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21 Tuesday, March 4, 2003 | The Red & Black
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Rebels will not negogiate with U.S.
BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s largest rebel group
said Monday it would negotiate with Colombia but not
with the United States for the release of three Americans
captured after their plane crashed.
The three were seized Feb. 13. A fourth American and a
Colombian army sergeant on the plane were killed near the
crash site. The four Americans were working for California
Microwave Systems, a division of Northrop Grumman,
which has a contract to work for the Pentagon in Colombia.
The United States has said that it had no intentions of
negotiating with the rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed
Forces of Colombia, or FARC, which is on the State
Department’s list of terrorist organizations.
White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said President
Bush began his day with a phone call to Colombian
President Alvaro Uribe.
“They both expressed concern about the United States
citizens that have been taken hostage by FARC and the
need for continued close cooperation to get them
released,” Fleischer said.
North Korean jets
intercept spy plane
WASHINGTON — North
Korean fighter jets inter
cepted a U.S. Air Force
reconnaissance plane over
the Sea of Japan and one
used its radar in a manner
that indicated it might
attack, U.S. officials said
Monday.
Lt. Cmdr. Jeff Davis, a
Pentagon spokesman, said
it was the first such incident
since August 1969 when a
North Korean plane shot
down a U.S. EC-121 surveil
lance plane, killing 31
Americans.
The latest incident hap
pened Sunday morning,
Korean time, and there was
no hostile fire, Davis said.
Four North Korean
planes “shadowed” the
American plane over inter
national waters for about 20
minutes before breaking off,
he said.
Two North Korean
MiG29 fighters and two
other aircrafts that Davis
said appeared to be MiG23
fighters intercepted the Air
Force RC-135S reconnais
sance plane, which Davis
said was conducting a rou
tine intelligence mission
over the Sea of Japan about
150 miles off North Korea’s
coast.
Rwandan rebels
arrested for murders
WASHINGTON — Three
Rwandan rebels have been
arrested and charged with
the 1999 murders of
two American tourists in
Uganda during a trip to see
rare mountain gorillas, U.S.
officials said Monday.
Rob Haubner and his
wife, Susan Miller, were
hacked and bludgeoned to
death along with four
British and two New
Zealand tourists by
Rwandan Hutu rebels. The
rebels had specifically tar
geted English-speakers in a
bid to weaken U.S. and
British support for the new
Rwandan government, U.S.
authorities said.
“This was a vicious, cold
blooded, brutal attack that
was intended to make a
political point,” said U.S.
Attorney Roscoe Howard of
the District of Columbia,
where a federal grand jury
indicted the three on
Feb. 25.
Those charged with mur
der, conspiracy and other
counts were identified
as Rwandan nationals
Leonidas Bimenyiamana,
34; Francois Karake, 38; and
Gregoire Nyaminami, 32.
The three were arrested
Saturday with the help of
the Rwandan government
and flown to Puerto Rico for
initial court appearances,
with trials to be held later in
Washington, D.C. The
charges carry a possible
death penalty.
Design picked for
Sept. 11 memorial
WASHINGTON — Victims
of the Sept. 11 attack on the
Pentagon will be remem
bered outside the massive
Defense Department head
quarters by a grove of trees,
184 lighted pools and bench
es engraved with the names
of those who died.
Pentagon officials
announced Monday that the
memorial’s design, by two
New York architects, had
been chosen from among
more than 1,100 entries in a
competition.
The two-acre memorial
will be 165 feet from the
Pentagon, near the spot
where terrorists crashed a
hijacked jetliner into the
building.
The benches will sit atop
small lighted reflecting
pools, arranged by age of the
victims, from 3 to 71, and
positioned parallel to the
plane’s flight path, officials
said. The Sept. 11, 2001,
crash killed 125 people in
the building and 64 on the
plane. The five al-Qaeda
hijackers are not among the
184 people honored by the
memorial.
Leaders announce
foster care laws
ATLANTA — The gover
nor’s floor leaders intro
duced legislation Monday
which allows foster parents
to have a say regarding the
child’s future care and
placement.
The legislation, intro
duced by Republican Sens.
Bill Stephens of Canton and
Dan Lee of LaGrange, would
make foster parents a neces
sary witness in placement
hearings. The bill would also
ensure that foster parents
are given notice of hearings.
“Although DFACS
(Department of Family and
Children’s Services) pro
vides valuable insight, foster
parents are being left out of
the loop,” Gov. Sonny
Perdue said in a prepared
statement.
The governor and his wife
have served as foster par
ents since 1998 and have
provided care for eight
infants.
“As a foster parent, I am
aware of the type of knowl
edge and genuine interest in
the child’s future and that
foster parents can bring to
this important process,”
Perdue said.
Georgia has 14,472 chil
dren and 3,507 families in
the state foster care
program.
— Associated Press
Proposed permits face opposition
By KATIE REETZ
kreetz@randb.com
Athens residents vocalized vastly dif
ferent opinions last night at an open
forum to discuss a proposed rental permit
program.
The rental permit would affect land
lords and tenants in areas that have been
zoned for single families.
Among the provisions of the proposal,
strong opposition was voiced to the idea
of government control of private property,
a $125 fee for each dwelling unit leased by
a landlord and registration of tenants with
the government.
Jodi Cohen, a graduate student from
Oreland, Penn., attended the meeting to
learn more about the proposal but said
she was concerned that students were
being singled out by the Athens-Clarke
County (ACC) government.
