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Eighty-Four Years of Editorial Freedom
lol. LXXXV, No. 59
Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, November 12, 1974
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If"U.E wMs A PPENC"llY
Os U'S Rackham?
During ABC's televised coverage of the Michigan
State - Ohio State game, a bit of Maize and Blue
skullduggery infiltrated the network's five-minute
presentation on the OSU campus. The presentation
typically consists of a series of about ten photo-
graphs of campus buildings, shown with a voice-
qver some student type who waxes long and lyrical
about "The so-so State University's leadership
among other institutions, in the field of bovine
science and applied technology." On Saturday,
however, in the series of photos illustrating Woody
Hayes' land, a picture of the University's own
Rackham Building innocently cropped up between
two slides. Neither Purdue alumnus Chris Schenkel
nor the pride of the Spartans, Duffy Daugherty,
noticed the goof.
Biggies coming
Two literary biggies have tenatively been booked
to give the annual Hopwood lectures in 'January
and April. According to Hilda Bonham, secretary
to the Hopwood Committee, January's underclass
award ceremony will - if all goes as planned
-feature a reading by Joseph Heller, author and es-
sayist. April's main affair will be headlined by
Paul Kael, movie critic of The New Yorker.
Bands battle
The Wolverines weren't Michigan's only football
victors at the University this weekend. The Michi-
gan Marching Band took the field with their East-
ern Michigan University counterparts in the mud
of .Wines' Field Sunday afternoon for a football
game. And the Maize-and-Blue won a narrow, yet
decisive, 21-14 victory over our Ypsi neighbors.
The game began on a sour note, with EMU lead-
ing 14-7 over their musical rivals. However, our
sports writers tell us that the Michigan band re-
mained "calm and collected in the face of adver-
sity," and it was only fitting that they won the
game on a long downfield march.
Top egg
Architecture student Ron Campbell was this
year's winner in the annual Engineering honor fra-
ternity's Pi Tau Sigma egg contest. Participants
were required to build a device which would pre-
vent an egg from being scrambled when hit by a
swinging brick. Campbell captured the first prize,
dinner for two at Win Schulers, with his egg buf-
fer of two bowling balls. He was so successful,
he not only saved the egg, but broke the brick in
the process. Ron Lamerand took second place with
his styrofoam pillow, winning himself an omelet
pan. Third place and a dozen large grade A eggs
went to David Crosby and his pneumatic water
cushion. One of the most exotic entries, but alas
not a prize winner, was a buffer bag containing
peanut butter and jelly and tuna fish sandwiches.
Happenings...
begin bright and early this morning, with
a Gore Vidal lecture at the unearthly hour of 10:30
a.m. at Lydia Mendelssohn. Admission's five
bucks . . . the Flip Jackson Quartet and the Brown
Trout Rhythm Band will perform at an HRP-spon-
sored free-concert in Ypsi's Pease Auditorium at
8& p.m. . . . the International Meditation Society
will sponsor a lecture by Keith Wallace on the
effects of TM at 8 p.m. in P&A Bldg., Rm. 170 ...
the Michigan Undergrad Economics Association
will sponsor a Law School Information Seminar at
7 p.m. in Aud. F of the P & A Bldg. . . . "Apollo
,12: Fifth Anniversary," will be highlighted at the
Astronomical Film Festival, 8 p.m., MLB Aud.,
3 . . Psych Prob. Patricia Gurin will lecture on
"Social Class, Race and Ethnic Differences: Valid
or Invalid?" at 7 p.m. in East Quad's Greene
Lounge . . . at 6:30 p.m., the Ecumenical Campus
Center will sponsor a supper-discussion on "World
Student Christian Federation" for a buck at 921
Church Street . . . the "Go" Club will meet -at 8
p.m. in 2050 Frieze Bldg. . . . the University Sky-
divers will hold a parachute packing class at 8
p.m. in South Quad's West Lounge . . . and the
University Archery Club will hold an organizational
meeting at 7 p.m. in the Boxing Room of the IM
Bldg. All are welcome.
On the inside...
.. Stephen Hersh reviews "Weather Report" at
Chances Are on the Arts page . . John Kahler re-
ports on Bo's weekly press luncheon on the Sports
page . . . On the Editorial page Tony Duenas has
second thoughts on the Nov. 5 elections.
On the outside...
