase, officers focused on alco hol, fire code and administrative viola tions. The first phase targeted bartenders selling alcohol to already intoxicated cus tomers. Although officials hope to catch under age drinkers in the act, students and bar owners usually find out about crackdowns in advance. “We heard they were going to Please See BARS, Page 2 A lowpart series ee tile role el blacks is the community and at ORC MONDAY: Community Leaders TUESDAY: UNC Administration & Faculty ATiniVi ■- - fj.ffm-J - w ImWliS VHWnKIf wi ffOfXWI THURSDAY: Students “The University doesn’t do anything unless it has to,” Sanford said. Staff members’ careers show a range of experiences with affirmative action and integration. When retired cafeteria worker Eliza beth Brooks looks back on her career at UNC, every gain seems to have involved a struggle. Brooks was one of the leaders of the 1969 cafeteria workers’ strike, which lasted three months and ended when the National Guard was called onto campus. Salary disputes were the main reason behind the strike, but black workers also were frustrated because they did not re- which included children’s books, certain food items, calendars and pen and pencil sets. “(Fox) has discussed the issue with the chancellor, and we are reviewing the items, ” Ehringhaus said. “Our policy is to comply with the Umstead Act, but I don’t think the items in question are in violation of the law.” The Umstead Act, in the past, has not been interpreted strictly in cases involving the University and Chapel Hill merchants, Fox said. “In interpreting the law, we take into account changes since it was enacted,” he said. “The law stipulates that the student store can only sell educational materials." Montross’ Buddy 4 J.C.’ Dies at 16 Jason Clark, Who Became Friends With the UNC Center, Loses Fight Against Cancer BY STEVE POLITI SENIOR WRITER Jason Clark, 16, of Durham, died in his home Monday night. He had been battling Burkitt’s Lymphoma, a form of cancer, for more than a year. Jason is survived by his parents, Lonnie and Melinda Clark; a sister, Lauren Eliza beth Clark; and three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Del Amnott of Bedford, Va., and Edward Wilson Clark of Chapel Hill. A memorial service will be held today from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Walker’s Funeral Home on 120 W. Franklin St. The funeral ceive promotions, Brooks said. “We were training supervisors. Mary Smith (a black cafeteria server) was train ing managers, and she was classified as a dishwasher.” Two years later, the dining service was contracted to a private company, and the workers picketed again. This time, the black food servers requested thatblacks be trained to work the cash register, and Brooks vol unteered to train. The white woman who trained Brooks received threatening telephone calls, which made her afraid to let Brooks work the cash register. The first morning Brooks went to work at the Student Union, she worked slowly because she had never been allowed to handle the money before. “I just kept right on, and it didn’t freeze me a bit, ” Brooks said. “The students were on my side.” Some students told Brooks that they came to the snack bar to support her, she said. At the end of the day, the manager told Brooks she had made more sales that day than any other cashier ever had. “(The manager) said, ‘I am proud of Please See STAFF, Page 6 Fox said his investigation of the store was prompted by the concerns of local merchants but would not release their names. Joel Harper, president of the Chapel Hill-ChamberofCommerce, said the com plaints did not come through the chamber but he thought some of the concern about the stores resulted from use of the UNC ONE Cards to buy UNC apparel. “One other concern was the pizza deliv ery on the debit cards, but I think that has been resolved,” he said. “It would be a good idea forthe University and merchants to sit down and discuss the operations.” Harper also said problems between merchants and universities were not unique BCC Director Search To Include Students Provost to Meet With BCC Advisory Board Members BYKELLYNEWTON STAFF WRITER Students from various campus groups will have a voice in deciding who will be on the search committee that will select anew director for the Sonja H. Stone Black Cul tural Center, said Provost Richard McCormick Tuesday. McCormick said that tonight he would talk to members of the BCC Advisory Board about how many students should sit on the committee and what groups they should represent. He said he had already consulted vari ous other student leaders. McCormick said student advice was needed because students worked closely with the BCC director. “It’s perfectly appropriate to consult students,” he said. “Conversations with students are important.” But ultimate decisions about the search committee will be made by administrators, said Chancellor Paul Hardin. “Dr. McCormick is consulting various student groups, but deciding how the com mittee will be structured is an administra tive duty,” Hardin said. will take place Friday at 2 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-Day Saints, 400 Country dub Road, Chapel Hill. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery following the church service. Jason’s story came to the attention of the public through a column in Monday’s edition of The Daily Tar Heel by Eric Montross, the starting center on the UNC men’s basketball team. Montross said the two met about four months ago at the hospital, and they be came close friends. The UNC senior began writing the ini tials “ J.C. ” on the back of his sneakers and brought Jason to meet the team and head coach Dean Smith at practices. When Jason participated in the “Make A Wish Foundation,” first he asked to meet Chicago White Sox slugger Frank Thomas. ■k - * " gas b SUbBS ™ jf’Hp Hi* ? VMB ■&*’ l % j jjßip / DTH/AUSONINCE Elsie Davis, who remembers a $1.45 hourly wage, has worked in Lenoir Dining Hall for 32 years. She recalls the three-month dining services strike in 1969 as "something I hope I never have to go through again." News/Fearures/Ans/Spons 962-0245 Busmas/Advertising 962-1163 C 1994 DTH Publrihing Corp. AD rights reserved. to Chapel Hill. “I have had calls from Auburn, and they are having the same sort of problems,” he said. Erica Eisendorfer, manager of the Bull’s Head Bookshop, saidTuesdayshe couldn’t understand the cause of the complaints and wasn’t sure they had violated the act. “We do our best not to compete with the downtown merchants, ’’ she said. “The idea that we are competing with them because of books is foreign to me.” She said the Bull’s Head did not take away from the local bookstores because the nature of the store was different than those downtown. Please See BULL'S HEAD, Page 2 The new BCC director will replace former director Margo Crawford, who re signed her position in early January to join a cross-cultural consulting group, Bea Young Associates, in Glencoe, 111. Vice Chancellor of University Affairs Harold Wallace has served as interim director of the center since Jan. 31. The search committee, to be appointed by Chancellor Paul Hardin, will include faculty, students and administrators. Once the committee is formed it will begin a nationwide search. “The committee will be looking for a multiply talented person to be the BCC Director,” McCormick said. The candidate must have stature in the black community and either be a scholar or a practitioner of black culture. The candi date must be well based in the black com munity and be able to work with students, he said. McCormick said that UNC had a lot to offer anew BCC director. “We (will) have a beautiful new building, and many excel lent existing programs,” he said. McCormick said that he was not con cerned over the length of time it would likely take to select a search committee. “It’s an important job; we’re taking our time but not dragging our feet,” he said. Besides, he said, “We have a very capable interim director.” When that wasn’t possible, he instead threw a party for his doctors and nurses at the hospital. “That tells you how one little 16-year old boy in a matter of a few minutes can steal some hearts,” his mother said. Jason was first diagnosed with cancer last year. After going through chemo therapy, the doctors thought he had de feated the disease and sent Jason home for the holidays. Instead, the cancer came out of remis sion, forcing Jason back into the hospital for more therapy. Again the doctors thought he had the disease in remission, but it made another comeback, this time quickly tak ing over his entire body. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jason Clark Recreation Fund for Pediatric Cancer Patients at UNC Hospi tals in care of Dr. Joe Wiley.
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