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Show The Daily Herald Sunday, December 3, 1995 Jackson, in emotional return, vows campaign to oust Gingrich Guardianship case is sealed By MIKE ROBINSON 'ORANGE, Calif. (AP) The guardianship case involving O.J. Simpson's two children will be closed to the public, with even the case's court schedule remaining secret. 'Orange County Commissioner Thomas Schulte took the action Friday in response to a media request, saying it was necessary to protect the privacy of Sydney, 10, and!' Justin, 7. ' Simpson was acquitted in October of the slayings of the children's mother, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman in June 1994. 'Ms. Simpson's parents, Louis and Juditha Brown, filed a petition seeking legal guardianship of the children the month after the slayings. They had been given temporary guardianship of their grandchildren while Simpson was in jail. Simpson agreed to that arrangement until after his release, according to court papers. Gingrich counsels his OP col cautio By DAVID ESPO Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON Shortly after a White House meeting on Bosnia with President Clinton, Speaker Newt Gingrich convened the House GOP leadership in his Capitol conference room. One by one, from Majority Leader Dick Armey of Texas to New York's Rep. Gerald the Solomon, an group expressed strong opposition to Clinton's decision to send American ground troops to uphold the peace agreement. Phone calls from the public, they noted, were running against deployment by stagor gering margins of more, despite Clinton's speech the night before appealing for support. Armey had just said publicly that "getting a winning vote ... would be like 50-to- -l pulling teeth through the back of your head." Gingrich, while no fan of the operation, counseled caution in the Tuesday meeting. With the initial deployment of forces imminent, Republicans need to be careful not to undermine the thousands of troops who will eventually go there, he said, according to others in attendance. These officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Gingrich added he was "not crazy about the idea, but the president's got a tough job when it comes to" making decisions on foreign policy issues such as Bosnia. He said he would not politicize the - MISSION VIEJO, Calif. (AP) Santa Claus is back in town yellowish beard and all. Richard Lintz, fired from his Santa job because of his Eeard, was reinstated Friday after Mission Viejo Mall received off-col- Numerous calls. He was fired in rjie first place Tuesday because of customer complaints, the mall aid. i "We've been listening to said concerns," everybody's Isabel Dixon, the mall's marketing director. Lintz, who began playing Santa fib make ends meet on his Social Security check, tried using issue, according to several GOP lawmakers, and has spoken critically of former Speaker Tom Foley and the current Democratic Leader, Rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri, both of whom opposed President Bush's call for congressional backing for the Persian beard, ut to no avail. And a fake beard was never an option. The firing actually worked to his Advantage, with offers coming special appearances, toy drid Gulf War. Also, according to these Republicans, Gingrich has infr ves"" and through Christmas. "It's almost like the spirit of Christmas has arrived just on his behalf," said his agent, John Hugh. rs liiEW YORK (AP) The nation's worst deadbeat dad, imprisoned for owing $600,000 in ctjild support, must ask a judge's permission before spending money on anything except his debt. Jeffrey Nichols, who had sworn h is virtually penniless, was hit with the sanction Friday after State Supreme Court Justice Phyllearned he lis Gangel-Jaco- b recently spent $16,000. The money came from payment from a magazine article Nichols wrote on precious metals and work for the Austrian mint, said his lawyer, Saul Edelstein. He added some of the money went to the woman caring for Nichols children with his second wife, who died earlier this year. When she sentenced him Aug. 14 on contempt charges, Gangel-Jaco- b said Nichols must stay in least $68,000 jail until he pays at has not paid He of what he owes. aNichoIsmade$180,000inl994 a'ji an investment adviser. ( House Speaker Newt Gingrich pauses during an address before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last month. Gingrich is counseling the GOP to be cautious concerning Bosnia. Santa with yellow beard is rehired Judge sanctions deadbeat dad (f, The Rev. Jesse CHICAGO Jackson made an emotional return to his civil rights roots Saturday, promising a nationwide drive to help Democrats retake Congress and evict Newt Gingrich from the House speaker's chair. Jackson credited his Rainbow Coalition political action group for the victory of his son, Jesse Jack- AP Photo Cary-Grov- fund-raise- - W FOX RIVER GROVE, 111. (AP) A railroad crossing has been reopened to traffic for the first time since a commuter train smashed into a school bus, killing seven students. ' Officials adjusted traffic signals at the crossing and an adjoining intersection to give vehicles more time to clear the tracks, then watched the signal in action for 12 hours under various conditions. "Everything is working properly,"" said Duane Carlson, district engineer for the Illinois Department at Friday's of "Transportation, .reopening. e Seven ; High School students were killed Oct. 25 after their bus stopped partway over the intersec-tiarhel- d crp&ing. A red light at the up the bus as a train bore ddwii. t Investigators say crossing signals triggered by,, the approaching train carSe on too late, failing to let stoplights change to green in time to let waiting traffic clear the tracks. gray-blon- V I Railroad crossing reopened to traffic Jhiteners on his ty)- - Associated Press Writer made clear, his view that the GOP "can't cut off money" for the troops who will soon be on the ground on the constitutionally