0 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 28, 1984 Reagan wants $62, million for ,.Salvador. WASHINGTON (AP) - President Reagan called his military aid package for El Salvador an insurance policy against chaos yesterday but faced con- tinued skepticism on Capitol Hill despite congressional observers' en- dorsement of the integrity of the Salvadoran elections. * "This last weekend , we witnessed dramatic confirmation by the people of El Salvador of their commitment to democracy," Reagan said. HE TOLD a conference of indepen- dent insurance agents the aid package is "an insurance policy to protect again- st the chaos that would result from allowing anti-American Marxists to shoot their way to power in Central America" and added, "We must not permit that to happen." "Intimidation and threats by Marxist guerrillas could not keep these brave and courageous people from casting their vote for democracy," the president said. "Many of them walked as far as 2 miles and stood in the hot sun for hours, braving the wrath of guerrillas to vote." ;: <. AP Photo Election workers sit in front of five ballot boxes from the provinces in El Salvador which remain unopened yesterday morning. The vote tabulation has not begun because the country's three smallest parties have not sent representatives to witness the opening. Rep. Clarence Long (D-Md.), chair- man of the House Appropriations sub- committee on foreign operations, told administration officials the election was "a heartening development," but added: "We are a long way from a solution to El Salvador as long as the military kills more of its own people than the guerrillas." . REAGAN IS asking for an emergen- cy appropriations of $61.7 million, scaled down from $93 million, to help the Salvadoran government battle lef- tist guerrillas. Long and other congressional critics maintain the regime should be required to eliminate right-wing death squads, blamed for thousands of political mur- ders, before receiving further military assistance. The first test will come in the Republican-controlled Senate, which is expected to vote this week on the $61.7- million compromise figure. Langhoren Motley, assistant secretary of state for inter-American affairs, told the House appropriations subcommittee, "We have no time to lose. El Salvador needs supplies now, not just next summer." MOTLEY SAID it would be premature to say that the "tragic and sordid phenomemon" of the death squads is a thing of the past, but added, "all observers agree that in- discriminate violence is down." Meanwhile in San Salvador, official returns from the flawed presidential election trickled in yesterday and the contest appeared headed toward a runoff between two bitter rivals. Official vote tabulation was delayed for two days by political squabbling. , _ Meese investigation WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General William Jimmy Carter's ca French Smith asked a panel of judges yesterday to THE INQUIRY name a special prosecutor to investigate all Committee hearin allegations against his designated successor, White week, Meese aske House Counselor Edwin Meese III. independent couns Smith asked that the prosecutor look into Meese's he said were politi receipt of loans from, and his other financial transac- "Because of the tions with, individuals who later received federal been widely publ jobs; special treatment for business entities in which nomination to bea Meese had an interest; Meese's promotion in the must be a compre military reserve,and his statements about how much the facts and make he knew of the receipt by the Reagan campaign in White House staten 1980 of campaign materials from then-President The request for1 gets special prosecutor ampaign. has delayed Senate Judiciary ngs on Meese's nomination. Last d Smith to seek appointment of an elor to consider the charges, which sally motivated. unsubstantiated charges that have icized by those who oppose my attorney general, I feel that there hensive inquiry that will examine e public the truth," Meese said in a ment. the special investigator under the Ethics in Government Act came amid indications that Smith is anxious to leave Washington. When he announced his resignation Jan. 23, Smith said he would stay on until Meese is confirmed, but he added it was not an open-ended commitment. A special prosecutor's investigation could take months. The Justice Department began a preliminary investigation last week into one aspect of the Meese controversy - his failure to disclose a $15,000 interest-free loan from a friend who later got a federal job. Michigras RAFFLE WINNERS Dems to stress party unity in 1984 platform IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and United Press International repor One killed in Chile protests SANTIAGO, Chile - One demonstrator was killed and more than 30 were arrested in clashes with riot police yesterday during a "Day of National Protest" against military rule. The protest curtailed public transportation and kept most students out of school in the capital. Gunfire from a passing car killed Capaulican Inostroza, a 23-year-old rstudent, as he took part in a peaceful rally by 600 students at the University of Concepcion, 300 miles south of Santiago. His death, of a bullet wound in the chest, was reported by the Regional Hospital in