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' Copyright 1986 The Daily Tar Heel
Serving the students and the University community since 1893
Volume 94, Issue 8
Wednesday, February 26, 1986
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Ferdinand Marcos gestures to a Manila crowd after taking the oath of office Tuesday. He resigned hours later.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) A defeated Ferdinand E.
Marcos resigned as president of the Philippines Tuesday,
slipping away in the Manila night to a U.S. air base and
touching off an explosion of joyous celebration among his
countrymen.
Marcos fled aboard American helicopters to the U.S. Air
Force's nearby Clark Air Base, where he and his family stayed
overnight. He was then flown by a U.S. Air Force jet to
American soil in Guam.
The U.S. Defense Department issued a statement in
Washington saying a C-9 jet carrying Marcos, his wife Imelda,
and the ousted armed forces shief, Gen. Fabian C. Ver and
his wife, landed at Guam's Anderson Air Force Base"
Wednesday evening. It said a C-141 Starfighter followed with
the others in the Marcos' group, adding "The total Filipino
party aboard both aircraft was 55."
"Mr. Marcos will receive a medical checkup at the U.S.
Naval Hospital in Agana, Guam," the statement said.
Frank Quimby, a staff aide to Guam's delegate to the
U.S. Congress, said Marcos would receive needed medical
attention and then probably go to Hawaii. He did not specify
what kind of medical treatment would be involved, but
Marcos has been said to suffer from a kidney ailment and
other problems.
Marcos' departure ended four days of uncertainty and
political drama in Manila and 20 years of highly personal
Marcos rule over this impoverished archipelago nation of
52 million people, an important U.S. ally in the Far East.
Marcos was given a final push to resign Monday by the
Reagan administration, which issued a statement calling for
a peaceful transition to a new government because of what
it said was widespread fraud in the Feb. 7 presidential election,
in which the 68-year-old Marcos claimed victory over
Corazon Aquino, widow of an assassinated political rival.
"Cory ! Cory ! " Filipinos chanted in tribute to new President
Corazon Aquino as they demonstrated by the thousands
across the capital. A mob rampaged through Malacanang
Palace, from which Marcos governed for 20 years.
"We are finally free," Aquino declared on television. ". . .
The long agony is over."
First official word of his resignation came in Washington,
where Secretary of State George Shultz said the toppled
Philippine leader would be "welcome to come to the United
States." But there was no immediate confirmation Marcos
would go into foreign exile.
On Capitol Hill, congressional leaders proclaimed
neutrality, expressing relief that Marcos resigned, but urged
caution in how ties are developed with the new government.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said that if Marcos had stayed
"there would have been a real bloodbath."
At the Philippine Embassy, longtime opponents of the
Marcos regime gathered and celebrated. Career diplomats
there vowed to support Aquino.
Elated Filipinos in the United States said they were pleased
the Marcos regime fell, but warned that his successor faced
a difficult job in uniting the Philippines.
Gen. Fidel Ramos, the Philippines' new military chief,
also announced the beleaguered Marcos' departure, saying
he, his family and about 20 other people were airlifted by
helicopter to Clark Air Base, 50 miles northwest of Manila,
and a second group of about 80 palace associates traveled
by boat and automobile to the U.S. Embassy grounds in
Manila.
The Marcoses apparently planned to remain several days
in the Philippines, possibly traveling to Marcos' home
province, a senior U.S. administration source said in
Washington.
Corandl delays
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By GRANT PARSONS
University Editor
Until the possibility of overcrowd
ing on Highway 54 can be elimi
nated, the future of this year's
"Burnout," Pi Kappa Phi's annual
party for the North Carolina Jaycees
Burn Center, is uncertain, said John
Barkley, chairman of Burnout
Traffic overcrowding became a
concern when members of the
Chapel Hill Town Council voted
unanimously Monday to delay
granting Pi Kappa Phi a noise permit
until the council's next meeting
March 3.
At this meeting, the council will
hear a report from the Chapel Hill
Police on any problems created by
the party's traffic overcrowding in
previous years. If the police depart
ment has problems with the way
Burnout has been handled, the noise
permit may not be issued, council
member Julie Andresen said
Tuesday.
Council member Jonathan Howes
said at the Monday meeting he was
concerned that cars parking on the
sides and median of Highway 54
would create a hazard.
"It seems to me that this is just
a disaster waiting to happen," he
said. If someone were to be hurt or
killed, the town of Chapel Hill could
be held liable if a court action were
sought, Howes said.
"(The party) is for a good cause,"
Howes said in an interview Tuesday.
"And I have no objections to the
party itself it's just the traffic
overcrowding the party would create
that I'm concerned about.
