4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 6, 1989 F1 er Fyers Continued from Page 1 taken to ensure the safety of office members," she said. Members of the Latin American Solidarity Committee were unavail- able for comment. However, in a statement released last night, the or- ganization condemned the act and called on. the University to take im- mediate action. "The racism and bigotry which thrive on this campus must not be tolerated. This underscores the need for widespread anti-racisn education r PASS IT AROUND! on campus," the statement read. In a press release, UCAR called for the University to publicly con- demn acts of harassment and vio- lence; increase security at the Baker- Mandela Center and at offices of people of color; and publicize proce- dures for and results of investiga- tions of racial incidents. Delro Hatris, chair of the MSA Minority Affairs Committee, said "It, is unfortunate that the situation should reach this point before it is taken seriously." In a separate incident, Ransby said it was reported to the Baker- Mandela Center that a Black youth from the community was beaten by a group of white men during the NCAA victory riot Monday night. "I will push for President Duder- stadt to investigate thoroughly this incident," said MSA president Aaron Williams, who said he "whole- heartedly" supports UCAR on this issue. In light of this most recent mci- dent of racist violence on campus, UCAR has called for a press confer- ence tomorrow at 3 p.m. in the Pond Room of the Michigan Union. The organization has requested the pres- ence of University President Duder- stadt and Vice-Provost Charles Moody. Duderstadt declined com- ment, and Moody was unavailable last night. Valdez captain faces negligence charges VALDEZ, Alaska (AP) - The captain of the Exxon Valdez surren- dered to police yesterday, and salvage crews freed the tanker from the reef that ripped its hull and spilled more than 10 million gallons of crude oil. In Washington, Sen. Alan Cranston and Rep. Mel Levine ac- cused the federal government of cov- ering up the possibility of a major spill and the ineffectiveness of clean- up technology. Clean-up crews continued to skim mayonnaise-thick oil from Prince William Sound, but progress was slow and the oil had spread over an area larger than Delaware. The ani- mal death toll rose and salmon hatcheries remained endangered. Oil has floated over 2,600 square miles, soiled 800 miles of beach and killed thousands of animals. Favorable weather, however, has kept it offshore from a national park and additional coastline outside Prince William Sound. Flow through the Alaskan pipeline returned to its normal daily flow of 2.1 million barrels yester- day, the Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. said. In New York, fired tanker captain Joseph Hazelwood surrendered to police and a judge set his bail at $500,000, up from a prosecutor's recommendation of $25,000. lie had been sought since Saturday on a fugitive warrant on misdemeanor charges of operating the tanker while drunk. "These misdemeanors are of such a magnitude that hashnever been equaled, at least in this country," Judge Kenneth Rohl said as Hazel- wood was arraigned. "He's got to think about that. We have a man- made destruction that has not been equaled, probably since Hiroshima." Hazelwood is charged with operating a ship while under the in- fluence of alcohol, reckless endan- germent, and negligent discharge of oil. The charges carry a combined maximum penalty of 24 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. FBI officials in Washington say they are also investigating whether Hazelwood could be charged with felony violations of the Clean Water Act, which prohibits negligent dis- charge of pollutants into navigable waters. Hazelwood was fired by Exxon a week after the National Transporta- tion Safety Board said tests taken about nine hours after the disaster showed he was drunk. Hazelwood has been arrested twice for drunken driving and had his li- cense suspended three times. His mother told the Associated Press that her son had undergone rehabilitation and that Exxon. was aware of his drinking problem. Exxon said it has changed its policy because of the spill and now requires crew members to be aboard ship, where drinking is prohibited, four hours before sailing. CAR PAGEE ATTENTION APRIL GRADS. GMAC Offers College Grad Financing! $400 Cash Back. Guaranteed Financing. Call Ron Graham Rampy Chevrolet, 663-3321 U-M '61 I- Rent a Car from Econo-Car Riots- Continued from Page 1 partment in the morning. "They pushed him, they stole his wallet," she said. "Nobody cared, the (police officer) said 'sorry, call to- morrow morning."' The police at the scene said there was little to do because the number of people was so large. About 50 officers were at the scene, compared to an estimated 7,000 in the crowd. Police Sgt. Mark Jones said the officers were concentrating on pre- venting serious injury. Andy Dryden, co-owner of Logos bookstore, said she was upset by the lack of police intervention. "It was very disturbing to feel that the police could do nothing to protect us." Pres. Continued from Page 1 Last year, a rowdy crowd paid lit- tle attention to University alumnus Marshall Shulman of the Columbia University's Averell Harriman Insti- tute for Advanced Study of the So- viet Union. "We'll still drown him out, but at least the University won't spend any money," said LSA and Education senior David Morris. OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK f 11 ' . - .fir "There wasn't an effective plan ahead of time and that's what we would like to happen in the future," she added. She said she was pleased with the meeting. Liz Mitchell, manager of the Village Corner, agreed with Dryden. "I think (the police department's) big mistake was not expecting it to happen." Mitchell said because tape view- .ings may lead to more arrests, the merchants should not consider the "event entirely