~R~I~)rJ "N The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 10, 1995 - 5 Trespassers seen in Betsey Barbour hal Two trespassers were seen Tuesday on the fourth floor of Betsey Barbour residence hall. Two men about 17 or 18 years od were allegedly walking around the hal when DPS was called. The caller said one was seen leaving the women's bathroom on the fourth fJoor. "One had yellow hair and they were dressed in slouchy. clothing - like skateboarders," the report said. Children play With wheelchairs According to DPS reports, two chil- dren were escorted from Mott Children Hospital yesterday. Two men were playing with wheel- chairs near the cafeteria entrance when DPS was called. The individuals said they were at the hospital visiting a friend. But, when the officers asked the clerk, they were told there was no patient there with that ^name. Person stabbed with fork DPS reports indicate an aggravated assault early Wednesday evening at Arbor Heights Center. At about 5:05 p.m., a person was stabbed with a fork, reports say. The victim's skin was slightly broken, but there was no bleeding. Both the perpetrator and the victim are residents at Arbor Heights. The victim filed a report, but did not want medical assistance. Credit card theft DPS reports indicate a recent inci- dent of credit card fraud. On Monday afternoon, a caller con- tacted DPS about two credit cards sto- len over the weekend. She had left her purse unattended in the LSA Building. About $2,000 was charged to the credit cards by an unauthorized user. Car damaged in 'U' parking lot A caller contacted DPS on Wednes- day about damages to her car last week. The woman said a University park- ing sign fell on the hood of the vehicle causing a dent and paint scratch. The car was parked in a lot on North University Avenue. Fight at Markley There was a fight in progress when DPS was called early yesterday morn- ing. At 1:24 a.m., police arrived at the front entrance of Mary Markley resi- dence hall where about 30 people were fighting. One report of assault andbattery was .',taken. jeans stolen from laundry room DPS was contacted Monday when a caller reported that he had items stolen from Mary Markley residence hall. The man said he had four pairs of eans stolen from the Reeves/Frost laun- dry room. He said they were stolen between 11:30 and 11:50 p.m. - Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Jodi Cohen Tribal council announces vote to adopt members BARAGA (AP)- Those in the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community who do not meet con- stitutional requirements for membership can be adopted into the tribe by voting members, the tribal council announced. At a Nov. 7 meeting, the council agreed 10- 1 to hold a special December election at which eligible voting members can decide the fate of 184 people who want to be members. Those 184 people must apply individually to have their names on the ballot, said tribal attorney Joseph O'Leary. A majority vote is required for adoption. The exact date of the election has yet to be announced but was tentatively set for the sec- ond weekend in December. The adopted members will be allowed to vote in upcoming elections for tribal council and associate judge and at the constitutional convention. In a previous resolution, the tribal council had determined that those individuals who are enrolled in the tribe but do not meet the consti- tutional membership requirements would con- tinue to receive all the benefits of tribal mem- bership, except the right to vote and hold public office. Some of those benefits include equal access to tribal programs such as housing, education, health, police protection and the court system; the exercise of treaty rights such as hunting, fishing, and gathering and taxation; and equal participation in any future per-capita gaming revenue distributions. Fight for Justice, the group which has been protesting the removal ofmembers' voting rights, has not said how the resolution will affect the standoff at the tribal center. The group has occu- pied the grounds of the tribal headquarters since Aug. 22. State Leilature OKs telephone, insurance bils Left, right, left NROTC members at the University practice out in the cold weather yesterday afternoon. Each battalion is practicing for an upcoming competition within the Navy ROTC. k. StateDr Powelor 0aio n considers Steve Forb es candidacy LANSING (AP) - Major legisla- tion to revamp Michigan's telephone law and curb lawsuits under the state's no-fault auto insurance system won fi- nal approval yesterday in the Legisla- ture. Final passage came as members met until nearly dinnertime in a bid to finish action on the two key measures. There was little debate and few changes to the two measures. Then the two chambers broke for a two-week vacation. On a 35-1 vote, the Senate approved the complex telecommunications bill. Sen. William Van Regenmorter (R- Hudsonville), who had objected to the fact that some rate increases would not be reviewed by the Public Service Com- mission, was the sole vote against it. The House then voted 79-18 to send the final version to Gov. John Engler for his signature. The Senate voted 20-16 for the auto