np iiepor By RENE BECKER Copyright 1978 The Michigan Daily -"The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor is clearly in the forefront of the Centers on Communist China." -"At the Harvard/Stanford level?" -"It's above Stanford." So began a conversation between employees of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on December 3, 1965. The transcript of that dialogue begins an extensive documentation of- the CIA's secret ties to the University's Center is link CIA to 'U' China Center for Chinese Studies. AS A RESULT of a freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request The Daily has received from .CIA files more than 200 documents con- cerning the University, including letters to and from faculty members, inter-office memoran- dums, and field reports. Approximately 75 per cent of these documen- ts directly concern the Center for Chinese Studies and reveal the CIA's various ties to in- dividuals from the Center which date back to the mid-sixties. In the spring of 1966, the CIA conducted a series of field trips to China studies centers at 25 universities. The purpose of these trips "was to assess the facilities, faculty, curriculum, and faculty research interests in order to develop some feel for the China study activity in the country." THE FIELD TRIP report on Ann Arbor of- fers nothing but praise for the University's Center for Chinese Studies. "As one of the nation's outstanding centers for Far Eastern studies. . . whether as a source of qualified graduates or a location for training agency personnel, Michigan belongs in the top rank," the report states. The, CIA deleted all names from the documents and often deleted whole passages, sometimes leaving a page with only the University of Michigan's name left intact. The CIA claimed all deletions were made under the provisions of the FOIA, which allows the CIA to protect the privacy of its employees, associates and intelligence operations and methods. The heavily-censored field report discusses course offerings at the University, faculty, Agency image, the prospect ford expansion of China studies and research. Although most of the remarks under the research heading were deleted the Agency did allow that the Chinese Center here was the only group doing "significant" Chinese studies in the country. THE CIA, in several cases, provided resear- ch aid to University professors. In one well documented case beginning in October of 1967, the CIA arranged interviews, provided resear- a..CIA Passe 7 MEXICO eA tIbt4nBACKSLIDING TODAY 114 y4rHigh-48d See Editorial PageW See Today for details I Vol. LXXXVIII, No. 156 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, April 15, 1978 Ten Cents Ten Pages plus Supplement Details ofy Ed*. Dep ax, ,.'t.. released by Carter (AP) - The Carter administration yesterday revealed its blueprint for creating a new Department of Education that would pull together $17.5 billion in education programs now scattered throughout the government. The nucleus of the new agency will be all 130 education programs now operated by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, including Head Start. BUT THE NEW department would also include 34 priograhns now run by other agencies, including the Agriculture Department's school lunch program and its Washington graduate school, the Defense Department's over- seas dependents' schools and the Bureau of Indian Affairs schools now in the Interior Department. It does not include training programs. See NEW, Page 2 Doily Photo by JOHN KNOX .D ni d m The first Ann Arbor Gay Blue Jeans Day did not draw the attention some had predicted, but it did end on a "very suc- cessful" note, according to Junior David Wick, one of three organizers of the event. "I think we made a lot of people aware of the anti-gay sentiment on this campus," he said. Wick noted that many people who normally wear jeans avoided them yesterday. 