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…40 Wage 2 - The Michigan Doily - Wednesday, February 15, 1989 Small town takes vote on banning a new state prison WAKEFIELD, Mich. (AP) - Residents of this Gogebic County town went to the polls yesterday to decide whether the city council should ban prisons within city lim- rits. 4 A vote for the ordinance would -advise Michigan against building a proposed prison work camp within Wakefield limits, even though city leaders at one time solici...…

…6 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, March 15, 1989 Drive raises funds for anti-rape rally BY MONICA SMITH A nickel, a dime, a quarter. They are small amounts, but they're just a drop in the bucket to help women fight against sexual as- sault. The two-day bucket drive for the Take Back The Night march. and rally began yesterday and runs through today. The bucket drive is 1the primary fundraiser for the event, sponsored by the Ann Arbor...…

…0 tiFage 2 -The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, September 15, 1987 Ford may M hike most new auto prices Detriot (AP) - Ford Motor Co. ntatively plans to increase prices J most of its 1988 cars by nearly 6 {rcent, an auto industry journal ported yesterday. Chrysler Corp. , meanwhile. annouced tentative prices on four all- new, front wheel-drive, large luxury models being built at its Belvidere, Ill. , assembly plant. Price adjustments on 1988 Ford od...…

…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Thursday, October 15, 1987 Duarte welcomed in White House WASHINGTON (AP) - i' President Reagan welcomed Sal- vadoran President Jose Napoleon Duarte to the White House yesterday and they agreed there can be no M lasting peace in Central America ' without democratic rule throughout } the region. Duarte was offered an enthusiastic official reception as he began a state visit and he showed his appreciation for U.S. ...…

…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Saturday, September 15, 1984 Shockley wins libel case; 1 award granted IN BRIEF ATLANTA (AP) - A federal jury returned a verdict yesterday in favor of physicist William Shockley in a libel suit against The Atlanta Constitution, and a former newspaper writer, but awarded him only $1 in actual damages and no money in punitive damages. The Nobel Prize-winning scientist had been seeking $1.25 million in damages for...…

…al Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, October 15, 1984 Ford, UAW make tentative pact From AP and UPI DETROIT - United Auto Workers will get novel aid programs for em- ployees who lose their jobs to robots, more efficient operations or subcon- tracting in both a tentative contract with Ford Motor Co. and the pact they ratified with General Motors Corp. The Ford pact was reached yesterday morning, and last night the UAW an- nouned its 350,0...…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, November 15, 1984 Ford, Carter seek balance on arms control it's a close tightropve you have to agreements ratified. (Continued from Page 1) that there will be a "genuine oppor- tunity to make progress," even though he sees the Soviet Union as continuing its buildup of nuclear forces. The death of Brezhnev has led to a power struggle within the USSR, the speakers said. Some are optimistic that a you...…

…4 VOLUNTEER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS .,Come Explore: Attend an information session to learn about volunteer opportunities in: Adult/Child Psychiatric Hospitals Ambulatory Care Services Main-Kellogg/Turner Hospitals Motor Meals of Ann Arbor Mott Children's/Women's/Holden Perinatal Hospitals WHEN; September 12 and 15 - 7:00 p.m. September 20 --4:00 p.m. WHERE: Main Hospital, 6th floor amphitheater For more information, call 763-...…

…Page 2 -- The Michigan Daily, Saturday, October 15, 1983 Harvard band cleans up its act The Harvard marching band's half- time shows will have to have university approval from now on, administrators said earlier this month. Harvard Dean of Students Archie Epps will review the content of the shows every week beforethe football games in an attempt to eliminate "vulgarity" and "in-group jokes," which have drawn fire from students and alumni. COL...…

