The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 1, 1991 - Page 3 Welfare recipien ts spared evict ion DETROIT (AP) - Housing ad- vocates are expecting a flood of evictions now that a month has passed since welfare benefits were cut off to able-bodied adults. But about 5,000 former General Assistance welfare recipients who live in some downtown Detroit ho- tels have been spared evictions orig- inally scheduled for today as the building owners await a ruling from the state appeals court. The court will hear arguments Monday in the state's appeal of a awsuit brought by Michigan Legal Services. The buildings' owners reached agreement yesterday with the United Community Housing Coalition to delay putting the ten- ants out, even though they're losing money in the meantime, said Jerry Jankowski, who owns three hotels, two in the city's deteriorated Cass Corridor. "The utilities are killing me and t have no income," said Jankowski, estimating $23,000 in October losses for one building. "They're going to force us into bankruptcy." The owners are waiting until at least Tuesday to see if the appeals court will quickly allow benefits to be reinstated to the 82,614 child- less adults who received General Assistance until the checks stopped t. , . "It's not a lot of time, but at least it gets us past the weekend," said Ted Phillips, executive director of the community housing coalition that helped negotiate the agreement. , Phillips said as more of the for- mer welfare clients are evicted and homeless, fewer are in a position to work if they could find a job. "There is not a significant num- ber of people who are going to get a Job or an education in the streets or the shelters," Phillips said. "This is a very troublesome time." An Ingham County Circuit Court last month ruled against the state and ordered the benefits to be restored retroactive to Oct. 1. The circuit court said the state had not provided adequate notice of the cuts to disabled general assis- tance clients and had not established an adequate plan to identify which clients are disabled and deserving of state assistance. The appeals court then granted a stay of that ruling until the state's appeal is decided. Jankowski said he hopes the ap- peals court will lift the stay to provide some breathing room for his * tenants and himself. Many of his tenants have physi- cal or mental disabilities, Jankowski said. Stoney takes his last stand for the season 2 MICELLEt UUuaily Roll 'em Sandy Hofman, a film project service employee, runs the film "Full Metal Jacket" for Communication 320 yesterday in MLB Auditorium 3.1 Croat ships sail through Serbian naval blockade by Ben Deci Daily Staff Reporter Supporters, critics, and curious on-lookers crowded the Diag yes- terday as Stoney Burke preached revolution for the last time this season. Although he is not leaving the University, Burke is discontinuing his series of orations until next semester. He said that any tempera- ture below 55 degrees makes him stay home. Burke is going to use his extra time to pursue more lucrative pass- times. These include janitorial work at K-Mart and cemetery grounds- keeping. Among Burke's audience yester- day was an entire class from River Rouge Middle School. These unsus- pecting visitors were on a field trip to the University's campus when they stumbled upon Burke speaking. "He's weird and old and ugly," said Jason Calsmolski, an eighth grader. Calsmolski's appraisal was supported by classmate Mike Wisinski, who heckled Burke exten- sively. Burke's rapport with children was demonstrated further when he spoke with a young boy from the Soviet Union. After several limited attempts at communication with the youth, Burke shrugged his shoulders and handed him a com- plementary condom, which the boy's mother was quick to return. Burke believes that his mission is to inspire discourse from several different ideologies. "I dress like a wierdo so people who believe in the trash that is our government will stop and talk to me," he said. "It works just like flypaper." 'I dress like a weirdo so people who believe in the trash that is our government will stop and talk to me. It works just like flypaper' Burke also draws an audience by throwing out outrageous state- ments about what he claims is the U.S.'s flawed system of govern- ment. When asked his solution, Burke answers simply: "Revolution." A Michigan native, Burke has re- turned to his old stomping ground to visit his parents, and to "plant a seed of belief in all those n&i.n- derthal craniums out there." Although he planned to write a book during his stay at home,that particular project has not yet been ; - Stoney Burka DUBROVNIK, Yugoslavia (AP) - A flotilla bringing badly needed food and medicine sailed through a federal navy blockade into this ancient port yesterday, as Serbian-led federal forces attacked elsewhere in Croatia. Thousands of people jammed Dubrovnik's dock to greet the Slavija ferry and 28 other boats car- rying 850 people, including Croatian leaders, delayed by gunfire and a search by federal authorities. Crowds, waving olive branches and Croatian flags, cheered as Stipe Mesic, the Croat who heads Yugoslavia's virtually defunct fed- eral presidency, walked down the Slavija gangplank, miles from the federal army's hilltop positions overlooking Dubrovnik's stone walls. Roaring "Stipe!" the. emotional mass waved banners bearing slogans such as "Welcome to our Croatian Dubrovnik." They sang Croatia's anthem and wept. Dubrovnik became a symbolic prize in Croatia's war after federal troops and gunboats laid siege a month ago. Mesic's success in negotiating safe passage with the military through the Navy blockade was a morale booster for Croats in their four-month-old war with Serb in- surgents and the Serb-led military that flared after Croatia declared independence. Apparently mindful of world opinion as an increasingly isolated Serbia prepares for peace talks spon- sored by the European Community (EC) Tuesday, the Navy let the flotilla enter Dubrovnik. The EC has set a Nov. 5 deadline for Serbia to accept a plan to turn Yugoslavia into an association of sovereign republics within their present borders. That would effectively mean Serb guerrillas and the army would be pressured to relinquish the one- third of Croatian territory they have conquered. Serbia's already ravaged economy faces threatened EC sanctions if Slobodan Milosevic, its hard-line president, rejects the plan. A senior State Department offi- cial said yesterday in Washington completed. However, he said it has. not yet been abandoned either. Stoney's last verbal bout was held with Jon Bierman, an LSA se- nior, who gave him a run for his money. Among topics discussed where communism, U.S. foreign. policy, and the merits of capitalist systems. The Diag may be a little quieter in the winter months, but Burke as- sures he will return. In the mean time, he says "Don't give up ir tti( cold political atmosphere. We7car be the next revolution." Sarah Schweitzer contributed to this report. Congressional redistricting. willincrease minority reps. Associated Press virtually all the new minority seats The U.S. Congress elected in will be Democratic. 1992 will include far more Black "The Democrats have been able, and Hispanic members than any by artful gerrymandering, to draw Congress in history. That is being districts which represent Black and ensured now, in one of the most sig- Hispanic voting strengths but also nificant rounds of redistricting ever. don't benefit Republicans," said New rules have added a new di- Bernard Grofman, a political science mension to this old political blood professor at the University of sport - the once-a-decade exercise California, Irvine. of redrawing the lines that divide "This thing could wind up being one political district from the next. a virtual wash nationwide -- that As a result, Rep. Martin Frost (D- they gain in suburban seats, we gain Texas), who chairs the Democrats' in minority seats, and nobody gains redistricting organization, Impac any advantage," he said. 2000, estimates there will be about Both sides agree it's too early to 20 more minority-group lawmakers tell who will win in this year's re- in the next Congress. districting, which is based on the Democrats and Republicans say 1990 census. A resident of the Croatian city of Dubrovnik cries with joy at the appearance of Yugoslavian President Stipe Mesic on Wednesday. THE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today Serbia, the most powerful of six republics, rejected the plan, saying it amounted to dismantling the Yugoslav federation and that it wants to protect ethnic Serbs in Croatia. Italy said yesterday the EC peace process should be wrapped up by mid-December, leading to recogni- tion of all Yugoslav republics. the United States is prepared to Meetings Friday African Students Association. International Center, rm 9, 6 p.m. Saturday U.S.S Intrepid, Star Trek club. Dearborn Civic Center, 1 p.m. Sunday Alpha Phi Omega. Union Ballroom. Pledge mtg 6 p.m. Chapter meeting, 7 p.m. U-M Chess Club. Michigan League. 1 p.m. Call 994-5824 for info. Feminist Women's Union. Union, Pond Rm, 9 p.m. Speakers Friday "Teaching and Writing About Intergroup Relations," David Schoem. Guild House, 802 Monroe, noon. 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