News Programming February 1990

Illinois State Board of Education member Lou Murtha says every dollar invested in a child's early education saves money when that child is in high school because he or she won't need special instructional programs. Murtha says people have to start caring about their children's education and get involved in what goes on in the classroom. Perry Central District parent Dennis winger agrees. But what I see nationwide is that kids are beginning to want to wonder why they're here in the first place. The parents are expecting somebody else to do a lot of these things that are done were done years ago. And we've got the teachers hands pretty well tied yet we're still expecting them to provide the moral standard or whatever that takes and we're just in a lot of cases I don't think giving them a product to work with and they were expecting to work miracles. Wenger says it is the parents who should be held accountable for some of the failures that occur in the classroom and he changes that are made in the education system winger says won't be successful if schools aren't given children who are ready to be taught. I'm Anna Flanagan. Thompson asked education meeting participants three key

questions last night. What's right with Illinois education. What's wrong with it and what would you do differently. Assistant Superintendent for Springfield schools Allan Brown said he devote more money to staff development giving teachers the opportunity to enhance their classroom skills. Brown said this would make teaching a more intrinsically rewarding profession. Former Illinois Education Association teacher of the year Jean Telos said intrinsic rewards are fine but she's worried they won't attract new teachers. And I'm concerned that we're not doing enough. To bring in a new batch of teachers to the schools to attract them to the profession and that they're the best and the brightest that we can passively bring into our public school system low pay and poor working conditions Tello said keep people from entering the teaching profession. And she said if Illinois wants to have the best and the brightest in the classroom it will have to make teaching competitive with other professions. Amanda Flanagan too many parents think of their schools as

daycare centers someplace to house their kids during the day while they work or stay home. That's a wrong attitude. You're not going to get quality education for kids you know. You're one of these students. You just send them to school and wash your hands as they leave the front door. That comment runs through every meeting I have on. Education. Once they say that Moon is rolling you are guilty until proven innocent in those cases. In a child custody case and I prove my innocence but I still haven't gotten custody of my children. One of the main reasons why I formed the league of voters is to unite many male oriented groups. What do the two mean to you. If someone says I'm going to give you input into this OK do they have to use your input negotiation is a sit. It's a give and take

procedure and it becomes language. The decision came in spite of faculty and student senate votes in December asking the regions to cut military ties of policies barring gays and lesbians have not changed by may have 1993. Although the region stiffened their condemnation of the military discriminatory practices most agreed with Shawn Shalala that dumping ROTC contracts would hurt more people than it helped. That's because the university would be an outsider in continued lobbying efforts for policy changes and region Erroll Davis says until the university is willing to attack all aspects of discrimination. ROTC should not be singled out and I see no reason for example why it's morally correct to kick out ROTC and remain silent on the fact that there are no tenured women that will be in the business school that there is not one African-American communion or honor.

Most students and faculty are arguing for a strong stand against ROTC were disappointed by the region's vote. Student Rob McGinnis says he doesn't buy shires argument that eliminating ROTC would make the university a non entity in Washington. He says he suspects the regents would have voted differently if the discrimination were based on race or sex rather than sexual orientation. That would be in Wisconsin Public Radio. South Africans today are reacting with surprise and caution to an announcement delivered this morning by South African president F.W. de Klerk. Dr Donald Ross is a geography professor at the University of Illinois and a citizen of South Africa. I think that very often those of us who are critics of the South African government used to think whenever any announcement is made well this isn't really meaningful. My think today's announcement is different. The difference is that today's speech didn't include a passing glance at apartheid reforms but actual pledges of action including the release of political prisoners like Nelson

Mandela and the lifting of bans against the ANC and other opposition groups. And the ending of most of the state of emergency restrictions. But Dr. Rollo's cautions against being too optimistic. Many restrictions still apply. And another political prisoner was found hanged in a cell only two days ago. I think that what this illustrates is that all is not well and that Africa with happened as a result of this latest announcement is that the government has indicated a willingness to move in the right direction. And a lot of movement still has to take place before we can talk about real change having been realized. The Bush administration says it will extend an invitation to Mandela to visit Washington after he is released. I'm Vincent Duffy. I've already accepted the record. Nations of President Kennedy and Chancellor Donna Shalala who argued that banning ROTC programs would be akin to throwing out the baby with the bathwater. Effective changes in discriminatory policy they say can only come from Congress and the military itself. And if Wisconsin dumps its ROTC

program the university no longer has a say on the issue in Washington. They also point out that eliminating ROTC punishes students who depend on the military for financial assistance in school. But Regent ness florist is one of the dissenting three on the board says Wisconsin's state law and university policy clearly state that discrimination of any form is illegal and not to be tolerated. To. Bring it to conformity with our word we we would not tolerate discrimination. You know we are we don't. We're not going to allow our. Students and faculty arguing for a stronger stand against ROTC were likewise disappointed by the region's vote. As one student put it the University of Wisconsin. I had an opportunity in front of the entire nation to stand up for the rights of the last American minority still openly discriminated against and it chose not to do it.

Putting Wisconsin Public Radio in the audit found that overall the public a department contract with Delta Dental had managed to contain costs but it found that the dollar value of claims paid for dental care per recipient by Delta has decreased. Also Delta's administrate of costs have increased and some dentists have discontinued treating public aid recipients under the contract. The auditor general's office conducted a random sample of dentists. Delta says are participating in the program. Of the 400 sampled 10 percent of the dentists say they don't plan to continue participating on the program 42 percent said they have reduced the number of patients they see under the Delta Dental program and 20 percent stated they don't except new public a patient and the auditor general's office also surveyed three hundred thirty nine dentists who are not participating in the program and many responded that the fees Delta pays are too low and that the company is

poorly administered overall recommendations from the Illinois auditor general's office or that the public aid. Part increases monitoring activities of Delta and that the department conducted a study to determine if a fee for service program would be less expensive. I'm thinking quite a while Dota now handles most of Illinois Medicaid dental cases. The State Department of Public Aid is responsible for one third of the caseload champagne orthodontist Robert Fleming says the current arrangement allows him to accept foster children for dental care because the state agency not Delta handles or claims Fleming who received a notice from Delta that the contract would change March 1st said he would have to discontinue all public aid work. Fleming has yet to hear from the state that the Delta notice is premature. Meanwhile shimming County health care consumer David Ryan fears other orthodontists and dentists across the state will share Fleming's reaction. They've built up such a horrible track. Record with good taste

