Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!usa-post Newsgroups: usa-today.news From: usa-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: usa-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: news Mon, Jun 8 1992 Date: Mon, 8 Jun 92 05:19:51 EDT Message-ID: DECISIONLINE: News USA TODAY Update June 8, 1992 Source: USA TODAY:Gannett National Information Network GATES CAUSES CONTROVERSY IN L.A.: A police commission in Los Angeles Sunday began moves to oust chief Daryl Gates after he threatened last weekend to stay past his June 30 retirement date. The commission voted to hire outside legal counsel to explore options that include firing Gates. Gates Friday said, "My feeling is now, `Screw you; I'll retire when I want.' " A press conference is set for Monday. CLINTON, PEROT TURN TO TV: The presidential race returns to television this week. Tuesday, Democratic candidate Bill Clinton gets an hour on "Today" to answer voters' questions. Undeclared independent candidate Ross Perot gets the same Thursday. Last Friday, Clinton bought a half-hour of prime time to air a town meeting, the first of a series. Perot is looking to buy a half hour of network time. FEW MINORITIES BACK PEROT: Undeclared presidential hopeful Ross Perot has enjoyed an explosion of support - but few of the faces in his crowd are anything but white, according to surveys. A Newsweek survey released Sunday showed Perot leading both President Bush and Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, but found just 6% of Perot supporters are non-white. DEALS OVERLOOK BUSINESS FLIERS: Last week's airfare bargains made winners of leisure travelers but left business fliers in the dust with restrictions. Now, frequent fliers are anticipating a summer from hell with crowds, jammed planes and long waits. "You almost want to call up and say, `Can I have a ticket to anywhere' and they'll usually say anywhere is booked," says Jennifer Berndt of Milwaukee. SUMMIT COULD END WITH A WHIMPER: The Earth Summit faces an embarrassing finish this week if the United States doesn't open its wallet. Washington is hesitating over the cost of some ambitious summit goals, including $625 billion every year for 10 years to clean up the global environment. President Bush said Sunday he must also be concerned with "people being at work in this country" as well as the environment. DEMJANJUK GIVEN HOPE: New court action in Ohio and Israel and evidence surfacing in the Nazi war crimes case of John Demjanjuk has buoyed family hopes. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reopened the case involving the extradition of Demjanjuk, who was sentenced to death by an Israeli tribunal. Demjanjuk is suspected of being Nazi guard "Ivan the Terrible." His appeal in Israeli court ends Tuesday. ADVISERS STEER BUSH FROM AID: President Bush appears to be distancing himself from a $2 billion emergency assistance bill for inner cities, possibly preparation of vetoing it. Senior advisers are suggesting he veto it as a wasteful move that would do little more than increase the deficit. Sunday, Bush said at a news conference he's attempting to get some proposals through Congress but did not mention the bill. SIDES TALK ON ABORTION: Traditionally, opposing sides of the abortion issue communicate with emotion-laden slogans and at top volume. But there's a new development in the fight: Establishing common ground. Many say it's an idea whose time has come. "What's been happening for the last 20 years ... has not worked," says Jean Cavender of Reproductive Health Services. Small groups have been meeting in several cities. STREET PREACHERS FACE TRIAL: Jury trials begin Monday in Beaufort, S.C., for street preacher Billy Randall and many of the other 32 street preachers arrested over the past six months in a battle between the town and those convinced its people need saving. The town has passed a "loud and unseemly noise" ordinance. A street-preaching school was founded in Beaufort 17 years ago, but activity has increased recently. POW REMAINS `MAY BE PRESENT': Russian officials have admitted that, despite decades of denials, U.S. prisoners of war were held in the Soviet Union after World War II and the Korean War and "the remains of Americans may still be present." Russian and U.S. officials reported the latest findings from a search of security archives from the Soviet Union made available since the Soviet collapse. DOW JONES OPENS ON DOWNSWING: The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials opens Monday at 3398.69, after closing down 1.04 Friday. The New York Stock Exchange composite opens at 227.88, down 0.02. The American Stock Exchange market value opens at 397.16, down 0.02. The NASDAQ OTC composite opens at 585.43, down 2.83. STORMS HIT THE SOUTHWEST: Severe storms will hit parts of the Southwest and lower Plains Monday. Sun stays in the western USA. Isolated showers may wet interior California, eastern Oregon and southeastern Washington. Showers turn to clouds and high humidity across southern Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Temperatures will hover in the 80s. Scattered afternoon showers are on tap for the Florida peninsula. News Editor: Beth Mann. (1-919-855-3491) Making copies of USA TODAY Update (Copyright, 1992) for further distribution 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