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Copy Cat to
close this year,
director says

Student health
and P. C. Sales

vying for space

By Erica Patterson
Staff Writer

Copy Cat priming service in the
Student Center will be going out of
business after this semester, a Uni-
versity ofﬁcial said yesterday.

Frank Harris, director of the Stu-
dent Center,
said he has been
notiﬁed that the
copying service
will shut down.
but he could not
provide any oth-
er details.

Faye Biddle,
an employee of
the University's
duplicating ser-
vices bureau, dc-
clined to comment yesterday be-
cause she said some employees of
Copy (‘at were not yet aware of the
decision.

It could not be determined yester-
day how many employees the ser-

HARRIS

vice has or whether any will lose
their jobs as a result of the action.

Meanwhile. PC. Sales and the
Student Health Service both are vy-
ing for Copy Cat‘s space on the
ﬁrst floor of the Old Student Cen-
ter.

P.C. Sales manager Kevin Hagan
said the extra space would beneﬁt
computer sales because the present
ofﬁce, also located in the Old Stu-
dent Center, is “busting at the
seams."

He said P.C. Sales would like to
use both locations so it could ex-
pand its showroom and inventory
areas, as well as provide additional
services to students, faculty and
staff.

Expanding in a different location,
Hagan said, could drive up the cost
of merchandise or force a reduction
in the number of student employ-
ees. “neither of which would be
very attractive," he added.

“If we don‘t get to utilize that
space and have to look elsewhere, it
would cost us more.“

The Student Health Service also
is interested in the location. said
Mary Margaret Colliver. spokes-
woman for the Albert B. Chandler
Medical Center.

Ofﬁcials from the health service
were not available for comment
yesterday.

UK graduate reaches out to
troubled Lexington youth

By Lori Coleman
Staff Writer

Byron Ford isn‘t your typical
minister. He has long hair, wears
two eanings and likes to hang out
at Lexington-Fayette Juvenile De-
tention Center.

But the UK graduate also has an
unusual calling. He has spent a
large portion of his adult life help-
ing youths that. like himself, do not
conform to society‘s expectations.

Through Bluegrass Youth for
Christ, Ford reaches out to Lexing-
ton teen-agers through social activi-
ties and fellowship programs.

“We get involved on different
levels," Ford said. “We go out and
play Frisbee. back packing. rock
climbing — investing in them in
any way we can.”

DIVERSIONS:

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VIEWPOINT:

All University buildings should
implement the no smoking
policy before the end of the
semester. Editorial, Page 8.
Rather than asking for more.
students should be grateful for
the $1 million pledged to the
new library fund by the
Athletics Association. Letter.
Page 6.

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Youth for Christ began about 40
years ago with Saturday night ral-
lies attended by hundreds of kids.
Billy Graham was one of the ﬁrst
staff members connected with the
organization.

”lt's considered non-
denominational." Ford said of his
outreach program. “It’s a ‘para-
church.‘ "

Ford described Youth for Christ
as a non-threatening presentation to
the kids of positive adult role mod-
els. College students and other
members of the community spend
time with the young people.

“We're not social workers, police
or detention ofﬁcers, and we treat
them like people," Ford said.

The organization is biblically
based. Ford considers it a mission-
ary or outreach arm of all the

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Memorial
Hall spire
replaced
by PPD

Staff reports

After being struck by lightning
in September. the lightning rod
on Memorial Hall was lifted back
into place yesterday by Physical
Plant Division workers.

PPD employee John Y. Brown
was supposed to solder the copper
rod —— fabricated in a UK shop
— to the dome. but could no be-
cause of high winds.

Brown said it had been 30
years since he had to be up that
high and he isn't looking forward
to doing it again.

Memorial Hall, the churchlike
building between the College of
Law and the College of Business
and Economics buildings. is one
of UK‘s most visible landmarks.
lts bell tower serves as the divider
between the U and the K on the
University logo.

The hall was built in 1928 as a
tribute to Kentuckians who died
during World War I. and once
served as UK‘s chapel.

Photos by
JAMES CRISP

ABOVE: Bill Collins, PPD manager of maintenance, speaks
on the radio with John Y. Brown (left) and Charles Conliffe,
in the basket pictured at left. The crew replaced the lightning
rod atop Memorial Hall yesterday.