Hope you enjoyed the mild weather. Our atmos-
Distribution
By SARA RIMER
If all goes well, by next fall incoming studentsL
will never have to suffer through "Rocks for
Jocks," "Physics for Poets," or any other lab and come back on the 9:4
sciences. faculty is clearly willing t
The old distribution pattern requiring students cost of having a little less c
to elect three courses in three divisions including The new plan calls for
the long-resented lab was thrown out the window a distribution plan with an
last month as the faculty voted to give students of his/her second term at
the freedom to draw up their own plans. plan is filed as a written
met at any time in the stu
THE action was spurred by a proposal in the According to GRC chairma
Graduation Requirements Commission (GRC) re- mond Grew the new plan "
port which recommends that students elect at to do distribution in the fir
least one quarter of their degree credits outside be planned in terms of the
their field of concentration, according to a con-
tract of their own design. IN THE. first part of the
Commenting on the new plan's flexibility As- plan of distribution the stud
sociate Dean for Student Academic Affairs three distribution patterns s
Charles Morris says, "There is no rulebook any- He/she could select one of1
more to say you goto Chicago on the 5:45 train A student could select an
ain t
what
ieneirequirement eased
5 the next day. The
o take a risk at the
certainty."
students to discuss
advisor by the middle
the University. The
contract that can be
dent's college career.
n, History Prof. Ray-
takes the pressure off
rst two years. It can
whole four years."
two-pronged written
dent adopts one of the
;ggested by the GRC.
three approaches.
approach focusing on
disciplinary content, which includes six courses in
the areas of social science, natural science, hu-
manities, creative expression and mathematics
and philosophy. The area of creative expression
would include courses in music, drama and art.
The other innovative approach hinges on "ap-
proaches to knowledge" with courses scattered
in analytical, emperical, moral and esthetic
areas. In the analytical division math, syntax and
philosophy courses would, apply, while the social
and natural sciences would apply to the* em-
pirical division. Philosophy, religious studies and
classical studies courses would fit under the,
moral designation, and history of art, music, art,
literature and drama would fill the esthetic
category.
A STUDENT also has the option of pursuing a
it was
more traditional pattern of six courses scattered
among the natural sciences, social sciences and
humanities. A lab science would not be required.
According to Assistant Dean Marion Jackson
the first two plans "leave a lot of freedom for
interpretation.
However, she cites two concerns the patterns
create, "A student might perhaps make up any
old plan and have it approved by somebody. There
is also the possibility that many students will
defect into the-last pattern, which is not really
as exciting."
GREW asserts, "The new plan expresses the
GRC's major theme that the student not view
education as a string of courses."
Lauding the plan's flexibility Morris says,
"There are at least a half dozen ways of meeting
the spirit of distribution. If it fits your educa-
tional package, then that's fine."
Afterpchoosing a particular pattern of distri-
See NEW, Page 2
NEGOTIATIONS STALL
Miners
start
nationwide
strike
Walkout could last 3 weeks
CHARLESTON, W.Va. UP)
-A long holiday weekend
quietly turned into a na-
tionwide strike for members
of the United Mine Workers
at 12:01 a.m. today as the
miners shut off three-
fourths of the nation's coal
production.
The shutdown is expected
to last at least two weeks,
since it would take that
long to raatify a new con-
tract even if negotiators in
Washington reach agree-
ment within the next day
or two.
SCATTERED picketing had
preceded the expiration of the
old contract and official begin-
ning of the strike as some mines
continued to try to operate yes-
terday, despite the Veterans
Day holiday.
For all practical purposes,
most UMW mines shut down
operations Saturday, although
loading and stockpiling con-
tinued at some facilities under
contract rules for Sundays and
holidays. Only a few mines were
reported working yesterday.
"As of 12:01 a.m. we are on
strike," UMW President Arnold
Miller said at a news confer-
ence yesterday.
MILLER SAID that coal
miners will not be "bludgeoned
into accepting" an inadequate
contract because of public pres-
sure to end their strike. An-
other union official said the
strike might last three weeks.
"I'm disappointed with the
progress we made," Miller said
as he emerged from the bar-
gaining session.
The industry's chief negotia-
tor, Guy Farmer, said he, too,
was disappointed but said some
progress was achieved.
"EVERY DAY of progress
brings it closer to an agree-
ment," he said.
Farmer, who had earlier pre-
dicted that a contract could be
settled on by last weekend,
said: "I believe definitely we
can have it by the end of the
week."I
Although some wildcat miners'
strikes have been marked by
violence, UMW contract strikes
are generally quiet, with little
or no picketing. Under the
miners' credo of "no contract,
no work" the men simply do
not show up for work.
AP Photo
Gimne a hand!
