Bush supports anti-choice rally The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 24, 1989 - Page 3 Court strikes down public WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush called abortion "our American tragedy" yesterday as nearly 70,000 protesters marked the anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark decision legalizing abor- tion. Bush, speaking by telephone hook-up to the activists, said the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision was "wrong and should be overturned." I think America needs a human life amendment and I think when it comes to abortion, there's a better way- the way of adoption- the way of life," he said. Nellie Gray of the March for Life told the crowd Bush could not hear their applause because the White House communications office had installed a one-way communications line. Abortion opponents are hoping that the Supreme Court may use a case from Missouri to review the legal doctrines governing abortion and reverse the decision legalizing abortion. Pro-choicers attacked Bush's com- ments and warned about the conse- quences of restricting women's rights to abortion. "Make no mistake about it: President Bush wants to drag American women back to a time when they risked mutilation, humil- iation and even death in order to take the most basic control of their own lives," said Kate Michelman, exec- utive director of the National Abor- tion Rights Action League. Former federal appeals court judge Robert Bork said yesterday he doubts the Supreme Court is close to overturning the ruling. Bork also said the public pressure on the Court about abortion illustrates a dis- turbing tendency to make the court a political rather than a strictly legal institution. works quotas WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court, in what three jus- tices called "a giant step backward" for racial equality, drastically limited yesterday the power of the states and cities to earmark public works con- tracts for minority-owned busi- nesses. Voting 6-3, the court said the Richmond, Va., City Council un- constitutionally discriminated again- st whites in saying a contractor for any city building contract must give at least 30 percent of the value of the project to firms at least one-half minority owned. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, writing for the court, said the city that was once the seat of the old Confederacy and now has a majority of Blacks on its governing body re- lied on "past societal discrimination" to justify the quota. "None of the evidence presented by the city points to any identified discrimination in the Richmond construction industry," she said. But Justice Thurgood Marshall, in a stinging dissent, said the ruling "sounds a full-scale retreat from the court's longstanding solicitude to race-conscious remedial efforts." For the first time, a majority of justices said that when public offi- cials are accused of reverse discrimi- nation quotas, the courts must ana- lyze affirmative action plans with "strict scrutiny." Such analysis gen- erally dooms race-conscious gov- ernmental actions. The ruling is expected to have far- reaching impact on public works set- aside programs, and possibly other forms of affirmative action as well. Local balloonist sees fair skies in Soviet ''hot air competition N. Campus starts walking service BY JODY WEINBERG Ann Arbor resident Bruce Com- stock was mowing his lawn one day when he spotted a hot-air balloon flying overhead. Fascinated, he jumped in his car and followed the balloonist for more than an hour. At the time, Comstock was a 27- year-old University economics grad- uate student. Now 45, Comstock has set two ballooning world records. The visit to the Soviet Union will be "one grain of sand" toward world peace, said hot-air bal- loonist Bruce Comstock This May, Comstock will be one of four Americans to compete in the Soviet Union's first balloon compe- tition. The competition formed in response to growing Soviet interest in the sport - the first ballooning store recently opened in Moscow. "I'm looking at the whole thing like a camping trip," Comstock said, sitting behind a desk at his company, Cameron Balloons. His visit to the Soviet Union will be "one grain of sand" toward world peace, he said. -Just as a desert is composed of millions of grains of sand, he believes world peace will eventually come from millions of contacts - like the balloon competition - to ease international relations, he said. Though many balloonists are try- ing to enter the event, only 20 to 24 balloonists around the world will be allowed to compete, Comstock said. Americans Al Nels, the current world champion, Jacques Soukup and Malcolm Forbes will also fly bal- loons during the Soviet race. He boasts many ballooning victories, including a world distance record of 500 miles which he set with General Motors worker Jeff VanAlstine in 1981. It took the two men nine hours, at times flying as high as 17,500 feet above sea level. Comstock also was the first to fly in a balloon for more than 24 hours. His flight totalled 24 hours, 7 min- utes and 56 seconds, from Battle Creek, through Indiana, and back to Michigan, landing in the Farmington area. Comstock attributed his accom- plishments to his ballooning skills and precise organization. Over the years, he has won six of 18 national hot air balloon competi- tions, placed second in the last na- tional competition, and won the 1981 world championship in Battle Creek, Mich. Unlike most competitions, bal- looning is not a test of speed, but of accuracy. Balloonists drop markers from their balloons and attempt to hit a target miles below them. Each flight varies in distance, but the ob- ject of the sport remains the same - hit the target - or as close to it as possible. To sleep, perchance to dream Jennifer Westwalewicz, LSA senior, enjoys the sun by taking a midday nap outside of the Michigan League. Others behind her seem to share her