1989 Tennis supplement, page 10 Ninety-nine years of editorialfreedom Vol. I C, No. 123 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, March 30, 1989 Copyright 1989, The Michigan Daily Hoffman, Davis nab early Oscars 'U' hosts LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dustin book," Dav Hoffman, who drew raves for his prize of the meticulously detailed portrayal of an the novel o autistic man in Rain Man, won the Oscar the winning for Best Actor last night at the 61st Davis' a Academy Awards. from the au Geena Davis, as the free-spirited dog Auditorium trainer in the The Accidental Tourist, and to be Franc Kevin Kline, as the wild-eyed, oversexed sippi Burni safecracker and seafood lover in A Fish Working Gi Called Wanda, were surprise Oscar win- "This is ners in supporting roles. also had no "First of all, I want to thank Anne ner. Tyler for writing such a wonderful Rain M Pravda says elections struck blow for reform MOSCOW (AP) - The Communist Party news- paper Pravda said yesterday that Soviet voters struck a blow for reform in legislative elections, which many official candidates lost, and three dates were announced for runoff contests. The newspaper said Sunday's election, the first in 10 years to give voters a choice, was a vote for the new policies of President Mikhail Gorbachev. "Voters did not simply vote, like it was earlier, but they really made a choice, giving their preference to candidates whose pre-election platforms suited them better," Pravda said. "Choosing people's deputies, the country voted for perestroika." The official news agency Tass said candidates in 275 districts failed to win the majority needed for a seat in th enew 2,250-member Congress of People's Deputies. "Elections will be held May 14 in 199 electoral districts in which neither of the two candidates running for parliament seats won the majority," it said. In 76 districts with three or more candidates, none of whom got a majority, runoffs will be held April 2 and April 9 between the top two candidates in each race, thnagency said. Sunday's vote was for 1,500 of the parliament seats. The other 750 were filled by the party and offi- cial institutions without elections. Official results will not be released for several days, but the news reports yesterday added details about the See Election, Page 2 vis said in accepting the first night. Davis has said she read f the same name and coveted role of Muriel. award drew yelps of approval idience of 6,500 in the Shrine . The favorites had appeared ces McDormand for Missis- ng and Sigourney Weaver for irl. astonishing," said Kline, who t been considered a front-run- an was favored to take home top honors at the show. The low-key drama about a conniving car salesperson learning to love lis autistic brother had eight nominations, more than any other movie of 1988. It was considered a good bet to win Oscars for best picture, best actor, and best director, and has grossed $134.6 million at the box office. Yet Rain Man lost the first two cate- gories for which it was nominated - Original Score and Art Direction, which went to The Milagro Beanfield War and Dangerous Liasons. See Oscars, Page 9 Eric Anugraham flew in from Dallas and arrived at the Shrine at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning. His reward was a front row seat for the Academy Awards ceremony. 'Dustin Hoff- man is my favorite,' he ex- plained. economics conference BY MICAH SCHMIT with wire reports Michigan schools face the same challenge to adapt to changing times that confronted the state's factories, said state Commerce Director Doug Ross yesterday. Ross was one of more than 10 speakers at a national conference on economics held at the University's School of Business Administration. The conference, which focused on recent research findings by University economists, was held in conjunction with a day-long symposium titled "Beyond the Rust Belt: Michigan's Economy in the 1980s and 1990s." The symposium included presentations by economists from the University, Wayne State University, and the Michigan Department of Commerce. State officials and businesses are interested in promoting new public school programs. Their aim is to produce graduates who can thrive in today's diverse industrial climate, Ross said. Ross compared the skills previously required by workers to those required by crew members at the oar of an ancient ship. "With reasonable synchronization you were expected to pull for eight hours," he said. And because workers don't face the type of immediate overseas competition that confronted Michigan's automakers, schools may be slower to change, and thus new incentives must be found, Ross said. Ross addressed about 