Workshop offers advice to ambitious writers The Michigan Daily - Saturday, February 4, 1984 - Page 3 Reagan requests increase in aid to El Salvador By JOHN ARNTZ Ambitous writers who want to break into the publishing world need more than well-crafted prose before they see their names in newsprint, according to local freelance writer Jeanne Paul. Getting published involves resear- ching the market and fitting an article to a particular editor's taste, says Paul who runs workshops on freelance writing in Ann Arbor. "YOU HAVE to know how to locate (publications) and. know how to ap- proach the editors," Paul says. And she teaches her students how to do that in her workshops. In addition to improving students' interviewing and writing skills, Paul stresses the impor- tance of adapting an idea to a par- ticular publication. Through straightforward though sometimes painful criticism, Paul helps students learn to edit themselves. "I'M BASICALLY a pragmatic teacher. (I'm) a writer that teaches, not a teacher of writing," she says. Paul's experience as a freelancer ranges from ghost writing a book on aging for Senator ,Charles Percy of Illinois to her current work reviewing books for metropolitan newspapers in- cluding The Detroit News and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Most students who enroll in Paul's writing workshops have strong writing skills, but they don't know how to sell their work. "STUDENTS DON'T know how to understand and approach the market," she says. Students should write editors query letters, a brief outline of their article, before submitting the entire piece. The letter allows editors to decide quickly if they would be interested in publishing the article and it also saves the writer the frustration of having their com- pleted work rejected. Even students who succeed in getting an article published might be discouraged by the small paycheck. An average freelance article for a newspaper only pays about $25, Paul says. ALTHOUGH MAGAZINES pay bet- ter, the editors are more selective about what they publish. Popular magazines such as Playboy, Esquire, or Ladies Home Journal might' pay from $500 to $2,000 for an article. Yet the high price tag depends on "who you are, how well known you are, and the subject matter;" Paul warns. The best bet for most novice writers is sticking to a local market. Paul encourages her students to jump right in and try to sell their work to publications. And according to present and former students, her teaching methods are successful. WASHINGTON (AP) - President Reagan asked. Congress yesterday to vote $312 million in new military aid for El Salvador as part of a comprehensive Central American aid program needed to "improve human rights and bring peace to this troubled region so close to home." Administration officials said they wanted flexibility to use aid as "a carrot and a stick" in El Salvador without being encumbered by a congressional requirement tying aid to progress on human rights goals. SENIOR OFFICIALS acknowledged that the guerrilla struggle in El Salvador is currently at a stalemate, and Reagan said, "if we don't help now we will surely pay dearly in the future." The new military aid for El Salvador is part of a broader program to help friendly Central American nations militarily and economically, as recommended by the Kissinge- Com- mission on Central America earlier this month. Reagan asked for $8.4 billion in economic assistance over five years and $515 million in military aid over two years. In a White House speech, Reagan urged bipartisan support for his legislative proposals, saying, "Our enemies - extremists of the left and right - would be delighted if we refused to give it. Our plan is for the long haul. It won't be easy and it won't be cheap. But it can be done. And for strategic and moral reasons, it must be done." REAGAN ASKED Congress to ap- prove $179 million in military aid for El Salvador for fiscal 1984 and $133 million for fiscal 1985, which begins Oct. 1. Coupled with the $64.8 million already approved, it would raise the two-year total to $376 million. The bulk of the remainder of the military aid would go to Honduras, where the U.S. military has established a major presence to signal American resolve to block the spread of leftist revolution from