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Making the King of Beers, in Friday, p. 9 THE BG NEWS Vol. 68 Issue 108 Bowling Green, Ohio Friday, April 11,1986 Navy dispatches second carrier WASHINGTON (AP)-The Navy The America had been scheduled to dispatched a second aircraft carrier to make another port call at Cannes, sea in the Mediterranean yesterday, Retaliation against Libya not planned France, but those orders were also but sources said the Pentagon had yet canceled. to order a military strike against Libya the sources who discussed the situation The Coral Sea is steaming eastward day night that those orders had been "Both carriers are heading in the in retaliation for recent terrorist at- only on the ground they not be identi- toward the central Mediterranean, but scuttled for "an indefinite period." direction of the central Mediterranean, tacks. is still far to the west of Libya, the Military commanders say they must but they haven't formed up in a battle The Pentagon officially declined sources said. have at least two carriers in the Medi- group yet," said one official. Should such orders be issued, how- comment on the position of the Navy terranean to support any military oper- The Coral Sea's departure followed ever, the Navy is in position to form a The Coral Sea had been scheduled to ation against Libya, the sources said. statements Wednesday by President two-carrier battle group that would Jut officials who requested anonym- depart Malaga for the Atlantic Ocean By getting under way, the Coral Sea Reagan branding Libyan leader include 16 combat ships and more than ity said the carrier Coral Sea - its and home, having completed a stan- joined the carrier America in operating Moammar Khadafy as "definitely a 160 airplanes, the sources said. It would orders to return home canceled - had dard 6-month deployment that began within the Mediterranean. The Amer- in fatal bombings aboard a take about two days to move such a departed port in Malaga, Spain, early Oct. 2. ica ended a liber.y call at Livorno, rA jetliner over Greece and in a West battle group to the Libyan coast, said yesterday morning. But the Pentagon confirmed Wednes- Italy, Wednesday. Berlin nightclub. SALT II extension Defendants may not take stand by Valerie Clptak and Brian R. Ball sought staff reporters Lawyers, defendants and WASHINGTON (AP)-A bi- the judge left Wood County partisan group of 52 senators Common Pleas Court last urged President Reagan yester- night with a few legal issues day to maintain the unratified unresolved in the ongoing kid- SALT II arms control treaty, nap and rape trial of three even if it means scrapping two Toledo men. nuclear submarines next month. Judge Donald DeCessna "We believe that discarding said he would decide whether the SALT limits will endanger or not the prosecution can U.S. and NATO security by al- submit statements of de- lowing the Soviets to add thou- fendants Troy Hill and Pat- sands of new warheads to their rick Henry after their arrest arsenal," said a letter to Reagan in Alabama "when the time signed by 38 Democrats and 14 comes." Republicans. Rich Neller. attorney for But an informed administra- third defendant Lamont tion source said most of Walker, said those Reagan's advisers are urging statements should not be used him to break through the treaty because he will not have the limits on long-range missiles chance to cross-examine Hill when a new Trident missile sub- or Henry. Although they have marine, the USS Nevada, begins the right to, none of the de- sea trials about May 20. The fendants are expected to take president's chief option for stay- the stand. ing within the missile limit is to Assistant Prosecutor Alan dismantle two existing Poseidon Mayberry said because the submarines. statements do not directly The Trident has 24 missile incriminate anyone, they launchers, the Poseidon 16. should be admissible. Reagan said at his news con- Hill's attorney, Chuck Boss, ference Wednesday night that he said the statements may test had not made up his mind on the defendants' credibility, SALT II. Although the 1979 and would therefore be held treaty was never ratified, the against them. president has said the United Several FBI agents and States would respect it if Mos- University police brought Hill BG News/Joerhelan cow did - a policy known as "no and Henry back to Ohio after On the Wood County Common Pleas Court witness stand yesterday one of the investigators who examined the car for evidence on a undercut." their January arrest in Bir- morning, Alan Mayberry, (left) assistant county prosecutor, ques- search warrant on October 29, 1985. The car was found abandoned mingham, Ala. Henry's girlf- tions John Michalak, a detective with the Toledo Police Department in Toledo and matched a description given by the victim. The cuts in THE ISSUE of Soviet viola- riend testified Tuesday that Scientific Investigations Unit, about the backseat that was removed the seat material were made by Toledo police to get samples of tions of SALT II is critical to the Henry left town the Monday from the car owned by defendant Troy Steven Hill. Michalak was stains for chemical analysis. decision, all sides agree. after the rape. Reagan told reporters he wants Defense attorneys also mo- Floyd Boatman, testified that grand jury, and from Floyd's and told Henry and Walker to Semen stains and blond to study reports of Soviet viola- tioned that the victim, ex- Floyd told him the story of the statements Monday. Defense "leave the girl alone." hairs were found, but the vic- lawyers questioned him hosti- Floyd told the jury Monday tim's right tennis shoe, stu- tions. Alleged violations include pected to testify in the next rapef the next day. secretive coding of test data and tew days, not be allowed to 'He said Pat and Lamont lely. he didn't say anything to dent ID, driver's license and the deployment of two new mis- identify the defendants as raped a girl," Kenny Boat- "Which day did you talk to them. underwear, listed in the sile systems, rather than the one they sit next to their lawyers man, 22, said. Floyd (about the rape)?" La- Another man in Bowling search warrant as items to be allowed by the treaty. behind the defense desk. They Kenny, who said he saw feyette Tolliver, Henry's at- Green that night, Jimmy looked for, were not found. said a line-up with several Floyd and the defendants torney, asked in reference to Crawford, 21, said he saw Investigators also could not men would be more fair than leave a party and not come a discrepency between two Walker with "bloodshot find a white sheet, alleged to having her look at Hill, Henry back that night, said Floyd days. eyes" at the party that night. have been used in the abduc- Senior's and Walker and say whether was nervous, and "shaking, "Like I said, if you were out "(He was) maybe just tion of the woman. it was them or not. licking his lips and rubbing half the night, you'd be con- high," Crawford said. Officer Edward Franks, DeCessna said he would his forehead* when he told fused too," Kenny answered. Police involved with the with the regional crime labo- also decide that matter when him about the rape. Kenny said Floyd told him search of Hill's car and inven- ratory, answered questions challenge the situation arose. Parts of Kenny^s testimony that he turned around in Hill's tory of its contents testified concerning blood types de- In testimony, uncle of the differed from his November car, where the rapes were about the validity of evidence rived from the semen stains. underway prosecution's first witness, testimony to the Wood County supposed to have occurred, from it. □ See Trial, page 4. Following the theme of "Cele- bration '86, senior week kicked off with champagne fountains and hors d'oeuvres at the Mileti University aims to enroll more minority grads Alumni Center last night. The party is in recognition of the more than 120 seniors in- by Dave Harding "We requested a total of 60 stipends - the more likely we'll get students to come because of the lack of minority faculty volved in this year's Senior chief copy editor including 10 minority stipends that would to B.G." members. Challenge, the senior fund- go toward a general pool - but we re- Champion said a general stipend pool "It would help recruitment if minority raising program with a goal of Raising the level of funding and in- ceived only 25 (total)," Katzner said. would allow minority credentials to be graduate students came to the University creasing the number of minority faculty "Given other pressures that existed at evaluated and processed more quickly. and there were more minority faculty "It gives seniors a chance to members are essential if the University the time, we were forced to cut the The current policy of having the creden- members," Katzner said.