Those Rose By SCOTT LEWIS A Daily Sports Analysis The 1978 Rose Bowl was to end all the talk about jinxes, choking, and Michigan's inability to win a bowl game. No more would Bo Schembechler have to worry about that elusive final victory of the year, an inability which severely hampered his coaching status in the eyes of his critics. The Washington Huskies, entering the game with a meager 7-4 record surely lacked sufficient man- power to down Michigan's highly lauded machine. BY GAME'S END, however, the Wolverines left the field as Rose Bowl losers, an all-to-familiar sight during the past decade. Once again Bo must probe all aspects of the philosophy which has made him one of the winningest coaches in college football - but has also ended in failure at the end of almost every season. To recite the painful facts one more time, Bo's record in final season games stands at 0-9-1, including Bowlbl an 0-5 mark in postseason bowl games. The Wolver- ines have fallen to the likes of relatively weak Stan- ford and Washington teams as well as clearly superior squads like Oklahoma and USC. THESE ARE THE plain facts, and the most diehard Michigan fans can't ignore them. Obviously, something must be wrong when a team can show such prowess during the regular season year after year, yet fall flat on its face during the bowl games. It can be argued that each game must be con- sidered separately, that different circumstances have befallen the Wolverines each time, and to generalize about any overall problems would be foolish. Indeed, each game is completely different from the others, but there are some constant factors in each contest which must be taken into account. IN EACH OF Schembechler's five bowl ap- pearances, the team has not played to the potential it lues take has shown during the first eleven games. The Wolverines have shown the ability to play over their heads against Ohio State on many occasions, but this has not been evident once on New Year's Day. In addition, Michigan has played with pretty much the same game plan in the bowl games that it em- ploys during the previous eleven contests. The oppo- sition, however, has shown some variety from its regular season reportoire, with the exception of Okla- homa in the 1976 Orange Bowl, who nevertheless manhandled the hapless Wolverines. Washington coach Don James, seeing that Michigan was too powerful to play conservatively against, used a somewhat more reckless game plan. This time the recklessness paid off. "I FELT BEFORE the game that Michigan was the better team," James said afterwards. "We felt that we had to gamble to win this football game, and See ANOTHER, Page 11 a ------ For a picto essay on the 1 2 Rose Daily phers. Bowl photog Alan Bi Trial 978 by gra- ilin- n dy see sky and A Freeberg, pages 8 and 9. Schembechler mma FREE ~ ~ MUSHY ISUEHigh- 340 w See Today for details oi. LXXXVIII, No. 79 VA nurses await move on new trial By KEITH RICHBURG Filipina Narciso and Leonora Per- ?z await yet another decision as U.S. ,ttorney James Robinson in Detroit ietermines whether or not to retry them for poisoning patients at the Xnn Arbor Veterans Administration VA) hospital. The women, both nurses at the Fuller Road hospital, were tried and convicted last summer of poisoning .and conspiracy charges, only to have the trial judge throw out the guilty verdicts and order a new trial in light of misconduct by the prosecution. FEDERAL JUDGE Philip Pratt, n granting a defense motion de- manding a new trial, issued a lengthy der December 19 in which he ambasted government prosecutors for "polluting the waters of justice," and accused the U.S. attorneys of having "frustrated the ability of the defense to prepare for trial effec- tively." Pratt was referring to the prosecu- tor's practice of constantly altering their witness lists and of deleting relevant material from documents in what the defense described as "a cut-and-paste episode." "The overwhelming prejudice to the defendants arising from the government's persistent misconduct prevented the jurors from receiving the case free from taint," Pratt said. PRATT ALSO accused Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Yanko of presenting "improper suggestions of -ct and law to the jury" when the . osecutor told them that if the uefense had any information to prove their innocence, they would have presented it. Under the U.S. Criminal code, defendants in a trial are not required to prove their innocence, the burden of proof being on the prosecution. Yanko was also chastised for his controversial remarks in a Detroit :Free Press interview when he de- clared that he thought the nurses were guilty regardless of the out- come of the trial. So far, the U.S. Attorney's office has given no indication of whether they will choose to retry the costly and time-consuming case, Defense Attorney Michael Moran said yester- day. "And no one is looking forward to going through it all again," he added. Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, January 6, 1978 12 Pages Carter visits D Day beach; French cheer Fingertip finesse Doily Photo by ANDY FREEBERG Michigan's Alan Hardy (left) and Northwestern's Bill Pearson look on as Dave Baxter lets go with a fingertip shot during last night's 80-65 victory over the Wildcats at Crisler Arena. S YMBOL OF NA TIONHOOD: Crown back in Hung-ary From Wire Service Reports OMAHA B E A C H, Normandy, France - President Carter, at times close to tears, made an emotion- filled pilgrimage yesterday to Oma- ha Beach where U.S. forces invaded Europe on D-Day - June 6, 1944 - and pledged that Europe's freedom will never be endangered again. Carter received a tumultuous wel- come from the French who remem- ber American help in World Wars I and II and above all, the D-Day Allied invasion that was the first step in freeing France from the Nazi tyranny that engulfed it in 1940. There was flagwaving and there were cries of "Jimmee! Jimmee!" "WE ARE PROUD of what we have done together," he told French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing and a gathering of French and Americans. "We are sure our friend- ship shall