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Defense bill stalled in House
WASHINGTON (UPI) - The fered by Senate Republicans in their votes, one on the chemical issue and
Senate yesterday passed a com- talks with Democratic House con- the other on the rest of the 500-plus-
promise $302.5 billion defense ferees, pulling the rug out from under page document.
authorization bill but the measure the budget that contains a target When the House passed its bill last
with its chemical weapons provisions defense figure. month, it said NATO should vote to
was stalled in the House by debate . The House, meanwhile, operated accept chemical weapons before the
over the budget. under its budget which called for a United States could start making a
The Senate voted to accept a con- $292 billion defense bill. The Senate's new generation of the weapons for the
ference committee report on the bill, figure was $302.5 billion, the number first time since 1969. The conference
but the uncertainty of getting an accepted by House defense committee dropped that roadblock
agreement on the budget issue put negotiators who worked out the and said only that NATO should be
twin conference report votes in the authorization bill that got caught in consulted.
House on hold. the middle of the budget snarl. Aspin pledged a House vote first on
HOUSE SPEAKER Thomas O'Neill THE CHIEF House defense the chemical issue to see if members
(D-Mass.) indicated he would negotiator, Armed Services Commit- would accept the weapons without the
probably hold the defense bill over tee Chairman Les Aspin (D-Wis.) said NATO roadblock. If the vote fails, the
until after the August recess. he would consult with O'Neill and entire defense report would stay in
President Reagan Monday said he other House leaders about when to limbo until negotiators could iron out
would not back a budget proposal of- bring up the defense report for its two that problems.
Saturn losers pick up pieces
From United Press International Ohio in future efforts. "We gave it our governor said obviously you're never
Governors and officials from at best shot, and we're ready to go after happy about losing a game, but there
least six Midwest states were busy the next project like we went after this are many games in season," said
picking up the pieces after General one," said Celeste. Mark Lubbers, an Orr aide. "The next
Motors Corp.'s decision to build its " Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson game on the schedule is the Chrysler-
Saturn plant in Spring Hill, Tenn. said he was disappointed by GM's Mitsubishi plant. We're continuing to
Here are some of their comments: decision, but he set a personal goal of fight towin that one."
" Michigan Gov. James Blanchard attracting the 6,000 jobs Illinois lost in . Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad said that
said at least his state would be the the plant sweepstakes. "I'm going to although the decision was not what he
home of the Saturn "brain center" take the 6,000-plus jobs that Saturn wanted, Iowa's economy will benefit
with 1,200 jobs. "The brain center, the would have brought to Illinois in that from the Saturn competition. "We did
heart and soul is here," Blanchard plant as sort of a personal goal for ex- not come out of this competition
said in reference to GM's decision to tra employment for this state," he without gain," Branstad said. "We
locate the Saturn headquarters in said. "I'm going to do sort of a race were able to make some significant
Troy, Mich., and the Saturn Research with Saturn (to) see if we can't get changes in our tax laws to make Iowa
and Engineering Center in Madison 6,000 extra jobs in this state by a little more competitive in the race for jobs.
Heights, Mich. more hustle - although I don't know We were able to call attention to the
" Ohio Gov. Richard F. Celeste said how much more hustle is possible." advantages of our state for business
his state will redouble its efforts to at- " Indiana Gov. Robert Orr on Monday before a national audience."
tract new industry in the face of losing received a courtesy call he and other
the Saturn bidding. And the governor, state officials have been praying " Forward Wisconsin director Patrick
who congratulated Tennessee for lan- against for months when a GM official LeSage said the bottom line on the
ding the $3.5 billion GM plant, said the visited him at his office to relay the of- Saturn location was who could offer
experience of competition will help ficial announcement on Saturn. "The the most incentives.
Shapiro backs in-state tuition freeze
(Continued fromPagei) building funds - fixing leaky roofs, the huge backlog or things are going
feeling is that tuition for out-of-state for example - and update some of our to keep getting worse," Sauve said.
students won t be raised by more than euipment this year," Sauve said, Frye has said that the backlog is in-
9pe'll be making these decisions in "but if we have to freeze in-state creasing by $8 million for new equip-
the next couple of days," Shapiro tuition, we're not going to be able to ment and $8.5 million for building
said. afford it." repairs every year.
ROBERT SAUVE, assistant to the Billy Frye, vice president for ONE PART OF the budget that is
vice president for academic affairs, academic affairs, said in Bay City likely to remain intact, Sauve said, is
agreed that the University would that because of a lack of state support $1 million to attract and retain
make spending cuts before increasing while the state was facing its budget faculty, especially in competitive
out-of-state tuition greatly. crisis, the University had to defer areas such as engineering, business,
"The administrators think that between $20-30 million worth of law, and ecnomics. Faculty salaries
even an 8 percent increase is darn building repairs and equipment as a whole are expected to raise by 5
healthy," Sauve said. "Any higher ren togslack of funds. percent this year, with the $1 million
and we may price ourselves out of the den things re igt , uc spread around to compete with other
market." defer things like maintenance, but universities and private corporations
Underclassmen who live in you come to a point where not having to keep or draw faculty.
