PRESS FREEDOM See Editorial Page V'I L6t 43aU IEIUIIQ NUMBING High-mid 20S Low-20* See Today for details Vol. LXXXIX, No. 69 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, November 30, 1978 Ten Cents Twelve Pages plusSupplemen Abortion bill loses in State Senate LANSING (UPI) - The state Senate Wednesday approyed a bill outlawing the use of state funds for welfare abor- tions except when the mother's life is at stake. The measure was sent to the House on a 20-5 Senate vote - exactly the num- ber needed for approval. THE BILL will die unless the House acts on it by the end of the year. Even if there is favorable House action, Gov. William G. Milliken is likely to veto the measure as he has done to similar measures twice before this year. The bill is an attempt to set statutory policy in Michigan on abortions. It was prompted by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year which upheld the right of states to withhold public funds for welfare abortions. Before approving the measure, the Senate rejected amendments which would have allowed public-funded abor- tions to terminate pregnancies caused by rape and incest. PIRGIM may get $5 liquor fine on ballot By MITCH CANTOR Ann Arbor residents may vote this April on a referendum calling for a five dollar fine for the consumption of alcohol by 18- to 20-year-olds. The Public Interest Research Group in Michigan (PIRGIM) yesterday kicked off a drive to raise support for the measure to appear on April's city- wide election ticket. PIRGIM IS also working to have a second proposal added to the ticket which would institute a five dollar fine for individuals buying liquor for un- deraged friends. The proposals are designed to reduce the effect of Proposition D - approved overwhelmingly by voters earlier this month - which will raise the drinking age from 18 to 21. The new law, which goes into effect Dec. 22, was defeated by a 2-1 margin in Ann Arbor. State penalties for violating Proposition D must be determined by the state legislature, said Dennis Hybarger, an aide in the state's Liquor Control Commission. Thus far, however, only one bill has been introduced. The legislation, spon- sored by state Rep. Perry Bullard (D- Ann Arbor), would decriminalize the consumption of alcohol by those bet- ween 18 and 21. A $20 fine would be assessed for the first offense, a $50 charge for repeating, and up to a $100 fine for the third offense. Enrollment in alcohol abuse program could also be required after the first violation. If the legislature does not pass any legislation on penalties for illegal drinking, the Liquor Control Com- mission would impose emergency con- trols, according to Hybarger. Though Bullard's bill would allow in- dividual cities to levy smaller fines, it is unclear whether the precedent would be the same should a different penalty bill pass the state legislature. PIRGIM spokesman Tom Moran said the organization "expects little dif- ficulty in passing the proposals." In order to get the proposal on the ballot, PIRGIM must collect 4,500 signatures from registered voters by the first week in January, though organisers of the drive say-they hope to collect enough before Christmas. The group will try to get a total of 6,000 signatures to provide for a large safety margin. "We feel there's a special need in this community; to deal with Proposition D," Moran said. "Our position is that Proposition D went a little too far." "This (the set of proposals) is meant to deal with the social situation. We don't feel the Ann Arbor police should have .to waste their time ' on petty problems like this," Moran added. The proposals were drafted by Connie LaClair, a second-year University law student. See PIRGIM, Page 6 Bridging the gap Daily Photo by ANDY FREEBERG The footbridge over Washtenaw Avenue is the location for this industrialized scene. The two unidentified passersby emphasize the vertical look of the area. STRIKES DISRUPT ECONOMY: Shah opponents pressure gov t TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Opponents of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi pressured Iran's military government yesterday with a wave of wildcat strikes aimed at disrupting the oil-rich nation's battered economy and keeping the country on edge. The walkouts, the latest in a string of stoppages and slowdowns, came amid fears that the labor troubles will soon spread into the. streets during the Moslem holy period of Moharram that starts later this week. . TRADITIONALLY, the religious whip themselves and mourn for the martyred grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, Iman Hossein. The emotion-charged period begins Dec. 2 and reaches a peak Dec. 11. Conservative Moslem leaders have led the campaign to remove the shah, who has pressed ahead with a moder- nization drive and reforms that conser- vative religious leaders find untenable. They have been joined by the shah's political opposition, which finds fault with the shah's authoritarian rule. Troops took over Tehran's oil refinery west of the city after workers continued a slowdown for the third straight day, causing some shortages. The refinery supplies most of the capital's gasoline and fuel oil. MANY FILLING stations in the city were open again yesterday after the military trucked in gasoline during the 9 p.m.