SGC MINORITY ALLOCATIONS See Editorial Page C, 4c itr itgan Eighty- Three Years of Editorial Freedomi A& 144**IPF :43 a t ty MOIST High-T2 Low-39 See TODAY for details Vol. LXXXIV, No. 65 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, November 20, 1973 Ten Cents Eight Pages HOUSE APPROVAL NEEDED m IYf-U SEE NEWS [(APP LL DNLY Symposium planned The Center for Coordination of Ancient and Modern Studies has announced an interdisciplinary symposium on literature and psychology, to be held from Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. Participants in the symposium include noted pro- fessors and psychologists from around the country, and they will consider, among others, such works as "A Clockwork Orange" and Kafka's "Castle." The sympo- sium, which will be held in various University buildings, is supported by a joint grant from the A. W. Mellon Foundation and The National Endowment for the Hu- manities. Watch this space for further details. 0 Happenings . . ...are slim, probably owing to the upcoming Thanks- giving break. The College Young Democrats will hold a candlelight procession to honor the tenth anniversary of President John Kennedy's assassination, Wednesday at 7 p.m. on the Diag . . . the Ann Arbor Libertarian League Freedom Forum is sponsoring a discussion to- night at 7:30 in the Union assembly hall. Speaking will be Greg Clark, chairman of the Michigan Libertarian Party, on the prospects of an impending depression .. . Today is the final deadline for the UAC Ski Trip and the London Trip. Apply at the UAC travel office, second floor of the Union . . . The department of geology presents a talk on the energy crisis by Visiting Prof. Charles Park Jr. at 9 p.m. in Rackham Amphitheater . . . and today's happenings also include a joint sociology-anthropology colloquium by Cambridge University Prof. Meyer Fortes. The title of his talk is "The First Born;" at 4 p.m., Rm. 25 Angell Hall. Take that, person! President Nixon reportedly mistook a man for a wo- man in bright floodlights Saturday night at a Florida airport, and when he discovered his mistake, he slapped the man lightly on the face. Nixon supposedly approach- ed a short, balding man accompanied by a small boy at McCoy Air Force Base and asked him, "Are you the boy's mother or grandmother?" The man replied, "Nei- ther," and Nixon playfully slapped him on the face. The overwhelming pressures of power, no doubt.fae. In any event, no feathers were ruffled. Says Edward Kleizo, the man involved: "It's the greatest thing that ver happened to me. I'm not going to wash my face." GM, UAW ratify pact UAW President Leonard Woodcock announced yester- day that the auto workers and General Motors have reached- agreement on a tentative new contract. Bar- gainers issued news of the pact an hour after yester- day's 10 a.m. strike deadline. Details of the agreement are being witheld pending a meeting of the UAW's Gen- eral Motors Council a w'eek from today in Detroit. Cambodian palace bombed A Cambodian air force fighter bombed President Lon Nol's palace compound yesterday - the second bomb- ing of the palace grounds in nine months. The pilot of the plane was on a bombing mission to Phnom Penh's southern perimeter when he radioed that his bombs would not release. He then broke away from formation and headed for the palace. Further information about the motives behind the bombing has not been released. Three bystanders were killed in the incident. Ford's fitness challeged Rep. Michael Harrington (D-Mass.), testifying at House Judiciary Committee hearings on the confirmation of Congressman Gerald Ford as vice president, stated point blank that Ford does not have what it takes to be president, and thus should not be confirmed as second- in-command. Harrington said, "I believe the President can nominate and we can confirm a man for the job of vice president who has a stronger record with respect to experience and leadership potential." Ben-Girion resting David Ben-Gurion, the 87-year-old former Israeli prime minister who was principally involved in the country's founding, was reported resting peacefully but still in critical condition yesterday after a massive stroke on Sunday. No Sunday driving? Congress was told by one of the President's energy experts yesterday that a ban on Sunday driving and closing of public parks to automobiles are possible mea- sures being considered to help "meet the energy crisis." Charles DiBone, the President's special assistant for fuel policies, also told Congress that New England and the East Coast could run SO per cent short of fuel this win- ter if strict controls are not imposed almost immediately. Ot the inside .