Concepcion. Riot police were watching the demonstration from outside the campus gates when the shooting occurred, witnesses said. Traffic in Santiago, a city of 4 million people, was as light as on weeken- ds, with the number of buses cut by half and few taxis in evidence. The government reported school attendance at 47 percent in the capital, and some schools said only 4 percent of their students showed up. Absen- teeism at factories and offices was well above normal. Most shops were open, but many closed early to protest government economic policies. American jet hijacked to Cuba MIAMI - Three men demanding $5 million hijacked a Piedmont Aviation jet carrying 57 people to Havana yesterday on a flight from Charleston, S.C., to Miami, officials said. It was the first time in six months that a domestic flight had been hijacked to Cuba and the 12th such incident since last May 1. Dennis Feldman, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman in Washington, said the Boeing 737 landed in Havana at 4:20 p.m. EST. "The word 'explosives' was mentioned but we don't know what they have," said Jack Barker, an Atlanta-based spokesman for the FAA. Of- ficials said they didn't know how Cuban authorities would respond to the demand for money. Flight 451, which originated in Newark, N.J., and stopped in Charlotte, N.C., was "hijacked at 3:43 p.m. EST after departing Charleston by three black males who demanded a half-million dollars," said Feldman. "At this point we're not able to comment on anything right now. We're still assessing what's going on," said Ken Carlson of Piedmont headquarters in Winston-Salem, N.C. Carlson said the jet was carrying 52 passengers and a five-member crew. House budget coniittee passes Democratic deficit reduction plan WASHINGTON - The House Budget Committee gave tentative approval yesterday to the outlines of a $182 billion Democratic deficit-redcuction package of higher spending on domestic items and less money for the military than President Reagan has said he will accept. The panel took no votes on the "pay-as-you-go" package unveiled last week by House Democratic leaders. But Rep. James R. Jones (D-Okla.),the committee chairman, said that since no changes were made he considers the package to have gained tentative approval "in concept form." An official re-estimate of the plan by the committee staff trimmed the total of the package from the $184 billion announced last week to $182 billion. The committee meets again tomorrow to consider details and take final action that will send the plan to the full House for action next week. The three-year "pay-as-you-go" plan would limit military spending next year to a 3.5 percent increase after inflation, for the savings of $95 billion. Lava approaches Hawaiian cities HAWAII - Fire fountains pushed one of Mauna Loa volcano's four rivers of molten lava to within 15 miles of Hawaii's eastern seaboard yesterday, and scientists said the 32,000 residents of Hilo should be concerned but not alarmed. "They certainly should be concerned, and they should be alert for bulletins and stay informed, but based on history I feel there's no reason for grave concern at this time," said U.S. Geological Survey chief scientist Robert Decker. The main flow yesterday was still 8 or 9 miles from Kaumana City, site of seven homes closest to the flow. In nearby Kaumana Estates, there are 116 homes. Three other flows fanned out across the 13,680-foot mountain's gentle nor- theast slope were approaching the 6,000 foot elevation. Mauna Loa's Sunday outbreak broke a nine-year silence. Spectacular fire fountains shot into the sky, through a fissure that soon spread across the en- tire three-mile width of the summit caldera. The incredible show was visible islandwide. Residents commemorate nuclear accident at Three Mile Island MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - Residents near Three Mile Island, fueled by the anniversary of the nation's worst commerical nuclear accident, are expen- ding energy on issues raised by the ominous incident of five years ago today. Area residents last weekend began a series of events to commemorate the accident at 4 a.m. EST March 28, 1979, in the nuclear power plant located 110 miles west of Philadelphia. Consumer advocate Ralph Nader was to lead discussions with concerned citizens on issues related to the accident at a forum last night in nearby Harrisburg, Pa. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Democratic presidential candidate, was to be among those in a solemn candlelight vigil at 4 a.m. today at the plant gates to symbolize concern about Three Mile Island and nuclear energy. The accident at the power plant started when a stuck valve went unnoticed and caused the loss of enough coolant to disintegrate at least the upper third of Three Mile Island Unit 2's radioactive core. SiI Mihdigan EaiI Vol. XCIV-No. 14Z Wednesday, March 28, 1984 (ISSN 0745-967X) The Michigan Daily is edited and 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. Sub- scription rates: $15.50 September through April (2 semesters); $19.50 by mail outside Ann Arbor. Summer session published Tuesday through Satur- day mornings. Subscription rates: $8 in Ann Arbor; $10 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. 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