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THE BG NEWS Vol.70 Issue 120 Bowling Green, Ohio Thursday, April 28,1988 Reagan calls Meese story 'inaccurate' WASHINGTON (AP) - ates and officials have been President Reagan reaffirmed scrambling to fill a vacuum in his belief in Attorney General the key posts. Edwin Meese's honesty on Wed- Two of those who resigned, nesday, asserting that only "a Arnold Burns and William Weld, complete change of character" had a face-to-face meeting last would force him to ask his long- week with Reagan in which they time friend to resign. outlined their reasons for leav- Reagan reacted heatedly ing and said they felt Meese when reporters queried him should resign in the face of an about a Wall Street Journal re- array of investigaUons. port Wednesday that said some of his friends and advisers had Independent counsel James mounted an effort to oust the at- McKay has been examining torney general, and that Nancy Meese's assistance to the scan- Reagan supported it. dal-plagued Wedtech Corp. and "I shouldn't answer the ques- a proposed $1 billion oil pipeline tion. But I have to tell you, no, project. Also under investigatin I'm not aware" of such a move, are Meese's meetings with re- Reagan responded. gional Bell telephone company "I thought the story was total- executives at a time when he ly inaccurate," he added. owned $14,000 in Baby Bell stock Asked what circumstances and the role of Meese's longtime might prompt him to get rid of friend, E. Robert Wallach, in se- Meese, the president snot back, curing a $40,000-a-year job for "Well, if he had a complete the attorney general's wife, Ur- change of character." sula Meese. In spite of Meese's legal prob- Last Friday, Sen. Daniel lems, Reagan has consistently Moynihan, D-N.Y., asked the defended his attorney general's General Services Administra- BG News/Rob Upton ethics and his performance at tion to provide him with a "full Spring showers? the Justice Department. report on the signing in May However, the department has 1987 of a $50 million lease on an Yesterday morning's bright sunlight cast picturesque reflections in the were a sign of things to come as showers and cold temperatures been beset by the resignations of office building for Justice De- streams of water from sprinklers across from Conklin Hall, which pro- moved Into the area during the afternoon. several top-level Meese associ- partment workers. vided a wet walk for students heading to early classes. The sprinklers Hiring practices 'tigh tened' Plans made to Affirmative action has always versity positions from July 1 to "We have been advertising by Jared O. Wadley monitored the University's hir- Dec. 31, 1987. From the 113 in- positions in the local area within strip asbestos staff reporter ing practices, but Ornelas said terviewed, only one was a min- 30 miles, not only among faculty he 'tightened it" by improving ority. but classified staff," Ornelas When he was a candidate for some procedures. However, from Jan. 1 to said. by Tim Baker director of University Affirma- University President Paul March 31 this year, 45 minori- Ornelas said he is not involved staff reporter tive Action last year, Miguel Olscamp said he is pleased that ties, or 11.6 percent, of 386 ap- in the selection process. He does Ornelas said affirmative ac- Ornelas has been working plied to work at the University. check to see if the regulations tion, to be effective, must have closely with department chairs Furthermore, of the 235 inter- are in compliance with Univer- An extensive asbestos removal project is planned for mid-May in a set of specific and result- and committees in finding ways viewed, 12 minorities, or 5.1 per- sity hiring practices and proce- two Greek living units, according to the University's asbestos coor- oriented to increase minorities and cent, were in the applicant pool. dures to include minorities in dinator. procedures. women at the University. "There has been extensive the applicant pool. Lewis Johnson said Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Phi Kappa Tau During a "I'm satisfied with his advertising and personal con- Although he has been director fraternity houses will have asbestos removed after the students forum in the efforts," Olscamp said. "He's tact with (employment) agen- of affirmative action less than a have left for the summer. University done a good job in particular cies," Ramirez said about the year, Ornelas, who is also an as- He said this was being done primarily because of the airborne as- Union, Orne- with completing the difficult increase in applicants. "I want sistant professor in ethnic stud- bestos fibers in the attics of two houses. las also said government report by the U.S. there to be at least 20 percent ies, was not unfamiliar with af- affirmative Department of Labor. minorities in the applicant firmative action laws and Johnson said he first noticed the uncontained asbestos in the attics action must "He has proven satisfactorily pool." procedures. two or three years ago while on a routine check of campus buildings. have goals to the agency that the University Another reason for the in- Ornelas was the chief execu- He said the asbestos in the attics was used to insulate piping and was and timeta- is giving its best effort in the hir- crease is that whenever there is tive director and Affirmative damaged by students living there. bles directed Ornelas ing practices." a job opening, Ornelas recom- Action and Equal Opportunity Originally, the asbestos was sealed and fairly safe until materials to correcting deficiencies in the In order to improve its hiring mends to the college dean that training officer of the Ohio His- in storage were dragged across the containment which opened the number of minorities and practices, Ornelas receives the position should be advertised panic Institute of Opportunity in asbestos to the air, he said. women at an institution. quarterly reports instead of ob- in black, Hispanic and womens' Toledo since 1979. Since he started his position taining semi-annual reports journals. OHIO, formerly known as La "I didn't need to take an air sampling to determine that asbestos as director of affirmative ac- about the minority applicant After the position has been fil- Raza Unida, is a non-profit or- was in the air. I had visual evidence so I went on that," Johnson said. tion July 1, 1987, Ornelas has flow from Sam Ramirez, em- led, Ornelas receives a list with ganization that serves Ohio's "Visual evidence is more accurate than an air sampling." been correcting these deficien- ployee relations adviser. the number of people who ap- Hispanic population and low in- He said the attics have been sealed for the last two years. cies by improving the Universi- Out of 290 applicants, six min- plied, including minorities and come people. ty's hiring practices. orities, or 2 percent, sought Uni- women. G See Ornelas, page 6. D See Asbestos, page 6. Jackson stands fair Police seek assault suspect about this crime can call Crime by John Meola Stoppers at 352-0077. Callers will shot in Ohio primary city reporter remain anonymous. Deborah Dukeman, a crisis in- City police are continuing tervention counselor at the Link, COLUMBUS (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson is' big victory in Tuesday's Pennsylvania pri- their search for the suspect in an said there were 39 known cases will go all out to win Ohio's Democratic presi- mary and only eight days after Jackson's sec- attempted rape last Thursday. of rape and sexual assault in the dential primary despite the momentum of ond-place finish in New York. A 20-year-old woman leaving area last year. Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, state However, Jackson ran well in urban areas of Brathaus and walking along She said a sexual assault party leaders predicted Wednesday. both states, and Ohio has eight urban areas of East Merry Street sometime in ranged from grabbing a per- State Chairman James Ruvolo even went so more than 100,000 in population — all of which the early morning hours was at- son's sexual organs to an at- far as to say Jackson could pull off an upset Jackson plans to barnstorm, some more than tacked from behind by a man tempted rape. next week. once, between now and next Tuesday's election. described as white, 5-foot-ll Dukeman said women who are "Ohio doesn't always go with the front- He was in Cincinnati on Wednesday. with brown receding hair, a victims of rape should do the fol- runner," Ruvolo said. Ruvolo, as chairman, has not endorsed mole on his right cheek and lowing: Gov. Richard Celeste, at an impromptu news anyone, saying all the candidates deserve "a wearing a gold earring in his Go to a safe location and conference, said he agrees that 'The process is fair shot" at the 159 national convention seats at right ear, police said.