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Falcon cagers win by decision, see pg. 7 THE BG NEWS Vol. 89 Issue 53 Bowling Green, Ohio Tuesday, December 2,1986 Review board to investigate Iran arms sale WASHINGTON (AP) - President Reagan ordered his National Security Council staff yesterday not to conduct diplomatic, military or intelligence operations while a review board investigates the agency's role in the secret sale of arms to Iran and the diversion of profits to Nicaraguan rebels. Asserting that "I want all the facts to come out." the president also said he would welcome appointment of a special prosecutor if recommended by the Justice Department to investigate possible wrongdoing. And he reiterated that he had known nothing about the secret transfer of up to $30 million to the Nicaraguan rebels, known as Contras. In a statement to his press spokesman in response to rations from reporters, Reagan said: You can tell them flat out 11 had no knowledge whatsoever of it until (Attorney General) Ed Meese briefed me on it Monday afternoon" - Nov. 24. Gripped in the gravest crisis of his adininistration, Reagan met with a three-member review board headed by former Republican Sen. John Tower of Texas charged with the task of investigating NSC staff operations. Meanwhile, the Senate Intelligence Committee went behind closed doors to begin its own investigation of the Iran-Contra affair. A COMMITTEE member, Sen. Thomas Eagleton, D-Mo., said Stringing in the holidays BG News/Dave Klelmeyer former national security adviser Robert McFariane testified under Bowling "Green firefighters Tom Mauk and Steve Meredith string Christmas lights along the front of the fire station on the oath during the afternoon. Earlier, the panel's incoming chairman, corner of Thurstin Avenue and Court Street. The firefighters adorned the station with approximately 1,000 lights in preparation for the Sen. David Boren, D-Okla., told reporters, "I have not been surprised so far by what I've heard" from witnesses. holiday season. White House spokesman Larry Speakes said the adminis- □ See Investigation, page 5. University employee dies Teacher dies of cancer Man drowns while fishing on Maumee River Shirley Langham-Johnson, of "She was really our expert in the area of 812 StandJah Drive, an assistant professor of Educational Foun- Montessori education and early-childhood education." R. Lynn Orwick, 215 E. Reed St., a data proc- ministrative computer services, Conrad said. dations and Inquiry, died after a - Robert Reed, EDFI department .chairman essing manager for University Computer Serv- An avid fisherman, Orwick fished the Maumee long bout with cancer Nov. 24 in ices, died Tuesday while fishing In the Maumee and Lake Erie with neighbors and co-workers in Wood County Hospital. She was Montessori is a special tech- she went on to earn her master's River. He was 44. computer services, Conrad said. 56. nique for teaching preschool and doctorate degrees from the Dr. Roger Peatee, Wood County coroner, ruled "HE LIVED for fishing. It was his best hobby," Langham-Johnson. a special- children. Urbana campus, earning her Friday that Orwick's death was accidental. said his wife, Betty Orwick, adding that be de- ist in early-childhood education, Much of Langham-Johnson's doctorate in educational psy- Orwick's body was found Wednesday in the signed fishing rods and made his own lures. Joined the EDFI faculty in 1961 research was in the area ofpre- chology in I960. Maumee River near Perrysburg, about 100 yards The flshiiui trip Tuesday was to be the last one of after teaching for a year at kindergarten teaching, Reed downstream from the boat launch area where his the season, Mrs. Orwick said. He had winterized Miami Uni- said. She taught educational SHE WAS AWARDED tenure in van and boat trailer were parked. The trailer had his boat, a 22-foot Sylvan, and wanted to put it in versity in Ox- psychology courses to under- the University's EDFI depart- been backed into the water. the water one last time to make sure it was safe ford. graduate students. ment last spring. for the water. "She was Langham-Johnson also did re- Maumee police found his boat unattended on the "It was the last time this year, and it was such a really our ex- search on the psychology of ro- A memorial service will be north side of the river Tuesday night beautiful day, he said he was going to try to put a pert in the mantic love. held in the