4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Saturday, March 9, 1985 Inquiring Photographer By Dan Habib "Do you think the University is known more for its athletics or its academics?" IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and United Press International reports Lynne Green, LSA junior: "I think U of M is known more for its academics, because everybody isn't into sports, but everyone knows what makes the front headlines." Frank Dale, LSA sophomore: "I think its (U of M) known for its athletics. If you travel around the country most will know Michigan for its basket- ball and football teams." Dana Schimmel, LSA fresh- man: "I think Michigan is well-known for both its academics and athletics, but the athletics receive more at- tention. I don't think this causes too many problems because those that attend the school in order to receive a good education, receive an ex- cellent one. " Byron Roberts, LSA fresh- man: "We have the best of both worlds. The influence of television over the written word probably makes the athletic program slightly more visable. But, what other school can compete so suc- cessfully on both fronts?" Alan Wolfson, LSA freshman: "I feel that Michigan is known for both. As a person gets closer to college age, he notices the school more for its education than for its athletics." State unemployment rate falls DETROIT-The head of the Michigan Employment Security Commission said yesterday the state's jobless rate in February was the lowest in 5 years and he called the 1.8 percent decline "encouraging." Michigan's adjusted unemployment rate dropped from 11 percent in January to 9.2 percent last month. In February 1984, the jobless level in the state was 11.5 percent. Even with the decline, Michigan still had the highest level of any state. Illinois was second at 8.8 percent while Ohio followed at 8.7 percent. The nation's unemployment rate dropped a notch to 7.3 percent in February from 7.4 percent in January as women and teenagers found more jobs in the service industries, the Labor Department said. But factory workers-particularly those in auto plants-suffered major setbacks, as did black workers. Of the 115.1 million people in the work force in February, 8.4 million were looking for jobs, the department said. Military counters MX critics WASHINGTON-The Reagan administration and the Air Force, coun- tering critics who say the controversial MX missile would be wiped out by a Soviet nuclear strike, told Congress yesterday that missile silos have a bet- ter chance than previously believed of withstanding attack. "It is more survivable than we thought it was," Gen. Bennie Davis, chief of the Strategic Air Command, told the Senate Appropriations defense sub- committee. Paul Nitze, President Reagan's special adviser on arms control, agreed with Davis and renewed the administration's argument that congress should support the weapon because it would strengthen America's hand in the U.S. Soviet nuclear arms control talks opening next week. Asked if the negotiations will be successful if the MX is killed, Nitze said, "I cannot see how it would be done. We could try, but I don't think it would be successful." Still, he was uncertain about whether the talks will succeed in achieving Reagan's goal of "deep reductions" in the ever-growing number of nuclear weapons. Falling bucket delays shuttle CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.-A falling metal work bucket broxe a work- man's leg and imbedded itself in the top of space shuttle Discovery yester- day causing damage that forced a fifth delay of Sen. Jake Garn's trip into space, NASA officials said. The space agency said it was too early to assess the extent of damage to a cargo bay door or just how long it will postpone the flight. Launching had been scheduled for march 28 or 29. Officials said they did not know what caused the fall of the heavy bucket, which is large enough to hold two people, but experts were inspecting the device's hydraulic hoist. A board of specialists began an investigation which NASA spokesman Dick Young said could take several days. The accident happened about 8 a.m. in a hangar where Discovery was being groomed to be moved later yesterday into an assembly building where it was to have been mated with its two booster rockets and external fuel tank. That move was scrubbed indefinitely until damage is repaired. Beirut car bomb kills 40 BEIRUT, Lebanon-A car packed.with explosives blew up in a Shiite Moslem neighborhood yesterday, destroying an eight-story apartment building and damaging a mosque filled with worshippers gathering for Sab- bath prayers. Police said 40 people were killed and more than 150 wounded. Police estimated the bomb contained more than 200 pounds of explosives, and it spread fire and destruction in the densely populated area. Butane gas cannisters stored in a nearby apartment blew up in series of explosions after the initial blast, police said. It was the most destructive bombing in Beirut since the truck bombings of American and French peacekeeping headquarters on Oct. 23, 1983, which killed 241 U.S. servicemen and 58 French soldiers. