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Volume CVI, Number 28
University of Southern California
Monday, February 22, 1988
Bush and Kemp have spirited debate alone
By Brad Bowlin
Staff Writer
Despite the no-shows of Kansas Sen. Robert Dole and televangelist Pat Robertson, Vice President George Bush and New York Rep. Jack Kemp engaged in a spirited debate that was beamed from Dallas to Annenberg Auditorium Friday evening.
Both candidates drew occasional applause from a crowd of only about 60 people who turned out to watch the second of two presidential debates.
Five of the six remaining Democratic candidates debated Thursday, with Paul Simon not participating. Bruce Babbitt dropped out of the Democratic campaign Thursday.
Bush and Kemp said they were disappointed that the other two candidates didn't show. But Kemp added, "Actually, I'm glad to see that the race is down to a two-man race."
All four remaining Republican candidates were scheduled to appear on the live debate, but only Bush and Kemp showed up for the program, which was televised to over 500 colleges
and universities across the country.
Dole bowed out, claiming tickets to the debate were distributed unfairly, said moderator and NBC correspondent Roger Mudd. After conferring with Dole, Robertsondropped out, claiming some of the debate questions had been leaked to Bush.
A fifth candidate, Pierre "Pete" du Pont withdrew from the race Thursday.
Topics ranged from South Africa, reducing the deficit and privatization to education, the homeless and each candidate's leadership ability.
Bush defended the Reagan administration against accusations from a Dallas journalist that education has suffered (Continued on page 2)
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Vice President George Bush and New York Rep. Jack Kemp make their points in a presidential debate held Friday evening.
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AL LEHN
Dole adviser outlines candidate’s priorities
By Karl Kahler
Staff Writer
Among the priorities of a Robert Dole administration would be attempting to establish closer ties with Congress, trying to change legislation that affects national security and making management changes in the State Department, Pentagon and intelligence community, an adviser of Sen. Dole said at Denney Research Center Friday.
Speaking to about 25 students and professors, Alfred Lehn, Dole's national security affairs adviser, discussed how the Kansas senator would handle matters of foreign security and outlined issues that would be emphasized in his campaign
over the next few weeks.
Among Dole's priorities as president would be to forge a more effective partnership between the White House and Congress on national security issues, Lehn said.
One of his first acts as president would be to invite congressional leaders to the White House "to try and set some ground rules for how we are going to deal with national security issues in a hopefully less partisan, less destructive and more cooperative, constructive way."
Dole's 27 years in Congress have given him enough experience that he, unlike past presidents, will not be hurt by an (Continued on page 3)
Officers get facts about delinquents
By Jordana Bieze
Staff Writer
For three University Security officers, graduation ceremonies at Town and Gown Friday night marked the end of a six-week training program that is expected to help them cope better with juvenile delinquents who commit crimes on campus.
Senior Officer John Bellah, Sgt. Kathryn Jorge and Lt. Michael Kennedy graduated in the 86th class of the-Delinquency Control Institute, a pri-(Continued on page 2)
By Karen Denne
Man writer
Not many campus burglaries have happy endings. But seyen students who were victims of a series of North Complex burglaries over winter break recently received good news: a suspect was arrested and thei*- property had been recovered.
And it was all because of a hunch played by security officer Gerald Baker that led to the arrest of a university employee who apparently entered the rooms with a pass key.
Baker had been on duty after the vacation when, in one day, he took reports on four burglaries that had no sign of forcible entry. A total of 12 similar burglaries in College-University and EVK residence halls were
Officer’s hunch cracks case; victims get stolen items back
reported over the break.
Gina Pace, a freshman majoring in political science, returned to school on Jan. 10 and found her door unlocked and her 19-inch remote control color television set gone.
Several other girls on her floor at EVK also returned to unlocked doors and stolen items, blit "we didn't know it was the same person . . . the same crime," Pace said.
After comparing notes with the other victims. Pace found that the burglar "only took one thing from each room. We had a lot of other valuable stuff, too."
Over the winter break. Baker explained, the locks on the main
doors were changed and only security and housing protection had keys to the buidings.
"It was totally obvious that they had entered with a key," Pace said. "We knew it had to be someone who worked for 'SC."
Stolen checks lead to hunch
But one student's stolen personal checks were what led Baker to cracking the burglary cases. The student went to the bank on Jan. 2 to withdraw money when she found that her account was missing $300.
One of the personalized checks had been forged and cashed by a 'Merrick Brown,’
and on the back of the check was an address, driver's license number and birthdate. -
On a hunch, Baker checked security's employee files to see how many 'Browns' were working in the department. He learned there was a community services officer named Derrick Brown who was employed by security.
The pass keys are issued when the officer comes on duty and then turned in when he is off duty. Baker found out that Brown had worked two days over the winter break from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Baker then compared the address on the back of the check
with Derrick Brown's. One was "1617" and the other was "1671." But when he compared the two driver's license numbers, they didn't match. However, the birthdates did.
Baker called the Los Angeles Police Department's Southwest Division and spoke to Detective Joe Lewis, whose service area includes the campus. Coincidentally, Lewis had been searching for a Merrick Brown. Another stolen personal check had been cashed on Jan. 6 for $2,500, again signed by Merrick Brown.
Suspect arrested
Derrick Brown had had an appointment to meet with his lieutenant Jan. 13 about a job-related matter. Baker said, at which time they planned to arrest him on probable cause as a suspect. "We told everyone in (Continued on page 3)