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Police Blame Militants
For Israeli Pipe Bombs
NETANYA, Israel - On the eve of
final status talks with the Palestinians,
three pipe bombs exploded in this
Israeli beach town and wounded 33
people on Sunday, raising questions
about whether the Palestinians are able
to contain terror.
The bombs detonated simultaneous
ly at 10:30 a.m. local time (3:30 a.m.
EST) at an intersection busy with ice
cream vendors and automatic cash
machines.
Sunday is a work day in Israel, and
most people run midmorning errands
and take coffee breaks at that hour of
the day.
Police, who blamed militant Islamic
groups for the attack, said four people
had moderate injuries, while 29 others
had minor injuries.
A fourth bomb was defused by a
bomb disposal unit at the beach.
Dozens of Palestinians were arrested,
but all were released before midnight.
Police beefed up patrols on the border
with the West Bank, which runs less
than 10 miles from the outskirts of
Netanya.
Crash Victims’ Families
Gather to Bid Farewell
NEWPORT, R.I. - Relatives of the
victims of Egypt Air Flight 990 gathered
Sunday to bid them a wrenching
farewell, with one woman wailing “My
baby, my baby!” and others holding
onto each other after an emotional ser
vice at the edge of the sea where their
loved ones remain.
About 250 family members gathered
on a clear, cold afternoon at a park
overlooking the Atlantic Ocean as lead
ers of the Jewish, Christian and Islamic
faiths offered readings, chants and
prayers in three languages.
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of those wonderful moments you shared
with your loved ones,” said Egyptian
Ambassador Nebil Fahmy, who read
from the Bible and the Koran.
Relatives were led to the water
through a corridor formed by military
personnel and caregivers including
workers from Red Cross, National
Transportation Safety Board and
Salvation Army.
Some wept and wiped their faces
with handkerchiefs as they dropped
flowers into the sea and lingered to pray
and meditate.
Others left their flowers in a wicker
basket.
One woman was so overcome that
she had to be helped to the beach.
Others wailed and wept.
Beatings Claim Lives
Of 5 Homeless People
DENVER - In a city where Jack
Kerouac made the hobo-life famous
decades ago, a series of murders and
beatings has transients sleeping with
their gloves off so they can get to their
knives to defend themselves.
Others have packed the Denver
Rescue Mission - not to escape the
cold, but to sleep without fear.
In recent weeks, five homeless men
have been killed and at least two others
severely beaten.
Police have blamed some of the vio
lence on “mall rats,” groups of young
men and women who gather near the
trendy downtown shopping strip known
as the 16th Street Mall. Many, like the
victims, are homeless.
Last week, police arrested seven
young men, all between the ages of 16
and 21, and charged them with assault
and robbery in attacks on a street musi
cian and a homeless man.
Two are also suspected in one of the
murders.
They “may get a sort of high or thrill
by beating up people, and homeless are
such an easy target,” said police Lt.
Judith Will. “It’s sad and tragic.”
One of the victims, she said, com
pared a recent beating to “being
attacked by a pack of hyenas.”
Mexico Test Drives
Presidential Primary
MEXICO CITY - Mexico’s ruling
party took its biggest gamble on democ
racy Sunday, holding the first presiden
tial primary in the 70 years it has gov
erned the nation.
By abandoning a system in which the
outgoing president identified the candi
date, the Institutional Revolutionary
Party hoped to boost its democratic cre-
dentials and select a nominee popular
enough to fight off growing opposition
challenges.
But it also risked infighting for the
nomination that could lead to a split,
damaging its chances of winning the
July 2 election.
Former Interior Secretary Francisco
Labastida was expected to defeat his
main rival, former Tabasco Gov.
Roberto Madrazo, and two other can
didates: former Puebla Gov. Manuel
Bartlett and former party leader
Humberto Roque.
If it can avoid a split, the party’s
chances are excellent for holding onto
the presidency.
Many Mexicans equate the party,
known as the PRI, with the nation’s
identity.
It has the most supporters and a pow
erful machine that includes local offi
cials, union members and peasant
groups.
One voter, Jorge Huges, said he
believed the primary would “legitimize”
the PRI.
Doctor Sues Nation
For Anti-HIV Policy
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -
A doctor has challenged the govern
ment’s refusal to provide anti-AIDS
drugs to pregnant HIV-positive women,
saying the policy violates their babies’
constitutional rights to life and proper
medical care.
Dr. Costa Gazi said in an interview
with The Associated Press that he has
filed a complaint with the Human
Rights Commission in an effort to pres
sure Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-
Msimang into changing the policy.
Gazi’s initiative is certain to create a
stir in a nation with one of the world’s
worst AIDS problems.
Eight percent of the population - 3.6
million people - is estimated to be HIV
positive.
Last April, Gazi, a member of the
opposition Pan Africanist Congress,
publicly criticized the health minister’s
decision to withhold the anti-viral drug
AZT from HIV-positive pregnant
women, prompting the government to
charge him with shaming the republic
and the constitution.
Hearings into the misconduct
charges are expected to begin in
December.
This latest controversy comes as
South Africa is waging a losing war
against an AIDS epidemic.
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Funding Application Hits Web
By John O'Hale
Staff Writer
In an effort to cut through some extra
red tape, Student Congress has made
online applications available for student
organizations seeking supplemental
funding.
“This is an attempt to dismande one
of the Congressional obstacles organiza
tions are presented with,” said Speaker
Mark Kleinschmidt.
Each spring, recognized student orga
nizations prepare a budget and submit it
to Student Congress. If they later dis
cover an omission in their budget or a
need for more funds, they can apply for
subsequent appropriations.
“It used to be that representatives
from student organizations had to come
all the way to the Student Union, pick
up a form, confer with their organization
and then return to the Union,”
Kleinschmidt said.
Student groups can access the subse
quent appropriation forms at
http://www.unc.edu/student/orgs/
congress/funding.html.
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Applicants must
include detailed
summaries of their
expenditure plans.
“Since it is now
online, students
can fill out the
forms anywhere,”
he said. “It can be
very intimidating
to appear in front
of a committee. In
addition, the
online forms
make it easier for
students to make
the 5 p.m. dead-
Speaker
Mark
Kleinschmidt
said online forms
would facilitate the
funding process.
fine before Congress convenes.”
After submission, Congress considers
the application and debates whether to
fulfill the organization’s request.
Funding for student groups is provided
by student fees. Student Congress’ annu
al budget is about $500,000.
Certain organizations automatically
receive part of the dole. The Carolina
Union Activities Board, Student
Television and WXYC are automatical-
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ly earmarked for percentages of the
funds created by student fees.
“Several student groups have already
begun using the online application
process,” Kleinschmidt said.
The Alliance for Creating Campus
Equity and Seeking Social Justice was
the first group to apply online.
Members from some other student
groups said they were aware of the new
process but had not used it yet
“A Web site is an excellent idea,” said
junior Margie Wakefin, who is affiliated
with the Student Environmental Action
Coalition. “I think it would make it
more convenient. But it needs to be
publicized.”
Kleinschmidt said the potential for
misusing the new online system was
small. “We won’t entertain the funding
request if it is not an officially recog
nized student group, “ he said. “We
occasionally receive an e-mail that we
can’t even consider. I hope people won’t
abuse the system."
The University Editor can be reached
at udesk@unc.edu.
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