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(Tltp latlg (Tar Brel J? Volume 102, Issue 40 101 years of editorial freedom Serving the students and the University community since 1893 IN THE NEWS Top stories from the state, nation and world Taiwanese Plane Crashes While Unding, Killing 259 NAGOYA, Japan—A Taiwanese jet liner crashed and burned while trying to land at an airport in central Japan on Tues day night, killing at least 259 people and narrowly missing a nearby housing area. The China Airlines A3OO-600R Airbus had 271 people on board. Airport officials said 10 were being treated in hospitals, and two were unac counted for. Minutes before the crash, pilot Wang Lo-chi radioed that he would abandon his landing attempt and try again, the Trans port Ministry said. The pilot did not give a reason or indicate any trouble. In his last transmission, he simply said: “Going around.” The plane, flying to Nagoya from Taipei, Taiwan, crashed sev eral hundred yards to the right of the run way. Had it gone another 200 yards straight ahead, it would have hit houses. It ended up just short of several hangars of an air force base at the airport, and the quick response by airmen was credited with saving some lives. A Transport Ministry official said the fire was put out about 40 minutes after the crash, the second worst in Japanese avia tion history. Hours later, some 3,000 police, firefighters and troops were gingerly lifting wreckage with cranes and by hand in the search for the remaining victims. The plane, Flight 140, was carrying 256 passengers, including two infants, and 15 crew members when it crashed at 8:18 p.m., officials said. Serbs Withdraw Weapons Following NATO Threats SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina Serb forces were withdrawing their heavy weapons Tuesday from around Gorazde under new threats of air strikes, but it was not clear if they would complete the pull out by a NATO deadline. NATO has given the Bosnian Serbs until 2:01 a.m. Wednesday (8 p.m. EDT Tuesday) to withdraw their big guns 12.4 miles from the center of the eastern Mus lim enclave. There were conflicting accounts of Serb compliance. The Setbs claimed they had completed the withdrawal. A U.N. official said they had moved a “significant por tion” of the weapons out. U.S. Secretary ofState Warren Christo pher said the Serbs had moved some weap ons, but not enough. Demonstrations Break Out In Hebron After Killing HEBRON, Occupied West Bank Demonstrations broke out in Hebron on Tuesday after Israeli troops killed a Pales tinian they said tried to stab a soldier. Palestinian witnesses said the shooting was unprovoked. The Islamic militant group Hamas, meanwhile, claimed responsibility for kill ing an Israeli soldier, and officials said two Israeli Arabs were among 27 Palestinians arrested overnight for a suicide bombing of a bus two weeks ago. Police identified the two Arabs as Atef Kabaha, 46, and Majed Kabaha, 48, of the Arab village of Barta, which straddles the West Bank and Israel. Atef Kabaha is suspected of taking the assailant to the northern town of Hadera onApril 13, where he set off the bomb that killed five Israelis. Majed Kabaha is sus pected of conspiracy, said police spokes man Eric Bar-Chen. The two men are members of the same clan. U.S. Creating Diplomatic Package With North Korea WASHINGTON ln a renewed ef fort to break the deadlock with North Ko rea concerning nuclear inspections, the United States is putting together anew package of diplomatic incentives, a senior administration official said Tuesday. Robert Gallucci, assistant secretary of state for political and military affairs, said the package probably would include an offer to suspend the military exercise the United States and South Korea plan to hold in November. He said it also was likely to include resumption of talks between the United States and North Korea as well as between the North and South Korean governments. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Weather TODAY: Mostly sunny; high upper 80s. THURSDAY: Partly cloudy; high upper 80s. South Africans Vote in First All-Race Elections THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG, South Africa Black South Africans made history Tues day, voting by the tens of thousands to take control of their country for the first time since whites arrived 342 years ago. Refusing to be cowed by a wave of deadly bombings, the elderly and infirm came in droves from squatter settlements and thatched villages to mark a simple cross on a piece of paper. Some literally crawled, and others were pushed to the polls in wheelbarrows. Many broke down in tears after making their mark. “We need freedom,” said 72-year-old Florence Ndimangele, voting with other elderly people near Cape Town. “We are tired of being slaves.” Underscoring the epic change, anew South African flag was raised at midnight in ceremonies at nine regional capitals af ter the old flag that many blacks viewed as a symbol of white rule was lowered. Hammering It Out DTH/JUSHN WILLIAMS Al Roots of Charron Sports Services straightens a piece of bent steel on the Carmichael Auditorium bleachers. Repairs also include tightening and lubing the moving parts of the folding seats on the west wall of the auditorium. UGa. Adviser to Oversee Greek Affairs BY MARTY MINCHIN SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS EDITOR After months of searching, the Univer sity has hired Ron Binder, who currently works in the Greek Affairs Office at the University of Georgia, to serve as assistant dean of student affairs and full-time ad viser to Greek organizations. “We are just very excited and positive about his coming up here,” said Frederic Schroeder, dean of students. “I think he will bring to the position not only similar experience gained in his eight years of work in Greek affairs there, but also he brings to it a real full-time focus on the issues of Greek affairs.” Binder is known for