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Show The Daily Herald Informant helped Trade Center probe - Associated Press Writer . i . ' v bomb-makin- ! if ' fifth-ter- , K i i v : I1H11HM- i ; Mi itim it iilmlil -: ha-;ve- ' v -- alcoholic that category. one administrathe newspaper, to be exempted taxes on it is because raising "morelikely to alienate people." Among those opposed to higher ; beer taxes is House Majority Lead-e- r Richard Gephardt, who represents St. Louis, the nation's beer- brewing capital. Anheuser-Busc- h Cos., based in St. Louis, says there are more than 80 million beer drinkers in the United States, including 30 million who drink more than a a k week. Journalist's death linked to drug lords - The slayNEW YORK (AP) g a of jouring crusading nalist who was shot in the head by a hooded gunman at a restaurant last year was carried out by a in the pay of Colombia's drug lords, authorities say. and the alleged The teen-agmiddleman in the contract murder were indicted Monday in the slay-- : ing of Manuel de Dios Unanue, 49. ; U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White ' said several more suspects were in custody and being questioned. She said de Dios' slaying was prompted by his exposes of narcotand the ics links between Colombia United States and resulted from a ; $20,000 contract offered by Jose Santacruz Londono, a reputed ' leader of the Cali drug cartel. anti-dru- er '. ; 4 Wilder disputes report of gay joke RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gov. L. Douglas Wilder disputed news reports that he flicked a limp wrist and lisped, "Oh ... stop it" '. ! J ; ; : i while clowning around with re- -' porters. The Democrat, who two months af-ago criticized the Republicans J ter former Marine Lt. Col. Oliver L. North told a joke about homo-- ; sexuals, came under criticism ac- -; from the GOP and tivists for the alleged slur. The alleged comment was made Friday night in a crowded hall of the state Democratic convention and was reported by several news- papers. gay-righ- ' ' all l., of Republion abortion Monday in Buchanan. - WASHINGTON The hosts were no doubt hoping for reconciliation. Instead they got red-harguments over the same values issues that fractured the Republican Party last year and may have led to its White House defeat. The Republican Majority Coalition, soliciting ways to broaden the party's base, got another kind of earful on Monabout saliva tests, moral day license, fever swamps, dinosaur thinking, arrogance and ot even racism. The coalition is eager to move the party back to what it considers solid ground: fiscal conservatism, defense issues, foreign policy. Contentious, emotionally charged issues should not be matters of public policy, they say. "I believe you're mistaken," told Rep. Henry Hyde, Sen. Arlen Specter, and former Sen. Warren Rudman, "All politics is an extension of ethics" and Republicans should not "check our moral convictions at the caucus room door." Rudman said many Americans came away from last year's campaign with the impression that all his party thinks or cares about is abortion. "We will be the losers," he said, if those on opposing sides of the issue "tear each other to shuds" in 19 as they did in R-Il- l., R-P- 1992. or They gave a preview was it a reprise? at Monday's gathering. Sen. Alan Simpson. , assistant minority leader in the Senate, said he was sick and tired of being called a because he supports abor o. baby-kill- er tion rights. He belittled Republicans who "give each other the saliva test of purity." Simpson said the approaching congressional debate over whether to spend federal money on abortions "is going to get racist. It'll get sexist. It'll be the worst possible thing I can imag- ine." Two seats away sat Hyde, author of the provision that bans federal funds for abortion. "It e forces that want is the to save young black children," he told Simpson. "If it gets racist, it won't be racist on the pro-liside." Hyde and 1992 presidential challenger Patrick Buchanan maintained that abortion is one of the party's strengths, from both moral and political stand- - i WEST HAMLIN, W.Va. (AP) An elderly couple were killed n gaso-- ! today when a line tanker crashed into their home : and exploded. The truck's driver also was killed. ; 8,500-gallo- ! Sesco McCIure, 77, and his wife, Lena, 72, were apparently : asleep when the early morning crash occurred, police said. The driver. Ernest Marcum, 37, of Branchland. worked for Wylie and Nolan Trucking of Logan, police ; said. The accident occurred on a narrow, rural road just outside West Hamlin, about 30 miles west of Charleston, state police said. WASHINGTON Retired SchwarzH. Norman Gen. Army kopf said today he accepts the current policy of not asking recruits about their sexual orientation but remains opposed to gays serving openly in the military. "1 have no objection to leaving the situation exactly where it is now," Schwarzkopf, who commanded U.S. forces in the Persian Gulf War, told the Senate Armed Services Committee. President Clinton directed the services in January to stop questioning recruits about whether they are homosexual. Bowing to pressure, Clinton instituted the interim policy while Defense Secretary Les Aspin draws up an executive ban on order to end the inth" military. ld jy "I'd ing. Another Senate panel, the f.ihic Committee, is investigating allegations by nearly two doen tenia! employees ano acquaintances m ' Packwood made unwanted sexna! advances over two decades. The 250 Oregon petitioner-- , through their attorneys, said th Rules Committee also should re view the case because Packwood', success at silencing his accuser-in No until after his v ember was akin to bribery, stup ing ballot boxes and other forms or .' Ford electoral fraud. The allegations of sexua' misconduct first became public in ih: weeks following Packwood's rar row defeat of Democratic challenger Ixs AuCoin. "Mr. Packwood stole the election." said Katherine Meyer, an attorney for I'.i 3 into a subway station and got away. Transit Police traced him through phone records and on Monday night arrested Keron a mere Thomas His downfall was in leaving his real home phone number. O'Leary said. run in ' 20-ye- ar ; Authorities said the impostor thwarted the system by calling a crew office Saturday, asking if people were needed to work overtime, and leaving a number