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Kentucky Kernel

Vol. XClll, No. 137

Established 1894

Universny of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Independent Since t97t

Inurcsday, Marco 29, 1990

Mild turnout on first day of student government elections

By MICHAEL L. JONES
Editorial Editor

Although poll workers reported a
steady stream of voters during the
first day of Student Government
Association elections yesterday,
Election Board Chairman Jason
Vandiver said he didn't expect the
tumout to top last year's totals.

“It's going to be somewhat Iow-
er," Vandivcr said.

“Last year we had five people
running for president and four can-
didates for vice president. This year
there are less candidates."

Last year about 2,400 students
(about It) percent of the student
body) voted in the SGA elections,
Vandiver said.

SGA poll worker Amy Kersey, a
business freshman, said many stu-
dents may not vote because “some
people don't know who to vote
for."

The election board tried to help
students by printing a booklet that
included a brief statement and in
most cases a photo from each can-
didate. Vandiver said.

A copy of the booklet will be
available for students to look
through at each poll and in the
SGA office today. he said,

“Maybe they know a face and
they don't know a name," Vandiver
said. “They cart just look through
the booklet."

But SGA President Sean Loh‘
man, who is running for re-election
against Dale Baldwin, said he
doesn‘t expect the number of can-

SIEVE SANDERS (mum S‘a"

Elaine Monsor, a psychology and communications senior places a sticker on her sweatshirt attor vot<
ing in the student government elections at Margaret t King Library yesterday

didates to affect the turnout in the
t‘lc‘c'ltttlt.

“It ithe first day) went real well."
loliman said. “I think (the turnouti
will be about the same as last vear
It’s all up in the air

“()ur campaign just did pretty
much the same as last year.”

Baldwin's campaign could not be
reached tor comment.

Nicole Fulcher. a business Ifc‘sltv
man and a S(i.-\ poll worker in the

\iaritaret 1. King library. said til»
though a ‘constant tlow”
dettts came to vote.
been pretty easy" yesterday.
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Hard work
made UK
employee
a winner

By MYRNA MARCA
Contributing Writer

Although many students may
not recogni/e the name lilo Stal-
ey. they probably have spoken
w itlt her plenty of times at UK w
and given her large sutus of mon—
cy as well.

As accounts clerk and head
cashier at Student Billings Ser—
vice, Staley has handled stu—
dents' accounts and listened to
their excuses for late tuition pay-
mean.

And at the end of the week
Staley is retiring after I3 years of
employment.

“I w ill really miss my Job and
the people I work with," Staley
said.

And her colleagues will miss
her. too.

llelen Mills, a cashier at Stu-
dent Billings for almost three
years. said Staley “is probably
one ol the hardest-working indi-
viduals in this office. She is dedi-
cated to her work and to UK.

“She likes her work. And she
comes from the old school of
putting in nine hours a day iii-
stead of eight."

“Flo works hard. She is dedi<
cated to the University," said
Linda Bradford, director of Stu-
dent I.oan Services. “She makes
sure all the bills are paid. She is a

 

During her 13 years in Student Billings. Flo Staley said she has
tried to give each student “individual attention."

stickler for procedure. We will
ail miss her."

Staley, who grew up III l’adu-
cah. Ky. worked at Livingston
Wholesale Company and at Pep-
si (‘ola before coming to UK.

She said that she was attracted
to UK by the higher pay, better
job benefits attd the educational
environment for her family.

"UK is one of the reasons why
my lamily moved to Lexington,“
Staley said. “It provided my

STEVE SANDERSMomol Stall

daughter the education she need—
ed. l think UK is a great place to
be iii college.”

Staley said that she has seen a
number of changes that have
tnade it easier for students to pay
their bills.

