The Michigan Daily-Friday, March 20, 1981--Page 5 State en gineer - schools ailing, * group warns LANSING (UPI) - Michigan "Government Day" meeting engineering colleges have "atrophied" capital to unveil its proposa in some respects and must be bolstered helping Gov. William Milliken re if they are to play their expected role of goal of attracting high technol helping lure high technology industry, a dustry to Michigan. ,professional group said yesterday. Also included in a white paper on high The governor has made this on technology released by the, Michigan top goals, seeing it as a means of Council of Professional Scientific and sifying an economy heavily dep4 Technical Associations were recom- on the auto industry. mendations for tax incentives, creation of research centers, improved com- THE ASSOCIATION white munications facilities and eased en- echoes some of the proposals a vironmental restrictions. nt fnrwdr by Millikp in lti in the als for each his ogy in- e of his f diver- endent paper already, Tin hi- 'Currently Michigan 's engineering schools do not even have the faculty capability to develop programs in en- trepreneurial studies or engage in any significant amount of consulting with in- dustry.' Michigan Council of Professional Scientific and Technical Associa- tions report put iorwaru y iniLen,i nciudLng 1s call for establishment of a private research and technology center in Michigan and tax incentives for resear- ch and development. The paper warns, however, that Milliken's program and others are im- plicitly based on the assumption that Michigan's engineering schools are capable of significantly cooperating with industry in such ventures as in- novation centers and industrial parks. "While perhaps true in the '60s, this capability has severely atrophied in the last decade," the paper said. "CURRENTLY, MICHIGAN'S engineering schools do not even have the faculty capability to develop programs in entrepreneurial studies or engage in any significant amount of consulting with industry," it said. "Finally, due to lack of graduate students, this state's graduate schools have shrunk to a ize unable to adequately' meet the needs of high technology industry should such in- dustry locate in Michigan," it said. The paper called for increased ac- countability among engineering schools for their funding and better coor- dination among universities offering overlapping 'programs plus tax incen- tives to encourage contributions. A higher education cable television net- work and better pay for graduate assistants also is needed, it said. AP Photo ROCKWELL TECHNICIAN John Bjornstad died yesterday and four others were hospitalized when they breathed pure nitrogen while working on a flaw in the space shuttle, Columbia. The shuttle is still expected to make its maiden launch on April 7. TECHNICIAN DIES IN PRA C TICE COUNTDOWN k*1onShuttl e mishapkilon Documents dispute iRe a g fa n 's - Salvador statistics WASHINGTON - President Reagan's claim that Salvadoran guerrillas "boast" of killing 6,000 people last year was far from substan- tiated yesterday in documents released by the State Department. The documents, based on -guerrilla war bulletins and radio broadcasts, cite 4,017 people killed by the rebels in 1980, and department officials concede that even that figure may be inflated due to "double-counting." The documents were provided to The Associated Press after the department was asked for evidence to back Reagan's figure. But one official in- sisted the president's statement reflec- ted "the best estimate of our analysts." Reagan used the 6,000-killed figure at his March 6 news conference in arguing. that by sending weapons and military advisers to El Salvador's ruling junta, the United States was "helping the for- ces that are supporting human rights." Overall, about 9,000 people died last year in El Salvador's mounting political violence, according to the State Department. Some religious, human rights and labor organizations have put the figure as high as 12,000, but blame government security forces and right-wing paramilitary groups for the vast majority of the deaths. In an interview with The Associated Press this week, Fabio Castillo, a representative of the insurgents' Democratic Revolutionary Front, said Reagan's claim of 4,000 killed by the guerrillas "is without any basis." Castillo estimated that Salvadoran guerrillas had killed "up to 1,000 enemy troops" in 1980. Although unable to present full documentation of Reagan's figures, State Department official Dave Simcox said he still believed the 6,000-killed total was an accurate estimate of guerrilla claims. "It is the best estimate of our analysts, who follow El Salvador and who have access to classified and un- classified documents," Simcox said. Z CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UPI) - A space shuttle worker was killed yesterday, apparently by .suffocation, and two others were hospitalized in a freak accident that marred a suc- cessful dress rehearsal of the spaceship Columbia's maiden launch in three weeks. The accident occurred when five workers without breathing apparatus entered the Columbia's engine com- partment before it had been cleared of. the pure nitrogen atmosphere used during the test completed two hours earlier. The nitrogen displaced oxygen needed for breathing and reduced the threat of fire. Richard Barton, a Rockwell spokesman, said the technicians en- tered the engine compartment area after a "return to normal work" signal had come over tIle public ad- dress system. "I DID