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4The Daily Tar HeelTuesday, February 1 1, 1992 . : ' WORLD BRIEFS Jury finds Tyson guilty of rape, deviant conduct INDIANAPOLIS Boxer Mike ; Tyson was convicted Monday of raping ; a Black Miss America contestant who ' said he lured her to his hotel room and : overpowered her. Jurors deliberated about 9 hours be ; fore reaching their verdict in the case, ; which threatens to end the rags-to-riches ; career of one of the most prominent : athletes of his generation. Tyson was the youngest heavyweight champion ever and had been planning a . comeback in a title fight against cham V pion Evander Holyfield this spring. I; Tyson's accuser, at 18 the youngest pageant contestant, testified that the . boxer had overpowered her in his hotel room, pinned her on a bed with his I; forearm, stripped her, raped her and I; laughed while she cried in pain and : begged him to stop. ' The trial spanned nine days of testi '"mony and featured about 50 witnesses. Tyson, 25, was charged with one count of rape and two counts of criminal devi ate conduct. Under Indiana state law, Tyson could face up to 63 years in prison. The incident took place July 19 be ", fore the Miss Black America pageant. ' Tyson was a guest of pagent coordina tors. The conviction comes exactly two . years after Tyson, then heavyweight ., champion of the world, suffered his first loss at the hands of James "Buster" Douglas. KCRESMSFRZENYo6URT VERMONT'S FINEST ICE CREAM & FROZEN YOGURT 102 West Franklin Street 967-9068 flMUDiSTIIFJCB NOMINATIONS FOR CHANCELLOR'S UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN STUDENT ACTIVITIES & LEADERSHIP Nominations are encouraged from all members of the University Community Senior Awards Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award Irene F. Lee Award Walter S. Spearman Award Frank Porter Graham Award George Moses Horton Award E. Eugene Jackson Senior Class John Johnston Parker, Jr. Medal J. Maryon Saunders Award Fcrebee Taylor Award Junior Awards Jane Craige Gray Memorial Award Ernest L. Mackic Award Any Vnderpraduate Awards Ernest H. Abernethy Prize Cornelius O. Cathey Award Gladys and Albert Coatcs Award Robert B. House Distinguished Service International Leadership Award Jim Tatum Memorial Award NOMINATIONS DUE: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1992 NOMINATIONS FORMS AVAILABLE AT: Union Desk, Y Building, Leadership Development Office (01 Steele), Office of the Vice Chancellor-Student Affairs (104 Steele). Letters of nomination are also acceptable, and should include information requested on forms. For further Information contact Selection Committee Chair, Cynthia Wolf Johnson, Office of Leadership Development, 966-404 1 . Harkin scores major victory in Iowa caucus DES MOINES, Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin scored a decisive home-state victory by default Monday night in Iowa caucuses that inaugurated the wide-open 1992 Democratic presidential race. His rivals skipped the contest, pointing to ward next week's primary showdown in New Hampshire. Harkin, 52 years old and the most liberal Democrat in a field of five, was gaining almost 90 percent support as he bid for momentum in the tumultuous campaign week to come. With 16 percent of the state's 2,186 precincts reporting, Harkin had 89 per cent support. Uncommitted delegates had 7 percent, while his four rivals had 1 percent apiece. Author Alex Haley dies of heart attack at 70 SEATTLE Alex Haley, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the book "Roots," which told the story of the black experience in America and inspired people of all races to search for their ancestors, died Monday at age 70. Haley, whose other works included "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," died of a heart attack at a Swedish Hospital, said hospital spokeswoman Jane Anne Wilder. Haley won the 1977 Pulitzer Prize for "Roots: The Saga of an American Family," the gripping story of his family's monumental journey from Africa to slavery in America and ulti mately to freedom. The Associated Press Primary Area of Achievement humanitarian contribution (one male, one female) character, scholarship, leadership (female) character, scholarship, leadership (male) improving quality of life of the University community through principles of equality, dignity, and peace among men leadership, initiative, creativity in multicultural education programs member of the graduating class whose leadership and selfless dedication have strengthened class pride and University loyalty, enriched the lives of seniors, and made the most significant contribution to the University student self-governance recognizes the greatest contribution to the preservation and enhancement of the feeling of loyalty and goodwill recognizes the principle of honor as one of the University's most hallowed ideals Primary Area of Achievement character, scholarship, leadership (female) character, scholarship, leadership (male) Primary Area of Achievement student publications recognizes the greatest contribution to