PRESCRIPTION DRUGS See Editorial Page flit itu DaliP SNOWY High-39 Low-18 See Today for details Eighty-Four Years of Editorial Freedom Vol. LXXXV, No.,96 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, Jonuary 25, 1975 Ten Cents Six Pages ' 17 urses to vote on u n ioniza ion IlfOUSE. fs RAPPENCAL DKL Day care dollars Student Government Council President Carl Sandberg last night declared the cancellation of a $2,500 grant to the Child Care Action Center "par- liamentarily out of order." After considerable de- bate Thursday night, SGC reconsidered and re- scinded the motion of the week before to give the grant to child care. Under parliamentary law, a motion to reconsider can only be taken up in the same meeting in which it was passed. On these grounds, Sandberg declared the action null and void. Child care wins Round Three, and the cen- ter gets the money. Scha per wins And while we're on the subject of SGC, former Council Treasurer David Schaper has won a $300 court judgement against the council for non-pay- ment of a contract Schaper made with SGC for services during the 1973 fall campus elections. SGC had hoped to prove that Schaper interfered with the election, and thus violated the contract, but Circuit Judge John Rominson ruled that terms of the pact were upheld by Schaper. 0 Happenings... are at rock bottom today. The Women's Com- munity Center is sponsoring Virginia's Room, a women's coffeehouse, at 8 p.m. in the Guild House, 802 Monroe . . . The Electric Candlelight Concert, a multi-media extravaganza with music, live electronics, film, theatre, light show and dance, will begin at 8 p.m. in the School of Music Recital Hall. It's free, folks . . . and the Go Club will meet at 2 p.m. in Rm. 2050 of the Frieze Bldg. "Go," incidentally, is a Japanese game of stra- tegy. " No war? White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen yes- terday denied a report that the United States was preparing to send troops to the Middle East. "There is no truth to it," he told reporters after consulting Defense Secretary James Schlesinger. A report in the New Republic magazine said three U. S. divisions were being formed for service in the Middle East. President Ford, in a televised interview last night, refused comment when asked about the report. UFW in Sweden The UFW grape boycott received some unexpect ed support yesterday when Swedish longshoremen supporting Caesar Chavez' union refused to unload 74 tons of California grapes. The ill-fated cargo had previously made the journey from California to Oslo, where Norwegian dock workers had also refused to handle the cargo. "The ship came here in an attempt to evade the Norwegian blockade," said a Swedish longshoremen's official. Wrong way The next time a cop stops you for going the wrong direction on a one-way street, tell him you're doing your part to stop tornadoes. Accord- ing the a report yesterday by four California sci- entists in Nature magazine, the sharp increase in tornadoes since 1920 is directly attributable to a similar increase in traffic flows. They say the op- posing streams caused by our style of driving creates strong, counterclockwise cyclical turbu- lence in the atmosphere. All of this could be pre- vented, they recommend, if everyone in the North- ern Memisphere would begin driving on the left side of the street, while our counterparts on the South half of the globe drive in the right-hand lanes. Next problem?s A On the inside ... ... the Editorial Page features the continuation of David Garfinkel's series on Morocco, plus the weekly bridge column . . . the Sports Page gives you all the info on last night's hockey game against Minnesota and the wrestling match at Purdue as well . . . review of the Peter Arnott Marionette Theatre is featured on Page 2 . . . and look to Page 3 for The Daily's weekly calendar of events. 