r The Michiaan Daily-Saturday. November 3. 1979-Paae 3 v r _._. ^fr~srcE..,.x., .,c' .., EYx ;s.. , ', .. ,. .c.2., :.o.' . . ..',, , ...,._.,e,,,.,s\.., v.'4.tNK'.. ,,. .a .&;.ix,,. , ..FS'. ; <.r. ,8 ;s:...,:,. .C.n..^ :s% :9,: ."s:£>a ,r£: :.Y.... :2;" k'A£'a.s.d"'.''.:dPr £; w^: Y : Mi ,"x ;to; fi NRC Calls' potential reactor problem false alarm From AP and UPI Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of- ficials, after reporting a "potential major problem" that could require power reductions at every nuclear plant in the country, said yester- day the whole thing was a false alarm. "The problem completely went away," said Darrell Eisenhut, the NRC's deputy director of operating reactors. NRC OFFICIALS had summoned nuclear in- dustry representatives on 48 hours notice to a meeting here Thursday after a two-year agency research program concluded that an apparent problem could lead to the blockage of cooling water around the cores of nuclear reactors. In the tests, sealed zirconium tubes of the kind used to hold radioactive fuel inside a reactor _ _ .... ... ....... ................ ........ ............... _ ...... .. ... ......... ....... _ _ _ s.. were electrically heated under water to measure their expansion. Officials said Thursday that the experiments indicated a possibility that in an accident the tubes might swell and burst more readily than had been predicted. The officials said it was in- dicated that swelling of the tubes could block the, flow of water used to keep radioactive fuel from overheating and damaging the reactor. OFFICIALS SAID the tests could lead to for- ced reduction of the power output of the nation's nuclear generators. But NRC staff members hastily called a briefing session yesterday for the five NRC commissioners and said they found that the problem they had suspected only appeared in laboratory tests and did not occur in operating reactors. "I am confident today that we do not have a, safety problem, based on what we have seen," Harold Denton, director of nuclear reactor regulation, told the commissioners. He said, however, the NRC staff would have to examine information supplied by the nuclear industry to confirm this. "I THINK, with one or two possible exceptions, the vendors have satisfied us that the perfor- mance of the emergency core cooling system is within the limits set by the commission," said Harold Denton, chief of reactor regulation. Denton said only Oregon's Trojan plant and the Salem plant in New Jersey - both currently sidelined - still present some cause for concern and further checking. When the NRC made its initial findings known Thursday, nuclear critic Ralph Nader had called for a shutdown of any plants the NRC found to have the cooling problem. YESTERDAY, Richard Pollock, of Nader's anti-nuclear Critical Mass organization, said he would request a meeting with NRC officials next week for a detailed explanation of the sudden turn-a bout in findings. Pollock said his organization would not with- draw its petition to the NRC asking for a suspen- sion or modification of power plant licenses until #. the group was satisfied that no problem existed. ROBERT POLLARD of the Union of Concer- ned Scientists, a former NRC inspector, said he thought the problem was very serious, despite the reassurances of the staff. v.,c a. u, xn" ,"x ___ _ _. :...<.,_.,. ..,,,...... .. ,.......,.: :.: .,.:.::...... ......................... .... _...._................._ .. r. f rn ar rM r A- - n .. ---. ...- --- -__ - GOVERNI'MENT ALtLIEGES MOSCOW BEHIND 'FIASCO': Guerrillas kill two in Soweto raid SOWETO, South Africa (AP) - Black guerrillas struck a police station in this sprawling black community early yesterday with Soviet-made hand grenades and assault rifles, killing two black policemen. The government blamed "Moscow" for the attack. A black policeman and a black civilian were wounded in the assault, the second in six months on a police station in Soweto. MAJ. GEN. Victor Verster, police commander of riot control, said as many as four blacks attacked the Orlando police station at about 12:40 a.m. He said the attackers let loose with an "indiscriminate" burst of fire from Soviet-made AK-47s at police officers and civilians in the office of the station. At 'the same time, Verster said, other men threw four hand grenades at the back of the station. Police officers said the entire attack lasted only a few minutes. . ACCORDING TO Soweto residents, police units poured into the township of about 1.5 million persons 10 miles southwest of Johannesburg and moun- ted a house-to-house search. But by last night there had been no arrests and the township was functioning normally. Verster described the attack as a "fiasco.')' "What particular instructions Moscow'gave them to carry out this at- tack I do not know," he said. Verster's statement reflects the government's belief that there is a con- nection between organized black terrorism and Moscow, and the belief that exiled black organizations like the African National Council and Pan African Council get financing and training from the Soviet Union. ON MAY 3, the Moroka police station in Soweto was hit by a guerrilla attack. One policeman was killed and five other persons were injured. One suspect was arrested, but he escaped from police custody. Leaflets scattered at the station identified the guerrillas as members of the African National Coun- cil, a militant black nationalist organization banned inside South Africa. No leaflets were left in yesterday's attack, Verster said. Bishop Desmond Tutu, secretary- general of the South African Council of Churches, declared that the Soweto at- tack demonstrated that "countless thousands of black people are becoming desperate because of the inhuman and oppressive conditions under which the apartheid laws force them to exist." In June 1976, Soweto was rocked by bloody rioting that left hundreds dead. The upheaval was sparked by a student protest over education policies, but later vented general black majority resentment of the white