1 1 1 r t f i i f f 1 f { i Y I 1 Tuition hike COMingmfall Fleimingsays By SUE WARNER -University President Robben The Committee's version will go to Fleming said yesterday that students the Senate floor this week and will then can expect yet another tuition increase move on for deliberation in the State when the Regents approve the 1978-79 House of Representatives. budget sometime this summer. The Committee's' recommendations Fleming would not comment on include an 11.2 per cent hike in ap- specifics of the expected increase but propriations for the University which University administrators are curren- would bring state funding up to $135 tly firming up recommendations which million. Overall, the Committee will be presented to the Regents for recommends $616 million for aid to discussion this week. higher education over last year's $547.7 "THERE WILL clearly be a need of a million. tuition hike," said Fleming. "The per- LAST YEAR, the legislature ap- centage of higher education costs that propriated $109 million for the Univer- is being paid by the student has gone up sity and the Regents raised tuition an consistently the past few years." average 8.75 per cent. But Fleming and Vice President for Kennedy said University financial Academic Affairs Harold Shapiro, who analysts are currently reviewing the is responsible for making out the recommended appropriation with stat budget, both said the size of the tuition officials. He said the University is not cost hike; depends on the amount of sure how the appropriations will be money the University will receive in the divided and that state and University form of state appropriations. The figures "don't jibe." legislature is expected to pass a final But Kennedy did say that he "would version of the Higher Education Bill, be surprised if there isn't an (tuition) which includes the University's ap- increase." propriations, in early May. FLEMING ADDED that even with a Lastwee, te Snat Apropiatonstuition hike the University still faces a Commtteekapproednaddpriation$1 budget deficit. The University's budget million in aid for public and private for the current year is already $1 colleges over Gov. William Milliken's million in the hole. In addition, ad- recommendation of $11.5 million. ministrators are already committed for VICE PRESIDENT. for State expenditure increases amounting to Relations Richard Kennedy said the over $5 million in areas such as social Committe's rcommdKendatioy asad hsecurity, health insurance and affir- Committee's recommendation was a mtv cinporm ntecmn "significant" increase over the gover- mative action programs in the coming nor's recommendation. Fleming said fiscal year, which starts July 1. LL- o,.._-A Fleming said the University's MO-JO AD)DITION CONSIDERED: entra in By RICHARD BERKE dollars most The University Housing Office is considering plans Any conso to consolidate food service for the Hill dorms with a by both the I central dining hall behind Mosher Jordan. The new SEVERAL facility would cost some $3.5 million. Power (D-A Acting University Housing Director Robert Hughes some sort of said the idea of food service consolidation has come Specificall up several times in the last decade, but has been built in the s stympied by student opposition. Now, Hughes said, dorm and b soaring housing expenses are forcing his office to existing bui take another serious look at consolidation. rooms overl IN DECEMBER, Hughes directed a task force of purpose roo Housing Office officials to examine the feasibility of Construct consolidation. Hughes also hired Winebrenner & ditional stud Ebejer Architects, Inc., a Farmington Hills firm, to service wou conduct a feasibility study. The consolidation would space would replace existing food services in C,ouzens, Alice seminar r Lloyd, Mosher-Jordan and Stockwell dormitories. recreation s In a report released last week, the task force and other us estimated that a move into one dining area would HUGHES lead to an annual savings of nearly half a million 0 P TE Ing jor tly due to reduced labor costs. olidation plan would have to be approved Housing Office and the Regents. L OF THE Regents, particularly Sarah knn Arbor), have expressed interest in consolidation plan. ly, the Mosher-Jordan addition would be pace directly west of the long axis of the etween the two east and west wings of the ilding. The addition would contain dining looking Palmer Field as well as multi- ms. ion of this option would result in 100 ad- dent spaces in the other dorms where food ld be cut. In addition, the firm said extra d be available in the Hill area dorms for ooms, dance studios, band rooms, pace, cookin areas, arts and crafts rooms es. SAID HE does not have definite plans for fill studied action regarding consolidation, but said he agrees with the architect that the Mosher-Jordan option is the most viable. The architect offered one option for an un- derground facility behind Mosher-Jordan. It said this wold avoid the possibility of changing Mo-Jo's ap- pearance. This solution was rated low by the firm, however, since the site and foundation would cause the building to take an uneconomical, skinny shape and require an increase in scope of the project. Another option wouild have been to use existing dining spaces in Alice Lloyd and Mosher-Jordan and connect them with a kitchen area. The firm's report cited several disadvantages including the fact that necessary pedestrian walking space between the two dorms would be lost and major utility snarls would result. Another possibility presented was a combination of the last two plans, using existing space in Alice Lloyd See CENTRAL, Page 2 the Senate usually does appropriate more than the Governor proposes. See FEE, Page 2 - .