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The BG News Wednesday, November 17, 1993 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 76, Issue 60 Briefs Clinton wins NAFTA supporters byhu Davidnaulri EspoFcnn Weather The Associated Press the event Mexico violates export stan- Rain, rain will go away: WASHINGTON -- Seizing the momen- Ohio's U.S. representatives share NAFTA views dards. Today, periods of rain, tum on the eve of a House showdown, Clinton met at the White House with ending in the afternoon. President Clinton won a rush of converts See page tour. Rep. Floyd Flake, D-N.Y., who emerged High near 50. Mostly north Tuesday for the North American Free to announce his support. Flake said the winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance Trade Agreement. Opponents accused president had pledged to support new of rain is 80 percent. To- the White House of doling out billions to "Tomorrow, the Congress has simply widespread support for the treaty on Small Business Administration pilot pro- night, decreasing cloudi- line up support. got to vote for hope over fear, for the fu- Tuesday. grams to provide funds for urban areas. ness, with a low in the lower An Associated Press survey showed ture over the past. They've got to vote for "It's my hope my district would be one of 30s. more than 200 House members were confidence in the ability of the American Mickey Kantor, the administration's those," said Flake. supporting the pact or likely to do so. Op- people to compete and win," Clinton told trade representative, worked with Flor- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, said the ponents' numbers were dwindling, and the nation's governors, summoned to the ida lawmakers over terms to shield the administration was serving up "pork" in Inside The News stood at roughly 200. White House to provide evidence of state's tomato growers from damage in the "basement of the White House." But it's not my default!: The BG Newt/Tereu Thomai A little communication and courtesy between stu- Food dent and lender can help avoid defaults on student loans. □ See page four. Op On campus wins Get shot at the Health Center: The Student Health award Center has 150 doses of flu by Courtney Gangeml vaccine available to stu- administration reporter dents, faculty and staff on a first-come, first-serve basis. The shot will be given University Food Operations from 8 to 11:15 a.m. and 1:30 was recently presented a Crystal to 3 p.m. Monday, Wednes- Apple Award in recognition of day, Thursday and Friday. outstanding contributions the On Tuesdays, the shots will department has made by employ- be given from0 to 11:15 a.m. ing persons with disabilities. and 1:30 to 3 p.m. No ap- The award was presented by pointments are necessary. the Northwest Ohio Placement The cost is $3 for students Association and Adult Services and $7 for faculty and staff. Providers Consortium to Barbara Students may pay by cash or Erisman, manager of employee charge it to their bursar ac- services in food operations on counts. Faculty and staff behalf of all of food operations. must pay cash. NOPA is a group placement of University Health Service professionals who assist individ- Director Joshua Kaplan said uals with disabilites by locating recipients of the vaccine employment for them in the should expect to wait at the After Class Rendezvous communities where they live. center 15 minutes after the Sophomore criminal justice major Matt Keilmar and sophomore front of the Business Admlustration Building late Tuesday after- The Community Employment shot is given in case a reac- undecided major Shawna Brown enjoy each other's company in noon after a long day of classes. Services is a component of the tion would occur. Wood County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. Wood Lane School, Outside campus Reservation Services, Case Man- agement Services, Adult services More clinic protection sought and Wood Lane Special services Three indicted in Toledo are other components of the murder: Wood County Board, according to TOLEDO - A Lucas Senate attempts to squelch violent anti-abortion protests Tricia Peters, job developer for County grand jury on Tues- Community Employment Ser- day indicted three people in vices. the death of a 22-year-old by Karen Ball The Associated Press abortion lawmakers to drastical- "I am pro-life ... but we cannot The House is scheduled to take The award was given to Food man who was beaten, tied up ly soften the proposed penalties as a society allow acts of violence up a similar bill later this week; Operations for employing more and buried alive. for anyone who repeatedly to promote any cause," said Sen. Democrats in the two chambers than 30 individuals with disabili- Archie Dixon, 20, and WASHINGTON - The Senate staged nonviolent blockades. The Harry Reid, D-Nev. hope to work out a compromise to ties during the past six years, and Timothy Hoffner, 21, both of moved Tuesday toward arming chamber passed, 56-40, a com- "Violence is no response to the send to President Clinton before for its participation in the CES Toledo, were indicted on one the Justice Department with new promise that makes the penalties issue that divides us," added Sen. Congress breaks for the year at Transition Program. count each of aggravated powers to stop abortion clinic less harsh, but keeps the offense Dave Durenberger, R-Minn., an- Thanksgiving. The University has allowed murder, robbery and kid- blockades and go after violent a felony. other abortion foe backing, the Critics said that the bill was an Wood Lane School students to napping. protesters. Senators rejected Later, the vote was even bill. affront to free-speech rights and work in the facilities where indi- If convicted, they could be complaints they were stepping stronger - 62-36 - when the Sen- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, that it singled out anti-abortion viduals from Wood Lane provide sentenced to death. on peaceful demonstrators' First ate beat what the bill's support- D-Mass., said the incidents tar- demonstrators for punishment. training, Erisman said. Kirsten Wilkerson, 29, of Amendment rights. ers called a "killer" amendment geted in the bill "are not peaceful Other people who stage block- "Transition sites have oc- Toledo, was indicted on two In a test vote on the bill, the relating to violence against anti- protests. These attacks are more curred in McDonald, Kreisher, counts of aggravated mur- Senate turned back a bid by anti- abortion protesters. akin to assaults." See CLINICS, page four. Harshman and the Commons din- der in the death. She faces a ing halls over the course of our maximum sentence of life in relationship with the Universi- prison. ty," Peters said. "The success of Christopher Hammer suf- the program depends on the indi- focated Sept. 22 after being Bloodmobile donations decline vidual support of dining hall buried alive, Lucas County managers." Coroner James Patrick said. The program gives disabled by Leah Barnum get 200 pints of blood per day, which adds up However, the volunteers and Red Cross His body was discovered people, who had not worked be- environment reporter to 3,000 pints per year over the three five- staff do their best to make people feel com- last week in a wooded area day visits in November, February and April, fortable, especially first-time donors, he fore, the ability to learn first in suburban Sylvania Town- said Matt Baker, a senior communications said. hand many of the skills neces- ship. major and student coordinator of the blood "The volunteers really do care about the sary to maintain employment, Dixon, Hoffner and Many people have probably noticed the "Bloodmobile" parked outside of the North- drive. safety of the kids, because many of them Peters said. Hammer lived with Wilker- east Commons this week. But according to The average amount of blood collected have children our age," he said. Peters represented the CES of son. coordinators of the blood drive, the number each year has dropped by about 400 pints per The process is relatively simple, too. Wood Lane and presented the a- Detective Phil Kulakoski of people who actually stop to donate blood week, largely because of the AIDS scare, First, people fill out a paper with questions ward to Erisman and food opera- said the three men were has been minimal during the past years. Goris said. about their personal health-related informa- tions. play fighting at Wilkerson's The University is the largest supplier of The number of blood donors began de- tion and they have their fingers pricked to Erisman was nominated by the house when it turned seri- blood for 19 Northwest Ohio hospitals, but creasing about the time people became more check their blood type, according to Ruth individuals who worked with and ous. He said Dixon and the number of blood donors has decreased afraid of contracting AIDS through needles, Rogers, a Red Cross volunteer.