PARAQUAT See editorial page Ninety Years of Editorial Freedom Vol. LXXXX, No. 27 Ann Arbor Michigan-Saturday, October 6, 1979 PAPER COVERS BIRTH CONTROLDIVESTM Pioneers Press doesn't avoid power. But the next issues might carry a verbal battle jects which wouldn't be printed in the "jock By NICK KATSARELAS on the relative virtues.of disco and rock - spiced by a newspaper, their term for the opposition. Remember your high school newspaper? Most long string of vulgarities - and an essay on the purpor- Student David Isaacson says the purpose of t likely, it reflected traditional high school values and in- ted evils of secondary education institutions. paper "is to publish an entertaining and interestin terests. The "Press" covers a spectrum of issues. Strictly newspaper. We also do it for conscience-raising,t It was devoted to the football player of the week, the high school topics such as attendance policies, lockers, educate the readers on liberal issues." most popular student, the best-liked teachers, or the ;and record reviews, appear along with delicate topics THE PAPER got its name from the originator most attractive couple. - especially for high school students - like belief that only five per cent of the high school studen NONE OF THAT, though, ever gets into "The 5% homosexuality and birth control. would read it. It is published every month by an are Press", a product put out by students at Ann Arbor's " 'The Optimist' was the voice of the . ad- printer. The staff asks for donations. "We don't plant Pioneer High School who are more interested in South ministration," says "Press" writer Royd Buchele. "It put advertisements in the paper unless we run outc African divestment than the class jock or in birth con- was sugar coated," says another student, Brian money," explains Pioneer student David Wolfe. trol information than the cheerleaders' tournament. Durrance. The "Press" is distributed free of charge, mainlyt The underground monthly serves as an alternative "'THE OPTIMIST' seemed to cover more sports Pioneer students, but also to students at the other ar to the more orthpdox, "official" Pioneer newspaper, than anything," adds a former "Optimist" writer. She high schools - Community and Huron. "The Optimist." calls the "Press" a "party paper." "When the kids bring it here," says Community Hig THE RESULT is hard to describe. One month there When they began publishing in the fall of 1978, School Assistant Dean Liz Gray, "there is very littlei may be serious articles on birth control or nuclear "Press" organizers agreed the paper would cover sub- See 'PRESS,' Page 2 Employment up for U.S., state tr From AP and UPI WASHINGTON - The nation's unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in September from six per cent to 5.8 per cent, giving American workers a reprieve from layoffs that still are predicted to result from a weak economy. Private economists warned the recession still is likely to put an ad- ditional 500,000 workers on unem- ployment rolls before the year was out and to cause a sharp loss of jobs next year. THE NUMBER OF unemployed people in the country declined last mon- th by 164,000; the Labor Department reported yesterday. Michigan's unemployment rate also dropped last month - three-tenths of a per cent to 7.2 per cent, chiefly because of callbacks in the auto industry, the Michigan Employment Security Com- mission reported yesterday. MESC said 310,000 persons were without jobs in the state, down 15,000 from August when the Michigan jobless rate was 7.5 per cent. IT MARKED the second straight month the state's jobless rate dropped, according to MESC. The drop-in the national jobless rate came as a cheerful surprise to Carter administration economists, who had predicted that a spurt in unemployment during August - from 5.7 per cent to six per cent - would continue in Septem- ber. It also came as a surprise to many on Capitol Hill and may reduce pressure there for a tax cut. MOST OF the improvement on the national scene occurred among women, particularly wives. The unemployment rate for adult women fell from 5.9 per cent to 5.5 per cent. The rate for adult males was un- changed at 4.2 per cent, and there was only a slight decline in unemployment for blacks, from 11 per cent to 10.6 per cent. Among black teen-agers, the rate rose from 30.7 per cent to 31.5 per cent. AT THE White House, press secretary Jody Powell said the report was "certainly an indication the economy is not being overrun by per- sistent recessionary forces. The business demand for labor is sur- prisingly good. On Thursday, the Labor Department reported the largest monthly rise in wholesale prices since 1974, a clear signal that the current 13 per cent in- flation rate would not abate in the mon- ths to come. GOVERNMENT officials said the latest jobless figures confirm a' dramatic slowdown in new job growth during the past six months but fail to provide a clear sign of labor market recession. Nancy Barrett, a department economist, said the slowdown in economic output has not yet hit the job market. "But it just has to happen, she said. "Eventually you will start seeing a rise in unemployment." The Carter administration also forecasts unemployment rising to 6.5 