01 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Thursday, April 14, 1988 Vigil held for Soviet refusniks IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports By THERESA LAI The Jews who are struggling to leave the Soviet Union could not see their candles or hear their prayers, but the students who kept vigil all night on the Diag made all passersby immediately aware of the hardships Jews endure behind the Iron Curtain. The all-night candlelight vigil, sponsored by the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, was the second annual event to honor the struggle for emigration and "increase student awareness in human rights," said member Jerry Wish, an LSA senior. Throughout the night, students read the names of 11,000 "Refuseniks," Soviet Jews who have been denied a visa to the leave the Soviet Union. Phyllis Glink, co- chair of the Student Struggle for Soviet Jewry, said 250,000 Soviet Jews have applied to emigrate, and she estimates that another one million want to leave. After each student read 50 names, the group signed a letter to one of 101 state senators expressing concern for Jews who are forced to stay in the Soviet Union and asking for help from the legislative branch. "The vigil makes a difference in that more people on campus are aware and write letter and sign petitions," Wish said. Each year, the campus group sponsors two Soviet Jewish families and writes letters to congress in their behalf. Two of the families sponsored over the past two years have been released, and their stories were retold in billboards behind the speakers. Jordan Glazian, an LSA sophomore who stopped to watch the vigil, said, "even if nobody hears the names, it is still a great symbolic gesture." But he said it was unfortunate that more non-Jewish people were not at the event. Spealws' remnarlks prompt cri~ticism NEW YORK (AP) - Larry Speakes' disclosure that he concocted quotes for President Reagan while White House spokesperson drew criticism from public rela- tions executives yesterday, with most calling it decep- tive and damaging. However, none was willing to say Speakes should quit his position as head of communications at the Wall Street investment giant Merrill Lynch & Co. A few said they expected the entire episode to fade quickly from public interest. Merrill Lynch spokesperson Fred Yager said the company had no comment on the controversy surrounding Speakes, who made the phony quote dis- closures in a book about his White House tenure. Speakes said Tuesday that he had told Reagan about the quotes and the president never objected. But Reagan said yesterday that he was not aware until recently that Speakes had attributed statements to him that he didn't make. "In the 34 years I've represented controversial and prominent people, I've never taken it upon myself to make up a quote," said Howard Rubinstein, who heads a large public relations firm in New York. Hijack negotiations hit snag ALGIERS, Algeria - An Algerian official said yesterday that Kuwait's "intransigence" had created a deadlock in negotiations with Shiite Moslem hijackers for the release of 32 hostages on a Kuwaiti jumbo jet. Food and water were taken in the afternoon to the blue-and-white Boeing 747, which the hijackers call the "plane of martyrdom." It baked under the North African sun on an isolated patch of tarmac at Houari Boumedienne airport. A delegation from Kuwait arrived yesterday afternoon to help in efforts to free the remaining hostages and the plane, which was hijacked April 5 on a flight from Bangkok to Kuwait with 112 people aboard. It spent three days on the ground in Mashhad, Iran, flew to Cyprus on Friday, and arrived here yesterday morning. State may restore primary LANSING - A bill to reinstate a presidential primary election in Michigan in four years advanced in the Senate yesterday as lawmakers rejected attempts to make it more "open" to independent voters. The bill that moved into position for a final vote would schedule;a presidential primary for the third Tuesday in March in 1992. But to vote, people would have to declare a party of preference 30 days before the election. The primary would replace party caucuses, which were used by Republicans and Democrats this year to select delegates to their national presidential nominating conventions. "We need to open up the process so they (citizens) have a more direct say in the nominating process," said Sen. Dick Posthumus (R-Alto), the bill's sponsor. Troops kill 3 Arab guerilas 01 a o e$ ...Just a Little Out of the Way from High Prices SALES HOURS SERVICE HOURS Mon. thru Fri. Mon. thru Fri. 9am-8pm6am -9pm Sat. 9 am -3 pm - ." 