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December 07, 1995 (vol. 106, iss. 48) • Page Image 1

…f.. ' Weather Tonight: Clear and cold, low around 15% Tomorrow: Partly sunny, high around 35'. t- 'trailoqq *rnt One hundredfive years of editorialfreedom Thursday December 7, 1995 I v 4!/ Qi . r X ,g,, 6y t Y*,aa, 3.yR GiG.}b'I tZ," '14 TW. I ccreditor: Lack of code wasn't critical 'U' officials stand behind Duderstadt's remarks to regents By Amy Klein Daily Staff Reporter While University President James J. Duderstadt asserted that...…

December 08, 1995 (vol. 106, iss. 49) • Page Image 1

…:,N~ WEW Unl Friday December 8, 1995 Weather Tonight: 36 inches of snow, low in the 20s. Tomorrow: 4-7 inches of snow, high in the 20s. One hundredflve years ofeditorialfreedom II r L 1 I won't release details of lawsuit with comm. prof. Two sides settle out of court Murder heaningbegins By Jodi Cohen Daily Staff Reporter The University has settled a contract- dispute case with communication Prof. Jonathan Friendly out of court, but...…

December 01, 1997 (vol. 108, iss. 44) • Page Image 1

…I~~r m tti News: 76-DAILY Advertising: 764-0554 One hundred seven years of editorniz1freedom Monday December 1, 1997 .. :1 IN I Coleman Young dead at 79 'U' clinic Detroit mourns lo SS of a pioneer C#ETROIT (AP) Former Mayor eman Young, a tailor's son who overcame racism to become Detroit's first black mayor and presided over his city for an unprece- dented five terms, died Saturday. He was 79. Young died at about 1:55 p.m. at Sina...…

December 02, 1997 (vol. 108, iss. 45) • Page Image 1

…w4 *rn lews: 76-DAILY advertising: 764-0554 One hundred seven years of edtor znlfreedomr Tuesday December 2, 1997 as.. #/t 'P 1lIF: i *#'+A S,;:. , ..-, w.v :".ice.. ?'~y .a-5,;;f'.+t, '" r ;".a k'"x o^.:.s 3 k u: ~7" t5 "> :.i. '?p rr. " . ''na '.. " i -.a h.; is, ..y5d;. # Z=a"r.:: Woodson, Carr win Camp Award Alan Goldenbach aily Sports Editor In what could be a foreshadowing of more acco- a to come, Michigan cornerback Charles o ...…

December 03, 1997 (vol. 108, iss. 46) • Page Image 1

…'tr'W Untli News: 76 DAILY Advertising: 764-0554 One hundred seven years of editornidfreedom Wednesday December 3, 1997 n:e University of Michigan Law School statistics for So class of 1999 Number of students: Applied - 3,636 Accepted 1,123 Enrolled , 319 Question No 11 on the applicatioh Median of those enrolled; asks for the "race GPA: 3.5 or ethnicity which LSAT: 167 you thiok best applies to you-" C,-, s.,yr.k K k n'1 ".. Class compo...…

December 04, 1997 (vol. 108, iss. 47) • Page Image 1

…1£,,W tti News: 76-DAILY Advertising: 764-0554 One hundred seven years offeditorWfreedom Thursday December 4,1997 -~ - ~ .I -1 -I-+_- U'U offers response against lawsuit By Heather Kamins and Jeffrey Kosseff Daily Staff Reporters *niversity officials claimed the lawsuit chal- lenging the admissions policies of the College of Literature, Science & Arts is invalid and request- ed a dismissal of the case yesterday. In its official answe...…

December 05, 1997 (vol. 108, iss. 48) • Page Image 1

…One hundred seven year' ofedirzalfreedom Friday December 5, 1997 rws 76-DAILY Ivertlslng: 764-0554 . . ducation lan freezes te tuition Peter Romer-Friedman aily Staff Reporter After a year's worth of court battles and rocky times dur- ng a recession in the early '90s, the Michigan Education rust, one of the nation's first pre-paid tuition programs, is iming to help make college more affordable again. The state of Michigan began the MET p...…

