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By Brian Bennett
Senior Staff Writer

 

After hearing recommendations ‘

by university presidents to raise
next year’s tuition, the state Council
on Higher Education wants to know
what students think.

University presidents, saddled
with reductions in state appropria-
tions the last two years, endorsed a
plan in November which would
change the council's tuition setting
policy and raise the rates already set
for next year.

One option being considered by
the council calls for raising tuition
for 1993-94 by as much as $60 per
semester at community colleges,
$130 per semester at the regional

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universities and $180 per semester
at the doctoral institutions.

Now the council is inviting col-
lege students, their parents and uni-
versity officials and faculty to at-
tend a series of three public
hearings on the issue. The first will
be tomorrow in Perkins Center at
Eastern Kentucky University at 7
pm.

The council also will hold a state-
wide call-in program to be televised
on KET on next Thursday from 9 to
10 pm.

 

Joe Bill Campbell, chairman of

LtheCHE.saidthehenringswillbe

an important for way for students to

‘ have a say in their tuition rates.

“We‘ve had the opportunity to

i hear from university presidents and

university administrators, and now
we have the opportunity to reach
out to the students and parents and
give them a chance to become in-
volved," Campbell said.

Cunently, the council sets tuition
rates every two years. University
presidents — including UK Presi-
dent Charles Wethington — recom-
mended changing the policy on an
annual basis. The issue is slated to
be voted on at the council's next
meeting, Feb. 13 at Kentucky State
University.

Wethington has argued against

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tuition increases in previous years.
However, with UK's receiving 526
million worth of budget cuts the
past two years, he said the Universi-
ty needs to add dollars to preserve
the quality of the institution.
Tuition for next year at UK was
set at the council‘s November 1991
meeting at $920 per semester for in
state students and $2,760.
Wethington said he recommends
the change in tuition-setting policy
because an increase is inevitable.
“If we don‘t do something like
this in 1993, there will be a serious
tuition increase in 1994. possibly
approaching 25 or 30 percent,"
Wethington said at last month’s
University Senate meeting.
lnstead of having such a drastic
tuition hike in two years, Wething-

  

 

 

ton is in favor of spreading out the
increase.

“I think we need to look at mod-
erating the increase," he said recent-
ly. “If all of a sudden we're faced
with a very large tuition increase,
then we need to look at ways to
spread that out a little bit without
changing our budget policies.”

In a letter sent last month to the
council, Wethington recommended
“that a maximum in the tuition rate
increase for 1993-94 be considered.
possibly in the 10.12 percent
range."

The student member of the coun-
cil, UK graduate Clay Edwards,
saidhewillnottakeastandonthe
issue until after the public hearings.
Edwards said he has heard many

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JAN13 1993

 

We’re

Wildcats selected
No. 1 for first time
since investigation

 

By John Kelly

Staff Writer

and Ty Halpin
Assistant Sports Editor

 

script

Somebody at Sports Illustrated
got an advanced screening of the

While fans, coaches, players and

 

pundits scoffed at the magazine‘s
preseason notion that the “Cool
Cats of Kentucky" were the na-
tion's best, that they would be
America's No. 1 team by season's
end.

Eleven victories, four over
ranked teams, and a Duke one-point
shortcoming later. those “Cool
Cats," as S! put it, are indeed No. 1
according to this week‘s Associated
Press poll.

Some at UK were convinced the
magazine was right all along.

“I think they already were num-
ber one." said Songiiang Wang, a
computer science graduate student.
“They have a great team."

There was a feeling, another no-
tion if you will, along press row at
Saturday‘s UK-Tennessee game
that something was about to give,
that perhaps those who scoffed, did
so prematurely.

There were those writers who
mumbled, ever so quietly. a predic-
tion that Duke would lose the next
day. After Kentucky methodically
disposed of the Volunteers, there
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and players that the Duke game the
next day was more important than
the one that had just ended

Jamal Mashburn tried to keep
things in perspective, saying that he
wasn't even sure he would watch
the Duke game because he had bet-
ter things to do, like prepare for a
Sunday evening practice.

“We can't worry about them,"
Mashburn said. “We just have to

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Looking back at 1992

Top stories chosen for UK, elsewhere

 

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

REVAMPED — As fame:

Gov. Wallace Wilkinson be-

gan his self-appointed term

on the UK Bead of Tnis-
tees. lawmakers in Frankfort were
busy trying to take it away from
m .

