The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, January 16, 1979-Page 3 '1 A i } F YOU SEE E PP CL WDA King 's birthday Yesterday marked Martin Luther King's fiftieth birthday. It was the first time that the state celebrated January 15 as an official holiday - though it seems the day wasn't celebrated uniformly across the state. State offices were closed as were banks. Children were given a half day of school in commemoration of the black civil rights leader's life. But in Ann Arbor, the University sponsored no special activities and the City Council held its Monday night meeting as usual. Said Prof. Niara Sudarkasa, the assistant director of the Afro - American Studies Department, "It takes at least a year for a holiday to take on character . . . I'm sure if you prick the conscience of the University, next year there'll be something." Sudarkasa also said that her department had decided to incorporate Martin Luther King Day into February's black history week. The only publicized local event celebrating King we could find is a Martin Luther King Worship celebration to be held tonight at 7:30 at the Bethel AME C hurch. Trans portation will be provided from the Wesley Foundation, 602 E. Huron. WILL STA Y IN OFFICE FOR ONLY TWO DA YS: Mandel resumes governorship, ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Gov. Marvin Mandel took back the powers of his of- fice yesterday, saying it was a matter of personal satisfaction and pride to serve out the two days left until his suc- cessor is inaugurated. The 58-year-old Democrat, whose federal conviction for mail fraud and racketeering was overturned by an ap- peals court Thursday, said he planned to spend the waning hours meeting with friends and associates. He said he has no intention of conduc- ting any government business unless a situation arises that demands action. "This is something I have to do for my own personal feeling," Mandel said as he announced he had rescinded his June 1977 letter transferring power to Lt. Gov. Blair Lee III. "I came into the office of governor with a great deal of pride, and I will leave office with a great deal of pride,' Mandel added at what he said was his final news conference as governor. MANDEL officially reclaimed the gubernatorial duties at 2:30 p.m. The time was selected to permit Lee to preside as planned at the 2 p.m. swearing-in of Comptroller Louis L. Goldstein for a sixth term. "All of this has been a very emotional time for me," Mandel said.'"It wasn't a question of my being indecisive or trying to evade any questions. "I'm trying to do what I thought was the right thing," he continued. "This of- fice has always meant a great deal to me. The welfare of the state is very im- portant to me." It appeared that Mandel would not be a participant Wednesday at the inauguration of his successor, Democrat Harry R. Hughes. Hughes quit as Mandel's transportation secretary in .1977 in a dispute over the hiring of a politically prominent con- sultant favored by Mandel. Michael Canning, a spokesman for Hughes, said the incoming governor, elected Nov. 7 on an anti-corruption platform, has not reversed his decision not to invite Mandel to the ceremony. MANDEL TOLD reporters that he did not think he would attend even if in- vited because his presence would create a "diversion." Mandel was automatically stripped of his office by the terms of the state Constitution on Oct. 7, 1977, when he was sentenced to four years in prison by U.S. District Judge Robert L. Taylor of Knoxville, Tenn. He had turned over the duties to Lee about four months earlier after suf- fering what doctors said was a small stroke. Mandel said last week that his health is good now. Although the reversal of his convic- tion restored him to office and gained him about $31,000 in back pay, Mandel said he spent the weekend in discussion and thought before deciding to reclaim authority. Asked again how he felt about the ruling by the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, he replied: "I feel delighted and happy at what has happened, and I feel an inner satisfaction." MANDEL COULD face a third trial Muhammad seeks mot By RONALD GIFFORD Speaking on "the very identifiable issues in the center of all the confusion in our lives," Imam Wallace Deen Muhammad lectured to several hun- dred Muslims Sunday afternoon in Hill Auditorium. Muhammad, the leader of the World Community of Al-Islam in the West,' and the successor