where he could be reached. Posing as a real motorman. Regoberto Sabio. he gave Sabio's pass code and was the longest assigned to the A ine A wood's opponents. "Fie engaged in a deliberate and calculated effort to ensure voters did not learn of h s history of sexual conduct before the election." She contended that Packwood and his staff intimidated the wo:--en. making telephone calls to threaten them and gather embarrassing information, "incltKlir-intimate information about the:' sexua) lives." impersonation and criminal trespassing. During the joy ride, none of the passengers were hurt: apparently they didn't even notice anything amiss. quired of drivers caught speeding. But when he arrived, the subway aficionado dashed where else? f where this would take the Senate in terms of having to sit in judm- ;.t of virtually everyone who wins ,m election." she said after th-- ' m ' reckless endangerment, criminal 45-mi- le concerned ab'" be very MORE $, LESS TP Get the most from your retirement plan. 401-- the whole system. I.R.A.,jrc. .. K, Call Monty Scott 377-554- rp h9P'ni 4 pro-lif- fe 1 JCrt rm "For us it is a slavery issue, a moral issue, a human rights issue," said Buchanan. "If you walk away from the right to life, you lose the presidential election, and I don't know what you gain." What you gain, said women at the session, are women's votes. "Women have been literally driven from the Republican Party." said Harriett Woods, chairman of the bipartisan National Women's Political Caucus. "The perception is that the party is hostile." I -- II if n m 1 v 2! M 1 I 1 INSTALL A LENNOX points. i HIGH EFFICIENCY AIR CONDITIONER "POWER UHN0X if1!! DIMENSION SAVER LI fir f5?Q . tfr I 8 fx pj FOR AS LOW AS: Rep. Connie Morella, , said the religious right has infiltrated the GOP from the bottom up and "turned our party into a revival tent." The 1992 platform "sent a message that was loud, clear, mean and intolerant," she said, adding the party should not confuse tolerance with weakness. d. Schwarzkopf says he opposes gays serving openly in military By DONNA CASSATA Associated Press Writer in uniform with an operator's equipment bag, and took a subway train with hundreds of passengers on a 2 ride. He even made all his stops on time. He finally was tripped up when he took a curve too fast and triggered an emergency brake. Transit Authority spokesman Jared Lebow said Monday. An inspector was called and the impostor was taken to headquarters for drug and alcohol tests re- rn for this body who had been arrested in December on trespassing charges for being in a rail yard, police spokesman Al O'Leary said. "It seems he does have an affinity for the iron horse." O'Leary said today. faces charges of The teen-age- r A subway buff A train. Literally. He posed as a motorman, showing up took the nViffiT'''1 Divisive issues emerge at Republican gathering By JILL LAWRENCE AP Political Writer a formal Pandora's probe "really opens said. Sen. Thad Cochran, k Miss., recommended the panel dismiss the case without an investigation. And Sen. Dianne Femstem. I)- - - NEW YORK We t ts Gasoline tanker jhits house, kills 3 903 Calif., said launching Subway buff takes over train Patrick Buchanan listens as Ann Stone, president cans for Choice, addresses a panel discussion sponsored by the Republican Majority Coalition stands behind Washington. Rep. Henry Hyde, i I termined the outcome'" i AP Photo , I i m D-K- Six-Pac- six-pac- Senate Associated Press Writer - if A By KAREN MATTHEWS NEW YORK (AP) The Clinton administration, reluctant to alienate the "Joe crowd, is backing off plans to impose a "sin tax" on beer, The Wall Street Journal reported today. White House officials, who have been considering raising tax-- ! es on a number of products consid- ered health hazards, say they beverages fall into But if they do, tion official told beer is still likely - WASHINGTON panel turned an unsympathetic ear to claims that Sen. Bob Packwood defrauded voters by allegedly lying and intimidating women who accused him of sexual harassment. The Senate Rules Committee heard arguments from both sides Monday concerning its authority to grant the petition by more than 250 voters seeking to unseat the Oregon Republican. Committee Chairman Wendell said the panel would Ford, meet again "fairly soon" to decide whether to formaily investigate allegations that Packwood lied to the news media and threatened women Clinton may back off beer tax plan decided who had told reporter- - they were victims of his unwanted sexual advances over the past 20 vears. But Ford and other committee members questioned whether the Senate should he the judge of the veracity of statements made during election campaigns Thev also suggested it would be impossible to determine whether the alleged lies affected the outcome of an election, which is required to proe fraud "How can the Senate determine whether a single event or fact de- By SCOTT SONNER JV ' 1 1 , 1 Tuesday, May Senate panel unsympathetic to claims Packwood defrauded voters ( NEW YORK (AP) A confidential informant helped lead investigators of the World Trade Center bombing to a home where g they found evidence of materials, according to a defense lawyer who wants the informant identified. In court papers filed Friday and made public Monday, Robert Precht, lawyer for defendant Mohammad Salameh, asked U.S. District Judge Kevin Duffy to reconsider an earlier decision not to force investigators to reveal the informant's identity to the defense. Precht said Monday that his client may have been set up or even misidentified. He called any informant "a vital potential defense witness." . A, Kjgfepp The order is due July 15. Schwarzkopf said he opposes ending the ban because it would hurt morale and the cohesion of military units. "The armed services' principle mission is not to be social experimentation," he said. While Schwarzkopf was willing to accept the current policy, the three other witnesses on the panel were steadfastly opposed to any change in the prohibition. Marine Corps Col. Fred Peck, who just returned after five months in Somalia, said he would counsel his three sons against joining the military if the ban is lifted. '". i PER MONTH iu I I I :'i 1 O.A.C. CALL NOW FOR PROMPT INSTALLATION 'Save money now by installing an economical central air conditioning unit. 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