-r ,. Judge approves end t bulb exchange plan By DENNIS SABO Federal District Court Judge John Feikens approved an antitrust lawsuit settlement yesterday that will finally put an end to Detroit Edison's 92-year- old light bulb exchange program. In the written opinion, Feikens ruled in favor of Southfield drug store owner Lawrence Cantor, but did not make a decision on the $1.5 million in legal fees Cantor's four attorneys are seeking. "I APPROVED the settlement that Detroit Edison and the plaintiff class asked me to approve," Feikens said. 'i have not, in approving the set- tlement, approved the attorney fees."' A Daily investigation showed that Cantor was solicited as a client by his attorneys and paid with a free ski trip vacation to Aspen, Colorado for lending his name to the lawsuit. The practice of solicfting clients and paying them to file suit is against Michigan's, as well as other states', code of legal ethics. Feikens said he was aware of the charges and plans to discuss them at a scheduled April 19 court hearing. alone retailers were deprived of profit- making because of Edison's bulb ex- change program. Under the program, Edison customers can exchange their burned-out bulbs for new ones at Edison service outlets. Although a Michigan State Bar Grievance Board spokesperson said the group would not look into the charges until a complaint is filed, Chicago's At- torney Disciplinary Commission will. "WE WILL OBTAIN a copy of Judge Fleikens opinion and will review the matter at that time," said Philip Schickedanz, counsel for the Disciplinary Commission. Schickedanz refused to confirm or deny that the commission was investigating a lawsuit contesting Chicago's Com- monwealth Edison's light bulb ex- change program. Two of Cantor's at- torneys were involved in that suit and are seeking more than $2.7 million in at- torney fees. "As a matter of public record, we are aware of the facts and circumstances arising out of the lawsuit," Schicke- A-.. nA "Whan. ,,o+hp.. rpis n.n Saturday U.N. FORCES took con- trol of a second small sec- tor of southern Lebanon relinquished by Israel yesterday, digging in for the difficult task of keeping the peace. During the night, the bulk of the Israeli tanks and tropps had pulled out ot Taiba and eight other positions along the Litani River, abandoning a 25-square- mile area. For happenings, weather and local briefs, , see TODAY, page 3. Compromise sought on canal pact WASHINGTON (AP)-Senate leaders will propose a reservation to the second Panama Canal treay which they hope will end the threat to approval of the agreements, congressional sources. said yesterday. The reservation, or condition, will state in firm terms that the United States has no intention of intervening in Panama's internal affairs. AS PRESENTLY drafted, the reser- vation would say that no actiontaken by the United States under the treaties should be interpreted "as intervention in the internal affairs of Panama and will not be directed at the territorial in- tegrity and the political independence See TREATY, Page 2 Daily Photo by JOHN KNOX Women's lobbyist speaks Carol Burris, president and founder of the Washington-based Women's Lobby talked about her group at a noon Guild House luncheon yesterday. She discussed tax and welfare reform, . pregnancy disability legislation and other national issues affecting women. Burris was also keynote speaker at the American Civil Liberties Union's annual banquet last night. L ......... .... _a., ... Students approve Legal Aid fee BiY N8AKPAR RENT ' According to election results released yesterday, the ballot question giving the Michigan Student Assemh1v (MSA) cast. Eric Arnson and Nancy Smith, run- ning as independents, were elected nresident and viep nresident coenrdin- the Assembly. Winners from LSA were: Kate Rubin, People's Ac- tion Coalition (PAC); Howard Epstein, Student Am -,..n fn ..ntt ....t-mm nta rinn_ S . ) nua. SABRE. Natural Resources: Joe Pelava, PAC. Music:Jeffrey Campbell, SABRE. Nursing! Jeanne Barr, SABRE. Art: Stacey Small, SABRE. Architec- te... Richard ,P c SARE. Dental: Timothy