R,,. .I P CARTER' See editorial page ic Ninety Years of Editorial Freedom .:I3ai1Q1 STRUGGLING See.Today for details Vol. LXXXX, No. 52 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Sunday, November 4, 1979 Ten Cents Twelve Pages plus Supplement Technology is societal scapegoat, experts say By SARA ANSPACH and BETH ROSENBERG Prometheus' mythological transference of fire from Olympus to Earth is considered by some to be the beginning of the technological age. But the scope of technology has become so broad that it has emerged as a scapegoat for society's ills,-according to international exper- ts who met in Ann Arbor last week for a three- day symposium on "Technology and Pessimism." THE SPEAKERS included representatives from the fields of literature, history, political science and engineering. The lecturers ad- Symposium speakers cite pessimism dressed society's fear of technology, placed it in an historical context and speculated on how society and technology can best interact to produce a brighter future. "If this conference were held back in 1880, it is a safe bet it would have been called 'Technology and Optimism'," noted speaker Melvin Kranzberg, History of Technology professor at Georgia Technological Institute. The industrial revolution, and advances in transportation, communication and power during the 19th century created a mood of boundless confidence in the ability of technology to solve our problems, he said. But, Kranzberg added, "a funny thing hap- pened on the way to Utopia." IN THE 20TH century, technological development was rapid, but these triumphs of- ten brought more problems than they solved. For example, he said, Americans were promised a better living through chemistry, but now are discovering that many of the by- products of the chemical age have poisoned our environment. "Our cars are larger and more luxurious, but we are running out of gas to drive them. "WE FIND ourselves baffled by this series of paradoxes," Kranzberg said. "Anxiety began to overwhelm all of us - and technology has been made the scapegoat." Pessimism about technology is also, in part, a form of bigotry, said speaker Samuel Flor- man, author of The. Existential Pleasures of Engineering. He said many so-called "intellec- tuals" are prejudiced about technology because it is a discipline in which they have, no training. But the consensus at the symposium was that technology, as an entity in itself, is not something one can be pessimistic about. "HOW CAN ONE be pessimistic about something called technology? This is like being pessimistic about art, or science or music or government or religion," Florman said. "It is possible only to be pessimistic about, gee EXPERTS, Page 7 Just like old times! Wolverine machine wallops Wisconsin By GEOFF LARCOM work totaled 590 yards in 67 plays, while coach Dave McClain said. "That first Football nostalgia buffs had their the Badgers ran one less play in gaining half we got after them, but we let down moment y'esterday in Michigan 227 yards. The deceptive statistics here after that. Stadium. came in the first down column. Wiscon- "Mike's hand bothered him. He was What the thoroughly chilled crowd of sin converted for. 16 firsts, while sporadic, although considering the 104,952 got for the price of entry was a Michigan, continually churning out situation, I thought he played well. ih good old-fashioned Big Ten rout, the yardage in huge chunks,,notched 17 fir- just didn't get much protection out kind Bo Schembechler's teams had st downs, there." made a cliche before this year, as the OTHER THAN that, Wisconsin Such was not the problem for Wolverines devastated downtrodden proved to be a badly over-matched Wangler, however. The Michigan Wisconsin, 54-0, in climbing one more team. The Badgers Tumbled six times, signal-caller completed ten of 13 tosses precious rung up the Big Ten title lad- losing three, while quarterback Mike for219 yards, with Marsh picking up 110 der. Kalasmiki played injured, nursing the yards and Ralph Clayton 54 on the The journey down memory lane left broken thumb he sustained in Septem- receiving end. the Wolverines still unbeaten and un- ber. Wangler's big play counterpart, tied in the cqnference at 6-0, with a total "I thought we'd fight better than we Woolfolk, ran for 190 yards on only 19 record of 8-1: The lopsided win, coupled did, there was a lack of effort on our with Ohio State's 44-7 crunching of part in the second half," Wisconsin See WOLVERINES, Page 11 Illinois, left intact prospects for the season-ending, title-deciding ritual between the Wolverines and the Buckeyes... MICHIGAN'S BIG play offense put in a day-long appearance, and along with the Badgers' second half letdown, tur- ned an acceptable 17-0 halftime margin into a full-fledged slaughter. Tailback Butch Woolfolk scored on3' runs of one, 30, and 92 yards, with the final scamper breaking Tom Harmon's all-time Michigan record for the longest run from scrimmage, and tight end Doug Marsh hauled down a 71-yardk r strike from John Wangler to highlight the Michigan point barrage. "We had a lot of big plays and they gave us a lot of turnovers. It was a good" ball game for us," said Schembechler immediately after the game. "That' combination made the score what it was. We did not have great consistency on offense and they moved on our defense." Consistency may have been lacking, but the Wolverines surely had their of- fensive moments. Their afternoon's Doily Photo by LISA UDELSON" MICHIGAN TAILBACK Butch Woolfolk hurdles a Wisconsin defender as he breaks loose for a big gain. The sophomore sensation shattered a 39-year-old Michigan record set by the legendary Tom Harmon yesterday when he raced 92 yards from scrimmage in the third quarter. Woolfolk totaled 190 yards, the third straight game he has eclipsed 100, as the Maize and Blue blanked the Badgers, 54-0. FOIJFLn I.t-KK-archr F i Cm N..a- lbs From AP and UPI GREENSBORO, N.C. - Two carloads of whites armed with automatic weapons opened fire at a communist-sponsored "Death to the Klan" rally yesterday. During a four- minute spate of violence that left four persons dead and 10 wounded. Police arrested 14 persons. They said 12 of those claimed to be members of the Ku Klux Klan. The assault was apparently an an- swer to statements made this summer by the rally's organizer