Staley was hired as a housing
department cashier when Bill-
ings and Collections was irt the
Peterson Service Building. Be

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.-\nd Kevin Horton. a political
science iimtor, said e'ten those who
do one lack a concern tor S(‘i.\

'\lost ot my \otes‘ were ‘.oi._‘s
aeainst someone rather than tor .i
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l'K students are helping Junior
r\chie\ement teach tourth-. ltlllIv
and sixth-graders about the basic
tenets ot free enterprise.

’I he program teaches elementary
school students about the ditterent
aspects oi business, including man
agement. organization. production
and marketing. said (iina \\orley
ot Junior .r\chievement.

All of the program‘s instructors
are high school and college stu~
dents, Worley said.

The one-hour classes are held
during the school day once a week
for four weeks. The program s em-

;i‘tastst 'i ;i.tiyiti's.it.i:' .:
rather than lectures. \\orley said
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pare mock iob applications. [Milk 1’
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next session. \\oriey said. (‘iasses
are field at I . y..iitittvri‘s Bookcr l
Washington. (to s \lill. l’tcadome
and Rtisseii l aye elementary
schools.

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WRFL celebrates 2 years on the “left“

By JENNIFER RUSSELL
Staff Writer

After two years of trying to ect
people to turit their radio dials ‘ .iII
the way to the left," [TK's campus
radio station, \\'RI5I.-l".\l. is had
on: life on the ii\l dial to be all
right.

Tucked away in a small corner o:
the Student t‘entcr, \\'RI5‘..-.\'.sl
has made a big: noise in the city by
attracting an atidtcttt e as diverse as
the music it plays.

“\\ e ltayc den-biped a steady
and consistent Iollowing among
Leungton radio listeners.” said
Paul .\ltles. a disc iockey‘ tor the
station. ”We had a lot of listeners
when we came on the air. The
question itheiii was ‘t‘an we kcep
them " ”

WRI-I. personnel beltey e they ~ye
pioycn that could be done.

This week the station celebrated
two years on the air by giving
away albums, cassettes. compact
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 2 - Kentucky Kernel, Thursday, March 29, 1990

Soviet Union military has taken the lead in Lithuanian crisis

Associated Press

MOSCOW — Throughout the
tense standoff over Lithuania's bid
for independence, President Mik-
hail S. Gorbachev has allowed the
Soviet military to take the lead on
Kremlin policy with harsh language
and tough actions.

Gorbachev and his top advisers
say they are committed to a peace-
ftil solution to the crisis, but aside
from issuing several directives last
week, he has remained mostly si-
lent about it.

The army has not crushed the in-
dependence movement but has
been squeezing it hard. A top offi-
cer bltistered about alleged Lithua-
nian plans to jail Communists.

Soldiers rounded up deserters,
moved into Communist Party
buildings in the capital city Vilnius.
and dropped leaflets from a mili-
tary helicopter promoting a politi-
cal rally against independence.

The tactic is leaving Western an-
alysts and Lithuanian leaders won«
dering w ho is making the decisions
and why.

Gorbachev insists that he is com-

Black enrollment is up at colleges, study reports

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Black en-
rollment at colleges and universi-
lies 1\ tip after years of decline,
with the lion's share of the increase
at private institutions, according to
federal statistics released yester-
day.

The National Institute of Inde-
pendent Colleges and Universities
cited Education Department figures
showing a 7.1 percent increase in
black enrollment at their institu-
tions between fall 1986 and fall
1938‘. Black students increased (1.2
percent at public institutions over
the same period.

The rise reverses a trend toward
shrinking black enrollments.

Between 1982 and 1986. black
enrollment dropped 5.4 percent at
independent colleges or private and
4.6 percent at public institutions,
the institute said. A similar reversal
occurred for American lndians.

Overall minority enrollment at
private schools increased 5.3 per-
cent from 1986 to 1988, compared
to 3.3 percent during the earlier

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transferred more control over poli-
cy from the Communist Party to the
govemment.

So Lithuanian President Vytautas
Landsbergis said he was iiiystilied
when military officers told him
they seized Communist Party build
ings at the behest of the minority of
Lithuanian Communists, who re—
mained loyal to Moscow when
most of their comrades split in De-
cember.

