The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, October 3, 1979-Page 3 Nature 1 Storm halts trans-U.S. Jains balloon flight ,AhlhAl-.AAh, I th :sd facItory 737 N. Huron (at Lowell; just ,E. of EMU .Campus) (AP) - The hopes of four balloonists for a successful non-stop, trans- Amnerica flight ended early yesterday when a severe thunderstorm forced them to scuttle their balloon and gon- dola in a soybean field. The flight of the giant helium-filled balloon - DaVinci Trans-America - ended abruptly after it was pelted by rain, snow and ice and threatened by lightning, said pilot Rudolph Engelmann of Boulder, Colo. CHIEF PILOT Vera Simons, of Mc- Clean, Va., broke a leg during the lan- ding. She underwent surgery and was reported in fair condition at St. Rita's Medical Center in nearby Lima. Engelmann, along with Fred Hyde, an-eye surgeon from Prairie Village, Kan., and NBC-TV cameraman Randy Birch, suffered only bruises. A successful flight had appeared cer- tain for the DaVinci and its four adven- turers. It was only four hours from sur- passing the current endurance record for a helium-filled balloon of 139 hours, six minutes. It was less than 24 hours from completing the first non-stop trans-continental balloon flight - the goal the crew set when lifting off from Tillamook, Ore., 2,500 miles to the west, last Wednesday. "I'M NOT SURE I want to recreate it," said Engelmann, at the Allen Coun- ty airport early yesterday before being flown to Chicago for a national television appearance. "It was a fluke storm. Completely unexpected," he said. "We had just outrun severe squall lines associated with tornadoes out of Indiana and Illinois." Just when they were beginning to breathe a sigh of relief, the crew mem- bers were surprised by a severe thun- derstorm near the western border of Ohio. "We were at 14,000 feet, really clip- ping along. But the snow and ice added considerably to our weight and we didn't have enough ballast to compen- sate for the additional weight. That's when we had to put down," Engelmann continued. The crew chose a very dark area for their landing and "hoped there weren't any power lines or houses or people in the way," he said. "It's like riding on a carpet," a bear- ded and weary Birch said of the trip, adding he was extremely disappointed that the flight was aborted. "We're all a little disappointed," said' Engelmann. "But the spirit will come back." But at the medical center, as he waited for word on Simons, Hyde, the, navigator and radio operator, said he would not attempt a similar journey. "There are just too many variables in the weather," he said, the look of defeat clearly etched in his face. A small red bruise was above his left eye. Hyde's attention was focused on the hospital television. The disappointment in his face deepened as a weather forecast appeared. From Ohio to the East Coast the report was of clear skies. "We would have- made it," he muttered to no one in particular. Meanwhile, the 10-foot-high gondola of the DaVinci lay on its side on a mud- dy lane between two soybean fields owned by Joy Dawson. It did not appear badly damaged and was guarded by sheriff's deputies until it could be moved. The 216,000-cubic-foot balloon, which expanded to nearly 80 feet in diameter when inflated, stretched across 100 feet of farmland.I TONIGHT LIVE BAND TILT don't miss them $1 cover with college ID drink specials Study shows that public dislikes ~overnment s handling of elderly The Ann Arbor Film Cooperatv Presents at Aud A: Wednesday, October 3 $1.50 BIG DEAL OF MADONNA STREET (Mario Monicelli, 1960) 7 only-AUD A One of the funniest movies ever and a staple of the art-house circuit. A classic spoof of the "perfect crime" genre, as a gang of supreme bunglers attempt to knock off an extremely small-time safe. A charmer. See it and do yourself a favor. MARCELLO MASTROIANNI, VITTORiIO GASSMAN, CLAUDIA CARDINALE, TOTO. RICHARD I I I (Laurence Oivier, 1956) 8:45 only--AUD A Olivier uses visual images of crowns, shadows, and religious symbols to transform the Shakespearean stageplay into an outstanding film. Making major and controversial alterations in the text, Olivier focuses on the strange char- acter of Richard-a man both charming and sinister: "A delicate ironic balance is maintained between condemning Richard as a tyrant and loving him for it, which reflects the human ambivalence towards tyrants and, by extension, the intrinsic ambivalence of tyrants themselves."-C. Brown, FILM QUARTERLY.-Besides LORD OLIVIER as Richard, the stellar British cast includes CLAIRE BLOOM, SIR CEDRIC HARDWICKE, SIR RALPH RICHARDSON, and SIR JOHN GIELGUD. Music by Sir William Walton. Prize winner at Berlin and Edinburgh Film Festivals. Tomorrow: DeSIca's BICYCLE THIEF AND A BRIEF VACATION at NAT. SC. NOTE: Free preview screening of 'TIL MARRIAGE DO US PART with Laura Antonelli. FREE. Aud. A; Wed., Oct. 3rd, 4:00. By BETH ROSENBERG American support for public institu- ions is declining, especially among the Iderly, according to a two-year study :ornpleted this month by the Univer- sity's Institute for Gerontology. The project, "American Values in the Iderly," studied a. variety of issues in- huding their affect on legislation for he elderly. The project, "American Values in the lderly, studied a variety of issues in- huding American values and their af- ect on legislation for the elderly. Public opinion surveys and election tudies from the University's Institute or .Social Research were some of the esearch tools used in the project. PROJECT COORDINATOR