and in fact we've had several dentists here tell us that they will only accept Medicaid patients are handled by the state instead of by Delta. Many Illinois dentists have complained that filing claims with Delta is extremely cumbersome and time consuming. The dentists also complain reimbursements do not adequately cover their costs and arrive months late. Delta Dental vice president Mike Burger says Delta has discussed expanding its contract with public aid for several months but Berger could not recall the date the contract was formalized on the cheek way. The audit found that the contract has helped contain the public Department's dental costs but the amount of premiums Delta has been spending on recipient claims has been decreasing for the past five years. The results according to the study are that Delta now has a 17 million dollar surplus generated from Public Aid contracts. Champagne County health care consumer David Ryan says a company needs some surplus funds for protection but

not 17 million dollars worth. Even if there is need for some surplus 17 million dollars will find a way to watch it. It's money that could be used to provide services to people who care. The audit found fewer Illinois dentists are willing to participate in the program which only increases access problems. The auditor general staff conducted a survey of 400 dentists in the program and of the four hundred seventy two percent responded they were either cutting back on the number of Medicaid patients they see or dropping out of the program altogether. The audit's recommendations to the state were the public aid department should increase its monitoring of Delta Dental and it should conduct a study to determine of a fee per service program would be less expensive than the state's contract with Delta Dental and they key quote a right you have a plaintiff and a defendant communication becomes impaired. And we don't know what the Department of Defense the Department of Justice or any

other department would write directive. They would send down say hey we're in a court situation and we need to have everything that is requested by the belligerents who will go through our legal department. And you know what an entanglement that can me. I am a nerd. I know the capacity for that. I'm going to be honest. I second. I think of the Illinois auditor general's report on the amount of money Delta has been spending on recipients claims has steadily decreased over the past five years and that

Delta has now generated an estimated surplus of 17 million dollars from Public Aid contracts. John for enter the director of the Crusader clinic in Rockford says even though the auditor general's report faulted delta on a number of points an expansion of the company's current contract will be granted when it says public gate officials favor the contract because it helps contain the state's Medicaid dental costs. And he added Delta is on its third contract with the state. It's strictly a. We want to reduce or hold expenditures down and we really don't care about the people who should be receiving care under the program. Officials from the Illinois Public Aid office and Delta Dental of Illinois were not available for comment yesterday afternoon. The auditor general's report also found that in 17 Illinois counties Delta failed to meet service ratios contained in the contract and that less dentists across the state are participating in the program which only increases access difficulties on the Geek

way. Jeff tonque attorney for the waste Association says several criteria guided the site selection process for the materials recovery facility and transfer station. First and foremost complying with the Illinois Environmental Protection Act which addresses public health safety and welfare considerations. TOC says the waste Association is aware that residents of the Twin Cities are concerned about the impact of the waste handling facility on property values and economic development. But he says the reaction is a familiar one in the waste disposal industry. NIMBY or not in my backyard we are trying to minimize an impact as indicated by the statute. I'm sure that whatever site is selected there are going to be people who feel that the impact is not minimized because it affects their property more than it would if it was located on the other side of town. But we have no solution to that. It's going to affect somebody's property somewhere.

But Champaign resident Terry Sheppard says he sees the concern a little differently. I don't envy your task and I appreciate your goodwill and good intentions. NIMBY was mentioned earlier. I would like to characterize this more as the obvious which is not in anybody's backyard. About 10 other champagne Urbana residents joined shepherd in voicing their objections to both sites. The primary site for the waste management facility is in southwest champagne. Within a mile of the glen Shire and Lincoln Shire subdivisions the Ur Banna site is near the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and county road just north of the JM Jones Company food distribution center. I'm Anna Flanagan. The preferred site for the proposed materials recovery facility and transfer station is in southwest Champaign in an area bordered by Springfield Avenue Staley road and Interstate 57. It's located within a mile of both the glen Shire and Lincoln Shire subdivisions. The backup site in Urbana is northwest of the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and county road just north of the JM Jones Company food

distribution center. Homeowners near the champagne side are concerned the facility will pose health and safety threats and destroy the integrity of their neighborhood. Urbana officials worry about the impact the waste management facility would have on economic development in Urbana and the future plans of JM Jones. John Rudy is chairman of the board of the Urbana Chamber of Commerce. Right now there's there's no less than a couple of people looking at that land. The Economic Development Corporation in terms of future development. That tells me that obviously that land is valuable and actually it's valuable land for future tax base. What we can't afford right now is is the ability we can afford to make a mistake and to have that on land used for for waste transfer station which would impact. We feel that future development. Rudy says the issue is pitting champagne and Urbana against each other and he says there's been enough divisiveness between the two cities over the past few years he says as

far as he's concerned neither site selected for the waste management facility is acceptable. The Solid Waste Association will hold a second meeting next Wednesday in champagne. Amanda Flanagan the defendant Vincent Lipscomb is charged in another rape in Champagne County but a separate trial will be held in that case. Lipscomb is alleged victim in that case has identified him as her attacker in the case now underway in Cook County however champagne County State's Attorney Tom to Faunus and his assistant Cynthia Hirsch will try to win a conviction with lips DNA fingerprint. The jurors hearing this case include a schoolteacher a firefighter a registered nurse a retired truck driver and an official from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. When they were questioned yesterday about their ability to be fair and impartial champagne Circuit Court Judge John de Lamarr and defense attorney Allan Brunelle asked several questions about DNA fingerprinting had

the prospective jurors heard or read anything about the process. Could they set aside that information and make a decision based solely on what is presented in the courtroom. Most of the jurors selected indicated they had indeed heard of DNA identification. Most however said they could not recall any details. Some experts believe DNA fingerprinting is the most reliable form of identification available. But the chance of an error is billions to one. But others say the method is far from perfect. Testimony is to begin today. I'm Celeste Quinn. A jury of eight men and four women was selected to hear the case against Vincent Lipscomb and some of the questions defense attorney Allen Drew Nel asked of prospective jurors hinted that he may not call any witnesses to refute the state's case Burnell asked some of the prospective jurors if they believe a defendant is innocent until proven guilty. And he told them while they may agree with the adage

there's two sides to every story. The defense is not required to present any evidence. The burden of proof is on the prosecution. Following jury selection Brunelle declined to comment on whether he would call any witnesses for the defense. Champaign County State's Attorney Tom definers told reporters Burnell has not offered a list of prospective witnesses to the court during discovery. The process attorneys on both sides used to prepare for trial. It appears unlikely Lipscomb will be called to testify in his own defense because of his conviction for a 1988 burglary in Urbana should Lipscomb take the stand. The prosecution will be allowed to tell the jury his conviction. I'm Celeste Quinn. The state's first witness was the rape victim who testified that at 4:30 in the morning on August 26 1988 she woke up and found someone in her room. The victim later described her intruder as a black male with