"If some way can be found to open
up (Highway) 54," he said, "I have
no problems."
Howes said he was optimistic that
a way could be found to have the
party.
Chapel Hill Police Chief Herman
Stone said Tuesday he would prob
ably tell the council that Burnout
does cause problems. Last year the
police department received two
complaints about noise along with
some complaints about the traffic
overcrowding, he said.
"I'm not sure how many we had
on parking," Stone said. "We prob
ably had quite a few."
Stone said that in the past, the
Chapel Hill Police Department had
overlooked Burnout's traffic prob
lems. "WeVe been a little negligent
in addressing the whole problem,"
he said.
Barkley said he felt sure a com
promise could be reached.
"Right now we're searching to
come up with something that will
satisfy the Town Council and the
Chapel Hill Police," Barkley said."If
we can keep (Highway) 54 clean
that seems to be the key."
"We're checking into the possibil
ity of alternative parking and an
increased use of shuttle busses,"
Barkley said. "As it stands now, (the
council) wont approve it, but we're
going to be optimistic about it. I
, think we can work something out."
Barkley said he hoped this year's
Burnout, the tenth, could raise
$10,000 for the Burn Center. In 1984,
he said, the Burnout raised $1,000,
and $3,500 was raised in 1985.
Stmdemts seek impmt in domm dispute
By JEAN LUTES
Staff Writer
University administrators said Monday they would
consider students' input into any decision made
concerning the renovation of Old East and Old West
dormitories.
During a meeting among students and Associate Vice
Chancellor and Dean of Student Affairs Donald
Boulton and Director of Housing Wayne T. Kuncl,
the administrators said no, decision about the
renovations had been made.
The students Residence Hall Association
President Ray Jones, STOW Governor Allen Gleitz,
Old East President Roy Greene and Old West President
George Rowland discussed with the administrators
the possibility of keeping the dorms for living space
or turning them into office buildings.
There are too many questions about the costs of
renovations and where the money will come from to
make any decision now, Boulton said.
Jones said: "The reason I called the meeting was
so they could tell us about the situation. The most
important thing was the very act of sitting down and
talking about it."
Jones said the officials told them the project was
still in the planning stages. "They have to find out
what the real conditions of Old West and Old East
are," he said. "We don't even know how much money
we're talking about. Studies will be done in the next
year or two about the extent of renovations needed,"
he said.
Boulton and Kuncl were still moving toward
converting the dorms into office space despite student
concerns, Jones said. "But they did promise to include
students in the decision-making process," he said.
Gleitz, however, disagreed. "I sincerely feel that we're
going to move toward keeping them as dorms if we
make sure that alumni are informed and that the money
problem is solved," he said.
Questions about people living in aging buildings like
Old East and Old West, along with the actual cost
of renovating the dorms, need to be answered before
any decisions can be made, Rowland said.
The possibility of turning to alumni, state grants,
or historical foundations for money was discussed,
Gleitz said. The Department of Housing can't afford
to renovate the dorms with room rents alone, he said.
Besides the money problem, Rowland said, admin
istrators must decide if the on-campus demand for
office space is too great to have people living in prime
office space.
Gleitz said the administrators also mentioned having
both office and residence space in the same building.
"That way the offices being there would make sure
that the dorms were kept up," he said.
Combining offices with residence space was a definite
possibility, Boulton said, "like we did with Carr
Building until this year." The Development Office is
one of those being considered for the dorm space
because administrators are seeking the kind of office
that would be compatible with the University's history,
he said.
"The Development Office is symbolic in a way," he
said. "But no office in any specificity is being considered
right now. There are so many places that need space."
Rowland said, "I think there is a possibility of them
(Old East and Old West) remaining as dorms, if
students show enough interest and are asked for their
opinions, and the facts are not completely against us.
"I feel that Dr. Kuncl is sincere in wanting student
opinion, and Dean Boulton will at least listen to what
students have.. to say," he said. "But that's not to say
that they won't go ahead and make an unpopular
decision if student concern is not very high at that
moment."
Kuncl said the people at the meeting agreed to
consider any options with student representatives. "But
we're probably at least a year away from having to
address the question," he said.
Jones said the problem will have to be dealt with
by future officers, but it was important to get involved
in the process from the beginning. "The impact of what
we're trying to do is diminished because the decision
will be made in years to come," he said. "But we're
going to get our foot in the door.
"We have to go through the channels," he said. "Then
we can bring up convincing arguments later and earn
ourselves a wider audience outside the University."
Apartments offer
alternate lifestyle
Shuttle officials knew
cold could affect launch
WASHINGTON (AP) A rocket
booster expert testified Tuesday that on
the night before the ill-fated Challenger
explosion, "I did all I could to stop the
launch" because of a predicted bitter
cold night, but that his firm's manage
ment decided to approve it.
