.Experts do battle on SDI issues By MARTIN FRANK Retired Naval Captain James Bush blasted President Reagan's plan for a space-based missile defense system, but Political Science Prof. Raymond Tanter praised the so-called "Star Wars" program during a debate at Rackham Amphitheater last night. The debate, "Star Wars: Hope or Hoax?", was sponsored by the Coalition of Arms Control. Tanter proposed three options for the Soviet Union concerning nuclear weapons reduction, because, according to Tanter, the Soviet Union 'is unable to acquire the technology for SDI (the Strategic Defense Initiative) in the near future." The first option for the Soviet Union would be mutual suicide by coercing the United States to reject Star Wars and hence, escalate the arms race. The second option would be for the Soviet Union to accept military inferiority. THE FINAL OPTION consists of the United States and b Soviet Union sharing information on a defense program that will eliminate incentives for a first strike. This; according to Tanter, is the option that the Soviets will take when they decide to reduce the number of nuclear missiles. This final option will entail three phases for reducing nuclear weapons, Tanter said. The first phase would would reduce arms in a decade. Secondly, there would be a transitional phase that would last another decade. The "ultimate" phase would include "withering away of all nuclear arms," said Tanter. Tanter also said that if the United States agreed to give up the SDI program at the Reagan- Gorbachev summit in Iceland, like the Soviets wanted, it would be like "killing the goose that layed the golden egg." BUSH, however, did not agree with Tanter's assessment of SDI. In fact, he called SDI "some dumb i '.# sh currently, erves as the Associate]Director of the Cceter for Defense Information -based in l Washington. , -- He proposed several major 0 "hoaxes" of the "Star Wars" program. The first of these myths is that the Strategic Defense Initiative would eliminate nuclear weapons. Bush said that since the United States seeks to protect its missile sites - not its capital city like the Soviet Union does - that after shooting down Soviet ballistic missiles, the United States will still have its missiles to respond. Bush feels that instead of eliminating nuclear arms, the program would reinforce nuclear destruction. The most important hoax, Bush said, is the idea that the Soviet Union will cooperate in the SDI program by developing its own, which is exactly what the United States wants it to do. "If (the Soviets) increase their missile warheads and develop ways to destroy the Star Wars system, then the Soviet Union can make it impossible for the United States to develop a defense system," he said. I The Michigan Daily - Friday, October 31, 1986 - Page 3 MSU proessor gives research r -WAD Associated Press Protesters Maced A University of Minnesota official, upper right, speays MACE on protesters who were trying to enter the building where the CIA was conducting interviews. About 25 protesters tried to enter but were held back by the MACE. There were no arrests. Battles ofthe bag Grcesmust choose between paper and plastic on USSj By SARAH GRAY A renowned Sovietologist has donated his extensive collection of research materials to the University. The scores of documents, manu - scripts, and books about Russian culture, politics, and history will be the subject of a colloquium today. Robert Slusser, professor emeritus of history at Michigan State University, will be on hand today to discuss the works with students and faculty. The Slusser Archives include rare unpublished documents, such as manuscripts and correspondences with well-known historians, that range in interest from the Soviet Organs of State Security to Russian and Soviet fine arts. PROF. RUTH Hastie, program associate director of the Center for Russian and East European Studies, said much of the material comes from police archives in Tsarist Russia. Slusser has been a visiting research scholar at the University's Center for Russian and East European Studies since 1982, and he is the nephew of John Paul Slusser, a former University art professor. Hastie said Slusser "has long-time ties with the center and we have a very strong history department. He believes the resources will be put to good use." Slusser was unavailable for comment. The political sections of the archives are divided into three sections: Soviet foreign policy, Soviet-U.S. relations, and Soviet internal and foreign policy. THE LATTER section specializes in Belorussia, the Congo, the Far East, Laos, Cuba, and Soviet policies on disarmament and the origins of the KGB (Committee on State Security). Materials include Slusser's corres - pondences with such famous Soviet specialists as E. H. Carr, George Leggett, and Lennard Gerson. There are also published and unpublished writings by Slusser. Slusser's research on the origins of the KGB trace its history, organization, and functions from its inception in 1917 as the Cheka to its present form as the KGB. There are also papers on criminal law and espionage. The literature on Russian and Soviet history includes books, articles, pamphlets, brochures, and off-prints of special journal articles. The resources focus on the 1905 and 1917 revolutions. Other historical sections focus on World War II and the John F. Kennedy administration. The professor's donations in the field of Russian and Soviet art include research on Dostoevsky's works and records of such musicians as Shastakovich, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, and Scriabin. Russian art books, pamphlets, brochure and encyclopedias, specialize in Repin, Slusser's research on the origins of the KGB trace its history, organi- zation, and functions from its inception in 1917 as the Cheka to its present form as the KGB. There are also papers on criminal law and espionage. Serov, Bakst, and Benois and the material on Soviet film concentrate on the works of Eisenstein and Pudovkin. There is also material on Soviet theater and ballet. Slusser; the former co-director