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bomb, which went off as worshippers gathered for dusk prayers. Decrease in bank mone may threaten home mortgage oans WASHINGTON-America's bankers are running out of money to lend home buyers and homes could become less affordable as a result, the president of the nation's largest single source of home mortgage money said yesterday. Mark Riedy, president of the Federal National Mortgage Association, said lenders must raise more money or.ask bigger down payments from home buyers "many of whom-especially first-timers-may not be in a position to meet those demands." If builders or lenders can't find money, borrowers may have to find their own, perhaps asking parents to help with a big down payment, he said. His remarks, released in Washington, were prepared for the Mortgage Bankers Association's secondary mortgage conference in Los Angeles. High inflation is no longer able to "bail everybody out," he said. "We all thought inflation was terrible, but it sure helped out the housing industry for a long time," he said in a telephone interview. If a big monthly payment left a buyer temporarily short of cash, the next jump in inflation was likely to give the borrower a pay raise and increase the value of the house. i^ 0 14 14 Asheet Bhan, LSA freshman: "It's known for its athletics in sports circles but, academics in educational circles." Bob Lavin, LSA freshman: "I feel that Michigan is known more for its athletics. I don't see this as a problem because the more successful each athletic team is the more in- terest people will generate in the school." Kirk Dailey, engineering freshman: "I think we are known more for athletics to common people, but for the college age people our academic reputation is more well known." Mark Mahanes, LSA fresh- man: "I think that most people in the state of Michigan realize it is a highly academic school but, people out of state, on the whole, only know about its athletics." Lonnie Clifton, LSA junior: "It depends on who you ask. Typical individuals who have very little educational background would discuss the athletics, but on the other hand, Michigan's academic proudness is known throughout the nation." Gov. Blanchard signs seatbelt law at 'U' I (Continued from Page 1) occupant deaths by more than one half. "It-stands at the most important traffic safety measure ever adopted by this state," he said. a Blanchard acknowledged the 20 years of study that UMTRI has devoted to seatbelt safety research as well as the contributions by Rep. David Hollister * (D-Lansing) and Sen. Doug Druce (R- Troy), co-sponsors of the bill. -'Voluntary efforts to make people buckle-up don't work. Seatbelt laws dramatically increase seatbelt use ... inacting this law would save lives and dollars," Hollister said. AND TO those who oppose seatbelt legislation, he said: "Your death is not something onto your self only, we lose as a society also." Sen. Lana Pollack was on hand to award three University students with the seatbelt coalition's safety award. As LSA seniors Marta Stein, Debbie Schrayer, and Gayl Marans and business school senior Jane Caplan were on their way to Chicago the car they were driving hit a patch of ice, skidded off the road, and rolled over. As Pollack gave the awards to three of the women who had their seatbelts on, she mentioned how lucky Marans had been since she was spared injury even though she wasn't wearing her seatbelt. "I think for the few seconds it takes to put them on it's well worth it," Stein said. LT. JACK Warder of the state police said, "Well, we're definitely still going to have accidents out there, though on- ce people start wearing seatbelts, we should see a great reduction in fatality as well as injury." "If enough states pass seatbelt laws before 1989, such that two-thirds of the population are covered by those laws, the secretary of transportation said that she would nullify the passive restraint requirement, which will be fully inacted in 1990," said Terry Hor- ne, a General Motors automobile safety engineer. When Horne was asked if GM would benefit financially from the new law he said, "We're doing development and testing just as if we have to meet that requirement in 1990. The signing of this law, while we're much in favor of it, is not going to dissuade us from further development of passive restraints." AFTER THE bill signing, Blanchard answered questions, during which time he reiterated his stand on abortion saying, "One reason why I think