2 -- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 28, 1995 MAnow/Walao One year later, Chechnya still sees violence GROZNY, Russia (AP) - Over- looking the ruins of Grozny's presi- dential palace, Tamara Mamukova's 10th-floor apartment had new panes of glass in the windows, but nejther heat nor electricity. Her bedclothes were cold and damp. "I sleep cold, I get up cold and I eat cold," sighed the 85-year-old Russian woman, her breath visible as she spoke. Nearly ayearafter Russia sent 40,000 troops to put down a separatist govern- ment, the weary residents of this shat- tered city still live amid violence and destruction. Fog and drizzle wrap battle-scarred buildings. Russian armored vehicles churn up the muddy roads. The streets empty long before the 9 p.m. curfew as gunfire and explosions rock the city each night with monotonous regular- ity. "The war is over, the city is de- stroyed, but the conflict continues," said Col. Carlos Rey, the deputy head of the Grozny mission of the Organi- zation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Some Chechens are so weary of the fighting that they are eager for elections - whether or not the Russian troops withdraw first. "We can't fight all ourlives. Weneed somebody in power to stop the anar- chy," said Khasambek Kilalov, a 40- year-old Chechen who said he is no fan of Moscow but is ready to make con- cessions to have peace. Kilalov has not been paid since he began work two months hunting for usable bricks from the rubble in down- town Grozny. He risks injury or death from unexploded shells and often finds bodies in the ruins. On Dec. l1, 1994, the Kremlin sent troops to the southern Caucasus repub- lic to topple the government that had declared independence three years ear- lier. The army rained thousands of shells on Grozny in the worst fighting on Russian soil since World War II. After suffering bloody defeats, the Russian army finally drove the rebels out of Grozny and other big towns, but failed to crush them completely. A NA~soAAL RP Court punishes anti-abortion activists WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court piled on more bad news for anti- abortion activists yesterday, refusing to free five demonstrators from paying nearly $100,0000 in lawyer fees to an abortion clinic they targeted. The action, taken without comment in a case from Sacramento, Calif., extended abortion foes' recent losing streak in the nation's highest court. It marked the first time the issue of lawyer-fee awards in abortion-linked litigation had been consid- ered by the justices. "That the court would let this $100,000 penalty stand is outrageous, and sends a very chilling message to pro-life demonstrators," said Jay Sekulow, a lawyer with the anti-abortion American Center for Law and Justice. The justices let stand rulings that said the lawyer-fees award against the abortion protesters did not violate or wrongly "chill" their free-speech rights. Last month, the court rejected a free-speech appeal by California protesters arrested for picketing too close to an abortion doctor's home. Also last month, the court rejected a sweeping challenge to federal limits on abortion clinic protests. In the last year, the justices have turned away appeals by anti-abortion activists who say they are being wrongly sued as racketeers in their efforts to stop women from having abortions. Leasing Now For ." E'REFall 1996! AyMOE y May-to-May Leases Don't Let Your Chanc Melt Away! Our Leasing Season Has B Call now for informati about A.A.'s best apartme iPRIME Too! es egun. an ents. STUDENT HOUSING (313) 761-8000 o a new mom, the most beautiful sight in the world is the face of her baby. As a new mom, you'll want to spend every moment you can with the newest addition to your family. 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PERSONALIZED GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS y~ i Gin rch announces he won't run in '96 WASHINGTON - House Speaker Newt Gingrich ruled out a 1996 presi- dential run yesterday, leaving a clearly defined field to fight for the GOP nomi- nation and little doubt the speaker will himself be a campaign issue. It had long been clear that Gingrich was unlikely to join the presidential race, but not untilyesterday did he slam shut the door. He said he would not endorse a candidate, but hoped to serve as chairman of the Republican conven- tion next August in San Diego. Explaining his decision, Gingrichlisted the daunting challenge he faces in trying to shepherd a balanced budget through Congress, calling it "one of the most important decisions we've made in do- mestic government in the last 60 years." Political calculations also played a part. Iowa's caucuses and New Hampshire's primary are less than three months away, followed by a blizzard of early primaries. "I didn't see how I could be both speaker of the House and run a cam- paign of that scale," Gingrich said. - - - W, WOE W-4 -, loAROUND THE WORLD /;~ Sri Lankancivil war continues slowly NEW DELHI, India - The Sri Lankan army's plan was for"Operation Sunshine" to have scored a decisive victory by now. Instead, that nation's civil war is slogging grimly on, with many doubting that even a knockout success by government forces will end the bloodshed any time soon. Yesterday, 42 days into an offensive launched by the army to capture the Tamil rebels' northern heartland and the coastal city that has served for five years as their de facto capital, the advance had visibly slowed - and perhaps stalled. "They say they are consolidating their positions, which means that they haven't advanced beyond yesterday," military journalist Iqbal Athas, based in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, noted tartly. At least 300 die-hard fighters from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are reportedly holding out in the center of the besieged town of Jaffna, con- founding theSri Lankan military, which had believed they would flee with the civilian populace, Athas said. Booby-traps and minefields in the densely built city are also badly ham- pering the army's advance. Over the weekend, the rebels staged a counterattack cloaked in achokingeloud of tear gas, but the army retaliated, kill- ing at least 80 guerrillas, military spokes- man Brig. Sarath Munasinghe said. Deadly vixus hits Australin rabbits BROKEN HILL, Australia - It sounds like a script for a Hollywood horror film: A deadly virus escapes from a biohazard lab. Corpses litter the landscape as a plague spreads across a continent. Rather than flee in terror, Australians are cheering a virus that is wiping out rabbits across the outback. The real plague, people say, is the rabbit popula- tion. "It's history, and we'll look back on this month and say what a wonderful thing it was," said sheep rancher David Lord. Australians do not view rabbits as cute, carrot-nibbling harbingers. of Easter. Most see them as pests that gobble down native plants and farm crops. - From Daily wire services His decision leaves the GOP field with a clear front-runner, Senate Ma-: jority Leader Bob Dole. Texas Sen. Phil Gramm, former Tennessee Gov. Lamar Alexander, publisher Steve Forbes and commentator Pat Buchanan are among those clamoring for an open- ing or a Dole stumble. Christmas tree set up at White House WASHINGTON - Christmas at the White House unofficially began yester- day afternoon as Hillary Rodham Clinton stepped out on the South Lawn to accept the first family's Christmas tree. "Starting today we begin the holiday season in earnest," she announced. This year's tree is an 18.5-foot Fraser fir from Ashe County, N.C. It rolled up to the White House on a painted green' cart drawn by two Belgian horses named Fred and Dick. Ron Hudler, the tree's owner, said the tree would stay vibrant through- out the holiday season. "It's going to look great. It's going to smell great, and it's going to last forever,"'he said. I The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $85. Winter term (January through April) is $95. year-long (September through April) is $165. On-campus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of the Associated Press and the Associated Collegiate Press. ADDRESS: The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard Street. Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1327. 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