2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 26, 2001 NATION/WORLD q Giuliani receives write-in votes NEW YORK (AP) - With smoke still rising from the World Trade Center ruins, New Yorkers chose their candidates for mayor yesterday in pri- maries turned upside down by the disaster and the possibility that Rudolph Giuliani may try to stay on to steer the city through its crisis. Billionaire media owner Michael Bloomberg had a commanding lead over former Congressman Her- man Badillo for the Republican mayoral nomination, according to exit poll samples. On the Democratic side, city Public Advocate Mark Green was locked in a tight race with Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, and those two candidates appeared headed for a possible runoff, the polling indicated. Exit poll samples were gathered from 1,097 Democratic voters and 205 Republican voters by Edison Media Research, which conducted a poll subscribed to by The Associated Press and other media organizations. Giuliani, a Republican, is barred by law from run- ning for a third term this fall. But his popularity has soared since the Sept. I1 attack and some voters say he ought to stay on past Dec. 31, when his term is up. "The last thing the city needs is a change in gov- ernment," said Fran Kane, a Democrat who said she would have voted for Giuliani if she could. Lorraine Fittipaldi, a Republican, cast a write-in vote for the mayor. "Even if they keep him for a, year, I think he's been wonderful," she said. On a day of on-and-off rain, four Democrats and two Republicans sought their parties' nominations to move a step closer to the most prominent municipal job in the country. The winners of each primary meet Nov. 6. With at least 15,000 absentee ballots cast - and the possibility of a sizable write-in vote for Giuliani by Democratic or Republican voters - there was a chance the winners would not be clear until the offi- cial count is completed next week. In other elections around the country: Arkansas voters chose candidates for a special election to fill the congressional seat vacated by new Drug Enforcement Administration chief Asa Hutchinson. Voters decided whether Oklahoma should become the 22nd state to ban labor contracts requiring employees to pay union dues. Business and labor inter- ests spent more than S10 million battling for votes. In Boston, Mayor Thomas Menino was favored to win a nonpartisan runoff in his bid for a third term. In New York City, the Democratic candidates - Public Advocate Mark Green, City Comptroller Alan Hevesi, City Council Speaker Peter Vallone and Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer -- all were seeking the 40 percent of the vote needed to win. If no one gets 40 percent, the top two vote-getters advance to an Oct. 11 runoff. Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire media mogul, and former Rep. Herman Badillo were on the ballot for the GOP nomination. The primaries began Sept. I 1 but were postponed within hours after two hijacked airliners brought down the trade center, burying thousands of people in the rubble. Votes cast by machine were thrown out. Giuliani has not ruled out trying to stay on as mayor, saying Monday that he needed more time to think about his political future. Sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity said Giu- liani's advisers were exploring ways the state Legislature or City Council could get around term limits. NEWS IN BRIEFt HEADLINES FRO AROUND THE WORLD NEW YORK. Wall Street showing signs of stability Stock prices fluctuated but nonetheless showed signs of stability yesterday as investors looked for bargains after last week's precipitous drop. The major indexes closed modestly higher, having withstood several waves of profit-taking from Monday's big rally. Analysts were generally pleased with Wall Street's performance and noted that just holding steady is good news, given stocks' recent volatility. "It's very important that we stabilize. You had a big day Monday after a com- plete sellout the week before. I'd be very happy to see the market go sideways for a couple of weeks to regain its breath," said Will Braman, chief investment officer for John Hancock Funds. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 56.11 to 8,659.97, bringing its two-day advance to more than 424 points. The blue chip index plunged 1,369 points last week. Broader indicators also climbed for a second session. The Nasdaq composite index rose 2.24 to 1,501.64, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 8.82 to 1,012.27. "We're still seeing buying and that's a step in the right direction," said Bryan Piskorowski, market commentator at Prudential Securities. LOS ANGELES Emmy Awards will reflect mood of nation The red carpet will be missing and stars will trade tuxedoes for business suits in a muted Emmy Awards intended to reflect the nation's somber mood, the cere- mony's executive producer said yesterday. "It will be very different from what we had planned and what we've seen before," Don Mischer said. Walter Cronkite, not host Ellen DeGeneres,-will make the opening remarks at the Oct. 7 ceremony, delayed three weeks because of the Sept. 11 terrorist hijack- ings and attacks on New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon. On-camera celebrity arrivals will be abandoned, and fans won't be able to scream for their favorites from bleachers, Mischer said. Stars are being advised to dress down. "It's difficult for the women because they've been planning their gowns for a long time," Mischer acknowledged. The plans are reminiscent of the carefully understated Academy Awards cere- monies held during World War II. Mischer has been consulting with the Acade- my of Television Arts & Sciences and host network CBS. Tornado kills two Maryland students COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Students and school officials sorted through wreckage yesterday at the University of Maryland, where torna- does killed two sisters, both students. At least 50 people were injured there and