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THE BG NE WS Vol. 71 Issue 103 Bowling Green, Ohio Friday, March 31,1989 Captain fired, found drunk at time of spill Exxon Valdez to an unqualified third Maximum criminal penalties tor who was working in a radio room in tinued to spread over 500 square miles by Hal Spencer mate before the accident, had a blood- operating a ship while intoxicated in- Valdez had a blood-alcohol level of .20 of what once was one of Alaska's most Associated Press writer alcohol level of .061 when he was tested clude a $5,000 fine and up to a year in when he was tested more than 12 hours beautiful marine habitats. nine hours later. jail, Coast Guard authorities said. In after the accident, Woody said. Oil washed ashore the rocky beaches VALDEZ, Alaska — The captain of That exceeds the standard of intoxi- addition, violators face the loss of their The worker, Bruce Blandford, told of remote islands and stained icebergs the oil tanker Exxon Valdez was fired cation under federal law for operating a seaman's license and up to $1,000 in civ- investigators he had begun drinking in once-crystal blue Prince William Thursday following a federal in- commercial vessel at sea, which is .04 il penalties. only after he got off work and was not Sound. vestigation that determined he was percent, according to William Woody, The NTSB investigation found no in- drunk at the time of the tanker acci- "Anyone who goes up and looks at the legally drunk around the time his ship who headed a four-member NTSB team dications of drinking by the third mate dent. Woody said his superiors reported slick has to be humbled by it," said ran aground, causing the nation's worst investigating the tanker accident. who was piloting the ship without certi- that Blandford's performance ap- Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Todd oil spill. Shortly after the NTSB announce- fication when it ran aground, or by the peared normal. Nelson. Many had another reaction. The National Transportation Safety ment, Exxon Shipping Co. announced it ship's lookout, the helmsman or the Meanwhile, another ship arrived "The anger of our people would be Board said Capt. Joseph Hazelwood, was firing Hazelwood, who has been radio operator. Thursday to take the remaining oil off difficult to describe," said Gov. Steve who had turned over command of the convicted twice for drunken driving. However, a Coast Guard employee the crippled tanker, and an oil suck con- Cowper. Reward Zoning proposal offered ^ on arson excites opinions by Amy Burkett by Beth Church assistant city editor Ward 1 assistant wire editor The R-5 zoning proposal which Despite the offer of a $2,500 would allow for trie construction residents reward, police said they have of more University-oriented received no information regard- housing in the city has spurred ing the March 5 fire at the differing opinions from realtors Mauer-Green Rentals office, 224 and downtown businesses. worried E.WoosterSt. The new zoning proposal ori- by Amy Burkett and Robert Mauer and Al Green ginated aspart of the city's Mas- Beth Church have offered the reward in hopes ter Plan. Tne R-5 zoning propos- of receiving information leading al would allow sorority, frater- to the arrest and conviction of nity and other University re- the arsonist responsible for des- lated establishments to build in The few remaining resi- troying most of their office fur- the boundaries of Thurstin dents of a ward that once niture and files. Avenue on the east; the Con rail was primarily residential Green said he believes the re- track on the west; Frazee now fear their neighbor- ward will be an incentive for any Avenue on the north and Court hood will be overrun by witnesses to come forward. Street on the south. students, if the R-5 propos- "We thought $2,500 is a large According to realtor Doug al of the city's Master Plan enough amount to catch the at- Valentine, there is no need for is approved. tention of anyone with informa- the R-5 zoning. Tnis zoning proposal tion," Green said. "Greek housing can already would present the Ward 1 However, no suspects have be built in areas zoned for residents near the R-5 been identified, according to apartments; the only thing R-5 area, enclosed by the rail- Sgt. Claude Clouse, arson spe- would add is a common kitch- road tracks, Frazee cialist of the Bowling Green en," Valentine said. "If the pre- Avenue, Thurstin Avenue Police Department. sent zoning is used correctly and Court Street, with "We haven't received any there can Be orderly groups. I more University student calls — there's nothing substan- think new zoning is unneces- housing, including Greek tial yet," Clouse said. sary." units. Chief of Police Galen Ash said Area residents have express- Some city council mem- all information would be treated ed concern that if the R-5 zoning bers and citizens are con- in the manner of the Crimestop- is passed for the area in Ward 1, cerned the R-5 area will Eer's program and would be the zoning specifications could extend west of the railroad ept confidential. proliferate in other areas. tracks into a residential We don't even want to know According to Valentine, a zone area of town. who they are," he said, adding cannot be created and locked Bowling Green Mayor the confidentiality would protect into one location. Edwin Miller has already informants from being forced to Bowling Green Mayor Edwin proposed R-5 zoning be testify in court. Miller has already suggested spread to the area which Clouse said a further lead in spreading the new zoning for the was formerly the Heinz the case could come when re- old Heinz Plant which is west of plant. ^rts on physical evidence of the railroad tracks. During a survey con- igerprints return from the Bu- "If R-5 spreads west of the ducted by The BG News reau of Criminal Investigation railroad, nothing will stop it this week of permanent re- in Fremont. from crawling all the way to sidents in the Ward 1 area, However, results from reports Main Street," Valentine said. unanimous opposition was from the State Fire Marshal's Other Bowling Green de- expressed toward the is- lab offered police no clues, he velopers, Robert Mauer and sue. said. John Newlove, declined com- Three main concerns Police are still searching for ment on the issue of R-5 zoning. expressed by residents Area merchants tend to lean during the survey were: the two people who reported the BG News/ John Porter fire to both the police and fire Pardon The Mess... toward the endorsement of R-5 bad experiences residents station, hoping they could pro- zoning spreading to Main Street. have had with students, vide further information. Part-time University Bookstore employee Shirley Smith pulls the old identification tags off the shelves Hob Zephier, manager of fear of students by elderly prior to shelving the new books. The bookstore is in the process of reorganizing the shelves by separating Pisanello's Pizza, 203 N. Main, people and lack of a family LI See Arson, page 6. textbooks from trade books, and alphabetizing them by department. a See Concerns, page 4. D See Opinions, page 4. Four plea at arraignments Nitrates return to unsafe level Bruce Sanborn, 25, 724 S. College Drive, was liter (mg/L) on March 30. In- Daryl Stockburger, director of by Beth Church charged with two counts of trafficking marijuana. by Scott R. Whitehead assistant wire editor fants under six months of age, utilities, said excessive precipi- He was arrested after allegedly selling hashish to city editor pregnant women and individu- tation this week caused the ni- an undercover officer on Sept. 28 and 29, 1988, als warned by their doctors to trate increase. Four University students indicted for drug traf- police said. For the second time in the past avoid nitrates are all at poten- "The recent rains brought the ficking charges in separate incidents by the March Christopher Timar, 20, 810 Fourth St. #4, was three months the nitrate level in tial health risk when the level level back up due to runoff from 15 Wood County Grand Jury pled not guilty at ar- charged with one count of trafficking "crack" co- Bowling Green's drinking and exceeds 10 mg/L. streams, fields and ditches," raignments March 27. caine and one count of trafficking marijuana. Ti- well water has risen to unsafe Ronald Merrill, water supply Stockburger said. mar was arrested after allegedly selling both to a levels for certain groups of peo- superintendent for the city, said Until the warning is lifted, the James Flynn, 18, formerly of 418 S. Summit St., confidential informant working with officers on ple. the primary threat is to infants. utilities department is recom- was charged with one count of trafficking mari- Oct.