1£t tt *4i Ninety-nine years of editorial freedom Vol. C, NO. 2 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Friday, September 8, 1989 ,*e M*ngt18 Thcihga al South Afrh pan police kill 25 reportedly election P JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - The National Party government promised reform yesterday after suffering heavy losses in an election accompanied by protests and political violence in which 25 people were reported killed. Activists blamed most of the killings on the police. In Wednesday's white parliamentary election, the Nationalists got less than 50 percent of the vote for the first time since 1953. They lost nearly a quarter of their seats to an anti-apartheid party and to a far-right group that favors strict racial segregation. Police used shotguns, tear gas and whips on anti- election protesters in black and mixed-race townships outside Cape Town. South African Press Association, an independent news agency, said the Cape Flats resembled "a war zone... as residents danced around dozens of burning barricades blocking streets in the area and police fired repeatedly at groups of youths." A spokesperson for the Law and Order Ministry blamed seven of the deaths on black factional fighting and said others were being investigated. Violence resumed yesterday when police with shotguns opened fire on dancing and chanting teenagers in the mixed-race Lavender Hill township, said a journalist at the scene. The Rev. Allan Boesak, a prominent activist, said the presidency of F.W. de Klerk "now sits in a pool of blood." 'ote sters "I don't know how people can become vaguely ex- cited about these elections when... the man with a new vision has allowed this kind of massacre to take place," Boesak said. The outlawed African National Congress, the main black group fighting white rule, said from Zimbabwe: "The elections... were a farce and irrelevant to the ANC and the oppressed majority of South Africa," De Klerk described the election result as "a clear mandate" for his party's gradual reforms, which envi- sion bringing blacks into the national government on a limited basis within five years. "Seventy percent of the whites voted for parties favoring renewal and re- form... and granting political rights," he said, linking the National Party with the liberal-minded Democrats. Emphasis must be "on intensive dialogue, and hope- fully from that real negotiations." He is now acting president. An electoral college is expected to give him a full five-year term next week. In Washington, the State Department issued a statement that congratulated De Klerk on his party's victory, then said: "Apartheid must end. The elections themselves once more underscore the systematic denial of political rights to the majority population in South Africa. ...Promises of reform must be followed by concrete, specific action." Elections for the mixed-race and Indian chambers also were held Wednesday, but anti-apartheid activists urged a boycott and fewer than 10 percent of voters turned out in some districts. Associated rress Perched out of the top of an armored vehicle, a squad of riot police armed with teargas launchers and shot guns patrols the Cape Town township of Lavender Hill. At least 25 protesters have been killed. probes to 'cut spending By Josh Mitnick Daily Staff Writer A special University task force is investigating areas where University spending can made more efficient - a search which could ease ever-rising *tuition costs. The group will examine what drives university costs upward and attempt to identify areas where effi- ciency can be improved, said task force head Gilbert Whitaker, Business School Dean. The committee was commis- sioned by University President James Duderstadt last January and its members were appointed in April by * Charles Vest, University Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs. Task force members will conduct the study by interviewing faculty, administrators and students. But Whitaker said the commission has barely started. "We still have a long way to go before we will have anything spe- cific to say," he said. The task force will meet twice a month in the fall and a final report is not expected un- til the beginning of next year. Task force members expressed hope that the study would lead to a slowing of rising tuition rates, but declined to predict the results of their efforts. Whitaker defined two broad areas of investigation: external costs, which include expenditures for in-. struction; and management, the cost of administering the University. He believes that external costs are the main contributor to the increas- ing expenditures at the University. This is because the price tags on much of what the University must spend its money on - such as fac- ulty salaries, computers and library resources - increase faster than the rate inflation, Whitaker said. He added that the task force would try to curtail costs by examining ways to improve management meth- ods. Last October, the Daily found the number of administrators had grown 22 percent since 1980, while the number of student and faculty had grown by less than five percent. Task force member Robert Holbrook said, "The task force is very serious in addressing areas in See PROBE, page 8 Wolverine quarterback Michael Taylor will be ready for next Satur- day's game against No. 1 Notre Dame. Taylor had been kept out of recent practices because of a pulled muscle in his right throwing arm. He worked out with the team on Wednesday and appeared healthy for the game. "I'm doing pretty good," the fifth-year quarterback told the Associated Press. "I'm throwing pretty freely, and it doesn't hurt. But my arm is a little tired because I haven't used it." But Schembechler may have more to worry about than just his quarterback when the Irish arrive. See Sports, Page 14 Aoun blasts U.S. embassy pullout BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Gen. Michel Aoun said yesterday that U.S. foreign policy is "biased and shortsighted," then asked for American help in what the Christian leader calls the war of liberation against Syrian troops in Lebanon. Aoun said the U.S. withdrawal of its last diplomats Wednesday was based on "rumors, false suppositions and unconvincing reasons." Syrians and Christians exchanged artillery fire for five hours before dawn yesterday and police reported two dead and seven wounded. Gen. Aoun said he would welcome the return of Ambassador John McCarthy and other American diplomats to Lebanon only if Washington recognized his Christian 'Cabinet as the legitimate govern- ment. Hallelujah! Damning sinners and saving souls Preacher Mike is back again with more breath then ever. Students, however, appear more entertained with greeting their comrades and exchanging summer stories. Ann Arbor will host NAACP by Diane Cook Daily Staff Writer A recent resurgence of unrest and protests surrounding racial issues on college campuses across the country will be the focus of the University's_ lecture series at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's 53rd Annual Conference, "80 Years Later - The Struggle Continues". The conference officially begins tomorrow at the Ramada Inn in Ann Arbor. Over 200 educators, community leaders and delegates are expected to attend the workshops, seminars and meetings during the conference, hosted by the University of Michigan's NAACP chapter. "Campus Racialism: Unrest or At Rest?", the title of the University sponsored luncheon and lecture senes conference University, who will speak at the seminar. "Unfortunately, people believe that once a protest takes place that everything is over - that it is at rest. 53rd Annual Michigan NAACP Conference September 7-10, Ramada Inn-Ann Arbor Open to the public Friday, September 8 10:05 a.m. - First Plenary Session Carl Breeding, State NAACP President 11:53 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. - Luncheon/Seminar: Campus Racialism - Unrest or at rest? Saturday, September 8 7:30-8:45 a.m. - 7th Annual State of Civil Rights. . f "I believe that the university must take a pro-active approach in response to the needs'of the stu- dents," said Ghant, who will also discuss the "opposing sentiment and opposition to the movement of mi- nority students." Vice Provost for Minority Affairs at University of Michigan Charles Moody will give opening remarks at the luncheon. "My notion on all of this is that we have to be ever vigilant and we have to continue to work to make the environment on campus con- ducive to the growth and develop- ment of all students," said Moody. "I don't think we can rest in the sense that it's a lifetime commit- ment. You have to continue to work and monitor and make sure that the