per cent this year, but it predicts the rate will peak at seven per cent by the time of next year's presidential elec- tion. Y e c a r c 1. s c y li a in c t: P d t: fF J t E c 3 P c c E f i t UNSAVORY See Today for details Ten Cents Eight Pages ENT ensitive to ics "0 he xa\k~ ;!w -9 ts ts to of to .. " inA I f 5% Press: an alternative for Pioneer High.al ht yJ EDE Pope rejects liberalism in U@ sex, marr'iage By KEITH RICHBURG time duririg his U.S. tour that he will not, SpecialtoTheDaily tolerate any liberal, more permissive CHICAGO - Pope John Paul II translations of the rigid Catholic doc- 5esterday called upon the various trine on sex and marriage. To under- alements of* the American Catholic score his reaffirmation of that doctrine, hurch to unite around a common faith the pope quoted his conservative yd to overcome their divisiveness by predecessor, Pope Paul VIland told the peaffirming the church's traditional, audience: ::onservative teachings. "While being translated into all ex- The pope chose his visit to Chicago to pressions, the content of the faith must Lay down the law with the most neither be impaired nor sweeping and substantive pronoun- mutilated .. . It must remain the con- e:ements on Catholic doctrine of his tent of the Catholic faith just exactly as year-old papacy, and to clear any the ecclesial Magisterium has received Lingering doubts about his own stands and transmits it." rn the controversial issues of sex and That homily, and the statements marriage currently dividing the Chur- made earlier to the bishops, once and he p. for all dashed the hopes of some who TO A MORNING meeting of about 350 thought this pope, the youngest in-the cmerican bishops at a seminary here, church's history, would be more liberal the pope restated the church's op- on those controversial and thorny position to' premarital sex, abortion, issues currently dividing Roman divorce, and homosexuality, and told Catholicism in this country and world- the church leaders, "It is not possible wide. for us to avoid all criticism, nor is it But if some hopes were dashed during possible to please everyone." 'this Chicago visit, enthusiasm for the For the first time in his brief papacy, pontiff was as high here as on any stop John Paul categorically rejected ar- during his tour that began last week i tificial birth control. . Ireland. The pope received a ringing the pope acknowegedoanh ovationoafter hisddr es i nth par eostima toed5mailexopligahered sndeatcnerpontlydring hRseehmas on Lake Michigan in Grant Park left momentarily speechless by an im- yesterday afternoon for an outdoor promptuchi ntof "Longlivethepope!" Mass - the largest throng he, has THE THRONG began to gather on the drawn in his tour so far - that the city's lake front long before sun-up to church in America consists of diverse get the best seats at the base of a 20- elements. He nevertheless called for "a foot-high altar especially constructed harmony and consistency of doctrine' for the pope to celebrate the afternoon and a renewed faith in the traditional Mass. Another much smaller crowd teachings of the church. kept arl all-night vigil around the home THE POPE made it clear for the first See POPE, Page 8 John Paul's charisma, not opinions draws crowds By MICHAEL ARKUSH IN LOS ANGELES, the president of With wire service reports the National Organization for Women The scene was repeated time and (NOW) criticized the pope's hard-line again. Just as in Boston, New York, stances on abortion, birth control and Philadelphia and Des Moines, thousan- women in the priesthood, which were ds packed the streets to see Pope John outlined in an address to 350 bishops Paul II in Chicago. Some climbed trees yesterday morning in Chicago. and scaled low buildings to get a good Ellie Smeal, NOW president and a view as the pontiff completed his two- Catholic, said the pope was "absolutely day visit to the second largest Polish out of touch with the people" on the community in the world. three issues and predicted that the So strong was the pope's hold on the Catholic church would lose members heart of his audience that many in because of the pope's positions. yesterday's crowd candidly admitted Smeal said she believed the over- that his reaffirmations of rigid Catholic whelming majority of Catholics in this doctrine were irrelevant to them. country believe in equality for women Others, however, farther away from and practice and believe in birth con- the pope's captivating presence, trol. assailed the pope's opposition to birth TWO GROUPS of women theologians control, abortion, and the ordination of sent telegrams to the pope charging women priests. See POPE'S, Page 8 plishments on the entered seventh grade last year. Mom Maley also says that system, an infra- Miller has two sets of friends: those in college and those his river to see perfec- , own age. "He has different friends for different functions, r gas and oil slick as most of us do," she said. "It's just that some of his frien- very system, and a ds are twice as big as he is." f o a motorbuke hid- complimented by of construction. So On the inside Ily one hundred or- tes. O A review of operatic soprano Joan Sutherland on Page 5 ... A look at the MSU-Michigan