Ruston Daily Leader (Newspaper) - June 22, 1995, Ruston, Louisiana j No MH Juno 1 BRIEFLY Parks closed BOSTON AP Boston Common is now closed at night following two rapes in oldest public Mayor Thomas Menino issued an order closing Boston Common and the neighboring Public Garden from to 6 Home less men were accused in both of the recent which involved a homeless woman who slept in the park and another woman who used it as a shortcut to get Panel looks at base closings WASHINGTON AP An independent panel is embarking on what its chairman calls a painful and unpleasant approving a new round of base closings that reflect a shrinking With no further base closures in sight under current the mara thon round of deliberations begin ning today takes on even greater urgency for the dozens of affected The Defense Base Closure and sion will choose from among 146 bases on President Clintons origi nal closure list and 31 added later by the New poll out NEW YORK AP To fend of f reductions in three in four Americans would sacrifice some of the tax cuts promised by congressional according to aw Associated Press all ages in the poll are mostly will ing to give up some tax cuts to preserve spending on the federal health insurance program for the Deficit cutting plans be fore Congress call for slowing the increase in Medicare Mother kills her own child OKLAHOMA CITY AP who apparently believed rid her children of evil by holding them under cold water has been arrested in the death of her 7 yearold Veal was unconscious Tuesday when her father rushed her to a hospital from a motel where the family had sought refuge after their home was destroyed by died Doctors said she ap to have Martin Caroline was held on a murder She initially was arrested on a com plaint of child abuse after her hus found un conscious in their Preferences may be out WASHINGTON AP A recent Supreme Court decision on affirmative action programs is prompting federal regulators to consider eliminating special pref for minorities and females in bidding for the next generation of mobile phone officials The speaking Wednesday on the condition of said the Federal Com Commission likely will act this week on a recommen dation by its staff to give all bidders for socalled personal tions services the same regardless of race or LGH to modernize scheduling By Jeff Benson Managing Editor Calling it a move that is long over members of the Lincoln General Hospital Board of Directors has de to spend approximately for an automated nurse system that would eventually ben all areas of the Judy director of told board members the computer soft ware will provide such benefits as bud enhanced house wide planned staffing and Abuse Two facing state charges Staff and AP Report Two former nursing home assistants were booked Wednesday on charges of abusing elderly their according to the state attorney generals One of those was a former em ployee of Apline Guest Care Center in Arrested were Lesa Diann of Epps in West Carroll and Katina Marie of Chatham in Jackson Attorney General Richard office said in a state Francis was booked on two counts of on seven counts of simple prosecutors said Newton battered a 90yearold man six times in 12 days in January while she was working at Alpine Guest Care Newton is accused of putting a pair of socks over his putting a soiled bed pad around his putting a pil low over his face and slapping him in the back of his Francis is accused of hitting two residents of Carroll Nursing Home in Oak both on May Investigators quoted witnesses as saying Francis hit a 78yearold man twice on his shoulder with her and later cursed and slapped an 83yearold man and shoved him against his bed according to proactive The system could be in place by Gimber What happens today is schedules are made she We dont have a master look on any given day of who we are going to This will give us that on a daily She said it will allow managers to respond Nurses have always and prob ably will Gimber describing the situation where a nurse may be scheduled to work in a particular but then is needed more in another Accord ing to under manual system that nurses time is still recorded in the first area she was supposed to work With the automated Leader photo by MELANIE STONE HEYEN Getting the word out Ashley Beene ton listens as Kanny Ford of gives opinions of how the media could cover tht Legislatures on changing legal driving The young men ware members of one of six groups that discussed different ways the madia and lawmakers work together to publicize legislation from both Stacy Lambert far on the state youth board of the YMCA Youth considers the issues presented during the YMCA Youth Legislature held at the Grambling Community Center and co sponsored by Louisiana Assistance The prepares the high school stu dents for a spring trip to Baton Rouge to sit in on the into the system which will provide a more accurate view of what is happen ing with staff on the hospital why the hospital has remained so long with the manual Why havent we gone with the like this LGH Administrator Allen Tuten explained that it is probably a combi nation of We have and obviously bought quite a bit of the last three or four he For a manually worked fine for Weve outgrown a manual sys plus weve taken care of some other GSU hires new financial aid director GRAMBLING State University has hired a financial aid considered a key to ending a dispute with the federal government over distributing student The school would not release the employees pending action on the appointment by the Board of Trust ees for State Colleges and The official is scheduled to begin July The position has been vacant since when Grambling State President Raymond Hicks fired former financial aid director Cynthia saying new leadership was Lack of a financial aid director is one reason the Department of Educa tion earlier this year changed the way it gives student financial aid money to Grambling Since the school has been forced to give students its then seek reimbursement from the govern ment for certain federal aid Before the money had been wired directly to the school within three days after the application Possum Fest revs up Friday By Melanie Stone Heyen Editor 13 may just be a winner for the town of Arcadia this Leader photo by BRAD WHITE Military display Ruston resident Wu Tian and his Lin with their daughter ask questions about a cannon that was on display in front of WalMart The cannon was part of a display of various military artifacts sponsored by the North Louisi ana Military Museum With the the committee raised and awareness of the to be established at Post 2 of the American Legion on Memo rial Drive in Ruston and the surrounding A fence has been put up around the property so that the as well as a tank and can soon be placed on Thats because sponsors of the 13th Possum night and all day to its old summer slot will bring the Its a farce that has drawn including a CNN news crew three years to the Bienville Parish All in the name of the most ma marsupial in the Last years festival chairman Omar Valentine said the 1 main day was in competition with hunting Louisiana Tech homecoming and the primary Visitors from other states were accustomed to the summer festival held the last Saturday and preceding Friday night each But after Possums Unlimited Festi val founder Rodney Cook retired with the 1992 the town couldn t coor one for People missed the so organizers went to work to produce the 1994 festival on 30 In spite of the competition we still had a good turnout for the for Jude Childrens Research Hospi tal in has been the Possum Festivals charity of choice for most of its 13 The beneficiary wont change this year John chairman of the 1995 Possum and two other Arcadia men to present the funds raised at last years You put a lot into a Going there made me see some results of the things we Cole I decided to come backand work twice as knowing we are making a Valentine and Wayne Dring said they were touched at If that place doesnt get to nothing said Bienville Democrat publisher who has promoted and cov ered every Possum Possum Festival antics such as the area preachers try to give the best sermon about possum attributes keep the event light and A big Easter Egg Hunt for this hot Saturday in A downtown near the railroad tracks will turn into a mud pie again for the play of a mud volleyball Last years Ultralight planes and motorcycle louring groups raised nearly 40 percent of the Theyll be back to thrill and entertain the public some and raise more money for Fun while poking run while raising funds for a good review of the Possum 1995 Possum Festival laWsH tan at el Mm ft lei TI the delivered to yum home weekdays Sundays ONLY tor 3 mouths call TODAY MM
