WASTE See editorial page t9t UtiI WRETCHED High-mid 30's Low-20 See Today for details t Vol. LXXXIX, No. 95 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, January 24, 1979 Ten Cents Gin i D. .w..... . .. _, . ., .. ,.. Eigt ages Bullard to submit DNA research saetybill n.. mn e nrtnn - ne -ih liy il~nlninne rhn l..1.JL......,Tlnn'tmnn4.. D~,1..i lll «J4,_ .. _ s By TOM MIRGA With Wire Service Reports Concerned that potentially hazardous recom- binant DNA research is being conducted statewide without sufficient safety guidelines, Rep. Perry Bullard (D-Ann Arbor) plans to in- troduce a bill in the state house early next month that would create a seven-member DNA Resear- ch Safety Commission. The commission would have the power to cer- tify laboratories and individuals engaged in DNA projects and would also have the power to stop allegedly dangerous research. BULLARD SAID he based his actions on the possibilty that mishandled research coma ring about another PBB-type disaster. "With PBB, we've seen the terrible suffering which can result from dealing with issues like this after the problem arises," Bullard said. "We must not make the same mistake with DNA." Recombinant DNA research includes ex- periments involving the transfer of genetic materials to form new organisms. Critics charge the research could produce new life forins which might prove dangerous to humans. A NEW COMPREHENSIVE health code passed by the state legislature in 1977 requires that all laboratories or other places engaged in recombinant DNA research must register with the stateL Department of Public Health, and for all practical purposes that is the full extent of state regulation. According to Dr. Kenneth Wilcox, chief of the State Bureau of Disease Con- trol and Laboratory Services, the registration requirement originated from a 1927 statute that covered the handling of pathogenic materials. "Specific guidelines do not exist as such," said Wilcox, "although there are some guidelines from the Occupational Safety and Health Ad- ministration." The bureau chief said some private firms are presently engaged in the DNA research. Wilcox said there are no state guidelines for them to follow, but claimed it would be brash to say that their work is uncon- trolled. "They are under the controls of public pressure and their own perceptions," Wilcox said. He also said most researchers follow the National Institute of Health's (NIH) stringent standards, but their compliance with them is compulsory only if they are using federal funds for their studies. Bullard said mandatory guidelines at least as strong as the NIH regulations are needed. STATE ATTORNEY General Frank Kelley handed down a ruling Monday that upheld the constitutionality of state regulation of recom- binant DNA research in cases where the public health is threatened. The opinion came in response to Bullard's request to investigate the matter. Bullard and other concerned officials first asked the attorney general's office to look into regulation of the potential health hazard nearly two years ago. "We definitely need a com- mission to weigh out arguments and set up effec- tive, strong regulations," Bullard Said. "Hypothetically, the Upjohn Corporation or any other private organization could (now) start research without having to meet any state guidelines," said Patrick Murphy, one of See BULLARD, Page 2 'New foundation' is crux of Carter talk AP Photo DETROIT MAYOR COLEMAN YOUNG, in a jovial mood after the announcement of the selection of Detroit as the site of the 1980 Republican Party convention, displays a photograph of himself riding atop an elephant, the traditional symbol of the GOP. Young, who is also a vice-chairman of the Democratic National Committee, has cause to smile as the GOP convention is expected to bring 20,000 persons and their dollars to Detroit. Republicans pick Detroit WASHINGTON (AP) - President Carter asked Congress last night to help him build "a new foundation" for prosperity at home and peace abroad, dismissing as myths the notions that America's only choices are between in- flation and recession, confrontation and surrender. In a State of the Union address that marked the midway point of his four- year term, Carter ventured no dramatic new proposals, but didfor enactment of those he already has outlined. He said those proposals would be the basis for the "new foundation" that was both the theme and the slogan of his message. "THE NEW foundation I have discussed tonight can help us build a nation and a world where every child is nurtured and can look to the future with hope-where the resources now wasted on war can be turned towards human needs-where all people have enough to eat, a decent home and protection from disease," Carter said. "It can help us build a nation and a world where all people are free to seek the truth and to add to human under- standing so that all of us may live our lives in peace. "Tonight, I ask you to join me in building that new foundation-a better foundation-for our country and our world," he concluded.