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399. 6A YORK DAILY RECORD I WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1997 seek answers from Clinton They want to know whether Clinton asked a state trooper to bring Jones to his hotel room. By JAMES JEFFERSON Associated Press, LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Lawyers for Paula Jones sought onthe-record answers Tuesday from President Clinton on whether he exposed himself to her or had sex with women other than his wife when he was Arkansas' governor. Papers filed in federal court asked that Clinton respond, in writing, to 72 questions, including whether he asked a state trooper to summons Jones to a hotel room in May 1991 and if he used troopers to arrange liaisons with other women.

Another of the submitted questions asked Clinton if he had slept with a woman he appointed to an Arkansas judgeship. One of the lawyers, Wes Holmes of Dallas, said the legal team sought to establish a pattern of conduct. He said Jones' history was not relevant because she was not in a position of power. "Every piece of discovery we send out, we either think pertains to issues that are relevant to the case or are reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence." Holmes said. "We think the president is under an obligation to answer those kind of A separate filing posed similar questions to state trooper Danny Ferguson, a former Clinton bodyguard named as a co-defendant in Jones' sexual harassment civil suit against Clinton.

Both filings request answers by Nov. 10, two days before Clinton's lawyers are to take Jones' sworn statement. Clinton's attorney, Bob Bennett. was not in his Washington office and did not immediately return a telephone message seeking a response to Jones' filings. Meanwhile, attorneys for Clinton and Ferguson have been taking statements this week from Jones' relatives.

friends and former co-workers. Jones' sister, Lydia Cathey of Cabot, spent most of the day giving her deposition. Lawyers for the president and Ferguson Continued from 1A Fan hard Fan contest on an Motor Racing Network radio broadcast on WOYK-AM (1350). "When she first said she was going to enter the contest, she said, 'I'm going to win My first reaction was, 'Yeah said Randy Holder, Hunter's boyfriend of two years. But in September, Hunter learned she was one of three finalists all of whom have roots in Pennsylvania.

That's not necessarily surprising, said John McMullin, president of MRN radio. "The drivers will tell you that, of all of their fan club members, they have more people out of the state of Pennsylvania than any other state." he said. "There are more physical race tracks in the state of Pennsylvania than any other state. There are more ticket buyers from the state of Pennsylvania for events at Daytona International Speedway than any other The radio network flew the finalists to Talladega last Friday. They attended the qualifying races, a barbecue with driver Darrell Waltrip and the race on Sunday.

Hunter threw the green flag to start the race at noon. When she learned she had won, "she started to cry and got all choked up." said Vickie Glatfelter, assistant chief clerk for York County, who accompanied Hunter to the event. "She did a lot of hard work to deserve what she got. She's done a lot for the race fans in this area, to bring the sport close to them." The judges were impressed with the Invasion of NASCAR event Hunter organized in York. McMullin said.

She also submitted a poster with photographs of herself with nine different drivers. As her prize, she will soon receive a Sears Diehard leather jacket and a framed print signed by all the Winston Cup drivers. She plans to wear the jacket and ride in a convertible in York's 1997 Shipley Halloween Parade. She and Glatfelter will also attend an awards banquet Dec. 5 in New York City.

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30 74 Paint your very own pumpkin and receive a trick or treat bag filled with goodies! Delicious holiday treats, too! Commerce .00 America's Most Convenient Bank Bank 4 beoTlisT ed Cumberland Dauphin Counties: 975-5630 York County: 767-7700 Skehan questioned Jones' mother, Delmer Lee Corbin, also of Cabot, on Monday. More depositions are scheduled Friday in Fayetteville, Ark. Jones' filing Tuesday asks Clinton to admit or deny that Ferguson summoned her to a hotel room May 8. 1991. It also wants him to admit or deny whether the meeting took place and whether Clinton asked Jones for sex that day or any other day.

The filing also asks the president to answer whether he "had sexual relations with at least one woman (other than Hillary Rodham Clinton)" who were past or present state employees at the time and whether state troopers helped arrange, facilitate or conceal the encounters. It asks Clinton to admit or deny he "had sexual relations with a woman whom he, as governor, appointed to a position as a judge." The filing does not name the appointee. Holmes declined to say how Jones' lawyers developed information that led to the nature of their questions, but said their query was valid. "We absolutely, positively are not engaging in any practice for the purpose of harassment." he said. Clinton was Arkansas governor for nearly 12 years.