Either the little boy is the size of
dinosaur . . . Actually, there's a
where a group of artists decided
local children.
a fly, or the person he's shaking hands with is as big as a
logical explanation. It's a new kind of playground in Berlin
to donate their used theater props and sets-to the delight of
t AP Photo
ARNOLD MILLER, president of the United Mine Workers,
held contract talks with industry negotiators yesterday, in
an unsuccessful attempt to avoid a nationwide coal strike.
industrialists fear'
effects of strike
TAPES PLAYED AT TRIAL:
Jury
hears Nixon
approved
By AP and Reuther hind the break-in
The Watergate cover-up trial
jury yesterday heard the voice
of then President Nixon author- AS Haldeman
ize the use of the Central In- plot to halt the
telligence Agency (CIA) to Nixon said, "You
block an FBI investigation of good, good deal-
the Watergate break-in just six However, Patr
days after it occured in June, mer acting hea
1972. testified yesterda
Government prosecutors play- fort to stop the
ed a subpoened tape recording tion failed. He t
of a June 23, 1972 conversation that Lt. Gen. V
in which Nixon told his chief of deputy director
staff H. R. "Bob" Haldeman to went to Gray
call in the CIA to stop the FBI "I'm not going
from finding out who was be- kids at the Whi
at
dis
in
cal
play
ick
d of
ay t
FBI
old
erno
of
and
to
te F
cover-up
tempt. me around."
The prosecutors played tape
segments of three meetings on
cussed the June 23 between Nixon and
vestigation, Haldeman. Only days after
I them in- Nixon made transcripts of those
y it tough." tapes public last August, he
Gray, for- was forced to resign the presi-
f the FBI, dency.
hat the ef-
investiga- BETWEEN the second and
the jurors third meetings on June 23,
)n Walters, Haldeman and John Ehrlichman
the CIA, met with Walters and CIA di-
told him, rector Richard Helms. Halde-
let those man told Walters to tell Gray
House kick that FBI attempts to trace
money found on the Watergate
burglars could uncover covert
CIA activities in Mexico.
Walters delivered the message
later that day but on July 5 he
went back to Gray and told him
there was no CIA involvemnent.
Gray described the meeting:
"THE THING I can distinctly
Thursday, remember was Gen. Walters
presented. sitting in that red chair and
putting his hands behind his
ill vote Fri- head like this and he said, 'I
and make have an inheritance. I'm not
o Governor worried about my pension and
ill then an- I'm not going to let those kids
By The Associated Press
Railroads, steelmakers and
other industries that depend on
coal braced themselves yester-
day for the miners' strike.
There were warnings that a long
walkout could mean serious
problems-possibly even a de-
pression.
The latest union estimate was
that a strike by the 120,000
miners who prdduce three-
fourths of the. nation's coal
would last at least three weeks.
MOST industries indicated
they would not begin to feel
the effects of the walkout for
about a week. Dennis Hayes,
chief of the fuel energy office in
Illinois, which gets about 26
per cent of its energy from
coal, said no industry would be
hurt if the strike ends within
14 days
He said small manufacturers
would feel the pinch after two
weeks and added that if the
walkout lasts a month, it could
touch off a depression.
An Illinois Chamber of Com-
merce official agreed. "It's go-
ing to be nasty," he said; re-
ferring to the possibility of a
long strike. "The whole coun-
try's economy is so damn shaky
all we need to do is cut our
throats on coal."
THE STRIKE deadline was
set by the United Mine Workers
for 12:01 am. EST today. But
many mines shut down in ad-
vance because yesterday was a
holiday-Veteran's Day - and
picket lines formed at some
facilities.
Even after a settlement isk
See STRIKE, Page 2
soars on campus book lists
U' proposes 13%
faculty salary, hi~e
By DAVID BURHENN
University Vice President for
Academic Affairs Frank Rhodes
will submit an administration
recommendation for a 13.2 per
cent increase in faculty-staff
benefits for the 1975-76 fiscal
gents meeting this
when both plans are
THE REGENTS wi
day on the proposals
a recommendation t'
Milliken. Milliken wi
By ANN MARIE LIPINSKI
Kurt Vonnegut is "out to lunch" and Jona-
thon Livingston Seagull has soared. to the top
of the average college student's reading list,
according to those "in the know" at the De-
troit Free Press.
In this Sunday's Detroit Magazine, they
claimed that the students' list of "must read"
books is also toned by I'm OK. You're OK.
the current substenance of local bookworms.
Literary works dealing with the occult, sci-
ence fiction, nature and natural cooking, phi
losophy and psychotherapy are also steady
movers off localbook racks.
DAVID KOZUBEI, owner and manager of
David's Books on Liberty, could not even re-
member the last time he rung up a sale on the