The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 13, 1987 - Page 3
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By STEVE BLONDER
A four-hour jury selection marked the
opening of the trial for 108 persons accused of
trespassing in U.S. Representative Carl
Pursell's local office last March.
After finally selecting a jury, which required
calling the entire 70-person juror pool, the
prosecution called three witnesses and showed a
videotape of the protesters' arrest.
The defendants were arrested over a four-day
period last March while protesting Pursell's
support for President Reagan's plan to send
$100 million in military and humanitarian aid
to the Nicaraguan Contra rebels.
Attorneys for both the prosecution and the
defense sought jurors who would be
sympathetic to their cause. Prospective jurors
were asked questions on topics ranging from
case goes to trail
"had they ever served in the military" to "does
the U.S. have the right to break international
law?"
Issues involving international law are
important to this case because defendants could
argue that protesters were under an obligation to
protest at Pursell's office. They could say they
were obligated to convince Pursell to vote
against the $100 million in aid because it
would be breaking international law.
Defense attorneys also attempted to find
jurors who believed that elected officials should
meet and be responsible to their constituents.
This concern stems from Pursell's false
statement that he would host a public forum on
the Central America issue.
According to defendant and University
graduate student Phillis Engelbert, Pursell
promised a meeting in 1985 for people to
express their views on Central America.
"He failed to fulfill this promise. He failed
to talk with his constituents which is our right
as citizens of the United States," Engelbert said.
Another issue which could play a major role
in the trial is the right of people. to
nonviolently protest government action. The
defense appeared to set up the argument that the
protesters were not breaking the law, but were
exercising their constitutional rights.
Although 118 protesters were initially
arrested, 108 are now standing trial because ten
protesters pleaded guilty or no contest to the
trespass charge.
Doily Photo by DARRIAN SMITH
Rackham students Mark Weisbrot and Phillis Englebert (left, center)
and LSA senior Mark Weinstein (right) speak to the press yesterday at a
hearing for 118 people charged last March with trespassing in Republican
U.S. Rep. Carl Pursell's office.
U' initiates asbestos removal
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South Quad, East Quad, and the
Law Quad will follow. Survey,
-results will be listed, prioritized,
and handled according to the
severity of each case, Monroe said.
To explain the on-going
'asbestos removal program and calm
: student anxiety, the University
Housing Division recently sent
asbestos information sheets to all
students who live in residence halls
to explain the presence of asbestos
and its hazards. The information
sheet said the University's housing
department has been removing,
covering or sealing hazardous
asbestos since 1982.
SAN FACON said the
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exams, "appealled to even the more
conservative members" Swain said.
Student representatives to the
medical school student council,
called advocates, say the decision is
-a "bittersweet" victory, because
they gained exam time but still lost
~vacation time.
Ronda Gram, first-year
advocate, said the students had
w hoped to reverse the whole decision.
"It was encouraging that they
listened to our perspective. They
University has spent $250,000
since Sept. 1, 1986 on the removal
program. A similar amount will be
necessary for next year, he said.
Asbestos removal is expensive
and costs $15 to remove each linear
foot of the insulation from a pipe.
Therefore, removal of all asbestos
in University residence halls would
cost an estimated $6 to 8 million,
San Facon said, but such drastic
action is not necessary.
But sometimes a minor repair
can become major asbestos
removal.
The prolonged work period in
many residence halls is due to the
large amount of work that needs to
be done.
CORRECTIONS
The Michigan Student Assembly did not deal with a resolution
proposed by the Involved in Michigan Political Action Committee
Tuesday night because a quorum was not present. The Daily incorrectly,
reported the reason for the tabling of the proposal in Wednesday's paper.
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weren't aware that students were
really upset over reduced exam
time," Gram said.
Tom Magill, an advocate for
second-year medical students, was
-one of four students who appeared
before the executive committee. He
called the decision "mullifying,"
but said the committee was "very
receptive."
The student advocates have
scheduled a meeting with Medical
t School Dean Joseph Johnson to
talk to both the first-year and
second-year classes on Wednesday
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