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SUNRISE EDITION I TVJiS PftSE Common Council Overrides Griffin Vetoes i The Buffalo News EDlTlQtS wr PflBC 35 Cents WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2 1987 68 Pages MORNINC LINt COLOR United States has urged Iraq to step up its bombing attacks The State Depart ment issued a statement saying "Char ges that the US government is secretly encouraging or assisting Iraq to attack Iranian targets in the gulf are However eight sources all of whom requested anonymity told UPI earlier that the executive branch is so deeply split over how to deal with the gulf crisis that it has sent conflicting signals to Iraq These sources hold positions in the Pentagon State Department intelligence services and on Capitol Hill CIA is dovish the DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) is hawkish State sion to mine Persian Gulf shipping lanes secretly if the Iranians heighten their mine laying activities to impede Arab merchant vessels can play this one offi cial said of the mining option which he said also might be a response to any major new Iranian threats to Navy ships that have been escorting re flagged Ku waiti tankers since July Another official said a within the administration has for some time urged covert US mining of side of the gulf Both the White House and State De partment denied the assertions that the and Defense are one adminis tration official said Saturday Assistant Secretary of State Richard Murphy met in Washington with Iraqi Ambassador Nizar Hamdoon and requested a halt to renewed Iraqi raids The Iraqis seeking to apply military pressure on Iran to accept a cease fire in their 7 year old war promptly rejected the request sources said A congressional staffer characterized the outcry about resumed bombings as and public The Unit See Iroq: Page A 2 Column 1 I Ml By RICHARD SALE United Press International WASHINGTON Even as the United States has publicly criticized Iraq for renewing its bombing of Ira nian oil installations a number of US officials have urged the Iraqis to escalate the attacks administra tion sources said Tuesday Administration encouragement has in cluded passing to Iraq US intelligence information such as targeting data on Iranian oil installations the sources said In addition government sources have said the administration is nearing a deci tiffin it White House Denies It Encouraged Stepped Up Bombing of Iran Oil acilities United Press International Cosell Will Return to TV in '88 Howard Cosell attorney broadcaster author US Is Linked to Iraqi Attacks 'iwhn jv i i St 1 jw ji 72' fl 1 vihri? iW atWJ I 'i Vse 1 IX WW 3fl fW rzr 1 'Qtsr Mur 1 'J iXr jwtwKt wtsMtiMLWt 1 1 nri lib iiimniiMMMMWTWifrre ir isBM Xi rt 4 Tfl" 4 1 Ci I VbM a tin n' 1 if WgJ i s' 1 A'W Bi iKift WiBf itsb Train Runs Down Protester 1 itfnAWWiilirn7 V'k 'Bl'" 'kl jEilwk' Mft Associated Press A demonstrator reacts in horror Tuesday as others attend to Brian Willson of San Rafael Calif on tracks after he was run over by a Navy train during a protest at the Naval Weapons Station in Concord Calif Willson was leading about 25 demonstrators protesting alleged arms shipments from the facility to Nicaragua and elsewhere in Central America Willson 45 a member of the 1986 Veterans ast for Life lost his right leg below the knee and suffered severe head injuries and injuries to his left leg sports maven announced Tuesday he will be back on national television next year with a weekly hour long show called Cosell Speaking of The former Monday Night ootball commentator and itinerant expert on all things sports told reporters at a Manhattan news conference that Casablanca TV will produce the talk show featuring Cosell and prominent guests for late Sunday night viewing beginning in early 1988 Clouds Portend Showers Today Mostly cloudy skies and scattered showers are today The National Weather Service says the chance qt rain is 40 percent Temperatures will be cool with a high in the mid 60s and a low tonight i wound 50 degrees Winds will be from the west 10 15 mph Computer Derails Young Dane COPENHAGEN Denmark (UPI) A young man became so mesmerized by his computer he had to be hospitalized with a er that made him unable to distinguish between the real world and computer programs medical journal reported Tuesday The doctors said the young man began to think in programming language waking up in the ol middle of the night thinking: 10 go to the bathroom line 11 large group of young people about 95 percent of them boys are computer freaks who live for nothing but the said Lars Knudsen 32 manager of a Copenhagen computer firm Professional Datainformation Now You Can 'Dial a Stamp' WASHINGTON (AP) Some Americans tired of waiting in line will be able to order postage stamps by telephone under a test program announced by the US Postal Service The sales to be phased in over the next two to three months will be tested in nine cities Sacramento Calif will be the first test city to be followed by Norfolk Va Miami Dallas New York Boston Baltimore San Diego and Minneapolis according to Postmaster General Victims to Get ees Paid to 'Son of Sam' Associated Press NEW YORK A Brooklyn judge has ordered the conser vator for of killer David Berkowitz to