The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, August 11, Israel approves evacuation plan 'in principle' JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli Cabinet gave guarded approval yester-$ day to a U.S. plan for evacuating the Palestine Liberation Organization from west Beirut, but demanded a complete list of the guerrillas fighters to be with- drawn and the countries that will ac- cept them. U.S. presidential envoy Philip Habib arrived in Israel from Beirut late yesterday and was to meet with Prime Minster Menachem Begin today, U.S. and Israeli officials said. IN BEIRUT, Lebanese intermediary Saeb Salam said Habib was carrying the list provided by the Palestinians of the guerrillas and their destinations. Israel estimates there are more than 7,100 guerrillas trapped in west Beirut by Israeli forces who invaded Lebanon June 6. "We are very near to a solution," Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir said in a speech after the Cabinet meeting. He said the Habib package included "very reasonable proposals." Israel insisted on a strong U.S. role in, the evacuation, Shamir said, although it encountered resistance from Americans who believe the peacekeeping force could be a dangerous assignment. "THE UNITED States now has the best chance ever for success in the Middle East," Shamir told an American audience. In Washington, State Department deputy spokesman Alan Romberg welcomed the Israeli Cabinet's st- tement of "approval in principle" as an "essential element" in settling the west Beirut conflict. "We are encouraged that the momen- tum of the negotiations continues to build," he said. "we are cautiously op- timistic that the remaining issues with regard to west Beirut can be worked out soon adn that we will be able to move rapidly to implementing the agreement." TUNISIA annonced it had agreed to See ISRAEL, Page 12 PRIME MINISTER Menachem Begin leaves his office after the Israeli Cabinet agreed in principle to the latest U.S. proposals for a settlement in Beirut. Pierce and Ferency lose bid for Dem. nomination (Continued from Pagel)s be difficult," he joked. FERENCY conceded last night in the basement of St. John's Catholic Church in East Lansing, announcing he would not seek election again. On his defeat, Ferency, who has perenially been a candidate in Michigan races, said, "I'm not happy about that at all," but joked, "I'm rather used to it by now.' His past losses may have been a campaign obstacle, Ferency said. "Perhaps our cause can be better carriedby someone who doesn't have 30 years of political scars," he added. Pierce and Ferency, however, both did well in Washtenaw County. Early results showed Pierce garnering roughly 50 percent of the county's Democratic vote, with James Blan- chard, the primary winner, and Feren- cy splitting most of the remaining vote. FERENCY SAID that he would remain active in politics. "I'm going to try my damndest to maintain some political influence in the state," he said. "I'm part of a lot of different movemen- ts," he added, citing the anti-nuclear movement. His campaign staff accomplished a great deal, Ferency commented. "We showed that we could raise money on the left side of the political spectrum. People henceforth will not be reluctant to engage in leftist politics." Two things that marked this year's campaign were the' number of can- didates and the emphasis on per- sonalities rather than issues, he said. "I think the vast number of can- didates overwhelmed the people," he said. "I think that most of the can- didates emphasized personal qualities. We tried not to do that. I don't know if that was good strategy or not." Gary Heidel, Pierce's campaign manager, said he did not think splitting the liberal vote with Ferency was the cause of defeat. "A lot of people were undecided until the very end. And those people just didn't show up at the polls," he said. Houston man implicates himself in local killings (Continued from Page 3) so that police will be able to return the victims to their families and they can be properly buried and that people will know the whereabouts of their loved ones so that when a door is knocked on or a phone rings they don't expect to find their daughter out there somewhere." Watts' plea bargaining attempt would find him guilty of a charge of burglary with intent to commit murder May 23. In that case, Watts allegedly confronted a woman in her apartment, tied her and her roommate up with coathangers, and attempted to drown one woman in a bathtub. Police ap- prehended Watts as he fled the apar- tment. Defense attorney Zinetta Burney originally said he planned to use an in- sanity plea. But after yesterday's guilty plea, Shaver received a report from the Rusk State hospital certifying that Wat- ts had been examined for 21 days and was found to be sane. Heart~warming~'-'"" Michigan flags fly in a steady breeze in front of the Campus Inn, lending stability to yesterday's hectic Michigan's primary.