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THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Wednesday, February 2, 1972
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41 LAID OFF SINCE OCT. 10:
Research cut creates force reduction
G riffin may go to parly'
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Daggett's analysis is born out
by statistics from the office of
Geoffrey Norman, vice president
for research. Last spring, Nor-
man's office reported the first
decline in research contracts at
the University in 20 years.
Expenditures through outside
contracts, it was reported, total-
led $62.1 million in fiscal 1968
and fiscal 1969, rising to $62.4
million in fiscal 1970. But, in
1971, the figure dropped to $61.2
million. This research budget is
distinct from the general bud-
get, obtained t h r o u g h state
funding.
In terms of jobs, the $1.2 mil-
lion drop is -a significant figure.
Although not all research fund-
ing goes toward salaries, much
of it does.
With such problems in mind,
President Robben Fleming last
Sept. authorized the establish-
ment of the Office of Profes-
sional and Administrative Staff
Services. "There is clear obli-
gation," Fleming said, "to help
find employment within the
University for individuals being
displaced by one unit, but hav-
ing the necessary qualifications
for an open position in- another
unit."
Thus, the first centralized
Personnel Office to handle RIFs
was established last Oct. Since
then, 31 layoffs at the Univer-
sity 'have either been placed
within the University or have
told the office that they no
longer need its help.
But reaction by RIFs to the
efficiency of that office is not
universally enthusiastic. While
one RIF called the layoff pro-
cedure "more humane than it
would be working for a com-
pany," and "one of the best
parts of working at the Univer-
sity," others had different opin-
ions.
One layoff said that profes-
sional and staff services hadn't
been "particularly aggressive"
and found that they were "a bit
muddled."
Another was a bit harsher,
calling the office "fine on paper,
but lacking in teeth." He felt the
office should be responsible for
on-the-job training for those
laid off.
A third criticism was that "one
hand (in the University) did not
know what the other was doing."
He also found that there was a
lack of communication and that
the office should be "more open-
ly known."
Yet the office has found jobs
or been contacted by 31 of the
RIFs.
Wayne Vanderwill, director of
the office,. explained some of the
difficulties he faces.
"Our problem is how to train
a nuclear physicist to become an
accountant - a potential job
opening. He has no training,
and probably no desire."
"In addition," said Vander-
will, "his salary may have been
built up over the years. Our
problem is how to match him up
with an entry level occupation."
Vanderwill also described the
effect that a layoff can have on
a person. "Some are very de-
spondent-some grown men have
broken down and cried in my
office. Some are defiant-angry
at what's happening. Most are
very depressed."
The experience, he continued,
can be "traumatic, something
like, 'this can't be happening to
me.' But we try to be realistic,
evaluating their strengths and
weaknesses, making them a sale-
able package."
Vanderwill's office has become
the focal point for the new "Re-
duction in Force" policy estab-
lished by the University. The
policy, part of the "Standard
- Practice Guide" issued to all
Deans, Directors, and Depart-
ment Heads, delineates proce-
dures at a project's termination.
It also describes the rights of
the layoff.
Before a project is completed,
its director must contact Van-
derwill's office, according to the
new policy. Also staff positions
open in any department must be
reported there. Thus, Vander-
will's office should become a
clearinghouse for jobs within
the University. Openings in the
University are to be filled by
qualified RIFs.
The "rif" remains under the
group life and health insurance
plan of the University, although
no longer receiving . the same
share from the University. The
RIF also gets "recall" rights to
any job in the University for
the year layoff period.
Again there was varied opin-
ion by layoffs on the RIF policy.
One RIF found the policy "far
superior" to the way his pre-
vious employer had handled a,
similar situation. However, an-
other found the University "very
cold," and "proceeding as usual,
as if nothing had happened."
A final comment seems to sum
up the situation for all. "It
seems a ridiculous waste to go
to school for 30 years and then
find yourself out of a job."
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similar gatherings over the past
several years to discuss the war
in Indochina.
According to Griffin, the c o n-
ference's significance is that it
gives the American delegates an
opportunity to discuss the war with
a "wide-range" of groups.
"There will be representatives
at the conference from N o r t h
Vietnam and the National Libera-
tion Front", says Griffin, "and it
should be interesting to hear what
they have to say about .the bomb-
ing and Nixon's latest peace of-
fers."