December 08, 1997 (vol. 108, iss. 49) • Page Image 1

…One hundred seven years of editorlreedomn News: 76-DAILY Advertising: 764-0554 Monday December 8, 1997 u " "svz1 '°a " r a o a 9 s , ? tz" amp >> r p :. ',. } ,Cry wr y ( 4 6- . . F - f i k ss% ^' si«.k cm ., ., , . ~ .n7 1.,. .JV-.TE% Y. F , i,. J "s , f Jaw k.., iFt 4 _ __ _ _ _ _ _ iA. .. , .. .. . -.N dwYT.. . . _ 9 Subtle, confident moves mark Bollinger's reign By Heather Kamins Daily Staff Reporter Perhaps it is difficult to judge ...…

December 09, 1997 (vol. 108, iss. 50) • Page Image 1

…ews: 76-DAltY vertising: 764-0554 allr run Unt1 One hundred seven years ofediorial freedom Tuesday December 9, 1997 [, y ~', ..: y ........ Z ..: h . .. ...: ,. ce r ~ i X " l t 0'i° ~tip F U JJ 'M'.' '' ,.f t'.." m ry '.: . :.. ose Bowl has otential for big U' revenues ig Plona ail ff Reporter The phrase "coming up roses" has the potential to mean ore than a Rose Bowl victory and a national championship r the University on Jan.1, when ...…

December 10, 1997 (vol. 108, iss. 51) • Page Image 1

…Pfml 4 "Ul ws: 76-DAILY vertising: 7640554 One hundred seven years of edtorizl freedom Wednesday December 10, 1997 Waily In-depth: Admissions I FU dmisrlions process alters GPAs Janet Adamy iily Staff Reporter N ,rity applicants from Marquette, Mich., ho earned a 2.7 GPA at Detroit Country Day gh school could have their GPA boosted to a 7 when their application contents are weighted during the University's intricate [missions proces...…

December 02, 1996 (vol. 107, iss. 42) • Page Image 1

…C~CA 1W* Weather Tonight: Mostly cloudy, light snow, low around 260. omorrow: Occ aisional light snow, high around 35*. One hundred sAi years ofeditona lfreedom Monday December 2, 1996 .. 0* ? "k J' '.k2 v. k 5 Y R .5. 52t Y {', . .. ::: , , a, .., ,." 2 >r", M ". , .. n.... '+ rx -;krr^ i . nc.3{s.'. :r' ti - ,.' ' t .'a5 J Y x ' a ? i .~o L !F "^^x+ s- , .,,. , ., d {" .., , { ., . , , r.iS, .4. ,*..., . d . nkiC, : 5, .; +r F s.. ..fu ...…

December 03, 1996 (vol. 107, iss. 43) • Page Image 1

…WSaher Toni: Snow accumulation likely, high in mid-30s. Tomorrow: Chance of snow showers, high around 33°. It Iian atit One hundred sx years f editorial freedom Tuesday December 3, 1996 ------ - ------- Panel e. vad.uates campus unity S5rarFm k , , r By AlIe Robhison Daily Staff Reporter At one point in his life, Henry Davis thought his hometown would make him an outsider at the University. "I said, 'I'm from Highland Park - we 't go to ...…

December 04, 1996 (vol. 107, iss. 44) • Page Image 1

…It ir41 Ara "U onWt: Chance of snow, low round 220. omorrow: Chance of snow, ugh around 350. One hundred six years of editorial/freedom Wednesday December 4, 1996 jigglimigpi! i:;!!i!li;;; 10111141g: --------------------------- Presidents at home in office, dlassroom By Katie Wang Daily Staff Reporter When University President-select Lee Bollinger returns to Ann Arbor next semester, he will not only be mov- ing into the Fleming Adminis...…

December 05, 1996 (vol. 107, iss. 45) • Page Image 1

…it I4an t rnR Wwather Tonight: Mixture of rain and snow, low around 30*. Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy, ligh snow, high in the mid'30s. t One /uwidred six years of editon7alfreedom Thursday December 5, 1996 MIk si/-. ;J~ M.. ?. ..~a n : ..5 rS4..'~i Y .: L . :; '6S¢ o ' Ah N'2+: 8 DAYS OF LIGHT A2gay praise couples Hawaii Neo-Nazi fliers planted hi 'U' books By Ann Stewart Daily Staff Reporter Student leaders say they are concerned after l...…

December 06, 1996 (vol. 107, iss. 46) • Page Image 1

…WE1 "Utt Weather ronight: Chance of snow, ow around 270. armw: Chance of snow, ugh around 340. One hundred sixyears ofeditorialfreedom Friday December 6,1996 ,. ,:, Winters Faces cs in today By Katie Wang Daily Staff Reporter Michigan football player Charles Winters plans to turn himself into the Detroit police today to face felonious charges of assault with intent to do great bodily harm and malicious destruction of property, said his a...…

