Background of Spiritual Science hn Nineteenth Cetury Austria a lecture by h Prof. Douglas E. Miller Dept. of Modern Languages University of Michigan, Flint Saturday, October 7, 1978-8:00 P.m. Rudolf Steiner House 1923 Geddes Avenue Ann Arbor, Michigan THE PUBLIC IS INVITED SPONSORED BY THE RUDOLF STEINER INSTITUTE OF THE GREAT LAKES AREA Good food, domestic 8 Imported beers at great prices: '/z lb. Sirloin & 12 oz. shell: $2.55 $3.00 pitchers and frosted mugs Open 9 a. m. -2 a. m. Monday-Saturday 2045 Packard 668-9588 VALUABLE COUPON I $0OFF ANY 14" OR 16" PIZZA..:OR... I SOOFF ANY 9" OR 12" PIZZA. This Offer Good For Dine-in, Pick-Up or FREE Delivery! PIZZA & SUBMARINES I 1327 S. university Ann ArborMl 663-0511 . I Expires October 5, 1978 an -imH- - -, - - -.- llliiiimwHI m Page 12-Friday, October 6, 1978-The Michigan Daily FBI foils bizarre sub th ST. LOUIS (AP) - Three men were in custody yesterday accused of a plot many officials said was too fantastic to pull off 4- steal a nuclear submarine, kill the crew, blow up a ship, put out to sea, sell the sub, and perhaps fire a nuclear missile at the East Coast. The Pentagon said it couldn't be done, and an FBI agent said he hoped that was so. But, the agent added, the government couldn't afford to discount anything "as too outlandish." STILL, THE reactions of officials and prospective victims ranged from "a practical impossibility" to "funny as hell." Meanwhile, U.S. Magistrate David Noce set a preliminary hearing Oct. 13 for Edward J. Mendenhall, 24, and Kur- tis J. Schmidt, 22, on charges of con- spiring to steal the USS Trepang, based in New London, Conn. They were arrested Wednesday in St. Louis. James W. Cosgrove, 26, of Ovid, N.Y., was arrested Wednesday in Geneva, N.Y. Mendenhall and Schmidt were being held in St. Louis in lieu of $100,000 bond each yesterday, with Cosgrove to ap- pear for bond proceedings later before a U.S. magistrate in upstate New York. IN SOME CASES, what few details were made public about the suspects' backgrounds were contradictory. The FBI said Mendenhall was an in- surance company employee from Rochester, N.Y., and Schmidt a carpet cleaner from Kansas City. But both men, arrested in St. Louis Wednesday, told Noce they were from the St. Louis area. In Buffalo, N.Y., FBI. agent James Tyson said Cosgrove had been in the Navy and, Tyson believed, was discharged 3/ or four years ago. Em- ployment records at the Willard Psychiatric Center in Willard, N.Y., where Cosgrove had worked as a therapy aide stated he attended the Navy submarine school across the Thames River from New London in Groton, Conn. BUT FBI SOURCES said they could not confirm a connection with the sub- marine school, and the St. Louis Post Dispatch quoted Cosgrove's father as saying Cosgrove had never been in the Navy. Roy Klager, special agent in charge of the St. Louis FBI office, said the alleged plot came to light last month, when Mendenhall and Cosgrove contac- ted a St. Louis resident about joining. The men, he said, then contacted an undercover FBI agent, seeking funds for training and supplies. Klager 'said the men showed the agent written plans for using a 12-man crew to take the Trepang into the Atlan- tic Ocean where they would rendezvous with an unidentified buyer. AFTER KILLING the sub's 100-man crew, the men allegedly planned to blow up a submarine tender moored alongside the Trepang to create a diversion. Klager said they planned to fire a nuclear missile at the base or at a major East Coast city if needed to cover the getaway. , Klager said the suspects claimed to have the talent "and were in a position to recruit enough persons with the talents" to run the sub. "I don't know if they could have carried it out," Klager said. "I'd like to think they couldn't have. I certainly hope they couldn't have. But the gover- nment is not in a position to take that kind of risk. We were not in the position to discount it as too outlandish." AT THE SAME time, however, the Defense Department said it was a ft plot "practical impossibility" that a group of civilians would have succeeded in stealing the submarine or in operating it. "For all practical purposes, it is im- possible for this submarine to have been seized," said chief Defense Depar- tment spokesman Thomas Ross. Lt. Cmdr. Doug McCurrach, a Navy spokesman, added that "no small group of untrained individuals could con- ceivably steal or operate a ship of this complexity, which is protected by ex- tensive security measures'" And in Groton, spokesman Steve Wade of the Naval Submarine Base said the base didn't know of the alleged plot until Wednesday night, and didn't increase security after learning of it. WADE CALLED the scheme "ludicrous." And in New London, sailors from the targeted submarine tender said they doubted a theft attempt would have succeeded. "I think it's funny as hell," said one young sailor. "I'm not really too worried about it." Another commented, "There's no way they could have moved the submarine without a full crew, let alone fire a missile." Fare lid part of AAT By JEFFREY WOLFF The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) Board Wednesday approved a "hold-the-line" budget for fiscal year 1978-79, which