President cuts spending proposal for jobs program

By Terrence Hunt
Associated Press

WASHINGTON -— President Clinton began pruning billions of dollars

from his $16.3 billion jobs bill yesterday to make it more acceptable to ﬁli-
bustering Senate Republicans, whom he urged to help shape the package.
“I am willing to compromise so long as we keep the focus on jobs. keep

the focus on growth, and keep the focus on meeting unmet national needs.“

Clinton said at a Rose Garden ceremony.

But as Clinton reached out to the GOP, there were new threats of Demo.
cratic defections that clouded his chances. Sens. Russell Feingold and Her-
bert Kohl, both from Wisconsin. raised their own objections to the pro-

gram.

Two other Democrats. Sens. Richard Shelby of Alabama and Robert
Kerrey of Nebraska, also have declared their opposition.

“Our opponents have been asking for a smaller package." Clinton said of

the Senate Republicans. “And today l ask them to join me in determining
exactly what kind and what size package Congress can approve that actual-

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By Tom Raum
Associated Press

WASHlNGTON — The White
House is trying to take the pub-
lic‘s temperature on whether a na-
tional sales tax to ﬁnance Presi-
dent Clinton‘s health-care plan
would enjoy public support or
scorn.

“l have made absolutely no de-
cision" on a value-added tax.
Clinton said yesterday. a day after
top administration ofﬁcials said
such a levy is m option. But he

Administration still studying sales tax

further fueled speculation for such
a tax. a kind of sales tax. by not-
ing it enjoyed support from many
in business and labor.

The suggestion of a value
added tax has generated sharp di-
visions within the administration.
Some of Clinton‘s key advisers.
led by Treasury Secretary Lloyd
Bentsen. are arguing against it as
too politically risky.

Still, with the idea now
launched as a possibility —
whether deliberately or inadver-
tently -— administration ofﬁcials
were interested in gauging the

fallout .

“About half the public right
now believes it will be necessary
to raise taxes for health care.“
said pollster Stan Greenherg. who
does research for the White
House and for the Democratic
National Committee.

Greenherg said in an interview
that support goes even higher
when speciﬁc components of
such a plan are mentioned. such
as “universal access." giving eve~
ryone access to health care.

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Arboretum Adventure Day to beneﬁt health, nature

By Tammy Gay
Senior Staff Writer

Arboretum Adventure Day will
give bexingtonians a chance to im-
prove both their health and the
landscape when the seventh-annual
“Run For The Trees“ kicks off
April 24.

The S-kilometer race. which is

scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., will
raise money to plant trees at the
UK—Lexington Fayette Urban
County Govemment Arboretum on
Alumni Drive.

The cost of the race is $7 for run-
ners who register before the day of
the race and $8 for those who regis-
terthedayofthcrace. Entryforms
are available at local running shops
and at the Fayette County Plks and
Recreation Department.

The ﬁrst-place winners in each
category will win ornamental trees.
All entrants will receive free T-
shirtsandseedlings.

The arl'mrctum‘s Shady Lane
Woods has several types of plants
on display. and walking tours will
be included in the day's activities.

The day will start at 7 am. with a
bird walk. After the race. between
ll am. and 2 pm. people who do-
nate money to the arboretum will

receive plants. including liriopes,
shrubs and trees.

An "Indian Soft Walk." which
teaches people to walk silently
through the woods. will begin at
noon. and the UK Horticulture Club
will sell refreshments all day.

Bill Canaan. a designer for the
city‘s Division of Parks and Recrea-
tion. said that long-mg: plans for
the arboretum include displaying
native Kentucky plants ltd install-

ing an outdoor amphitheater.

“The arboretum is really a com-
munity facility designed for every
person and family." Carman said.

Arboretum Adventure Day is
sponsored by the Lexington Fayette
Urban County Tree Bald; the
Friends of the Arboretum. a group
formed to prune and raise my
for the arboretum; lid me Fayetc
County Extutsion Service.

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5th national championship
at stake for cheerleaders

By Bonnie Cunningham
Contributing Writer

The UK Cheerleaders turd Pom
Squad will compete in the National
Cheer and Dance Team Champion-
ships on Saturday at Sea World in
San Diego. Calif.

