i GREAT' UNIVERSITY? - See editorial page I E Ninety Years of Editorial Freedom ~EaiI CONFUSED High-T85de Low-Mid BWs See Today for details Vol. LXXXX,I No. 6" Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, September 12, 1979 Ten Cents Ten Pages Officers elected at first MSA Doily Photo by LISA KLAUSNER THE MICHIGAN STUDENT ASSEMBLY (MSA), although elected last April, met for the first time last night. Irregu- larities in the election last spring resulted in a controversy which is still not totally resolved. WorkStudy Job Fair rings By TOM MIRGA The newly-seated Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) held its first meeting last night, following months of con- troversy over the legality of last April's -elections. The first meeting of the Assembly normally would have taken place im- mediately after the election, but due to irregularities during the vote, the Cen- tral Student Judiciary (CSJ) refused to certify the results. On May 15, under the directive of the University Board of Regents, Vice-President for Student Services Henry Johnson reversed the CSJ decision. PRESIDENT JIM ALLAND said last night he was enthusiastic about MSA's coming year, despite having to make up for time lost during the summer. MSA's main concern last night was the election of officers. Assembly members in the 10 top positions are charged with reviewing preliminary in- formation and making policy decisions in the group's Steering Committee in addition to coordinating all major MSA activities. Elected were: David Fischer, Student General Counsel; Robert DiScipio, Vice President, personnel; Roy More, Vice President, Student Organizaions Board; Connie Bridge, Vice President, Minority Affairs; Conni Bridge, Vice President, Minority Af- faairs; David Trott, Administrative Coordinator; Alan Abrahams, Budget Priorities Coordinator; Mervat Hatem and Jeannie Barr, Co-Communications Coordinators; Jack Hall, Legislative Rela'tions Coordinator, and Marc Breakstone, Academic Affairs Coor- dinator. In other action, the Assembly voted to recommend Graduate student Alan Isack and LSA junior Marc Breaskstone to the U mittee to select a newi academic affairs. 7 ficeholder, Harold Sha the University presid The students' appoin approved by Inter President Allan Smith Smith originally ask to recommend four n2 ministration could ch list. ALSO, MSA mem copy of proposedi method by which the fund student organiz discuss that proposal, meeting. Next week, the As discussions on a resolt comment on the Reg in the April election. The Assembly dec the election of a Spec meeting Jniversity's com- vice-president for dinator until next week's meeting. At The current of- that time, MSA also will decide on a piro, will assume chairperson to fill the newly-created Jency on Jan. 1. position of Economics Affairs Coor- itemnts must be dinator. rim University CONTROVERSY erupted over the im Uelection of Communications Coor- .ed the Assembly dinator when assembly member Riase kmes, so the ad- Jakpor's ballot was invalidated, ose two from the throwing the race into a tie between Barr and Hatem. Prior to leaving the bers received a meeting early, Jackpor had filled all his changes in the remaining ballots. General counsel and Assembly would parliamentarian Fischer ruled that rations. They, willJakpor was in fact voting by absentee. atns.t Tueyday's ballot, an action barred by MSA's' con- at next Tuesday's stitution. sembly will hold ution which would In late action, the Assembly passed a ental intervention resolution proposed by member Tim Feeman opposing any action on the part of the U.S. Congress which would ided to postpone reinstate the draft, or any other form of ial Projects Coor- mandatory "national service." workers, By JOYCE FRIEDEN. When most University students think .Uipancial aid, they see themselves in roig lines, filling out dozens of forms, AM- waiting, waiting, and more .i7ing. Yesterday, however, for at fe s00 job seeking students, the scene shifted from the second floor of the Studlent Activities Building to theKuen- zel Room of the Michigan Union, site of the first annual Work/Study Job Fair. Work/Study, a federally-funded program to allow students to pay their way through school partly with loans Itifd grants, and partly by working, has 1keen allocated $2.2 million this year, according to Nancy Longmate, Finan- employers together cial Aid Officer and Job Fair coor- dinator. "We offer these funds to the students, and they work to earn back the money they've been awarded," Longmate said. "It's a good deal for the