4 Page 2-Sunday, November 23, 1980-The Michigan Daily Hotel iLU' l fire rises; toll From AP and UPI LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A grim new search for bodies uncovered the 83rd victim of the devastating MGM Grand Hotel fire yesterday as outsiders got their first look at the casino's ghostly ruins and guests returned to their rooms to pick up their belongings. The fire, which authorities said erup- ted in the main kitchen from an un- determined source, injured more than 500 people and was the second worst hotel fire in the nation's history. THE LATEST body was found near a slot machine in the casino a few moments before fire officials gave reporters a tour of the darkened, cavernous casino, where a deathly smell of smoke and water hung over the skeletal remains of burned-out gaming equipment. Authorities guessed about 8,000 people were in the hotel at the time. Fire investigators said many of the guests were killed in -their rooms by smoke and fumes which entered through windows they had broken to try to get fresh air. .1 83 dead, 500 hurt Reagan, talent scouts review i U :4 'jIII '4 candidate, LOS ANGELES (AP)-President- elect Ronald Reagan and his talent- hunters got together yesterday to begin sifting through a list of prospective Cabinet officers for the new ad- ministration. No announcement was considered imminent after the "kitchen cabinet" session at the office of Reagan's lawyer, William French Smith-him- If EA I Action Spos Wear FACTORY CLOSEOUTS ;for Cabin self a contender for attorney general. "IT'S NOT A decision meeting," said Michael Deaver, a close Reagan associate, during the president-elect's flight Friday from Washington to his home here. Smith said in advance the session would cover "principally the Cabinet positions plus certain independent agencies," including, "quite possibly," the Central Intelligence Agency. Reagan spokesman Lyn Nofziger said there would be no announcement of the president-elect's decisions to fill the posts before Dec. 1. AMONG THOSE attending yester- day's meeting were Reagan's cam- paign chairman, Sen. Paul Laxalt (R- Nev.), Edwin Meese III, director of the transition, and James Baker III, chairman of Reagan's transition com- mittee. One adviser said the president-elect may have to interview some of the possible nominees in person. Reagan himself said Friday that he was "quite sure they'll be presenting names of people I don't even know." But he said he hopes to make his decisions by the end of the month, ad- ding, "This has to be one of the very hardest parts of the transition." THE CABINET list is said to have swelled from about 38 to 78 names in the last few days. One source close to the transition effort said Friday that Reagan and a few close advisers would decide who will serve in key posts "within the next 72 hours." Several sources in the Reagan circle, who declined to be identified, said some of the names most prominently men- et positions :ii :i i ' I I' Swimwear, Footwear, Bodywear 406 E. Liberty 2 blocks off State St. Reagart. ... reviews Cabinet hopefuls tioned for the Cabinet posts-William Simon for Treasury, Gen. Alexander Haig for Defense and George Shultz for State-were believed to have continued support from Reagan's advisers., Laxalt acknowledged counseling Reagan recently about some of those on the list but refused to divulge details. "There are some women on the list," he said, "I can tell you that." Laxalt said the group was asked to supply three names for each Cabinet post. And Reagan stressed Friday that "this is not a case of them giving me a recommended individual for each one." Reagan will hold a second meeting tomorrow to discuss Cabinet appoin- tments and travel Tuesday to his Santa Barbara ranch for the Thanksgiving holiday. WHAT HAS FINANCIAL AID DONE FOR YOU LATE LY ? ...GOOD OR BAD; The Joint Committee on Financial Aid is soliciting student in put on all aspects of financial aid (i.e., from standing in lines to filling outforms) Your comments, criticisms or suggestions could make things better for everyone. If you have any questions, please call 763-3241 or 763-3242 or stop by the MSA Office on the Third Floor of the Union. REMEMBER; IT'S NOT A SUGGESTION BOX, IT'S BETTERIII MONDAY, NOV. 24, 4:00 AT 3909 MICHIGAN UNION Learn About a Healing Power You Can Trust The Logical Certainty ofCristian Healing The Ann Arbor community is warmly invited to at- tend this free lecture at First Church of Christ, Scien- tist, 1833 Washtenaw Avenue in Ann Arbor. Tuesday, November Z5 at 8 p.m.' The lecturer is BRUCE FITZWATER, a member of the Board of Lectureship of the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts. Child care and parking available. IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and United Press international reports Iraq launched missiles in residential area, Iran says BAGHDAD, Iran - Iran claimed Iraq launched ground-to-ground missiles on an Iranian city yesterday to blunt a counterattack on the heights that command main highway routes from Iran's western border to Baghdad. Iran's official news agency, Pars, said the Iraqi assault with Soviet made missiles escalated the running battles by paratroopers for the hills overlooking four Iraqi-occupied villages. The agency said the missiles smashed into residential areas in the Iranian town of Gilan Gharb overnight, killing and wounding civilian inhabitants. Labor party renews plan to oust Begin TEL AVIV, Israel - Buoyed by a near-victory in an attempt to bring down the Israeli government, the opposition Labor Party said yesterday it would launch a new attempt this week to oust Prime Minister Menachem Begin. The party made public its decision to keep pressure on Begin one day af- ter Ezer Weizman, the popular former fighter pilot who brought the present Likud bloc-led government to power, announced his intention to leave Likud and run for office independently. Defections from the ruling coalition, prompted mainly by the tottering economy and its triple-digit annual inflation rate, have left Begin with a paper-thin majority of 61 in the 128-member Knesset, or parliament. Iranian minister wants a clear answer on hostage terms BEIRUT, Lebanon - Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Rajai's office asked the United States for a "positive" or "negative" response to terms for releasing the 52 U.S. hostages because its first reply "was neither explicit nor clear," Pars news agency said yesterday. Iran's stern Islamic judge Sadegh Khalkhali, predicted that the cap- tives, held for more than a year, would not be freed before Reagan takes of- fice Jan. 20. Former Speaker of the House dies in nursing home DEDHAM - John McCormack, who rose through the tough world of Democratic South Boston politics to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, died yesterday at a nursing home. He was 88. Current House Speaker Thomas (Tip) O'Neill (D-Mass.) said in Washington, "We have lost a great American. I have lost a close friend and political mentor of 40 years." McCormack, first elected to the House in 1928, was known for his debating skill in his early years and for his loyalty to the Democratic Party and his constituents. Sex symbol Mae West dies HOLLYWOOD - Legendary Hollywood bombshell Mae West - whoa starred in vaudeville, plays and films as a brassy, bosomy sex symbol of the 1920s and '30s - died yesterday at her apartment here at the age of 87. The aging sex queen died just three weeks after leaving a hospital where she had spent three months recuperating from a mild stroke that left her speech impaired. Space shuttle suffers setback CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With its launch date already three years behind schedule and costs nearly $4 billion over estimate, the Space Shuttle suffered a setback yesterday when a final linkup between the orbiter Colum- bia and its fuel tanks was delayed. After a morning meeting at the Kennedy Space Center, space agency of- ficials decided workers had too much gap filler to apply between protective thermal tiles on the Columbia to move the orbiter from its hangar early today as planned. Common antiseptic recalled ATLANTA-Quantities of Pharmadine, a common povidone-iodine solution widely used in hospitals and doctors' offices as an antiseptic, have been recalled because they were found to be contaminated with bacteria, the national Center for Disease Control said yesterday. Some lots of the product implicated in an investigation by the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration were voluntarily recalled by the manufac- turer, Sherwood Pharmaceutical Co. The investigation was undertaken when seven northeastern hospitals notified the CDC of high levels of bacteria in certain clusters of blood cultures. An extensive investigation in two of the hospitals-one in New York, the other in Boston-traced the bacteria to the antiseptic. Pharmadine has a variety of hospital uses, including cleansing skin before injections, cleaning wounds and skin ulcers, and other various applications. Volume XCI, No. 70 Sunday, November 23, 1980 The Michigan Daily 1:5 tiiteaand managed by students at The University of Michigan. