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The state removed UHS Transportation from the honor system because the company did not file "self-reinspection" forms. After buses are red- tagged, private companies must send the state self-reinspection "I've found forms signed but never mailed." plus...Large Selection of Leather! cs, 476-3760 Farmington Hills Industrial Center HALSTEAD RD. 24760 Crestview Ct. Farmington Hills SHERWOOD WAREHOUSE HAGG ERP( Sherwood Studios Warehouse M EADOWBRO OK RD. 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Bruce Schjolin, who became UHS Transportation director in late February, said: "I've found several forms that were signed but never mailed." Despite scanty documenta- tion, the Motor Carrier Division will send any evidence of im- proper operations to the state Attorney General's office, which will determine if the company violated the law. Penalties could include fines and jail terms. If individuals are found guilty of allowing red- tagged buses on the road with passengers, they might have to pay up to $500 for each infrac- tion or serve a prison term of up to three months — or both. If the attorney general de- termines that UHS Transportation infringed upon the law — but cannot pinpoint the specific person(s) at fault— the company can be fined. Were state laws followed be- fore Mr. Schjolin came on board? "I have a 50-50 feeling about it," Mr. Schjolin said. "Some might have been fol- lowed. Some might not have." Jewish Federation officials insist UHS buses on the road are safe. They argue that re- peat violations often occur dur- ing state inspections because UHS buses are old. UHS me- chanics make repairs to the red-tagged vehicles, but those repairs often are short-lived. Sgt. Stephan Turner, com- mander of the Bus Inspection Unit for the Michigan State Police Motor Carrier Division, does not completely accept this explanation. "What that doesn't address is why we didn't receive the self- reinspection forms. If we had received the forms back, we could take that argument into account. But when we don't have the forms, what are we go- ing to go on?" / ❑ HOWITZER page 4 pelah cemetery and placed ad- jacent to the 450 veterans graves "to catch the attention of all visitors to the cemetery," I was appalled. Visitors to Machpelah should be reminded of the Jewish men and women who gave their lives by a simple but beautifully in- scribed memorial. Lincoln J. Racey West Bloomfield Matching Funds For Arab Victims Kudos to Sheldon Miller and Congregation Beth Shalom for their solicitation of funds to help (—/ the families of the people slain at Hebron (Jewish News, March 18). I applaud their sense of fair- ness and justice. As a matter of fact I will go one step farther. I will match dollar for dollar all funds raised to this date by the Arab com- munity to help the families of Jewish victims of Arab mur- derers. This includes the 33 or more slain since the handshake in July, and the hundreds, nay thousands, butchered since the time of the Arab riots early in this century. I insist on only one condition. These contributions by the Arab community must have been ac- companied with the following statement which I quote di- rectly from Mr. Miller: "We are trying in some small measure to let the victims' fam- ilies know that we express our deep sorrow over these tragedies. We want to make it clear that we are outraged by these actions and we think what happened was murder." I invite others to join me in this project. I offer them the cer- tainty that it will not cost them one red cent. Ruth Beck West Bloomfield