Wilkinson appoined himselfdur-
ing December 1991, in the last days
of his term, creating a bumpy be-
ginningtotheyeuatUKJ‘hefor-
mer governor used his position on
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by Lexington Rep. Ernesto Sca-
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members reappointed, but Wilkin-
son was gone. as was Chairman
Foster Ockerman. later. in August.
another former governor, Edward
T. “Ned" Breathin, m elected
chairman.

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President
says Pikes
get to stay
on campus

 

By Lance Williams
Staff Writer

 

Pi Kappa Alpha social fra-
ternity will not be kicked off
campus for stealing Christian
iaettner‘s jersey and other
paraphernalia from two North
Carolina universities, the
group‘ s president said.

Pike president Lance Dow-
dy met with Assistant Dean of
Students Victor Hazzard yes-
terday afternoon to find out
whether the lOO-plus member
fraternity would still have a
home on UK's campus.

Thirty-four pledges went on
a trip during which several
pieces of sports memorabilia.
which belonged to Duke Uni-
versity and the University of
North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
were taken.

The items were found by
UK police in the Pike house
last month.

“We didn‘t get kicked off
campus or anything of that na-
ture," said Dowdy, shortly af-
ter his meeting with Hauard.

"They did punish us. There
were sanctions taken, but as
far as the severity of it, I will
let them make a statement on
it."

University officials ac-
knowledged the meeting but
would not reveal the punish-
ment until giving the decision
to UK Public Relations.

Earlier in the day, Dean of

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Fraternity

Continued from Page A1

Studenn David Stockham said the
investigationwasftnishedandade-
cision concerning the fraternity had
beenreached. buthesaidthedetails
wouldnotbereleased until afterhis
officehadthechancetomeetwith
Pikeleaders.

Shortly ma 4 pm. yesterday,
Hazzard and Dowdy met to discuss
thefatecfthechapter.whichhad
already been placed on probation
last semester for an undisclosed vi-
olation.

“i just found out this afternoon,
rmdlhaven'tevenhadachance to
explain (the decision) to my chap-
ter,“ Dowdy said.

The controversy dates back to
Dec. 5. when several members of
the fraternity traveled to the UNC
andDuke.

Officials at the two schools have
said that charges will not be pressed
against the Pike pledges. provided
that the fraternity pays for damages
to the schools' property. UK Police
Chief W.H. McComas said. He said
that the items already have been re-
turned.

At hike. in addition to the jer-
seysandotheritemsthatweretak-
en. the Pikes also entered the aquat—

ic facility and caused damage to
several banners and flags. said Lt.
Charles Nordan of Duke Public
Safety.

in addition to damage to the ban-
ners, several pieces of fumiture and
pool equipment were thrown into
the pool and underwater filming
equipment was broken and found in
the parking lot outside the facility.

Nordan said the students were
able to enter the facility after the
Duke-Michigan game on that night

They were able to gain access by
following several student workers
into the building and then. on their
own. finding the items that were
taken.

“As long as restitution. in full, is
make then there will be no charges
made by the University." Nordan
said

“If we don't get restitution in full
then our only recourse will be to get
warrants and take them to court"

Nordan said they will wait for the
UK Dean of Students and the frater-
nity itself to give a definite time by
when the damages wiU be paid.

Attempts to reach the UNC po-
lice were unsuccessful.

Regarding any possible internal
punishments to the members who
were involved in the theft. Pike fa-
culty adviser J. W. Patterson said he
did not know whether that the fra-
ternity was going to hand out any
punishments within the group.

 

Tuition

“mixed feelings" from stu-
dents about a possible tuition
increase.

"The biggest feeling l‘ve re-
ceived is that students could
see paying more money if it
seems like in return they will
get added quality," said Ed-
wards. currently in law school
at the University of Louis-
ville. “But they don‘t want to
spend more for the status
quo."

UK Student Government
Association President Pete
November also will not take a
stand on the issue yet. He said
he will attend at least two of
the fonims to “hear what peo-
ple have to say“ and decide
what side of the issue he
agrees with.

Edwards is urging students
to voice their concerns.

“The most important thing
is that students go and get
there opinions heard. If very
few students show up, their
opinions won’t hold as much
weight as if large numbers at-
tend," he said. “If a student
can’t afford a tuition increase,
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Bosnian doctor tells of country,
buildings ravaged by civil war

 

By Graham Shelby
Senior Staff Writer

Bosnian Dr. Resad Pasic clicks
the slide projector button and the
screen shows images of Sarajevo
that could have been pulled from a
travel brochure.

