October 18, 1990 (vol. 101, iss. 32)

…It4tv& Vol. C, No, 32 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Thursday, October 18, 1990 ThepMicign Daiyo Senate *seeks O.K. for budget WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate leaders sought swift approval yester- day for a $250 billion deficit-reduc- tion plan that would double gasoline taxes, cut Medicare benefits and mildly boost income taxes on the wealthy. The measure includes a broader- based tax increase than the soak-the- rich House version that President Bush has ...…

…Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Thursday, October 18,1990' B ri1ti sh say Israel wrong H .w<&.a to ebuff U.N. inquiry sci JERUSALEM (AP)- Britain's foreign secretary said yesterday tha~t Israel was playing into Iraqi hands by rebuffing a U.N. inquiry into the ,Temple Mount killings. Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd said he has not succeeded in persuad- ing Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Foreign Minister David Levy to ~accept the U.N. delegation. '...…

…The Michigan Daily -Thursday, October 18, 1990 - Page 3 U' presidents push for state funding increase Adh a by Bethany Robertson Daily Staff Reporter As a way of highlighting Na- jional Higher Education week, presi- dents from Michigan's public uni- versities met with about 75 commu- nity leaders and alumni yesterday to discuss issues affecting higher educa- tion in Michigan. "The purpose is to discuss the challenges that Michigan public un...…

…Page 4 -The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 18, 1990 GWbe Mirbkwu ~aiIy EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 420 Maynard Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Viewpoint NOAH FINKEL Editor in Chief DAVID SCHWARTZ Opinion Editor \ I's Hx TOeE IrJ J RANT.. 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 ...…

…ARTS The Michigan Daily Thursday, October 18, 1990 Page 5 A Little Music put in context by Beth Colquitt While a good writer is careful not totake a quote out of context, this sense of discretion does not apply to music distributors. It is a tedious habit of the music industry to extract from popular musicals one romantic song, give it to some syrupy-voiced singer (yes, Barbara Streisand in- cluded) and release it to the public watered ...…

…Page 6 --The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 18, 1990 . ThE MCJ-GAN DAt V CLASSIFIEDS Line ads: S2.25/lineforfirst day, $.75/line for each additional, consecutive day DEADLINE is 11:30 am one business day prior to publication Payment PrePayment is required when placing an ad. Personal checks from Ann ' Arbor area banks, business checks, cashier's checks & money orders will be accepted. NO PERSONAL CHCKS will be acepted from out of town a...…

…The Michigan Daily-Thursday, October 18,1990- Page 7 Hitchcock meets the Great Pumpkin by Nabeel Mustafa Zuberi A fter exchanging obligatory "Englishmen abroad" pleasantries, * get to the serious stuff with song- writing surrealist, ex-Soft Boy and English eccentric Robyn Hitchcock: The Balloon Man speaks from his hotel room in Ithaca, New York where he's in the early stages of a U.S. tour promoting his latest mas- terpiece Eye. America the B...…

…Page 8 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 18, 1990 Little hunter, big gun ;wEw White Hunter, Black Heart dir. Clint Eastwood by Gregg Flaxman From the first, John Wilson's passionate, unyielding presence is the nucleus around which obsession and - too infrequently - art re- volve in Clint Eastwood's White Hunter, Black Heart. Wilson is an indebted, apparently brilliant film- naker whose penchant for danger is force-fed to the audience. ...…

…Ice Hockey vs. Bowling Green Tomorrow, 7:30 p.m. Yost Ice Arena The Michigan Daily. SPORTS Men's Soccer at Kalamazoo College Saturday, 2 p.m. Kalamazoo Page 9 Thursday, October 18, 1990 9Vomen's soccer loses in OT by Eric Sklar Daily Sports Writer Yesterday afternoon the women's soccer team faced the tough task of trying to beat a varsity squad from Michigan State. They fell to the Spartans, 2-1, in an exhausting dou- ble overtime loss. ...…

…Page 10 -The Michigan Daily -Thursday, October 18,1990 Blue rugby is 'rough, tough and intense' Blue seeks revenge against Falcon icers by Matt Ronnie by Andrew M. Kleiman Daily Sports Contributor Wounded, but still alive. Bleeding, but breathing. This may be the only way to de- scribe the all-undergraduate Michigan rugby team as they are a mere two weeks away from the Big Ten Tour- nament. Each team qualifies for the Big Ten Tournament, reg...…