December 09, 1996 (vol. 107, iss. 47) • Page Image 1

…WEi t Weather Tonight: Mostly-cloudy, low around 280. Tomorrow: Cloudy, chance of rain, high around 430*. One hundred siCx years of editoralfreedom Monday December 9, 1996 ,;,I :; r r'$fr:': ,,," ,,.N.'u,'.'Y ~x': " s * e:3, :. s>,fi I Dunking M' captures win, 62-6 1 By Will McCahill Daily Sports Editor The Michigan men's basketball team received a holiday gift yesterday in the form of a huge 62-61 victory over Duke in Durham, N.C. With...…

December 10, 1996 (vol. 107, iss. 48) • Page Image 1

…W E, 41 4"l I qqm 44or Weather ronight: Cloudy, chance of rain, low around 370. morrw: Cloudy, chance of showers, high around 450. One hundred six years of editornifreedom Tuesday December 10, 1996 Hayden returns to activist territory By Laurie Mayk Daily Staff Reporter Tom Hayden doesn't like to talk about the past - but when he comes home to Ann Arbor, it finds him. Old friends and colleagues stumble in with stories of the old days, a...…

December 01, 1994 (vol. 105, iss. 41) • Page Image 1

…One hundred four years of editorial freedom *rn 0 First- class stamp cost to increase to 32 cents The Washington Post WASHINGTON - The price of a first-class letter will jump to 32 cents starting Jan. 1. The independent Postal Rate Com- mission yesterday endorsed the pro- posed 32-cent stamp, declaring that the nation's troubled mail service would further deteriorate if the Postal Service were denied urgently needed evenues. The commission r...…

December 02, 1994 (vol. 105, iss. 42) • Page Image 1

…It *rnl One hundred four years of editorial freedom 'He was 40 or 50 feet from the ground and then he went for the ground like a brick.' Larry Boles, a construction worker from Warren Helicopter crash kills 3 Historic trade agreement sails through Senate *MedFlight falls near N. Campus By DAVID SHEPARDSON Daily News Editor An Ann Arbor medical helicopter crashed four minutes after takeoff yes- terday morning near a North Campus family-h...…

December 05, 1994 (vol. 105, iss. 43) • Page Image 1

…--'!Fl Or'tArw *rnw One hundred four years of editorial freedom Jnvestigators still looking for answers From Staff and Wire Reports Federal investigators have not determined the cause of Thursday's medical helicopter crash near North Campus, which killed a doctor, nurse and pilot. The helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff, after the pilot apparently attempted an emergency landing in a grassy field near the Philips Components building on...…

December 06, 1994 (vol. 105, iss. 44) • Page Image 1

…Jr.,r r~run ti --. ad g loll IN kkk One hundred four years of editorial freedom Amid applause, GOP taps Gingrich as next speaker The Washington Post WASHINGTON - House Re- publicans yesterday named Rep. Newt Gingrich as their choice to become the first Republican speaker in 40 years at a televised caucus meeting that com- bined the enthusiasm of a football rally with the seriousness of a history lec- *re. His most boisterous fans among the ...…

December 07, 1994 (vol. 105, iss. 45) • Page Image 1

…One hundred four years of editorial freedom 743 atili 56eas ldROBERT E. RUBIN Th56 years old * Former co-chairman of Goldman Sachs, a Wall Street investment firm * Key player in deficit reduction * Managed blind trust for Lloyd Bensten, whom he now succeeds Described by colleagues as n "honest broker" Known for low-key nature * Helped raise funds for Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign r Personal fortune estimated at $100-$150 million Harv...…

December 08, 1994 (vol. 105, iss. 46) • Page Image 1

…Jig'Elan "Utly One hundred four years of editorial freedom , . ... ; mow:;,:: - 4; I Jurors will make 4th attempt to hear code proposals By RONNIE GLASSBERG Daily Staff Reporter Student jurors will make a fourth a next month to hear amendments to the ment of Student Rights and Responsil the University's code of non-academ duct. On Jan. 30, the student jurors wi ,proposed amendments to the code fr W~ffice of Student Affairs, the Michiga...…

