The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 1990 Page: 2 of 16
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NEWS
2
ScplcnibCi 20, 1990
World News Briefs
compiled by Cheri Woodhull
Police Activity in Georgetown
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BIKER'S ALERT
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Anchor both wheels and
frame to a stationary
object.
This mess ige from
the National Crime Prevention ( ouncil
mode possible by a generous
grant from MasterCard International
s ub hulled
Unix er si lx Police
Kim Crowder
Matthew C. Johnson
Monica Maldonado
Jon Porter
Nisa Sharma
Barbara Strickland
Parle your bike in well-
lighted and well-traveled
areas.
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Bolt that bike!
Best—A high security
U-lock.
OK—A case hardened
chain or cable with
hardened steel lock.
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SAFI:
CAMPUS
TAKE A BITE OUT OF
CRIME
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forces xx
REFERENDUM IN USSR
Mikhail Gorbachex
pm • ul a call for a rel'eren
du lit on the issue of private
o< er ship of land sax ing
L .. the issue is Loo big Lo
P ii in lhe hands of a few
politicians.. This referen-
dum would violate one of
the kex- elements of Com
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hvdrogen buildup.
PHILIPPINES BEGIN
PHASING OUT U.S.
Mondav Corazon
Aquino, President ol lhe
lire zones (red curbs) are
subject lo being ticketed
and toxved away at the
owner's expense.
The University Police
would like lo bring lhe fol
lowing three items to the
attention of lhe campus
com m umix-
We are aware th al
there has been concern
.; \ e i the a x a 11 ab1111 x of
parking \\ hile we cannot
create additional space
x our>cooperation with rules
xx ill make what is available
safer and more organized
for ex er\one
lion must first be lor med lo
allow referendums This
piove.> could take as long
us si.x months, thus slowing
e'.’op< > m |c rp m
TERRORISTS FREED
': aqi Shute Moslem
i e I I ;■ I S W ho la U 11 C 11 C J
bombings m k u xx ail in I 9k •;
h a x e been I r e e d fro m
n u v. mti pH' i?-on i v, i pc in
'• .o.l i:. , . ■ . ■ b li i li a \ e
Philippines, said she is
ready-' to talk about the
removal of US forces from
that country. This was her
1 its I call lo slow lx phase
out the bases Meanxx hile
DEFENSE SECRETARY
FIRED
United Stales De
fense Secretary Dick Ch-
eney fired the Air Force
Chief of Staff General Mi
chael Dugan for disclosing
Pentagon plans about ac-
tions toxx ard Iraq, includ-
ing an raids and an attack
on Saddam Hussein’s house
Dugan also said that lhe U.S
has 420 combat planes and
250 support planes operat-
in'? li. >m ahouI ; 0 bases in
lhe Persian 'Sulf. General
1 o n y McPeak,
the commander
I Lhe Pacific Air
ill replace Dugan
w This year's Admissions Tell-a-prospect begins on A
^Sunday, September 30 at 6PM and will run through^
a Thursday, October 4 at 6 PM A phone crew of 18™
™ students will assemble in the conference room on 2nd^
Q floor Cullen to phone prospective students from all a
A over the country. Refreshments will be provided and™
_ door prizes for the crews will be awarded. The crcw^
™ that makes lhe most phone calls in one night will beMh
Healed lo a free dinner al The Olive Garden in Austin.
a Each of lhe five night captains will turn in a crew W
" list by September 25. If you are interested in joining £
lhe Tell-a-prospect campaign, call the SHARP^
A coordinators at xl205 or call Eric Q. Timm at xl536. Its™
about time to begin again, and this is your chance to
_,™ shape the future freshman class! SIGN UP! £
MEGAPHONE STAFF
3) The parking lol
across from the Cullen
building on University
Avenue is the property of
Southxveslern. All rules
concerning registration
" ill be enforced
Editor-in-chief:
Sherrin F. Roberts
Managing editor:
Diana Ashe
editor:
Copy editor:
Cheri Woodhull
managers:
Brooke Baker
Stephen Mendenhall
Photography editor:
Shannon Sims
manager:
Liza Harris
I o 111 e u 1 o r c e s
I < H III e l I 111 p 1 i:
Moslems are
\\ UlllS 111 l lie tuvtieS el gUCf
ina xx ar fat e
JUDGE FINISHES TES-
TIMONY
Federal Appeals
Court Judge David Souter
finished up three days of
testimony before Congress
Monday. After no major
mistakes throughout the
testimony, he is almost as-
sured an easy confirmation
lo the Supreme Court.
Souter refused to reveal his
views on Roe vs. Wade, but
did reveal that he opposes
any flat ban on the death
penalty.
SHUTTLE LAUNCH DE-
LAYED
NASA had lo abort its
fourth attempt Monday lo
launch the space shuttle
Columbia No new launch
dale has been set. Hydro-
gen buildup in the engine
caused NASA lo delay lhe
launch This is the third
time lhe shuttle launch has
Engrave your D.L. # in a
hidden spot, and several
other places like on the
frame and wheels.
1 i A number of bi
cycles were found aban
doned on camnus this sum
mer They were impounded
and stored bx the univer
sity police. The bicycles
be claimed by their
owners al lhe police office,
located m the Field House.
Those which are not
claimed by September 30
will be sold by auction.
2 i Vehicles parked in
with t h ci r
•olid? lh<.
training ku
Philippine police con
Hunted p r o test e r s xx; h o
demanded that lhe U.S
forces xvilhdraxx' from the
country The Philippine
bases are among lhe larg
esl American bases on for
eign soil.
FRATERNITY
LENCE
Travis County has
•delved into an investiga
lion of fraternity hazing
on lhe University of Texas
campus after a student was
found gagged, bound, and
blindfolded behind a fra
ternity nouse. inviv io u
pending investigation on
four other groups of fra-
ternity men in x' o 1 v i n g
cases of hazing and assault
Two men were arrested at
the fraternity house.
GUBERNATORIAL
RACE
In the governor's
race, both candidates are
in the nation’s capital this
week. Ann Richards will
be fund raising in bolh
Washington, D.C and New
v ... I r ; < . ,, , i, ; i.. C I . \ n
Williams will be visiting lhe
White House. Williams has
released a new television
commercial promising lo
solve lhe drug p r o b1em
using such tactics as drug
e d u c a 11 o n b e g i n n i n g i n
k i n d e r g a r l e n. and la k i n g
drix er s licenses from drug
u s e r s
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