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Thursday February 6, 1986 Missoula, Montana IKaimin Vol. 88, No. 57. Employees’checks stolen By Christopher Ransick Oleson said that because of simi­ KWmn Sttfl Rtporwr larities In the handwriting, she be­ Two University of Montana em­ lieves both signatures were written ployees had their paychecks stolen by the same person. from their mailboxes In recent She said many businesses believe months, Elizabeth Oleson, UM pay­ state checks are guaranteed; there­ roll supervisor, said Wednesday. fore, they do not require photo Both checks were cashed at local identification of people cashing businesses, Oleson said, and those them. businesses will bear the burden of If the check has been stolen and cost for not requiring proper identi­ forged, the state collects the money fication. from the establishment that cashed Meanwhile, the employees, both the check. It Is then the establish­ of whom live In the 100 and 200 ment’s responsibility to recover its blocks ot South Fourth and Fifth loss. streets East, must wait, perhaps as Oleson said her office has not re­ long as two months, for their quested a police investigation be­ money. cause $560, the total amount of the stolen checks, Is not enough to Oleson said that when employees warrant Immediate action. report their checks have not ar­ "Those are not big checks, but for rived, she asks them to wait five the individuals expecting them they days to see If the problem exists might mean groceries or tuition,” with postal service. she said. If the check has not arrived after five days, the payroll office posts a The post office has been notified property bond, she said. This acts of the thefts and Oleson said it will as a paycheck, but cannot be take special precautions this month cashed If the original check Is lo­ with payroll checks. cated. Oleson advised UM employees In this case, bonds posted for currently receiving checks by mall these employees were rejected by to consider electronic payroll de­ the government office in Helena be­ posit to their bank accounts. cause the original checks had al­ Checks deposited electronically are ready been cashed. The signatures credited to accounts the morning of of Nicholas Wecker and Douglas F. each monthly payday, which is the Betney had been forged, Oleson 8th of the month or the nearest said. working day to it, she said. Students coping with deaths a healthy sign, says UM counselor By Kevin McRae ings. This creates a reaction of KlMttn Reporter guilt, he said, but that Is normal. Photo by Meet* mm Efforts students are making to H "It's difficult to realize," he said, KIM WILLIAMS will discuss her latest book, which has “10 rules lor deal with the trauma caused by the "but out of conflict comes growth. practically everything,” when she eppears on “Late Night with David deaths of two University of Montana When people are willing enough, Letterman." students Is a healthy sign, Dr. Fred brave enough and honest enough to a. Weldon, director of the Center walk through my door, they have tor Student Development, said Wed­ part of the problem licked already." Montana nature-lover to appear nesday. Students may seek help at the David Bolton, 22, died Jan. 29 of Center for Student Development, on the David Letterman show a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Rob­ the Health Service and the clinical By Adina Lindgren ert O'Neill. 19, died Sunday after psychology department, Weldon Kaimin Reporter falling from a fifth-floor window of said. Wednesday, Jan. 29, University of Montana Instructor Kim Williams Jesse Hall. He said the response by students received a telephone call from New York. "We've got an opening for Weldon said students are seeking seeking advice on how they can you on the David Letterman show tomorrow night. Can you make It?” counseling to establish a "mature, help a troubled friend has been She said yes but then couldn’t get a flight to New York In time for the orderly manner" in which to "explo­ "tremendous." show. Her appearance was rescheduled for Feb. 10. But now the show, re and analyze” the effects the The number of students seeking not airline flights, is overbooked so Williams’ appearance will be re­ deaths may have on their lives. the counseling was not available. scheduled for a later date. Students often think they are very There is "a beauty In the univer­ Williams, a Missoula resident, teacher, author and Individualistic na­ close or "Intimately attuned” to a sity environment," he said, where ture-lover, has become known for her colorful commentaries broadcast friend or roommate, he said, but "sensitivity and caring manifests In nationwide on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," and for there may be "another side" to that such situations." her nature columns that appear in the Missoullan's Sunday newspaper. person that no one knows. Weldon praised the efforts of the Williams will appear on the Letterman show to talk about her latest After a friend Is lost in a tragic dormitory resident assistants. He book, "Kim Williams' Book of Uncommon Sense: A Practical Guide With incident, Weldon added, there Is said they are "very cooperative" 10 Rules For Practically Everything." It will be released this month. often a feeling that no one ever See ‘William*,* page 12. really knew the victim's inner feel­ See ‘Death,’ page 12. rQpinion A Saturday morning revolution of financial proportions The Smurfs, He Man, The Trans­ dren's minds. on the tube every Saturday. Kids can Like most cartoon characters, Bugs formers, Ewoks, Droids and Hulk While hugging $15 Smurf dolls, kids smear Rambo camouflage paint on and friends don’t always offer an Hogan all have two things In com­ can watch the cuddly blue and white their faces, strap on their jungle fa­ educational lesson, but they do enter­ mon. They are on television every Smurfs outwit evil-doers. The cartoon tigues. squeeze off rounds from their tain and inform us. How many other Saturday morning and can be found watcher can eat the popular candy, plastic Rambo machine guns, play cartoons offer viewers a chance to on toy store shelves. Gummi Bears, while watching the with their Rambo exploding train set see a version of "The Barber of Se­ bears' antics on television. Kids can and chew shrapnel-shaped bubble ville?" body slam their plastic pro-wrestler gum (really) while watching Rambo While It is true that Bugs Bunny Editorial dolls while Hulk Hogan and Rowdy entertain them with muscle rather dolls can be bought, the cartoon has Roddy do the same on television. than humor. not been commercialized to the ex­ tent of the newer looney tunes. While playing with one of the many However, one hour of sanity still ex­ It's time to say That's All Folks to Many Saturday morning cartoons Star Wars toys that range in price ists on Saturday mornings. At 9 The the producers of' the modern car­ are no longer made to simply enter­ from $1 to $50, children can watch Bugs Bunny Roadrunner Hour com­ toons. Let's save parents some tain kids but have become a medium C3-PO and R2-D2 fight galactic bad bines superb animation with some­ money and help children keep their by which the toy industry is selling its guys. While playing with $20 Ewok times adult humor to keep it near the sanity by demanding that the net­ merchandise. toys, children can watch the animated top of the ratings, especially with the works rid the television of the current Ewoks rid Endor of criminals and older cartoon fans. Not too long ago, certain concerned Saturday morning cartoons and re­ other unsavory characters. parents and legislators complained The Wuzzles, the Muppet Babies, place them with Johnny Quest, Pink about the violence in the Saturday Kids can play the popular game, the Snorks and Punky Brewster just Panther and the Jetsons. If not, how morning cartoons, saying It was Dungeons and Dragons, and watch can’t come close to the entertaining about four hours of Bugs Bunny. warping children’s minds. The vio­ mystlcal characters act out the game value of Speedy Gonzalez, Daffy Kevin Twidwell lence is still in the cartoons of today on television. Duck, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite but now parents have to worry about But the best is yet to come. An ani­ Sam, the Tasmanian Devil or Porky their checkbooks as well as their chil- mated version of Rambo will soon be Pig. 'Operation Sequester' EDITOR: In the interest of accuracy, I am responding to Mr. Ross Greenfield's Jan. 30 letter to the editor. Mr. Greenfield was one of The Myth of Neutrality the unfortunate tenants "dis­ placed" by the ROTC cadets when they moved into the To suggest the mass media are lib­ public schools.