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Directory SPORTS 5 TODAY Switchboard 372-2601 Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Hockey Classified Ads 372-6977 Display Ads 372-2605 vs. Central Michigan Editorial 372-6966 at Central Michigan vs. Michigan State Sports 372-2602 Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Entertainment 372-2603 Saturday at 2 p.m.. Saturday at 7 p.m. Falcon men can claim share of MAC BG women take on much-improved Falcon icers prepare to take on Story Idea? Give us a call title with win against last-place Chippewas with MAC position on Spartans in their last home game of partly cloudy weekdays from I pm. to 5 pm., or Chippewas the line the season e-mail: "[email protected]" High: 45 Low:30 FRIDAY February 28,1997 Volume 83, Issue 108 The BG News Bowling Green, Ohio "Serving the Bowling Green community for over 75years" # Closing arguments made Kemp to speak at Judges begin BG district dinner deliberating Former candidate sentative for Gillmor and helped organize the event, to appear at noted some of the speakers By JACK BUEHRER have higher political ambi- The BG News Lincoln Day event tions, with Dole and Voinovich being examples. Closing arguments were made ByVINCEGUERRIERI "This is a pretty popular yesterday in the trial for the al- The BG News event," Brown said. "We do leged murder of University pretty well getting speakers." student Julie Kane. Former vice presidential Brown said Kemp's quick Craig M Baker, who is accused candidate Jack Kemp will be response to the invitation of stabbing Kane to death on the the featured speaker at this could be interpreted as an night of Sept. 7,1996, sat motion- year's 5th District Lincoln early movement toward the less while the prosecution and Day Dinner on March 8 in the Republican presidential defense gave their arguments. Lenhart Grand Ballroom of nomination in the year 2000. After each side concluded their the University Union. The event, which usually statements, the presiding three - Kemp will come to Bowling draws 600 to 700 people, is de- judge panel of Wood County's Green at the request of 5th signed to bring together Re- Gale Williamson, Defiance Coun- District Congressman Paul publicans from the 5th Dis- ty's Joseph Schmenk and Lucas Gillmor. According to his trict, which is composed of 14 County's Judith Lanzinger de- press secretary, Mike Gill, counties. liberated for nearly seven hours Gillmor wanted to bring a big Gill said because of the ex- without reaching a verdict. name to the dinner. panse of the district, which "Each year, what we try to stretches from the western do is bring people to northwest suburbs of Cleveland to "It would have Ohio who have a future In northwestern Ohio, people helped him out to national politics," Gill said. with different issues and Gill noted that past speakers viewpoints are brought admit he'd had too at the dinner, the largest Lin- together as a result of the din- much to drink, but he coln Day dinner in the state, ner. included Gov. George Voino- The timing of the event is repeatedly said he vich, former Secretary of De- also advantageous, according wasn't drunk. It just BG Newi Pheto by Jeremy Until fense Dick Cheney and Bob to Gill. He cited the approach- doesn't make any Wood County Prosecutor Alan Mayberry shows the court the paring knife used to stab Julie Kane and Dole. ing primary season as a reason Tara Fahringer during the prosecution's closing argument Thursday. Many other prominent Re- why so many people would at- sense." publicans expressed an inter- tend. Mayberry told the court that The prosecution also concen- Adrian Cimerman, Baker's at- est in attending this year's "It's a good time for all the the fact Baker did not leave when trated heavily on Baker's level of torney, began his closing state- dinner, including Texas Gov. Republican candidates to be in Alan Mayberry Kane and roommate Tara Fah- intoxication the night of the ment by conceding the fact that George W. Bush and New Jer- one room," Gill said. Wood County Prosecutor ringer asked him to proved murder. Mayberry pointed out Baker was guilty of the count of sey Gov. Christine Todd Marsh said although the premeditation. that Baker was offered the ex- felonious assult to Tara Fah- Whitman, according to Mike event coincides with primary Mayberry then replayed the cuse of intoxication numerous ringer, but told the panel he dis- Marsh, chairman of the Wood season, he believes the dinner In the closing argument for the haunting 911 call placed by Kane times during the four hour inter- agreed with the death penalty County Republican Party. will not affect the elections. state. Wood County Prosecutor after Baker refused to leave the view conducted soon after the specification. "Our cup runneth over," "It's not intended to in- Alan Mayberry recalled the house. The recording of the call murder. Cimerman tried to prove Baker Marsh said. "We've had inter- fluence that, and I dont think events leading up to the murder, evoked a wave of emotion in the "It would have helped him out did not enter Kane and Fahring- ests from a lot of people." it will," Marsh said. "It's a and seemed intent on proving courtroom as Baker cried with to admit he'd had too much to er's home with the intent to Wood County Commissioner chance for local Republicans both the premeditation of the his hand over his eyes while the drink," Mayberry said. "But he commit a criminal offense and Tim Brown, who previously • See KEMP, page three. murder as well as Baker's sobri- victims' families cried in the gal- repeatedly said he wasn't drunk worked as a district repre- ety at the time of the crime. lery. It just doesn't make any sense." • See BAKER, page three. Coming together Jewish Awareness for a good cause Local businesses money for the children. Paper chain links, which will offer specials be hung at the marathon, are be- ing sold for $1 each in the Uni- in support of versity Union. The links are Dance Marathon colored to denote support from certain organizations. By MAUREEN BARRY In addition, students involved The BG News with fundraising have collected money door-tc-door and outside The fundraising efforts of the of local businesses. 1997 Children's Miracle Network According to Amy Schuller, fi- Dance Marathon will benefit 26 nancial chair for Dance Mar- families. athon, these efforts will help The CMN and children's hospi- surpass the $45,467.76 raised last tals in Toledo chose the Universi- year. ty for its capabilities in raising Fundraising efforts for this money for the families at the year's marathon have suffered Medical College of Ohio, accord- setbacks. ing to D.J. Burke, public re- Schuller said publicity about lations chair for Dance Mar- the event has helped them over- athon. come the loss of intersection Fundraising will go until the canning, which accounted for 75 last hour before the marathon percent of last year's total. begins. Raising money is a year- "A lot more people know about round process, she said. it this year," Schuller said. Local businesses have contrib- Intersection canning is no uted to the fundraising for Dance longer allowed after junior Marathon. Deana Paponetti was hit by a car Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 8 while collecting money for p.m., Burger King will donate Dance Marathon in Toledo. money when customers mention A mini - marathon will take Dance Marathon. place Friday, March 7 from 6 Papa John's donates a portion p.m. to 9 p.m. at MCO's cafeteria. of what they receive from cus- Burke said Dancer Group Rep- tomers who mention Dance Mar- resentatives, the families and athon when orders are placed on members of the committees who Thursday nights. have worked for Dance Mar- Louis Lomasky, President of the Hillel of BGSU, passes out informa- Thursday. A number of events are scheduled in March, which b Bowling tournaments and bake tion on Jewish Awareness Month as well as free Hamuntashen, Jewish Awareness Month. sales have also been held to raise •See MARATHON, page three. which are holiday cookies, on the Education Building steps on page two The BG News Friday, February 28, 1997 Mike Wendling Opinion Editor Opinion 372-6966 TOM MATHER H E Free Vanna from fortune's wheel In the last 15 years or so, there guys do. I happened to catch an hands. In effect, there are no time now and recently has even has been one thought, one Idea, answer being given on Wheel of longer any reasons for the Game been found to work on pigs. one question that has so pervaded Fortune: "Straits of Gibraltar." Show Hostess' Union to go on The same logic applies for the American way of life that It has At 7:30, my mother came down strike.