FIRST AMENDMENT See Editorial Page e~it 4ju ti SQUISHY High-mid 40s Low-mid 20s See Today for details Eighty-Nine Years of Editorial Freedom Vol. LXXXIX, No. 128 Ann Arbor Michigan-Tuesday, March 13, 1979 Ten Cents Fourteen Pages Carter scrambles to avoid failure in Mideast. From UPI and AP President Carter, unable to bridge the gap between Israel and Egypt, will hold final talks today with Prime Minister Menachem Begin and then shuttle to Cairo for talks with President Anwar Sadat, the white House an- nounced Monday night. Carter, in a speech before the Israeli Knesset parliament earlier yesterday, said "we have not yet fully met the challenge" of attaining an Israeli- Egyptian peace treaty and he admitted in somber tones, "We must again contemplate the tragedy of failure." THE "TRAGEDY of failure" appeared closer Mon- day night when White House spokesman Jody Powell said Carter will depart Jerusalem without the agreement he had sought and will fly to Cairo for an airport meeting with Sadat to report on the Jerusalem talks before heading back to Washington. "We can't close the door on a breakthrough, but as of now we have not achieved what we set out to do," an American official sais. U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus R. Vance, who originally planned to remain in the Middle East to con- tinue mediating, was preparing to fly home with Carter, instead, officials said. THE WHITE HOUSE made no effort to claim suc- cess for Carter's six-day mission to Egypt and Israel. White House press secretary Jody Powell said the decision to end the talks here was mutual. He said he did not know where the peace process would go next. It was understood the Israelis flatly turned down several suggestions to resolve the major three issues remaining: Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, oil in the Sinai and exchange of ambassadors. Vance met with Begin and Israeli cabinet officials in a last minute mediation effort while Carter awaited word at the King David Hotel. "WE MADE great progress in solving the outstan- ding issues," Begin said afterward. But he said problems remained "which will be negotiated con- tinuously until we find a solution for them." Vance reported on the session to Carter, and then attended an evening meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan. A joint U.S.-Israel statement was expected before Carter's departure. See MIDEAST, Page 5 Menachem Begin . "Real progress" reported. . a.ins Regents to study investment losses By MITCH CANTOR Several University Regents, after discovering D-ecently that the Univer- sity's endowment funds have returned low profits in recent years, said they may review the situation at next mon- th's meetings in hopes of better evaluating the situation. The combined funds comprise over $90 million. The gifts are entrusted in various investments, such as fixed in- come bonds and common stock, the in- terest from which is used for purposes specified by the donors. Common outlets for the fund revenues are scholarships, research, and student loans. IN A STUDY of the year-long period ending last June 30, the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) found the University endowment funds to rank 123rd of 125 college funds considered for their money-making ability. The University's funds during that period grew by 5.94 per cent. When offset by the inflation rate, it averaged to about a 1.36 per cent loss. University Financial Officer Norman Herbert said the University is making no effort to compare its investments with those of the' more profitable schools because "that's hindsight. I'm not sure what that does as far as the future goes. The endowment funds of some of the schools polled earned gross increases of over 14 per cent. REGENT JAMES WATERS (D- Muskegon) said the University's en- dowment fund investment problem See REGENTS, Page 8 Regents to consider 1 8.4-10% fee hike By MARK PARRENT Tuition and required fees for in-state undergraduates will increase between $.4 and 10 per cent next fall if the Regents approve the recommendation of Vice President for Academic Affairs Harold Shaprio, who is also chairman of the committee on budget ad- ministration. The Regents will consider Shapiro's rkommendation at their monthly meeting Thursday. In previous years, such recommendations have been ap- proved without major changes. SHAPIRO SAID the estimates for in- state undergradautes must be established by the Regents at this mon- th's .meeting in order to meet the deadline of the Student Financial Assistance Services of the Michigan Department of Education. The service needs the data in order to compute the amounts of competitive scholarship awards for students. Final tuition figures for all University students, including non-residents and