Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC April 1989 Daily Egyptian 1989 4-17-1989 The aiD ly Egyptian, April 17, 1989 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_April1989 Volume 75, Issue 136 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, April 17, 1989." (Apr 1989). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1989 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in April 1989 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Daily Egyptian Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Monday, April 17.1989. Vol. 75,No.136.24Pages USG hopefuls debate crime records By Miguel Alba presidential party candidates ticket, Hawkins said these cumstanees involved. eligible to run as a candidate' Staff Writer also were convicted of particular convicti< lS are "Just because I made an under USG constitutional criminal charges. "normal, everyday oc­ error doesn't mean I don't rules. When the polls open on Brian Hawkins, the First currences" and, in his opinion. have an interest in the student Charles Hagerman the Wednesday. party leadE:rs in Party vice presidential can­ were not offensive. body," Skinner said. "We're NeXT Party vice presioentiall the Undergr;.duate Student didate, said !l candi:iate's Brian Skinner, ~ NeXT talking about the past Why candidate and current Government elections will criminal bacltground should Party presidential candidate shculdthat keep someone from chairman of the USG c0m­ speculate w~at effect a i'ilport inflUE::JCe student voting. and cllITt'nt USG chief of staff, doing what they want to do if mittee for internal affairs; was on candidates' criminal Hawkins said the nature of said he did not think students given the opportunity,?" convicted of driving under ;be records will have on the out­ some of the charges against would be influenced by the Skinner said he believed he infiuence of Alcohol come of the race. candidates reflects "a lack of information and questioned is a better candidate because "Students have a r.ght to Of the 57 candida t.es running, responsibility" on their part. the purpose of its publication. he has learned from his know. It's public informatillll," six senatorial candidates have Althougb Berlando Drake, Skinner plead guilty to one mistake. "Everyone makes Hagerman said. "It has to be been convicted of criminal convicted of disorderly con­ count of obstructing a pollce mistakes," he said. taken into considP.ratillll, but ('barges, fOllr from the dud, and Robert Broz, con­ oificer and two COImts of Skinner said the \..'OJlviction it's up to each individual to progress Party and two from victed of underage possession driving while his license was did not represent an inability decide." the First party. The NeXT of alcohol, are both running as suspended. Skinner said there to serve in the student presidential and vice senators under the First Party w'ere mitigating cir- government, addbg that be is SeeUSG,Par,r..5 Blood drive Winning attorney falls short speaks on abortion By Nora Bentley the court generally does not do of pint goal and Fernando Fellu-Moggi 18Ckiegree turns. By Wayne Wallace StaffWritenI "They could uJ>hold Roe vs. Entertainment EdJlor Wade, I \Jfoold like to hope lor Sarah Weddington. winning that, and must honestly say I Southern Illinois hospitals attorney from the Roe vs. don't think that is the most and blood bank.. will SOI,n b.:! Wade case, said she believes likely' scenario. And they could 2,071 pints richer thanks to Roe vs. Wade will be modified modify it, &«l they could say "SIU-C Gives," the Univer­ by the Supreme Court there is a rig!.t of privacy." sity's spring !)10!1d drive held "There will never be a Weddington said. last week in the Student consensus on the issue Although the Supreme Court Center. (abortion)," Weddington said may still support the right of Although the University fell at a press conference Sunday privacy, stipulations may 429 pints short of in; 2,5OV-IJint at the Student Cenw. apply, she said. The court goal, Vivian Ugent, bJ"oo dr.ve "The legal question is who couid say they believe in the ;!oordinator, said she is gels to make ~ final decision spirit of the trimester aJ>­ "leased with the student - the government or the proach, which also could give Wr"oout and the imprwed state," she said. "There will the state power to regulate community attitude toward always be public Mi.late 3bout abortion. donaw.g. the religious aspect, par­ This would give the states •• And! want to give credit to ticularly of the issue of more leeway.' Weddington the students on the blood drive abortion." said. committee who did an