Libraries, high-rises, museums,
government centers flash by. These
pictures are old. Now, he says, the
buildings are all gutted by fighting
between Serbians and Muslims in
the Bosnian capital.

“Every major building in the city
has been destroyed," he told a 300—
person audience at UK's E.S. Good
Barn Friday night.

“This next picture is very disturb-
ing." he said. as a red-stained side-
walk appears on the screen. “Unfor-
tunately, that‘s human blood."

A mortar shell. he said, exploded
on people standing in a bread line.

Pasic, who lives in Louisville,
Ky.. came to UK Friday night as
part of a fund-raising dinner spon-
sored by UK's Muslim Student As-
sociation, the Islamic Center and
the Bilal-Ibn-Rabah mosque.

MSA President Ashraf Traboulsi
said there‘s no reason to ask why
they organized the event “Nobody

needs an excuse to raise funds for a
place like Bosnia"

Traboulsi, a doctoral student
from Syria. said all Muslims should
feel compelled to assist fellow Mus-
lims in the former Yugoslavia “If
you have money, you are obligated
(to help). "

He said the dinner took in more
than $5,000 for the Bosnian Relief
Fund. Traboulsi said they had no
specific goal. “Maybe people can't
pay a lot, but whatever it is, it’s
good. it’s the least you can do."

Pasic has been working in the re-
lief efforts as well. In addition to
speaking at the fund-raiser. he said
he managed to collect more than
$100,000 wonh of medical supplies
bound for Bosnia.

Pasic, his wife and daughter were
planning their vacation to the Unit-
ed States when war broke out last
spring. Their tickets were pre-paid,
and they departed Sarajevo on one
of the last flights allowed to leave
the country.

The family settled in Louisville.
where Pasic had lived while work-
ing on his doctorate at the Universi-
ty of Louisville.

Though he is glad his family is
safe from the battles that have de-

molished much of his home city, he
said his sleep is troubled and he
wrestles with guilt. “i am still not at
peace with myself," he said. “I
wake up with nightmares very of-
ten, thinking ‘Why am I here? Why
wasn t I there"‘ "

Communication with Sarajevo is
next to impossible with phone lines
down from the fighting. Neverthe-
less. Pasic said he has spoken to his
father-in-law, who is still in the
city. “He said they are freezing to
death," Pasic added “They have
snow. They have no heat.

He dismissed negotiations be-
tween Serbia and Bosnia at this
point because the Serbs are better
armed than the Bosnians. “(Nego-
tiators) will not be able to solve this
problem unless the United States
takes a leadership role," he said,
one that wouldn't have to involve
ground troops.

Bosnians “only ask for the air
support" in terms of military aid. he
said.

Air strikes on Serbian attack has-
es. coupled with the rescinding
amis restrictions on the former Yu-
goslavia would suffice, said Pasic.
“it is very crucial that this arms em-
bargo be lifted."

 

No. 1

Continued from Page A1

take care of our business right

now.

But Sunday. it happened. Tenth-
ranked Georgia Tech. after climb-
ing tr.- a 44-37 halftime lead, fought
off a late surge by the Blue Devils
to hear the much-anticipated buzzer
as a desperation three-pointer by
Duke's Marty Clark ripped through
the net.

Unfortunately for the Blue Dev-
ils. Tech‘s Malcolm Mackey had
just hit the free throw that put the
Jackets up four leaving the perfect
three meaningless and sending
Duke to the locker room a loser for
the first time since Feb. 23. when
they lost to Wake Forest 72—68.

The winning streak —— the longest
in the country among major college
basketball teams — was snuffed out
at 23.

The repercussions of the loss be-
gan in the late Sunday night when
the results of the USA Today-CNN
poll were released. citing UK as
No. l with 25 first-place votes.
Duke. which received five votes for
the top spot. was second.

The Associated Press poll, re-
leased Monday afternoon, canied
the same result. UK was No. l.

The voting wasn't unanimous.
but it hasn’t been in this topsy-turvy
college basketball season. Michigan
started the season as the AP‘s No. 1
before it lost to Duke.

This is the first time the Cats
have been No. 1 since the sixth
week of the 1987-88 season. UK
lost the top ranking after losing to
Auburn in January.

In Monday‘s AP poll. Duke was
second with Michigan. Indiana and

Kansas rounding out the top five
spots.

