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…The Michigan Daily Vol. XCII, No. 54-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, August 4, 1982 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Politck pushes economic diversity Last summer, state Sen. Edward Pierce dropped his re-election bid in order to enter the gubernatorial primary. Since then, four Democratic candidates have cam- paigned for his 18th District seat, which encompasses nearly all of Washtenaw County. Next Tuesday's primary will decide which of these Democrat...…

…The Michigan Daily Vol. XCII, No. 55-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, August 5, 1982 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Allen stands alone on issues By BILL SPINDLE This is the second in a four-part series profiling the Democratic can- didates running for the 18th district; state Senate seat. The primary elec- tion is next Tuesday. In a primary race where most of the candidates agree on most of the issues, 18th District state Senate candidate Ron Al...…

…The MWichigan Daily Vol. XCII, No. 56-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, August 6, 1982 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Eckstein: Senate bid worth paycut This is the third in a four-part, series profiling the Democratic can- didates running for the 18th District state Senate seat. The primary elec- tion will be held next Tuesday. By BILL SPINDLE Why would a successful economist want to take a pay cut and enter the state legislature at a time when so many p...…

…The Michigan Daily Vol. XCII, No. 57-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, August 7, 1982 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Murray ocuses on environment This is the last in a four-part "We have an opportunity to get into amounts of money off that interest," series profiling the Democratic can- forestry products, to expand our said the Ypsilanti Democrat. "I don't didates running for the 18th District agricultural usage, and get into mass see any impetus...…

…The Michigan Daily Vol. XCII, No. 58-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, August 10, 1982 Ten Cents Twelve Pages U' FUNDS REDUCED BY $250,000 Hundre4 By FANNIE WEINSTEIN Several hundred University students will be out of work-study jobs this year due to cuts in the federally-funded financial aid program, University of- ficials said last week. Originally, the University was scheduled to lose about $370,000, a 17 percent cut in its work-study ...…

…TeMichigan Daily Vol. XCII, No. 59-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, August 11, 1982 Ten Cents Sixteen Pages, ECKSTEIN SECOND IN DEMOCRA TIC PRIMARY Pollack leads state Senate race By KENT REDDING Although a close race was expected in the Democratic primary for the 18th District state Senate, Lana Pollack held a commanding lead late last night over her closest competitor, Peter Eckstein. Pollack was not ready at midnight to announce victory, b...…

…The Michigan Daily Vol. XCII, No. 60-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, August 12, 1982 Ten Cents Twelve Pages STATE FACES CLASSIC BUSINESS - LABOR CONFRONTATION Headlee, Blanchard contest set From staff and wire reports State voters will face a classic partisan political confrontation this November in the Michigan guber- natorial race. Richard Headlee, surprise winner of Tuesday's Republican primary, is well-known and well-liked in The f...…

…The Michigan D ail y Vol. XCII, No. 53-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-August 3, 1982 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Mideast cease-fire ignored From the Associated Press Israel moved tanks and artillery to the edge of battered west Beirut yesterday as exchanges of rifle and ar- tillery fire threatened to dissolve the latest Lebanese cease-fire. In Washington, President Reagan told Israeli foreign minister Yitzhak Shamir that there must be "a complete end" to t...…

…The Michigan Daily Vol. XCII, No. 61-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, August 13, 1982 Ten Cents Sixteen Poges State defers. WPM $8 million U pay ment By BILL SPINDLE and "part of that solution may be an State budget officials notified executive order," Preston said. An University administrators Wednesday executive order will probably be that more than $8 million in state aid necessary later in the month due to the due to arrive August 15 wi...…

…TheMichigan Daily Vol. XCII, No. 62-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, August 14, 1982 Ten Cents Twel 'SUNDAY MORNING SLASHER' CASE REMAINS OPEN Police decline deal with Watts ve Pages By BILL SPINDLE with wire reports Ann Arbor law enforcement officials announced yesterday they decided not to obtain a confession from accused Houston murderer Coral Eugene Watts relating to three unsolved Ann Arbor slayings,. Washtenaw County Prosecutor William ...…

