VOL. 101, NO. 94
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY TOPEKA, KS 66612
THE STUDENT NEWSAPPER OF THE TUNIVERSITY OF KANKSAS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1991
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Officials say 500 died in shelter bombing
Facility used as a bunker by Iraqi military, U.S. says
The Associated Press
BAGHADD, Iraq — Rescuers and weeping families dug creature, mutated bodies from a bomb shelter blasted by allied warplanes yesterday in a pre-dawn strike. Authorities on the attack killed at least 500 civilians.
If casualty figures from civil defense officials are accurate, it would be by far the highest civilian toll yet reported from any single attack since the Persian Gulf War began four weeks ago.
The United States said the targeted facility was a military bunker used as a command and control facility. In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Marine Brig. Gen. Richard Neal described it as a legitimate military target and said he could not explain why civilians might have been inside.
No evidence of any military presence could be seen inside the wreckage, and Iraqi authorities denied that the personnel had been using the facility.
Foreign journalists, including two reporters from The Associated Press, were allowed to inspect the site and were told for the first time during the war that they could file their reports without censorship.
Abul Razak Hassan al-Janaby, a supervisor of the facility, said 235 bodies had been recovered and at least 300 more were believed to be trapped in the wreckage. Most of the recovered bodies were charred and mutilated beyond recognition. Some clearly were children.
Late yesterday, Iraqi Foreign Minister Tarq艾扎 Aziz called on the United States to help.
"Iraqi people hold all the parties involved in these crimes—those who allowed them and those who committed them—fully responsible," message addressed to U.N. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar.
deliberate attack on civilians. Aziz reported that 400 died in the shelter bombing, but when he had sent the letter was not clear.
In London, Terry Gander, editor of Jane's NBC Protection Equipment annual, said the shelter might have been one of 20 to 25 shelters containing military command centers around Iraq.
"The idea is that they are intended to be military shelters, but the upper area is let out to the locals. Down here, where all the nasties are," he said.
The Associated Press
Bush administration defends strike
"we sincerely regret any damage or any deaths caused to the civilian population," Defense Secretary Dick Cheney said.
But he said the United States would continue bombing military targets even if Saddam mixed them into civilian areas.
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration declared yesterday that Saddam Hussein killed civilians intentionally and suggested that he allowed Baghdad residents to use the structure hit by U.S. bombs in hopes of shielding a military bunker.
As for the Baghdad structure, White House press secretary Marlin Fitzwater said allied war planners had taken great care to single out a military target and hit it at a time when few civilians might be in the vicinity.
The fact that so many civilians apparently were killed in the underground structure lends itself to suspicions that they were there intentionally and were made valuable intentionally, Fitzwater said.
Cheney said he did not know whether Saddam had urged civilians to use the structure.
But he said the Iraqi leader had shown such little regard for civilian life that it was possible that he had encouraged civilians to occupy
what he knew to be a military facility.
The war, Cheney said in a speech before the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, will not end until Saddam gets out of Kuwait. The secretary said the allies were doing everything they could to avoid civilian casualties and would continue to do so.
Iraqi authorities said that at least 500 civilians were killed by allied bombs that hit the Baghdad structure early yesterday.
But Cheney said, "There is no question in my mind . . . that it was a military target."
Fitzwater said the structure was a command and control center.
Area stores help families send valentines to relatives spending holiday in gulf war
Cards sent to troops overseas so they can write to families
By Patricia Rojas Kansan staff writer
Col Larry Dillon is not in his family's portrait this year. But his wife and children hope their portrait soon
Dilion, a Lawrence resident, was deployed to Saudi Arabia in December.
His family is among thousands of U.S. families who will spend Valentine's Day away from their relatives. On behalf of these families, some area stores have been providing special services this month.
Debbie Dillon said she and her children had their portrait taken at Express Studio in Kansas City, Mo. which was offering free pictures to soldiers' relatives
In Lawrence, some stores have supplied free Valentines' Dv cards and postage to soldiers' families
Libby Koch, assistant manager of the Palace, Eighth and Massachusetts streets, said the store had a table set up for the past two weeks for people to write valentines to the soldiers.
She said the store had mailed about 700 cards in the two-week period that ended Saturday.
The Palace stopped its letter-writing project before Valentine's Day so it could mail all of the letters to the palace.
Koch said that Recycled Paper Products Inc. donated the cards for the project and that The Palace paid for the
Doug Diefenbach, representative for Recycled Paper Products Inc., said the company had distributed about 250,000 free cards among its retailers for customers who wanted to write to the soldiers.
The company also will ship 250,000 greeting cards to U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf so they can write back to their relatives and friends in the United States, Diefenbach said.
Although the cards the company donated do not have to be used exclusively for Valentine's Day, it did consider giving them a special name.
"We wanted to do it around this time because this is the time when needs tell each other how they feel." he said.
"All the chocolate that I sent over there is going to melt into one piece." Dillon said.
said Hallmark is distributing four new card designs among its retailers this month.
The cards were designed specifically for the soldiers in response to customer requests.
An example of the messages the new cards carry is, "This country will always need people like you, people who care and are always willing to put their beliefs into action. Thanks for everything you do. It really means a
Cards, however, are not the only Valentine's Day present U.S. citizens are sending to the troops in Saudi Arabia. Some relatives also are shipping special treats for the holiday.
