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2The Daily Tar HeelTuesday, April 18, 1989 World and Nation House committee From Associated Press reports WASHINGTON The House Ethics Committee, with Democrats and Republicans united, formally charged Speaker Jim Wright Mon day with 69 violations of the chamber's rules, including what the panel's chairman called "a scheme to evade" limits on outside earnings. After a 10-month, $1.5 million investigation, the committee of six Democrats and six Republicans voted unanimously to issue a report finding "reason to believe" the Texas Democrat had run afoul of House rules requiring reporting of gifts, barring acceptance of gifts from persons with a direct interest in legislation and limiting outside earned income. 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Julian Dixon, D Calif., emphasized that Wright is presumed innocent until the charges are proven, and he underscored that proving them requires a much heavier weight of evidence than the step taken Monday, which is the panel's equi valent of an indictment. The move set in motion a series of steps in which Wright can defend himself and the panel will try to prove with "clear and convincing" evidence that the violations occurred. That is likely in the end to throw the matter before the full House, where Wright's position as the nation's highest elected Democrat could be on the line. Possible punishments range from a reprimand to expulsion from the House, although lawmakers in both parties seemed to think the final decision would come down to whether Wright should be repri manded or simply chastised for poor judgment and let off without formal punishment. Wright immediately began his defense in earnest, operating what one supporter, Rep. Charles Wilson, D-Texas, called Ma war room" out of TRIANGLE WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER 101 Conner Dr., Suite 402. Chapel Hill, NC 1 or 942-0824 Across from University Mall The -286 mm Student s charges the speaker's office. "At some point we've got to start figuring out who's on our side and who's on the other side," Wilson said. Wilson predicted Wright would win on the floor, "losing a few cowardly Democrats and picking up some brave Republicans." The most serious allegation against Wright that Fort Worth developer George Mallick, from whom he accepted $145,000 in gifts over a 10 year period, had a direct interest in legislation also had the narrowest margin of support on the ethics committee. According to records of internal committee votes released along with the report of the panel's special outside counsel, Chicago attorney Richard J. Phelan, Democrats Ches- Death threat claimed responsibility for the incident. Monday's harassing call seems to be from the same man, Smith said. 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THE QUALITY GOES IN BEFORE THE NAME GOES ON TMita: tores Wright ter Atkins of Massachusetts and Bernard Dwyer of New Jersey joined the six committee Republicans for an 8-4 margin on that issue. The panel agreed with its counsel, Phelan, that Mallick's major interests in real estate and oil and gas ventures and in redevelopment of Fort Worth's historic stockyards district gave him a direct interest in legislation on taxation and on certain appropria tions bills. His financing arrange ments with savings and loan institu tions also gave him an interest in legislation involving the S&L indus try, the committee found. But Wright's lawyer, William Oldaker, called that "doublespeak" and said "it's one of the most outrageous readings of legislative history" he has seen. I from page 1 stupid. Go f yourself." One caller left a message saying he was interested in PET A, but sounded suspicious because he kept asking another person in the background what to say, Smith said. The number the man left was a Charlotte tele phone number. SETA has been trying to get the University to be open about its use of laboratory animals, Smith said. PETA visited the University in December .1988, an event which publicized SETA, he said. Smith also wrote an article concerning animal rights in the recent issue of the Carolina Critic, he said. Greenhouse & Eastgate Help Wanted afternoons & weekends, 20 hrswk. Gome by during business Hours Eastgaie Shopping Or. (beside a Southern Season) 967-8568 Chapel Hill 688-4 540 'Durham 10-6:30 Mon-Fri 10-6 Sat 1-5 Sun Greenhouse Location Sunrise Dr., Chapel I till 489-3893 Svstemms g)00 data systems British government initiates investigation of soccer deaths From Associated Press reports SHEFFIELD, England The government announced Monday it will investigate the soccer sta dium .tragedy in which 94 fans were killed and said it may ban standing-room-only sections. Criticism increased to target police handling of what is the greatest sports disaster in the nation's history. Meanwhile, the Football Association rescheduled the abandoned match for May 7 and said the F.A. Cup final will go on May 20 as scheduled. Officials and fans accused the South Yorkshire police of letting thousands of late arrivals into Hillsborough stadium and then responding too slowly when the surging crowd was crushed against an anti-riot fence in one of the standing-room-only terraces. Home Secretary Douglas Hurd, speaking to a hushed House of Commons, said the inquiry headed by Lord Justice Taylor would begin work Tuesday and "make recommendations about the needs of crowd control and safety at sports grounds." Walesa plans Solidarity rebuild WARSAW, Poland. Lech Walesa on Monday urged Poles to rebuild Solidarity "skillfully and quickly" hours after a court declared the independent union legal again and ended seven years of government suppression. 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Warrant Officer Youssef Bitar, the Lebanese army's top explosives specialist, said on Christian- . controlled Voice of Lebanon radio the ambassador's residence was hit by a Syrian shell. Prison escape attempt fails MIAMI A helicopter swooped into a prison's high security exercise yard Monday and a convicted drug kingpin jumped aboard, but the chopper caught a fence and crashed in the ' yard, injuring the would-be esca pee and his pilot. Benjamin "Barry" Kramer, 36, a former powerboat champion serving a life term without parole as the leader of a marijuana trafficking ring, broke his right leg in the accident. The pilot suffered two broken legs and facial injuries. "Kramer apparently was ready, and as soon as the helicopter was there, he jumped right into it," said John Clark, warden at the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center. ' Clark said three armed guards watched but did not react because they did not want to shoot into the prison yard, where a half dozen men were exercising. 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