Ninety-five Years of Editorial Freedom C I bt k iga 43 tti Hangover Mostly cloudy today, chance of showers. High temps in the low 70s. Vol. XVC, No. 5 Copyright 1984, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, September 11, 1984 15 Cents Ten Pages Pope tells Canadian Indians to control own future STE. ANNE DE BEAUPRE, Quebec (AP) -Wearing headdresses and crucifixes, Canada's Indians and Eskimos flocked to this revered shrine by the thousands yesterday and received the blessing of the pope-and his support in their struggle for civil rights. "You want to control your future," Pope John Paul II declared to the throng of Roman Catholic native Canadians. "You must be architects of your own future, freely and respon- sibly." HIS BUCKSKIN-clad listeners, arrayed by tribe before the Ste. Anne de Beaupre Basilica, cheered. The Polish-born pontiff had stepped cautiously into a political conflict long simmering in Canada. Many of the more than 600,000 In- dians, Eskimos and mixed-blood Canadians have for generations been locked in disputes. with the white majority over claims to land and resources. Many want a greater measure of self-government. The pontiff, who requested meetings with Indians and Eskimos on his Canadian tour, endorsed no specific political program. "The church does not intervene directly in civil matters," he told the Indians. "But you know its concern for you. Joyous Indians showered the leader of their church with gifts, including peace pipes and caribou-hide mukluks, native boots from the far north-"to wear after he goes skiing," explained the Indian donor. From this town beside the St. Lawrence River, John Paul boarded a special papal train for the city of Trois Rivieres, Quebec, to continue his grueling schedule on the second day of a 12-day Canadian visit, including a Mass near Trois Rivieres and an evening train trip to Montreal. r Later this week, John Paul travels to Canada's Atlantic provinces, then doubles back to Toronto. Next week he will visit the Canadian West. Mondale sets program to cut deficit From AP and UPI PHILADELPHIA - In a major cam- paign gamble, Walter Mondale proposed $85 billion in higher taxes yesterday as part of a $177 billion deficit-reduction plan, and challenged President Reagan to "stop avoiding the deficit issue." "You can't hide your red ink with any more blue smoke and mirrors," the Democratic presidential candidate said as he unveiled a plan tha also proclaimed a "pay as you go" policy for new spending on future programs. THE DEFICIT would fall from a projected $263 billion to $86 billion by the end of the 1989 fiscal year under the plan. He said -his blueprint would have an "excellent chance of gaining support of the Congress." "Mr. Reagan, all my cards are on the table - face up. Americans are now calling your hand," Mondale said at a news conference that the campaign made available to television and radio stations around the country via satellite. At the White House, Reagan said the Mondale proposal was "nothing new.., He told us several weeks age he was going to raise people's taxes and new he's repeated it." WHITE HOUSE spokesman Larry Speakes said the administration will produce its next budget proposal on schedule - next January. Aides to the Democratic presidential candidate said 75 percent of the new taxes - amounting to $85 billion a year at the end of a first Mondale term - would be paid by the upper 14 percent of the wage earners. A family of four making $100,000 would pay $2,800 more a year in taxes, they said, while the same family earning $30,000 would pay about $95 more. The plan includes a net of $24 billion in spending cuts - $54 billion in cats partially offset by $30 billion in restoration of some of Reagan's budget reductions. See MONDALE Page 5 Daily Photo by DOUG McMAHON Play ball! Members of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity take batting practice yesterday at Burns Park. Students pay for divestiture of AT&T By KERI MURAKAMI Students and phone companies agree that AT&T's television ad has it wrong-the more they hear, the worse AT&T sounds. The government's break-up of AT&T into regional phone companies last winter was hailed as a blessing for the consumer. But now represen- tatives from phone companies are singing a new song. "THE BREAK-UP has caused more problems., than it has solved," said Dave Perez, a sales representative for Michigan Bell. "People are used to the way it was done for 75 years. Now they're confused," Perez said. Students staying in University dormitories will not be affected by the break-up unless they have a problem, said Dave Gagnon, manager of phone operations for the University. THE HEADACHE begins for Gagnon's staff when a student's phone fails or service is poor. The staff first must "figure out what's wrong before we can call anybody. If the problem's with the lines we have to call Michigan Bell; if not, we call AT&T." For students in off-campus housing, the break- up means standing in long lines at the local Michigan Bell office to set up