of the late Elijah Muhammad, said the biggest problem in the world today is the loss "of our morals and our rational stability." HE CALLED upon the followers of Allah in the audience to show the rest of the world how to live properly. "Let us be examples, real believers in the faith, and not hypocrites. If society forgets (the proper way of life) then we will not," Muhammad said. The large audience waited patiently in Hill Auditorium for the speaker, whose plane was delayed an hour by the weekend storm. The meeting finally opened with a prayer and scripture reading from the Koran. Muhammad was then presented with several awards and proclamations from area governmental leaders. Ann Arbor City Council member Ken Latta, representing Mayor Lou Belcher, presented the black leader a proclamation declaring January 14 "Wallace Deen Muhammad Day" in Ann Arbor. Representatives for Gover- nor William Milliken, Detroit Mayor Coleman Young, and Ypsilanti Mayor George Goodman presented similar proclamations to Muhammad. THE RELIGIOUS leader, educator, and author, introduced as "the most demanded speaker in the world," said the continuing development of the emotions and the temperament of the people of the American society is not good. "We are continuing to develop as sen- timental beings. There should be some sentiment, but to become all sentimen- tal is not good. We must be rational, practical, and disciplined," Muham- mad said. This over-emphasis on emotionalism leads to serious problems, he added. As a result of it, "the American society is given to unpredictable changes from one extreme to another. This year we might be beautiful, loving flower children and next year we might be lynching or raping each other," the speaker said. THIS IS THE problem, he claims. "There is no base, no structure for our lives. There is only a spirit" to lead us, a spirit given to changes in the wind. "Human beings are not to be silly or changeable like the wind. They are supposed to be emotionally stable ral stability creatures. If you don't have any ideas, or discipline directing your life, your life is not safe from the, winds of emotionalism. Anyone who wants to sweep you from your position can do so by playing on your emotionalism," said the Imam. "If society is vulnerable to your emotional influences, you can make anything you want - another Hitler or anybody," he said. Mandel on the political corruption charges. The appeals court recommended a retrial, which would be Mandel's third. The fir- st one in 1976 ended in mistrial. U-M Center for Afroarerican and African Studies presents "BLACK ARCH ITECTURE: Grand Design or Grand Illusion?" by Dr. James Chaffer Associate Professor, Dept. of Architecture and Urban Design JANUARY 17-12:00-1:30 pm 346 Old A&D Bldg. 909 Monroe St. I I eOse University of Michigan Alumnus Snowy sit-in About 500 East Lansing High School students staged a sit-down protest yesterday, complaining that the school should have been closed down due to the severity of the winter weather. The students said that most area schools were closed because of icy and snowy conditions, and that their school should have been closed down, too. However, Superintendent Robert Docking told the protesters that road conditions were good enough to keep the school open, and that any student who did not attend class would get an "unexcused absence." Ten such absences in a semester results in an automatic failure for the student. It looks as if Old Man Winter didn't drop quite enough snow in the Lansing area this weekend. Better luck next time, guys. Pool it If you are one of the many people who complain about traffic congestion and parking problems around campus, you will be happy to hear the University is trying to do something about it. University officials have formally established a self-supporting "van pooling" program for the University employees. The service is designed to save them money on automobile costs and parking permits. The University has leased two 12-passenger vans, and employees who live 10 miles or more from campus are eligible for the service as long as they pay a minimum $35 to $40 fee per month. "The program was conceived as a means of conserving parking space as well as fuel," said Harlan Mulder, assistant to the vice-president and chief financial officer. "The commute also becomes a time to relax - to read, socialize, and the like, rather than cope with the strains of traffic and