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It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. leers face-off with Wolverines, see page nine THE BG NEWS Vol.71 Issue 93 Bowling Green, Ohio Friday, March 3,1989 Army baffled by 'missing' serviceman by George Boehmer Dye told The Associated Press Associated Press writer later the newspaper was putting it "a little too strongly," but he FRANKFURT, West Ger- didn't deny making the state- many — The U.S. Army said ment. Thursday it is baffled by the dis- Peri worked as an electronics appearance of a "good, clean- warfare signal specialist and cut" American soldier who had was responsible for operating access to classified information equipment that identifies and and vanished near the East locates non-communications German border. signals, such as radar. He has An Army spokesman, Lt. Col. been stationed in West Germany Jake Dye, said there was not since March 4,1988. enough information to say if Asked about the possibility Spec. 4 Michael A. Peri had Peri defected. Dye said, "We defected. Dye acknowledged a certainly have no reason to be- portable computer was missing lieve that. There were no signs from an intelligence office of distress according to his col- where Peri worked. leagues and family. We just Peri, of Laguna Niguel, Calif., don't have any indications." has been listed as "absent with- Peri had an "active normal out leave" since he failed to social life" and a "perfect re- show up for work Feb. 21 at the cord as a good clean-cut sol- 11th Armored Cavalry Regi- dier," Dye said. ment in Fulda, 65 miles north- "In fact, he had been pro- east of Frankfurt. moted and nominated for 'Sol- Two days later, officials dier of the Month' twice in the searching for Peri found his U.S. year he has been here," Dye Army vehicle undamaged near added. "That's what makes it so the border town of Obersuhl, baffling. From all indications, about 35 miles northeast of Fu- everybody in his unit has the lda. same feelings. They're all very "Peri was authorized to drive surprised." the vehicle and had logged it out Dye confirmed the Stars and properly," Dye said. Stripes report that a portable BG News/John Potter Stars and Stripes, the Army's computer was missing from the 49 to go... unofficial newspaper, quoted officp where Peri had worked. After an hour of play. senior ^ima Phi Epsilon members (clockwise bers are playing until b p.m Saturday in order to raise money for the Dye as saying "the circumstan- But Dye said Peri "had not pro- from left) Rob Young. Tim Piai, "iike Sieber and Steve Rowe were still American Heart Association. ces of that vehicle being found so gressed very far in computers going strong in their 50 hour Pinochle marathon. The fraternity mem- close to the border are definitely except for basic word proces- suspicious." sing. ' Smoking ban proposal may change options by Barbara A. Weadock sidence halls — and the sale of tobacco a window or whatever to stay in the "Unless a lot of people are hired to If the students could not smoke, they copy editor products on campus. comfort of their own room," Phares make sure people are not smoking, I might experience the irritability from Senior interpersonal/public com- said. don't think the policy could be enforced withdrawal which might produce a munications major Dan Phares said the Jill Carr, director of on-campus hous- at all," Dickinson said. high-tension situation with roommates, After a long day of classes and work, policy should not judge a whole group of ing, said an increasing number of stu- Phares said difficulties with enforc- Dickinson said. going home to a residence hall to relax people. dents declare to be non-smokers with ing current policies already exist. Phares expressed concern on the ef- with a cigarette is "I feel like (the policy) is OK, but more than 3,500 students requesting a According to Phares, some profes- fect the policy would have on the exter- now an option. there is a need to give them a place to non-smoking roommate this academic sors smoke in academic buildings ior of buildings. However, if Univer- smoke," Phares said. "You can't elim- year. where smoking already has been ban- "I see the ulterior of buildings being sity President Paul inate the whole group." Preliminary discussions are taking ned, so it will be difficult to enforce the redefined by the policy, but I see the ex- Olscamp's non-smok- Philip Dickinson, an American stud- place within the Housing Office to anti- rule in residence halls. terior of buildings being deteriorated, ing proposal passes, ies graduate student, said the policy cipate the problems the policy may Dickinson said he agreed smoking especially the area by the (outside) the option of smoking would infringe on the rights of smokers, cause, Carr said. should not be allowed in classrooms, doorways," Phares said, adding that in the residence halls especially in winter when stepping out- Because the proposal has been pre- but sections of buildings — particularly cigarette butts will cause an increase in will no longer be a- side to smoke would be unpleasant. sented quickly, Carr said she has not residence halls — should have desig- garbage outside of the building. vailable. Both students agreed the policy would had an opportunity to design methods to nated smoking areas. According to Dickinson, the proposal The proposal would Carr be difficult to enforce. implement the policy if it should pass. Another reason for opposition to the to ban the sale of tobacco products on prohibit smoking in "I think there will be a lot of people Dickinson said implementation would proposal stems from the consideration campus is misguided because the more any University building including re- not observing the policy. They will open not be easy. of the smoker's addiction. services offered on campus, the better. Drug-free act aimed at workers Possible air strike for illegal substance use is not by Angela Blandina addressed by the act, and ac- assistant news editor cording to Phil Mason, execu- threatens Eastern tive assistant to University Substance testing dismissed As a result of the Drug-Free President Paul Olscamp, the Wednesday to the pilots' union Workplace Act of 1988, Univer- University will not partake in by Dan Sewell rank-and-file, warned that "if s i t y em- by Ivan Groger Associated Press writer any kind of drug testing. staff reporter the pilots and other employees ployees will "There hasn t been a prob- support the (machinists') picket be subject to lem with drug use among Uni- MIAMI — A threatened strike line and don't show up for work, new regula- versity employees in the past, Although a drug testing policy went into effect at Walsh Col- by Eastern Airlines machinists Eastern cannot survive." tions aimed and there is no evidence sug- lege, two University officials dismissed any idea of a similar this weekend has sent travelers "I'm afraid Eastern is going at eliminat- gesting there will be one in the policy at the University. scrambling for other carriers, to go through this juncture and ing the use of future," Mason said. Mary Edmonds, vice president of student affairs, said "we as Chairman Frank Lorenzo perhaps end up in the corporate illegal drugs The legislation affects organ- don't have any drug testing policies, nor have we contemplated seeks to avert a sympathy wal- graveyard," said Lorenzo, the on the job. izations receiving contract drug testing.' kout by pilots that he said would chairman of Texas Air, Effective awards of at least $25,000 and According to Jacque Daley, director of the Center for Alcohol end in bankruptcy. Eastern's parent company. March 18, the Mason those awarded to individuals, and Substance Abuse Prevention, there will not be a drug test- Ticket agents reported a surge Eastern s rivals also have act requires regardless of the amount. Re- ing policy issued. in sales at Eastern's competi- been mapping strategy to keep federal government contrac- cipients of federal grants also "We're (at the Center) out to prevent abusing and misusing tors as a strike appeared in- operating in the event of a sec- tors and employers receiving will be affected, regardless of of drugs," she said. "We, by no means, are trying to find and creasingly likely at the finan- ondary boycott by the Machin- federal grants to make specific their grant size. seek out abusers. cially troubled Miami-based air- ists union, which has asked a efforts to insure a drug-free One of the act's main stipula- "If someone had told us that someone was using (drugs), we line, which carries an average of federal court judge in Washing- work place. tions mandates employers to See Drug Testing, page 5. 100,000 passengers a day and ton to allow its members to However, testing employees See Drug Act, page 7.