One hundred ten years of editoriafreedom Unug NEWS: 76-DAILY CLASSIFIED: 7640557 wwwmichigandally.com Thursday September 20, 2001 V5119t. , I *= 1*- eks 'I I It m ice' I' Aircraft deployed to Persian Gulf Bush will address Congress and the nation tonight but won't ask for a declaration of war WASHINGTON (AP) The Pentagon ordered dozens of advanced aircraft to the Per- sian Gulf region yesterday as the hour of military retaliation for deadly terrorist attacks drew closer. President Bush announced he would address Congress and the nation tonight. "I owe it to the country to give an explana- tion," the president said in the Oval Office. Bush spoke after meeting with congressional leaders to discuss the economy, weak before the attacks and buffeted by thousands of layoffs in the airline industry and elsewhere in the eight days since. "No question it's tough times," he said. "This is a shock to the economy and we're going to respond." The president will ask Congress to give the nation's airlines $5 billion in immediate aid, plus help with their insurance liability, an administra- tion official said, but not $12.5 billion in loans the industry says it needs to avert bankruptcies - at least for now. Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan was quoted as telling lawmakers earli- er that they should focus on restoring economic confidence and not rush into passing legislation of uncertain impact. The president's announcement that he would go before a joint session of Congress marked a quickening in the pace of events as the adminis- tration worked on military, diplomatic and eco- nomic responses to the attacks that killed thousands. A Pentagon official outlined the first steps of "Operation Infinite Justice," the decision to send See MILITARY, Page 7A Hijackers may have stolen or faked IDs The Washington Post WASHINGTON - FBI officials said yester- day that some of the 19 terrorists who carried out last week's assault on New York and Washington may have stolen the identities of other people, and their real names may remain unknown. Saudi government officials also said yesterday that they have determined that at least two of the terrorists used the names of living, law-abiding Saudi citizens, and thatother hijackers may have faked their identities too. FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III said Friday that the bureau had "a fairly high level of confi- dence" that the hijacker names released by the FBI were not aliases. But one senior official said yes- terday that "there may be some question with the regard to the identity of at least some of them." The uncertainty highlights how difficult it may be to ever identify some of the hijackers who par- ticipated in the deadliest act of violence on American soil. Most of the hijackers' bodies were obliterated in the fiery crashes "This operation had tremendous security and using false names would have been part of it," said John Martin, retired chief of the Justice Department's internal security section. "The hijackers themselves may not have known the others' true names." The identity problem adds to the steep chal- lenges facing the FBI and other federal investiga- See PROBE, Page 7A AP PHOTO A flag is waved as the USS Roosevelt leaves Norfolk, Va., yesterday. The aircraft carrier's departure for the Mediterranean was planned before the attacks last Tuesday in New York and Washington, but the Pentagon also began deploying advanced aircraft to the Persian Gulf yesterday. Senate votes to repeal tuition tax credit; bill heads to House By Louje Moizlish DailyStaff Reporter The Michigan Senate voted yesterday to repeal the state's tuition tax credit, a move that, pending approval by the House of Representatives, would allow tuition rebates for students at the University and other public colleges across the state. A spokeswoman for Gov. John Engler said Engler, would sign the bill if it is sent to his desk in the cur- rent form. The final vote tally was 21-14 in favor of the bill, with Democrats and Republicans taking both sides on the issue. In addition to repealing the credit, the Senate approved a bill appropriating $5.9 million to the University of Michigan's Ann Arbor campus and additional funds to its Dearborn and Flint campuses, as well as to the state's 40 other community colleges and four-year universities. The bill, as passed by the Senate, requires the schools to affirm that they will use the funds for rebates - something that must be confirmed by the State Budget Office - before the allocation of the funds. Spokeswoman Julie Peterson said the University supports the repeal of the tuition tax credit. "We are very pleased that the Senate took this action and we believe that in the long run this will be in the best interest of our undergraduate stu- dents," she said. But the bill faces an uncertain future in the House. Matt Sweeney, a legislative aide to Rep. Sandy Caul (R-Mt. Pleasant), chairwoman of the House Appropriations higher education subcommittee, said the bill in its present form is unlikely to pass the House and does not have Caul's support. Sweeney said Caul takes issue with two aspects of the bill. She believes rebates should only be issued tdin-state students, which the bill does not require. Since the tax credit is only available to Michigan residents, Caul feels the rebates from its repeal should not extend to students residing out-of- state. Sweeney also said the legislation should require colleges to lower their tuition. Because of state funding increases that varied from only 1.5 percent to 1.7 percent, many universities raised tuition sub- stantially for this academic year, some as high as 20 percent. The University of Michigan raised tuition 6.5 percent. Sweeney said large funding increases in previous years should have cushioned the universities from raising tuition so high this year and the legislation should have demanded a decrease. "This year (state) revenues are down and the uni- versities received 1.5 percent, but over the long run, they should have received record increases," he said. But Sen. John Schwarz (R-Battle Creek), sponsor of the bill and Caul's counterpart in the Senate, said he expected the bill to be amended in the House and sent to a conference committee to reach a compro- mise on sticking points. Schwarz said although he is opposed to language requiring the schools to roll See TUITION, Page 7A $2 million gift will fund lobby in Hill BRENDAN O'DONNELL/Daily University professors Richard Hall, Kenneth Lieberthal and David Thatcher discuss the consequences of Tuesday's attacks yesterday. Profs. eXamine major issues in light of attacks By Sarah Scott Daily Staff Reporter A $2 million donation from the Elizabeth E. Kennedy Fund will allow the University to construct a lower lobby in Hill Auditorium, which is planned to undergo renovations beginning next May, The money will provide for the construction and furnishing of the lobby, which does not presently exist rent one. "The lobby will be a gathering place for people before and after con- certs and during intermission," said Ken Fischer, president of the Univer- sity Musical Society. "The creation of a lobby in her name will enhance the patrons' experience." The Kennedys have always been supportive of UMS, said John Dob- son, secretary of the Elizabeth E. Kennedy fund. By Karen Schwartz Daily Staff Reporter When Jude Hays, a professor of political science and public policy, decided to organize a panel discussion in response to last week's attack, he had no idea that the event would draw a crowd that would fill all the chairs in the room and spill out into the hall. the current and future political atmos- phere in both the domestic and inter- national spheres. "I thought it was a good way to get a discussion going about what appropri- ate responses to this attack should be," Hays said. "And as many of the panel members pointed out, the role of the University community is to begin dis- cussion like this. I agree with that." i Courtesy of the Elizabeth E. Kennedy Fund I I