it..V ti WA+eather Tonight: Cloudy and cool, low around 45°. Tomorrow: Chance of showers high around 700. i, One hundred six years of edi'toral freedom Tuesday October 1, 1996 e " , n Senate challengers debate in Mideast summit convenes today Israeli, Palestinian, Jordanian leaders come to D.C. for emergency meeting Petroit By Laurie Mayk Daily Staff Reporter DETROIT -- Senate challengers Carl Levin and Ronna Romney drew their battle lines yesterday with the same mud dished out at Sunday's debate. Incumbent Levin and Republican challenger Romney blamed each other the woes of their respective parties d institutions at a debate hosted by the Economic Club of Detroit at Cobo Hall. Levin painted Romney as a blind follower of the Newt Gingrich revolu- tion, while. Romney charged that - ----- L e v i n ' s Washington" is responsible for national economic instability. Romney said her comments were not personal attacks, but com- mentary on Levin's political Levin record. "That is fair game for everybody," she said. Since Levin campaign workers can't dig up voting records or old legislation a her, they have connected her to .minent Republicans, Romney said. "I don't have a record, so you know who he has to attack? Dole and Gingrich," Romney said after the debate. Voters didn't hear anything new at the debate, Levin campaign man- ager Chuck Wilbur said. "People look at Carl Levin's record - they look at what he's done," Wilbur said after the event. Levin repeat- Romney edly referred to the Headstart education program as a federal pro- gram "critical to our future, crtitical to the growth of income." Levin used the rogram as a symbol for grassroots ucation and reform opposed by Republicans. After Levin's numerous references to the program, however, Romney pro- posed a trade. "1Il trade you a tax increase for Headstart," Romney said. Romney defended GOP proposals Levin said would "reassert a failed eco- nomic policy." "Our tax relief is needed to promote The Washington Post WASHINGTON - After brushing aside last- minute Arab appeals for a delay, President Clinton today convenes an emergency summit meeting of Arab and Israeli leaders designed to break a new cycle of violence that threatens to wreck five years of tortuous Middle East peace negotiations. The two-day meeting is expected to bring together Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat and Jordan's King Hussein, but there is no guarantee of a successful outcome. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak bowed out yesterday, and sent his foreign minister to represent him, because of what Egyptian officials termed "a lack of adequate preparations." Speaking with reporters en route to Washington, Netanyahu offered to hold "continuous negotia- tions" with the Palestinians on terms for with- drawing Israeli troops from the West Bank town of Hebron, a pullout originally scheduled to take place last March. But Israeli officials continued to flatly reject Arab demands that Israel close a pedestrian tunnel near Muslim and Jewish holy sites in East Jerusalem whose opening last week sparked Palestinian street riots and an armed con- frontation between Palestinian police and Israeli soldiers in which more than 70 people died. With Arab and Israeli leaders digging them- selves into mutually exclusive diplomatic posi- tions, Clinton administration spokesperson attempted to lower expectations for the meeting here. They said they would consider the summit a success if it halted the drift toward further violence and renewed the political dialogue between the Israelis and the Palestinians. "It's clear to me that the Middle East peace process is in a state of crisis," said Secretary of State Warren Christopher, who has spent more time on the search for an Arab-Israeli peace settle- ment than any other single foreign policy issue. "You have to keep going forward." State Department spokesperson Nicholas Burns said that U.S. goals at the summit could be reduced to five words: "Meet, stop fighting, begin talking." King Hussein arrived here at 7:20 p.m. last night, and went directly to the White House to see Clinton. Netanyahu was expected to arrive later in the evening, while Arafat was due to fly in around 5 a.m. this morning after meeting with European foreign ministers in Luxemburg. Arafat had earlier joined Mubarak in callng for a postponement of the talks until the week- end in order to bring international pressure to bear on Israel to close the tunnel beneath the edge of the sacred hill in Jerusalem known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Arabs as Haram Sharif. In contrast to most summit meetings, which are See MIDEAST, Page 7 I Military cuts concern students, v By Jennifer Harvey Daily Staff Reporter For a select group of voters, some campaign issues aren't just partisan politics, they're matters of life and death. Veterans and military servicemen and women say the results of the November election may determine everything from the scope of their health care to their safety in the battlefield. LSA sophomore and U.S. Marine Sgt. Brian Broderick said veterans will look closely at defense budget proposals when casting their vote. "We want increases in the defense budget" Broderick said. "Everyday there's