Show J it Standa'd-Exa-mce- Friday r Janua'y 13S3 1 3A National mate Rob - WASHINGTON’ — pat Robertson suddenly(P)changed course Thursday and agreed to ake the $45 million in federal matching funds due his Republi- can campaign on the first work day of the new year The former telex ision evangelist had thrown a monkey xxrench into the money machine on Tucs- day making an unprecedented request to the Federal Election Commission to delay sending him the money for xxhich his campaign had earlier filed documents to obtain Then Thursday morning the Z campaign rexersed course again withdrew the delay request and filed papers that opened the wav for the money to be transferred from the US Treasury on Monday Robertson has said he is opposed to gox eminent financing of campaigns and that he would like to not take the money The earlier request to the FEC was to delay sending the money for 30 days so he could finally decide the issue Marion Harrison Robertson's campaign attorney would not elaborate on the campaign's decision except to say no other actions were under way to delay receipt of the money Repeated telephone calls to Robertson’s campaign headquarters Thursday were not returned With the election year set to begin Robertson's moxe cleared the way for 12 presidential candidates to receixe nearly $29 million in matching money next week Of the major candidates only Democrat Jesse Jackson has not yet qualified for the matching money His campaign submitted more documents to the FEC on Thursday and more were promised on Monday FEC spokeswoman Sharon Snyder said the commission would examine the documents Monday and make a decision Tuesday The iatest twist in the Robertson story came Thursday when attorney Harrison told the FEC in a letter that he had learned the commission was going to approve part of the delay request but that such a partial step was not acceptable “In view of the informal response indicating that the Federal Election Commission is inclined to approve in part the request of Americans For Robertson Inc as set forth in our letter of Eec 29 1987 we withdraw said letter" the new missive said “The proposal is not susceptible to response other than full approval or full vond disapproval" Snyder said the FEC had made no decision on the delay request She said there had been no move for an approval of part of the Robertson request and that the only activity on the matter had been questions raised by commission staff members in talks with Robertson aides Earlier in the year Robertson filed the documents needed to qualify for matching funds On Thursday one of those documents was amended to give specific instructions on delivering the money to the campaign's bank Presidential candidates can win eligibility for federal matching funds by raising at least $5000 in individual contributions of $250 or less in at least 20 states Once eligible all individual contributions up to $250 are matched dollar for dollar by money from the Treasury Those funds come from the voluntary $1 checkoff on personal tax returns The other remaining problem with candidates’ matching funds was left to be resolved later Earlier this week the FEC cer- tified $31 million more in matching funds for six presidential hopefuls raising the total due 12 presidential candidates next week to $288 million National Guardsmen rescue motorists stranded in storm CROOKSTON Minn ( AP) — A blizzard cut visibility to near zero in northwestern Minnesota and eastern North Dakota sending cars into ditches and stranding dozens of motorists for hours until National Guardsmen could rescue them Thursday “That area of the Red River valley is flat as a pancake and there’s nothing to hold back the wind but a few barbed wire fences” Bill Togstad of the National Weather Service said of the storm which began late Wednesday and ended early Thursday Snowbound motorists were put up for the night in hotels an armory a priory and even a liquor store On the North Dakota side of the valley one motorist slid into a ditch after apparently suffering a fatal heart attack authorities said No other injuries were reported in the storm although authorities said more than 100 vehicles were in ditches Wind gusted between 30 mph and 40 mph whipping up snow already on the ground and the 2 inches that fell Wednesday night said Togstad The wind combined with subzero temperatures to make it feel like 40 to 60 below zero he said “When they tell you to stay with your vehicle that's a definite must" said dispatcher Judee Butcnhoff of the Polk County sheriffs department at Crooks-to- n “Don't try to walk anywhere You get lost and you freeze to death” A unit of the Minnesota National Guard in Crookston was called out Wednesday evening by Gov Rudy Perpich The Guardsmen rescued about 17 motorists stranded along