Lawyers cash in on bulb suit The Michigan Daily-Friday, March 24, 1978-Page 9 Happenings. (Continued from Page6) jazz to finish out the month. (Continued from Page 1) trust laws. The case has stretched over five years.. CANTOR, WHO SAID he expected a quick resolution of the suit, now has doubts about the legal action. He says he has little to gain from the end of the bulb program. "Did you ever see a drug store sell light bulbs and make a'profit?" Cantor asked. "No one is going to make a profit selling lights bulbs. It's an enticement, a football." According to Cantor, the stores that would benefit the most from bulb sales would be largerdepartmentstores, which would lure customers with marked down bulb prices. CANTOR, OWNER of Northland Pharmacy in the Southfield Northland Medical Building, claims he loses about $95 annually on store bulb sales. He ad- ded that his major grievance against the Edison program is that customers pay for it whether they use the ex- change program or not. Cantor said he made claims of finan- cial losses from the Edison program, despite their marginal effect on his own business, as "a guise to undertake the suit." He said he still objects to the program, however. "Edison does not have the calculating capabilities of breaking down the costs," Cantor added. LAST YEAR, Detroit Edison spent more than $2.8 million operating the bulb program and costs are expected to exceed $3.2 million this year. "It may cost more to get the 'free' bulbs, rather than if I bought them on tor," Bennett said. "It's nobody's business who paid for my bill. Cantor's relationship with McMaster is totally a private affair." ACCORDING TO Cantor's attorneys, they will seek payment for Bennett's work in the legal settlement with Detroit Edison. 'Cantor said he made claims of financial losses from the Edison program, despite their marginal effect on his own business, as "a guise to undertake the suit."' the free market," Cantor explained.- Because of critical publicity by Detroit area media, Cantor hired a Troy-based public ' relation firm, Mc- Master Associates, one of the largest such companies in the Midwest. "I DIDN'T THINK it would grow into this," Cantor said of the lawsuit. "I thought it would be over in one hearing." Joe Bennett, Cantor's public relations agent, said Cantor had hired him and paid $800 for several press releases ex- plaining his side of the lawsuit. It remains unclear whether Cantor or his attorneys paid for the bill. "I submitted my bill to Larry Can- The Detroit law suit'was practically settled late last year, but three Wayne State students attempted to intervene in the case last month. They claimed neither Edison nor Cantor's attorneys represented consumer interest. Last week, Judge Fiekins ruled that the students had no "enforceable" interest to intervene. DETROIT EDISON attorneys, claimed if the students were allowed to intervene, the lawsuit would continue for several more years with additional legal costs being passed onto the con- sumers. The students claimed light bulbs would cost more if the bulb program was stopped. According to Cantor's at- torneys, however, if the program is discontinued, light bulbs would cost less than the current store prices. "The program is insidious, it really is," said Weinstein. "Sometimes people think we (the attorneys) are the Black Knights, but we wear the white hats." s0 Part two of The Daily's series on the Edison light bulb program will look at how Lawrence Cantor was convinced to file a suit in which he had little to gain. See tomorrow's paper for details. "That might become an expense that may have accured," explained Can- tor's attorney Weinstein. "It might be a legitimate expense of the lawsuit." Weinstein explained the $1.5 million requested legal fees were based on the assumption that they would win the suit. Since the attorneys agreed to take the case on a contingency basis, as in the Chicago suit, Cantor would not have to pay anything if the attorneys lost the case. "THE CONTINGENCY is that we would win the suit," Weinstein said. "We took a substantial risk, so we are entitled to a multiplier of our hourly rates." thursday March 30 CINEMA Shame (Angell Aud A, 7:00 and 9:00) Ingmnar Bergman's outstanding film about the agonizing perios of war. ** The Confession (Nat Sci Aud, 7:00 and 9:30) Yves Montand stars in Costa- Gavras' story of a communist who un- dergoes severe hardship when his government partakes in a bureaucratic purge. False Movement (Old A&D, 7:00 and 9:05) The second film in the Wim Wen- ders festival concerns a young writer who wanders through Germany "pon- dering the fact that he doesn't really like people." Ni terieOs, Second Chance - Masquerade com- bines the 60's sound of the Hollies and the Beach Boys with a lot of modern rock and roll through Sunday. The ver- satile Shimmer plays rock, disco and Abigail's - The Look, a group com- prised of former members from foiof Detroit's best bar bands, rocks out is weekend. Roadhouse - The Tucker Blues Band jams to 12-bar blues progressions in Ihe Chicago idiom this weekend. The Blind Pig - Presents fantastic R&B with the Silvertones Friday. bd Saturday. Then Monday, club regular Boogie Woogie Red plays the honky- tonk piano. Mr. Flood's - Don your cowboy , s for an evening of wild C&W with The Tillson-Pearson Band through Satur- day. Tucker Blues Band plays here on Wednesday and the Red Mountain String Band performs on Thursday. The Ark - John Roberts and Tony Barret will sing ballads from EngliMh vaudeville this weekend. The Blue Frogge - SaturdayN t