2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, November 18, 1996 NATION/WORLD Troops cut communications Bosnian Serb army officers capture key transmitter Los Angeles Times TUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegovina - In an escalating power struggle, mutinous Bosnian Serb army officers loyal to indicted war crimes suspect Gen. Ratko Mladic have disrupted TV broadcasts for days after seizing a key transmitter, rival civilian officials said yesterday. The reported army action blocked broadcasts to most of the Serb-run Republika Srpska in a part of the world where television is an important to 5 of propaganda and control for them. Mladic, believed to be holed up in his headquarters near Han Pijesak in cen- tral Bosnia-Herzegovina, is fighting efforts by Bosnian Serb President Biljana Plavsic to fire him and most of his general staff. The dispute "threatens to escalate into a real civil war," Mladic's deputy, Gen. Manojlo Milovanovic, told the Belgrade newspaper Dnevni Telegraf. But the ability of the Bosnian Serb army to mount a coup is limited by the presence in Bosnia of more than 50,000 NATO troops. The NATO troops have required all of Bosnia's military factions to warehouse most of their weaponry. Furthermore, the Bosnian Serb police are now probably better equipped than the army and are loyal to Plavsic and her mentor, Radovan Karadzic. Still, the continued instability makes diplomats and international mediators nervous about Bosnia's fragile peace process. Last week the Serbian police seized the army's Krajina radio station and issued an arrest warrant for its direc- tor, a vocal aide of Mladic highly crit- ical of civilian authorities. The government and the army have accused each other of kidnapping dozens of people. In a statement read on Bosnian Serb television - and monitored in one of the few places where the trans- mission could be picked up - the Bosnian Serb government said offi- cers loyal to Miadic had seized a main transmitter on Mount Zep and "dis- abled" it. The government would not resort to force, the statement said, but was con- sidering taking Mladic and his men to court. It added that three station techni- cians were taken hostage and that one remains missing. Although the attack on the trans- mission tower occurred last week it was not denounced by Bosnian Serb television until now. AUTO PLANT Continued from Page IA whole family was happy." Jeffrey Izzard, who has an older brother and sister, said his father treat- ed all three of the children as if they were his favorite. "We all felt as we were his favorite because he treated us so well," Izzard said. Izzard said he although he watched the showdown at the Wixom plant on television, he did not learn of his father's death until 4 p.m. "They mentioned the name Darrell, but they didn't mention the last name;" Izzard said. It was 4 p.m. when Izzard's mother called with the bad news. Izzard said the University and his friends have been supportive. "I've received a tremendous amount of support from my friends;" he said. No date was set Friday for Atkins' next court appearance. Atkins also was charged with 12 felony firearms violations, I1 counts of assault with intent to murder, auto theft and being a felon in possession of a firearm. If convicted of all charges, Atkins would face two life prison terms plus 12 years, Oakland County Prosecutor Richard Thompson said. Thompson said authorities believe Atkins dressed in camouflage, stole a truck from a paving company and went to the Ford plant Thursday, having been rebuffed last weekend when he tried to get in to propose to a worker there. Holland said police also found what he described as a "farewell note" in Atkins' apartment. ? . New drug may restore memory loss WASHINGTON - A new drug, which in some tests of healthy elderly men restores memory almost to that of young people, soon will be tested on patient, with Alzheimer's, the fatal brain disorder that destroys the mind. Dr. Gary Lynch of the University of California at Irvine said yesterday the drug called ampakine CX-516 accelerates signals between brain cells and appears to significantly sharpen the memory The drug, used in only mild doses, was tested on students in their early 20s and on men aged 65 to 70 and the results were "particularly striking" among the older people, Lynch said. He delivered a report on the drug yesterday at a national meet-- ing of the Society for Neuroscience. Lynch said clinical trials of the drug consisted of memory tests conducted with and without CX-516. Lynch said the hope is that the drug will improve the memory of patients with, Alzheimer's disease, a progressive disorder that destroys memory and other func, tions of the brain and eventually kills. About 5 million Americans, mostly elderly, have Alzheimer's, and it is estimated that the number will climb to 15 million over the next quarter-century as the nation's population ages. Ampakine CX-516 has been tested only on small groups in clinical experime s to detect any toxic effects. A