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Laurie and Richard Yates of Ithaca agreed late Tuesday to drop their lawsuits and let Barry Huber of Jonesboro, Ark., the twins' natural father, have permanent custody, said lawyer Kathleen Boyle, who repre- sented Huber and his wife Glinda. "The Hubers are very happy (and) looking forward to getting their chil- dren home," Boyle said. "It was probably the ultimate act of love on Laurie Yates' part," said attorney Robert MacAloine, who ne- gotiated the settlement for the Yates family. "They realized that in their precar- ious financial condition they could never provide the kind of home for the twins that the Hubers could," he said. Both Yateses are unemployed. Reports Continued from Page 1 not kept pace," the report stated. The report, compiled by the staff of the Affirmative Action Office, said "vigorous recruitment and imaginative retention efforts" and nationwide efforts to produce minor- ity Ph.D.'s are needed to counter this imbalance. "(The statistics) are a challenge to graduate schools," Nordby said. "We really have to do something about minority Ph.D.'s." The gap in graduation rates be- tween white students and Black and THE DAILY CLASSIFIEDS ARE A GREAT WAY TO GET FAST RESULTS CALL 764-0557 Hispanic students has shown little sign of decreasing, the minority stu- dent report shows. Although reten- tion rates for these groups have in- creased during the past decade, the white retention rate has,. also in- creased, the report states. The four-year graduation rates for Blacks and Hispanics who entered the University from Fall 1979 to Fall 1983 are 32 and 43.2 percent respectively, compared to 56.7 per- cent for whites in that time span. The report also includes figures released by the University last fall, which show Asian Americans com- prising the largest minority group on campus for the first time ever, at 5.6 percent of the total student body. CBN Continued from Page 1 Mammel. "He's paid his dues to get back on the air." LSA sophomore Jeanne Gilliland, a CBN Board member, said, "The incident was offensive to many people in our community. The effect was inflammatory even though the intent was not." Board members Fred Remley and Kevin Gilmartin, the two representatives chosen by Johnson to represent the Office of Student Services, voted against the proposal. Coe Student comments sparse on proposal Continued from Page 1 Fleming in January, will set up a hearing panel of four students and a faculty member to judge student harassment complaints and apply sanctions. Cases can be appealed to another panel of one student and one faculty member, chosen randomly from a list of eligible students and faculty. If a student is found guilty, the panel could choose a sanction, ranging from a formal reprimand to suspension or expulsion, depending on the charge. Though Fleming, BALSA, and most regents have hailed the policy as the first step toward fighting racism on campus, others - such as Smith and MSA - have labelled it a code of non-academic conduct, which could control student speech and behavior. attempting to enter Israel JERUSALEM - Troops killed three Arab guerrillas trying to enter Israel from Lebanon yesterday, and 70-year-old Palestinian woman was suffocated by tear gas soldiers tossed into her home, according to army and other reports. Two Palestinians were reported wounded by gunfire and 51 injured by rubber bullets, tear gas, and beatings in a battle between Palestinians and Isreali soldiers in the Gaza Strip. At least 144 Palestinians have died in the rebellion that began Dec. 8 in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, according to U.N. figures. Arabs attacked merchants who defied a Palestine Liberation Organiza- tion order to close their businesses, firebombing the shop of a Jerusalem money changer and setting stalls ablaze in the Bethlehem produce market, police and witnesses reported. U.S. firms, Soviets join forces MOSCOW - Seven major U.S. companies said yesterday they've joined forces with the Soviets to produce everything from crackers to computer disks in a consortium that will market capitalists products in a socialist economy. In addition, U.S. industrialist Armand Hammer announced a joint venture under which he will build two plastics factories in the Ukraine. U.S. Commerce Secretary C. William Verity and a group of about 400 American business leaders are in Moscow this week for meetings with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and other officials about the possibility of expanding trade between the superpowers. Several agreements have been announced already, and the business leaders say the climate for broader cooperation has warmed considerably in recent months. EXTRAS Don't forget your yearbooks! Hear Ye! Hear Ye! The 1988 Michigan Ensians are now available for pick-up Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Student Publications Building on 420 Maynard. If you haven't visited us before, we are nestled next to the SAB and across the street from Helen Newber- "ry. Students who have already purchased a yearbook must bring their stu- dent IDs for verification. If you didn't plan ahead, extra copies are avail- able for sale. For those of you feeling especially nostalgic,1987 editions of the En- sian are on sale at the bargain price of $10.00 per copy with the purchase of a 1988 Ensian. Hurry to capture your fond Michigan memories while supplies last. 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