4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 1, 1984 Levin stresses budget priorities IN BRIEF (Continued from Page 1) "One of the priorities you have to decide when you go about budgeting is whether or not you can cut that kind of thing in order to make room for something else," he said. Levin, who defeated Republican Robert Griffin, in 1978 to gain the Sen- ate seat, criticized the Reagan ad- ministrations support of nuclear weapons. "I think we spend much too much on nuclear weapons and not enough on conventional weapons, which will lower the chances of ever having to rely on nuclear weapons," Levin said. "THE BOTTOM LINE is that there's an approximate balance of terror in the world," he said. The campaign for Levin's Senate seat has attracted a lot of attention in the last few days due to a campaign adver- tisement of Levin's that shows Lousma telling a group of Japanese businessman during a trip to Japan that he owns a Toyota automobile. In Michigan, where the call for im- port restrictions is perhaps louder than anywhere in the country, such a statement could damage Lousma's chances of defeating Levin. Lousma, who is reportedly trailing the imcumbent according to recent polls, said the ad was a dirty trick and explained the car was his son's. DESPITE LOUSMA's complaints, Levin defended the use of the ad. "He's probably the first candidate in history to complain about being quoted ac- curately," Levin said. "It's a fair commercial because it contrast's what I was doing last Oc- tober," he said about the ad which says that Levin was in Washington fighting to curb unemployment in Michigan, while Lousma was in Japan. Up to now, the campaign had focused on economic issues like the deficit and taxes, and Levin was quick to point out that Lousma doesn't support many of the efforts aimed at trimming the growing federal deficit. He cited the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 as an example, "(Reagan) hailed it, 83 of us voted for it in the Senate. So did I. My opponent opposed it," Levin said. GETTING INTO another controver- sial area, Levin told the class that Lousma was, against the measures aimed at patching-up the ailing Social Security system. "Reagan signed it. Eighty-eight senators signed the Social Security Act. The president hailed it," Levin said. "It voted for it. My opponent opposed it." Another key issue of the campaign has been the question of whether the United States should fund rebel forces, in Nicaragua who are trying yo over- throw the Sandinista government there., "WE HAVE NO business trying to overthrow a government that we don't like. . . we have full diplomatic relations with them. We have an em- bassy there," he said. Passf ailflunks elsewhere, strong at 'U' (Continued from Page 1) LSA junior Carolyn Zann said she elected her French classes pass/fail because "she didn't want the hassle of trying to get a good grade." But Zann, like others, said she ac- tually got an A or B. Several students* said they probably performed better in courses they elected pass/fail because they weren't worrying about grades. RICH DOVE, an engineering senior, said he probably would not have enrolled in one history class if he had to work for grades. He didn't have the time to do the extra studying and didn't want to risk lowering his grade point average. Dove said he "paid more attention to lecture and enjoyed class" without worrying about grades. Some schools have abandoned the op- tion because students were taking too many courses pass/fail. Northwest Missouri State University, for example, changed its pass/fail system in 1979, limiting its use to a maximum of nine credit hours. "IT'S NOT overused anymore," said Northwest Missouri Registrar Linda Girard. "People were taking advantage of it - using it for hard major classes and (general education degree) In Ann Arbor, however, students rarely exceed the 30-credit limit. Last year, out of about 2700 LSA graduates at most only two exceeded the limit, ac- cording to associate dean Eugene Nissen. Still, there are those who shy away from the pass/fail system, fearing that it will raise the eyebrows of graduate admissions counselors and employers. "It looks bad on the transcript," said Lori Ruddock, a pre-med freshperson in the Honors Program who said she was discouraged from taking courses pass/fail by counselors at summer orientation. But Judith Goodman, director of ad- missions at the business school, said the system is "very good." Admissions counselors will only look down on pass/fail if the course is a key prerequisite to graduate study. The University does not keep records of how many students elect courses for pass/fail each term, but Nissen said there is no move among faculty mem- bers to change the policy. "We've had good experiences with it," he said, "I think it's here to stay." College Press Service contributed to this story. Compiled from Associated Press and United Press international reports Reagan shrugs off economic bill WASHINGTON-The government's main gauge of future economic