2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 31, 1996 NATION/WORLD GREEN LIGHTS Continued from Page 1 EPA officials "don't care how much money we're getting," said Matt Nathanson, an engineer who designed the lighting systems for all the dorms on campus. "If you can reduce your light- rng load, that's less energy that the power plant has to use." Nathanson said he surveyed 4.5 mil- lion square feet of housing facilities and recommended high-quality flores- cent lights to replace incandescent bulbs, +which were later installed in housing and hospital facilities. The new fixtures reduce energy from 90 watts for regular bulbs to 20 watts for the new lighting and these fixtures :do not flicker like the old florescent ,bulbs. Also, the upgrade was a chance for students to learn first-hand about en- ergy conservation. Two years ago, stu- dentresidentssurveyed2millionsquare feet of housing facilities to become 'involved. "We're so excited about what they're :doing," SNRE sophomore Karie Mor- gan said. "It's important because stu- dents are learning behaviors now that they'll keep for the rest of their lives." Morgan, an MSA representative, said she hopes MSA will adopt a resolution to wholeheartedly support the program. FRIENDLY Continued from Page 1. denied last month for privacy rea- sons, said University Chief Freedom of Information Officer Lewis Morrissey. He said the Act protects the document from being released because it contains "information of a personal nature where the public dis- closure of the information would con- stitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of an individual's privacy. "There is a degree of employee pri- vacy that is generally protected," HMorrissey said. fti added that both attorneys would have to agree to disclose the agreement. Morrissey said he was not sure if a FOIArequest supersedes the settlement agreement. University General Coun- sel Elsa Cole refused to comment. Friendly said in an interview yester- day that both sides were "mutually sat- isfied," but he would not comment fur- ther. Associate Vice President for Univer- sity Relations Lisa Bakersaid she could not comment on the case's resolution. Friendly will not be teaching at the University after the winter 1996 semes- ter. Know of news? f Call 76-DAILY Chimpdlazees infected vw4th AIDS in exeient expri Animals could stand in as models for research into HIV treatments WASHINGTON (AP)-For the first time, scientists have managed to give AIDS to a chimpanzee, a possible sub- stitute for people in testing ways to control the disease. Since the AIDS epidemic began, about 100 chimps have been inten- tionally given the AIDS virus in an effort to learn more about the disease. But while these animals get infected, none until now had actually devel- oped AIDS. In fact, many scientists doubted whether the disease was even possible in a chimp. Researchers from the Yerkes Re- gional Primate Research Center at Emory University in Atlanta described the first chimp AIDS case at a medical conference yesterday. One ofthe things that has made AIDS so difficult to control has been the lack of a so-called animal model - a lab animal that can stand in for people in studies of the disease. While monkeys get sick with a sim- ian version of HIV, the AIDS virus, researchers fearthat insights from study- ing these animals may not apply to people. The discovery oftrue AIDS in a chim- panzee could give scientists their first animal model for the disease. Whether this will be practical is still unclear. Another drawback is debate about using chimps for medical studies. These animals are humans' closest relative, and they are endangered in the wild. "We believe this to be the first devel- opment of AIDS in a chimpanzee in- fected with HIV," Dr. Francis Novembre, a virologist, said at the an- nual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. The animal, code-named C499, was inoculated with HIV in 1985 and quickly became infected. It remained outwardly well until last August, when it devel- oped chronic diarrhea. In November, it came down with pneumonia. Both of these illnesses are typical signs of AIDS in HIV-infected people. They occur because the body's immune defenses are too weak to fight off com- mon microbes. Meanwhile, levels of the chimp's helperT cells-the main target of HIV in the bloodstream - have fallen 10- fold since 1990. The chimp is still alive and being treated with antibiotics, just as people with AIDS are, to ward off bacteria. Last September, the Yerkes research- ers were afraid the chimp would die, so they transfused some of its blood into another uninfected chimp. This animal quickly lost helper T cells and appears to be close to getting AIDS, as well. Novembre saidthat whiletheir chimp is the first to have AIDS, other infected chimps in primate centers around the country may go on to develop the dis- ease, too. He said it may be that HIV takes as long to produce AIDS in chimps as it does in people. Chimps have been widely used to test possible