provided for main- taining Dial-A-Ride service in its current form and put a lid on fare hikes. AATA Acting Director Bob Works said the $6,478,474 budget allows for only "what we absolutely need to keep the wheels turning every day" and, for that reason, several AATA projects will be shelved. An upgraded advertising campaign and intensified supervisor training programs are among the projects which will not be funded. FIVE BOARD members approved the budget-which tops last year's by $1.3 million-while member Willie Horton voted against it and member Joel Samoff abstained. Horton objected to approving the budget without an additonal public hearing. A 2 Samoff, a University professor, questioned the cancellation of free telephone lines through which citizens could call for Dial-A-Ride vans. He predicted that "some people will see (cutting the free lines) as a serious deterioration of service." Since board membprs had not agreed on a budget when the fiscal year began July 1, AATA used an in- terim budget which, for the most part, covered only operating costs. The budget decision was delayed by debates on the appropriate role of Dial-A-Ride. Also, board members were unsure of the size of last year's deficit, which has to be made up in the current budget. Deficit projections were as high as $415,610 last week, with the figure at $479,536 on Wednesday night. AATA CONTROLLER Mary Jill Ault said that, aside from paying off last year's deficit, a major budget reason for the enlarged budget is that operating costs have risen about a half million dollars since last year. To fund last year's deficit, AATA dipped into Federal Operating Assistance Program funds, of which nearly $6 million was allocated for the period of 1974-1980. This year, AATA drew a 30 per cent in- crease in federal funds over last year. AATA is seeking more than $1 million from the federal government to finance its projects for the next fiscal year. AATA Board Chairman Edwin Pear said he expects to receive the additional funding. Though the budget does not call for charges in Dial- A-Ride, the door-to-door van service is still an issue with the board. AATA, Samoff said, is "moving toward a consensus for a new mix of servics in which the Dial-A-Ride service will play a different role, although it will not be eliminated." School Board sets up panel CLASSES NOW FORMING FOR DEC. 2nd LSAT CALL or WRITE University L.S.A.T. Preparation Service 1-261-LSAT in Livonia 33900 Schooicraft Rd. Suite G-2 Livonia, Michigan 48150 to study racial balance problem By PAT HENRY Under pressure from the. state to desegregate district schools, the Ann Arbor Board of Education decided Wedniesday night to form a citizens ad- visory committee to study racial balan- ce in the district. The Citizens Committee on Racial Balance and Educational Opportunities will advise the board on "appropriate alternative strategies for reducing racial impaction in district schools, and increased educational opportunity and success in the district." THE BOARD'S action came after the state told Ann Arbor that six schools in the district have minority populations which violate state guidelines on ethnic balance.; "We've had this same concern for years, and we've had this same discussion about establishing a com- mittee for two years," said Trustee Peter Wright. The committee's final report, which . *. .r -. .-. r., is due within nine months, will be based on data concerning "student assign- ment, staff distribution, school locations, student/staff ethnic com- position, as well as educational resour- ces, physical facilities, achievement data, board policies and administrative retulations." Failure to comply with the state's or- der could lead to a formal complaint, followed by investigations, hearings, and possibly a desegregation order. Anti-gay bill losing votes SAN FRANCISCO (AP)-There has been, a sharp erosion of support for Proposition 6, an initiative aimed against homosexual teachers and school workers, the California Poll reported yesterday. Pollster Mervin Field said a survey taken in the last week of September of 1,075 persons showed that 45 per cent favored the proposition while 43 per cent were opposed and 12 per cent were undecided. A month earlier, the poll showed the initiative supported by 61 per cent while 31 per cent opposed it. With the election a month away, Field said a reliable prediction of the out- come was impossible. "Nevertheless, any continuation of the trend now in evidence would result in a rejection of Proposition 6," said the pollster. - - "Jarrett's Solo Concerts: The word incredible is an understatement here..." -DOWNBEAT "Jarrett transcends jazz orany other pigeonhole; he has redefined the role of the piano in contemporary music ..." - LEONARD FEA THER. LA TIMES Orchestra $950 - 850; Balcony 950- 80 - 750 ickets aailable a ": FORD)A ,'DITORIUM BOX OFFICE and all J. L. HUDSON Ticket Centers~. Mail orders,. send ceriied*' check or money order to: Civic Center Ticket Service 20 L Jefferson, Detroit, Mich 48226 trnafd I slfh Idressecl ?Jh'(I and>t nnj r si;_. ........... .......... .......... .......... .......... - FRIDAY OCTOBER 27 8:00p m. 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