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Show The Daily Utah nironiae VOLUME 104 NUMBER 99 THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH'S INDEPENDENT VOICE SINCE 1890 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1. 1995 Victim frustrated with slow justice to charge suspects in dorm beatings Police have yet fa? 3 Today Viewpoint: Doug and Brandon spar Affirmative Action Sports: Patrick Mysterious predicts future. It's cool over ..13 the the .14 Trie Nation EWorld Hill not on closure list SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -Heartened by the Defense Department's decision to leave Hill Air Force Base alone, supporters of two Utah installations targeted for closure set about Tuesday trying to keep them alive. Defense Secretary William Perry on Tuesday proposed 146 base closings and realignments in the fourth and possibly final round of base clossince 1988. The ings see "bases" on page 8 BY HEATHER MAY Chronicle Staff Writer Frustration abounds for two victims of assault who are awaiting the identification of two suspects in the case allegedly involving members of the University of Utah swimming team and a ballet dancer. and ' Thomas Martinez, residents of Ballif Hall, were allegedly beaten Feb. 5 by four suspects U. police say are Alfred Martin associated with the U. swimming team. According to Dennis Tesch, the men's swimming coach, two of the members are current swimmers. One is a former member and the other is a friend. Charges have not been filed against the four. Two suspects have been positively identified by Martinez and an to the incident. U. police and Assistant District eye-witne- ss Attorney Roger Blaylock are still identification of the awaiting who Martin, remaining suspects by has fled the state. Police say he fears for his life. A photo line-uwas sent to Martin last week, according to Detective Earl McKee of the U. police department. He expects a return within the next couple of days. Martinez said he originally felt frustrated with the lack of action taken against the suspects. "There seemed to be this effort to keep things quiet, keep things swept under the rug ... I was feeling just a sense of hopelessness. Everybody's gonna go on with business as usual and everybody's gonna forget about this," Martinez said. He said this issue should be anything but forgettable. "Al and I, we were assaulted. We were completely ambushed. And the fact that there were four guys coming to pick a fight and probably even kill there's Al, had I not been there no justification." just He said the swimmers should be removed from the team or suspend p - ed from school. According to Dennis Tesch, the men's swimming coach, the two members of the team were suspended from competing in the Feb. 10 meet against Brigham Young University because of their arrest. Martinez said he felt the U. was stalling pressing charges to ensure the swimmers compete in the Western Athletic Conference. to Tesch, the swimmers According cannot be punished in a long-termanner until charges have been filed. "I don't think any of us can sit in judgment until they've been judged." At the time of the Feb. 21 Chronicle article, Tesch said the swimmers were practicing and were expected to compete in the Western Athletic Conference March 1. Tesch was unavailable for further comment. Martinez said the swimmers' high profile position has prevented justice. "They weren't punished because they arc players and they're respected. If I did it, they'd throw the book at me, because I'm not a sports player and I'm Hispanic." m Hoop star, Dallas Cowboy returns to U. c v; . l mm- iiiiiif m - in a country so riven by clan warfare that the international community has given up. The departure of 903 Bangladeshi U.N. peacekeepers under the guard of American and Italian troops around Mogadishu's airport and seaport means 1,500 see "Somalia" on page 7 V"v v- new big-cit- Have you seen news happen? Call Tke Daily Utah Chronicle arid tell us about it: 581-704- 1 The Daily Utah Chronicle ; 240 Union Building Utah of University Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 Utah Legislature Mike Leavitt recently reached an agreement about the controversial marble-floore- d airport opened to passenger traffic Tuesday with planes and travelers moving smoothly and without so much as a chewed-u- p suitcase. The first arrivals at the $4.9 billion Denver International Airport got roses, posters and buttons. Thousands of people wandered the building, the airy nation's first new port in 21 years. see "Denver" on page 6 &k - - Denver's d, of government 1995 Denver airport opens Teflon-spire- Higher education bills fall victim to efforts to cap size Two bills that might have benefitted students at the University of Utah and other state schools are probable victims of the drive in the Legislature to limit government spending, according to Democratic Senator Bob Steiner of Salt Lake City. "They missed the cutoff for funding," Steiner said. Republican leadership and Gov. MOGADISHU, Somalia of Hundreds Bangladeshis sailed off singing from Somalia on Tuesday to end a frustrating tour of duty DENVER (AP) n BY STEPHEN SPENCER Chronicle Staff Writer Marines in Somalia (AP) He noted the possibility of racism in the deferment of action. "It seems somewhat like there's a racial underlining in it and that's why they haven't been not punished." He remembers his four assailants to be white. He is Mexican-Germaand Martin is black. "If it the attack was racially motivated, I don't know, I really didn't have time to ask." After Blaylock explained that action cannot be taken against the suspects until charges have been filed, he feels justice will be served. "Now I feel that something is going to get done. They're gonna come to my defense and to ATs defense." He retracted his original statement quoted in the Feb. 21 issue of The Chronicle that the violence was a "simple act of retribution," stating a four to two odds was not retribution, but in fact, senseless violence. "I just know that four people trying to beat up one or two persons just isn't right. It's not fair I guess it's like a gang mentality," he said. the He said disgruntled see "beating" on page 8 percentage cap on government athlete, Manny Hendrix, played basketball for die U. for four years before he began a football career as a defensive back for the Dallas Cowboys. Above: Hendrix guards teammate Michael Irvin during practice. This great all-arou- seven-yea- r BY RICH HAGLUND Chronicle Staff Writer "I think 90 percent of the males in America dream of becoming professional athletes," said Manny Hendrix, now manager of athletic relations at the University of Utah. ."Things change as you grow up, but you can't tell a he has no chance of makrealize it. I've done something not a lot of people ing I have had the opportunity to do." What Hendrix did was play four years of great basketball for the University of Utah (graduating in 1986), then seven years as defensive back for the Dallas Cowboys. "It's really just the grace of God that allowed me to be in the right place at the right time. I wish I could say I'm a great athlete, but I can't say that. It's been done before, but I can count on one hand the guys who have made the transition from one sport to another, and were able to stay seven years." Tm not surprised he made the Cowboys," said Lynn Archibald, Hendrix's basketball coach at the University of Utah. "He was a tremendous competitor. He always felt he could make the winning shot We sent his name in to the pro scouts because of his ath- - see "Manny" on page 4 spending, limiting growth at 7.1 percent. While the extra money allocated to meet this new rate did help many bills and especially the budgets of state agencies like the Utah System of Higher education, Steiner's bills to provide a tax credit for tuition d costs and to set up grants might still not be covered. The tuition tax credit, while it applies to only students (or those paying their tuition) who make less than $25,000 a year and awards credit for only 25 percent of tuition, would still cost the state about $7.8 the to million, according fiscal analyst. Legislature's "It won't pass," Steiner said, state-funde- see "bills" on page 3 Non-Prit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 1529 Salt Lake City, UT of |