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The University Daily Kansan
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Olympic committee member quits
The Associated Press
Bribe allegations behind resignation
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — A Finnish member of the International Olympic Committee resigned yesterday, the first member of the international committee to step down in the widening bribery scandal.
The committee said Pirjo Haeggman, one of 13 members it is investigating, presented her resignation to IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch.
"The IOC president thanks Mrs. Haeggman for all the services which she gave to the Olympic movement as an athlete and as a member of the organization," an IOC statement said.
Haeggman, 47, an IOC member since 1981 and one of the first two women on the committee, was a middle-distance runner in the 1972, '76 and '80 Olympics and a 12-time
A statement from Helsinki, Finland, said she had done nothing wrong but couldn't remain on the panel.
Finnish champion at 100 and 400 meters.
"Even though I have not broken my Olympic oath nor violated IOC rules, I have lost my ability to function as a constructive IOC member," she said. "From the current perspective, I am guilty of being rash and perhaps naive in my trust in other people. My conscience is completely clear."
Haeggman's ex-husband, Bjarne, reportedly worked briefly for the Salt Lake bid committee and for 20 months in an Ontario government job initiated by the Toronto committee bidding for the 1996 Summer Games.
In addition, Paul Henderson, who was head of the Toronto bid, said his organization paid the $650-a-month rent in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, for Haegem and her ex-husband.
Henderson said in an e-mail sent Monday to Toronto news media that the money was to be repaid to the
Toronto committee and was neither a gift nor an attempt to win the IOC member's vote.
Samarran knew of and approved the payments, said Henderson.
The Toronto bid chief said he did not know whether Haeggman ever reimbursed the committee.
Haeggman is only the second IOC
Haeggman is a member to resign in a scandal. Robert Helen mick stepped down in 1991 as an
OOC member and president of the U.S. Olympic Committee amid allegations of conflict of interest in contracts with sports associations.
On Monday, IOC officials said their investigation into the allegations of corruption would extend beyond Salt Lake's efforts to secure the Winter Olympics to bids made by other cities in recent years.
IOC director general Francois Carrard said a six-member IOC investigating commission was determined to look at every piece of evidence concerning graft, bribery and vote-
He was quoted by The Washington Post saying that the inquiry no longer was confined to Salt Lake City's bid but that investigators were gathering facts worldwide.
People involved in other cities' Olympic bids recently have come forward with assertions that some IOC members suggested that their votes might hinge on how well they were treated.
"For many years, there were rumors," Carrard said. "We have never been able to have the beginning of evidence."
Now, because of the Salt Lake City scandal, Carrard said, the IOC is for the first time uncovering hard facts, including names, amounts, account numbers and access to files and documents from where the investigation could go on.
buving allegations.
The IOC panel, led by vice president Dick Pound of Canada, has asked 13 IOC members to explain actions by themselves or members of their families. Samaranch says nine cases are serious enough to possibly lead to expulsion.
Fifth time could be charm for Falcons veteran Bennett
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — Cornelius Bennett never expected to get another chance at a Super Bowl ring with the Atlanta Falcons.
When the linebacker signed with the Falcons in 1996 after going to four title games with the Buffalo Bills, his unspoken goals were modest. It would have been inappropriate to speak his mind at the time, but the Super Bowl wasn't on the list.
Not in Atlanta. Not after three decades of mediocrity.
three decades of mediocrity.
"I can't lie," Bennett said.
"I wish I could say, yeah,
I knew we were going to turn
this thing around. All I
wanted to do when I came to
Atlanta was make this a
respectable team. Hopefully, one that would consistently go to the playoffs.
"But to have a chance to get to the Super Bowl? No, I couldn't realistically say that I expected this."
Bennett has yet to be part of a winning Super Bowl team, suffering through four straight losses with the Bills from 1991 to '94.
"Even with some of the things that happened to him in the off season, he bounced back," linebacker Jessie Tuggle said. "It's
At 33, Bennett feels fortunate to have another chance. His career was in doubt after he pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct and spent more than a month in jail during the off season. Bennett entered counseling and became a born-again Christian.
almost like he's a changed person now. He works very hard. He keeps the team motivated. He's a leader. He gives it everything he has."
Bennett, a Pro Bowl alternate, led the Falcons with 120 tackles this season.
The Falcons, one of the league's worst defensive teams for most of the decade, ranked second against the run, fourth in points allowed and eighth in total defense this season.
Their most impressive performance came Sunday in the NFC championship game. Atlanta surrendered points to the high-scoring Vikings on its first four possessions and then allowed only one touchdown in the final 44:37 of the overtime game.
Lost in the stacks
Jennifer Lee, Ames, Iowa, freshman, and Alison Hamel, Marysville freshman, shop for textbooks in the Kansasville Union Bookstore. As classes started yesterday, students searched crowded campus bookstores for supplies. Photo by Roger Nomer/KANSAN
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