the weather." Mulder also added that the vans are air-conditioned. That should be a real comfort to any University employees who happen to-be polar bears and find this weather a little warm. Take ten Eight months after their first meeting in Paris to begin talks on ways to get peace negotiations going, the United States and North Vietnam announced a breakthrough on January 16, 1969. In the time of the impasse, about 8,000 Americans were killed in South Vietnam. The two sides agreed to resume the peace talks January 17, two days before President Lyndon Johnson left office. Happenings FILMS Ann Arbor Film Co-op-Rollerbabies, 7, 10:20 p.m.; Deathsport, 8:40 p.m.,Aud. A, Angell Hall. Cinema Guild-The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, 7, 9:05 p.m., Old Arch. Aud. Wesley Foundation-tribute to Martin Luther King, I Have a Dream, 12:10 p.m., Wesley Foundation Hall, 602 E. Huron. Ann Arbor Public Library Film Series-6 American Families-The Greenbergs, 1:30, 7:30 p.m., Meeting Rm., Ann Arbor Public Library. PERFORMANCES Music School-Piano Chamber Music, 8 p.m., SM Recital Hall. Musical Society-Bulgarian Folk Ensemble, 8 p.m., Power Center. SPEAKERS Medieval, Renaissance Collegium-C. A. Patrides, "Like Sunrise from the Sea: A Preface to Athenan Civilization," 4 p.m., Aud., D, Angell Hall. MEETINGS Undergraduate Political Science Association-meeting, new people welcome; 7 p.m., Political Science Lounge, 6th floor, Haven Hall. MISCELLANEOUS International Center - Tuesday Luncheon, noon, International Center recreation room. Mi In On Exclusive chi gn Performan i cQ TEACH IN 36P6N Anyone with a bachelor's degree in different engineering fields, accounting and finance wishing to teach full-time for one or two years in Japan should write to International Education Services at the Michigan Daily. The position involves teaching Japanese businessmen and engince-s the basic vocabulary in various fields. No Japanese-language is required for classroom instruction. Ttaching experi- ence is not required. An orientation is given in Tokyo. Information on salary, transportation and housing can be obtained by pro- viding International Education Services with a detailed resume and a letter indicating an interest in the position. Personal interviews will be held in your area at the end of January. Selected applicants would be expected to arrive in Tokyo from March through August, 1979. PUBLIC LECTURE by Richard Ohmann Professor of English, Wesleyan University CLASS, LANGUAGE AND POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS Wednesday, Jan. 17-4:10 p.m. Rackham Amphitheatre SPONSORED BY The Program in Comparative Literature 1 VALUABLE COUPON KODAK Color Enlargements i 1 1 'Order thee 'one is f on 8e!*w I ' Beautiful KODAK Color 'Enlargements of your1 favorite snapshots, instant 'prints, color slides, or KODACOLOR negatives ' make great gifts, or deco- ' rative accents for your ' home or office. 3 SAnd now is the time to 1order them. Because when1 you order three, you pay1 'o only two. The third one is free! ,Stop in for complete details, but hurry, this spe- cial offer ends March 14. 1 U U Tickets go on sale today, January 16 at the Michigan Union Box Office 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (M-F). $7.50, $6.50, $5.50. Sunday February 11 Hill Aud. & PM And on sale at outlets January 17: Schoolkids Records and both Discount Records. For more information: 763-2071. Eclipse Jazz operates under the auspices of the Office of Major Events. Rrown S eries The Howard R. Marsh Center for the study of Jour- nalistic Performance will again sponsor a series of Wednesday brown bag sessions to explore aspects of mass communication. All are open to the public. Each will be at 12:10 to 1 pm in 2040F LSA Building. JAN. 17- "Reducing the Gap Between Media Re- searchers and Editors," Fred Currier, President of Market Opinion Research and Adjunct Professor of Journalism. JAN. 31 -"Using Anti-Trust Law to Promote Media Diversity," Professor Robert Bishop, Department of Journalism. FEB. 14- "Trade Unionism and the Journalist," Larry Hatfield, San Francisco Examiner and NEH Fellow. FEB. 28- "Television and Leisure Time," Marianne Berry and Ben Taylor, doctoral students in mass com- munications. MAR. 21 - "The Debate Over International News Exchange," Wilbur Schramm, former director of East-West Center and Visiting Marsh Professor. 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