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THE BG NEWS Vol. 69 Issue 30 Bowling Green, Ohio Thursday, October 16,1986 Bush, Latta exchange tributes Republican rally in Grand Ballroom supports Ohio political hopefuls by Don Lee referring to the proposal to gradually eliminate all news editor intermediate and long-range nuclear missiles from Europe. When Congressman Delbert Latta (R-Ohio S) Reagan refused to accept a proposal that the got to his feet last night in the Lenhart Grand Strategic Defense Initiative missile-defense sys- Ballroom to introduce Vice President George tem, also known as "Star Wars," be limited to Both. 840 people got to theirs and gave him a laboratory research for 10 years because "... he thundering ovation. would not accept an agreement that did not allow They gave Bush an ovation, too. And it was even him to protect the American people against nu- louder. clear destruction," Bush said. Bush was in town last night to address the 5th District Republican Party rally for Latta and DESPITE THE fact that both sides walked other local Republican candidates. away from the summit, progress was made, Bush After Latta introduced Bush as "probably more said. He stressed that the Reykjavik summit and prepared to be president of the United States than other recent meetings between the United States anyone else in history," Bush returned the compli- and Soviet Union were to discuss reduction of ment. nuclear arms, instead of limiting how many each "If you're talking about balancing the budget or side could build. cutting taxes or standing proudly for a strong Bush said the perception of the summit as a foreign policy, the president and I always know failure was a result of the "euphoria" that built up when the chips are down, Del Latta is there," he among the negotiators and the news media as said. ever-more sweeping reductions were proposed. Former Ohio governor and Republican guber- President Reagan and his negotiators tried to natorial candidate James Rhodes said Latta was keep expectations down before the meeting, Bush the man President Reagan turned to "every time said. he (Reagan) gets in trouble in the House (of "It (the summit) accomplished exactly what we Representatives)." hoped from the start that it would accomplish. It After plugging for Latta and the other Ohio brought the day of ultimate agreement that much Republican candidates and maintaining it was closer," he said. "absolutely essential that the last two years of the Bush said he was still confident that a planned Reagan presidency have a Republican Senate," U.S.-Soviet summit in Geneva, Switzerland, would Bush went on to defend the president's decision to yield even more progress. walk awav from the U.S.-Soviet summit Sunday in "Our ideas are out there on the table, and we are Reykjavik, Iceland. ready, willing and able to pick up where he left It took a lot to walk away from that table with off," Bush said, adding that it was "up to the some good things still on the table," he said, Soviets" to get discussions going again. The visit For more on Vice President Bush's visit, turn to page 5. D Liberals protest outside Uni- versity Union D Crowd older, more reserved than Reagan visit Q A pictorial essay BG News/Alex Horvath BG News/ Alex Horvath Vice President George Bush speaks to the crowd of 840 at the Republican rally in the Lenhart Grand Ballroom George Bush and James Rhodes talk during dinner. New tax laws may aid Ohio Grenades wound by Beth Thomas He said he has been speaking to soldiers, tourists staff reporter Celeste, Rhodes campaigns schools and senior citizen groups, and "anybody that will JERUSALEM (AP) - Attackers Palestinian east Jerusalem rep- Tax reform could provide a listen to us." threw a pair of hand grenades resented the most serious attack windfall profit for the state of pledge reduction of rates He said the voters do not seem yesterday near a gate to the in the city in 2'-i years. Mayor Ohio, according to the state's as interested in the election as in walled Old City near Judaism's Teddy Kollek called it "a large- auditor. all of the city, county and state previous years. sacred Wailing Wall, killing at scale disaster." Thomas Ferguson said the governments in Ohio. "The fraud we find is usually "We've seen more apathy least one person ana wounding Yehudit Israel, whose hus- new tax laws will allow fewer There are roughly 7,000 units under S percent," he said. "The than we've seen in past years, more than 70 other civilians, band was wounded in the back deductions, which will increase of government in Ohio, with media makes it look like 95 Ferguson said. soldiers and tourists. by shrapnel, said: "I saw white an individual's taxable income, budgets ranging from $5,000 a percent." He said the only major issues Both explosions occurred as smoke. I ran out of the car but the tax rate will be lower. Sear to several million dollars, He said his office recently in the governor's campaign are about 300 recruits of an elite without my shoes on. I heard all This should lower federal taxes staid. caught a Summit County physi- educational funding and unem- Israeli army infantry unit were sorts of noise. It was a terrible for most people, be said. He said his office finds about cian's group in more than ployment, but there are not any returning from a swearing-in mess." However, state taxes are SO cases of embezzlement each $800,000 of fraud. serious debates in his campaign. ceremony at the Wailing Wall. Mrs. Israel's 10-year-old based purely on gross income, Cear, which may seem like a lot, Sidewalks were bloodstained daughter, Daniela, said she was and since this amount will be ut amounts to only seven- FERGUSON, WHO is up for "I don't think there have been and remnants of clothing were sitting in the family car when higher, more money will be tenths of one percent. re-election in November, has any real issues there," he said. strewn about. the explosions occurred. "I available to tax. Unless the Ohio He said problems with Medi- been travelling the state in his His campaign costs will total Police said they initially be- thought it was a bad nightmare General Assembly lowers the caid in past years resulted in campaign efforts. about $900,000, 80 percent of lieved the blasts were caused by and Ihit the floor," she said. percentage of income it taxes, losses of several billion dollars, "We've been covering 2,000 which will be spent on advertis- bombs, but later said the blasts Ruth Meckel, a spokeswoman like the federal government will but that is also a small number, miles a week," he said, and ing appeared to have been caused at Hadassah Hospital, identified do, there will be a large increase only two or three percent of the added that the polls have him Ferguson, a Democrat, said by hand grenades. the person killed as the father of in state revenue. state's total Medicaid budget. "way out in front." C See Ferguson, page 4. The attack in predominantly a soldier. Ferguson said both gubernato- rial candidates, Democrat Rich- ard Celeste and Republican James Rhodes, have promised Week addresses to reduce the rates if they are elected. He said there are groups in the state government that feel the water awareness rate should not be lowered. They instead favor giving the extra- ducation. Bowling Green. Ferguson said he supports by Valeric Lonero staff reporter "This is the first annual water partial reduction of the tax rate, quality awareness week," Bea- which he said he thinks will Citizens will have the opportu- verson said. "It was declared in happen. The General Assembly nity to increase their knowledge an effort to teach community is considering several bills now about protecting the environ- people about protecting their to reduce the tax rate. ment during Ohio Water Quality environment." "THE STATE really ought to Awareness Week. set a percentage they should "The week mainly focuses on underwrite (for public colleges) Water Quality Awareness the role of local waste water ... and then they should come Week, Oct. 19-25, will be ob- treatment facilities in the area up with the money," he said. served by cities in the state who and how the water resources are are interested in increasing protected," he said. "All the The state used to provide SO community awareness about cities in the state are allowed to percent of college costs. That protecting water resources and participate. amount fell to 30 percent during the local environment, said Water Quality Awareness the Rhode* administration, but Royce Beaverson, assistant su- Week was proclaimed by Gov, is at 40 percent now. Thomas Ferguson BG News/Rob Upton perintendent of the Water Pol- Richard Celeste in conjunction Ferguson said his office audits lution Control Division in □ See Water, page 4, I Editorial BG News/October II, 198C 2 Time to consider Could it be only a dream? The U.S.