turning the UGa. fraternity and sorority system from one of Professor Steps Down From Search Committee BYPHUONGLY ASSISTANT UNIVERSITY EDITOR Former Faculty Council Chairman James Peacock, who recently resigned from the chancellor search committee, might be a possible candidate for the chancellor ship. Several people have mentioned that Peacock, faculty chairman since 1991, would be qualified to head the University after Chancellor Paul Hardin steps down in June 1995. Anew chairman was elected Friday. “A lot of people think he ought to be the next chancellor,” said journalism Profes sor Chuck Stone, also a member of the search committee. “He’s highly regarded. He’s a wonderful scholar and a great hu man being.” Asa professor of anthropology, Pea cock fits at least one of the criteria —being a “superior academician” that UNC NELSON MANDELA is predicted to win this week's election. The anthem of the anti-apartheid movement, “God Bless Africa,” was sung for the first time as one of the two official national anthems, along with “Die Stem” (The Call), a hymn of the Afrikaners, whose five-decade rale is about to end. Despite late-ar riving ballots and lines so long in some places that people collapsed, the mood among blacks casting the first vote of their lives was jubilant. Tuesday’s voting was reserved for the aged, invalids, people in hospitals and the military. General voting begins Wednes day, when African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela and President F. W. de Klerk will cast their ballots. the worst in the country to a model univer sity Greek system. He said he wanted to make a long-term commitment to improv ing UNC’s Greek system. “I would like to eventually see the repu tation of the Greek system at Chapel Hill equal to the reputation of Chapel Hill it self,” Binder said in a phone interview Tuesday night. “I think that with substan tial effort and a lot of patience, there’s a good possibility for the Chapel Hill Greek system to have a national reputation.” Binder's decision to take the job comes at a time when alumni, sorority and frater nity members, and UNC administrators are working to improve the University’s Greek system. UNC has been without a full-time Greek adviser since August, when former Assis search committee. April closed B V say K B bility ofbeing a can- JAMES PEACOCK didate for the chan- would not comment on cellorship. his decision to resign. “I’d really rather not discuss that,” he said Tuesday night. “The search process is confidential, and I’ll just maintain that.” Stepping down from the search com mittee was not because of any dissatisfac tion with the committee, but because of Please See PEACOCK, Page 7 I ain’t no lady. I’m a newspaperwoman. Hazel Brannon Smith Chapal HBL North Caro Ini WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27,1994 “Today marks the dawn of our free dom,” Mandela said. For Gladys Shabalala, a 62- year-old retired nurse voting near Durban, it was a day of immeasurable significance. “There have been so many white elections,” she said. “I used to pass the posters on the road and dream about whether I would be able to vote. That’s why I came so early, to see if this is really happening.” Her seven daughters will see “a real new South Africa,” she said. After two days of bombings by sus pected right-wingers that killed 21 people and injured more than 150, no violence tant Dean of Students Judi Barter left the University. Binder said one of the main reasons he decided to come to Chapel Hill was that he saw a strong commitment among all in volved with the system to work together to improve the UNC Greek system. “I sense they are making a commitment to really work with the Greek system,” Binder said. “They’ve made a decision to really embrace Greek life." Bettie Ann Everett, a member of the UNC Chancellor’s Committee on Greek Affairs, said she thought Bender would bring major changes to the UNC Greek system. “I’m so thrilled that such a quali fied, confident person is coming, ” she said. “I think this is a turning point on this campus.” Employee Group to Start Letter Drive for Raise BY HOLLY RAMER STAFF WRITER University staff and faculty will use the power of the pen to persuade state legisla tors that they deserve raises at two State Employee Association of North Carolina workshops May 5. The workshops, called “Early Bird Let ters For 6 Percent in ’94”, will focus on writing letters to the members of the Gen eral Assembly, who will meet for their short session beginning May 25. The workshops will be held in room 210 of the Student Union from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The goal of the letter-writing campaign is to obtain 6-percent raises for all state employees, which includes UNC faculty and staff, said Kay Wijnberg, the political action chairwoman for SEANC’sDist. 25. “The raise is for all state employees, but the focus is on University employees, ” she said. “We’re part of the state work force, so a raise for state employees affects us. Our goal is to have as many letters as possible mailed by or on May 20 to reach the Gen eral Assembly by May 25.” KSkj j> \ Je9 F.W.DE KLERK oversaw the end of all-white rule. was reported Tuesday. Election officials said they were generally pleased with the voting, despite some glitches. The heavy turnout was a striking repu diation of the bomb-throwers, as blacks went out of their way to show they would not be denied their moment of glory. “I can’t wait to vote,” said 29-year-old David Maimola, speaking from a hospital bed where he is recovering from injuries sustained in a bomb blast Sunday. “After what has happened to me ... I want anew government.” The election, set to conclude Thursday night, will select a national assembly and nine provincial assemblies. The ANC is expected to win about 60 percent of the vote. Second place should go to de Klerk’s National Party, which implemented apart heid to separate the races, then dismantled it