US 2 between Crookston and East Grand Forks Minn said Lt Col Dave Pearson of the Guard’s public affairs office “The unit used an armored carrier personnel specially equipped with spotlights" to aid in blinding snow conditions Pearson said Two brothers from Crookston were rescued by the Guard after spending the night stranded in a pickup truck outside Crookston Authorities said David Abraham-so- n 33 and Rodney Abraham-so- n 34 were tired and cold but otherwise all right after their rescue around 6:30 am Polk County Deputy Sheriff Jim Dudgeon said he had tried earlier to get to the brothers in his patrol car but almost got stuck himself David Abrahamson said he had taken along a kerosene heater as a precaution “We just turned on the kerosene heater and We were all right but I waited was just hoping the kerosene heater would hold out" Polk County sheriffs dispatcher Robert Janorschke said all hotels in Crookston a town of around 8000 were filled Mount St Benedict Center a priory opened its doors to about 150 people overnight including high school hockey and basketball players from East Grand Forks Minn who decided not to travel home after playing in Crookston Sister Mary John said The Northland Lodge's 59 rooms filled quickly said tjie Crookston hotel’s night auditor Dorothy Nelson “We have people sleeping in a banquet room on cots and on the floor with pillows and blankets” she said Associated Press Breaking the ice Coast Guard vessel Bridle breaks through ice on the Penobscot River near the Veterans Remembrance The US Bridge in Bangor Maine With tempera N the Bangor area dipping down to 10 below zero and with wihds gusting to 30 mph ice is being made constantly over the last 48 hours tures in Hampshire shooting spree doesn’t surprise neighbors NASHUA NH (AP) — A man with a history of involvement with illegal drugs shot five people in the head killing three before dying himself in a shoot-ou- t with police authorities said Thursday Police Chief William Quigley said Thursday he could not specify a motive for the shootings Wednesday by Rafael Rodriguez 38 of Nashua “When someone does something like this God only knows what's going through his mind” he said at a news conference Quigley said no drugs were found on Rodriguez or any of the victims but he and Ken Lynch Rafael Rodriguez acting police chief in Londonderry said they believe the shootings d because of the he had multiple brushes with the were law and was involved with drugs record gunman's Residents of Nashua's French The Telegraph of Nashua reportHill neighborhood where some ed today that Rodriguez was unof the shootings occurred said der indictment for cocaine they were not surprised at the vi- possession An acquaintance a woman olence “They're selling (drugs) all who asked not to be identified hours of the night there” said told the paper that Rodriguez was one man who like others asked married and had about six chilnot to be identified for fear of re- dren some by a previous prisals “I've seen people fight marriage "I knew he was crazy" the there (The shooting spree) was woman said “Nobody would the a all with matter of time only his kids But I never mess with and around" guns drugs would it get to the point Police could not say whether thought kill somebody would where he Rodriguez had a job and would He wasn’t the to do that" type little about his record except say - s drug-relate- n' 13 According to Quigley Nashua Police Maj Clifton Largy and Lynch Rodriguez entered an apartment building in Nashua and killed Richard Proulx 41 of Lawrence Mass at about 5 pm Outside the building he shot Jose Soto 20 Soto of Nashua was listed in very critical condition today at a Nashua hospital The officers said Rodriguez then drove to Woodmont Orchard in Londonderry and shot Nicanor Rodriguez 59 and Julio Otero Rivera 32 both of Londonderry Nicanor Rodriguez apparently no relation died Otero Rivera was in critical but stable condition today at a hospital in Derry The officers said the gunman then drove back to Nashua and fatally shot Jesus Santos 22 of Nashua in the doorway of an apartment building Rodriguez next drove to a service station and began filling his car but Quigley said police by that time had identified Rodri- guez as their suspect so a Nashua officer who spotted Rodriguez there tried to arrest him Quigley said Rodriguez shot at the officer whom he would not identify before the officer returned fire “Mr Rodriguez shot at my officer twice” the chief said Va f HOLLADAY S HIGHLAND DRIVE WEST VALLEY 966-138- 8 1033 E FASHION PLACE 268-060- 6 484-878- 6 278-284- 6 4700 SUGARHOUSE 2100 SOUTH 155 EAST 61 00 SOUTH OGDEN OREM 225-775- 0 621-635- 0 703 SOUTH STATE y iXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXSS 3581 S MARKET ST 3354 HARRISON BLVD V - f |