2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 24, 2006 NATION/WORLD Crash in Chile kills 12 Americans Bus was returning from cruise ship when it plunged off highway SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - A tour bus swerved to avoid an approaching truck and tumbled 300 feet down a mountainside in northern Chile, kill- ing 12 American tourists and injuring two others, U.S. and Chilean officials said. Two Chileans also were hospital- ized, said Juan Carlos Poli, a city hall spokesman in the Pacific port city of Arica. The tourists were returning to Celebrity Cruises' ship Millennium from an excursion to Lauca National Park when the bus plunged off the rugged highway Wednesday near Arica, 1,250 miles north of Santiago, he said. Poli said the bus, which had a capacity of 16 passengers, "was total- ly destroyed." Poli also said the injured Ameri- cans were "conscious and have been able to talk to doctors," although he added their were concerns because of their age. The victims were all in their 60s and 70s, authorities said. Celebrity Cruises President Dan Hanrahan told reporters in Miami the victims were part of a 64-member B'nai B'rith group on vacation, but their identities were not being released "out of respect for the families." Of the injured tourists, one broke a leg and the other broke a hand, said Mauricio Lynn of Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Both men were in stable condition but were being observed at a hospital as a precaution. U.S. Embassy spokesman John MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica One dies in fire on Caribbean cruise ship A fire apparently started by a cigarette raced through cabins on a cruise ship in the Caribbean early yesterday, killing an American and injuring 11 other people, officials said. The Star Princess was en route from Grand Cayman to Jamaica when the blaze started at about 3 a.m., according to a statement from Princess Cruises, which is owned by Miami-based Carnival Corp. About 150 cabins were damaged before crew members extinguished the flames. The American died after suffering cardiac arrest, Princess spokeswoman Julie Benson said without releasing the victim's name. A company statement said two passengers suffered "significant smoke inhala- tion injuries" and nine others had "minor complications." The injured were being treated in the ship's medical center, the company said. Horace Peterkin, president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, toured the scorched ship after it docked in Jamaica and said crew members told him the fire apparently started on a cabin balcony. A cigarette was suspected of causing the fire, Peterkin told The Associated Press. WASHINGTON Bush urges 'civil debate' on immigration As Congress prepares for a showdown over immigration policy, President Bush urged lawmakers yesterday to have a "civil debate" that respects people of all backgrounds. "Ours is a nation of law and ours is a nation of immigrants, and we believe that we can have rational, important immigration policy that's based upon law and reflects our deep desire to be a compassionate and decent nation," Bush said. He urged a serious debate on the issues at a time when advocates on both sides have been playing to voters' gut emotions. "When we discuss this debate, it must be done in a civil way," Bush said during a meeting with groups pushing for changes to immigration laws. "It must be done in a way that brings dignity to the process. It must be done in a way that doesn't pit people against another." Bush wants Congress to create a worker program under which participants could gain legal status for a specific time and then be required to return home. WASHINGTON Melting ice could spur rise in sea level The Earth is already shaking beneath melting ice as rising temperatures threaten to shrink polar glaciers and raise sea levels around the world. By the end of this century, Arctic readings could rise to levels not seen in 130,000 years - when the oceans were several feet higher than now, according to new research appearing in today's issue of the journal Science. Even now, giant glaciers lubricated by melting water have begun causing earthquakes in Greenland as they lurch toward the ocean, other scientists report in the same journal. "Although the focus of our work is polar, the implications are global," Otto- Bliesner said. "These ice sheets have melted before and sea levels rose. DECATUR, Ga. Civil rights leader criticized for Wal-Mart work At the grand opening of a Wal-Mart in a black suburb of Atlanta, civil rights leader Andrew Young danced with store clerks, bouncing to the song "We Are Family." He also posed with a $1 million check from the company - a donation for a memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to be built on the National Mall in Washington. Young took part in the pep rally in his new position as a paid corporate cheer- leader for Wal-Mart - a role that has perplexed some of his longtime civil rights colleagues, who have all but accused him of going over to the enemy. Activists for the poor have long complained that Wal-Mart skimps on wages and health benefits, forces employees to work off the clock, and kills off mom-and-pop businesses. a PHOU Coroner's office empolyees carry the body of a victim of the tourist bus crash at the forensic Institute in Arica, Chile yesterday. Twelve elderly American tourists were killed Wednesday when a bus plunged off the rugged highway near Arica. Vance said consular officers were being sent to Arica. The Millennium was docked in Arica. It had been scheduled to leave for Peru early yesterday, but the departure was delayed until the evening to allow guests to make other arrangements if they wished, Hanrahan said. The ship was car- rying 1,536 guests and 920 crew members. The accident occurred 25 miles northeast of Arica on the road lead- ing deep into the high Andes Moun- tains, connecting the coast with the Bolivian capital of La Paz. The cruise line said it was offer- ing to fly family members of vic- tims to Chile and sending a special assistance team to the ship to help its guests and crew. OUTDOOR = ADVENTURE~S -C V L a> MEXICAN GRILL 40 6 CORRECTIONS - Compiled from Daily wire reports Location: UM Rackham Auditorium Showtime: Doors @ 5:15PM, Show @ 6PM Price: $10 advance/$12 door Ticket Info: 734.764.3967 www.recsports.umich.edu /outdooradv/ Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michigandaily.com. 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1327 www.michigandaily.com CAREER OPTIONS FOR DOCTOR OF PHARMACY GRADUATES DONN M. 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