Join the Daily! Mass meetings in dorms tonight. See Today for details. ENCORE IVESTITURE E DIVETITUE liailQHigh-mid 80s See editorial page Low-590 Ninety Years of Editorial Freedom See Today for details Vol. LXXXX, No. 11 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, September 18, 1979 Ten Cents Ten Pages Interim V.P. wil be named bySmith By ALISON HIRSCHEL President Allan Smith's office will soon release the name of the interim vice-president for Academic Affairs, the chairman of the faculty Senate Assembly, Richard Corpron, said in a surprise announcement yesterday. "Things seem to be moving along fairly rapidly and I believe the announ- cement should come within the next two weeks," said Corpron, a professor in the School of Dentistry. MEMBERS OF THE Senate Ad- visory Council on University Affairs (SACUA) have already begun the sear- c6 for a permanent replacement for Harold Shapiro, the current vice president, who will vacate his post to become president of the University next January. Shapiro will leave office, on November 1, at which time the in- terim vice president will take over. The vice-presidential search commit- tee, including two, student members, will review some of the candidates con- sidered in the presidential search earlier in the year. Corpron told the Senate Assembly yesterday that Shapiro has indicated he favors a broad search, including both minority and women candidates. SACUA has already contacted the Academic -Women's Caucus for. nominations and suggestions, and four prominent black professors were also consulted.. IN AN EFFORT to reach as many qualified candidates as possible, some members of SACUA volunteered to make informal inquiries of their friends and associates at other universities. Although some members feared this system would create disorder, the majority believed it would be beneficial to reach a large number of potential candidates. Nominations will be taken by the committee until October 20, at which time candidates must submit a resume and references. The list'will eventually be screened and cut to six names that will be sub- mitted to the president. Although it was hoped that the selection process would be completed by January 6, Corpron said he is pessimistic: "It will be very difficult to get anything accomplished during December." ALSO 1ISCUSSED at the Senate Assembly meeting, which followed the SACUA meeting, was the tenure case of Jonathan Marwil, a professor in the Department of Humanities in the College of Engineering. See INTERIM, Page 10 Afghanistan seized Prime minister takes over; 4 dead From AP and Reuter NEW DELHI, India - New President Hafizullah Amin of Afghanistan confirmed in a broadcast speech last night that persons he called oppressors were "eliminated" in his light- ning seizure of power. In a state radio broadcast monitored here, the 50-year- old Amin, who rose from prime minister to president and chief of the ruling party Sunday, said nothing about the whereabouts of his predecessor and former mentor, Nur Mohammed Taraki. Amin retained the prime ministry and control of the regime's defense system.. IT WAS NOT clear whether the sudden takeover was ap- proved by the Soviet Union, which props up the Marxist regime with money and with arms to fight right-wing rebels trying to overthrow what they have labeled the "godless" regime. Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev yesterday congratulated Amin on becoming his country's new leader, Tass news agency reported. "We express confidence that fraternal relations between the Soviet Union and revolutionary Afghanistan will be fur- ther developed successfully," Tass quoted the message as saying. The telegram was also signed by Soviet Prime Minister Alexei Kosygin, it said. THERE HAD been indications Russia was not satisfied with Amin and had considered replacing him, according to diplomatic sources in Kabul. The state-controlled radio reported four persons were shot dead Friday but identified only one - former security chief Major Syed Faoud Tarun, who often served as Taraki's personal bodyguard. He was given a state funeral, it said. "Those people who saw their greatness in the oppression of the people have been eliminated,"' said Amin. The same word, "eliminated," was used to report the violent death of Taraki's predecessor, President Mohammed Daoud, in the coup of April 27, 1978. Amin promised an end to personality cults, an obvious reference to the enormous effort made to project Taraki's image as the classless liberator of Afghanistan. "THE 16TH OF September ushered in the beginning of a better socialist order," the U.S.-educated leader said. "Those people who-did not appreciate the toiling masses have been eliminated." Amin did not mention Taraki by name nor did he explain his sudden removal. The state radio reported Sunday that the 62-year-old poet-journalist had "resigned" from the presidency and leadership of the ruling Khalq Party, because of a nervous condition. Taraki appeared fit during a recent stopover in Moscow following the Havana non-aligned summit. See AFGHANISTAN, Page 10 Chrysler's Ricecardo to retire Thursday_ AP Photo CHARLES HANSEN, 32, is the author of a letter which the government con- tends includes secrets about the hydrogen bomb. Goven-mentlts ban on H-bobarticlIes From AP and UPI DETROIT - Chrysler Corp. chair- man and chief executive John Riccardo said yesterday he will retire Sept. 20 because of poor health and to remove any obstacle he might pose to federal aid for the troubled automaker. The 55-year-old Riccardo said he will ask Chrysler's Board of Directors Thursday to approve early retirement, effective immediately. CHRYSLER PRESIDENT Lee Iacocca is expected to take over as chief executive officer of the company. Riccardo announced his departure just two days after Treasury Secretary G. William Miller said the company's request for $1.2 billion in loan guaran- tees was too high. "There is no question that even though I have actively addressed the major problems facing Chrysler, in the minds of many I am closely associated with the past management of a troubled company," Riccardo said in a See RICCARDO, Page 10 Riccardo cites health reasons 'U' Celiar pact approved By STEVE HOOK With wire service reports The federal government aban- doned its attempt yesterday to prohibit publication of articles it says describe the construction of the hydrogen bomb, and consequently endanger national security. The announcement was made one day after the Madison Press Connec- tion, a small co-operative daily in Wisconsin, published what the government said was secret infor- mation about the hydrogen bomb. The