Ruston Daily Leader (Newspaper) - January 9, 1998, Ruston, Louisiana Dolphins Saturday See page 104 8 for Seepage January 1998 vv u r i s t BRIEFLY Dog attack leads to police boat chase police boat chased down and captured a vicious pit bull that escaped with its owner in a rubber dinghy from a bar Patrons of the Schooner Wharf Bar complained to police that Terry Gunther refused to leash his pit bull after it attacked a cocker spaniel The second time the pit bull it also bit the owner of the cocker spaniel and another who received a facial Asked to Gunther got into a fight with the Edwards Police said he jumped into a motorized dinghy with his but it ran out of and he and the dog were Gunther was charged with disorderly conduct and released on sends officials to help Indonesia WASHINGTON AP The Clinton administration and the International Monetary alarmed by Asias deepening economic are sending top officials to Indonesia to help right a faltering bailout Both the White House and the IMF sized that their emissaries would underscore to Indonesian Presi dent Suharto the urgent need for his government to adhere to the reform pledges it made in Novem ber to qualify for a billion rescue President Clinton made a personal appeal to Suharto in a 20minute phone call Thurs day night from Air Force the White House Suharto pledged his support to Clinton for a senior minister said in Jakarta Suicide attempt delays trial AP Theodore Kaczynski is in the vision of hell hooked to an electronic heart monitor in a cell for the a camera watching his every mental health issue he has fought so hard to avoid is at center stage in his strange a day after authori ties say he tried to hang himself with his underwear and then sought permission to defend himself at a murder trial where he is accused of being the anti technology tors and defense attorneys were to confer today with psychiatrists who will examine The trial that was supposed to have opening statements on Monday is on hold after a bizarre week of surprises from the 55yearold Hundreds expected for Bono funeral PALM AP They knelt and whispered prayers at his hundreds of including his widow mourners who filed into the little church for It would have been a somber scene in all re spects if not for the presence of As the nation pays its respects to an unlikely the guest list at Theresa Roman Catholic Church was strictly political Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich was among the politicians expected today at the funeral of who died Monday in a skiing accident at age Dozens of members of Congress planned to attend the PAIR sets conference United Way rep to be featured By Jennifer Collum Staff Writer In an effort to bring the community together toward a common Lincoln Parishs Partnership Against Insufficient or will conduct a two day conference on community We hope we can pull people together in this said Cathy Lin coln Parish Extension Agent and PAIR so we can do something about needs identification in this The to be held 2930 at Trinity Methodist will be facili by Carol the CEO of the United Way in Bergers conference addresses commu bu which she defines as a pro cess which brings together diverse people and groups for a common She is a dynamic said Kim Volunteer Coordinator for Vol of America and PAIR We need to get her in Ruston to pull everybody together to get things PAIR was formed two years ago to provide the opportunity for the parish communities to develop and implement solutions to local problems lies and One of the groups goals is to create a common vision for the community to help achieve a united effort in actively ad dressing and reducing the high rates of child abuse and placement of children in foster infant high school dropouts and substance The group is funded by a state grant from the State of Louisiana Office of Com Serv and received its second grant in July which will help pay for part of the Community Building Seating is limited to and the registration fee is due Late registration is The fee includes morn ing and afternoon snacks as well as lunch on both Registration forms are available at Volunteers of 303 Georgia in or call Kim Martin at Leader photo by SUSAN PORTER The list of candidates seeking the presidency at Grambling State University numbers 42 and Includes applicants from all across the nation and two foreign A selection panel Is expected to begin culling through the list later this 42 seek GSU presidency Editors Note This is the first of two articles that examines the list of 42 candi dates for the presidents position at Gram bling State By Liz Allen Staff Writer Candidates from across the United States and two foreign countries have applied for the presidency at Grambling State University bumping the number of those interested to We have a good pool of University of Louisiana Board of Trust ees Vice President for Academic Affairs Carroll Falcon Were pretty satis Deadline to apply for the position was 3 Searching for a president is nothing new for the This is the second search for a GSU president in the last three Among the applicants is acting GSU President Leonard Haynes He took over the position in October after Ray Chamber staff has plans for making Ruston known By Angela DelRio Staff Writer Two new faces have joined the ranks of the Chamber of Com merce and Lincoln Parish Convention and Visitors rounding out a com new staff for the combined Lisa Price has as the position of program manager while Sherry Bailey has been named office manager and execu tive Its almost a new era at the chamber with this totally new Price Were all excited about the Im excited about being Im really impressed with the number of people in the commu willing to volunteer for chamber Price is in charge of promoting and coordinating special Some of the programs she is involved with include Business After Hours and Leadership North Central Lately the staff has been brainstorm ing to come up with ideas for new pro grams and ways to better those already in Price Were working on enhancing exist ing programs by incorporating new Price We want to get the name of Ruston out let people know what we have to Were working hard to promote the Price last worked at in Monroe where she assisted with negotiating na tional advertising and coordinating paid Her degree is in com and po We expect 98 to be a great year for the she Bailey Im excited about the team Im work ing Im excited about learning from Theyre all very familiar with the who worked with the city of Ruston for the past two is using her experience to assist with programs at the Whatever Andy chamber president and the Chamber board set up as 1 work Bailey I keep everyone on track and provide 1 get to utilize ull my train ing in a positive she My See page 3 mond the fifth presi was forced to resign by the Board of Haynes said he has no definite plans if not chosen to fill the While Falcon said Haynes wont have an edge above other he did say his experience wont Some board members may view that as an ad he some advantage over someone But thats the extent of he Falcon did say there are other appli cants who have experience as a univer sity president or acting The tentatively plans to mak a decision concerning the presidency at their 27 a deci sion could come as late as It will take a variety of factors into consideration when looking at who to The board will meet with GSU faculty and administration to find out what constitutes an ideal presi dent for Falcon Among the 42 GSU presidential hope fuls William Barclay He is currently a dean and professor at James Madison College of Michigan State Uni He has a degree from Claremont Graduate Merlin He has been the executive assistant chancellor since 1976 and the assistant vice chancel lor for finance and administration at the University of He was the executive assistant to the president of the University of Arkansas He was the interim vice presi dent for educational and student Augustine was the assistant to the presi dent of the University of Arkansas Sys He has a degree in higher education James He has been the vice president and dean of academic in struction at Fort Scott Community Col since He was the assis tant dean of academic support developmental education at Triton Col from Baber served as the director of the Learning Assis See page 3 Leader photo by SUSAN PORTER Fire attributed to extension cords Fire damaged this mobile home at 711 Jenkins at about The James escaped without The Ruston Fire Department attributed the cause of the fire to overloaded extension One firefighter suffered minor injuries in fighting the but required no medical Damage to the residence is estimated at about WEATHER Tonight Partly Lows around Light east Saturday Mostly Highs in the lower Southeast wind S to 10 INDEX 6 1114 Page 2 4 10 5 6 9 QUOTE The easiest person to deceive is ones own self Edward Lytton 18031873 To get The LEADER delivered to your home weekdays Sundays ONLY for 4 months Call 2553071 TODAY
