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Tucson Citizen from Tucson, Arizona • 2

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Tucson Citizeni
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tape-recorded 911 conversation revealed yesterday In making the call early Tuesday police say Christopher Golly apparently intended to set an ambush for arriving officers Christy Hamilton a 45-year-old officer only months out of the police academy was killed as she approached Northridge home Then the 17-year-old shot himself to death "Hello like to report a Golly said in a steady almost perky voice the emergency operator asked "I shot my he replied When asked where the gun was he answered: on my shoulder right you put the gun the operator asked he said and hung up Police said that after shooting his father with a semiautomatic assault rifle Golly hid behind a brick wall and opened fire as Hamilton got out of her car He then went back in the house and shot himself in the head with a handgun Senator re-indicted by grand jury 2 WASHINGTON Sen Dave Durenberger will spend his final year in office fighting to avoid ending his political career with a jail term along the Todtmoos Trail in Black all over the world are competing in the races Forest yesterday as the Sled Dog World Cham- this weekend weapons charges Four agents from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms were killed in the botched raid Six Davidians also are believed to have been killed The defendants face life in prison if convicted on murder and murder conspiracy charges Altman severs ties to Clinton case 4 WASHINGTON In the short time he has remaining as acting head of the savings and loan cleanup agency Deputy Treasury Secretary Roger Altman is severing all ties to the investigation of an Arkansas involving President Clinton Altman announced his move yesterday a day after he acknowledged he recently gave the White House a private briefing on the status of the investigation of Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan temporary tenure as head of the Resolution Trust Corp is set to expire March 30 A federal grand jury yesterday re-indicted the Minnesota Republican on charges that he and two friends hid his ownership in a Minneapolis condominium so he could collect $3825 in Senate reimbursement for staying there The charges are identical to ones dismissed in December because a judge said the original grand jury was improperly exposed to mSterial gathered by a Senate committee Jurors rehear tape from Waco raid 3 SAN ANTONIO Jurors deliberating the fate of 11 Branch Davidians charged with murder listened again to the frantic 911 call placed as heavily armed federal agents raided the compound them children and women in here and to call it cult member Wayne Martin told a dispatcher Defense lawyers argued that the recording shows David followers were defending themselves when they fired on the 75 agents trying to arrest Koresh on no Farrakhan says The Nation of Islam appearance on Arsenio Hall triggers some protests The Associated Press another human being in an oven I have never taught that Jews should be Farrakhan said "If I am righteous I can never hate another person because of their faith" In a taped message at the end of the conversation Hall said he was unbowed by criticism people are thrilled that he is here tonight Others are furious But as the Public Enemy lyric goes gotta do what I gotta he said Farrakhan said fear and anger about his views are misplaced long as you mistreat us you have nothing to fear for he said The 60-year-old Muslim unyielding manner and unbridled comments have stirred debate and sometimes outrage since he came to national prominence as an early supporter of Jesse presidential campaign in 1984 That year he reportedly referred to Judaism as a and was quoted as calling Hitler great He later said that remark was distorted and he had described the Nazi leader as In one Chicago radio broadcast he said the creation of Israel was outlaw and nations that helped found and now support Israel are in the sight of Almighty A coalition of Jewish homosexual and civil rights groups launched a campaign against appearance buying a full page ad in Daily Variety to reprint quotes from previous Farrakhan speeches Critics said they objected to the interview in part because Hall routinely does not challenge his views International briefs LOS ANGELES Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan told talk show host Arsenio Hall yesterday that he is no and that people who mistreat him have no reason to fear him Farrakhan's appearance drew harsh criticism from Jewish and civil rights groups but the Muslim leader was received warmly by the often cheering studio audience you a black Hall asked Farrakhan near the beginning of their hour-long conversation on the nationally syndicated Arsenio Hall Show" have never desired to put i Comedian Garrett anger aiding his recovery The Associated Press audience is shrunk by Disney The Associated Press North Korea agrees to let inspectors in 1 UNITED NATIONS North Korea agreed yesterday to allow a UN team into the country next week for inspections at sites suspected of building nuclear weapons After months of resistance North Korea agreed under pressure last week to accept some inspections but has dragged its feet on issuing visas to the inspectors It had been threatened with economic sanctions if it comply Thomas Hubbard a US deputy assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs said the agreement was reached during talks late yesterday with Ho Jong North deputy ambassador to the United Nations Inspections are to begin Tuesday North Korea one of the few remaining Communist states is anxious to improve ties with the United States with which it has no formal diplomatic relations Musliin-Croat truce appears to be holding 2 SARAJEVO Bosnia-Herzegovi- na Residents of the battered city of Mostar in southern