4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, January 25, 1985 Constraints tighten comm. dept. (Continued from Page 1) press them...it is not the only factor." "THE EXECUTIVE Committee has decided other needs and demands are greater than ours," said Stevens. "They are not the only department that has enrollment pressures. They are not unique," said Geology Prof. William Kelly, an executive committee member. "You just don't go by the enrollment, but the whole situation," he added. PROF. STEPHEN Withey, director of the department's doctoral program, said he understood the Executive Committee's position as the final word on faculty appointments. "In these hard times I sympathize like hell with the Executive Committee," he said. Withey said the department must "build a little empire" and gain greater recognition within the University. When recognition is gained, the department will be able to get the new faculty that is needed, Withey ex- plained. . The formation of the department, which was created by combining the journalism and speech departments in 1979, may be the cause of the problem, according to Herbert Hildebrandt, a communication professor and former chairman of the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs. "I suppose the communication depar- tment as now constituted has less of an impact by combining (journalism and speech)" he said. "There is less atten- tion given. By merging the two, you have weakened them," he said. Subscribe to The Daily Phone 764-0558 IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and United Press international reports Senate approves seat belt law LANSING - The Senate yesterday voted 25-9 to require Michigan automobile drivers and front seat passengers to wear their seat belts or face a fine. Sen. Doug Cruce, the Troy Republican sponsoring the bill, said he is op- timistic the House - particularly in light of the large Senate margin - will follow suit. Cruce's bill requires automobile drivers and front-seat passengers to buckle up or face a fine of $10 this year and $25 next year. Much of the support for the measure is being generated by a federal man- date that two-thirds of the nation's population be covered by mandatory seat belt laws, or automobile companies will be ordered to install air bags or similar safety devices in cars. Backers said the measure will save lives and money, but opponents argued it should not be imposed on the public without a popular vote. Court throws out asbestos suit LANSING - The families of four insulation workers who allegedly died of : asbestos-related diseases are barred by the state's current statute of limitations from suing the manufacturers of the product, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled yesterday. The appeals court said the Wayne County suits were barred becaue the men did not file for damages within three years after discovering they had asbestosis, a non-cancerous lung disease linked to asbestos exposure. Even those who said they later discovered long-latent cancers related to asbestos exposure, but not to asbestosis, are covered by the bar, the court said. The court conceded that the present trend in the law favors expanding the rights of injured persons in such cases. But, it said, "We believe that if a change in judicial policy of this magnitude is to occur, such a policy change should come from the (Michigan) Supreme Court or the Legislature." 26 charged in Aquino murder MANILA, Philippines - A judge issued warrants yesterday for the arrest of Gen. Fabian Ver, chief of the armed forces, and 25 other men charged with the murder of opposition leader Benigno Aquino. Ver, a loyal ally of President Ferdinand Marcos, and Maj. Gen. Prospero Olivas each posted bail equivalent to $1,666, the Philippine News Agency said. It quoted unidentified sources and said the two generals posted their bail before a suburban court. The reporter could not immediately be con- firmed. A sheriff and two aides were sent to serve the arrest warrants. There was no word by day's end that the officers had taken any of the defendents into, custody. Most of the accused were part of the airport security operation assigned to protect Aquino, a former senator who was shot as he stepped off the airliner that brought him back to the Philippines after three years in exile in the United States. Gallman, alleged by the military to be a communist agent, was gunned down by security agents moments after Aquino was shot. After signing the warrants, the head of the three-judge ombudsman court that will try the case told the reporters the law would be applied equally to everyone "no matter what his stature." Relief worker cleared of illegal transport of Salvadoran aliens CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A sanctuary movement worker was acquitted yesterday illegally transporting Salvadoran aliens in a case that pitted Reagan administration policy on Central America against a growing chur- ch-led relief effort. "It is a relief. I'm anxious to get back to Casa Romero. I've been confident all along," said Jack Elder, who silently bowed his head as the verdict was delivered. The seven-man, five-woman federal court jury deliberated less than two hours before acquitting Elder, the director of Casa Oscar Romero, a halfway house for Central Americans in San Benito. Jurors leaving the courtroom said the government did not prove that Elder was trying to further the illegal journey of the Salvadorans by taking them to a bus station in Harlingen so they could to to Houston. Elder, 41, faced up to 15 years in prison and fines totaling $6,000 in convic- ted. He has maintained that he was acting out of his religious convictions and was being singled out by the government for prosecution. EPA seeks toxic waste penalty CHICAGO - The Evironmental Protection Agency announced yesterday it is seeking the largest toxic waste penalty in its history, $6.8 million, again- st Chemical Waste Management Inc. of suburban Oak Brook. The agency filed a civil administrative complaint with EPA's regional hearing clerk yesterday, alleging that the toxic waste-handler violated federal regulations governing the "use, recordkeeping and marking of PCBs between 1980 and 1983" in storing the material. The complaint is the culmination of an 18-month federal investigation into PCB-handling practices at the company's Vickery, Ohio, facility, she said. We believe that the collection of a substantial civil fine is justified given the history of serious violations at this facility," said William Sanders. direc- tor of Region 5 Environmental Services Division, which includes Ohio. Company officials could not be reached immediately for comment. 1ihe AMidhigan Batig Vol. XCV -No. 95 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967 X) is published Tuesday through Sunday during the Fall and Winter terms and Tuesday through Saturday during the Spring and Summer terms by students at the University of Michigan. Sub- scription rates: September through April - $16.50 in Ann Arbor; $29.00 outside the city; May through August - $4.50 in Ann Arbor, $6.00 outside the city. Second class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109. 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