4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 29, 1989 Tuition coalition fails by Noelle Vance Daily Government Reporter After failing to receive positive feedback from University student groups on a proposed coalition that would have studied financial aid and tuition at the University, members of the Michigan Student Assembly's External Relations Committee (ERC) have dropped all efforts to establish the body. "We couldn't get enough interest from other groups," said newly-ap- pointed chair Jeff Veach, an LSA se- nior. External Relations Committee moves in different directions o form who would be chair and to Thanks- givingvacation. The group will move in a new di- rection now, though no definite agenda has been set, Veach said. After meeting with Vice Presi- dent for Government Relations Richard Kennedy last week, the group decided to focus on lobbying the legislature against a bill that would require universities, if they sell goods and services, to sell them at prices competitive with local re- tailers. Members of the External Rela- tions Committee had hoped students would lobby the administration to keep tuition from skyrocketing and to put more pressure on the state legislature to raise appropriations. The coalition was the pet project of former ERC chair and LSA senior Matt Weber, who resigned from the Assembly in October. Since Weber's resignation, the group has had little chance to refocus itself due to some confusion over Palestinian supporters hold by Heather Fee More than a dozen people huddled on the Diag last night, sheltering small white candles from the wind, in a Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) vigil held to honor today's anniversary of the National Solidar- ity Day for Palestinians. In 1974, the United Nations de- clared November 29 National Soli- darity Day, commemorating the 1947 resolution -'which partitioned Palestine into two states. Some held signs reading "Freedom and Independence for the Palestinian people," while some laid down their posters to warm their hands. PSC members gathered to show their solidarity with the Palestinian independence movement. "I feel it's important to be in solidarity with people that are fighting for indepen- dence and self-determination," said LSA sophomore Joel Scott. "I also support independence in Latin Amer- ica and South Africa." Literature passed out discussed the meaning of Palestinian Indepen- dence Day. The Palestine National Council declared independence on November 15, 1988. According to the literature, this was "a significant turning point in a national struggle" because it "is a reaffirmation to the world by the Palestinian people that they... deserve to exist as a free and independent nation." One of PSC's concerns is that they feel the land was unfairly di- vided by the United Nations. "Thirty percent of the population was given 54 percent of the land while 70 percent of the population was given 46 percent of the land," Scott said. "They didn't take into consideration the legitimate claims of the indigenous population." vigil PSC held the vigil next to its newly-rebuilt shanty, located in front of the Fishbowl. The shanty has been torn down four times in the last four weeks, Scott said. The group plans to repaint it and hold a "Freedom for Palestine Rally" at 4:15 on the Diag today as part of their observance of National Solidar- ity Day. Czech government to include non-communists PIGEONS said. Continued from Page 1 There are alternatives to the pes- son declined comment. ticides, Akerlof said. 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After the meeting, government minister Marian Calfa said Adamec would submit a coalition govern- ment to President Gustav Husak by Sunday. Civic Forum spokesman Jiri Kanturek appeared on state TV's evening news with a10-point state- ment outlining concessions made and further opposition demands. Two demands were for free elec- tions and the resignation by Dec. 10 of Husak, a central figure in the crackdown on reform after the So- viet-led invasion of August 1968. At a news conference, prominent dissident Jiri Dienstbier read a letter saying Husak's resignation "would calm the situation down." IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and staff reports Calif. crane topples, kills 5 SAN FRANCISCO - A crane tipped over and plummeted from the 16th story of a building under construction yesterday, flattening a school van, crushing several cars and smashing into an office building across the street. At least five people were killed, 21 injured and five left missing, authorities said. Concrete and twisted steel rained on one of the busiest intersections in the financial district. "It felt like an earthquake said Merrill Lynch Vice President Joe McLaughlin, who was in the damaged office building. Three construction workers, the school bus driver, and a pedestrian were killed, police Capt. John Newlin said. Debris rained down on a taxi driven by Issa Massarweh, who had two passengers at the time. "I don't know where my passengers are," he said. "I threw myself un- der the dashboard." Pope to ask Soviets for official ties to Kremlin ROME - The Vatican yesterday suggested establishing permanent ties with the Kremlin on the eve of the first visit by a Soviet leader. President Mikhail Gorbachev arrives today for a state visit before meeting with Pope John Paul II on Friday and then flying on to Malta for his summit with President Bush. Although overshadowed by the events immediately following them, the Soviet leader's talks in Italy with President Francesco Cossiga and Premier Giulio Andreotti are expected to focus on the dramatic changes in Eastern Europe, where Czechoslovakia has joined East Germany, Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria in breaking away from hard-line communism. Bush says no arms accords will result from summit WASHINGTON - President Bush sought to reassure European allies yesterday about his summit with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, promising "I'm not going to surprise them" with any agreement to cut nuclear weapons or reduce U.S. troops overseas. Bush said he and Gorbachev may discuss possible military cutbacks "in a general way" when they meet off the coast of Malta on Saturday and Sunday. But he added, "In writing, I have made it clear to Mr. Gorbachev - in my handwriting so he knows it comes from me and not the bureaucracy - that this is not a summit for arms control agreement." He said it was very important for the allies to know "I'm not going to go off and prematurely jump out there and try to grandstand by committing them to something. That's not the way to keep an alliance strong." After the two-day summit, Bush will fly to Brussels on Dec. 4 to brief NATO leaders on the discussions. Young may get salary hike DETROIT- Mayor Coleman Young, whose salary may soon rival the pay of his counterpart in New York City, has long topped the earnings scale among Michigan's city executives. The Detroit Elected Officials Compensation Commission on Monday recommended a 3.7 percent raise for Young that would boost his salary from $125,350 to $130,000. The raise goes into effect in 30 days unless rejected by at least six of the nine-member City Council. Young runs a city with 21,000 employees. David Dinkins, elected this month to replace Ed Koch as mayor of the nation's largest city, will head an 82,000 employee operation. Francis Kornegay, chair of the commission that recommended Young's raise, said the increase was consistent with pay hikes won by municipal employees this year in collective bargaining. The council members, too, will receive pay raises, boosting their salaries to $60,000 -- the third-highest in the nation. EXTRAS College condones class clowns LANSING - Class clowns don't bother teachers of one course at Lansing Community College. Indeed, they're the whole reason the teach- ers are there. The 11-week beginning clown class, offered each semester, is taught each Monday by Al Fast and Georgia Morris. Tuesdays are reserved for advanced clowning classes. Professional clowns such as Fast and Morris have their clown faces and costumes copyrighted and registered in the Library of Congress. They said their students have begun developing distinct clown identities as well. None of the students flunk the class, "but there are some who are just not urged to go on," Fast said. 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