C Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 21, 1984 Lebanon LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Lebanon's Moslem and Christian leaders ended nine days of reconciliation talks yesterday without agreeing on political reforms to give the various communities more equal power. The nine leaders did agree, however, to set up a political committee to draft reforms within six mon- ths, and to elevate the status of a previously named security committeee in hopes of making the cease- fire declared in Lebanon a reality. Both committees will be headed by Maronite Christian President Amin Gemayel, according to a 300-word final communitque issued by the conferen- ce. SHIITE MOSLEM Leader Nabih Berri emerged first from the Beau Rivage hotel conference hall reconciliation talks fail IN BRIEF yesterday night after the 3%t2-hour final session and told reporters: "It's over ... The conference is over." He was followed by Druse opposition leader Walid Jumblatt, who said: "There is nothing for us to do here anymore." Jumblatt earlier had told reporters he would leave Lausanne before the day was out. Conference sources said Vice President Abdul- Halim Khaddam of Syria also had planned to depart yesterday, but both changed their minds after repor- ts of possible new progress in the talks. LAST MINUTE behind-the-scene efforts reportedly concentrated on convincing former Lebanese president Suleiman Franjieh to drop his objections to, some points in a compromise paper presented to the heads of delegation Monday night by Gemayal, the chairman of the conference. Franjieh rocked the opposition Monday by with- drawing from the National Salvation Front alliance. He said he objected to curbing the executive power of the head of state, as demanded by his Druse and Moslem allies. THE TEXT of the proposed nine-page compromise document was made available to reporters early in the day yesterday. But the rival leaders could not agree on the document, largely because of Christian opposition. The first two points in the document consecrated "Lebanon's Arab identity" and put forth measures to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon. ~SA opposes billto restrict student fees By MARCY FLEISHER The Michigan Student Assembly voted unanimously last night to send a letter to several state senators, op- posing a bill which would forbid the use of student fees to support political ac- tivities without the written consent of the student. The bill, proposed by state Sen. Allen Cropsey (R-DeWitt) is aimed at groups that collect money from students because some students at Michigan State University have complained that groups like the Public Interest Resear- ch Group in Michigan are allowed to assess payments. THE ROUGH draft of the bill states that "Unless prior written approval is attained, a student at a public in- stitution of higher education in Michigan shall not be assessed a fee or required to donate to any political ad- vocacy group or non-profit organization." Although Cropsey has said the bill is not aimed at student governments, MSA's letter says that by removing anything of a political nature from student activity fees, the principle pur- pose of higher education, "to be a diverse, participatory learning ex- perience" would be undermined. Also last night, the assembly unanimously voted against a proposed amendment by the Michigan Union Board of Representatives that would exclude MSA from its student selection process. PRESENTLY, two members of the assembly and two members of the Union Board interview the student ap- plicants. An MSA representative would still serve on the board, but MSA would no longer have a part in selecting representatives. John Haughton, the current MSA representative to the board, said he believes the Union Board is proposing such an amendment because it is their feeling that MSA doesn't really care about the board. IN A letter sent to Vice President for Student Services Henry Johnson, the assembly states, "There is an advan- tage in including diverse interests in the selection process. Inbreeding often narrows the perspectives of organization members. "In the case of the Union Board this would be extra damaging since the Union is the center of all student ac- tivity." Johnson must approve of the amen- dment before it can become a part of the board's charter. The Union Board - consisting of 11 stu- dents and seven representatives of the University community - is charged with maintaining a Union that "provides services, conveniences, and amenities appropriate to a student cen- ter," according to the charter. AP Photo Rita Warren of Falls Church, Va. packs up her protest paraphernalia after a rally yesterday on the steps of the Capitol prior to a controversial vote by the Senate on a school prayer amendment. Prayer amendment fails Compiled from Associated Press and United Press International reports 42 states see jobless rates rise WASHINGTON - Unemployment increased in 42 states during January, according to raw data released yesterday by the Labor Department, with 17 states suffering double digit joblessness. The largest over-the-month jump was in Indiana, where unemployment went from December's 8.9 percent level to 12 percent in January, a rise of 3.1 percentage points. West Viginia, which leads the nation in unemployment, increased to 17 percent from December's 15.1 percent level, but was below the 20.8 percent rate of a year ago. Michigan's jobless rate was 12.7 percent. The data was not adjusted for seasonal factors and compares to an unad- justed national rate of 8.8 percent for January, up from 8 percent in Decem- ber. The unadjusted national rate dropped to 8.4 percent in February. The seasonally adjusted national rate was 8 percent in January, and drop- ped to 7.8 percent in February. Fatquakeshakes Soviet Union MOSCOW - A strong earthquake shook a 500-mile section of the Soviet Union in Central Asia, destroying buildings and prompting the government to order immediate aid for victims, Tass news agency said yesterday. It did not mention casualties but said "the population of the areas rocked by the earthquake is given the necessary assistance along the lines of all- union and republican organizations." The epicenter of the Monday night quake was given as the Bukhara region of the Uzbekistan Republic, roughly 200 miles north of the Arghan-Soviet border. Recent earthquakes in the Soviet Union have made more than 9,000 