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TUESDAY February 5, 1991
Legislature faces tough agenda OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)—The 43rd Oklahoma Legislature opened Monday for a four-month run at solving some ticklish problems that one leader says could produce "a very rough year." Reapportionment and a tight budget are the major areas that are expected to cause headaches for legislators. In addition to giving details of his $3 billion budget, Gov. David Walters is expected to unveil a $300-million capital improvement bond plan. Legislative leaders already are raising the specter of a special session, noting that the regular session must be shut down on May 31 under a constitutional amendment adopted by voters in 1989. "That tends to make me believe that we're looking at a special session—not for redistricting but for the budget," said Sen. Bob Cullison, D-Skiatook, president pro tempore of the Senate. "There's a lot of things that could go wrong with this session that could make it a very rough year," he said.
Clark visits Iraq This report has been cleared by Iraqi officials in accordance with security procedures, BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP)—Former U.S. Attorney General and peace activist Ramsey Clark arrived here Sunday on what he described as a "peaceful mission." Clark met with Foreign Ministry officials and was expected to meet with President Saddam Hussein later in his visit of several days. He declined to give further details.
Rescuers look for quake survivors ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP)—Rescuers struggled through waist-deep snow over the weekend to reach people trapped by an earthquake Friday that killed at least 300 people and injured more than 500, officials said. About 2,000 houses collapsed in the quake that registered 6.8 on the Richter scale, authorities said. The center of the quake was hundreds of miles away in neighboring Afghanistan. V
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Students who gathered to pray for the safe return of U.S. troops fighting in the Mideast find equal support from friends for themselves. Pictured from right are
Donna Thomas, Michelle Schaefer, La Trisha Anderson and an unidentified coed. See related article and photos on page 4. (Photo by Peter Weds)
SA reviews racial relations By Marie Knupke Student Writer lthough Central State University is not segregated, some students claim racial isolation exists on campus. "You'll see it's apparent in the cafeteria. If you've ever been over there, you'll notice as you walk in, the majority of the blacks sit on the right, whites sit on the left, and international students sit in the middle," said
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Kenneth Haynes, from the Black Student Association. Haynes represented one of just five organizations, which showed up Tuesday to form a committee to review such racial problems. Out of 98 organizations the ones represented were Native American Student Association, Malaysia Student Association, Alpha Tau Omega and the Young Democrats, although all campus groups were invited.
One student senator said low attendance did not mean people were not concerned, but insufficient publicity or bad timing may have been the reason. Volunteers for the committee are Peter Regan, David Slane, Kenneth Haynes, Joacquin Stevens, Jeffery Ng, Dee Costello, Shon-Dae Rahman and Leslie Aaron. They will review ideas for possible policy changes in future meetings according to 'V See RELATION, page 6.
Police offer $1,000 for information By Larry Rogers Student Writer $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a person who phoned in a bomb threat at Central State University, campus Police Chief Bob Roberts said. The threat was received around 8 p.m. last Wednesday at West Hall. The person who answered the phone told CSU police the male caller had an accent, possibly Middle Eastern. This is the first time a reward has been of-
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fered in connection with a bomb threat at CSU, said Roberts. Roberts said the reward was offered, because of the seriousness of the situation. "Anytime you evacuate a building there's always the possibility of injury because you've got a lot of people leaving an area at one time, said Roberts. "You've got to bring out the fire department personnel, and possibly they might be needed elsewhere for a very real situation, and here they are spending their time up here on a hoax," said Roberts. Police are investigating the possibility that the threat may have been related to the theft of a vehicle from the S-3 parking lot,
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Roberts said. The auto theft occurred at about the same time as the evacuation. This is the first bomb threat made to a residence hall that Roberts can remember. "It was a cowardly act. I have absolutely nothing good to say about him (the caller)," Roberts said. "The administration here at the university is as upset as our department is. They want to put a stop to this. We don't want it and we will certainly arrest and file charges at the first opportunity.we have," Roberts said. Anyone with information can call the CSU Police Department, ext. 2345. Calls will be confidential. V
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Students and academic counselors discuss various problems encountered before, during and after enrollment and propose some alternatives to alleviate those problems.
Central State University police plan to curb campus crime before it escalates toward national levels. Violent crime on university campuses has increased tremendously in the past few years.
An Associated Press reporter provides a first-hand account of his experience with a team of U.S. Marines as they launch an assault against Iraqi troops in the Saudi Arabian town of Khafji.
Broncho senior wrestler Jeff Gowens, third in the country last year at 134 pounds, utilizes a black box theory technique as an advantage against the opposition.
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