…Page 2- The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, November 15, 1,)83 U.S. offers arms limit in Europe IN BRIEF WASHINGTON (AP) - The Reagan ad- ministration offered yesterday to cut its nuclear missile deployment in Europe and challenged the Soviet Union to accept the proposal in an arms con- trol pact or make even further reductions. The new proposal was divulged in Washington and broached to the Soviets in Geneva, Switzerland, even as the first wave o...…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Sunday, January 15, 1984 English prof. spins off from Top-40 days S:.. : ' By LAURIE DELATER The office door swings open and English Prof. Bob Weisbuch appears with a colleague, laughing and offering pointers to his friend, who will be on a radio talk show the next day. "Don't chew gum," he said. "Oh, and don't wear a tie!" he jokes, straightening his own. WITH A CLAP of his hands, Weisbuch welcomes his nex...…

…0 Page 2 - The Michigan'Daily - Wednesday, February 15, 1984 Girl gets new heart and liver From AP and UPI PITTSBURGH - A young Texas girl was recovering yesterday in a Pit- tsburgh hospital from a 16-hour operation doctors said was "her only hope" - the world's first simultaneous heart and liver transplants. Six-year-old Stormie Jones, from Cumby, Texas, was listed in critical condition in the intesive care unit of Children's Hospital follo...…

…4 Page 2 -The Michigan Daily -Thursday, March 15, 1984 Troops cla From AP and UPI CERRO MIRACAPA, El Salvador - Government troops yesterday tried to drive leftist rebels deeper into their northern strongholds to prevent any ''This is guerrillas attempt to disrupt the Marchrs n 25 presidential elections. But the President' guerrillas blunted the offensive by tral Ameri launching several counterattacks. The guerrillas killed five soldiers and w...…

…0 Page 2=- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 15, 1986 U.S. workers content in Libya TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) - Thousands of western oilmen, technicians, and experts, including many Americans, continue to work for high Libyan salaries in defiance of President Reagan's efforts to isolate Col. Moammar Khadafy's country. A group of reporters delayed for four hours by visa formalities in the transit lounge of Tripoli's modern international air...…

…4 Page 2.- - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 15. 1986 SCIENCE Physicists oppose 'Star Wars' By ROB EARLE More than half the nations physicists oppose Strategic Defense Initiative research, according to a recent survey. In a poll conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc., a Washington-based polling service, fifty-four percent of 549 physicists sur- veyed nationwide said SDI is a mistake, while twenty-nine percent support the ...…

…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 15, 1985 GOP members clash over cuts IN BRIEF From AP and UPI WASHINGTON - House Republican leaders yesterday called on President Reagan to keep his pledge not to tamper with Social Security benefits, clashing with Senate GOP leaders who want to freeze spending for the program next year. Reagan said last week he would accept the Social Security freeze if there was overwhelming congressional appr...…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, February 15, 1985 South Quad escapes another fire. By JERRY MARKON Another fire was narrowly averted in South Quad yesterday morning when a cigarette tossed into a trash can burnt itself out before University security arrived on the scene. The near-fire in Kelsey House was located in one of the same trash cans that was set ablaze on Feb. 4, when South Quad residents evacuated their dorm for over an hou...…

…4 Poge 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 15, 1985 Zip code foul-up leaves a mess By LAURA BISCHOFF What a mess just a few confused em- ployees and one inaccurate University memo can produce. That is what housing official Larry Durst and several payment department officials must be thinking as they look back on a memo Durst sent three weeks ago to the building directors of University residence halls. In the memo, Durst announced that zip...…

…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, January 15, 1987 Humanities receives $2 million By JIM BRAY The Campaign for Michigan has received a $2 million gift from a University alumnus to build the proposed Institute for the Humanities. William Searle, a 1955 University graduate, donated the money to reflect his interest in hu- manities-based education and con- tinue the support given to the University by his family. His father, John Searle, ...…

…Poge 2 -.. The Michigon Doily - Wednesdoy, April 15, 1987 VP Kennedy denies code connection (Continued rom Pae 1) system within the University to attempt to better -reigulate student behavior outside the class- room. Those who oppose the code say that using academic leverage such as suspension or expulsion to regulate behavior that the University decides is intolerable Show how you feel with ... Michigan Daily Personals 764-0557 1 1InPlea...…

