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28,19 yin the *nt cor- P-m.in tain. trams rase at nt faith ion at rfrom i.m. in ties in Dining hcraft .m.at tBra- i014 and a more n159 ickle- Warped Tuesday, March 28,1989 The Battalion Page 11 by Scott McCullar it WAS ONL1 A HATTER OF TIME BEFORE WESLEY CRUSHER TURNED THE HOLODECK WTO THE enterprise bripge... ITS ihe.se. e.Kits wouU sure comne in loctncly in real |,fe, Wouldn't they? by Kevin Thomas Ohio could become country’s third area to legalize casinos LORAIN, Ohio (AP) — This city on Lake Erie is moving closer to becoming the third area in the country with legalized casino gambling, but residents still dis agree whether a casino would be a blessing or a curse. Lorain, an economically struggling and largely blue- collar city of 72,000 people, would have a referendum on the issue under the proposal the state House ap proved March 15. “It would make more work and brighten this little town up,” said Herman Ricks, 50, a 27-year employee at Ford Motor Co.’s i,orain Assembly Plant. But Linda Hamilton, 32, a mother of two, said she may already start to fight against the proposal. “I think it would hurt Lorain, and it would hurt Lo rain families,” said Hamilton. ‘‘I think crime would def initely go up.” The proposal, which has been pending for 14 months, faces an uncertain future in the state Senate, where hearings start next month. Gov. Richard Celeste won’t say yet whether he would sign or veto the legis lation. House approval sparked a surge of opposition, in cluding comments from Cleveland’s top two elected of ficials that a casino might attract organized crime. An organization of Roman Catholic bishops in Ohio op poses any change in state law that could lead to devel opment of a casino. Ohio law allows charity bingo, horse racing and the state-run lottery, but casino gambling is legal only in the state of Nevada and in Atlantic City, N.J. T he originator of the proposal is Alan Spitzer, whose family operates more than 20 car dealerships in Ohio and Llorida. Spitzer envisions building a $400 million resort that will include a 1,000-room hotel, restaurants, shops and a casino on a former American Shipbuilding Co. property his family owns on the Black River, which meets Lake Erie at Lorain, 29 miles west of Cleveland. The bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Joseph Koziura, be lieves voters would approve the casino proposal. Koziura, a Democrat from Lorain, bristles when he talks about opposition by Cleveland Mayor George Voi- novich, a Republican, and Cleveland City Council Presi dent George Lorbes, a Democrat. “This is not a Republican or a Democratic bill,” Ko ziura said. “This bill is simply an economic development tool that we feel we ought to have the right to vote on.” Many believe the project would be an economic boom to Lorain, which has struggled in the 1980s be cause of the loss of about 5,000 jobs at the USX plant, the elimination of approximately 2,000jobs at Ford and the 1983 shutdown of American Shipbuilding, which at its peak employed 1,500. a INVEST TODAY IN TOMORROWS AGGIES Applications Available 108 YMCA DEADLINE: Marcli 31, 5PM m Information Sessions March 21, 8:30 PM 228 MSC March 29, 7 PM 401 Rudder N c. c ; //, Department of Student Affairs 845 — 5826 '’"se We 0 your business deserves some prime-time exposure. readers use these pages to see what’s happening on the tube. ^ let them know what’s happening with you. cal! 845-2611 to place advertisements in The MUSTER AWARENESS WEEK MARCH 27-31 COME BY TABLES IN THE MSC Rock and Roll A Search For God “It’s only Rock and Roll” Mick dagger sings- but has also become the most popular and influential music form in history. 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