., STUDENT SOLIDARITY See Editorial Page 4ir AUTUMNAL High-6os Low-30s See Today for details Vol. LIX, No.o47Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, October 31, 1978 Ten Cents Twelve Pages plus Supplement MSU women cagers file bias action By PAULA LASHINSKY for hours. You really don't have to look very hard The team first took action last June when it filed Trustees to state their case. to see the discrimination between men and women a complaint with MSU officials. According to AS AN UPSHOT of this action, MSU President Michigan State University's (MSU) women's at this university, especially in athletics," she DeBoer, the team received no response from the Edgar Hardin appointed an affirmative action You really don t have to basketball team has filed a complaint with the said. "There are many obvious differences in university at that time. committee to investigate this matter. The look very hard to see the federal government, charging the school with sex coaches' salaries, scholarships, and basic budget ACCORDING TO Sally Bright, executive committee was not asked to zero in on the discrimination at this discrimination, matters. secretary for MSU's Anti-Discrimination Judicial women's basketball issue, but rather to review all University, especially in The women claim that MSU is violating Title IX, "WE DRIVE TO games while the men often Board (ADJB), the university received no formal athletic practices and programs. athletics.' a section of the enabling legislation for the fly," she added. "The men's team has its own notification of the HEW complaint. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare locker room and lockers, while we are compelled "Under new HEW rules, we are supposed to get "We were asked to develop guidelines for the (HEW) which deals with sex discrimination in to share, not only among ourselves, but with other a copy of the complaint. I think that due to a university to follow and our report makes, no public institutions. teams. A doctor is present at every men's game, switch in personnel at HEW, things have been direct reference to the basketball team," said -Kathy DeBoer "OUR TITLE IX complaint means that there is while one only occasionally attends our contests. fouled up," Bright said. Clarence Underwood, chairman of the discrimination against women athletics at MSU," The general attitude towards women's athletics is Title IX mandates that an internal grievance Affirmative Action Title IX Committee. In team spokeswoman said Karen Langeland, women's basketball coach. just very different," DeBoer said. complaint be filed before action is taken. Last addition to that committee, a legal review board Kathy DeBoer, spokeswoman for the women's MSU Athletic Director Joseph Kerney could not June, the team filed such a complaint. Two team was appointed specifically ,to examine the basketball team said she could "list grievances be reached last night for comment. representatives went before MSU's Board of See WOMEN, Page 9 Carter under pressure as dollar drops WASHINGTON (AP) - The Carter administration is coming under new pressure from overseas to take ad- ditional steps to support the floundering U.S. dollar. Gold prices soared to new highs on world markets. The dollar plunged to new lows yesterday as foreign exchange traders showed once again that they do not believe President Carter's new anti-in- flation program can be successful in significantly slowing the inflation that undermines the purchasing power of the dollar. FOREIGN EXCHANGE dealers in London were quoted as saying only massive intervention by the United States to buy up dollars in world money markets would work. They said the United States should undertake a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for this purpose. The United States can uncon- ditionally borrow up to $4.4 billion from the IMF. Administration officials have said such a loan is under consideration if new actions to protect the dollar prove necessary. The dollar had one of its worst days ever yesterday, dropping two per cent against the German mark and French franc, and one to two per cent against most other major currencies. It has lost four per cent against the mark in just the past week. THE U.S. FEDERAL Reserve Board, which is the U.S. central bank, has agreements with central banks of other major nations under which it could borrow a total of $22 billion in foreign currencies for dollar-support operations. However, the administration and the Federal Reserve' Board have been reluctant to intervene in a major way to support the dollar, for'fear it might in- vite additional attacks on the dollar. Foreign investers and officials believe inflation is the central problem weakening the American economy. Lack of confidence in U.S. economic leadership has led many foreigners to convert their dollars into marks, fran- cs, yen, precious metals or other safe havens. ARRAYED AGAINST the U.S. assets for supporting the ddl'ar, which include the nation's gold reserves of about $11.7 billion, are all the dollars held abroad, which some estimates set at $500 billion. There is strong evidence that the Federal Reserve Board has been inter- vening in a limited way to counter so- called disorderly market conditions, meaning that it is trying to prevent severe distortions in exchange rates. Intervention to counter disorderly exchange conditions has been the crux of the U.S. dollar policy since President Carter took office. Daily Photo by BRAD BENJAMIN Two fire marshals survey a tanker truck filled with a flammable chemical that overturned yesterday on 1-94, killing its driver and injuring a passenger. See story, Page 5. HERD OWNERS TO APPEAL JUDGE'S RULING: Farm Bureau : PBB'overbloWn LANSING (UPI) -Michigan Farm Bureau of- ficials, victorious in a landmark PBB lawsuit, called yesterday for an end to the