…Page 2-Wednesday, August 4, 1982-The Michigan Daily Reagan backs endto abortion on demand HARTFORD, Conn. (AP)- President Reagan told a Roman Catholic audience yesterday that the "national tragedy of abortion on demand must end" and said his call for nuclear weapons reductions renders "obsolete" proposals for a mere freeze. The president reasserted his op- position to unnecessary government in- trusion into the lives of Americans and then wen...…

…Page 2-Thursday, August 5, 1982-The Michigan Daily Reagan to fight nuclear freeze in U.S. House WASHINGTON (UPI) - President Reagan mounted a last-minute offen- sive yesterday against a nuclear freeze resolution, warning the prospec- ts for real arms control could suffer a serious setback if the proposal is ap- proved by Congress. The House has tentative plans to vote today on the call for a mutual and verifiable freeze on nuclear weapons by ...…

…Page 2-Friday, August 6, 1982-The Michigan Daily Reagan gets stuck in White House elevator WASHINGTON (AP) - President Reagan was a bit late to a ceremony the state dining room yesterday - because he got stuck ina White House elevator. "I don't know just how to approach this and tell you why we are late," the president said, a little sheepisly, to representatives of the National Health Fair programs. "IN 18 MONTHS it never happened," he said....…

…Page 2-Saturday, August 7, 1982-The Michigan Daily 'Punk tribe' rampages across Great Britain NORWICH, England (UPI)- A "tribe" of punks and toughs including one man in a minidress and girls with green-painted faces rampaged across southern England, leaving 14 policemen injured, police said yester- day. Police said 13 youths, aged 13 to 25, were arrested Thursday along a 160- mile route. They were armed with an assortment of ax handles, mache...…

…Poore 2-Tuienelnv, August Inn ,R_7Tkh AA;r-k;.-.,r.i Today The weather Cooler temperatures and clear skies are expected today with highs in the mid 70s. Potted plants POLICE CHIEF James Bivens' green thumb attracted some atten- tion recently in Bluefield, West Virginia, and now the chief has had to uproot all but two of the waist-high marijuana plants growing near his office. One afternoon, the five potted plants were spotted sitting in the s...…

…Page 2-Wednesday, August 11 1982-The Michigan Daily Ruppe eclaims victory in GOP Senate primary From staff andwirereports With only 3 percent of the vote in, former U.S. Rep. Philip Ruppe claimed victory last night in the Republican U.S. Senate primary from his cam- paign headquarters in Bloomfield Hills. Detroit television stations WDIV-TV, WJBK-TV and WWJ radio agreed with Ruppe, projecting him as-the winner based on a survey of voters leav...…

…Page 2-Thursday, August 12, 1982-The Michigan Daily 'U' economists0 predict upturn in nation's By SCOTT STUCKAL The nation's economic clouds will' begin to clear by the end of the year due to increases in consumer spending, University economists predicted yesterday. In an update of an economic forecast made last November, University economics Prof. Saul Hymans and economic research assistant Joan Crary said the Gross National Product (GNP) wo...…

…Page 2-Tuesday, August 3, 1982-The Michigan Daily Ballenger poll confuses tight governor race From United Press International Republican U.S. Senate candidate William Ballenger, ranked-laat in a widely circulated poll, is the frontrun- ner in a survey released yesterday that was commissioned by his own cam- paign. Meanwhile, Lt. Gov. James Brickley and Phil Ruppe, the generally acknowledged frontrunners in the Republican gubernatorial and sen...…

…Page 2-Friday, August 13, 1982-The Michigan Daily 128 killed in Israel's fiercest raids on By the Associated Press Israeli fighter-bombers ravaged west Beirut in the war's fiercest air raids yesterday before President Reagan angrily intervened and won a new cease-fire aimed at getting Lebanon to resume talks on the evacuation of Palestinian guerrillas. Lebanon suspended the negotiations to protest the air strikes that police said left at leas...…

…Page 2-Saturday, August 14, 1982-The Michigan Daily Anti-draft group plans weekend petition drive By FANNIE WEINSTEIN To protest the legal action currently being taken against non-registrants, members of the Washtenaw County Committee Against Registration and the Draft (W-CARD) will gather at the Federal Building Plaza today from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to circulate pamphlets and petitions. "We're simply going to be handing out leaflets urging that...…

