BAND DAY See Editorial page e~it an t1 RAYS AND BLUE eTfrHigh--0s Low--30's See Today for details 'I { Vol. LXXXIX, No.45 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, October 28, 1978 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Canham clear on stadium renovations, By DENNIS SABO work costing over $100,000 must be ap- Dept., made bids before the work was ts' meeting. Fleming said he himself the auditor's claim that more than Athletic Department did proceed. University President Robben proved by the administration. The awarded to A. H. Payeur and Sons took the responsibility for making the $900,000 of the allocated $998,000 was properly in this matter," Fleming a4- leming said yesterday Athletic Direc- auditing firm claimed the athletic Foundation Co. of Ann Arbor. The con- statement about the expenditures. paid to the construction firm this year. ded. r Don Canham did not violate Univer- deartment 'did neither t t dd dnra thn tnA4 F sity policy when his department ap- broved nearly $1 million in renovation work for Michigan Stadium. Allegations that the athletic depar- tment approved the work without seeking competitive bidssurfaced in an annual report presented at last week's oard of Regents meeting. In its report, he Detroit auditing firm of Arthur Young and Co. said the renovation work was done in violation of University policy. The policy states all projects ex- ceeding $1,000 in cost must be com- pleted only after the solicitation of competitive construction bids, and Up . AFTER REVIEWING the auditor's. comments at the Regent's meeting, Fleming said the questionable expen- ditures were inappropriate and the ad- ministration intended to investigate the matter. Yesterday, however, Fleming said his conceptions were "wrong." "I now find that my comments were erroneous," he stated. "The projects had, in fact, been discussed with the Vice President's (James Brinkerhoff), office several years ago." In a letter to the University ad- ministration earlier this week,;Canham denied any wrongdoing and said three firms, including the University Plant Bract was awarueu more nan ten years ago. CANHAM EXPLAINED the stadium renovations were considered "main- tenance" expenditures and were ap- proved by the athletic department's Board of Control of Intercollegiate' Athletics, not the administration. According to University regulations, any project deemed "maintenance or renovation" in the sports department, does not have to be approved by the Regents, only by the intercollegiate board. Work classified as new construc- tion would have to receive Board of Regents approval. Brinkerhoff did not attend the Regen- THE. MISUNDERSTANDING, ac- cording to Brinkerhoff, was the fault of the auditing firm misunderstanding the Regents' policy, established in 1975. "Young really made a mistake in terms of the assumpiton," Brinkerhoff said. Matt Medrygal, Young's auditing manager, refused to comment on the firm's report. "I CAN'T answer your questions," he said. "I'm an external auditor. Any questions should be answered by the University management. In his letter, Canham also disputed Canham said five other firms, including three sub-contracted through A.H. Payeur and Sons, received more than half the money. The other firms were contracted for plumbing, electrical and other repairs. The $25 million stadium renovation project is expected to be completed next year. BOTH FLEMING and Brinkerhoff are content that Canham is clear of the allegations. "Don Canham runs a very efficient and effective business operation within University policy," Brinkerhoff said. "It should now be clear that the BRINKERHOFF SAID he believed the auditing firm was "chiding" the athletic department's, as well as the University administration's handling df expenditures. He added the report was intended more as a reminder of the bid- ding policy and not a direct attack on Canham. Meindert Vanderkooy, acting direc- tor of the University Plant department, which did some stadium renovation work before the Payeur contract, said the paperwork of the department's bid on the project is "buried in files"' because the work was done almost a decade ago. Sadat, Begin win Nobel' eace Prize OSLO, Norwary (AP)-Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin, who buried 30 years of bitter enmity to sit down together as partners at the negoitating, table, were awarded the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize yesterday for their historic efforts toward a settlement of the Arab- Israeli conflict. The five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee announced it was presen- ting the prestigious prize to the Egyp- tian president and Israeli prime minister both to recognize their achievements in bringing their nations closer to peace and to encourage fur- ther success. THE COMMITTEE also lauded resident Carter's "great role" in the drive toward a Mideast peace. The award ironically comes at a time when Egyptian and Israeli negotiators, with U.S. help, once again are trying to surmount new obs4acles to agreement. Face-to-face talks in Washington are currently suspended while the three parties consider Egyptian and Israeli reservations to a U.S.-proposed draft treaty. The Nobel Committee said in its citation that it "wishes not only to honor actions already performed in the ser- vice of peace, but also encourage fur- ther efforts to work out practical solutions which can give reality to those hopes of a lasting peace as they have been kindled by the agreements." IT CONGRATULATED the two men for what it called their "courageous will to peace." The citation, read by committee Chairwoman Aase Lionaes, said See SADAT, Page 7 N U.S. calls' off, Israel-Egypt treaty talks. WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States, irritated with Israel's decision to "thicken" Jewish settlements, called off three-way peace treaty negotiations with Egypt and the Jewish state yesterday. But Secretary of State Cyrus Vance set up separate working sessions with Israeli and Egyptian officials. And Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan said the dispute over the settlements on the West Bank of the, Jordan River should not stand in the way of com- pleting the treaty. "THERE IS no reason why we cannot go on with the discussions," Dayan said after calling on Vance at the State Department. However, State Department officer George Shermann the spokesman for all three