Page 2-Frifday, January 29, 1982-Th e Michigan Daily Future jobs in, Nat. Resources may be scarce ANGELL HALL Built in 1924, after the University President James B. Angell, Angell Hall has traditionally been one of the first buildings used for university classes. The Michigan Daily has also been a tradition since 1890. Another tAichigan tradition you can enjoy Subscribe early for fali-winter term m mm IEEE ininss mmm ome SU BSCRIPTION RATES: $12 Sept. thru April (2 Semesters) $13 By mail outside Ann Arbor $6.50 Per Semester $7.00 By mail outside Ann Arbork SEND TO: THE MICHIGAN DAILY Stu dent Publications Building 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Phone: 764-0558 (ALL OUT OF TOWN SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PREPAID) Name: Address: Phone: Student ID No.: By ABBY TABB As federal budget cuts continue to shrink environmental agencies, career opportunities for natural resources students look bleak for the next decade, according to several professors in the University's School of Natural Resour- ces. The Department of Agriculture, the Forest Service, the National Park Ser- vice, and the Department, of Natural Resources all will feel the crunch of President Reagan's fiscal policies. The decline in federal funds "is going to reduce the opportunity for jobs," said Prof. John Bassett of the School of Natural Resources. The number of government jobs available began to decrease four years ago, Bassett said, and since then the department has ad- vised students to seek employment in the private sector. Land management and energy firms such as Conoco hire resource policy and management students to interpret federal controls. Demand for such per- sonnel, however, depends on how en- vironment-conscious each firm is. Spokesmen for Weyerhauser, a multinational corporation involved in forestry and lumber manufacture, said they see a bright future 'for the in- dustry. "Those parts of Reagan's programs that are designed to increase savings will put this part' of the industry in better health than without the cuts," said Tom Ambrose, director of infor- mation at Weyerhauser's Seattle office. There has been no cut in the number of jobs at Weyerhauser, according to Ambrose. He said there has actually been a drop in applications, but predic- ts a rise when the economy improves. In the Ann Arbor area, however, em- ployment prospects for natural resour- ces graduates are not so bright. The Great Lakes Basin Commission, a federally funded agency which will close this year, in the past hired many University graduates. Other than the blow of losing the Basin Commission, the University's School of Natural Resources hasn't yet felt any effects from Reagan's policy, according to Bassett. Enrollment has declined steadily since the peak of in- terest in natural resources-from 1969 to 1973-but there has been no sudden drop since the new cuts. Most undergraduates in the school said they are optimistic. "Jobs will be there, .hopefully, when Reagan gets out," said junior Jennifer Simon. But graduate students currently looking for jobs are discouraged by immediate prospects. "I'm scared," said Barb Kieber. "But I hope that the situation will improve." Barb Nelson, a graduate who has worked seasonally with the park ser- vice, said full-time employment is nearly impossible to find. Both Marquis and Basset recommen- ded additional degrees in business or law. An MBA is "the clearest route to the private sector (in forestry)," Basset said. The University's graduate program in forestry is currently in the process of See JOBS, Page 7 IN BRIEF Compilied from Associated Press and United Press International reportsk Colombian hijackers flee after releasing hostages CALI, Colombia- Seven heavily armed leftist guerrillas let 74 hostages leave a hijacked Colombian airliner yesterday, then boarded a small private jet and took off for an unknown destination. Some of the hostages were put into the executive-type jet, according to Colombian army and civil aviation officials, and it was possible some remained aboard when the getaway plane took off from Cali airport. An army source said earlier the guerrillas agreed to free all their captives except two in return for the small jet and safe passage out of the country. , The army also gave the guerrillas flight maps for all of Central America and the Caribbean, and there was speculation the hijackers might head to Cuba,about 800 miles northeast of Cali, or about 90 minutes flying time. U.S. official may join Haig in Middle East peace talks CAIRO, Egypt- Secretary of State Alexander Haig, plunging deeply into the intricate details of the Middle East peace process, brought on stage yesterday a U.S. official touted as an "expediter" for the snarled Palestinian autonomy talks between Egypt and Israel. In back-to-back trips to Jerusalem and Cairo-his second Middle East shuttle in two weeks-Haig planted some specific ideas he hopes will narrow the "many differences" in the, positions of the two countries and revivs deadlocked autonomy negotiations on, the future tof the 1.3 million Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank of the'Jordan River and Gaza Strip. Haig made clear here and in Jerusalem that only a few formalities stand in the way of-the appointnient of Richard Fairbanks, a lawyer and campaign supporter of President Reagan,, as his special assistant to press for progress in the autonomy talks. Tax planned to computerize air traffic control system, WASHINGTON- The Reagan administration said yesterday it will seek sharp increases in aviation taxes to pay for a $1-billion-a-year modernization of the air traffic control system-a plan that envisions shifting many duties from humans to computers. The plan includes raising the tax on airline tickets from 5 percent to 8 per- cent. Taxes on regular and jet fuels also would be boosted. Congressional sources estimated the cost of the modernization at between $8.3 billion and $10 billion. FAA Administrator J. Lynn Helms said "just un- der $1.5 billion" a year is projected to be spent (uring the peak development years of 1985 through 1987. The modernization program, unveiled by Helms in a two-hour briefing for industry representatives, calls for the purchase of new computers within the next few years, new computer programs by 1988 and a variety of technology by the mid-1990s to allow the FAA to handle an increlsing number of air- craft, reduce manpower, and close scores of facilities. Senate approves penalty for-crimes against elderly LANSING- People convicted of injuring a senior citizen or physically handicapped person while committing a crime face a mandatory two-year prison term under a bill passed by the Senate yesterday. The measure was sent to the House on a 23-5 vote, even though the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee expressed doubts about its con- stitutionality. The few opponents of the'measure complained it was ineffective and un- constitutional to single out a specific group for special protection. Under the bill, those convicted of causing any kind of injury to a person over age 60 or to a "visibly physically handicapped" individual would be hit with an additional two year prison term on top of their'sentence for the crime itself. 6 I, E t I be MicbWan Bat-IV I I Vol. XCII, No. 98 Friday, January 29, 1982 The Michigan Daily is edited and managed by students at The Univer- sity of Michigan. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday mornings during the University year at 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 49109. Sub- scription rates: $12 September through April (2 semesters); $13 by mail out- side Ann Arbor. Summer session published Tuesday through Saturday mmor- nings. 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