Page 2 -The Michigan Daily- Friday, January 8, 1993 ENGLER Continued from page 1 Reed said. "The state economy's poor health is much a reflection of the national economy's problems." With the current 55-55 stalemate in the state House, Reed predicted Engler will have a working philo- sophical majority in the legislature and will be better able to implement his agenda in the second half of his term. The report supported the Engler administration's policy in regards to the General Motors Willow Run plant closing. It stated: "In holding firm on his plan to replace subsidies and tax breaks for politically-se- lected firms he refused to get into a counterproductive bidding war with other states." Corbin disagreed with the re- port's assessment of the plant clos- ing. "Thanks to John Engler's pas- sivity, Michigan got outhustled by Texas when the fate of 4,000 manu- factures jobs at GM's Willow Run plant hung in the balance," he said. The report addressed critics of Engler, arguing the governor's poli- cies are more compassionate than those of the Democrats. "(The Democrats) say that at- tempts to roll back the dimension of government are inherently 'mean- spirited' or 'anti-people.' The impli- cation is that unless government is either doing something to you or for you, it cannot be your friend," it stated. Corbin argued the reduction in the government' s size has done more harm than good to the state. "By virtually dismantling the Michigan Department of Commerce, Governor Engler has sacrificed the ability of our state to provide critical assistance to displaced workers and their families," he said. Corbin dismissed the Mackinac Center's favorable rating of Gov. Engler as ideologically biased. "There's no question that John Engler has been wildly successful as the standard bearer of well-financed corporate interests and conservative think tanks," he said. Reed disagreed with the assess- ment that the center is conservative. "We are a free market organization, dedicated to policies that limit the influence of government. We don't take positions on social issues." BAN Continued from page 1 tion have been working with the Department of Defense, members of the Bush administration, and educa- tional associations. "The president's been quite clear in saying he thinks that it ought to be changed by working with the Pentagon to make them see it's not a wise policy," Harrison said. Harrison added he was not posi- tive if Duderstadt was even involved in the decision not to sign the advertisement. "When people approach the pres- ident, often a number of people (within the University) make the de- cision for him," Harrison said. "I don't even know if we discussed it with (Duderstadt)." Despite University explanations, Sullivan said he is still disappointed with the school's stance. "When all those people manage to see that they can do this publicly, I ... start to wonder if Duderstadt has any guts," Sullivan said. "It strikes me that he's not all that con- cerned with or comfortable with the issue and that's a shame." OFFICE Continued from page 1 Affairs for Multicultural Issues - the administration liaison for such a project. Hackner said he envisions a stu- dent-run organization coordinated by a board of directors made up of stu- dents, staff and faculty. The board would be headed by current LGMPO leaders who could report to the ad- ministration as needed. Among the organization's assets would be a resource center. The current one, Hackner said, is located on the seventh floor of the Graduate Library, which is often difficult to access. "The function of a resource cen- ter is to create a space where people feel comfortable. It would be a clearing house for information," Hackner added. Hackner said he felt the adminis- tration has been reluctant to change existing programs such as LGMPO. However, he would like to see im- proved relations with the University. "I do feel that students ought to have a role to play. I do encourage that type of group," Carter said. Study: Secondhand smoke causes cancer Associated Press Businesses are under more pres- sure than ever to prohibit or restrict smoking in the workplace since the Environmental Protection Agency, in a report released yesterday, de- termined secondhand smoke causes cancer and other lung diseases. Companies are moving to ban smoking not just out of concern for their employees' health, but because the new findings could expose them to more lawsuits from employees as- serting they became sick from co- workers' cigarettes. "If employers are to avoid liabil- ity, if they are to reduce their health- insurance premiums, they should really restrict smoking," said Dr. Alfred Munzer, president-elect of the American Lung Association. Fran DuMelle, a spokesperson for the American Lung Association, said outright bans are the cheapest way for companies to address the problem. Companies that set aside certain areas for smokers have to spend money on better ventilation systems, she said. DuMelle added companies that restrict smoking can cut insurance costs by 30 percent. The more powerful incentive is the fear of lawsuits, said Richard Daynard, chair of the Tobacco Products Liability Project at Northeastern University. Not only will more companies and their in- surers be sued directly, he said, but there will be a substantial increase in disability and worker's compensa- tion claims. The tobacco industry moved this week to discredit the EPA report. Brennan Dawson, a spokesperson for the Tobacco Institute, said