100 economic experts from universities, businesses, and state government. Education was a recurring theme among economists who spoke, said University Professor and symposium organizer Paul Courant. "The best way we can create quality jobs is to create people who do well in quality jobs." "Michigan's economy has been very successful at creating jobs, especially in sectors that were relatively unimportant previously," Courant added. But, he said, "the only reliable way for a state or regional economy to generate significant income growth is through enhancing the skills of the population. ALEXANDRA BREZ/DaIly There's no place like... Senior centerfielder Beth Mueller slides into home yesterday against Wayne State. She went 3- for-4 in the first game, including a double. See Story, Page 11 Waste expert vies for 4th Ward spol BY NOAH FINKEL this election has been the This year's race for Ann Arbor overflowing landfill, and Kolb City Council seems tailored for as an environmental consult Party dominance may help incumbent city's b works ant spe- Ann Arbor Elections '89 I Chris Kolb, the Democratic candi- date for a Fourth Ward council seat. One of the two main issues of cializing in industrial waste man- agement. Kolb, a graduate of the Univer- sity's School of Natural Resources, calls himself an expert on the land- fill crisis. "City Council should have a bal- ance," he said. "It should have See Kolb, Page 2 BY KRISTINE LALONDE When your party enjoys a stronghold in your ward, what moti- Ann Arbor Elections '89 Li vates you to campaign? This is the situation incumbent Jerry Schleicher faces in his Fourth Ward race for Ann Arbor City Council. This decade, citizens in the ward have elected only Republicans. Just two Democrats served in the sixties and seventies. But Schleicher said he "never takes anything for granted," so he's campaigning just like any other candidate. Schleicher emphasized the simple things when discussing his first term See Schleicher, Page 2 Kolb ...Fourth Ward challenger Schleicher ...Fourth Ward incumbent Schlesinger speaks Czech teens fail to hijack plane to U.S. on nation BY AMANDA NEUMAN AND GIL RENBERG Attempting "to place current de- velopments in a longer context... of the ebb and flow of human history," historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. told* a crowd of 450 that the mood of the American public runs in "cycles". Speaking last night at the Power Center as part of the LSA Student Government's Speaker Series, the historian, Pulitzer Prize winner, and main advisor to President John, Kennedy focused on the alternating eras of private enterprise and public purpose in modern America. Schlesinger said cycles operate in 30-year intervals, which coincide with the "span of a generation." A generation's ideals, which he said are formed between the ages of 16 and 25, reappear when that generation is old enough to gain political control. al cycles tides of conservative restoration,"h which occurred in the twenties," . fifties and eighties, Schlesinger said. "Each swing of the cycle produces presidents responsive to the national mood," he said. Schlesinger elaborated on this subject, saying President Bush's vi- sion of "a kinder, gentler America" is a response to a "change in the American mood." Under Reagan, we had "narcissism" and "individualism." Bush, he said, is trying to promote an atmosphere of "volunteerism." Schlesinger questioned this plan, asking whether volunteerism can "take the place of law." Michael Dukakis's 1988 presi- dential bid "was a little early," he said. Schlesinger implied that the Democrats will regain control of the FRANKFURT, West Germany (AP) - Two Czechoslovakian. teenagers shot their way onto a jet- liner yesterday in Prague and ordered it to the United States, but the crew convinced them it couldn't fly that far and they gave up in Frankfurt. They surrendered when American military would not let them enter the U.S. Air Force base adjacent to Frankfurt's commercial airport. Police said no one was hurt and the incident ended peacefully less than three hours after its violent start in the Czechoslovakian capital where nearly all passengers were freed. Witnesses at Ruzyne Airport in Prague said the teenagers took a woman hostage, crashed through a glass wall of the VIP lounge, fired several shots and threatened a stew- ardess. About 100 people were reported to heon Tnnl-15 A of th the ages of the hijackers and said they initially demanded to be flown to the United States. The Hungarian agency MTI said Lajos Taba, Hungarian consul gen- eral in Prague, boarded the aircraft and negotiated the release of 82 pas- sengers, including all women and children, trading himself for them. .4 .4 A