cl ble 4fft ttt t Ninety-six years of editorial freedom Ann Arbor, Michigan - Monday, February 3, 1986 BIaiIQ Eight Pages Vol. XCVI -No. 87 Copyright 1986, The Michigan Daily i NASA believes booter CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. either bur (AP)-NASA officials, increasingly "destruct1 confident they can identify the cause plosion, or of Challenger's disaster and fly again intolerabl soon, believe a rupture in the right result. rocket booster may have triggered This the the explosion that destroyed the shut- NASA's tle and killed its crew. William G NASA sources apparently feel so ficial spea close to a solution to last Tuesday's yesterday tragedy that they are talking about flying again as early as June if the testing and correction procedures are completed. i A flight that had been scheduled by the shuttle Columbia for June 24 ap- peared to be the earliest possible. h a Search teams, fighting strong Atlantic currents, continued to bring in Challenger's spreading debris SPACE( yesterday, including a 10,000 pound For the fir rocket fragment. The search area solid roc was extended to more than 40,000 risky to u: square miles. they prove "We're finding a lot of empty ocean shuttle pro today," said Lt. Cmdr. James Sim- removed pson, a Coast Guard spokesman. measure t] The apparent rupture in the strong Now a fa rocket 'casing-whether at a seam or considere elsewhere-had the effect of pointing cause of t a torch at the side of the Challenger's killed the fuel tank. The theory is that the flame to a temp ruiptured nt through the tank or a looking for other causes for the ex package," causing the ex- plosion. raised the tank pressure to Photographs released by NAS) e limits with the same show a tongue of flame apparentl lashing upward from the exhaust c eory remained just that. the right booster rocket into an are acting administrator, that films of previous launche raham, the only agency of- showed to be clear of fire or flam aking on the record, said The flame appeared in the last l that the agency still is See NASA, Page 3 lid rockets may ye led to disaster K- A y of a s e. 5 CENTER, Houston (AP) - st 20 years of the space age, kets were considered too se on manned flights. But ed so successful early in the gram that NASA confidently all but four sensors to heir performance. ailure of the right booster is d a major candidate for the he Challenger explosion that crew of seven and brought orary halt America's man- ned spaceflight program. Suspicion focused on the right booster after photographs clearly showed that flame burst through the side of the rocket casing. It was speculated that the 6,000-degree heat from the solid fuel could have im- pinged like a blow-torch against Challenger's fuel tank, which at liftoff contained a half-million gallons of ex- plosive fuel. It was this fuel tank that exploded. See SOLID, Page 3 Ohio earthquake tremors shake southern Michigan By MELISSA BIRKS The waves of an earthquake rocked Ann Arbor and most of southern Michigan Friday morning. The epicenter of the earthquake, which measured 5.0 on the Richter scale, was located 30 miles northeast of Cleveland, according to University Directory of Seismology Henry Pollack. While the actual quake only lasted approximately one second, its tremors were felt for about 20 to 30 seconds as far east as Washington, D.C. and as far west as Indiana. IN MICHIGAN, the tremor was felt as far south as Adrian, and as far north as Flint. There were no reported incidents of major damage or injuries in any of the affected areas, officials said. While the majority of earthquakes occur on continental plates, such as the San Adreas Fault in California, ear- thquakes in this area of the country are "not so rare they they're unheard of," Pollack said. DOUG CHRISTENSEN, a teaching assistant in Geological Sciences, speculates that the fault in Ohio is covered with "glacial till," deposits from ancient ice masses. This makes any mapping of the fault virtually impossible. "It's more or less a mystery," he said. The last earthquake to shake the University struck in 1980 and measured 5.2 on the Richter scale, and a 1943 quake measured only 4.3 on the scale. Both earthquakes' epicenters were in Sharpsburg, Ky. "We feel something every two to four years," Christen- sen said. STRESSING the fact that Ann Arbor is not the center of the quake, Christensen added that the tremors were not strong enough to cause any major damage. "A lot of people feel that because it's here, this is where the earthquake is," he explained. "We just feel the waves." See TREMORS, Page 3 Daily Photo by SCOTT LITUCHY Badger drubbing Nothing could stop the Wolverines on Saturday as they manhandled Wisconsin for a 91-64 conference victory. Michigan's Steve Stoyko is shown here defending Wisconsin's Tom Molaski in second-half action. See story, Page 8. *'U'Hospitals patient survives double transplant r By KATIE HUTCHISON A 30-year-old Michigan man was listed in good condition Saturday following a pancreas and kidney double transplant at University