Dillon said that she had sent her husband a care package with some brownies Jan. 31 but that he had not received the present when she talked to him on the telephone Saturday.
Her husband, however, was not concerned about the delay, Dillon said. He just told her he eventually would get the Valentine's Day package.
Getting ready for love
Missy Seltmann, Nekoma senior, and Daria Sander, Lawrence sophomore, arrange Valentine bouquets for Balloons 'N'. More at the home of the store's owner, Tena Santaularia. Santaularia assembled a special crew to handle the increase in orders for Valentine's Day. The crew began its work Tuesday.
Bill may force Indian tribes to collect tax
By Joe Gose Kansan staff writer
TOPEKA Businesses on American Indian reserva-
tions Kansas continue to be pressured to
collect state taxes
The House Taxation Committee heard testimony yesterday concerning a bill that would require gas stations on reservations to collect state taxes from non-Indian patrons.
Proponents of the bill said that stations off the reservations were suffering from unfair competition and that federal and state laws were being broken by non-Indian consumers.
State Sen. Don Sallee, R-Troy, said Kansans who demanded services from the state should help pay for them through taxes.
"We are not asking tribal members to do anything different, only that they not allow a few people to destroy activities necessary to the people's welfare by condoning illegal activities." he said.
Ray Hallaner, owner of Rays' Service in Holton, told the committee that business at his store had dropped 50 percent since a third service station opened on the reservation in 1990.
"We cannot survive if there are laws and regulations for some and not for others," he said. "It will not be to my benefit to stay in the gasoline business unless this problem is immediately corrected."
Leslie Roediger, a service station owner in Mayetta,
said he was on the verge of bankruptcy.
"Several Jackson County businesses have already suffered this fate due exclusively to the reservation taxation problems we are addressing here," he said. "Immediate action is needed or more many businesses will succumb to these unfair competitive advantages held by these few people involved in this illegal border trade."
Opponents of the bill maintained that reservations were sovereign land.
Steve Cadue, chairperson of the Kickapoop Tribe in Kansas, said the bill was in violation of Indian Nation Treaties of 1854, the U.S. Constitution and the Kansas Constitution.
"Thinking of more than just a fuel issue, this bill and companion bills are legislation based on discrimination," he said. "We ask that you look to the future and to the past about our values and our laws."
Lance Burr, attorney general for the Kickapoo Tribe, said legislators had not contacted any of the tribes to discuss the matter.
"This type of conduct has been going on for 130 years and I think it's time we stop — right here," he said. "It's time we sat down and talked about these issues. Other states have."
The Power Plant will glow again, despite inquiry into tax violations
By Vanessa Fuhrmans
Kansan staff writer
The Power Plant, 901 Mississippi St, received approval yesterday to operate as a private club for another year, despite an ongoing investigation into the owners' alleged tax violations.
The state Alcoholic Beverage Control Division renewed The Power Plant's Class B license, which otherwise would have expired at midnight yesterday, because the club met all of its licensing requirements, said Jim Conant, acting director of the ABC.
"They processed a timely renewal application and met all of
their requirements," he said. "The agency is bound by the state to renew their license."
A club operating under a Class B license must sell memberships and allow only members and their guests to enter.
On Jan. 18, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division rejected the club's application requesting permission to operate as a drinking establishment. Don and Jon O'Reilly owners, have appealed the rejection.
To operate as a drinking establishment, The Power Plant would have to earn 30 percent of its revenue from food sales.
Conant said that the Schmidt's request was denied because he did not think the club could generate that much from food sales.
The Power Plant's license renewal coincided with another phase of the state revenue department's investigation into the club's alleged tax violations.
Hole Hale, an attorney for the state revenue department, filed a motion in the Douglas County District Court yesterday to award $100,000 to cover $100,000 in back taxes that the state says the Schmidt owe.
Program designed to bring together students and mentally disabled people looks to expand
By Jonathan Plummer
A program that brings together mentally disabled people and KU students could double in size this semester and spread to other universities, the group's creator said last night.
Kansan staff writer
Pat Hughes, founder of Natural Ties, met with other members of the group last night in the Kansas Union to discuss how the program was proceeding and develop ideas for its growth.
The program was designed to create friendships between mentally disabled people and members of organizations, he said.
Though the 18 groups involved in the program are fraternities and sororities, they have no official affiliation.
The group is seeking non-profit statistician, so it can become a general program.
cept of the program was not exclusive to the Greek system and that the number of organizations involved could double this semester.
Also, Hughes said he had received letters from about 15 universities that had heard of the program through the media and were interested in beginning programs at their schools.
At last night's meeting, members talked about ways to increase the group's membership and finances, including getting NCAA teams involved in promotion and creating a advisory board made up of celebrities.
If he is able to make the group
national, Hughes hopes to raise $60.000 to begin operation.
"I feel like we will be able to do that," he said. "I feel like this is something a lot of corporations would want to be a part of."
Kristine Koehler, Shawnee junior,
said she would continue the program
in the Alpha Omicron Pl house when
she graduated from the program
graduated in May.
She said that getting to know Stephanie, who was matched with the house through the program, was easy.
"She's not shy. She is very friendly," Koehler said. She's always keeping up with our dates and telling us she broke up with her boyfriend and who she has her eye on now."