Friday Continued from Page 1 away a woman's right to think and act and control her life," said Rhonda Laur, chair of the AACDAR. Laur called for people to join in a "clinic defense" against Operation Rescue's "National Day of Rescue," which is taking place today in recognition of Good Friday. During a "rescue," OR members target a women's health clinic which offers abortions and sit in front of its doors, praying and chanting hymns. In its "defenses", AACDAR members try to show up at the clinic before OR members have time to block the entrance, in order to clear a pathway to the doors and escort women who have appointments that morning into the clinic. One student said he recognized a special reason for being an active part of AACDAR. "As a white male, I am part of a group which has historically op- pressed other people, including women and people of color," said Scott Englehart, an LSA senior. "I do not intend to allow that op- pression to continue through any inaction or apathy. But-I will instead support all human rights, including a woman's control of her own body." Englehart, along with other members of AACDAR, passed out information in several dormitories 'yesterday, concerning the pro-choice movement against Operation Res- cue. The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 24, 1989 - Page 5 Political refugee speaks about recent return to El Salvador BY LISA FROMM Newly elected El Salvadoran President Alfredo Cristiani is "a de- cent person - he means well. That (also) seems to be the consensus of the people," Leonel Gomez Vides told a 25-member audience last night at Rackham Amphitheater. "He's trying to make an extreme right party more towards the center," Gomez said of Cristiani, a member of Republican Nationalist Alliance, or ARENA party. Gomez, a native of El Salvador until he escaped in 1981, came back from a month-long visit to El Sal- vador last week. The speech, sponsored by the Coalition for Democracy in Latin America (CDLA), was part of Cen- tral America Awareness Week. Gomez was invited back to El Salvador last month "by one of the political parties," but he said he "ended up talking to everyone. I was hoping to stay until after elections, but I left a day before because of death threats," he said. Although Gomez was originally a coffee farmer, he became deputy di- rector of the Salvadoran Institute for Agrarian Transformation (ISTA) in 1980. Gomez and Jose Rodolfo Viera, president of ISTA, "supervised the largest land reform in Salvadoran history... they began legal proceed- ings against a former director for having stolen $40 million," said LSA junior and CDLA president Roberto Frisancho. Because of this investigation, "Viera was killed and I had to leave the country... because of eight assassination attempts on my life, I was granted political asylum (in the U.S.). The case is still unsolved be- cause of the El Salvadoran army," said Gomez. Gomez is now living in Wash- ington D.C. as a lecturer and writer on Central America. He is writing a book about his experiences. MSA President Phillips presents '87-88 financial report to regents Playing dead ROBIN LOZNAK/DaIly The Gorilla Theater group, Voice for Choice, performs the skit, "Do you Know who you are Hurting," on the Diag. Today (Good Friday) at 5:30 a.m. the Ann Arbor Committee to Defend Abortion Rights will meet to coordinate a pro choice picket in front of an abortion clinic . BY ALEX GORDON Michigan Student Assembly President Mike Phillips presented the assembly's 1987-88 annual re- port yesterday at the University's Board of Regents monthly meeting. Phillips, who at times has clashed with the regents on various issues, was received rather mildly. Regent Paul Brown (D-Petoskey) said the presentation was "just a fi- nancial report" and that he found "nothing unusual" about it. He added that Phillips was just "winding up his year." Phillips said, "There was no rea- son to be hostile with me," He noted that his term as president will end after the assembly's April 4 meet- ing. "They figured, Why should they create a problem with MSA?" At the meeting, University President James Duderstadt praised Phillips' work during his tenure with MSA. He credited Phillips with trying "to strengthen MSA's in- volvement with the student body" and for putting forth an "enormous effort." Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Ar- bor) asked Phillips if a portion of MSA's funding of the Tenant's Union went to the campaign to pass a rent control ordinance last April. In response, Phillips told the re- gents that he doubted that the Ten- ant's Union spent the studenh money on the campaign. Journalists face continuing assassinations, and accusations of treason in El Salvador SAN SALVADOR (PACIFIC NEWS SERVICE NEWS ANALYSIS) - When three journalists were killed by the Salvadoran military within the first 12 hours of election day, the international press corps re- acted with shock but not surprise. In the fierce early years of the war, from 1980 to 1984, some 25 jour- nalists died- most of them assassinated. Forces have once again been building here that led veterans of the Salvadoran story to suspect the open season on re- porters was about to return. "You can't separate these new attacks from the way tension is growing and the war is escalating again," said a U.S. photojournalist who has covered the region since 1981. As rebel military activity spreads from remote cor- ners to the heart of the capital, the army is less firmly in control than it was two years ago. Election morning broke with the sound of rocket and helicopter fire trained on rebels in the San Ramon district of the capital - the first time in memory an air response has been called to answer weapon fire in the city. Both here and in the provinces "civilian militia" carry out support operations for the guerrillas. "You've got young kids forcibly recruited, with painted faces and guns, and suddenly they (the army) can't tell who is a friend and who is an enemy," offered another re- porter who lives here. "They are nervous and trigger- happy." Neither reporter wanted to be named. Costa Rica Continued from Page 1 Many Costa Ricans say their sponsorship of the peace accord has created some tensions in bilateral relations with the U.S.; but they continue to look to the U.S. for assistance in other areas. In particular, Costa Ricans say they want continued economic aid. "Costa Rica has done what Costa Rica can do. Ironically, the key to peace in Central America is the U.S," Booth said. 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