…4 Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, September 15, 1986 Blanchard leads Lucas in poll By LAURABISCHOFF with wire reports With less than eight weeks before the state's general election, Gov. James Blanchard leads Republican candidate William Lucas by a substantial margin, according to a poll published last week. Sentiments among University students seem to coincide with poll results. Most students interviewed said they support Blanchard, ...…

…. - Pagp 2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 15, 1986 Discovering new cells 'U' alumnus wins Nobel Prize in medicine By ELIZABETH ATKINS with wire reports University alumnus Stanley Cohen has been named a co-winner of the Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries of "growth factors" in human and animal tissue, officials announced Monday. Cohen, a biochemist, will share the $290,000 cash prize with Italian-American biologist Rita Levi-M...…

…Page 2. - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 15, 1985 Residents criticize conference center idea I By AMY MINDELL About 60 Ann Arbor residents told the City Council last night that the proposed Huron Plaza Hotel Conference Center would ruin the charm of the city and worsen already cramped parking conditions downtown. "My husband and I shop downtown every Satur- day .. .a 14-story buildingwill reduce the charm and informality of Ann Arbor....…

…Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, November 15, 1985 'U' wants state funding increase 44 By KERY MURAKAMI The Board of Regents yesterday told state officials that the University needs a bare minimum increase of $26 million in state funds than it received last year in order to keep up with rising costs and keep tuition down. In addition, the board said in its an- nual budget request to the state that the University needs an additional $9 m...…

…I Page 2 - The Michigan Daily- Friday, August 15, 1986 - Little pi made o By KERY MURAKAMI Daily news analysis The University Council has made virtually no progress on its version of the code of nonacademic conduct this summer, making it more likely that the administration will implement its much-opposed draft of the code this fall. Student leaders have opposed the administration's proposed code, saying it violates civil rights. They have al...…

…Page 2- The Michigan Daily - Friday, July 15, 1988 g and that it should be eliminated if its problems can't be solved. "I was re- sponsible for passing bylaw 7.02," Continued from Page 1 he said. "Since it has failed to oper- pices of regental bylaw 2.01, can ate, I feel I have some responsibility impose a code unilaterally. Bylaw to correct it." 2.01 grants the University president "It's always harder for a new "general power" over "the ma...…

…Plage - ic AiOchgan Daily - Friday, M 15. 197 - House bill would bar police from setting ticket quotas By EDWARD KLEINE The bill, introduced by state Special to the Daily Rep. Perry Bullard (D-Ann Arbor), LANSING - Police will no would also bar police forces from longer be allowed to set quotas for evaluating officer performance on traffic and parking tickets if the the basis of how many tickets they state legislature passes a new bill write....…

…i Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, May 15, 1984 Neb., Ore. delegates up for grabs today From The Associated Press Nebraska, where polls show him with a slim lead over Mondale. Walter Mondale and the Rev. Jesse Jackson continued their efforts yester- BOTH NEBRASKA and Oregon hold day to win over California's Hispanic primaries today, and Hart is looking for voters, as Gary Hart flew to Nebraska victories there to give him added to get in...…

…q Page 2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, June 15, 1984 House approves labor unportation WASHINGTON (AP) - The House ap- proved a proposal yesterday to legalize the importation of tens of thousands of foreign workers to take the place of the illegal aliens who now enter this coun- try every year to help harvest crops. Critics said the proposal, adopted 228- 172, would revive the imfamous "Bracero" program of the 1940s and 1950s in which Mexica...…

…Uq State taxpayers' fate to be decided this fall By KARI MANNS A state constitutional amendment that would require voter approval for all tax increases and new taxes, may be on this fall's ballot. The proposal is sponsored by the Voter's Choice, a coalition of Michigan taxpayers. Their goal is to make gover- nment more accountable. IF PASSED, the proposal would be retroactive to 1981. "Any. level of government will have to have all taxes sin...…

…Page 2- The Michigan Daily - Saturday, June 15, 1985 U.S. may act against jailing of Polish dissidents 4 WASHINGTON (UPI) - The State Department said yesterday it is con- sidering retaliatory actions against the Polish government's trend of "in- creasing_ repression," including the jailing of three prominent Solidarity members. Department spokesman Bernard Kalb said, "we are deeply distressed that three prominent figures in the Solidarity m...…

