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University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, March 3, 1992
Tsongas 308 delegates at stake today
The Associated Press
NEW CARROLLTON, Md. Maryland and Colorado may play kingmakers today in anointing one of the Democratic presidential contenders a national candidate — perhaps the man once dismissed as the longest of long shots.
With former Massachusetts Sen. Paul Tsongas showing strength in late polls in both states, Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton yesterday waslooking beyond today's primarily even as he tried to generate enthusiasm for a last-minute surge in Maryland.
Tsongas' outlook in Colorado and Maryland, the first states where there are no regional favorites, improved after his win in the New Hampshire primary. His pro-business economic message plays well among the more affluent, suburban voters found in large numbers in both states.
The two states are among seven that hold primaries or caucuses today, with 383 Democratic delegates at stake.
Once considered a regional long-shot with no staying power past New England, Tsongas is counting on a few changes today to propel him into the South.
"The criticism against me has been that my ideas are regional, and that's why the Maryland and Colorado elections are important, to show you can compete in other parts of the country," Tsongas told voters in Greenbelt, Md., yesterday.
"I am a prisoner of your expectations and judgments," he said. "I have to do well here."
Clinton, meanwhile, is playing down expectations. He promised a win in Georgia today but said he may have gotten his stride back too late to overcome Tsongas in Colorado and Maryland. The other contests, in Washington, Minnesota, Idaho and Utah, are unpredictable, he said.
Still, he said yesterday as he campaigned in Maryland, "I think we'll see a real turnaround in this election."
"In the aftermath of New Hampshire, my economic message was totally wiped away," said Clinton, who was forced to defend himself against unsubstantiated allegations of infidelity and suggestions he manipulated a deferment to avoid the Vietnam draft. "People are beginning to get back to the issues and are listening to my message again."
Maryland and Colorado are significant not only because they are the first major tests of the Democrats outside their home regions. With diverse economies and a mix of urban and rural areas, both are considered bellwethers of Democratic chances in the fall.
"We represent the new, emerging Democratic vote in this country," said Denver political consultant Floyd Ceruli.
Clinton's strategy is to contrast his economic proposals with those of Tsongas. He casts Tsongas' proposals as 1980 economics. "We need something new and different for the 1990s and beyond. He wants to put capital first. I want to put people first," he told voters.
Jury picked in LA police trial
The Associated Press
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — A jury with no African Americans was seated yesterday in the assault trial of four white Los Angeles police officers accused of beating an African-American motorist a year ago this week.
Officers charged in Rodney King beating won't face Black jurors
Most of those selected said they had seen the widely broadcast videotape of a crowd of officers beating Rodney King, but all promised to put aside preconceptions and look at the case anew.
Defense attorney Michael Stone said that he was not surprised by the makeup of the jury and that there was no defense plan to exclude African Americans from the jury.
"We believe they are going to be fair and impartial," said the prosecutor, Deputy District Attorney Terry White, who is African-American. "Fair and impartial no ethnic background or race group."
Jurors include one Asian American and one Hispanic American.
Superior Court Judge Stanley Weisberg questioned prospective panelists for about two weeks. Opening statements originally set for tomorrow were delayed until Thursday to allow a hearing on prosecution requests to see the officers' personnel records.
On March 3, 1991, King was clubbed, kicked, beaten and struck with a stun gun by a crowd of officers who converged on the scene after chasing his
car for several miles.
Sgt. Stacey Koon, 41, and officers Timothy Wind, 31, Theodore Briseno, 39, and Laurence Powell, 29, are charged with assault. Koon and Powell also are charged with filing false reports on the beating. If convicted they could receive prison sentences ranging from four to eight years.
Wind, a rookie who had not completed probation, has been fired; the others have been suspended.
Only one African American was called into the jury box during the final stage of jury selection. The defense removed her with a peremptory challenge, in which no cause needs to be stated. about 500 prospects.
KU student entrepreneurs receive awards
The KU chapter of the Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs came back from a conference in Dallas this weekend with the Inspiration Award.
From Kansan staff reports
KU' s chapter sponsored a regional conference in October that offered seminars to people interested in starting a business. Marsh, Leavenworth senior, is a business communications major. He said the association helped him decide what he wanted to do.
Curtis Marsh, former president of KU's chapter, said the award was prestigious and given to the chapter that sponsored an event or activity that motivated members to pursue a personal business goal.
"There are so many reasons why you need to know entrepreneurship "March said
Three KU students received individual awards at the conference.
Bennett Griffin, Derby junior, and partners Elijah Muhl, Salina senior, and Martin Hess, De Soto senior, made the top 10 collegiate entrepreneurs list for their businesses.
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