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Inside the News Opinion • U.S. needs more activist athletes State • Labor experts disagree on length, end of strike Clinton uncovers 1997 budget Sports • Baseball team headed for Florida Page 5 Wednesday, March 20,1996 Bowling Green, Ohio Volume 82, Issue 104 The News' Low voter turnout may be 3 r i e f s result of winter weather NHL Scores Job Boyle Superintendant Bill Hall said "We can go on the ballot In Au- Edmonton 4 The BC News the failure of the levy will create gust or November. Under the col- problems with the collective lective bargaining argreement, N.Y. Rangers 1 Poor weather may have made bargaining agreement the dis- we have to go on the ballot one for poor turnout In the primary trict has with its teachers. more time," Hall said. Florida 5 elections in Wood County. "We won't be able to grant pay The campus vote would not 2 Bowling Green City School increases and we will have to as- have made any difference. Hall Ottawa District's emergency 4.S mill sess where we are for the bud- said, due to the nature of the levy was resoundingly turned get," Hall said. voters. Detroit 6 down by city and campus voters "If you look at campus votes. Toronto 5 Tuesday, as slightly over 60 per- Hall said the district will put It's never been large. 1992 and cent decided to deny the school the Issue on the ballot again in 1988 were the only "large turn- money to grant raises for the 1996, but It will be up to the outs," Hall said. "Voter turnout Philadelphia 4 next year. school board to decide when. was very low all over." N.Y. Islanders 1 Anaheim 2 Wood County vote results Washington 1 NBA Scores New Jersey 82 represent state numbers Vancouver 77 Joe Boyle defeating Pat Buchanan's 20 per- - the best we've had in many The BC News cent in the Republican primary. years." Orlando 113 Mike Marsh, Wood County Re- Jim Carter and Tim Brown will Detroit Wood County served as a publican Party Chairman, said be bearing the G.O.P. banner in 91 microcosm of Ohio's Republican Dole leads a "top-notch" group of November against Democrats voters Tuesday In Bob Dole's Republican candidates in Ohio. Kathleen Steingraber and Alvin Charlotte 102 best showing of the primary "I think we've got a great Perkins, who both ran unop- Hldtkl K.b.y««U/Tke BG New. Indiana 94 season. group of candidates," Marsh posed. Rob Rlnto, a senior education major, votes for the primary elec- Dole brought in 66 percent of said. "Our county commissioner tion at Anderson Arena Tuesday afternoon. the vote in Wood County, soundly candidates are really impressive See PRIMARY, page three. Golden State 105 Houston 102 Chicago 89 Jerome Library goes on-line to save money Sacramento 67 Jiy Young re getting," Dobb said "We're One of the services is Lexis ing for all faculty," Moore said mean a lot of changes in every li- The BC News trying to offer some new ser- Nexis. Dobb said the service She said if faculty want brary, but not the end of them. Cleveland 81 vices." provides a lot of research op- research Items In a timely fash- "It's nice to have the paper. In Faced with tight budgets, the Dobb said the library will be tions. ion, they should learn how to use fact, a lot of people will look at Dallas 72 University library is looking for trying several services that offer "We're going to get this service the new service. Moore said that the screen and still want to print ways to place the library in Journal articles on-line. Instead and then faculty will be able to not learning the service is an op- it out, but the truth Is that these everyone's office and room. of purchasing the entire booklet, order articles that they need," tion, though publishers are putting this stuff Twelve students Linda Dobb, Jerome Library the University would be charged Dobb said. "We haven't made it "They have that preogative, out in electronic format," Dobb elected as USG at- dean, said the Increasing costs of by article. "We must cut jour- available to students yet." and in many ways that will be said 'You're going to find that printed material Is forcing the nals. I think it is terrible, and I Kelly Moore, Reference Ser- easier," Moore said. "They dont all libraries are all in this tran- large senators University to cancel journals and hate it, but we must do it," Dobb vices coordinator, said an oppor- have to learn a new system. They sition period, between print and Twelve students were other materials. tunity for faculty to learn about don't have to load special soft- electronic. Certain things will voted Into office as Under- said. "In order to make up for 'The price of Journals is going some of the journals that we will Lexis Nexis will occur after ware on their mahcine, but they probably always be print, and graduate Student Govern- might have to wait two weeks to ment at-large senators. up astronomically, so we are not be getting here, we're going spring break. certain things are moving very, Those students Include: J. working with departments to re- to try and use some article deliv- "During National Library get a journal article." very fast into the electronic for- Rob Reitruszka, Pamela duce the number of journals we'- ery options;" Week we'll be doing open train- Dobb said technology will mat." Buxton, Brian Anderson, Jason Skidmore, Kerry Au- llzia, Marce Wahba, John Wallace, John Krishner, Jeff Carney, Chad Judge gives go-ahead to rape evidence DeVeaux, Timothy Gacioch and Matthew Hoostal. Eric B. Pearson, 43, is accused in Bowling Green will also be than the testimony of a victim to 16 years as a prosecutor, and Joe Boyle establish the identity of the at- unique to police officers with The BC News of one count of rape and one admlssable because the victim Special Olympics count of abduction in a series of could identify Pearson. tacker," Williamson wrote. even more experience," recruiting vol- A Wood County Common Pleas 1993 attacks in Bowling Green. In the decision, Williamson Wood County Prosecuting At- Mayberry said. Pearson is charged with the Court Judge has ruled that evi- Judge Gale Williamson ruled said If Pearson's identity could torney Alan Mayberry said he unteers the April 2, 1994 and July 14, be not be established by victim 1- plans to call some of the prior Aug. 27, 1993 rape of a 24-year- Wood County Special dence from three separate at- old University student in Bowl- tacks can be used against an Ar- 1993 rapes committed In Tiffin dentiflcation, DNA evidence victims to establish the "rather Olympics is currently re- ing Green, as well as the abduc- cruiting volunteers for lington, Ohio man accused of a will be admlssable In court since would be satisfactory. unique" manner in which Pear- coaching and assistant posi- rape and an abduction in Bowling Pearson could be identified by 'It would appear to the Court son committed his crimes. tion of a woman near the comer "His method is unique to me in of Manville Avenue. tions for spring sports. Green In 1993. DNA A Sept. 23, 1993 abduction that DNA evidence may be better Nearly ISO youth and adult athletes will partici- pate in different sports. For more Information on Special Olympics volunteer Dole claims Ohio, opportunities, contact Rose Clements, Wood Lane Vol- unteer Coordinator, at 352-5115. GOP nomination Compiled from stuff and wire reports. John King and Wisconsin. As a result, he The Associated Press gained more tlian 200 delegates and crossed the 996 mark needed Sen. Bob Dole clinched the Re- to mathematically clinch the Quote of publican presidential nomination GOP nomination, according to Tuesday with a Midwest primary The Associated Press count. the day sweep that set the stage for a The Kansas senator refused to generational battle In November declare victory in the nomination "Certain things will pitting the World War II hero chase, eager to maintain meaning probably always be against the Baby Boom Demo- for next week's California pri- print, and certain cratic incumbent. mary. Still, he knew the prize things are moving "The fall campaign Is under that eluded him in two prior very, very fast into way," Dole said triumphantly. "It White House bids was his. the electronic is 230 days to defeating Bill Clin- "The first time I came up format." ton." Even so, key Republicans empty. The last time I came up -Linda Dobb, libraryary I worried that Ross Perot was pre- short," Dole told AP. "This time dean speaking about paring to enter the presidential I'm coming up full." the new library M«tt KryferTTfct AiMcUled Pre u fray.