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2The Daily Tar Heel Thursday, March 3, 1988 World aondl Natooim ar- raeBo oWDeir sa Arab hospital From Associated Press reports RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank Israeli troops fired tear gas inside an Arab hospital Wednesday, forcing doctors to don gas masks and sending dozens of choking patients fleeing with their faces covered by Arab headdresses. ; Soldiers clubbed a Palestinian teenager suspected of throwing rocks at troops from a barricade erected about 10 yards from the hospital's emergency room. An Associated Press photographer saw soldiers throw the youth head first down a flight of stairs, then sit on his stomach while beating him with a wooden truncheon. Troops detained 20 Arabs sus pected of participating in demonstra tions in Ramallah. Israeli radio said. President Reagan, meanwhile. ordered Secretary of State George Shultz to return to the Middle East on Thursday for further talks with Arabs and Israeli leaders. In Jerusalem, police detained 27 Israeli students from Bezalel art school after their parade for the Jewish holiday of Purim turned into a protest against the Israeli handling of unrest in the territories. Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin defended Israel's policy of using blows to subdue Arab protesters, saying that of several thousand soldiers serving in the occupied territories, only 2 percent to 3 percent had committed excesses, the Itim news agency reported. As a matter of policy, the army does not release exact figures on troop deployment. In Ramallah, eight miles north of Jerusalem, soldiers fired at least six tear gas canisters at Palestinian protesters who used rocks and twisted metal to block a street outside govenment-run Ramallah Hospital and hurled stones at a dozen soldiers. One smoking canister landed in the emergency room reception area and a second landed in a hospital courtyard. Two doctors donned gas masks and others held onions to their noses to counter the effects of the gas. About 30 coughing patients, includ ing old men with canes, used Arab headdresses to cover their faces. "Even the doctors couldn't breathe, so imagine the effects on the patients inside, many of whom are seriously ill," said one doctor, who declined to identify himself. Soldiers detained three youths outside the hospital, dragging away one youth with a gash on his forehead and a blood-drenched shoulder. The tear gas attack was the second on the hospital in two days. On Tuesday, three soldiers burst into the hospital with their guns drawn, fired tear gas and struck two doctors with their rifles as they searched for demostrators, the hospital director said. An army spokesman denied that soldiers entered the hospital or beat doctors in Tuesday's incident. Palestinian protesters have used hospitals, schools and sacred mosques as hideouts to elude arrest and as staging grounds for anti-Israeli riots, according to Israeli officials and eyewitnesses. Doctors Job o geoeraD sttrace Dm Paoama From Associated Press reports . PANAMA CITY, Panama An opposition leader said Wednesday that Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega was purging his army of suspected opponents, and doctors joined busi nesses in a general strike aimed at busting the military strongman. t Guillermo Cochez, a national legislator and vice president of the opposition Christian Democratic Party, told reporters that Noriega apparently had fired two senior colonels and two majors suspected of being disloyal. - Cochez said they included Col. Marcos Justines, who as chief of staff Was No. 2 in the Panamanian defense forces and next in line to succeed Noriega. A spokesman for the Panama Canal Commission said anonymous telephone callers warned them both Tuesday and Wednesday that a bomb had been planted in the commission's headquarters. Spokesman Franklin Castrellon told the Associated Press that the building, next to the waterway, was evacuated and searched both days but that no bombs were found. In Washington, William Rogers, a lawyer for a Panamanian opposition group, said the State Department was preparing to notify U.S. banks where the Panamanian government had deposits not to conduct any transac tions with Noriega's regime. Cochez said he could not "abso lutely confirm" the firings, but several diplomatic sources said they also had heard the reports and tended to believe them. Justines was chosen by President Eric Arturo Delvalle Feb. 25 to replace Noriega, but Delvalle's attempt to fire Noriega backfired. Noriega supporters in the National Assembly instead voted to oust Delvalle. Justines then joined other ranking officers in pledging their loyalty to Noriega, who is under indictment in the United States on on drug traf ficking charges. Cochez said