STUDENT RIGHTS See Editorial Page V' L Sitt ai1 BRISK High--65 Low-45 See Today for details Vol. LIX, No. 19 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, September 28, 1978 Ten Cents Fourteen Pages Levin seeks inflation summit By BRIAN BLANCHARD Mimicking terminology used success- fully by President Carter during the recent Mideat summit talks at Camp David, two state politicians-Carl Levin, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, and Congressman John Conyers (D-Detroit)-have indepen- dently asked that "the spirit of cooperation" and Carter's personal at- tention be applied to the stalled domestic problems of infltion, unem- ployment, and women's rights in Camp David style. Levin, challenging incumbent Robert Griffin for his Senate seat in November, said during an appearance before the state Chamber of Commerce in Lansing yesterday that a Camp David summit meeting on inflation is being considered by top Carter advisors on his request. ON TUESDAY, Conyers and eight other membersofgtheCongressional Black Caucus urged Carter to call a similar meeting to draw up the domestic equivalent of a "framework for peace" on the Humphrey-Hawkins employment bill and the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), both of which are threatened by legislative inaction. Conyers, angered by what he con- sidered a rejection by Carter and Vice President Walter Mondale, stalked out fwhat press aide Bill Kirk termed "a ery tense meeting." The actual setting of the Maryland residential retreat isn't all-important, ccording to Kirk. "We don't care if we ave to meet on a street corner," he aughed. LEVIN AIDE Steve Serkaian admit- yesterday Carter "is on record as ing; 'No, I won't use Camp David for ything else (after the Mideast talks), ncluding this inflation thing.' But we've been assured they will review i ' and keep the door open for the possibility." An indication of the Carter ad- ministration's attitude - toward a domestic summit may have come out of the meeting with Conyers. The Associated Press quoted sources as saying Mondale told Conyers resented the implications involved in such a request for personal attention from the president at a national meeting called for specific issues. Levin told the Daily Tuesday night why he would call for an inflation con- ference attended by leaders from business, government, and labor the next day. SOLUTIONS CONSIDERED now such as mandatory wage and price con- trols, said Levin, "are too complex and See LEVIN, Page 5 Government gives striking railroaders 24 hours to settle From AP and UPI reports With a two-day-old railroad strike threatening economic disruption across the nation, the federal government yesterday gave negotiators 24 hours - until 12 noon today - to either settle the dispute or face a possible back to work order. Temporary restraining orders yesterday banned strikers from key rail centers in 13 midwestern and western states, allowing some 28,000 rail workers to return to their jobs, but the brunt of the nationwide rail shut- down was still being felt. FORD MOTOR Company yesterday asked President Carter to declare a "national transportation emergency," General Motors predicted that its operations would grind to a halt if the strike extends into the weekend, and the nation's coal industry is at a virtual standstill. In Michigan, Gov. William Milliken asked the Secretary of Transportation' Brock Adams to step in and halt the walkout before Michigan's economy is devastated by industrial slowdowns. The American Association , of Railroads estimated that yesterday, as the strike wound up two days of bring. ing industry to a halt, coal shipments were down 70 per cent, 65 per cent of the nation's grain shipments have been stilled, and shipments of motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts were down at least 30 per cent. WHILE AUTO industry officials were predicting layoffs here of up to 10,000 workers by Monday if the strike drags on, the Ann Arbor News is reporting that some plants have already begun lay-offs. Ford Vice-Chairman Philip Caldwell, in a telegram to administration of- ficials, urged the President to invoke a 60-day cooling-off period to halt the rail strike which he said already is "having a severe economic impact" on the No. 2 AP Photo LABOR SECRETARY RAY Marshall told reporters that the U.S. government will intervene in the rail strike if both sides do not reach an accord within 24 hours. Marshall added that the government is determined not to allow the strike to cripple the economy. auto firm. Caldwell said shortages of parts and raw materials resulting from the rail traffic tie-up have forced production curtailments at 10 of Ford's 20 assem- bly plants in the United States and Canada. A GM SPOKESMAN said work shifts were shortened Tuesday at six of its passenger car assembly plants hard- est hit by parts shortages. Production schedules at other plants were being re- evaluated on a shift-by-shift basis, he said. The immediate impact of