neighboring Nicaragua. El Salvador would get $475 million in new economic aid for 1984-85, on top of $199 million already approved. The amounts were in line with what previously had been predicted, although an administration official cautioned they still could be changed slightly. -HAPPENINGS- Highlight Billy Joel comes to Crisler Arena at 8 p.m. tonight, to play songs from his latest album, "From a Piano Man to an Innocent Man." The concert is spon- sored by Major Events. Films Cinema Guild & Cinema II - Around the World in 80 Days, Lorch, 7 & 9:30 p.m.; Yol, Angell Aud A, 7 & 9:45 p.m. Ann Arbor Film Co-op - My Dinner with Andre, MLB 3,7 & 9 p.m. CFT - The Seven-Year Itch, Michigan, 7:30; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Michigan 9:40. Hill St. - Porky's, Hill St., 7 & 9 p.m. med -An Officer and a Gentleman, MLB 4, 7 & 9:15 p.m. Alt Act - Adventures of Robin Hood, Nat. Sci., 7 & 9 p.m. Performances Musical Society - Leotyne Price, soprano, Hill Aud., 8:30 p.m. The Ark - Guitarist Billy Novick & Guy Van Duser, 8 p.m. YPT - Play, "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," Performance Network, 2 p.m. PTP -Play, "Butley," Mendelssohn Theatre, 8p.m. Speakers PIRGIM - Public Health Prof. Rory Conolly, "The Importance of Ground Water," Facilty Lounge, McKenny Union, EMU 2 p.m. The talk is part of a Toxic Waste Educational Forum which lasts from 1-5 p.m. Meetings Ann Arbor Go Club -1433 Mason Hall, 2 p.m. Muslim Students Association - English Circle, discussion on events in the Muslim World, Intl. Muslim House, 7 p.m. Baha'i Faith - seminar, Michigan Union, 3:30 p.m. Miscellaneous ABENG - 10th annual Minority Arts & Cutural Festival - Political workshop, "Solving Minority Education Problems: Now or Never," Green Lounge, E. Quad, 1 p.m.; poetry reading, "The Stuff Dreams are Made of," Benzinger Library, E. Quad, 3 p.m.; Art Exhibit, "Hold Fast to Dreams," Rm. 124, E. Quad, 1-6 p.m.; Fashion & Performing Arts Show, Residential College Aud., E. Quad, 8 p.m. Artists & Craftsmen Guild - Panel discussion on business and marketing, 9:30 a.m. Social Work - Workshop on Voter Participation & Political Change, Freize Bldg., 9 a.m. -5 p.m. Intl. Folk Dance Club - Beginning and intermediate Balkan dances taught by Steve Kotanski, Town Ctr. Plaza (above Stroh's Ice Cream), 9:30 a.m. - noon &2:30 - 5p.m. Asian-American Assoc. - Lunar New Year's celebration, Stockwell cafeteria, 8 p.m. Ann Arbor Friends of Traditional Music; UM Folklore Society; Law Students Contra Dance Society - square dance & contra dance, Law Quad, 8 p.m. Tae Kwon Do Club - Practice, CCRB Martial Arts Rm., 9 p.m. Matthae Botanical Gdns. - Lobby sale of books and plants, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. "Cacti & Other Succulents," class, taught by Wm. Collins & Adrienne O'Brien, 10 a.m. - noon; "Mosses & Lichens" class, taught by Howard Crum, 9 -11 a.m. CFT - Marilyn Monroe Look-alike Contest, Michigan Theatre, 11 15 p.m. To submit items for the Happenings Column, send them in care of Happenings, The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Malicious Intent Ii t / I t ww. AP Photo Wishful thinking Anyone wanting to make a call at this phone in Kalkaska, Michigan had best wait until the snow melts. EPA issues emergency ban on grain pesticide Problems delay release of RSG election results By JOHN ARNTZ Election results for the Rackham Student Government elections expected yesterday will not be released until Wednesday because of "procedural problems,'' said RSG Director Vickie Buerger, last night. Buerger would not explain the "procedural problem," but she said the results would be available at the RSG meeting Wednesday night. "ELECTION results are on hold," she said. Although poll voting closed Tuesday, the deadline for mail-in votes was yesterday. Kodi Abili, a doctoral student in higher education, announced Tuesday that he would run as a mail-in candidate for RSG president against Angela Bantner who was previously running unopposed. The remaining candidates in the elec- tion are running uncontested. Earlier this week Buerger said that because so few graduate students vote in the elec- tion it is very possible for a candidate to win through mail-in votes. In' last year's fall elections humanities division councilmember Karen Staudt gained