- r AN ADMINISTRATION official, asking not to be named, said the "new foundation" phrase was coined in an ef- fort to give the speech "a clear and coherent theme." "It's not an effort at a catch phrase," he said. "It's an effort to describe what we're about." The president urged support for his increased defense budget and said a new strategic arms limitation agreement with the Soviet Union will not be signed unless it advances American safety. "I WILL SIGN no agreement which cannot be verified . . . I will s'gn no agreement unless our deterrent force will remain overwhelming," he said. . In the nationally broadcast and televised address at the Capitol, Carter presented these legislative proposals: " A ceiling on hospital price in- creases, which he called a clear test of congressional commitment to fight in- flation. " Ameasure preparing for national health insurance, to be phased in during the 1980s. " Limited public financing of congressional election campaigns. " Deregulation of the trucking and rail industries. " Reorganization programs in education, economic development and the management of natural resources. CARTER SAID inflation can be conquered without triggering recession or throwing people out of work. Declaring that "the state of the union is sound," the president said Americans working together can "build the founations for a strong economy with lower inflation without contriving either a recession with its high unem- ployment, or unworkable mandatory government controls." SPEAKING A day after sending Congress "a stringent but fair budget" totalling $531.6 billion, Carter sought to deflect arguments that his spending blueprint would hurt the poor and the disadvantaged-an argument advan- ced by some fellow Democrats. The budget holds the deficit for fiscal 1980, which begins Oct. 1, to $29 billion. 'U' Cellar employees to affiliate with IWW By KEITH B. RICHBURG The city of Detroit scored a major victory for its economy and its image yesterday when the Republican National Committee voted to hold its 1980 National Convention in the automobile capital once referred to as "Murder City, U.S.A." Detroit won the convention despite stiff opposition and a floor fight led by Southern Republicans and supporters of presidential candidate Ronald Reagan. But the Republican national commmittee voted 95-52 to hold the convention in Detroit, upholding the recommendation of the party's site selection committee. Detroit was selected as hot city for the Republicans based on the area's ability to accommodate the 15,500 delegates, alternates, spectators, and reporters expected to flood into the city for the July 14 convention. But Republican party officials nationally, and in the state, are saying openly that the choice reflects the GOP's attempt to shed its elitist image and attract blacks and urbanites into the party. DETROIT HAS traditionally been a Democratic bastion, with a black mayor and a black majority population. Republican party chairman Bill Brock said in Washington "it was a factor in my considerations, of course." Brock headed the site selection committee that visited Detroit last year and retur- ned a favorable report. "Our weakness in Michigan and around the country has been the inability to appeal to the cities," said state GOP executive director Jerry Roe in Lansing. "Detroit is like Chicago or Philadelphia or any big city. Here is a city that had a high crime rate. Hie is a city that was on its knees. It truly is a renaissance for the city of Detroit." Roe called the selection decision "a prime example of a Democratic mayor and a Republican governor working together." Detroit Mayor Coleman Young-vice-chairman of the national Democratic party-wined and dined See DETROIT, Page 2 By RON GIFFORD Jubilant employees of the University Cellar Bookstore voted yesterday by a 2-1 margin to approve union affiliation with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). The final vote tally was 34 in favor of the union and 15 against, with one abstention and seven disputed votes. Several Cellar workers, many spor- ting IWW buttons, said they were pleased with the outcome of the elec- tion. "We think it's just great," said smiling employees Peter Kornbluh, Deborah Filler, and Karen Connor. ABOUT 50 of the 80 employees signed IWW membership cards last year, but in November the Cellar board of direc- tors refused to recognize the workers' union affiliation. The Cellar workers were then forced to go through official channels and file authorization cards