Today is Election Day, and the important thing is that you vote, no matter whom you support. But if you're looking for some suggestions, we have them. The third time is the charm for Robert Redford. His latest directorial effort, "A River Runs Through It," is a masterpiece. SPOT The Michigan women's volleyball team travels to Notre Dame, Ind. to take on the Fighting Irish. Both teams are vying for a slot in their NCAA regional. Today Cloudy, chance of rain; High 50, Low 40 ,1 Tomorrow More of same; High 48, Low 34 One hundred two years of editorial freedom *ri Vol. Cfli, No. 26 Ann Arbor, Michigan -Tuesday, November 3,1992 01992 The Michigan Daily Officials silent on allegations agamst regent by Melissa Peerless Daily News Editor While most U-M administrators were tight-lipped yesterday about al- legations that Regent Neal Nielsen (R-Brighton) physically assaulted his former wife during the early 1980s, some were skeptical that these charges would affect his re-election bid. Dona Mueller, Nielsen's first wife, told the Daily last week that she filed assault complaints with the Livingston County Sheriff's Department on several occasions in 1981 and 1982. Richard Kennedy, U-M vice president for government rela- tions, said he t, Z doesn't think the allegations W A * '.~.will affect Niel- sen's chances in Nielsen today's election. "This information surfaced aw- fully late in the campaign," he said. "I doubt it will affect things at all. If it does, it will be very little." Nielsen, a Brighton attorney, has served on the U-M Board of Regents since 1984 and is seeking a second term on the board today. Kennedy added that some memn- bers of the U-M community heard rumors that Nielsen abused his wife during his last regent campaign in 1984. "During or prior to the last regent election rumors were circulating that something like this had occurred," he said. Kennedy added that he thinks the 1984 rumors were overlooked be- cause they seemed unsubstantiated. "I don't think that anybody didn't talk about it intentionally. There was never any evidence. It was never in the papers," he said. Walter Harrison, executive director of university relations, disagreed. "When I read about (the allega- tions) in the Daily today it was news to me," he said. Harrison added "I think it's inap- propriate for me to comment on the See NIELSEN, Page 2 ELEC I0 A '92 Clinton, Bush make final push to voters. Associated Press Bill Clinton and George Bush crisscrossed the country yesterday in a frenzied campaign finale, the president predicting a historic comeback and the Democrat sound- ing more confident by the minute. "Put the parade on hold," Bush warned Clinton. "We've had enough neglect." "We are going to pull off one of the biggest surprises in political history," Bush told a rain-soaked rally in suburban Philadelphia. "Bill Clinton wants to expand American government. I want to expand the American dream." Ross Perot stirred things to the very end, predicting a 50-state landslide that wo'uld defy poll after poll showing him a distant third and Clinton with an edge in state-by- state electoral math. A hoarse Bill Clinton told an adoring crowd gathered yester- day- at his last Michigan stop be- fore today's election- that he lost his voice trying to give them a voice in Washington. "If you will be my voice tomor- row, I'll be yours for four years," Clinton said. Voters chanted "one more day," much the same as Bush's support- ers had repeated "four more years" during his last stop in Michigan on Sunday in Auburn Hills. The Democratic nominee said the election would chart the future See ELECTION, Page 2 Local, state candidates make final efforts to secure victory by Hope Calati Daily Government Reporter Local candidates have pounded on their last doors and walked their final miles in their quest for victory in today's election. "Everybody's wired. We've been working for a long time," said Lynn Rivers, Democratic candidate for the 53rd District Statehouse seat. "It's always good to take a little down time and pretend we have nonnal lives," Rivers said, adding that her supporters are drained from six months of campaigning. Yet some local candidates will be trying to squeeze in extra hand- shakes as they talk to the voters they may have missed - anxiously awaiting results from months of campaigning. See CANDIDATES, Page 2 Hillary Clinton holds-up an umbrella for her husband Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton as he addresses supporters outside the Mayfair Diner in Philadelphia yesterday. Clinton also stumped yesterday in Romulus, Michigan. Anticipation of today's vote sparks rivalries, jibes among students by Purvi Shah Daily Staff Reporter On a campus commonly considered a lib- eral haven, LSA sophomore Angela Krispin draws support from the only other Republican living on her Betsey Barbour hall. Krispin, an Oakland County resident. who already voted by absentee ballot, said she supported a straight Republican ticket. "Everyone (on this campus) is constantly, 'Democrats. Democrats.' (Hallmates) write it on my door. We have floor fights all the time," she said. "There's only one Republican on my floor and we bond." In Martha Cook Residence Hall, the po- litical controversy rages as supporters of George Bush and Bill Clinton slug it out across a second floor hall. On the right side of the hall, roommates Paula Israel, an LSA sophomore, and Wendy McCoy, an LSA junior, post a Bush-Quayle poster on their door. LSA junior Julie Robinson, a neighbor, displays a similar poster - reading Clinton-Ford. Israel, a Grand Blanc resident who, like Krispin, has voted for Bush by absentee bal- lot already, said Bush has the experience and background needed for the job. "I'm not re- ally into politics right now, but the main is- sue that got me in was the abortion issue," she added. Her roommate, an Oakland County resi- See VOTE, Page 3 President George Bush thrusts his arms into the air during a brief rally yesterday in Louisville, Ky. Louisville was one of the several stops Bush made on the day before today's general election. lib rary tr . / " y by Yawar Murad and Chastity Wilson Daily Staff Reporters The Chemistry Building's - brary was closed indefinitely yes- terday due to flooding caused by Sunday night's rain storm. Library - workers said the flood - the third in nine months - was caused by a ''' ~ leay roofr Murad Yed hsterdymoringsonstu-,.. tion workers, who have been ren- ov'ating the 1908 buildig, found the wet books and journals and covered them with sheets of plas- oatin. O tw1stacks in the second floonr lihrnirv were damaged by the' ., GM removal of top executives could mean loss of factory jobs DETROIT (AP) - Four top ex- ecutives were pushed out of work at General Motors Corp. yesterday, and employees at the automaker's as- sembly plants said that could mean thousands of lost jobs for them. "It's not going to get better," said Bob Maksym, an oiler who has worked at the plant for 27 years. "No one has a sense of security." After weeks of speculation and the departure of Chair Robert Stempel, the executive changes were announced at GM's board of direc- tors meeting in New York and broadcast at the automaker's plants and offices. President John F. Smith was given the title of chief executive of- ficer while outside director John Smale became chair. In addition, Stempel officially retired and three of his associates left their posts. Analysts agreed the announce- ment likely means more plant clos- ings and an expansion of the au- tomaker's previously revealed cost- cutting moves. David Healy, of S.G. Warburg & Co. in New York, said he expects an acceleration or expansion of GM's cost-cutting programs. "Essentially that means manage- ment or organizational restructuring as well as some accelerated plant closings," Healy said. GM employees in Detroit agreed the changes were necessary and expected, but while some expressed support for Smale, others questioned his lack of automotive experience. City authorizes ozonation facility by Jonathan Berndt Daily City Reporter The city last night initiated plans to design a treatment plant for the city's water supply. The utilities department commis- sioned CH2M Hill - the company that also studied the city's water supply and determined the need for a facility - to design the plant crease really affects them." In other business, the council re- jected a resolution that would have replaced partisan city elections with non-partisan contests. m i