The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, October 2, 1979-Page 3 PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL Dole endorses aid to Chrysler By MICHAEL ARKUSH Special to the Daily DETROIT-Despite his crusade against government involvement in the private sector, Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Robert Dole (Kansas) yesterday endorsed efforts by executives of the financially-troubled Chrysler Corp. to obtain federal loans and tax credits. Repeating the philosophy standard among many Republican candidates -that government regulation and in- terference has fueled inflationary fires-the Kansas legislator pointed to Chrysler's difficulties as a rare case in which federal aid was necessary to avoid economic peril. "I DON'T WANT to do it as I'm against this kind of government par- ticipation in the affairs of the, private sector, but I do believe government should do something this time because it affects so many people," Dole said. Tightroping between domestic and foreign issues-not to mention the ever congious political climate-the 55- year-old candidate spoke before a mostly friendly audience at the Detroit Econimic Club at Cobo Hall; Dole presented a package of economic proposals designed to "rebuild a productive economy.' He gave strong support to a con- stitutional amendment to "cap both federal taxing and spending at 18 per cent of the Gross National Product, emphasizing the inclusion of an emergency clause in which a two-thirds majority of Congress could permit ad- ditional spending beyond that limit in recessionary times. "BUT TO SETTLE for anything less than such an amendment, in the face of growing special interest group power, weakened political parties and a men- tality that equates a federal printing press with a strong currency, would only encourage the relentless trend toward concentrating counter produc- tive levels of the national wealth-in Washington," the senator insisted. Reverting to less committal positions on other domestic and foreign affairs, the 1976 Republican vice-presidential nominee said he is still undecided about SALT II, and that he's unclear how serious a threat the presence of Russian troops in Cuba presents to the U.S. Butregardless of that situation's seriousness, the senator expressed disappointment at the Carter ad- ministration's inability to clearly present the picture to the American people. "IF IT'S A serious problem, I want to know why and if it's artificial, let's hear all the facts," he said. While he may have been cautious in his foreign policy platform, the former Republican Party chairman of pre- Watergate days was much more can- did about his political future. Ap- pearing confident but realistic in a morning news conference, Dole-who lags behind four other Republican can- didates in the early polls-put heavy emphasis on his showings in Iowa and New Hampshire, the first two states of significant political activity. "If we do well in Iowa, and finish first or second in New Hampshire, that will be a big plus. And I think we will do well in those twostates," he said. WHEN CONFRONTED with a question about the powerful appeal of Ronald Reagan, Dole admitted that strong Reagan victories in those two states would just about clinch the nomination for the 68-year old gran-, dfather of the Republican Party. And when he turned to the. Democratic Party, there was no, question as to who he was a dressing-Massachusetts Senator Ed, ward Kennedy. Dole predicted that a Kennedy nomination was almost a cer- tainty, and that he was the most qualified to face him because of his long ; experience in the Senate. I Daily Photo by CYRENA CHANG V. ROBERT DOLE (R-Kansas) spoke kin favor of federal aid to the ysler corporation yesterday before the Detroit Economic Club. senate votes to cut pay increase WASHINGTON (AP)-The Senate overwhelmingly passed an emergency measure yesterday designed to keep the government fully functioning and to revoke a 12.9 per cent pay raise for members of Congress and other top-level federal employees. The approval, on a 77-9 vote, put new pressure on, the House to return from its week-long vacation so that congressional action can be completed. HOWEVER, THERE was no assurance the bill cpuld be passed even if the House went back to work-an action House officials said would not hap- pen until next week. ,The House wants stronger language on federal fun- ding of abortions than is in the Senate bill. It also wants the 12.9 per cent pay hike scaled back to 5.5 per cent. But the Senate bill would cut it back to 5.5 per cent for 22,000 top bureaucrats and eliminate any increse for congressmen and senators. , NOTHING CAN be done bout the 12.9 per cent pay hike some 900 federal judges automatically received yesterday because the Constitution prohibits reducing the salary of a sitting judge. , The bill would provide operating funds for some of the nation's biggest government