the quality of campus life or the efficacy of University programs for student through sustained, constructive participation in established programs, or through creative, persistent effort in development of new programs given to a member of the Student Congress judged most outstanding on a criteria of statesmanship, commitment and constructive involvement in issues affecting the quality of University community unselfish commitment, through service to the University and to the surrounding community international awareness and understanding athletics plus extracurricular activities Award Court refuses to review diai - a By Chris Trahan Staff Writer The U.S. Supreme Court's recent refusal to hear a case involving the diai-a-porn industry might force many phone-sex message services out of busi ness. The nation's highest court decided Jan. 27 not to hear a challenge to a 1 989 federal law that restricts phone custom ers' access to erotic adult telephone services. The 1989 statute sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C, requires the telephone industry to block all porno graphic phone services that charge cus tomers directly through an individual's phone bill. Opponents of the legislation contend that the law infringes upon a customer's right to free speech. "Some segment of the industry might go under," said Evan Wolfson, lawyer for the Lambda Legal Defense and Edu Bicentennial license plates draw 500 buyers ByTecshaHolladay Staff Writer About 500 Tar Heels have supported the University 's Bicentennial Campaign by purchasing commemorative license plates. "We're pleased with the response thus far," said Steve Tepper, associate director of the Bicentennial Celebra tion. Gov. Jim Martin presented the first plate to Chancellor Paul Hardin Thurs day. "He said to kick off that program he wanted to present the No. I license plate to the No. 1 officer in that program," Hardin said. Hardin said he gave Martin a UNC Wattleton abortions are impractical, said Wattleton, who has a teenage daughter. "How many of you will ask your parent's permission to have sexual in tercourse?" she said. "There is no government law that will force my daughter to talk to me. DTHDeObie Stengel Planned Parenthood President Faye Wattleton discusses abortion rights Monday night o o cation Fund, a group that filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the latest Supreme Court case. "I see very serious blows to aspects of the industry, such as interac tive phone lines." Customers who use interactive lines, including many of the 900 numbers advertised on late-night television, speak with live operators. Multiparty lines were not affected by the 1989 law. The high court wisely refused to hear the challenge to the federal legislation, said Nancy Clausen, spokeswoman for the National Coalition Against Pornog raphy. Access to the adult phone lines could encourage immoral behavior or sexual experimentation among children, she said. "Something that is harmful to chil dren should not be in operation," Clausen said. "These services are not necessary. We are up in arms because children have molested siblings and playmates because of what they heard sweatshirt in return. The first plate is fastened to the chancellor's Chrysler LeBaron, and the No. 2 plate already is attached to his wife's Honda, he said. Tepper said those plates were two of about 500 plates already sold despite limited marketing. 'There's been no direct marketing announcements have been made at a few football games and at the governor's press conference, but our direct alumni campaign has not begun." Bicentennial workers hope to work with the Department of Motor Vehicles to coordinate alumni mail drives with the renewal dates for individual alumni's license tags, Tepper said. "We consider it a staggered response many interested people will wait The only thing laws will do is force her to seek and circumscribe the rules." Women should work to change Bush's stance on abortion or work for a pro-choice candidate, Wattleton said. "A president who continues to run on a platform that panders to the right is a !7T 7u ijmmmm m -x . r .iMr - Now at the Best Seafood House in Town... Steamed Alaskan Snow Crab Legs Chapel HillDurham HWY 54 at 1-40 493-8096 967-8227 Raleigh Atlantic Ave. at Spring Forest Rd. 790-1200 Lunch 1 1 :30-2:00 Sun. - Fri. Dinner 5:00-9:00 Sun. - Thurs. 