graduates, will be fixed by the Regents this. summer after the state ap- propriation to the Univesity is finalized. The. current range of possible tuition rates is based on expected ap- 1980 Marathon Connecticut Sen. Lowell Weicker officially entered the Republican 1980 presidential sweepstakes yesterday, announcing at a Hartford press con- ference his intention to seek the Grand Old Party's nomination. Weicker calls himself "the longest shot in the field," and hopes to use his New Eng- land base to score "favorite son" wins in the early primaries, Massachu- setts, Connecticut, and Vermont. China-Viet border war continues From UPI and Ap Fighting escalated again yesterday as Chinese troops slowly withdrew from Vietnam and intelligence sources said newly fortified positions in some areas suggested the war may not be ending. Intelligence reports said some Chinese troops crossed back into China and Hanoi said the Chinese were moving border markers as if to hold on to new territory. THE OFFICIAL Vietnam News Agency claimed 4,000 Chinese soldiers were killed or wounded in fighting Saturday and Sunday, the highest casualty rate since China announced the beginning of its withdrawal March {5. But Radio Hanoi, in its English and / Vietnamese broadcasts, said the figure was only 1,800 for the same period., is Meanwhile, the Senate, in a symbolic n gesture opposed by the Carter ad- e ministration, voted yesterday to permit r Taiwan to retain ownership of its em- e bassy in Washington. Nearing the end of debate on the a China issue, the Senate accepted by e voice vote a proposal by Sen. David Boren (D-Okla.), allowing the gover- - nment of Taiwan to continue to occupy d the embassy, known as Twin Oaks. io "The Republic of China has done ic nothing to deserve mistreatment," Boren said. COUNCIL TO VO TE MONDAY: E. Ann may be labelled historic By AMY SALTZMAN East Ann Street may seem like just another pretty block to its primarily transient student population, but if a group of concerned Ann Arbor citizens get their way the block could soon take on a new significance. On March 19 the Division Street Historic District Study Committee will present its final report to City Council recommending that the 500-600 block of East Ann Street and houses at 123, 127, and 203 North State Street be designated the "Ann Street Historic Block." SUSAN GREENBERG (D-First Ward), the councilpersoi for the East Ann Street area said that although she does sup- port the creation of the "Ann Street Historic Block," there are general problems with the whole issue of historic distric- One of the major problems, according to Greenberg, i that the creation of an historic district could lead to a boost i property values in that area. "This would have a negativ impact on the-neighborhood. If market values go up anothe 10 to 15 thousand dollars it could reduce the number of peoph that can live there," she said. The rising property values would subsequently lead to less diversified neighborhood, primarily made up of singl family homes, Greenberg said. THE 500-600 BLOCK of Ann Street consists of ap proximately 80 per cent rental units, housing students an young professionals. But itis the minority homeowners wh have been active in designating East Ann Street an histori See E. ANN, Page 5 Idi Amin Dada ...- "Big Daddy" under fire. Idi Amin delays peace settlement NAIROBI, Kenya AP-Nigeria tried anew yesterday to mediate a peace between Uganda and Tanzania as in- vasion troops were reported advancing on Uganda's capital. But Ugandan President Idi Amin won't talk peace un- til the invaders withdraw, Uganda radio said. Amin was quoted by the official radio as saying he would meet Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere to discuss an end to the four-month-old war between the East African neighbors but "I can- not negotiate when the enemy is still 80 miles into Uganda. THE BROADCAST, monitored here, said a Nigerian envoy delivered the mediation offer and Amin said the meeting could be in a third country ac- ceptable to both. Nyerera reportedly received the same message in his capital of Dar es Salaam but had no immediate reply. He has said he will reject peace offers until uganda renounces claims on tanzanian territgry and pays reparations for its invasion of northwestern Tanzania last October. Amin claimed success in counterat- tacking the invasion force of Tanzanian troops and Ugandan exiles, but diplomatic sources said the invaders were still pushing northward toward the capital of Kampala. Spokesmen for a Ugandan exile group in Nairobi said the invaders were in the region of Masaka and Likaya, towns about 20 miles apart and about 70 miles south of Kampala. The Nairobi Daily Nation newspaper propriations as well as the amount needed to sustain current