*t Vol. CIV, No. 123 Ann Arbor, Michigan Clinton c The Baltimore Sun WASHINGTON - The United Sta patched an aircraft carrier yesterday witl a force that could launch an invasion of I early as next week, while the Clinton ad tration scrambled to reverse public an gressional opinion against an invasion. President Clinton, who met with I visers on final tactics yesterday, dec: deliver a televised address Thursday e from the Oval Office, outlining plans store democratically elected Haitian dent Jean-Bertrand Aristide to power. Aristide, a Catholic priest, was ouster power and replaced by a military junt MSA Ma cut AATU from next budget P Tenants' union coordinator threatens to charge students for its services If cut from assembly budget By CATHY BOGUSLASKI Daily Staff Reporter Students who have problems with landlords may find it more expensive to get help from the Ann Arbor Ten- ants' Union (AATU) if the proposed budget for the Michigan Student As- sembly passes next Tuesday. The proposed budget eliminates line-item funding for AATU, worth about $18,000. MSA sought to elimi- ethe funding in last year's budget, various student and staff protests prevented it. The funding represents about 60 percent of AATU's budget. If it is eliminated, AATU may have to begin to charge students who use their ser- vices, said AATU Coordinator Pattrice Maurer. The charge would probably be around $15 a year, she said. Maurer told the assembly that more n 1,500 students sought assistance from the tenants' union last year. The main objection to funding TU stems from the "special sta- tus" the line-item grants the organiza- ion, said MSA Vice President Jacob Stem. "Giving them (AATU) a line-item "s like saying to the other 300 or so tudent organizations on campus that TU is better than you, that they eserve this funding and you don't," tern said. Maurer said AATU has looked for ther sources of funding other than SA, but "there is no source in the orld that will give us money to pro- ide services to U-M students." Stern also said that AATU funding ast year was drawn from a $35,000 get surplus. Since the surplus this is only $9,000, funding AATU ould be more of a financial strain on e assembly. "I'm almost in a position where ven if I wanted to fund them, we're nder such a tight budget that I buldn't, unless I cut student group nding, which I absolutely don't want o do," Stern said. Loss of the line-item funding from assembly could be a serious blow the viability of AATU, said Maurer. "I've worked on our cash flow a ot, and it's good enough that we could urvive for a couple of months, but not or long," Maurer said. "At worst, the TU may close. At best, we would e forced to begin charging students or our services like we do our regular embers, and even that might not e ue." Stern said he is concerned that TU has not looked hard enough for ternative sources of funding. "They ad plenty of time to apply for fund- .g.... I just don't buy that they tried ard enough," he said. I One hundred three years of editorial freedom tit Wednesday, September 14, 1994 0 1994 The Michigan Daily ispatches carrier, defends Haiti inva years ago. The United States has been in the vanguard of attempts to restore him to power, first by economic pressure and now with inten- sifying military threats. Although the administration has decided against seeking congressional approval before an invasion, public opinion polls showing as much as 73 percent opposition to an invasion are propelling a potentially embarrassing set- back for the president on Capitol Hill. Democratic leaders struggled yesterday to fend off efforts by opponents of an invasion to stage a vote before an invasion occurs. Resolu- tions under discussion would not tie the president's hand. "Usually on the eve of military intervention there's a tendency to rally around the com- mander in chief," one Pentagon aide said. In this case, "the polls are going the other way." "It's possible that there will be a vote," House Speaker Thomas Foley (D-Wash.), told reporters yesterday after he, Senate Ma- jority Leader George Mitchell (D-Maine), and House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., held a 45-minute meeting with Clinton. The major first-strike force of a U.S.-led multinational invasion of Haiti set sail from Norfolk, Va., yesterday, pointing to an invasion as early as next week. "In terms ofthe end resultwe are there," said a senior Defense Department official who asked not to be named. "There is far too much set in motion to see anyone now stopping it, or hold- ing it in suspense very long." The aircraft carrier USS America headed out of home port with elements of the 18th Airborne Corps, including the paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division, Army Rangers and other special forces. It will be followed today by another aircraft carrier, the USS Eisenhower, with troops of the 10th Mountain Division, which served in So- malia, and their Black Hawk helicopters. The amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney, which will be the control center for ision plans any invasion, is also preparing to sail. Prime targets would be the docks and air- port at Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital. Once the two entry points are secured by Navy Seals and Rangers, massive reinforcement would ar- rive by sea and land in adisplay of the Pentagon's current doctrine of overwhelming force. The second-wave assault force is assem- bling at Guantanamo Naval Base, Cuba, 90 miles away from Haiti. Defense officials say it will include Air Force A-10 ground attack jets, and AC-130 gunships. Several hundred mili- tary reserves are expected to volunteer for such specific support rolls as water purification, medical services and policing. MEMORIAL DEDICATED AT CITY HALL Cuba ends unrestricted migration The Washington Post HAVANA - Beaches were empty yesterday as Cuba's month- long experiment with unrestricted migration by raft ended and those who chose to stay resigned them- selves to an uncertain future under President Fidel Castro's communist rule. The rafts were gone at some of the most popular launching points along a 30-mile stretch of coast near Ha- vana as police began enforcing a U.S.