Ninety-five Years Of Editorial Freedom .. C, bt L~it a 43attu Nonvoter Partly cloudy with a chance of flurries and Highs in the mid-40s. Vol. XCV, No. 144 Copyright 1985, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, April 2, 1985 Fifteen Cents Eight Pages Pierce triumphs in mayoral race From staff reports Democratic. mayoral candidate Ed- ward Pierce last night defeated Republican Richard Hadler by a com- fortable 1,000 votes, giving the Democrats a majority on the Ann Arbor City Council for the first time in 15 years. Pierce had 10,137 votes, while his Republican opponent had 9,278, accor- ding to unofficial results. DEMOCRATS ALSO won three of the five city council races, taking the 6-5 majority on the council out of the hands of the GOP. Hadler, a 62-year-old retiree, at- tributed Pierce's victory to popularity he gained as a state senator and local physician. "I think it was a matter of name recognition," Hadler said. "Dr. Pierce is an excellent cam- paigner," he said. "He is much more the professional politician than I could ever hope to be." PIERCE SAID he is looking forward to plunging into his new job next week and working with the new Republican minority. "We can't do much in the city without bipartisan support," he said. But he also said he is pleased with his victory and having a Democratic majority. "It's a hell of a lot better than losing," he said. Pierce said he does not plan any major changes in the first few weeks of his two-year term. PIERCEM 55, campaigned vigorously in the last few months. He is See PIERCE, Page 2 Proposal A passes; incumbents reelected From staff reports The weatherization ballot proposal was passed overwhelmingly last night by Ann Arbor voters - 9,607 to 7,149. In the city council race, all of the incumbent members were re-elected. In the First Ward, Democrat Lowell Peterson, who ran unopposed received 1,737 votes. Dick Deem (R-Second Ward) defeated Democratic challenger James Burchell 2,037 to 1,030. Third Ward Democratic incumbent Jeff Ep- ton beat republican challenger Maxwell Sweet 2,121 to 1,377. Larry Hahn (R- Fourth Ward) defeated Democratic challenger David DeVarti 2,475 to 2,087. In the Fifth Ward, Democratic incum- See DEMS, Page 2. Daily Photo by CAROL L. FRANCAVILLA Ann Arbor Mayor-elect Edward Pierce celebrates his victory at the Ark on Main Street in yesterday's city election. Pierce, a Democrat, defeated his Republican opponent Richard Hadler by about 1,000 votes. R HA committee proposes monetary penalty system By JERRY MARKON A Residence Halls Association com- mittee last night 'approved a proposal requiring mandatory fines for persons convicted of dormitory arson and other acts of vandalism. The . measure, which some say is similar to penalties included in the proposed Code of .Non-Academic Con- duct, also calls for the establishment of a fund to reward anyone who provides information leading to a conviction. "WHEN WE'RE getting into fines, it sounds like the code, and the RHA is of- ficially against the code, said Mark ,HegeiusQ RHA president. Hegedus predicted that other RHA members would share his misgivings, and that the proposal would be greatly altered by the RMA General Assembly before it is submitted to the housing division. RHA's General Assembly will vote on the proposed recom m endations tomorrow night. If approved by the bo- dy, the measure will then be sent to the housing division for consideration. LSA SOPHOMORE James Marchant, who wrote the proposal, said it arose out of agitation among South Quad council members over a series of trash can fires which have-recently plagued the residence hall. "The council was a very angered crowed after the recent fires," Mar- chant said. "It's members are dead-set against people who pull fire alarms, and smoke damage to the building from fires." Marchat is one of three RHA representatives on the South Quad council. "I was bewildered to find that there is no standard policy at the University for dealing with acts of vandalism, and ar- son," Marchant continued. He called for an RHA committee to investigate -the problem across campus, and volun- teered to write a proposal for the com- Mittee to evaluate. THE COMMITTEE'S completed proposal calls for the housing division and housing security to establish man- datory fines for various acts of van- dalism