Michgannow lay$1,whopr trmthe state-of-the-art in equipment hurts
Michigan now play $1,006 per term, the education a student is receiving," Frye will make the budget recom-
while underclassmen from out-of- Sauve said. mendations to the regents at their
state pay $3,366 per term. ACCORDING TO Frye, because of meeting tomorrow. But Sauve said
IN-STATE upperclassmen pay the lack of funds, several departmen- that the regents had their input on the
$:,214 per term and upperclassmen to in the University are using dated budget before the meetings, and the
fromout-of-statepay$3,2perterm nt. recommendations are ususally
Sauve said that before the governor ecuipme
began pushing for a freeze, the "We have to start chipping away at passed intact.
University's executive officers were
prepared to recommend a 6 percent l e l ' o r e t i o
tuition increase for in-state students U k ely to raise t tion
and an 8 percent increase for out-of- 1
state students. (Continued from Page 1)
If the University decides to make "I would be awful nice to say we Trustee Kathy Wilbur said she sup-
budget cuts, Sauve said, money for shouldn't have a tuition increase. But ports an increase about equal to the
building renovations and equipment I think we have to examine the con- inflation rate. For MSU, the 13 per-
renewal are the most likely to be sequences of not raising tuition, and cent state aid increase "once you boil
eliminated. there are a lot of those," said Trustee it down doesn't mean much," she
"WE HAD HOPED to beef up our Dean Pridgeon. said.
IN BRIEF
From United Press International
Japan to slash tariffs Lt. Gen. Tito Okello, new ruler of
Pan the East African nation, named a
TOKYO - Japan unveiled a guerrilla leader to the nine-man
major import plan yesterday governing council in a bid to at-
aimed at ending complaints about tract support for the new military
its trade surpluses with the United junta. The rebels immediately
States and other Western nations, rejected the government and
but analysts said the moves will vowed to continue the war.
not solve the problem. Compounding the troubles of the
The "action program," under new military rulers, the capital -
study since a January meeting a city of about 500,000 - had
between President Reagan and almost completely run out of food
Prime Minister Yasuhiro and water since the coup on Satur-
Nakasone, was announced by State day ousted Obote, Western
Minister Toshio Komoto, who said diplomats in Kampala said.
the plan "will result in im-
provements" in imbalances. Hu
Under the program, Japan will hospital for treatment
slash tariffs, liberalize capital
markets and eliminate LOS ANGELES - Actor Rock
bureaucratic barriers to imports. Hudson was carried by stretcher
The plan - the seventh package in from a chartered jet yesterday to a
recent years - would eliminate or helicopter that flew him to UCLA
reduce tariffs over three years on Medical Center to resume his bat-
1,853 products, including those in tle against the deadly disease
several high-priority areas to the AIDS that has ravaged his body.
United States. Doctors at UCLA Medical Cen-
Trade deficit rises ter, a teaching hospital where
WASHINGTON - Thenation's acquired immune deficiency syn-
WASHIGTON The drome was discovered in 1981
trade deficit jumped to a near- declned to discuss Hudson's case.
record $13.4 billion in June, with "He hasn't even been here long
the trade losses to Japan the enough to be completely
highest for any month in history, evaluated," Cathy Leichliter, a
the government said yesterday. hospital spokesman, said.
The announcement was made Hudson's publicist, Dale Olson,
shortly after Japan announced a called the actor "a very sick man.
three-year plan to buy more I can't rate his chances. Only a
American goods, especially elec- doctor can answer that. Everyone
trical appliances, medical equip- is seriously worried."
ment and lumber products.
June's trade deficit, second only Kelley says 'coolers'
to July 1984 in size, brought to $70.7
billion the red ink in the first half of should have deposit
the year. A third of it, $23.9 billion,
was accounted for by trade with
Japan, which ran a record $4.6 LANSING - "Wine coolers," in-
billion deficit for the month. creasingly popular mixtures of
wine and fruit drinks, should be
Uganda leader picks subject to Michigan's bottle law,
go gcou il Attorney General Frank Kelley and
governingc the leader of the state's top con-
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugan- servation group said yesterday.
da's new military ruler yesterday Kelley and Michigan United
named a nine-man governing Conservation Clubs Director
council that immediately called for Thomas Washington asked the
the return of deposed President Michigan LiquorControl Com-
Milton Obote to stand trial and mission to impose the same
warned former dictator Idi Anin requirements which are now only
to stay away. on beer and soft drink containers.
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