AIDS vaccines. Novembre said the fact that they can get AIDS should make the results of those studies more meaningful. Dr. Malcolm Martin of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Dis- eases questioned whether the chimp will ever be a good substitute for people in AIDS studies. "It's interesting, because there is no disease model for HIV disease outside of man," said Martin. "The problem is that it has taken 10 years for it to occur. It's not a useful model, because it takes too long." SNAT 0,NAL REPORT U.S.: Iran tested new anti-ship missile WASHINGTON - Iran has test-fired a new low-flying missile designed to attack ships, adding to its potential for disrupting the Persian Gulf, the commander of U.S. naval forces in the Gulf said yesterday. Vice Adm. Scott Redd, commander of the Gulf-based U.S. 5th Fleet, said Iran also expanded its network of antiaircraft and other missiles based on land and is likely to add a third Russian-made submarine to its fleet this year. Taken as a whole, Redd said, these developments point to an increasing advanced Iranian naval capability but leave unclear whether Iran's leaders intend to try and choke off the vital oil lanes of the Persian Gulf. At this stage Iran's naval forces are no match for the U.S. Navy. The United States has 14,000 sailors and aviators in the area, including Redd's 35-ship fleet, based at Bahrain, which normally includes an aircraft carrier. Asked about the Iranian threat, Redd said,"Yes, we can handle it. But the bottom line is, it's getting tougher." Iran's newest addition is the anti-ship cruise missile, which flies low to avoid radar detection. Made by China, it is designated the C-802. Redd said it adds a "new threat dimension" to Iran's capabilities against Gulf shipping, but other Pentagon officials stressed the limits of Iran's naval power. China: Force could be used in reunification with Taiwan Prosecutors to seek death penalty in shooting case FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Military prosecutors will seek the death penalty in the case ofan Army sergeant accused of killing one soldier and wounding 18 in asniperattack on a crowded exercise field, a spokesperson said yesterday. Sgt. William Kreutzer was arraigned yesterday on charges of murder and attempted murder in the Oct. 27 attack. He did not enter a plea. His arraignment had been delayed for months by a sanity hearing, the results of which have not been re- leased. Under military law, he may plead innocent or innocent by reason of re- duced mental responsibility. Guilty pleas are not accepted in capital cases. No trial date was set. "It's my understanding in this case that the prosecution intends to seek the death penalty," said Capt. Paul Wilson, a spokesperson for the Army's legal affairs department. He said prosecutors contend the death Los Angeles Times BEIJING - On one hand, Chinese Premier Li Peng did not issue a time- table for the reunification of the main- land and Taiwan as an influential Hong Kong newspaper had predicted, send- ing Taiwanese markets into a panic. On the other hand, the hard-line Chinese leader did not rule out the use of force and did warn Taiwanese lead- ers that employing upcoming presiden- tial elections on the island as ajustifica- tion for political independence would be viewed dimly in Beijing. "Whatever changes might occur in the way in which the leadership is cho- sen," Li said in a high-profile speech yesterday at the Great Hall ofthe People, "they cannot change the fact that Tai- wan is part of China and its leaders are only leaders of a region in China." In a reference to Taiwan's first na- tional presidential elections, scheduled for March 23, Li warned: "It will lead nowhere if some people attempt to use the change of Taiwan leaders as an excuse to put their separatist activities in a legal guise." Delivered amid growing tensions in the Taiwan Strait fueled by reports that the Chinese military has prepared a battle plan to recapture the prosperous island, Li's speech was considered an important gauge of China's position. The speech took on added significance when the Hong Kong Economic Times, a Chinese-language newspaper, re- ported this week that the Chinese pre- mier would outline a specific timetable for reunification. Li did not mention aspecific timetable. And in Taiwan, officials reported with relief that Li's speech marked no signifi- cant change in the Chinese position. "Li Peng's talk today contained nonew elements," said Taiwanese vice premier Hsu Li-teh, as quoted by the state-run Central News Agency. "This kind of talk has been repeated many times." In substance, Li's speech varied little from a policy address on Taiwan deliv- ered a year ago by Chinese President Jiang Zemin. Li restated China's com- mitment to a "peaceful reunification of the motherland" through negotiations. But, like Jiang, he warned, "in the final analysis, we cannot give up the use of force." The official New China News Agency in Beijing pointedly noted that the speech was