ships out there on stand by, waiting to go ashore if needed, and they're out there with basically crappy equipment. "There's no way the defense budget should be cut," he said.N Joe Fitzsimmons. Republican candidate for Congress in Michigan's 13th District, said Republicans will not move to cut the defense bud- get. "I'm very strong on defense," Fitzsimmons said. "There's just got to be a lot of common sense." John Hanson, deputy assistant secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, said the provision and maintenance of benefits will be the most impor- tant issue facing veterans and servicemen and women in the coming election. He said such bene- fits are part of the overriding national issue of access to health care. "Right now veterans have to jump through hoops to get health care," Hanson said. Jerry Newberry, Michigan chair of Veterans for Clinton/Gore, said President Clinton has worked hard to help veterans. "Bill Clinton knows the benefits of health care eterans for veterans," he said. "He has done more for veterans than any sitting president since Roosevelt." Major eligibilty rule reforms and the development of outreach programs have been great Democratic achievements, Newberry said. "They're doing more with less dollars," he said. Hanson said a number of people criticize the maintenance of the VA because the number of vet- erans is declining. Hanson said even though there are fewer veterans, that doesn't mean the VA budget should decrease as well. He said aging veterans and younger veterans alike must continue to be provided for. "Whoever is looking at issues for veterans should be looking at issues for younger veterans," Hanson said. More research into the mysterious "Gulf War syn- drome" plaguing many Gulf War veterans must be done, Hanson said. He said No. 2 in a 12-part series. the government must con- tinue to try to find out the cause of their problems and compensate for their illnesses. He said the quality of future U.S. military forces depends on such research. "Any veteran who comes out should know the country is going to do every- thing it can do to take care of them," Hanson said. "If we don't take care of our young veterans today; their sons and daughters won't want to serve in the future." Broderick said he knows many servicemen and women who returned from the Gulf with mysterious symptoms, ranging from "funky dreams to twitch- ing." He said more research has to be done. "We have to give it the attention it deserves," Broderick said. "You can't turn your shoulder on the people who served for their country." College Republicans President Nicholas Kirk, an LSA junior, said President Clinton has not been a See MILITARY, Page 7 KRISTEN SCHAEFER/Daily Sketching Architecture first-year student Nicole McCall sketches on the steps of the William Clements Library yesterday. See DEBATE, Page 7 Vendors sell a variety of 'dogs' r>.rt T HE . , . By Carly Blatt For the Daily Every day, hungry students are tempted by yet another diversion etween classes: hot dollar dogs avail- le from vendors around campus. Hot dog vendors selling a variety of "dogs," such as beef dogs, turkey dogs, .veggie dogs, bratwursts, and stadium kielbasas provide a quick, inexpensive snack. "It's an in-between meal," said Kwame McShan, a first-year graduate student in Education. "I usually eat them when I won't have a chance to eat 1til later." University students make up much of the vendors' business. "The majority of people (who buy hot dogs) are stu- dents," vendor Tim Ciersezwski said, who works at Bierner's Hot Dog Stand at the corner of North University Aami a .sa Stret they buy a dollar dog and they're done." Some students said they like the con- venience of the stands. "It's quick, and it's convenient. I buy hot dogs about once a week," said Rackham first-year student Daniel Zarazva. The stands are open to accommodate students for lunch, as well as for snacks. Most stands open around 11 a.m., and stay open until 4 or 5 p.m. Vendor Zzakyra Prince, who also works at Dog Gone Dogs, said his stand is "busiest between noon and I p.m., and is usually quiet after 3 p.m. Periods between classes are busy as well. "We have a lot of people at 11, 12 and 1, right on the hour' Ciersezwski said. Vendors said they enjoy working at the stands. "I like being outside, getting sun" said Steve Goldsmith. who works Fraternity hopefuls rush to be brothers By Ericka M. Smith For the Daily They've showered. They've cleaned the bathrooms. But this week, only men are invited. Interfraternity Council Rush season is upon us. Officially, the season kicked off Sunday, offering University men the chance .to learn about the Greek System here at Michigan. Men wishing to rush are invited to visit any of the 31 IFC fraternity open houses, held each night until Oct. 3; and Oct. 6-8. "At open houses, fraternities will have food and soda and will answer ques- tions," said Terry Landes, the fraternity adviser for the Office of Greek Life. The open houses offer a chance for rushees to decide which fraternity would be best for them. They also offer JULLY PARK/Daily Tim Clersezwski hands Tom Slack a hot dog while Michelle Haynes waits to order. Barry Bierner's dogs are a popular, quick snack for University students.