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Show G3 The Daily Herald Sunday, January 26, 1997 House leaders trying to repair ethics system Drisf g Runner charged By LARRY MARGASAK Associated Press Writer in cousin's death House leaders want WASHINGTON to fix an ethics system battered by partisan politics and almost destroyed in the final days of the case against Speaker Newt Gingrich. One change under discussion: make permanent the type of cost assessment penalty levied against the speaker for people who mislead the committee or who file frivolous complaints. Another: a bipartisan agreement barring election campaign attacks against ethics committee members over the handling of an investigation. Rep. Dick Armey of Texas, the Republican floor leader, and House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt of Missouri are expected to name a bipartisan ethics task force next month. Creating such a group i DECATUR. Ga. (AP) Ethiopian immigrant Asier Haile was delighted when her cousin arranged a marriage for her. so excited that she bought clothes for her first date and showed them off. But Haile called a friend the day after the date and said the man w as too old, that she couldn't go through with the marriage. A day later, her body was found along an Atlanta highway, dead from a gunshot to her head. In custody is the man who set up'the date, Arega Abraha, Haile's cousin and a professional runner who has won more than 170 races, from the Atlanta Marathon to this month's Atlanta Track Club 10K run. ' Police said they believe the Abraha was going to receive money for the marriage, and he killed his fcousin when she balked. He was charged w ith murder on Thursday and was arrested Friday at the Thousands still without power In a city where cars outnumber yellow cabs, the bikes can be used by anyone to ride anywhere with one caveat they must be left in the open, unlocked, so someone else can use them. . "It's free public transportation in the true sense of the word." said John Thorns, a volunteer for the Yellow Bike Project. "They're free to ride, but not to hide." Community bike programs are popular in European cities, and are now found across the United States, including Portland, Ore.: Madison, Wis.; Charleston. S.C.; Missoula, Mont.; St. Paul. Minn.; Orlando, Fla.; Denver and Boulder, Colo. In Boulder, the city spent $20,000 to make 120 donated, green bikes available to the public. A few months later, only about 40 were still on the streets but organizers still considered tiie program a success. Thorns and Dave Barker, of the Bikes not Bombs organization, spent six months acquiring the bicycles. At a grocery store a few blocks from the University of Texas. Randy Ramirez and friend Colleen Morton picked up the first bikes. "I heard about it on the radio earlier in the week and I thought it would be a fun thing to do." single-occupa- t Threat targets Paramount A man LOS ANGELES claiming to have packed his truck with 5.(XH) pounds of dynamite Surrendered after forcing workers Jo evacuate Paramount Studios for Jiearly 4 12 hours Saturday. had The man reportedly demanded to speak to U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno. Shortly before 2:30 p.m.. the man. who had been talking to police by cellular phone, left the truck, walked across the street and was taken into custody. ' Police sealed off more than a dozen blocks after the truck parked in front of the main gate of KCAL-Twhich has offices on the Paramount lot. at about 10 a.m.. the station reported. A large banner draped on the (ruck read: "AAA damaged my Reputation ... I want restitution for millions ... Don't shoot ... 5.(KK) lbs of dynamite." It was not immediately known what "AAA" stood for. d KCAL broadcast an feet four about long pipe gashed atop the cab of the truck. A wire descended from the pipe through a w indow into the cab. , f do relatives of two members of the radical MOVE group who were killed when police bombed their ' fortified row house. Under the agreements reached earlier this month, the city will pay more than $500,000 each estates of MOVE founder John Africa and Frank James Africa, who were among II people found dead after the city's confrontation with the group in 19X5. Alter an exchange of gunfire, officers dropped a bomb from a helicopter onto the roof of the MOVE house. The bomb, intended to open a hole for tear gas. started a fire thai destroyed 61 other homes. Members of the mostly black group had all adopted the surname Africa, ate raw food, espoused equality with animals and preached against technology. Under the agreement, the city agreed to drop its appeal of a v erdict aw aiding the estates $500,000 each: In return, relatives of the dead men dropped their appeals of a judge's decision thai two city offU cials were immune from lawsuits.' "We don't care about the tnon: ev." said Ramona Africa, the only MOVE adult to survive the fire. "This is an issue of these people beinu held accountable." nt to-tl- wrtm Oyh -- AP photo Randy Ramirez wades through a sea of yellow nonprofit group makes the bikes available for any"community" bikes Saturday in Austin, Texas. A one to use. Ramirez said. "I figured the bikes about the project. But he. too. was This is a better use for them." anxious to use a bike. were there and they're for the genOrganizers have asked city offi"This is a great idea." Osborne cials to exempt Yellow Hike riders eral public