THE OLDEST COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTH 2 u n T exan MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2001 25 CENTS The Lakers smothered Philadelphia with tough defense and clutch shoot­ ing in a 96-91 victory. See Sports, Page 8 mamm Nation, McVeigh await ■ ■ution VOL. 101 Newly released tapes give insight to LBJ’s personal skill Photo courtesy LBJ library Former President Lyndon Baines Johnson meets with former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall In this undated pho­ tograph. Recent tapes released reveal that Johnson planned for Marshall to become the first black Supreme Court justice. By Devin Griffiths Daily Texan Staff President Lyndon B. Johnson's early reservations about the Vietnam War and intentions to appoint the first African- American to the U.S. Supreme Court are captured on 18 hours of recorded telephone conversations released Friday by the LBJ library. The tape$, spanning June and part of July 1965, are a behind-the-scenes at Johnson's political style and a lesson in high-level govern­ ment look The recordings include candid conversations between Johnson and Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall and Robert McNamara, his secretary of defense. They are die seventh set of tapes released by the LBJ Library. In all, more than 640 hours of Johnson's telephone conversa- tions will eventually be released by archivists, said Harry Middleton, director of the LBJ Library. The first set of tapes was released in 1995. "I had been wanting to — really, almost from die beginning — [release die tapes] because I was certain that they were bound to be important historical materials," Middleton said. Middleton, who retires this fall after 30 years as the director Johnson hand-picked for the presidential library, said the tapes reveal the former presi- dent's immense personal and Johnson excerpt The following is an excerpt from 18 hours of telephone conversations between President Johnson and civil rights leaders and cabinet officials: • To Thurgood Marshall on • naming him solicitor general and his possible appoint­ ment to the U.S. Supreme Court: ' ^ B é C T ** ttM» B H B B B B tM S a: 4m \ \ | i \ } > I S q T y S t 1 - j ^ C ourt a-4«M good l«vy«r tbac’ ® . 1 S y g a n d 1 «act f j pie that J f k % j ¿«vtic* i» doaft* a»d yo» "He was great in a one-on-one people," with situation Middleton says. Middleton said the tapes pro- * vide a unique view of die president that eludes biographical texts. "He does uniquely come to life [in the tapes],'' Middleton said. "He was a man of the telephone." One tape indudes a July 1965 phone conversation in which Johnson explains to Thurgood Marshall, then a federal circuit court judge, why he wants to appoint him as solicitor general, the attor­ ney who represents the executive branch before die Supreme Court "I want the top lawyer in the United States representing me before the Supreme Court to be a Negro — and be a damn good Sm LBJ, Pag* 2 Kimberlev Ritchie right a Federal Credit Union employee in Oklahoma City, is escorted by National Park Service Ranger Alden Miller, left, afterJRitchie placed flowers on chairs at the Oklahoma City National Memorial, Sunday in memory of her co-workers who died In the 1995 bombing of the Alfred ^ hurrah Federa Building Above, the federal execution room where convicted bomber Timothy McVeigh is set to die by lethal injection in Terre Haute, Ind., this mo g. v ♦- - * i'- '- * . * Associated Press Sources say McVeigh in gootf spirits in final hours, convinced he is victor’ By The Associated Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Timothy McVeigh counted down his final hours* Sunday in a stark isolation cell, described as confronting death in good spirits and confident he is the "victor" in his twisted one-man war against the government. McVeigh spent the day in the 9-by-14-foot cell, a short walk from the execution chamber, writing letters of appreciation and gcodbye to friends as he awaited death by chemical injection at 8 a.m. BDT Monday. He commu­ nicated with f amity members Saturday, his attorneys said. k McVeigh was sentenced to die for the April 19, 1995, bombing! of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building lhat killed 168 people, including 19 children — the worst act of ter­ rorism on U.S. soil.! "He once told me that in the crudest of terms, it's 168 to orj," Lou pichel, co-author of American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh & The Oklahoma City Bombing, said Sunday on ABC's This Week. "He feels he is the victor," said Michel, who will be one of McVeigh's witnesses. "He has made hi? point, and he's now going on to whatever is the next step." McVeigh attorneys Rob Nigh and Nathan Chambers met with their client for about two hours Sunday afternoon. "He is calm," Nigh said at a press briefing afterward. "He is prepared to go forward. Quite frankly, he is ready to die." Nigh also conveyed McVeigh's regrets about the people he killed, but stopped short Sm EXECUTION, Pag# 2 • Timothy McVeigh: scheduled to die by lethal injection this morning Committee: UT professor holt targeted by police Free-speech policy review recommended By Rachel Stone Daily Texan Staff The UT Police Department did not target UT pro­ fessor Mia Carter during a February 20 protest erf an anti-abortion exhibit because she is African Amencan and female, a Faculty Council ad hoc committee has ruled. ___ While the May 17.report indicates that the UTPD used force against Carter her race and gender were not found to be factors in the scuffle that left Carter with injuries to her face and neck Carter interim direc- tor of the Center for Asian American Sti|dies, ly violated UT policy by using "amplified sound" ing the protest. UT President Larry Faulkner formed son committee in April at the request cl the in Council. The committee was charged wi ing the gender profiling. the allegation that Carter was a victimhf r é i l and "We did not find evidence to supportóthat "We did not L bl$con — tkm," the report states. "The most plausib wfe can draw is that the campus pc1_~ Professor Carter because she was the m bullhorn when they were instructed to re-en crowd and take the bullhorn.' ‘ * On February 20, approximately 200 m < Hega- conc asion >ro iched of the Sm COMMITTEE, Pag# 2 has recommended that UT . set up a process throu n which appropriate Urtwraitsr «Wnls- trators can work with the JT potto to dwetop oondngency ptens for dealing with heatedg Source: TheDomWepol View the foil text of the! at mmAmmséy/fgcdWooufítíV Subleasing carries legal risk Student legal services urges caution "Most often the sublessee has run off," Bloch said. "My advice would be if you're going to sublet, you might use your head and don't rent to just any old bum. The big flüng is that even though you're sub­ leasing to another person, you're still responsible for that lease." By Michael Taylor Daily Texan Staff Every year as the spring -semester winds down, UT kiosks and bulletin boards are covered wiih fliers advertising apartment subleases for the summer. While it is possible for everyone involved to benefit from subleasing arrangements, students looking for some­ one to serve out foe term erf a lease or to pay rent for a few months in their absence can return to find themselves in a legal mess. Michael Bloch, staff attorney at UT Legal Services for Students, said that his office probably sees more than 1,000 stu­ dents each year who have legal problems resulting from a subleasing agreement. He said it is rare that students seek legal advice before they run into problems. Bloch added that while going through fire subleasing process, it L important to make it official by signing at least an informal contract Signed, informal con­ tracts cm hold-a sublessee accountable for charges after the fact Bloch said. An irresponsible sublessee can damage a renter's credit record and make it diffi­ cult to rent in the future, so it is important that the individual can be held legally responsible for their actions. The UT Legal Services for Students office has form contracts available for that purpose. The standard lease used by Texas Apartment Association members gives property owners full discretion on sublet- Im SUBLEASING, Pag» 2 INSIDE At least 12 dead, after Houston flood Tropical storm Allison dumped three feet of water over Houston, leaving the city in near ruin with nearly $1 billion in damages. Sm World A Natkm, Page 3 CONDITIONS $ 1 * You’re a good * man. Charlie Brawn— you Ye the kind of reminder we need. THE EDGE WORLD & NATION OPINION ENTERTAINMENT CLASSIFIEDS COMICS SPORTS 3 3 4 5 H ! 