Col. Elias Castillo, the army chief and the No. 4 man in the military hierarchy, was also fired, along with two majors, Moises del Rio and Fernando Quesada. "I think the purge is good for the democratic process because it will show the other officers that he (Noriega) is not interested in the institution but only in himself," Cochez said. "Most officers are supporting Noriega because they consider it an institutional problem." The armed forces press office said it could not confirm the reported removals of officers. It said any retirements would be announced in a communique. If Noriega has purged officers, their removal would prob ably be presented as retirements. Mecham's lawyer downplays alleged death threat in trial From Associated Press reports PHOENIX, Arizona An alleged death threat against a grand jury witness was "a political matter," not a crime, a defense lawyer suggested Wednesday at 'Gov. Evan Mecham's impeach ment trial. One of the "high crimes, mis demeanors or malfeasance in office" charges against Mecham is that he obstructed an investigation into the alleged death threat. Department of Public Safety Lt. Charles Johnson and another former member of the governor's DPS security detail have testified that they were told that Mecham's aide, Lee Watkins, threatened the governor's legislative liaison, Donna Carlson. Watkins report edly said Carlson might "go on a long boat ride" if she didnt stop testifying before a grand jury that was investigating Mecham. State prisons overcrowded RALEIGH A state of emer gency will be triggered Thursday in the state's prisons because of crowding, Department of Correc tion Secretary Aaron Johnson said Wednesday. Johnson said an emergency will exist because the prison popula tion will have exceeded a state mandated ceiling of 17,460 inmates for 15 consecutive days. The Department of Correction then will have 60 days to bring the population to under 17,280 inmates in the state's 87 prison units. Johnson said the prisoners who will be turned awav are those with News in Brief sentences of 30 to 180 days who were convicted of non-violent crimes such as larceny or breaking and entering. In addition, some misdemeanor prisoners who now are in prison will be released earlier to reduce prison crowding. State and local officials said the emergency steps could cause further problems because proba tion and parole officers already have heavy caseloads and would be unable to take on additional inmates who are granted early paroles. Church denies Swaggart pardon NEW ORLEANS Louisiana Assemblies of God church leaders have rejected a request by national church officials that they recon sider their sanction against televi sion evangelist Jimmy Swaggart, a church official confirmed Tuesday. The official, who asked to remain anonymous, said the 19 member state presbytery decided to send back its original censure barring Swaggart from preaching for three months. That decision came Monday during a nine-hour meeting at district headquarters in Alexandria, La., the source said. Swaggart stepped down from the pulpit Feb. 21, confessing to paying a prostitute to pose naked in front of him and trying to make a deal with a minister who con fronted him about it. Warsaw Pact weapons must be reduced, NATO leaders say From Associated Press reports : BRUSSELS, Belgium NATO leaders demanded huge cutbacks in Warsaw Pact tanks and artillery and endorsed President Ronald Reagan's efforts to negotiate strategic arms reductions with the Soviet Union Wednesday. Defining strategy for a new set of East-West negotiations, NATO lead ers said Soviet conventional forces pose the threat of a surprise attack and must be slashed to rectify an imbalance in military strength. The Soviet cutbacks would entail, for example, "the elimination from Europe of ten of thousands of Warsaw Pact weapons relevant to surprise attack, among them tanks and artillery pieces," a NATO com munique said. Meeting behind closed doors at SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 11:00 A.M. 4 BEDROOM, 2 BATH HOME BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED LOT WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE UNIV. OF N.C. 419 WHITEHEAD CIRCLE, CHAPEL HILL, N.C. 