HAPPEN - to hear the return to normal work order," Barton said. "I was down at the bottom of the perimeter of the launch pad." He said the men must have assumed that nitrogen purging had been completed because about 30 minutes later they entered the area. The five men inside the chamber were stricken immediately. "Just one breath of it, a heavy breath, will render a person uncon- scious," Barton said. "It will knock them over." ONE WORKER, 50-year-old John Bjornstad of Titusville, was killed in the accident and a second worker, Forrest Cole of Merritt Island, was rushed in critical condition to the Shands Teaching Hospital in Gainesville. A third Rockwell worker was hospitalized for observation at Wuesthoff Hospital in Cocoa. Two other Rockwell employees and a Wackenhut employee who attempted to rescue the five technicians were treated and released. When yesterday's simulated coun- tdown was completed, launch director George Page said technicians were confident repairs on the orbiter's ex- ternal tank insulation - the last hur- dle before launch - will be successful and the space shuttle Columbia can make its maiden voyage, tentatively scheduled for April 7. "WE STILL HAVE to get through that one big hurdle of repairing the external tank," Page said. "Until we do that, I wouldn't hang my hat on that date." About two hours after the mock countdown was completed, the up- beat mood at the sprawling Kennedy Space Center sagged when news of the accident spread. The National Aeronatics and Space Administration said the launch pad accident should not affect preparations for the shuttle's of t- delayed test flight. MEMBERS OF THE association warned Michigan's industrial base has deterioriated substantially and said they will work to aid the state's ailing automakers but do not consider that to be a true "growth industry." The association held a news con- ference in connection with its annual. i Sate approves tax proposal kA .ALA"A.&AilibiL&..&.sA. a AI & A A~a v ,z;z;- Tt zz;s,=;ar ' ,r z r ;r, ,r z; r z _T,' ri S riir s i i irii ! f iii l iiii i sii , ,- ; , LANSING (UPI) - The Senate, with Gov.,William Milliken looking on from the gallery, voted late yesterday to place a complex property tax reform proposal on a May 19 special election ballot. The 28-7 Senate vote followed by 1 hour and 20 minutes 86-17 approval in the House of the constitutional amen- dment which slashes local property and income levies in return for an increase in the state sales tax. It came only three and one-half hours before the midnight deadline for two-thirds approval in both, houses. Milliken, who played a key role in drafting the measure, returned to his office at the Capitol during the evening session to lobby over the phone for its approval. The Senate vote capped weeks of frenzied negotiations which of- ten appeared on the verge of break- down. MILLIKEN AND KEY legislative leaders were determined to get a proposal before the voters this spring, fearing there will be outrage among homeowners when tax bills are issued later in the year if nothing is done. The House and Senate both approvetl their own versions of the measure earlier in the week. Differences over the means of limiting assessment- based property tax increases were worked out during House caucuses yesterday afternoon. An unusual joint meeting of Republican and Democratic leaders with their staffs produced the com- promise. THE GROUP GAME up with a com- promise plan to limit property levy in- creases on homeowners, business, in- dustrial and rural property to 6 percent. Any amount over that would be rolled back. The House earlier this week gave its approval to a basic plan drawn up by legislative leaders and Milliken which gives homeowners a 50 percent tax cut. Taxpayers in the 16 cities with income taxes would get an additional 50 percent cut.- Increases in residential, business, in- dustrial and rural property assessmen- ts would be adjusted with the rate of in- flation. The lost revenue would be made up through a 11/2 cent hike in the state's 4 cent sales tax. The U-M Professional Theatre Program Michigan Ensemble Theatre Ann Arbor's Own Resident Professional Theatre Company DEBUT PRODUCTION Henrik Ibsen's STARRING Barbara eda-Young from "Serpico" Who has rights to 'M-Go-Blue'? Eric Kay E. Fredricksen Kuter March 25-29, 8 pm L Sunday at Tickets at PTP David Little Phyllis Summerville i t (Continued from Page 1) Sding to Daane. Meanwhile, ardent Michigan fans can r still purchase "M-Go-Blue" wine for about $2.29 a bottle at many local party stores. Coleman, who is an engineer at Ford Motor Company and works with Ven- dramino Vineyards on the weekends, developed the wine about three years . ago. It is a white wine, made from Michigan Delaware grapes, according to Coleman. COLEMAN ALSO developed Magic Spartan wine, which was made the same way as the Go Blue, but had red wine added to give it a pink color. The company no longer makes the Spartan wine because it sold poorly. Coleman said the M-Go-Blue wine sells best in Ann Arbor and Lansing,- especially during football season. The Regents have asked Coleman to state on the label that the wine has not been made in association with the University. Coleman, however, says he doesn't have to obey the Regents because he never claimed the wine was associated with the University. "These guys may think they're high and mighty and they own it (the slogan), but they don't," said Coleman. "Theyddon't have anything else to do so they decided to fight it. 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