…By In an awarene ts, memt group ha postingI locations been rel years. The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, August 4, 1982-Page 3 LOCAL CITIZENS WORK TO INCREASE COMMUNITY AWARENESS Anti-rape group to post maps SKRISTIN STAPLETON say, 'Oh, that's where it happens. It's both the campus area and downtown The cost, approximately $60, is ex- not my neighborhood, I don't have to Ann Arbor. Most of the pins marking pected to be provided by MSA within attem...…

…The Michigan Daily-Thursday, August 5, 1982-Page 3 STAXI PA TRONS COMPLAIN OF HARASSMENT Reaction mixed to Night Ride By BARB MISLE prevent the men from learning the women's ad- weLientman acknowledged that the average wait for Several female patrons of Night Ride, Ann Arbor's dresses, Shachter said. a Night Ride cab is 18 minutes, more than three times experimental late-night taxi service, have com- Such requests have caused conflicts with th...…

…The Michigan Daily-Friday, August 6, 1 First A-bomb remembered HIROSHIMA, Japan (UPI)- Hiroshima Thousands of Japanese marched, remarks prayed and sang yesterday on the eve today's ce of the 37th anniversary of the world's "HIROS first atomic bombing in hopes of ness of guaranteeing that "the error shall not everlastin be repeated." mankind. The anti-nuclear demonstrators con- ten, it is verged for a memorial ceremony today repeated marking t...…

…The Michigan Daily-Saturday, August 7, 1982-Page 3 SPOKESMEN CALL FOR HALT TO NUCLEAR ARMS RACE Hiroshima rally draws hundreds LANSING (UPI)- Up to 350 people gathered yesterday at a Michigan Capitol "Remember Hiroshima" rally to call for a halt in the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. The rally, among the first to draw together spokesmen from Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and eastern religions, was held on the ...…

…The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, August 10, 1982-Page 3 Women in office Numbers have tripled in just seven years WASHINGTON (AP)- A fund- raising brochure of the Women's Cam- paign Fund claims that men run America. If that's true, it is less true than it once was and after November it is likely to be a little further from the truth. After the elections, four women may sit in the U.S. Senate where there have never been more than two at any time. An...…

…The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, August 11, 1982-Page 3 PLEA BARGAINING REVEALS HE MAY HAVE KILLED 22 ACROSS NATION Suspect linked to local killings By GEORGE ADAMS Both de WITH WIRE REPORTS Texas in A bus mechanic in Houston im- Corbe plicated himself yesterday in as many "only a as 22 unsolved murders, including three there is in Ann Arbor, in exchange for a plea- Michiga bargained 60-year sentence on a to be se burglary charge. Ann Ar The su...…

…The Michigan Daily-Thursday, August 12, 1982-Page 3 Pollack wins primary bid election would be easier than campaigning for the reasons for the victory. By BILL SPINDLE primary. "We ran an excellent campaign," said Pollack. "It With final election results yesterday showing her Pollack's campaign manager, Donna Wegryn, was one of the smoothest, most dynamic campaigns the clear winner in Tuesday's 18th district state agreed that fall campaigning ...…

…1-1 The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, August 3, 1982-Page 3 13 state wells contaminated agency says LANSING (UPI) - Municipal wells in 13 Michigan cities are contaminated with suspected cancer-causing chemicals, but most of the affected water supplies have been removed from use, the state Public Health Department said yesterday. A series of water samples taken since December showed traces of such suspected carcinogens as per- chloroethylene and tr...…

…The Michigan Daily-Friday, August 13, 1982-Page 3 NEW LOCATION TO FEATURE INCREASED BOOK DISCOUNT IN FALL Business is booming at U-Cellar By GREG BRUSSTAR After less than a month at a new off- campus location, employees and management of the University's non- profit student bookstore yesterday said that increased sales wil enable them to offer greater textbook discounts this fall. "Relative to the Michigan Union, business is extremely- good,"...…

…The Michigan Daily-Saturday, August 14, 1982-Page 3 Financial aid bill clears conmnittee By FANNIE WEINSTEIN "I think that's (passage) rather likely," he said. According to Butts, the bill would bring the federal In an expected move Thursday night, a Senate and "It's seldom that a conference report is rejected once BEOG allocation to almost $2.5 billion and would in- House conference passed a supplemental bill that will it goes through all the...…

