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THE BG NEWS Vol.70 Issue 116 Bowling Green, Ohio Thursday, April 21,1988 U.S. escorts suspended in Gulf MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Commercial Iran repeated its claim that the U.S. attacks on He and others, who spoke on condition of anonym- platforms Monday. vessels avoided the Persian Gulf and the United its oil platforms that touched off Monday's skirmi- ity, said commercial vessels were avoiding the The official Islamic Republic News Agency States temporarily suspended Its escorts of Kuw- shes were planned in concert with Iraq. waterway. headlined the dispatch "Yankees Go Down To aiti oil tankers, shipping executives said. Iran's Secretary of State George P. Shultz, denying Sources close to the Kuwait Oil Tanker Co. said Watery Grave As Revolutionary Guards Sink U.S. warships were reported staying in port. that assertion, insisted the United States is neutral the Navy was halting until further notice escorts of Ship." It contained no further details. U.S. Navy officers said the gulf was tense on in the 7'6-year-old Iran-Iraq war and said the the 11 tinkers it reflagged nine months ago. They Tuesday, but reported no combat a day after they American presence in the gulf is "non- said the mine hit by the U.S. frigate Samuel B. Lt. Cmdr. Mark Van Dyke told reporters in the sank or damaged six Iranian vessels. Also, a confrontational." Roberts last week was In a main channel that must gulf that there were no U.S. casualties in Monday's French warship spotted three more mines in the In Washington, President Reagan said there was be swept before convoys resume. clashes. He also said there was no evidence the waterway and Iranian speedboats attacked two no doubt Iran planted the mines that prompted Defense Department spokesman Dan Howard missing AH-1 helicopter had been shot down, as tankers. Monday's strikes. He said it was quieter in the gulf denied those reports. Iran claimed to have done. The search continued for a U.S. Marine attack Tuesday and "we hope it continues that way." Iran claimed that its speedboats sank an' 'Amer- IRNA also said an American attack Monday on helicopter and its two-man crew, missing since go- One gulf-based marine salvage executive said ican naval logistical ship," killing its crew, an the patrol boat Joshan killed IS crew members and ing out on a night mission Monday. the gulf appeared "ghostly" from lack of shipping. hour after Navy ships destroyed the two Iranian oil injured 29. ^^F^ GSS candidate wants STi^tei 1», 'ti ^^^f Jd R^fl U>»n minority coordinator by Laura Hardy "There are a lot of minority students in GSS and staff reporter the Graduate College and I would like to see more involvement from them," Tanere said. She added she would like to establish a group for More graduate student involvement will be the minority students, with the minority coordinator main objective of the candidate seeking office for acting as mediator, which will provide an outlet the upcoming Graduate Student Senate elections. for discussion of and support for minority prob- lems. Teresa Tanere, currently the Tanere said her second goal will be to restruc- GSS secretary, cited four goals ture the housing survey which GSS distributed dur- she would like to achieve if selec- ing the 1988 spring semester to the University ted as president of GSS. She said graduate students. The survey was initially de- her primary goal will be to work vised to discover the housing needs of graduate toward creating a position on the students. GSS Executive Committee for a minority coordinator. She said that a higher response could be ob- She said the person, who would tained if students completed the surveys in classes be a minority student, would rather than on a mail-in basis, and if some of the provide more involvement for Tanere questions were changed. minority students in GSS. D See Elections, page 6. Grads to fill empty positions by Laura Hardy all" and added he believes this pattern to appoint people to offi- staff reporter should not affect the 1988-89 GSS cer positions," Jones said. Executive Committee. During last year's election, Even with only one candidate Jones and Ann Reeve, GSS trea- running in the Graduate Student To be eligible as a candidate surer, were the only two candi- Senate elections, GSS will con- for a GSS officer, a graduate dates participating in the elec- tinue to run ef- student must have one semester tion. For the 1987-88 year, Jones r fectively, ac- of experience in GSS. If no other appointed Drew Klein and cording to the positions on the Executive Teresa Tanere as GSS vice- current GSS Committee are filled through 8resident and secretary, respec- president. elections, the new president vely. Pole position BG News/Mark Thalman Larry Jones may appoint people to fill the said having seats. Although it is preferred "The only effect on the pre- Pam Boehm, junior ethnic studies major and coordinator of the Peace Coalition, leads a group of about 40 only one can- that those who are appointed sent administration by the ap- students in favor of the peace pole to University President Paul Olscamp's office yesterday afternoon. The didate running have prior experience, it is not a pointments has been apositive group presented petitions with over 1,500 student signatures supporting the peace pole to Olscamp. is "not that requirement. one," Jones said. "There is Members of the Peace Coalition will meet with the University Image Committee on Monday to determine much of a how the pole would affect the architectural beauty of the campus. problem at Jones "Historically, it has been our D See Jones, page 6. Summer, fall New track offers safety yellow is eight minutes, blue by Jared O. Wadley is 12 minutes and white is 16 editors chosen staff reporter minutes. Beth Thomas was named editor of the BG News for fall semester "It's a motivator approach Wednesday by the Board of Student Publications. An outdoor track recently that improves the runner's built on campus will provide pace," he said. "The runner A junior journalism major, Thomas is currently mana ging editor runners and walkers with a should reach each station of the News. She has worked for the paper since her fresi an year safe, lighted, off-road alter- when his light turns on." and also has served as assistant managing editor, special projects native. The track even has its Parsons said the pace lights editor, administration beat reporter and general assignment repor- own "timer." operate from 6:30 a.m. to ter. By following the intermit- 11:30 p.m. everyday. Over- A 1985 graduate of Hampton High School in All- tent flashing of one of five head lights, he added, acti- ison Park, Pa., she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. different lights, one may be vated by light sensors at dusk Lawrence E. Miller. "drawn" around the one-th- and remain on until 11:30 She will work this summer as an intern for the ird mile trail, which sur- p.m. daily. Butler (Pa.) Eagle and plans a career in print rounds the lower lake north of At 11:15 p.m., 10 lights shut journalism. the Student Recreation off to alert runners of the Thomas will succeed Melissa McGillivray, who I Center, according to Terry time, Parsons said. Four of is graduating in May. McGillivray has been hired Parsons, director of SRC. the remaining six lights shut by the Sandusky Register. He said the track is eight off at 11:30 p.m, while two The Board named Judi Kopp, junior public re-' feet wide and consists of cru- lights at the track's corners lations major, editor of the News for summer term ThOIn", shed limestone, which is soft are on for security. Kopp, from Columbus, is currently chief copy editor and special on the ankles and knee joints. "One reason the track was projects editor at the News. She is the daughter of Charles and "I wanted the track surface built because of a large num- Donna Kopp and graduated from Howell High School in Farming- to be wood chips, but the ber of females run on cam- dale, NJ. architects and construction pus. However, there weren't engineers said the wind would too many locations that were The board also named the following editors: blow it away, and the snow (adequately) lit at night," he D Brad Phalin, junior photojournalism major, was named editor would make it slippery," said. of The Key and succeeds Dave Kielmeyer. Parsons said. Based on daily 30-minute D Julie Tobin, junior English education and magazine journalism Sixteen, equally distanced rounds by employees who major, was named editor of Miscellany Magazine. She succeeds 16-foot poles outline the lake count the number of those us- MikeDoherty.