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday mornings during the University year at 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109. Subscription rates : $12 September through April (2 semesters) ; 13 by mail outside Ann Arbor. Summer session published Tuesday through Saturday mornings. Subscription rates: $6.50 in Ann Arbor; $7 by mail outside Ann Arbor. Second class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE MICHIGAN DAILY, 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. The Michigan Daily is a member of the Associated Press and subscribes to United Press International, Pacific News Service, Los Angeles Times Syndicate and Field Newspapers Syndicate. News room: (313) 764-0552, 76-DAILY: Sports desk: 764-0562; Circulation: 764-0558; Classified advertising: 764-0557: Display advertising: 764-0554: Billing: 764-0550: Composing room: 764-0556. I 4 4 4 New GOP Congress may favor increased energy production A WASHINGTON (AP)-Breeder reac- tors are making a comeback. Oil and gas price controls are on their way out. Drilling on federal lands and on the Outer Continental Shelf is in. And gasoline rationing? Don't even think about it. That's how the energy legislation pic- ture is shaping up as President-elect Ronald Reagan prepares to take office and Republicans get ready to take over the Senate in January. THE NEW, heavily conservative 97th Congress is likely to be far more orien- ted toward energy production than its predecessor and far less sympathetic to legislation designed to force conser- vation. Reagan is likely to have an easier time getting his energy bills through Congress than did President Carter. Some of Carter's major energy initiatives-including a proposed 50- cent-a gallon tax on, excess gasoline consumption in 1977 and a trimmed- down 10-cent-a-gallon version in 1980-were overwhelmingly repudiated on Capitol Hill. BUT THE energy dilemmas that haunted Carter's four years will con- front Ronald Reagan as well-many in the first year of his term. One important reason is that the basic law governing petroleum prices and distribution and giving the president power to dealwith energy shortages-the Energy Production apd Conservation Act-expires in mid-1981. Without the law, the ability of a president to manage a serious oil and gasoline shortage would be sharply limited-just around the time that severe shortages stemming from the Iran-Iraq war might begin to develop, if that conflict persists. And even though Reagan and Republicandcongressionalacandidates campaigned for deregulation, it is doubtful they would allow all controls to expire. Many oil companies, for instance, wpuld like to see some form of renewal of the rules for government allocation of fuel in a severe shortage. And small refining companies are sure to ask for some continuation of the controls that put them on a more competitive footing with the major companies in bidding for crude oil. "The irony is that this anti-regulatory crowd-that is taking over may come to town and find it's the oil companies who are asking for protection," said a Democratic staff member of the Energy Committee who asked not to be identified. Even McClure says he expects a renewal of some energy controls when they all expire next Sept. 3. Rat In Coke nets plaintiff $1295,000 SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) - A Davis, Okla., man has been awarded $125,000 in damages for drinking more than half a bottle of soft drink that contained a dead rat. A jury deliberated about an hour Friday before deciding in favor of James Jackson in his lawsuit against the Coca-Cola Co. and Oklahoma Coca-Cola Bottling Co. COMPANY OFFICIALS were unavailable for comment. Jackson, argued that he lost more than 20 pounds and has been unable to eat or drink carbonated beverages normalv sine an Aue 27. 1979 in- II HOUSING DIVISION RESIDENT STAFF JOB OPENINGS FOR 1981-82 INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS Monday, Dec. 1-Wednesday, Dec. 10, 1980 MOSHER/JORDAN-December 1, Monday, 7:00-8:00 P.M.-Jordan Lounge COUZENS-December 1, Monday, 8:00-9:00 P.M.-Living Room EAST QUAD-December 2, Tuesday, 7:00-8:00 P.M.-Room 126 MARKLEY-December 2, Tuesday, 8:00-9:00 P.M.-North Pit ALICE LLOYD-December 2, Tuesday, 9:00-10:00 P.M.-Blue Carpet Lounge WEST QUAD BARBOUR & NEWBERRY-December 3, Wednesday, 7:00-8:00 P.M.-Dining Room 1, West Quad SOUTH QUAD-December 3, Wednesday, 8:00-9:00 P.M.-West Lounge OXFORD-December 3, Wednesday, 9:00-10:00 P.M.-Geddes Conference Room (Max Kade) BURSLEY-December 4, Thursday, 7:00-8:00 P.M.-East Lounge STOCKWELL-December 4, Thursday, 8:00-9:00 P.M.-Main Lounge MINORITY PEER ADVISORS: BURSLEY-December 8, Monday, 7:00-8:00 P.M.-Minority Lounge COUZENS-December 9, Tuesday, 7:00-8:00 P.M.-Minority Lounge SOUTH QUAD-December 10, Wednesday, 7:00-8:00 P.M.-Afro Lounge 4 Editor-in-Chief... 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