*. Daily opera reviewer C. Alton Parks reviews the current production of "Marriage of Figaro" on the Arts Page . . . Staff Writer Gordon Atcheson discusses fire inspection and fire hazards in Ann Arbor, on the Edi- torial Page . . . and Sports Writers Marc Feldman and Senate grants rationing power Stock market tumbles at news of d'ecision By AP and Reuter WASHINGTON-The Senate voted yesterday to give Presi- dent Nixon wide powers to ration and conserve energy. The action followed moves by three European Common Market countries and Japan which imposed new restrictions on oil consumption. The bill declaring a one-year nationwide fuel emergency passed the Senate by a 78 to 6 margin and was sent to the House. THE BILL authorizes, but does not require, rationing. Meanwhile, the New York Stock Market suffered one of its worst setbacksain 11myears. Petroleum firms, auto manufacturers' and chemical companies led the slump. The Dow - Jones Industrials slumped 28.67 points to 862.66, its biggest loss since it tumbled 34.94 points in May of 1962. AN ARAB DENIAL that it would soon lift the oil embargo to the U.S. and word that Washington was considering a ban on Sunday gasoline sales provided most of the bearish ammunition. See related story, Page 3 The Senate deleted a provision to tap the nation's petroleum re- serves but rejected most other amendments, including one its sponsors said would save fuel by prohibiting busing school children for racial balance. ANOTHER amendment adopted would permit Congress to termi- nate the emergency after six months, if it decides it is no longer needed after receiving an interim report from the President. The bill would require the Presi- dent to set up a system of fuel ra- tioning within 15 days, although it would be up to him when or whe- ther to put it into effect. Nixon has said he hopes to avoid rationing. UNDER THE BILL, Ni xo n would be required to establish pri- orities for a system designed to re- duce consumption by 10 per cent in 10 days and 25 per cent in four weeks. The system would have to in- clude reductions in speed limits, temperature restrictions in both public and private offices, a ban on advertising designed to increase energy consumption, and curtail- ment of hours in schools and other institutions. Assembly app roves reso itlon on woment By MARY LONG The Senate Assembly agreed unanimously yesterday to a resolu- tion which proposed that the Uni- versity administration instruct in- dividual department heads and executive committees to "make every effort" in correcting existing inequalities, between faculty men and women. Areas specifically mentioned in- cluded promotions, tenure, salaries and the inclusion of women in con- sideration for faculty additions. THE RESOLUTION, first intro- duced on October 15, is basedon data compiled by the University's Affirmative Action Program. The data indicates that there are still sizable inequalities in the salaries of men and women on the teaching faculty. The study also pointed out the under-representation of women at the higher academic ranks and the inadequacy of recruitment pro- grams for new women faculty members. Among the current faculty, wom- en are disproportionately cluster- See SENATE, Page 3 Daily Photo by DAVID MARGOLICK No shortage here Though the energy crisis may force them to eat their Thanksgiving re pasts in cold, dimly lit rooms, these loc-l shoppers can take comfort in the fact that there will at least be turkey on their tables. In these days of deprivation, who can ask for more? BIZARRE TALE: Police still seeking clues in murder of'U student By DAN BIDDLE The strange, tragic disappear- ance of Melanie Fahr ended Friday in a wooded area 30 miles west of Lansing. A hunter in the north end of Eaton County discovered a skeleton and several articles of clothing lying in an open space. Police iden- tified the body as that of 20-year-old University student Melanie Fahr, the junior oceanography major who took a friend home late one night last spring and never returned to her room in Stockwell Hall. THAT WAS nearly eight months ago. Melanie died of a gunshot wound in the head. This weekend, state police confirmed that the murder took place where the body was found-a bullet was discovered in the earth beneath the skeleton. Melanie's suede jacket was still zippered up, and police say there are no indications that a struggle took place before she died. But after eight months of pains- taking, frustrating investigation by the FBI, state, and local police, the questions of murdereraand motive in Melanie's death remain shroud- ed in mystery. IN A MILWAUKEE jail sits the single suspect in the Fahr murder. He is Orville Leland Davis, a 31- year-old escaped convict - from Council hears fiscal proposals from finance advisor Sheehan Milford, Ohio, with a zapata mus- tache and a record that reads like a contrived crime novel. On the might of March 28, 1973- one day after Melanie disappeared from Ann Arbor-a patrolman nam- ed John Plumb pulled Davis over for making an illegal left turn in Shorewood, a suburb on Milwau- kee's north side. Davis fired a shot at Plumb and fled, leaving behind Melanie's yel- low 1970 Chevelle, a couple of fingerprints, and two tickets to a YMCA in Toledo, Ohio. POLICE apprehended Davis the following night after a shootout in a Milwaukee alley. The elusive convict wounded patrolman Gary Patulski twice and received four bullet wounds himself before he could be captured. Davis has since been sentenced to five years in prison for the at- tempted shooting of Plumb. But after repeated interrogation by de- tectives and FBI men, he still isn't talking about