services, ac- cording to Shapiro. Last year, the Regents increased un- dergraduate tuition-including a new registration fee-12.1 per cent for un- derclass residents (to $565 per term) and 10.6 per cent for uppercleasspersons (to $635 per term). IF THIS YEAR'S proposed range of possible increases is approvd, in-state; underclass tuition will rise to $613-622 per term while upperclass tuition will increase to $689-698' per term. The tuition figures include a new See TUITION, Page 8 Women rap Islamic restrictions in Iran From Reuter and AP Thousands of women demonstrators braved hostile crowds of religious sup- porters to march through Teheran yesterday in protest against Iran's in- creasingly strict enforcement of. Islamic rules. To continuous taunts from groups of jeering, chanting men waving pictures of Hyatolla Kuhollah Khomeini, the women followed a three-mile route from Teheran university to "Freedom Square," escorted by a small number of revolutionary guards. MARCHES ALSO were reported in Abadan, in Iran's southern oil region, and in the northwestern city of Tabriz. In apparent efforts to defuse the protest, a deputy prime minister said women civil servants would not be required to wear 'traditional dress and Dariush Forouhar, minister of labor and social welfare, said women factory workers would continue to enjoy equal rights and would be able to be elected to office. Khomeini, the white bearded leader of the revolution that toppled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's gover- nment Feb. 12, has strongly urged women to wear the traditional "chador" in public. The 78-year-old Moslem leader also abolished co- education and scrapped 'a law that allowed women to initiate and challenge divorce proceeding. Men now are free to have more than one wife and concubines. The protesters, wearing blue jeans and skirts, carried placards that said '"We want equal rights" and "Freedom, Freedom," and chanted: "At the dawn of freedom, we have no freedom." Tuesday * Sports update: While you were awaythree of Michigan's varsityrsports squads were gamely trying for honor and glory over spring break in the Big Ten Championships. See page 11 for a grunt-by-grunt description of how the Wolverine track, swiming, and gymnastics squads fared in their respective league finales. " There were once again high times, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as University students flocked to the nation's hot spot for gnrin'i hpoeL'la-c,* aak ajL ,n *1., WHILE YOU.WERE AWaYv Ford finishes two da visit to 'U Former President Gerald Ford closed out a busy two-day stint at the University with a speech to the Council on Michigan Foundations (CMF) Thur-, sday, Marci 1, and a series of graduate seminars and a lecture to political science classes the next day. In his speech to approximately 175 business persons from CMF-a philan- thropic association of bankers and cor- porate executives-at Ann Arbor's Win Schulers-Marriott Inn, Ford praised the charity fund-raising activities of the group and criticized some recent federal tax policies which affect the tax-free qualities of privatre donations to charities and other social service organizations. courses at the Modern Language Building on Friday afternoon. The distinguished alumnus discussed national budget issues and soundly criticized President Carter's handling of the energy crisis. Ford also said he opposes the con- vening of a constitutional convention to balance the budget. He said the President and Congress have the tools to do it by themselves, "I thought he was pretty candid," said Engineering junior Doug Hutchin- son of the lecture, "but I was surprised at how much he criticized some people. He sidestepped the stupid questions." Student loans per cent, and that of the state of Michigan, 19.8 per cent. More than 40,000 Michiganstudents who have received loans through the National Direct Student Loan (NDSL) Program have defaulted, and owe, almost $34 million to the federal gover- nment. The program provides money at 3 per cent interest to students from low in- come families. Several Michigan student financial aid officers criticized the HEW report, saying it was trying to make the federal government look concerned about saving, or getting back federal funds. Nursing students funding University nursing students returned from vacation on a happier note than twhen they left-the House of Represen- tatives last week voted to restore more funds to nursing programs, which President Carter's budget had cut. Restoring another $17 million to nur- sing programs, total House recommen- ded cuts to be made from nursing were down to a bout $22 million, from an, original figure of $109 million. THIS NEWEST figure. is down from the $38 million cut that the House HEW subcommittee recommended on