valid orders of the commander-in-chief. Nor would he 1 FederGREENVILLE, S.C. employees should not worry about another government shutdown ruining their holidays, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole said al Saturday, "It's not going to happen," told reporters here Dole, before appearing in a Christmas parade. "If it does happen, I won't want to come back (to Washington) right away." Federal agencies will lack authority to spend money unless President Clinton and Congress either get a budget deal by Dec. 15 or the two sides agree to extend that deadline. Last month, the government shut down for four days as Clinton and the Congress argued about balancing the budget and Medicare spending. GOP-controll- cd g. The occasion was Jackson's return to a church-lik- e, structure on Chicago's South Side that for 24 years has been the headquarters of Operation PUSH (People United to Serve Humani gray-pillar- permit legislation to reach the floor that he can't vote for. Despite calls from several lawmakers within the caucus to rally opposition to Clinton's policy, Gingrich has stayed silent thus far, although spokesman Tony Blankley said Friday the speaker may be ready to address the issue publicly this week. In contrast to Gingrich's reserve on Bosnia, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole is drafting legislation supporting the mission, with conditions intended to assure the safety of the troops and provide for a timely departure, rii rji first-termer- If no deal comes by Dec. 15. Dole said Congress and the president should agree to extend the deadline and keep the government running. "Around the holidays isn't the time to be closing down the federal government," he said. Dole said he didn't know whether Clinton and Congress could strike a overall deal by the deadline or be forced to agree on another temporary spending bill to keep the government operating. Dole also said he believed American public opinion would begin rallying behind American troops once the peacekeeping operation in Bosnia gets under i'i mil w iinmii nil iiiii innnmiiiiwiinimmi "Thank you for sending us a David to fight the Goliath of our time." Jesse Jackson to live in Washington and lead the coalition. PUSH has languished in recent years, and Jackson said one reason for his return is to revitalize it. Even so, there were many empty seats in the well-wor- n auditorium which in yesteryear was often packed on Saturday mornings with followers clapping to gospel music and drinking in Jackson's fiery civil rights oratory. Jackson quickly raised several thousand dollars in checks, cash nwniMmii nwm imiu i Cf-Vl r0&Tl YT! :S$ kS000 r including helping arm the Bosnians so they can defend themselves afterwards. "It is time for a reality check in Congress," he said in a speech in the Senate, adding that Clinton has already made his decision. Passage of the bill "is not going to be easy. It is not politically popular. But it is the right thing to do," said the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination. Senior House Republicans say nothing approaching Dole's draft bill is likely to command a majority in the House, where the GOP freshmen class is vigorously opposed. "I don't know of a single freshman who is in favor" of the policy, says Rep. Roger Wicker, president of s. the GOP crop of By late Friday, a letter to Clinton had drawn the signatures of 134 House members, the strong majority of them Republicans. "We urge you not to send ground troops to Bosnia." it read in its entirety. If he won't rally the opposition, Gingrich is working in other ways to offer assistance to the newcomers working through their first thorny foreign policy controversy. Jeanne Kirkpatrick or other respected conservatives may speak with the GOP freshman class in the next several days, or perhaps the entire caucus. Dole predicts no shutdown of government over holiday By GARY KARR Associated Press Writer son Jr., in a congressional primary last week. He said the coalition would focus next year on key House and Senate seats needed to Democratic control on Capitol Hill. "The Rainbow is going to defeat Newt Gingrich in 1996," Jackson declared before about 400 people in a speech flavored with biblical rhetoric, underscored at times by an organist and heavily seasoned with Gingrich-bashin- Jackson founded the civil rights group in the 1970s and led it for years, but left in 1984 to form the Rainbow Coalition in Washington. He announced Friday he is returning, as PUSH'S chief executive officer, although he will continue Vv J ZJ 3 Rainbow Coalition will focus on politics. At a news conference following the meeting, Jackson said the GOP was guilty of "the utter abandonment of urban policy" and had "made jails a growth industry." Republicans for He criticized their opposition to national health legislation, job-traini- funds and measures "to level the playing field for the American worker." He said Gingrich was trying to "shift a t;tx break to the haves' while taking benefits from the In response, Gingrich spokesman Allan Lipsett said: "Lacking a positive message on how they would improve America, it's difficult to see how the Democrats would reclaim many of those seats," He would not comment have-not- s. -t- iimiiiiiiiiiwiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiwihiiiiiiimimhiii Provo 655 E. SOOSL rem 1SS0 N- - State Springville 340 S. Main Accepting: Prices Effective " and pledges, crying, "Ushers! Ushers! Bring forth the baskets." And he ordered his organist to upgrade the musical fare by next week. "I want to hear you smoking," he declared. Jackson said PUSH will focus on economic objectives, while the 9SAmEmSsmiX3- - Days Only: December 3, 4, 5, 1 395 it : Blue Bonnet ''f fe Blue 1 Lb. Regular or Light For ! i I fx l! I I i I rJFK 1 Nalley's $rC&(rk Gallon Pancate tjP J I ' Columbian French Custom Roast . I Welch I S3 Pack ' t.!ijp 't.!' dealer nks l'B Sill HLlS jj way. 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