…P -Wed A 4982h M a Di egan ready t extend benefits for unemployed WASHINGTON (AP) - The Reagan administration in an about-face, is negotiating with congressional Republicans on compromise legislation that would provide extended unem- ployment benefits for jobless Americans, administration officials saidyesterday. Even as budget director David Stockman was telling Congress that the administration remained opposed to extending benefits, deputy ...…

…Page 4-Thursday, August 5, 1982-The Michigan Daily Court orders reinstatement of seat belt law from AP and UPI WASHINGTON - In a major setback for the auto industry, a federal appeals court told the government yesterday to require that all new cars be equipped with air bags or automatic seat belts by the fall of 1983. The Reagan administration had decided to scrap the requirement last October on the grounds that it would not add significantly...…

…Page 4-Friday, Auqust 6, 1982-The Michigan Daily Arroyo confession may be unconstitutional By GREG BRUSSTAR Defense attorneys for Arthur Arroyo, alleged Economics Building arsonist, claimed Wednesday that Ann Arbor police unconstitutionally obtained his confession. Attorneys argued during a preliminary hearing that Arroyo's signed con- fession, which waived his Miranda rights to remain silent and to engage an attorney, was illegally taken and...…

…Page 4-Saturday, August 7, 1982-The Michigan Daily Socialists resign from Italy's ruling coalition ROME (AP) - Premier Giovanni Spadolini's key Socialist Party coalition partners resigned yesterday en- dangering Italy's 41st postwar gover- nment. Spadolini met with President Sandro Pertini about his political future and called a Cabinet meeting for today to announce whether he'll step down. The 57-year-old Republican became Italy's first non-...…

…Page 4-Tuesday, August 10, 1982-The Michigan Daily Judge refuses to stay Cappola execution RICHMOND, Va. (AP)- A federal judge yesterday refused to stay the scheduled execution tonight of Frank Coppola, rejecting a request filed without the consent of the convicted killer, who says he wants to die. U.S. District Judge Dortch Warriner issued his decision after meeting with Coppola, 38, who had been brought from the Virginia Penitentiary here t...…

…Page 4-Wednesday, August 11,1982-The Michigan baily Coppola executed after judge's delay RICHMOND, Va. (AP)- Frank Cop- pola was electrocuted at 11 p.m. last night after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for his execution. The court, acting by conference call, announced its decision at 10:26 p.m., overturning a stay issued earlier by Judge John Butzner Jr. of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond. COPPOLA, A 3$-year-old forme...…

…Page 4-Thursday, August 12, 1982-The Michigan Daily PLO evacuation plans nearly set, U.S. sources say WASHINGTON (AP)- The United than a symbolic, few men. Or, they States expects to have final agreement said, Italians may take the place of the within two or three days on its plan for French. The Israeli government is on evacuating Palestinian guerrillas trap- better terms, generally, with Rome ped in west Beirut, administration of- than with ...…

…Page 4-Tuesday, August 3, 1982-The Michigan Daily Soviets lead arms sales race State Dept. says WASHINGTON (AP)- The State Department, seeking to dispel any notion that the United States is the worldl's largest arms peddler, said yesterday the Soviet Union sold nearly twice as much weaponry to developing nations during the last decade. The report concludes that from 1972 to now the Soviets delivered some 74,000 major weapons systems to nation...…

…Page 4-Friday, August 13, 1982-The Michigan Daily State groups challenge death penalty petition LANSING (UPI)- Foes of the death penalty said yesterday they have found enough faulty signatures on capital punishment petitions to keep the issue off the fall ballot. The Michigan Committee Against Capital Punishment and the Michigan Coalition Against the Death Penalty said they plan to file formal challenges with the secretary of state's office t...…

…Page 4-Saturday, August 14, 1982-The Michigan Doily Israel doubles its demands as eaRse-fire holds By The Associated Press Israel has doubled its demands, in- sisting on the evacuation of 13,000 Palestinian guerrillas from west Beirut and deployment of the Lebanese army there before the arrival of an inter- national force, sources close to the talks said yesterday. A new cease-fire held, meanwhile, and Israeli officials said they hoped the wi...…