The number of female judges he appointed was not immediately available. In her suit seeking $700.000 in damages, Jones alleges that Clinton used Ferguson, then a member of the governor's security detail, to summon her to a hotel room where Clinton allegedly exposed himself and asked her to perform oral sex. Clinton has denied the allegation. Also Tuesday, a former director of Jones' legal fund, Cindy Hays of Washington, asked a judge to quash a subpoena she received from Clinton's lawyers. The subpoena seeks all of her records by Monday and set a deposition for Dec.

9. Hays asked U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright to protect donor records for fear of reprisal against contributors. Continued from 1A Skehan spent less than $6,000 on his campaign, about a tenth of what Delp dished out. Their platforms, however, were strikingly similar.

Both talked of term limits, business incentives, local tax reform and welfare reform. Skehan's stances have not changed. He remains "adamantly pro life" and business. He still favors term limits, tax cuts and increased road funding. He said his experiences as a businessman and family man have prepared him for public office.

Born in Waltham, Skehan graduated with an economics degree from Boston College. He spent 26 years in various management positions at Union Carbide Corp. In 1982, he moved to York and bought Dressel. Good Continued from 1A Years passed with no sign of Cooper. Investigators learned he went by a variety of false names and often claimed to be a minister.

Then came "Unsolved Mysteries." "We would never have found him without that show." Lemon said. The NBC TV show featured the case on May 17. 1996. Within three hours, a tipster called in with Cooper's address in Leesburg, Lemon said. Loudoun County sheriffs staked out the house until the 39-year-old suspect got in his truck the next morning.

They stopped him at 9:15 a.m. May 18, about 12 hours after the broadcast. "You're being charged with Scouts Continued from 1A Common Pleas on Friday. In it. the Girl Scouts say that Dominique herself could have been responsible for her own drowning.

The suit says decedent minor's death was caused by decedent's own actions the actions or inactions of parties other than answering defendent (the Girl Scouts)." That didn't wash well with grandmother Susan Scott. "They're saying that a 5-year-old is old enough to be responsible for herself? That she should have known to stay out of the water? A 5-year-old should know all this?" she said. "I don't think so." In its response, the Girl Scouts also said, it is denied that Dominique Nicole Scott Cooper was in the sole and exclusive care and custody of defendant (the He has seven children. The youngest is a junior in college. "I've gone through the hardships of having to fund their educations and trying to keep the tax man off my back at the same time," he said.

"I have a lot of life experiences that Dan just hasn't gotten into yet," he added, "and I think I've handled them well." Friends, employees and family members flanked Skehan on Tuesday when he announced his candidacy on the steps of his supply company on Roosevelt Avenue. Skehan's family was instrumental in his last campaign. His wife. Ann. doubled as his campaign manager.

His son Dan played press secretary. The rest of the family offered input and knocked on doors. The family minus Ann. who died last year will again serve as the core of Skehan's campaign team. In terms of sheer numbers.

they're a force to be reckoned with. the murder of Timothy Good." an officer told Cooper. Lemon said Cooper replied. they found his body. Lemon argued that that comment implicated Cooper.

Cooper's attorney, however. suggested the comment reflected his client's relief at learning Good's body had been found. Cooper pleaded guilty to voluntary homicide on Friday in the Wetzel County Courthouse. Lemon said. The plea agreement calls for a mandatory 10 years in prison with no rights to an appeal.

"Cooper said in his plea that he did it." the prosecutor said. "He said that they were there when it happened and that Tim was definitely hurt and that his failure to help led to Tim's death." The medical examiner reported that Good was beaten. strangled and left to rot. Cooper did not admit to any of that. Lemon said.

Scouts) but was under the care and custody of other parties not yet named in this litigation. Temeko Scott begs to differ. She said she sent her daughter off with the Girl Scouts that morning with other York children. "They were supposed to watch over her." she said. "She was supposed to be with mature adults." Temeko refused to comment about whether or not the family would file a suit against Pennsylvania.

Dominique died at a state park. Questions had been raised about the role of lifeguards in the girl's death. The response to the suit also contains some contradictions. In one sentence. the Girl Scouts deny having knowledge that Dominique couldn't swim.

In the same paragraph, the response says, "To the contrary, a form was submitted to the defendant by decedent and or decedent's parent with a circle around the words Attorneys from both sides "I have 13 grandchildren," Skehan said, "and I'll have two more by the end of January." Skehan said he is in no rush to start campaigning and does not want to steal the spotlight from next month's municipal elections. He plans to organize his campaign in the coming months and swing into full force in January. By then, the field of Republi can candidates will likely have grown. Political types have tossed around at least half-a-dozen names, including Reps. Mike Waugh, R-Shrewsbury, and Stan Saylor, R- Lion.