“We expressed surprise and as-
tonishment that the military can oc-
cupy buildings at the request of a
political organization. and we
asked if such requests come from
other organizations whether they
will fulfill them,“ Landsbergis said.

Yesterday, the military began
rounding up some of the hundreds
of Lithuanians who deserted the
armed forces. Soviet troops also
took over Communist Party head-
quarters.

Algirdas Brazauskas, head of
Lithuanian party that broke with
Moscow, said the military action
apparently was not lyrloscoyws idea.

Bra/auskas said national Politbu-

period. At public colleges there w as
a 4.5 percent hike. a slowdown
from the 5.4 percent rise cliarietl
during the 1982-86 period.

Richard Rosscr, president of the.

independent colleges group, said
member schools have used aggres~
sive. recruiting tactics and made “a
real commitment to financial aid"
to achieve the jump in minority en-
rollment.

Rosscr said that since 1980, inde-
pendent institutions have doubled
their financial aid commitment in
real dollars, while financial aid f(l\L‘
only about 9 percent from 1970 to
1980.

A study released earlier this year
showed that at Kentucky‘s eight
public universities black enrollment
did not change significantly.

“lt‘s very gratifying to know
there's an increase in minority err
rollment in both public and private
institutions. That needs to happen.
Hopefully. all of us can grow be-
cause we need to grow. We need to
serve better the minority students
of America," said Frederick S.
Humphries. president of historical.

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ro member Vadim A. Medvedev
told him “he did not know anything
about this. He had not given any or—
ders for this."

The commander of Soviet ground
forces, Gen. Valentin l. Varenni-
kov, was in Vilnius for much of the
time. allowing him to control the
military situation directly.

Vareimikov accused the pro-
independence Saiudis political or-
gani/ation of plotiiiig to jail (’om-
mimists.

Yesterday Col. Gen. Vladislav
Achalov told the official Soviet
news agency Tass that Lithuanian
hotheads were throwing stones at
soldiers and trying to break into
military facilities.

“He believes that the attackers
aimed to set/c arms antl prmokc
servicemen into opening fire." 'lass
reported.

The Soviet Defense Ministry
charged that a Lithuanian campaign
against the army served “those w ho
want to satisfy their political ambi-
tions and at the same time are lead-
ing events to chaos. destructive sit-
uations and the republic‘s secession
from the Soviet l'nion."

ly black Florida .‘\tv.\l l’niversity‘.

Florida AtkM is one. of 117 his-
tortcallv and predominantly black
colleges that belong to the National
Association for l€tiual Opportunity
in Higher Education.

ln a separate enrollment study re-
leased ycsterday at the start of a
lotir~day conference. the associa-
tion said full 198‘) enrollment at the
117' institutions was 294,427 stu-
dents ~— an increase of 9,747 or 3.4
percent over fall 1988 enrollment
counts.

:\SSt)t‘ltlllt)ll President Samuel
Myers said he applauded the in-
crease in minority enrollment btit
warned that all higher education in.
stittitions must find effective ways
to address the needs of minority
students once they get them on
their campuses.

“lt‘s my hope that these institti<
lions will not only bring those stu-
dents in bill that they do something
to retain those students. give them
the support they need to graduate."
Myers said.

Rt'NSv‘r responded that recent
Silltilt‘s show independent institu<

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The military presence apparently
did little to intimidate Lithuanians.
some of whom took their children
to the party headquarters yesterday
to show them soldiers lounging in-
side.

Despite thc military activity,
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who
talked to both Gorbachev and top
army and KGB officials in Mos—
cow, said he found no real differ-
ence of opinion on dealing with the
Lithuanians.

U.S. analysts say Gorbachev
might be letting the military take
the lead to give him the flexibility
to disown the policy later.

“He is under a lot of pressure
from the army on this, and he may
want to be able to say, Look, I
didn’t take this lying down. I tried
everything I could,m one U.S.
source said.

