Ninety-Two Years of Editorial Freedom eic it iigr n ti PEACHY Sunny and warmer today with a high in the upper 40s. a w Vol. XCII, No. 140 Copyright 1982, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Sunday, March 28, 1982 Ten Cents Eight Pages Thousands protest U.S. involvement in El Salvador Daily Photo by BRIAN MASC Muscle bound Joe Ellis of Sigma Chi, left, and Keith Williams of Phi Sigma Kappa throw some weight into their Greek Week efforts during tug-of-war competition as part of yesterday's Greek Olympics in Burns Park. Activists map out Defense fighi By JASON ADKINS Special to the Daily WASHINGTON- Tens of thousands of demonstrators from across the nation descended on Washington yesterday to protest U.S. activities in El Salvador on the eve of elections in the war-torn Central American coun- try. Marching miles through barricaded streets in the nation's, capital, the protesters denounced what they called K "the U.S. war in El Salvador" and other manifestations of "American im- perialism" in Latin America. AMONG THE thousands were about 200 students from Ann Arbor who had each paid $50 to ride ten hours on - crowded .buses to get to the demon- stration: A number'of other University students drove to Washington on their own to join the demonstration. "I went to Washington to support a movement I feel strong about myself cept and which I think the country feels troy strongly about," said senior Jean Fin- ea-eery last night, who, drove to d o- Washington from Ann Arbor. "This is the only way we can do something, about the situation... It was worth the s at time and money even though I'll be ting dragging my feet all next week." of at , THE THRONGS of banner-bearing the protesters marched the 25 blocks from. nail, Malcolm X Park to Lafayette Park just I the opposite the White House in the mor- ning and early afternoon. In Lafayette Park, organizers o£ ti rally demanded the withdrawal of U.S. military ad- By BARRY WITT Students at this University who are fighting the defense department's influence on colleg campuses are not alone in their battle, students at two other universities said yesterday. Members of the University of Wisconsin, Columbia University, and Ann Arbor communities are meeting this weekend at the Guild House to discuss strategies for resisting military research on campus. STUDENTS AND others at the University, who have been researching for six months the activities of University faculty members working under defense department contracts "are probably the models for the country in terms of the sophistication and quality of work," said Sam Day, a member of the Madison- based Wisconsin Peace Conversion Project and the Nukewatch Project, an anti-nuclear weapons and' nuclear power group. "The Michigan group has made the University think about what it's doing. They're starting to have an impact on the decision-makers here," Day said, referring to reported discussions on the issue by University executive officers and the upcoming faculty Senate Assembly meeting on possible changes in the University's research guidelines. - THE SENATE Assembly will discuss at its April 19 meeting a proposal to expand the University's policy on classified research to include all research. The policy states that the University will not ac classified contracts the result of which would des human life. University administrators and res chers have said that all research being conducte campus complies with the guidelines. Day, who said his organization is helping group schools across the country get started investiga the defense research issue, added that he knowso least 12 campuses with groups looking at question. "For the most part, the groups have been sm almost embryonic, thus far," Day said, but added movement is growing. See ACTIVISTS, Page 3 PLO rep. urges students to support Palestinians visors from El Salvador and led the crowd in chanting "U.S. Out of El Salvador." "We've come here to Reagan's back yard, the White House, a symbol of U.S. arrogance, to stop the U.S. war in El Salvador," said Suzanne Ross, a mem- ber of the New York Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador. "No more advisors and training programs to teach the junta to kill their own people," she told the crowd. President Reagan was in the White House, but a, spokesman said there would be no comment on the demon- stration. ESTIMATES OF the size of the crowd varied dramatically: Ross said up to 80,000 people gathered in Lafayette Park, but U.S. Park Police said the crowd was only 22,000. It took almost two and a half hours for the demon- strators to march the 2.9 miles to Lafayette Park. Speeches in Malcolm X Park put the march to the White House almost an hour behind schedule. The demon strators carried posters and banners advocating everything from im- peaching Reagan to demanding asylum for all Haitian refugees. "I didn't find the march very unified compared to other rallies I've been to," said LSA freshwoman Susan Povich. "I think they drew in too many criticisms of too many different policies. I thought it was just going to be an attack on El See SALVADOR, Page 3 Salvador violence escalates on eve of election f From AP and UPI SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Lef- tist rebels