the strike appeared to be less severe at Chrysler Corp. and American Motors Corp. Meanwhile in Washington, Labor Secretary Ray Marshall ordered of- ficials from both sides in this labor dispute into a marathon 24-hour bargaining session with the help of a - federal mediator from the Labor Department. THE PARTIES BEGAN meetingat noon yesterday, and Marshall said ie would keep themmeetingaround the clock until a settlement is reached. Marshall told a news conference the administration feared the strike could have a devastating effect on the economy if it continues much longer. He said he was giving the bargainers a "last chance" to settle by noon today. "But if this deadline passes without an agreement, both sides can expec with certainty that the administration will take further action," Marshall said. HE REFUSED TO spell out what the administration would do, but he acknowledged there are several options under provisions of the National Railway Labor Act. Under the law, President Carter can declare a national emergency, order a temporary end to the walkout and ap- point a special panel to mediate the dispute. Or, as has been more traditional in See STRIKERS, Page 2 IGNORE PRESIDENTIAL SELECTION PROPOSALS: Re ents turn dea ear to MSA By MITCH CANTOR The process is similar to the one Six of eight University Regents which was used to select President yesterday stood firm behind their plan Robben Fleming in 1966. to select a new University president MSA members claim they would play despite Michigan Student Assembly's an insignificant role in the process. (MSA's) decision not to participate in Several are worried that the Regents the selection process unless the Regen- will develop their own list of candidates ts alter the plan's framework, I from which to choose. The Regents were responding to.a-. As an alternative, Greene proposed a plan proposed by MSA member Julie plan Tuesday night which would force Greene which would keep them from the Regents to choose a candidate from selecting a president outside of a list of a list compiled by a group of alumni, candidates composed by alumni, faculty members, and students. faculty, and students. The Regents came out strongly According to the Regents' method, against this type of process yesterday, alumni, faculty, and students would saying they must not be restricted in elect three committees of 10, 15, and 10 their choices. - members, respectively, which would Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor) and each compile lists of presidential can- Paul Brown (D-Petoskey) referred to didates. state law to support the Regents' plan. These recommendations would then "There is the (Michigan) Con- be given -to Special Presidential Selec- stitution mandate that the presidents tion Committee Secretary Frederick (of the University, Michigan State Wagman who would compile University, and Wayne State Univer- biographies of the candidates and sity) be selected by the (respective) distribute them to the committees as Regents," Baker said. well as the Regents. The Regents would The statute, Article VIII, Section 5 of then select a president whose name the State Constitution adopted in 1963, may or may not be among the recom- says: "Each Board (of Regents) shall, mendations given to them. as often as necessary, elect a president of the institution under its supervision." When told of Greene's plan, all six Regents rejected the proposed process. Gerald Dunn (D-Lansing) and Sarah Power (D-Ann Arbor) could not be reached for comment. . "I'm aware of various alternatives to the process which we have selected. There's a myriad of plans which can be followed, but on the bottom of all those plans has to come (the provision) that the Regents have to have the final decision," Brown said. Robert Nederlander (D- Birmingham) also spoke against an alternate plan, yet he insisted, as did the other Regents, that the committee recommendations will not be taken lightly. "This is not a cosmetic approach to selecting a president. Their (student) input would be considered very seriously. The ultimate decision will come from the Regents, just like it did in 1966," Nederlander said. Each of the Regents available for comment denied allegations that the new president will be selected from a list composed solely by themselves. "There is no indication at all that the Regents want to make this decision without regarding all aspects of the University," according to David Laro (R-Flint). Brown said he "can't imagine a system providing more input than the one we provide. .I don't think it's ever been the case that the Regents don't pay attention to, people around campus. I am going to read and listen carefully to all the recomniendations that are made," Brown said. Reaction was mixed to the possibility of including an alternative student See CANDIDATE, Page 2 Israel OKs JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli parliament voted by a 2-1 margin last night to endorse tpe Camp David Mideast accords and remove