4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, March 20, 1986 Recent quake possibly linked to waste wells From staff and wire reports The Jan. 31 earthquake that jolted much of the eastern United States, in- cluding Michigan, may have been caused by high pressure injection wells operating in northeast Ohio, ac- cording to an Ohio University professor. The quake registered 5.0 on the Richter scale and was felt from Chicago to Washington, D.C. It caused some minor damage near the epicen- ter, about 30 miles northeast of Cleveland. THE WELLS, which are operated seven miles from the epicenter by Calhio Co., an agricultural chemical producer, contain at least 1.2 million tons of hazardous waste and are about 5,500 feet deep. "It appears that there is an active fault and by injecting this fluid, they have lubricated this fault and caused this quake," said Moid Ahmad, chairman of Ohio University's geology department. Ahmad said he conducted research last year that linked a minor ear- thquake in Lake Charles, La. to near- by injection wells. The wastes irritated a fault, he said. DOUG CHRISTENSEN, a geological sciences teaching assistant at the University of Michigan said that although Ahmad's theory may be correct, he is skeptical. According to Christensen, injection wells did cause an earthquake near. Denver, but this area of the Midwest has a history of earthquakes from natural causes. "An event of a similar size occurred here in 1943, and it probably wasn't caused by (injection wells) then," he said. Christensen added that the wells were "quite a distance" away from the epicenter to have caused the recent earthquake. Researchers have expressed con- cerns about the relationship between the wells and possible earthquakes because the wells are located about three miles' south of the Perry Nuclear power plant, which received a low-power license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last week. MIKE HANSEN, a scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey, said researchers raised the question of whether the wells caused the Ohio quake soon after it occurred. The question should be investigated further before fuel-loading begins at Perry, Ahmad said. Daily staff writer Adam Cort filed a report for this story. Ozone House seeks donations By MICHAEL LUSTING The Gramm-Rudman balanced budget act and other federal cuts have forced Ozone House, a local facility that assists troubled teenagers, to seek donations for some of its programs. Perry Ohren, one of the eight program coordinators at Ozone House, said the facility's budget this year is about $200,000, $89,000 of which comes from the U.S. Department of Human Services. The federal funds have dropped about $10,000 a year for the past two years and will probably be reduced again this year. SOME ADDITIONAL funding has come from state agencies and organizations such as the United Way, but little has come from the Ann Arbor residents. "The Ann Arbor community has been giving us verbal support, but if we are to continue, we will need more financial help," Ohren said. Ozone House opened in 1969 because, Ohren said,"Ann Arbor was seen as a radical place and as a mecca for runaways." It was originally a place where runaways could stay for a few days, but it no longer houses them. Ozone House now functions as a counseling and referral service for teenagers and their families. A 24-hour crisis telephone line provides general information and advice. If necessary, Ozone House can supply emergency clothing and food and place a runaway teenager in a foster home for a maximum of two weeks. One problem that Ozone House has tried to resolve is that of "throwaways" - older teenagers who have been thrown out of their homes and have no money, job, or place to live. About 18 months ago. Ozone House received federal funds to help "throwaways" for one year. The program, called the Independent Living Program, gave some financial aid to the teenagers and also provided counseling which would lead to finding jobs and places to live. Daily Photo by PETE ROSS' Garden view Students pass by the greenhouse at the Natural Science Building yesterday. How to buya performance. Committee investigates guidelnes (Continued from Page 1) The review has also called into question the way the University decides whether research projects conform to its guidelines. Currently, a project must bear scrutiny at four levels. If the resear- cher's unit head or dean believes a project conforms, but there are some classification restrictions on it, the project is submitted to the Classified Review Panel. IF ANY ONE of the three panel members - one student and two faculty members - believes the project violates the guidelines, it is referred to the Research Policies Committee. The ultimate decision on whether to approve a proposal is up to the vice president for research. Kock said that in one instance, a researcher was given the go-ahead before the student member of the Classified Review Panel even received the proposal. Finkbeiner, however, said the student could not be reached initially because of summer break, but Kock said the guidelines specify that all three members of the panel must be contacted. THE guidelines are actually am- biguous on this point, but Kock said a complete ban on all classified resear- ch would clear up problems of inter- pretation. Converse would not comment on rumors that the committees will recommend a complete ban, saying it would be inappropriate because the committee has made no final decision. Converse said it was unlikely that the committee would swing in the other direction and call for an all-out elimination of restrictions on classified research. University President Harold Shapiro has assured Converse that the committee's proposal, which will probably be released next month, will be scrutinized by MSA and the faculty senate before it goes to the regents, who must make the final decision on the guidelines. The regents probably won't act on the proposal until September, when the entire University community can critique it. POLICE NOTES