and fire-related offenses. The vandalism offenses covered in- clude breaking fire alarms or glass windows in residence halls, removing lounge - furniture, and misusing elevators - loading too many passengers in them. The proposed fines range from as low as $50 for breaking a fire alarm, to as high as $500 for destroying lounge furniture.t The committee also proposes that anyone convicted of arson or pulling false fire alarms be subjected to a lease review and possible lease termination. The convicted student could be made financially responsible for all damages. ACCORDING TO South Quad Building Director Mary Antieau, the sections on vandalism directly relate to South Quad's recent problems in these areas. Antieau said South Quad suffers $1,000 damage per month for glass breakage. It also dishes out at least $700 dollars a month for elevator repairs. South Quad council offered a $100 reward for information about four fires which erupted spontaneously on Feb. 4,-- It was supplemented by an offering of up to $2000 by the state arson control unit. ACCORDING TO Fran Foster, a security supervisor at housing security, who has been keeping records of cam- pus vandalism since the fall of 1983, University residence halls reported 12 false fire alarms, 19 acts of arson, and. 108 acts of malicious destruction of property last year during the winter term. Foster added, however, that this data is insufficient to analyze trends and to determine the severity of campus van- See RHA, Page 3 U PS ETI Wildcats zap Hoyas, 66W-64, LEXINGTON, Ky (AP)-Underdog Villanova, shooting 79 percent from the field, denied Patrick Ewing and Georgetown a second straight NCAA basketball title last night with a 66-64 victory. Georgetown had won 17 straight games and completed the season with a 35-3 record and a 121-23 record during the four-year career of 7-foot Ewing, a four-time All-American. Villanova, 25-10, was beaten twice by the Hoyas during the regular Big East season, 52-50 in overtime and 57-50, and Georgetown entered the game a nine-point favorite. "NO ONE thought we could do it, but I did," Villanova Coach Rollie Massimino shouted afterward. And the rotund coach and his unranked crew from Philadelphia suburbs had plenty of heroes to go around. Dwayne McClain hit two free throws and Harold Pressley one of two to provide the margin of victory, with Georgetown's Michael Jackson completing the scoring with a field goal with four seconds remaining. McClain, hitting five of seven field goals, paced Villanova with 17 points and 6-foot-9 Ed Pinckney, who battled Ewing in the pivot all night, scored 16. The 'Aildcats, who beat Michigan in the second round, also hit 22 of 27 free throws and matched the Hoyas on the boards with 17 rebounds. They limited Ewing to 14 points. Mideastern jet hijacked in Beirut) From AP and UPI * BEIRUT, Lebanon-A Middle East Airlines passenger jet with 76 people aboard was hijacked yesterday on a flight from Beirut and landed in Jedda, Saudi Arabia, after the hijacker agreed to surrender, Beirut airport officials said. Saudi authorities initially refused the jet permission to land, but the Christian-run Voice of Lebanon radio station said Saudi officials gave approval for a landing in Jedda-the plane's intended destination-after the hijacker said he would surrender. THE RADIO REPORT said he was demanding money for the Lebanese National Resistance movement, which has been waging a guerrilla campaign against the Israeli oc- cupation force in south Lebanon. Airport officials in Beirut confirmed the hijacking and said here were 66 passengrs and a 10 person crew aboard the Boeing 707 jet. One Jidda airport official said that when word of the hijacking was received here and the plane entered Saudi air space, the pilot was told, "Go away as it will never be allowed to land at any Saudi Airport." HE SAID THE plane circled the airport, with the control tower refusing landing permission, but "Subsequently, the pilot told the control tower that the hijacker was willing to give himself up and end the hijacking. The Saudi authorities at once said the plane could land." The radio station said the hijacker was a member of the Kesrouwani family from the Shiite Moslem village of Ankoun in south Lebanon, which was shelled by the Israelis on March 21 during an anti-guerrilla sweep of several villages in the area. Airport officials said the hijacker was believed to be Ali Kesrouwani, who is an employee of the airline, which is Lebanon's national carrier. THE RADIO STATION said the hijacker was demanding 400 million Saudi rials, the equivalent of about $133 million, for release of the jet. But an airport official said he believed the demand was 100 million Suadi rials. 