service, then, another trip to a phone distributor to buy or rent a phone. "People are used to one-step shopping," Perez said. "Before, all you'd have to do is come in and say, 'I want a phone,' and we'd handle everything. Now all we can do is direct you to a phone sup- plier." STUDENTS waited 30 minutes in line to order phone service last week at the Michigan Bell office on E. Huron. According to office manager Eve Brooks, the office handled 2,300 new customers Wednesday and Thursday. "Once you get to the desk the people are real friendly and it's pretty simple," said LSA senior Lev Anderson. "You just fill out a form and they come install you line a couple of days later. It's just waiting in line that's a pain." Ordering service wasn't "that bad of a hassle," agreed LSA senior Ed Rafferty. "But then having to go find a phone is," he added. THE BREAK-UP has other flaws too, Perez said. "The problem with the divestiture is that it started in the 1950's, but didn't take effect until 1984. Some of the rules are outdated and the tran- sfer didn't go as smoothly as it could have," he said. One of the foul-ups, he said, has led to a jump in the cost of installing a new line. The charge nearly doubled from $22.95 last year to $42 this year. Customers also blame the break-up for in- creases in local service charges. The separation of state phone companies from AT&T means that revenues from long-distance calls no longer sub- sidize the cost of local service. Instead, the actual cost is passed on to the customer. And although customers are still hooked up to AT&T's long-distance service when they order local service, many students are switching e to MCI or SPRINT, companies which often provide cheaper long-distance service. - "The number of students subscribing to us has sky-rocketed," said Greg IDuda, a sales represen- tative for SPRINT. Racing lobsters go for dough By LISA NICHOLAS There was something fishy going on at the Gandy Dancer Sunday afternoon. A standing-room-only crowd at the seafood restaurant anxiously waited as 13 champion lobsters dressed in white capes and pennants psyched them- selves up for the First Annual Great Lobster Race. STEADY DRIZZLE, added a New England atmosphere as the crustaceans, fresh out of salt water, en- tered the four-lane, six-foot-long racing pool. Jockies stepped forward with Qa 1.R4ZTI REC Pnorp . ... - ' ;'"' " --. - . , , s, 1a a .: . :: . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .: .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. ... .. .......,.............. '84's first hurricane sweeps East Coast From AP and UPI SAVANNAH, Ga. - Schools closed and residents left for high ground yesterday in the face of Diana, the first hurricane of 1984, following a wobbly course up the Southeastern coastline with 80-mph winds and 12-foot storm tides. i Diana became a hurricane yesterday. morning and at midday was about 110 miles southeast of Savannah, moving north-northeast at about 5 mph that would take it into the South Carolina coast. SCHOOL WAS canceled in South Carolina and Georgia, beaches were closed from Florida to North Carolina, rescue boats were towed inland, and military planes were flown to safer fields. Banks in Savannah closed at 2 p.m. yesterday and sent employees home. "Even though the hurricane is now moving toward the northeast, steering currents are weak and only a slight change in track could bring the hurricane on shore in just a few hours," cautioned forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Forecaster Hal Gerrish of the Hurriance Center said the storm eould continue its very slow drifting into See DIANA, Page 3 Associated Press Money madness James Dotson from the U.S. Secret Service counterfeit and fraud squad in East Orange, N.J., displays a wad of counter- feit bills. Agents yesterday found sixpeople printing phony money and confiscated $6 million in $100's, $50's and $20's. v:. i:::}ii; i: i: i::i "is ii::. _:::.: :: .....: :":::"::::..... .. .. ; :-,-.X' ....................... .........................................................................................................}'::}:}'": :"::::::}?:::-}:i:}: .. 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A research group is hoping to hook American snack food lovers on a treat tentatively dubbed "Fish Chewies." The newest entre planned for the highly competitive and lucrative snack food market is made from "Un- derutilized" fish and fish byproducts and rumoured to be nutritionally sound, said Mitchell Griffith, a microbiologist for Research Corp., a non-profit Griffith said. Researchers have long been trying to find way to put to use fish species not common to the dinner plate, such as bake, he said. Fish Chewies were developed by Endel Karmas, a professor in Rutgers' Cook College food science department, and Ellen Lauber, a graduate student. Steve Bacon, a spokesman for Research Corp., Fish Chewies are unlike many other junk food because they provide an economical source of protein balanced with carbohydrates while still being low in calories. I I