Roger Boisjoly, an engineer from
Morton Thiokol, Inc., who deals in
booster report structures, told a presi
dential investigating commission that
not a single engineer in a private caucus
of company officials on the eve of the
space shuttle launch was in favor of
going ahead the next morning.
The commission heard testimony that
senior space agency officials protested
when industry engineers initially recom
mended against launching the shuttle
for fear that cold temperatures would
compromise critical booster rocket
safety seals.
Allan McDonald, manager of the
booster rocket program for Morton
Thiokol, told the panel that one NASA
official, George Hardy, said he was
"appalled" at the recommendation, but
quickly added the shuttle would not fly
without the firm's approval.
McDonald also said that Lawrence
Mulloy, NASA's manager for the
booster rockets, "made some comments
about when well ever fly again if we
have to live with" the firm's recommen
dation that the shuttle not be flown at
temperatures below the previous low
reading of 53 degrees.
He said Mulloy expressed concern
that the shuttle program would have
difficulty meeting its ambitious launch
schedule, because morning tempera
tures often fall below 53 degrees at an
as-yet-unused launch facility at Vanden
burg Air Force Base in California.
McDonald said the question of sub
freezing pre-launch temperatures at
Cape Canaveral were discussed via a
telephone conference involving space
agency officials and engineers from
Morton Thiokol, the firm that manu
factures the booster rockets.
"Low temperatures were in the
direction of badness" for the ability of
rubber-like seals called O-rings to seal
joints in the solid rocket boosters,
McDonald said he told the conference
held the night before the launch.
He said officials from Morton Thi
okol initially recommended against
launching the Challenger. The firm later
reversed itself and sent a memo approv
ing the launch.
By SCOTT LARSEN
Staff Writer
Area apartment complexes offer the
student-tenant a variety of housing
options and locations for a wide range
of prices, according to complex
spokesmen.
The following is a quick rundown on
some apartment complexes popular
with UNC students:
Old Well Apartments and Con
dominiums on Jones Ferry Rd. in
Carrboro has two bedroom units for
$355 a month and three bedroom units
for $540, according to spokeswoman
Sandra Hill. These prices vary accord
ing to the number of tenants in a unit,
she said. All units are electric and water
is included in the monthly rent, she said.
Old Well offers a pool, tennis court and
basketball court but there is no laundry
facility on the premises.
Carolina Apartments on N.C. 54
in Carrboro offers two bedroom units
for $400-$440 a month, said Lori
Thompson, resident manager. The units
with a den rent for $450-480 a month,
she said. All units are electric and water
is included in the rent.
"We have a good student reputation,"
said Thompson. "About 90 percent of
our population is undergraduates."
Thompson said that Carolina Apts.
has both one-year and nine- month
leases but can work with the student
to negotiate shorter leases.
Tar Heel Manor on N.C. 54 rents
two bedroom apartments for $350 a
month, said spokesman Lorraine
Burnette. Only three tenants are allowed
per apartment. The complex also offers
a pool and ample parking, though
Burnette says that its main draw for
students is the additional space, espe
cially closet space. All units are electric
and rent includes water. i
Kingswood Apartments on N.C. 54
in Chapel Hill offers both one and two
bedroom units ranging from $332-$378
a month, according to a Triangle
Communities spokesman. Triangle
Communities also rents Royal Park,
University Lake, Booker Creek and
Estes Park apartments, she said.
Prices on these units range from $301
for a one bedroom University Lake to
$415 a month for a Booker Creek
aprtment.
All the Triangle Communities com
plexes offer numerous social activities
for residents, including a weekly get
together with food, drinks and aerobics
twice a week at the Royal Park club
house. These complexes offer yearlong
and nine month leases. In addition, they
offfer academic leases where students
pay rent on a semester basis.
Housing alternatives do exist for
those UNC students who do not want
to live in apartments.
Some students rent rooms in private
homes in the Chapel Hill area, accord
ing to Kay Reynolds, off-campus
housing coordinator with the University
Housing Department. The housing
department posts information for those
seeking rooms in their office in the Carr
Building.
Mobile homes are another housing
possibility for students, Reynolds said.
The housing office receives some listings
from people wanting to rent mobile
homes, but not many, she said.
Living in a mobile home offers a
greater amount of privacy for about half
the rent of an apartment, said Forrest
T. Heath, owner of Ridgewood Mobile
Home Park. Heath said most of his
tenants were graduate students who
enjoyed the quiet country atmosphere.
Nature Trail Park on Mount Carmel
Church Road offers about 180 trailers
at $135 a month, according to Manager
Gladys Jenkins.
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