8A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, April 11, 1996 NATION/WORLD Liberia evacuation difficult amid fighting WASHINGTON - U.S. military helicopters evacuated 61 Americans and more than 200 other foreigners from Liberia yesterday, but officials said that amid continuing fighting other Ameri- cans are having difficulty reaching the fortified U.S. Embassy compound where the flights are originating. With the capital of Monrovia still tense despite a partly effective cease- fire that began late Tuesday night, the U.S. government pledged to evacuate all Americans who want to leave civil- war-torn Liberia. "Our first priority is the evacuation of American citizens," said State De- partment spokesperson Nicholas Burns. "We are assisting the nationals of other countries on a space-available basis." Burns said the U.S. Embassy, rein- forced by a contingent of Navy SEAL commandos, will remain open until all American civilians who want to go have been able to do so. After that, the Clinton administration will decide whether embassy staff should be evacu- ated. Six years of civil war in the poor West African nation, which was founded by freed American slaves, have killed more than 150,000 people and left per- haps 10 times that many homeless. But U.S. officials have said there is no evi- dence that the seven warring factions, who until earlier this year were abiding by a power-sharing arrangement in ad- vance of elections, are targeting for- eigners. U U BUSINESS- MINDED FRESHPERSONS & SOPHOMORES The Michigan Daily Classified Department is now accepting applications for Fall '96. Apply in person at the second floor of the Student Publications Building, 420 Maynard St. (Right next door to the Student Activities Building) Applications accepted through 4p.m. Friday, April 19, 1996. Interviews will be conducted through April. Questions? Call 764-0557. Ask for Anu or Jen. During the first 24 hours of the evacu- ation, about 270 people, including 61 Americans, were flown to neighboring Freetown, Sierra Leone, Burns said. Permitted to take only one suitcase each, they had to leave most of their personal possessions behind. Burns said many of the more than 400 Americans remaining in Liberia have been unable to reach the em- bassy. "Obviously people are safer, some- times, staying in their homes ... rather than trying to make the trek to the embassy," Burns said. "We believe that all Americans are safe and we want to make sure that they remain safe." Burns said U.S. Ambassador Will- iam Milman reported in a cable to Wash- Know of news.? Call us at 76-DAILY Go to Israel Tlhe ticket's on uis -r. -'. '1 Israelbreak is once again providing 300* fre round-trip plane tickets for students who partic ipate in one of over 44) accredited Israel programs. Eligible candidates are Jewish uzlergradate college students: 1. Who have never before been to srael 2. 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Burnssaid the slow pace ofthe evacu- ation seems adequate for now, because all Americans in the country appear to be safe. Burns said that the embassy staff knows where most of them are but has no plans, at present, to send military teams out to help them reach the com- pound. The contingent of 18 SEALs is needed for embassy security, offi- cials said. AP PHOTO YALE Continued from Page IA to refund their board fees each week. The only open dining hall functions on a cash-only basis. Union workers picket every day on campus, but are banned from ac- tually picketing on university prop- erty. "They have rallies every day at 8:30 a.m. outside residence halls that wake up the students," said Rebecca Smullin, a Yale sophomore. Smullin said the strike has caused building managers to assume cleaning duties. She said residence hall bath- rooms are now cleaned about twice a week. The unions asked Yale professors to move their classes off campus during the strike. Numerous professors have moved their classes, unwilling to cross picket lines. They now pay anywhere from $35 to $100 per use of non-university buildings for class sessions. Smullin said the non-university build- ings are within walking distance ofregu- lar lecture halls. Professors said they have noticed a drop in attendance after the moves and admit conditions are inadequate. "I hate it," said Prof. Doron Ben- Atar. "The students hate it. There are no desks to write on. The students have legitimate concerns. Those are circumstances that stem from my be- liefs." "I know a lot of people who haven't gone to class because they didn't know where the lecture was," Yale first-year student Laura Cinski told The Yale Daily News. A recent poll of 892 Yale under- graduates conducted by The Yale Daily News revealed that 25.9 percent of stu- dents identified themselves as neutral about the strike. Another 20 percent said they were undecided about the issue. Some of the students said they have very strong feelings about the strike and support the unions wholeheart- edly. Thirty-one students were arrested Monday after they refused to leave the sit-in they were staging in Yale Presi- dent Richard Levin's office.' The students are members of the Stu- dent Labor Action Coalition, a group formed to support the unions. Nine stu- dents waited in the office and another 22 protested outside. The students were asked to leave peacefully by campus police, but declined. All 31 face misdemeanor charges of obstructing free passage or criminal trespassing. They are scheduled to ap- pear in court April 19. SLAC members are trying to orga- nize students to bring a class-action lawsuit against Yale for non-delivery of services. They are also trying toget students to withhold next fall's tu- ition from Yale until an agreement is reached. Other students have boycotted their classes and have attempted to disrupt Yale fund-raising and recruitment to show their support of the unions. The unions and the administration are arguing over several major propos- als including alternative work, subcon- tracting, a two-tiered wage system and health care. The university offered a compromise proposal in early March, but Charoff said the proposal, although greatly History of the Strike The recent arrests at Yale University come during the union workers' struggle, which began last year. November 1995 - Contract talks begin February 1996 - Existing contract expires February 7, 1996 - First strike begins March 6f 1996 - First strike ends March 27, 1996 -- Second strike begins April 8, 1996 - 31 student supporters arrested modifying the administration's origi- nal position, still creates huge prob lems. Conroy said Yale has tried very hard to come to an agreement. "Yale is an exemplary employer, offering excel- lent wages and willing to compromise," Conroy said. Conroy said the unions have close to 100 proposals. "Acceptance of these proposals would add $50 million to the Yale budge each year," Conroy said. 1 "That's a PR line. Ifa proposal has an 'and' in it, it counts as two ... I'm not sure how they get $50 million,"Charnoff said. "The university says we ought to be willing to sacrifice our future security for the good of the education of Yale students," Charnoff said. "That's a convenient disguise for the bottom-line money-making mentality. Yale is not in financial trouble." e No bargaining talks are schedule until April 19. The Yale Daily News contributed to this report. Passengers leave from a transport helicopter yesterday at Lungi Airport in Free Town, Sierra Leone, after being evacuated by U.S. soldiers from Monrovia, Liberia as part of Operation Assured Response. > .: ; r . R OUR BEN -4..E C' GUE s T U.. 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