the Jewish settlements-in the Sinai penin- sula, opening the way to a peace treaty with Egypt. Prime Minister Menachem Begin, whose speech closed out more than 17 hours of debate, said before the vote: "I call on this chamber, without any dif- ference in party, to unite." THE VOTE CLEARED the way for a new round of peace talks leading to the treaty with Egypt within three months and an eventual end to Israel's 17-year military rule of the West Bank of the Jordan river and the Gaza Strip. During the long debate, broadcast nationally on Israeli radio and ;television, Begin-who presented the accords to the Knesset on Mon- day-was accused by members of the nationalist wing of his own Likud coalition of betraying his country and putting Israel's future security in danger by negotiating the accords. "I don't believe in you and I don't trust your policies," Moshe Shamir said before the vote. He said Begin had collapsed under pressure from Egyp- tian President Anwar Sadat on the set- tlement issue and predicted the Camp David accords will result in "s counter- feit peace built on Israeli surrender." BEGIN RESPONDED to the attacks from his political allies in his speech that began 16 hours after the debate over the pacts had begun. "Twelve days and 12 nights we didn't IiIdeas cease explaining to the U.S. president and his aides the necessity of these set- tlements," Begin said. He said President Carter and President Anwar Sadat of Egypt could not accept the Israeli position, and "if Camp David would have exploded in this way, Israel would not have stood it. . . . All the democratic countries would have called us an obstacle to peace." Had Camp David failed, he said, "just because of the settlements, Israel would not have stood, and then one day Israel really would have had to sign a surrender." DEFENSE MINISTER Ezer Weiz- man said Israel was entering "a new era with Egypt that is difficult for some of us to imagine. . . peaceful relations between us and the largest Arab state." Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan said the agreement "didn't match our dreams but it was reality and not just dreams." He told the Knesset it had no choice but to approve the accords, because ". . . if we refuse, what will be T'hursday " The Duke University football team is previewed on today's sports, page. Apparently one of their offensive linemen pushed cars around a parking lot this summer in preparation for the t pact the future? In another five years, another war." But referring to the West Bank, Dayan said: "I'm willing to be a foreigner in the Sinai. I'm not willing to be a foreigner in Judea and Samaria." THE EMOTION-CHARGED settle- ments issue prompted defections from Begin's supporters, but the loss was of- fset by affirmative votes from leftist parties. Members of the opposition Labor Party generally spoke for the ac- cords. The Likud rebellion prompted Begin to unleash his heaviest ammunition-a resignation threat. He told a Cabinet meeting before the debate he could not continue in office without a majority of his 69-man coalition behind him. Sadat made the next stage of negotiations conditional on Parliament's agreement to evacuate the 18 Jewish settlements in the Sinai and their 4,000 residents. IN ADDITION to the agreement on the Sinai settlements, the Camp David accord calls for a five-year transition period in the West Bank and Gaza, leading to full autonomy for its people, predominantly Palestinian Arabs. Left unsettled were the ultimate boundaries of Israel, the nature of the autonomous Palestinian entity, the future of Jerusalem and the security arrangements for Israel. In Cairo, Egypt's acting Foreign Daily Photo by MAUREEN O'MALLEY LAB ASSISTANT BILL McMullen, a student on a work study grant, is staining slides for a toxicity test. Work Study offers, Senate OKs natural gas compromise bill funds and By ADRIENNE LYONS Bill McMullen needed financial aid this year in order to continue his college studies. He could have borrowed money from a bank, but he preferred to work. Mc- Mullen decided to combine his financial needs with his desire to work by applying for a work study grant.1 training financial need. "The student may earn up to the amount of his authorization which ranges from $700 for a freshman to $1,200 for a graduate' student," said John Tatum, assistant director of the Office of Financial Aid. "His (the student's) hours and wages are set by the employer within guidelines set by the Personnel Ofienc a~ntd the inh iends ithini WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate handed President Carter the first major victory on his energy program in more than a year yesterday, approving 57-42 a compromise bill to lift federal' price controls from natural gas by 1985. Thelegisatin. which the White Carter expressed optimism the House would go along with the measure. "I think it proves toour own nation and the rest of the world that we, in this government, particularly Congress, can f'nurvnun11qveal with an issue.