"The conference comes at a time
when interest in the war issue is
waning," Griffin states, "and I
hope by going to it, I can help the
conference put the war issue back
into the news.'"
Also represented at the confer-
ence will be a great nmany Euro-
pean peace and labor groups tha
anti-war movement. The United
States will be represented by',§Vch
traditional organizations s t h e
Southern Christian Leadership Con-
ference as well as the more radical
People's Coalition for Peace and
Justice.
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EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
Once organized, the conference
will break down into a Political
Commission, an Economic Cor
mission .on Action and a Commis-l
slion on the new aspects of the war,
including the air war and the ques-
and OTHER ISSUES
Thursday, Feb. 3-4:15 p.m.
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tion of war crimes.
The American delegates will also
have a caucus of their own to dis-
cuss possible future action. A
large demonstration to be held at
the Republican Convention in San
Diego this summer Will be one qf
the many issues the Americans
may explore.
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New Senior Editors appointed
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Bachelor in General Studies stu-
dent from Weyburn, Saskatche-
wan, Canada. Miller will co-
ordinate long-range projects, in-
vestigative reporting and aid in
staff training.
Draft lottery today amid reductions
Appointments to the
Senior Business staffj
made next week.
Daily's;
will be,
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nus for enlistment in the com-
bat arms units.
Wage hikes may have been re-
sponsible for a slight increase in
enlistments for the months of
November and December, 1971,
as compared to the same months
in 1970. However, Army spokes-
men feel that it is too early to
attribute the enlistment in-
creases definitely to this cause.
In order to meet Congression-
al directives, the army must
trim 70.000 men from its forces
by next June 30. Therefore,
servicemen who have served in
Vietnam are now being released
a year in advance, while men
stationed in Europe are being
released five months ahead of
time.
Because of the need 'to exe-
cute this large cutback while
at the same time accepting new
recruits, draft calls are likely
to be nil until at least next July.
The announcement last Sun-
day that there would definitely
te no calls until next April
meant that about 115,000' men
who lost their deferments dur-
ing 1971 and had low lottery
numbers will escape military
service entirely.
Men not drafted who had
numbers lower than 125, the of-
ficial cutoff for draftees last
year, were placed in an "Extend-
ed Priority Group," Subgroup B,
subject to the draft for only the
first three months of this year,
according to Selective Service
rules.
Draft officials explain that
many June, 1971, college gradu-
ates who had numbers under
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N. Ireland hit by more strife
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tingents supported by armored
cars clashed in a firefight across
the border between Northern Ire-
land and the neighboring Irish re-
public. The battle, which claimed
no known casualties, ended when
the Irish army arrived.
Troops patrolling Belfast came
under guerrilla rifle fire on several
occasions. The army said one raid-
er was wounded and captured.
In the Catholic Ardoyne district
of the capital, a foodstore was
blown up by an incendiary bomb.
Three women were taken to a hos-
pital slightly injured.
C r o w d s gathered throughout
Northern Ireland to protest the
Londonderry shootings. Soldiers
combatted hostile mobs in Bel-
fast by firing rounds of rubber
bullets, which are designed to stun
but not kill.
At Dungiven, a tiny market town
near Londonderry, 4,000 people
with 13 white crosses packed the
main street in ,bitter cold in a
silent tribute to the dead.
A platoon of British troops
watching the march doffed their
steel helmets and stood, heads
bowed in an attitude of silent pray-
er, for one minute. Regimental
flags in Londonderry fluttered at
half staff in an icy wind.
In London's Parliament, fiery
Catholic civil rights campaigner
Bernadette D e v 1 i n proclaimed:
"We have been imprisoned and
interned and finally we have been
slaughtered by the British army.
We have yet to be defeated."
The army said Sunday's victims
died in a street battle between its
paratroopers and IRA guerrillas.
County crime up
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risen sharply along with concealed
weapons and narcotics. Delhey be-
lieves that "the increase in crimes
for monetary gain (shown in the
report) bears a direct relation-
ship to the increase in narcotics
and dangerous drug usage."
Assistant C o u n t y Prosecutor
Lynnwood Noah said that he did
not believe that the unemployment
rate and cost of living were sig-
nificant factors in the rise of
authorizations on crime "for mon-
etary gain" because "there are
enough other means of subsistence
such as welfare for individuals in
society."
