Titusville Herald (Newspaper) - September 12, 1998, Titusville, Pennsylvania DRAKE WELL 1869 Established June 14 1865 Oldest Daily Newspaper in Northwestern Pennsylvania Showers Partly cloudy to day with a chance of afternoon showers or a thunderstorm High near 80 Tonight mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of a showers Low near 60 TITUSVILLE PA SATURDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 121998 50 CENTS Starrs Points Listed By The Associated Press The report by Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr alleged 11 acts by President Clinton that may constitute grounds for an lied under oath in the Paula Jones sexual harassment case about his sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky under oath to the grand jury about his sexual relationship with Ms Lewinsky under oath during the Jones deposition when he stated he could not recall being alone with Ms Lewinsky and minimized the number of gifts they had exchanged under oath in his civil deposition concerning conversations with Ms Lewinsky about her involvement in the Jones case to obstruct justice by engaging in a pattern of activity to conceal evidence regarding his relationship with Ms Lewinsky from the judicial process in the Jones case to an understanding with Ms Lewinsky that they would lie under oath in the Jones case about their relationship and tried to obstruct justice by suggesting that Ms Lewinsky file an affidavit so that she would not be deposed she would not contradict his testimony and he could attempt to avoid questions about Ms Lewinsky at the deposition to obstruct justice by helping Ms Lewinsky obtain a job in New York at a time when she would have been a witness against him were she to tell the truth See POINTS page two Starr Report Alleges Eleven Grounds for Impeachment WASHINGTON AP Inde pendent Counsel Kenneth Starr laid before Congress and the na tion Friday a breathtakingly lurid description of President Clintons sexual misconduct with Monica Lewinsky and de clared he had gathered substan tial evidence that may consti tute grounds for an impeach ment Clinton engaged in a pat tern of conduct that was incon sistent with his constitutional duty to faithfully execute the laws Starr declared The 445page report un sealed by a House vote and made accessible to millions of Americans via the Internet accused Clinton of 11 possible impeachable offenses ranging from lying under oath to ob justice After months of leaks and conjecture there were few sur prises except in the steamy de tails The presidents lawyer was quick to criticize Starr for in such lurid allegations and emphatic that Clintons conduct was wrong but not im The report provided evidence of what prosecutors say was an effort to sway the testimony of his trusted Oval Office secre tary Betty Currie and Ms Lewinsky the youthful former intern whose grand jury testi mony about her unlikely affair with Clinton has dragged him to a vulnerable point in his presi dency At a prayer breakfast hours before the reports release Clin ton apologized for the first time to Ms Lewinsky but vowed a vigorous defense against any ef fort to remove him from office His lawyers unfurled a 73page rebuttal to Congress even be fore the Starr report was un sealed No amount of gratuitous al legations about his relationship with Ms Lewinsky no matter how graphic can alter the fact that the president did not com mit perjury he did not obstruct justice he did not tamper with witnesses and he did not abuse the power of his office David Kendall the presidents private lawyer told reporters at the White House There are a lot of lurid alle gations in the prosecutors re ferral but there is no credible evidence of impeachable of fenses he added Indeed the report graphically described sexual encounters be tween Ms Lewinsky and the president a cigar as a sexual Version Starstruck Girl Who Thought He Might Marry Her WASHINGTON AP loved him nicknamed him thought maybe someday he would marry her Monica version of her relationship with the president reads like the gushy diary of a starstruck 22yearold Which is what she was Laying her love life bare for prosecutors Ms Lewinsky described not just sex with President Clinton but long talks about their childhoods Shared jokes frequent hugs the way the president always used to push the hair out of my face I never expected to fall in love with the president I was surprised that I did she said At times she believed that he loved her too But the relationship was often frustrating and eventually turned sour By her own account Ms Lewinsky was emotional and insecure capable of tears and tantrums and deeply frustrated when Clinton stopped seeing her A few weeks after the president broke up with her on May 24 1997 she wrote a peevish letter obliquely threatening to reveal their relationship if he didnt help her get another White