MONDAY June 26, 2000 Vol. 101 No. 1 14 pages Police ready to handle governor's convention ■ In anticipation of the arrival of dignitaries such as President Clinton, state police said their presence will be similar to other big events held in State College. By Matthew D. Wunsche COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Pennsylvania State Police will lead a coor dinated effort to ensure safety during July's National Governor's Association annual meeting in State College . With the eyes of the nation turned to State College to watch high-ranking political digni- Congress supports vocational education By Claude R. Marx ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER WASHINGTON D.C. C-CORNET will host a group of high school students next month to get them interested in working there in a few years. This is not just a get acquainted ses sion, but a chance for the State College based amplifier and telecommunications company to solve a major problem: hiring skilled technical workers. "We have had to do that and go to ever - v job fair and do training in-house," said Mary Beahm, vice president of human resources at the company that employs 2,300 people. Companies throughout the country are having similar problems, and Congress is doing something about it, prompted in part by Rep. John Peterson, (R-Pa Peterson, a member of the Appropria tions Committee, recently persuaded the House to increase the federal contribution by $5OO million to $l.l billion to a program that finances vocational education high schools and community colleges. Peterson said he is optimistic that the Senate will support a similar level of fund ing. If that amount stays in the final budget, Pennsylvania would get $43 million, an increase from the $4l million in the cur rent budget. These funds can be used for teat i ,J, salaries and equipment and are espec:a:..y helpful to areas that have not enjoyed the same level of prosperity as the rest of the nation. Peterson's home base in north-central Pennsylvania is such a place. While it con tains the booming high technology area in and around State College, it also has many rural areas and small industrial towns that are eager to find new job sources. He said expanded vocational training would help those employers and expand opportunities for low-income students. "Not having enough vocational educa tion opportunities hurts students who are lower middle class and in the working poor. These students are not likely to go to college but need to have the chance to get the good jobs," Peterson said. The state is increasing its contribution as well. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, the state will spend $53 million, an increase from this year's amount of $51.5 million. Tim Reeves, a spokesman for Gov. Tom Ridge, said the funding increase and a wide range of retraining programs for older workers are the result of conversa tions Ridge has had with business execu tives. Death to penalty While receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of Nevada at Reno, Archbishop of South Africa and Nobel Prize winner Desmond Tutu calls for the abolition of the death pentalty following the recent execution of Gary Graham in Texas. I NATIONAL, Page 4 Remembering Korea Thousands gather to mark the 50th anniversary of the Korean War in Seoul, South Korea, as leaders still strive to bring relations closer between the north and south. A war memorial is also being con structed in Kansas. I INTERNATIONAL, Page 5 I I Caries such as President Clinton, Gen. Colin Powell and Federal Reserve Board Chair man Alan Greenspan, police are carefully preparing to handle the crowds expected to flood town July 8 to 11. The state police are not releasing any fig ures about how many officers will be in town for the weekend, Capt. Frank Monaco said. Police will request a helicopter for the event, as they would for any other busy week end. The helicopter would be on hand for use in case of injuries or other emergencies, he said. Steve Shelow, assistant director for Penn State Police Services, said Penn State police will be working together with both the State College Police Department and state police Volunteers carry the flag of the gay movement down Peachtree Street in Atlanta during the 30th Annual Gay Pride Parade ,day Nationwide parades mark Gay Pride Day By Beth J. Harpez ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER NEW YORK Drag queens and digni taries shared Fifth Avenue in the always-col orful annual Gay Pride parade known as much for its politics as its revelry. Gays also marched yesterday in parades in San Francisco, Chicago and Atlanta. New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and U.S. Senate candidate Hillary Rodham Clin ton marched in yesterday's event in New York, but Clinton's new Republican rival, Rep. Rick Lazio, chose to spend the day campaigning upstate instead. Political victories were celebrated as activists pointed to passage of a hate-crimes bill in Albany and a Vermont law that allows civil unions between homosexuals. "It's a tremendously significant year," said lesbian activist and former White House aide Virginia Appuzzo, one of the Heritage of Pride Parade's grand marshals. "The changes have been dazzling," Appuzzo added. Supporters of Clinton shouted "You look gorgeous" and "We love you" as the first lady joined the parade accompanied by state and local officials. Clinton marched 20 paces behind a man in a pink tutu and a Rollerblader wearing noth ing but a thong. OTViS Police Log Weather Calendar National International Opinion .... Entertainment Newsroom: 865-1828 Business: 865-2531 {.:; ... DA E Y'' :E. B www.collegian.psu.edu IZEIFI Coast to Coil* Scoreboard Classifieds Horoscope TV Listings Crossword „ /* * NGA -tr * * 2000* *** Lt. Tom Hart of the State College Police Department said the police presence for that weekend will be similar to other big events in State College, such as football weekends in the fall or the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts each July. Associated Press A male go-go dancer performs as his float rides down Fifth Avenue yesterday in New York. Clinton gave the thumbs-up sign and clapped her hands to the disco music. "This year, because of the hate crimes bill in New York and the civil union law in Ver mont, it's a year we can look back on and say there's been some progress," Clinton told Casey's dilemma raises questions By Chris Antonacci COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Rashard