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According to his spokesman, Rea gan quoted Benjamin Franklin, telling the NATO leaders, "If we do not all hang together, .we will assuredly hang separately." Security was so strict that a NATO guard attempted to eject a reporter who asked Reagan a question as the leaders posed for a "family photo." Emphasizing alliance unity, Rea gan said, "There are no great fun damental differences there. I have never seen such harmony and toge therness as we have." Reagan mixed NATO negotiations with Middle East peace efforts. He ordered Secretary of State George Shultz to make a whirlwind return to the Middle East after the summit windup Thursday night to continue his efforts to set up Arab-Israeli peace talks. Shultz will stop first in London to see Jordan's King Hussein, and on Friday will visit Israel, Egypt and Syria, returning to Washington early Saturday morning. The NATO meeting is the alliance's first summit since 1982. Accompan ied by their foreign ministers, the leaders gathered at a long, - walnut brown oval table in - a conference room shortly after noon to hear an opening statement by Lord Carring ton, NATO's secretary general. He said Reagan's effort to secure a 50 percent cut in U.S. and Soviet long-range missiles "has the alliance's full support." He spoke of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev as a man "who is ready to reduce some tensions" but expressed concern about the Krem lin's military might, and "the denial, of basic human 'rights and freedom to the peoples of Eastern Europe and . the Soviet Union." Robertson to drop suit against McCloskey From Associated Press reports WASHINGTON Pat Robert son's lawyer said Wednesday the GOP presidential candidate is ready to "pay a substantial amount of court costs" in dropping his libel suit against a former congressman who accused Robertson of avoiding com bat duty in the Korean War. Former Rep. Paul McCloskey, R Calif., said Robertson's effort to drop the case meant "he's chickening out of the trial just like he chickened out 37 years ago." As recently as last Thursday, the former television evangelist declared he was "ready to go to court" and "wouldn't pay a nickel to somebody who is a patent liar." Robertson said Wednesday in South Carolina that he wanted to press ahead with the suit but couldn't be in court and out campaigning for the Republican presidential nomina tion at the same time. The suit is scheduled to go to trial next Tuesday the delegate-rich Super Tuesday of the primary season. But in Washington, Robertson's attorney, Douglas Rigler, said the court will be formally asked for dismissal. Under rules of civil procedure, a plaintiff cannot drop a case without the defendant's consent once the lawsuit has been answered. "I think the truth ought to be told. I don't know any better place to get the truth than in the courtroom. He invoked the process, he ought to go through with it," McCloskey said Wednesday on CBS-TV. The lawsuit was filed in 1986 following publication of McCloskey's allegations that Robertson used the influence of his late father, Sen. Willis Robertson, D-Va., to avoid combat duty in the Korean War. Hyman "A man like Robertson wants to take on the commies anywhere they are, anywhere in the world," McClos key said. "(It's) a little dangerous to have a man like that in the White House." from page 1 to work with Honor Court members on making unbiased decisions by overlooking personal prejudices. "I do not want anything to interfere with court members making just and fair decisions," he said. Finally, Hyman said he wants to decrease the "Greek dominance" of the Honor Court. 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The majority of UNC students are not members of fraternities and sororities so the court needs to have a fair representation of everyone. The most important skills of an Honor Court chair are organization, writing and verbal communication, objective decision-making and recep tiveness to member input, Hymansaid. Hyman said he hopes to build the confidence that students and the faculty have in the Honor Court system by working to keep decisions and sanctions consistent. He also said that he wants to keep communication open with the faculty. Sophie Sartain, the outgoing Honor Court chair, said she is very excited about the new Honor Court: positions. "It's good to know I'm leaving it: in his hands," she said. : Sartain said she knows how much! time Hyman has contributed to the! BSM and that he has gained valuable! experience that will aid him in leading the Honor Court. "It is very important that the leaders of the Honor Court are visible on campus because awareness is always a concern and area in which the Judicial System can improve," Sartain said. She also said that Hyman will get ideas and support from his vice chairs. Kevin Martin, student body pres ident, said Hyman will be presented to Student Congress for approval after Spring Break. For the Record In Wednesday's article, "Minister accuses education faculty of racism," Rev. Lorenzo Lynch was incorrectly referred to as "Lorenzo." Also, in Wednesday's article, "School of Business appoints profes sionals to advisory board," Margaret Matrone, the director of communi cations in the business school, was incorrectly identified. The Daily Tar Heel regrets the errors. v tfBfessattrbaaani