House job prosecutors said in the report released Friday In his grand jury testimony the president testified that he feared she would disclose their relationship if he broke it off the report said In the months after their breakup as the Paula Jones lawsuit against the president raised the possibility that Ms Lewinsky might be asked to testify she grew more demanding She pressed Clinton to find her a challenging well paying job in New York City the report indicates With friends she began referring to him as the creep But that was at the end It had all begun she told prosecutors shortly after her See MARRY page two What To Tell Ki About the Report WASHINGTON AP Normally most parents and teachers would be delighted to see their kids studying the Internet site of the US House of Representatives Now with a graphic description of the presidents sex life posted on that site theyre not so sure Is it smut or a civics lesson Easy access to the Starr report online forces that question whether it involves teenage boys surfing the Net for a firsthand look or getting it secondhand from TV news and frontpage headlines The posting was further evidence to officials at Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia that students must learn how to discern whats good and useful in the flood of information on the Internet The web is not the sacred cow of information and all its milk is not pure said John ONeill director of communications at the ayear private school for boys The school tries to steer students toward righteous web surfing It blocks access to all commercial websites and issues Internet drivers licenses only to boys who agree to cruise cyberspace responsibly See KIDS page two Worman Has Advice For UPT Freshmen by Jon Sherman Who knows where you will be in just a few short years UPT President Michael Worman posed Friday to freshmen at the colleges annual Academic Convo cation The convocation was held Friday afternoon on the lawn outside McKinney Hall on the campus To the strains of bagpiper Eugene Zimmerman the faculty in full academic regalia processed across the campus to open the convoca tion Also during the ceremony initiation was held for new members of Phi Theta Kappa the scholastic honor fraternity for college students In office since 1988 Wor man is the local colleges sec ond president He was intro by Dr Margaret H Peaslee UPTs vice president for academic affairs Addressing the freshmen Worman warned them that great changes in their out looks may occur during their exposure to higher education You are experiments in progress Worman stated You have no idea of the wondrous opportunities that will present themselves to you Worman said the students would be confronted with both the separation from their high school life at home and the entirely new life away from home and family they face in college The early parts of the col lege experience said Wor man lay the very foundation for your being able to recog nize the opportunities before you and to take advantage of them when you do recognize them Worman added There is a wealth of knowledge you can See ADVICE page two UPT ACADEMIC PROCESSION The University of Pittsburgh at Titusville conducted its annual Academic Convocation on Friday Led by bagpiper Eugene Zimmerman members of the faculty and administration processed from the student union building to the lawn of McKinney Hall where the convocation took place Herald photo by Jon Sherman prop phone sex sessions and even oral sex performed while Clinton spoke on the phone with members of Congress Lawmakers who began read ing it were aghast It is gross and I dont know how to react to it said Rep Tom Davis RVa Starr himself apologized in the report for its lengthy and explicit details of 10 sexual en counters between the former in tern and president but con tended it was necessary to prove Clinton committed perjury both in the Paula Jones lawsuit last January and again in his grand jury appearance last month Prosecutors said the detail showed Clinton lied before the grand jury when he insisted he gave legally accurate testi See REPORT page two Stocks Rally Despite Starr Report NEW YORK AP Stocks rallied Friday as several big companies gave soothing business updates and Kenneth Starrs report on President Clinton proved more surprising in its details than allegations The Dow Jones industrial average rose 17996 to 779550 overcoming an early 96point slide and finishing the week 15525 points higher American Express surged 8 points or the equivalent of about 35 Dow points to 78 after reiterating its goals for profit growth Franklin Man Killed In Accident A Franklin man was killed late Thursday evening on SR 427 according to state police Troopers said that the accident occurred as a vehicle operated by Matthew M McDougal was northbound on SR 427 at an apparent high rate of speed traveled off the berm of the road