Robesonian (Newspaper) - November 13, 1998, Lumberton, North Carolina FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13 1998 SPORTS L t Torre takes Manager of the Year honors Page IB Volume 130 No 245 Holdings Inc All Rights Reserved 35 cents New dinosaur species discovered STATE National Guard unit in Kuwait prepares Page Arab nations unite behind US Facing threat Iraqis blame US for crisis BAGHDAD Iraq AP Thousands of Iraqis concerned about US airstrikes lined up outside gasoline stations today while the cial media ignored the evident loss of Arab support in con over UN we ap on s inspections Official AZIZ newspapers published articles hailing President Saddam decision to end all cooperation with the UN Special known as and claiming there was worldwide condemnation of American The United States has beefed up its military strength in the Persian Gulf and is threatening airstrikes in an attempt to force Iraq to allow inspections by which is responsible for eliminating weapons of mass destruction The world calls for dialogue and peace and America seeks Please see IRAQ page Sen Lugar suggests assassinating Hussein 1 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO Twelve Air Force Eagle jets line the tarmac at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia awaiting possible deployment to the Persian Gulf WASHINGTON AP A prominent Republican senator Dick Lugar of Indiana says the only way to stop Iraq from threatening its ne i ghb o rs with weapons of mass destruction may be to kill Iraqi President S a d d am Hussein Maybe well get lucky LUGAR someday Lugar a senior member of the Foreign Relations Committee said Thursday He spoke as war preparations intensified and the Clinton administration declared it had all the congressional approval required under the Constitution to attack Iraq for refusing to submit to UN weapons inspections Maybe something will turn up Lugar said on Capitol Hill But you know people have had 1 that same strategy with Cuban President Fidel Castro for 40 years and nothing has happened Tough rhetoric also came from Please see HUSSEIN page Symphony to perform tonight v DONNE BYERS STAFF WRITER LUMBERTON Classical music will be flowing from the campus of Robeson Community College tonight when the NC Symphony per forms its free annual concert for county residents For many it will be a rare chance to experience the Symphony live j Bob Fisher thinks thats a shame It just means a lot more when you hear it live than hear ing it ona record said Fisher who is director of the Robeson County Public Library and one Please see CONCERT page Scouts hold yearly food campaign DELAWESE FUTON STAFF LUMBERTON As we roast our turkeys and buy gifts this holiday season it is important that we remember the less fortu nate says Jim Blake a Boy Scout troop leader Members of Blakes troops 362 arid 322 will join Cub Scouts other Boy Scouts and Explorers on Saturday in their annual Scout for Food cam They will go door leaving behind bags for people to fill with able food All of us that have should give to those who dont have Blake said If everyone gives a Please see SCOUTS page ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO A tiger lunges through a patch of tall savannah grass in an exhibit now on display at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington The exhibits titled Tigers highlights the the threat of extinction to one of natures most beautiful yet most feared creatures Story HA lawyers attack process for ratification ERRORS Mistakes and care lessness Have undermined the Lumbee constitution Randy NOME LAMMS EDITOR LUMBERTON The integrity of the process used in adopting a Lumbee constitution came under fire again in court on Thursday as lawyers for the Lumbee Regional Development Association chipped at it Lawyers for the Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians Tribal scrambled to hold ground and prove that the constitutional process was legitimately carried out and that the docu ment is valid Thursday marked the third day of testimony in the case between the two organizations each of which is fighting to represent the Lumbee people The two sides have fought in the court systems since the council filed a lawsuit against the in 1994 j Superior Court judge Howard Manning Jr of Raleigh is hearing tne case Randy Gregory a lawyer for the is arguing that and carelessness have undermined the constitution which was created over a years time in and 1994 by a consti national assembly and approved by Lumbee vot ers in June 1994 While questioning several witnesses Thursday Gregory challenged the ratification of the document Through the testimony of Hayes Alan Locklear and Cynthia Hunt Gregory showed that only 24 delegates could have voted to ratify the constitution According to the constitution itself a mini mum of 26 of 39 delegates who attended at least one of two crucial meetings in 1993 needed to vote in favor of the final draft of the document at a meeting March 25 1994 in order for it to be ratified Lawyers for the council could not present the court with the official minutes of that meeting Locklear and Hunt each produced handwritten notes they had taken Hunts notes said the constitutional vote was unanimous but did not specify the number of delegates voting A vote on another issue taken a short time before that vote listed a unanimous Please see LUMBEES page Baseball fever Ball fetches record price NEW YORK AP Seventy five years after Babe Ruth hit the first home run at Yankee Stadium the ball soared again this time in bidding at a sports memorabilia auction The ball discovered in a New Jersey attic two years ago was sold for a record early this morning Mike managing director of Lelands Auctions said the buyer who made the winning bid by telephone did not want to be identified Obviously it was worth it Heffner said If s the best base ball weve ever sold and the it The previous record for a baseball was for the ball that went through Buckners legs allowing the New York Mets to beat the Boston Red Sox Please see BALL page Books by the bundle Annie Jiles and Tereas prepare for the Robeson County Public Librarys book sale which began Thursday evening Thousands of books along with some albums and tapes are for sale The sale continues Saturday from 9 am to noon at the ware house entrance on First Street STAFF BY