with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to qualify for a union certification election. The Cellar board consists of six Michigan Student Assembly (MSA)- appointed students, three faculty members, and one administration representative chosen by the Univer- sity president. THE CELLAR employees wanted a union because "there are a lot of grievances" that needed discussion, according to Fred Chase, the first Cellar worker to join the IWW and an influential worker in the union drive. Those grievances are not "really big ones," he said, but added that some store policies, such as promotions, pay raises, and other personnel matters, were not handled equitably. Many employees expressed the desire for more worker participation in the decision-making structure, which is one reason the IWW was chosen for af- filiation, Chase added. "THE IWW IS the most democratic union around, the only one with worker participation and decision-making as priorities," Chase said. "The Cellar is unique" because of the degree of worker input into the decision-making process, and ."we thought it was the perfect choice for us. The two main issues that the newly- formed union local will seriously discuss with the management are "more say in the long-term decisions of the store" and running each depar- tment as the members of the respective department want it run - "a collective system," according to Lucy Bjorklund, a Cellar worker and branch secretary.:. of the IWW. She also said no decision had been reached on whether the Cellar would be an open or closed shop. A closed shop is one in which all employees of the Cellar would have to join the union. Bjorklund said if such a decision (for a closed shop) was reached by the employees, it would affect only new workers, and a grandfather clause would be included to allow present employees to continue See 'U', Page2 INTERVIE WING RIGHTS PREREQUISITE: MSA defines search panel ties By LEONARD BERNSTEIN Michigan Student Assembly (MSA). last night formalized its ties to the Student Advisory Committee on Presidential Selection by assuring that committee it would heed its opinions on the selection process. The assembly passed a resolution guaranteeing it would "afford the recommendations of the committee regarding the process great respect" because of the committee's "greater familiarity" with the selection process. THE RESOLUTION; proposed by search committee chairman Jeff Supowit, is a response to a resolution recently passed by the committee, stating it will "recommend to MSA the recall of our committee" if "we per- ceive a lack of meaningful student par- ticipation in the selection process, specifically inadequate access to can- didates, including interviewing..." The search committee's resolution is the first to specifically mention inter- viewing rights as a requirement for the committee to continue in the selection process. MSA has said it will boycott the process if it is not satisfied with the access the Regents allow the student committee to candidates. Regent Robert Nederlander, (D- Birmingham), reached by phone, said he did not "anticipate there will be a problem" between the Regents and the search committee regarding inter- viewing of candidates, but declined to say whether the Regents will grant in- terviewing rights to the student com- mittee. NEDERLANDER said the Regents have not discussed whether to grant in- terviewing rights to the advisory com- mittees. ''We have not discussed the issue, basically because we have been moving along trying to cause the groups to Wiednesday * Sci-Fi fans converged on Ann Arbor last weekend, dressed to the hilt. See story and pictures, Page5. * Israeli Professor Hillel Shuval told a Michign Union audience last night that he is op- timistic about peace in the Mid- dle East. See story, Page 5. * Michigan Student Assembly last night condemned FBI and CIA investigations of foreign students. See story, Page 8. * Willie Mays was voted into prepare the statements (on the needs of the University)," Nederlander said. "We will be discussing the whole procedure as we move farther down the line," he said. Nederlander said the Regents will release more details of the selection process in the future. The resolution, which, according to search committee member Douglas See MSA, Page 8 Ypsi psychiatric patients sue for better treatment t ff:. } ; i¢'" "SE " t : ;r > :{ ::}:; :fig %' : ; ,c fi Prof. By KEVIN ROSEBOROUGH Four patients from Ypsilanti's Center for Forensic Psychiatry (CFP) have filed a class action suit in U.S. District Court requesting the court to order im- proved treatment, therapy, and living conditions for those confined to the facility. 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CFP Director Meyer said he had "lots of personal feelings" about the a . . ,:tip,. .