However, UK placed second, one
first-place vote behind Michigan, in
the Kentucky Kernel poll this week.

In a meeting with the media at his
downtown restaurant, Pitino said
the No. 1 ranking excited him.

“This is a big treat for us,“ Pitino
said with a grin he couldn‘t rid him-
self of for the full 15 minutes of the
interview session that took place
just before his live radio call-in
show. “Big Blue Line."

Asked if he was surprised, Pitino
said no.

“i never really thought about it,
about being No. 1, in the fourth
year.“ he said. “Years two and three
were probably more of a surprise.
But this was the year. because of
how tough our schedule is and the
time it takes for recruits to develop,
that we thought we might have a
good basketball team."

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“You know, this team is so une-
motional," Pitino said. “if this was
last year‘s team, they would have
been doing cartwheels. (John) Pel-
phrey would have been handing out
buttons all over the state. Richie
(Farmer) would have been going
back to Eastern Kentucky. No. this
team stays really on an even keel."

UK students returning to campus
for the spring semester welcomed
the news of the Cats' ranking.

“They deserve it," said Thomas
Pratt, a civil engineering freshman.
“i am glad to see coach Pitino is
getting the national exposure he de-
serves."

“We have a lot of good players
from what l‘ve seen, so i think we
are number one," speech pathology
freshman Sophie Likoy said.

Other students. while happy with
the ranking. looked toward bigger
goals.

“I‘m very happy about it, but we

   

 

 

 

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still haven‘t beat Duke; Georgia
Tech did." said political science
senior Sean Espy. “Just because
they beat them doesn't mean we

“It's great. but I think whoever is
ranked number one now won‘t nec-
essarily be number one in the end,"
anthropology freshman Steven
Wood said. “We need to be number
one when it counts."

Pitino‘s opinion on the situation
concurred with Wood.

“It's an honor." he continued. “i
imagine there will be a lot of num-
ber ones this year. We just have to
hope we're still number one at the
end of the year."

Vanderbilt. the Cats first oppo-
nent since moving into the polling
penthouse, isn't preparing any dif-
ferently for UK and doesn‘t expect
anything different than the usual

hoopla surrounding its annual
matchups withtheCats.
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they’re being hunted," Vanderbilt
coach Eddie Fogler said. “That's
just because they're Kentucky.
Kentucky is a good team. They
were hunted before. They’re going
to play the same as when they were
number two."

Pitino agreed. There's no bad
pressure involved in being on top,
he said.

“I think this is great for us," Piti-
no said. “I tell them ‘Hey. it adds
more fun to the game. It adds more
meaning to the game. You have to
keep fighting to shy number one.‘

“it can only make them stronger.
This is a good kind of pressure to
apply to what is basically a very
young basketball team.‘

Pressure or no. UK is enjoying its
spot in the national spotlight once
again.

“It‘s awesome. Bring on Duke.“
said Amanda Dassel. a pie-
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UK Top 10

Corntinued from Page A1

At UK. that meant the continua-
tion of a hiring freeze. which since
November 1991 has caused the
elimination of at least 436 staff po-
sitiorns and 119 faculty positions.
The worst budget cuts at UK since
the 1930s also resulted in curtailed
operating expenses for items like
travel and printing.

CATS FALL ONE
POINT SHORT OF FI-
NAL FOUR -— Some
. call it the greatest game
' in basketball history. UK

and Duke dueled into
overtime. arnd a Christian Laettner
jumper over Deron Feldhaus and
John Pelphrey at the buzzer put the
eventual champion Blue Devils into
the final four.

It ended an incredible season for
a team led by individuals who stuck
with ”The Program“ through tlne
devastation of an NCAA investiga-
tion and the resignation of their
head coach.

The team won its fust Southeast-
ern Conference championship since
being placed on probation in 1989.

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VOICE OF THE
WILDCATS RETIRES
:5 . —— Cawood Ledford, for
39 years the radio voice
‘ of UK sports. called his
final game in I992. Many Kentuck-
ians grew up listening to Cawood.
always referred to by his that name.
In many homes. the volume on tele-
vision sets was tumed down be-
cause families preferring to listen to
Ledford’ 5 call.

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LEGISLATURE
DOESN'T FUND LI-
BRARY — The General
F Assembly. facing an aus-
tere budget. followed
Gov. Brereton Jones‘ lead by not al-
lowing many new construction pro-
jects. Included in the list of projects
that would have to wait until 1994
for state funding was UK‘s request
for $46 million to build a new cen-
tral library.