em- ployers," she added. "The federal government pays 80 per cent of the student's wages, and the employer pays only 20 per cefnt." IN PREVIOUS years, students had to interview across campus in order to find a job. At the Job Fair, at least some of the running around has been eliminated. "It's a new way to get students and employers together," said Vicki White, a secretary at the center for Work/Study. Even though only 23 of the Univer- sity's more than 500 employers par- ticipated in the fair, Longmate said she felt the fair was a success. "Seventy-six people have been hired, and lots of departments set up job interviews with others," she said. "It was an absolute success and I think it will be done again next year. Spokespersons for some of the depar- tments employing Work/Study students said they are satisfied with the way the See JOB, Page 7 TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT REPORTS ON CHRYSLER COLLAPSE: Detroit area may be 'devastated' WASHINGTON (UPI) - The collap- se of Chrysler Corp. would devastate Detroit's economy, double unem- ployment and increase racial tensions, according to the draft of a Transpor- tation Department study made public yesterday. A shutdown of the No. 3 automaker and the nation's tenth largest firm would also send unemployment skyrocketing in a number of com- munities heavily dependent on Chrysler plants, the report said. THE DRAFT, prepared by the depar- tment's technical staff, but not reviewed at higher levels, was sent to Treasury Secretary William Miller. Chrysler, forecasting losses of more than $700 million this year, has asked Miller for $1 billion in federal aid. Miller has indicated he might support some form of federal loan guarantees for a smaller total. "In the case of the city of Detroit," Jackson: Cuban weapons threaten U.S. Oil supplies the report said, "the burden would be nothing short of devastating, and could effectively destroy that city's economic base for a period of years. "THE IMPACT of the Chrysler shut- down on the Detroit area is extremely serious and could represent a regional depression."~ The study said unemployment would soar from the present 8.7 per cent to wednes day " The Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) using un- derage decoys, is attempting to crack down on merchants who. violate the 21-yrar-old drinking law. See story, Page 7. " State Representative Perry Bullard has proposed a bill which would require landlords to pay in- terest to tenants on security deposits. See story, Page 2. r Read the today column. Page 3 between 16 per cent and 19 per cent with no promise of a future reduction in joblessness. "While social tensions are not strong today as they were in more troubled times, it takes little imagination to en- vision the result of such massive economic reductions in the inner city," the study said. "IT NEED NOT be emphasized that the unemployment rate, among minorities is higher now and would soar under Chrysler shutdown conditions" "School budgets, city budgets, property values and retail trade could all be severely affected in the short term in these areas," it said. The draft estimated that a shutdown would cost .the jobs of 119,500 Chrysler employees, although some could be spared if other .firms took over facilities. Another 292,000 jobs could be lost, at least temporarily, among sup- pliers, dealers, shippers and others. The report indicated very little possibility that another company could take over Chrysler and added it was not possible for Chrysler to scale down its operations by limiting itself to making small cars. Daly'flotob y LISA KLAUNER THIS BOTTLE OF Zoom is not an easy thing to find. lealth food stores in town are having trouble keeping the "legal high" on their shelves. However, University Health Service doctors say the new drug is no more than fancy caffeine. New legJA tal high Zosoff shelves WASHINGTON (AP)-The Soviet Union is arming Cuba with weapons systems that could pose "a major threat to our oil supplies," demon- strating a pattern of behavior that is "hostile to the interests of the United States," Sen. Henry Jackson (D- Wash.) said yesterday. Jackson, in a speech on the Senate floor, said the Soviets have given Cuba two submarines, including one that could mine U.S. coastal waters, threatening U.S. oil tankers. The other is training vessel, Jackson said, leading to the presumption that more attack submarines are anticipated. Jackson said the submarines represent "a brand new military capability for Cuba .. "Certainly, one or two submarines or' a dozen or so MIGs-23s do not constitute an overwhelming threat to the United States in and of themselves," the Washington Democrat said. "The point is that this is a beginning. Where shall % we draw the line. . . How big a 'For- tress Cuba' is too big?" See JACKSON, Page 10 By STEVE HOOK Health food stores in the Ann Arbor area havereported brisk sales of an exotic stimulant called "Zoom," a product which at least one University Health Service physician regards as nothing but "high-priced caf- feine."