IT'S OVER See Today for details Ninety Years of Editorial Feedom 4E a iQ CHILLING See Today for details Vol. LXXXX, No. 41 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, October 23, 1979 Ten Cents Twelve Pages 7 " ' / Israeli court bumps settlement Government takes Sears to court over equal rights WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government took Sears Roebuck & Co. to court in five cities yesterday on charges that the world's largest retailer practiced illegal job discrimination against women and minorities across the United States. A nationwide suit filed in federal court in Chicago accused Sears of job discrimination against women in the 48 contiguous states in violation of the Civil Rights and Equal Pay acts. Four other suits filed simultaneously in New York City; Atlanta; Mon- tgomery, Ala.; and Memphis, Tenn., charged the retailer with discriminating' against 'minorities in hiring at seven facilities in those four areas. THE SUITS, brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), are among the largest em- ployment discrimination cases ever launched by the government and likely will be the biggest job bias suit to be fought in court. Sears is one of the nation's largest employers, with a work force of 400,000 in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The company has 850 retail stores and nearly 3,000 other selling locations, such as catalog cen- ters. The suits were filed more than six years after the federal agency first ac- eused Sears of racial and sexual discrimination in its employment prac- tices COURT ACTION has been expected since January, when the commission broke off 14 months of negotiations with Sears on an out-of-court settlement, charging the discussions were fruitless. After -the negotiations broke off, Sears filed a novel suit against the EEOC and nine other federal agencies in an attempt to hold the government responsible for job discrimination in the work force. The suit charged that federal policies, such as veterans preference laws, created a work force that is dominated by white males, thus preventing employers from providing equal job opportunities to women and minorities. The suit was later dismissed by the trial judge as being without merit. According to Sears figures based on 1977 employment, 20 per cent of the company's employees are minorities. Among "officials and managers," 10 per cent are minorities and 36 per cent are female. } Jews must evacuate West Bank territory JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli Supreme Court, in a landmark decision that surprised the nation, ruled yester- day that the government had illegally seized private Arab land for a Jewish settlement and ordered that the hilltop outpost in the West Bank be abandoned. The ruling, the first in which an Israeli court found a settlement in the occupied territories to be illegal, came just a day after Moshe Dayan resigned as foreign minister in a deep-seated dispute over the settlement policies of Prime Minister Menachem Begin's government and its tough line on Palestinian autonomy. The developments dealt a one-two punch to Begin's ruling coalition, and hopeful speculation raced through Arab capitals yesterday that they might foreshadow major changes in Israel. THE GOVERNMENT will face several motions of no-confidence in the. Israeli Parliament today. But it is ex- pected to survive them, and Begin probably will reject the opposition Labor Party's call for new elections. The five-judge Supreme Court or- dered that the settlement at Elon Moreh, near the Arab-populated town of Nablus in the West Bank of the Jor- dan River, be dismantled within 30 days. The 50 or so ultra-nationalists who have settled there indicated Monday they would resist efforts to remove them. THE COURT, acting on an appeal by 17 Arabs whose land was appropriated for the settlement, ruled that the site was chosen by Begin's government un- der pressure from right-wing settlers. It rejected the argument that it was needed for security reasons. The decision was a clear warning to the government that the plea of national security will no longer be automatically accepted as a reason for seizing land forsettlement. In Cairo, Egypt's top peace negotiator, Butros Ghali, called the court decision "a positive step" and predicted it would encourage West Bank and Gaza Strip Palestinians to end their boycott and join the U.S.- Egyptian-Israeli talks on autonomy for the two occupied territories. WEST BANK Palestinian leaders also applauded the ruling but said all Jewish settlements should be removed. "All settlements must go," said Mayor Elias Freij of Bethlehem. Nablus Mayor Bassam Shaka noted that the ruling appeared to apply only to Elon Moreh and said he feared it would be interpreted as giving legitimacy to all other West Bank set- tlements not built on private land. There are 52 other settlements, inhabited by approximately 12,000 Jews. Neither Begin nor Agriculture Minister Ariel Sharon, a strong ad- vocate of more Jewish settlement in oc- cupied areas, had any immediate comment. INTERIOR MINISTER Yosef Burg said he would have to study the court's 40-page ruling to determine whether government decisions were needed. The Parliament could enact new legislation that would declare such land seizures legal, but there was no im- mediate indication the government would take that course. Since Elon Moreh was established in June, the government has decided it will no longer take privately owned Arab land, but will restrict settlement to state land. That decision caused widespread demonstrations by. Gush Emunim, the "Bloc of the Faithful," which leads the settlement movement. Begin and many of his ministers tend to agree with the position of Gush Emunim that the West Bank belongs to the Jewish people by biblical right. MEANWHILE, AR4 B reaction to Dayan's resignation {centered on its potential for