Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 4-7-1981 The BG News April 7, 1981 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News April 7, 1981" (1981). BG News (Student Newspaper). 3852. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/3852 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. Tuesday TOP State house burns L Local standards g^^ 1 Home opener marijuana use 1 may revamp jails closes Adrian •"Ow R.J.RtYNOLDS |P*9 TOBACCO CO«»-MI N C 1)101 Page 3 Page 4 WL Page 8 April 7, 1961 Cloudy today. High In mld-60«. Cloudy tonight, The B G News chance of rain. Bowling Green State University Housing code, pay increase explode at council by Cralg Hyde News stall reporter Although council will render a decision on the proposed housing code at the Dick Gonyer, Bowling Green city firefighter, spoke in behalf of city next regular meeting, the audience argued for and against the code with a employees, stating that only a 33-percent raise has been given to city Councilman-at-large Wendell Jones outlined a revised housing code variety of comments. employees since April of 1974. budget, reducing the city's estimated cost of implementing the proposed Roger Weaver, Student Government Association Senator, announced that Wesley Hoffman, city administrator, told Gonyer that his figures were not housing ordinance to nothing, at a five-hour, hotly debated city council in a survey taken on campus by the Commuter Off-campus Organization accurate, and that he should re-check his source. meeting last night. (COCO) concerning the housing code, 81 percent of the students surveyed in- GONYER said he believes that although council is to be commended on Crowding the council chamber and the adjacent hallway, students, dicated a desperate need for the code. their work, they have neglected their city employees. landlords and other persons from the community listened as Jones sliced He also announced that SGA has not yet made a decision to support or op- thousands from the estimated budget by re-arranging personnel and Council president Bruce Bellard interjected that maybe council has not pose the ordinance. given as much as the employees need, but it has never neglected the city eliminating some office equipment, which be deemed unnecessary. Al Green, president of Wood County Board of Realtors, said he believes the Jones reminded council that the first year budget, prepared by zoning employees. law is unfair, putting regulations on only rental housing. He suggested coun- Gonyer expressed his hope for more than an 8-percent increase when a director Richard Ketzenbarger, originally called for a $102,491.65 operating cil act on all housing. decision is made. budget. DOUG Valentine, rental property owner, also opposes the code saying that Also Chris Jackson, a wastewater treatment plant worker, asked council Through cuts, including hiring only one full time inspector and two interns, he believes already existing codes are adequate to regulate housing pro- Jones cet the budget leaving the city with a modest surplus. to consider the 8-percent increase. blems. He also suggested that council look into several incentive plans that would "I THINK we need an effective bousing code. I've shown a budget of very The housing battle raged on for three more hours, but city employees and little cost to the city," Jones said. allow employees bonus days for decreased absenteeism. council debated over a six percent cost of living raise. Rob Quinlan, an unemployed Bowling Green resident, suggested that no And he seems to believe that with the city budget of $22 million, the code Mayor Alvin Perkins said the six-percent figure had been discussed but no which would utilize only .06 percent of the city budget, is a necessity. one needs a pay increase, only a guaranteed job."You're just forcing prices figure had been decided upon yet. up... wait til next year," he said. Atlanta youth Prayers said for slain youths added to list; News analysis by Kathleen Koehar count at 22 No one who gathered in Prout Chapel last Sunday knew who killed ATLANTA (AP) - A retarded man 22 black children in Atlanta, missing since March 30 was added Georgia, or why. yesterday to the list of young blacks Who and why are not the ques- whose murders and disappearances tions being asked anymore but are being probed by a special police rather when. When are the killings task force, raising the count of unsolv- going to stop and how? ed cases to 25. "WE DO HAVE a concern for the Larry Rogers, 21, was the second situation happening in Atlanta," slightly built, retarded adult to be ad- the black woman explained as she ded to the list of 22 deaths and three started the ceremonies. disappearances probed by the task The key to the day's activities force. and her statement was the pronoun The water-swollen corpse of another "why." mentally retarded man, 21-year-old There was no distinction between Eddie Duncan, was pulled from the performer and audience; all were Chattahoochee River southwest of one black voice urging their fellow Atlanta last week. man to turn to God and the Bible in search of an answer. Public Safety Commissioner Lee "We ask that You (God) give us Brown said Rogers was added to the the strength of wisdom to unders- task force list "because of similarities tand your will," another woman sult photos by Al Fuchs in his profile and disappearance and prayed. The chapel filled to capaci- University students attending tha Sunday prayer service lor the 22 slain that of other cases being handled by ty, then overflowed as people lined children In Atlanta, Qa., walk In a silent procession from Prout Chapel to St. the task force." the walla, all praying that their Thomas Mora church. Inside St. Thomas Mora, Jaan Hunt, an Elementary voices would be heard by the slain Education ma|or listens to speeches, songs and prayers by University IN ANOTHER development, Gov. children's families. students. George Busbee signed extradition "GOD HAS SMILED on me, He papers to clear the way for Atlanta has set me free. God has smiled on gregation and said, "The murder of Inside the church, a small black police to question a man in the cases. me, He has been good to me," sang a black child is a terrible sight. child talked to himself and Larry Marshall, 34, was being held in the sisters of Zeta Phi Beta, their There is only one thing we black whimpered, oblivious to the kill- Hartford, Conn., on an attempted rob- bodies swaying in harmony. "Pass adults can do-unite!" ings that brought his mother to the bery charge from Georgia. The me not ol' gentle savior," the con- church. Another wailed and had to papers were sent to Connecticut Gov. gregation joined in spontaneous A MEMBER OF the Gospel Choir be carried outside. Perhaps she Bill O'Neill. clapping. "Hear my humble cry, do also urged everyone to unite. She knew. not pass me by," they begged. shouted, "Call on Jesus, 'cause he Brown says he does not consider Naomi Peppers, representing the is the answer. He will put no more "WE ARE BROTHERS - participate. "Tell ol' pharoah to let the poems, songs and speakers con- Marshall a suspect in the slayings, but Obsidian, said the killings in Atlan- on you than you can bear." brothers and sisters in spirit. Can't my people go," they sang, happy tinued. "Someone is killing our Assistant Fulton County District At- ta were crimes against her race. After the choir finished singing, a you see it? Can't you feel it?" Nla and unafraid, giggling and children, I believe the devil's on the torney Gordon Miller says the task "In the eyes of white men in silent procession led the par- Kuumba dancers, each so delicate unaware of how much each of their loose." force wants to question him because America, we have to wonder if we ticipants to St. Thomas More and sincere, reached their arms out lives means. The adults gave them Although the killings in Atlanta of reports that he knew one of the are still thought of as second-class Parish. Some linked arms against to God, asking for the killings to a standing ovation, so they started continue the black community has young victims. citizens." the cold thought of dead children stop. again, "If I perish, I'll perish extended its united sympathy and A small black woman with a slain in ill hatred that only a sick Seven black children, members 'cause I'm going to meet the king." love. The closing prayer asked the A neighbor told police be last saw quiet voice stood before the con- person could understand. of the Heritage Choir, assembled to The sentiments were repeated as Lord to forgive the killer. Rogers in his northwest Atlanta neighborhood climbing into a car driven by a lone black male with a $ thick, false-looking moustache, police said. However, police spokeswoman ACGFA reviews campus budget requests totaling 168,000 Beverly Harvard said the report had by Mark Clsterlno tions and activities. This was 4.8 per- quested in the weekend meetings, ing an $8,043 increase, noted the need and publications, Margaret Maws stall reporter not been verified.