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THE T WEDNESDAY BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY 11111111 IU| Throe years manfatQiy Gun bill strict by Erin Eimont "I would like to think that (this bill) staff reporter will help deter serious crime," Wood County Common Pleas Judge Gale Persons who commit a felony with Williamson said. the tee of a gun, or who have a gun "I doubt whether it will reduce the accessible to them at the time of the amount of murders, but it will reduce crime will receive an additional three the amount of robberies." year sentence, according to a new state sentencing bill. BOTH DECESSNA and Williamson said they believe public discontent This section of the bill, which be- over the amount of crime resulted in came effective Jan. 5, is designed to the bill being passed. deter crime, Wood County Common "Number one, the general public is Pleas Judge Donald DeCessna said. for it, and number two, the gun enthu- siasts are for it," DeCessna said. "We want to warn criminals that if The public really wants the bill, you have a gun - watch out!" he said. according to Williamson, since they The mandatory three year sentence see it as a way to put criminals in jad is actual jail time for which no sus- and keep them off the street. pension or probation time is allowed, The other two sections of the bill he said. will be put into effect in March and June respectively, he said. "It (the bill) really tacks on time," be said. "The three year sentence "The bill that takes effect in June, must be served before any other sen- will have the greatest impact," he tence." said, adding that "this section will He explained that if a person was involve new classifications of aggra- caught breaking and entering with a vated crimes and many, many gun, whether it was used during the changes in sentencing." crime or not, he would have to serve a Williamson added the changes will three year sentence for having a increase the amount of prisoners in firearm, and then he would serve time the jails. for the breaking and entering charge. "Certainly, no question about it, DeCessna said the minimum sen- there will be an affect on the backlog BG News Photo/Patrick Sandor tence for breaking and entering is six of those in jail and in the penitentiary. Drosophila! months. If an individual was given the One escape valve would be to return Dr. Jong Yoon, The director of the National Drosophila Species Resource Center located at the University, arranges some of minimum sentence, under the new those who have committed less se- the recent additions to the center's fruit fly collecton housed in the Life Sciences building. The University Is currently bill he would be required to serve rious crimes to the local jail to relieve resposible for the worlds largest selection of fruit files, and leads the field in genetic research and documentation. three years and six months. tension on the penitentiary," he said. Celeste avoids utility shutoffs, extends payment aid COLUMBUS (AP) - GOT. Richard In an attempt to avoid that, the "These actions will prevent many torium because common agreements At the same time, Celeste said the Celeste moved yesterday to avoid governor: individuals from being shut off and could not be achieved," Celeste said. state i» not "a collection agency for Golden Fleece' what he said could be "an avalanche" - Ordered emergency help under give needed time to others," Celeste utility companies." He said many WASHINGTON (AP) -Sen. Wil- of utility shutoffs after the state-or- the HEAP program to be extended for said. Utility executives have blamed the people find it difficult to pay their liam Proxmire has given his dered moratorium against them ex- six weeks until May IS. But be said thousands of families moratorium for a sharp increase in utility bills even in a relatively mild •Golden Fleece of the Month" pires March 31. would face problems even after the the number of account delinquencies winter. award to the General Services Ad- Celeste said emergency aid pro- - Ordered that $10 million to $13 emergency money has run out. He this winter. Celeste said consumers ministration for "wasting $1.5 mil- vided under the Home Energy Assis- million in funds not spent for the said it was imperative for consumers may not have understood their re- Only part of the $7 million oil over- lion" trying to renovate a railroad tance Program will also expire on regular HEAP program be placed and utility companies to develop rea- sponsibilities under the ban on shut- charge money will be used for emer- station in Nashville, Term, for fed- that date. into the emergency fund for use from sonable payment plans for the bal- offs. gency HEAP grants. eral offices. April 1 to May IS. ance of unpaid bills. "I think many people who don't The Wisconsin Democrat said in "This coincidence of dates has cre- have the money feel that the mora- Another $3 million will be pumped a prepared statement "this project ated the potential for thousands of - Added to the emergency fund $3 "I will be giving the closest atten- torium was forgiveness," Celeste into the development department's has survived budget cuts despite utility shutoffs occuring shortly after million of the $7 million from the oil tion to the negotiations on reasonable said. "(They) don't understand that Home Weatherization Assistance Pro- evidence that costs were underesti- the moratorium ends, with no chance overcharge settlement which Ohio payment plans because I do not want there needs to be a good faith effort to gram. And $1.17 million will be used to mated and the space was un- for customers to use HEAP emer- received from the U.S. Department of to find myself in a situation where I do what they can to pay their utility expand the state's involvement in needed." gency funds," Celeste said. Energy. have to consider extending the mora- bills in order to qualify for assistance energy conservation. Richard Haase, commissioner of public buildings for the GSA, said yesterday the project has been on lold for a year. Inside School of technology earns accreditation -Bridal clothes make fashion waves. See Page 3. by Ada Spyker Dr. Jerry Streichler, director of the The majority of the school's stu- STREICHLER feels the conditions keeps in close contact with an advi- -Summer job outlook bleak. See reporter school of technology, said the accredi- dents are reluctant to enroll in the of work are the main reasons for this. sory board of business, industry and Page 4. tation means the faculty is effective in educational field of technology, government representatives. The The University's school of technol- preparing the students in different Streichler added. Of the 700 technol- "They have negative perceptions school of technology, in order to meet ogy was rated superior by the Na- technological fields. Emajors, only about SO of them about working in the public schools," these demands, recently has devel- Weather tional Association of Industrial "It does give them (the students) a career in education, preferring Streichler added. oped new courses in computer-aided Cloudy with a chance of rain or Technology for being the best in its an edge in the job market because ad to specialize in areas like In other fields there is the opportu- design, computer-aided manufactur- ■now today and tonight. High 42 field compared with other technology more employers are asking about construction, design, electronics, in- nity to earn at least $20,000 per year in ing and robotics. and low tonight 25. programs across the country. accreditation," Streichler said. dustrial environment, industrial their first job. Cooperative education experiences The school has been awarded a four "There is a sizable demand for our training, manufacturing, visual com- Realizing that the needs of technol- have been developed through connec year accreditation by NATT. graduates." munication and aerotechnology. ogy are rapidly changing, Streichler see TECHNOLOGY page 6 From solitary cabin to county seat Police officers hole up by Joe Gray was one of the last to be settled in and Oak Grove Cemetery was built on their way to a loss to the British assistant copy editor Ohio. Its swamp-covered lands dis- on one. A sand hill once located at Detroit. suspect in marshal killings couraged even the Indians in the near Lehman and South Enterprise The ridge began near what is Elisha Martindale in 1834 built a area who only used the forested, streets was used in 1911 to fill now the corner of Ridge and North cabin on a sand ridge located on watery lands for hunting. Eies that were dug for the Main streets and extended north HEATON, N.D. (AP) - About 100 Comitatus, had vowed to friends and land now across the street from People who settled in the Black factories numerous in town in two miles.