launched their biggest offen- sive in more than a year yesterday bat- tling government troops through the streets of a provincial capital and paralyzing transportation nationwide in a bid to disrupt today's elections for a constituent assembly. In San Miguel and sulutan, the nations third and fourth largest cities there were reports guerrillas had in- .filtrated outlying neightborhoods and were on the highways leading into town, but there was no word of fighting. THE REBELS' Radio Venceremos said guerrillas held the towns of Yoloaiguin and Meanguera, captured from security forces last week, and had attacked in Osicala and Delicias de Concepcion. All are in the rebel stronghold of Morazan province, bet- ween the regional army garrison at San Francisco Gotera and the Honduran border to the north. Rebels in Usulutan province; southeast of the capital, seized the See GUERRILLA, Page 2 By ROB FRANK The U.S. representative of the Palestinian Liberation Organization yesterday urged University students to take an active role in establishing a Palestinian homeland in the Middle East. Speaking to more than 50 students and faculty members gathered at the Undergraduate Library, Hatem Hussaini argued that the creation of ,a Palestinian state does not necessarily mean the destruction of Israel. He told students they should become involved in pushing for a return of land from Israel to the Palestinians displaced when the Jewish state was formed in- 1949. HUSSAINI SAID he is not opposed to an Israeli homeland, but insisted that "it cannot be located on our land." In- stead, he suggested, the Israelis establish their homeland "on some unoccupied land." Hussaini, who is the director of the Palestine Information Office in Washington and the PLO's former representative to the United Nations, was in Ann Arbor yesterday for a sym- posium on the issue of a Palestinian homeland. The all-day symposium, held in the UGLi's Multipurpose room, was spon- sored by the General Union of Palestinian Students of the University and Eastern Michigan University. "Zionists have bought only 5 percent of the land which is Israel," Hussaini said. "The rest they have taken from us." ANOTHER speaker at the sym- posium, Reggie McGhee, said that U.S. aid to Israel was only exacerbating the problem by fueling Israel's rampant in- See PLO, Page 3 Perfect' shuttle mission to end in on-schedule landing tomorrow CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (UPI)- The space shuttle astronauts breezed cheerily along on their "100 percent" mission yesterday, got the "go" for an on-schedule landing tomorrow and took a look at their white desert runway 150 miles below. The milestone weeklong mission of astronauts Jack Lousma and Gordon Fullerton-all 115 orbits and 3.4 million miles of it-is to end with a touchdown at 2:27 p.m. EST tomorrow on the dusty gypsum desert at White Sands, N.M. THE PILOTS were given a landing "go" early yesterday afternoon as they streaked through their 82nd orbit at 174500 miles an hour-after mission of- ficials had a close look at tomorrow's weather outlook for White Sands and found it good. The officials earlier had weighed the possibility of bringing the shuttle back as early as today or as late as Tuesday if the weather showed signs of not cooperating tomorrow. "The mission management team has concluded a meeting reviewing weather conditions and has determined to make a nominal landing at White Sands on Monday," said mission con- trol spokesman John Lawrence. OFFICIALS were particularly in- terested in wind and visibility, closely tied together on the desert floor because the fine, powdery gypsum is easily stirred up into cust storms. k 'AP Photo THIS 14-YEAR-OLD Salvadoran rebel, who refused to give his name, was photographed just outside Usulutan prior to the fighting which broke out yesterday. The rebels hope to disrupt national elections scheduled for today. TODAY Mysery man contributes W ILE FEDERAL legislators continue to squabble over how to reduce the national debt. one concerned citizen decided to take the mat- r into his own hands. According to William Callahan, an assistant U.S. attorney, a neatly dressed veteran who resides~ in Milwulkee Couinty Wis..walked in- least four years. But the man-who, according to an attor- ney's office legal aide, had said he wanted "to do something nice for the government because it had taken good care of him for many year "-wasn't through yet. Last week, Callahan received a thank you note that ended, "Mission accomplished." It was signed, "Disabled Vet.".Q Detective traps self said, "but they do not roll down in late-model cars." After. about five minutes, Flanders remembered a portable radio the last driver had left in the vehicle. He was able to reach another officer on the walkie-talkie and was finally freed with a spare set of keys. "It's a good thing, too," Flanders said, "or I'd have probably spent the night there." .l The Daily almanac work was rapidly increasing, and enrollment at the School of Social Work was doubling. * 1974-The City Council voted 7-3 to establish an Anti- rape Policy/Advisory board and a special anti-rape squad composed of seven women. A total of $65,000 was promised to the programs for the following year. E On the inside ..". ....1 i I i