Man injured A man riding a moped sustained minor injuries to his mouth when he ran into a tree on Monroe Street near State Stree yesterday evening, accor- ding to Ann Arbor Fire Department Lt. John Stewart. The driver, William Williams, was getting chased by police after allegedly committing several traffic violations at the time of the ac- cident, Stewart said. IN BRIEF COMPILED FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS AND UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL REPORTS Investigator downplays Mareos donations to U.S. campaigns WASHINGTON - The chief Philippine investigator of deposed President Ferdinand Marcos' wealth said yesterday he does "not give much credence" to a document indicating contributions of $50,000 each in 1980 to the presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter. Jovito Salonga told Congress, "I did not give it (the document) much credence because it does not bear any signature or initial," and three congressmen also said the paper should be viewed with caution because it has not been authenticated. Spokesmen for both the Reagan and Carter campaigns said they knew nothing of the purported contributions, and Sen. Alan Cranston, (D Calif.) who is named in the paper as receiving $10,000, said he was unaware of any such contribution. Fred Eiland, chief spokesman for the Federal Election Commission, said it is illegal for foreign nationals to contribute, directly or indirectly, to U.S. political campaigns. He said it also is illegal to knowingly accept or solicit donations from foreign nationals. The prohibition does not apply to resident aliens. Marcos may head to Panama WASHINGTON - Deposed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos may soon leave Hawaii for Panama, government sources said last night. Negotiations between the United States and Panama about the possibility that Marcos may go there have been going on for several days, said the sources, who spoke only on condition of anonymity. "The negotiations are at a very sensitive stage," one source said. "The United States has initiated the effort to find another home for Marcos at Marcos' request," said another source, who said Panama is currently the chief possibility. The sources said it was unclear whether the Republic of Panama would be a permanent home for Marcos or only a temporary residence while another permanent home is sought. Marcos has been staying in the officer's quarters at Hickam Air Force Base near Honolulu since shortly after he left the Philippines on Feb. 25. He went to Hawaii when the Reagan administration offered him safe haven on American property. But Marcos has been reported to be unhappy there. He is the target of investigations by the government of his successor, Corazon Aquino, and a U.S. House subcommittee. Reagan, Mulroney agree to U.S.-Canadian acid rain study WASHINGTON - Bowing in small measure to Canadian concern, President Reagan endorsed a report yesterday concluding acid rain is caused by man-made pollution but still is not convinced smokestacks are to blame for the lake-choking pollution. Ending a two-day summit with Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Reagan gave his "full endorsement". to a yearlong U.S.- Canadian study on the causes and effects of acid rain. At the same time, Reagan's spokesman said the president left some loopholes in his endor- sement reflecting a long reticence about blaming industry for the problem and spending federal dollars to fix it. The report, written by former Transportation Secretary Drew Lewis and his Canadian counterpart, William Davis, called for a five-year $5- billion U.S. commitment to test new ways of reducing industrial plants in the Midwest, that send clouds of pollution over Canada's lakes and forests. Paris mayor may be premier PARIS- Mayor Jacques Chirac of Paris, almost certain to be Fran- ce's next premier, met potential ministers yesterday and said he would soon tell President Francois Mitterrand whether he will try to form a new government. The Socialist president summoned his long-time political rival on Tuesday and asked him to be premier after an election that gave a con- servative coalition a slim majority in the National Assembly. Chirac said yesterday he would tell Mitterrand by this morning whether he would take on the difficult task of being a rightist premier un- der a leftist president. If Chirac accepts, it will be the first time in the 28-year history of the fif- th Republic that the president and premier belong to rival political fac- tions. Police release Palme suspect STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A 32-year-old Swede arrested as a suspect in the assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme was released yesterday and taken under guard to a secret location, police said. No formal charges had been brought against him. Arraignment had been scheduled for today, and police had arranged for it to be conducted at Stockholm police headquarters instead of the courthouse after telephone callers threatened the suspect's life. Authorities decided to free the man after a second confrontation with a witness yesterday afternoon failed "to give what we had hoped," Stockholm police commission Hams Holmer said. He would not elaborate, but said "an important link in the chain of cir- cumstantial evidence has been broken." When asked whether the man has been cleared of suspicion, Holmer replied: "No comment." According to Swedish law, police need a court's permission to hold a suspect for more than five days. The man was detained March 12, and on Monday Stockholm prosecutor K.G. Svensson filed a request saying there were "probable reasons" to suspect the man of "complicity in the mur- der as perpetrator." She ttigat Btl Vol. XCVI -No. 115 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967 X) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms. Subscription rates: September through April-$18 in Ann Arbor; $35 outside the city. One term-$10 in town; $20 outside the city. 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