C I bt fRtEtgan iili Ninety-seven years of editorial freedom Wol. XCVII - No. 56 Copyright 1986, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, November 20, 1986 Ten Pages Reagan defend Iran arms deal WASHINGTON (AP)-Pres- HE QUOTED Abraham ident Reagan said yesterday night Lincoln as saying that if an action the controversial decision to sell proved correct, all the criticism arms to Iran was "mine and mine didn't matter. If it were wrong, "10 alone," and said two other American angles swearing I was right won't hostages in Lebanon would have make it right." been freed "if there had not been so much publicity" about the Defending his arms deal, Reagan shipment. said, "I was not breaking any law" At his first news conference in in authorizing the arms sale or nearly three months, Reagan said prohibiting top aides to provide that despite reported opposition to Congress with immediate the arms sale, Secretary of State information. George Shultz would remain in his Cabinet post. Three American hostages were "He has made it plain he would released in Beirut at times that stay as long as I want him, and I coincided with the arms shipments, want him," the president said. but Reagan as he did in a televised speech last week, denied that he was REAGAN promised to provide trading arms for hostages. key members of Congress with all information about the past arms "I DON'T see where the ... holds shipments. But he said there may kidnappers or hostage holders public. continue to be information he gained anything. They let the IT WAS n cannot divulge in public, and hostages go . . . As a matter of into the sessio declined to answer a question about fact, if there had not been so much was asked a q reported Israeli participation in arms publicity, we would have had two subject-in shipments. more that we were expecting." negotiations m ."I continu Reagan opened the nationally Six Americans are being held in about the p televised meeting with reporters Lebanon by groups sympathetic to another summ e==nothe=r m with an initial statement that the Iranian government, and Reagan Mikhail GorN~ confronted the Iranian arms issue did not identify the two hostages he The mili head-on. said would have been freed. Strategic D He conceded that the shipment The 30 minute news conference military aid t amounted to a waiver of his policy was thoroughly dominated by the and a propos of retaining an arms embargo Iranian arms shipments, an issue programs are against Iran, but said the exception that some of Reagan's closest aides pet projects t was justified by the potential conceded in advance threaten the future with his rewards. nresident's credihility with the on Capitol Hi s Daily Photo by JOHN MUNSON Ann Arbor residents Chris Shaver, left, and Ted Badgerow prepare to sample their work. The two own Fer- mentations, a store on E. Ann St. which sells beer-brewing equipment. Shaver displays English Strong Ale and Badgerow holds English Pale Ale, both of which were brewed by equipment sold at Fermentations. A2 brewmaters for hopn busines eagan press conference more than 15 minutes on when the president uestion about another this case arms with Soviet Union. ie to be optimistic" ossiblity of having it with Soviet Leader ichev, he said. itary buildup, his Defense Initiative, to Nicaraguan rebels sal to trim domestic among the president's hat face an uncertain s diminished influence il. By DAVID WEBSTER Ted Badgerow first brewed a big batch of beer in an old milk vat from a dairy farm that was going out of business. Using a friend's recipe, Badgerow's created a eer he "thought was Heineken dark." About ten years later, Badgerow and partner Chris Shaver own and operate Ann Arbor's only beer-making store, and have big plans for the future. Imagine this - "Rick's American Cafe Riverwater" - or any custom-brewed beer for local bars. THE PARTNERS hold free workshops on the history and techniques of beer making in their store Fermentations, at 117 East Ann. The shop sells equipment and ingredients for making a variety of beer Jand wine, including Irish lager and banana or elderberry ine. Badgerow and Shaver opened the shop in October hoping to educate people about the various types and qualities of home brewed beers. They also hope to pave the way for Ann Arbor's first "brew-pub," where they would brew draft beers upon the request of local establishments and serve their own beer at the brew- pub. A few obstacles, however, stand in the partners way. First they need a license to sell imported beer in their store. Even if they get this permit, they cannot sell their homemade beer because it is prohibited in the state of Michigan. Homebrewing beer was illegal before 1979. FERMENTATIONS are in the process of applying for a Specially Designated Merchant license to allow the sale of bottled beer and winefrom private distributors. Badgerow said that they would sell mostly imported beers but may also sell some wines made in