abruptly transforming the Israeli political situation. One Arab newspaper, Al -Ittihad of Abu Dhabi, suggested that the United States might "find an alternative in Dayan" 's a new Israeli primne minister, a prospect Israeli political observers find unlikely: The Carter administration withheld comment on both the Dayan resignation and the court decision on Elon Moreh. .A "rhto A PREGNANT MOTHER and her two children watch a small girl play on a swing at the Jewish settlement of Elon Moreh in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The Israeli-Supreme Court ruled yesterday that this settlement is illegal and called for its evacuation within 30 days. CANCER, GLA UCOMA PA TIENTS TO BENEFIT: Pot .legal for medical use By WILLIAM THOMPSON Lt. Governor James Brickley yester- day signed into law a bill permitting marijuana use for certain medical pur- poses in Michigan. Anyone wishing to obtain the drug legally will have to un- dergo a strict screening process. Brickley signed the bill as acting governor after the House of Represen- tatives last week approved the bill by a 100-0 vote. "THIS BILL does not legalize marijuana for medical use in a broad sense," said Dick Klaver, an aide to Sen. Stephen Monsma (D-Grand Rapids) who sponsored the bill. "Can- cer chemotherapy or glaucoma patien- ts must apply to the (Michigan) Depar- tnient of Public Health (DPH) with their doctors." In order to receive marijuana from the state, the doctor and patient must demonstrate that the patient suffers from the disease and tried all other means of treatment'to no avail, accor- ding to Klaver. The legislation was limited to glaucoma and cancer chemotherapy treatment because doctors consider marijuaypa to be most useful with those diseases, said Klaver. "Use for anything else would require further ap- proval by the FDA (Food and Drug Adminstration), and they're very strict in approving these programs," he said. The.health department will receive the marijuana from the federal gover- nment. "But this is contingent upon FDA approval of the DPH receiving the marijuana in the state," said Klaver. ACCORDING TO Jack Walker of the DPH, "The marijuana can only be dispensed at selected pharmacies determined by the Michigan Bureau of Pharmacies. The pharmacies will be selected by geography, so there is no hardship for a patient to obtain it." The state is uncertain, however, about the form in which the marijuana will be dispensed, said Walker. lie said capsule form was favored, but doctors complained that nauseous patients will be unable to take them. "It is now my understanding that tobacco form will be available," Walker said. The law stipulates that the marijuana may not be given to a patient if it causes major hallucinogenic effects, accor- ding to John Isbister, the State Disease Control Officer. "The law requires a psychologica evaluation of the patient," he said. "It has to be certain that the hallucinations will nbt'create a problem for the patient." The DPH still must work out other major details in the implementation of the new law, said Walker. "We're going to rely on the other states that are doing it," said Walker. "We're trying to learn by their mistakes." China now in the super power spotlight, Swedish author says By LORENZO BENET When the United States and China established diplomatic relations last December, it symbolized the end of an era of American world dominance, according to Jan Myrdal, recognized worldwide as an authority on Chinese affairs. Myrdal addressed some 90 persons at Schorling Auditorium Sunday night, discussing a range of economic and social topics relating to China. The present international scenario, is far different from when the U.S. had the upper hand in the 50's, 60's, and early 70's, Myrdal said. Now, the U.S. shares the economic, political, and military spotlight with the Soviet Union, China, and Japan. MYRDAL, A SWEDISH author, and his wife, artist and photographer Gun Kessle, were the first foreigners allowed to settle in rural China after the 1949 revolution. They first visited Liu Lin, a village in nor- thwestern China, in 1962 for a month. They returned to the village in 1969, 1975, and again in 1978 for brief stays. They spent the subsequent visits talking with villagers and recording the developments since the beginning of the cultural revolution in 1965. Myrdal said each time he returned to Liu Lin, he was impressed by the village's progress. "In 1962, the See CHINA, Page 12 y D"o"iyPhtb YRENA CHANT Leaves LFIy~lT yLKN Although the past few days have felt like Spring, the varying hues of the fallen leaves on Church Street serve to remind that Autumn is upon us. 1 9 Y'4 Z Streetcar Named Desire" to her acting class. Threatened with rape by "Mitch", Lewis, playing the part of Blanche, found her only recourse was to bolt to the window and holler "Fire!" since in Blanche's part of town to cry rape would hardly raise an eyebrow. A true thespian, the quick-witted Lewis simply made use of what props were available. "The class really liked her performance," said Lewis' teaching assistant Terri Hallquist, who later urged the class to use a bit more discretion in future performances. The hissing of 'U' lawns arrives, lest they freeze and erupt. But if.you missed the hissing of the University's lawns this year, Plant Depar- tment officials promise an encore performance next year. But if you can't wait that long, just go to any campus co-op film and wait for some actor to make an even mildly sexist remark. Quick recovery smashed into a tree. "The guy really took a shot and was bleeding from the head and mouth and he sure looked, dead," said a police officer who had been.at the scene. [ On the inside An analysis of. San Francisco's role in the national gay community on the editorial page.... three reviews of "Apocalypse Now" are in Arts . . . a roundup of club sports is on the sports page., 1, i ,I I I