attended by military leader Liu Huaqing, vice chairman ofthe pow- erful Central Military Commission. Meanwhile, in editorials tied to the Li Peng speech two important Chinese newspapers blasted Taiwanese leader Lee Teng-hui, the overwhelming fa- vorite to win the March 23 presidential poll on the island, as a secret advocate of Taiwan independence. "Although Lee Teng-hui is trying to cloak his splittist activities with 'de- mocracy,"' said the editorial in the People's Daily, official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, "His real aim is to turn Taiwan into a political entity independent of China." Sepa- rated from the mainland by nearly 100 years of Japanese colonial and Chinese Nationalist rule, Taiwan is still consid- ered aprovinceby the Communist main- land government. The Liberation Army Daily, the main newspaperofthe Chinese military, said: "Lee Teng-hui's perverse acts have cast a shadow over the great cause of peace- ful reunification, arousing the indica- tion of the entire Chinese people and all PLA (People's Liberation Army)offic- ers and men." Beijing's hostility toward Lee. Taiwan's 72-year-old leader, reached a crescendo in June when Lee made a high- profile "private" visit to the United States to attend a reunion at Cornell University, where he went to graduate school. penalty is warranted because of the number of people wounded and endan- gered. Military executions are performed by lethal injection. Committee clears farm legislation WASHINGTON -- With support from three Democrats, the House Agri- culture Committee voted yesterday to cut farm spending and end traditional subsidies, but give farmers lump-sum payments during the transition. The 28-17 vote was the first time the legislation had cleared the committee, chaired by Rep. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), who earlier had to bypass his colleagW because of GOP opposition. All Republicans voted for the package, which overhauls programs for dairy and major crops. It also revises, but does not eliminate, the sugarand peanut programs. Roberts said he would push to have the full House take up the measure tomorrow, the same day the Senate plans to debate some version of farm legisla- tion. The two chambers would have to reconcile their bills. provide new evidence. That evidence likely would come largely from the former campaign man- agerFernando Botero, who said Samper knew about the contributions from the world's biggest cocaine gang. Sesame Street plays to Russian children MOSCOW - Soon to be known as Vlas and Enik, Bert and Ernie and other Sesame Street characters will help teach a new generation of Russian children to live in a free, democratic society. Producers revealed their plans 5- terday fora Russian version of the pc- lar American children's program, which they said would hit TV screens by fall. The set of Ulitsa Sezam, as the show is called in Russian, moves from a New York brownstone to a Moscow court- yard. It is the home ofthree new brightly colored Muppets, a Russian family and their neighbors. Scenes filmed in Russia will be con- bined with segments featuring familiar Sesame Street characters - dubber Russian. Colombian pres. convenes Congress to rally support BOGOTA, Colombia - President Ernesto Samper clung to power yester- day, convening a special session in Con- gress to try to rally support. Opposition lawmakers accused him of trying to dodge justice. Samper is defying demands that he step down over mounting evidence that he won office with drug money, casting Colombia into a crisis severely testing its democratic institutions. The president denies he solicited mil- lions of dollars from the Cali drug cartel during his 1994 campaign, and called Congress back from a three-month re- cess to speak to lawmakers on the issue. "We'll take part in a trial, but not a debate that leads to nothing," said Sen. Jaime Arias, president of the opposi- tion Conservative Party. A panel loaded with political sup- porters absolved Samper in December, saying there was not enough evidence to prove the charges. A new probe could be opened if government prosecutors Israeli border police to accept women in force JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's paramilitary border police force has opened its ranks to women, and the first 60 female recruits will start com- bat training in two weeks, police said yesterday.' All positions will be open to the women, including the famed "Yamam" anti-terrorommando squad, said police spokesman Eric Bar-Chen. In Israel, women are drafted into the army, but usually serve in clerical jobs, and are barred from combat. In November, the Supreme Court ruled that the air force cannot bar women from taking the qualifying exams for pilots' courses. Border police commander Yisrael Sadan said opening the force to women was a breakthrough. "This has never been done before in either the army or police and I would even call it a coura- geous move," Sadan said. 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