under growing pressure at home and abroad. The 75-year-old Mandela, who struggled all his life against apartheid and spent 27 Employment rl v Employment Status of 1993 *** UNC Graduates These figures represent Full-Time Higher/ a response rate of Education V ffiHHB 44.1 percent to a 22% j 18-'' University Career I Services survey sent to \ all 1993 UNC EmployedV graduates. Part Time \ 5% 'Graduates not employed, not seeking employme or not enrolled in further educaSan. SOURCE UNWHSm CAREER SERVICES Job Market Not Too Hopeless for Seniors BY MARTY MINCHIN SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS EDITOR Sunny spring days for many mean it’s time to bring out towels, sunglasses and other necessities of basking in the sun. But for some graduating seniors, fun in the sun signals something a little more sobering— unemployment. But several recent studies suggest a bet ter job market for these soon-to-be gradu ates, with slight increases in the number of college graduates hired. According to a study released by Uni versity Career Services, 64.7 percent of 1993 University graduates who responded to a survey were employed full-time eight months after graduation. Some of those graduates are working for The Wall Street Journal, CNN, members of Congress and the PGA Tour. “I think (the possibility of seniors get ting jobs) is very hopeful,” said Marcia Harris, director of University Career Ser vices. “The numbers really don’t say very much." Harris said the percentage of unem ployed graduates six months after gradua tion was very low, and the number of graduates who reported being satisfied with their job was high. Compared to the 1992 UCS survey, 1.5 percent more of the respondents were em ployed full-time, while 2.6 percent fewer were employed part-time. The survey re sults were compiled from questionnaires sent to every 1993 graduate by University Career Services. Of the 2,360 surveys sent out, 1,034 were returned —a response rate of 44.1 percent. Of the respondents to the survey, 5.2 “In other parts of the state, a state job is one of the higher paying jobs, but because of the high cost of living, that is not the case here. ” KAY WIJNBERG SEANC’s Dist. 25 political action chairwoman Although the push for increased sala ries is not anew project, the “Early Bird” workshops represent a more concentrated effort, Wijnberg said. Editor's Note This is the last issue of The Daily Tar Heel this The DTH still is accepting applications for semester. Pick up a copy of the annual DTH the summer DTH staff. Graduation Gift Guide on Thursday or on gradu- Applications are available at the DTH office, ation weekend. Union Suite 104. Some desk editor positions The DTH office will close at 5 p.m. Friday and also are still available, reopen May 16. The first summer issue will be Contact Kelly Ryan (406-7249) if you have published May 19. any questions. News/Features/Arts/Sports Busmess/Advertising C 1994 DTH Publishing Coip. AH rights reserved. years in prison, is expected to be sworn in on May 10 as president of South Africa’s first democratic government. He will gov ern a deeply divided country, with unem ployment and illiteracy higher than 50 per cent among blacks. The vote brings to a close an era in which 5 million whites dominated 35 mil lion blacks, coloureds and Asians. “It’s the end of an epoch,” said Adeline Barkhuizen, 66, who lives on a farm out side Pretoria. “It will be difficult for the Afrikaner people.” Many whites said they shared the blacks’ joy. “I never thought I would see the day when I would wish I was a black person," enthused one white caller to a talk-radio station. Waits of four or more hours to vote were not uncommon. At Empilweni Hos pital in Port Elizabeth, sick and elderly voters collapsed in the hot sun. Please See SOUTH AFRICA, Page 2 percent were employed part-time, and 7.1 percent still were seeking employment. Only 0.7 percent of the respondents were not employed, enrolled in further educa tion or seeking employment. USA Today also reported good news Monday for graduating seniors the job market is improving. An annual North western University survey of corporate hir ing plans last year projected a 2-percent increase in college hiring this spring. Victor Lindquist, director of placement at Northwestern University, told USA Today that the quality and number of jobs available to graduating seniors was much better than it had been in years. Forty-six percent of employers will in crease their hiring of four-year college graduates this year, while 32 percent plan to cut back, according to the Northwestern study. But for more and more college gradu ates , higher education has become a neces sary prerequisite to the job they want. The UCS study reported that 22.3 per cent of 1993 respondents were enrolled full-time in further education. 1993 UNC graduates are pursuing higher education at schools ranging from Harvard University to the University of Kansas to Gregorian University in Rome. Atleastsol993gradu ates are pursuing further education at UNC, according to the survey. Henry Dearman, director of graduate studies at UNC, said the University had seen about a 10-percent increase in the number of applicants to UNC graduate schools this year. But Dearman said he could not say Please See EMPLOYMENT, Page 6 “This is a specific focus as a preliminary to the General Assembly's short session,” she said. “We want to involve employees on their own behalf.” At the workshops, employees will learn why a 6-percent raise was chosen as the goal of the campaign. Wijnberg said the salaries staff members currently received were not competitive with other area jobs. “In other parts of the state, a state job is one of the higher paying jobs, but because of the high cost ofliving, that is not the case here.” Studies on the turnover rate for staff employees show that these employees of- Please See RAISE, Page 4 9624)245 962-1163
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