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pgr Huffing, but not puffing Anti-smoking stand puts Sullivan in spotlight (3A) What? No opponents? GOP isn't exactly lining up to battle with Dorgan (5B) and furor Aquino rips into senator during Philippine fest (5A) 4 i 1 -j 'i IFDfll EBDSSfl AD8gDS IrTMBOTOB AAonday, February 26, 1990 Vol. 117, No. 57 BismarckMandan, N.D. Committed To Excellence METRO EDITION Single copy .35 i MS nID Mm 12- round worn) By ABE WINTER Tribune Sports Editor only one round in his last fight in October. "He has an awkward style," Hill said.

"He was fairly quick and he could hit. I didn't jump on him' until the 11th round, trying to get him out of there. I ven when he's not in top form, Virgil pans want Virgil to return to Bismarck for fight (IB) mil can De an impressive winner. "I have a lot to work on," said Hill, moments after he had successfully defended his World Boxing Association light heavyweight championship with a unanimous 12-round decision over David "Gumby" Vedder before 8,100 fans Sunday at the Civic Center. Afterward, Hill was icing down a sore left hand, the result of throwing an estimated 497 jabs too many of which landed on the top of the head of a ducking Vedder.

"Hitting him on the head, that's stupid," said Hill, who improved his record to 27-0 and is now 8-0 since winning the WBA title in 1987. Vedder, the United States Boxing Association champion, proved to be as elusive as the Hill camp anticipated. But his unorthodox style was welcomed by his handlers, who felt Hill would be rusty after going wasn't ripping my shots. But I thought it was a good fight." The three judges scored it 119-111, 119-110 and 119-107. Hill won all but the second round on Donald O'Neill's card.

Vedder was awarded the ninth and 10th and got a draw in the second from Julio Roldan. Carol Polis rated the fifth even and gave Vedder the ninth. According to ESPN counts, Hill landed 64.8 percent of his punches, compared to 43.1 by Vedder. Vedder said he wasn't hurt until the final two rounds and wasn't concerned about being knocked out. (More on VIRGIL, back page) it 0 Drug tales fell of secret funnel Couple expected to plead guilty lb By JANELL COLE Tribune Staff Writer rosecutors say a McLean County couple built a tunnel from their farm house to a fi i.

By TOM STROMME of the Tribune Domestic flights go smoke-free A smoking ban on virtually all domestic U.S. flights took effect Sunday amid both relief and grumbling, and the phrase "Smoking or smoking?" all but disappeared from the lips of ticket agents. The federal ban, in force since 1988 on flights of less than two hours, now applies to 99.8 percent of domestic flights. The smoking ban had no affect on Bismarck air passengers because no flights arriving or departing the Capital City are longer than two hours. Continental Airlines once offered a flight from Bismarck to Casper, that lasted more than two hours, but it was dropped about 18 months ago, a Continental spokesman said Sunday.

Shuttle could be delayed again The countdown resumed Sunday for the nighttime launch of shuttle Atlantis after technicians fixed a computer problem that caused a fourth postponement of the secret military mission 31 seconds before liftoff. Duarte given hero's burial Thousands of people in El Salvador chanting "Duarte! Duarte! lined the streets Sunday for former president Jose Napoleon Duarte, Quonset as part of an extensive methamphetamine-manufacturing operation that has led to federal drug-related charges. Barry Dossenko, 43, and Irene Dossenko, 40, of Butte are scheduled to plead guilty to drug-related charges on Wednesday in U.S. District Court. Federal prosecutors say the two have been involved in making and distributing metham-phetamine from their farm since the late 1970s.

Methamphetamine is an "upper" usually referred to on the street as "meth," "speed" or "crank." Detailed accountings of their operation are in pre-trial documents filed in federal court in Bismarck. In it, prosecutors tell of the always-locked Quonset that contained the lab equipment; the tunnel and other extensive construction projects at the farm that were paid for with cash; the marij-una, psilocybin mushrooms, speed and paraphernalia laying about the house; and other details of an allegedly professional drug opera- David Vedder is staggered by a blow from Virgil Hill. By MIKE MCCLEARY of the Tribune Barry and Irene Dossenko are charged for alleged drug operations. tion. According to the indictment and other court documents, Irene Dossenko has four aliases Serena Dossenko, Serena Heart, Irene Wilson and Serena The couple was to have been tried by a jury starting today but have instead decided to plead guilty to at least some of the charges.

One prosecutor said some of the charges will be dropped. The trial would have lasted two to three weeks. The Dossenkos were each charg- (More on DRUGS, back page) OUTSIDE Soviets rally for rule democratic Windy today with a 30 percent chance of snow in the morning, partly cloudy in the afternoon. Turning colder with the morning high 35 to 40, then falling to the upper 20s. Wind northwest at 20 to 35 mph causing some blowing dust.

