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The Future
Vol. 24, No. 14
Serving The University of Central Florida Since 1968
THURSDAY October 8, 1992
20 Pages
Masked robbers hold up credit union
by Jeannette Rivera
CENTRAL FLORIDA FUTURE
Two masked men held up the
off-campus branch ofthe UCF
Federal Credit Union Monday
morning, getting away with an
estimated $100,000.
Sandra Wingefeld, a bank
employee, was unlocking the
back door ofthe bank at about
7:30 a.m. when the two men
approached her. One ofthe suspects, brandishing a silver revolver with a black handle, com
manded her to let the two inside
the building.
Donald -
Provance, another
bank employee,
was already inside
the building starting his daily activities as Wingefeld
entered with the
armed men. The
suspects proceeded
to have Wingefeld **********
open the safe for theme
Before leaving the Credit
"...nobody's
money was
ever at risk...
- Mike Murray
credit Onion
union, the robbers tied up the
two bank employees with duct
— tape.
Neither one of
the victims was
injured, although
both said they
were very shaken
by the incident. A
university psychologist offered emotional support
mmm9mmm99U UCF Credit
UnionPresidentMikeMurraysaid
thatatthis pointitis premature to
tell whether or not the bank security system will undergo any
changes.
"What we are doing now is try-
ingto get as much input as we can
from the employees as well as
from the police to determine if
anything was done wrongin terms
operational procedures or security measures," he said." If so, we
will do something about it."
Murray hopes the robbery
will not give a negative image to
ROBBERY continued page 4
COMPOSITE OF
ONE SUSPECT
greets supporters in Central Florida
by Ann Marie Sikes
STAFF REPORTER
Democratic presidential
candidate Bill Clinton told Floridians Monday only he holds
the ticket for changing
America's future.
Following President Bush's
rainy Orlando stop Saturday,
Clinton found better weather and
thousands of cheering supporters
in Loch Haven Park Monday.
Clinton told the crowd Bush's
speech, founded on confusingfacts
and knocking his opponents, is a
disgrace to America.
"We're [Democrats]betterthan
that," he said. "Bush gets his own
and my positions mixed up be
cause he doesn't believe in any of
them."
Clinton urged Floridians to
pursue change in America. He
insisted that America is heading
in the wrong direction, neglecting
its faith in the American Dream.
"Will you help us put America
where it ought to be?' Clinton
said. He reviewed some of whathe
said America needs to regain its
strengths: a solid education system, thrivingbusiness sectors,fair
share taxesandauniversalhealth
care program.
Theenthusiastic Clinton promised his supporters a work force
which will explode with success,
resulting from strong education.
"This country needs an educa
tion president..,"Clinton said,tell-
inghis supportershe wouldroll up
his sleeves to support teachers,
parents and students and make
the United States' education system the envy of the world.
Sen. Al Gore spoke briefly before leaving for the U.S. capitol to
vote on the Senate's override of
Bush's veto of a cable television
bill that would provide greater
regulationsoncabletelevisioncom-
panies. The Senate overrode the
bill Monday by atwo-thirds house
majority vote.
"The American people need
to veto four more years of Bush/
Quayle," Gore said. "Florida
can shut the door on trickle
down economics."
Democratic presidential contender Bill Clinton enjoyed good weather as he spoke to
a crowd of over 5000supporters Monday. (Michael DeHoog/FUTURE)
Clinton outlines
education plan for U.S.
by Savannah Miller
MANAGING EDITOR
Educational issues played
a big part in D emocratic pre si-
dential candidate Gov. Bill
Clinton's speech at Orlando's
Loch Haven Park Monday.
With a sunburned face, big
smile and the wind blowing his
hair, Clinton took the stage to tell
the crowd ofabout5,000his plans
to improve education.
"This country needs a real
education president," Clinton
said, "someone who will roll
up his sleeves and engage the
energies of teachers, administrators, parents... and create a system that is the envy
ofthe world."
He said his education plan
includes:
■ Teaching everyone, including adults who already
work, to read.
■ Strengthening partnership s between busine sse s an d
schools, like Orlando's COMPACT program in which
members of the business community act as mentors for students at a high risk of dropping out.
■ Implementing a national
service trust fund that would
open the doors of a college
education to all Americans.
This fund, Clinton said,
would provide loans that
could be repaid at a yearly
percentage of the borrower's
income after graduation. It
could also be repaid
through two years of national service teaching,
serving as a police officer
or similar public servant,
or working with the elderly, children or people
with disabilities.
"There are too many
people unemployed, too
many people living in poverty, too many people who
believe that their children
will not do as well as they
did," Clinton said.
"We can do better and
together we will..." he continued. "We have a chance
to take control of our own
destiny."
Students have a very important role in selecting the
next president, Clinton said
later.
When asked to comment
to the students of the University of Central Florida
on the importance of student voting, Clinton said,
"The students have far more
at stake in this election than
I do, or anybody my age.
"Your whole life is on
the line and the decisions
that we make in this election will shape the world
we live in, for better or for
worse," he said. "I want it
to be better and I need your
help to do it."
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