- Cuban accord to halt all seaborne departures of migrants. Only a few swimmers and fishermen were vis- ible. Few police were on hand and fewer were needed yesterday morning, al- though skies were clear and seas calm. Weather was more threatening yes- terday afternoon, but the government's deadline for enforcing the U.S. pact seemed to be the main factor in turning away the rafters. In exchange for Cuba deterring the exo- dus, the United States has agreed to facilitate legal immigration of at least 20,000 Cuban annually. With the rafting spectacle no longer providing an entertaining di- version, Havana residents returned to the arduous task of daily survival. The difficulty of that chore had served as perhaps the primary stimulus for an estimated 30,000 Cubans to flee for the United States. At the supermarket's meat counter, the butcher did not even show up because, like every day for the last week, he had nothing to sell - not even a pig's foot or an ounce of fat. The supermarket was able to offer customers only a bag of sugar, some flour, two Cuban cigars, three packs of unfiltered cigarettes and assorted dry goods. On the other side of Havana, at the state-run dollars-only Supermarket 7016 -across the street from the old Soviet Embassy and near the Karl See CUBA, Page 2 MARK FRIEDMAN/Daily Gatherers hold hands while Choi Palms-Cohen sings a song yesterday outside City Hall written in memory of Ben Linder. Linder has been recognized all across the country for his efforts to bring electricity to small villages in Nicaragua. To date, Linder is the only U.S. citizen to have been killed by Nicaraguan Contras. Dem chair calls in the offense for fall elections By JOSH WHITE For the Daily Democratic National Committee Chair David Wilhelm told Demo- crats they have something to learn from the Michigan-Notre Dame foot- ball game. In a speech before about 75 stu- dents and community members at the Michigan League Ballroom last night, Wilhelm cited the need for Demo- crats to go on the offensive before mid-term elections this November. "Maybe we are on the 15-yard line, and maybe there are 50 seconds left on the clock," Wilhelm said. "What we have to learn is that it is not over until it is over. If we are going to be successful, if we are go- ing to do it this fall, we have to fight, suck it up and get in the face of the Republicans." Wilhelm's speech comes as the Republican party threatens to steal Democratic control of Congress dur- ing November elections. One third of the Senate's seats are up for grabs. With the retirement of Democratic' Sen. Donald Riegle, Wilhelm noted, Michigan's open Senate seat is one of the most crucial races for both par- ties. He said six other key races are in virtual dead heats. He also outlined what he believes to be the important issues in the cur- rent race and future races, ranking educational opportunity, health care reform, international trade and envi- ronmental issues as the most impor- tant. Wilhelm appeared as the first speaker in a two-part series, spon- sored by the Michigan Student As- sembly, entitled "Election Show- down: Battle at the Ballot Box." According to MSA vice president Jacob Stern, the series is "an attempt to excite the student community and raise political activism among young voters at the University of Michi- gan." Repeatedly mentioning that the group of voters ranging from 18-30 is vital in deciding many mid-term elections this year, Wilhelm's speech encouraged students to take the intiative in politics. "The important thing about being young is preferring change to the status quo," he said. "It is preferring hope to fear, altruism to materialism. That is a role that young people need to bring to the political system, they need to bring change." Students in the audience said Wilhelm was inspiring. "I am impressed that Wilhelm took on the issues directly and laid out what the Democrats have to do," said LSA senior Jeff Plymale. "But I'm not confident about the level of youth energy surrounding politics here. For a major political figure, there was a very low turnout." Vice-chairman of College Demo- crats Benjamin Bolger said, "Wilhelm focused on the critical issues facing today's generation. He was right that it is critical that young people get involved, it is important to be active." Wilhelm: 'Keep fighting the fight' After speaking at the Michigan League last night, Democratic Na- tional Committee chairman David Wilhelm spoke with reporters. He has announced his resignation effective following the November elections, and he and his wife Degee are expecting their first child in late November. By SCOT WOODS Daily Staff Reporter Q: Crime is the No. 1 issue in the election. The Republicans' message has been "throw the book at them," while the Democrats approach has been more complicated. As a sound bite on national television, "Lock them up and throw away the key," makes for a more convincing rallying cry. How are the Democrats going to re- spond? A: I actually think people are very sophisticated when it comes to crime. They see it all too much; they know that a simplistic answer is not enough. They know there has to be a combina- tion of punishment and prevention. If our only response is to do some- thing after the crime has already been committed, that's a response that vot- ers understand very, very well is in- sufficient, inadequate. I think the bal- anced approach is the approach that the American people want. Q: What are you coaching Demo- crats to say about health care right now? A: I say keep fighting the fight. The only kind of health care coverage that middle class people will benefit from is universal coverage. If you're rich, you've got coverage. If you're poor, you've got coverage. If your in jail, you've got coverage. But if you're a middle-class worker, you're one paycheck away from losing your cov- erage. It's universal coverage that middle-class people have a stake in. Q: What are the chances that health care will be passed in the next month and a half? A: They don't look great right now. The question is whether some framework that will lead to future legislation can be passed in the in- terim. We'll see. I think by far the best thing is to get See WILHELM, Page 2 Friends say pilot was smoking crack before he crashed into White House The Washington Post ABERDEEN, Md. -Before steal- ing a plane and crashing it into the South Lawn of the White House, Frank Eugene Corder spent the day watch- rooms. Then they moved to the front stoop, where they watched the traffic whiz by and kept tipping back tall cans of Busch beer and bottles of Mad Dog. nearby Perry Point. He never men- tioned politics or the fact that Presi- dent Clinton was to attend church Sunday just up the road at Aberdeen Proving Grounds.