her seat through mail-in ballots. (Continued from Page 1) Although there are no documented cases linking EDB, ethylene dibromide, with cancer in humans, it has produced tumors and caused sterility and birth defects in laboratory animals. EPA last September banned the use of EDB as a soil fumigant for treating crops, effectively ending about 90 per-* cent of its agricultural use. BUT UNTIL yesterday, the agency had coninued to allow the use of EDB to 'prevent i nsect infestations in stored grain or milling equipment, even though most large operators of grain, elevators and mills switched to alternative pesticides four months ago. "Today's action, coupled with our emergency suspension of EDB's use as a soil fumigant this past Septmeber, will eliminate about 97 percent of the chemical's agricultural use," Ruckelshaus said. He said most of the remaining 3 per- cent is used as a quarantine fumigant on fresh citrus and other tropical fruits produced in the United States or impor- ted from other nations. RUCKELSHAWS said he needed at least two weeks to analyze newly collected data before deciding whether to further extend the ban to EDB's use as a citrus fumigant. cover Food producers across the nation generally supported the new restric- tions, and said there is no immediate threat to public health. But several states said the EPA did not go far enough, and promised to keep testing food products for traces of EDB - ethylene dibromide,- and pull con- taminated food from grocery shelves if necessary. Ron White, assistant commissioner of agriculture in Texas, described as a "cloud over the decision" the agency's reluctance to ban the pesticide's use on imported fruits. - "I fail to see how EDB residues in grain are different from residues in fruit," said Sen. David Durenberger, (R-Minn.), chairman of the Senate En- vironment subcommittee on toxic sub- stances. "If it's unsafe in your break- fast muffin, it is also unsafe in your glass or orange juice." The Grocery Manufacturers Association said it is convinced that the EDB poses no threat to human health but said its members "will of course cooperate with the EPA decision. ; All youMnce Sunday g 4-7 p.m. 1'' Br gh t unhe: nysadwch128 4.95 op drl yuca etsaa brks'12 Monday & Tuesday lunch special: Ail you desire salad bar 52.99 Bowl of soup 51.50.Cup of soup 5100 ;0- Helicopter crash kills 4 1. ' (Continued from Page 1) duras since joint U.S.-Honduran execises, dubbed Big Pine II, began in August. All but Schwab died in acciden- ts. The embassy spokesman said the helicopter was en route to San Lorenzo with another UH-60 Blackhawk "after having provided support to a Honduran brigade in a field training exercise.,' It crashed in mountains 47 miles nor- theast of Tegucigalpa and 35 miles from the Honduran-Nicaraguan border, the embassy said. It said there were three crewmen and seven passengers aboard the aircraft. "We're not sure what happened, but it's often foggy and cloudy in that mountainous area," embassy spokesman Chris Arcos said. "We will have to reconstruct the whole flight, in- terview the survivors and interview the people in the accompanying helicop- ter." The embassy statement said the ac- compnaying helicopter lost radio and visual contact with its companion "af- ter encountering adverse weather." FLORIDA DAYTONA BEACH Spring Break 1984 r . .f 11 ! .I)y.UU ' a pl. n'Ah, YI AKIT, uuu HOUSING DIVISION Resident Staff Job Openings for 1984 -'85 COME JOIN OUR STAFF The Housing Division is looking for well-qualified candidates to serve in the Residence Halls as; Departure February 17 THE DAYTONA PLAZA Home of the "600 North Club" and "Plantation Club" Hotel includes at no extra charge, the Daytona Plaza Entertainment Package TRIP INCLUDES: " Accommodations for 7 nights and 8 days " Ocean front hotel * Transportation by Motorcoach (Restroom equipped and air conditioned) " Free beer party enroute to Florida " Free happy hour every day while in Florida " Optional Disney World trip LIMITED ACCOMMODATIONS Resident Director Assistant Resident Director Resident Advisor Resident Fellow Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Head Librarian Minority Peer Advisor THERE WILL BE TWO INFORMATION MEETINGS Sunday, February 5, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. I FREE ENTERTAINMENT