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 Wed, Apr 8 1992 Date: Wed, 8 Apr 92 05:46:40 EDT Message-ID: DECISIONLINE: News USA TODAY Update April 8, 1992 Source: USA TODAY:Gannett National Information Network CLINTON WINS N.Y.: Bill Clinton Tuesday won the New York primary, with former candidate Paul Tsongas besting Jerry Brown. Tsongas postponed his decision to re-enter the race to Thursday or later. Early returns in Wisconsin had Clinton narrowly leading Jerry Brown; Clinton also won in Kansas. President Bush easily beat Pat Buchanan in Kansas, Wisconsin and Minnesota on the GOP side; New York had no primary. CLINTON GRABS 40% IN N.Y.: With 86% of the precincts in in New York, Bill Clinton had 40% of the votes in the Democratic primary to Paul Tsongas' 29% and Jerry Brown's 26%. In Kansas, with 78% of the precincts in, Clinton had 51%, Tsongas 14%, Brown 13%. With 33% of precincts in in Minnesota, Clinton had 38%; Brown had 31% and Tsongas 18%. In Wisconsin, with 17% in: Clinton 38%, Brown 35%, Tsongas 22%. NUKE COMPLEX TO BE DISMANTLED: United Nations inspectors Wednesday arrive at the Al-Atheer nuclear complex in Iraq to begin dismantling it. President Saddam Hussein backed away for the second time in two months from a U.N. showdown by accepting the dismantling of equipment at the $300 million site 20 miles from Baghdad. Iraq said the site could be used for civilian purposes. SUNUNU OWES MORE MONEY: Government ethics controllers have ruled that John Sununu owes another $4,242.50 for personal trips at taxpayer expense while he was White House chief of staff. White House spokeswoman Judy Smith said Tuesday that Sununu paid Monday. The independent Office of Government Ethics determined that Sununu owed more than the $1,423 he paid last year. NORIEGA JURORS CAN'T DECIDE: Jurors in the drug and racketeering case of Gen. Manuel Noriega told a federal judge Tuesday that they're having trouble reaching a verdict in the seven-month trial. The jury foreman said on the third day of deliberation the jury has been "debating and debating" and are confused about whether all jurors must agree on all counts to find Noriega guilty. A mistrial could be declared. BLAST KILLS ONE, INJURES 16: A gas pipeline exploded with earthquake force in rural East Texas Tuesday, killing one person, injuring at least 16 and igniting a blaze that burned out of control for several hours. The blast, measuring 3.5 to 4.0 on the Richter scale, erupted about 7:15 a.m. outside Brenham, 65 miles northwest of Houston. The force threw cars from roads, killed livestock and blackened tree trunks. WOMEN IN HIGH PLACES: U.S. governors appointed women to a record-high one in four cabinet posts this year, according to a survey released Tuesday by the National Women's Political Caucus. The survey suggests women are gaining influence as much through political appointment as election. More women now serve in top state jobs than in the U.S. House (6%) and state legislatures (18%). MEDELLIN `IN SHAMBLES': The Colombian-based Medellin drug cartel is "in shambles" and the Cali cartel - now the major supplier to the USA - is being seriously hurt, Drug Enforcement Administration chief Robert Bonner told Congress Tuesday. He said most Medellin leaders are dead or jailed. More than 1,000 members of the Cali cartel have been arrested and more than $200 million of its assets have been seized. HELMSLEY POSTPONEMENT DENIED: Leona Helmsley Tuesday lost a bid to postpone her date with prison. New York federal judge Thomas Griesa reaffirmed his order that she report April 15 to begin serving a four-year prison term for cheating on her taxes. Helmsley, 71, said she was "feeling a lot worse" and "maybe I'll drop dead" before April 15. She was convicted of evading $1.7 million in taxes. COMPUTER RECREATION NOT ALLOWED: Lawyers for four white Los Angeles police officers charged in the taped beating of black motorist Rodney King can't show a computer-generated recreation of the first baton blow to King, the judge ruled Tuesday. Defense lawyers wanted to support the argument that facial injuries resulted from his fall, not the baton blow. The judge said the tape was unreliable and could mislead the jury. TATTOO BRINGS JAIL SENTENCES: A 7-year-old boy's father and uncle were sentenced to jail Tuesday for tattooing his left upper arm. Billy Dennison's tattoo was of blue capital letters spelling "Billy." His father was sentenced to one year in jail for holding him down; the boy's uncle was given a nine-month jail term for doing the tattoo. Both were ordered to pay $2,500 in fines and restitution. STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE NORTH: A series of fast-moving storms will drive through the northern tier of the USA today, while southern spots will remain quiet. A weak storm will bring rain to New England this morning. Most of the southern tier will have conditions in the 60s or warmer. Spots in the desert Southwest will flirt with 90 degrees for the first time this year. DOW JONES OPENS ON DOWNSWING: The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials opens Wednesday at 3213.55, after closing down 61.94 Tuesday. The New York Stock Exchange composite opens at 220.00, up 3.79. The American Stock Exchange market value opens at 385.38, down 6.19. The NASDAQ OTC composite opens at 581.61, down 14.68. News Editor: Beth Mann. 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