December 09, 1994 (vol. 105, iss. 47) • Page Image 1

…e'Elan Unit- One hundred four years of editorial freedom MSA safety walk report details hazardous campus areas Report finds problems with safety phones, lighting By AMY KLEIN Daily Staff Reporter The Michigan Student Assembly has targeted the Medical Center and Markley area, South Forest Avenue 40 North Campus as three of the most unsafe areas on and off campus, in a report released Tuesday. On Oct. 27, MSA asked students, University emplo...…

December 12, 1994 (vol. 105, iss. 48) • Page Image 1

…2 il IWt One hundred four years of editorial freedom I Russian troops storrepub I; Newsday * MOSCOW -Russian troops surged into the breakaway republic of Chechnya yesterday in an effort to stamp out a three-year-old separatist rebellion by leaders of the volatile, oil-rich region. As columns of tanks and troops streamed in from three directions, Chechen leader Dzhokhar Dudayev warned that the action could turn the entire North Caucusus re...…

December 13, 1994 (vol. 105, iss. 49) • Page Image 1

…I Irraan One hundred four years of editorial freedom Vo,.: CV- N .'^n tti Z lk U.N. peacekeepers The Washington Post Michael Rose, was in the Serb strong- ZAGREB, Croatia - Two wire- hold of Pale seeking permission for stay guided antitank missiles, fired from helicopter evacuation of the injured the Serb positions, blasted a U.N. armored soldier. con personnel carrier yesterday, wound- The attack, which Risley termed a yesi ing four Bangla...…

December 01, 1993 (vol. 104, iss. 44) • Page Image 1

… Women's basketball opens with home victory . . - F i 4 k J'A Q 11e 4 toot ,: c} p.. Tz ]ail 93 ' f q } its 4 t y7 WEle itta at One hundred three years of editorial freedom Vo.CVN.4.AnAboMcign-Wensa 1'93 193TeMcia a I I Lcal olice investigate *rape behind South Quad FROM STAFF REPORTS An 18-year-old female Univer- sity student was attacked early yesterday morning on the 600 block of Monroe Street behind South Quad. * Ann Arbor Police ...…

December 02, 1993 (vol. 104, iss. 45) • Page Image 1

…Michigan owns the boards, tops Tulane,84-49 A *~ '#4 A Cable network redefined usic industry for us M3 finiMpl I&~ WE r 41 Unti One hundred three years of editorial freedom .,d H Iy 'U' conducts first direct DNA transfer People across the globe observed World AIDS Day (WAD) yesterday. The World Health Organization (WHO) initiated WAD in 1988. Ann Arborites joined in with activities of their own. The Daily has. extensive coverage of ...…

December 03, 1993 (vol. 104, iss. 46) • Page Image 1

…Firstaplaco icers Mtake on Broncos short of it r4v ti One hundred three years of editorial freedom 4 F ' Community speaks about bylaw change . By JUDITH KAFKA DAILY STAFF REPORTER Tears and shouts marked a heated, technical debate about inclusion of gay men, lesbians and bisexuals into the University community yesterday afternoon. Members of the Ann Arbor com- munity shared their thoughts on a recent regental bylaw change that aims t...…

December 06, 1993 (vol. 104, iss. 47) • Page Image 1

…Hockey nets two wins a in rough weekend with Western 'Patience': Wait for a scandal and have some fun / ~ ~ wi w we fd*hg n *&i One hundred three years of editorial freedom AIDS 'czar' details Clinton plan to slow growth of epidemic By LaSHAWNDA CROWE DAILY STAFF REPORTER As chilly winter winds swirled outside, Kristine Gebbie sat in the cozy guest lounge of Bell Tower Ho- tel sipping on coffee and eating a lemon poppy seed muffin....…

December 07, 1993 (vol. 104, iss. 48) • Page Image 1

…Without Howard, men's basketball crushes Detroit - *1 ti .# .. -.4 - f /' 2 , (~ SIr _____.___ ' . I .;, , --e- ftoe- e -, " - e I e - I e e I - WE1 ti 1 One hundred three years of editorial freedom *1 4g.;- I I Engler to speak at commencement Winter commencement will be this Sunday at 2 p.m. in Crisler Arena. Gov. John Engler will be the main speaker. Graduating students can pick up to six tickets in Room @102 of the LS&A Buildin...…