7 8 Visit TTm Daily A san oollns a t M http://www.dailytexknonline.com I0T HFSA conference attendees c iscuss minority representation Doggétt in Staff Phe creation of minority leadership and faulty development programs is a key ste o in securing more high-level positions £cm minorities in the University, minority ed ication leaders said Friday at the annu­ al JT Hispanic Faculty/Staff Association co tference on campus. [he third annual conference focused on ho k to increase the number of minorities in higher-level positions in academia — pa fieularly at the University — which ha \ received criticism from minority lead­ en in recent months. ÍJavid Méndez, HFSA staff oo-chair- m in, said the conference gave members opportunity for self-development. the The conference is a fantastic opportu- to acquire and develop new skills, but * erf all, to network with members of HFSA family," Méndez said. Keynote speaker Antonio R. Flores, president of the Hispanic Association erf Colleges and Universities, kicked off the conference, attended by about 200 people. One of the issues discussed was the recent criticism the University received from minority legislative leaders over the low number of minority applicants con­ sidered for the dean of students position. "This is a national problem, and it's not a speculation that the problem is there," Flores said. "We are not doing enough to promote minorities up to senior levels." Flores said part of me national problem is that minority students at the middle school, high school and college levels do not get involved in science and math pro­ grams or work towards PhD.s. 'It is important to create leadership development and faculty development programs so that minorities can surpass Sm HFSA, Rag# 2 2 M onday, Ju n e 1 1 , 2 0 0 1 T h i D a ily T e x am Some students break leases to fill apartments SUBLEASING, from 1 p rim arily to students, said she fre­ quently m akes subleasing arrange­ ments w ith her tenants and has had few problem s dunng the 12 years she has been a p artial ow ner of the prop­ erty. ting their‘properties. In d ivid u al ow n­ ers can establish their ow n term s in the lease and violation of those term s can be cause for eviction, and in a worse case scenario, the original lea- sor can be sued by the property ow ner for damage, Bloch said. The prospect of paying rent on a W est Cam pus apartm ent he can 't afford any longer has m otivated Jo el Rushing, a journalism and p ub lic relations senior to find a sublessee w ithout his landlord's knowledge. Although he knows he is breaking the term s of his lease, Rushing said the tight W est Cam pus housing m ar­ ket m ade it necessary to m ove into his new apartm ent w hen it becam e avail­ able in M ay. "F o r the place w e m oved into, w e d id n 't have the option of w aitin g ," Rushing said. " It just seems like every year people start looking earlier and earlier, so just to be on top of things, you have to start looking in M arch." Rushing said he is being careful about w ho he rents to out of consid­ eration to his roommates, w ho still Hve in five apartm ent. H e said he plans to draw up a contract him self to form alize the arrangem ent. "H ere I am breaking a lease w h ile trying to hold someone else account­ able," Rushing said. Leslie Brow n, an ow ner of W est 24th Street Properties, w hich rents "It's not easy but it's better than having the place vacant," Brow n said. "There is no dow nside to a sublease for an owner. It just gives you double the am ount of accountability." Brow n said it is better for someone to m ake arrangem ents w ith the land­ lo rd 's perm ission because it gives them legitim acy — as far as the land­ lord is concerned. " I d o n 't have to accom m odate someone because their friend let them live there," Brow n said. K erry H ein tz, a nursing junior, decided not to go through the m an­ agement office to sublease her H yd e Park apartm ent because they have proved uncooperative in the past. She needed someone to serve out the rem ainder of her .lease w hen she m oved hom e for the summ er to w ork and save money. H eintz said the person staying in her apartm ent for the sum m er has signed a contract but said she know s there are really no guarantees. "A ll you can really do is hope you get the right feeling off of them ," H eintz said. Bloch ad vised against going around the land lord , and if they approve a subleasing arrangem ent, a student should get it in w riting before they proceed. Speakers urge minorities to seek senior-level positions HFSA, from 1 the expectations of others," Flotes said. Professors from the U n iversity and other professionals w ith expertise in law , business, com m unication, psy­ chology and other fields of study also spoke at the conference to address issues such as prepanng for tenure, research funding opportunities, w ork­ ing w ith the Texas Legislature and preparing children for the new m illen­ nium . Juan M . Sanchez, U T vice president for research and H FS A member, showed how the U n iversity com pares w ith other un iversities regarding m inorities. In a session on research funding opportunities, he pointed out that about 30 percent o f d ie U n iversity's m inority faculty puts out proposals — a num ber that doesn't m easure up to other u n iversities researched. Francisco Gonzalez, the G eoige I. Sanchez C entennial Professor in Liberal A rts and Sciences, also spoke about how to b uild a successful career w ith tenure. O ne im portant factor in preparing for tenure, he said, is to start early in publishing articles, chapters and textbooks. "There are a lot of really talented peo­ ple out there, but they aren't publish­ ing," Gonzalez said. "If they don't pub­ lish, they aren't going to get tenure." M S frfri Student Heritage Houses, Inc. Nonprofit Cooperative Student Housing since 1936 NOW LEASING Summer 2001 from $365. Long Session 2001-02 from $515 on-campus ALL BILLS PAID - INCLUDING MEALS Call us at 476-COOP or Apply online at www.shhi.org Offices at 2222 Pearl St. Visit our homepage at http://www.dallytexanonline.com Survivors prepare for execution EXECUTION; from 1 of offering an apology, saying his clien t has "struggled w ith that m ightily." H e has "trie d to express as best he can that he is so rry fo r the deaths that occurred," N ig h said. "That is not to say that he d oesn't b elieve that he was rig h t." " I d on't th in k there's anything that he could say that w o u ld ever make it any better or w o u ld ever reduce the suffer­ in g ," N ig h added. Cham bers said M cVeigh's mood w as upbeat. "H e continues to be affable," the attor­ ney said. "H e continues to be ration al in his discourse. H e m aintains his sense of hum or." M cVeigh w as transferred from h is 8- by-10-foot ce ll at the U lS. Penitentiary to the holding ce ll a t 5:1.0 a jn . ED T Sunday and secured 20 m inutes later. H e w as cooperative and the m ove occurred w ith ­ out incident, U .S . Bureau of Prisons o ffi­ cials said. "H e w as able to look up in the sky and see the m oon for the first tim e in a num ­ ber of years/ N ig h said. M cVeigh, hfi added, slept a few hours Satu rd ay n i(1 * and planned to do the sam e before execution. The isolation cham ber has bare tan w alls, a narrow bed, a sink and toilet, a televisio n and a ^w indow that allo w s a guard in an adjacent room to check on him . "W atch in g the vid eo of him being m oved w as su rreal," Cham bers said in an in terview outside the prison. "Lo o k around us, a ll those people gathered to w atch som eone d ie." In O klahom a C ity, survivors and vic­ tim s' re latives m ingled w ith tou rists Sunday in front of a m em orial to those killed . Su rvivo r Richard W illiam s, w ho volunteers at the site, said he felt a height­ ened sense o f an ticip atio n as he approached the area. H th in k I'm read y/ said W illiam s, w ho w as ad assistant m anager at the b u ild in g and had to be dug out of debris after the bom bing. 