2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 5, 1996 NATION/WORLD I NASA launches $196 million probe to Mars APE CANAVERAL., Fla. (AP) - NASA launched a spacecraft to Mars early yesterday carrying the 1rst-ever interplanetary rover, a six- wheeled cart that will roam the frigid Martian surface in search of rocks. The Mars Pathfinder began its 310 million-mile journey atop an unmanned rocket that lifted off at 1:58 a.m. It was the third try; launch attempts earlier in the week were stymied by bad weather and a computer failure. An hour later, the last rocket engine fired and propelled Pathfinder toward Mars at a speed of more than 23,000 mph. Launch controllers cheered and applauded. Pathfinder is the second probe to be sent to Mars by NASA in the past month. The Global Surveyor took off on Nov. 7, the first of 10 U.S. spacecraft to be sent to the Red Planet over the next decade in hopes of determining whether life ever existed there. A Mars spacecraft launched one week later by the Russians plummeted from orbit, adding to scientists' anx- iety over the flight of Pathfinder. If all goes well, Pathfinder should beat the slower Global Surveyor to Mars by two months, landing on July 4, 1997. It would be the first time in 21 years that a spacecraft has landed on Mars. PANEL Continued from Page A the residence halls to be presented for approval at the RHA meeting tomor- row. It is a list of problems that we feel need to be addressed as soon as possi- ble," Sosbe said. If approved by RHA today, the pro- posals will be forwarded to the University H o u s i n g Department for IWol final approval. Bill Zeller, direc- see MS tor of University Housing, said safe- campus ty on campus has remained the No. 1 concern concern of stu- dents, and especial- greaf er ly parents, who have looked at the University. "The number of safety incidents earlier this year caused Housing to seriously look at the way security was being handled," Zeller said. Zeller said the University has installed further measures of security, such as 24-hour lock-ups in the resi- dence halls, and listened to proposals for installing more card-access secu- rity systems. Another suggestion is to .A 4 R, require residents to sign in guests at the halls, especially on football week- ends. Ian Lucas, a newly elected repre- sentative to the Michigan Student Assembly, said one of the reasons he was compelled to run for his seat was to improve campus safety. "I would like to see MSA address campus safety concerns to a greater extent than they have in ild like to the past," Lucas said. address "As elected representa- safeti tives, I think it's our job to $ to a ensure that LA ethe University EAren. is doing a suf- ficient job of - Ian Luc as creating a safe a representative environment for us." About 20 students attended the forum, which Garcia said was aimed at raising awareness of the impor- tance of campus security and public safety. The panel also included representa- tives from the Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Center, Housing Security and DPS. Govt. deal may affect Noriega case ATLANTA - A skeptical appeals court panel questioned prosecutors yesterday about a deal the government made with a Cali cartel figure to encourage a witness' testimony against Manuel Noriega. Noriega's defense attorneys didn't learn about the deal to shorten the prison sen- tence of a cartel kingpin's half-brother until after the 1992 trial that put Panam4 former dictator in jail for 40 years on drug charges. The defense also learned belatedly - from cartel informants - that the encour- agement also involved a $1.25 million bribe the cartel gave Ricardo Bilonick, a Panamanian whose airline ferried cocaine to the United States. The witness deal "casts a shadow over the entire case," attorney Jon May told the three-judge panel of the 11 th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which is consider- ing Noriega's request to overturn his drug conviction. Prosecutors say they didn't know of the bribe, and they deny any dealings with the Cali cartel itself. But the judges extensively questioned assistant U.S. attorney Dawn Bowen about why the government didn't disclose the sentence reduction.. "I find it hard to believe the U.S. government believed there was no relationship between these arrangements with the cartel ... and (the witness) coming to Miami," Judge J.L. Edmondson said yesterday. I MARRIAGES Continued from Page IA People continually come up to me and tell me how happy they are that people who are gay now have the right to choose whether they can be W There has never been a better ad- My long-time friend, Don Canham, ministrator in college athletics than Don has written a great book. 