2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, November 2, 1994 RALLY Continued from page 1 "We havemade a very good start," Clinton said. "This country is in very good shape and we don't need to go back." Clinton also reminded the audi- ence of his recent string of foreign policy successes. "I wish you could have seen the faces of the Haitians holding up their 'Thank you America' signs as President Aristide came home and democracy came back to Haiti," Clinton said. After accusing the GOP of ob- structionism in Congress, Clinton said Republicans "want to take us back to trickle-down economics" and called the House Republican candidates' Contract With America "a trillion dollars worth of unfunded promises." Clinton addressed a television ad aired by Carr's opponent, Spence Abraham, which quotes Clinton thanking Carr for his help in passing what the ad termed "Clinton's tax bill." Clinton said Carr should be thanked for his vote on the bill, which Clinton called a "deficit-reduction" package. He added that Carr was in- strumental in the passage of recent student loan reforms. Earlier, Carr had answered media critics who said he had been distanc- ing himself from the president. Carr said, "I want the Washington Post, The New York Times and the Detroit News to take note: President Clinton, we welcome you." The East Lansing Democrat is in the middle of a tight Senate race with Abraham, ex-chairman of Michigan's Republican Party. They are running for the seat currently held by Riegle, who is retiring. Despite the fact that many Demo- crats statewide are lagging in the polls, Carr predicted a good year for his party and said electing a Republican senator would be a step backward. Carr asked, "Do you want to go back to the days when people drove around with bumper stickers that said 'The last one out of Michigan, turn out the lights'?" Defending his vote on Clinton's MOLESTER Continued from page 1 her, the man tied her hands together with rope, walked her around the school and then fondled her. He even- tually untied her and fled on foot. An October 1992 attack on a Maple home. He pointed a handgun at her, forced her onto her bed and threat- ened to rape her. She was fondled while handcuffed. The suspect said to her that he had been to the home several times. The victim was walked around the house before the man fled. In November 1993, the same suspect returned to the previous North Maple home in the early morning, broke in and attacked the victim's mother. She was asleep and when she was awakened by the man pointing a gun at her. The mother was hand- cuffed and walked around the house. She was also threatened with rape and was fondled. The man then fled in the victim's car which was recovered near Newport and Sunset Roads. A June 1994 attack against a 24- year-old woman that occurred in her North State Street home. A man broke into her home around 4 a.m. as she was stepping out of the shower. He strangled her with a rope and forced her onto her bed. The suspect threat- ened to rape her but was talked out of it. In all the cases, the suspect wore a ski mask. The most recent victim caught glimpses of her attacker when he lifted his mask periodically. The description of the attacker in each case, however, matches the one given by the latest victim. "Each victim was able to give a good physical description of the sus- pect even though he was masked a few times," Kearney said. The suspect is described by the victims as apologetic, polite and con- cerned about not hurting them. The attacker has also indicated to his vic- tims that he knows what he is doing is wrong and in the past has sought some sort of treatment. He also spends a lot of time with his victims. Ann Arbor Detective Dave Burke who heads the investigation is look- ing at all possible leads. "He said that in some of these other reports that he's gotten help before, but nothing specific," Burke said. "He didn't leave any evidence at the other scenes." Detectives from the city's police department and the Washtenaw County Sheriff'sDepartment are both working on these cases. "The task force that's investigat- ing the serial rapist will continue to investigate that," Kearney said. "Our own detective division, Major Crimes Section, will be investigating these incidents here." The suspect is believed to have ties in the northwest part of the city, bordered by Miller, North Maple and Newport roads "because the incidents have all occurred in that area,"j Kearney said. The suspect is described as a white male, 5' 8" to 6' tall, with a one inch grayish-brown beard. He has a me- dium build and is between 30 and 40 years old with a pointed nose and gray eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue waist-length, hooded, cotton sweat jacket, dark pants, dark shoes and a red and gray wool scarf on Oct.23. He also was carrying a dark-colored knap- sack. "Based on past incidents, there's a possibility he'll attack again," Kearney said. "We don't know for sure." Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to contact the city's police tip line at 996-3199. budget, Carr repeated a theme from one of his television spots: "Mr. Abraham, you fight for the wealthiest one percent, I'll fight for everybody else." Wolpe preceded Carr to the po- dium and accused his opponent, Gov. John Engler, of divisive campaign tactics. "Let's take back our state gov- ernment for all of the people of Michi- gan," he said. Wolpe, who is trailing Engler by 15 percent or more in most polls, said Democrats held his fate in their hands. "John Engler didn't win (the 1990) election," Wolpe said. "We lost that election, by a margin of three votes a precinct. We won't make that mis- take again." In the closing remarks of his speech, Clinton summed up the Demo- crats' main themes. "Say no the the failed policies of the past, say yes to the future," Clinton said. "Say no to fear, say yes to hope. Say no to people who are always trying to denigrate everything that we do to move this country forward, and say yes to Bob Carr." CONGRESS Continued from page 1 Congress for 30 years. Instead of sparks between Rivers and Schall, Halyard attacked Rivers, saying, "Lynn Rivers speaks for the interests of corporate America." When asked what the nicest thing Rivers could say about Schall, Riv- ers replied, "He's been very imagi- native about making things up about me." On health care, Rivers said she will support any plan with universal coverage that can't be taken away, cost containment and the elimination of administrative paperwork. Seymour said he did not endorse a government-sponsored plan while Halyard said the government should provide universal coverage and pay for it by taking profits from the medi- cal industry. n The candidates differed on term limits as well. Rivers stressed the need for campaign finance reform, which gives all candidates "equal access to the airwaves." Halyard said the "real issue is the salary of the congressman" and said members of Congress should be earning the By SCOT WOODS Daily Staff Reporter DETROIT - Some pundits have written him off as hopelessly behind in the polls, but Howard Wolpe, Democratic nominee for governor, is maintaining an upbeat attitude. In fact, Wolpe has adopted a new champion for his cause: his GOP op- ponent, incumbent John Engler. Speaking to reporters after yesterday's Detroit rally with Presi- dent Clinton, Wolpe reached into his suitcoat and produced a 1990 Detroit News article. The article showed then- challenger John Engler 14 percentage points behind incumbent Democrat James Blanchard. The article is dated two days before the election. "Some of the polls show us mov- ing right now. And all across this country, Republicans peaked about three or four weeks ago," Wolpe said. Wolpe is armed with the big les- son Democrats learned in that sur- prising 1990 loss: Democrats have wages of a skilled worker. Seymour said he supports the idea of term limits since it "turns Congress back to the people. On foreign policy, the candi- dates also disagreed. Seymour said, "I'm against all foreign aid." He stressed the need for "non-interven- tion and peaceful relations with all" nations. Seymour later said, "I be- lieve in independent mercenaries." He added that people can and should go overseas to fight for their inter- ests. Rivers said the United States should "only be involved where our interests are involved." She said she supports the use of foreign aid to move people toward democracy. Halyard said she was opposed to the overall use of U.S. troops. Despite these differences, Boyer said, "We were really pleased that it focused on the issues and not on partisan bickering." 0 News Analysis 4 Defying polls, Wolpe keeps the faith in race to replace'Engler the voters, but they must get them to the polls to win. "Detroit is going to turn out as it's never turned out before," Wolpe pre- dicted. He said Clinton's visit would energize Democrats at the grass-roots level. Wolpe has also found themes that resound with some of Michigan's voters: giving public dollars to public schools, blaming Engler for a billion- dollar school funding shortfall pre- dicted by some economists and say- ing Michigan's booming economy masks hidden weaknesses. But those issues may not be enough. Wolpe has yet to find the hot but- ton with Michigan voters, as Engler did with promises of property tax cuts and smaller government in 1990, and as