1etgan I Ninety-nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. I C, No. 62 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, December 6, 1988 Copyright 1988, The Michigan Daily Double presidential visit Ford, Carter work together JOHN MUNSON/Daily Former President Jimmy Carter addresses over 70 representatives from 46 nations at the All-Democracies Conference yesterday. .Forum discusses democracy BY MICHAEL LUSTIG Nations that are beginning to develop into democ- racies have no place to turn to when they need help, said participants of the All-Democracies Conference. To remedy this, a group of legislators, diplomats, and professionals are gathering this week at the Uni- versity's Gerald Ford Library to draw up plans to cre- ate those resources. Over 70 people from 46 nations are meeting until Thursday for the All-Democracies Conference. Yes- terday, in the opening sessions, representatives pre- sented their definitions of what democracy is. The morning's discussion illustrated different con- ceptions of democracy, said former Assistant U.S. Secretary of State Samuel De Palma, the president of the group that is sponsoring the conference. Democracy is "an institutional arrangement for ar- riving at political decisions by which individuals de- cide," said Kjell Bondevik, a member of parliament from Norway. His definition includes the rights to "food, employment, health service, and education," as well as the freedoms of speech, press, and religion. Democracy "implies something that is basic, a right for everyone to share," said Edgardo Boeninger, vice president of the Christian Democratic Party in Chile. See Forim, Page 2 BY MICHAEL LUSTIG Former political rivals Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter sat together yesterday and joked about the work they have done together. The "Jerry and Jimmy Show," they called it. The two former Presidents held a press conference at the Gerald Ford Library on North Campus as part of the All-Democracies Conference, designed to discuss ways to promote international democracy. They fielded questions about the recent Presidential campaign, the Middle East, the conference, and them- selves. They have been working together for years, Carter said. Even when Carter, a Democrat, was President, Ford, his Republican predecessor, was a frequent guest at banquets and Carter often asked Ford for advice. "President Ford rarely came to the Washington area that he didn't come by to spend an hour, or maybe a couple of hours, with me in the Oval Office," Carter said. When Carter signed the Camp David agreement in 1977 - which declared peace between Israel and Egypt - he and the co-signers, Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel and President Anwar Sadat of Egypt, called Ford from the heli- copter phone to tell him about the historic agreement. They have since worked together to sponsor forums between freely- elected leaders of the Western Hemisphere, which they have most recently conducted in October. In 1986, they co-sponsored a television discussion on the U.S. Presidency, part of which was taped at the Uni- JOHN MUNSON/Daily Former President Gerald Ford speaks to former President Jimmy Carter during a press conference yesterday at the Ford Library on North Campus. The two leaders are participating in an international conference on democracy taking place this week at the Ford Library. versity's Ford Library . The rest was taped at the Carter Center at Emory University in Atlanta. Carter also touted the "American Agenda," a report that he and Ford compiled over the past eight months with 400 Democratic and Republi- can leaders. The report, presented last week to President-elect George Bush, outlines 25 top priorities the former Presidents believe Bush must address. "Usually we agree" on most is- sues, Carter said. "We still have our differences," Ford added. "A few, if any, in for- eign policy, more, but not a lot, in domestic policy." That difference was shown in their responses to questions about the situation in the Middle East. Carter said Secretary of State George Shultz made "a serious mis- take" by denying Palestinian Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat a visa to speak at the United Nations. Ford said he had "mixed feel- ings" about Shultz's actions, adding that he saw the argument supporting the right to free speech, but that he also understood Shultz's argument that Arafat condones terrorism against U.S. citizens. Ford said recent moves by the PLO show a "constructive step for- .ward" toward peace, but said the PLO didn't fully accept U.N. Reso- lution 242 giving Israel the right to exist, didn't fully renounce terror- ism, and didn't directly recognize Israel as a political state. "I'm not sure that Arafat will do See Pres, Page 2 Bush talks with 'U' Pres. WASHINGTON (AP) - University President James Dud- erstadt was one of 10 current and former University. presidents from across the nation to meet and dis- cuss federal budget constraints and education with George Bush yester- day. Generally the University administrators