Hospitals. The operation was the sixth pan- creas and kidney double transplant at the hospital since the Multi-Organ Transplant Program was launched in DOCTORS SAID the transplant patient, who had suffered from diabetes since age four, was ex- periencing kidney failure, and the operation treated both problems at once. "The patient is no longer in need of insulin injections to control the diabetes or dialysis to supplement kidney function," said Dr. Donald- Dafoe, one of three doctors involved in the operation. At its outset, the Multi-Organ Tran- splant Program included only cornea and kidney transplants, but it has grown since May 1984 to include heart, pancreas, and liver transplants as well. "We expanded the program to en- compass progress as technology becomes available and as surgical techniques and likelihood of improved quality of life and treatment become available," said Dave Friedo, the Medical Center's Information Coor- dinator. THE MEDICAL CENTER curren- tly completes 300 cornea transplants and 67 kidney transplants a year, averaging an 80 to 90 percent success rate. The center has performed 15 heart transplants since May 1984, 13 of which have been successful. Most recently, the center has star- ted to do liver transplants-the first was done last August, and only four have been done since then. The program gives another chance to patients who seemed to have no hope. "IT'S SUCH A satisfying endeavor to take someone on death's door and watch them recover," said Dr. Darrell Campbell. Campbell also helped perform the pancreas and kid- ney double transplant on Jan. 27. Campbell attributed some of the program's success to the Medical Center's reserch facilities. "You wouldn't be able to do any research like that in a community hospital," he said. "We've got this beautiful new hospital with one designated room with all the newest equipment and a new intensive care unit." But the program has not been without its setbacks. On Jan. 24, Sheila Barnhard, an 18-year-old from Riga, Mich., died after receiving a liver transplant on Jan. 3. And last week, a 38-year-old woman died after receiving a liver transplant in Oc- tober. Freezing temperatures and ice create accidents, busing delays By MICHAEL LUSTIG As if Friday's earthquake wasn't enough, Mother Nature laid a cold, icy hand on Ann Arbor Saturday. Temperatures hovered around freezing and a steady mixture of rain and snow glazed the University and much of southern Michigan with a coat of ice. Because of the ice, commuter buses bet- ween North and Central Campus could not descend a hill near Baits housing. As a result buses ran late all day Saturday. Motor travelling was treacherous and the Washtenaw County Police dispatcher repor- ted several accidents caused by the ice. A receptionistat the University Hospital emergency room said they were busy all day with ice-related injuries, but declined to elaborate. Not everyone was put off by the ice. Some were even mildly amused by the havoc it wreaked. Dmitri Prybylki, an LSA junior, said "It's treacherous; I saw four people fall in one spot, which was amusing for me, but not for them." Donna Liu, an LSA junior, said, "It's fun because I can slide on the sidewalk with my boyfriend." 'It's treacherous; I saw four people fall in one mot, which was amusing for me, but not for t* *m.' -Dmitri Prybylki LSA junior common for' students to have to wait an hour for the taxi to arrive. As the icy conditions remained in Ann Arbor yesterday, students continued to take it in stride. Some walked in the snow or in the streets to avoid the sidewalks while others took their chances and skated to their destinations. Although most students called the weather ridiculous they also said that they weren't surprised. "Ann Arbor weather is screwy," was the common response. The weather kept salt crews busy. Ann Arbor vehicles were out salting major streets while University crews concentrated on sidewalks around campus. To avoid the perils of walking, many students called taxis. When asked how busy he was, a Veterans Cab dispatcher could only say, "I'm packed," but it was not un- TODAY Happy new year T T ERE AT THE Daily we do our best to keep in Echlin along with new Books Editor Rebecca Chung and new Film Editor Seth Flicker will put the arts pages together. Sports Editor Barb McQuade with the help of associate sports editors Adam Martin, Phil Nussel, Mark Borowsky, Rick Kaplan, and Dave Aretha will keep the sports staff cracking.Although a lot has changed a few old faces remain, like Weekend had this desire to become a television evangelist...I know it's not good. I know they're shysters...(but) I have this desire to be on a pulpit and scream at people about their sins. And what's really strange is I'm an atheist." Other confessors include a poor soul who admits he once turned a Ramones album off in the middle. Not all messages have been confessions, - INSIDE BURNT: Michigan Hockey drops a pair to the Illinois-Chicago Flames. See Page 7. fn'flVIUIM.. 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