it's important that we win is that if we should ever let a single issue be pushed around by a special interest group - I will think it's very bad for our democracy." "The bill I vetoed would force an 11- year-old girl that was raped to have a baby - that's extremism," he said. At the close of his speech, Blanchard said, "And please, wear your seatbelts on the way home everyone." v Prosecutor may drop case 10 b A (Continued from Pale 1) FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 120 S. State (Corner of State and Huron) 662-4536 Church School and Sunday Serice 9:30 and 11:00. March 10: "Isaiah: the prophet as statesman," given by Dr. Donald B. Strobe Ministers: Dr. Donald B. Strobe Dr. Gerald R. Parker Rev. Gerald Wachterhauser Education' Director, Rose McLean Wesley Foundation Campus Min- istry, Wayne T. Large, Director. Chancel Choir Broadcast Sundays 9:30a.m. - WNRS, 1290 AM Televised Mondays 8:00p. m. - Cable Channel 9 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AND AMERICAN BAPTIST CAMPUS FOUNDATION 502 East Huron, 663-9376 (Between State and Division) Sunday Worship, 9:55 a.m. March 10: "The Big Lie" Sermon given by Robert B. Wallace. Wednesday evenings at 6:00 p.m., Lenten fellowship dinner and classes. Pastor, Robert B. Wallace Assistant in Ministry, Madelyn Johnson * * * FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1432 Washtenaw Ave., 662-4466 (Between S. University and Hill) Worship and Church School at 9:30 and 11:00 Jamie Schultz, Campus Ministry coordinator Broadcast of Service: 11:00 a.m. - WPAG, 10.50 AM * * UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL and STUDENT CENTER 1511 Washtenaw Robert Kavasch, Pastor 663-5560 9:15 a.m. Communion service 10:30 a.m. Service of the Word Wednesday, at 7:30 p.m.: Midweek Lenten Service should not arrest students for protesting on campus. Under Michigan law, if the jury is unable to reach a unanimous decision, a mistrial is declared and the prosecution has the right to retry the case at a later date before a new jury. NOAH SAID because of the recent ruling that limits a lawyer's option to remove prospective jurors during jury selection, he was unable to exclude two jurors he thought were biased. He said if these two jurors had been removed a guilty verdict would have been retur- ned. The new ruling grants the defense at- torney three challenges for each defen- dant being tried, while limiting the prosecution to a total of three, regar- dless of the number of defendants. Noah said the county prosecutor's of- fice is in the process of appealing the new ruling. IF THIS ruling cannot be overturned before May 9, there is "a very definite possibility" that the case against the PSN members will be dropped, Noah said. Before the prosecutor drops the case against the demonostrators, of- ficials from the University will be con- sulted, Noah added. Donald Kester, the defense attorney, said he considers the hung jury to be a victory. THE DEFENDANTS also considered the juror's indecision a victory. "This hung jury is a victory in the struggle to rid the campus of arms research," they said in a joint statement released yesterday. They said the dangers of military research and the arms race take precedence over the legality of their ac- tions, and that two of the jurors realized this. "We persuaded (the jury) that there are higher laws," the defendants said. In January three other members of the PSN were tried and convicted of trespassing for the same incident. Two,. Nancy Aronoff, an LSA senior, and Ingrid Kock, who is taking the semester off, served twelve-day jail terms. The third,Amy Ann Angelastro, paid a $60 fine and is doing 56 hours of community service. V H I 11 U~jr3Michian Baig Vol. XVC - No. 124 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: through April - $4.00 in Ann Arbor; $7.00 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. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and subscribes to United Press International, Pacific News Service, Los Angeles Times Syndi- cate, and College Press Service. Minority plan to be costly THIS SACE CONTRIBUUTD BY I HE'UBISlHtH IS NOW HIRING Account Executives (Continued from Page 1) Sudarkasa calls for more non-resident Michigan Achievement Awards for academic talented students, at a cost of $40,000 initially, and ultimately $360,000. Further expansion would cost $56,000, a growth of $19,000 over the current 88 awards. It ultimately increases the award by $390,000 over the current $200,000. Expansion of the number of Oppor- tunity Program students is budgeted ride" fellowship programs to attract top outstanding students. $40,000 is initally outlayed with $160,000 in ultimate annual costs. In the memo Sudarkasa calls for the creation of four new positions. 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