1X" ACORN See editorial page cl LIE ian t1 GO SOUTH See Today for details N'inety Y ea rs of EdAitorialI FreedIom~ Vol. XC, No. 124 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, February 29, 1980 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Bogota rebels free 14, but 50 still BOGOTA, Colombia (AP)-Leftist guerrillas occupying the Dominican Republic Embassy freed 14 hostages yesterday, including one child, 10 women and three wounded men, the president of the Colombian Red Cross said. Among the approximately 50 hostages remaining is U.S. Ambassador Diego Acensio, who along with the captive envoys of Mexico, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic negotiated the release of the 14. Red Cross President Guillermo Rueda said the organization delivered mattresses, food, and cigarettes to the, building, but did not say if the supplies were traded for the hostages' freedom. PARAGUAYAN CONSUL Rafa'el Vlez Pareja and an unidentified man, both wounded, were taken out of the residence of Dominican Ambassador Diogenes Mallol in separate ambulances. A Red Cross source, who requested anonymity, said one dead guerrila was taken from the building. The guerrillas, members of the Movement-19 organization, are demanding $50 million ransom, release of 311 alleged political prisoners from Colombian jails and safe passage out of the country. A Red Cross stretcher- bearer said the guerrillas also want medical care for a woman member of the band wounded during the attack. "We are prepared to stay here one or two months if necessary," the guerrilla leader said in a telephone interview before the release. He identified himself only as "Commander No. 1" of Movement 19. Colombian authorities have said only they would study the demands. GOVERNMENTS OF the captured ambassadors urged Colombian President Julio Cesar Turbay Ayala to take not action that might endanger the hostages' lives. The centrist government has always refused to, bargain with the Movement-19 guerrillas, who have been particularly dedicated in their underground war with the authorities, some kiling themselves rather than be captured. Asencio, contacted by telephone after the release, said five women hostages held remained, but might be freed later. He also said 20 ambassadors were captured in the attack, rather than the 16 previously reported by the Foreign Ministry. He was not allowed to name all of them. One of the women still in captivity was Costa Rican Ambassador Elena Chassoul Monge, who has been posted here a little over a month. Four of the women released were diplomats' wives. Hundreds of police and troops armed with automatic weapons and tear-gas grenades and wearing flak jackets ringed the two-story building. Others were guarding government buildings, Local firmn accepts guilt in cemca dumping By CATHY BROWN Northern Telecommunications Sys- tems Corp., formerly Sycor, Inc., pleaded no contest yesterday to charges of dumping 45 barrels of an undisclosed chemical waste in a western Washtenaw County township. The charges were originally filed against both the company and Marve Sharpenburg, its maintenance supervisor. The prosecution, however, agreed to dismiss the charges against Sharpenburg wherf the firm agreed to accept responsibility. The prosecution claimed' Sycor illegally contracted to dispose of the waste by. releasing it to an unidentified Sharon Township resident, who allegedly dumped it in a sparsely- populated swampy area of the township on Hashley Road. THE PROSECUTION said Northern Telecommunications, a computer See LOCAL, Page 5 Flags untilfreedom For each day the hostages are held in Iran, another flag is raised in this Hermitage, Pa.-Cemetery. Today is number 118. The flags are being loaned to the cemetery by families who received the flags after relatives' military funerals. After Tto... U' profs see secure Yugoslavia By STEVE HOOK As President Josip Tito of Yugoslavia lingers on the brink of death, political observers around the world continue to speculate about the non-aligned, Mediterranean nation's future once the 87-year-old leader is gone. The center of debate: possible Soviet 'motivations to re-establish its influence in Yugoslavia 32 years after the famous Tito-Stalin split in 1948. Given Soviet actions in Afghanistan, many political observers claim, a Soviet infiltration of Yugoslavia would seem probable, if not obvious. NOT SO, RESPOND three University political science professors with expertise in international relations. Their concensus: an overt Russian move into Yugoslavia is highly unlikely, at least in the next few years. For now, they agree, the Soviet push will be covert at most, with the Russians probably being content with subtly stirring up the existing religious rivalry among the Yugoslav peoples. "I don't think much is. going to happen," Prof. William Zimmerman said yesterday. "There are a lot of scary scenarios that make headliens, but these are not really plausable." HE ADDED that the rampant speculations about Yugoslavia's future may be "functional,"I as they "may help mobilize opinion to make it even less likely that the Soviets will do anything." Zimmerman, who is in his 15th year as a political science professor, explained