Paul Carl Ber- manzohn, a self-described communist. He called the Klan cowards and taunted Klansmen to show up at the rally and "face the wrath of the people." BERMANZOHN, of Durham, N.C., was wounded in the gunfire and was undergoing surgery at a Greensboro hospital yesterday evening. Another organizer, Thomas Conrad Clar, 28, also of Durham, was also wounded. Both men are white. Police identified the dead as Sandy Smith of Piedmont, S.C., who was black, and Jim Waller, William Sam- pson and Caesar Cauce, all of Green- sboro. All were identified as white demonstrators.. Police Chief William Swing told a news conference that an automatic rifle and at least one shotgun were used in the shooting. Swing said two of the 10 wounded were believed to be Klansmen. He said there was no indication that police of- ficers fired during the confrontation. NEWSMAN Charles Travis of WGHP-TV in High Point, who wit- nessed the shooting, said two carloads of whites opened fire first, and some of those involved in the demonstration returned fire. At the height of the battle, he said, about a dozen people were blazing away with various weapons. "I was standing about 50 feet from the demonstrators and had just direc- ted my photographer when I heard what sounded like a firecracker going off. I looked down the street and I saw two carloads stop and individuals jum- ped out shooting shotguns and automaticweapons," Travis said. "At that point, I hit the dirt. I looked over to where the demonstrators had been and the area was cluttered with demonstrators and blood. People were shooting. It was an awful sight." . TRAVIS said the gunfire lasted about two minutes, and police closed in im- mediately and blocked off the area. Williamson said some of those arrested were fleeing the scene in a yellow van. He said he was not aware of any Klan activity in the area, and there had been See ANTI-KKK, Page 6 B alanced budget hopes wane; Congress likely to up '80 deficit by $2 billion DoilyPhoob *y JIM KUZ JANICE HARTWELL (left), president of the Women's Law Students Association, Sherri Goodman (center) of the National Lawyer's Guild, and student Suzanne Dey, were among the protesters at last night's showing of the movie, "The Opening of Misty Beethoven," at the Law School. Lawschool students, WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite rhetoric about moving toward a balan- ced budget, Congress finds itself in the embarrassing spot of voting for a higher 1980 deficit than was recorded in just-completed fiscal 1979. The budget compromise, hammered out by House-Senate negotiators last week, calls for $29.8 billion in red-ink spending for fiscal 1980 - about $2 billion more than was reported in fiscal 1979, which ended Sept. 30. SURPRISINGLY high tax revenues, resulting largely from soaring in- flation, cut the 1979 deficit to $27.7 billion, nearly $10 billion below what had been expected. But while the lower-than-expected 1979 deficit might be good news for op- ponents of government borrowing, it creates a dilemma for lawmakers who claimed the deficit in 1980 would be lower than in 1979. Reducing the deficit in 1980 was sup- posed to be a sign that congress was heeding growing public demands for a balanced federal budget. The com- promise budget is slated for floor action in the House and Senate this week. THE CHANCES for balancing the federal budget by fiscal 1981 - President Carter's long-held goal - also seem to be fading with the expec- ted onset of a recession and private administration forecasts of a likely $1C billion deficit. The continued deficits seem certain to fuel public interest in reducing government spending, an issue that already scared many members of Congress in 1978, the year of Califor- nia's Proposition 13 and tax cut fever. That public concern led to a flood of constitutional and statutory proposals to require a balanced budget, restrict government spending or limit federal taxes. However, none of them is expec- ted to go anywhere this session. California Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. called for a constitutional convention to' enact a budget balancing amendment, making the issue part of his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. picket r By MARION HALBERG Some 25 people picketed the showing of the X-rated movie "The Opening of Misty Beethoven" at Hutchins Hall last night, claiiing the movie is por- nographic and oppressive to women. The protest of the movie, which was being shown by the Gargoyle Film Society, was organized by the Women's aw Student Association (WSLA), 7 bated film4 Feminist Legal Services, and the Law School chapter of the National Lawyer's Guild. IN LEAFLETS handed out last night and at Friday's showings of the film, the organizers said the Law School- affiliated Gargoyle film society exer- cised poor judgement by sponsoring a pornographic film. "It is particularly See LAW, Page 2 __ _ ... .. I U grew up in Montreal," Shap- piro said. The economics expert noted that his two youngest daughters, Janet, 17 and Karen, 15, were born in this country and therefore not subject to the change their parents and older sisters Anne, 21, and Marilyn, 19, underwent. U.S. citizenship was granted to the Shanirns reeanth, by 10. Convicted in 1972 of conspiracy and arson in the firebombing of a North Carolina grocery store, nine of the Wilmington 10 were later paroled. Chavis remains in jail. The Alliance called for an "immediate release and also complete pardon of innocence for Chavis and his nine co- defendants," said Alliance member John Sokolow. Names were collected for petitions directed to President Carter and North Carolina Governor James Hunt. The demonstration is part of a nationwide campaign which has been active since 1974 according to Sokolow. The Alliance 'plans to continue its demonstrations and petition signing the first nfiminvof Pvm~rv mani nth n rn.,:c :s - n . council representatives and interested students. Three ROTC guards, raised the state capitol flag at 11:00 a.m. to the tune of the Star Spangled Banner, which the band mem- bers played. El On the inside President Carter's performance in fulfilling his 1976 campaign promises is examined on the editorial page ... highlights of the Michigan Hockey Team's shot at its civth streaiht win aainst Minnenta are nn the annrt CV _ , - - I ml ;