'T m ready for this part o f the journey to be over." In a Sunday service at St. M argaret M ary Church, the Rev. Ron Ashm ore told about 80 parishioners to p ray for the fam ­ ilie s w ho lost loved ones in the bom bing. H e also asked them not to condem n M cVeigh. " If w e approach people w ith harsh­ ness, if w e approach people w ith vio ­ lence — w hether it's the violence of O klahom a, or w hether it7 s the violence of w hat w e reinstated in our.country, cap ital p u n ishm ent... w e create violence in our w o rld ," he said. M cVeigh, 33, a decorated G u lf W ar vet­ eran, w ill be the first federal inm ate exe­ cuted in 38 years. M cVeigh has m aintained he planted the 7,000-pound bom b to teach the gov­ ernm ent a lesson for its out-of-control behavior, p articu larly the disastrous fed­ eral raids at Rub y Ridge, Idaho, and near W aco, Texas. “ Death is part of his adventure... He told us that when he finds out if there’s an after­ life, he will improvise, adapt and overcome, just like they taught him in the Army.” — Dan Harback, co-author of Am arlean T errorist: Tim othy McVoigh A The Oklahoma C ity Bom bing Carter has m ixed feelings about committee ruling COMMITTEE, from 1 U T com m unity gathered in front of G regory G ym to protest a three-story-high Justice For A ll: Students for Bio-Ethical Justice exhibit featuring enlarged photos of aborted fetuses. W hen some of die protesters used a bullhorn to address the crowd, U T PD officers entered the crow d and asked them to stop. W hen they continued, staff members from the O ffice of the Dean of Students instructed the officers to re-enter the crowd and confiscate the bullhorn. Carter received a cut on her forehead and several bruises, at least one student was throw n to the |k>und and one officer sustained a knee in ju ry that required surgery, the report states. ■> Carter said she is satisfied w ith the report, to the extent that com m ittee members took the allegations seriously, but the actions of the U TPD still disturb her. "W h at happened out there was shocking and com­ pletely unneceesary," Carter said. "Cam pus police should never be directed to use force against non-vio­ lently protesting students, faculty and staff." The com mittee, chaired by Edw in Dorn, dean of the L B J School of Public Affairs, also made a number of rec­ ommendations to Faulkner after review ing the incident. The com m ittee. suggested that the U n iversity clari­ fy its policy regarding the response to cam pus demon­ strations, since no clear chain of com mand seemed to be in place. "A s staff from the O ffice of the Dean of Students, the Associate Vice President and the U n iversity Police consulted at the scene and determ ined upon a course of action, lines o f au thority and com m unication appear to have been b lurred," the report states. N either U T PD C hief Jeffrey Van Slyke, nor staff from the O ffice of the D ean of Students returned calls Friday. Tom Dison, interim dean of students, declined to com ment because he took over the position last week and W as not in volved in the February 20 incident: O ther com m ittee recom m endations include pub­ lishing clear and up-to-date guidelines for the rules of protesting in front of G regory Gym . The Gregory plaza is a designated free-speech area but is not a "ra lly area" under U T policy. Faulkner said he is satisfied w ith the report and intends to take the com m ittee's recom m endations seriously. "The com m ittee has recom m ended that w e consol­ idate a ll our studies grow ing out of the JF A into a sin­ gle task force, and I w ill accept that recom m endation and get that w orking in the fa ll," Faulkner said. "The chain of com mand question needs to be addressed right away, and I'v e asked Vice Presidents [Jam es] Vick, [Patricia] O hlendorf and [Pat] Clubb to w ork together in resolving that and producing a better structure." The com m ittee also raised questions about the . U n iversity's policy on faculty and staff involvem ent in dem onstrations and w hether they can be disciplined in any w ay for violating the U n iversity's rules. M em bers of the ad hoc com m ittee include Dom , D esley A . Deacon, director of W om en's Studies, M ichael H . G ranof, professor in the L B J School of Pu b lic A ffairs, Jan Sum m er, executive director of the School of Law and Barbara W . W hite, dean of the School of Social W ork. For more Information about this story, visit The Daily Texan archives at www.daltytexanonllne.com Tapes shed light on Johnson’s involvement in civil rights movement LBJ, from 1 law yer that's done it before," Johnson said. " I w ant to leave m y mark, and I w ant to see that justice is done, and you can be a sym bol there that you can't ever be w here yo u are." Johnson also hints that M arsh all could be in lin e for appointment to the Suprem e C ourt. '1 w ant you to have the training and the experience o f being there day after day," Johnson said. "If there's not som e­ thing better, w h ich I would hope there w ould be." Johnson w o u ld later appoint M arshall to be the first African- Am erican to serve on the high court. Ed w in D om , dean of the L B J School of Pu b lic A ffairs, said M arsh all's appointm ent had a huge effect on the c iv il rights m ovement. "The bottom line is that M arshall was profoundly im portant in shaping the legal landscape of c iv il rights from the '20s through 1960, and in holding the ground for c iv il rights in 1970 and the early '80s," D om said. "H e is sadly m issed. H e w as one of die giants." The tapes also reveal Johnson's strug­ gle w ith the grow ing con flict in Vietnam — p articularly in a June 21, 1965 conversation w ith Secretary of Defense Robert M cNam ara. " I really feel depressed about it, because I see no program from either Defense or State that gives me m uch hope of doing anything, except just praying and gasping to hold on during the monsoon and hope [the V iet Cong w ill] q u it," Johnson said. In a Ju ly 7, 1965 conversation w ith M artin Luther King Jr., Johnson makes a prophetic statement. "I'v e lost about 264 lives up to now, and I could lose 265,000 m ighty easy, and I'm trying to keep those zeros dow n and at the same tim e not trigger a conflagration that w ould be worse if w e pulled out," Johnson said. W hen K ing asks for Johnson's advice about a forthcom ing voting rights b ill, Johnson suggests K ing apply pressure through his Republican follow ers in tire N orth. "You got to say to them, 'N o , w e're not Dem ocrats, w e're going to vote for the man that gives us freedom . W e d o n 't g ive a dam n w hether i f s Abraham Lincoln or Lyndon Johnson,'" he tells King. C laudia Anderson, an archivist for the L B J Lib rary w ho w orked on the tapéis, said people enjoy the tapes, because they com m unicate som ething not found in books or essays. "It's interesting to people to hear him exercising his skill in a w ay that benefits the country, I mean a ll the arm -twisting on c iv il rights," Anderson said. 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Bring this ad and get an extra $5 3 T he Daily Th a n June 11, 2001 Some highways in the nation's fourth largest city were still blocked Sunday by high water or scores of cars and trucks abandoned in the middle of flash floods. "This is overwhelming," police Sgt. C.J Klausner said as he watched crews pulling dozens of cars and tractor-trailer rigs from Interstate 610, which was closed for a third day. "It's probably totaled," Charles Steele said of his big rig. He had to swim away from it when the rapidly rising water made his empty tanker trailer float. Houston-based Continental Airlines resumed flights in and out of the city's Bush Intercontinental Airport on Sunday. Some 1,000 flights were canceled Saturday because crews and airline staff had trouble getting to the airport. Texas National Guard troops were still at work Sunday using 5-ton trucks to rescue people from homes surrounded by watei on Houston's east side. They were joined by Coast Guard helicopter crews. At the Harris County Jail, next to Buffalo Bayou in downtown Houston, 3,00( inmates had to be moved to other lockup because high water knocked out water arifl electric service. Houston police investigated scattered reports of vandalism and looting. In St. Gabriel, La., residents and inmates of two local state prison facilities stacked sandbags for a second day Sunday in effort- to keep Alligator Bayou from flooding the town in the Baton Rouge area. Tropical storm Allison claims 12 lives in Houston By The A ssociated Press HOUSTON — The death toll from the flooding caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Allison rose past a dozen Sunday in Texas and Louisiana, and one official's esti- maté of damage in Houston neared $1 bil­ lion as crews rescued more people trapped in their homes. A rain gauge on the city's east side had measured nearly 3 feet of rain since Allison, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurri­ cane season, came ashore last week. More than 20 inches of rain fell on some areas on Friday and Saturday, when the wet weather swung from and Louisiana. returned around still Rain was falling Sunday in