political battle over the state's contamination tragedy. There was no indication, however, that'politicians would heed the call. FARM BUREAU President Elton Smith called a news conference to comment on the decision by Cir- cuit Judge William Peterson of Wexford County against dairy farmers Roy and Marilyn Tacoma in a 14-month damage suit. "Perhaps now, Michigan can regain its stature as one of the best, most diverse, most productive agricultural states in the nation," Smith said.. "We're hopeful, too, that this issue will now be removed from the political arena, where it never belonged in the first place, and where it has been used ruthlessly, to the detriment of our agricultural in- dustry." SMITH, HOWEVER, refused to say exactly who he believes has exploited the issue for political gain. The Tacomas, already facing staggering legal costs, said yesterday that they will appeal Judge Peterson's ruling that contamination from PBB did not destroy their dairy herd. Word of the appeal came as a group of Newaygo County residents opened their $4 million lawsuit in Kent County Circuit Court against Farm Bureauy and farmer Myron Kokx. THAT ACTION, one of 100 pending in'Michigan's worst agricultural disaster, alleges that keeping con- taminated cattle on the Kokx farm in 1974 caused un- due worry and created a nuisance to other farmers. The suit asks damages for odor and noise pollution from the Kokx farm. TuesdayA Students may receive pres. selection input Congressional rivals deb ate A bigger, clearer, and, we feleI, better Today column makes its debut today. The biggest change is the size. We're giving this popular column the full length of page three and striving to come up with news briefs which entertain and inform. The second big change is the new format of the daily "happenings" listings. Starting today, we're breaking the events down by category, and listing them in an easier-to-read format. Also, we will now list campus films and other en- tertainment events for your con- venience. Any non-profit group can now have its activities listed, whether or not admission is charged. Remember, if you see news hap- pening, or if something unusual cat- ches your eye, please let us know. Just call 76-DAILY - we're waiting to hear from you. By MITCH CANTOR University Regent Robert Nederlan- der (D-Birmingham) said in a meeting with the Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) last night that he would in- troduce a resolution at the Regents' November meeting for a written guarantee of "close student in- volvement somewhere down the line, in the presidential selection process. Regents Paul Brown (D-Petoskey) and James Waters (D-Muskegon), also present at the meeting in the Union, said they would support the measure. The other Regent at the conference, Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor) refused to commit himself on the question. But when MSA President Eric Arnson pressed Baker on the issue, the Regent replied, "I voted for the guidelines," indicating he Was satisfied with the present plan. MSA, WHICH is presently boycotting the presidential selection process, will discuss the continuation of the boycott tonight at its weekly meeting in the Union. MSA previously said it wouldn't. continue until it received written assurances from the Regents that: Members of the student advisory See REGENTS, Page 9. By AMY SALTZMAN and MICHAEL ARKUSH Disagreeing sharply over inflation, abortion, and the nation's defense budget, Republican Rep. Carl PurselladCt Co nim nE r G enhs and Ciy Cuncilman EalGreene, his Democratic challenger from the Second Ward, debated yesterday as the race for the Second District's 'V y Congressional seat moved into its final week. Contrary to the two previous debates between the candidates, yesterday's tussle at the Daily's offices stressed concrete issues instead of the back and forth political rhetoric which has dominated the campaign. Although both politicians endorsed President Carter's new guidelines to taeria the nation's inflation ills. Pursell Greene, however, said Carter ap- pears to be "on target to settle the problem in a sensible long-range ap- proach." Greene argued that the President inherited a heavy budget deficit from his predecesor And has succeeded in reducing the deficit to its lowest since 1974. "Rome wasn't built in three days. I think it has a chance of working," the councilman indicated. regarding abortion, the distinction between the two candidates was much clearer. Greene said he supports the funding of abortions for lower income women because he said he believes "in upholding the laws of the land." Pursell, however, adopted a self- proclaimed "middleground" viewpoint by indicating he supports federally fun- ded abortions only in the case of rape, incest, or danger to the mother's life. Both politicians argued the nation needs to have a strong defense posture," but that the military budget could be reduced. Pursell said his adherence to 'U'grease'rs*i jitterbug 'at Bandstand By JULIE ENGEBRECHT The only figure that was missing was Dick Clark, as the bright strobe lights flooded the dance floor, spotlighting students who looked like they'd just walked off the set of the movie "Grease." Men sporting greased-back hair and black leather jackets jitterbugging madly with bobby-socked and ponytailed women; "Michigan Bandstand '58" was off and City Council hears" report on hospital BY JUDY RAKOWSKY City Council, last night heard a progress report on the future utilization of University hospital facilities from University officials. The University is presently con- sidering three major plans incor- porating new construction and re-using existing buildings. Council was also presented with three possible uses of the old fire station on Huron and Fifth Streets. Since none of ft% Y.«nr -ol nntn lin ...i to mw u uu~ in~.. m