then traveled back on the roadway across both lanes of traffic striking a tree State police said McDougal was transported to Northwest Regional Medical Center Franklin Campus where he was flown to Pittsburgh Presbyterian Hospital The report states that McDougal was pronounced dead at Presbyterian Hospital and the cause of death was listed as blunt force trauma to head Troopers said the seat belt was not in use Variety of Events Planned During Moving Walls Visit to The Vietnam Veterans Mov ing Wall will be in Meadville beginning this Sunday until Sunday Sept 20 The Run on the Wall will also take place on Sunday The rim will leave Conneaut Lake Park parking lot at 3 pm and Arrive at Diamond Park for the opening ceremony which will Begin at 5 pm For more infor mation contact Laurie Davis at 8143364654 home or daytime at 8143375443 Schedule of Events Sunday Sept 13 3 pm Ride for Freedom leaves Conneaut Lake Park and arrives at Diamond Park for the opening ceremony 5 pm Opening Ceremony Master of Ceremonies Jerry Coward Invocation Rev Paul Presentation of Colors led by Pipes and Drums of Grotto Bag Pipes Pledge of Allegiance National Anthem sung by Dave McMillin Posting of Colors Commanders Welcome Mayor County Commissioner Morris Waid Sen Bob Robbins Patricia Edwards poem Special Speaker Michael Brightner Veterans of the Vietnam War National Coordinator Song by Kayla Withers Kayla is a mem ber of Girl Scout Troop Kayla is 10 years old Crawford County KIA names read Placing of wreaths Amazing Grace Pines an Drums of Grotto Rifle Salute Echoing Taps Benjamin and Brockton Shaffer Monday Sept 14 pm MASH Band Scott Cressley Band Director 7 pm Song by Kayla Withers Michael Brightner Veterans of the Vietnam War National Coordinator Tuesday Sept 15 Noon Michael Milne Na tional Commander pm McMillin and Life pm Ralph Smith recita tion of poetry Smith is a WWII Veteran who served in the Army 85th Division 194245 7 pm Michael Milne Wednesday Sept 16 pm Danielle Bazylak former Crawford County and Terry Bradick singing Statue of Liberty 7 pm Elks Flag Ceremony Thursday Sept 17 7 pm Lyona Bible Church Ensemble pm Welcome Home Cer emony Gayle Sherrod repre sentative of Congressman Phil office Vietnam Veter ans and Veterans urged to attend Friday Sept 18 6 pm 24hour Vigil Opening Ceremony 8 pm Britt Small and Festi val Concert at MASH High School Free to public 10 pm 24 hour Vigil candlelighting ceremony immediately following concert Charlie Schmidtz comments Britt Small main speaker Reading of names of 109 still unaccounted for from Pennsylvania Missing Man Ceremony by Mercer County Vietnam Era See WALL page two Cherrytree Supervisors Eye Equipment Building Needs by Colleen Rhoads Cherrytree Township Supervisors discussed new snow plows new roofs and new jobs at their meeting Tuesday which had been rescheduled from the prior day because of Labor Day Supervisor Roger Patterson said said both the townships snow plows are basically worn out Theyre nearly 40 years old he said They have a lot of stress cracks and bends and the blades are worn down Two estimates for new equipment has been received and another is expected soon Supervisors said theyre expecting to buy at least one plow depending on borough finances The current plows could be sold for a few hundred dollars each during the winter months they said Supervisors also considered replacing the township buildings front porch roof this fall The roofs construction has caused damage from water leaking into the buildings front walls especially during freezing Weather when ice danis form Supervisor Joe Ziemba has tried several times to fix the problem but the repairs havent worked Ziemba and Patterson suggested removing the porch roof attaching roof trusses to the front of the building and running a roof out 20some feet The sheltered area would be paved permitting the fire department to have additional tables for fundraiser outside in good weather and allow easier access for the physically challenged Patterson estimated that materials costs would total a couple thousand dollars Supervisors will discuss the project with fire officials to determine what they can contribute to the project In other business resident Ken Humanic questioned how last months contribution to the Venango Economic Development Corp would benefit the township The payments are used for the expenses of helping attract businesses and jobs to the region When someone in the township gets a job in the area it benefits the township Ziemba said The township has been making such contributions annually since the inception about five years ago he added Asked if was part of the areas Enterprise Zone township Jan Kilner responded it was not See CHERRYTREE page two In todays Herald you will find advertising supplements from Hills BiLo Revco Coupons Giant Eagle Quality Farm Some inserts are zoned at Advertisers request