Clear and colder tnninht with the low near 10 MOSCOW (AP) -r-. From Siberia to the southern republic of Georgia, hundreds of thousands of Soviets rallied for democracy in more than 30 cities Sunday, despite official warnings that the Soviet Union's first nationwide protest above. Sunny Tuesday with the ih 30 to 35. Details on dock hi; coma expioue in violence. page.

More than 100,000 people turned Both sides claim win in Nicaragua election Forbes remembered for loving life (2A) closed at 6 D.m. CST. with a bullhorn who told police and bystanders, "We represent no danger." Gavril Popov, a member of the Congress of People's Deputies and one of the organizers of the demonstration day, told masses gathered under cloudy skies that the Communist Party and state apparatus had a campaign of fear not seen since Stalin in an attempt to thwart the outpouring of popular sentiment. The protests were planned after a successful Feb. 4 pro-democracy rally in Moscow in which about 200,000 people demanded the (More on SOVIETS, back page) out in Moscow, and smaller protests occurred elsewhere.

The official warnings, which were repe. ted frequently last week in the state-run media, kept the turnout low in some cities and prevented some protests altogether. Riot police dragged away people who tried to hold an unsanctioned demonstration in Leningrad, but there were no reports of major unrest. In Moscow, the crowd grew through the afternoon as initial tension gave way to a relaxed and good-natured atmosphere. One column of marchers was led by a man who was buried with honors and eulogized as "the father of Central American democracy." MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) The ruling Sandinistas and the opposition both predicted victory in Sunday's elections after Nicaraguans voted on whether to continue a decade of leftist rule or hand power to a U.S.

-backed coalition. Voting was peaceful and the turnout was heavy. "It was very fair," former President Jimmy Carter, one of 3,000 international observers, told The Associated Press after the polls About 1.75 million of Nicaragua's 3.5 million people were registered to vote. In Washington, President Bush said whoever won the election would "find a better climate" with the United States, as long as the vote was certified as fair and the government maintained a democratic system. Fair elections would be "very, very helpful," Bush said.

The Sandinistas already were organizing a victory celebration. INSIDE Classified Ads Page 5B Comics 7B Entertainment 5A Now 10B Health 3A MetroDakota 6A Nubs 9A Obituaries 9A Sports IB tresiaeni uan v-- --V i Quayle, Costa 11 La Badlands bridge worries environmentalists By TAMMY SWIFT, Tribune Staff Writer mii lir T-i irr fWfrm- None of the original structures are left at the site, but the atmosphere has retained its unspoiled quality. The bridge, which would be located 1,000 feet from the ranch, would link the trading communities of Belfield, Dickinson and Watford City, said Billings County Commissioner Jerry Redmond. And it would supply cross-river access to 15 ranchers, who can only cross during certain seasons or else must drive miles out of their way, Redmond said. oSSSL attended Guatemalan funeral.

President Vinicio Cerezo and former Honduran President Jose Azcona Hoyos attended a Roman Catholic funeral Mass for Duarte, who died Friday. He was 64. 'Safest driver7 dies in crash A youth driving a car he won for being named the nation's safest teen-age driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel before he and another driver were killed in a two-car accident, Hennicker, N.H., police said. A car driven by Michael Doucette, 17, of Concord, drifted over the center line and slammed Into one being driven by Sharon Ann Link, 19, of Lebanon, according to police reports. on and gas trucks would frequent the new crossing.

us a tremendous doosi ior mose i or those people responsible Into Billings County," for an awful lot of revenue I MEDORA-A proposed bridge near Teddy Roosevelt's Elkhorn Ranch site may have to span more turbulent waters than those of the Little Missouri River. Billings County commissioners see the bridge and roadway as a way to boost access for the oil industry and ranchers, as well as trigger tourist activity in this niece of the badlands 35 miles northwest of Medora. But environmentalists and officials of the Theodore Roosevelt National Park worry that the bridge will crumble the historic atmosphere of the area and lead to oil wells pockmarklng the scenic horizons of the PaThev are asking the National Forest Service to conduct an environmental study on the road's Impacts to the atmosphere, terrain and river. Even in this relatively Isolated neck of the badlands, the ranch is a tree-flanked oasis of solitude perched on the west bank of the Little Missouri. Redmond said.

TO HWY. 16 1 VAV QO menoRA Sf The proposed new bridge would JiSAcT 31 conned Blacktail Road and souTMtAST df Highway 85 to to east and Bed 3 Lake Road and Hghway 16 to the west The $1 rrillion bridge would be 640 feet long and 36 test wide. Improved access could also spark tourism, said Alvin Nelson, chairman of the Little Missouri Scenic River Commission, a group formed to aid in the preservation of the river. Nelson said he does not think the project would harm the environment. The current proposal calls for linking Blacktail Road and U.S.

Highway 85 east of the river with Bell Lake Road and state Highway 16 to the west. More on BRIDGE, Page 9A IT ACE OOODING IM TMtllM.