House approves aid
for Nicaraguan rebels
WASHINGTON (UPI)-The House REP. EDWARD BOLAND,
gave President Reagan a major (D-Mass.), sought the proposal that
foreign policy victory yesterday by bears his name to the $27 million
voting preliminary approval to $27 Reagan-backed non-lethal aid
million in non-military aid for the an- package proposed by Rep. Bob
ti-Sandinista guerrillas fighting the Michel, (R-Ill.)
Nicaraguangovernment. The Michel amendment passed the
House 248-184.
THE DECISION reversed Reagan's The Senate passed a different Con-
stunning defeat seven weeks ago in tra aid package but it includes lifting
which the House defeated 303-123 all the Boland restrictions.
assistance for the Contras, including a The House also defeated 259-172 a
$14 million aid package. The visit of proposal by Rep. Richard Gephardt
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega (D-Mo.), that would have delayed
to Moscow to appeal for aid and any spending under the Michel plan
Reagan's pledge not to seek the over- for six months to allow Latin
throw of the Managua regime helped American nations to seek a regional
reverse the vote. peace settlement. Critics said the
But the aid was still in jeopardy, Contras would be crippled by the
pending a vote later yesterday on a delay in aid.
proposal by House Democrats to The Michel plan itself denies any
restrict assistance to $14 million in role for the CIA in distributing the
relief to refugees and unarmed com- non-military aid. However, the
batants outside the Nicaraguan war Boland amendment would have
zone. broadened restraints to cover restrict
In a major decision, the House first any CIA activity against Nicaragua.
voted 232-196 against extending a law Michel's proposal allows the United
that bans the CIA from extending any States to provide intelligence to the
assistance to any group for the pur- Contras, some of whom participated
pose of overthrowing the Nicaraguan in the Sandinista revolution that top-
government, which Reagan charges pled the Somoza regime in 1979.
is exporting communist subversion in
Central America.
Sit-in at Pu
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Daily Photo by DAN HABIB
Protesters wait to enter Rep. Carl Pursell's office yesterday in their stand against aid to the Contras. Seven-
teen were arrested and taken into police custody, but were later released on their own recognizance.
rsell's local office leads to arrests

P O L JIC E stance. "We'll stay until the police Most of the protesters walked out, "Today is a problem for Carl," she
the Contras are murderers, killers, take us away," she said. At 6:20 p.m., but several said they wouldn't move said. "because he didn't listen - he's
S)T E S and thieves." the Pittsfield police chief gave the and were carried out by the police. got to listen a lot harder. I don't think
After the group heard that Pursell group 10 minutes to leave and Pittsfield Chief of Police John he knows anything about Nicaragua."
had voted for humanitarian aid to the Dankert read the request the police Santauro said the protesters would The local sit-in was part of a
Contras, Thea Lee of LASC said, "We had given him for their removal. be charged with trespassing, a national movement which resulted in
Suspect caught expected that to happen - and that's WHEN THE group held its ground misdemeanor punishable by a jail more than 700 arrests nationwide. Ac-
Supect cu h why we came here beforehand. We're after the 10 minutes had passed, Dankert sasid he didn't know if the cording to White, 50,000 people signed
Police caught a 21-year-old Ann Ar- not going to change Carl's mind and nearly 40 helmeted policemen from bdn ert s os d e sin h a "pledge of resistance" before
bor man breaking into a house in the we knew that i te told the geun Pittsfield and Ann Arbor moved in to uilding owner would be pressngevents to show their
00 block of Church Street yesterday arrested versus people getting killed, arrest the protesters. Police transport cage T willingness to be arrested.
at 3 am. Officers responded to a then I'll get arrested." vans pulled into the driveway and the building wasn't damaged, he wouldn't "This s all part of a larger
prowler call and caught the suspect in arrests began. , movement," White said. "We could
the house with property in his hands, The protesters had pledged to stay As the police carried out Epton to press charges but he didn't know what get 1,000 to 3,000 people to Pursell's of-
according to police Sgt. Jan Suomola. all day even before they arrived. Lee start the arrests, the group sang the decision would be. fice if we gave them notice." White
said early in the day, "We're going to loudly inside the building, "We shall Kristen Nelson of LASC said she fid ege them oice. Whte
stay here until Carl Pursell promises not be moved." A group of 30 ad- didn't think it would matter whether said people would join him when they
to vote against aid to the Contras." ditional protesters encouraged them charges were pressed. She declared found out more about Nicaragua. "I
Wallets stolen When it was learned that Pursell with billboards across the street from the day a success and said it was just even got one of the cops to pledge
had voted for the aid, Lee changed her Pursell's office. the beginning. support for our next sit-in," he said.
A wallet and contents valued at $71
deek dawenrom ay aft ernonin Ann Arbor City Council works to improve parking
Medical Science II building, and in the