agencies-including the Defense Department and the Department- of Health, Education and Welfare-which technically ran out of money when the new fiscal year began at midnight Sunday. For now, the departments are get- ting by on money left over from the fiscal year that ended Sunday. The House had attempted to write strict limitations on abortion funding into an earlier version of the fun- ding bill-limitations the Senate has rejected repeatedly. That, together with the pay raise and the House's decision to recess, prompted enraged senators to kill the earlier bill. AS A RESULT, a new fiscal year began yesterday with no decision by Congress on operating funds for major government agencies-the Housing and Urban Development, Labor, Agriculture and Transpor- tation departments, in addition to Defense and HEW. Authority for those departments to disburse funds technically expired at midnight Sunday when the new fiscal year started. However, House and Senate officials indicated the departments had enough funds left over from the just-ended fiscal year to keep functioning for at least a week or so, although some programs might be im- paired. HEW OFFICIALS said the impasse would have no effect on the Supplemeitary Security Income cheeks G.M. halts 1980 airbag installation WASHINGTON (UPI) - General Motors Corp. said yesterday it will nbt put air bags in some of its cars next year - 12 months ahead of schedule - because small children could be injured by the devices. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) criticized the decision, saying GM was acting on fragmentary evidence. GM ORIGINALLY had planned to begin introducing -air bags, which in- flate automatically in a crash to protect the occupants, in its 1981-model cars. That would have been one year ahead of the start of a three-year phase-in or- dered by the government which will lead to requiring air bags or automatic seat belts in all cars by 1984. The Supreme Court Monday upheld the legality of that government program by refusing to hear arguments in a suit brought by two groups which had challenged the air bag decision. IN A LETTER released Monday, GM told the Transportation Department ex- tensive testing of the air bag has turned up, "the potential risk of injury to unrestrained small children." "We have determined from a study of accident statistics and our inflatable restraint test result that unrestrained small children who would otherwise survive an impact without significant harm could, by reason of the deployment of the restraint itself, be exposed to serious injury," it said. Children "might be exposed to in- flation forces capable of producing significant injury," said Betsy Ancker- Johnson, vice president of GM's en- vironmental activities staff. BUT JOAN Claybrook, administrator of NHTSA, criticized the GM action. "The scope of the problem raised by GM, even if it is valid, is very narrow and does not in any way detract from the large number of lives that will be saved by this system, including the lives of many children," she said at a news conference. GM's decision based on animal tests "is fragmentary and speculative," Claybrook said. She called on the nation's largest automaker to come for- th with more detailed evidence if a serious problem with regard to children exists. GM said it now hopes to offer driver's side airbags sometime in 1981 and passenger side restraints in 1982. FILMS Cinema II-Marilyn Monroe night, Some Like It Hot, 7 p.m. only; The Misfits, 9:15 only, Nat Sci Aud. Cinema Guild-Little Big Man, 7,9:45 p.m.; Old Arch Aud. MEETINGS Lesbian Advocate's Office/Student Legal Services-Organizing Effec- tive Actions Workshop, 7 p.m., Guild House, 802 Monroe. PERFORMANCES Music School-University Symphony Orchestra, Gustav Meier, conduc- tor, 8 p.m., Hill. Musical Society-New York City Opera Theatre (in English), "Gianni Schicci" and "I Pagliacci," 8 p.m., Power Center. Second Chance-Benefit Jam Session featuring local and national ar- tists. Proceeds to the 1980 U.S. Olympic Teams, 9 p.m., 516 E. Liberty. SPEAKERS Health Services Research-Richard G. Cornell, Ph.D., Irving Feller, M.D., "Evaluation of Emergency Medical Services with a National Burn Registry," 4-5:30 p.m., 1608 Mott. Bioengineering Program-Les Rogers, "Gamma Ray Tomography ''with Time Coded Apertures," 4-5 p.m., 1042 E. Engin. Center for Near Eastern and North African Studies-Richard Mitchell, "The Mideast Today," noon, 5208 Angell. Dept. of Mathematics-Prof. Benedict Gross,. Princeton University, Colloquium, 4 p.m., 3212 Angell. Science Research Club-James H. Thrall, M.D., "Exciting New Developments in Nuclear Medicine;" Robert Van Der Voo, Ph.D., "Paleo- Magnetism and Oceans in the Past," 7:30-10 p.m., Chrysler Adult Education Center, North Campus. Center for Western European Studes/Dept. of History-Prof. Yves ENERGY. We can't afford to waste it. INSTANT CASHI! WE'RE PAYING $1-$2 PER DISC FOR YOUR ALBUMS IN GOOD SHAPE.