ex­ "The SUpreme Court could An overturn or modification cellent job of llfomoting the ovenu.'n Roe VI(. Wade," of Roe YS. Wade would take the idea that giving b!ood is fun," Weddir.gton said. hi frankly do issue back to the state she "aid. not think that's the most likely "Most blood drives are a scenario. Partially, because See ABOR11ON, Page 5 somber occasion, with donors lying there looking worried," Ugentsald. "This campus does a marvelow< job of creating a Library support group lighter atmospiiere with the clc..ms and videos in the honors Gray for seJVice See BLOOD, Page 5 By Alicia Hili According to' Gray, the StaffWIiter written material includes an Gus Bode estimated 1.2 million papers of Former Congressman correspoodence that Gray Y, Kenneth J. Gray was honored r' ) /""'1- (: received during his 12 terms as Sunday by SIU-C's library Congressman of the 22nd -..1 J h/'" I support groop for his years 01. s;or.gressionalDistricL pub1icservice and the gift of . 'Included in this Ins papers and pbotographs to correspondeoce are over Z? ,OlIO ~t ~ ~ Guitar man thelibrarj. ' letters from area' coal miners I~~~ " , Gray was awarded, the in regard to the 1972 Black 'P Friend's of ,,,/ r/j lonnie Brooks raises the roof Friday at Fred '$ dance bam In Morris ub.-ary Lung Law that. be estabhsbed. Association's "Friends,of the ~~ 1"/ JI ,Qlnbria cUIng an Intense swamp rock solo. Brooks pIa)Ied According' to Kennetb Friends Award" during the PetertlOD, , dean 01. library Gus says no matter what 10 a crowd 01 400 blues ~ 8CCORIng to Don MoIz, : association's annual dinner' at the concert's promoter. Brooks Is an Arllgator Records affairs, the papers will ·be blood type students a.e, SIU the Student Center. widely used for historical always gets a positive recording atIst Story page 7. Gray's gift comes in two turnout. parts, written al\d pictoral. Sae GRA'( Page 5 Four winners share largest'lottery prize CHICAGO (UP!) - Four the grand prize .:ould swell "We have to process more "which, 01 course, exceeded players matched all six Lotto even higher to $69 million. than 112 million munbers - all 01 our dreams." numbers and will share the Sharp said. The exact figure, and that's a lot of nUDlbers," Sharp said it was unlikely record $68 million jackpot, however. will not be known Sharp said. any 01. the winners would come Illinois StalL Lottery officials until Monday, she said. Two of the winning tickets forward on Sunday. With all announced Sunday. The size of the jackpot is tied were sold in the Chicago the excitement of the record The winners' names will be by law to the volume of ticket metropolitan area and the prize, they could face a few announced as they come sales - half of the money other two winners were roadblocks even if they tried. !orward, Lottery director colle.!ted goes into the prize punched in Swthem Illinois In addition to the four grand Sharon Sharp, said. pool. Tbe more tickets sold, the and the W(1St ct!fltral part of the prize winners, 1,220 players The winning L')tio numbers biggt:lr the prize. The four state, Sharp Sllid. matched five of the six drawn Saturday night were 3, winners will receive 20 ~mJual "The four players will numbers to win 2,316.50 each 14. 32,40,46, 54. installments of at least ~ive a~tely $17.5 and 73.452 hit four numbers When tlle firal figures are in, $862,000. miliion apiece," sbe said, and won $76.50. ,DSKfi•• il world/nation Spanish ambassador killed; home bombed by artillery BEffiUT, Lebanon (UPI) - The Spanish ambassador's residence was hit in an artillery exchange between Moslem militias and Christian troops, killing the ambassador, two of his How Important Is One Vote? relatives and a bodyguard and wounding his wife and two - In 1695. one vote gave Oliver Cromwel control of England. children, police and hospital sources said, Police said at least 2S -In 1649. one vote caused a.ades I of England to be people were killed and 140 wounded Sunday, bringing the death _ecuted. toll for a month of fighting to more than 250. -In 1776. one vote gave America the Englisb 1anguage Instead olGaman. Crisis tapers, curfew later in Soviet Georgia -In 1845. one vote brought T_ into the Union. MOSCOW (UPI) - Authoritit!S shortened the curfew in Tbilisi • In 1868. one vote ..vecI President Andrew Johnson &om by two hours Sunday and began removing troops from the impeachment. Georgian capital in an eaz.iug of Soviet leader Mikhail Gor­ ·In 1875, one vote changed France &om • monarchy to • bachev's worst nationalist crisis since he came to power. The Republic. slow return to normalcy in the southern Caucasus republic came ·In 1876.