one skin who came in through an open window in her bedroom. She says he forced her to have sex with him then placed a pillow over her face and raped or the victim said she would contact lenses but didn't have them then when the assault occurred. Defense attorney Alan Bruno emphasized to the jury that the victim admitting she cannot identify who her a thing on it was during opening statement. Now Toby 8 min for winning a jury to remember his client Lipscomb is presumed innocent until they are convinced beyond a reasonable doubt he's guilty. But now through the state's case relies on DNA fingerprinting which has. Technique is subject to a jury to listen carefully to expert testimony during the trial. He says none of the bands of the DNA tests that were conducted are exact matches. Therefore the tests are opinion and he says those opinions come from the corporation in New York Brunelle told the jury. Common sense to evaluate the test you were

present. The presumption of innocence be overpowered. During his opening remarks Champaign County State's Attorney Tom the final admitted testimony on the DNA test will be complex. But he told the jury he convinced to flee the carefully. Defendant Lipscomb will be convicted on the cake way they look at it. What another. I think we're going to have to you because. Number one

the purpose of the state's case against this gun hinges on the use of a relatively new forensic you'll known is DNA fingerprinting the controversial tests are based on the premise that with the exception of identical twins no two people have the same genetic makeup. The tests work by comparing DNA thrown in blood in semen left at a crime scene or on a victim with samples taken from the suspect during today's testimony. Scientist Deborah Vining from life code is expected to explain how the company conducted DNA tests for the Lipscomb case. Because it's based in New York companies scientists say their tests show there is a one in six point eight billion chance of semen found on the rape victim came from someone other than that on the cheek way. Scums attorney Alan Boone now says the public doesn't understand what DNA fingerprinting in

being misinterpreted. I think that it's some kind of route that goes through a machine and often comes out. Well those officers I mean I mean you were there is a very subjective criteria. The tests are a controversial forensic tool that are being moved more frequently in criminal cases. It works by comparing DNA found in blood and semen left at a crime scene with samples taken from the fast back. Right now in the let's calm case none of the bands of the DNA tests that were conducted matched exactly that flight he claims live code reading of the test. It's subject to opinion. Live in New York the firm that conducted the test code scientist Deborah Vining is expected to defend the company's work during her testimony today. I'm Vicki clay. It was evident at the Tuesday news conference that the creative force behind Farm Aid singers Willie Nelson Delia and John Mellencamp are no longer solely concerned about

saving America's family farmers. Those attending Farm Aid for are also likely to hear strong words about the environment and food safety. In fact Willie Nelson told those gathered the nation's food supply was unsafe. The junk set of pesticides kill insects and food grown what kills people in their words they're alive we're alive. It'll kill them it'll kill us. Indian Institute Governor Frank O'Bannon responded by saying the concert. Organizers call for C4 Unix should not imply the rest of the nations save the Indian a far reaching and supports the farm aid effort. But its president Harold Wright says he has reservations about no substantial safety. Wright says he feels he does produce a safe product in Indianapolis. I told him. Let's come is accused of raping the University of Illinois speaking in August of

1988. The case against him rely heavily on the use of controversial DNA fingerprinting test. Today let's go to forensic scientist Deborah Vining testified how she conducted the tests and welcome he found the test works by relating DNA found in firm on the victim with that taken from the suspect chemical they used to separate the DNA. Then they're placed on a gel a gel with an exposed to an electric current which is lined with being on that DNA up on a pattern a pattern here to make an audio read which looks something like a supermarket barcode Vining said 5:00 he conducted all weve built it and matched it running you an X-ray light box and show the jury the match it that guns attorney Alan Brunelle had not yet had a chance to cross-examine Vining on big quoi. Ever running for a live coach. Well a New York firm that conducted the DNA test finding had been testifying roughly 10 a.m. this morning to explain to the

jury that complex procedure of DNA fragments were collected from England and blood samples from the rape victim and that the DNA was eventually placed on a deal with an electric current which lined the fragments of pattern the pattern to form an article read with something like a market. In testimony today said five probes conducted couldn't match it accurately point out that to the jury. Defense attorney Amber Now I think cross-examining binding all afternoon in a highly scientific. Now in an attempt to get binding asked about her training running into a finger pointing to a training program sponsored by live code running the math science degree we would know after if she

had studied. Nobody can do that if I like her by a forensic record but I didn't really know I did it right. Indiana University genetics expert P Michael Keneally and Dr. Michael Baird the director of forensics testing out life codes are expected to testify in the reliability of DNA fingerprinting life codes is about how a New York firm that conducted the DNA identification tests for the Lipscomb case life codes has concluded there is a 1 in six point eight billion chance that the semen taken from the rape victim belong to someone other than Lipscomb during a pretrial hearing that was held in October both Baird and Keneally testified that DNA fingerprinting is the most accurate form of testing known to forensic scientist. However leading molecular biologists say the tests aren't foolproof. And some say DNA fingerprinting is not reliable enough to be used in court during testimony yesterday. Deborah Vining the live code's

forensic scientist who performed the actual test for the case testified for nearly six hours and how she ran the tests and what her conclusions are bonding says five probes she conducted produced matches. But during cross-examination defense attorney Alan Brewer now asked Vining of her conclusions are subjective. And she admitted they are on the key quoi. Forensic scientist Deborah Vining works for life a molecular genetics firm in Valhalla New York Vining explained the highly scientific process of how she conducted the DNA fingerprinting test and what her conclusions are Vining says five probes she ran showed DNA and sperm taken from the victim matched DNA in samples taken from the suspect Lipscomb during cross examination lips gums attorney Alan Bruno attempted to poke holes in Vinings complex testimony Bruno quizzed Vining on her conclusions and asked if they were subject to

opinion. Bunning answered they are. Also earlier in the day Bruno asked Vining who has a Masters of Science degree about her training in DNA fingerprinting she testified she learned the process during a four week life training course. You know I asked if she had ever studied population genetics molecular biology or forensic molecular biology. She replied No to each victim in the case testified Monday that she was not wearing her contact lenses when she was raped and cannot identify her assailant for this reason The case hinges on the jury's belief in the reliability of the DNA fingerprinting tests on the key quite a university is joining their academic credentials campus. And so if you know where the mafia or someone else recreating this campus where they you know hear or see me respond in the same way. The trustees were briefed on what the university is now doing to combat a related