However. the state did give its
blessing to the project and UK‘s
fundraising efforts. A Boston archi-
tectural firm. Kallmann. McKinnell
and Wood. was hired in the fall to
design the library.

The University also announced
that the site for the new library
would be at the east end of Clifton
Circle. UK owns all the property.
except one house. which is owned
by former professor James Edney.

MANDATORY STU-

‘ CONSTITUTIONAL _
A Franklin Circuit Court
judge ruled that the state law man-
dating insurance for college sut-
dents unconstitutionally singled out
students.

The ruling ended a legal battle inn-
itiated by a number of students who
claimed that the added cost of hav-
ing to carry health insurance would
prevent them from attending
school.

The ruling also was a victory for
the student body presidents at the
eight state universities. who led a
campaign against the Sen. Benny
Ray Bailey's (D-Hindman) law.

 

BARS CLOSED TO
‘ UNDER-21 STUDENTS
— The state Alcohol Bev-
erage Control commission
1 niled that people younger
than 21 could not be allowed into
bars, regardless of whether they
were drinking. The law affected
many bars, especially in Richmond.
which was legendary for attracting
college freshman on weekends.

 

OFFICIALS FORCED
TO PAY FOR TICK-
; . ETS — UK revised its
5' ticket policy. which for
years had given free tick-
ets to state and local officials, forc-
ing all but the goverrnor to pay.

The decision. led by President
Charles Wethington and Athletics
Director CM. Newton, followed a
long debate by a legislative ethics
committee about whether the free

tickets were inappropri-
ate.

 

. UK FORCED TO RE-
LEASE NCAA INVES-
: TIGATION FINDINGS
" — The state Supreme
Court ordered UK to release its
3.500-page investigation into
wrongdoing in its basketball pro-
gram.

The state‘s three largest newspa-
pers. The Courier-Joumal, the Lex-
ington Herald-Leader and The Ken-
tucky Post, brought the suit
claiming the document constituted a
final action of a public agency and
was. therefore. a public record.

UK contended that releasing the
information would damage future
investigations because sources
would not be as willing to speak
with investigators. The court held
that future investigations were irrel-
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April after a fire closed It
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—- In the first days of April.
FBI personnel descended on
the state capitol, interview-
ing legislators and requesting
records for probe into state govern-
ment corruption. The probe. which
is continuing. is code named BOP-
Trot because it centers around rac-
ing interests overseen by the Busi—
ness Organizations and Professions
committee.

The probe so far has netted about
10 indictments. including House
Speaker Don Blandford (D-

 

Philpot). who decided to not run
again for the speaker. and the ap-
pointments secretary for former
Gov. Wallace Wilkinson. his neph-
ew Bruce Wilkinson. Both Wilkin-
son and Blarndford pleaded inno-
cent.

HIGHER EDUCATION
GETS BUDGET CUT
— Shortfalls in state reve-
nue projections led Gov.
Brueton Jones to request
and get from the General Assembly
the second 5 percent cut in state
university budgets in less than a
year.

Students held a rally at the state
aniknl irn tin fall to prevetnt run-
other cut While Jones wouldn't
pranise this was possible. state rev-
enues named enough in the final
truths of 1992 that he decided
against ordering a one cut at that
time.

STATE ECONOMY
STRUGGLES — The
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around dressed up as Uncle Sam.

name companies announced lay-
offs. including General Electric.
which laid off 5(1) at Louisville's
Appliance Park — dropping the
number of people employed there
to the lowest fignne since it peaked
at about 22.000 in the early 1970s.
There also were at least 1.000 lay-
offs at Armco Steel in Ashlarnd.

PRESIDENTIAL CAM-
PAIGN VISITS KEN-
TUCKY — Perot Bush.
Clinton. Gore. Quayle.

 

Barbara. Hillary and Tipper. They
all came to Kentucky last year in a
presidential campaign where candi-
dates made an almost unprecedent-
ed number of trips to the Bluegrass
State.

One reason was that Kentucky
was considered a crucial border
state -— one that traditionally had
gone Republican and was necessary
for the Detrmats to win. Clinton
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GOVERNOR SUR-
VIVES HELICOPTER
CRASH — Gov. Brere-
ton Jones and five others
survived an August crash
when the state helicopter went
down near Frankfort. On hoard
were state Jones. Adjutant General
Robert DeZarn. State Trooper Dan-
ny Reed. the governor's body
guard. pilot Logan Weiler and co-
piknt Jim Cay.