insurance rewrite, sending the measure to the governor. The telecommunications bill is de- signed to increase competition and con- sumer choices in Michigan's telephone service. The current telecommunica- tions act was written to expire Dec. 31, four years after its enactment. "With this rewrite of the telecommu- nications act, we've solidified Michigan's position as a telecommuni- cations leader," said its sponsor, Sens Mat Dunaskiss (R-Lake Orion). "We've passed the most comprehen- sive plan of any state. It will create the competitive market where new entrantfs can thrive in place of the old monopoly'," One result of the bill revising the telecommunications act is expected to be creation of a choice of local phone service for residential and business ub ers who are now limited to, says Ameritech or GTE. The bill also intends to provide faster and cheaper alternative dispute resol6t- tion before the Michigan Public Stf, vice Commission and protects consum- ers from exorbitant rates sometime, charged by alternative operator services at some pay phones and hospital roonms, Dunaskiss said. On one of the major issues for cor- sumers, people could select from .a "menu" of offerings for a flat monthly rate. They could choose from a flat rate for unlimited calls, a limit of 400 calls a month, 200 calls, 150-400 calls aid 50-100 calls. An unchanged portion of the act also allows companies to bill on the length ofa phone call and the distance called in addition to the number of calls. By Anupama Reddy Daily Staff Reporter In the wake of retired Gen. Colin Powell's decision not to run for Presi- dent, members of the Great Lakes chap- ter of the Draft Powell for President Committee say they may support Malcolm "Steve" Forbes. "Like Powell, Forbes is founded groundly in the moderate, liberal center of the Republican Party," said Joseph Ditzhazy, state "Draft Powell" chair- man. He said members are conducting pre- liminary discussions with other state directors of the Great Lakes Regional Committee and with Forbes' headquar- ters. A preliminary New Hampshire poll done by Dartmouth College's Nelson A. Rockefeller Center during Oct. 2-25 shows some interest for Forbes as a candidate. The results showed that, with- out Powell in the race, Forbes receives 10 percent of Republican primary vot- Like Powell, Forbes is founded groundlyinthe moderate, liberal center of the Republican Party." - Joseph Ditzhazy Powell for President chairman State Draft Former insurance agent admits to embeZZlement from Diocese ers' support, The New Hampshire Nashua Telegraph reported. "Forbes was attractive because he provides the individualized answer to i"ssues that the Republican and Demo- cratic parties have turned into dogma," Ditzhazy said. Other pro-Powell groups said they were uncertain of their position and would need more time to decide their future course of action. Maggie Kelly of the Washington- based Citizens for Powell said her group will not endorse anyone. Tim Bush, state chairman of the New Hampshire Citizens for Powell, said he has made no decisions but that many people there are interested in seeing him run. Campus Republicans said Forbes had name recognition and the financial means to run. "By supporting Forbes, I am happy to see that they are staying with the Republican Party instead of support- ing Clinton," said Mark Fletcher, state chairman of the College Re- publicans. LANSING (AP) - A former in- surance agent admitted in court that he took $479,000 earmarked for pen- sions for priests in the Catholic Dio- cese of Lansing. William Sizer, 52, made the admis- sion in pleading guilty Wednesday to five felony counts of embezzlement. Sizer told Ingham County Circuit Judge Michael Harrison that he took the money between 1989 and 1993 while working as an agent for Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. Sizer, formerly a member of $. Thomas Aquinas parish in East Lan- sing, will be sentenced Dec. 6. The maximum penalty for embezzlemeit is 10 years in prison or $5,000 in fines. State sentencing guidelines based on factors in Sizer's case show he should serve up to one year in jail, Prosecutor Donald Martin said. But Martin said his office would ask Harrison to sentence Sizer to at least three years and four months in prison. Veterans hope to raise money for Vietnam memorial holiday I LANSING (AP) - Another Veter- ans Day is passing without a Michigan Vietnam memorial, but backers say progress will be visible in the 7-year- old dream by the time next year's holi- day rolls around. Keith King, a member of the Michi- gan Vietnam Vetorial Commission, said yesterday that completion of the $2.6 million project cannot come too soon. "If you ask me as a Vietnam veteran, this is something that could have been done 10 to 15 years ago," he said. Faith in the future of such a project has wavered since lawmakers in a com- mission to build a memorial are not appointed until 1990. The state failed to donate land for a memorial until June 1992. And money to build it has only dribbled in. Hubert Hess, state adjutant for the American Legion, said it is hard to say why the project has languished. 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