5:00 -10:00 Fri. on the telephone. "The law will succeed in requiring these services to be nearly impossible for children to access them." But Wolfson said no evidence had been presented to show that children had gained wide access to indecent phone services. "Parents could call and have their phones blocked," he said. The Federal Communications Com mission, the federal agency responsible for regulating the $2 billion-a-year dial-a-porn industry, defines indecency as anything that "depicts sexual or excre tory functions and the organs associ ated with those functions," said Jane Mago, FCC assistant general counsel. The FCC automatically restricts phone services that provide indecent messages, Mago said. "If someone is providing the services over telephone company lines and has the telephone company do the billing, then that ser until their tags need to be renewed be fore purchasing a Bicentennial plate," he said. "The more sold the better be cause as more people see the tags on the roads more will be bought." The plates cost $25 annually in addi tion to the regular DMV registration fee. The University gets $15 from each plate sale. These funds will be used to support the programs of the Bicentennial Ob servance, Tepper said. Hardin will des ignate any additional funds when the observance is complete, he said. Richard Richardson, chairman of the Bicentennial Observance, said the plates provided an opportunity to bring atten tion to the University's 200th birthday. "I think it's a good way for the Uni president who needs to change his heart by November of 1992 or change his address," she said. "Women need to be left alone by politicians and their med dling neighbors." Wattleton, who received a degree jn nursing from Ohio State University and a master's degree in maternal health from Columbia University, said herpro fessional work and training led to her involvement with Planned Parenthood. "I really saw the hopelessness of 14-year-olds becoming mothers," she said. Six protesters outside Memorial Hall held signs claiming that Planned Par enthood commited genocide by helping black women receive abortions. Adam McManus, one of the protest ers, said Wattleton, who is black, was Crime The number of police reports might increase because the level of crime is rising, or it might increase because more people decide to report crimes, Warren said. "Many times when you get an underreport in an area, it is because (residents) just don't trust the law en forcement officials," he said. During the past 10 years, the national rateof victimization has decreased while the rate of crime reporting has increased, Warren said. John Turner, task force chairman, said one cause of increased crime was people's lack of a sense of responsibil- Announcing a New Thursday Special! Bring in a roll for processing get a second set of prints FREE! (3X5 glossy prints) UNIVERSITY PHOTO NEW HOURS! M-F 9:30-7pm Sat 10-5pm Clenwood Square Chapel Hill 967-7821 WeUse LajvdLubbeits SEAFOOD RESTAURANT - porn law vice will be blocked." Customers still can receive adult phone messages and can pay within their bills by writing the phone com pany and requesting access, she said. Adult phone message services can be safeguarded against the FCC ruling by using alternative billing methods. These companies can prevent young callers by requiring users to have access codes or scrambler boxes. "Most minors, children undertheage of 1 7, cannot get credit cards," Clausen said. Wolfson said he believed that cus tomers should have some means of pre venting their children from calling but that they also should have easy access to the adult phone services. "Writing in (for access) places an intolerable burden on free speech," he said. "A much more reasonable ap proach is to let customers voluntarily block the calls." versity to put its Bicentennial in front of the state and nation," Richardson said. "I hope alums and students will take this opportunity to celebrate the birthday of UNC." Collegiate plates already in circula tion include tags from N.C. State Uni versity, Duke University and about 10 other N.C. schools, he said. Tepper said the UNC tag was the most popular among school plates. "The Bicentennial plates are a new way to show school spirit," he said. "It's kind of a friendly competition between the schools." The plates are available until the end of the B icentennial Celebration and can be obtained through the DMV. from page 1 sacrificing her race by supporting abor tion rights. He said Margaret Sanger, Planned Parenthood's founder, intended the organization to be a tool for the genocide of minorities and the poor. "Margaret Sanger supported the idea of widespread abortion as a way to weed out people who were inferior," McManus said. But Wattleton responded to criticism by emphasizing that Planned Parent hood counseled women about all avail able options. Wattleton said most women took the question of whether to have an abortion very seriously. "I have yet to run into a woman who was looking forward to her first abor tion as a life-enriching experience," she said. from page 1 ity to their communities. Television, the mass media and the automobile have allowed people to escape their immedi ate surroundings so that they no longer feel a sense of community. 'They feel less accountability to the church, to the school, to the family than was once the case," Turner said. "In a sense what we have is a weakening of these institutions." Schools, churches and community organizations have to step up their ser vices to combat crime, drug abuse and unemployment because these issues are not always addressed in the home, said Turner, dean of the UNC School of Social Work. "We've been accused of not thinking far enough ahead," he said. 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