Page 8-Tuesday, February 28, 1978-The Michigan Daily Local volunteers witness Ply mouth Center abuses (Continued from Page 1) MOST OF THE volunteers attributed the attendants' abuses to a lack of staf- 35 HOURS NOT MUCH PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Coach Dick Vermeil of the Philadelphia Eagles says his job boils down to about 35 hours each autumn. "An artist can hang his work on a wall and people will view it any hour of any day," Vermeil said. "A writer's work can be read over and over. But in the football coaching business you are judged by what happens in two-and- one-half hours of playing on 14 weeken- ds of the year. The results of all you have done, or tried to do, are out there every Sunday for the whole country to evaluate. ': fing in the institution. "The abuses and cases of neglect result basically from the institution being understaffed. They can't afford to have a one-to-one relationship with the residents," explained Tom L. Each of the volunteers agreed the amount of abuse varies in each building, dependent upon the quality of the particular staffs. "Not all the ac- cusations are true. The staff in my building is excellent. They've taken the residents to the zoo, Christmas shop- ping and are curr'ently planning a trip to Disney World. However, in visiting other buildings I have noticed cases of abuse," Tom L. said. THE VOLUNTEERS repeatedly stressed the necessity of continuing their service despite mounting publici- ty in the case..They emphasized their increased determination to help the center's children because of the recent charges. "For these residents, we are their only links to the outside world besides the attendants," one volunteer said. Saturday the Detroit Free Press listed Governor William Milliken's 13- point directive, calling for parental in- volvement in abuse investigations, im- proved training, screening of em- ployees, increased authority for inde- pendent abuse investigations and a re- definition of what constitutes abuse. MILLIKEN SAID the "seriousness of the situation" demands that action be taken since "nothing is more abhorrent than physical violence involving insti- tutionalized children." He named Dr. Donald Smith, director of Department of Mental Health (DMH), to head a three-member task force that will focus on the Plymouth Center. Joining Smith on the task force will be representatives from the Depar- tment of Social Services and state police. The group's work will be moni- tored by the Plymouth Association For Retarded Children (composdof riesn- ds and relatives of -Plymouth resi- dents). The Free Press also charged that the administration at Plymouth has covered up and refused to take nec- cessary steps to stop abuse. Last week, Milliken, in an attempt to improve Plymouth conditions, fired Plymouth director Dr. William Womack and replaced him with Evelyn Provitt, a top-level administrator for mental retardation in DMH. Rudolph: U.S. neglects amateur athletes By SUE HOLLMAN Melbourne, Australia, and in Rome in dividuals, they cannot afford to spend enough, she said. event, Rudolph says the atmospher 1960 where she won gold medals for the the training time necessary for them to Rudolph also addressed the subject of definitely changing. fh~aa-. n 100-. 200- and 400-meter races the first reach their fullest potential. opportunities for women in sports. She "There is not another time in hist pointed . outthat.women athletes toaayf .-- . :... .. e is ory AL,. Wilma Rudotph, tnree-timeI 1 yA J p gold medal winner, told a near-capacity Midwest's largest " t crowd in Eastern Michigan Univer- tE !r* ters sity's Pease Auditorium yesterday af- ternoon that the United States will con- and I S.n' "'.' tinue to lose amateur athletes early m$299unless more support and funds are rmalso Budgetr Europe allocated for non-professional sports.. & Orient This lack of funding has forced ama- CALL 769-1776 teurs to take money under the table," GCURRENTLY ON a nationwide lec- ture tour, Rudolph is a woman of numerous athletic achievements and ........4hAe......Ar..r honors. She participated in two Olym- piads: in 1956 at the age of 15 in *A career in law- without law school. What can you do with only a bachelor's degree? ' Now there is a way to bridge the gap between an undergraduate education and a challenging, responsible career. The Lawyer's Assistant is able to do work tradi- tionally done by lawyers. 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In yesterday's speech, Rudolph was highly sympathetic to the plight of amateur athletes. She said she feels that until amateur athletes gain sup- port from both the government and in- "WE END UP losing athletes early - there's not enough time for them to train," she said. Rudolph applauded television net- works, for their increasing promotion of amateur athletics year round and added she feels exposure is essential in building support for amateur athletics. Limiting coverage to once every four years during the Olympic games is not Human rights law sparks Council debate pointed out that women athletes today have an easier time than when she was competing. HOWEVER, RUDOLPH said, changes have come slowly. Only recen- tly have women achieved equal programming of sports events with men, something she pointed out she and others have been working toward for a decade. Rudolph said she would "hate to see the day when women's sports programs lose their independence and end up merging