0 On the outside... So much for the thaw. A growing storm moving n-a tha tna tismnr na illhriamrd .l By JO MARCOTTY After a long, quiet battle against apathy, a high turnover rate, and a legal delay, the Regis- tered Nurses (RN) employed by the University Medical Center will vote next week on whether they want the Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) to represent them as a legal bargaining agent to the University. Unlike other University labor organizations, the nurses' major demands are not job security and wages. Their first concerns are more con- trol in staff policy and decisions, and patient care. THE NURSES' STRUGGLE began in August of 1973, when the University attempted to cut their differential pay for late shifts, and in the ensuing protest, the nurses began the drive to- ward unionization. The administration later re- versed their decision on the pay cut, but despite frequent setbacks, the RNs will make their union- ization decision at the polls Tuesday and Wednes- day. MNA staffer Joan Guy told a small group of RNs on Thursday night to look toward the future, and said they would only win some control if they organized. "If nurses are going to have anything to do with the increased government regulation in "So if 20 nurses vote, and 11 vote yes, then the MNA will win," explained Carol Rebbeck of the nurses' General Council. Though last August the MNA did receive the necessary show of interest required by the Michi- gan Employment Relations Commission (MERC), 'If nurses are going to have anything to do with the increased gov- ernment regulation in medicine, we've got to be organized. I see no other way for any group of women to have any kmi of clout.' MNA staffer Joan Guy Nurses are apathetic." It has been difficult to maintain a continual in- terest in unionization because of the tremendous nurse turnover rate in the Medical Center. Reb- beck reported their average length of employ- ment is seven months. "It's so quick, we can't keep a group together long enough to get their names down," she said. ANOTHER HINDRANCE is the lack of com- munication between various medical units. For example, University Hospital, Mott Children Hos- pital, and the Women's Hospital, are entirely separated. In addition to these difficulties, the University threw another roadblock in the nurses' way last year by refusing to recognize registered nurses as a bargaining unit. The administration pro- posed several alternative units, including all See 'U', Page 2 medicine, we've got to be organized. I see no other way for any group of women to have any kind of clout," Guy said. * IF THE MNA is to be appointed as the RNs' bargaining unit, it must pull a majority of those voting. the general attitude of the nurses could be de- scribed as unenthusiastic. At an informational session held by the MNA Thursday night, only 20 nurses showed up. "I'M USED to a small turnout," commented Rebbeck, "Most of the meetings have been small. House committee to delay Ford oil I Cc wit ing de pa prc tee vot isl Pr Sa era b ~$53 30. D } ~al of sigi ing " ca mo B ma r sen Daily Photo by STEVE KAGAN co WASHTENAW COUNTY COMMISSIONER Cathy McClary and golden-haired, beaming Ann the Arbor Sun Editor David Fenton hold up a gunnysack full of . . . dozen of entries in the pac Sun's "Win-a-pound-of-Columbian" marijuana contest yesterday. The drawing was held as C o scheduled in front of City Hall, but the lucky winner was not named. cur par ~3TTT {'] pec Wlatsthelt dope? S off por "r be lim, dishes it out at City Hall l plu By STEPHEN SELBST But despite holding the drawing at the seat bilk The city's reputation as the "Dope Capital of city government, the Sun played it cautious 0 of the Midwest" got a boost yesterday when - probably in response to Police Chief Walter ma the weekly Ann Arbor Sun held its much- Krasny's announcement Wednesday that if afti publicized "Win-a-Pound-of-Columbian-Weed" there were any violations of the law at City gre contest drawing in the shadow of City Hall- Hall, arrests would result. There was no marl- deli and the police station located on the first juana at the event. tari floor. Also, Washtenaw County Prosecutor William eigi Although Sun editor David Fenton admitted Delhey had tried to block the event at the last wit cre the contest was held largely as a promotional minute with a court order, but according to rea stunt for the paper, he claimed the selection of Fenton, the police "flubbed the legalisms" ret City Hall as a site for the drawing was sym- and the case was dismissed on technical T bolic, since it was there that the nation's first grounds as the contest proceeded. Con $5 law for possession of marijuana was en- "FOR obvious reasons, the name of the win- wh acted in 1972. ner can't be announced," Fenton said. He bar FENTON, said with a broad grin that the stuck to his guns, although the crowd of about hon dope giveaway was important because it 75, many of them reporters, kept pestering the his helped "inject the issue of legalization of wild-haired editor for the identity of the for- 5ci marijuana into the public consciousness." See SUN, Page 2 .i.. :..