…Page 2-Friday, May 15, 1981-The Michigan Daily 4 ST. PETER'S SQUARE is filled with mourners following the shooting of Pope John Paul II yesterday. Thousands flocked to Vatican City to pray for the pontiff, who was reported to be in good conditions. Po pe improves; police hint at conspiracy Today And justice for all They cite horses, don't they? Yes, they do in Denver. A Denver County Court Judge was startled to learn this week that a horse ...…

…Page 2-Wednesday, July 15, 1981--The Michigan Daily Millionaire spy charged with illegal practices From AP and UPI WASHINGTON-Max Hugel, a millionaire whose appointment irked career intelligence officers, resigned yesterday as overseer of the CIA's spy network hours after allegations that he gave inside information about a firm he once headed to two Wall Street brokers: Hugel called the allegations in yesterday's Washington Post by two former...…

…Page 2-Saturday, August 15, 1981-The Michigan Daily Oil industry finds special breaks in Reagan tax package WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's Association of America. oil industry hit a small gusher in "We are presently not generating suf- President Reagans new tax-cutting ficient revenue to do the amount of package, with special breaks for both drilling and exploration needed" to independent producers and the energy replace the oil being used and...…

…Page 2-Thursday, May 15, 1980-The Michigan Daily Kalamazoo begins to rebuild after twister destroys part of city KALAMAZOO (UPI) - Shopkeepers and residents picked through the sun- bathed rubble of their stores and homes yesterday with grim, gallows humor and a determination to rebuild from the twisters which killed five and devastated parts of the city. Tuesday's west Michigan twisters, the state's worst in 15 years, caused an estimated $50 ...…

…Page 2-Tuesday, July 15, 1980-The Michigan Daily Detroit ERA march, rally draws 10,000 (Continued from Page 1) March participant Rosemary ending Republicansupport for ERA. Wolock, president of Women Lawyer's THE FORMER senator said he Association of Michigan, said she believes President Carter has "painted believes passage of the ERA would be a Ronald Reagan into the 1964 Goldwater "tremendous psychological boost" to image" in this year's pres...…

…Page 2-Friday, August 15, 198O-LfAthMichigan Daily Reproduction study group ends conference here By JOYCE FRIEDEN Everything from marijuana to sexual arousal in rats was under discussion this week at an unlikely location-Stockwell Hall-as the Society for the Study of Reproduction held its 13th annual meeting here. About 700 of the society's 1,500 mem- bers came to the conference held Tuesday through yesterday. "It was the largest turnout ever...…

…Page 2-Saturday, May 15, 1982-The Michigan Daily FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH and AMERICAN BAPTIST CAMPUS FOUNDATION 502 East Huron 663-9376 Jitsuo Morikawa, Pastor 10:00 a.m.-Sunday Worship. Child care provided. May 16-"What does it Mean To Ac- ceptkChrist As Lord?" Jitsuo Morikawa. 11:00 a.m. Church School Classes for all ages. Class for undergraduates. Class for graduates and faculty. Also: Choir Thursday 7:00 p.m., Mary El- len Henkel, Director; ...…

…Page 2-Tuesday, June 15. 1982-The Michigan Daily Supreme Court to hear video recorder dispute WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court yesterday agreed to decide whether millions of Americans are illegally taping television shows. If the court says yes, it must also decide whether makers of home video recorders must pay for the armchair piracy. THE BILLION-dollar dispute pits movie producers against makers of the increasingly popular machines, and...…

…Page --Thursday July 15,.1982-The Michigan Daily ISMRRD elimination draws mixed reviews (Continued from Page 1) spare the Child Development Clinic was based on the subcommittee's evaluation that CDC was the best of ISMRRD's several programs. Also, by' saving CDC, research on mental retar- dation could continue on campus, he said. "Without the physical presence on campus (of some research on mental retardation) it's too easy to forget that it ...…

