From disc@casti.com Wed Feb 15 07:38:28 1995 Return-Path: Received: from femapub1.fema.gov by casti.com (8.6.9/NX3.0M) id HAA24264; Wed, 15 Feb 1995 07:38:28 -0500 Received: by femapub1.fema.gov; id AA26288; Wed, 15 Feb 1995 07:36:19 -0500 Received: by casti.com (8.6.9/NX3.0M) id HAA24216; Wed, 15 Feb 1995 07:36:39 -0500 Date: Wed, 15 Feb 1995 07:36:37 -0500 (EST) From: David Casti To: Virginia News Exploder Subject: More on Mel White Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Submitted by: carlson@infi.net (Ann Carlson) Further updates as I go along: Yesterday when we stood in the administrative building lobby at Regent University, we were told by Gene Capp that we would be arrested if we stayed. We left and we saw the police pull up and then talking to Mel near the back door of the building so we assumed he was being arrested. As you may have already read, they did not have him arrested, but did have him forcibly carried from the building later that afternoon. Mel's going back today with a smaller contingent and will try again to see Pat. Who knows what will happen? He intends to keep going back until he either sees Pat or is arrested. I believe he has also started a public fast until they will allow us to see Pat. Mel's lover Gary Nixon arrived last night to be with him in this difficult time. I was very disappointed in the press coverage. We blitzed the media as did the MCC church nationwide. I spent the whole morning making up a press release detailing exactly who was in the delegation to Pat and what groups they represented - because this is NOT just an MCC thing, we have religious and community leaders from the whole spectrum activly involved. But what reports actually got out (very few) portray it as a personal thing between Mel and Pat, and portray Robertson's part in all this very favorably. -- Anno (Dr. Ann B. Carlson) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Email: Home Page: http://ab00.larc.nasa.gov:80/~carlson/ Snail Mail: P O. Box 1086, Yorktown VA, 23692