that he is Concerned about what might happen in four or five years when the "post-Tito" leadership comes into power. "The mechanisms for collective rule are operating now," he said, "but once this carry-over leaves, that is a tougher question." MIROSLAV NINCIK, another professor of political science, agrees with Zimmerman that Yugoslavia should remain stable for "at least a year or two" after Tito's death, but he expressed concern for the nation after that. "After a couple years, there could be intensified tensions," he said. Asked whether he foresees a Russian offensive resulting, he said that "It's not likely, but it's possible. And the fact that it's possible makes me fear it." . . .for now Within Yugoslavia, two primary factions exist, and many observers feel that their hostilities will "open the door" to Russian interventionism. THEY ARE KNOWN as the Serbs and Croats, two ethnic divisions in Yugoslavia with religious differences: the Serbs are Orthodox, the Croats are Roman Catholic (Tito is from this group). "These inter-ethnic tensions will inevitably increase," Nincik said, "and they could be exploited by the Russians See SOVIETS, Page 12 Candidates gear for elections Carter allies working to fund registration Experience key in 5th By CATHY BROWN and LEE KATTERMAN In the only ward where an incumbent is not running for re-election, Fifth Ward City Council candidates Republican Joyce Chesbrough and Democrat Thomas Bletcher are counting on personal contacts and From AP and UPI WASHINGTON-Defense Secretary Harold Brown and Carter administration allies began working yesterday to overturn a House vote blocking money necessary to register young men for a draft. Brown told a congressional panel that rejection, of registration would send a signal of U.S. weakness to the Soviet Union. AND HOUSE Majority Leader Jim * Wright (D-Texas) declared, "We will not allow the president to be embarrassed." He predicted the House Appropriations Committee will reverse the decision of its subcommittee late Wednesday to deny the administration funds for registration. Brown, testifying before the House Budget Committee on Carter's defense budget, said registration "is a way to prepare ourselves and send a signal" to the Soviet Union. THE SECRETARY said rejection of Carter's request "certainly sends a signal to our friends and allies and the Soviets. "It is not a signal I would care to send," Brown added. "But the Congress will have to decide if it does that." Wright said the subcommittee's 6-6 vote "does not represent the way a majority of members of the House feel. "I am confident the measure for full funding of registration for males will be approved next week by the full Appropriations Committee," Wright said. He did not mention Carter's more controversial proposal to register young women, a plan generally given little chance of approval by Congress. The subcommittee first rejected money to register women and then voted against money to register men. Bletcher Close race in the4th By MARK WILSON. and NICK KATSARELAS The Fourth Ward, traditionally the city's "swing" ward,, promises a close race in the April 7 council election, pit- ting an incumbent Republican against an eager, liberal Democrat. Incumbent Councilman David Fisher, 34, holds very different opinions than those of his challenger, Barbara Perkins, 46, on the issues of housing, energy, taxes, and the city budget. The Fourth Ward, the city's largest with over 18,000 registered voters, covers the southeastern section of the city and contains a diverse group of residents including some University students. FISHER, A former University foot- ball player who assumed the council seat vacated by Democrat Jamie Ken- worthy in 1978, feels his love for the city is his strongest asset. See TIGHT, Page 5 Perkins city election '80. experience to earn them a seat on the council. , Both candidates for current Republican Councilman James Cmejrek's seat are long-time Ann Arbor residents in a ward that extends from Main Street to the western city limits. Chesbrough emphasized her participation on the Ann Arbor See EXPERIENCE, Page .5 (:11 (sIrough Fisher - I m U -. Y } The awards will be based not on GPA, but rather on students' participation in student organizations and activities. A spokesperson for the Office of Student Services (OSS) said a mass publicity campaign is being mounted to spread word of the awards, which are the first of its kind in many years at the 'U'. Nomination forms may be picked up at OSS, 3000 Michigan Union, and must be returned by March 21, 1980. Rishoi said the selections would be made a couple of weeks after the deadline, and awards night is tentatively scheduled for April 16. Q there is only one co-ed frat on campus. According to one of the pledges, the group had originally considered painting the dots on the cube, but later decided paint would deface University property. Instead, they "considerately" decided to use contact paper, which, according to one pledge, "will come off easily because the cube is dirty and it's cold." So far there's no word from Jimmy the Greek as to which number is likely to come up first. On the inside k..;.:" OV .,, a..i . kt''. 1'*. I 1 11111 MEN mooll BENNO NMI NMI [