praised the man who has vowed to be "the education pres- ident." "He reaffirmed that commitment to us today in no uncertain terms," said Benno Schmidt Jr., president of Yale University, Bush's alma mater. Duderstadt was not available for comment last night. The University chiefs said they had discussed the importance of the federal role in ensuring access to higher education, a need to support scientific research on campuses, and a shortage of scientists and engi- neers, especially among members of minority groups. Schmidt said Bush "stressed the See Pres., Page 5 Vest outlin BY STEVE KNOPPER Newly-selected Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Charles Vest has spent the past 25 years working in the University's Col- lege of Engineering. But Vest's first meetings as Provost-to-be have involved his main constituent, the College of LSA. Speaking before the LSA faculty yester- day in his first public appearance since Univer- sity President James Duderstadt selected him last week, he. outlined his general support for LSA and the humanities. He said his "vision" is to create a "freewheeling, stimulating environment associ- ated with smaller universities. I believe we can surpass everyone." Though Vest's comments focused on general, and not specific, University issues, many LSA es goals to] faculty and administrators left reassured that the long-time engineer would address concerns of literature, science, and the arts. Associate Communications Prof. Marion Marzolf said Vest "dispelled some of that anxi- ety" LSA faculty were having now that Duder- stadt and Vest, two former engineers, were occupying the two top University positions. "He seemed to have good ideas." Vest's name still must go before the Univer- sity's Board of Regents next week before he can assume the vice presidency Jan. 1. Since he was selected last week, Vest has outlined several goals for the University - im- proving faculty quality, the environment for re- search, graduate student support, diversity, and undergraduate education quality. He addressed those subjects in yesterday's I SA faculty speech, but he avoided specifics. Minority re- cruitment goals, he said, "will not happen overnight, and will not happen easily. We have to work hard, roll up our sleeves, and get on with the job." "I do not feel choices have to be made about excellence in research and excellence in teach- ing," Vest told the 100-person audience at the Modern Languages Building yesterday. "We are all here to learn. Our duty to educate our youngest colleagues is among the most important and academic activity." Despite the lack of specifics, most LSA ad- ministrators and faculty were impressed by Vest's remarks. "His speech tonighit wasn't so full of particulars as it might have been," said Special Assistant to the LSA Dean Lawrence Mohr, "but he seems to stand for the good things." Vest ...talks to LSA faculty Council approves' $500 noise fine BY DAVID SCHWARTZ Students responsible for loud noise levels at house or fraternity parties can now be fined up to $500, under the provisions of an ordinance approved last night by the Ann Ar- bor City Council. Previously, the city could issue a fine of no more than $100 and/or a maximum of 30 days in jail. The ordinance passed last night originally contained a provision to include a possible jail sentence of 90 days for violators, but an amend- ment by Councilmember Jeff Epton (D-Third Ward), which passed 9-1, deleted a possible jail term as pun- ishment. Epton said fraternities might have to make some changes because of the potentially large fine. "It might mean that they'd have to take up a larger collection to deal with a higher fine," he said. "I don't see how we can come to a point where people should be in taken," said Councilmember Terry Martin (R-Second Ward). "I think jail is excessive, however." The council was also addressed last night by members of the Home- less Action Committee, who de- manded at the Nov. 21 meeting that the council take action about what the group sees as a shortage of low- income housing in the city. "The people in Ann Arbor who have no place to live need low-cost housing," said HAC member Renuka Uthappa, an LSA senior. "People don't like sleeping outside; people don't like freezing to death; people don't like being treated like dirt." The group was upset that the council is not doing more to help the homeless. "We will work as long and as hard as it takes.to change your priorities," Uthappa told the council. "I think they make a perfectly reasonable point. We haven't done JESSICA GREENE /Daily Former Regent Eugene Power commends the choice of cross-country runner and College of Engineering student Traci Babcock for the Power Scholarship. Babcock, a senior, will spend the next two years at Cambridge University in England. Babcock garners scholarship nd. On opportunity she now has, she also ock, a sees her scholarship as a medium to 1""t% . r ho henu h ic dithat "toi he nn BY MARK KATZ The University of Michigan has bridge University in Englar Nov. 17, senior Traci Baba rmrnn . n . .4f'rll I