and Gerontologist Jane McClure said many opinion studies find sentiment against the social security system, thus leaving care of the elderly up to the private sec- tor. "Public opinion surveys show Americans are losing confidence in the government and should leave the social security problem up to pensions and personal savings," McClure explained. The study may also show that the government has overstepped its bounds in the field of social policy, said John Tropman, a project researcher from the School of Social Work. - "THAT MAY IMPLY the gover- nment should be more of an enabler than a doer," Tropman said. Researchers also found a discrepan- cy between perception and reality regarding the elderly. McClure said she found people perceive aging as being worse than the elderly say it is. Negative stereotypes, she said, are found in people of all ages, but Trop- man added that this view is not based on real-life experiences. ANOTHER SECTION of the study showed evidence that the ideal family size in'the United States has gone down in recent years. While the elderly also favored declining numbers of family members, they still supported larger families than their younger counterpar- ts. The inter-disciplinary study com- bined the expertise of Tropman and McClure, as well as retired Sociology Prof. Henry Meyer; Wilbur Cohen and Terrence Tice, both of the School of Education; and Andrew Achenbaum,,a historian at Canisius College in Buffalo. N.Y. The University's student loan fund assets reached a new high of $46 million in 1977-78. LADIES NIGHT at Second Chance 995-5350 ENERGY. We can't afford to waste it. I Kucinich survives (Cleveland primary 1 CLEVELAND (AP) - Dennis ucinich, the feisty 32-year-old mayor ho barely survived a recall attempt last year, stayed alive politically last night by clinging to second place in a primnary to select two candidates for mayor in Ohio's largest city. But Lt. Gov. George Voinovich showed he was the man to beat in the Nov. 6 runoff by placing first. Three of five contenders for the $50,000-a-year job as mayor of the financiaUy troubled 1 'I city were eliminted in the non-partisan primary. 'I want to remind you that an elec- tion is like a-football game," Kucinich told supporters. "We are trailing at the end of the half but what counts is being ahead when the game is over," he said. "We are the underdogs not only to the Republicans but to the money powers who are using a cardboard candidate to try to take control of our .city," said Kucinich, a Democrat. FILMS Ann Arbor Film Co-op-Big Deal on Madonna Street, 7 p.m., Richard ICI, 8:45 p.m., Aud. A, Angell. Cinema Guild-How I Won the War, 7,9:05 p.m., Old Arch Aud. SPEAKERS CRLT-W. J. McKeachie, "Constructing Tests," 3:10 p.m., 2417 Mason Hall. College of Engineering-Environmental Science and Technology Seminar, Massoud Pirbazari, "Scanning Electron Microscopy of Biological Growth on Granular Absorbents Used in Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes," 3:30 p.m., Room 136, Engineering 1-A Building. S.A.M.E.-Dr. Robert Herrit, L. H. Greenwald, "How and Why Engineers Find Themselves as Corporation Managers," 4 p.m., Room 262 North Hall. Memorial Lecture-Tribute to Prof. Dorothy Robinson, Shirley Cooper, "Field Teaching: Acculturation and Education for Clinical Social Work -Practice," 4 p.m., Hale Auditorium. Psychology-Prof. Reed Hastie, "Decision Making in Juries," 4 p.m., '3415 Mason. Chemical Engineering-Prof. Brice Carnahan, "The Fortran IV Programming Language-III," 7:30 p.m., Nat. Sci. Aud. n IAATDC-Dr. Frank Andrews, "Research and Development Activities, and Technological Growth in Developing Countries," 8 p.m., East Conferen- ce Room, Rackham. PERFORMANCES Pendleton Arts Center-Fred Bauchwitz, pianist, "Music at Mid-Week". series, noon, Pendleton Arts Center. Studio Theatre Series-Jean Anouilh's "Cecile," 4:10 p.m., Arena Theatre, Frieze Building. Germanic Languages and Literatures-"Der Wevteidiger hast das Wort,"8 p.m., Max Kade German House, 603 Oxford Road. Pendleton Arts Center-Poetry reading, Jane Kenyon, 8 p.m., Pendleton Room, Union. Musical Society-New York City Opera Theatre (in English), "Cosi Fan Tutte,"8 p.m., Power Center. MEETINGS American Field Service Returnees Club-7:30, 229 Angell. Students International Meditation Society-Introduction, "Transcen- dental Meditation and TM Sidhi Programs," noon, 8 p.m., 4315 Union. Stilyagi Air Corps-Science Fiction, 8 p.m., Conference Room 4, Union. Ethics and Religion-Amnesty International-Urgent Action Chapter, 8 iT'm r4 ic thnric4 (Cbutrh State~ anal T-iron. Richard Lesters 1467 HOW I WON THE WAR A satire on WW Il-Relating the misfortunes of a British platoon led by a veritable Don Quixote of military strategy. "A view of history not as tragedy but as stupidity . . . The film's viewpoint is morally shocking, in the most serious senge, and is seriously debatable; but it is neither immoral nor amoral, and it is brilliantly, scathingly put."-Stanley Kauffman. John Len, non's film debut in a non-Beatle role. By the director of A Hard Day's Night and The Three Musketeers. Thurs: REPULSION CINEMA GUILD TONIGHT AT 7:00 & 9:05 OLD ARCH. AUD. $1.50 HARRY CHA PIN. His songs reveal the extraordinary secrets of ordinary people. His concerts are an intensely magical and emotional experience. And his new album captures the essence of that experience. LEGENDS OF THE LOST AND FOUND A live, two-record set from the master of the story-song. On Elektra Records and Tapes. 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