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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 1-16-1976 The BG News January 16, 1976 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News January 16, 1976" (1976). BG News (Student Newspaper). 3186. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/3186 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. An Independent Bowling Green, Ohio Student Friday. January 16. 1976" Voice ■me BG news Volume 59/Number4S Stiff penalty to deter others Sara Moore given life sentence SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -• Former that made the attempt on the only because ex-Manne Ohvei Sipple, relationship was terminated after FBI Informal Sara Jane Moore was President's life unsuccessful." standing next lo Moore in the crowd, about a year, bul she served as an sentenced to life in prison yesterday hit her arm and deflected ihe shot informei for other law enforcement by a judge who blamed a permissive HE SAID Mooie and people like hci agencies society and lack of capital punishment "are misguided, and you arc blaming Before her sentencing, Moore. 45. Moore's ninev car-old son has been for her attempt to assassinate sociciy fa your own faults." He read a lengthy Statement describing President Ford. in a losiei home since her arresl. accused her of taking it on herself to how she "came to understand that lynette "Squeaky" Fromme was "be the judge, jury and the violence can sometimes be the first person sentenced undei the U.S. District Court Judge Samuel executioner" when she shot at Ford as constructive." Conti said Moore had "no remorse" special tedeial law passed by Congress he left a San I i.mcisco hotel Sept 22. after President John Kennedy's and that he hoped the stiff sentence "What ically concerns mc most She said she regretted attempting lo assassination in l%3. would be a deterrent to others. She about America is how calloused we assassinate Ford because il Fromme, a member of the Charles was the second woman m a month to have become to crime and to "accomplished little except to throw Manson cull, was sentenced lo life in be sentenced for attempting to violence." said Judge Conti. away the rest of my life, although I 7 assassinate the President. pnson Dec. I alter a jury convicted "If you thought Jt Ihe moment that realize there are those who think that's her of pointing a gun ai President Ford "The only reason the Prcsideni was you were going to piess thai trigger the one good ihing resulting from Sept, 5 III Sacramento. not killed was noi through any fault of and file that shot that you would be this." your own. Your aim was straight." subjected to capital punishment, you Conti said. "It was a faulty gunsighi wouldn't be pulling the trigger." he But ihe matronly divorcee said she added. was not soiry she tned "because ai the Weather lime ii seemed a correct expression ^i During a heating Dec, 17 to Sign-up my anger and. if successful, just inigh; Cloudy, windy and cold today determine whethei the facts warranted have triggered Ihe kind of chaos that Because of a time conflict with acceptance of Mooie's guilty plea. FBI with snow flurries likely, highs in could have Started the upheaval of the mid to upper 20s. Partial classes, the Placement Office has agent Richard Vitanianli revealed for change." changed the signup time fa ,the first lime that Ihe gun she used clearing and much colder tonight lows near S to 10 above zero. Fair non-school schedules from - p.m. had a tendency to lire high and lo the A FORMER bookkeeper and Wednesday to 7 to a.m. Wednesday light. and cold tomorrow highs in the housewife with a history of mental low 20s. Probability of snow 60 Sara Jane Moore is taken into custody after firing at President in the Forum, Student Services illness. Mooie became involved with Building IT HAD been reported previous!) per cent today and 20 per cent Ford last September. (AP Wirepholo) radical groups and was recruited as an tonight, ih.it Ford might have escaped Injury FBI Informei in ll>74. That Legal aid program pending in finance committee By James Sluzewski Finance Committee before it can be university or in any matter involving clause making llic service optional and Dr. Richard Ealdn. vice provosi foi "II we would adopt such a Staff Reporter acted upon by the whole senate. another student paying the same tee." still requires afflrmitlve action by the Student affairs, said a plan here would program," he explained, "it would Sthtziano's interpretation of Ihe bill hoard of trustees at each individual have to be voluntary. have to be carefully laid out and Collegrale legal assistance, a long THE RESOLUTION then would be was offered in a repoit issued by his institution. planned." debated issue, could become a reality relayed to Gov, James Rhodes for his office. Simziano's report stales that (he "Il would nol be wise lo have a plan Dr. F.akm also said lliere already is if the Ohio Senate Finance Committee signature and would become law 00 The repoit said the legal assistance program already is in operation at 12 that would tone students to one place in Ohio where anyone can approves a measure thai would give days later. plan could be handled much like a Universities in eight stales, including participate," he said. call lo gel legal advice for •sin the boaids of trustees of The proposed law. which will gioup health insurance program, with Southern Methodist University, Penn This bill is one of Iwo proposed by state-supported universities authority amend Section 3.145 of the Ohio Students paying a Hal fee each quarter Stale University and the Universities DR, EAKIN added thai negative siin/iano lo assist college students. to establish a legal aid program. Revised Code, stales that, "the Board and receiving legal representation and of Michigan. Oregon and Indiana. check-off. (he process whereby all The olhei proposal would provide The proposal. House Bill 335 (HB of Trustees of any stale-assisted counseling in return. One University official here, students aie participants unless tins for two voting Studenl members of ihe 335). is the latest attempt by a group college or university may establish a however, is nol certain of the merits of specifically ask not lo be. is not any boaid ol trustees al each stale college of legislators led by Mike Slin/.isno student fee to be used to finance a STINZ1ANO SAID the lee probably the legal aid plan. "'better than a forced participation plan. in Ohio. (DColumbusI lo enacl legislation on group legal services piograin lo provide would run about S5 a quarter per the legal assistance issue. legal services to its students." student and would be paid on a The bill easily passed Ihe Ohio The bill also stales that "no student voluntary basis. House of Repiesentatives last year, bul may be represented through the use of The law itself, though, mentions no must be approved by ihe Senate this fee in any action against Ihe particular fee. docs nol contain a Angolan defeat reports denied as Soviet-backed forces gain JOIIANNISBI'RG. South Africa reported that forces of ihe which has moved through the western (AP) -• Soviet-backed forces, led by Soviet-backed Popular From for the Mediterranean toward Gilbialtar in Cuban troops, have scored major Liberation of Angola (MPLA) have recent days, and a Soviet ituidcd military victories in northern Angola, seized the key Angolan port of missile destroyer. which has been raising fears of direct intervention by Ambriz. its airfield and ihe nearby city spotted south of Portugal. neighboring Zaire, reports reaching of Ambrizette. Johannesburg said yesterday. INTELUGENCE reports reaching In Washington, the State THE WESTERN-BACKED National the Pentagon said the destination of Department denied reports that one of From for the Liberation of Angola the ships is uncertain, bul the reports the U.S.-supported factions in Angola (FNLA) has maintained its military suggest the ships may be senl to has collapsed. "The situation is serious headquarters at Ambnz.. reinforce other Russian naval vessels but resistance is continuing and the The MPLA offensive reportedly was already off West Africa. fighting K going on." a spokesman led by about 7.000 Cuban combat The conservative London Daily said. troops and used tanks, helicopter Telegraph reported from the Angolan gunships and concent rated rocket capital of Luanda that the only town IN ROME, a man claiming to speak attacks to seize the cities. held by the FNLA in northeast Angola for the Soviet-backed government in U.S. Secretary of Slate Henry is Santo Antonio and that il now Angola said a second al tempt by the Kissinger said Wednesday the Cuban appears threatened. Luanda regime to buy U.S.-built forces were trying to take over all of Angola's richest offshore oil fields Football player turned rock musician Mike Reid planes had fallen through, and that it Angola and said fighting in northern are located off Santo Antonio, south speaks to interested students in the Grand Ballroom, would start talks with the Soviets for Angola "is being conducted almost of the oil-rich Carinda enclave.