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NATION/WORLD
Death toll rissin Columbia quake
ARMENIA, Colombia (AP) - Driven by
hunger, survivors of a deadly earthquake dashed
into supermarkets to strip their shelves clean yes-
terday as shortages of food, water and antibiotics
worsened the misery wrought by one of Colombia's
worst disasters.
The toll from Monday's magnitude-6 earthquake in
western Colombia reached 878 dead and more than
3,410 injured yesterday, Red Cross spokesperson
Maria Perrelet said. That number was expected to rise
as more debris was cleared.
Rescue teams arrived from Britain and the United
States to help find survivors and pull bodies from hun-
dreds of downed buildings in this city of 300,000 peo-
ple. Using heavy machinery, rescuers uncovered
corpses throughout Armenia, but hope of finding new
survivors was dwindling fast.
With need overwhelming available supplies,
Armenia's residents took matters into their own hands,
breaking down the gates of a downtown supermarket
and stealing rice, cooking oil, flour and rum.
Debris fell from the upper reaches of the damaged
four-story building housing the store, sending pan-
icked looters fleeing into the street in fear of after-
shocks.
In all, 27 aftershocks have struck Colombia since
Monday, and a 5.4-magnitude quake rocked the north-
east yesterday but caused no damage.
Throughout Armenia, the worst-hit city where more
than 500 cadavers have been uncovered, people des-
perately seeking food, water and clothing formed
block-long lines at relief stations. Others jammed the
city's main access roads in an attempt to leave.
AROUND THE NATION
2 cities Join fight against gun makers
Miami-Dade County, Fla., and Bridgeport, Conn., filed damage suits against the.
handgun industry yesterday, joining a mounting legal campaign by the nation's big
cities to hold firearms makers responsible for law enforcement and others costs of
responding to gun crimes and accidental shootings.
The anti-gun suits were the first since New Orleans and Chicago filed last fall
though the gun litigation is a major topic of discussion this week at a Washing*
meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and a number of cities have said they
too will enter the fray.
Jack Adkins, director of operations for the American Shooting Sports Council.
an Atlanta-based gun manufacturers group, denounced the latest lawsuits as a
"crass attempt to set new public policy through the courthouse rather than the state-
house." Along with gun-rights advocates, the group plans to support legislation in
various states to restrict or pre-empt anti-gun suits by the cities.
In another protest against the suits, the industry has told New Orleans that it is can-
celing plans to hold its big annual trade show in that city next winter and will move
it to Las Vegas.
With the '99 show set to begin next week in Atlanta, gun industry officials were
outraged by Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell's recent announcement that he al
intends to file an anti-gun suit.
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Vigil honors
students 'lives
VIGIL
Continued from Page 1A
Friends and family passed under the
towering flag, waving at half-mast, and
filed past two hugging female students
into the ballroom. There they shared
writings and memories of the two girls.
The presentation began with friends
reading the image-
filled poetry writ- '
ten by Zwerdling.
The poems depict-
ed winter scenes,-
herself as a young
child and failed
attempts to hold on
to time.
Zwerdling's
roommate, LSA
first-year student Zwerdling
Alyssa Rosen tear-
fully sang "In My
Life" by the
Beatles in honor of
Metzger andd
Zwerdling.M
"Both of them
pushed me to
sing, especially
Sarah. I wish I
had sang more for
them," Rosen
said.
A short self-
evaluation that
Metzger wrote on Jan. 8, not long
before the Jan. 18 accident, was read
by her mother. The self-evaluation
described Metzger's love of the the-
ater, particularly in the arena of
directing.
Metzger's mother correlated
Sarah's love of the theater to their
relationship.
"Sarah has always directed my life.
She continues to live inside me and
give me strength," she said.
She also said she appreciated the
University community's support. "I
want to thank all of you for the tremen-
dous outpouring of love you've shown
all of us."
Other speakers at the vigil includ-
ed a Hillel official and an adviser of
the Honors Program, of which
Metzger and Zwerdling were both
participants.
Clinton proposes
auto tax credit plan
WASHINGTON - The Clinton
Administration is proposing an auto tax
credit to encourage consumers to use
fuel-efficient cars and light trucks and
it wants to extend a second credit
already available under law.
The tax credit proposals will appear
in the president's fiscal 2000 budget
request being presented to Congress
next Monday. Administration officials
say they want to encourage the pur-
chase of highly fuel-efficient vehicles
because about 20 percent of so-called
greenhouse gas emissions come from
cars and light trucks.
"Tax credits for electric, fuel cell and
hybrid vehicles will help to move these
high efficiency technologies from the
laboratory to the highway. These tech-
nologies can significantly reduce emis-
sions of carbon dioxide, the most
prevalent greenhouse gas," says a draft
of the budget proposal disclosed this
week by White House officials.
The president wants a tax credit of
up to $4,000 for consumers who pur-
chase vehicles powered by electricity
and fuel cells. Such a credit is already
law, but it is set to be phased out
between 2002 and 2005. The adminis-
tration plans to extend the full $4,000
credit through 2006, according to tn
budget proposal.
Crash victim alive;
may face charges
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A man who
was believed killed in a car crash has"
turned up alive, and he may be charged
with killing the man found in the
burned vehicle.
Dental records suggested the m
who died in the July 1997 car crash w
Bruce Alan Littleton, authorities said..
But police say they stopped Littleton'in
Smyrna last week for a traffic violation.
Littleton, who at the time of the
crash faced drug charges, had been
using an alias, according to police.
Police now say that the man who died
in the crash was a homicide victim and
that Littleton killed him.
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Jordanians welcome
new crown prnce
AMMAN, Jordan - Hundreds of
Jordanians crowded into a hilltop
palace to pay respect to their new
crown prince yesterday as anxiety grew
over the health of King Hussein, who
has suffered a relapse of cancer.
The demonstration of support for
Prince Abdullah - which included the
king's brother, who was removed as
crown prince Tuesday - underlined
Jordanians' hopes that any transition of
power will be smooth in the kingdom, a
nation poor in resources and at the
crossroads of a turbulent region.
The United States quickly signaled
its support for the king's decision to
appoint the 36-year-old heir to the
throne. Secretary of State Madeleine
Albright decided to stop in Jordan
today to meet the new crown prince.
"We will stand by Jordan and hope
this transition is one that does not cre-
ate problems," she said in Cairo, Egypt.
Hussein abruptly returned to the
United States Tuesday for medical treat-
ment. The Mayo Clinic in Rochester,
Minn., announced yesterday the king
was in "stable condition" but had suf-
fered a relapse of lymphatic cancer after'
undergoing six months of chemotherapy.'
"He is receiving treatment for
relapse of non-Hodgkins lymphonW
His Majesty immediately began treat-
ment upon arriving at Mayo clinic,'
said a statement issued on behalf of the
king's doctors.
Yeltsin doesn't plan
to relinquish power
MOSCOW - Russian Preside
Boris Yeltsin gave a tug on the rein
of power from his sickbed yesterday,,
insisting through his spokesperson
that he doesn't intend to give up any
power despite his long series of
debilitating illnesses.
Yeltsin indicated, however, that he
supports the idea of reaching a truce
with the country's obstinate
Communist-led parliament in order
to preserve stability during national
elections later this year.
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