…The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, October 15, 1980-Page 3 Campus Conuunist Party battles prejudice By PAM KRAMER Campus supporters of the Communist Party's Gus Hall/Angela Davis presidential ticket admit sat either Jimmy Carter or Ronald Reagan will be the next resident of the White House. "Gus and Angela won't get elected, that's ob- vious," said Danny Spector, national organization director of the Detroit branch of the Young Workers Liberation ...…

…The Michigan Daily-Saturday, November 15, 1980-Page3 Recyclers work to expand program in dorms By JEFF VOIGT All those old yellowed newspapers ,and non-returnable bottles and cans lit- ~tering your rooms can be put to good ruse, according to two area recycling R:organizations. Campus Recycling, a student volun- teer program based in East Quad, is' :starting a drive to establish a collection ,site for recyclables in each campus residence hall....…

…The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, September 15, 1982-Page 3 Section of Fuller Road closed for construction _ Y 'i w- i s . "{ Y sx V, Hey, look at this one! Students Jim Van Wyk (left), Kathy Treciak, and Tom Debolski sort through merchandise on sale at the Print and Poster sale. The sale will continue through Friday in both the Michigan Union and the Fish Bowl. Anyone interested in working during the sale can receive a free print for each h...…

…The Michigan Daily-Friday, October 15, 1982-Page 3 t c an did at e urges uty By KENT REDDING With elections less than three weeks away, a Democratic candidate for Lt. Gov. told a group of nearly 100 students that only cooperation among all state groups-including business, government, and labor-will enable Michigan to turn its economy around. "If there's one thing we can't afford in this state, it is to have one group set against another," Gr...…

… The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, January 15, 1980-Page I Consumer confidence hits low, survey says By BETH ROSENBERG Consumer confidence is at an all-time low and will continue its downward trend through the first half of 1980, ac- cording to the University's quarterly Survey of Consumer Attitudes., Tight credit conditions and high in- terest rates, especially for houses and cars, have led to considerably lower buying attitudes, the study indicat...…

…The Michigan Daily-Friday, February 15, 1980-Page 3 Earl Greene too nice a guy. BY JOHN GOYER Earl Greene is a nice guy. ut his opponents - the most out- ken of whom come from within his own party - say Councilman Greene (D-Second Ward) is too nice a guy. ACCORDING TO this vocal faction of the city's Democratic party, Greene is a patsy for the Republicans, who hold seven of the eleven seats on City Coun- cil. Greene's critics include two of h...…

…{ Buses to aid By LEE KATTERMAN A new look in buses took 'its first public "bow" at Ann Arbor City Hall yesterday. The Ann Arbor Transportation, Authority (AATA) unveiled four new "Advanced Design Transit Coaches" with the announcement that the buses will be in use starting this Monday. THE NEW BUSES, manufactured by Grumman Fixible Corporation of Ohio and costing AATA $106,000 each, were built to meet controversial state- mandated accessibi...…

…Enperg kersycrnce peakers say change The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, April 15, 1980-Page 3 HOPES 'TO MAKE PEOPLE THINK' Carmichael advocates socialism in attitude By JULIE SELBST The key to a secure energy future ' lies in changing the attitudes of government and society, according j to several speakers at a two-day energy conference in the Michigan Union this weekend. The conference featured more than twenty speakers, most of whom were represen...…

…Commi By LISA SPECTOR After nearly five months of review, a faculty- student panel will recommend today that the University Law School faculty preserve the school's clinical law program, but with significant structural changes and a reduction in the clinic's overall budget. The Clinical Education program provides students with an opportunity to represent ac- tual clients and give genuine legal advice under the supervision of an instructor for ...…

…Students protest lack of cable TV By PINA SBROCCA Several West Quad residents, unhap- ,y that their dormitory is one of the few which still does not have cable , television, last week sent a notice irging other residents of the dorm to let 4heir discontent be heard. Bob Jacobs, a resident of West Quad's Williams House, headed the ive urging students to complain to the Ouilding's maintenance manager, 4ohn Schaffer, abut the delay in cable hoo...…