Page 2-Wednesday, January 7, 1981-The Michigan Daily Restricted area near volcano shut down VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP)-The restricted red zone around Mount St. Helens has been closed after a U.S. Geological Survey advisory warned that the unpredictable volcano could erupt without warning. The USGS said Monday that "extra caution should be taken near the volcano," and the U.S. Forest Service closed the restricted zone as a result. Lava continues to squeeze out of the volcano's crater in what scientists call a "technical eruption." But seismic activity that usually ac- companies the movement of molten rock has been absent, except for a slight burst at 12:53 a.m. yesterday, said Steve Bryant, a spokesman for the University of Washington geophysics center. The burst probably was caused by an avalanche on the mountain, he said. Although no earthquakes or tremors were detected on Monday, Bob Norris, another geophysics spokesman, said, "The advisory was issued due to the fact that the lava dome continues to grow .. . We know there's material erupting, though at a snail's pace, but if the mountain has a tendency to become explosive, it may not give us any war- ning." Lava movement means the volcano is technically in an "eruptive state," Norris said. Small earthquakes usually accompany that movement, and their absence worries scientists, who have used earthquake patterns to tell when an eruption is brewing. FRAGE <24, 4 for tm SALE plus tax 16 $100 U. "' noW-, sale ends THE BAGEL FACTORY 1306 S. University IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and United Press International reports Iran to accept Algerian guarantees Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Rajai told Iranian Television yesterday that Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had authorized the Iranian government to accept unspecified guarantees by Algeria "to solve our problems with the United States" in negotiations to free the 52 American hostages. There was no elaboration on Rajai's remarks after a meeting with Khomeini. An official in Khomeini's office said the ayatollah would announce his decision "in a couple of days" regarding the latest American proposals in the hostage situation. In Washington, a spokesperson for the State Department said initial reports of Rajai's statement were too vague for the department to make any immediate comment. Chapman pleads innocent in Lennon slaying NEW YORK-Mark David Chapman pleaded innocent yesterday to killing former Beatle John Lennon, his lawyer saying that Chapman will not deny the shooting but will instead offer insanity as his defense. Defense attorney Jonathan Marks withdrew his request to the court that Chapman be examined to determine his mental competence to stand trial. A State Supreme Court justice appointed two psychiatrists and a psychologist to examine the defendant, one of them a veteran of the Son of Sam multiple murder case. Pretrial hearings were scheduled for Feb. 11 and Feb. 25, with a trial date to be set at the latter appearance. Meanwhile, Chapman is being kept under an around-the-clock suicide watch at Rikers Island Prison. Electoral College confirms president, vice president WASHINGTON-Congress yesterday officially confirmed Ronald Reagan and George Bush as the nation's next president and vice president with the members of the electoral college casting 489 votes for the Republican candidates. The ceremonial ratification of the electoral college votes cleared the way for Reagan and Bush to be inaugurated Jan. 20. All electors voted for the candidates they were pledged to. Polish farmers take over overnment building A group of 70 Polish farmers have taken over an administrative building less than 10 miles from the Soviet border to protest local corruption, said union sources yesterday. The sit-in, initiated by a group of independent far- mers called the "Rural Solidarity," began on December 29 in Ustrzyki Dolne in southeastern Poland. Workers in three towns near the Soviet border staged a one-hour war- ning strike to support the workers, union sources said. A government delegation arrived in the area to talk to the striking workers, but there was no evidence they were going to negotiate with the farmers. Sources said the farmers' complaints were believed to involve prices paid for produce and the price and availability of tractors, fertilizers and building materials. GM releases sales figures DETROIT-General Motors Corp. said yesterday its 1980 sales finished 16 percent below 1979, becoming the first domestic automaker to close its books on what likely will stand as the industry's worst since 1961. The nation's biggest automaker sold 4,116,482 cars last year compared with 4,887,281 in 1979, with sales for the final ten-day sales period of Decem- ber down 29.5 percent from the same period last year. The sales drop at GM was less than that anticipated by Ford Motor Co., and the Chrysler Corp. Figures for the other domestic and foreign car makers are due to be released today. Air Force declares Titan missile is safe WASHINGTON-The Air Force said yesterday that the Titan II missile is "basically safe" and has a nuclear warhead that will not blow up acciden- tally. The conclusions were revealed in a report that followed the explosion of a missile silo in Damascus, Ark. last August that killed one person and in- jured 21 others. A Titan warhead was hurled out of the silo but remained "safe and relataively intact," the report said. "The system has enough checks and balances" that a nuclear explosion following an accident is "not conceivable,",said Gen. Bennie Davis at a Pen- tagon news conference. The report acknowledged that while the system is safe and supportable, it is still potentially hazardous and there is no guarantee that accidents will not happen. Vol. XCI, No.83 Wednesday, January 7, 1981 The Michigan Daily is edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan. 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