-5 a.m. curfew. But long lines of vehicles snarled traffic and hundreds of Iranians jammed stores to stock up with oil for heating and cooking. The state-run National Iranian Oil Co. said it has fuel supplies on hand for three to five months, but admitted its distribution network has been badly, disrupted by the strikes and slowdowns. The official Pars news agency repor- ted workers at the state-run Arvah Shahpour Chemical Co. in southern Iran also struck, demanding political reforms. EMPLOYEES AT Iran Air, the national carrier, staged a three-hour walkout to protest the arrest of leaders of an eight-day shutdown earlier this month that grounded the airline. The protesters warned the government they will stage a full-scale strike if the detainees. were not released by mid- night last night. Troops also were drafted to guard the headquarters of the state-controlled National Iranian Radio and Television Network after employees walked out to protest the government's refusal to allow seven national daily newspapers to publish without censorship. The state-owned network, the only national media operating in Iran, was still broadcasting last night, but sour- ces reported an undetermined number of employees still refused to work. THE SEVEN Tehran dailies stopped publishing Nov. 6, the day the shah ap- pointed Gen. Gholam Reza Azhari prime minister with orders to restore stability after 11 months of bloody demonstrations in which more than an estimated 1,100 persons have died. U'Cellar refuses to recognize. IWW local PUBLIC VOICES CONCERNS AT HEARING: AA TA clarifies goals By JEFFREY WOIFF As the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) moves ahead in its five month process of revamping and reevaluating the future of Ann Arbor's transit system through 1990, city residents had their chance at last night's public hearing to offer their suggestions to the AATA board. Judge rules AMA The public overflowed into the usually sparsely attended AATA board meeting room and the crowd was armed with many substantial concerns. THESE CONCERNS included cost problems, charges of lack of attention to actual rider demand, requests for service to specific loctions now neglec- ted, a shift to more fixed line service for peack hours, the future of a downtown terminal, and an eloquent letter from one citizen requesting increased Dial- A-Ride service for senior citizens and handicdpped people. Last night's public hearing was one of two such formal opportunities for citizen input into AATA's elaborate five month planning process aimed at amending long range transportation policies as stated in the 1975 Ann Arbor- Ypsilanti Urban Area Transportation Study. The primary reason for this amendment process is attributed to what board member and University professor Joel Samoff has repeadtedly stressed as the "emerging consensus on the board for a redefinition of the role of Dial-A-Ride in terms of a limitation of service although not of its withdrawal." The 1975 UATS study envisioned a heavy reliance on Dial-A-Ride and the steady expansion of the service through 1990. This emphasis was mostly due to strong support by then AATA director Karl Guenther, who designed Ann Ar- bor's Dial-A-Ride in 1973. It received almost complete board support until this year. HOWEVER, MAYOR Louis Belcher, since assuming office in April has made three appointments to the seven mem- ber AATA board. These appointments have swung AATA opinion toward reductions for Dial-A-Ride. The battle over Dial-A-Ride's role culminated in the resignation in August of Guenther. However, before the board can make significant service alterations, it must amend the UATS plan since in order to receive state and federal funds major AATA service must be consistent with the goals and 'policies stated in the UATS plan. See AATA, Page 6 By SHELLEY WOLSON Although 50 of the 75 employees of University Cellar had already signed membership cards with Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Local 660, the Cellar board of directors has refused to recognize the employees' union affiliation. Th ursday * The United Students Party dropped their motion for a recount of LSA-SG election results. See story, Page 2. 