The military has followed Gor-
bachev loyally in his plans to bring
soldiers home from abroad, reduce
the size of the armed forces and cut
defense spending, but there has
been grumbling about the hard-
ships t‘or officers who are mustered
out of the service. Some also com-

tions “have a higher retention rate
and persistence rate for minorities
in all programs at all our schools.
The figures show how hard we‘ve
been working."

American Indians’ enrollment
increased by 9.2 percent from 1986
to 1988 at private colleges and uni—
versities, compared with 3.6 per-
cent at their public counterparts.
For the 1982-86 period, the insti—
tute said, Indian enrollment de-
creased 4.8 percent at the indepen-
dent schools and increased only 0.9
percent at public institutions.

Enrollment of Hispanic students
in independent higher education
decreased by 4.4 percent, due pri-
marily to enrollment declines in
Puerto Rico. Enrollment of Asian
students increased by 22.3 percent
in independent colleges and univer-
sities and by 10.5 percent in public
higher education.

Despite the healthier increase in
minority enrollment at independent
schools, minorities accounted for a
greater proportion of the student
body at public institutions — 19.9
percent compared to 18.4 percent.

plain that reductions are slicing too
far into Soviet defense capabilities.
Lithuania, which borders the Bal-
tic Sea, is in a key military region.
and after conceding much to the
West in arms control negotiations
with little return, Gorbachev might
face pressure not to give up more.
The military itself has become
suspect among some Soviets for its
actions in a pair of republics. It was
criticized bitterly for killing a score
of peaceful demonstrators in Tbili-
si, Georgia, last April 9.
Investigations have. traced the de-
cision to use force in Tbilisi to
Moscow, although there has not

been a definitive report placing the
responsibility.

Gorbachev sent the military into
the Azerbaijani capital Baku in Jan-
uary after ethnic attacks against
Armenians in which dozens of peo—
ple were killed. Soldiers had to
fight their way through barricades
manned by well-armed radicals to
take control of the city.

The area has quieted down at
least temporarily. but the decision
to call up reserves in southern Rus-
sia for service in Azerbaijan and
Armenia was unpopular and hastily
withdrawn after bitter complaints
from the rescrvists' families.

Senate approves its

version of state budget

Associated Press

FRANKFORT, Ky. — With only
a single dissenting vote, the sched—
ule for spending $8.9 billion in
Kentucky tax money in the next
two years swept through the Senate
yesterday.

The Senate version of the budget
differs from the House blueprint,
primarily in scope. The Senate bud-
get spends some $185 million more
in the next two years than the
HOuse, counting on proceeds from
an additional tax increase tacked
onto the education bill passed earli-
er in the day.

The differences will have to be
resolved in a closed conference
committee meeting later this week.
If the House accepts the tax in-
crease, which would come by com-
plete elimination of the deduction
for federal tax payments on state
income taxes, the conference could
be very brief.

The Senate would spend substan-
tially more money on elementary
and secondary education, about
$150 million during the 1991 and
1992 fiscal years. Much of it would
be returned to local districts and
about 560 million is targeted to in~
crease the state teacher salary
schedule by 10 percent in the first
fiscal year of the budget.

Sen. Mike Moloney, D-
chington, the veteran chairman of
the budget committee, rcbutted
comments that the $1.26 billion tax
increase was not targeted for edu-
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1990-91 school year. These scholarships will be
awarded to current sophomores orj'uniors on the
basis of demonstrated service to the University
through campus involvement and leadership as
well as academic success and financial need.

Applications are available from

March 24 -April 4

in the SGA office.
room 120 of the Student Center.

’l‘wo letters of recommendation and a
college transcript are required.

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Moloncy said there is a 47 per-
cent increase in funding for cle-
mentary and secondary education
in the budget.

“These figures are there, they
cannot be disputed," Moloncy said.

Moloney acknowledged that his
biennial budget speeches usually
include forecasts of fiscal doom.
But this budget is different, he said.