of the Project on Soviet Treaties at The Hoover Institution, wrote The Berlin Crisis of 1961, a Calander of Soviet Treaties, and The Theory, Law, and Policy of Soviet Treaties. Today's mini-colloquium will be held at 4 p.m. at Room 200, Lane Hall, and will be followed by a reception. to U' By ANDREW KAPLAN Those handy plastic bags that make life easier for many grocery- laden shoppers threaten the environment, ecologists say. But proponents of plastic say that the convenience outweighs the harmful effects. The most important difference between paper and plastics is the way they decay. While paper bagg. are' broken down by the environment and take a short time to decay, plastic bags are not biodegradable. According to Ray Jusak, corporate manager of environment and energy at Johnson Controls, a company which manufactures plastic bottles, just because plastics are not biodegradable does not mean they create more pollution. JUSAK SAID that the action of biodegrading by paper bags emits impure gases into the environment such as methane gas. He said paper is not as pure as most people think. "Everything generates pollution," Jusak said, "Its just that plastics are more easily observed doing so." "I would be more comfortable with plastics because they are more inert, stable and innocuous. Their lack of quick biodegradability makes them physically more easy to handle and less likely to create any type of harmful pollution," said Jusak. According to David Stead, an ecological policy specialist at the Ecology Center of Ann Arbor, plastic bags do have their drawbacks. The potential for chemical hazards exists with both paper and plastic, Stead said. STEAD SAID that landfill space in Ann Arbor and other cities may be adversely affected by the increasing use of plastics. Their slow rate of decay means that they stay in solid form and use up more space. Quickly-decaying paper does'i 'auselthis problem. Stead also said that the burning plastics creates additional pollution because it releases toxic fumes such as Dioxin. As a result, burying plastics is necessary, although it takes up space. Paper, on the other hand, does not emit toxins when burned. Jusak said, however, that paper also gives off harmful gas, such as methane, when burned. Paper breaks down rapidly and is an unstable substance which may pollute groundwater, while the slow decay of plastics makes them easier to dispose of. According to Steve Manville, a worker at the Washtenaw Health Department, "Dioxin generation is associated with the incomplete combustion of plastics. There are three different ways dioxins can get into the environment and that's one of them." UM News in The Dafly 764-0552 _e Group to divert teen crime By EVE BECKER Out of a concern for teenagers who complain that there is "nothing to do and nowhere to go" in Ann Arbor, a citizens task force is being formed to suggest activities for youngsters who otherwise might cause trouble. The Citizens Task on Free Time Activities for Adolescents was formed by Ann Arbor City Councilmember Kathy Edgren (D- Fifth Ward). The group, which will meet for the first time next Thursday, will suggest ways to give 12- to 17- year-olds alternatives to "hanging out" - forming skateboarding parks, for instance, or expanding the times gym and community centers are open. SUSAN CONTRATTO, chair of the committee, said the group will identify what is available for teenagers,; but she is not sure where the funds or the staff will come from to form the suggested programs. She said the committee is expected to report to the Ann Arbor City Council with a list of suggestions for activities by Feb. 1. Charlene Berrels, the rep- resentative from the Parks Advisory Commission, said the parks' facilities are utilized by teens, but not as much as they could be. "KIDS aren't really involved with structured organized act- ivities," she said. "What we're trying to do is to hear the needs of the youth in Ann Arbor." State Street merchants say they have often had problems with 14- to 18-year-olds who hang out on street corners. 1 ' ' A T-SHIRT PRINTING HIGH QUALITY LOW PRICES SINCE 1973 1002 PONTIAC TR. 994-1367 / Cadets harass }.lrl kl ssmate CHARLESTON, S. C. (AP)-Like a scene from "The Lords of Discipline," five white Citadel cadets dressed in sheets and towels entered the room of a black cadet, shouted obscenities and left a burned paper cross behind. While last week's incident sent shock waves through the storied campus, both black and white cadets agree the hazing doesn't reflect the racial atmosphere at the state military college. "I don't think there are any tensions," said Craig Burgess, a 21- year-old senior from Lake City, S.C., and one of 126 blacks in the college's 1,960-member corps of cadets. "A lot of the corps is hostile to the press because they think nrrrc~h nr o hains v~riravn" h at the school in the-1960s, about the time the first blacks enrolled. Conroy drew heavily on his experience in "The Lords of Discipline," an unflattering novel about life in a Southern military school which centers around the hazing of a black cadet. It was later made into a movie. "You can't compare then to now," said Terry Adams, a 19-year- old black junior from Washington D.C. "The times aren't even comparable. The '60s were a turbulent time as far as civil rights. This is 1986." Indeed, since Conroy's time, hazing and physical abuse that were once part of life for all first-year cadets at the Citadel have been outlawed. They Dare To Be Free! The Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry Presents: A SYMPOSIUM ON SOVIET JEWRY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2,7:00 P.M. FREE ADMISSION RACKHAM AMPHITHEATER The Panel: " Sister Rose Thering -internationally known human rights activist " Rabbi Gerald Teller -Head of United Hebrew School, Detroit " Glenn Richter -national Chairman Open Discussion Of: fIr1411I I " The Personal experiences of our panel members " The effect of US-Soviet relations on Soviet Jewry * Refuseniks- whn sthev a~re SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1 I