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Soviets to see how alcoholism is treated in the United States
STAMFORD, Conn. — Alcoholism centers from New England to California are opening their doors this week to 110 Soviets eager to see how the disease is treated in this country.
The Soviets will be touring treatment centers in 11 states over two weeks.
American and Soviet views of alcoholism differ. In the United States, where an estimated 18 million adults have a drinking problem, the disease is seen as societal and affecting the drinker’s family. Treatment focuses on why one drinks.
The Soviets have placed more attention on physical approaches, such as acupuncture and liver dialysis. Only 5 million Soviets are recognized officially as alcoholics needing treatment, but conference delegates estimate an additional 15 million or more are problem drinkers.
State: Sexual intercourse is form of communication
SAN BERNARDINO — An appellate court has ruled that sexual intercourse is a form of communication, and making videotapes of sex acts without the partner’s knowledge is a violation of California’s privacy law.
In the 2-1 decision issued Nov. 17, the 4th District Court of Appeals upheld the criminal conviction of Michael Francis Gibbons, a 42-year-old Hemet man who had secretly videotaped sexual encounters with three women in 1986.
Crane falls off building; kills at least five people
SAN FRANCISCO — A crane atop a 16-story building tipped over and plummeted to the ground Tuesday, flattening a school van, crushing several cars and smashing into an office building across the street. At least five people were killed, 21 injured and five left missing, authorities said.
The crane was on a building under construction, hoisting steel when it toppled, sending concrete and twisted steel onto the busy financial district street.
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Volume CX, Number 57	University	of	Southern	California	Wednesday,	November	29,1989
Bork to talk at bookstore today
Conservative’s book criticizes judiciary for being ‘political’
By Linda Ornelas
Staff Writer
Miner, Gessig star in debuts
Sports, page 24
World War II memory lives on
Feature, page 7
The first actively defeated Supreme Court Justice nominee in the nation's history, Robert Bork, will discuss his new book today at the University Bookstore.
Bork's book, The Tempting of America: The Political Seduction of the Law, details his social and legal philosophy. In the book, he defines the ultimate "tempting of America" as the defeat of legitimate legal processes in the face of political pressure.
Bork claims the current trend in government favors a judiciary that is more "political" than legal, denying Americans their fundamental right to govern themselves in areas outside constitutional jurisdiction.
He cites his own experience as a Supreme Court nominee as an example of the government's tendency to favor a more political judiciary.
In 1987, Bork was nominated by then-President Ronald Reagan to replace Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell.
Many critics say the Bork appointment was to be Reagan's "last hurrah" as president, to make possible a conservative veto on Supreme Court actions for at least two decades.
The White House had portrayed him as a moderate conservative, like Powell, rather than as the right-wing conservative he had proved to be in the past.
The liberal group, People for the American Way, exposed Bork's extremely conservative background with his own writings, which contradicted his claims of moderation.
Liberal groups' opposition to Bork's ideology ranged from abortion to civil liber-
(See Bork, page 17)
Eric Holst / Dally Trojan
Judge Robert H. Bork will be at the bookstore today at 5:30 p.m. to speak about his book, The Tempting of America: The Political Seduction of the Law. The bookstore and The Federalist Society are presenting the event.
Hepatitis strikes campus
By Romi Rudolph
Staff Writer
The Student Health Center diagnosed four cases of hepatitis "A" on campus in the past week and are waiting for laboratory confirmation of several other cases, said Dr. Ron Mandel of the health center.
"It is unusual for any community to have such a sudden outbreak of hepatitis," Mandel said.
The center distributed a fact sheet throughout campus to educate students about the virus, he said.
A common viral infection of the liver
that tends to make a person fatigued and anorexic, hepatitis "A" can be spread through contact with blood, stool, saliva, semen, tears and possibly urine.
Transmission also is possible through food and water contaminated by an in-(See Hepatitis, page 16)
Access system passes first test
New security helps prevent car theft on Thanksgiving
By Gail Pagala
Staff Writer
University Security officers prevented a car theft at Senator Apartments on Thanksgiving Day with the help of the university's new Access safety system, officials said.
A residential protection officer in an off-campus residential monitoring center at Terrace Apartments spotted a
man loitering in the parking lot of Senator Apartments on Thursday morning, said Sgt. John Lewis of Security.
After the man broke into a green truck and attempted to remove parts of it, the officer immediately contacted Security.
Security officers ordered the man to stop, but he fled, telling officials that he was
going to find the owner of the truck. The man became "extremely combative and resistant" as officials tried to subdue him, Lewis said.
The suspect broke free from the officers twice, and backup units were required to restrain him. One officer was struck in the right eye by the suspect, causing another officer to inflict several knee thrusts into the man's chest, stomach, and groin areas until the man dropped to his knees, Lewis said.
Security officers "could
have used the baton, but they decided to take him down physically," he said.
The suspect was charged with burglary from a motor vehicle and booked at the Los Angeles Police Department's Southwest division. Also, he was given a field sobriety test and found to be under the influence of a drug that police have not yet identified.
The new residential monitoring centers on and off campus, along with 50 closed-circuit cameras in (See Access, page 16)