The Michigan Daily-Saturday, October 27, 1979-Page 3 U.S. firms key to future of S. Arica-'U' speaker By MITCH CANTOR U.S. citizens should pressure American government to take any necessary steps-including U.S. cor- porate divestment from South Africa-to improve economic and stan- dards of living in Southern Africa, a visiting economics professor said last night. Ann Seidman, from Clark University in Massachusetts, told an audience of more than 40 in the Whitney Auditorium at the School of Education Building last night that U.S. corporate exploitation of South Africa has been the mainstay of the apartheid system of government in that country. "TRANSNATIONAL corporations have been seeking to prevent any restructuring of economy that would hurt profits at the expense of the people there (South Africa)," Seidman said. Seidman, who spoke in the third segment of a University-sponsored teach-in on "South Africa Continuity and Change," maintained that American firms are specifically keeping the white minority in control in South Africa by supplying the regime with military transport supplies. "If's important for a minority . . . to have enormous mobility, to have the limited whites mobilize from one troubled spot to another," Seidman said, referring to the sale of planes, trucks, and other transport materials to the white-controleld South African military. THE' ECONOMIST also said a spreading of business operations among other South African countries, such as Tanzania or Botswana, would Environmentalaists blast Hooker Co. clean-up plan help stabilize economic conditions on the continent where there now is mostly "exploitation" of South Africa. Accor- ding to Seidman, about 80 per cent (or $2 billion) of direct U.S. investment in Africa is located in South Africa. "We need to support the liberation movements and their effects to change the economies of those countries," Seidman said. Whle the professor said total divest- ment from companies operating in South Africa would be desirable, she said the chances of anything short of government-ordered divestment ap- peared bleak. "WE'RE NOT likely to convince them (U.S. firms) to do that (divest) on moral grounds," she said. Seidman also advocated: * opposing the lifting of economic sanctions against Zimbabwe-Rhodesia. The Carter administration will likely face that issue next month; A American recognition of and aid to Angola ; - an end to U.S. tax credits being granted to firms doing business in racist regimes, such as South Africa; * stricter enforcement of the ban of U.S. sales to the South African military. Earlier in the day, the teach-in began with a panel discussion on Southern Africa, which featured Seidman and several other academicians from other universities and organizations. Also speaking earlier in the day was An- thropology Prof. Bernard Magubane from the University of Connecticut. MAGUBANE ALSO said the future of southern Africa depends on U.S. cor- porate policy, and that "in South Africa the policy of the West is dictated by economic interest." While Magubane also indicated that U.S. corporate divestment would likely have positive effects on South Africa, he dismised the matter to some extent, saying that "American companies are not going to divest from South Africa. It's not in the nature of imperialism to leave the area where there's profit." The final segment of the teach-in will be held this morning at the Wesley Foundation at the First United Methodist Church at 9. Daily rhoto by ' PETR ERLING THE SHACKLES ARE for a good cause as this University ROTC student does time for UNICEF at the annual haunted house at North Hall. ROTC raises goose bumps for charity' GRAND RAPIDS (UPI)-A west Michigan environmentalist group yesterday blasted the $20 million clean- up agreement reached betweeen Hooker Chemical Co. and the state, saying the pact shortchanges the public in several crucial areas. John Goodspeed, chairman of the west Michigan chapter of the Sierra . Club, told a news conference the agreement lacks guarantees to make sure Hooker keeps its end of the bargain. ON WEDNESDAY, state officials an- nounced the multi-million dollar out of court settlement requiring Hooker to bujry all chemical wastes ina clay-lined vqult and install a pump system to purify the groundwater under the plant. The Sierra Club has effectively blocked implementation of the set- tlement by filing for intervenor status in Ingham. County Circuit Court. A hearing is scheduled for Monday. "The crucial engineering and design plans are not built into the consent or- der but are left to be specified later pending the approval of the director of the Department of Natural Resources," Goodspeed said. "THIS LACK makes any analysis of the situation impossible and denies the' right of the community to have a meaningful impact on the technical decisions yet to be made," he said. The biggest flaw in the agreement,. Goodspeed said, is the liability release which 'would effectively prevent any further court action. Goodspeed said much of the waste from the toxic pesticide C-56 has been buried in dumps