Louisiana, where Thibodaux had collected nearly 2 feet of rain since June 2. State offi­ cials said they had no way of knowing how many people had been evacuated, but at least 1,800 families had been flooded out of their homes in East Baton Rouge Parish. Snakes and lizards floating in the 3 feet of water in his house forced A1 Guillen and his family to move to their second floor in the Houston subdivision of Hunterwood Village. "We were having a battle with them last night. I kept telling them, 'This is my house, get out,"' Guillen said with a laugh Sunday after being rescued by the National Guard. Guillen said he let some of his neighbors' dogs into the house. "They were crying because they couldn't swim any more," he said. „W&N B r iefs Promised repeal of estate tax could be good for only one year WASHINGTON — People hoping to leave estates to their heirs have a dilemma under the new tax law: Live until 2010, benefit from repeal of the estate tax; live longer, the tax retutns like a ghost from the past. "You may not live long enough to see it, but if you live too long you won't get it either," said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. Under the law just signed by President Bush, estate tax exemptions will rise gradually while the rates go down. Repeals come at the dawn of 2010. Congress passed the tax bill under budget rules that require an expiration or "sunset" date, so the estate tax will return just 12 months later unless die repeal is made permanent by a future law. The estate of a person who dies during 2010, therefore, will not be subject to any estate tax. A year later, the tax of up to 56 percent will apply once again and the exemptions will be much lower. Patients’ rights legislation draws tough lobbying effort WASHINGTON — Health maintenance organizations, seeking to prevent patients from gaining new rights to sue them, are putting a new twist on their message, warning that such legisla­ tion will damage the economy. Insurers and businesses are spending millions of dollars on a new campaign to oppose a patients' rights .bill, which has become a Senate priority since Democrats took control last week. The effort includes ads warning consumers that the legislation is "bad for the economy. Bad for working people." Telephone calls offering a similar message will target business owners. E-mails sent to doctors nationwide will link to videos of mock newscasts, produced by the HMO industry, warning that patients' rights legislation will empower trial lawyers to pursue frivolous lawsuits. Groups pressing for improved patients' rights — labor unions, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the American Medical Association — plan to focus on grass-roots organizing to influ­ ence lawmakers. Mark Merritt, chief strategist for the American Association of Health Plans, and his group are against both plans introduced in the Senate to give patients more rights to sue insurers over treatment and coverage decisions. The group is planning its own ads and belongs to a coalition that is launch­ ing ads this week. Compiled from Associated Press reports M a tt Arch e r 'D aily Texan Staff Daryl Banks, of Houston, waits for his wife to return from the store with food and water. Their house is currently flooded and can only be accessed by boat. At least one storm-related death was reported in Louisiana, and the Texas offi­ cials said the death toll in the Houston area was up to 12. Houston Mayor Lee Brown estimated Sunday that 5,000 homes and businesses had been damaged since the flooding start­ ed on Friday. At least 10,000 homes were believed damaged in surrounding Harris County, Tax Assessor Paul Bettencourt said. At least 9,000 people were being helped in more than 30 shelters, said Red Cross director John McDivitt. Parts of downtown Houston remained telephone service without power and Sunday, Brown said. Ransom denied, Muslim rebels threaten to behead U.S. hostages By The Associated Press ZAMBOANGA, Philippines — Worried about initiating a cycle of kidnappings, the Philippine government stood firm Sunday on its no-ransom stance even as the clock was ticking on a deadline set by Muslim rebels threatening to kill three American hostages. Thousands of troops scoured the southern island of Basilan, where the Abu Sayyaf rebels have said they will behead a Kansas couple and a Californian they held captive unless the Philippine government appoints two Malaysians to negotiate their release. A rebel leader, Abu Sabaya, said Thursday that the deadline was after 72 hours, meaning it would have passed Sunday afternoon. But in talks with a government negotiator, the rebels set the deadline for today. The exact time was not announced. The guerrillas want the govémment — currently advised by three FBI hostage spe­ cialists — to bring in two Malaysian go- betweens who helped work out a deal for the release of foreign tourists taken hostage last year. Libya reportedly brokered that ransom deal involving millions of dollars, money the military says the rebels used to buy the arms and speedboats employed in the May 27 raid of a southwestern Philippine beach resort. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Sunday reiterated stance that there would be no ransoms this time. "If we gave ransom, what would happen? All this will happen again, and the Abu Sayyaf will even be able to modernize," she said. Her spokesman, Rigoberto Tiglao, has worried that a foreign mediator "might cause some misunderstanding." Aside from a few telephone calls from Sabaya in recent days, mostly cut ott after a brief, shaky connection, government negotia­ tors reported little contact with the group. One of the Malaysian mediators the Abu Sayyaf wants, merchant Yusof Hamdan, said Sunday he spoke with Sabaya twice in the past few hours but that the guerrilla leader did not indicate whether he intended to carry out his threat. Libyan media reported that Arroyo spoke to Libyan leader Moammar Qadhafi by tele­ phone Saturday, asking him to "exert more efforts to contain the problems in southern Philippines because of the wide respect shown by the Muslims in the world to him." But the reports did not say if Arroyo sought the Libyan leader's help in securing the hostages' release. Meanwhile, troops continued to comb Basilan Island, where the Abu Sayyaf rebels had taken the hostages. The captives were last spotted there during a clash with troops a week ago. The guerrillas were believed to have split their 13 captives into at least two groups to- avoid detection in Basilan's dense jungles. Basilan provincial Gov. Wahab Akbar said there were sightings of about 100 Abu Sayyaf guerrillas with six hostages in Lantawan town in central Basilan. Local residents said the hostage^ were being hidden in schools and homes. The band was led by guerrilla leader Abu Sabaya, who claimed to have headed the resort raid, making it likely the Americans were among them, Akbar said. He said it was unlikely the guerrillas would kill all three Americans, whom he described as "bargaining chips." Now that you're settled in Make Studying and Reading T h e Baiia T exa\ a Habit Look for the orange DAILY TEXAN boxes around campus 4 T he Daily Texan Opinion For Bush, nowhere to hide on global warming Lauren Hutton Dally Texan Columnist The results are in. The m uch-antic­ ipated N ational Academ y of Science's report requested by the the W hite House confirm s what majority of A m ericans already accepted as fact — global warming does exist. Now the public is left w ondering where President Bush has been for the past 15 years. The administration is left only one week to alter its position before President Bush heads to Europe for a series of international meetings that will include global warming discus­ sions. Previously the president has dodged the issue by arguing the research is inconclusive. After the NAS study convinced even the most skeptical scientists that climate tem­ peratures are rising largely due to human activities producing harmful emissions, the Bush administration is left no room to wiggle out of aggressive action. The United N ations has been telling the world about the effects of global warming for years. It is about time for Bush to pull his head out of the sand. The White House remains quiet as they scramble for the right rhetoric to address the issue. In a clear attem pt the administration pushed Condoleezza Rice, the National Security Advisor, to buy some time, It is too little, too late fo r an administration that has blatantly ignored the problem onto the White House lawn to tell Americans that the administration