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FebruoryS, 1991 Friday Vol. 73 Issue 77 Bowling Green, Ohio The BG News BRIEFLY Soviet ineptitude threatens peace Inside by Donna Cassata tions in troop strength and acqu- Associated Press writer isitions of aircraft, ships and Students lack unity: "The greatest threat to the neighbors ot the other weapons in response to a The president of the Ohio diminishing Soviet threat to the Student Association claims WASHINGTON - Defense Sec- Soviet Union in the future may well come West. the state's universities will retary Dick Cheney said Thurs- The budget is a response to the day the inability of Kremlin more trom the Soviet inability to control collapse of the Warsaw Pact, be the first hit by economic leaders to control events within events inside the Soviet Union than it will from "That means that the greatest cutbacks because students Soviet borders could pose a threat to the neighbors of the So- lack lobbying power. greater threat to world peace any conscious policy of seeking to expand viet Union in the future may well ►See page 3. than "any conscious policy of come more from the Soviet ina- seeking to expand their influence their influence by military means" bility to control events inside the War wages: through military means." Soviet Union than it will from any Local businesses are The Pentagon chief also cast --Dick Cheney, Secretory of Defense conscious policy of seeking to making substantial profits doubts on the prospects for expand their influence by mili- from Gulf war parapherna U.S.-Soviet arms control treaties. tary means," the Pentagon chief lia and media are reportinf. t Cheney noted to the House said. Armed Services Committee prob- Cheney said the new defense increased sales and rating: tan But unstated reasons for the de- from interest in the war. lems remain with the strategic yet," Cheney said at a session unsuccessful effort to conclude plan "is a six-year look that's be- ►See page 5. arms reduction treaty, still under dealing with U.S.-Soviet re- the pact in Washington. lay were the snags in the arms ing offered at a time of consider- negotiation, and the conventional lations, the Persian Gulf War and Trie prospective treaty was to talks and U.S. displeasure over able turmoil and uncertainty out forces treaty signed last Novem- the defense budget. be the centerpiece for a the Soviet Union's deadly crack- there in the world. And I would On thin ice: ber but not yet submitted for Sen- Talks between U.S. and Soviet U.S.-Soviet summit in Moscow down on demonstrators in the like to reserve the right to be able The Falcon icers have ate ratification. officials on cutting arsenals of next week. The two superpowers Baltic republics. to come back at some future time doubled the school record "Hopefully, we will be able to strategic nuclear missiles, postponed the meeting, officially Cheney unveiled for members and say we can't go down as fast for consecutive losses, but conclude those arms control bombers and submarines resume citing needs to focus instead on of Congress his fiscal 1992 defense or as far as this program would hope to turn things around agreements, but it ain't over this week in Geneva following an the Persian Gulf War. budget, calling for steep reduc- take it." at home against Ferris State. ►See page 8. Tax-free bonds Campus Kent pro-war rally: Kent State University wi plan postponed 11 be sponsoring a "Midwest Regional Rally for a Free by Robert E. Miller included the cost of an under- Kuwait" Saturday, Feb. 9. Associated Press writer writer at a time of economic un- The BGSU College Republi certainty. cans will be coordinating a "The state is looking for pen- group of students to attend COLUMBUS - Ohio's Public nies," said Mifsud, who also is Students interested in at Facilities Commission refused Voinovich's chief of staff. tending should contact Thursday to issue bonds for a He said other types of tax-free Terry Burton, CR presiden t, state program in which parents savings plans are available, in- at288-2290 (local). The could buy tax-free bonds to save cluding municipal bonds, mutual group plans to leave the for their children's college educa- fund trusts that invest exclu- Union Oval at 2 p.m. on Sat tion. sively in municipal bonds and urday. The rally will begin It rejected 6-0 a request to pre- U.S. savings bonds. atKSU's Student Center pare documents and retain an Plaza at noon. underwriter — at an estimated Mifsud and Budget Director cost of $70,000 — as part of a $115 Greg Browning also cited what million higher education bond is- they called a conflict in purpose State sue package. between the commission and Tui- The decision did not kill the tion Trust Authority. The heart of it all: savings bond plan. It left intact The commission's purpose is to Governor George Voinc- another program of the Ohio Tui- secure bond-issue financing for vich joined the state's bill- tion Trust Authority in which so- the state at the lowest cost possi- board industry Thursday i n called tuition credits are sold to ble, while the authority's mission announcing a free ad cam parents, guardians and others for is to help families put aside paign to boost tourism and future use by their children or money for rapidly increasing ed- said he would keep "Ohio, wards. ucation costs. the Heart of It AIT as the Paul Mifsud, commission Under the credits plan, parents state's tourism slogan. chairman, cited several reasons can buy future tuition in incre- At the same time, Voino- for the commission's action. They Q See Bonds, page 4. vich said state spending f o r tourism promotion, which amounts to about $5 millio i annually, might be cut as s result of projected revenue Oil spill wages war shortfalls. "I think it's a great mott 0. We've invested millions of dollars in it, and we're goir g on the environment to build on that and make sure that Ohio is the heart < )f it all," Voinovich said. complishments resulting from by Greg Watson the spill, because it has not staff writer helped Iraq or hindered the U.S. Nation The only way the oil spill helped The Gulf War will not only be Iraq was by diverting U.S. air- Boy abandoned: responsible for the loss of human planes sent to bomb the pipes A vivacious toddler foun i lives, but short and long-term en- dumping oil in the gulf, he said. abandoned in a church in vironmental effects as well, ac- If the oil spill is not cleaned up West Virginia talks a lot cording to the University's envir- soon, the small oil particles will about chocolate milk, appl 1 omental health director. evaporate while the large parti- iuice and french fries but The Iraqi oil spill and burning cles will settle to the bottom of the has hardly mentioned his oil tanks are among the most se- sea, killing a great deal of aquatic parents, police said Thurs- rious problems the Middle East life, he said. day — and they don't know environment is facing and will There is not an efficient way to who he is. have to adjust to in the future, clean oil spills, Silverman said, "He says 'grandma,' he said Gary Silver-man, director of referring to the problems Exxon says 'daddy, but he's neve r environmental health. had with the Valdez oil spill in A- referred to a mom," police "The oil spill is a tremendous laska. Sgt. John Walker said, "an i disaster," Silverman said. "[The The Iraqi oil spill will be a he changes the subject if spill ] will not disappear." much larger problem than the Easy Does It you ask nim what his name Silverman saia the long-term Valdez spill, because of its I Freshman environmental science major Jeff ladlock of Mount Sterling, O. practices his freestyle is or if he has any brothers consequences of the oil spill over- greater magnitude, he added. moves Thursday on the basketball courts next to the Fine Arts Building. or sisters." shadow the Iraqi military ac- I Seefffect«,page6. The boy, called "Buddy" by Walker and most of the officers, is 37'£inches tall, Comparison of B.G. and State High School weighs 38 pounds and has Ability tests questioned brown wavy hair and dark Proficiency Exam Results brown eyes. He was found wearing a white shirt, whit 2 State should re-evaluate format, professors say sweater, blue jeans, red £553 Bowling Green suspenders and blue san- Other high schools state average on each of the four take the tests more seriously be- dals with white socks. by Aaron Dorksen sections of the test. cause they have aspirations of staff writer The test measures students' furthering their education.