nearby Kresge II Building, a purse (Continued from Page 1)
was stolen from a staff member's Parking downtown also affects University
desk drawer. drivers because the two are so closely linked.
A wallet with $25 was reported Robert Wagner, the University's parking
stolen from an unlocked locker in the operations manager, said the central and south
men's locker room at the Central campus areas have adequate facilities, but the
Campus Recreation Building Tuesday medical campus cannot accommodate even the
evening, faculty and staff who work there.
A law student left her purse and Wagner said a 1,000-car garage on the corner of
wallet in a backpack while returning a Glenn and Catherine should be completed late this
book in the Legal Research Building year.
and came back to the study area to THE UNIVERSITY is alsoworkinig on a 200-car
discover her purse and wallet, valued commuter lot nesr North Campus on Hayward
at sse, were gone. and Hubbard Streeta. Plans for the lot have
already been approved and the University is
waiting for bids, according to Max Smith, parking
operations assistant manager.
Break-in reported Democrats on the city council remain skeptical
about claims that the new parking structures will
Campus Security is investigating a remedy the city's parking crisis, and urge a
break-in at Revielle Hall on East change in parking policy.
! Hoover Street. Approximately $700 of "We (Democrats) feel there will not be an in-
stereo equipment was taken Monday crease in available parking," said Councilmem-
night, according to campus security her Larry Hunter (D-First Ward). "As soon as a
director LeoHeatley. new building will go up, the spaces Will be used by
r Laura Bisehoff the new workers."


'As soon as a new
builping goes up, the
(rkingi spaces will be
taken up by new
workers.'

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- Larry Hunter
(D-First Ward)
HUNTER AND the rest of the Democratic
caucus support changes in the system, but any
significant changes are only in the planning
stage.
One idea being kicked around is the notorious
Denver boot, a device that clamps onto a scof-
flaw's car tire and doesn't allow the car to move
until the owner pays his fines. Under the current
system, delinquent autos are towed and cannot be
picked up until the owner pays the fine.
The Democrats are also trying to change the
way the city.enforces its parking lawsanidcounter.

the negative image of the parking enforcement
division.
"WE'RE TRYING tonotbesoharshand negative in
our parking enforcement," said Councilmember
Doris Preston (D-Fifth Ward).
Preston said thecity takes in over$1milliona
year from parking ticktets - 'an awful large
amount of money.
To make the system seemn more reasonable, the
Democrats plan to propose extending the amount
of time to pay a ticket before an extra penalty is
added. Currently, a driver has 14 days to contest a
ticket but the fine is doubled after seven days.
Although it hasn't been brought up in the council
yet, the Democrats also are planning a residential
parking sticker system that would let people who
have parking meters in front of their homes use
the street for parking.
"The stickers would only be in operation in some
parts of the town," said Mayor Ed Pierce, who
referred to the plan during his election campaign
this year. "They would be beneficial not only to
th, gesidents but,to their yisitors who otherise
.wtouldflave difficulty.findjngaplace topark;'-~-a