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Show AS The Salt Lake Tribune NATION/WORLD Saturday, May 27, 1995 Dismissed Friend of McVeigh Trying to Cut a Deal Simpson jury Ou.S n nued to dwindle, as Jud THE ASSOCIATED P Juror Airs OKLAHOMACITY — A man whoclaims he cased the federal Her Views > Post-office employee Says Prosecution Lacks Proof Against Simpson » Clerk, building with bombing suspect Timothy 37, married, black. ironmental-health specialist, 38, McVeigh before the blast a deal with prosecutors, cushestod, "before them without risking hos- ile cross-examination. * Judge LanceIto said the legal ‘door had not been openedto allow ‘Simpson's police statement to be iadmitted at this time. Despite a dwindling supply of alternates, Bunten said she believes the remaining jurors are “really dedicated and they will isee this thing through if they’re allowed to.”” Whenit’s over, she said, “The tcity, state and country will be proud.” Buntensaid she wasthe victim ‘of false reports that she waswritting a book. Shesaid Ito called her ‘into his chambers Thursdayafternoon after questioning other jujrors, and read froma letter accusting herof writing a book. “This is so far from the truth,” shesaid. ‘I don’t know who would be writing these letters to the jjudge. » She said she was “enthralled” » Postal worker, 54, married, black 71, married, black » Real-estate appraiser, 28, single, Latino but they want to check out his story first a federal offi- > Court computertechnician. cial says. > Retired cleaningofficer, 44, single, black. > Retired gas-companyclerk. 60, divorced, white, util Removed > Amtrak manager, 52, married, half ‘American Indian and half white. > Courier, 46, married, black. > Hertz single, Corp. quality-control employee, 48, black » Telephone-company employee, 38, married, white. » Flight attendant, 25, single, black vss é Fortier Michael Fortier, 26, has not beenin custodywhile his lawyers discuss whether he will appear merely as a witness, as they would like, or a defendant in the bombing, as governmentofficialsinsist, the source said Thursday “This is a guy who wants some- cy 4 ] Thepoolof alternate jurors nowhas shrunk from 12 to four. They include one black man, two black women and one white woman. If the number of jurors drops below 12, it would cases as both houses began work on counter-terrorism We can’t just put him on the stand to saythis,” said the offi- zona to Oklahoma City cial, speaking on conditionof ano @ McVeigh told him of his intention to blow up the federal building. @ He helped McVeigh case the building, which was ripped apart April 19 by a 4,800-poundfertiliz er andfuel oil bomb. The bombing killedat least 167 people legislation nymity. “The defense will show the CNN tape of him saying MeVeigh had nothing to do with it, and the jury will conclude he waslying at 1 once Fortier McVeigh worked together in a hardware store in Kingman, Ariz MEMORIAL WEEKEND SALE 30% -70% Off lake an agreementby both sides to continue. Otherwise, a mistrial would be declared. Associated Press serecten PatAGONIA core: she said. 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Korea Asks Japanfor Rice in Crisis THE WASHINGTON POST TOKYO — Putting hunger before ideology, the communist government of North Korea askedits leading capitalist neighbor, Japan, for emergency rice supplies Friday, A visiting North Korean delegation told Japanese political leaders that the 22 million people of North Korea will face serious foodshortages again this year unless Japan andother countries increase their shipments of food and other aid. Li Song Rok, head of North Korea’s Trade Promotion Committee, disclosed the shortages in a meeting with officials of the parties in Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama’s coalition government. “North Korea is facing grain shortages due to bad weather,’ he was quoted as saying. Japaneseofficials said it would be “difficult” to provide rice to North Korea until Tokyo and Pyongyang can negotiate normalizationof their relations — a process that is going nowhereat the moment. Further, Japan now is a rice importer, making it harder for Tokyo to export. In this context, the Japanese answer of “difficult” actually constitutes a very firm “no.” North Korean leaders, after standing proudly for decades on their self-proclaimed watchword “Juche,” or self-reliance, in recent years have openly admitted that the largely agricultural nation cannot feeditself. South Korea’s government says North Korean rice production last year totaled about 1.5 million tons, 40 percent below subsistence levels. The North is said to be importing rice already from ‘Thailand, China and South Korea. 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After being subpoenaed to appear before a grandjury, Fortier told investigators last week @ He drove McVeigh from Ari- patagonia > Letter carrier, 38, Latino. | wiretaps in terrorism married, black. Alternates with testimony about the science of DNA analysis, which she saw as an unraveling puzzle, and she said she believes other jurors understood the complex evidence. Bunten said she was “stunned” by defenseallegations of racism against Det. Mark Fuhrman and adamantly denied another juror’s claims that Bunten herself fomented racism on the jury. “T'm not a racist,” she said in the live interview on KABC radio. Bunten said she found outafter her dismissal that another ex-juror, Jeannette Harris, had accused her of kicking Harris and another black juror. Asked what evidence she found most compelling thus far, Bunten said it was the bloodof Simpson's ex-wife on his sock and his blood on a glove also stained with the victims’ blood. The glove was found on Simpson’s e: “By the end ofthe trial, all the evidence should bein place, and hopefully, the jurywill be able to figure out fact fromfiction, and if there's enough evidencethere to believe Mr. Simpson was guilty,” | > Employmentcounselor, 38 » Retired legal secretary, 63, married, white (started as an alternate juror). c No Wiretaps The Senate onFriday rejected President Clinton's proposal to allow emergen- what reduced charges the govern- is trying to cut > Insurance-claims handler, 22, single, white ByLinda Deutsch THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Theeighth juror dismissed from the OJ Simpsontrial said Friday a bloody glove and socks were “pretty compelling’ evidence against Simpson, butsheisn’t convinced he murdered his ex-wife and her friend. ‘I definitely need something to tie Mr. Simpsonin with the blood drops,” ex-juror Francine Florio ‘Buntensaid in herfirst interview since being ousted. “I don't know if having your own blood dropsin your home is against the law. 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