December 08, 1993 (vol. 104, iss. 49) • Page Image 1

…As sub or starter, Derricks must bring his game inside: Check out the Daily's picks for the best holiday flicks Ity *df4 a' One hundred three years of editorial freedom 4- ap Power leaves legacy at 'U,' *in business By DAVID SHEPARDSON DAILY STAFF REPORTER Eugene Power, a founder of the modern microfilm industry and one of the University's most influential alums, died Monday night. He was 88. Power, who had been fighting Parkinson's dise...…

December 09, 1993 (vol. 104, iss. 50) • Page Image 1

…Y I Women gymnasts begin quest for thirdstraight Big Ten title Shopdr Mall of America is the ultimate experience f 1 7 n - - r " k -WAC.--, -O.A. .- -,., 'F- , liell lri One hundred three years of editorial freedom . CIV, No. 60 Ann A , 9 h h i iy Faculty condemns 'fat' -administrative salaries HAPPY HANUKKAH By JAMES CHO DAILY STAFF REPORTER Months of discussion about dis- crepancies between faculty and ad- ministrative salaries ca...…

December 10, 1993 (vol. 104, iss. 51) • Page Image 1

… 'M' football prepares for bowl game clash with N.C. State i e.;; .- _; .- .. .. ... ", . 43:: ,q ,, +. u s s y uur VD Friars sing, live life without a plan I i it *rni One hundred three years of editorial freedom Vo. IV N. 1 n AroMhg - Iy eene 0 93 93TeMcia a I I New profs. paid more than old 1050 rn By DEMETRIOS EFSTRATIOU DAILY STAFF REPORTER * Full-rank, tenured professors who have worked longer at the University tend to hav...…

December 01, 1999 (vol. 110, iss. 44) • Page Image 2

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 1, 1999 NATION/WORLD STD Continued from Page 1 students are taught about STDs at a young age, they are prob- ably not paying close attention to the information. "The best place to educate students is in school, but some- times kids do not listen to and respect the person that is teach- ing," she said. On its Website, CDC states that adolescents, 10- to 19- year-olds and young adults, 20- to 24-ye...…

December 02, 1999 (vol. 110, iss. 45) • Page Image 2

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 2, 1999 NATION/WORLD ART Continued from Page 1A to the cause by participating in World AIDS Day yes- terday by draping black cloth over sculptures and can- vases for the I11th consecutive year. The exhibit is intended to represent the world without the contribution and inspiration of artists. It was a clear statement to many who visited the museum because it forces them to imagine life without art...…

December 03, 1999 (vol. 110, iss. 46) • Page Image 2

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 3, 1999 NATION/WORLD MSU student to appeal riot penalty ACROSS THE NATION EAST LANSING (AP) - A Michigan State University student plans to appeal a court order that she pay restitution for her part in the March riot at the school. Laura Quitmeyer of Macomb County's Shelby Township, was convicted in October of lifting her shirt to a crowd during the March 27-28 riot. Quitmeyer was the first of the...…

December 06, 1999 (vol. 110, iss. 47) • Page Image 2

…2A -- The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 6, 1999 NATION/WORLD Festival brings eastern influence to East Hall DRAGON FEST Continued from Page 1A president of the Taiwanese American Student Association agreed. "Dragon Fest helps give TASA a presence in the communi- ty," he said. The market scene was highlighted with eight performances by various campus and community groups. Huaren, a multi-cultural organization, put on a hip-hop show and c...…

December 07, 1999 (vol. 110, iss. 48) • Page Image 2

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 7, 1999 NATION/WORLD Maintenance company guilty m Valujet crash MIAMI (AP) - In the first criminal case of its kind in the United States, an aircraft maintenance company was con- victed yesterday of mishandling the oxygen canisters blamed for the cargo hold fire that caused the 1996 ValuJet crash in the Everglades. Two employees of the maintenance company, SabreTech, were acquitted, and the compan...…

December 08, 1999 (vol. 110, iss. 49) • Page Image 2

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 8, 1999 NATION/WORLD SOLE Continued from Page 1. Bollinger could not be reached for comment on the meeting after which he left for Sweden. Bollinger is the invited guest of physics Prof. emeritus Martinus Veltman, who will be recognized Friday for receiving a Nobel Prize for physics. Last month, John Chamberlin,associate dean of the School for Public Policy and chair of the University's anti-swea...…

December 09, 1999 (vol. 110, iss. 50) • Page Image 2

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 9, 1999 NATION/WORLD AIDS Continued from Page IA on campus are HIV positive but don't know it. "Those that are not as scared are usually the ones that are engaging in high risk activity," she said. Similar to UHS results, tests at Michigan State University's Olin Health Center also report no detected cases of HIV infection in the past few years. Dennis Martell, health educator at OHC, said in the...…