officially recognized the existence of climate change. Although it is con­ sidered a huge step towards envi­ ronmentally' friendly policy, it is too little, too late for an administration that has blatantly ignored the prob­ lem. The report is at odds with the Bush energy plan which relies heavily upon increased production of power plants, construction of coal and oil refineries, and opening of previously protected federal lands for energy exploration. plants through One of President Bush's simple answers to a complex energy prob­ lem is to encourage the licensing of pow er agency reviews aimed at easing regulations. Coal industry and refiners claim these already weak regulations dis­ courage-them from making techno­ logical advances because they run the risk of "tougher" environmental regulations. Vice President Dick Cljeney has frequently pointed out that the fed­ eral government has not granted a nuclear power permit in 20 years, but he fails to mention that nobody has applied for one. Three Mile Island and Chernobyl serve as exam ­ ples of nuclear power gone wrong. Insurance to com panies insure these bombs waiting to go off. Americans may initially support the idea of building nuclear power plants for lower costs and decreased dependence on energy sources, but the support will dimin­ ish as soon as plans are m ade to build the plants in their own back­ yard. foreign refuse A nother aspect of Bush's long­ term energy plan devotes $2 billion on research for so-called "clean coal" technology aimed at reducing emis­ sions from coal-burning plants. the clean Environmentalists understandably coal. idea of reject Mountain top removal is the first step to extracting the coal and caus­ es harmful irreversible damages to the top m ining began over two decades ago and is responsible for the disappearance of land. M ountain nearly 300,000 acres of tree-lined mountain tops and for burying of at least 750 miles of streams. Although the industry says they repair the damage by replanting, the perm a­ nent effects remain and the beauty of the land is sacrificed. For we Texans, the Bush industry- oriented energy plan comes as no surprise. Texas has managed to rank first place out of all 50 states and Canadian provinces as the top air and w ater polluter. By no means did W. create the problem, but he never attempted to help it. During his six-year stay in Austin, he managed to do his best at silenc­ ing concerned voices speaking out about the state's severe environmen­ tal problem s. Bush's stay in the White House has been no different as it was in Texas except now the whole country will feel tne effects of his short-sighted policies. The Bush team 's recognition of globaL w arm ing is a large step for­ ward, but can we hope for a saner, more responsible energy policy? After all, it took all these studies in order to convince Bush of what was already common knowledge. How do we know he w on't return from Europe the same m an who has denied the existence of global w arm ­ ing for this long? Hutton is a journalism junior The Daily Texan Editor Marshall Maher Associate Editor Stqihen Stetson Opinions ex pressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the editorial board or writer of die article They are not necessarily those of the University adminis­ tration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees. V I E W P O I N T 169 Seeing an unrepentant Tim McVeigh smugly doing interviews and basking in his international limelight can m ake even the strongest advocates of ending capital pun­ ishment question whether he should be an exception. If ever someone deserved this country's ultimate punish­ ment, it is the cold and callous murderer of 168 innocent Americans on April 19,1995. But the emotions surrounding the bombing must not obscure tire fact that in this country, everyone should be afforded equal treatment under the law. Sadly, the incredi­ bly inept and rampant bumbling by the FBI has robbed McVeigh, and the country, of a fair and proper end to this dark chapter in our history. W hat is often overlooked in the clamor to execute the nation's most notorious killer is the fact that this high pro­ file trial can tell us quite a bit about the cases that are not in the spotlight of the national and global media. If the coun­ try's largest and most well-funded, best organized criminal justice organization, the FBI, could mangle the most impor­ tant federal case in decades, the errors that must be Utter­ ing the dockets of lower court cases is truly frightening. If the FBI can "forget" to turn over thousands of pages of evi­ dence to the defense when the world is watching, just imagine what sort of goofs occur between sherriffs' depart­ ments and local lawyers in random convenience store m urder trials. Apparently allowing the serious emotions of this case to cloud their better judgment, Attorney General John Ashcroft and Circuit Judge Richard P. Matsch, decided against allowing McVeigh's attorneys more time to review evidence denied to them by the FBI. The extra time needed by McVeigh's lawyers is justified, especially if political expediency is the only chuse for refus­ ing further appeals. While the feelings of the families are important, "closure" and revenge are insufficient reasons to hurry justice. McVeigh wasn't going anywhere, and with the world watching, it's important to get this one right and show that every precaution, even if seemingly trivial, had been taken. Death penalty supports say that crimes of McVeigh's magnitude are proof that some humans don't deserve to be among the living. But in a strange twist, the atrocity and heinous nature of McVeigh's crime afforded him access to some of the country's best and brightest lawyers. In a sense, McVeigh was rewarded for the gruesome nature of his crime. People accused of lesser crimes with capital con­ sequences are rarely, if ever, afforded the same sort of scrutiny and defense. McVeigh's legacy will continue, even if the families of tire victims feel that they are afforded closure by observing his execution. As the architect of the greatest act of terrorism on American soil, McVeigh will provide a case study in ideologies that drive anti-government sentiments and act as a cornerstone in. subsequent debates over capital pun­ ishment. McVeigh's politics echo throughout the vast uni­ verse of radical individualists in places like Montana and Idaho and the debate about what to do with people who murder to make political statements is one that will not fade from headlines after McVeigh is gone. Barring some unforeseen turn of events, McVeigh will die today. Without some serious soul-searching, scrutiny of the criminal justice system, and frank debate about the merit, effectiveness, and fairness of state-sanctioned m ur­ der, the U.S. will be no better with his passing. Tomorrow's Opinion Page E v e r w o n d e r w h a t's h a p p en in g u n d e r th a t g ian t d o m e th a t y o u p ass on th e w a y to ca m p u s? Sick of the co n fu sin g ja r­ gon an d inane self- in terests th a t d o m ­ in ate c o v e ra g e of sta te and lo ca l p o l­ itics? M iss o u t of the h ig h lig h ts of the la te st L e g isla tiv e sessio n ? D o y ou e v en k n ow w h o y o u r re p re s e n ta ­ tiv es are? W on d er w h y th ese p eo p le only g et to g e th e r o n ce e v e ry tw o .y e a r s ? G et a full recap of th e b e st and w o rs t o f th e T exas L e g isla tiv e sessio n . Sex, d ru g s , an d gu n s: it w as all h a p p e n in g u n d er the d o m e. G et the d o w n an d d irty of th e b est an d w o rs t of th e 7 7 th T exas L e g isla tu re in • to m o rro w 's O p in ion p ag e. THE FIRING LINE Bush scandal Alright, 1 have just graduated with a Biochemistry degree from UT-Austin, but after 4 years, I still make the same damn mistake. I am walking west on the south side of 24th Street, and after cross­ ing Whitis, I decide to grab something to eat at the Union Taco Bell. I absentmind- edly see a sidewalk seemingly allowing a diagonal cross to the Union, but again I am deceived. I wind up in the Battle Oak circle. No bench, no marker, nothing but a concrete circle surrounded by low brush and some old trees whose branch­ es are held up together by thick wire. How much longer shall this go on? Why doesn't UT either complete the diagonal sidewalk or make a nice bench where students can rethink whether they really want to eat at the Union? There is a line break in the bushes where so many . previous students have made their own path out of the circle. The line could be the model or the template upon which the exit sidewalk