over". "In the short run it seems not much was done, but I think it's a little early to make that assump- tion," she said. The merchants will meet with University community relations di- rector Pete Pellerito on Friday morning. "I would have liked to have seen somebody else, but considering he's the new President, I guess that it's okay," said LSA senior Julie Schwartz. Graduation ceremonies are ex- pected to cost $80,000, said Anita Miller, coordinator of com- mencement logistics. The cere- monies have been moved to 10 a.m. to help alleviate rowdiness, she said. There was no student input into the commencement speaker decision because the Michigan Student As- sembly was late in turning in its applications for student representa- tives on the honorary degree com- mittee - which usually makes a recommendation for a speaker to the commencement committee. INBRIEkF Compiled from Associated Press and staff reports Oil spill causes gas price hike The Alaskan oil spill and a cutback by the organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries helped fuel a more than 10-cent rise in gasoline prices in Michigan, industry officials and analysts said yesterday. The average price of unleaded gasoline at self-serve pumps in Michigar was $1.06 per gallon on Tuesday. A day earlier, the same fuel sold at many stations for 96 to 97 cents a gallon. The auto club said the jump, the sharpest in a decade, was partly a re- action to reduced supplies to West Coast refineries. Some officials called the price jump artificial and predicted rates would stabilize as shock over the spill at Valdez, Alaska subsided. C. Tobias of Benton Harbor, Mi. based Tobias Oil Co. called the in- crease a knee-jerk reaction to the 10.5 million-gallon spill. "The public is the one that's taking it on the chin." Tobias said. "There's really nothing to substantiate this type of increase." Bush expands weapon control WASHINGTON - The Bush administration expanded its suspension on imports of semiautomatic assault weapons yesterday and voiced regret that American-made weapons could not be included. The step widened a three-week old import ban to cover 24 foreign-made models missed initially, said White House press secretary Marlin Fitzwa- ter. Fitzwater called the action, which took effect immediately, a "midcourse correction" on the way to longer-range measures. He said the new step should completely dry up the flow of foreign- made semiautomatic weapons while an administration review continues. The original suspension of imports, declared March 14 by the Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady, who oversees the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, covered 80 percent of the imports. Yesterday's action was designed to get at the remaining 20 percent, Fitzwater said. CMU students protest min. wage MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - Several hundred Central Michigan University student workers walked off their jobs yesterday to protest re- ceiving only minimum wage, an organizer said. But campus officials and other organizers said some students kept working because they couldn't afford to sacrifice the pay to protest. The Campus Coalition for Fair Pay, representing 4,300 student em- ployees at the 17,000-student school, staged the protest to support a con- gressional protest that would raise the federal minimum wage of $3.35 an, hour, said organizer Jeff Johnston. The student employees planned to return to work today after a univer- sity official pledged to meet with them and address the pay issue, said Johnston, a senior from Flushing who works at Hill Library. Senator unveils plan to safeguard state produce LANSING - With recent scares over the health of American food products still on consumers' minds, Senator Dan DeGrow, R-Port Huron, yesterday unveiled a program designed to ensure the safety of Michigan produce. The project would add about $4.5 million to the state budget for the fiscal year starting in October to beef up pesticide protections and reassure consumers that Michigan food is safe. "This program will help assure food buyers that Michigan products are safe and healthy, and will make Michigan produce the most sought-after in the country for its premium quality," said DeGrow. DeGrow said the proposal was sparked by recent scares about chemi cals found on Chilean fruit. But he said agriculture experts were already discussing improvements in pesticide before then. "The food supply in general in this state is safe," Agriculture Director Paul Kinginger said. "This would expand our ability to look at that food supply." EXTRAS Stinky smell of skunk is such a sensational scent CHICAGO - Marilyn knew she was different: most people hold their noses and roll up their windows when they drive past a dead skunk in the middle of the road. But she's always found something wonderful about that pungent, musky, unmistakable scent. "If you like the smell, you really like the smell. It isn't something you can take or leave," Marilyn says of the skunk's scent. For most of her 50 years, the suburban woman has reveled in the odor. "Everybody else rolls up their windows," says one of her two daugh- ters. "She rolls them down." Marilyn began to wonder if there were others who shared her passion so she ran the following ad in USA Today: "My family and friends think I am the only person in the world that likes the skunk scent. I would like to prove them wrong, so if you or anyone you know likes the scent, please reply." Within five weeks, she got 71 replies. Kindred spirits can write Skunk Lovers. 931 S. Roselle Rd. Suite 128..Schaumburg,Ill. 60193. EbE 0kdbtgan 1~ZUIQ The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscription rates: for fall and winter (2 semesters) $25.00 in-town and $35 out-of-town, for fall only $15.00 in-town and $20.00 out-of-town. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and the Student News Service. 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