9 A $50,000 offer from St. Louis businessmen may have been James Earl Ray's motive for killing civil rights leader Martin. Luther King. See story, Page 2. " The Soviet Union announced their '79 defense budget. See story, Page 6. " Be sure to read The Daily's basketball supplement "tip-off" which is included in today's paper. The colorful 16-page ad- dition provides an in-depth look at the, 1978-79 Wolverines and their opponents. Read the new, *"expandedToday ~'column, Page 3 After submitting two proposals to the board, one which asked for simple recognition and one which asked for an election, University Cellar employees were forced to go through official procedures and file authorization cards at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to qualify for a union cer- tification election. UNIVERSITY CELLAR employees filed their 50 "show of interest" cards on Nov. 20. A hearing scheduled for next Monday will determine whether all the signatures are valid. Cellar em- ployees are confident they have enough signatures, claiming they collected twice the necessary 30 per cent. "We're going to have aunion whether the Board and NLRB recognizes us or not," declared Cellar job delegate Fred Chase. "It's just a legal teclinicality-we didn't want to give the impression that the minority couldn't express an opinion so we agreed to an election. But they're engaging in delaying tactics," Chase asserted. IWW branch secretary Lucy Bjorklund agreed management is stalling union recognition. UNIVERSITY CELLAR Manager Tudor Bradley, who was appointed by the Board of directors, denied that management is stalling. "We (the Board of Directors) thought it should go through proper government agencies. See 'U', Page 6 restrains c( WASHINGTON (AP)-The American Medical Association (AMA) illegally restrained competition among physicians and has caused substantial injury to the public, a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) judge ruled yester- day. The AMA, the nation's largest association of doctors, adopted and en- fored a "code of theics" that banned physician solicitation of business, severely retricted physician adver- tising and took other steps that con- stituted unfair methods of competition, Judge Ernest Barnes said. THE AMA'S PRACTICES have the effect of placing "a formidable im- pediment to competition in the delivery of health care services by physicians in this country," the judge said. His order requires that the AMA revoke any ethical principles that restrict advertising or solicitation by physicians. There was no immediate comment from AMA officials. Barnes' order is not a final decision of the FTC in a case first filed in 1975. Before it takes effect, the five-member commission will have a chance to review it. rruM A nQV ATI £Ctl nnrI the~ rnnnpe- " " )mpetition Barnes found that the ethical restric- tions on advertising and solicitation seek to prevent any doctor from presen- ting his name to the public in any way that "sets him apart from other physicians." He said the conspiracy also acted to discourage, and in some cases eliminate, new methods of health care, including shealth maintenance organizations. Tsemel blasts Israel on, Palestinian plans By TOM MIRGA be their first and last decision' " Lia Tsemel, an Israeli lawyer raised Tsemel claimed. as a Zionist but who is now a supporter Abdeen Jabara, a Detroit lawyer ac- of Palestinian demands for human tive in the National Lawyer's Guild, rights, blasted her country's policies on told the audience that nearly 25 per cent occupied a territories and their of the West Bank territories have been inhabitants at a forum presented last bought by Israel through questionable night by the Palestinian Human Rights means. "Israelis will commonly Campaign.declare areas closed," Jabara said. "Home rule (with Israeli in- "They will not allow people back in for volvement) for Palestine will mean what they claim are security reasons that Palestinians will only be allowed to Once this is accomplished, access to the collect garbage off the streets," Tsemel land can only come by permit." 14tiCRAFZ'I_ 7A TC to nrnart A2 church to get Asian minister By RON GIFFORD When the Rev. Dr. Jitsuo Morikawa takes over as minister of First Baptist Church on December 1, he will become the first non-white minister of a predominantly white Protestant church in Ann Arbor. Morikawa, an American of Japanese ancestry, was brought up in a Buddhist home. He converted to the Baptist faith when he was 16. "I will be able to be a little more aware of the cultural gaps that divide people in social and religious backgrounds," he said. "THE CHURCH is a social com- munity that should reflect the total