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Inside the News Opinion Nation* Brothers may be charged with hate crime assault remembers last year's World • Israelis target Lebanon Sibs Weekend Sports • Basbeball to battle Toledo Page 2 Friday, April 12, 1996 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 82, Issue 115 The News' Briefs Seven-year-old pilot dies in crash Jon Santa The Associated Press AL Scores CHEYENNE, Wyo. - A 7-year- old girl trying to become the Chicago 8 youngest person to fly across Texas 5 America was Mlled today when her plane crashed nose-first into a driveway shortly after taking Minnesota 6 off in a storm. Her father and her Boston 5 flight instructor also died. The crash that killed Jessica Dubroff, her father, Lloyd, and Seattle 9 Joe Reld happened on the second Detroit 1 day of their flight The single- engine plane, a four-seat Cessna owned by Reid, crashed in a resi- Oakland 11 dential area, missing a house by Milwaukee 0 25 feet, a half-mile from the run- way. NL Scores Police Chief John Powell, who was first on the scene, said the Montreal 6 bodies were still strapped into Pittsburgh 5 the Cessna when he arrived, but he couldn't tell who had been operating the plane. San Diego 2 "It was very fortunate it didnt Atlanta 1 hit any houses in the area," he said "There was a last-minute at- tempt by the pilot not to hit Organizations plan houses." events as part of Shortly before takeoff this Earth Day morning, Jessica told a reporter Several organizations for Cheyenne television station have planned events as a KKTU she thought about one part of the Earth Day cele- thing when flying: crashing. But she went on to say she did not bration. n»iiiiisiiinwi Michael Renner of the worry about It. Firefighters worker on the plane a seven-year-old pilot crashed while and flight Instructor also died in the crash. The crash happened oa the World Watch Institute will Dawn Salyards, who lives trying to become the youngest to ever fly across America. Her father second day of her flight. discuss how environmental nearby, said the plane struck the disputes can lead to interna- ground nose first airport in the face of the rain and never got any higher than 400 The 4-foot-2, brown-haired Jes- last night" tional conflict at 7:30 p.m. "From the looks of it, you could snow. feet. sica was so short she needed ex- According to the plans, Reid AprU18inlll01scamp tell pretty much right away that "It stalled over my building, "I kept thinking, 'Please! tenders on the plane's pedals in wasn't supposed to touch the con- Hall. there would be no survivors," she winged over and went straight Please get some altitude!'" he order to reach them. Environmental Studies trols except in an emergency. students will help with said into the ground like a dart," he said. "It just went right into the "It's been a long day," Jessica Her father was to sit In the back hands-on restoration work Tom Johnson, a 15-year pilot, said ground. I knew no one survived said after landing late Wednes- seat of the Cessna 177B. of the Oak Openings Metro- said he saw the plane shortly Johnson, whose office is half- It would have been impossible," day. "I enjoyed it I cant wait un- Cheyenne Airport Manager park. For more details, call after takeoff, and it appeared the way between the airport and the The plane took off at 825 am. til the next day. I cant wait to 372-8203. pilot was trying to return to the crash site, said the airplane after spending the night here. sleep. I had two hours of sleep See CRASH, page three.: Steve Steele will speak about Zero Population Growth and the effects of resource distribution on the world's population at 7:30 Grad students end Signing up p.m. In 1001 Business Ad- ministration April 22. Organizations will have displays about recycling, two-day strike at animal rehabilitation, t-shirt and plant sales^mu- sic and a children's table on April 23 In the Union Oval. UM after meeting Steele will also speak on the Rainforest Action Net- work which Is an organiza- necessary to show the students' tion dedicated to preserving Jay Young Rainforest Ecosystems, in- The BC News Importance. He said the average digenous people and their student graduate assistant cultures at 7 JO p.m. in 1001 After meeting for 14 hours receives $850 per month. Church Business Administration Wednesday night. University of stated the pay is unfair because Annex on April 24. Michigan graduate teaching ass- Michigan's financial aid office Bowling Green City Parks istants reached agreement with estimates the Ann Arbor cost of and the Nature Reserve will the University. The agreement living to be $1,150. sponsor a walk at 1 p.m. followed a two-day strike on "The fact remains that this David Ui|"nnVn< Auoclaled Praia from the Woodland Mall to Monday and Tuesday. It Is an University Is totally dependent Billboard worker Don Moore of Oklahoma City puts the finishing touches on a billboard near down- Wlntergarden Park. The event the Bowling Green Gradu- on graduate student instruction," town. A national company has donated more than 40 billboards In Oklahoma City In preparation for event is a fundraiser to pur- Church said "I think that large the April 19 bombing anniversary. chase more land for the ate College dean said he hopes park and for Maumee never occurs at the University. Universities depend more on us Remedial Action Plan. Peter Church, Graduate Em- for instruction than they do on us The BG Water Quality ployees Organization spokesman as students." Task Force will sponsor a at Michigan, said the graduate Clarke indicated being a teach- conference at the Wood students had to walk out ing assistant at Michigan in- Group sponsors stepshow County Public Library at 10 "We've been at the table for six cludes a full tuition waiver to a.m. May 4 about Bowling months, and we have tried every those serving 25 percent of full- Green's drinking water. other option," Church said "It Is time. Those individuals receive Complied from staff ami unfortunate that the University an hourly rate pay of $1457, plus to raise money for charity wire reports. pushed us into that position." Insurance. For teaching assis- Kim Clarke, Michigan assis- tants with less than 25 percent appointments, the tuition waiver Kriitln Stidum with aspects of a cheerlead- University," Lambert said tant to the vice president for lng/drill team format University Relations, said the is partial. The BC News Project Search aids minority Various University students two groups have been negotiat- Clarke said the students should students in finding a graduate Quote of Members of African-American will take part in the event ing since last October. She said not be trying to support them- school which suits their needs as fraternities and sororities from Several are involved in technical the day the groups agreed to a three-year selves with the positions. well as recruiting prospective "We have to remember, these around Ohio will step out this aspects of the show, and two stu- students for the University's own "I certainly don't contract that would take effect in weekend September, pending GEO ratifi- are not full-time Jobs," Clarke dents will be performing. Vlda graduate program, Lambert said. sense any amount of said These aren't Intended to be The African-American Gradu- Posey, a graduate student in the "Anything to help Increase cul- cation. ate Student Association will host dissatisfaction Clarke .said the strike was full-time Job* that one would theater department, will serve as tural diversity on campus Is support him or herself on It's a "Stepshow Extravaganza Bene- Mistress of Ceremonies. The great." she said among our graduate against the best Interest of the fit" Saturday at 7 p.m. In 101 Ols- institution. more of an apprenticeship. benefit is expected to raise students that would campHall. money for the Peace Champion "We felt that they should have Louis Katzner, Bowling Green The founder of Project Search, Fund. The money will help Lisa result in that kind of upheld their resolution to teach," Graduate College dean, said the John Scott, will be honored along action." Clarke said "We weren't happy situation is difficult to Judge. "This Is the first rime that we'- Chavers, director of Project with Winifred Stone of the Grad- ve had a stepshow," theater Search, recruit and assist minori- with the work stoppage, although "It's really hard to comment uate College. Louis Kutzner. Graduate graduate assistant Jasmin Lam- ty graduate students at the Uni- College dean, about the it didn't have a wide spread ef- because I don't know the details Tickets coat $10 and can be fect on campus." bert said versity.