The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 13, 1987 - Page 3 'Pursell 11 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 (Continued from Page 1) 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 - , ^ M edical *students cal ruling bittersweet' (Continued from Page 1) 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. Creative Engineers At Sundstrand, we see engineering as a creative profession. A blend of artist's imagination and scientist's pragmatism. The ingenuity to conceive new technologies and the discipline to make them work. 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