The cheerleaders. who won the
event last year. are looking for their
ﬁfth National Championship The
porn squad will make its first ap-
pearance in two years.

UK will compete against other di-
vision one teams. including Hawaii.
North Carolina State. Ohio State
and Georgia.

Teams qualify for nationals by
video tape. Squads send in a tape of
a cheer. a sideline chant and a one-
minute section of crowd material.
The crowd tape score is the only
score carried over to the finals.

This score cost UK the champi—
onship in 1989. when Louisiana
State won.

“Our routine was harder and
cleaner." UK cheerleading coach
Glen Cook said. "The crowd tape
was the only way we could have

lost.“

'lhis year UK only got lb of a
possible 20 points on its crowd tape.

“This means we‘re already start—
ing four points. behind someone. so
our routine has to be twice as hard
as what we would normally do."
Cook said.

Judging from what Cook said. it
is. In preparation for nationals. the
cheerleaders pracuced :ur average of
20 hours per week.

liven while in New Orleans dur-
ing the NCAA Final Four. the Wild
cat cheerleaders found time to prac-
tice. One time. they gathered a
crowd of at least 300 onlookers as
they performed their routine in
Jackson Square off Bourbon Street.

'l‘wo Wildcat cheerleaders. Mike
Pare and Tonya Mann. also will
compete today in the national pan-
ner stunt championship.

Pare won the event in 1991 while
at Morehead State. but because of a
back injury he could not defend his
title in 1992.

The championships will be tele—
vised nationally on ESPN in J une.

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SPORTS

By Ty Halpin
Sports Editor

Water skiing is a sport that
usually is looked at as more of a
recreational activity than a com-
petitive endeavor. UK water ski-
ing club President Diana Coffey
said her sport is just that — a
sport.

“We are competitive," she
said. “(Misconceptions of the
sport) are kind of detrimental to
skiers who are really serious
about it."

UK will travel to Columbia.
SC. this weekend for a South
Atlantic Conference event. Some
of the 14 teams competing will
be Auburn. Georgia Tech. Clem-
son. Georgia College. North Car-
olina and [INC-Charlotte. Clem-
son will play host to the
tournament.

The Cats placed fourth in their
last tournament. which was held
in Charlotte. NC.

Coffey said the team has skied
well despite little time in the wa-
ter.

“We need to practice," she
said. “Since we‘re the northem~

Water skiing Wildcats
to travel to S. Carolina

most school in the conference,
we‘re just now getting in the wa-
ter. We're getting better really
fast.“

The club doesn't include just
the totally serious skier. though.

“We have people who can‘t
get up on one ski.“ Coffey said.
speaking of the slolam-type ski-
ing style. “We encourage anyone
who wants to ski to do so. It‘s
getting more competitive. We
have such a variety of people
that it works out well."

The competitive nature of
UK’s team doesn‘t take away
from the enjoyment of the sport.

“I would say we deﬁnitely
have fun," Coffey said. “We
have a really close niche. You
really develop a lot of friend-
ships."

UK‘s team consists of 20
members overall, Coffey said.

The team will compete in
three events in this weekend's
tournament. They are slalom.
trick and jump.

The Wildcats are coached dur-
ing the week by Kenny Salter.

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UK to help Betz
get scholarship
from conference

Staﬂ, wire reports

UK defensive tackle Damon Betz.
has decided to give up football be-
cause of a congenital heart condi-
tion. dealing “a tremendous blow“
to the Wildcats. Coach Bill Curry
said Wednesday.

Betz. a 6-foot-4, 275-pound jun-
ior-to-be from Wilmington, Del.
started seven games last year at
nose guard and was second among
UK defensive linemen with 38 tack-
les, despite being slowed by inju-
ries. He has played in 20 games in
two seasons for the Wildcats.

“Damon will not be playing foot-
ball anymore." Curry said. “It‘s a
tremendous blow to us, but some
other people have to take up the
slack."

After the 1991 season. Betz was
found to have episodes of fmst and
irregular heartbeats because of an
extra impulse pathway in his heart.
UK team physician Dr. John Per-
n'ne said. He underwent a medical
procedure to correct the ailment in
February 1992.

Yet he was occasionally bothered
by the ailment last season and de-
cided last week to concentrate sole-
ly on his studies.