minority government. INEMA II PRESENTS 0 % Invasion of The Body Snatchers~ G (Philip Kaufman, 1978) This remake of the 1956 cult classic has broadened the scope and the implications of the original to superb effect. The "pods" have now invaded San Francisco and in this city of instant cults will anyone notice? Dazzling cinematography by Michael Chapman. With DONALD SUTHERLAND, BROOKS ADAMS, and LEONARD (I am not Spock) NIMOY-plus cameos by 1956 BODY SNATCHERS' alumi Kevin Mc- Carthy and Don Siegel. ANGELL HALL 1.50 7:008 9:00 Tomorrow: BURNI '-r- _ .x MENEW w Homosexual soldier discharged, claims he'll fight to return Roof repairs to end but FORT LEWIS, Wash. (UPI) - Homosexual soldier Roger Cutsinger, 21, packed his bags yesterday and was discharged from the Army, ending round one of his fight to become the fir- st acknowledged gay permitted to serve a full enlistment. But the Battle Creek native said he would be back. Wearing civilian clothes and a small chain around his neck with an eagle dangling at the end, he stopped at the base's Outbound Transportation Point and vowed to take his battle for re-instatement into federal court. "THE ARMY hasn't'even heard Cut- singer's name yet," he said, referring to plans to appeal the discharge papers handed him even though he had suc- cessfully completed two years of his three-year enlistment. Cutsinger held the rank of a private first-class and worked as an Army clerk-typist in the Fort Lewis Ninth Ad- jutant General Company until he disclosed his sexual orientation. He had gotten along without incident in the service until last June when he tried to help a friend, who was an avowed homosexual, enlist in the Ar- my. He and the friend were not lovers, merely boyhood acquaintances. CUTSINGER WENT to a lieutenant colonel to see if anything could be done for his friend, telling the officer: "Hey, I'm gay and I've turned out all right." A long-standing policy describes homosexuality and military service as incompatible and the lieutenant colonel began discharge:. proceedings. 'Hey, I'm gay and I've turn- ed out all right.' -Roger Cutsinger, discharged soldier A three-man Administrative Elimination board heard the case during four days of proceedings in late September and early October, then recommended an honorable discharge. Cutsinger's commander, Col. Arch Ely, reviewed the recommendation and ordered him out of the service. Cutsinger said he planned to spend some time in Battle Creek for a brief visit with his family, then travel to Tampa, Fla., to practice his tennis game. He would like to try his hand at the professional tennis circuit, while his attorneys start a new court action, expected to begin in April, to get him re-instated in the military. student still By NICK KATSARELAS A student who claims University- funded repairs to part of the Alice Lloyd dormitory roof have caused a "nuisance" said yesterday he plans to continue legal proceedings despite predictions the repairs will be completed this weekend. Natural Resources sophomore Steve Furman is suing the Univer- sity for "health hazards" he said were created while workers tarred part of the dorm roof recently. Yesterday Furman delivered a summons and a copy of the com- plaint, which he filed in Washtenaw County Circuit Court Thursday, to the county sheriff's office. The sheriff's office now has 90 days to deliver the documents to the defendants. THE DEFENDANTS named in the complaint are the University and Firebaugh and Reynolds Roofing Company, the firm which is repairing the roof. "I've done all I can do," said Furman, who is acting as his own at- torney. "The next move is the University's." plans suit Furman is askingfor $500 com pensatory damages and $5,000 punitive damages in his suit. He claims the tarring, designed to repair a leaky roof, caused "noxious" fumes to enter his room, which sits adjacent to the roof. FURMAN ALSO claims the tarring procedure often started at 7 a.m., and prevented him from sleeping in the morning. But Direc- tor of Housing Robert Hughes said he was unaware the early-morning operations were annoying anyone. "We could have asked the contrac- tor to start later if we saw there was serious concern (about the starting time),"Hughes said. David Schoem, director of the Pilot Program at Alice Lloyd, said efforts were made to accommodate Furman's requests for action. "I offered to discuss alternative housing with him, but he said his arrangements were fine," said Schoem. Furman, denied he was offered alternative housing, said he was for- ced to stay with friends when the odor prevented him from sleeping in his room. s flAYp .l~ FILMS Gargoyle Films-Misty Beethoven, 6:30, 8:15, 10 p.m., 100 Hutchins Hall. Cinema Guild-An Unmarried Woman, 7 & 9:15 p.m., Old Arch. Aud. Ann Arbor Film Co-op-Madame Rosa, 7 & 9 p.m., Aud. 4, MLB. Ann Arbor Film Co-op-Annie Hall, 7 & 10:20 p.m.; The Producers, 8:40 p.m., Aud. 3, MLB. Cinema II-Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 7 & 9 p.m., Aud. A, Angell. Mediatrics-The Sting, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., Nat. Sci. Aud. PERFORMANCES Flute Recital-Emily Mazur, MM, 8p.m., Recital Hall. Michigan Marching Band-Pre-game tribute to '60s, halftime tribute to Year of the Child, beginning 12:40 p.m., Michigan Stadium. Theatre and Drama-Showcase Production "The Lion and the Jewel," 8 p.m., Trueblood Theatre. Musical Society-Chinese Acrobats, 8:30 p.m., Hill. Canterbury Loft-Radical Arts Troupe in "The Measures Taken," 8 p.m., 332 S. State St. SPEAKERS ICLE-Prof. John Reed, "Hearsay-New Wrinkleson an Old Rule," Faculty workshop, 9-noon, 116 Hutchins. Dept. of Romance Languages-Patricia Stablein, Lyrics of Troubadour Guillaume IX, 3:30 p.m., Rm. 124, Res. Coll., E. Quad. MISCELLANEOUS International Center-"Highlights of Detroit" program featuring tour of Detroit's Eastern Market, 9:30-2, meet at International Center. Asian- merican Student Assoc./East Wind-Get-together open to public,7:3p .m., Pendleton Rm., Union. -- -,n-ALa~i~im-fnnfr~stp n VnRa'iPneeReligion. and