throughout the state and someone should be responsible for cleaning those areas up. GOODSPEED SAID the state must be committed to determining whether pollution by Hooker has had any health effects on people living pear the plant site. In addition, Goodspeed said, Hooker's parent company, Occidental Petroleum, has refused to accept more than a $2 million liability to cover the clean-up effort should Hooker go into bankruptcy. By MITCH STUART As if midterms aren't scary enough, the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFROTC) is putting on a haunted house for UNICEF that could frighten even the most seasoned carnival-goer. Last night the annual spooky abode was crowded once again, with more than 40 people gathering outside the rear entrance of the ROTC building on N. University at the starting time of the tour. THE HAUNTED house has been an annual tri-service effort for more than 10 years. Each year one of the three services (Army, Navy, and Air Force) takes charge of the event. This year the Air Force took its turn and students were in total command of the event, according to Univer- sity AFROTC Commander Colonel Frank Reider. "Last year they (ROTC students) raised about $600 and this year they're hoping to top that," said Reider. He claimed it was "one of the best haunted houses he'd ever been to" and said in addition to attracting a lot of area children, the event also has a good University student tur- nout. The crowd contained many newcomers to the spectacle, and also a good number of former visitors. One person standing in line, who was followed by a flock of'more than half a dozen youngsters, described last year's house as, 'very scary" and had some advice for newcomers: "It's good for the older kids, 10 to 11 years old, but some of the younger kids get too scared." True to his prediction several teary-eyed youngsters appeared ready to go home before the tour had even started. THE PARTICIPANTS were led by signs to the rear of the building whre they were greeted by spooky music, a brawny black bear, and the infamous Darth Vader. Those sights were enough to set most of the children screaming and shouting, but a few were bold enough to actually ap proach the menacing fiends. Afterward, there was a general consensus that the group really "liked the way that bear's hair feels." Meanwhile, host ghouls were ready to start the visit, and they began taking groups of about four to six people on a tour of the haunted house. Tour guides led unsuspec- ting visitors into the darkest depths of the old University hospital, all the way down to the morgue. The spectators were presented with a wide variety of special effects, including a "jacob's ladder" spark mar- chine, a dazzling strobe light, and several fierce monsters hanging from the ceiling. At the end of the maze, one last creature asked for donations for UNICEF and gave out candy treats.. Reider explained that the students that actually do the work in putting the funhouse together have "more fun than anybody else." Air Force Cadet Nancy Frye was one of the many students helping out last night and agreed with Reider, saying that the cadets "have as much fun as the people going through." For anyone Who wants to get their yearly quota of Halloween goblins, ghouls, and thrills, and chills, AFROTC will offer more tour tonight between 7 and 10 p.m. Just follow the shrieks. Advertisement State cash enables Wayne Co. to pay some employees DETROIT (UPI) -A $2.9" million windfall enabled Wayne County yester- day to pay 3,000 workers who got no checks last week, but another 2,600 county employees - including sheriff's deputies - went payless. County auditor Ted Mrowzowski, however, said he was hopeful money will be found to issue those paychecks which were not issued yesterday. "They will be paid the next time we get an influx of money," Mrowzowski said. THANKS TO AN unexpected $2.9 million check from the state, the im- poverished county- the nation's third largest - was able to pay those. workers who suffered a payless payday last Friday. Those funds were owed the county hospital from prior years for the care of Medicaid patients and crippled children. Last week's missed payroll was about $2.2 million. Friday's payroll totaled about $1.9 million. COUNTY WORKERS are paid biweekly, on a staggered basis. Mrowzowski said the $2.9 million windfall from the state, along with other funds, also will enable the county to set aside $1.35 million to keep the county courts open. A Wayne County Circuit Court judge issuedtan order prohibiting the county from spending any money until funds were set aside for the courts. The Michigan Supreme Court yester- day assigned an appeals judge from Gaylord to hear an appealof the order, issued last week by Wayne County Cir- cuit Court Judge Richard Dunn. MEANWHILE, THE layoff of about half the county's 5,300 employees is scheduled to go on as planned, in .two weeks. The impact of the layoffs, according to County Commission Chairman Richard Manning, will be "a line and a wait" for county residents in need of documents and other