4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 8, 1988 Paths to democracy debated Leaders to issue final statements today BY KRISTIN HOFFMAN Final statements will be issued today to close the All-Democracies Conference, an international gather- ing of politicians and private citizens being held at the University. The 43 nations participating in the conference differ in the methods they support to promote international democracies. The group pians to es- tablish an International Institute for Democracy that could encompass ac- tivities of governments and citizen groups. Some participants wanted the group to move toward an interna- IT AROUND! Share the news, Israeli citizen Netanel Lorch, a researcher at the Truman Institute, Democracies Conference yesterday, proposing that the conference supporting democratic changes in Chile, Argentina, and Pakistan. JESSICA GREENE/Daily addresses the All- issue a statement tional Citizens Action Network, while others felt the emphasis should fall on high-level intergovernmental meetings to promote democracy. One speaker, Parliamentary Pri- vate Secretary from Mauritius Ger- main Comarond, wondered if military forces, such as UNITA, the Contras, and the ANC, that are fighting what he termed "leftist totalitarian" and other regimes, would be allowed to participate in the association. Several representatives responded with differing reasons as to why these types of groups should not be allowed to join. John Wheeldon, an associate edi- tor of The Australia, said that since these groups would not be govern- mental, they cannot make the types of decisions that established govern- ments can. This, he felt, precluded them from participation. The path to democracy should be a non-violent one, and liberation groups would not be appropriate members of the association, other members said. The association should focus on strengthening democracy as a pro- cess, a value, and an ideal, said Christian Monsod of the Philippines. Monsod said established democra- cies and newly achieved ones would possibly have differing needs. The most contentious issue seemed to be a conflict between the association being a pressure group to safeguard abuses that would be ad- verse to democracy, and an associa- tion of governments to further democracy. As some established democracies interfere with weaker ones, members expressed doubt that governments on either side of this issue would be en- thusiastic about joining the associa- tion. Do Supremely On Your Finals!! -1 -- - - SUPREME COURSE TRASCRIPTS LS&A Lecture Notes For the Entire Semester Call for Available Classes Tagar Continued from Page 1 which initially read "Stop Arab Ter- rorism." Later that day, Tagar changed the slogan to "Stop All Terrorism" after complaints from students that the original slogan was anti-Arab. Tagar President Keith Hope said of the rescission, "It's a positive step for MSA because groups are now allowed to express their politi- cal opinions without fear of censure from MSA." But Hilary Shadroui, a member of the Ad-hoc Committee Against Anti-Arab Racism who campaigned AVAILABLE AT: alphIlIriphlse 715 N. University " 663-6816 Upstairs from Jacques and Mrs. Peabody's Between Moe's and Comerica for the resolution, said, "We (the Arab Community) interpret this as saying that racism against Arabs will not be punished." If the resolution had remained, Tagar's recognition would have been withdrawn unless the group com- pleted certain actionsthat included removing the bus from the Diag. LSA Rep. Gretchen Walter said she will sponsor a new resolution at next week's meeting requiring Tagar to make a formal apology and take part in a discussion with the Pales- tinian Solidarity Committee in order for Tagar to retain its recognized status. Walter voted against the original resolution. "I really didn't think it was right to de-recognize Tagar, to ask them to do these things," she said. The original resolution, which had been tabled from the week be- fore, was the last action of the old assembly. The newly elected assem- bly took office immediately after the vote. The new assembly passed the rescission at this week's assembly meeting. =x N BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and staff reports Mandela moves to prison farm JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela was transferred yesterday evening from a clinic to live at a house on a prison farm outside Cape Town. Mandela was moved to "a suitable, comfortable and properly secured home," at the Victor Verster Prison in Paarl, said Justice Minister Kobie Coetsee. Aside from stays in hospitals, it marked the first time since 1962 that the 70-year-old Mandela has lived outside of a cell. Prison officials said Mandela's wife, Winnie, children and grandchildren would have unlimited access to Mandela at his new quarters in a staff house on prison property. House rejects auto broker ban LANSING - The House rejected a controversial proposal to ban auto brokering in Michigan, and then approved a bill that would make odome- ter tampering a felony yesterday. Altering or disconnecting odometers or installing a device that would display a false mileage reading on the vehicles would be a felony under the bill. The bill became controversial when the Senate amended it to add a ban on auto brokering, except for credit unions. Auto brokers in the state act as an intermediary between car buyers and dealers, getting buyers a lower price and helping dealers to shed inventory. Auto dealers lobbied hard for the deal, saying brokers would lead to the demise of the small dealer. FAA fines 29 airlines $1.6 million for security lapses WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration fined 29 air- lines more than $1.6 million yesterday for security lapses at passenger checkpoints, although officials said the violations have declined signifi- cantly in the past year. The penalties stemmed from failures by security guards at airport checkpoints to detect 236 mock weapons carried or hidden in carry-on baggage by undercover FAA officials. The agency collected more than $1 million in fines earlier this year as a result of violations of that occurred in late 1987 and early 1988 as part of a stepped up effort by the government to improve checkpoint security at major airports. Four airlines were cited for at least two dozen violations and fines. United had 33 violations; Northwest had 29 violations, American had 28 violations and USAir had 26 violations. Caesarean births lowered BOSTON - A hospital reduced its Caesarean births to half the national rate by requiring doctors to get second opinions and follow a few easy rules in a strategy that could save more than $1 billion if applied elsewhere, its developers said. Caesarean sections are the most common form of surgery in the United States. Many medical experts agree physicians perform far too many of them, but there is little consensus on how to cut back. The program started at Chicago's Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center lowered the Caesarean rate from 17.5 percent to 11.5 percent over two years. Nationwide last year, 24.4 percent of the 3.8 million births were Caesarean deliveries. The doctors estimated that if their program were adopted by other hospitals, the United States could avoid 450,000 Caesareans nationally. EXTRAS Man finds that a worthless dollar bill may have value ST. LOUIS - Barry Faintich paid $50 for a dollar bill, and he may have snagged a bargain. The 1985 dollar bill that caught his eye during a transaction at his coin shop in nearby Clayton is a rarity because it bears no Treasury Department seal, no district seal and no serial number. Faintich's bill is nearly in mint condition. He said he had heard of bills of this sort being sold in the past for $150 to $200. "It's a neat error," Faintich said. "Nice funny money." 'Extras' Christmas bonus: SYDNEY, Australia - Santa Claus today traded his red suit for the legal variety, going to court to demand that he be paid as much as the elves in his department store. Terry Meller, a part-time actor, said his elves earn about $21 an hour while he only gets $8.80 an hour. The Daily Telegraph of Sydney thought Meller's gripe was worthy of editorial comment, saying the prospect of Santa going on strike was unthinkable and asking "who would deliver the presents" if Meller didn't. The story was the main, front-page article with the headline, "Dough - Or 'No Ho Ho Ho' Says Santa." 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