article was based on infor- mation supplied in a letter written by Charles Hansen, 32, a computer programmer from Mountain View. California. "THE REASON for the dismissal was the publication of an article con- taining restricted information con- cerning thermonuclear weapons," said Terrance Adamson, chief Justice Department spokesman. Although the Justice Department will seek dismissal of the two "prior restraint" cases it has filed against The Progressive magazine and the Daily Californian, the student newspaper for the University of California at Berkeley,,Adamson left open the possibility of criminal prosecution in connection with Sun- day's article in the Press Connec- See GOVERNMENT, Page 10 By MARK PARRENT Adding a clause that may delay any eventual settlement, the University Cellar Board of Directors last night ap- proved a tentative contract with the bookstore employees' union. But the version approved by the board differed in one respect from a version earlier approved by the union members. Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Local 660 members had agreed to the establishment of an "agency shop," where all non- management employees would be required either to join the union or pay the equivalent of union dues. THE CONTRACT approved by the, board, however, includes a clause that would exempt employees hired before Sept. 2, of this year from the agency shop requirement. Union members argued at the board meeting that all non-management em- ployees should be required to support - at least financially - the efforts of the IWW local, whether or not they chose to join the union, since the union represen- ted and negotiated ontheir behalf. But several board members said they felt employees hired before Sept. 2 should not be required to pay union- related fees since they were not aware of the possibility of such a requirement when they were hired. LARRY PULKOWNIK, a student board member, said he believed em- ployees should not be required to sup- port an organization - especially the IWW - with whose "politics" the em- ployees may not agree. Union members were reluctant to comment last night on the board's four- to-two decision, but when Cellar em- ployee Lindsay French was asked if the decision represented a "major stem- bling block" in the path of a settlement, she replied "yes." French added, See NEW, Page 7 i .....4:::::: i?:: :" ::::. ... .. ..:......::::::.::. .:::::. .::. _:::"::::::?:-i:":: is i?:"::"i?:"::<"i::3i:":::::"i}:"}::": Yi:"::: "i""?-:::.; :"::: ;:y::i:i ......:.. .........:..... ::.,a......:.}::.: n...vv . i':.{$} FREEZE LIFTED EARLY: Dorm ro - By PAULA LASHINSKY The annual campus-wide contest of musical rooms has begun and this year the hunt appears to have gotten off to a smooth start. Although in past years room changes have meant long lines and droves of students camping out for days in dor- mitory lounges, the process was relatively hassle-free this year as residence halls began compiling raitings lists and executing room changes. STUDENTS OFFICIALLY began signing up for room changes at 9 a.m. ,yesterday morning, according to Associate University Housing Office Director John Finn. The freeze on swit- ching rooms, originally scheduled to end September 24, was lifted yesterday at noon. om swaps j The room freeze ended early because the entire moving-in process was han- dled efficiently and presented few problems, Finn said. "This was the smodthest moving-in in modern times because of good coor- dination between my office and in- dividual residence halls," the Housing Office official said. "We were able to get housing information out in a timely fashion and dealt with complications before they reached crisis propor- tions." PAST YEARS have been marked by double room assignments and room shortages, but such problems did not occur this year. Plenty of students, however, were still unhappy with their living situations and eager to make a switch. Students gave various reasons for running smoothly requesting room changes. Some couldn't get along with assigned room- mates, others have been bothered by the noise level on particular halls and many, like Bursley resident Beth Morgenstern, want to move to other areas of campus. MORGENSTERN spent Saturday and Sunday nights in a Markley lounge in an attempt to make the move to a Hill-area dorm. Her vigilance paid off - she obtained the first slot on the dorm waiting list. "It is both inconvenient and time- consuming to have all your classes on central campus when you live in a Nor- th Campus dorm," Morgenstern said. Morgenstern arrived at 'Markley right after Saturday's football game and set up camp for the rest of the weekend, She was joined by a number of other students. "WE ORGANIZED our own student government. It was like a marathon, sort of a huge slumber party," she said. "Things really got kind of crazy." But the room change process is basically quite simple, according to Finn. The procedure, coordinated through the Housing Office, is handled by the individual residence halls.' Waiting lists are compiled and students are moved into available rooms strictly on a first come, first served basis. A five-dollar transfer fee is issued to each See DORM, Page 10 tuesday " Ann Arbor collects $1 million every year from parking tickets fines. See story, Page 3. " Nigeria told oil companies yesterday that it is raising the price ceiling set by OPEC. See story, Page 7. " A husband and wife team from the Bolshoi Ballet sought political asylum in the United States yesterday - the second Daily Photo CYRENA CHANG CITY COUNCILMEN E. Edward Hood (R-Fourth Ward) and David Fisher (R-Fourth Ward) last night discuss awarding the Ann Arbor Cable television franchise to a Denver firm. Cable tov. franchise granted to Denver firm' Regents defend closed meetings BY JULIE ENGEBRECHT The University Board of Regents hould be allowed to move its meeting behind closed doors if a breach of peace 'neu a nnnina +n toritten nonmpnt firms that conduct business in South Africa. In order to continue the meeting, the Board obtained a court order that alnwed them t move the meetina County Circuit Court decision while disputing the arguments of WCCAA at- torney Thomas O'Brien. O'Brien argued that the Open Meetings Act does not allow the Board By PATRICIA HAGEN After an hour of debate on several last minute amendments, Ann Arbor City Council voted late last night to grant the city's' cable television fran- city's television ordinance and the writing of the franchise agreement. According to the resolution, the City's Cable Casting Commission will negotiate terms for the operation of Fns. . :k - n-- v i- n - ..+1 k