Vaccine could lead to AIDS remedy WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - A new vaccine against a virus that causes AIDS in monkeys is a signif- icant advance toward developing a vaccine to protect people against the closely related human AIDS virus, experts said yesterday. "The major significance of this work is that (it shows) a vaccine is possible for an AIDS virus," said Michael Murphey-Corb, head of a team at the Delta Regional Primate Research Center in Covington, La., that developed the simian vaccine. Researchers at the Tulane Univer- sity research center said a vaccine made of whole, inactivated simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) can protect rhesus monkeys against the virus, which is a close, genetic rela- tive of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that causes AIDS. Dr. Wayne Koff, chief of AIDS vaccine research at the National In- stitutes of Health, said the work by Murphey-Corb and her colleagues "is tithe most significant advance in the vaccine field since we started the AIDS vaccine program. It is a giant leap. "This has dispelled any doubts about our ever being able to create a vaccine against HIV," said Koff. The study, he said, shows that the primate immune system can be primed to protect itself against a oretrovirus. Both SIV and HIV are retroviruses that kill by destroying the immune system of the host, an attack that causes AIDS. Murphey-Corb said her team de- veloped the monkey vaccine by puri- fying samples of the SIV and then killing the virus with a chemical called formalin. This left the virus inactivated, but with all of its pro- eins intact. This technique for developing the monkey vaccine could not be applied directly to humans, said Koff and other experts. The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 8, 1989 - Page 3 Cop convicted in Miami shooting MIAMI (AP) - A Hispanic po- liceman was found guilty of manslaughter yesterday in the deaths of two Black men, and Black leaders praised the verdict as a just response to the shooting that set off three days of racial violence. Miami Officer William Lozano showed no emotion when he heard the verdict in the January 16 deaths of motorcyclist Clement Lloyd and passenger Allan Blanchard. The two counts carry a total maximum sen- tence of 45 years. Prosecutors said Lozano fired un- necessarily at Lloyd, who was flee- ing a police car after a traffic viola- tion. Lloyd died of gunshot wounds and Blanchard died of injuries suf- fered in the resulting crash. Lozano said he fired in self-defense when the motorcyclist tried to run him down. Circuit Judge Joseph Farina de- ferred adjudication on the jury's find- ings, an administrative formality to allow a pre-sentencing investigation. He ordered everyone involved to re- turn to court Jan. 24. Lozano re- mained free on $10,000 bond and had to surrender his passport. The televised verdict by the six- member, multi-ethnic jury brought relief to an inner-city Black commu- nity that feared the trial would spark another round of racial unrest. "It just shows that our system works if people will give it a chance to work and that there are other ways of impacting the system than through violence," said Willie Sims, a Black community leader who is a member of Dade County's commu- nity relations board. He said that by mid-afternoon there had been no reports of vio- lence. Community leaders praised the presence of two Black jurors and the gavel-to-gavel live broadcast cover- age of the trial as reassuring the community the trial would be fair. "We were relieved that justice has been served," said George Lubrin, Blanchard's brother-in-law. "We are very satisfied that the verdict came back guilty on both counts, and that the trial itself was very fair," said Barry Greff, attorney for the Lloyd family. Some police were dismayed, feel- ing Lozano was defending himself. "Most of my members are tin shock. We all felt William Lozano was justified," said Richard Kinne, head of the Fraternal Order of Police, which represents most of the cityY officers. Armenian Language and Literature Professor Kevork Bardakjian speaks to students gathered in the Diag last night to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Armenian earthquake disaster. Students vi gi remembers earthquake anniversary by Christine Kloostra Daily Staff Writer A small group of students, bun- dIed in their warmest winter gear to combat the below-freezing tempera- tures, gathered in the Diag last night to remember the victims of the earthquake that ravaged Soviet Ar- menia last year. Yesterday was the first anniver- sary of the disaster, in which more than 25,000 people were killed when the quake rolled through northwest- ern Armenia. Students held candles as they lis- tened to two University professors speak about the fate of the Armeni- ans who survived the quake but were left homeless or lost family mem- bers. They closed the vigil with a moment of silence to remember the quake's victims. The vigil was sponsored by the Armenian Students Cultural Associ- ation in hopes of increasing com- munity awareness about the Arme- nian tragedy. "We didn't want the community to think we've forgotten," said Chris Matoian, co-chair of the student as- sociation. "We realize that what we're doing here may not have any impact in Armenia." Although turnout at the vigil was low - only about 20 people - Ma- toian, an LSA junior, felt it was successful. "By non-Armenian students showing up here it shows that there is support and we really appreciate that," she said. Reconstruction efforts in Arme- nia have come to an end because of a blockade of Armenia by their ene- mies in the neighboring Soviet Re- public of Azerbaijan, Kevork Bar- dakjian, associate professor of Ar- menian Language and Literature, told the crowd. "There are still over 500,000 homeless," he said. "Armenia is go- ing through a very difficult phase to- day and experiencing an unfath- omable agony." "They have been victims of not only nature but also their neigh- bors," said Dr. Ronald Suny, profes- sor of Modern Armenian History, who also spoke at the vigil. Suny also addressed the apathy of Americans concerning the plight of the Armenians, noting that the net- works lacked any mention of the quake's anniversary last night. Suny