services. Officials estimate Wayne County will end the year with a $19.3 million deficit. Id describe the situation as not broke or bankrupt," Mrowzowski said.j "We're temporarily caught in a bind e a squeeze. '(1describe tisesitua1(- lion (Is nt broke or bank- -iI'r.l lriow'(ski. Iwii',( (;oiiiti Aditor Lt. Gov. signs bill forcing release of name-linked faculty salary information TUCK SCHOOL Who Attends? Each year a class of approximately 135 men and women enters Tuck School for the two-year MBA program. Over 1001 undergraduate institutions and several foreign nations are represented in the student body. Other statistics for the class which en- tered in fall of 1979 include: FILMS Ann Arbor Film Co-op-The Little Shop of Horrors, 7 p.m., The Masque of the Red Death, 8:40 p.m., Night of the Living Dead, 10:20 p.m., MLB, Aud. 4. Ann Arbor Film Co-op-The Gratedful Dead, 7,9:30 p.m., MLB, Aud. 3. Cinema Guild-Fantastic Animation Festival, 7, 9:05 p.m., Old Arch. Aud. Cinema I-La Grande Bouffe, 7,9:15 p.m., Angell Hall, Aud. A: Mediatrics Films-Women, 7,8:30, 10 p.m., Nat. Sci. Aud. PERFORMANCES Canterbury Loft-Garlicke, Garlicke, Garlicke, 8 p.m., Halloween Theater, 332S. State Street. Eclipse Jazz-Dave Holland, Solo Bass, 8 p.m., only, RC Auditorium, East Quad. Office of Major Events-1979 Homecoming Spectacular featuring Pablo Cruise, 8 p.m., Hill Auditorium. PPT-Best of Broadway, Da, 8 p.m., Poer Center. Pendleton Arts Center, Kwasi donum, African Drumming, 8 p.m., Second Flood, Michigan Union. SPEAKERS > Wesley Lounge-Professor Magubane, Mr. Greenville Grey, "South Africa in the 1980's: What Role for Americans?" 9 a.m., 602 East Huron. A Michigan Conference on Sexual Harrasment in the Workplace-Gloria Steinem, Lin Farley, McGregor Conference Center, Wayne State University, Detroit (call 764-0492)." Fall F oity Wnrkchnn-Prnfaenr .T aesAMartin "Civil Proedre.a" 9 From staffrand UPI reports LANSING - Lt. Gov. James Brickley signed into law yesterday a bill requiring the University and other public schools in Michigan to release faculty salaries despite the Univer- sity's contention that disclosure violates faculty privacy rights. Both the University and Michigan Technological University (MTU) refused to reveal name-linked salary information when it was requested from all 13 state-supported four-year universities by Rep. Jerome Hart (D- Saginaw), earlier in the year. Although the University provided extensive salary information, they refused to release professors' names and in- comes. BOTH THE University and MTU are currently involved in disclosure suits pending in the Michigan Court of Ap- peals. "The University has released all the information anyone needs to judge the wisdom of our expenditures," said In- terim President Allan Smith recer.ly. "I still believe that publication of name- linked salaries is an invasion of privacy and is not necessary to protect the public interest," he added. According to Smith and officials at MTU, it is unlikely that either Univer- sity will challenge the law in court. "It's just not worth fighting anymore, Smith said in a recent interview. INSTEAD, A decision on how to com- ply with the measure will be made at the November Regents meeting. Sour- ces at MTU said they will probably release the salary information by the middle of next week. The i bill's sponsor, Senate. Democratic leader William Faust (D- Westland), noted millions are spent each year on school employees' salaries. "I believe the public, which is footing the bill for these salaries in either taxes or tuition and fees, has a right to know how that money is being allocated," Faust said. "JUST AS THERE is public accoun- tability for the money spent by the executive and legislative branches of state government, I believe the same, should hold true for salary expen- ditures made by public schools and colleges," he added. The bill signed by Brickley amends the state Freedom of Information Act to specifically require that state colleges, community colleges, school districts and intermediate districts make salaries of their employees available tor the public on request. Mean age 24.5 Minority Married 21% From Women23% Dartmouth A year or more of work experience 3% 12 69% Summary of Undergraduate Majors Economics 29% Social Science 17% Engineering 13% Humanities 17% Business 10% Sciences 6% Mathematics 7% The School favors applicants with a solid foundation in the social, physical or natu- ral sciences, the hunjanities or engineer- ing. At the same time, it is the admissions policy of the School to seek diversity, and the School recognizes excellence in many areas. The.School's equal opportu- nity program aims to provide special encouragement to women and minority groups. The primary goal of the School's financial aid policy is that no admitted student be denied the opportunity to pursuethe graduate program for lack of financial support. Applicants who are close enough to visit the School are invited to do so. Also, Tuck representatives visit a number of college campuses in the fall. 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