“It provides a sound basis, a reli-
able basis to fund the education rc-
form program in the next bienni-
um, the biennium beyond that and
on through the decade of the ‘90s,"
Moloney said.

The Senate also unanimously ap—
proved budgets for the judicial and
legislative branches.

Only Sen. Tim Shaughnessy, D-
Louisville, voted against the budget
bill. Sen. Virgil Pearman, D-
Radcliff, did not vote on the execu~
tive budget.

The Senate budget spends sub‘
stantially more money on capital
construction projects, though most
are financed with bond proceeds, so
the actual expenditures are much
less in the two-year coming budget
period.

Spending for human services was
also substantially increased in the
Senate budget, a total of about $28
million.

Public employees in the law en-
forcement sector also benefit more
from the Senate bill. State police
officers are granted a $2,500 raise
next year by the Senate and prison
guards are given greater pension
benefits.

The spending plan passed by the
Senate also ends the biennium on
June 30. 1992, with much less
money in the bank than the House.

The original House plan envi-
sioned a $90 million budget re-
serve. bill when final calculations
were completed, the total was actu
ally $65 million. The Senate budget
has a budget reserve of only $40
million.

Here are some of the changes
made by the Senate in the budget
when compared to the House ver-
sion passed early this week.

-Higher education: Added
buildings at Southeast Community
College campus in Bell County,
$9.9 million; Lexington Communi-
ty College, $4.8 million: Hazard
Community College, S3 million;
Jefferson Community College, 33
million. UK received increased pay
for agricultural extension agents,
$3.6 million; and additions to the
animal diagnostic laboratory, $4.2
million. The University of Louis-
ville received $4.1 million to btiy
land for expansion of its Belknap
campus.

'Tourism: Added $6.5 million
for a lodge at Dale Hollow Lake
State Park in Clinton and Cumber-
land counties; S4.5 million for a
lodge at Carr Fork Park in Perry,
Knott and Letcher counties; 51 mil-
lion for improvements at Green
River Lake State Park in Taylor
County.

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DIVERSIONS

Hunter Hayes
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Ozzy Osbourne faces off with New York Archbishop

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it is the case of the cardinal vs.
the metal maniac.

On one side is the outspoken
Cardinal John O’Connor, the Arch-
bishop of New York, who blasted
heavy metal as “music that helps
the devil" from the pulpit of St.
Patrick's Cathedral this month.

On the other side is Ozzy Os-
bourne, former lead singer of the
admittedly satanic heavy metal
group Black Sabbath. He has been
known for stunts like biting off the
head of a pigeon at a convention of
("BS executives.

Osbourne howled like a banshee
at O‘Connor’s charge that his 1981
song “Suicide Solution," “encour-
aged young people to kill them—
selves and commit diabolical acts."

The archbishop's comments
prompted a heated telegram from
()sbotirne, in which the British
singer fumed: “You are ignorant
about the true meaning of my
songs. You have also insulted the
intelligence of rock fans all over
the world. And I recommend you do
a little more research before making
your opinions public in the fu-
ture."

Heavy metal fans have responded.
.-\ bomb threat was phoned in to
St Patrick's.

According to police, the caller
said that the cardinal shouldn’t have
spoken out about music “or any-
thing else.” Police conducted a se-
curity sweep of the cathedral and
found nothing.

“We‘ve received many calls from
fans expressing outrage that Ozzy's
lyrics would be misinterpreted in
this way.” said Osbourne spokes-
man Mitch Schneider. “lt's as if
people who don’t know poetry were
trying to interpret it.“

The broader question is. of all
forms of entertainment, why is
rock 'n' roll often targeted as an
evil influence? Is there a concerted
national anti-rock cmsade by church
groups?

For example. there has not been
as much uproar concerning graphi-
cally violent videotapes. “Satan‘s
School For Girls" or “l Spit On
Your Grave“ are readily accessible
at many video stores. The vioient
“Nightmare on Elm Street 5" is
available on cable pay-perwiew
channels.