problem alcohol abuse and underage drinking. One of the trustees Susan grave unhorsed of Lake Forest says she does not think banning alcohol is the answer the answer to eliminate the alcohol abuse is not to eliminate the alcohol but to teach the students the sense of responsibility that's required to handle it and I think that will be an ongoing advantage to them not only on the campus but in their future years because of problems with alcohol can go on and on not if they start here. Forty percent of the five hundred thirty seven women who responded to the survey described being sexually assaulted or sexually abused while a student at the university. Another six percent describe being the victims of incidents including battery illegal restraint or intimidation. Most of the women said they had been drinking and the men who assaulted or abused them also had been drinking. Consequently Among the recommendations of the task force studying the problem banning so-called keg parties and eliminating all alcohol from all

university controlled public events. I'm Celeste Quinn. I hear analysis expert from the FBI Washington DC crime lab testified that hair samples taken from the rape victim and her bed had a microscopic characteristics of hair dander taken from Lipscomb that show agent Douglas Diederick testified he had conducted over 4000 hair analysis cases with the FBI. They do testified Let's compare has a very distinctive microscopic quality that is clumpy pigment and a bubbly The do they do a comparative sample taken from the gun with samples taken from the victim's underwear and keep it coming and found them to have similar traits. But during a vigorous cross-examination defense attorney Alan Bruno asked the direct if they're up to 4000 cases he's an alive. Has he ever been able to say with absolute certainty

that he or he. Team from an exact person answered No. Yoko admitted here analysis is not a method in which to determine identification. Also today the champagne police officers testified they saw Lipscomb in the year by Campbelltown area before and after the rape occurred and on the stand this afternoon after lunch will be Dr. Michael Baird from wife code. I'm taking quite a bit this morning Lipscomb attorney Alan Bruno will finish his cross-examination of Dr. Michael Baird the director of Life Code the forensic and paternity testing code the Valhalla New York genetics firm that conducted the DNA fingerprinting test for the case. Afterwards the prosecution will introduce its final witness another genetics expert Dr. Charles Grom from Illinois Masonic Medical Center at this point it appears unlikely that the defense will call any witnesses. Defense attorney Bruno has not

offered the court a list of prospective witnesses during discovery. The process attorney used to prepare their cases during his opening statements. Bruno told the jury results of DNA think a branding test subject to opinion. And he has tried to emphasize that point during his cross-examination of each of the state's witnesses that are testifying on the reliability of the test. On the key quite a bit between one and two o'clock yesterday afternoon defense attorney Alan Bruno interrupted the trial 21 different times without objections to how a scientist's testimony was being presented. Dr. Michael Baird the director of forensics and paternity testing out live code for the New York firm that handled the DNA test for the trial was trying to explain his conclusions of the results of the DNA fingerprinting test. But Bruno continued to hammer away at the

presentation of Baird's testimony claiming the state lacked the foundation to allow it. Stamping County assistant state's attorney Cynthia Hersh argued the state had laid foundation during the pretrial fry hearing that was held in October. And she argued that like in medical cases scientists testifying on the DNA test had an underlying understanding of what reasonable conclusions are. But presiding judge Jr. Deila Maher sided with the defense saying that in this case because the technology is so new there is no built in guarantee of what's reasonable. Deal of my decision forces today to rework its questioning of Baird. But there it was eventually able to give you the conclusion of the test. There testified there's a one in six point eight billion chance that the five DNA patterns revealed by the test could appear in another person. He told the jury the population

of the earth is only 5 billion. So the possibility of the pattern reoccurring exceeds the earth's population from Bridgeview Vicki quoi. The point defense attorney Alan Dell is trying to make is the preciseness of mathematical calculations is extremely important. To the conclusion of the DNA test Bruno asked Dr. Michael Baird from life coach yesterday if not have occurred had the policy when it comes to averaging the results of its calculations. Baird responded No. This morning Bruno ran through one of the company's calculations with the witness using a large writing board on an easel he came up with the answer point ninety six seven. Barrett agreed with that figure. They built and rounded the point ninety six seven figure out the point ninety seven. Now then I asked there to check the company's calculations when he did their

answer had been rounded up to a point ninety eight. Barry defended the company's figure thing with probably due to a calculated mishap. Bruno then asked So what do you think that we're at the mercy to the whim of the calculator who now has been vigorously cross-examining buried since yesterday. The new state has one more witness to car before it wraps up its case from bridging you on the cake way. During previous testimony defense attorney Alan Bruno asked her genetics expert Dr. Michael Baird if the company had any policy on averaging mathematical calculations. Barrett answered No today during continued cross-examination. Bruno put one of the equations a lot of code conducted on a writing board and ran through the calculation with Baird. He came up with the figure point 9 6 7 as an answer. Beard agreed with that figure. The two men then rounded the point 9 6 7

answer to point nine seven then asked Baird to check the company's report on that calculation. There did and found the company had rounded the figure off the point ninety eight point ninety seven. During redirection the fact in shipping County assistant state's attorney Cynthia her ass beard is such an error in averaging could affect the company. Isn't that being made there. Responded No person then I have dared to believe the company's cruisin were accurate. He responded they are unthinking quoi the prosecution's final witness Dr. Charles draw. But in the middle of the testimony yesterday afternoon when the trial was adjourned early because of a snowstorm. John is a pediatric genetics specialist at Illinois Masonic Medical Center. It's published a book on pediatric genetics and numerous articles on various DNA

topics. Prosecutors asked to testify to provide the jury with one more expert's opinion on the reliability of the DNA fingerprinting test after Strom's testimony to the state will conclude its case at this point the defense still has not offered the court a list of its prospective witnesses. Therefore it appears unlikely the defense will call anyone for testimony on the cake way by Africans. Even today this nonsense continues talking about has released Mandela the blood of the masses of people that released Mandela. To get our children into the universities which we pay our taxes where everybody goes we must shed our blood to get the right to vote which any immigrant

gets the minute he puts his foot here. We must shed our blood. This is your history. You must know your history you make no advances without setting good. Let logic be imposed upon you. Let us talk together. Organize ourselves rationally set blog one time make revolution and overthrow the coupler system. Includes times when there are a lot of children getting on and off school buses to and from school and that I think is a real safety concern to me. The other concern related to traffic is the. The expansion of the Windsor Road. You can almost see the writing on the wall that if the plant if the if this facility was located where were you planning when the road will be garbage truck alley and stately road will be to Champagne County residents currently recycle a substantial amount of their household waste and interest in recycling is growing.

