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PORTAGE, Indiana.A powerful explosion killed three waiters
and demolished part of a steel plant, mckiimi the southern end of Lake
Michigan yesterday.
According to police, eight others were injured at the Beta Steel
Corp. facility in a blast at 7> a.m. local time just as shifts Werc ,
changing. •
"It was like a time bomb. The whole ceiling was caving in. It
was devastating,' said a supervisor who was inside the plant when the
explosion hit.
The blast appeared to be centered near apolarized tank used to kilt
hot-rolled band steel ploduced at the s7s "mini plant
whichopened in 1991. ' •
Peke gad fare d water were fl!titchingathe'i!isted girders.: and
debris inside the pilot John Roger** slaviort,sfor the Pottage
Police DePartment, Said he did not know if the toll would rise but
conrmnecl that three WCgkelli were killed.
Rogers estimated that 50 to 60 workers were inside the
windowless, blue. steel-walled plant at the time of the explosion.
The blast blew two gaping holes in di? roof and pollaixied walls.
Witness said the blast could be felt for miles around. One resident
of the surrounding neighborhood. .said he thought his roof was falling
in. •
Beta Steel is one of about 30 steel and heavy manufacturing
companies •at the industrial are called the Pon of Indiana about 40
miles southeast of Chicago along Lake Michigan.
Rabin killer guilty;
gets life
TEL AVIV, Israel-An I sraeli court convicted the killer of eli
Prima tam to life imprisonment.
Minister Yitzhak Rabin, son!Tcin
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Yigal Arnir confessed to the killing after Nov. peace
tally,
c l a i m i ng to save I srae l: f rom foriherbioods bed by .
stopping Rabin
from trading land for peace with the
Palestinians.
AMirS lawYera pleaded for a mans laughter
f..gkrer conv iction , saying,,tn„i that
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sentence.
However, the three-Judge panel agreed that the killing was
premeditated and gave Amir the Mtutdatmy sentence. The death
pmalty is reserved for Nazi war criminals.
Dole claims
GOP support
The battle for the Republican presidential nomination iS over.
cording to Senate Majority Leader Bobs Dole. However, Dole is
being vexed by Democrats in the Senate, Ross Perot on the horizon,
and Pat Buchananin the wings.
As Dole counted another round of victories in the priMarieS.
commentator Buchanan sent mixed signals about his intentions. And
House Speaker Newt Gingrich renewed his plea that Buchanan stand
by the GOP.
Perot's signals were more straight forward--he launched a
nationwide speaking tour bent on bringing about defeats of both. Dole
and President Bill Clinton. According to Perot, the. GOP primary
process is "beyond sick."
Dole has not let any of it rain on his parade.
"Our country has reached a defining moment," Dole declared
Tuesday night without waiting for results from Nevada. California
and Washington state. "I am the Republican nominee."
Dole did lock up a majority of Republican delegates with a four
state Midwestern sweep a week ago. Tuesday's were Dole's 23rd,
24th and 25th consecutive victories over Buchanan, who agreed that
Dole had locked up the GOP nomination.
Death by sauerkraut
BUDAPEST, Hungary-A barrel of sauerkraut beeame deadiy
when an 80-year old woman fell in and drowned while attempting to
scoop out a Portion, a Hungarian daily reported last week.
The wow, identified as laliturna Farkas, an ethnic Hungarian
from Oradea* Romanlit, was discovered by neighbors when they heard
the
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lett.* the PaPet nalaxtral-
According to reporters at the daitY. Police assumed the man
heeenke diaal white leaning of the Satietkaillti which was in a shed*
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Tutors make impact
Tutoring is a rewarding experience
by Bob Mimilicb
Collegian Ste
The afternoon tutors at Diehl '
Elementary School are making a
significant impact on the life of
those third and fourth graders they
are helping.
Penn State Behrend works in
cooperation with Diehl
Elementary School to encourage
young people to make an extra
effort in education.
The program not only helps
youngsters get a good foundation
in learning, but also makes a
difference in the Penn State-
Behrend student volunteering
time.
From 2:30 to 3:30"p.m., the
tutor spends time working with
the children on their math,
reading, spelling, and English.
Ban on British beef
by Jennifer V. Colvin
Editor in Chief
In response to consumer fears
of mad cow disease. the 15-nation
European Union declared a
worldwide ban on British beef
exports yesterday.
encephakpathy. known as mad
cow disease slowly attacks the
brain, giving it a sponge-like
consistency as nerve cells are
destroyed
The disease in cows is similar
to Creutzfekk-Jakob disease
(CID) in humans. It resembles
Alzheimer's - it produces apathy,
irritability, dementia, balance
problems and severe muscle
spasms.
However, the human form of
the disease can take many years
or even decades to develop.
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Every tutor is assigned two kids,
and a. teacher is present at all
times.
Behrend tutor, Mike Morano,
said he volunteers because of the
rewarding feeling he gets when he
knows he is making a difference
in someone's life. "I like to
share their accomplishments, and
the kids are proud of their
progress."
"The students are very bright,
and they really appreciate
everything you do for them," said
tutor, Kim Carlson.
Kim said she thinks this as a
great opportunity for her to work
with kids, which is something
she really enjoys. "The kids love
the attention they get, sometimes
parents am too busy," she added.
Student organizations , are also
taking an active part in the 13iehl
takes so long for CJD, it is
possible that many more cases
will materialize in Britain where
10 Britons have died recently.
Scientists are concerned that
the handful of cases identified so
far could be the beginning of a
larger
have risen - fmair
28 in 1985 to 55 in 1994. But
what has surprised British
scientists the most is the change
in the diseased nerve cells which
suggest the disepse has changed
since first discovered in 1985.
Mad cow disease is believed to
have started in sheep; this form is
known as scrapie. Until 1989,
British farmers fed rendered sheep
parts to cattle as a protein
supplement.
Scrapie is believed to have
infected cows only through
improperly twitted sheep parts in
the food resulting in mad cow
by Sean Siekkinen
CoMagical Staff
Thursday, March 28, 1996
Elementary School. The Delta
Chi's are hosting a soccer
demonstration to expose children
to the rules of the game, and how
to play safely. The Zeta Beta
Tau's are hosting an Easter Egg
Hunt. and Lambda Sigma will
participate in Diehl's Easter play.
The German Club will be
exposing the youngsters to a
festival describing German
culture and holidays.
The Diehl students will get a
taste of college life at Dobbins as
a reward for earning honors
merits. The Lion mascot will be
greeting the young scholars at the
door.
If you would like to make an
impact on these young people's
lives, .contact Mari Trenkle at
X 6140 • -
disease.
The practice was banned in
1989.
Recently, British scientists
announced that there was evidence
for a link between mad cow
disease and OD. This comes
after years of government denials
- of - any possible link.
The British meat industry has
been in crisis since last week's
report
Most EU countries and many
others had already shut out
British beef.
According to the European
Commission, the measures ban
the export of all live cattle, beef
and beef products from the United
Kingdom to any other country.
The World Health Organization
is hosting a meeting of experts to
study the suspected link between
mad cow and CJD.
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WPSE
from page 1
"We know that the station has
to meet (those) goals and given
the fact that both our full time
staff positons are over turning
simultaneously, it gives us a
chance to rethink."
Questions have also been
circulating about WPSE
hanging it's format and though
'ts not out of the question, it will
I
ostly be up to whoever takes
he new position as general
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Whoever it is will have a
ugh time filling Anzivino's
oes, but WPSE is ready to face
obstactie when it comes.