sentiments. North's notes are. BY VINCE WILK As of last week, students on North Campus no longer need to walk alone at night. Northwalk, a Bursley Commu- nity Volunteer project, is the North Campus version of Safewalk, the walking escort service on Central Campus. A team of volunteers will walk students, faculty or staff to or from any building on North Campus at night. Popular demand helped bring Northwalk to life. Safewalk users often asked if any similar service was available on North Campus. This term, Bursley RA's Michelle Rosza and John Seavitt established the organization in the tradition of Safewalk, now in its third year. Although the campus is described as "relatively safe" by Leo Heatley, Director of the Office of Public Safety, sexual assault is a problem at the University. The Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center (SAPAC) re- ported 38 sexual assault cases during fall term this year. And FBI statis- tics show that only 10 percent of sexual assaults are reported to law. enforcement agencies. FBI records indicate that 90 percent of the sur- vivors of sexual assault were ac- quainted with their attacker, said Julie Steiner, director of SAPAC. "The University is not unsafe," said Ellen Ross, co-director of Safe- walk and RC senior. "Northwalk and Safewalk provide an alternative to' walking alone. We try to keep, [nightlife] options open to every- one," she said. "People are constantly being told "you shouldn't walk here, and you shouldn't walk there," said North- walk volunteer and Engineering sophomore Rick Waite. "We make it so they're able to go where they want," he said. To use Northwalk, stop by the office at 2333 Bursley, or call 763t WALK to be picked up anywhere on North Campus. The service is available Sunday through Thursday 9-11 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. public e WASHINGTON (AP) - The government said yesterday that fired National Security Council aide Oliver North has no Fifth Amend- ment privilege to withhold note- books he compiled of his daily activities in the Iran-Contra affair. Independent counsel Lawrence Walsh said in a court filing that North's notebooks are "presidential records over which the United States has complete ownership and con- trol." vidence North last week formally chal- lenged Walsh's efforts to obtain a subpoena for the notebooks, and a hearing is scheduled tomorrow before a U.S. District Judge. "Production- of organizational records is simply not protected by the Fifth Amendment, whether the documents incriminate a little or a lot," Walsh's court filing said. North's criminal trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 31. He removed the notebooks from NSC offices when he was fired on Nov. 25, 1986. T i MAJORING IN PREMED? CORNER OF STATE AND HILL 994-4040 ALL YOU CAN EAT PIZZA Every TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY $375 600p.m. to 9:00 p.m. W Air Force ROTC may have good news for you. You may be eligible for a two- or three-year scholarship that covers some college expenses and $100 per aca- demic month. Plus, you'll receive additional help in medical school. Check it out today. Call: CAPT VOLKER GAUL 158 NORTH HALL 747-4093 dm wmm - .r - - 'MOM EF M- - I w U U ita rm .. w - w THE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today Speakers "The Hydrolic Cycle as a Major Variable in Earth History" - Eric J. Barron, Penn. State University, 4001 C.C. Little, 4 pm. Coffee and cookies at 3:30 pm. "An Injury to All: the Decline of American Unionism" - Kim Moody, Guild House, 7:30 pm. "The Lost Revolution: Ger- many 1918 to 1923" - Revolutionary History Series, B118 MLB, 7 pm. "The Struggle ,for Gender Equality in Taiwan" - Visiting Asst. Prof. Catherine Farris, Dept. of Anthro., Lane Hall Commons, 12 noon. Meetings Lesbian and Gay Rights Organizing Committee - 3100 Michigan Union, 8 pm. Undergraduate English Association/YAWP Magazine - 4000A Michigan Union, 6 pm. All members please German Club General Meeting - 439 Mason Hall. Comedy Company Mass Meeting - 2105 Michigan Union, 7 pm. SO Furthermore X-Country Ski Waxing Clinic - 2230 CCRB, 7-8:30 pm. No fee. Defining a Career Objective - Career Planning and Placement Center, rm. 1, 4:10-5 pm. Applying to Medical School - Career Planning and Placement Center, Conference, 4:10-5 pm. Job Search Lecture - 1040 Dana, 4:10-5 pm. Employer Presentation - Arthur Andersen and Co., Michigan Union Terrace Rm., 6-8 pm; Harris Bank, Michigan Union Pendelton Rm., 6-8 pm. Pre-Interviews - Auto-trol Technology, 1303 EECS, 6-8 pm; Baxter Healthcare, 1010 Dow, 4:30-6:30 pm; Apple Computer, 1200 EECS, 6:30-8:30 pm; Oracle, 1301 EECS, 6:30-7:30 pm. ANN ARBOR'S OWN COMEDY THEATER TROUPE .Lreadership Excellence Starts Here COME JOIN OUR STAFF Housing Division Resident Staff Positions for 1989-1990 Are You Interested In: - Working with other students in a residence hall environment? - Developing a spirit of community within a residence hall? - Developing and strengthening skills in group leadership and advising? - Creating programming for a diverse resident population? - Developing new lifetime skills and talents? Resident Staff Selection Information Meetings Tuesday, January 24, 7-9 pm This meeting is in MLB Auditorium 3 Alt new RD, RA/RF/MPA applicants must attend this meeting. Applications for RA/RF/RD/MPA positions will be distributed ONLY at this session. For more information contact: The Residence Education Office 1500 SAB, 763-3161. \ MassMeeting TUESDAY IA MiIADV Qualifications Must be a registered Uof M student on the A"' Arbor campus durng period of empoment. RAiRFIRD/MPA/Trotter House Staff: Must lave completed minhrmum of four terms or its equivalent and 48 undergraduate credit hours by end of spring term 1989. Undergraduate applicants must have at least Positions Available Resident Directors Asst. Resident Directrs Minority Peer Advisors Head Libraians Resident Advisors Computer Trainers Trotter House Staff I { ' E i