Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.news From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Headline Article Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 15:23:03 EST Message-ID: \SE A;TOP OF THE NEWS;NATION \BY FROM WIRE DISPATCHES AND STAFF REPORTS S=NEW STORY Jury asks reopening of Rocky Flats case DENVER - Members of a federal grand jury that in 1989 investigated environmental crimes at the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant asked President-elect Bill Clinton yesterday to appoint a special prosecutor to reopen the case. Several grand jury members had previously said they wanted to vote to indict officials at Rockwell International Corp. and the Department of Energy but were prevented by the U.S. attorney. The plant, which produced triggers for nuclear weapons, is located in a remote area about 16 miles from Denver and now concentrates only on environmental cleanup. With the Cold War over, it is not slated to manufacture the triggers again. Earlier this year Rockwell, which had operated the plant for the DOE from June 1975 until Dec. 31, 1989, pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $18.5 million in fines stemming from improper storage and treatment of radioactive waste. S=NEW STORY Racial groups prefer to live in own areas LOS ANGELES - A study published yesterday shows that in multiracial Los Angeles, the scene of rioting earlier this year, whites, blacks, Hispanics and Asians prefer to live in their own enclaves rather than in integrated neighborhoods. Professor William Clark, in a study conducted before the riots, found that whites felt strongest about living in predominantly white areas. "All groups want to live in neighborhoods where their racial group is a [majority]," Mr. Clark said in the study. The findings, published in the journal Demography, are equally applicable to other large urban areas in the United States, Mr. Clark said. He said he doubted that this year's riot, the worst urban unrest in the United States in this century, had altered the validity of the findings. S=NEW STORY FBI probes security at NASA facility The FBI is investigating national security problems at NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif., after a preliminary study found evidence of violations of law and misuse of government equipment, the space agency said. Bill Livingstone, a NASA spokesman, said yesterday that the information uncovered by a NASA management review team has been turned over to the FBI and that an investigation continues by NASA's office of inspector general. Mr. Livingstone said he could give no further details. A statement from NASA, however, said that Ames was considered "high risk for hostile intelligence operations" and that the center had not acted properly in handling sensitive technology. Mr. Livingstone refused to confirm or deny that sensitive technology had been taken from the Ames center. S=NEW STORY GOP takes control of Nevada Senate CARSON CITY, Nev. - Late votes from Nevadans living overseas enabled the Republicans to take control of the state Senate from the Democrats. Mark James' 32-vote margin of victory gave the GOP an 11-10 edge in the Senate when the absentee votes were finally counted Tuesday. The Democrats previously controlled the chamber by the same margin. Shortly before the Nov. 3 election, a federal court ordered the state to send out new absentee ballots, reprinted to include splinter-party candidates. Absentee voters were given until Tuesday - instead of Election Day - to get their ballots in. Mr. James is likely to face a legal battle from Democratic Party leaders. The Democrats already control the Assembly and the governor's office. S=NEW STORY Mayo Clinic treats congressman GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - U.S. Rep. Paul Henry, diagnosed with brain cancer last month, went to the Mayo Clinic yesterday for tests and radiation treatment. Mr. Henry, 50, was re-elected this month to a fifth term, weeks after surgeons removed a 3-inch malignant tumor from his brain. Although Mr. Henry's physicians said they were optimistic about his recovery, specialists said the average patient with Mr. Henry's form of cancer - glioblastoma multiforme - lives about one year. Fewer than 5 percent survive five years. Mr. Henry has been recovering at home and has made no public appearances. S=NEW STORY U.S. military to study Russian ejection seat In the spirit of cooperation between former Cold War enemies, the Defense Department said yesterday it may buy advanced Russian warplane ejection seats for use in supersonic American military jets. The Pentagon said it will soon begin testing the Soviet-designed K-36 modular seat, which reportedly can safely eject a pilot or crewman from a troubled aircraft flying at speeds of over 2,000 miles an hour. The seat was among 13 new pieces of military equipment from other countries that the Pentagon said it will begin testing in fiscal 1993 for possible purchase by the U.S. military as Washington cuts post-Cold War military budgets. The Pentagon provided no potential cost figures for the purchases but said it was looking at the 13 new pieces of equipment and continuing to test eight others. S=NEW STORY Clinton aide's son faces drug charges GREENVILLE, S.C. - The son of Dick Riley, the former South Carolina governor whom President-elect Bill Clinton named to his transition team this week, was arrested yesterday on drug charges. Richard W. Riley Jr., 33, was indicted by a federal grand jury with 17 other persons Tuesday, the FBI said in a statement. Each of the 18 faces charges of conspiracy to unlawfully possess with the intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine and marijuana. Mr. Riley was released on a surety bond yesterday in Greenville. His attorney, Al Taylor, told WYFF-TV in Greenville, "I don't know whether or not the government contends that Riley was a major operator, a minor operator, whether he was a user or something of that nature." The former governor said in a brief statement that his son "has had some difficult times." Mr. Clinton on Tuesday appointed the elder Mr. Riley to oversee the hiring of the top lieutenants in the new administration. S=NEW STORY Mia says Woody lied during kids' adoption NEW YORK - Mia Farrow says Woody Allen defrauded her by adopting two of her children without disclosing his affair with Miss Farrow's college-age adopted daughter, according to court papers. Mr. Allen and Miss Farrow are in a bitter custody dispute in which the actress is seeking to reverse Mr. Allen's adoption of two of her 11 children - Dylan, 7, and Moses, 14. She and the filmmaker have a biological son, Satchel, 4. Mr. Allen, 56, has petitioned the court for custody of the three children. Attorneys refused to discuss their meeting yesterday with Surrogate Court Judge Renee Roth and attorney Mara Thorpe, guardian for Dylan and Moses, on Miss Farrow's request to void Mr. Allen's adoption of the pair. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM