The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, March 24, 1992 - Page 3 Fuel leak postpones Atlantis launch CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - Yesterday's scheduled launch of the space shuttle Atlantis was canceled because of fuel leaks, but NASA decided it was a fleeting problem that posed no danger. The launch was rescheduled for 8 a.m. today. Launch director Bob Sieck said he was confident the trouble was not a recurrence of the hydrogen leaks that grounded the shuttle fleet for almost half a year in 1990. The seven astronauts had not yet boarded Atlantis when yesterday's launch was scrubbed. Unusually high levels of hydro- gen and oxygen were detected in Atlantis' engine compartment early yesterday shortly after fueling be- gan. The launch team tried to dupli- cate the seepage by loading more propellant, but nothing leaked. Sieck said that indicated that the problem was temporary and in Teflon seals rather than the exten- sive plumbing between the external fuel tank and the orbiter and its rocket engines. In the past, metal components have been slow to adapt to the liq- uid fuel's temperature of 420 de- grees below zero, but never has so much propellant leaked, Sieck said. However, he said no leaks were detected outside the spaceship, un- like two years ago. Atlantis' exter- nal fuel tank and related plumbing had to be replaced because of the 1990 leaks. Columbia required even more repairs. Sieck said officials planned to analyze data from Atlantis' latest leaks and review all the work per- formed on thefuel system "to make sure all that was done properly and is properly documented." NASA officials estimated yes- terday's postponement cost $500,000, including fuel and labor. Until yesterday, preparations for the eight-day flight had gone well, and the weather yesterday morning was better than expected. Forecasters said there was a 70 percent chance of good weather at launch time today, improving to 80 percent through the morning. U.S. Congress redistricting pits Michigan incumbents DETROIT (AP) - Democrats of his current district. Democrats now hold an 11-7 Sander Levin and Dennis Hertel "Howard has made a commit- edge in the 18-member Michigan would be pitted against each other ment to Michigan, you'll definitely delegation. The state will lose two of and two others, Howard Wolpe and see him on the ballot this year," she those seats this year. Political ex- Bob Carr, would face re-election said. "He has always had success in perts said an early analysis of the fights in GOP districts under a con- getting support from Democrats, in- plan showed that it gave Republi f i- gressional redistricting plan released yesterday. The plan by a special three-judge panel also would carve up the cur- rent district of Rep. Carl Pursell (R- Plymouth). However, Pursell would have his choice of three GOP dis- tricts to run in, including the two that Carr and Wolpe would be most likely to run in. A spokesperson for Carr said the East Lansing Democrat wouldn't comment on the plan until he'd had time to review it. Pursell's office didn't return a call seeking com- ment. Link Nicoll, a spokesperson for Wolpe said he still was studying the plan, but would seek re-election. Wolpe lives in Lansing, which would be in Carr's district under the plan, but could move to get into a new district that would include part Under the plan, six Democratic and five GOP incumbents would have districts similar to their current ones and would keep their current partisan tilt, according to early reviews. dependents, and Republicans and we don't expect that to change." Former GOP gubernatorial can- didate Dick Chrysler said yesterday that he'd look seriously at challeng- ing Carr, since Carr's new district would be mainly Republican. The lines for congressional and legislative districts are redrawn ev- ery 10 years to reflect population shifts. cans a chance to close the gap to 9-7 or even perhaps an 8-8 tie. The panel of judges set April 1 as the deadline for comment and objec- tions to its plan. After that, the judges will decide to change or keep the current plan. An appeal can be filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, but the high court traditionally lets stand the plans put together by such panels. Under the plan, six Democratic and five GOP incumbents would have districts similar to their current ones and would keep their current partisan tilt, according to early re- views. The Democrats are: Robert Traxler of Bay City, David Bonior of Mount Clemens, John Dingell of Trenton, William Ford of Taylor, John Conyers of Detroit; and Bar- bara-Rose Collins of Detroit. A'''H ' T Space shuttle mission STS-45 was scrubbed hours before the scheduled flight when liquid hydrogen and oxygen were discovered leaking in the aft compartment when the orbiter, Atlantis, was being refueled. Ambassador says world, not just Bolivia, is responsible for cocaine production Umversity program delayed due t fuel leak in space shuttle by Christopher Scherer antennas and observation kits Daily Staff Reporter dp t I mnr bh t , in the A fuel leak at Cape Canaveral yesterday not only delayed the takeoff of the space shuttle Atlantis, but also a NASA-funded University program that allows high school students to listen to sounds from the atmosphere. High school students nationwide planned to listen to electromagnetic signals generated from a University device aboard the Atlantis, but the launch was aborted due to a leak in a compartment. The device was designed to transmit an electron beam into the Earth's upper atmosphere, which approximately 1,000 students would then pick up on portable atmosphere and other fields surrounding the Earth. Torsten Neubert, an associate re- search scientist in the University's Space Physics Research Laboratory, said the experiment would benefit many students. "It should be a wonderful experiment for students," he said. "They will be a part of a space experiment and will learn about the electronics, radio waves, the physics of the atmosphere, ionosphere and magnetosphere." Students listening to the signals will hear whistling generated by the experiment. by Karen Talaski Daily Staff Reporter "Drugs, Lies, and International Cooperation" is not the name of a new movie. Instead, it was the title of speech last night given by Jorge Crespo Velazco, Bolivia's ambassador to the United States. In a speech at the Law Quad, Velazco discussed Bolivia's economic, social, and political problems caused by drug production. The main focus of Velazco's speech was Bolivian-based production of the coca leaf, which is used to make cocaine. "Bolivia has been blamed as the source country for cocaine production," Velazco said. "The coca farmers in Bolivia only grow the leaves and then sell it. The co- caine is produced elsewhere." Velazco said coca leaves are one of the main crops exported from Bolivia. "Each year, $1.2 billion is made 'Our country is trying to fight this threat by replacing the coca- cocaine economy with a legal one.' - Jorge Crespo Velazco Bolivia's ambassador to the U.S. from the cocaine industry. The green leaf is worth very little to the coca fanner. But on the streets of industrial countries, one kilo of the cocaine made from the leaves is worth $30,000. "In the last 20 years, the production of coca leaves has increased by three times. Our country is trying to fight this threat by replacing the coca-cocaine economy with a legal one," Velazco said. "We are trying to give the people an alternative crop to produce other than coca." Velazco said he believes the solution to the cocaine problem will involve a worldwide commitment. "To tell you the truth, it's not our problem. It is international. Like in the United States, we are spending more than $10 billion a year on the war on drugs. Correction Yesterday's Progressive Party position statement on speech codes repre- sents the view of Ede Fox, the presidential candidate, not the entire Progressive Party. THE LIST What's happening in Ann Arbor today Meetings Ann Arbor Committee to defend Abortion and Reproductive rights (AACDARR) weekly mtg, Michigan Union, Tap rm. 6:30 p.m. MSA Weekly meeting 3909 Michigan Union, 7:30 p.m. Social Group for bisexual Women, 9:30 p.m. call 763-4186 for location and more information Student Education Peer Program, STEPP 4th floor Union, 8:30 p.m. SADD general meeting, 2nd Prescott Lounge East Quad, 6:30 p.m. IASA Board Meeting, Nikki lounge, Mo-Jo, 9-11 p.m. Fascism in Germany: 1930's," MLB Rm B122, 7:00-8:00 p.m. Asian American Student Association, weekly meeting, Nikki lounge, Mo-Jo, 7:30 p.m. Time and Relative Dimensions in Ann Arbor, 2439 Mason Hall 7 