elsewhere in the Washington sub- urbs. A 78-year-old volunteer fire- fighter collapsed and died after helping with the damage. The father of the dead sisters was among the injured: Several buildings were damaged by the tornadoes that struck late Monday afternoon and mobile homes contain- ing offices were destroyed. Debris, overturned cars and trees were strewn across the campus. More than 100 cars had shattered windows or had been smashed into other vehicles. Student Insley Schaden tried to determine if she could get her car out from between two others. Most of her car's windows were broken, but she said she thought she could salvage it, unlike a nearby vehicle that had been ripped in half. "You see this wiry thing and it's actually a Jeep," Schaden said. Gov. Parris Glendening, who once taught at the university, toured the area yesterday. He had declared a state of emergency on Monday. "Where that touched down, it could have been much worse in loss of life and injury," Glendening said yesterday. The tornado's wind speed likely ranged between 158 and 206 mph, said John Margraf of the National Weather Service in Sterling, Va. The governor's office said it was Maryland's worst tornado in 75 years. Roughly 22,000 business and resi- dential customers lost power, said Potomac Electric Power Co. and Balti- more Gas and Electric. Two tornadoes touched down in the area about 10 minutes apart late Mon- day afternoon, part of a storm system that stretched along the East Coast, the National Weather Service said. At least one funnel cloud was visible from Washington. Ryan Wirt, a freshman, said he looked out his dormitory window and saw a funnel clou'd approaching with lightning flashing inside. "It looked as big as my whole build- ing," Wirt said. The two students died when their car was hurled hundreds of yards. They were identified as sisters Colleen Patricia Marlatt, 23, and Erin Patricia. Marlatt, 20, of Clarksville, Prince George's fire spokesman Chauncey Bowers said. The tornado carried their car the length of two or three football AP PHOTO Ann Harris Davidson, left, who works at what was the Maryland Fire and Rescue institute at the University of Maryland, surveys the damage to her office yesterday. fields, pushing it over or between dorm buildings before it came to rest in an area of trees, said Mark Brady, another Prince George's fire department spokesman. Their father, F. Patrick Marlatt, needed 40 stitches for facial cuts. He is deputy director of the Mary- land Fire and Rescue Institute, whose trailer offices on the campus were destroyed. In addition, 78-year-old volunteer firefighter Clarence Kretizer collapsed and died after returning to his fire sta- tion from the campus area, Bowers said. In Laurel, about five miles north of the university, three injuries were reported at Laurel High School, where the roof was blown off one building, Maryland Emergency Management Agency spokesman Leonard Sipes said. Severe damage was, reported to 42 homes. YER EVAN, Armenia Pope's health falters during foreign tour His hands trembled, he slumped in his chair and aides rushed to his sid to offer comfort. Pope John Paul II's stop in Arme- nia yesterday, his fourth day of a foreign tour, offered a new test of the 81-year-old pontiff's frail health. And as often before, he appeared to rebound later in the day, even waving his cane in the air. John Paul has sought to make this trip for years and scheduled it now to take part in celebrations by the ancient Armenian Apostolic Church marking 1,700 years of Christianity in this country. On a visit to the church's seat in Echmiadzin, 15 miles west of the capital, Yerevan, the pope's hands shook seemingly uncontrollably as he was halfway through his speech in the Apostolic Cathedral., WASHINGTON Supreme Court takes up school vouchers The Supreme Court, tackling a stark church-state issue dear to President Bush, agreed yesterday to decide whether the Constitution permits using taxpayer dollars to pay religious school tuition. The court will hear challenges some- time early next year to a 6-year-old school voucher program involving about 3,700 children in Cleveland. A ruling is expected by summer. Supporters hope the conservative- led court will use the case to broad- en its recent trend of approving limited uses of taxpayer money at religious schools. Opponents, too, say the court's ruling could be a landmark. "This is probably the most impor- tant church-state case in the last half- century," said Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. WASHINGTON U.S. poverty rate decreased last year The U.S. poverty rate dipped last year to its lowest level in over a quarter- century, driven down by a healthy econ- omy that helped a broad range of workers. Incomes leveled off after years of increase. Overall, many analysts said the Cen- sus Bureau report released yesterday offered a positive picture of the Ameri- can economy - at least before the financial unrest from the terrorist attacks. The year 2000 could prove to be the high-water mark of the economic expansion that began in the early 1990s, said Tim Smeeding, professor of eco- nomics and public policy at Syracuse University. "The economy continued to do good things in 2000," Smeeding said. Speak- ing of the poverty rate, he added, "Unfortunately, I'm afraid that what goes down will come back up." - Compiled from Daily wire reports. 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 $100. Winter term (January through April) is $105, yearlong (September through April) is $180. On-campus subscriptions for fall term are $35. Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and The Associated Collegiate Press. ADDRESS: The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1327. PHONE NUMBERS (All area code 734): News 76-DAILY; Arts 763-0379; Sports 647-3336; Opinion 764-0552; Circulation 764-0558; Classified advertising 764-0557; Display advertising 764-0554; Billing 764-0550. E-mail letters to the editor to daily.ietters@umich.edu. 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