Michigan. See BREWERS, Page 5 11vJlllV111, J V141i11l111L "Y 1{.l& l.a1V r ' may request 11% General Fund hike Puerto Rica 'Week observed By EUGENE PAK Student and community members of the Puerto Rican \ssociation will celebrate the fourth annual Michigan Puerto Rican Week, beginning tonight and continuing through Saturday with presentations, discussions, and, performances which will look at the varied aspects of the Puerto Rican life. "Puerto Rico is a very multi- racial community," said Carmena 6 anchez, president of the Puerto ican Association(PRA). "Whe:i you come to the United States mainland, you will find differences between the ones brought up in Puerto Rico who are mostly Spanish-speaking, and those brought up in the States who mostly speak English. "BUT WE do find common points, we have the same stories, See STUDENTS, Page 3 By MICHAEL LUSTIG University officials will ask the Board of Regents today to approve a budget for fiscal year 1987-88 that calls for an 11 percent increase in the University's General Fund. The General Fund is comprised of money the University receives from tuition, fees, and state appropriated funds. The University is requesting $45 million more from the state than it received last year. UNIVERSITY Vice President for Government Relations Richard Kennedy, said the $45 million figure is the "optimum level of appropriation we'd like to see" as a way to solve problems caused by past underfunding. Without the full increase, Kennedy said the University will reallocate internal funds in an attempt to compensate, but this may have "implications on tuition." Lynn Schaefer, assistant to the director of the Michigan Department of Management of the Budget, said the state is "looking at a pretty constrained budget for next year." She cited -a national slowdown in economic growth as one of the causes and predicted that the University may not get all it asks for. She added that the state has other pressing needs to consider as well. See 'U', Page 5 Oxfam holds fast for hunger By STEVE BLONDER One million Americans are expected to fast today, as a part of Oxfam America's 13th annual "Fast for a World Harvest." Oxfam's University liaison organized a campus-wide effort to raise money for Oxfam. World Hunger Education Action Committee (WHEAC), the campus Oxfam representative, cannot say how many students will be participating in the fast. Group co-coordinator Jean Cilik said every residence hall - except South Quad and West Quad - is participating in tonight's fast. West Quad was not organized to join the fast and South Quad is having a special turkey dinner, so they decided not to participate. SORORITIES, fraternities and co-ops were also invited to participate; three sororities and most co-ops have pledged suppport. Cilil said fraternities are not participating because "we didn't put the effort into See STUDENTS, Page 5 LSA BY PHILIP In the future, inc might be asked language skills on a being able to mee requirement by takir high school langua LSA faculty approv the drawing board. The idea co committee on for made up of repres each of the Univer .w may require langu I. LEVY departments and headed by John oming freshmen Mersereau, chairperson of the to show their Slavic Languages and Literature a test instead of department. Mersereau's committee t the language was asked last year to examine the ng four years of college's policies on foreign ge study if the languages and see if they were es a proposal on adequate. UNDER the current rules, mes from a students must either have completed eign languages four years of language in high sentatives from school or take four semesters of a sity's language language at the University. tage testing, Last spring, in an unreleased report, the committee reported that the present system is inadequate and that a change is needed. Mersereau said the whole committee agreed that the policy of equating four years of high school work with four terms of college study does not meet the college's goals. It suggested that incoming freshmen take a test to determine whether or not they have adequate language See PROPOSAL , Page 5 Daily Photo by SCOTT LITUCHY Cold stare William Church waits in the Ann Arbor Bus Depot on Ashley and Huron for his bus back home to Kalamazoo. TODAY I. Food drive ocal peace and hunger activists will team up this weekend for a Thanksgiving food drive. Mem- bers of SANE. the Committee for a Sane Nuclear - large cuts in social programs and the increasing military budget - have worsened the poverty problems in this country and the rest of the world." Election update T TV fill out the outside of the ballot. Election results were not available at press time. In elections for Rackham Student Government, Phyllis Englebert, Alice Haddy, Edward Hellen, George Junne, and Nathan Sovik won seats. Gareovles for sale INSIDE STUDENT RESIGNATION?: Opinion supports the Research Policies Committee student members who have resigned. See Page 4. E I I