more definitive test will start next year. ,. S, : Don't IPanic!t? If you'think you're pregnant. callsiw l isten, we care. PROBLEM PREG~NANCY HELP 769- 7283 Any time, any day, 24 hours: Fully confidential Serving Students since 1970 Valujet hearings to begin today MIAMI - Even without an official cause, the pulverizing crash of aValuJet plane in the Everglades has already pro- duced a move toward a safer jet fleet and an upheaval in how the government oversees airlines. More changes could be ahead as the National Transportation Safety Board examines the May II crash during a weeklong hearing that begins today. A final report is expected next spring. Investigators suspect oxygen-gener- ating canisters carried in the DC-9's cargo compartment shifted, igniting a fire that sent smoke into the cabin and cockpit before it cut power and the jet- liner's steering controls. After just 12 minutes in the air, Flight 592 plunged into the Everglades, killing all 110 aboard. In its search for answers, the NTSB this month started a fire in an old air- plane cargo compartment and the results will be presented at the hearing. Investigators also are looking at the handling of hazardous cargo, aircraft maintenance by outsiders and the gov-- ernment's supervision of start-up air- lines like ValuJet. Friend may testify against McVeigh * NEW YORK - A former Atm buddy of bombing suspect Timothy McVeigh is expected to testify that McVeigh chose the Oklahoma City fee oral building because it was an "easy" target, Newsweek reported. Michael Fortier, who pleaded guilty to knowing about the bombing plotv will say McVeigh meticulously mapped out the attack and considered the bu ing an easy target because it is n Interstate 235, Newsweek reported iti its Nov. 25 issue, citing unidentified sources close to the case. b Fortier also will confirm that the p1ot' included leaving a getaway car fa McVeigh and co-defendant Terry Nichols behind the YMCA near the federal building, the magazine said. McVeigh and Nichols are charged with murder in the 1995 bombing. L great scores... Law School Business School Dental chool Graduate School Medical School great teachers... Kalan helps you focus your test prep suywhere you need it most. Our teachers willrshow you the proven skills and test-taking techniques to help you get a higher score. 1-800-KAP-TEST Do you remember FESTIFALL? Would you like another chance to recruit new members? - ::x. ..: *the student organization carnival* Thursday, january 23, 1997 110aOOam-4:OOpm Michigan Union Come to the Student Activities & Leadership Office 2209 Michigan Union to register TODAY! Deadline for groups is Tuesday December10 th $12.00 registration fee per organization PLEASE CALL 763-5900 Russiansace probe may crash to Earth HONOLULU - A Russian space probe fired toward Mars was expected to crash to Earth in east-central Australia yesterday evening, carrying tiny generators that in an "extremely unlikely" worst-case scenario could release a small, lethal plutonium cloud, the Clinton administration said. The unmanned craft had failed to break out of Earth's orbit after the fail- ure of a fourth-stage booster rocket. The U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs, Colo., confirmed that the probe re-entered Earth's atmos- phere in the southern Pacific west of Chile late last night. Authorities were concerned about four small radioactive plutonium-pow- ered energy generators contained in landing vehicles. In a worst-case situation - which Clinton administration officials called "extremely unlikely" - the canisters could have broken up in the atmosphere and created a small radioactive cloud. "If some cloud of dispersal wbm-' formed at a lower attitude and were inhaled by humans, it could be lethal;" said Robert Bell, senior director, arms control on the U.S. Natiol Security Council. 800 activists protest Miss World pageant BANGALORE, India - Pdlic~ wearing riot gear blocked protesteds from marching to a hotel where Miss World contestants are staying,'a arrested 800 of the activists yesterd. The protesters, mostly women, were detained for about two hours and- released after receiving a warning. Tle women argue the beauty pageant is demeaning to Indian values and culture; Police stopped the marchers 1 1/2. miles from the hotel where 88 contes;- tants are staying said Police Commissioner Sharat Chandra Burman in Bangalore, southern India. - Compiled from Daily wire repots. REM* WR" Goldman, Sachs & Co invites University of Michigan undergraduates to explore the many opportunities for professional growth within the firm. Monday, October 21, 1996 Opportunities in the Investment Banking Division 4:30 p.m., Open House 6:00 p.m., Presentation The Michigan Union, The Ballroom Casual Attire 0 *um e .Sm e E 6:P MM.,. 0 ESBukN E 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 $85. Winter term (January through April) is $95, yearlong (September through April) is $165. On-campus sub- scriptions for fall term are $35. 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