Bosnia left the safety of their cellars for INGLEWOOD Calif Garrett anger about being shot twice during a holdup is helping him recover his wife says Morris an original player fin Night was in serious but stable condition after being shot in the arm and abdomen just really angry you know that this has been done to him so that helps him to just carry this straight through" Freda Morris said yesterday Two men tried to rob Morris When he said he had no money one of them fired police said No arrests have been made Morris 57 ho currently plays Stan in the TV comedy is expected to fully recover doctors said He underwent more than three hours of surgery Thursday and may have to undergo more surgery to remove a bullet lodged near his spinal cord Doctors said the bullet poses no danger ORLANDO Fla Disney is dropping Michael 3-D spectacular "Captain Eo" at its Florida park but the show will go on in California and Tokyo Officials at Walt Disney Epcot Center said this decision had nothing to do with claims that the entertainer sexually molested a teen-ager Jackson reportedly settled the 14-year-old lawsuit for $15 million but the singer remains the subject of a criminal investigation Ixs Angeles and Santa Barbara "We have to keep offering something new" said David Herbst a Disney spokesman may have gotten some complaints But that's not hy we're replacing the film" The show will continue to play at Disneyland in Anaheim Calif and at the Disney park in Tokyo will be replaced this fall at Epcot by I Shrunk the Audience" sunlit streets in the first test of a truce between Muslim-led government and Croat forces Leaders of the two sides headed to Washington for talks today on a possible alliance in an effort to make the peace last Many past cease-fires have failed in 22-month civil war But under intense international pressure particularly from the United States both sides seemed determined to make the truce work UN officials and Bosnian and Croatian radio reported scattered violations of the cease-fire Candidates asked to sign assurances 3 SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS Mexico Rebel leaders negotiating an end to a peasant up rising will ask all presidential candidates to sign an agreement to ensure government promises are kept a rebel spokesman said yesterday way we can be sure that whoever wins has already signed and when they become president they will have to do it masked rebel leader Subcomandante Marcos told reporters from provincial newspapers At least eight people plan to run for president in the Aug 21 elections The registration deadline is March 15 There was no immediate response from the presidential candidates on whether they would sign any agreement Compiled by Karan Saunders bwn 4ra ervtaa reports Postal Service bonus plan draws criticism If you didn't get your newspaper please let us know We will deliver a replacement if you call dunng the following hours: Top managers may be rewarded if the losses are under $13 billion Lo Angeles Times-Washirigton Post News Service Tucson Citizen A Gannett Newspaper CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO 4850 Park Ave PO Box 26767 Tucson Anz 85728 Postmaster: Send address changes to address listed above PubfiiNMI MDtpt Stind Uwry Cony WMfif A NKM mcKm fair Nrttwmww Mrawe-Oetexm Gams tnc fttM fa eomeexHcr- w00 mud fav UK Iv4msi I VMtmMr CfazR ns mm- ftnaa mm to mm ft irvee mrm ft AM nm pm mm fay serf Cmm hum Runyon spokesman Roy Betts defended the new plan saying it had been announced in hopes that it would spur postal executives to hold down costs are trying to get it out there to give our people an opportunity to turn the situation Berts said The postmaster general laid down tough conditions for the new awards so tough that it may be difficult for the nearly 1000 eligible executives to qualify for the bonuses this year Under the new incentive program" the executives will be eligible for cash awards of up to 10 percent of their annual salaries but only if the Postal Service meets its national financial goals satisfies its customers and keeps its employees happy The awards could rise above 10 percent if the agency makes more money than it has expected and does better than expected on customer satisfaction and employee opinion "irveys incentive plans designed for longterm success have led to breakthrough performance many pnva'e-sectcr Runyon said in announcing the plan But Clay cited Runyon's massive reorganization of the Postal Service last year year after the major restructuring the Postal Service should not be required to award bonuses to managers in order to meet those financial goals" he said goals should have been a major part of the plan to streamline the Postal The average postal salary last year was $83000 according to the agency's annual report That would suggest that the typical executive could qualify for an award of $8300 if all of the criteria are met If the agency meets its current budget and loses no more than $13 billion this year the executives would share in a bonus pool of $9 million Betts said Announcement of the plan comes less than two weeks before a planned March 8 vote on higher postal rates an increase Runyon has said he was able to defer for four ears by taking a number of cost -cutting actions including the reorganization WASHINGTON Postmaster General Marvin Runyon yesterday dangled the prospect of sizable cash awards in front of many of the Postal top managers if the agency keeps its losses this ear to no more than 51 3 billion Announcement of the bonus plan only two weeks before a scheduled vote by the Postal Board of Governors on a proposed postage increase drew immedate criticism from Rep William Clay Mo chairman of the House Committee on Post Office and Crnl Service this the time to spend more on Clay aked noting the agency's expeases this year art $215 million hgher than expected i i i i 0 0.

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