“It was a tough decision." said
Betz. a journalism major. “I had a
lot of people pushing me to do both
things. But I made the decision last
week and told coach Curry on Mon-
day. He was very helpful through
the whole thing.

“I've had two days to think about
it. and I’m comfortable with it."

In 1991. Betz was named to the
Knoxville News-Sentinel All-
Southeastem Conference Freshman
squad. He posted 24 stops, one sack

and one tackle-for-loss as a redshirt
freshman.

UK. which is nearing completion
of its third week of spring drills. has
holdovers Billy Lofton and Robert
Stinson at defensive tackle, with
Roger Sullivan and Jim Brown in
reserve.

Lofton. a 6-3.
290-pound jun-
ior-college
transfer, prob-
ably was the
Cats’ best interi-
or lineman last
season. Stinson,
a 6- 4. 267-
pound junior.
started all 11
games a year ago.
Both have been bothered by injuries
this spring. Lofton has a sprained
ankle; Stinson, an injured calf.

In other UK football news. Curry
announced yesterday two position
changes. Robert Harris and Chris
Davis have been moved from tight
end to other positions.

Harris. a 6-4. 230-pound senior
from Brooksville, Fla. has moved
to defensive end. Harris caught
three passes for 36 yards in 10
games during the 1992 season fol-
lowing his transfer from City Col-
lege of San Francisco.

Davis. a 6—7 261-pound redshirt
freshman from Roanoke. Ala.. has
switched to right offensive tackle.
Davis was rcdshirted last fall after
coming to UK as a first team All-
State performer at Handley (Ala)
High School.

UK concludes spring drills on
April 24. with the Blue-White game
at Commonwealth Stadium. Kick
off is 6 pm. Admission is free.

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The UK baseball team twice be-
came the UK tarp-rolling team last
night at Shively Field. The Wildcats
(21-12) lost the game to the Eagles
of Morehead State 7-4.

About an hour and a half into the
Wildcats‘ game against Morehead,
the driving rains came. halting play
and igniting a tarp-laying clinic by
the UK players.

The tarp duties may have been a
factor in the Cats‘ loss.

“I went out there the ﬁrst time (to
move the tarp), and that is a work-
out," UK coach Keith Madison said.

The weather looked bleak from
the beginning but stopped long
enough to complete the game. MSU
(18-11) used some stalling tactics
near the end of the game, hoping
that the the rain to pick up and
make the game ofﬁcial. In the bot-
tom of the ninth, the weather acted
up again, prompting the tarp experts
to spring into action again.

The plan almost backﬁred on
MSU coach Frank Spaniol. as UK‘s
Eddie Brooks hit a home run to lead
off the sixth. Billy Thompson was
retired on a fly ball to center. but
catcher Brad llindersman singled to
left ﬁeld.

'l‘om Thaemert then came in to
pinch-run for llindersman. MSU
starter Sean llogan (5-1) made re-
peated throws to ﬁrst, and Spaniol
went to the mound twice, obviously
waiting for the umpires to delay the

By Denne H. Freeman
Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — Strike-
out king Nolan Ryan‘s farewell tour
was put on hold yesterday when he
underwent surgery for tom knee
cartilage that will sideline him three
to six weeks.

Dr. John Conway, orthopedic
consultant for the Texas Rangers,
said the arthroscopic procedure on
the right knee lasted about 40 min-
utcs.

"I feel that the surgery went
well," Ryan, 46, said in a statement
5 from Harris Methodist Hospital in

game.

Hogan's next throw to ﬁrst was
in the dirt, giving 'l‘haemert enough
time to reach second base. The um-
pires stopped play as Spaniol was
on his way to the mound.

Play resumed about 40 minutes
later, with (ilenn Kroger, who
earned his seventh save, on the
mound for the Faglcs and the score
3-2. Morehead leading. 'l‘haemert
advanced to third on a passed ball,

Fort Worth. “I‘ll start my rehabilita-
tion as soon as the doctor gives me
clearance to do so.

“I'll be back as soon as possible
and should be better and stronger
physically as a result of the sur-
gery.“

Conway said Ryan could start
riding a bicycle today and resume
his regular training when he felt
comfortable doing so.

“I just left him." Conway said.
“He was in good spirits but he was
really hurting (yesterday) moming."