Unfortunately current processing facilities for recyclables quickly are approaching their capacities. Officials with the Intergovernmental solid waste disposal Association say this along with the lack of a county landfill site creates the need for proposed materials recovery and transfer facility to be sited in either Southwest Champaign or North Urbana association manager Jim Penn dowse He says the new facility will refocus local waste management activities to give recycling primary importance. And we want to do that in several ways we want to build additional processing capacity for the curbside recycling programs. And we want to put something between us in a landfill that continues to increase our recovery rates to minimize our dependence on landfill and opponents of the champagne site which is less than a mile from the glen Shire and Lincoln Starfield subdivisions turned out in force for the meeting to express concerns about traffic congestion safety noise and unregulated dumping at the

site. Residents of those subdivisions will give arguments against the champagne site in a formal meeting with waist association representatives next Wednesday. I'm Anna Flanagan. We have some recommendations now that I hope we can put into place that will provide a different avenues so that anyone is free yes to try to work that out individually at the lowest possible level. Well also feel free to move to a campus kind of complaint structure and investigation system so that we can have a non departmental look at what's going on. You probably read about the college president to this last tour this past holiday season band mistletoe from the campus because it encourages sexual harassment. Now it's entirely possible that that action is going to have an effect opposite to that which he was which for which he attended many will see this as a silly extreme and will conclude that they've gone too far.

And that of course is the necessary ingredient for the backlash that I fear. I think that we have to be open as an academic community that's one of the hallmarks of what we do. And I for one would not hesitate to tell an illegal organization not to come on this campus. But I certainly cannot be a party to telling one which is legal and whose discrimination which I don't happen to like is in fact also legal. But they cannot come here and recruit our students I think our students should have a choice to make or have an opportunity to make that choice themselves. For you the work schedule at a time like this naturally all of our crews have been working through the night with the facts of our situation naturally and we have also asked for help from the southern part of our service area. Those trucks are already rolling or are also going to get some assistance from you know electric in St. Louis

and Indianapolis Power and Light. They're sending a total of 16 crews from out of state to help us so that will more than double the workforce that we'll have available in the next few days to try to clean up the damage. It's been done by the storm. The High School Association wrestling tournament begins at the assembly hall at 9:00 tomorrow morning. We're asking people. And campaign. We get people from all over the state to come in for the president. But because of the power. We're asking him not to promise us it's just a report to be here and if you live in the campaign and you don't have to be out stay at home. Our main concern at this point our primary objective to hopefully get done by the end of this day is is to have the street right away is all cleared open not a problem running into it we're still getting fall down or branches Moyer and stuff and we've cleaned several and some of the streets several times

and they're still blocked. But that's our primary objective to go away today. The local chapter of the Red Cross has opened a shelter at the Urbana civic center on Broadway in downtown Urbana for anyone who needs a place to stay because of lack of power heat or any other reason Red Cross volunteer Jacqueline garden. We in essence are opening a shelter have had it open since 7:00 this morning that means that as long as the power emergency exists and people are without heat we will run this. And it means that people can come here and get warm they can come and spend the night we will see that they are fed. If they have small children we ask that they bring any formula or bottles the children may need if they are still eating bottled food strained food. Please bring that with them anybody who is on medication on an ongoing basis needs to bring their own medication with them. They can bring their own blankets and pillows if they'd like to we do have cots here. At the moment there are about three dozen people at the shelter mostly elderly and small children but Gergen

says she expects larger numbers when people return home from work and find they still have no power. Bergen says there should be no problem in getting to the shelter if they need transportation to come to the shelter we are going to be here at the Civic Center they don't have to call us they don't have to make an appointment. They just call MTV and MTV is pitching in and doing the transportation and they are indeed using their small vans and going around and picking up people and bring them to the shelter. The center has a nurse on duty on a 24 hour basis. Champagne disaster chairman Bob Boyce says the Red Cross also has alternative sites if needed for overflow and no one will be turned away. I'm Vincent Duffy Right. OK. OK. Today and it's going to take possibly three to four days to get everybody on champagne alone we had an early figure this morning of about 15000 customers. It is a pretty significant damage. We are out in the field now. Our crews

we have brought some crews up from the southern part of our service area and we have some crews that have come in from both Union Electric and from Indianapolis light hour that are helping to restore power for our customers. We had just a shallow layer of cold air right near the ground. Northeast winds at the surface brought some arctic air in from Canada so temperatures right near the ground were hovering between 28 and 31 degrees causing the ice but from a few hundred feet above us on up several thousand feet temperatures were above freezing and that's why it was rain rather than snow. They can give you information for the shelter and they can give to help you with transportation if you need transportation to the shelter will where quick you are suggesting that people that do just go to the cell terrified of a need to bring your own medication in bring your blankets and your pillow to keep yourself warm.

During questioning from the prosecution Dr. Charles draw from a little of the sonic Medical Center describe the DNA as some of the most beautiful he's ever seen. They belong in a textbook. Don went on to say that from his review of life code work he had no doubt that DNA and semen samples taken from the victim came from the defendant. But during cross-examination defense attorney Alan Brazil after drawn to comp the band in one of the five DNA probe that was conducted counted for Bruno of enough drama to refer to live the final report and told the jury how many bands the company reported he did so in answer to be Goodell After all if it's scientifically valid not to report in all of the band the scientist sees the evade. Tommy answered no and that life coach mission was an oversight board I was still questioning the witness when I left to file

my report on the keep quiet. The state's case against Vincent Lipscomb of Sam Payne is based mainly on the use of controversial DNA fingerprinting. Over the past in Dave jury members have heard testimony from two to that exact birth. You say there is a 1 in six point eight billion chance DNA found in semen taken from the victim came from someone other than Lipscomb. Defense attorney Ellen Bruno rested the defense's case yesterday without calling any witnesses who now have been vigorously cross-examining the state's genetics experts on their testimony and trying to emphasize what he coughs the subjective nature of the test. The case is expected to go to the eight men four women jury later today after closing arguments and jury instruction the trial was held in Cook County due to intense pretrial publicity in skimping County on the quay quite. The state rested its case yesterday

afternoon after concluding testimony from the 30 second witness. Defense attorney Alan Bruno then made a motion for a direct In verdict saying the state lacked sufficient evidence to allow the case to go to the jury presiding judge to Jacques deal Omar admitted testimony on the DNA test was a rough deal are also that he was troubled because some of the DNA testimony heard during the pretrial fry hearing had changed but Diehl Maher said he believed the prosecution's evidence was sufficient enough to send the case to the jury and he denied the defense motion. Shortly afterwards the jury was brought back into the courtroom Brunelle think the eight men four women panel told them the defense would call no witnesses and rested the defense's case the case is expected to go to the jury after closing arguments. Jurors have heard from a forensic scientist and three genetics experts who have ahd testified that DNA tests prove Lipscomb is guilty. Reporting from