concrete is poured. Just thoughts, I guess. Tim Marzullo UT graduate ... More Bush controversy Will somebody please do something about that circle of bushes enclosing the Battle Oak by the Union? Every time I try to walk down that sidewalk and cut across to the Union, I end up trapped inside a ring of plants. I get so frustrated, and I feel like people are looking at me ‘ and laughing. "Hey, look at that guy ... he tried to take a shortcut but ended up looking like an ass." I've seen so many others make the same mistake, and my heart goes out to them. Let's cut down those evil plants; we have enough of them on campus any­ way. We can pour concrete in their place and let everyone save a few extra sec­ onds in our busy days. Joshua Britt Psychology/ neurobiology junior Littlefield double-standard I was, let's say ... perturbed, when I learned about the commotion over males living in the Littlefield dorm recently. Female students, and even alumni are outraged that males must take up tempo­ rary summer residence at the all girl dorm, saying males "wouldn't respect it." Furniture was even removed in fear of vandalism? Ridiculous. This is nothing more than discrimina­ tion and hypocrisy. I find this especially ironic today in a world where women are striving for equality with men. Just because we're male, does not mean we're gonna go "bu st stuff up," and just because you're female does not mean you "respect and love everything about everything." If a group of men complained about girls housing in Moorehill, it would be just a matter of time befcye a group of women would come marching up with torches demanding castration. Harriss Callahan RTF sophomore Some "terrorism" justified Zach Calef's Guest column on the Earth Liberation Front ("Environment wáckos hurt more than help" June 7) falsely represented the actions, history and philosophy of the organization. The Earth Liberation Front has used property destruction to inflict millions of dollars worth of damage on industries that profit from destruction of the planet, including the fur industry and research on genetically-engineered organisms. This has directly impacted the profit margins of corporations: the only thing, by law, that they pay attention to. At the same time, it shifts the ideological spec­ trum. Some called the Sierra Club "ter­ rorists" before Earth First! came along, and now the Sierra Club is mainstream. In two decades of existence (longer than Calef's claim of establishment in 1992) no human or non-human animal has been injured because of an ELF action. Not one. The current rhetoric used by the FBI is that the ELF are "terrorists." Terrorism is using violence to achieve individual agendas. The question then becomes, is . property destruction terrorism? I would like to think that if I stood in front of the gates of Auschwitz, with a wrench in my hand, that I wouldn't be afraid to tear the gas chambers down. Yes, it is violat­ ing someone's right to property, but in doing so it is protecting another's right to life. Calef said the "ELF ranks right up there with the rest of the world's fools who think they can ignore laws in order to push their agenda." I totally agree. Fools like those radicals, the Sons of Liberty, who tossed tea into the Boston harbor, inflicting economic damage on the owners. Our nation's history is root­ ed in this kind of "terrorism." The ELF is not "destroying the American way of life," as Calef said. They're protecting it. In defense of ELF ELF is reactionary for a reason. To not respond to the institutionalized destruction of the environment is irresponsible at best and immoral at its worst. Now how does one combat the market forces that dictate profits at the cost of the environment? Simple econpmics of capitalism solves the problem, make it so expensive that if s not practical. If you feel like letter writing, lob­ bying and marches are working, take a deeper look at the no-free speech zones, the gassings, the way mainstream protest is trivialized in the mass media. As a political strategy, civil disobedience makes groups like the Sierra Club more plausible to corporations like Monsanto and allows small steps to be made for die environment. The left always has to count­ er the right in order for things to even out. Have you realized that the state of politics is such that die right is being as extreme as the left only in a more subtle fashion. Who are the real eco-terrorists here, could it be Shell who is being sued for help­ ing in the murder of Ken Siro Wiwa or ELF who has successfully relayed the message of eoo-defense without harming anyone in four years? Carol Avery Geography Major Southwest Texas State University W r i t e To Us Will Potter Journalism senior / fiftiHÉt « 9 The circus comes to Terre Haute. Associated Press Must-See TV Timothy McVeigh's execution should be televised. Not just on dosed circuit television like it currently will be for the victims' families in Oklahoma, but for the entire nation to see. Televising executions is often dismissed by critics as a ghastly idea that would somehow pollute our nation's collective psyche. But for a generation of Americans weaned on Faces o f Death videos and nightly shows like When Animals Attack on Fox, the idea that televising an exe­ cution will somehow pollute our conscience is laughable. How can the death penalty be a deterrent to crime if no one ever sees it carried through? If capital punishment is such an acceptable and just punishment in our society, why do we carry it out behind closed doors under a veil of pri­ vacy? Let the prospective criminals see their fate if they decide to follow in McVeigh's footsteps. The FBI argues that televising McVeigh's death would create some sort of a circus atmosphere around his case and make him a star. With thousands of books, artides, news stories and features on McVeigh airing around the world, he's already the world's biggest celebrity. Sure public executions recall the dark days of our dvi- lization, but if our standards of punishment haven't evolved since the dawn of time, why should our taste in entertainment be expected to? “Voulez-vou* coucher avec mol, ce solr?" Come to The Daily Texan today between ^ .m . and noon to pick up some Moulin Rouge merchandise. We're located at 25th Street and Whitis Ave., in the TSP basement. All you have to do is tell us what the French phrase above — from the film's sound- trade — translates to in English. Entertainment Final 5 The Daily June 11, 2001 D ru m m e r W ill C ham pion, fa r left, and his band Coldplay m a k e th e ir Austin stop tonight. The U.K. band has achieved great success statesid e th an ks to the photo courtesy of Four? Coldplay graduates from college, tours America and still finds time for some basketball on their way to Austin By Matt Dentler Daily Texan Staff Coldplay is- a very British band doing a very American thing: rooting for the underdog. The underdog in Question is Philadelphia's NBA team, ae 76ers. In the middle of this year's NBA finals, where the 76ers are giv­ ing quite a challenge to overwhelm­ ing favorites the Los Angeles Lakers, C o ld p la/s drummer disagrees with the popular American opinion that L.A. will win in the end. "Nah, man. Philadelphia, bring it on," drummer Will Champion said. This comes from a man from a country that has never been known for its love of hoops. Not to mention from a band that makes the kind of music you would never hear amongst the cliche 1970s guitar rock anthems normally played to death during America's favorite sporting games in America's favorite sports venues. But Coldplay, the quartet of British rock­ ers that have scored success in America with their single "Yellow," are watching these finals closely while on tour. "L.A. are amazing, but I would want to see Philadelphia do it, defi­ nitely," Champion said. "I want them to win, definitely, because they're the underdogs." Coldplay were never really the underdogs. In a cutthroat business, Coldplay have actually achieved their success rather painlessly. The band never really had to work their way up, finding instant admiration from both critics and the public with last year's debut album, Parachutes. Not only have they done very well back home — winning countless awards — but things are going well for them in the U.S. The band was fortunate enough to have their buzz back home wash on shore here, making it seem flawless for their music to hit it big. "We've sort of arrived in America at a kind of high level," Champion said. "We don't have to do all the smaller, more grueling tours. It's lucky, really." And while many great