Back in the l‘l5lls the unsettling
rhythms ol Rat B embodied in the
music and pelvic thrusting ol Ely is
Presley were deeply threatening to
anyone over the age of 25.

But was hormone-charged rock
music a threat because it was Sa~
tanic, or because it was so openly
sexual, and mixed black and white

sounds so alarmingly?

What’s the link between Presley
and Guy Osbourne? Rock music
always has stood for teen-age rebel-
lion, and heavy metal music sounds
so aggressive it turns ol‘l~ many
adult listeners.

Rock music still is threatening
to some people.

As recently as the late '70s,
Michigan‘s Cunningham Drugstore
chain refused to carry the rock triag—
azine (.‘reem. available at every 7-
Eleven coast to coast.

Cunningham’s sold pornographic
magazines, many of which por~
trayed sexual violence against
women, but the chain would not
stock this rock magazine under any
circumstances.

Anti—rock activists keep citing in
the case against rock the litany of
horrible acts supposedly committed
under the inlluence ol heavy metal
music.

Osbourne and his record company
were sued alter a teenager commit-
ted suicide iii W84.

Allegedly the youth had .i cas-
sette of ()sbournc's "'l’iliuard of
OH." in his pocket. cued right at
the song “Suicide Solution." The
case w as dismissed.

A ['niversity ol l7lorida protessor
ol’edticational psychology. llanne
lore Wass, conducted a survey of
teen—tigers and lotind that troubled

teens listen to iniisie \\ ith "
tive themes” more than
teens.

Yet she conceded: “We can‘t es-
tablish a direct canseandcllect re»
lationship because so many other
factors come into play."

Indeed, Michigan State Liniversi-
ty psychology professor Gary Stol~
lak lays the responsibility tor a
youngster's stability right at the
parents‘ door. ”Parents who are
generally negleetltil or what their
children eat, smell, read. listen to
.._ those children are not likely to
adjust as well :is the children ot
parents who do supeixise llit“~t'
things."

One rocker 'w ho has taken heat
tor being gross. satanic arid every—
thing else over the years he Sllll
“guillotineC hinisell tin-stair ls
Alice Cooper.

Cooper said he thinks that cities-
tionable records should be labeled.

“1 can see why they‘d be worried
if an album comes otit and tells
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and drugs are OK. and Satan ‘l
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Record labeling increasing support among several states

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The battle over labeling records
that have “objectionable" lyrics has
erupted into a full-blown war.

Country singer Emmylou Harris
testified in Nashville last week
against a labeling bill in Tennes-
\‘C.

And across the South, record
chains pulled rap records by 3 Live
(‘rew off shelves following arrests
involving the sale of A: Nutty Ar
lino l’l'tmna 8c.

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man) albums or attend some con-
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“It's time for society to
say. ‘There are certain
things we cannot

accept.”
Rep. Joe Arnall
R —— Florida

our children." Musicians and music
industry officials say the laws vio-
late the First Amendment‘s guaran—
tee of free speech.

“The music is no ditt‘erent from
what Eddie Murphy does on stage."
said Luther Campbell. 2‘). aka.
Luke Skyywalker ol' 3 live (‘rew
“lt‘s Joke material. (")ur audience
can identify with it.“

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there's something wrong. It‘s time
for society to \.t}'. "l'here are certain
things we cannot accept,”
Florida state Rep. ,loe Arnall. 4 i. a
Republican. "’l'een crime, pregnan-

\, suicide. bi/arrc and violent be-
havior m ll l\ all rellected in a lot
ol' the current tittistc.”

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lor iiiltrge yellow sticker oit album
emers to tell parents the album
contains songs that mention one ot
the lollowing:
stlality. sadomasochisni. \e\ti.tl
tivity in a violent contmt. murder.
morbid violence or illegal use ol
drugs or alcohol.

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laundry lists or social ills: Oklaho-

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