game on Page 7 . . And on the editorial page, the Answer Man gives his insights on Young Republicans expound Two Young Republicans display party information at the Organizations' Expo held yesterday in the Michigan Union Ballroom. The fair, whici was sponsored by the University Activities Center, the Michigan Student Assembly, and the Office of Student Development, was intended to make studens think of the Union as a central meeting place. - - University Cellar employees, management sign first contract By PATRICIA HAGEN Smiles and a few quiet cheers ac- companied the "historic" signing yesterday of an "optimistic" first con- tract between the University Cellar employees' union and the bookstore's board of directors. The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Local 660 ratified the final revision of the pact Wednesday. The signing was the final step in a tedious eight-month-long effort to write the contract. U-CELLAR Assistant General Manager John Sappington said the one- year contract "places a lot of focus on employee participation" in the operations of the student bookstore in the Michigan Union. i The contract includes a precedent- setting clause establishing a joint committee of board, management and union members to "study and produce detailed plans for a new participatory structure" for the store. The eight-member committee will Carter to announce decision Dec. 4., leaves on fund-raising tour next day begin meeting next week to discuss decision-making structure and the definition of the bargaining unit, accor- ding to Board President Nelson Jacob- son. A recommendation from the com- mittee is expected in December. ALTHOUGH THE negotiations were punctuated by a three-day strike and impasses on several major issues, Sap- pington said the talks were probably "standard" compared to other first labor contracts. The document signed yesterday is "something to work with," Sappington added. "It's a positive step in most everyone's mind." "I'm happy," said IWW negotiator Felicia Cassanos after the signing. "We can begin to work together as people again.. . rather than on opposite sides." Negotiators for the union and management have said the talks were slowed by inexperience, and a lack of familiarity with the contract process. THE NON-PROFIT bookstore was established a decade ago by the University's Regents under pressure from students for a discount store for textbooks. For the first ime two union members are guaranteed positions on the board of directors. Three faculty members and one administrator are on the board, along with seven students appointed, by the Michigan Student Assembly (MSA). After a controversy-filled See IWW, Page 8 From UPI and AP, WASHINGTON-President Carter will formally announce his decision on seeking a second term Dec. 4, then leave on a four-day, four-city tour to raise more than $2.5 million for his campaign coffers, it was announced yesterday. "The plans are for the president to announce his intentions for 1980 on Dec. 4,' , press secretary Jody Powell told reporters.I ASKED WHETHER there was any chance Carter might not seek election to a second term, Powell said, grinning, "I think you know the answer." Then he added: "I'm not aware of any." Powell qualified his announcement slightly, saying the date could be altered "ifthere were overriding mat- ters of national interest." But such a situation is not anticipated, he said. Sen. Edward Kennedy has said he is weighing a possible challenge to Carter for the Democratic nomination and that he will reveal his decisio before year's end. There has been speculation the Massachusetts senator may enter the race around the end of November. POWELL SAID the idea of the an- nouncement is being made public because of press speculaton and the fact "the activities surrounding the an- nouncement would require a certain amount of planning and a large number of people and it's obvious . . . those plans would become public." The day after the announcement, the president, wife Rosalynn and Vice President Walter Mondale will fan out across the country on money-raising campaign trips, according to 4Linda Peek, spokeswoman for the Carter- Mondale campaign committee. The president will visit New York, Chicago, Atlanta and Los Angeles. l t l i 1 i ------------ - .... I r :.-. . yr "Y1br ,f1F Q Pt i skirmish was part of what has become a regular night-time tradition for the Greeks, according to Theta brother Stuart Bikson. He said supplies for the weekly jousts are borught up from Toledo, where they can be legally acquired. Bikson said the two frats got together after last night's celebration for a beer. Fireworks buffs undoubtedly hope they don't become too friendly. t That, no whitewalls? Those super-duper, ever-ready automobile gadgets Jnmpc Rnnd nr s Ptn a varietyr ofviains are no lingr fi- up to 500 feet away. Other fun accom mobile fortree include a bomb detection red night vision system that allows the di tly in complete darkness or smoke, tea emission devices, a $20,000 kidnap recov hidden escape vehicle, which amounts ti den in the trunk. All these and more are the car's fully bullet-proof and bomb-pro far, the company has filled approximate ders, largely from outside the United Stat I