TICKETS FOR NORTH'S FEB. 21 SPEECH ON SALE TUESDAY

Tickets for Oliver North's Feb. 21 lecture at the Show Me Center will go on sale Tuesday.

Tickets are priced at $5 for general and $10 for reserved seats. They can be purchased at all Show Me Center outlets.

A reception will be held at 5 p.m. Feb. 21. North, the Iran Contra figure who lost a heated U.S. Senate race in Virginia last November, will speak at 7 p.m.

Persons who want to attend the reception should contact Nathan Cooper of the Southeast Missouri State University's College Republicans at (314) 339-3816.

North's visit will cost about $17,000, including a $10,000 honorarium.

Young America's Foundation, a national conservative group, will pay $4,000 of the cost.

Other funding will come from the College Republicans and student fees.