Bridgeview on the cake way. Concerns over the ash focus on whether it is a hazardous material capable of leaching harmful heavy metals into ground water supplies and whether it will stand up to harsh environmental conditions in central Illinois including strong winds and acid rain. Dr. Dennis wieder an environmental engineer specializing in coal combustion residues cited in 1908 report in which the Environmental Protection Agency stated it did not intend to regulate coal ash and encouraged its use as an amendment to concrete in federal construction projects. So in effect what we hear from Washington and the federal EPA and the various state EPA agencies is that this waste is not hazardous and that you should if possible find a way to use this as a valuable and other value another form of our human resource. Wieder went on to testify that leaching will not be a problem because processed coal combustion residue is impermeable to water and rain even if water were able to

pass through the material he said. It would have to extract dangerous amounts of heavy metals and weed are said numerous tests on coal ash have demonstrated this does not happen. Organized opponents of the proposed ski hill will present their side to the zoning board this morning in Oakley. I'm Anna Flanagan. The plan calls for 80 m to construct the ski hill and some attendant facilities then turn it over to the Macon County conservation district. During yesterday's hearing exactly what Macon County would be getting from AVM came into question. Landscape Architect Kirk Culbertson whose firm specializes in ski resorts presented a design which included a lodge and dining facilities softball fields and Botanical Gardens. But under later questioning by county zoning administrator Paul makes Hansie AVM vice president Richard Birkhead said his company would take responsibility only for the immediate needs of the ski hill. Other things have been talked about and so there

are some. Consider this if you just talk to the people who projects with you standing right there with just a reference to a game that's not part of your vacation. Most of the slopes no snow making equipment the lights and so forth idioms attorney Wayne because said while the company doesn't plan to develop the site fully the special use permit which needs to build the hill would allow future owners to do so. I'm Anna Flanagan on a proper jury that aren't really crap and that the Prime Min. Not have the kind of free fingerprints were you. Pretty good leave fingerprints of the DNA found in seminal fluid. But defense attorney Alan Bruno happily criticized the DNA tests conducted by the life of the corporation. We're now told the jury has been exposed to two weeks of testimony.

That's half of the four weeks of training the forensic scientist who conducted the test and pronounces the tests have been mislabeled and characterized. They tell you their blood identification tests they're not sure now reminded the jury that could be an averaging measurement for their mathematical calculations and to calculate since he ran through with a life code that differed from the company's report Brunelle told the jury this isn't a classroom isn't a theoretical lecture this is a criminal trial where an individual is charged with something that you must prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. In Bridgeview on the key quote I like about sending over a backhoe loader additional. Chainsaws that sort of thing. Yes we will have a chipper by Frank that's one of the pieces of

the chipper. A spokesman for the disaster agency says money declared emergency goes primarily for pay National Guard units and for the cost of debris removal. Preliminary costs for the clean up committed six million dollars but he says the figure could go higher and he won't know the total cost for a week. The emergency services agency has been working around the clock to provide help in the kitchen to provide communications satellites to radio communications with Springfield. Crew will be probably through today maybe. Maybe all members of those regional office in Champaign will likely wish champagne county officials until the cleanup is complete. I'm Jim again.

Well we're hoping that we can get our total system load which was we had about 30000 customers out til this morning and we're hoping to get that down pen pals know how that actually translates to champagne. We'll have to wait and see but we do have the largest number of crews working in champagne that we have any of the other areas and the weather can play a large factor if the weather gets worse. Some of these problems could regenerate themselves. The weather gets better. It will make the difficult job much easier. We still have about 200 extra crewman out feel a lot of these men have been working for 36 hours or longer not continuously but but they're tired and they need some patients further incursions from our customers. They're out there doing their best. But it's about 50 percent better than it was yesterday. By tonight it ought to be 50 percent better

again. We think the system will come together in a significant way to day. But there will have work remaining our men will have work remaining through the day through Saturday night and we're still looking at Sunday at least before some customers get their service back. House can get pretty cold but I doubt that it'll freeze not that there isn't the possibility particularly if they have something next to an outside wall. It takes a long time for the mass of a house to cool down really. For instance in my own house the power went off at 8 o'clock last night by this morning it is drop 5 degrees was all. The say it all depends on the house. But there's a lot of heat storage in the house and it may not cool off all that much. At 5:15 this morning that number was down to about 20000.

Trouble spots remain. Jacksonville cater champagne. To be until Decatur for instance of 6000 customers than electricity shipping 5000 Lymington by 6000 and going over 3000 Jacksonville with numbers lower in the hundreds. But we still have a problem developing their gender problems are similar to yesterday when the people who obviously who are there all day yesterday and into the night need a break so will be needing volunteers for today tonight and you know I hope not tomorrow but probably tomorrow. I think the the one good thing about this is that in most cases there hasn't been any major damage to homes so it's not a matter of people needing clothing and needing a place to stay for a long term I think it's just people are

cold and they can't cook and things like that so it's not like a fire or a tornado and that instant in areas where they're picking up out of the street. They're cutting up the limbs and things like that putting them in the park why in the park why is the area between the sidewalk and the curb. Or if you don't have a sidewalk. Generally from. Curb about 20 feet it is considered the city's Parkway. They're putting the word to the tree live things in that area and then they will pick them up later. Any of that is spray to the public to take if you want to take your fireworks. Please repeat for people to come and pick that up. If you were cleaning up debris in your own yard you can you know if you're caught up in the manageable pieces for us they will have put that in the parkway probably going the first of next week when things go wrong or under control the city will come by and pick that up for free and I wouldn't dissipate that.