Melanie Fahr. Live criminals-and dead bodies -may tell no tales, but the missing link between Orville Davis and the murder of MelanieuFahr may be revealed by the bullet that ended Melanie's life. See STUDENT, Page 3 Greek junta arrests college dean, leftists. By AP and Reuter ATHENS - Several left wing members of Parliament and the dean of the Athens Polytechnic-scene of this past weekend's anti-government street battles - were reportedly arrested yesterday along with students and workers charged with participating in the fighting. No figures were available on the number being held, but it was be- lieved to run into several hundreds. A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN said that 910 people had been ar- rested over the weekend, and of these 294 had been detained. These fig- ures do not include yesterday's arrests. The Dean, Professor Constantinos Konofagos, presided over a meet- ing of the Senate last Thursday during which he recommended to the government that police should not intervene to disperse thousands of students around and inside the Polytechnic. Among left wingers arrested, relatives said, were Ere Vassilios Ne- feloudis and Leonidas Krikos, representatives . of the Pro-Communist United Democratic Left (EDA) Party. OTHERS HELD were Demetrios Benas, a prominent member of EDA, and two retired officers, Col. Nicholas Papanicolaou and Capt. Alexandros Zarkadas. Both of them had been freed from jail last Au- See CRACKDOWN, Page 2 By GORDON ATCHESON and JACK KROST Ann Arbor's chief financial of- ficer presented City Council with a five-year budget forecast last night but stormed out of the cham- bers when questioned about the report. Asst. City Administrator of Fi- nance Kenneth Sheehan reported that the city will be in for tight fis- cal times in the near future. The document suggests city service levels will be markedly reduced and that a new source of income for the city must be found. WHEN COUNCIL member Nor- ris Thomas (D-First Ward) inter- rupted Sheehan's presentation to ask a question, the administrator stalked out of the room comment- ing "I should be able to talk without being interrupted." Mayor James Stephenson chas- tised Thomas for being "rude" as several other Republicans nodded Millage approved by overwhelming margin in agreement. Thomas argued that he felt council members had. the right to question any public em- ploye. Currently, the city faces the worst financial crisis in its history. Saddled with a $1 million deficit, the city has been ordered by the state to develop a viable debt re- duction plan. SHEEHAN, who will leave his post for a similar job in St. Peters- berg, Fla. next week, reported the city could reduce its debt to near zero within five years. However he urged the city to es- tablish an additional income source because "no existing source grows at a rate comparable to the rate of inflation." The new source most often dis- cussed is a city income tax but in the past voters have soundly de- feated two such proposals. CITY ADMINISTRATOR Sylves- ter Murray warned council not to be overly "optimistic" about the forecast since so many variables influence budget projections. In other business, a local group calling themselves the "Citizens for Decency" filed petitions before City Council, seeking stricter ob- scenity laws in Ann Arbor. The petitions refer to the recent STOCKWELL CEREMONY Black leader recognized By MARNIE HEYN City voters yesterday overwhelm- ingly approved both proposals in the school millage election. Pro- posal A was a renewal of the 6.67 mill assessment for the general operating budget, and Proposal B sought an additional one mill for a special property maintenance fund. Thirteen per cent of Ann Arbor's registered voters beat a path to the polls on a day marked by non- descript weather. Students evident- of the school district's operating budget, most of which pays staff salaries. The revenue generated from Pro- posal B's one mill levy will create a new Building and Site Fund to be administered by the school board. The $4.75 million to be col- lected over the next five years will be spent for such purposes as reno- vations, repairs, replacement of equipment, architecture and engi- neering services, and, curiously, $1.19 million for "items to be used By EUGENE ROBINSON Co-Editor-in-Chief Rosa Parks is a small, sedate woman who does not fit naturally into the role of heroine. Her shy- ness and lack of assumption pro- vide a classic example of how fame invades the lives of the most unlikely of people. On Sunday, she was the guest of honor at a ceremony which in- sured that her name will long be remembered by the University- the official dedication of the Rosa "I don't like to think of myself as a celebrity. I like to think of myself as just a person who be- lieves in freedom."-Rosa Parks Parks' arrest led to a massive boycott of the Montgomery bus sys- tem, supported by some 98 per cent of the city's black population. It was this boycott that vaulted long been recognized - Pulitzer Prize - winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks. Brooks' "speech" consisted of a reading of selections of her poetry.