ac- tivity rose a modest 0.4 percent in September but revised data showed p third consecutive monthly decline in August-a pattern that in the past has signaled an impending recession. The Reagan administration was quick to discount the June to August declines in the index of leading economic indicators and focus instead on the September gain as proof that the economy is not headed into a tailspin. But many private economists said the leading indicators were flashing unmistakable signals of sluggish growth and rising unemployment in coming months. In other sobering news of economic activity, the government reported that the nation suffered its second largest monthly trade deficit in September, an imbalance of $12.6 billion, 27 percent above the August deficit and only slightly lower than the all time record of $14.1 billion set in July. While U.S. sales abroad were up a slight 0.8 percent last month, imports coming into the country rose an even stronger 10.5 percent. With the dollar showing little signs of weakening, officials held out little hope for relief in coming months. The deficit is expected to reach $130 billion this year, far above last year's record of $69.3 billion. Israel, Lebanese agree to talk UNITED NATIONS-Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar has arranged military-level talks between Israel and Lebanon to discuss the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon, it was announced yesterday. Francois Giuliani, the secretary-general's spokesman, said in making the announcement that the conference is to begin Monday at the headquarters of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon at Naqoura. The announcement said: "Following consultations with the governments of Lebanon and Israel, the Secretary-General has convoked a conference of military representatives of Lebanon and Israel to discuss military aspects relating to the withdrawal of Israeli forces and security arrangements in South Lebanon." Princess evades abduction PARIS- An armed man and woman tried to kidnap Princess Stephanie of Monaco as she returned to her family's apartment in Paris, officials of the Mediterranean principality said yesterday. The 19-year-old princess, youngest of the three children of Prince Rainier III and his late wife, Princess Grace, filed a formal report with Paris police yesterday. The princess reportedly was confronted Monday night by a man armed with a small pistol and a woman companion who told her to get out of her car and into their vehicle, according to police sources and a spokeswoman for the palace in Monaco. Princess Stephanie, previously a design student in Paris, began working with the fashion house of Christian Dior on Tuesday. She was going home from work when confronted by the couple, the police sources said. OPEC vows to 'create' oil crisis GENEVA, Switzerland-OPEC pledged yesterday to create a temporary world oil shortage this winter in a bid to reverse a downward trend in prices. Analy'sts questioned, however, whether all cartel members would resist the temptation to pump more oil when demand picks up during the heating season. "For now it's a paper agreement because it can't be tested" until the oil producers are faced with turning away their oil buyers, said Walter Levy, an oil consultant in New York. The 13 members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed on the third day of an emergency meeting to cut their production ceiling by nearly 9 percent starting today. The cartel said in a final communique that cutting overall daily production from 17.5 million barrels to 16 million barrels would be shared by 11 of the member countries. Nigeria and Iraq were deemed to be hardship cases and thus were exempted from the reduction. "Our decision today is to create the necessary shock in order to increase the price faster," Yamani told a news conference after the oil ministers completed their talks in a Geneva hotel. - Poles mourn murdered priest WARSAW, Poland-In a day-long procession, thousands of Poles bore candles and flowers to the twin-spired church of the Rev. Jerzy Popieluszko yesterday in homage to the slain pro-Solidarity priest. At the Vatican, Pope John Paul II said the killing of Popieluszko had shaken consciences throughout the world. Poland's prelate, Cardinal Jozef Glemp said Popieluszko was slain with "cruelty and meditation" but said there must also be prayers for those who kidnapped and killed the priest. Church sources reported Popieluszko would be buried Saturday in a War- saw cemetery after a funeral Mass celebrated by Glemp. The funeral is expected to draw thousands of mourners and supporters of the outlawed Solidarity trade union. Popieluszko, 37, one of the most outspoken advocates of Solidarity in the Polish Roman Catholic clergy, was abducted Oct. 19. His body was found in a reservoir on a river in northern Poland on Tuesday. The mourners gathered throughout the day at St. Stanislaw Kostka Church in Warsaw, where Popieluszko served. 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