=: :.. :; TI Totes Lariff WASHINGTON (PF- ingress drove yesterday ward a major showdown th President Ford by ty- g a delay in his oil tariff kes to an increase in the bt ceiling he needs to y for his new economic ograms. 3y a 15-14 vote, the House ays and Means Commit- decided to tie these is- es together and then ted 19-15 to approve leg- ation which would block esident Ford's triple- %ge oil import tariff boost d would increase the fed- al debt limit to a record 31 billion through June DEMOCRATS in Congress re using as their weapon ainst Ford'sstariffrtax boost traditionally veto-proof piece legislation which must be ned into law within the com- month or the government n n o t continue borrowing ney. 3ut, after the vote, Rep. Her- .n Schneebeli (R-Pa.), the iior GOP member of the mmittee, said he was sure President would veto this ckage if it emerges from n g r e s s. The President, mneebeli said, "opposes the b on his authority" which the nel placed in this legislation. 'he debt limit crisis is ex- :ted to develop Feb. 18 when icials figure the existing tem- ary $495 billion ceiling will reached. On March 31, that it is due to vanish and the al lid automatically will nge to the permanent $400 ion level. IN FEB. 1, under a procla- tion Ford issued Thursday er rejecting repeated con- ssional calls for a voluntary ay, a special $1 per barrel iff will be imposed on for- n oil and petroleum products, :h additional monthly in- ases of $1 until a $3 level is ched April 1, thus boosting ail gasoline prices. 'he President is pressing for ngress to pass legislation ich would impose a $2 per rrel levy on all oil from me and abroad. He has said tariff action would be re- nded when such broader leg- tion is enacted. he committee's bill would See OIL, Page 2 AP Photo NEW YORK CITY firemen carry a stretcher into the Anglers and Tarpon Club yesterday after a bomb exploded nearby, killing four people and injuring at least 40 others. A Puerto Rican nationalist group claimed credit for the blast. Bomb blast hits NY restaurantm~, kills .4 NEW YORK (Pt-Four persons werekilled yesterday in the explosion of a bomb planted in the doorway of a sportsmen's dining club next to historic Fraunces Tavern in the Wall Street area. At least 42 were injured, most superficially. A Puerto Rican nationalist group claimed responsibility. A SPOKESPERSON said a back, ground floor dining room in Fraunces Tavern was "a shambles," although the rest of the landmark building apparently was undamaged. Built in 1719 and restored near the turn of the century, GOP misusing CDRS study? Fraunces Tavern was the scene ington's tearful farewell to the officers who served under him in the Revolutionary War. It is about 400 yards from the New York Stock Exchange. "Like an earthquake," the owner of a nearby grocery store said of the explosion, w h i c h sprayed razor-sharp shards of glass on passersby thronging the narrow streets on their lunch hour. AN UNIDENTIFIED telephone caller to The Associated Press 15 minutes after the 1:30 p.m. blast indicated it was the work of the FALN, a band of na- tionalist Puerto Rican terrorisls. Its members previously have planted bombs in the metropoli- tan area, but previous blasts have not caused any fatalities. Later, police recovered a note in which the FALN took com- on Dec. 4, 1783, of George Wash- 4R Je 'U'issues statement on dean By JUDY RUSKIN University officials acknowl- edged for the first time yester- day that the Board of Regents reached at least a partial de- cision last week on the selec- tion of a new literary college (LSA) dean. In a statement released yes- terday, Vice President for Aca- demic Affairs Frank Rhodes By DAVID WHITING Daily News Analysis City Republicans may have effectively manipulated the sug- gestions of two mayoral-appoint- ed citizens committees designed to study the allocation of a $2.5 million federal grant. The grant is in the form of Community Development Rev- of Governments and the County Planning Commission. The two citizen's committees were formed last fall to advise City Council on how the money should be spent. Former Re- publican councilman William Colburn was appointed chair- man of the committee primarily responsible for the recommen- dations to council. The committee recommended $74,000 for "historical preserva- tion" under its economic de- velopment funding category. The recommended allocation for "historical preservation" came under heavy attack last Monday night at a CDRS public hearing as not in the spirit of CDRS funding as outlined by Congress-having little to do sommesm