While we were away
c alpIIme iFom
after the media and
argued that it violate
to know the details of
Pearson, 17, is ace
year-old Nancy Fabe
a robbery attemp
defendant Ricardo
with first degree m
bery, and possession,
trial is set to begin M
1age 14, dment" April 19th and 20th at the Law
county prosecutor School.
d the public's right Baltimore Sun reporter Lyle Den-
the case. niston told the audience that the press
cused of killing 39- has a legitimate right and need to have
r last November in complete access to government infor-
pt. She and co- mation.
Hart are charged "When the activity is the pursuit of
urder, armed rob- information, it is no business of the
of a firearm. Their government to inhibit that-no matter
ay 14. who is the target," Denniston said.
John Shenefield, who served as
- Laura Liberty associate attorney general under
President Carter, suggested a system
The Michigan Daily - Friday, May 4, 1984 - Page 15
ministration places too little value on She said the sicknesses were
public information and too much em- probably caused by a quick-acting
phasis on withholding possibly virus unrelated to the cafeteria food,
damaging information from the press. but University safety coordinator
- Peter Williams Kevin Besey said, "It does appear to be
a food-born virus."
Food poisoning Besey said his office has found no
suspected signs of negligence in cleaning the kit-
chen, but has not yet completed a study
University officials are still in- of the food served that day.
vestigating an apparent food poisoning Many of the students who caught "the
in the Lawyers' Club dormitory which bug" think it was "definitely something
struck nearly half of the 316 residents in the cafeteria," said second-year law
late last month. student Diane Deutch.
At least 80 students suffered violent First-year law student Kathy Van
nausea, vomiting, and headaches Dagens said she and several other
within hours of eating in the dorm's students who "could not keep down any
cafeteria on April 19, according to dorm liquids" were treated with intravenous
director Diana Nafranowicz. About 25 lines at University Hospital for several
of those students were taken to Health hours to prevent dehydration.
Service and University Hospital that Van Dagens said she has only retur-
evening, and Nafranowicz said 60-70 While we were away
more students experienced similar continues on page 16
illnesses over the next few days.
Water kills pet fish
Goldfish-tough enough to live
through almost anything-can't sur-
vive in Ann Arbor's water.
So says Bill Palmer, a clerk at Age of
Aquarium. He said the ammonia disin-
fectant added to the city's water supply
has killed many fish in recent weeks.
The ammonia was turned off for the
winter, but according to Larry Sanford,
assistant superintendent at the city's
water treatment plant, its return should
not have affected fish. Owners were not
told when it was turned off, he said, and
they should not have stopped
dechlorinating the water in their fish
tanks.
But the problem, according to
Palmer, is that "Ann Arbor is such a
transient town.
"People come into Ann Arbor in the
winter when the water is relatively safe,,
and in the spring their fish die because
the water department hasn't warned
anyone that the ammonia is being ad-
ded."
Palmer said the ammonia combines
with chlorine to make chloramine,
which is toxic to fish. He suggested
doubling the regular amount of con-
ditioner added to tank water and keeping
the water's pH level at 7.0 to make it
safe.
Sanford said all pet stores were
notified when the chemical was first
added to the water two years ago, but
Palmer said fish deaths will probably
occur every time the ammonia is tur-
ned back on and he suggested that the
city warn residents regularly of the
danger.
-Marla Gold
Office complex
destroyed
Hurricane-force winds destroyed a
building under construction next to
Briarwood Mall on April 13, causing
nearly $500,000 in damage.
The nearly-completed Williamsburg
Square complex, designed for lease to
local businesses, left construction
workers stunned but uninjuried when it
fell to the ground.
The building met the city's code
requirements and was structurally
sound, according to Ron Dankert of
Swisher Realty. He could offer only one
reason for the collapse: "It was Friday
the 13th."
Double work crews are rushing to
replace the complex before the August
deadline when at least one tenant ex-
pects to move into the new offices.
-Ronald Skalski
First Amendment
studied
Is the Reagan administration
threatening the basic right to free
speech? What effect will this ad-
ministration have on the media's ac-
cess to information?
These were the questions asked by
speakers and participants in a con-
ference on "The Reagan Ad-
ministration and the First Amen-
of categories for secret government
documents and strict criminal
penalties for those involved in infor-
mation leaks.
New York Times attorney Floyd
Abrams said the Reagan ad-
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