'The jet had been delayed before takeoff by a bomb threat, according to one airport source, who spoke on condition that he not be identified. A different aircraft had been provided after the threat, he said. He said he believed the flight had taken off from Beirut at about 7:20 p.m. It landed in Jedda shortly before 11 p.m. following tense negotiations involving the hijacker, pilot and Saudi officials. The spokesmian said the hijacker said his taking of the See HIJACKED, Page 5 Associated Press Georgetown's Patrick Ewing tries to block forward Harold Pressley's shot in. first half action last night during the NCAA championship in Lexington. nom M " "" "".... " M: :: ... ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . ... x w. .r ... . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. . . . ... .. v .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . - -. . .v x . . : v v .. ..,r . . .. . . . .. . . .. .. . . .. . . .. . . . .r . . .. . .. .. .. . . . . . . .. ... ... .. .. . . . ..: : v ~ . .. .. . . . .v v :x : ". . Panelists investigate women 's, poverty By SUSAN GRANT Women must press for reform if they want a fair wage and decent working conditions, said Susan Guzmich, the national organizer of 9 to 5, a clerical union. Guzmich, one of five panelists speaking before an audience of about 50 yesterday at the World Feminization of Poverty Conference held in Rackham Auditorium, said women must band together to push for change. GUZMICH said she organized clerical workers in 1973 because of low pay and poor working conditions. "The reality is that a full-time clerical worker lost custody of her child because she cannot support him. In Min- .nesota, a woman who worked 14 years as a secretary earns less than the boy who bags her groceries," Guzmich said. 9 to 5 is working to help women gain wage increases by encouraging women to become leaders and fighting public opinion, Guzmich said. "AT YALE University, we arranged a salary scale with 17 steps which allowed employees to rise more rapidly. We also improved their pen- sion plan," Guzmich said. Women can improve themselves by working at home, said Coralee Kern, director of the National Association for the Cottage Industry. Cottage Industry is a catchword used to describe the See WOMEN, Page 2 ... .................................. .....n^}}:":?:}}i:di }:}i{?..... :j:}:":":.:...::: v::}}":: $L .................-.... v:v:.}}}"vu.}"}}Pi :: " ";"{:ry"i'i"}"i::5.}".}:fi}r ?M-}\v Yr :?"}}: :":"": TODAY It's only make-believe HEN DAVE Pechan saw what he thought was three thugs mugging a frail, elderly Squirt guns dampen parade. T RAINED on the parade held here this weekend, and organizers were delighted. After all, they were stepping off for the Second Annual Oregon Rain Festival. Lack of rain is not usually a problem at this time of year in the soggy Pacific Northwest, but it was dry for last year's festivities, and organizer Gerald Grisham was not taking any chances this time. He arranged for the Portland Rain- makers to roll into town Saturday. The comics and clowns 321 games in 81 hours. The players trained for the event by going on high carbohydrate diets, and playing a 52-hour practice marathon, said Bev Buffinton, Liberty Baptist student activities director. And "we had to keep close records of everything," Buffinton said after the 75-hour mark in the Guinness Book of World Records was eclipsed Saturday afternoon. It was the school's second attempt at breaking the old mark; last year's effort fell short. Coaches said they learned from their mistakes and spent nine mon- ths studving the effects of fatigue. water loss and sleen de- closed. Too many visitors lost themselves in it last year. "Some people were trapped for half an hour or more," said head gardner Dennis Hopkins. "They started to panic and damaged the hedges when they scrambled through them to get out." 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