page 2-Tuesday, February 13, 1979-The Michigan Daily
INTERVIEW ON CAMPUS
with
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
The Data Systems and Services Group of
General Instrument Corporation will be con-
ducting on-campus interviews on THURS-
DAY, MARCH 1,1979.
The Data Systems and Services Group special-
izes in the development of real-time, on-line
transaction processing systems within a net-
work environment of minicomputers, micro-
processors and intelligent terminals. We are an
international leader in the field of wagering,
point-of-sale and retail systems. Recent growth
has created a number of positions in systems
and applications programming.
To arrange an interview and obtain company
literature, contact the Placement Office.
GENE RALINSTRUMENT CORPORATION
OATA SYSTEMS AND SERVICES GROUP
11126 McCORMICK ROAD, HUNT VALLEY, MARYLAND 21031
Deborah Lindsey, (301) 666-8700
EPISCOPAL STUDENTS WRITE TO CORPORA TIONS.
ESF plans S. Africa divestment
By STEVEN SHAER
Peter Darrow, treasurer of the
Episcopal Student Foundation (ESF) in
Ann Arbor, said yesterday that his
organization intends to divest itself of
approximately $500,000 in holdings in
companies doing business in South
Africa.
"The Board of Trustees passed a
resolution in January to divest with any
corporation doing business with South
Africa," Darrow said. "We hope to set
an example for other institutions, in-
cluding the University of Michigan, to
follow suit."
THE FOUNDATION funds the
Episcopal campus ministry at the
University, currently called Canter-
bury Loft. In addition to religious ser-
vices, Canterbury Loft, sponsors plays,
musical and dance performances, and
art exhibitions.
A press release issued by Canterbury
Loft stated that all companies in which
the foundation holds stock would be
asked if they currently conduct
business in South Africa.
"We intend to write to the presidents
of the corporations telling them we will
divest. If they respond and say they will
pull out (of South Africa) we'll keep our
money with them," Darrow said. "We
want to apply pressure on cor-
porations."
DARROW ADDED that, depending
upon the responses of the corporations,
all or part of ESF's holdings will be
divested.
"There are other businesses to re-
invest in that don't do business in South
Africa," Darrow said.
"Being a religious organization, we
feel we have commitments based on
principles," he added.
A few hundred American cor-
porations now do business in South
Africa. The corporations pump billions
of dollars into that country's economy.
Many institutions have divested their
holdings in these companies because of
a moral commitment to ending the
racist apartheid system, which
discriminates against blacks, in South
Africa.
THE DECISION by the ESF to divest
was not sudden, according to Darrow.
"It was brought up at a board
meeting and then a resolution was
passed."
Darrow said he believed the vote was
unanimous.
This is not the first time the ESF has
altered its investments on the basis of
social concerns, according to the press
release. In the 1960s ESF divested from
companies engaged in racial
discrimination, unfair labor practices
and immoral participation in the Viet-
nam war.
Grand Rapids girl's body found
GRAND RAPIDS (UPI) - Police
late yesterday found the body of the
young daughter of the city's civil ser-
vice director who was abducted earlier
in the day from her post as an intersec-
tion safety patrol guard.
The body of Linda VanderVeen, 11, a
Mulick Park Elementary School sixth-
grader, was discovered in a residential
area about 1%2 miles from the site of the
kidnapping, said Sgt. Gary Miller.
An area resident spotted the body and
notified police, Miller said.
THE BODY OF the girl, her hands
Do a Tree a
Favor: Recycle
Your Daily
tied behind her, was found in an "apar-
tment-condominium-type neigh-
borhood," Miller said.
"It's kind of an exclusive, expensive
area," he said.
The cause of the girl's death was not
immediately determined , and no
suspects were in custody. The body was
rushed to a local hospital to be checked
for fingerprints, Miller said.
DOZENS OF onlookers gathered at
the snow-covered field where the girl's
fully-clothed body'was found at about 5
p.m., some eight and one-half hours af-
ter her abduction. Some gasped in
disbelief when told of the discovery.
Police cordoned off the area - a
quiet, well-to-do neighborhood located
on the city's southeast side near subur-
ban East Grand Rapids, one-time home
of former President Gerald Ford.
THE GIRL WAS guiding other
children across the street at the school
earlier in the day when a man in a black
Daily Official Bulletin
TUESDAYFEBRUARY 13,1979
Daily Calendar:
Physics/Astronomy: R. Kopelman, "Frenkel Ex-
citon Transport: Percolation VS Anderson-Mott
Transition," 2038 Randall, 4 p.m.