Fever is rampant every night expt Sunday at your favorite disco. , Film reviews by Owen Gleiber man. Niteries compiled by Keith Tolsolt. Married students oppose rent hike (Continued from Page1) days. Tolley claimed there's "no way the Univesity can account for" a 46 percent increase in utility costs. "Based on the figures we've seen, the University will make three-quarter million dollars in excess profits," he said. "One problem is should University Housing be a profit making unit of the University?" said RSG's Edward Davidson. BUT STEVE MEYER, a Rate Study Committee member and University married student housing resident poin- ted out that University Housing is non profitimaking nor is it state or federally subsidized. "Tolley won't listen to me . . . he's totally misinformed," he said. "When I was on the Rate Committee I was terribly upset (about the increase) I'm going to have to pay it, but it's totally justified. Literaly every mem- ber of the Rate Committee was depressed, but we couldn't find an alternative," Meyer added. RSG members also claim that the University unfairly justifies excessive rate hikes by saying it is bringing family housing in parity with the private Ann Arbor housing market. THEY POINT to the fact that last year's eight percent University family housing increase was balanced by a 13 percent rate increase by McKinley Properties-one of the largest local housing firms. "It's a catch-22," said Davidson. "Landlords say 'gee, the University raised their rates so we'll raise ours.' "It's a fair deal," said Terrier. "I can't believe they don't understand it. If someone told me my rent was going up, I'd still feel like pushing against it, even though I know there's nothing that can be done about it, but I cannot see any fat in these budgets," he concluded. TOLLEY SPOKE against the in- crease at a public session at the February Regents' meeting, but wants to be put on the Regents' agenda for the next meeting. Richard Kennedy, University vice-president for state relations, said, however, that while he doesn't "blame him (Tolley) for being concerned and upset," the Regents' see no justification for reconsidering the matter. "He (Tolley) was absent of any other evidence but extreme displeasure," said Kennedy. "He had no argument of fact. We told Larry (Tolley) we'd reconsider" if he came up with a fac- tual argument. Under the approved 13 percent in- crease, monthly rent fees will increase between $18 and $32 in the family housing units. "We are not going to stop at this point," said Tolley Dreams of glory LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) ,- The owner of the famed Spendthrift Farm, Leslie' Combs II, says imagination is a powerful factor in the bidding that goes on at yearling sales. 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Israeli lawyer, Felicia Langer, later Freedman said he saw affidavits by told a press conference, which Freed- the American Vice-Consul in Israel, man attended, that Esmail was in who visited Esmail in prison twice, Libya at that time checking on job op- which do not show that Esmail has been portunities. tortured. Freedman said Esmail told SPEAKING AT a Metropolitan Air- the Consul he had had his face pushed to port press conference sponsored by the side, his hair pulled, was spit upon Jewish groups from Detroit and Lan- once and punched in the stomach a few sing, Freedman also said Esmail's visit times "but not very hard." to his sick father may not have been "IF THESE things happen even once totally innocent. that is wrong," said Freedman, "but Esmail's brother and other suppor- those things are not remotely what we ters don't believe that story and also ob- know as torture. Nor is it convincing to ject to the confession which was me that those things could coerce a secured before Esmail was allowed false confession." legal counsel. Freedman said that un- Israeli police were tipped off about der Israeli law, confessions made Esmail's visit by the FBI. Freedman without legal representation are not objects to this type of surveilance by in- necessarily excluded, but the con- telligence agencies, but added, "the ditions are "taken into account." CAMP WISE The Resident Camp of the Jewish Center of Cleveland, Ohio IS NOW HIRING Counselors and Specialists for the 1978 Season. A representative of CAMP WISE will conduct interviews on the campus on Thursday, Mar. 38, 1978. For Further Information, Applications and Interview Appointments, please contact the Summer Placement Office, 763-4117. BOARD FOR STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ELECTION- (held with MSA Election) ONE STUDENT MEMBERSHIP OPEN + Must be enrolled undergrad student (Continued from Page 1) Palestinian state and has rejected it. Begin implicitly criticized Carter in his speech to the press club, saying U.S. praise for Israeli peace proposals has "suddenly disappeared from the lexicon." When the peace plan was revealed last December, Begin said, Carter cited it as "a long step forward" and Secretary of State Cyrus Vance called it "a notable contribution." THE UNITED Nations raised its flag yesterday near the Litani River and prepared to carve out a buffer zone in south Lebanon between invading Israeli forces and Palestinian guerrillas. Only sporadic violations of a two-day- old truce were reported in the war-torn area, but a battle of bureaucrats loomed over emergency aid for tens of thousands of refugees who have streamed here from the south since Israel launched the invasiorj larch 15. 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