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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 1-27-1971 The BG News January 27, 1971 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News January 27, 1971" (1971). BG News (Student Newspaper). 2550. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/2550 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. By Jim Mario* expenses were covered," Ienhart said. Ceotrlbutiag Editar Taliaferro still sees the drug center as the hang-up. "Drugs, apparently, are still a hard thing for some Red tape may be keeping a rock concert from campus people here to talk about," said Taliaferro. this month and its sponsors are wondering why. Concert plans in limbo "And that's too bad. The money we could have raised Cralg Taliaferro, a former University student, tried to from the concert could have given us funds to enlarge the set up Jan. 31 as a date on which to bring four groups to center we really need in this community. campus for a concert, the proceeds from which would go My wife's a student here. "I EXPLAINED it aU to him before-every detail. I "We have a center now, operating out of my apartment toward expanding a drug help center he and volunteers don't know why he doesn't want to admit it," he said. on Eighth Street, but we need some financial assistance to have begun in the city. "BUT, THEN the Administration told me I needed an Taliaferro requested help from the space assignments pay some people, to expand a professional medial The groups included The JamesGang, Rail, The Looney official sponsor for the concert. So I got the United office where, he said, they initially offered to grant his referral staff to help kids with drug problems-there's a Tunes and a possibility of Joan Baa also performing, Christian Fellowship to support me. organization space in MemorialHall, but later refused it, million things we could do with the money." Taliaferro said. "Now, I've been told UCF might not be the correct claiming someone had already reserved the hall for the Taliaferro, himself a convicted drug user, has been organization to support such an event," he said. same date. active in drug help work since his release from Jail last TALIAFERRO believes administrators have pur- Dr. Jamas G. Bond, vice president for student af- Richard Bryson of Space Assignments said the prior year. posely blocked his attempts to organize the program. fairs, told The News Friday that neither Taliaferro reservation difficulty was the only reason his office He said people to whom he had explained the project, or any members of the center or his friends had ap- couldn't help Taliaferro's group. PLANS FOR A center would include 24-hour-a-day and from whom he asked for support and help in the proached him on the matter. "Later, they requested dates in February, but those service to anyone needing care, and a speaker's bureau program, now deny knowledge of his plans. Taliaferro said he explained the entire situation to Dr. dates, too. were booked in Memorial Hall because of the which would moderate discussions and give talks to area He believes the roadblocking is a result of the Bond two weeks ago, and that Dr. Bond promised him an UAO concert," Bryson said. groups about the drug scene. University not wanting its name aligned with the drug answer which never came. Dick I«nhart. assistant dean of students, was also "We're working closely with Crisis Phone (352-PLUS) scene in any way. Dean of Students Raymond Whittaker said only thai he approached by Taliaferro. now, and feel we've been a real help to students and city "The hassles I've been through are just unbelievable," and Taliaferro discussed the concert "in casual, on-the- "I UNDERSTOOD the reason MemorialHall was asked residents who call for our services." said Taliaferro. surface conversation only." He said, "We never got into for was because one of the four groups wanted $2000 for The concert plans are still in limbo however, and "First, I was told I couldn't have any University space any specifics." their performance and Craig needed a big place for a Taliaferro doesn't know when, or if, he can get the groups because I was no longer a student here. So, I solved tliat. Taliaferro denies this. paying audience so there could be some kind of profit after together again to agree on a performance date. An Bowling Green. Ohio Independent Wednesday, January 27, 1971 Student Volume 55 Number 74 Voice THe BG news Gusts 'raise a roof Blowin' in the wind By Gale Bogle are used to prevent further damage in below zero. there were so many dead tree limbs on Staff Reporter cases like this, he said. the road. UP TO SIX INCHES of snow was If you had the feeling something was HE ADDED THAT there was some predicted by this morning and hazardous CINCINNATI EXPERIENCED pushing you around yesterday, it could water leakage but it could be repaired driving warnings are posted. traffic problems caused by the strong, have been the wind. It was blowing 53 from the inside and the building was safe Thousands of dollars in damage were gusty winds, streets were littered with miles per hour yesterday morning with to use. reported all over the state with winds and branches and a few trees were uprooted. gusts that reached 60 mph during the The only other damage reported was snow flurries reaching blizzard-like Several store windows were blown out at day. to the post between the main doors of proportions in many places. a shopping center in the northern part of Memorial Hall lost part of its roof that MoseleyHall. Rupright said the wind In Columbus winds leveled a building the city. was almost perfectly triangular in shape slammed the doors so hard it broke the under construction at the Sears Power disruptions were reported in and 70 feet on a side, according to Earl center post. Distribution Center and damaged other scattered areas. There were many Rupright, director of maintenance Temperatures were expected to drop buildings in the complex. Damage was reports of broken windows &nd over- services. last night to five below. This tem- estimated at $75,000. turned mail boxes and newspaper racks. Rupright said a second roof was put on perature combined with wind gusts of 50 Ohio Turnpike officials banned High temperatures today are forecast Memorial Hall five or six years ago. He mph would produce a chill factor of 63 trailers from Exit 1 to Exit 11 because from 10-15, along with snow flurries. said the wind got between the old and new roof, creating a vacuum along the west wall, causing the roof to blow off. MEMORIAL HALL was roped off to keep people from being hit by pieces of the roof, Rupright said. Most of the damage occurred between lOandlla.m. He said maintenance men were on the roof at the time but they could not do anything about it because of the wind. Men couldn't handle materials because, "if you picked anything up it would act like a kite and pick you up," he said. - Nawtphot. by Brian St.iUn* A roofing company was called in to use special nails on the section of old roof SNOW AND colder temperatures are forecast for today with the that was left under the part that blew off, high between 10 and 15 degrees. Bowling Green seems to be according to Rupright. paying for the relatively light winter it has experienced so far. The nails have three-inch heads and Candidates: rep should not vote N.wtohoto by Boon St.it.nt The three candidates running for the Miss Dietlin feels that the initial The candidates will be selected in a PARTS OF Memorial Hall's roof were strewn around the building by high winds which reached S3 referendum to be held Jan. 27-29 in student seat on the Board of Trustees feel student representative in the board will miles per hour yesterday. that the student shouldn't have a vote in be in a period of experimentation. University Hall. the board's decisions. "This first student will pave the way 1 Joe Jerome, junior (BA), Dick for other students who will follow. The ■To our readers... Piaskett, junior (A & S), and Cathy first can make or break the entire Dietlin, junior (ED) feel that having a program." she commented. vote would p'dce the student in a peculiar She feels that she should wait until situation in relation to the University she gets on the board before she dan president. determine what she would do. Remember the 5th? "A vote would in effect place the student over the president," Jerome "THE REPRESENTATIVE will have Remember the 5th edition? out during the fall quarter. moved back again. And again. And Why wasn't specific budget said, explaining that the president can approval obtained in the first place? not vote on the board. to put a lot of time into research on this It was the tabloid-size newspaper As the quarter got underway, The again. campus and on other campuses," she that filled The News boxes every News periodically forwarded Last week the vice presidents Quite frankly, nobody anticipated a He feels that other important con- hassle of these proportions.