Probably the majority of the customers will not be on today. And even though we're going to make very good progress with the good weather I would think it'll probably be another day or so for the majority. There will be some however that there are pockets here and there we will have a problem. If it's an individual service or something like that. My best crystal ball would indicate that. We'll make good progress all the way through the weekend. I would anticipate that there will be a number of customers that will not have their power restored. Through Sunday in fact it may be even to the beginning of the week before that would occur. Chancellor Merton Ware and athletic director John McAfee would not address any of the 11 charges levied by the NCAA but six have been identified by Enforcement Director as David burst as serious. That is to say could result in sanctions against the airline I allege major infractions include one that prior to January 29 of last year

the university offered a student athlete $80000 and a card to sign with the A-line eye to that in September of 1907. An athlete was offered $5000 to join Illinois with an additional $5000 for each year of enrollment at the U of I and three that in the spring of 1987. A university official gave a student athlete as much as 300 dollars in order to attend a friend's high school prom. We're acknowledges that if these charges are true that under NCAA rules Illinois could receive the death penalty. A two year ban from playing men's basketball but says unlike in the case of Southern Methodist there is room for leniency. It causes me to have a little knot in my insides. I should hope. And especially recognizing that the one institution that has suffered that penalty had. Complicity clear up through its own board of trustees. I don't see anything like that here and that gives me some cause for hope.

Even if these infractions are founded by the committee and I hope they won't be but if they are I still have hope that that penalty won't be as an MCA big and it's too early to determine if any allegation is true. Noting that Illinois is still conducting its own investigation into the NC charges when we conclude our investigation then we will draft our responses. You don't draft a response until you conclude the investigation. Then well then we'll draft our responses then we'll submit those to the NCAA. Well I have my meeting with the infractions committee and after that everyone will know but I don't think it's appropriate for us today to begin speculating on any one allegation or the general stance that we've pretty much taken the same stance from the beginning which was we intend to get to the bottom of everything. We will answer everything we'll cooperate will provide as much information as necessary if we think something's wrong and we find it. Yes we're going to stand up to that to the committee. But if we don't then we're going to argue vigorously against that just as well.

Both were and Mack Avik say the university will respond as quickly as possible to the NCAA allegations and that they would like to make the docket of the NC Double-A Committee on Infractions April meeting. This is Dave Dickey. A storm like this a lot of the problems are right at the back of the house. That may be clear near the meter where the individual the so-called service drop has been interrupted for some reason. So you could restore a primary line into a neighborhood and you could you could turn it on and you would think you'd get 40 homes back on but the fact is you may only get 20 because 20 homes may have individual problems with a line into their building. A bit of a caution from people seems to be dying off and people are working around wires and trees wanting to get out on this weekend and work to be extremely careful. There are still Energizer wires around

when you're training be careful we've had accidents with chainsaws already and people falling out of trees and limbs falling on people. So be very very careful. The IPF crew felt that that they should be able to take only a six hour rest break and then continue to work. We couldn't agree between the two parties so they decided to delete them from. We appreciate their help and we will replace them with some other group. It was related to do our group was released it was my understanding that the district people were behind this project in that they were pretty much committed to it in that it was your stated matter frankly that they were behind it in that they would accept Maki Mandela says before sanctions are lifted.

The reasons they were imposed in the first place must be re-examined. Mandela says political organizations in South Africa called for sanctions for a purpose that has not yet been served as applied to dismantle you know. Blacks in South Africa a free people today I think you know as long as those things haven't disappeared or been dismissed in South Africa I think sanctions should go into the 70s that people those struggling for equality in South Africa Mandela says are the ones who ultimately will bring about change is there and she says her father's release from prison served to strengthen the determination of anti-apartheid activists to continue this struggle. I'm Anna Flanagan. You know if you can't get a company in the palliative measures introduced you know when as if it were the second and also introduced a program of plenty of mention appointed in total this is within six months that illegals

will be kept within a year. Certain things will happen in South Africa. I would say yes you know we can believe to get back to Clinton and I'm say no to things you know are part people oughtnt tentacles still in place in South Africa ANC together with the Pan African National Congress and the UTF in the black conscious movement and they change movements and the trade union movement and the women's organizations and even the homeland leaders have to come together to find a solution. No negotiation can end creating a positive environment for trade in South Africa. If any of this movement organization ignored 75 percent two thirds of the homicides depending on which year you look at it's an issue of a man who stepped on my turf Who is that women I saw you were a man I saw you with don't talk about my mama. Dr. Carl Bell says homicide is a leading cause of death and black males

between the ages of 15 and 44 and he says in one thousand twenty nine the nation's black on black homicide rate has been six to 12 percent higher than whites. But Bell says the black community members have rejected these statistics. Bell launched a Chicago stop black on black murder community education program in 1984. I would go to the black community and I would say we have a homicide problem but I would say yes we can tell because we keep going to these funerals and I would say well you know who's killing us and they'd say yes those policemen. And I'd say no it's not those socks. And they'd say you don't know what you're talking about. Bill says most black on black murders are the result of expressive violence between family members and friends. He says less than 25 percent are a stranger related incidents and gang homicides are more often due to conflicts between members of the same gaming to prevent black on black

crimes Bell says public school children need to be taught conflict resolution skills. He also says more victimization screening should be performed and public school children who have witnessed violent crimes need to be counseled on the key quote. The county has expressed a willingness to join this kind of a lawsuit I think the county will stand by and let us get in the door. I make the argument you know one has yet been able to bring in the court and backward we think we will be able to bring an order with just the way in the state. We'll go ahead now with them to get standing in the in the federal court. Sometime in March. We have a number of other good play deals with our very thought all along that the kind it was a super best quality and now they're on board with us and we really appreciate it.

University campuses have. Felt the brunt of much of the repression of the government there. There have been a fault on. Campuses and academic person now and their home campus. To the point where the academic community and out of it barely exist. Investigators from the Federal Emergency Management Agency estimates Champaign County is eligible for more than three and a half million dollars in federal disaster assistance. Illinois Emergency Services and disaster agency spokesman Lynn Bobo's says that of Governor Thompson's request for a presidential declaration is granted then that means that 75 percent of allowable items under public assistance would be a reimbursed cost would be and reimbursed by the federal government. The remaining 25 percent would be split evenly by the local governmental jurisdiction and the state of Illinois.