…The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, August4, 1982-Page 5 SANDINISTAN GOVERNMENT MEETS INCREASING OPPOSITION Unrest grows in Nicaragua MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP)- Three years after the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship, opposition to Nicaragua's Sandinista leadership is growing, and the few dissident leaders left in the country say the government is becoming isolated and unpopular. The Sandinista National Liberation Front, which deposed Anastasio So...…

…Th Senate passes budget e Michigan Daily-Thursday, August 5, 1982-Page 5 balancig amendment WASHINGTON (AP)- A con- also credited the election-year THE AMENDMENT doesn't actually stitutional amendment impeding deficit popularity of the proposal, arising at a ban deficit spending. It would require, federal spending was passed by a time of record deficits-likely to exceed however, that red-ink appropriations be squeaky two votes in the Senate ...…

…The Michigan Daily-Friday, August 6, 1982-Page 5 Leary vs. Liddy: An odd debate LOS ANGELES (AP)- They are an' odd couple-a former political dirty trickster and an ex-acid freak. But G. Gordon Liddy and Timothy Leary have one of the hottest acts around. The convicted Watergate conspirator and ex-drug cult guru cheerfully admit that they don't agree on a thing. But their dialogue has been drawing capacity crowds wherever they go. "HE'S DARTH V...…

…The Michigan Daily-Saturday, August 7, 1982- Page 5 ifi-fated jet warned of wind danger WASHINGTON (AP)- Air controllers were aler- ting pilots about possible "wind shears" at the New Orleans airport minutes before Pan Am Flight 759 took off and crashed into a suburb, killing all on board last month, tower radio conversations show. Transcripts of airport tower radio conversations released yesterday confirmed that controllers were concerned ab...…

…The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, August 10, 1982-Page 5 PSYCHOLOGISTS SAY THE DANGER COMES FROM TOO MUCH Self-deception may be helpful NTA (AP)- Shakespeare's prescription, their mental health by deceiving themselves about whether they succeed or fail, said Sharon Whittaker- e own self be true," may lead to unhappiness the importance of their work, according to John Har- Bleuler, a sports psychologist at the University of ure, a group of psychologi...…

…The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, August 11, Israel approves evacuation plan 'in principle' JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli Cabinet gave guarded approval yester-$ day to a U.S. plan for evacuating the Palestine Liberation Organization from west Beirut, but demanded a complete list of the guerrillas fighters to be with- drawn and the countries that will ac- cept them. U.S. presidential envoy Philip Habib arrived in Israel from Beirut late yesterday ...…

…Dream weaver A local resident practices the art of creweling, a form of needlepoint, yester- day at Liberty Plaza. Baby Lucille stars in front of and behind the camera The Michigan Daily-Thursday, Augdst 12, 1982-Page 5 AT&T cracks down on pay phone fraud NEW YORK (AP)- The telephone Davis said AT&T is reluctant to cut company is cracking down on cheaters back on the third-party-billing con- who make long-distance calls from pay venience, whi...…

…The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, August 3, 1982-Page 5 LEBANON INVASION SWIFT, BUT COSTLY Israel shows By The Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel- The Israeli ar- my, from hard-eyed professional soldiers to hastily mobilized bank clerks, took less than two weeks to cripple Palestinian guerrilla forces and throw Lebanon's power balances into turmoil. Operation Peace for Galilee- an- nounced as retaliation for the shooting of Ambassador Shlomo Argov ...…

…The Michigan Daily-Friday, August 13, 1982-Page 5 The Ohio comes to Washington The first of the nuclear-powered Trident class submarines, the USS Ohio, churns through the waters of Puget Sound toward its new base (right). Protesting the arrival were Mike Masterson (below) and other members of an anti-Trident blockade. The U.S. Coast Guard turned away the blockade yesterday using water cannons (lower right). Jack Daniels (left) welcomes the su...…

…The Michigan Daily-Soturday, August 14, 1982-Page 5 Economic indicators optimistic WASHINGTON (AP)- Wholesale prices rose at a reduced rate last month, gas prices dropped, in- dustrial production slowed its decline, and interest rates may drop in the near future, government sour- ces reported yesterday. Wholesale prices rose at an annual rate of 7.1 per- cent in July while the months-long skid in industrial output andfactory use slowed to alm...…