;Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Wednesday, February 2, 1972 Page Eight THE MICHiGAN DAILY Wednesday, February 2, 1972 a 41 LAID OFF SINCE OCT. 10: Research cut creates force reduction G riffin may go to parly' III ' .. (Continued from Page 1) 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." (Continued from Page 1) 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. CONGRESSWOMAN MARTHA GRIFFITHS discuses: 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. Law Club Lounge' 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. I I : New Senior Editors appointed (Continued from Page 1) 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, (Continued from Page 1) 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 Dems to set' I W-11 naca A for1912w13 * APPLICATION PROCEDURES All necessary application material: and informa- tion,. ore available at the Office of Financial Aid, (OAA), 201.1 Student Activities Building.. * TYPE OF AID AVAILABLE THROUGH THE OFA 1 ) Undergraduates: Grants, Loans, and Work Study 2) Graduates: Loans and Work Study 3) Foreign Students: Short-Term Loans and Foreign Student Scholarships APPLICATION DEADLINES Spring/Summer 1972 - March, 1972, (priority on the limited funds will be given to graduating sen- iors, and new students). Fall/Winter 1972 - May 1, 1972 for first priority consideration Foreign Student Scholarships - March 31, 1972 * 125, were not drafted last year because of the suspension of draft inductions between July and Sept. during Congressional debate, and the lowdraft calls in the next three months. In order to assure some sort of equity, Selective Service put these men in the Extended Priority Group, Subgroup B. This group also includes many students who voluntarily gave up their student deferments at the end of the year. Men in the Extended Priority Group may now only be drafted if there is a national mobiliza- tion on the scale of World War II. '72 platform TREAT YOURSELF to a MID-WEEK BREAK' GRAD 0% , n o s o 0 COA5S COFFEE.~h HOUR Wed., Feb. 8-1'D p.m.- 2 IC 4th Floor Rackham Subscribe to TheDaily Phone 764-0558 Hot chocolate and cake for all t I I J N. Ireland hit by more strife (Continued from Page 1) 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 (Continued from Page 1) 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. DAILY OFFICIAL 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 Attention Students: If you expect to 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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