The surgeon said the operation
was done under local anesthesia,
with the doctors explaining the pro-

but that‘s as far as he got. Chris
Gonzalez grounded out to short and
Pookie Jones struck out swinging to
end the inning.

UK probably wished the game
had been rained out after the sixth,
as MSU scored four runs in the top
of the seventh.

Greg Reid came in to start the
seventh for UK, but only retired one
Eagle batter. Reid gave up all four
runs in the inning, walking two with

cedure to Ryan as they progressed.

An MRI was performed yester-
day, revealing a tear in both the me-
dial and lateral cartilage, the knee‘s
shock absorber. About one-third of
each cartilage was removed.

“I‘m optimistic he is going to re-
cover quickly,“ Conway said. “I
think it would be unreasonable to
expect he will be back before three
weeks. I‘d say three to six weeks
would be the window I‘m hoping
for."

Ryan, who is on crutches, was
being processed for release from
the hospital shortly after surgery.
Conway said Ryan would not be in

the bases loaded.

In the bottom of the ninth, Poo-
kie Jones led off with a double
down the right ﬁeld line. Paul
Morse then walked and Andy
Mc(‘.ord singled to score Jones. Af-
ter a strikeout, Morse scored on 3
passed ball. '

The rally was thwarted when
McCord was picked off second
base and Brooks struck out to end
the game.

Tean’ Nolan Ryan sidelined by knee surgery

a brace of any kind.

The doctor was asked if the rain
and wet grounds in Wednesday
night's game, when Ryan lasted
only four innings, was a factor in
the injury.

“If he had pulled a hamstring, I'd
say yes," Conway said. “But it was
a cartilage tear. That can happen
when it‘s hot or cold.“

Ryan is beginning his 27th and ﬁ-
nal season. Conway was asked if
Ryan gave any thought to ending
his career right now.

“Oh, no, no.“ he said. “ills whole
focus is to be able to play the rest of
the season.”

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ABOVE: UK starter Matt Bowles throws a pitch in last night’s
loss to Morehead State. His record tell to 2-3. LEFT: Pookie 3
Jones steels second base during the Wildcats’ 7-4 loss to the ’
Eagles.

Hansen scores a 10 in NCAA

Staff reports and floor ex-
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scored the ﬁrst 10 on the vault in V3“ QUIET
NCAA championship history WEB sched-
last night during the ﬁrst session “1911 ‘9 com-
of the meet in Corvallis, Ore. P616 In the
Hansen led the all—around . 1 second SCS-
competition with a 39.5 after the ‘ If; $10n~ Whls‘h
ﬁrst session, the third—highest ‘ '- - was to begin
session score in NCAA history. HANSEN 135‘ night at
The 10 on the vault was her 10pm. .
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Wrocklage Wreckords
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By Dave Lavender
Arts Editor

If you want something done
right, you have to unplug your gui-
tar. jump off the stage. roll up your
sleeves and do it yourself.

Or at least if you're Dave Butler
that‘s what you have to do.

Fed up with the restricting vi-
sions of record executives. Butler
-— the lead singer/guitarist for
Stranglmartin —— and several part-
ners started Wrocklage Wreckords.

In its infancy, the new label will
be a co-op that Butler hopes even-
tually will grow into a full-ﬂedged
independent record label. The
"live“ birth of Wrocklage Wreck-
ords will be tonight at 9 at the
Wrocklage, 361 W. Short SL. with
Star Spangled Bastards, Ted
Bundy‘s Volkswagon and Strangl-
martin.

Butler, whose band recently end-
ed its association with the Dallas.
Texas, label Dragon Street. ex-
plained that the idea started when
the label‘s executives tried to re-
strict the band‘s creative control.

“A lot of the record execs think
they know more about how a band
should sound or what the cover
should look like than the band,“
Butler said. “A lot of guys working
at labels are frustrated musicians

who want to dictate what happens.“

Without the label‘s permission.
the band went ahead and started re-
cording its second album. Wire-
grass. last summer here in Lexing-
ton. despite the fact the label
wanted the group to record in Tex-
“We didn’t want to be under their
thumb." Butler said of not wanting
to record in Texas. “When we were
done. they were totally unhappy
with it. But it was totally fun to
make without adult supervision.“

That, in essence. is the spirit of
Wrocklage Wreckords: Making mu-
sic without adult supervision.