to ride them, so why not said. "We have a couple of old from a ordinance requiring cvclisis me?" Like a cab. the bicycle might bikes at home that never get used. to wear a helmet. not be around for its last rider. "There's always that risk." Thorns said. "But if people continue giving support, then you'll only have to walk a block or so and there w ill be another one." David Osborne hadn't heard TOPIC: SPECIAL LIBRARY BOND ELECTION Tuesday, January 28, 7:00 p.m. Centennial Middle School, 1 305 East 2320 North I Wednesday, January 29, 7:00 p.m. Provo Municipal Council Chambers 351 West Center Information will be presented on what is pro- mnm pes 81 111: CELLULAR PIIOkE posed, relevant legal issues, financial implications, and voting information. Presentations will also be made by individuals who support and oppose the proposition. A question and answer period will follow. All registered voters residing in Provo are invited and encouraged to attend. & 15QF3TETIUJ(Ttt w cm MUTCH AIM CHARSER tmCAD BATTERY K3TAL (Wednesdays forum televised on channel 42) VCtCE PRIVACY RECBm CTI TEXT IIZSSABES YEAR WARRANTY H4ini- - sV Cbli RmakI Goist, lUt Rool! RirlriHotql) V 3 r k K2 i TVXISXs o ED V U W I f K:nniikm y)X I I 1 - Premium "m FuX an r Chnnt 1 i- -J A. 1 ' I .y .ui-.MZ- j fJ wjlj ' u t ' (77ftJ ,'2 CLOSED SUNDAY SfHoWobpo ID 12 I O fiEjifflili k:::u ma JtJ VUILE SUPPLIES IASTI vnmi N HW The PHILADELPHIA (AP) citv has reached settlements with COMMUNITY INFORMATION FORUMS lieu Jmt Tu Sifta ' families PROUO CITY olive-colore- Inter Wot lofty 44SM job." pedal. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Thousands were without electricity Saturday after tornadoes ripped through central Tennessee and part of Alabama, killing one person and destroying or damaging more than 2(X) homes and businesses. Barfield. a tiny community just southeast of Nashville, was hardest hit by the twisters and thunderstorms that rolled through on Friday evening. "We're looking at about 75 to .80 homes, about half of w hich are Jotally destroyed," Cecil Whaley of the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said Saturday. "Also there are a large number of apartment complexes there. In some cases, all the units have been damaged extensively." he said." CaMwtO the A nonprofAUSTIN, Texas it group put 24 yellow bicycles on the streets of Austin Saturday, as the city joined a handful of U.S. cities that offer free trans- portation for those willing to Sharree" a. be ond a new spapcr article thai ma be from d publication associated with a political cause. "The ethics committee should have the option to make a finding that the complaint was filed fmoloush." said Rep. Sieve who is expected to continue Schiff. on the committee. "The fact that a complaint was dismissed should not by itself hav e a penalty." he said "A frivolous complaint has no sound basis to file it. It would be just to embarrass the member who was targeted." Appearing al a series of town hall meetings Salutdav in his Georgia district. Giin grich said: "We are going to ask the House to adopt a rule that savs if. as (Democratic whip) David Bonior lias, (you) filed lots and lots of false charges, than ou ought to pay both the House and the person vou filed against. And if the committee finds that vou have malii ciously. deliberately filed false charges. oij should pay triple damages to the taxpayer." By SARAH HORNADAY Associated Press Writer tucky International Airport on a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. "Cart, Dottie who as Rep. Nana Johnson. committee chairwoman took the brum of the Democratic attacks, said. "If partisan conflict intensifies." the ethics swem "will not be able to survive." Gingrich said last week he hasn't decided how to pay his $300,000 financial penalty, assessed for misleading statements that caused the committee extra work and expense. As he contemplates whether to use his personal funds, lawmakers are thinking about making penalties a especially for House permanent sanction members and outside groups who file I'riui-lou- s complaints. The reimbursement would be considered different from a fine, an existing penally reserved for cases of improper personal gain. The assessment would be aimed at politically inspired or retaliatory complaints, often with nothing backing up claims Group offers free bikes for anyone to use City settles with MOVE Ken- Cincinnati-Norther- n would bring yawns in normal times, but it has great significance now. That's because neither party wants a repeat of partisan braw ls within the House ethics committee such as this month's brouhaha surrounding the schedule for wrapping up the Gingrich case. Nor does anyone want future ethics cases to follow the Gingrich investigation into the political arena, where an investigation's merits are fought out on the House floor and in news conferences and election campaigns. "I'm hoping we're on the other foot now. where we're saying we narrowly avoided an institutional black eye." said Rep. Porter Like most members of the Goss, panel. Goss just finished his unpleasant tour of duty. Goss decried the "spectacle" that sent out the message: "Congress, w hich is constitutionally supposed to police itself, cannot do Wireless Services Hmiim Auttnnt 8 OMVEMEfllT SIDKIACAUQNS JD SLHYtyOUl MURRAY SYRACUSE OREM SO. SALT LAKE JXiSJOC l le'JMWJ WWW i ;nLJC2n lju. 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