be everlasting." Carter, Giscard d'Estaing and their wives gazed out over Omaha Beach, where 2,000 Allied soldiers were killed. Saluting it as "a site of tragedy, of heroism," Carter de- clared in the brief ceremony, "We are determined with our allies that Europe's freedom will never again be in danger." Giscard d'Estaing told the chilled crowd: "All this France remembers. She expresses her gratitude for all those who fell for her freedom, to their families and to all their friends." THE TWO PRESIDENTS walked along the grass-covered cliff as the steel-blue surf of the English Channel rolled up the beach 130 feet below. At the time of the invasion, Giscard d'Estaing was a teen-age member of the French resistance and Carter was a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy. It was a day of symbolism as the two Presidents visited the American cemetery of Normandy, where 9,386 soldiers are buried beneath row upon row of white crosses and occasional Jewish Stars of David. Carter was the first American President to visit the cemetery while in office. LATER, THEY held private talks on a train that carried them back to See CARTER, Page 2 CIA used 'U'for drug tests By SUE WARNER The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has informed University Pres- ident Robben Fleming that it spon- sored University research on chemi- cals connected with brainwashing in the early 1950s. In a letter which Fleming received in mid-December, CIA General Counsel Anthony Lapham states that the agency's research program, under the name "Artichoke", in- volved 'chemical and biological agents.' A heavily censored copy of minutes from an "Artichoke" confer- ence dated March 5, 1953 was also sent to the University. THE MINUTES indicate that Uni- See 'U', Page 2 BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP)-The Holy Crown of St. Stephen, Hungary's most revered symbol of nationhood, was welcomed home last night after a three-decade exile in the United States. The crown and other medieval coronation relics, which came into U.S. possession in 1945, were flown here on a U.S. Air Force jet from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. They were accompanied on the trip by a 25- member U.S. delegation that included many Hungarian- Americans. SECRETARY OF STATE Cyrus Vance is to break off from President Carter's foreign tour in Paris to be here for the official return ceremony today. The relics, packed in a silvery crate, were lowered to ground level in a catering truck and the Rakoczi March, named for a national hero of the early 18th century, was played as they were put in a special blue van flying the Hungarian flag. The plane was met by a Hungarian delegation led by Janos Peter, vice president of the parliament. There were no speeches by either side. AN INVITED CROWD of 500 officials and elite workers attended the airport ceremony. After the playing of the American and Hungarian national anthems, the van was driven to the parliament building where the royal regalia will be kept overnight and where the official ceremony is scheduled to take place.' Many citizens here saw the crown's return as a symbol of improved U.S.-Hungarian relations. "President Carter was the first of them to listen to us," said a Budapest housewife. "He deserves a lot of credit for that." "IT IS A VOTE of confidence by the United States in today's Hungary," said another. The government planned to celebrate the restoration of the golden, bejeweled crown with a special winter lighting of the Buda Heights over the Danube River, including the castle where the 1,000-year-old relic, emblem of Hungarian nationhood, was kept until 1944. The crown and other items fell into American hands in See ST. STEPHEN'S, Page 3 i In the meantime 0 * " FEW FILE FOR CITY COUNCIL RACES: Tenants issues to go on ballot To bring you up-to-date on what we missed during finals and Christmasdbreak, Daily staffers Gregg Krupa, Mark Parrent, Julie Rovner and Sue Warner have compiled a news round-up for your reading pleasure. 'U' Hospital accreditation University Hospital has re- ceived a one-year continuation of its accreditation by the National Joint Commission of Accredita- tion of Hospitals (JCAH). In previous years, the hospital has been awarded the commission's maximum two-year accreditation. Hospital Director Jeptha Dal- ston announced the JCAH decision in mid-December. "THIS YEAR'S evaluation by the Commission reinforced concerns and medical organizations. The hospital is licensed by the Michi- gan Public Health Department but must be accredited by the JCAH to be reimbursed for treatment of Medicare patients. "The one-year accreditation is a product of the JCAH becoming a little stricter because they are under a lot of pressure from the federal government," said How- ard Peterson, assistant to the Hospital Director of Operations, yesterday. He added that 40 per cent of the hospitals surveyed by JCAH received the one-year ac- creditation. ACCORDING to Peterson, a "good number" of the commis- sion's recommendations were in 'physical facility areas.' The hospital's open wards, he said, were criticized for lack of privacy, and the building's long corridors may present a fire hazard. The By DAVID GOODMAN The upcoming Ann Arbor City Coun- cil campaign features the smallest field of candidates in many years, but two tenant-initiated housing ballot issues shay perk up voter interest in the April 3 city election. The outcome in the key First and Fourth Ward races is expected to determine which party controls City Hall for the next year. Three incumben- ts-Roger Bertoia (R-Third Wasrd), Jamie Kenworthy (D-Fourth Ward) before the Jan. 3 filing deadline. The Coalition for Better Housing tur- ned in over 6,000 signatures to place two housing proposals on the April ballot. One of the issues would outlaw unenfor- cible or misleading clauses in leases. The other proposal would require lan- dlords to give' tenants a booklet on their rights and duties. Both proposals are in the form of city charter amendments. If passed, they could be repealed only by a vote of the electorate. . : . : x "" ii I I