2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 6, 1995 PROTEST Continued from page 1 for 40 years, the Democrats were giv- ing out shirts that our government could not afford," he said. The half-naked protesters at- tracted the attention of many passers- by. SNRE sophomore Jamie Kry- scynski said he thought it was "im- portant" to protest the proposed cuts in aid. "I think the Republicans have gone a little to far on this one," he said. Another spectator, LSA sopho- more Jessica Curtin, said that "stu- dents need to come out and protest." "We need to start building a new student movement on campus," she said, "a movement that can cut against student loans," and other types of programs. Overall, the protest raised awareness, said College Demo- crats' Communications Director Probir Mehta. "It's a symbolic protest," he said, but "I think a lot of students came out (and) it will open their eyes." FUNDS Continued from page 1 In the Senate, state Sen. John Schwarz (R-Battle Creek), who chairs the higher education appropriations subcommittee, has said publicly that he opposes the denying the Univer- sity its expected increase. Harrison said the University will continue lobbying for the increase. "We're going to work very closely with Sen. Schwarz to get a fairer bill in the Senate," he said. The House also voted to continue funding the Indian Tuition Waiver Program, which Engler had proposed to eliminate. The program allows stu- dents who have at least one-quarter Native American blood and who are registered with a tribal association to attend any of the state's 15 public universities without paying tuition, provided they meet academic require- ments. Last year, 72 University students received the waiver. Statewide 2,750 students were granted the waiver, costing the state about $3 million. Harrison said he was pleased the program will continue. "It was the right decision," he said. Engler's press secretary could not be reached for comment yesterday. & NATIONAL REPORT Congress backs peacekeeping bill 01 WASHINGTON - House and Senate conferees yesterday approved a $3 billion Pentagon spending bill long sought by President Clinton to pay fq) peacekeeping and humanitarian operations in Haiti and elsewhere. But the conferees cut deeply into a key administration technology program so as not to worsen the deficit. The administration has been lobbying hard in Congress to free the money0 so accounts drained by U.S. missions in Haiti, the Caribbean, Bosnia, Somalia, and South Korea could be replenished without taking money from accounts that buttress military readiness. But the GOP-controlled Congress, responding to the new deficit-cutting mood, made the administration pay a price by requiring for the first time that an "emergency" defense appropriation be paid for by offsetting cuts, mainly within the Defense Department itself. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Mark O. Hatfield (R-Ore:) said this strategy was "intended to send a salvo across the bow of this administration," with the message that Congress looks askance at paying for unpopular foreign operations after the fact. Read Daily SI .TS y U p because your eenae girl You could be on a national talk show. Cail Juliet or Jill collect at (212) 582-1722 ext. 21 or 23 or (212) 246-6813 igl-reat scores... m . - - 't " The only MCAT course in Ann Arbor that has 56 years of test prep experience behind it! * Personal MCAT attention...a KAPLAN Hallmark! * The most effective test taking strategies! * Expertly trained instructors teaching you what makes the MCAT tick! * Five full-length MCAT exams with explanations, including Practice Test IIl! It's not too early, August Classes are already filling! Call 1-800-KAP-TEST to enroll NOW! get a higher score KAPLAN Dollar falls despite banks' intervention NEW YORK - A coordinated intervention by the Federal Reserve and other key central banks surprised currency traders and sent the dollar surging yesterday, but it plummeted immediately when the dollar-buying spree was over. Traders attributed the decline to basic underlying reasons that have pressured the dollar down: the large U.S. trade deficit and diminishing expectations that the Fed would raise interest rates. HigherU.S. rates would make dollar-denominated holdings more attractive. "Intervention just doesn't work," said Tom Hutchinson, director of capi- tal market research at MMS Interna- tional in New York. "Only a change in the U.S. fiscal situation will help the dollar." In late New York trading, the dol- lar was quoted at 86.04 yen, down from 86.21 late yesterday. The dollar also was changing hands in New York at 1.3725 marks, SAR OlUND THE W British upset about pending execution LONDON -While Prime Minis- ter John Major was visiting President Clinton this week, British television beamed back stark pictures of an elec- tric chair in Georgia. The furor focuses on today's scheduled execution of British-born Nicholas Ingram, who, in 1983 and 19 at the time, invaded the home of a Cobb County, Ga., couple in 1983, tied them to a tree and shot them, killing J.C. Sawyer and wounding his wife. The pending execution, combined with the coincidence of Major's trip, has revived a movement here against capital punishment in the United States. The publicity began a few weeks ago, when several major news- papers wrote lengthy stories about Ingram and his case. It heated up as Major prepared for departure amid pleas for his interven- tion on Ingram's behalf. It reached a peak last Wednesday, when Major released a handwritten response to a letter he received March 28 from Ingram's mother, who is in the United States fighting for her son's life. "I found your letter very moving and I can imagine the profound dis- down from 1.3785. Traders said that decline followed remarks by German Finance Minister Theo Waigel that indicated there would be no concerted effort to help the U.S. currency. Asian passengers kidnapped at JFK NEW YORK - Asian passen- gers are being kidnapped from John F. Kennedy Airport as they disem- bark flights from Los Angeles, and police and federal agents are investi- gating whether the abductions are linked to immigrant smuggling. There have been two such kidnap- ping attempts at JFK in the past week, law enforcement officials confirmed yesterday. Port Authority police say a witness reported a nearly identical abduction Feb. 24. Six people have been abducted and three were victims of attempted kidnappings in the three incident sources said. Ten people have been arrested s far in connection with the case. tress you must be feeling," Major's letter said. "But I have concluded, with deepest regret, that there are no proper grounds for the British Gov- ernment to intervene with the State of Georgia. I am so sorry that this decj- sion will be upsetting for you." Uzbekistan dissidents sentenced to prison MOSCOW - Six dissidents ,in the former Soviet republic of Uzbekistan have been sentenced -to prison in a renewed political cracr- down by President Islam A. Karimoy following areferendum that prolongei*4 his dictatorial rule. The Supreme Court convicted them on charges of sending Uzbek youths to Turkey for military training to overthrow Karimov. The prison terms, meted out with the verdict last week and reported yesterday, range from five to 12 years. Uzbek and international humah rights monitors condemned the five- month trial as part of a long-standing pattern of Soviet-style repression-in the Central Asian republic. They said the government made up for a weak case by beating the defendants into confessions and depriving them of counsel until after the trial had started. - From Daily wire services ak lelge. &. The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967) is published Monday through Friday during the fall and winter terms by students at the University of Michigan. Subscriptions for fall term, starting in September, via U.S. mail are $90. Winter term (January through April) is $95, yearlong (September through April) is $160. Oncampus subscrip- tions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of the Associated Press and the Associated Collegiate Press. ADDRESS: The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard Street. Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1327. 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