…1£ rE uu 4&J Ninety-eight years of editorial freedom Vol. XCVIII, No. 29 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Tuesday, October 20, 1987 Copyright 1987, The Michigan Daily U.S. warships destroy Iranian oil platforms ran vows war in response MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - U.S. warships destroyed two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf yesterday, and Navy commandos raided a third. Iran said the Americans had begun a "full-fledged war" to which it promised...…
…Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, October 20, 1987 .~3. Seven-term senator Stennis SwOnt seek ir-election JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Sen. John Stennis, 86-year-old dean of the r U.S. Senate and third in line to the presidency, announced yesterday he will retire at the end of his seventh term next year because of old age. The decision by the Democratic veteran of 40 years in the Senate touched off an immediate political scramble in Mississippi ov...…
…The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, October 20, 1987- Page 3 I Museum's new gift shop sh~wcases dinosaurs By ANNE GERTISER The shop could be called "Everything Dinosaur." Glow-in- the-dark brontosaurs, stuffed yellow tyranosaurs, floppy Dino babies in molded rubber and dinosaurs that grow instantly when you dunk them in water are all there. The collection of dinosaur paraphernalia - and shiny rocks and celestial posters - used to be packed into a cr...…
…OPINION Page 4 t tf~chgan tlu Edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan Vol. XCVIII, No. 29 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Unsigned editorials represent a majority of the Daily's Editorial Board. All other cartoons, signed articles, and letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the Daily. Tuesday, October 20, 1987 The Michigan Daily End U.S.C YESTERDAY, THE United States shelled an Iranian oil platform. Al...…
…The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, October 20, 1987- Page 5 r i Honduran labor leader calls for land reform By SHEALA DURANT Elvia Alvarado Galo, a major force in the Honduran Peasant movement for 18 years, spoke last night of the need to redistribute Honduran land to the country's peasants or "campesinos." Alvarado is the leader of the 25,000-member National Congress of Rural Workers (CNTC), one of the largest and most active unions of peasant far...…
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…ARTS Tuesday, October 20, 1987 The Michigan Daily Page 7 Music for the post -punk depression By Beth Fertig Damien Lovelock's head is in a whirl. The lead vocalist has been on the road for eight months with his band, the Celibate Rifles. The Rifles are from Australia, but they've spent this tour in America and Europe, and are now back here to finish the last leg of it to support their new LP, Roman Beach Party (on What Goes On Records)....…
…Page 8 -The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, October 20, 1987 0 Records Leaving Trains Fuck SST Records Regardless of what you think about the Leaving Trains' choice of album title, Fuck is an honest, gutsy LP that reflects the band's undisputably sound judgement in musical matters. With 14 propulsive tunes and energy enough for at least triple that number, the Trains have created a record that just about knocks you over and into the next room. Fuc...…
…Field Hockey at Michigan State Sunday, 2 p.m. The Michigan Daily SPORTS Women's Soccer vs. Indiana Sunday, 10 p.m. Mitchell Field Tuesday, October 20, 1987 Page 9 I Blue Lines / Hockey at Miami: It's .-3 shoot, score and shake SPORTS OF THE DAILY Blue runners edge MSU By JULIE HOLLMAN Every ballpark and arena across the country has its own way of entertaining the crowd and maintaining that element of tradition associated with a team'...…
…Page 10 -The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, October 20, 1987 Hoosiers no surprise to Blue By DARREN JASEY Head coach Bo Schembechler may be hurting, but his team has gotten well in a hurry after a 3 7 - 10 thrashing of Iowa. However, the Wolverines can't let up with next Saturday's Indiana game on the agenda. While Schembechler was in the hospital being treated for kidney stones, volunteer assistant coach Alex Agase sat in at the weekly media lunch...…