“The idea developed gradually.“
Butler said. “We started thinking
about putting out our record, and
we thought we might as well make
a record company around it since
the base was there."

The label works somewhat like
Coda Records, a Lexington label
started by Black Cat Bone. Coda
was responsible for the Bigger
Than You recording, a sampling of
Lexington bands.

Bands will pay the cost of record-
ing and manufacturing the discs,
and Wrocklage Wreckords will help
with the distribution and publicity
for the bands.

Wrocklage Wreckords will dis-
tribute the fare to college radio sta-

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tions. magazines and other indie la-
bels.

Right now. Butler and his part-
ners — Larry Treadway, George
Miranville, Mike McCarty (all
members of Ted Bundy's Volkswa-
gen) and Martin Shearer (drummer
for Stranglmartin) —— are taking
Smokey Robinson‘s advice and are
shopping around for the right dis-
tributor and pressing plant.

“Basically. we are gathering a list
of contacts so when someone wants
to make a disc we can walk them
through it,“ Butler said.

Obviously, they already have
made some good contacts, as
Stranglmanin will be selling Wire-
grass at the release party tonight for
SS. Also available at the release
party will be a 7-inch three-song
red vinyl release by Ted Bundy's
Volkswagon. Wrocklage Wreck-
ords releases will be available at
several local stores. including Cut
Corner. Bear‘s Wax, Hypnotic Eye,
Recordsmith (in Richmond. Ky.)
and at the Wrocklage. Catawampus
will release a “wreckord” on
Wrocklage on May I.

The main focus of the label is to
let local bands have both control
and a distribution range with which
the band is comfortable. Another
focus is keeping costs low for both
the bands and the consumer.

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Dave Butler, owner of the Wrocklage and lead singer for Stranglmartin, Is starting a new record
label, Wrocklage Wreckords. The label will concentrate on pressing the records of local bands.

“One thing we are going to do
with the disc is make it real reason-
able." Butler said of Stranglmar-
tin’s latest album. “In stores it‘s go-
ing to be $8. Since we are cutting
out the record company as the mid-
dle man, we can do it."

Butler, who also is owner of the
Wrocklage music club, said the fo-
cus of the label will be on local
bands and the music will be as var-
ied as the music that swirls around
inside the black mural-ﬁlled walls
of the Wrocklage.

“While it‘s a co-op, as long as the

music ﬁts into what we do, we can
put out as many as come along,"
Butler said. “When we become an
independent, we will only put out
three or four a year."

Although Butler is holding the
business end of the broom, he is not
ready to put down the guitar in fa-
vor of a pen and phone.

“The band will come first ‘cause
the band‘s the whole reason I’m in
it."

Even though the band will still
hold utmost importance to him,
Butler is having fun doing things

his way.

“It takes less strain and less time
to do it yourself.“ Butler said. “On
Dragon Street a lot of time was
wasted.

“It‘s really not a hardship. It is ac-
tually a lot of fun if you have the
right attitude about it."

An album release party for
Stranglmanin and Ted Bundy's
Volkswagon will be held tonight at
9 at the Wrocklage. 361 W. Short
St. Cover is $3. Stranglmanin’s CD
will be available for $5, while
TBV’s 7-inch recording will be $3.

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By John Dyer Fort
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From the opening curtain to the
final bow. there were no detectable
late lines, missed cues or muffed
speeches. “Gunman“ was per
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This is especially notable since

every character speaks with either
an Irish or British accent. Nothing
hinders a production more than an
inconsistent. unconvincing accent,
and the Phoenix Group smoothly
avoided that pitfall.

Written by the Irish playwright
Sean O’Casey and first staged in
1923, “The Shadow of a Gunman"
concerns the violence that swept
Dublin in the 1919-20 civil “war"
between Irish guerillas and the Brit-
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officials and soldiers in an attempt
to force Britain out after 200 years

of English rule. The result, of

course, was not an end to British
rule, but martial law and strong arm
tactics — curfews, arrests and vio-
lent raids.

“Gunman” is the story of Donal
Davoren, a peaceful poet who is
more concerned with the passionate
struggles of the human soul than the
political strife of his country.
Played in a mellow and convincing
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