Krasny feels unemployment par-
ticularly among young peo'ple is
an important factor frequently
overlooked in explaining the high
levels of larceny, robbery and
check cashing crimes.
Local residents say the paratroop-
ers shot unarmed civilians.
On the eve of today's mass.
funeral for the 13 who died in Lon-
donderry, whole cities lay inert,
their streets silent, factories closed
and shops shuttered.
In Dublin, in the south, more
than 1,000 persons marched on the
fire - damaged British Embassy.
They burned a flag and two mock
coffins outside and hurled bottles
and eggs against the blackened
front walls of the building.
Northern Ireland's Protestants
worked as usual, except ii those
shops shut down after intimidating
telephone calls. Life was nearly
normal in Belfast in contrast to
the dead city of Londonderry.
At Oxford University, a street
fight broke out between police and
about 250 students protesting Sun-
day's shootings. Two dozen stu-
dents briefly occupied a local army
recruiting office, and other pro-
testors blocked an Oxford street.
Fifteen persons were arrested.
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BULLETIN
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Day Calendar
Psy.chiatry: G.C. Quarton. "Ethical
Problems in Changing Behavior," Chil-
dren's Psychiatric Hosp., 10:15 am,
Physics Discussion: W. Zakrzewski,
Papers by Abarbanel et al. and Ellis
et al. on Triple Pomeron Vertex, 2038
Randall, 11 am.
Anatomy: A. R. Beaudoin, "Terato-
genic Activity of 2-amino-1, 3, 4-
thiadiazole hydrochloride in the Wistar
Albino Rat," 4804 Med. Sci. II, 1:10 pm.
Social Work: "G. Marsden, "Measures
of Meaning in Psychotherapy," 2065
Frieze Bldg., 2 pm.
Commission for Women: Homer
Heath Lounge, Mich. Union, 4-6 pm.
Engineering: T.M. Sanders, "Rotat-
ing Superfluid Liquid Helium," 229 W.
Engin. Bldg., 4 pm.
Speech & English Depts.: Two Origi-
nal One-Acts, Arena Theatre, Frieze
Bldg., 4:10 pm.
Computing Center: "The FORTRAN
IV Programming Language-2," Nat. Sci.
Aud., 7:30 pm.
Music School: N. W. Hoover, soprano,
School of Mus. Recital Hall, 8 pm.
Music School: Baroque Trio, Rack-
ham Aud., 8 pm.
Dance Workshop: L. Berkley, Barbour
Studio, 8:30 pm.
General Notices
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graduate in May 1972, please file your
Diploma Application at Window "A"
in lobby of LSA Bldg. by Feb. 4.
Organization Notices
Bach Club, Feb. 3, 8:00 PM, South
Quad West Lounge.
PIRGIM Meeting (Public Interest Re-
search Group In Michigan), Petitioners'
mass meeting, CHOOSE ONE: Feb. 4,
4.00 PM, Feb. 5, 2:00 PM or 4:00 PM,
'?eb. 6, 7:30 PM or 3:00 PM. All in Rm.
100 Law School.
The Platform Committee of the meeting room of the Ann Arboor
Ann Arbor Democratic Party will Public Library.
hold its third, and last, public The meeting is open to all Demo-
hearing tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the crats and those interested in the
party's position on city issues. Sug-
City students sue gestions, comments, and questions
w from the audience will be welcome.
(Continued from Pagel) The Platform Committee will re-
"That is all I have to say. The port to the party at the next party
rest will ha-ve to t wait for my meeting, Feb. 22, also at the public
lawyers." library. The party will consider
Neil Mueller, the principal, de- the committee's recommendations,
clined to make a statement "e- modify them if it wishes, and adopt
cause of the pending nature of the Ann Arbor Democratic Party
the case." platform for 1972. Democratic can-
the asdto. ose .n.. Ididates for city council seats will
In addition to seeking an injund- run on the 1972 platform in the
tion against Mueller and Peterson Apri platyorectionh.
to prevent them from withholding April city elections.
permission from the union -to use
school faciilties, the Tappan union
is asking $1,000 in damages. Kai-
mowitz is suing for $15,000 dam- Fo
ages for Peterson's alleged assault.
A hearing on the case will be
held Friday, Feb. 4, at 4 o'clock in
the county building.
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