Several local Republican lead ers could not be reached Tues day night, but state Rep. Todd Platts. Springettsbury Town ship, said he would support Skehan unless someone like Waugh entered the race. Since the criminal charges were filed, Delp has not com mented on whether he intends to run again next year. Nevertheless, Lemon said he was thrilled with the plea bar gain.

Jones Jones "We tried this case before three or four shadow juries of courthouse people," Lemon said. We had all kinds of scenarios. We never got a first-degree murder verdict." He feared his circumstantial case wouldn't appear strong enough before a jury. Timothy Good's mother. Rachel, expressed relief at the plea bargain.

"We never doubted he was guilty." Rachel Good said Tues: day. "Nothing is going to bring our son back." The next step is to bring Timo thy Good's body home for burial Lemon refused to release it until the case was closed. Whitehurst, who lived in the house with Cooper. is set to appear in court Friday to face charges of homicide and conspir acy. could not be reached Tuesday night.

A Girl Scouts' spokeswo man could not be reached at home. Temeko Scott said she remembers signing the note that said her daughter was not a swimmer "I thought there would be enough people there to supervise SO that the nonswimmers had proper attention." she said. "Isn't that why they asked?" Temeko Scott confirmed that the Girl Scouts had made a set tlement offer of $300.000. which her attorney refused. "If they're making an offer, then obviously they're guilty.

she said. She has said she hopes to set up a scholarship fund in her dead daughter's name. She was pregnant when Dominique died and gave birth soon after. On Tuesday night. Temeko Scott said she was shocked by the Girl Scouts' answer to her suit.

"I don't understand how they could blame it on my daughter. she said. "She was only 5." University of Michigan sued over affirmative-action policies Two white students said they were denied admission because of racially biased policies. By PEGGY WALSH-SARNECKI AND MARYANNE GEORGE Knight-Ridder Newspapers DETROIT -Two college students who were denied admission to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor filed suit Tuesday in federal court in Detroit in a case that could have wide-ranging implications for affirmativeaction policies at leading public universities. Jennifer Gratz, 20, now a junior at U-M Dearborn, and Patrick Hamacher, 18 and a freshman at Michigan State University, sued U.M, president Lee Bollinger and former president James Duderstadt, saying admissions policies were racially biased and employed different criteria for minorities and nonminorities.

Gratz and Hamacher are white. U-M officials strongly refuted their claim. "I categorically deny we have dual admissions," said Walt Harrison, U-M vice president for university relations. "We have one pool of applicants, and we select from the same pool. Race is one factor among many factorS.

Grade point is the most heavily weighted factor." Gratz graduated in 1994 with almost a 3.8 grade point average and scored 25 out of 36 on her ACT college admissions test. She was in the science club and served as a student council and class officer, a varsity cheerleader, a baseball team statistician even homecoming queen. "No one flat-out said, 'You're going to get but I kind of just felt like I was a good student and had done enough outside activities," Gratz said. She applied to be admitted in fall 1995, was placed on a wait list and later rejected. Hamacher graduated in 1997 with a 3.32 grade point average and scored 28 on the ACT, test.

He played varsity football and baseball, was on the Quiz Bowl team and was a member of the school choir and Students Against Drunk Driving. He also was waitlisted and then rejected this year. "I'd been a Michigan fan and wanted to go there," Hamacher said. "I didn't want a lot of other people going through what I did." The lawsuit stemmed from an appeal in May by four Republican state lawmakers David Jaye, Greg Kaza, Michelle McManus and Deborah Whyman for people who believed they had been denied admissions to U-M because of race. "I believe it's a lawsuit whose time has come," McManus said: Gratz and Hamacher are being represented by the Center for Individual Rights in Washington, D.C., which successfully rep resented student Cheryl Hopwood in her suit against dual admissions policies at the University of Texas Law School.

The basis for the U-M suit is a screening grid that sets out basic admissions standards based on test scores and grades weighted for factors such as race, poverty, curriculum, geography, alumni relatives and the applicant's talents. Terry Pell, senior counsel for the center, said the grid favors underrepresented minorities, including black and Hispanic students. "In, eyery stage along the way there are different standards based on skin color," Pell said. "It is a dual-admissions system, and this is what has been struck down by the courts." U-M officials said the grid is not a rigid absolute and can change from year to year. It is "a manufactured slice, one way of looking at admissions," Harrison said.

"There are lots of ways to measure merit beyond grade point and SAT scores." Harrison said the university will not make changes in its admissions policies because of the lawsuit. "Our policies will withstand a court challenge," he said. The university recently retained a Washington law firm to represent it in the event of a suit..