Clinton did with the nation's economy in 1992. And funds are running out. The Michigan Democratic Party has no more money to spend on television advertising for Wolpe or any othe Michigan candidate, leaving car paigns with only their own resources. Perhaps most importantly, Michigan's economic numbers look good. Unemployment is down and the auto industry has returned to prof- itability. But Democrats say Engler taking credit for Michigan's turnaround is like the cock taking credit for the dawn. They argue that Clinton's de cit-cutting budget bill sparked rece economic upswings, in Michigan as well as nationally. It's doubtful that Wolpe will be able to persuade Michigan voters to dump Engler, who did support a suq- cessful property-tax cut and did cut Michigan's bureaucracy - though not without controversy. The next week may show a shi of momentum to Wolpe's favor, b if not, he will be left clutching hopes of an Engleresque election-day sur- prise. LOANS Continued from page 1 between Willow Run -- where his plane landed - and Cobo Hall. To come to Ann Arbor would have been going in the opposite direction," said Vice President for University Rela- tions Walter Harrison, who attended the roundtable. The University is one of 104 schools in the nation participating in the Federal Direct Student Loan Program, which is part of the Stu- dent Loan Reform Act of August 1993. Loans will be made directly avail- able by the federal government to students through their schools. The program will use electronic exchanges of information, thereby reducing pa- perwork. "One of the nice things about this process is there is a lot less paperwork. In the years before, we had a lot of paperwork and a lot of (forms) to fill out. It was very cum- bersome," Dearborn student Charles Tuzzo said. Erika Hodge, a University gradu- ate student, said the new repayment plan will help her because of the lower income of her selected career. "I can particularly appreciate this aspect of income contingency as far as the payments are concerned be- cause I am going into the library pro- fession," Hodge said. "And as every- body knows, it is not as lucrative as some of the other fields out there." Harrison said the event was a pro- ductive session for Clinton. "It was a chance for (Clinton) to understand how the program works, which is exceedingly well ' Harrison said. "We're extreme@ pleased and the students reported it was much easier and quicker to get their loans." The purpose of the program, re- ferred to as the Individual Education Account, is to streamline procedures for students, parents and schools in the financial aid process - saving taxpayers $4.3 billion over a fiv, year period. The Individual Educ3 tion Account is projected to save stu- dents nearly $2 billion. In its first year of operation, the Individual Education Account is at 5 percent of its eventual total loan vol- ume. For the 1995-96 school year, 40 percent of the volume will be utilized. In 1996-97, 50 percent will be uti- lized and it will increase to 60 percent for the 1998-99 school year. Borrowers can charge their re payment plan to best suit their needs and situations. Students are able to consolidate any or all of their exist- ing student loans through a Direct Consolidation Loan. Defaulted bor- rowers may also consolidate their loans. - Quinn is the editor of The Michigan Journal, the Universitys Dearborn campus student newsp4 per. Daily Staff Reporter Ronnie Glassberg contributed to this re- port. Remember, it's never too late to join the staff of 10 10 The Michigan Daily. all 76.40552 or stop by the.Student Publications Building for more details. ' ~ d , ' 3.. ? , > . r .. c ' '. '".v." - . ~ f ;, . i. . , sleeve w- T'sit 10- '~ ~ 3coor va Ioble: 1,Dai. ordOfc .420*GIPMayt n lo' Go Where tie Profs Go ]'or Great Haifrcts 615 E.LLi beirry offES ttate M&-7F 0:3 -52OSad Till 4:20) Nem PcusPdmctsA 1vnlalle R E C Y C L E T H E RECYCLEv MAYOR Continued from page 1 from Charles Gelman, chairman of Gelman Sciences, a local manufac- turer that has tangled with the city over a toxic-waste cleanup. "I felt that it would not be perceived correctly," Sheldon said, adding that Gelman's offer was in the "$100 range." Sheldon said she also refused con- tributions from the city and state Re- publican Party committees. "I thought other candidates needed it more. It was very thought- ful of them to think of me, but I've structured my campaign without needing that extra assistance," Sheldon said. The Republican mayor said th party committee offers were "token money." Stead received $2,000 from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, based in Washington. 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