The chopper was headed to a eer-
emorny at Ft. Knox when pilots lost

 

control of the craft after its tail und-
der broke off.

The governor and Reed clasped
hands in prayer as the aircraft began
falling from the sky. All were hos-
pitalized but were released soon
thereafter.

JONES CALLS FOR
HEALTH CARE RF»
FORM - Gov. Brenton
Jones announced health-
care reform proposals but
did not call a special ses-

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sion to enact them.

Jones announced the proposals in
mid-year. arnd hearings were held
statewide. The proposals would
force all businesses to provide insu-
rance for their employees. Howev-
er. the goverrnor could not build
consensus among legislators and

postponed setting a date for the spe-
cial session until this year.

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Because Kentucky was considered a key state in the 1992 presidential campaign, candidates visited the state often. Here, Al and Tipper Gore and Hillary and Bill Clinton rest during one such stop.
President Bush also made several visits, but the state went to Clinton in November.

 

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,» i CLINTON ELECTED

PRESIDENT — Arkansas
Gov. Bill Clinton. the
Rhodes Scholar who always
wanted to be president, will
get his wish after winning the No-
vember election. The Democrat's
victory spelled the end to 12 years
of a Republican stranglehold on the
White House.

President Bush became the first
incumbent since Jimmy Caner to
lose a re-election bid. Texas billion-
aire Ross Perot made a lot of noise
as an independent candidate after
an appearance on CNN's “Larry
King Live." subsequently entering
the race, then pulling out and enter-
ing again. For all the fuss. he car-
ried no states.

RIOTS ERUI’I‘ IN LOS
ANGELES — Four Los
Angeles police officers
were acquitted of nearly
all charges in the beating
of black motorist Rodney King.
touching off the worst race riots of
the century in the United States.

America looked on ass the south-
ern pan of the city went up in
flames. One truck driver was pulled
out of his cab and seveme beaten,
as the country watched the specta-
cle on TV.

 

ECONOMY SUFFERS
— A recession dogged
the US. economy for
most of the year. even
when President Bush was
telling the people it was over. At
year's end economists were saying
that even though the recession was
technically over, the recovery
would be slow and its effects would
be felt for months to come.

 

U.N. GOES TO SO-
MALIA TO STOP
HUNGER — The United
Nations authorized send-
ing US. troops into So-
malia to help get food supplies to
the starving people who needed it.
Feuding warlords had been stealing
the relief supplies before it got to
the people. while thousands starved
in the African countryside.

 

HURRICANE

STRIKES SOUTHERN
FLORIDA — Hurricane
Andrew devastated south-

 

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Stories
of 1992

 

A boy holds a sign as anti-
abortion protesters line a Lex-
ington street in the fall. The
US. Supreme Court upheld
Roe vs. Wade last year.

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ern Florida in one of the nation‘s
worst natural disasters.

SUPREME COURT
RULES ANTI-
ABORTION LAW UN-
CONSTITUTIONAL ——
The Supreme Court ruled
a law unconstitutional. holding that
states cannot ban most abortions.
upholding the core of the controver-

and 11 people on the ground were
killed when a (‘ -130 crashed into
theDrurylnnandarestaurantin
Evansville. Ind.

STATE SUPREME
COURT RULES 8000-
MY LAW UNCONSTI-
TUTIONAL — The
court ruled that the law
was uncrmstitutional because it sin.-

 

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sial 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision.

ETHNIC TENSION
BRINGS CIVIL WAR
IN FORMER YUGO-
SLAVIA — The site of
the 1984 Winter Olym-
pics in Sarajevo were
decimated as was much of the city.
by a civil war in the former Yugo-
slavia.

gled out homosexuals by prohibit-
ing oral or anal sex between people
of the same sex.

The ruling expanded the defini-
tion of privacy in Kentucky.
JONES' FIRST YEAR
IN OFFICE — Brereton
Jones spent his first year
in office finding out he
didn‘t like the job as
much as he thought he

 

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JEFFREY DAHMER
ADMITS TO BRUTAL
KILLINGS —— Serial
killer Jeffrey Dahmer
pleaded guilty to 16 mur-
ders.

Police found body pans of some
of Dahmer‘s victims inside a refrig-
erator in his apartment

would. Questioning by the media
mined the chief executive‘s precon-
ceived notions of what the position
would be.

Jones’ administration was