governments, said that "in light of all the circumstances, the American side decided it would be bet- ter not to have a trilateral meeting today." Sherman said the Egyptian delegation was waiting for instructions from Cairo about "their future plans" and that the decision to call off the three-way meeting tentatively scheduled for yesterday "originated" with the United States. HE DECLINED to say what "cir- cumstances" prompted the U.S. decision. Clearly, however, these cir- cumstances were Israel's announ- cement that it would expand the set- tlements, and the controversy surroun- ding that action. The United States is concerned about the impact on the Arab world and on Israeli-Egyptian negotiations, which despite some problems, were moving deliberately toward completion of the treaty. Besides Vance's meeting with Dayan and a public U.S. statement on Thur- sday that Vance is "deeply disturbed" President Carter has registered U.S. opposition in a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. "I THINK the American position is very much against the Israeli Cabinet position," Dayan said after talking with Vance. "But I don't think there is anything personal about that." Indicating a joint effort to work around the dispute, Dayan and Vance scheduled a, second session on the treaty itself. They planned to review the "reservations" Dayan brouth with him from Jerusalem. Vance also set up a separate meeting with the Egyptian delegation. But there was no immediate word whether the Egyptians and Israelis would resume their negotiations directly. DAYAN SAID however, "nothing is scheduled" between the two delegations. The official Middle East News Agen- cy on Thursday night quoted Egyptian Prime Minister Mustapha Khalil as saying the Egyptian delegation would be recalled to Cairo, but as a "routine procedure." The agency said that "does not mean the negotiations are foundering.'"' A U.S.'OFFICIAL, who asked not to be identified, told The Associated Press here that the Egyptians wanted to find out what Dayan brought from Israel on the treaty. "I don't think they'll go back in anger and not return," the official said. As for the Israelis, the official said the decision on the settlements ap- peared to be based on "a number of concerns," including securing political support for the treaty. Begin has been criticized by certain Israeli political elements for making concessions on the future of the West Bank. The Israeli government's decision to See U.S., Page 7 EYPTIAN PRESIDENT Anwar Sadat, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize yesterday. The two are seen here during the Egyptian leader's historic trip to Jerusalem in 1977. JIOLD DEBA T E FOR POLI SCI CLASS: C r _7 Greene, Pursell trade barbs By MICHAEL ARKUSH Republican Rep. Carl Pursell, eeking re-election from the Second ongressional District, and emocratic challenger Earl Greene, a ity councilman from the Second Ward, lasted one another's leadership ualities during a debate yesterday. The exchange took place before an undergraduate political science class at Angell Hall. Accusing Pursell of being able to find only "cosmetic" solutions to key issues, Greene said he will bring "a new per- spective to old problems" and help restore faith in the democratic system. "I SEE A lack of sensitivity to issues. What is needed is some common sense to help solve our problems and restore our faith in this great democracy," said Greene. Citing his own leadership capabilities, the city councilman con- tended that he has fought hard to find solutions to the city's housing and parking problems. "We need someone willing to carry crucial local and state problems to the nation," Greene asserted. PURSELL, running as the incum- bent for his second term in Washington, said a leader is one who can sponsor ef- fective legislation as a member of the minority party. In an obvious attack on Greene, he added that a Democrat in a Republican-controlled city council who couldn't accomplish, much was not an effective leader. Claiming he has achieved a "record unmatched by any other freshman," the 48-year-old Republican pointed out .-.- .1 . .L L 1 ,n .. .a h tack on Pursell for voting against a raise in the minimum wage rate from $2.30 an hour to $2.65 two years ago. Greene said the average person could not combat today's inflation ills by ear- ning the current rate. "Someone who makes just $2.30 an hour cannot afford to eat the inflation year after year," said Greene. Pursell replied that he would prefer to have more jobs available at the lower rate than fewer jobs at the higher rate. GREENE ALSO accused Pursell of maintaining close connections with the nation's big businesses. He vowed that if elected, he would not appeal to the "fat cats" and the large special interest groups. Pursel counteredsby indicating that his opponent had sought the endor- sement of the Michigan Education Association (MEA) but he himself had received it instead. Greene added that the group voted 8-0 to support him, but declined to fund his campaign because they believed it would be a landslide, and they preferred to divert money to Pursell said he has spent a lot of time in the district to hear the electorate's views on crucial issues. He asserted it is better to find out what the voters think than to be present at insignificant votes on the floor in Washington. Pursell mentioned his votes on the B- 1 bomber, the neutron bomb and ERA as issues in which he sought local viewpoints. BUT GREENE maintained the district needs a representative who can be sensitive to the issues. He added he is very suspicious of "those entrenched in the process." The two are scheduled to hold a few more debates next week before the November 7 election. Chinese reps visit Ann Arbor to begin college exchange program Pursell By TOM MIRGA A delegation from the People's Republic of China, currently on cam- pus, is exploring the possibility of establishing a large-scale student and faculty exchange between China and visits. Our second reason is to help ac- celerate the full modernization of our country." "We came for a friendly visit," Teng added. "We have a long history of friendly relationships with your univer- aitiP WP Ihave frvnniiit in tarfl nw_ Shanghai Communique whichw as reached during the Nixon Ad- ministration brought about a resum- ption of the relationship. I feel that it should be kept. "WE MUST learn from the advanced tehnnlnoiesg of the world.1Evervntin >