next few weeks in Orwick worked for Computer Services for nine line in the water," she said. area of Mon- She was a member of Phi Prout Chapel. Memorial contri- years, holding several management positions, Orwick is survived by his wife, daughters Sherri tessori edu- Delta Kappa, Single Profes- butions may be made to the Richard Conrad, director of computer services and Vickl parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Orwick, cation and sional Parents, the American Hospice of Wood County, the and telecommunications, said. pandmother Mrs. Amanda Orwick, and three early-child- Montessori Society and the Wood County Unit of the Ameri- He was put in charge of the University's tele- brothers. hood educa- Langham-Johnson American Association of Re- can Cancer Society or Single communications system when control of the sys- Services were Saturday in Grace Brethren tion," Robert tired Persons. Professional Parents. tem was transferred to Computer Services. Church, 121 S. Enterprise St, and the family Reed, EDFI department chair- A 1952 B.F.A. graduate of the She has two sons, Jay and Before that, he was operations manager for ad- requests any contributions be made to the church. man, said. University of Illinois at Urbana, Ross, both in their 20s. Candidates seek Main Street awaits stores bvOrasCoMMi lbs boikbng at 117 N. Main section Is in *a« raped* St.foraerhomeoftiieMain shape, but if the personifeas- I Joan Gordon, executive services position Street Bar, said he is still ing the site plans to open a manager of the Bowling working on a deal to lease the restaurant, a new kitchen will Green Chamber of Com- site. have to be built merce, said the construction by Mefttsa McGflUvray years experience working with "We have a couple of of- Though the lack of action in of the new Woodland Mall, staff reporter disabled persons. the vacant buildings on Main scheduled to open fat May Susan Crawford, director of ten, sad we hope to have a new restaurant or lounge in Street may appear to be a bad 1917 inaites it officttH to pre- Open forums Wednesday and the training program for contin- mere by me first of the year," sign for the city's economy, dict bow successful new busi- education, is now serving . _L Mate St., Thursday will allow students, Centre Drug bessid. an area expert says the over- ness ventures in the city will faculty and staff to learn more as interim affirmative action Petti said the building's all climate for huimaas la QSeeBwsteeases.pageS. about the two candidates for the director. She will make the final of coordinator of hand- selection from the two candi- I services and equal op- dates, said Phil Mason, exec- ' specialist. utive assistant to University lates for the post are President Psui Olscamp. THE COORDINATOR for Roger Holmes and Robert Cun- a 19B Uni- nlftfTmn handicapped services and equal and vice Susan Caldwell, director of opportunity specialist answers for administrative staff and person- to the affirmative action direc- store, said nel services, said the candidates tor, Caldwell said. The search Steve's premtam hard toe will be asked to make opening for a permanent affirmative ac- b» comtag to statements about their back- tion director Is still under way, grounds and their views of hand- she said. icapped services on college The search for a permanent affirmative action director was After the candidates' suspended in October after Fac- statements, the forums will be ulty Senate members expressed open for questions from the pub- their doubts that the original search committee, which rec- The forum for Holmes will be ommended two candidates for Dec. 3, from 2 p.m. to 3 psa. In the position, represented • bSSSKL the McFall Assembly Room. broad enough range of minority punt btemsd pwbtoms The forum for Cunningham will interests, particularly women be Dec. 4. from9:30 ajn. to 10:30 and black faculty members. am., also in the Assembly Genevteve Sang, Faculty Room. Senate secretary, mid she re- A committee screened candi- ceived • notice last week con- dates and selected the two fi- cerning the forums. nalists. Candidates were Stang said ate does not know J frem u KHtWlteMKlaB>aser required to have a master's de- whether Faculty Senate will also f cant start work on be opposed to the process of m, formerly Centre Drug Store, wait* let It* new owner* u> move In and gree In either rehabilitation renovate the budding at the comer of Main and Wooster Street*.