- Made from the guarana root in Africa, the label of Zoom reads: "Direct from the Amazon jungle to you." According to Cherine Brunelle, an employee of the Amazon Trading Company in Beverly Hills; California, which markets the product, Zoom "gives the body a lift. It is a body energizer, as well as an appetite depressant." BRUNELLE SAID the Amazon Indians have used the "herb" for 300 years to increase their energy and speed while hunting. The product has been distributed to 5,000 outlets across the country since its first ap- pearance in New York last June. So far, according to Brunelle,/ demand for Zoom has exceeded its supply. All three Ann Arbor distributors of Zoom, the Apple Rose, Soybean Cellars, and Sears health food stores, sold out their 12-24 bottle supplies within two weeks. One store, Apple Rose, does not plan to sell Zoom any more because of suspicions about the product's effects. See SOME, Page. 4 1 Police Chie, By TIMOTHY YAGLE tenure as police c challenge presente After 40 years on the Ann Arbor assumed the positio Police force-13 of those at the helm of "The high point the department-Police Chief Walter the turbulent '60 Krasny has decided to hang up his Referring to the c badge at the age of 61. war movements o Ann Arbor Mayor Louis Belcher an- "you were tested n nounced Krasny's retirement, effective times a day with s March 1, 1980, at City Council's regular foreign to police Monday night session. weren't geared f KRASNY SAID in an interview that," Krasny exp yesterday he has no specific plans for' to keep it in a re his retirement. with." "I don't really have anything solid In the years befoi planned," he said. "I'll get unwound for Krasny said activit while. I just want to retire and live a considerably quie happy life." thing we had ha He said the search for a replacement, raids," he chuckled which will be conducted by the city ad- KRASNY PINPO ministration, has not yet begun. He also challenge of the job said that while Belcher has no one tacks on police int specifically in mind, his replacement as primary reasons .t .All i-.hn..yha cnma.na alrat y i he...1 fK hief was the initial ed to him when he on in 1966. was going through 0s," he recalled. ivil rights and anti- n campus, he said ot once a day, but 20 situations somewhat agencies. We just or something like lained. "We wanted. ealm we could live re he took command, ties on campus were eter. "The biggest appen were panty d. )INTED the constant iand the frequent at- egrity and character s he remained police i rasny in our operations through t and science ... computerizati records." Krasny said one aspect of p he wishes he could have during his reign was cuttingl response time to citizen's call "WE HAVE TO keep these help) on a priority basis,' reterring to placing autom personal accidents calls ahea reporting domestic squabble things are put on a shelf unti car available." Integral to solving this pr cording to Krasny, is the q how much money the polio ment is allotted. Getting me from council is "an impo Krasny said. "It (pa availability) cannot chang more money." BELCHER. WHO has bee to retire echnology "HE'S A LOW-KEYED individual. If on of your. he were not of that disposition, it would make the situation worse," the mayor olice work said. improved "I'll have a basic plan about what patrol car kind of a chief we're looking for by ." around October 1," Belcher said. "I (calls for haven't really thought about a he said replacement." But he said he wants obile and Krasny to be on the search committee. Ld of those BELCHER ALSO said he wants a es. "Many new police chief by February 1 in order 1 there's a to avoid any short-term problems during the adjustment period following oblem, ac- the April city elections. uestion of Guy Larcom, who was city ad ce depart- ministrator from 1956-74, also lauded ore money Krasny. ssibility," "He was an excellent man to work trol car with from the very beginning," said e without Larcom, who was the city's second ranking official when Krasny became n Ann Ar- chief. "He was always willing to work I Ell