“I don’t understand why renters have
to register — I cherish my privacy and its
being eroded away,” she said.
Vicki Collins, an employee at the
University and landlord, said she resented
the ACC government’s attempt to control
her property.
“I don’t understand why I’d have to pay
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▲ Rosemary Mendicino, a Univ
ersity graduate, was one of the
concerned Athens residents who
attended Monday’s zoning forum.
a fee to rent out a room in my home,” she
said.
Additionally, Athens resident Larry
Fort questioned the government’s under
standing of the division between private
property and government control.
“Where do we draw the line between
socialism and democracy?” he said.
A number of citizens, however, pledged
their support for the proposal and the
government’s efforts to maintain the qual
ity of life in their neighborhoods.
Carolyn Reynolds, a longtime Athens
resident and homeowner said she sup
ports the proposal to hold landlords and
tenants accountable.
“If landlords and tenants were obeying
the law then we wouldn’t be here today,”
she said.
Citing the practice of requiring busi
ness owners to register for permits,
Athens resident Rob Walker said he could
think of no reason why landlords should
be exempt from acquiring permits.
“Rental registration places the respon
sibility on the person who controls the
premises,” he said. “Operating rental
property is a business — and in Athens its
a big business.”
Richard Hathaway, a University alum
and landlord urged citizens on both sides
of the issue to work with the government
to find a solution to the conflict over the
rental permit.
“We all love Athens and want it to be a
good place, a better place,” he said. “We
don’t want to fight with each other, we
want to work with each other,” he said.
A second public meeting will be held in
April after a draft for the rental permit
program has been written.
Provost candidate
Zingg a history buff
By MEGAN E. DAVIS
mdavis@randb.com
Paul Zingg, one of five
candidates for the office of
senior vice president of aca
demic affairs and provost,
will make his visit to campus
today.
Zingg’s schedule of events
will include two open forums
with the public.
First, he will meet with
the campus community and
give a brief presentation of
his vision for the University.
Following his speech he will
answer questions.
Faculty, staff, administra
tion, and the general public
are invited to attend this
meeting at 2 p.m. on the
fourth floor of Dean Rusk
Hall.
A similar meeting with be
held specifically for students
at 4 p.m. in Room 142 of the
Tate Student Center.
Following the question-
and-answer session at this
meeting, students will have
the opportunity to submit
feedback on Zingg.
Forms will be available to
rank the candidate through
a series of questions and a
write-in section.
Student Government
Association and Graduate
Student Association leaders
will organize students’
responses into a report form
to assist
President
Michael
Adams in
h i s
selection.
Following
the two
meetings,
Zingg will
complete a
formal
interview
with
Adams.
Zingg has been provost
and vice president for
Academic Affairs at
California Polytechnic State
University since 1995.
He came to California
Polytechnic in 1993 as dean
of the College of Liberal
Arts.
Zingg also has been dean
of the School of Liberal Arts
at Saint Mary’s College of
California. He has been on
the executive committee of
the Council of Fellows for
the American Council on
Education.
He also was on the board
of directors of the American
Association for the
Advancement of Core
Curriculum.
Zingg is a historian who
specializes in diplomatic his
tory, the history of higher
education and sports
history.
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Next Door to Toppers
Young Dems to
host winter gala
By KATIE REETZ
kreetz@randb.com
University students will
have the chance to rub elbows
with top political brass this
weekend at a reception
sponsored by the Young
Democrats.
The second annual Winter
Gala will be held March 8 in
the New College Room of the
Holiday Inn and is expected
to draw a mix of students,
alumni and public officials.
Brian Murray, president of
the Young Democrats, said
the event provides students a
chance to meet some of the
power players in state politics
in a laid-back environment.
“The Gala is a great way for
students who are interested
in the political process to get
involved,” he said.
Jeff DiSantis, executive
director of the Georgia
Democratic Party, will be the
evening’s featured speaker
and said he will talk about the
future of the Democratic
Party in Georgia.
DiSantis said given the
current turmoil in both
national and local politics, it’s
important for students to
take an interest in public
affairs.
“It’s good for people to be
involved in politics, regardless
of party affiliation,” he said.
The Winter Gala begins at
7 p.m. when attendees will be
ushered in to the sounds of a
live jazz band and served wine
and hors d’oeuvres.
The official program will
begin at 8 p.m. and is expect
ed to last about two or three
hours said Matt Edwards,
social chair of the Young
Democrats.
Murray said although the
Winter Gala is the Young
Democrats’ main fund-raising
event, the organization
does its best to keep
the event affordable for
students.
Tickets for the event are
$10 for students and can be
obtained by contacting
Murray directly at 706-424-
1906 or by attending the
Young Democrats meeting on
Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the
lower level of the Tate
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Announcements
>- The Problem of Sin and
Tempation, sponsored by the
Worldwide Discipleship
Association, given by Matt Siple
tonight at the The Bean’ry.
Information: 613-1738.
>- Research Speakers
Series: Adolescent
Psychosocial Development,
sponsored by the Applied
Research Division, Carl Vinson
Institute of Government. The
speaker will be Dr. Dawn Eaker
at 11:00 a.m. in the Green Room,
Seney-Stovall Chapel. Contact:
pitts@cviog.uga.edu.
>- Panel Discussion:
Careers in Writing, sponsored
by the Career Center. 6:30 - 8:30
p.m in room 137 of the Tate
Student Center. Information:
leann@uga.edu
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