Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 26, 1986 Stanatin air I plagues MLB Students complain about snail-like elevators By MIA GOLDBERG Faculty members and students are still unsatisfied with the condition of the elevators and the ventilation system in the Modern Languages Building, but maintenance officials say the problems are being addressed. "You're sweating by the time you get up to the third floor, but if you wait for the elevators you'll be late for your class," said Gregg Backer, an LSA sophomore. German literature Prof. Roy Cowen, whose office is on the third floor of the building, said, "The ventilation is inadequate, but I know the University is planning to rectify it." Layoffs force Gm to halt, recruiting FLINT, Mich. (AP) - General Motors Corp. has halted college recruitment and some students employed at the nation's largest automaker may be laid off as GM plants look for ways to cut costs, officials said. Some students are working in GM plants through a cooperative agreement between the automaker and GMI Engineering and Management Institute, a 3,000-student degree- granting institution which became independent from GM in 1982. "There are divisions of GM that probably will not be making job offers to all of their graduating seniors," said David Doherty, vice president of GMI's corporate program. Astring of financial problems has hit GM recently. The company reported an opperating loss in the third-quarter of $383.5 million. It is involved in an extensive layoff program because of a recently ended strike at an electronics supplier, and has had its credit rating downgraded. Richard Dale, GMI's admissions director, said no co-op students had been cut from their jobs with GM. But another GMI official, who asked to remain anonymous, told The Flint Journal there was a significant drop in the number of GMI co-op' students sponsored by GM. "The official information is there has been no drop from GM, but I; know for a fact that certain divisions have cut back and-or eliminated parts of their co-op program," the official said.,1 "Right now, we've found they've put a hold on hiring," said Janis Chabica, director of cooperative education at the University of Michigan-Flint. "So we're expanding our job days outside Flint and to small and medium-sized companies inside Flint. It's helping diversify our employer base."1 O N E problem is that few windows in the MLB can be opened, according to secretaries who work on the upper floors. LSA Energy Management Coordinator Dan Mandernach said the University has "taken several steps that have saved energy and improved overall comfort of the building." Even though the windows don't open, there is an air conditioning system on the upper floors that circulates fresh air, Mandernach said. The system works whenever the building is occupied, he said. The windows on the upper floors do not open because the air conditioning and mechanical systems are designed for areas with closed windows, Mandernach said, and replacing the entire system would be too costly. "A lot of people grumble about problems, but we never hear about them," said maintenance foreman Jack Thams. ANN Levenick-Thompson, who works in the language lab, said the University makes repairs quickly once the problem is reported. If a fan is broken in the building, it will usually be fixed the same day because the Energy Management's offices are located in the MLB. In the past, repairs of this kind would have taken several days. "I want to stress that conditions in the building have improved," Mandernach said. The University has also tried to obtain state funding to improve the quality of the elevators in the building. "I'd like to have the lunch concession on the elevators because they're so slow," Cowen said. The University is asking for $420,000 to replace the elevators in the MLB. While there is nothing specifically wrong with them, officials say they want to bring them up to present-day standards. The Board of Regents has approved the request, but the funds have to be appropriated by the state legislature in Lansing. IN BRIEF COMPILED FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS Iraq raids Iranian terminal MANAMA, Bahrain - Iraqi warplanes flew their longest mission in more than six years of war yesterday and rocketed Iran's Larak Island oil export terminal in the northern Persian Gulf, setting two tankers ablaze. They attacked Larak, 750 miles from Iraq's southern air bases, six hours after jets believed to be Iranian raided a French-operated oil platform off the United Arab Emirates, killing at least five workers. It was the first raid on Larak, one of two makeshift terminals established at the gulf's southern end because of constant Iraqi raids that have disrupted traffic at the main Iranian export facility on Kharg Island in the northern end of the Persian Gulf. Iran's official Islamic Republic News Agency said the Iranian air force bombed economic and military targets at Dohuk, a city in northern Iraq, inflicting "substantial casualties and losses." According to the Iranian agency, 30 civilians were killed and many wounded by Iraqi bombs that exploded in residential areas. The Iraqis did not mention any losses. Doctors enraged by lack of state Medicaid budget LANSING - Doctors and nursing homes warned the state yesterday they will stop caring for the old, the poor, and the disabled because Medicaid payments have stopped. The Legislature went home for Thanksgiving without approving a Medicaid budget, so this is the second week payments haven't gone out as scheduled. The Medical Services Administration said it couldn't write reimbursement checks for care already provided because no money was in the Medicaid account. "There ws some doctor who called up and just yelled at staff and stated he was disenrolling," agency director Kevin Seitz said. "One nursing home - I don't have the city - said it is giving 21-days notice to discharge." Gorbachev, Gandhi rip SDI NEW DELHI, India - Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, on his first trip to the Third World, yesterday warned that "chains of militarism" threaten man's survival and called for new initiatives to halt the nuclear arms race. Gorbachev and Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi both blamed the U. S. "Star Wars" program for obstructing progress toward a nuclear-free world. The Soviet leader said his Iceland summit with President Reagan revealed "the obstacles and forces" that block nuclear disarmament. The talks broke down over Reagan's refusal to accept the Soviet demand that the Star Wars program to develop a space-based anti- missile defense not involve tests outside the laboratory. Gandhi said Star Wars, formally known as the Strategic Defense Initiative, "dangerously jeapordized" world security. He praised Gorbachev's proposals for arms reduction and called him "a crusader for peace." Chopper crash kills two CINCINNATI - A helicopter carrying a radio traffic reporter', crashed yesterday in heavy fog shortly after takeoff, killing both the reporter and pilot, police said. Police identified the victims as pilot Dan Gold, of Dayton, Ohio, and WKRC traffic reporter Nancy McCormick of Fort Thomas, Ky. "There are no survivors," police spokeswoman Kim Moreno said. It was the second fatal accident involving a traffic reporter's helicopter in two months.. On Oct. 22, a helicopter carrying New York City traffic reporter Jane Dornacker crashed into the Hudson River. The: Federal Aviation Administration later accused the helicopter com pany of making faulty repairs on the chopper. The crash yesterday occurred in thick fog that prompted federal air traffic controllers to halt landings at Lunken Airport, located in Cincinnati, and at Greater Cincinnati International Airport in northern. Kentucky, across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. Prices rise in October DETROIT - Higher housing and transportation costs helped push. prices in southeastern Michigan up one percent in October, their second-steepest monthly rise this year, the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said yesterday. It was only the third month this year that prices in the region have increased. The steepest increase was 1.5 percent in August. The greatest one month decline was 0.9 percent in March. Transportation prices rose by 1.3 percent as a result of higher auto- financing charges and new car prices, the agency said. The price of gasoline declined by 4.1 percent to its lowest level since June 1979. Food and beverage prices rose by 0.7 percent in the month, mostly- caused by a 1.6 percent increase in the cost of meat, poultry, and fish. Fruit and vegetable prices rose by 1.8 percent, and the cost of eating out went up by 0.7 percent. OThe Mtnitan UaI1I Vol. XCVII --No.60 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. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and subscribes to Pacific News Service and the Los Angeles Times Syndicate. 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Carter was among 60 people arrested during the sit-in Monday night. The protesters also included 1960s radical Abbie Hoffman, who spent the night in jail with 27 other protesters rather than sign a form promising to show up for his arraignment in Northampton District Court. More than 100 protesters occupied a hall near the administration building for six hours Monday in the second sit-in in a week. The protests were aimed at on-campus recruiting. by government agencies that the demonstrators claimed had violated international law. Shortly after the sit-in, a Superior Court judge granted a temporary order barring the Radical Student Union and 14 protesters from more occu - pations at the 25,000-student cam - pus. Most of the demonstrators were charged with trespassing and dis - rupting university business and 27 protesters were released on their personal recognizance following their arrests Monday night. Carter, who was released after paying a $15 court fee, was accused of blocking buses holding arrested students. She said she was taken into custody "because they (police) were pushing and I wasn't moving." Her case was continued to Jan. 28. Carter, a junior at Brown University in Providence, R. I., said outside the court that her parents were out of the country but she believed her father would be proud of her. About 75 students in the court - room burst into applause when she came before the judge. Contant threa - tened to clear the courtroom in the outbursts persisted. Carter was arrested last year in Providence for taking part in a sit-in by Brown students at local IBM offices to protest the company's business dealings with South Africa. 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In a statement from Prime Minister Yitzhak Sha- mir, the Israelis said they "helped in transferring defensive weapons and spare parts to Iran according to a request by the United States." The Israelis, however, denied sending money to the Contras. Spokesman Avi Pazner said, "The payment was transferred by an Iranian representative directly to a Swiss bank, according to American in- structions, without passing through Israel." House Majority Leader Jim Wright (D-Texas) said Meese told congressional leaders at a private White House briefing that ne- gotiations were carried out by Israel and the Iranians to reach a price, which was greater than the cost to the I. S overnment. Wright aid transactions this way: Arms were sold to the Iranians for $19 million, after which the CIA reimbursed the Pentagon $3 million, covering its costs. Of the $16 million "residue," Wright said, some $12 million was deposited, in a numbered Swiss bank account for the Contras, and Adolfo Calero, a leader of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force, the largest Contra army, drew down the money. Calero, in Miami, denied know-, ledge of the money: "We know ab- solutely nothing about the money that has been referred to today." Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane expressed surprise at Poindexter's resignation, saying he was "astonished." Secretary of State Goerge Shultz, apparently attempting to end spec - ulation that he will resign, said that he intends to stay on the job and pur - sue "in every way possible" Reagan's 14 Sandi Mackrill, Image Consultant Kerrytown * 2nd Floor " Ann Arbor (313)99440448 * (313)994-4424 ...*..*.u..u..muu.u.uuuuuinr Id