More than two and a half million dollars of the federal estimate comes from debris removal. Bobo says damages to private homes and businesses is not included in the estimate. Governor Thompson spokesman David Field says the letter detailing the damages to the area will be shipped out to Washington sometime this morning. I'm Jim Dubin. I would suggest that if we're interested in family strength and communication we look at some legislation that starts well before the family has to deal with an unplanned pregnancy that there are better ways of supporting them than putting that legislation right at the point of dealing with an unplanned pregnancy for a teenager who already comes perhaps comes from a very dysfunctional family. Dr. Carl Bell says homicide is a leading cause of death in black males between the ages of 15 and 44. And he says since 1929 the nation's black on black homicide rate has been six to 12 percent higher than whites. But Bell says black community

members have rejected the statistics. Bell launched a Chicago stop black on black murder community education program in 1984. But I would go into the black community and I would say we have a homicide problem but I would say yes we can tell because we keep going to be safe you know. And I would say well you know I was curious and they'd say yes those policeman and I'd say no it's not those policemen It's us and they'd say you don't know what you're talking about. Bell says most black on black murders are the result of expressive violence between family members and friends. He says less than 25 percent are stranger related incidents and gang homicides are more often due to conflicts between members of the same gang. To prevent black on black crimes Bell says public school children need to be taught conflict resolution skills. He also says more victimization screening should be performed and public school children who have witnessed violent crimes need to be

counseled on the key quote. The site in Champaign has been labeled the preferred site by the i s w da But Attorney Michael Byrne representing the developers of the urban aside said there are a lot of misconceptions about that site. Among them that the Urbana site is more expensive and would take longer to prepare for construction of the waste recycling and transfer station. Byrne presented a revised plan from his clients that reduces the site's overall cost and development time. A revised price that we're talking about of eight hundred twenty thousand dollars figures out to advise price Bricker of thirty one thousand five hundred thirty eight as opposed to twenty seven thousand five hundred dollars per acre in Champaign which is 15 acres visible rares we have twenty six point seven acres here that are usable. We submit on the basis of this the Thevenin site is really the preferred site. Byrne said the rebuys development plans already had been discussed with their bene planning

staff and he expects formal approval from the planning division in the city council by the first week of April when Shire homeowners attorney Sam Irwin said he found Byrne's presentation wonderful. I met Anna Flanagan. I have seen both sides both from the air and the ground and intuitively. The two are strikingly different for the Urbana site is largely industrial and character not just the site itself but the surrounding area. Whereas the champagne's site. Is one that has artificially been called industrial but it is surrounded by residential and stands in the path of the only logical residential growth left for champagne. Dr. WABA spoke in conjunction with the showing of a videotape called choose to be safe produced by the Illinois State Medical Society. The videotape is targeted at teens and addresses issues related to AIDS and safe sex WABA says teens are

expected to be the next target for an AIDS epidemic because of lack of education lack of instructions for safe sex without really a very strong educational effort. They are going to be the next epidemic among those in attendance at last night's forum with State Representative Tim Johnson. Last year Johnson blocked state funding to the gay community AIDS project because of a pamphlet once distributed by the group that he considered offensive. Johnson invited members of JI camp to attend last night's session in hopes they would learn in his words that you can be informative and not offend all sense of public decency. Those involved in coordinating last night's forum said it was the first time the politics of AIDS had become an issue. Dr. Seth what we have been doing this for about two years now. And has been shown in several places without too much political publicity. Right now it seems to be a political issue which was not meant to be about 75

people attended the forum which was sponsored by the Edison middle school PTA. I'm Anna Flanagan Johnson was instrumental in blocking about $20000 in funding 2G camp last year. The bone of contention between Johnson and cap is a pamphlet addressing AIDS risk reduction which Johnson considers offensive. She kept members say the pamphlet in question was provided to them by the state of Illinois. But Johnson doesn't think that's a good argument in support of continued funding to the organization that they disseminated it. They they're they they stamp their research their name on it and they're responsible for it. Johnson says the time for negotiation with cap to keep much needed AIDS education funds in Champaign County has passed a year and a half ago when I asked them to stop dissemination. They told us they would. A year and a half later it's still being disseminated. So apparently you don't have any sense of commitment.

Can General chairperson Forrest Brown says the pamphlet was discontinued over a year ago. Johnson made his remarks at an AIDS education forum aimed at teens and their parents at the Edison middle school last night he didn't buy Did members of JI camp to attend the session in a letter so that they might see a presentation that was quote tasteful appropriate and educational. Amanda Flanagan the aquatic life that may be affected would be more downstream we don't we don't believe there's any you know fish or anything right there at that part and they have put up through our dams and other siphoning set up where you know the oil is pretty much contained within a situation like this. The general procedure is that it depends on whether the megadoses negligence is involved or if it was but beyond party control when something like this happens. One thing that we normally do is meet with the PA. Ready for work our pair discuss how to prevent that from happening

if there are any kind of plan or plan for any kind of fine coming I thought of Frank I think or have an accurate count. Building more prisons than we are building institutions built in prisons and we don't have enough room for all those violators and criminals that we're going to be having in the next few years to incarcerate them and knew it was coming about as a result of our failure to properly fund education. We have reported in 1970 five thousand reported cases of child abuse. My statistics my research is now doing last year. That's just weird. They do know that there were a hundred and twenty thousand reported cases of infants been abused can you believe that individuals who cannot survive a result of the attorney general as attorney general I will be moving in that direction to protect those innocent children. It seems funny to me that we talk today and retrenchment reallocation unknown

university. What we need is a reality reallocation from where I was going over there back to here. We never talk about reallocation of the benefit things we talk about internally where we're going to take a party and shift it around. Members have no say in it. Most of the boardroom Beacher most have also most board members benefit from a contractual relationship with the HMO. Bonuses all sorts of other things. Sweetheart deals between you two sions and providers abound. So obviously it's really a very difficult situation. We have been in contact and as well alliance with that political party single sat next to the Christan Democrats. We met last year in July. The Social Democrats. So I also know that if we won the private

enterprise the political forces social forces and anti-government government to come out with a solution. Super EON says the recent murders of six Jesuit priests in El Salvador open the eyes of the international community to the horrors of the government led by Alfredo Christiani. And she says the response of that community including cut offs and reductions of economic aid have pressured Christiani to openly consider negotiating with opposition parties in El Salvador but Cibrian says there's no way to end the hostilities in El Salvador without democracy social justice and self-determination. And she says the United States government plays a fundamental role in bringing peace to her country. At this moment there out of force us still confident that they will be able to save $700 but a minute keep going with that which is. A million and a half a day. That's why we keep saying that we may in

the end of the war have either one of the pens from the United States Cibrian says U.S. citizens can assist efforts to change this country's policy through demonstrations and by pressuring legislators to end economic aid to El Salvador. She also says an American boycott of coffee made from Salvadoran beans has been effective in creating pressure for change within her country. Syrian made her comments during an appearance on the University of Illinois campus sponsored by the People's Alliance on Central America. I'm Anna Flanagan.