2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 17, 1998 NATION/WORLD Netanyahu ceases troop withdrawal JERUSALEM (AP) - In yet another blow to the Mideast peace accord, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suspended a West Bank troop pullback yesterday and demanded that Yasser Arafat retract threats to use force to bring about a Palestinian state. Palestinian officials countered that Israel was mak- ing just as many inflammatory remarks and accused Netanyahu of inventing excuses to avoid carrying out the agreement. The escalating tensions came on the day Israel had been scheduled to begin pulling its troops out of West Bank areas and crippled U.S. envoy Dennis Ross' efforts to get the Mideast peace accord off the ground. Netanyahu said the suspension was a result of Arafat's statement Sunday promising to declare a Palestinian state in May and telling supporters "our rifle is ready" to take Jerusalem. "I do not intend to implement any withdrawal under these circumstances ... until these things are correct- ed in public, a defiant Netanyahu said in a speech to parliament convened to debate the peace accord. Despite the suspension of the troop withdrawal, a par- liament vote in favor of the deal is expected today. Late last night, Arafat called in reporters from The Associated Press and Israel TV and said he was com- mitted to the peace process. "I would like to reiterate here that we are fully com- mitted to implementing precisely and accurately what was signed in the Wye River memorandum. As far as we're concerned, our position remains that peace is a strategic option and we will not shift course," Arafat said. He did not refer directly to his statements Sunday but said: "Surely we will face difficulties when we negotiate ... the issue of Jerusalem. As they say in English, where there's a will, there's a way." Arafat spoke moments before a meeting with Ross. Netanyahu's senior adviser David Bar-Illan said IRAQ Continued from Page 12 "We have to, obviously, be very skep- tical' about Iraq's intentions, Berger said. Defense Secretary William Cohen, meanwhile, announced a halt in the U.S. military buildup. "We will keep the forces that are already there for the time being," Cohen said. "Those forces that did not yet arrive, will in all proba- bility be recycled back in the next sev- eral days, Several dozen F-16 and F-15 fighter planes, along with four F- I 17 stealth fighters, have been diverted to Europe and are expected to be ordered back home. About 4,000 Army troops at Fort Stewart, Ga., and Fort Bliss, Texas, that had been designated for deploy- ment also will stand down, the secre- tary said. ]ME GRANT Continued from Page 2. students. The activities include ana oriented Summer M Workshop for undergraduat ed opportunities for st other universities to hav research experiences University, a "Fellow Faculty" pilot to encoura to recruit minorities and Leadership Committee review progress and assis uate school. Assistant Dean for Support Cynthia Cross while all parts of the p important, the mathemat shop may be particularly1 because mathematics is re significantly in many area "All these science field strong foundation in mat Cross said, adding that th tion of the funds is mo based than it may seem. "The model itself has t with putting a system in recruit all students and pu on those who are underrep Cross said. While thousands of mi dents receive undergradua in science every year, L only a small fraction goon doctorate degrees. "Our goal is to triple th of minorities receiving do said Lewis, adding that fli in the economy and chang islation also could play ar completion of the goal. "We should be able to t five years where we're h tough, but it is also do-ab said. Graduate Student Insi mathematics Dennis Keele although he is not certa admissions procedures, t sentation of minorities in Arafat's comments fell short of Israeli expectations. "Mr. Arafat did not provide a retraction of his state- ment regarding the use of rifles, a statement which is unacceptable. The government will have to decide whether to continue with the implementation of the accord," Bar-Illan said. Since Netanyahu and Arafat signed the accord in Washington on Oct. 23, there has been no end to pub- lic finger-pointing, fiery rhetoric and delays. "If we were to suspend our actions in response to statements we hear from the other side, then the agree- ment would have never been launched," said Palestinian minister Nabil Shaath. Noting that Israeli Foreign Minister Ariel Sharon called Sunday for Jewish settlers to seize as much West Bank land as possible, Shaath said: "We constantly hear outrageous statements from Mr. Netanyahu and members of his Cabinet and we did not stop the imple- mentation of the Wye memorandum." sion of the graduate school is "pret- ty small." "The math department does have programs to help encourage minori- application- ties in the field," Keeler said, athematics applauding the focus on mathemat- es, expand- ics in the proposal summary. Math udents at "is used through the sciences and in e summer economics, It helps people in gener- at the al think more logically and abstract- ships to ly," Keeler said. ge faculty The grant for increased minority a Faculty numbers in the graduate school that will comes in the aftermath of the most t the grad- recent development in the lawsuits facing the University's Law School Program and College of Literature Science said that and the Arts. roject are The lawsuits target the use of ics work- race-based preferences in the admis- beneficial sions policies, but Cross said she epresented does not think the status of the suits s. negatively or positively steered the s require a foundation's willingness to give the hematics," University a grant. ie applica- "The University has, at the gradu- re broad- ate level, worked hard to diversify the student body," Cross said. o do more According to a 1996 report, the n place to University is already one of the top t emphasis producers of Ph.D.s nationally presented," across all minority groups. "The National Science Foundation nority stu- knows we have played a significant te degrees role in the graduate education of ewis said, students of color," Lewis said, nto pursue adding that the University needs to provide a well-rounded education he number for every student at the graduate octorates," level. uctuations Lewis said that while the ges in leg- University can "certainly improve in role in the areas" other than the sciences, the grant restricts the use of the money tell within to the fields of science, mathematics eaded. It's