with the men." This happens, she said, when schools feel too few women are interested in a sport to justify separate teams. "Merging" only hurts efforts to, obtain funding for womein's sports, she added. Rudolph, now nearing 40, looked more like a model than a mother of four as she stood before the crowd. When asked if she still ran to keep in shape, she replied that running had been more an "obsession" than a pleasure for her after a while. Instead, she plays tennis in the California town where she lives. RUDOLPH COMMENTED on the amount of politics being injected in recent Olympics. Although the athletes probably still view it as a sporting for people to get world focus like the Olympics so they bring their problems there," bringing a "total injustice" to the concept of the Olympics, she said. Registrars try col approachi (Continued from Page 1) outlaws "deceptive, misleading or unenforceable lease clauses." Accor- ding to Moran, this proposal would remove unconstitutional clauses from leases. An 'example is a clause requiring tenants to give up the right to a jury trial in a legal dispute with their landlord. The second proposal calls for an un- censored version of the Tenants' Rights and Responsibilities Handbook. Presently the City Council must ap- prove everything published in the book. Changes call for tenants, landlords, and the city to make separate contributions to the book. (Continued from Page 1) questions?" Wheeler told him "address the issues." Councilman Roger Bertoia (R-Third Ward) told the Mayor that one of the unspoken rules during working sessions was to allow members "to ramble as they will." WHEELER REPLIED, "I just don't want a whole lot of rambling around on irrelevant stuff. I don't want this kind of thing going on." Allen replied, "It's not going your way, Mr. Mayor and you couldn't put it off on people so you tried to shut me up." After a five-minute cooling-off period to allow tempers to settle, Allen apologized to the Council and promised "to say on the relevance of the issues." SANS SOUCI large furnished 1 and 2 bed- room apartments available for fall occupancy Located across from U of M stadium Bus Service every 15 minutes from HooverIt. to State St. call 995-3955 visit resident manager at apartment K-i ONCE THE Council returned to the business of composing a comprehen- sive anti-discrimination law, Council members found more problems than solutions. One potential stumbling block was a clause outlawing discrimination on the basis of age. Some council members thought this clause would prohibit bars and X-rated movies from excluding minors. "The best thing to do would be to spell out the exceptions," said Councilman Jamie Kenworthy (D-Fourth Ward). Canal treaty survives as ,Senate kills amendment F* ~b.J~'mJM fir'fr .//i6JASINGTNaAPm- hePaam U I .WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Panama Canal treaties survived a crucial test yesterday when the Senate killed an amendment that would have allowed American, troops to be stationed in the Canal Zone for 20 years after the waterway is turned over to the Panamanians. The amendment, which provided the first test of strength on a substantive issue since the debate on the treaties began, was tabled by a vote of 55-34. LAST WEEK treaty opponents failed in a procedural maneuver aimed at reversing the order in which the Senate takes up the treaties. By a 67 to 30 vote the Senate refused to consider a pact aimed at ensuring the neutrality of the Canal Zone ahead of the agreement providing for the United States to relinquish the waterway to Panama. Senate Majority Leader Robert Byrd had characterized the troop proposal voted down yesterday as a "killer amendment." "It thoroughly and unmistakably and 1 / 1f I I 1 1 S;Z DEAD / SURE IS , HE HAS MARKED -CNE PRICES DOWN ON EVERYTHING. 1 k4EY FEET , Hago UP. *ERE ACRE WE C 41N( ? ILL 1S KAmINU Ais FiRcbT SALE I -unquestionably and, indubita bly unravels the treaties, opening them to renegotiation," the West Virginia Democrat told his colleagues. HE SAID IT was not necessary for the security of the canal, and that the prolonged presence of American troops "would result in the kind of histile at- mosphere we want to avoid." Sen. James Allen (D-Ala.), chief sponsor of the amendment, said he was encouraged by the vote tabulation even though the amendment was defeated. "Senators are becoming more in- dependent," said Allen of the 34 lawmakers who voted against tabling the amendment. Because two-thirds of the members of the Senate present and voting must support the treaties, 34 of the 100 lawmakers could block ratification. ON THE OTHER hand, Senate Demo- cratic Whip Alan Cranston of California called the outcome "better than we ex- pected. Our confidence is shown by the fact that we proceed with the vote although some of our votes were not here." Allen had argued that authority to keep troops in the Canal Zone for an ad- ditional 20 years was necessary for security reasons. He said the treaty's security provisions, including the requirement for withdrawal of all troops by 2000, "give us the right but deprives us of the means" to defend the waterway. Allen acknowledged under questioning by his colleagues that adop- tion of the amendment would not cause him to support the treaty. .Senaate Miajority' Leader Robert BylrdI, uho des~cribedI the uns~ucces- ful troop proposal as aI "killer am0endmflen*t." 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