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The BG News Friday, December 11, 1992 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 75, Issue 73 Weather Ohio education may face budget ax by John Chaltant The Associated Press would lose $47.5 million, on top of be needed with legislative JoAnn Davidson said Thursday cautious. An awful lot of ques- $168 million cut July 1, bringing leaders before any cut package that Republicans want more de- tions. I'm not sure everybody's to 11.7 percent the total cut for was completed. tails about the tax Increase, but yet at the same level of having all COLUMBUS - Spending for higher education in the current "What I have done represents have not ruled out supporting it. of their questions answered," schools and colleges might be cut budget. my recommended concept of the Davidson, R-Reynoldsburg, Davidson said in an interview. by $162 million on Jan. 1 unless a Primary and secondary educa- cuts you should impose on Jan- said GOP representatives believe "I don't think we're closing the tax increase is approved to help tion, which was exempt from the uary 1" if such cuts are needed to the budget package also should door to anything. I think there offset a budget deficit, Gov. July cuts, would lose $114.5 mil- balance the budget, Browning deal with such matters as con- are varied opinions in our cau- George Voinovich's top fiscal lion, or 3.2 percent of its current said. verting state liquor stores to pri- cus," she said. Voinovich wants legislators to More snow: officer said Thursday. budget. vate businesses and reform of Support of minority Republi- Gregory Browning, the direc- The Ohio Department of Hu- raise taxes by $200 million. The Medicaid, the government health cans may be critical in determin- tor of the Office of Budget and extra money, combined with $50 Friday, snow likely, taper- man Services would lose $8.3 mil- care program for the poor. ing chances for passage in the Management, said there would million in spending cuts, would ing to flurries in the after- lion, bringing its total fiscal year Davidson, the minority whip House of Voinovich's plan. be exemptions for welfare bene- 1993 cuts to 1.4 percent, while the offset a projected $250 million who assumes the top leadership Majority Democrats have in noon. Some small accu- fit programs subject to federal mulations are possible. High Department of Mental Retarda- deficit in the current budget, and post in January, and other cur- the past demanded varying mandates, payments for con- provide extra revenue for the rent and new Republican leaders in the mid-30s. Chance of tion would be cut by another $5 levels of Republican support on snow is 70 percent. Friday struction debt, prisons and men- million, for a total of 2.9 percent. next two budget years starting met privately Wednesday with politically sensitive matters such night, mostly cloudy with tal hospitals. Browning said in a memo to July 1. Voinovich and Browning. The Ohio Board of Regents "The mood of our caucus is scattered snow flurries. Low Voinovich that more talks would New House Minority Leader See BUDGET, page five. 25 to 30. Chance of snow is 40 percent. Saturday, mostly cloudy. Low 35 to 40. A Bit Of Christmas Cheer Truck runs On Campus barricade; Get yer tickets here: troops kill December graduates planning to attend commen- cement ceremonies must 2, injure 7 pick up their four guest seating tickets at the Uni- versity bookstore by 6 p.m. by Jeffrey Ulbrlcb Tuesday. A student ID is re- The Associated Press quired. Anyone unable to do so MOGADISHU, Somalia -- should contact the bookstore - Troops opened fire on a truck- at 372-2851. Remaining tick- load of Somalis who barreled ets will be distributed at 8 through a French checkpoint a.m. Wednesday in the book- Thursday night, killing two and store. A maximimum of two injuring seven in the first blood- tickets per graduate will be shed of the U.S.-led military mis- given out on that day. sion in Somalia. The shooting came nearly two days after American and French Outside Campus soldiers took control of Somalia's capital to protect food shipments. The two main Somali warlords Hiring a hitman?: agreed Thursday to their first meeting since they began fight- TOLEDO - A woman from ing two years ago. an exclusive suburb has The shooting episode foresha- pleaded innocent to charges dowed the unpredictable situa- she tried to hire an under- tion U.S. troops may face as they cover police officer to kill deploy in Somalia's interior. On her husband. Saturday, Marines are to escort Margaret Howard, 34, of the first land convoy in a month Ottawa Hills was released f the strife-torn city of Baidoa, without bond after a hearing ThcBGNtwi/TLmN.n 125 miles to the northwest. in Lucas County Common CARE International said Pleas Court on Wednesday. Conducted by Kenley Inglefleld, the brass choir performs a ticipating groups will occur In Kobacker Hall as a finale to the Thursday night that its five- She has been charged with Christmas concert In the Moore Musical Arts Center Thursday weeklong concerts. member staff in Baidoa had bar- one count of complicity to afternoon. At 12:30 p.m. today, a carol sing-along with all the par- ricaded themselves inside their commit murder. If convict- compound in anticipation of an ed, she could be sentenced armed attack by clansmen. The to 25 years in prison. staff were an American, two Bri- Authorities said she tried tons and two Australians. to hire an undercover offi- CARE's manager In Mogadi- cer posing as a hit man to OBR approves recommendations shu, Rhodri Wynn-Pope, asked kill her husband, Herbie, 47. American troops to provide air Howard allegedly told the by Julie Tagllalerro requesting university branch Spengler said she was also cover for the town Thursday officer that she was tired of administration reporter RESTRUCTURING campuses and technical bran- pleased the OBR chose to have night. her husband's abuse, said ches to work together to maxi- selected research centers as op- Army troops from Fort Drum, Capt. Thomas Vetter. HIGHER mize resources. posed to two designated ones as N.Y., were scheduled to begin ar- He said the mother of five Editor's note: This is the final EDUCATION According to Patricia Spe- the task force had recommended. riving over the weekend in Bai- gave the officer $600, prom- part of a three-part series on the ngler, chairwoman of the Uni- Lester Barber, executive assis- doa, then split off and seize three ising more money once her Governor's Managing for the Fu- versity's Managing for the Fu- tant to President Olscamp, said other centers of the starvation husband was killed. ture Task Force and its recom- ture Task Force, the OBR will be the recommendations by the zone - Belet Wen, Oddur and Gai- Herbie Howard owns con- mendations. PART III taking time to evaluate all of the OBR are positive because now lassi. Fresh Marines were ex- venience stores and bars. The Ohio Board of Regents de- recommendations as they create there is a report and a goal that pected in Mogadishu by Friday. cided Wednesday to implement CAMPUS standards throughout the state to all groups, Including university On Nov. 11, a 34-truck relief most of the recommendations in REACTION make the decentralized sytem ef- representatives, business per- convoy to Baidoa was ambushed Scholarship fund set up: the Managing for the Future ficient and beneficial to all state sons and the state government with heavy casualties. Only one TOLEDO - A scholarship Task Force Report in order to colleges and universities. can agree to. truck made it through. Since fund has been set up in the create what they believe will be a tween the state-funded universi- "I'm very pleased that [the "All groups can now coop- then, truck convoys have not name of a 17-year-old high more efficient sytem of higher ties and colleges, yet they re- OBR] is taking more time in de- erativley get at the main task of ventured out of Mogadishu. school student who was shot education. jected the request to have a cen- ciding on their recommendations trying to create greater econo- Fifty to 60 deaths are reported as he fled a birthday party The OBR approved most of the tralized system of education. and chose not to have a central- mies and efficiencies while each day in Baidoa. Regular air- that had turned into a brawl. recommendations that call for a However, the OBR's statement ized system of higher education," lifts have done little for the hun- See RESPONSE, page three. Students and teachers unified system of education be- did call for changes - Including Spengler said. dreds of thousands of people en- have set up the scholarship camped around the town because at Bowsher High School, the battling clans and looters where Matthew Roby was a have prevented agencies from student.