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Millage defeated in.
school board election
From staff reports About 8,000 voters turned out for the
A ballot proposal to increase the election, which is slightly lower than
city's property tax by 1.9 mills failed in usual for school board elections, accor-
yesterday's Ann Arbor school board ding to Robert Moseley, assistant
election, which was marked by a superintendent.
characteristically low voter turnout. Paul McCoy, an election volunteer at
Incumbent Robert Gamble, 27-year- the Michigan Union, said he had not
old University student Lynn Rivers, voted because of his "unfamiliarity
and Ann Arbor resident Michael with thecandidates."
Palmisano won the three open seats, "Even students have an interest in
with Rivers being the top vote-getter. the elections through the fees they pay
RIVERS received 3,889 votes and was for rental property and to the Univer-
followed by Gamble with 2,947 and sity. We all lament the student apathy
Palmisano with 2,731. but we really can't blame the kids."
Organ transplant bill awaits
approval of Illinois State
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Lisa Ba-
hnks dying from liver cancer disease, but The measure also would bar insuran-
unable to pay for a transplant, had run ce companies from refusing to pay for
out of options when she asked a state an organ transplant solely because they
representative to help save her life. consider the surgery experimental.
Now the lawmaker is sponsoring a Insurance companies were criticized
pioneering bill that would bar insurers for their stand on covering transplants
from refusing to pay for certain tran- , by doctors testifying at an Illinois In-
splants they currently consider ex- surance Laws Study Commission
perimental. It would aslo provide a hearing lastuyear.
state grant of up to $200,000 as a last Dr. Frank Stuart, professor of
resort for someone in need of a tran- surgery at Billings Hospital at the
splant. University of Chicago, said some in-
The bill, which has been approved in surance companies are hiding behind
the House and is awaiting action by the the word "experimental."
full Senate, has the support of Gov. About 80 percent of the health in-
James Thompson, who has promised to surance companies operating in Illinois
allocate $3 million for the grants in the now pay for liver transplants, accor-
1985-86 fiscal year. ding to Richard Carlson, assistant
Rep. Judy Topinka, who in- director of the Illinois Department of
troduced the bill, said she wants to Insurance. The operations are perfor-
make the decision of who pays for med at hospitals in other states,
organ transplants quicker and more Carlson said.
uniform, while providing an option for Spokesman Leigh Morris said Blue
somewhocan'tpay. Cross expects that it soon will
Still, the notion of deciding who lives change its policy and offer coverage for
and who dies troubles her. liver transplant surgery. In the mean-
"This is still not to say we can take time, Blue Cross has not opposed
care of everyone," said the Riverside Topinka's bill.
Republican. "It's the lifeboat theory Morris said that if the legislation
that keeps coming up. It makes me passes, insurance rates will rise and the
very squeamish." decision of who gets the surgery would,
The bill would authorize grants for in effect, fall to employers who choose
people who can't get the money for what type of coverage is provided for
organ transplants any other way. Un- their employees.
der the proposal, a panel of doctors and The law, if passed, would be the first
others would be established to decide of its kind in the country, said Richard
who is eligible for the grants for the Merritt of the Intergovernmental
surgery, to be performed at Illinois' Health Policy Project, a Washington-
teaching hospitals. based health care study group.
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DOUG McMAHON/Doily'
Incoming freshpersons follow their orientation leader up the steps of Angell
Hall on a tour of campus yesterday.
Students give Orientation
Program high marks
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"It's really surprising." for tonight."
The new students' reviews of The small changes in the program
Michigamia ranged from "fun" to will allow a new, more random method
"childish" and "informative" to "too of choosing teams and make the
hot." amount of time the teams spend with
Assistant Director of Orientation each student organization more con-
Heidi Wilson was satisfied with the out- sistent to allow the game to run more
come of the first run of Michigamia. smoothly.
"I thought it went real well con- Of the 136 incoming students who
sidering it was the first night," she checked in at East Quad on Sunday, at
said. "We made some improvements least 105 participated in Michigamia.
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HAPPENINGS
Tuesday
Eyemediae - video showcase, Stan Brakhage,
Televison Is Not a Box, 8 p.m., 408 W. Washington.
His House-Fellowship & Bible study, 7:30 p.m.,
925 E. Ann.
Fencing Club-practice, 8 p.m., Coliseum.
CEW-Job Hunt Club, noon, 350 S. Thayer.
Ann Arbor Go Club - meeting, 7 p.m., 1433 Mason
Computing Center-Workshop, "Intro to Macintosh
Personal Computer," 9 a.m., 3014 SEB; "Tell-a-
Graf" lab, 3:30 p.m., 64 Bus. Ad.
Women's Golf Club - game, 8 a.m. golf course.
Nutrition-Weight control class, noon, C7018 Out-
patient Bldg.
Muslim Student Assoc.-Arabic Study Circle, 6
p.m., 407 N. Ingalls.
HRD-course, "Intro to Textedit," 1 p.m., 1439
Mason.
Wednesday
Support Group for Farm Labor-meeting, 5:30
p.m., Union.
Academic Alcoholics-meeting, 1:30 p.m., Alanon
Club.
Gay Undergrads-meeting, 9 p.m., 802 Monroe.
Science Fiction Club-meeting, 8:15 p.m., League.
Botannical Gardens-board meeting, 7:30 p.m.,
1800 Dixboro.
Michigan Voice-Julie Austin & Friends, 8 p.m.,
Dominick's, 812 Monroe.
Computing Center-workshnn. "Intro to Macin-
tosh Personal Computer," 9 a.m., 3024 SEB: lecture
"Intro to Textform, Part'2," 3:30 p.m., 64 Bus. Ad.
CFT - Barbarosa, 7:40 p.m.; The Chant of Jimmy
Blacksmith, 9:15 p.m., Michigan.
Cinema II-The Naked Kiss, 7:30 p.m.: Kiss of
Death, 9:10 p.m., Lorch.
Thursday
Ark-concert-Mimi Farina, 8 & 10 p.m., 1421 Hill.
Performance Network - Play, One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Net, 8 p.m.,. 408 W. Washington.
Scottish Country Dancers-Beginners 7 p.m.; In-
termediates, 8 p.m., 2351 Shadowood.
Fencing Club-practice, 8 p.m., coliseum.
Psychiatry-anxiety Disorders Support Group,
7:30 p.m., Children's Psych Hosp.
Medical Center Bible study-12:30 p.m., chapel, 8th
floor, Main Hosp.
Sailing Club-meeting, 7:45 p.m., 311 W. Engin.
Board of Regents-meeting, 1 p.m., Fleming Bldg.
CFT-Chinatown, 7:30 p.m.; One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest, 9:40 p.m., Michigan.
Cinema Guild-Things to Come, 7:30 p.m.:
Metropolis, 9:15 p.m., Lorch.
AAFC-Caged Heat, 7:30p.m.: Melvin& Howard, 9
p.m., MLB 3.
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