pay nearly $118500 in fees earned from movie and book deals to eight of his 13 victims accord ing to court papers released Tuesday The Crime Vic tims Compensation Board the state agency that has been fighting to get the funds released for eight years hailed Justice Dominic Aug 25 deci sion as a victory for decision released Tuesday dis allowed some $120000 in attorneys fees that would have eaten up entire estate that name I want to personally shake his said Crime Victims Compensation Board Commis sioner Diane McGrath felt eventually justice would happen and it finally The board has been fighting since 1979 See Sam: Page A 14 Column 1 Expert to Evaluate City Teachers Test By IRENE JENNINGS 1 David Berkowitz Preston Tisch In the experiment both individual customers and small businesses will be able to order stamps by phone and use credit cards for payment The phone orders will have an $11 minimum (the price of a sheet of 50 stamps at the current 22 cent first class rate) and a $2 charge will be added to cover costs including the credit card fees Dow Jones Tuesday close 261097 2750 "i'ii 2700 2650 lMiitzZ 2500 24 25 26 27 28 31 1 August September The Buffalo Board of Education will bring in a nationally recognized expert on urban education affairs to take a hard look at its teachers test The test which has been the target of criticism ever since the School Board began using it in 1985 has yielded a disproportionate failure rate among mi nority teaching candidates hoping for jobs in the public school class rooms Dr Asa Hilliard a consultant recom mended to the School Board by the Coun cil of Great City Schools in Washington DC will be in Buffalo next week to review both the school testing procedures and the test results will outline what our process is and ask him if he has any recommenda Deputy Superintendent Albert Thompson said An educational psycholo i See Test: Page A 17 Column 1 Sabres' Subsidiary Begins Operation Of Channel 49 Station Goes on Air By ALAN PERGAMENT News RadioTV Critic The Buffalo Sabres won a big one Tuesday The ederal Communications Com mission granted Aud Enterprises a sub sidiary of the Sabres the right to take over WNYB TV Channel 49 The Sabres then completed acquisi tion of the station from TVX Corp of Virginia Beach and immediately went on the air with two evening movies vorce American and Com Bob Swados the Sabres vice president and counsel said the CC rejected all claims made by WUTV Channel 29 to deny Aud Enterprises the license WUTV which stands to be chief rival claimed the applica tion violated the cross ownership provi sions of CC regulations Swados said preliminary program ming would continue throughout the week but a big grand opening is still set for this Sunday Channel most popular program ming is expected to be its regular season schedule of Sabres games which begin airing Oct 10 Dow Plunges Almost 52 Points The stock market nosedived Tuesday hurt late (in the session by the decline against major I currencies The Dow Jones average of 30 industrial i issues plunged 5198 points to 261097 its fifth largest drop ever The last time the blue chip barometer lost that much ground was on May 15 when it tumbled 5297 points to 227252 New York Stock Exchange volume totaled 19345 million shares Details and listings on the inancial Pages 6 to 9 IN SIDS TODA Clauifiod 8 17 Comici D12 13 Crotiword Puzzla 17 Dear Abby 8 Deaths 7 Editorials 2 Entertainment 10 inancial 6 9 Goren Bridge D12 Horse Sense 1 2 Jeane Dixon 17 JINGO Kinsey Report 8 lifestyle 6 9 New Power 4 People in the New A3 Picture Page 18 Reporters' Notebook 4 Sports 1 6 Television 12 13 Viewpoint 3 Weather A 2 Your Money 1 5 Today's Numbers Are on Page 12 i COLOR miiiri Ti i iin'ir 'COLOR'' Deal to clinch land for mall is likely today PAGE 1 4 By CAROLYN RAEKE announced Tuesday it will close its Main Street department store in Amherst in January and open a new store in the proposed Walden Galleria mall in Cheektowaga two months later The store at 3900 Main St will be the second branch to close this year closed its downtown store in March leaving as the only downtown department store The new store which the company said is scheduled to open in March would be one of five major de partment stores anchoring the $80 mil lion mall planned for 75 acres of land north of Walden Avenue and east of the Thruway No other department stores have offi cially announced they will install outlets in the new two level shopping mall al though one JC Penney said earlier this summer it had held preliminary talks with the project developer Pyramid Companies and another Sears Roebuck Co described the Galleria as a likely site for one of its stores Sibley's President Matthew Serra said a letter of intent had been signed with Pyramid for to serve as a major anchor at Walden Galleria In a news release said it expects to be joined by other major announcements by came close on the heels of two major developments in the hotly contested pro posal to build the Walden Galleria mall One was the filing of a final Sm Siblav's: Page A 13 Column 1 SUNRISE EDITION" Sibley's to Close Branch Open in Galleria Mall This Sibley's store al Main Street and Eggert Road in Amherst is slated to close 1 IB BILL Wit 'PLOTBuffalo News I ii INSIDC TODA MU.