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Donald, a University student who would not to give his last name, dis- agrees with the idea of same-sex mar- riages. "This simply is not right. I don't know how people could actually allow something like this to happen. People will abuse this if the decision} stands. Hopefully it will be over- turned in a higher court," he said.. - The Associated Press contributed to this report. FLIERS Continued from Page 1A Scaglione said. Other students ddrided the acts by white supremacists. "It's crazy,' said LSA sophomore Keith Hardy. "Since no one really believes (Hitler was right) it's kind of idiotic. Scaglione said it was difficult for student organizations to respond when the distributors of the materials have not fully been identified. But he said the incidents called for action. "It tells me that Hillel has to redou- ble its efforts to pursue justice and pro- mote harmony on this campus," Scaglione said. Lefrak said the FMC/ARA is con- cerned about the presence of a "grouping of people that are organized for racist ter- ror" and hoped to inform the community about such a group if identified. "These people organize surrepti- tiously so sometimes it's harder to expose them," Lefrak said. Join the Daily. Call 76-DAILY today. Supreme Court set to weigh Brady Act WASHINGTON - For seven years, a wheelchair-bound James Brady and his wife, Sarah, fought for passage of national legislation to reg- ulate the sale of handguns. They were unrelenting advocates, pitted against the lobbyists of the National Rifle Association. They watched a bill requiring buyer-background checks die, get revived, cause a congressional stand- off and finally, in late 1993, pass both houses to become the first major gun-control law in a quarter century. The Brady Act, named for the former press secretary who was disabled in the 1981 assassination attempt on President Reagan. was immediately challenged by local sheriffs, who must perform the background checks, as an unconstitu- tional infringement on their power. Now, the most controversial gun- control bill of the era has reached the Supreme Court, just as the justices are questioning whether Congress is imposing too much of its will on local authorities. Oral arguments on the case are set for Tuesday. "The American people won a great victory over the gun lobby 2 1/2 years ago," Brady said at a recent news c ference."I hope, and trust, that the high court will not mess with success." Stock car owner indicted for bribery CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Rick Hendrick, owner of a top stock car racing team and among the nation's biggest car dealers, was indicted yes- terday on charges of bribing Hon executives to get more business. The case is linked to a nationwide kickback scheme that has led to the conviction of several Honda execu- tives, employees and dealers. The indictment said Hendrick bribed Honda executives to get pref- erential treatment for getting more dealerships and more cars to sell. He has acknowledged giving $120,000 to a former top sales exec tive to help him buy homes. . Govt. names plane's Ethiopian hijackers ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Two unemployed high school graduates and a nurse were identified yesterday as the hijackers of a jet that crashed off the Comoros Islands last month. The Ethiopian Airlines jet made a crash landing off an Indian Ocean beach when it ran out of fuel on Nov 23, killing 125 of the 175 aboard. None of the hijackers had ever belonged to a political party in Ethiopia or neighboring Djibouti, where the nurse worked, Maj. Alem-Segued Gebre-Yonnishanis, the deputy federal police commissioner, told state radio. The hijackers had claimed they were opponents of the government and had escaped from prison. They told the pilot they wanted to go to Australia. The Ethiopian men were identified as Alemayehu Bekeli Belayneh, Mathias Solomon Belay and Sultan Ali Hussein. Officials did not say which was the nurse or how old they were. All three are believed to have died in l':_f "GAIN A WORLD OF EXPERIENCE." We need six top-notch students to sell yellow page advertising in the campus telephone directory during the summer of 1997. This is a summer job in Ann Arbor, open to freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors k ..and graduate students who are not in summer school. Our most successful interns have good skills in presenting, closing, time management and organization. Persistence, an interest in sales and an outgoing x nature is also important. Business majors must bid for interviews by December 6. All other majors go to Career Center by December 6. Interviews will be held at The School of Business on January 13 and at the Career Center on the crash. The Boeing 767, en route to West Africa, was hijacked shortly after tak off from Ethiopia's capital, Ad* Ababa. One of the hijackers claimed he had a grenade. Another wielded an ax and a liquor bottle. The third reportedly used a fire extinguisher as a weapon. Boutros-Ghali suspends candidacy UNITED NATIONS - Faced wi unrelenting U.S. opposition, U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros- Ghali suspended. his candidacy for a second term yesterday, opening the way for new nominees for the top U.N. post. Boutros-Ghali emphasized he still remains an official candidate, however, and supporters were said to be urging the Egyptian diplomat to stay in the race. The United States cast the lone veto against him in a first-round vote - Compiled from Daily wire reports. _._ _._ _. 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