U.K. bands fight it out for years of albums and tours and still never make it into the mainstream, Coldplay have beeh able to get constant airplay on MTV, VH1 and radio stations around»the nation. It's largely due to that incredible album, Parachutes, and its brilliant balance of melody, dark beauty and breathless sunshine. It's a record so accomplished, it ranks among the most mature debuts in recent memo­ ry. That all makes sense when you consider how serious the band took to making the album. "It was our first big record and you don't get more than one chance to record your debut album," Champion said. "It's a first album and if s got to stand for us as we are at the time. It's got to be a document that will stand up in time. So we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to make it as good as we possibly could. We weren't going to settle for anything other than really good." Not only does their music show an impressive strength in musicianship for a group formed not very long ago, but there's a maturity that exists rather well for a group of guys bom not very long ago. In a sense, this tour is their fir^t real summer vacation. The band graduated from college right as they began work on Parachutes. "We signed our deal just before doing our final exams, so as soon as we came out of college we went into the studio," Champion said, explain­ ing that his studies in anthropology have actually been very useful while seeing new people and cultures on the road. In a climate where Radiohead, Blur and Oasis are busy making records with more integrity and less radio- friendly music, the time was right for M jm l f Are You Suffering From a Urinary Tract Infection? Benchmark Research and local physicians are resruiting patients for an investigational antibiotic research study for Urinary Tract Infections (UTI). If you... * Are Female * Are 18 years or older * Have been experiencing UTI You may qualify for this study. Qualifying volunteers will receive study-related medical visits, procedures, and medication at no cost, as well as patient stipend of up to $120 Contact the Benchmark staff at 888-258-8947 for more information and to see if you qualify B E N C H M A R K R E S E A R C H be a deejay. write a review, produce a arralb Ibum. book a band. get radio active symptoms for less than 72 hours ARBOR 7 h it song “Yellow,” fro m th e ir d eb u t alb um , Parachutes. a band from the U.K. to strike and take over the pop charts. After the success of “David Gray, Coldplay came into the picture as the proper next step for America. The band even seems to be topping the success that Travis achieved last year, when that Scottish band was named by many as "the next Radiohead." Less the next Radiohead and more the first Coldplay, this band finds it a bit frustrating that American taste usu­ ally only allows one major British band a year to crossover. So many sit on the cusp, with acts such as Manic Street Preachers, Stereophonies, Doves and Catherine Wheel all making music that should be huge hits if only because they're the acts that helped mold a sound like the Coldplay hit "Yellow." When we have enough room for half a dozen boy bands, half a dozen rap-rock bands and half a dozen blonde young diva acts, why can we only have one Coldplay at a time? "It's great for us, because we get attention. But I think it's a bit sad because they're missing out on a.whole lot of stuff," Champion said of America's limit on U.K. rock bands, the real underdog of today's pop scene. Perhaps it won't be that way for long, and perhaps that will change the way we hear music in the near future. The current Coldplay tour will help the band expose many to what they may be missing in the U.K.'s sound. Champion looks at the live experience for the band as a great chance to give the fans what they love about the album, plus some surprises along the way. 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After striking the first batter in the foot, Cardinals lefty Rick Ankiel pitched four innings of no-hit ball a Florida minicamp game. r Houston’s Miller and Merced put Astros past Texas By The Associated Press ARLINGTON — The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers came into the weekend insisting they had no rivalry, just a home state in common. Three games later, that might7 ve changed. Pinch-hitter Orlando Merced's three-run homer with two outs in the top of the ninth sent Houston to a 6-5 victory Sunday night, giving the Astros their second final at-bat victory in the first-ever series between Texas' two big-league teams. Houston led 3-2 in the bottom of the eighth, but an inning-opening error by starter Wade Miller led to a go-ahead, two- run double by Ruben Sierra. Rangers closer Jeff Zimmerman started the ninth by walking Jeff Bagwell, then struck out Lance Berkman and Moisés Alou and had an 0-2 count on Richard Hidalgo. He wound up walking Hidalgo, and after throwing a first-pitch strike to Merced, Zimmerman fell behind 3-1. "I told myself, 'I'm not going to get a fastball,"' said Merced, who despite playing in Japan last season knew that Zimmerman's Sunday: Astros 6, Rangers 5_____ best pitch is a slider. "I was Record: 31-29, Third looking for something mid­ dle-in, something I could in NL Central drive, and I got i t " NeMb atMhnesata, Tuesday, 705 pm Zimmerman (2-4) has allowed a game-losing homer in all four of his losses. This was his second blown save in six tries and it gave the Rangers 10 losses in 12 games. Their 20- 40 record is the worst in franchise history after 60 games. "Looking back, I would have thrown a different pitch," Zimmerman said. "I took a calculated risk. He was sitting all over it. I took the chant» and he made me pay for it." The ball had a high arc and briefly appeared headed to the upper deck. Then it began dropping and only cleared the right- field fence by a few rows, giving Merced his fourth homer of the year and second off die bench. "I'm not a guy who can hit like [Bagwell] or Moisés," Merced said. "I knew I hit it well, biit I wasn't thinking about the upper deck. I was running to first base yelling, 'Get up! Get up!"' Ivan Rodriguez homered with two outs in the bottom of the ninth off Mike Jackson. Rodriguez's fourth homer in three days wasn't enough to prevent Jackson's third save in four days. Jackson, who struck out Alex Rodriguez to end the game and give Houston the series 2-1, became Houston's closer when Billy Wagner was injured. Jay Powell (2-1) got the win despite allowing Sierra's go-ahead double. He replaced starter Wade Miller, who gave up three runs, two earned, on seven hits in seven innings. He struck out four and walked four. Texas starter Doug Davis also got a no­ decision despite a solid outing of three runs on six hits over a season-high eight innings. He struck out six and walked one in his sec­ ond start since being recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma. Wade MWer pitched seven innings, but got no decision. Associated Press 2001 NBA FINALS | GAME 3 Road Warriors O’Neal, Horry muscle visiting Lakers past Philadelphia, 96-91, to give Los Angeles 2-1 series lead By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Kobe Bryant silenced the fans who gave him a rude welcome, and Robert Horry made sure they went home angry. Bryant scored 32 points, half of them in the second quarter when he gave the Lakers the lead for good, and Los Angeles got 12 fourth-quar­ ter points from Horry to hold off the Philadelphia 76ers 96-91 Sunday night. In yet another thrilling game in this compelling and entertaining series, the Lakers overcame Shaquille O'Neal fouling out with 2:21 left and took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven NBA Finals. Bryant, O'Neal and Horry accounted for 77 of the Lakers' 96 points, with Horry scoring their final seven, including a key 3-pointer with 47 seconds left. "That's what teammates are for," Bryant said. "Robert came in and did an excellent job. He hit a humongous shot for us." The 76ers trailed from the second quarter on and missed their one and only chance to tie the game when Iverson could make only one of two free throws with 2:06 left. They pulled within one point before Horry hit the 3- pointer from the comer for a 92-88 lead. Iverson missed a 3-pointer with 38 seconds left and Raja Bell missed one six seconds later, but Tyronn Lue fouled Iverson on a 3 and he made all three free throws to cut the Lakers' lead to 92-91 with 27.6 seconds left. Horry made two from the line with 21.3 left for a 94-91 lead, and the 76ers took their finaj timeout. Iverson drove to the basket