and engineering. le," Lewis He said the reason for going for this grant was the reduced budget of tructor in other grant-providing programs such r said that as the National Endowment for the in of the Arts. he repre- "We go where there are dollars," his divi- Lewis said. High court: Workers have right to sue WASHINGTON - Workers gener- ally have a right to sue their employers for discrimination, the Supreme Court said yesterday, even when their unions or companies have a policy calling for arbitration of disputes. By a 9-0 vote, the justices reversed two lower courts that had blocked a South Carolina long- shoreman, who had previously been injured on the job but recovered, from suing his employer. The shipping company had refused to rehire Caesar Wright, the longshore- man, because of his back injury, and he sued for damages under the Americans with Disabilities Act. But the case came to the Supreme Court to test another issue, one that has divided American corporations and civil right lawyers for much of this decade. Since 1991, companies have been pressing for the adoption of mandatory arbitration policies as an alternative to costly federal court battles. Some of these are written into union contracts. In other instances, they are included in papers signed by newly hired employ- ces. Corporate lawyers rely on a 19 high court ruling that touted the virtues of arbitration as quick and convenient. Coal-burning plants will be focus of study WASHINGTON - Operators of coal-burning power plants soon will have to tell federal regulators how much mercury the plants release into the air, a possible first step toward eventual re4 lation of the toxic substance. The Environmental Protection Agency said yesterday the agency would start collecting the mercury information in January and provided to the public beginning in 2000. Coal-burning power plants are believed to account for about one-third of the 865 pounds of mercury released into the environment each year in t United States. AROUND THE NATION Court stands by spending limits ban WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is standing by its landmark 1976 ruling that banned campaign spending limits in federal elections, refusing yesterday to let Cincinnati impose such limits for City Council elections. The court, acting without comment, rejected a spirited challenge in whio lawyers for Cincinnati argued that unlimited spending over the past two decades has "seriously undermined public confidence in our electoral process and in our democratic institutions." John Bonifaz, the executive director of the Boston-based National Voting Rights Institute who filed the appeal for Cincinnati, predicted that the court someday will "recognize that unlimited campaign spending poses a serious threat." He said spending-limit disputes from Vermont and New Mexico, and one over judicial elections in Ohio, might give the nation's highest court a new opportunity to study the issue. Michael Carvin, a lawyer who helped challenge Cincinnati's spending lim' said yesterday's action "sends a strong signal ... that the court is not inclined' review its long standing precedent" banning spending limits as free-speech viola- tions. Summer Orientation Employment Opportunities AROUND THE WORLD Chinese leader protests U.S. policy KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Chinese President Jiang Zemin protested to Vice President Al Gore yesterday that the Clinton administration has been dis- playing too much support for both Taiwan's Nationalist government and the Dalai Lama, the exiled leader of Tibet, U.S. officials said. Last week, the administration dis- patched Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson to Taipei for rare high-level talks with Taiwanese officials. Separately, the Dalai Lama was given a warm welcome in Washington, obtain- ing three separate audiences with President Clinton, Gore and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. During a two-hour meeting with Gore, the Chinese president first brought up the subjects ofTaiwan and Tibet and then refused to let go, a U.S. official said. The vice president is filling in for Clinton at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering here because the president stayed in Washington to deal with the Iraq crisis. ~N LA E I~l~~lA1 .JII Qr Ija QLU MU NJM a1w 0 ,r N :~.1 L±ujj m.ifl~LQ MURDER Continued from Page 1 photos. Rowland said he is considering leav- ing the complex unless the building manager makes the apartments more attractive to residents. "He's got two options: one, lower our rent, or (two), we're out of here;' he said. The apartment complex is notorious for disturbances, tenants said, although nothing this severe had occurred until Sunday's incident. Resident Gale Lambert, who lives above Rowland, said the incident made her feel unsafe in her apartment, which has been her home for the last three years. "We might be thinking about mov- ing," Lambert said. Previous occurrences also have influenced her opinion. Lambert said two residents who had lived below her overdosed on drugs. This incident, Rowland said, is not characteristic of most Stadium Apartments residents. "The majority are good people, you know, just trying to make it in Ann Arbor," Rowland said. Zazula said Castillo is suspected to be driving a 1989 blue Ford Probe with Michigan license plate, QGZ 866. Anyone with information leading to Castillo's location should call AAPD's anonymous tip line at 996-3199. "Jiang went off for about 40 minutes on these two subjects" one participant said. Administration officials depic China's protests as relatively mild. JiaiI gave "a very calm, measured statement ... of China's fundamental views about both Taiwan and Tibet," a senior U.S. official said. Croat, Muslims convicted of crimes THE HAGUE, Netherlands - U judges yesterday handed down the first international convictions for atrocities committed against Bosnian Serbs during the Bosnian civil war, including the panel's first guilty ver- dict for rape. A three-judge panel at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal con- victed a Bosnian Croat and two Muslims for murdering and torturing, as well as raping, Serb prisoners at the Celebici camp in central Boso in 1992. - Compiled fom Daily wire reports. The Michigan Dhy (ISS N r075.96) is publisned Monday nrougn riay during te fal and winter terms am 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. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of the Associated Press and the Associated Collegiate Press. 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