p.m. University Cancer- Information/Discussion Session, Michigan Union-Anderson Room, 6:30 p.m. Jewish Feminist Group Study Session, Hillel 7:00 p.m. Recycle UM 2520 School of Natural Resources weekly meeting, 6:30 p.m. Psychology Concentration Requirements--Bachelor of Science as Natural Science, Angell Hall Aud D, 5:00p.m. Anthropology Club, meeting Dominick's, 7 p.m. Speakers "The Issues of Professional Responsibility in the Savings & Loan Clean Up," Harris Weinstein, Chief Counsel of the Office of Thrift States," Benzinger Library, 8 p.m. Colloquium, 1640 Chem, 4:00 p.m. "Physics, Teaching, and Research in Africa," Rm 337, W. Engineering, 12 p.m. "Campus forum on Homophobia at the University Hospital," Baker Mandela Center, Room 3 E. Engineering, 7:30 p.m. "Gender: fact or Freud," L207 West Quad, 4:00-5:30 p.m. "Prospects for U.S. Business in Southeast Asia, the fastest economic growth," U.S. Ambassador from Malaysia & Senior Foreign Commercial, Michigan Business School, 4:10 p.m. Furthermore Career Planning and Placement, The Law School Application Process, CP&P Program rm, 4:10-5:00 p.m. Safewalk, night-time safety walking service. Sun-Thurs 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m., Fri-Sat 8 p.m.-11:30 p.m. Stop by 102 UGLi or call 936-1000. Also, extended hours: Sun-Thurs 1-3 a.m. Stop by Angell Hall Computing Center or call 763-4246 Northwalk, North Campus night-time team walking service. Sun-Thurs 8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Stop by 2333 Bursley or call 763-WALK. Stress and Time Management, Consultations with peer counselors available, 3100 Michigan Union, 11-1 p.m. Undergraduate Psychology Department, Undergraduate psychol- ogy advising, walk-in or appointment, K-108 West Quad, 9 a.m-4 p.m. Kaffeestunde, weekly German coffee and conversation, 3rd floor Commons Rm., MLB, all welcome, 4:30-6 p.m. U.S. Supreme Court to hear sacrifice of animals case WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to review communities' power to ban the sacrificial killing of animals at church rituals, a case that could yield important new guidelines on religious freedom. Although the Florida case in- volves a church practicing an under- ground religion, the court's decision - expected sometime in 1993 - could carry significance for mainline religious denominations as well. In the animal-sacrifice case, the Miami suburb of Hialeah passed or- dinances in 1987 to restrict the killing of animals just after the Church of Lukumi Babalu Aye leased an abandoned car lot and pre- pared to open a Santeria church. Santeria is an ancient African re- ligion carried in past centuries to Cuba by slaves and then to the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The sacrifice of animals - chickens, pigeons, doves, ducks, goats, sheep and turtles - is an in- tegral part of the rituals and cere- monies conducted by practitioners of Santeria. U.S. District Judge Eugene Spellman of Miami, although not citing his statistical source, esti- mated in 1989 that as many as 60,000 practitioners of Santeria live in South Florida. The judge upheld the ordinances after noting that they "are not reli- giously neutral." The ordinances permissibly regulate conduct rather than interfere with beliefs, he ruled. In 1990, the Supreme Court ruled Velazco "Bolivia is trying to help all countries on behalf of the international community by reducing our role in drug production," Velazco continued. "We are trying to find crop alternatives to the coca which makes the killer product, cocaine." Velazco has been the Bolivian ambassador since 1989. He has also been the Bolivian Local United Nations Consultant, Secretary of Industry and Integration, and Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism. a Bachelor of Science in Psychology as a Natural Science Tuesday, March 24, 5:00 - 6:00 pm Angell Hall Aud D Dr. Terry Robinson, Chair, Biopsychology Area "f!!00l.lfff00""!!0!"".i 0f0000000000"lff0""ff.if!""f""ff.. 0 6000l0600000 0l.ii.f!lf 0i..0000""ffiiff""""f 0iif0.0 ""101! general concentration questions Friday, March 27, 12:00 noon - 1:00 pm Angell Hall Aud B Sunday, March 29,7:00 - 8:00 pm Angell Hall Aud D Dr. Lance Sandelands, Interim Undergraduate Chair Psychology Undegraduate Office, K-106 West Quad - 764-2580 I' " " 'L16i ' C JL. . J _....1.. ' C .....i I I sualk w I