Statistics: Lawrence Barker, Florida State-U.,
"Bayesian Non-Parametric Estimation of a Failure
Rate, 429 Mason, 4 p.m.
General Notices:
The Computing Center announces a short course
on their Taxir information retrieval system. The
course will consist on three sessions held on Tuesday
evenings: 6 February, 13 February, and 20
February, from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. in the Computing
Center Seminar Room, First Floor. The course will
cover what applications are appropriate in Taxir and
creating and using a Taxir data base. Computing
Center accounts will be available for those who wish
to gain experience in using Taxir.
Questions may be directed to Bob Brill or Steve
Tolkin at the Computing Center, 764-2121. No
registration is necessary.
car pulled up, grabbed her, threw her
into the vehicle, and sped off.
Roadblocks had been set up
throughout the area. The state police
and FBI were called into the case.
Linda is the daughter of Andrew
VanderVeen, the city's civil service
chief. A spokeswoman for Vander-
Veen's office refused comment on
wlether VanderVeen's position might
be related to the abduction.
It was the area's second abduction of
a young girl in six months.
A PASSING motorist had seen Linda
trying to fight off the suspect and pulled.
his car in front of the suspect's vehicle,
said Thomas Domagalski, the city's
elementary education director.
"The guy got out of his car and went
over there to see what was going on and
almost got run over when the guy;
backed up," Domagalski said.
Police said the motorist chased the
car on foot for several blocks along
snow-slicked streets but lost him.
THE SUSPECT was described as 5-
foot-11, medium build, with a short
afro, in his mid-20s and very well-
dressed.
Late Monday, police said they were
investigating the possibility two per-
sons might be involved in the case, sin-
ce a girl matching Linda's description
later was seen accompanied by another
man.
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Volume LXXXIXNo.i112
Tuesday,;February 13, 1979
is edited and managed by students at the University
of Michigan. News phone 764-0562. Second class
postage is paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109.
Published daily Tuesday through Sunday morning
during the University year at 420 Maynard Street,
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109. Subscription rates: $12
September through April (2 semesters); $13 by mail,
outside Ann Arbor.
Summer session published Tuesday through
Saturday morning. Subscription rates: $6.50 in Ann
Arbor; $7.00 by mail outside Ann Arbor. '
4Maplehurst
Science, Art
& Sports Camp
Interviewing counselors
for all areas
Mon. Feb. 19 1-5 S.A.B.
call 763-4117 for appts.
THINK ABOUT
TOMORROW.
ON FEB.14 & 15
That's when our General Dynamics
team will be on campus to talk to you
about your future. We're probably best
known as a leading American defense
contractor. But we also have wide-ranging
programs in many other high technology
fields as well. We offer qualified graduates
broad corporate career paths in many
diverse areas: Aerospace. Data Systems.
Marine. Building Products and Resources.
Telecommunications and Electronics.
There are truly outstanding opportunities
in nearly every engineering and scientific
discipline with particular emphasis dn the
computer sciences.
Disciplines:,
Aeronautical, Chemical, Civil,
Computer Science, Electrical,
Electronic, Industrial, Mathematics,
Materials, Manufacturing,
Metallurgical, Mining, Marine,
Mechanical, Nuclear, Optics, Physics,
Reliability, Welding.
Be sure to inquire about Co-op and
Summer Intern programs with General
Dynamics.
There will be an orientation meeting
held the evening before our visit. Be sure
to check the Placement Office for details.
earn*1OO'
a month.
for 2 or 3 hours a week of your spare time.
donate plasma
You may save a life!
It's easy and relaxing. Be a twice-a-week regular.
$10 cash each donation, plus bonuses.
this ad worth $5 extra
New donors only. Phone for appointment.
ANN ARBOR PLASMA CORPORATION
662-7744
800 SOCIAL WORK POSITIONS
OPEN NOW IN ISRAEL
TEACHERS ALSO WANTED
MSW's and BSW's needed now in Israel's
urban centers and developing towns.
Community workers especially sought.
Orientation programs, retraining
courses, pilot trips planned. A real
opportunity to live a quality Jewish life
while making a meaningful
contribution. Interviewers coming from
Israel this month. Arrange now to speak
N
091%P
{