people homeless. Monday's quake, measuring 9 on the 12-point Soviet scale, was felt as far west as the Aral Sea area and as far east as Tadzhikistan, another Soviet republic. "In the towns of Gazli, Bukhara and populated localities near the epicen- ter, some buildings were destroyed," Tass said withouth giving specific numbers. Soviet tanker hit in Nicaragua MANAGUA, Nicaragua - A Soviet taner bringing oil to Nicaragua hit a mine yesterday that was planted by rebels in Puerto Sandino harbor, a well- placed military source reported. He said the ship was seriously damaged, with several crew members wounded, but managed to reach the dook. The injured Soviet seamen were then taken to a hospital in Chinandega, 78 miles northwest of the capitol, said the source, who spoke on condition his name not be used. He said he didn't know the number of wounded or the name of the Soviet vessel, which struck the mine at 2 p.m. Puerto Sandino is 38 miles west of Managua, the capitol. Rebels fighting to overthrow the leftist Sandinista government have issued statements saying they have mined Nicaragua's ports as a warning to foreign ships to stay clear. Spring storms sweep Midwest Spring made an icy debut yesterday in the Midwest, where 235,000 homes were still without power and National Guard armories were opened to stran- ded travelers and residents without heat. The same storm system, which has been blamed for 14 deaths since it swept out of the Rockies over the weeked and built 10-foot snowdrifts in places, also whipped up severe thunderstorms in the Southeast. Tornado watches were posted in parts of the Florida Panhandle, eastern Alabama, and western and northern Georgia. Separate tornadoes Monday ripped through Jonesboro and Halliday in Arkansas, damaging nine houses. Snow or freezing rain fell from Missouri to Michigan, cutting into the tur- nout for the presidential primary in Illinois and the Democratic caucuses in Minnesota. As heavy ice formed by freezing rain and snow tore dovn power lines and toppled utility poles, repair crews from several states to the south and west were dispatched to Kansas, where 115,000 homes and businesses were without power, and to Missouri, where 120,000 were blacked out, mostly in the Kansas City area. Judge sends rape case to jury FALL RIVER, Mass. - Both sides completed their cases yesterday in the trial of four men charged in a barroom gang rape, and the judge prepared to send the case to the jury, just days after two other defendants were convic- ted in a separate trial. The defense called eight witnesses during a day-and-a-half of testimony which ended yesterday. Security was tight as court officers tried to keep the sequestered jury from learning of the other jury's verdict Saturday. The cases against the six men were split into two trials to prevent defendants from.testifying against each other. Final arguments are scheduled for today, and Judge William Young told the jurors they would likely start deliberation later in the day. A 22-year-old New Bedford woman testified that she was raped on the pool table at Big Dan's tavern in New Bedford while others in the bar cheered "like it was a baseball game." (Continued from Page 1) prayer should take, or on who should write or choose the prayer, hampered their efforts to put together a.winning coalition. But opponents faced the political intimidation of polls showing more than 86 percent of the public favored school prayer. WEICKER HAD threatened to prolong the debate until June, but decided in the second week that he could risk a vote on the president's proposal, when it became obvious that. proponents were in disarray. The Senate had rejected, 81-15, an alternative proposal that would have permitted only silent prayer or reflec- tion in the nation's classrooms. That proposal was not acceptable to Reagan or the fundamentalist church groups pushing hardest for an amendment. Also yesterday House Democrats ten- tatively agreed to roughly $200 billion deficit-reduction package, including a "pay-as-you-go" plan that would generally impose limits on domestic and military spending. 14 MSA rejects code proposal NURSING PROFESSIONALS Join a progressive university affiliated health care organization that is a leader in Emergency Trauma Care. Detroit Receiving Hospital and University Health Center has the following nursing positions available: Clinical Nurse Specialist To assume responsibilities for the nursing assessment and/or primary nursing care'for a selected population of patients. As a faculty/practitioner, you will serve as preceptor and clinical instructor for graduate nursing students. A Master's degree in Nursing with 6-12 months' experience is required. 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MSA members said they opposed the proposed code because it could be used to stifle dissenting voices on campus and it would allow the University to act in place of local police and judicial systems. "I THINK we should say that we object to a code that restricts political activity,"' said Steve Austin, a representative from the natural resources school. Some members also criticized the code because it employs academics punishments, such as expulsions or work assignments to punish non- academic offenses such as arson or vandalism. Assembly members also agreed toj write a leter to administrators and regents which states that they "wholeheartedly oppose the intention of the University administraton and the regents to amend" the regents bylaw that allows MSA to prevent the adoption of a code. The statement said that changing the bylaw would only be a method to "eliminate" the need for student and faculty approval of the (proposed) code." All races close in Illinois (Continued from Page 1) Jackson was looking for support among Illinois blacks - but he was hardly alone. Mondale and Hart made concerted efforts in the black community also. FOR ALL three men, Illinois was actually two separate elections, one a presidential preference contest and the other the selection of delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Mondale was favored to win the second contest, since he was the only contender with a full slate of delegates in the state. Hart had a partial slate, and was urging election of delegates originally pledged to presidential contenders who have since dropped from the race. Jackson also had a partial slate of delegates. 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