and had to attempt a high-arching shot over the outstretched arm of Bryant. It missed, Horry was fouled on the rebound and made both shots to wrap up the victory. Game 4 is Wednesday night. Bryant shot just 3-for-14 in the sec­ ond half, but the damage he did in the second quarter proved to be more important. He hit eight straight shots — all but two of them from the perimeter — to give the Lakers a lead that slowly dwindled the rest of the way but never got lower than one point. O'Neal had 30 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks, and Horry finished with 15 points. Iverson had 35 points for Philadelphia, including 14 in the fourth quarter, while Dikembe Mutombo added 23 points and 12 rebounds and Eric Snow scored 14 points. With the Lakers leading 86-84 with 2:21 into left, O'Neal backed Mutombo and was called for his sixth foul. Iverson went to the foul line 15 seconds later and made just one of , two, causing the crowd to groan as they no doubt had flash­ backs to Philadelphia's 10 missed free throws in the fourth quarter of Game 2. After Rick Fox made a free throw, Iverson drove the lane and hit Raja Bell squarely in the chest with a pass he wasn't expecting. Bryant hit a run­ ning 11-footer for a four-point lead, Kevin Ollie had a three-point pláy to make 89-88 and Horry was left alone in the comer for a 3-pointer that restored a four-point edge. Hampton’s hits power Rockies By The Associated Press DENVER — Colorado signed Mike Hampton last December, for his pitch­ ing, not his hitting. In the thin air of Coors Field, the Rockies are getting both. Hampton hit his fifth homer, the most by a pitcher since Bob Gibson in 1972 — and ’three more than Mark McGwire's season total — to lead the Colorado Rockies over the St. Louis Cardinals 12-3 Sunday. "Today, I was a better hitter than a Eitcher," said Hampton, who has three omers in his last five at-bats. "I didn't have a whole lot, and I was fortunate to come out with a lead." Hampton, hitting .297 this season with 10 RBIs, put the Rockies ahead for good in the third when he broke a 1-1 tie with a 449-foot hómer against Dustin Hermanson (5-5). "I'm seeing the ball right now, that's about as far as I can go," Hampton said. "I just hit the ball good and got it over the fence." Hampton, who has four homers at Coors Field, hadn't homered in 372 career at-bats before this season. Backed by a pair of Todd Helton homers, Hampton (9-2) gave up three runs and seven hits in 5 2-3 innings, winning his fourth straight start at Coors Field. He is 5-0 with a 2.88 ERA at Coors Field and has a 2.98 ERA over­ all. "Hampton was not quite as sharp as we have seen him, but he seems to find a way to get through those tough out­ ings," Colorado manager^ Buddy Bell said. "I know he can hit home runs. He just doesn't give in to anything." Helton, who leads the NL with 68 RBIs, hit a two-run homer off Mike Timlin in the sixth inning and a solo shot off Gene Stechschulte in the eighth, giving him two multihomer games this season and 18 in his career. Helton has 21 homers this year. Neifi Perez went 3-for-5 with a homer and two RBIs, and Jeff Cirillo had two RBIs as the Rockies won for the sixth time in eight games. Albert Pujols homered for the third time in as many games as St. Louis lost for the fifth time in six games. Hermanson lost his fourth straight start, allowing five runs, five hits and four walks in four innings. The Lakers’ Robert Horry and Philadelphia 76ers’ Eric Snow tangle during the first half of Los Angeles’ 96-91 win. Former USC and Tampa Bay coach dead at 77 By The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Whether John McKay was winning national championships at Southern California or weathering die worst stretch of futility in NFL history at Tampa Bay, his sense of humor never lost its bite. The legendary coach, who won four national titles at USC while popularizing the "I" formation, died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital of kidney failure due to compli­ cations from diabetes. He was 77. McKay, who would have turned 78 on July 5, was the first and by far the most col­ orful coach in Buccaneers history. In addition to a repu­ tation for being innovative and having an eye for talent, he will be remembered for spicing up news conferences with quips. John McKay; coached the USC Trojans to three national champi­ onships. "John McKay never bit his tongue," said for­ mer Bucs quarterback and current Gfambling coach Doug Williams. "He said exactly what he thought all the time." Once asked about the pressure of coaching at USC, McKay responded: "I'll never be hung in effigy. Before every season I send my men out to buy up all the rope in Los Angeles." Following one of his many losses during Tampa Bay's formulative years, he delivered one of his most memorable one-liners when a reporter inquired about his team's execu­ tion. "I think it's a good idea," he said. The Bucs lost their first 26 games under McKay, an NFL record, before rebounding to become the first expansion team to make it to a conference title game within it first four seasons in 1979. In all, Tampa Bay made three playoff appear­ ances and McKay compiled a 44-88-1 record before retiring after his ninth season in 1984. He remained the winningest coach in team his­ tory until Tony Dungy — the only Bucs coach with a winning record — surpassed him last season. ,*v. "Coach had a lot of confidence in his ability and the system that he believed in," said Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon, McKay's first-ever draft pick. "He endured some criticism, especially in the early years. I really respected him and admired him during those times, because he stuck to what he believed in. Over the cpurse of time, not only did it work for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but I also saw several other teams 'adopting some of the philosophies ... many critics said would not work." The Bucs lost 9-0 to the Los Angeles Ranis in John McKay 3 L ;4I; ; “ 5(5? I ' éÉSi < % Ip m ; , f --if.' iM M m m the 1979 NFC championship game and the team didn't win another postseason game until the Dungy-led Bucs beat Detroit in a first-round game in 1997. Tampa Bay got back to the confer­ ence final under Dungy in 1999, but lost 11-6 to tiie St. Louis Rams. McKay's son, Rich, is the general manager of that team and has overseen die rebuilding process. Another son, J.K. McKay, played in the NFL and was general manager of the Los Angeles team that won die only XFL champi­ onship this season. "I'm forever indebted to him for what he instilled in me," said USC athletic director Mike Garrett, a Heisman Trophy-winning tailback for the Trojans under McKay. N "To this day, my whole thinking process involves some of the things I learned from him. He lives with me daily." NHL Game 7 draws best TV ratings in four years By The Associated Press NEW YORK — A rare Game 7 in the Stanley Cup finals drew the NHL championship's best overnight rating since at least 1997. Colorado's 3-1 victory over New Jersey to clinch the tide Saturday night generated a 5.6 preliminary rating on ABC Sports. That's better than for any Stanley Cup game in at least four years, according to the network, whose NHL overnight ratings data doesn't go beyond 1998. There have been 13 final-round games televised on* broadcast networks in that time. The rating is also 8 percent better than for Game 6 of last season's championship series, when New Jersey beat Dallas 2-1 in double overtime to clinch the tide. For comparison's sake, the rating is less than half of what the World Series and NBA Finals each aver­ aged in 2000. The Belmont Stakes, meanwhile, rating drew a 4.9 overnight Saturday afternoon on NBC, 44 per­ cent higher than on ABC last year, when the winners of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes did not participate in the Triple Crown's third leg. NBC's taped telecast of Jennifer Capriati's marathon victory in the French Open final Saturday pro­ duced a ¿3 overnight. That's a 43 percent improvement from 2000 — when no American made the semifi­ nals in Paris for the first time in the Open era — but 13 percent lower than 1999. Overnight ratings measure the largest U.S. T V markets, covering about 60 percent of the country. Each ratings point represents 1 percent of the TV homes in those markets. National ratings will be released during die week. Heading into only the fourth Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals in 30 years, ABC's broadcasts were averaging a 3.0 national rating — 19 percent below what die 2000 cham­ pionship round drew.