Casey has waited four years to become Penn State's starting quarterback, but after his arrest on aggravated assault Charges, he might never get the chance. Casey's status as the expected starting quarterback might be in jeopardy after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting an off duty Hoboken, N.J., police officer outside a nightclub in the early morning hours of May 14. Casey. who pleaded n guilty at his arraignment May 15, was arrested along with high school teammate Desmond Miller. Keeon Walker, another high school team mate and Syracuse football player, was pres ent at the incident but not charged. Casey was released from Hudson County Jail on $5,000 bail after he was picked up at a McDonald's restaurant, and should go before a grand jury between three and five months, his attorney, Dennis McAlevy, said. to provide security for the weekend event. State police will have primary responsibility for coordinating the efforts of officers of the different police organiza tions. Monaco said state police conduct training twice a year for handling large crowds. "We're at the forefront of crowd control," Monaco said. "Crowd control and handling governors and other dignitaries is a lot different than responding to domestic violence calls," he added. To get advice about how to handle crowds and how to deal with problems they might encounter, state police talked to officials in cities such as Seattle and Washington, D.C., Monaco said. Although they've learned from mishaps in other states and from the Beaver Avenue riot two years ago during the Central Pennsylva nia Festival of the Arts, Monaco said there reporters during a press conference. "I'm pleased to be here on behalf of equal rights for gays and lesbians." the first lady added. The parade, which commemorates the 1969 uprising at the Stonewall Inn credited with sparking the modern gay rights move ment, was led by Stonewall veterans in drag riding behind a rainbow of balloons stretched across Fifth Avenue. There were gay "Star Trek - fans. AIDS activists and church groups singing gospel music. There also were scattered protesters. including Joseph Garber of Brooklyn, who held a sign that said, "Sodomy is a crime." In Chicago, thousands of revelers lined the streets of the city's North Side for the 31st annual Gay Pride parade. The parade attracted more than 200 entries, including floats. bands and marchers representing local businesses and civic groups. In San Francisco, what began in 1970 as a meager procession followed by a low-key - gay-in" at Golden Gate Park has become one of California's biggest events, and one of the world's best-known celebrations of gay pride. . _ The 30th annual Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Parade was to be fol lowed by a seven-hour party at city hall. Should the grand jury indict the 22-year-old Hoboken native, he might not have trial until January. Casey could spend up to five years in prison. Hoboken police Chief Carmen Laßruno said the incident occurred at about 2:40 a.m outside River Street, a nightclub. The three men had words with th i.tim, Patrick Fitzsimmons, who was ai companied by an African-American woman. arid then Casey and Miller allegedly struck the off-duty police officer. The 34-year-old \ ictim, who is white, teaches tolerance training as part of the Hoboken Police Department's efforts to cur tail bias crimes. He was admitted to St. Mary's Hospital in Hoboken and released with facial and head injuries. "Rashard has not been a discipline prob lem during his time at Penn State and the conduct alleged in the charges is inconsis tent with the personality he's demonstrated to me and the members of the coaching See CASEY, Page 14. ~' ~l 30 cents off campus ©2OOO Collegian has not been any major philosophical in the way police will handle the expecl! crowds. "Most of crowd control is res,pwali!ll a lot of people right away "They must be appropriately important to be fair with every :too the appropriate steps when prob:; , n - ,;,. ; 1; 1- Monaco said. The extra police ,•.Iqlid ho, necessary in a city with a iarL, ment but in a smaller iOV. lege, the extra police offic;_nt manage the event, he added Monaco said although staie t n charge of organizing ould not try to usurp the cal: ocal police organizations Senator suggests suspension of gas tax WASHINGTON D.O Ser Hutchison, a Republican h'-m oil Texas and an ally of tiOl' candidate George W. Bush. yesterri Congress should suspend 1! - , 1 4 per gallon federal gasoline la , bec•lsl• increasing pump prices. A smaller temporary tax in the Senate in April when t 1 ,., prices slowed and oil-produi agreed to increase their outr ,, • "I think part of n should put forward in Cong - rf!-;;z - term fixes like relief from until we stabilize these pnr some longer term fixes. - on "Fox News Sunday.' In the Midwest. gas gallon in some spots. Intliwi“ O'Bannon has suspended !1 ,, ' f•'‘Oi tax on gasoline for tyj dais Legislature will meet in this week to discuss repeal inL(' ing the state's 5 percent sal—, t 3 ,. Legislation introduced ir; Tier this year would have r li. d cents of the 18.4-cent fedi! rest of the year and suspor , i•l tax if and when average pr'(l $2 a gallon ss , c 3te:/ Press The issue lost momentum price rise slowed in the snrin , ,i during nations in the Midd to U.S. pressure to increase tip, ail Since then, prices have affecting summer travelers iuid an issue in the presidential Ca;,ti,i. "I think everyone thirk- t going to stabilize by the f. , 1;. go through the summer taking their vacations. I trios do that," Hutchinson said A spokosman f Leader Tront Lott t would be open to her I , ror,),: ers to eliminate taxes. "We took a vote in April very similar to that and wi cutting back tax on the never count us out," ' John Czwartacki. Hutchison also coot( rl'cl that iho ~ of cleaner-burning ruth , lool;rtsd was adding as much as p, r lon. Bush and other Republican Environmental Protection \lency requiring the areas of the county the worst smog problems u , e eit - in,' blended gas. Clinton adnittu.snotlo.l ics also say the White House enough to persuade the 11 member ttr: nization of the Petroleum ; , col TP• Countries to raise production ic, :•ts PSU quarterback Rashard Casey, rigs t. stands with his attorney, McAle.\, during his arraignment in Superior Court Jersey City. TODAY: Sunny, storm pup, , By Brigitte Greenbe ASSOCIATED PP,SS Pag( =ME
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