December 10, 1999 (vol. 110, iss. 51) • Page Image 2

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 10, 1999 NATION/WORLD Emergency response team prepares Y2K continued from Page 1 through Jan. 4, ends. Thiele said command center employ- es will be compensated for their over- ime. Thiele said the decision to deacti- vate the command center functions Belongs to Bess and Chief Information Officer Jose-Marie Griffiths. Earlier this week more than 100 University staff and faculty met to run a able-to...…

December 13, 1999 (vol. 110, iss. 52) • Page Image 2

…11 - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 13, 199 1981: Started in 1977, Apple Computers, Inc. brings the personal computer to the height of technology in the 1980s. Harvard University drop-out Bill Gates introduces Microsoft, making himself a billionaire along the way. 1982: "'Cause this is thriller, thriller night." Under a full moon, Michael Jackson turns werewolf, and the white-gloved King of Pop defines himself as a lasting symbol of '8...…

December 01, 1998 (vol. 109, iss. 44) • Page Image 2

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 1, 1998 NATION/WORLD SCOTUS* Continued from Page 1 allowing a statistical adjustment. Justice Antonin Scalia seemed to agree, saying that if actual enumeration allows census numbers to be estimated, "what is excluded - rolling the dice?" But justices John Paul Stevens and Stephen Breyer questioned House lawyer Maureen Mahoney's contention that census-takers cannot estimate how Mhany people are in a...…

December 02, 1998 (vol. 109, iss. 45) • Page Image 2

…2- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 2, 1998 NATION/XORLD Committee seeks to broaden inquiry AROUND THE NATION -,' ' _ Los Angeles Times The broad WASHINGTON - The Republican majority on already bitterp the House Judiciary Committee, armed with four sub- bers clashedo poenas approved yesterday, urged a federal judge to either destroyc turn over internal memos from the Justice Republican Department's campaign financing investigation...…

December 03, 1998 (vol. 109, iss. 46) • Page Image 2

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 3, 1998 N AT ION/WORLD CANTOR Continued from Page 1A activity involved in the death, the report will be made public, Hall said. Although still looking for answers, Cantor did say he is pleased that rumors of suicide can be dispelled -officially. Cantor said he had heard at home and through his daughter Jaime that many people were talking about that possibility on campus. "That disturbed us the mo...…

December 04, 1998 (vol. 109, iss. 47) • Page Image 2

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 4, 1998 NATION/WORLD Taskforce YOB Contlnued from Page 2. "People weren't ready to do that" a But fraternity and sorority leaders .ntinued to pursue the alcohol issue. 2"~'We knew that at any point some- , ng could happen and we didn't want X to happen," said Holeman, a )inesiology senior. ZThe Greek Social Environment Task Trce, comprised of student leaders in Ye Greek community, originally had nne...…

December 07, 1998 (vol. 109, iss. 48) • Page Image 2

…2A - The Michigan Daily - Monday, December 7, 1998 NATION/WORLD Palestinians launch hunger strike The Washington Post JERUSALEM - Hundreds of Palestinian prison- ers demanding to be freed from Israeli jails launched a hunger strike this weekend in an intensifying protest that has inflamed Jews and Arabs alike days before President Clinton is to arrive here on a peace mission. With Clinton scheduled to land Saturday for a three-day visit, t...…

December 08, 1998 (vol. 109, iss. 49) • Page Image 2

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, December 8, 1998 NATION/WORLD Yeltsin fires advisers in bref break MOSCOW (AP) - Boris Yeltsin roused himself from his sickbed for three hours yesterday, fired sev- eral of his top aides and then returned to a Kremlin hospital where he is recuperating from pneumonia. It was a classic performance from the ailing Russian president, who rarely is so energized as when he is firing someone. The dismissed aides i...…

December 09, 1998 (vol. 109, iss. 50) • Page Image 2

…2 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 9, 1998 NATION/WORLD Space station put in higher orbit ineSme AROUND THE NATION cI" A& J. v SPACE CENTER, Houston (AP) - With the bulk of their construction work behind them, Endeavour's astronauts gave the new up-and-running space station a safe but shaky lift to a higher orbit yesterday. The pilots fired the shuttle thrusters to climb to an altitude of about 248 miles, 5 1/2 miles higher than...…

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