the agency ignored numerous studies that disproved its findings. "If employers want to review the data on it, they're not going to ban workplace smoking," she said. GAO Continued from page 1 world's largest financial operation without having the reliable informa- tion needed for making informed de- cisions," the congressional watchdog agency said. Government computer systems are inadequate even though $20 bil- lion is spent a year on new equip- ment and billions more to run it, the reports said. Among the examples of poor management the GAO cited: High default rates on student and farm loans. The Farmers Home Administration has reduced or for- given delinquent loans worth $7.6 billion in recent years. Last June 30, borrowers were delinquent on 37 percent of the agency's $20.5 billion loan portfolio. The government covered $3.6 billion in defaulted student loans in 1991. Out-of-control spending for Medicare which the GAO predicts is heading toward bankruptcy in a decade. Medicare paid out $110 billion in benefits in 1991 - 10 percent of it resulting from waste or fraud, the report said. IRAQ Continued from page 1 been put near the 32nd parallel in what the allies saw as a threat to their jets policing the zone set up to protect Iraq's Shiite minority from air attack. At the Pentagon, Hall said, "We hope that the Iraqis will respond to the demarche that was given to them at the U.N. last night. Placement of the weapons near the area where Iraqi jets have repeatedly violated the no-fly zone puts them in "a po- tentially hostile deployment pattern," he said. CIA Director Robert Gates said early yesterday defiance by Sadlam of the ultimatum could well invite a military strike. Gates, asked if he could see any alternative to force, replied: "It does not seem, after our experience of the past two years, that Saddam seems to understand any other message." Appearing on ABC's "Good Morning America," the CIA chief said the anti-aircraft missiles are a definite threat to U.S. planes pa- trolling a no-fly zone because, even though they are old, "an old missile can kill you just as dead as a new one." The ultimatum took effect im- mediately after it was delivered in writing to Iraq's U.N. ambassador, Nizar Hamdoon, in New York at 5:30 p.m. EST Wednesday, diplo- mats at the United Nations said. "The message is clear: that those batteries should not be located below the 32nd parallel," White House spokesperson Marlin Fitzwater said. Iraq also was told not to use the missiles' radar units to track American planes. CLINTON Continued from page 1 Other members of the group in- cluded nominees Laura Tyson for the Council of Economic Advisers and Robert Rubin for the new National Economic Council, plus other top economic advisers. Harvard economist Alan Blinder, reportedly in line to be named to the CEA, and economist Laurence Summers, also attended. Vice President-elect Al Gore and Thomas "Mack" McLarty, who will be Clinton's chief of staff, were present. Clinton had been told during the campaign that the deficit would be 'We are getting new information every day and we are dealing with that information.' - Bill Clinton President-elect worse than the figures acknowledged by the Bush administration or as- sumed in Clinton's own economic blueprint, but he stuck with the lower estimates. Clinton's staff now says the new numbers are worse than anybody imagined - and actually still under- state the real deficit by upwards of $60 billion. "There's no question that when you learn that the deficit is several tiers higher than you knew at the time, that there are going to have to be some sorts of adjustments, at the minimum in the projections," he said. "We are getting new information every day and we are dealing with that information," he added. Pressed on whether Clinton was backing away from his deficit-reduc- tion pledge, Stephanopoulos said, "We are not backing away from any pledges. All I'm pointing out is that the deficit is much larger than any- body thought 48 hours ago." BURGLARIES Continued from page 1 and entering incidents were reported. LSA first-year student Constance Miller said she was shocked to re- turn from vacation Monday and find her ground level E. Madison apart- ment raked over. "When I walked into my apart- ment, all I saw were the cords to my TV cut, and the screen door pushed in," Miller said. "I panicked - I had no insurance to prove any of the stuff was mine, my parents had already left, and I just cried," she said. Miller said she called the police shortly after discovering that her VCR and stereo were taken, but iFaiLI Mass Meeting Thursday 7:30 p.m. Be There. upon their arrival a few hours later, was told her belongings would prob- ably not be retrieved. Other incidents, however, oc- curred after the holidays. Ann Arbor resident William Watt said his home was burglarized Tuesday, his first day back to work. Watt said he received a call from his son around 3:30 p.m. telling him the house had been burglarized. Watt said he went home immediately to see what had been stolen. "The first thing I saw was our empty stereo case, missing the laser disc player we had just bought for Christmas," he said. Among other items stolen from the northeast Ann Arbor residence were gold jewelry, a black onyx ring, and designer clothes and ath- letic shoes belonging to Watt's sons, in all totaling more than $6,000. Watt, who has lived in his home for 12 years, said the incident has shaken him. 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