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It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. £ GNews City plans for brush pick-up, pest control ed on Bowling Green Road. last year." drop off their grass clippings and less to the environment and By ROBERT RECKER Last summer, property own- Fawcett said that commercial leaves at the Public Works wildlife, Fawcett said. The BC News ers were allowed to drop off landscapcrs will have to pay for Garage, located on Tarragon With each tablet covering 10 The city is looking ahead lo brush at the Public Works the landfill service. Drive, off E. Poe Road. square feet, Fawcett estimated summer. Garage, or leave it at their curb- Bowling Green will pay the Fawcett also proposed a new the city would need to buy about City officials have proposed side for pickup, but the garage Wood County Solid Waste Dis- form of mosquito control for the 10 cases for the summer, which two new initiatives that will help will not have room this summer. trict about $40,000 for the use of summer that will replace the tra- would cost just under $1,000. in maintenance tasks this sum- "We don't have the manpow- the landfill, Fawcett said. The ditional spraying. Spraying costs $9,600 per mer. er, resources or time," Fawcett county will sell off the brush as "Spraying has not been bene- summer, Fawcett said. Municipal Administrator John said. compost. ficial to the community in the "Spraying kills the population He also said that last year's "It's a win-win situation for past," Fawcett said. "Larviciding here today, but strong winds can I Guest columnist Eric Fawcett announced a new brush pickup system and a new form of curbside pickup was problemat- them and us," Fawcett said. "It is the approach to take." blow in and bring a new popula- Luhta explains the mosquito control at Monday ic. allows us to dispose of the brush, Larviciding consists of drop- tion tomorrow," Fawcett said. necessity of the NATO night's city council meeting. "It ended up being an abuse of and it's an income resource for ping chemical tablets into stand- He also said that mosquito mission. With the brush pickup system, the system," Fawcett said. "A them." ing water. The tablets dissolve, problems can be decreased if cit- citizens can bring any natural handful of citizens used it as a The city will continue its one- leaving a film atop the water, izens eliminate all standing woody substance such as tree chance to get rid of stuff that had time annual brush pickup until cutting off the larvae's food sup- water on their property, where branches, stumps and bushes to been building up. It put us late June for those who cannot gc ply before they can mature. Natalie Miller tells the Wood County Landfill, locat- behind schedule the entire year to the landfill. Citizens can also The process would be harm- • See COUNCIL, page eight. citizens to beware of policy makers. History Fair puts past Kennedy homes become a on display Democratic fundraiser. CRISIS By J. MICHAEL BESTUL The BC News Smokers who start late One person tries to recruit in life have fewer in you to join the 20th Maine regi- health risks. ment who are fighting in the Civil War, while another person is profiling the life of Rutherford Kosovo B. Hayes. At least, that is what you will see if you stop by the American History Fair, which is taking place today from 6-10 p.m. in NATO continues 101 Olscamp Hall. This fair is the brainchild of Paul Buckingham, assistant pro- bombing after fessor of history. The fair Associated Press Photo Senioi Airman Eric Robinson, right, Airman First Class Stephen includes informative and inter- cease-fire called Bancher, center, and Staff Sgt Michael Hawkins, load an active booths covering topics AIM-9 sidewinder missile on a cart. from early and modem history of America. I he Associated Press attacks. laration was clearly aimed at only way the group would Baseball loses to At least six explosions could staving off further NATO agree to a truce would be if Buckingham said over 100 students have put together over Michigan. 8-7. HEI.CKADI . Jugoslavia be heard late Tuesday in the attacks and at presenting Milo- NATO troops enforced it. 30 separate presentations. Yugoslav President Slobodan direction of the Batajnica mili- sevic's government as a cham- Russia alone welcomed the Milosevic declared a unilateral tary airport just north of Bel- pion of peace. cease-fire. "Any peace initiative "There are some extremely cease-fire Tuesday in his cam- grade and tracer rounds from President Clinton and NATO ' must be useful," spokesman clever projects," said Kevin paign lo crush rebels in Kosovo, anti-aircraft were seen in the insisted that half-measures Dmitry Yakushkin quoted Pres- Jones-Kern, assistant professor Opinion 2 saying he wanted to honor the night sky. would not end the NATO air ident Boris Yeltsin as saying. of history. Orthodox Easter holiday this Yugoslav television stations campaign that began March 24, On the refugee front, NATO One exhibit includes a stu- Page Three 3 weekend. Western leaders World and Nation 4 reported further attacks Tues- and British Prime Minister Tony nations and others rushed in dent performing a historical called the move a sham and day night at Uzice, 75 miles Blair's office said Milosevic's tons of aid Tuesday for the reenactment portraying a Civil Sports 9 pledged to press ahead with southwest of Belgrade, and in announced truce "doesn't go 400,000 ethnic Albanians who War recruiter seeking soldiers Sports Agate 11 airstrikes. Cacak, an industrial town 55 nearly far enough." have been driven out of Kosovo for the 20th Mainel. In another, Moments after the cease-fire miles to the south, where U.S. A rebel spokesman also and into poor neighboring students create a live broadcast took effect at 8 p.m. (2 p.m. officials say a munitions plant is rejected the cease-fire, which states. from Pearl Harbor. EDT), air-raid sirens wailed in located. was announced on Belgrade Belgrade, heralding new NATO Others students cover sub- The Yugoslav cease-fire dec- television stations, and said the • See KOSOVO, page eight. jects such as differences between "I never experienced the Northern and Southern war so close to me as I views of slavery, women in the did. War in terms of not Students debate Kosovo bombings 'Civil War, the impact of canals on Ohio, the Boston Massacre, only what is happening opportunity to participate in a By LINE ANETTE the legacy of Lucy and Ruther- in Kosovo, but also what variety of committees from DJUVE ford B. Hayes, early American is happening behind the • organizations like NATO and music, Fort Meigs, the Trail of the European Union (EU), scenes. I also realized The BC News Tears, the temperance move- among others. how hard it is to reach a % m t The Kosovo conflict hit close ment and student political Curtis Peet, director of the to home for the 14 University unrest during the late 1960s. consensus among differ- Model UN program and an students who participated in assistant professor in political Exhibits will be judged based ent nations." Brll Model United Nations last science, said that as representa- on historical accuracy, the week. tives of Italy, it was important lo amount of research and how As representatives of Italy, Ana Pereira emphasize that Italy have a well each is presented. the students were forced to deal Senior journalism major, very strong interest in the Koso- Prizes will be awarded in sev- with a country which is not participant in Model UN vo conflict. The main reasons eral different categories, with only geographically close to are that Italy is a NATO mem- the best overall exhibit receiving Kosovo, but also an active par- ber, the country is located close a $100 prize. Other awards HI P ticipant in the conflict through to Yugoslavia, Italy serves as the include best exhibit in early NATO. | launching pad for the NATO American history, best exhibit in Model UN is a simulation Photo Provided airstrikes and it also receives modem American history and program in New York where many of the Kosovar Albanian best use of research. different schools take on the Check out: Ana Pereira, left, and Julie Meyer, right, both participated in The American History Fair is characters of different nations. the Model United Nations. During the program they repre- open to the public. Admission is It also gives the students the • See MODEL, page eight. www.bgnews. sented Italy and discussed the problems in Kosovo. free. com News, web extras and a whole lot more. USG accomplishes little amid confusion broadcast on television this legislation that fill in the vague "Overall. .they don't have a laborious process of approving ByJEFFARNETT semester, its General Assembly outlines of the constitution with good grasp [of parliamentary each section wasn't necessarily Want to get in touch? The BG News meetings are suppose to run only specific rules.