did not have an optimistic outlook for Armenia: "The situation is not going away but getting worse." Bardakjian, who visited Armenia after the earthquake, expressed hope for the future of the Armenians struggling to rebuild their lives. "If history is any indication, Ar- menia has faced similar and worse circumstances. I am confident Arme- nia will muster enough mental forti- tude to overcome their situation," he said. Killer's suicide note released Wisconsin faculty votes against ROTC MONTREAL (AP) - The gun- ner who raged through the Univer- sity of Montreal's engineering school and killed 14 women carried a suicide letter complaining that women had spoiled his life and he was seeking revenge, police said yes- terday. In his rampage Wednesday after- noon, the young killer - identified only as "Marc" - also wounded nine women and four men before killing himself. As he roamed through the mod- ern, six-story engineering building, firing a rifle, he shouted at one point, "You're all a bunch of femi- nists!" One of the wounded remained in critical but stable condition yester- day. The rest were out of danger. Jacques Duscheneau, a Montreal police senior investigator, told a news conference that police hoped the .223-caliber Sturm Ruger semi- automatic assault rifle the killer used would lead to his identification. Police said the rifler also carried a hunting knife and sheath, two boxes of bullets and a 30-bullet clip. The gunner was described as be- ing about 5-foot-9 inches, weighing about 160 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. Duschencau said the rifle "is the type of weapon you can buy for hunting reasons" in Canada with proper certification. Andre Tessier, director of opera- tions of the Montreal police, told re- porters the man had obtained a per- mit for the rifle. Police found where the weapon was purchased, Duscheneau reported; adding, "We have an address; we're still working on the identification." Canada's gun control laws are generally stricter than those in the United States. Duscheneau confirmed that a three-page handwritten letter signed7 "Marc" and found on the gunner's body was a suicide note. "It was quite clear," the detective said, adding that it specified Dec. 6 as the date for the gunner's death. He said it contained the names of 15 women that were believed taken from a newspaper, but declined to elaborate except to say not all were. public figures. Duscheneau told reporters the let- ter said the man was seeking revenge,, on women. Duscheneau said the gunner iden- tified himself as a student but did not specify a school. He also said the man wrote that he was refused for military induction because he ''wasn't a social person." by Kristine LaLonde Daily Administration Reporter A University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty voted for a resolution Mon- day to encourage the university's administration to disallow the Re- serve Officers Training Program Corps (ROTC) on campus if the Corps does not change its policy of discrimination against gay men and lesbians. The clause, requesting a spring 993 deadline, passed with a 386- 248 vote at a faculty-wide meeting the university's first in 19 years. However, only one-fourth of the fac- ulty attended. 'The resolution - which has only advisory power - was given to Wisconsin Chancellor Donna Sha- lWla Monday for consideration. Wis- consin's Board of Regents will ulti- mately make any decisions on ROTC's status. The U.S. Department of Defense prohibits lesbians and gay men from serving in the armed services; the ROTC, a division of the armed ser- vices, follows such guidelines. Many faculty members said the ROTC policy contradicted the uni- versity's policy of prohibiting dis- crimination based on sexual orienta- tion. Wisconsin SociologyProfessor Joseph Elder - a leader in the movement to change ROTC policy -- said the disregard for the univer- sity's anti-discrimination policy was unacceptable. "It really is amazing to have policies so clearly defined and unam- biguous so flaunted," Elder said. The resolution includes a clause requesting the regents to use the university's national lobbying re- sources to change the Department of Defense guidelines. Federal law mandates that land- grant universities, such as Wiscon- sin, conduct defense training. If Wis- consin kicks the ROTC off campus, it will have to find an alternative way of meeting its land-grand status. Michigan currently does not in- clude a policy prohibiting discrimi- nation on the basis of sexual orienta- tion. Groups such as the Lesbian and Gay Rights Organizing Committee have fought for the inclusion of sex- ual orientation in the University Board of Regents by-law 14.06, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of characteristics such as race, sex, and veteran status. Read Jim Poniewozik Every New Pub opens on South State Street Still famous for exclusive brews, Ashley's adds nine new taps By Daily Staffer Michigan Daily writer k'1'L3Ii9I2i RESTAURANT "24 YEARS EXPERIENCE" Trade in your milk crates On special assignment this week, Daily Staffer discovered a pub in downtown Ann Arbor which features exclusive draft beers and ales from London, England. The Daily has been granted an interview with Betty Heuss, here at Ashley's. DS So tell us, what makes Ashley's uniquely different? 13H We've centered our draft beer selection around the true ales and stouts from Great Britain, where they drink primarily drafts instead of bottled or canned beer. QS ...So you're emulating that British tradition... BH Well, we wanted to BRH We've added nine new taps to accomodate all of the English draft beers available, including Bass, Watney's, John Courage, Burton Ale, Guinness Stout, and Watney's Cream. DS How did this come about? BH I've spent a lot of time researching English Ales and I work in conjunction with dis- tributors and their importers to obtain Ashley's unsurpassed selection. I'm really proud of the fact that we can provide two of the finest English ales available, Whitbread Ale and Young's Bitter. DS Sounds exculsive! BH We know of no other pub in the country where you can find You've suffered through dorm life and milk crate furniture. You've survived macaroni and cheese and turkey pot pies. 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