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THE BG NEWS Vol.70 Issue82 Bowling Green, Ohio Friday, February 12,1988 Nofziger convicted on charges WASHINGTON (AP) — Lyn Nofziger, President Reagan's one- engines to the Bronx-based Wedtech Corp., since implicated in nu- Nofziger could be sentenced to six years in prison and fined up to time political director, was found guilty yesterday of charges he il- merous plots to buy influence with high government officials. $30,000 on the three convictions. U.S. District Judge Thomas A. legally lobbied top presidential aides for private clients after leaving Meese, now attorney general, had testified in the U.S. District Flannery scheduled sentencing for March 25. the White House. Court trial that he could not recall discussing the Wedtech contract Nofziger, whose political association with the president dates back during an April 5,1982, meeting that was referred to in Nofziger's to Reagan's days as governor of California, was found guilty by a The jury convicted Nofziger on three of four felony charges that he Aprils memo. jury that deliberated less than eight hours. had illegally lobbied former colleagues on behalf of Wedtech Corp., The verdict came less than two months after another former Rea- a maritime engineers union and the manufacturer of the Air Force's The jury acquitted Nofziger of a single charge that he had illegally gan aide, Michael K. Deaver, was convicted of lying under oath A-10 anti-tank plane. lobbied a While House official on behalf of wedtech. The Jury also about his lobbying activities during investigations by Congress and a cleared Nofziger's partner, Mark A. Bragg, of a felony charge of aid- grand jury. ' In part, the jury found Nofziger guilty of illegally using his in- ing and abetting that alleged contact, a May 28,1982, letter to deputy The independent counsel in Nofziger's case, James C. McKay, ar- fluence by sending an April 8,1982, memo to then-presidential coun- presidential counselor James E. Jenkins. gued in his summation Tuesday that there had been evidence elor Edwin K. Meese III suggesting that Meese enlist the support of Nofziger's defense had contended that his name on the Jenkins let- "beyond a shadow of a doubt" that Nofziger contacted his friends in >p administration officials — including the president himself — to ter had been forged by another Wedtech lobbyist, Stephen Den- the White House to "cash in on his influence" with the Reagan ad- ersuade the Army to give a no-bid contract to build small gasoline linger. ministration. Blood needed from students by Beth Church staff reporter Reaching a total of only 569 pints of blood as of yesterday, the Red Cross bloodmobile will fall far short of its goal of 200 pints per day. "We have a very desperate need for blood," said Judy Goris, vol- unteer Red Cross blood chairman for Wood County. She added that the situation has almost reached an emergency status. "We should have had at least 100 more pints each day," Goris said. During this week, except for the Red Cross Center in Toledo, the University drive is the sole supplier of blood for all Northwest Ohio hospitals, according to Goris. In order to fully serve this area, 265 pints must be collected daily. Goris does not know whether the low count is due to bad weather or bad publicity. She is worried, however, that community volunteers may not be able to reach the drive today because of bad weather. "I know we will need many more student workers on Friday, in addition to donors," Goris said. According to Goris, the only way the drive would be cancelled, would be if the Red Cross staff nurses were unable to reach Bowling Green. "We're hoping that if classes are cancelled, students will still come and give blood," Goris said. Alongside the blood drive, preparation continues in the Lenhart Grand Ballroom for Mardi Gras, an annual festival sponsored by the University Activities Organization. Trying to avoid the bloodmobile, "we are working in the evenings, and have really gotten a lot done," said Lynn Zweidinger, vice president of UAO. Twenty-five to 30 volunteers have been silently working all week, but Zweidinger said they still have a way to go. Arctic "Train"-ees; BG News/ Paul Vernon "Our serious decoration will have to wait until Friday evening and Michelle McKay (left), sophomore business major, and Julie Cramer, banking machine on Wooster St. "Waiting for the train didn't bother Saturday morning," Zweidinger said. "But things have been run- freshman English major, were halted by a train on their way to the me but the snow blowing in my face was terrible," Cramer said. ning very smoothly." Rebate for callers GSS sets spring goals by Jared O. Wadley charge excise tax from August 1985 for providing demic calendar. GSS proposed earliest he foresees the addition staff reporter service for students until Oct. 1,1987. Since calls by Laura Hardy this idea last semester to the of reading days is the 1989-90 made are not processed until the beginning of the staff reporter Committee on Academic Af- academic year. More than 9,000 students will share a $44,000 ex- following month, Conrad said students were not fairs, but the Committee be- The third goal of GSS is the cise tax rebate to be refunded by I billed for October. The implementation of gradu- came involved with prioritizing organization of a graduate stu- the Internal Revenue Service Conrad said he read an article in September 1986 ate student housing is the pri- the goals of the University and dent reception at the end of the through University Telecom-1 which said another university received permission mary goal of the Graduate Stu- had to delay the consideration of school year, Jones said. munications. from the IRS not to pay excise tax. dent Senate for the current GSS's proposal, Jones said. Richard Conrad, director of I After the University attorney investigated the semester, according to Larry "Many master's students felt Telecommunications, said the situation, and told Telecommunications that stu- Jones, president of GSS. "Despite the delay, I really they were not getting adequate IRS ruled in late October that dents did not have to pay the tax, Carl Lipp, direc- think it (the proposal) has a recognition at the commence- University students residing on I tor of the business office, requested a refund from The suggestion for University good chance of passing," Jones ment exercises, so we wanted to campus do not have to pay 3 per- the IRS. housing of graduate students said. "The Committee gave us a do something for them," Jones cent excise tax on their tele-! "How often does the University give money back was first made in the fall of 1986 favorable reception when they said. phone calls. John Martin to students? It's unique," Conrad said. under former GSS president were first introduced to the idea. "This is the first year we've Telecommunications had been required to □ See Bursar, page 8. David Anderson, but the project was not actively pursued until last semester, Jones said. "Many master's students felt "There is definitely a signifi- they were not getting cant need for (graduate student) 10,000 apply for fall housing," Jones said. "We have adequate recognition at the Gut this idea in the head of the comencement excercises." "There are 2,825 positions in The Feb. 19 application dead- niversity and are hoping for by Amy Burkett the 1968 fall freshman class and line does not affect transfer stu- support." -Larry Jones, staff reporter 425 positions in the summer dents. At the beginning of this semes- freshman "The number of prospective ter, GSS distributed a survey to The University has received class," he students wanting to go to the all University graduate students They had no strong objections." done anything like this," Jones more than 10,000 applications said. University is running about 15 questioning them about their The purpose of the reading added. "We hope this will be- for next year's freshman class Martin an- percent ahead of last year's re- housing needs. Although GSS is day proposal, according to come a regular and popular — the largest amount ever nounced Wed- cord rate," Martin said. still receiving surveys, the data Jones, would be to give students event, and will give graduate received at this point in the nesday that The University is limited in from the completed surveys are a couple of days at the end of the students something to look for- year. prospective the number of freshmen it can being tabulated and the results semester to study for exams. ward to." students have accept. The number is regulated will be analyzed within the next The days would begin the Friday The reception is scheduled for John Martin, director of ad- until Feb. 19 to by the state legislature and the month, Jones said.