Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.news From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: news Mon, Mar 16 1992 Date: Mon, 16 Mar 92 05:48:19 EST Message-ID: DECISIONLINE: News USA TODAY Update March 16, 1992 Source: USA TODAY:Gannett National Information Network MISSILE HUNT READY TO BEGIN: U.N. inspectors were prepared to hunt for missiles in Iraq Monday, a mission that could spark a new confrontation. Inspector Derek Boothby, a ballistics expert, said his 35-member team hopes to begin unannounced inspections in Iraq this week. Iraq has so far refused to allow military factories to be destroyed, saying they can be converted for manufacturing needed for civilian products. LAWMAKERS TRY DAMAGE CONTROL: Democratic leaders plan to move swiftly to limit the impact of the House check-bouncing scandal as lawmakers do damage control at home. The names of nearly two dozen of the worst abusers were leaked over the weekend. The first test of the scandal's political impact comes Tuesday in Illinois for Democratic Rep. Charles Hayes. Hayes reportedly wrote 716 bad checks. BUSH, CLINTON HAVE THE MONEY: President Bush and Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton are rolling in campaign cash. Bush has raised $17.2 million, Clinton $8 million. That includes $2.3 million in February when personal issues dogged him. Paul Tsongas has about $3.5 million and Jerry Brown $1.2 million. GOP challenger Pat Buchanan has raised $4 million largely using mailing lists. His average contributions is $47. LEAKS ANGER ISRAEL: Israeli officials expressed anger Sunday at Washington leaks alleging that Israel illegally resold U.S. military technology to third countries, including China. "We haven't sold any U.S. technology to any third party," said Health Minister Ehud Olmert. Olmert said he was sure "such things were not raised without the will of a senior figure in the (Bush) administration." TED KENNEDY TO WED: Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., announced Saturday that he is getting married. Kennedy, 60, plans to marry Washington lawyer Victoria Reggie, 38, who is divorced and has two children. "I love Vicki and her children very much," Kennedy said in a statement. "I've known her for many years." Kennedy divorced his wife, Joan, in 1982 amid infidelity rumors. No wedding date has been set. VIOLENCE MARS SPRING BREAK: Violence marred the start of spring break in some of the Florida and Texas resorts traditionally popular with students, according to reports Sunday. Police in Galveston, Texas, doubled their patrols after one man was killed and two wounded Saturday when shots were fired at a fraternity party on crowded East Beach. Police said Wendall Baker Jr., 21, of Waller, Texas, was killed by an officer. BROWN POISED FOR STRONG SHOWING: Democratic presidential candidate Jerry Brown seems poised for a strong showing in Tuesday's Michigan primary. It's doubtful he'll win. But the man whose candidacy was once written off as a cry for attention has a message of outrage that seems tailor-made for the state. He could finish second to Bill Clinton, shifting contest dynamics. His appeal has stirred concern in the Clinton camp. KIDNAP SUSPECT TO BE ARRAIGNED: Arraignment is Monday in Los Angeles for Augustin Ramirez, 31, of Puebla, Mexico, accused of kidnapping a 14-year-old girl from Mexico and forcing her to be his sex slave. The girl was found in the back room of a restaurant after her 29-year-old brother launched a city-wide search. The girl told police Ramirez threatened to return to Mexico and kill her mother. CASTRATION HEARING DUE: A Houston judge holds a hearing Monday on his decision to allow child molester Steven Butler to be castrated rather than face a lengthy prison term on charges of raping a 13-year-old girl. Butler, 28, already is on probation for molesting a 7-year-old girl. If castrated, he would stay on probation. Five of his sisters told Judge Mike McSpadden that Butler was coerced. DEMJANJUK TELLS OF FORGERY: A lawyer for retired Cleveland auto worker John Demjanjuk, who is accused of being a brutal Nazi concentration camp guard, told the Israeli Supreme Court Sunday of a German news report that claims an identity card used to convict him was forged. Demjanjuk, 72, accused of being camp guard "Ivan the Terrible," is appealing his death sentence. He claims mistaken identity. EASTERN USA TO FEEL CHILL: A storm system will sweep the Pacific Northwest Monday, pushing in showers and thunderstorms. The southern and central Plains will bask in temperatures in the 70s and 80s. The eastern third of the USA will be chilly. DOW JONES OPENS ON UPSWING: The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials opens Monday at 3235.91, after closing up 27.28 points Friday. The New York Stock Exchange composite opens at 224.30, up 1.00. The American Stock Exchange market value opens at 404.06, up 0.47. The NASDAQ OTC composite opens at 618.62, up 2.70. News Editor: Beth Mann. (1-919-855-3491) Making copies of USA TODAY Update (Copyright, 1992) for further distribution purposes violates federal law. This article is copyright 1992 Gannett News Service. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM