Ty The MichigmVi oty-Wednesday, December 7, 1977-Page 7 MSA seat ruling delayed until Jan. 9 Energy bill compromise near y 5). a Z (Continued from Page ) hearing last Monday night. CSJ dead- locked on the decision and postponed it until last night. At that time, they also placed a 10-day restraining order on MSA officer elections. During the Monday hearing, MSA at- large representative Irving Freeman argued the appointed seats were in "clear violation of the constitution" and should be eliminated right away. He said "As of now, equal weight of the vote is still in the constitution. I think that we should comply with it im- mediately." JIM SAY, representative from the Law School, argued the other side. He said the 17 school and college appoin- .tees should be allowed to hold their seats through April during a transition period before the amendment takes ef- feet. CSJ deliberated several hours before postponing the decision last Monday night. Last night, the deliberations lasted less than an hour before CSJ concluded it wished to hear the eviden- ce again in a "full evidentiary hear- ing." Last night, CSJ also placed a second restraining order on MSA officer elec- tions -this time until December 18. MSA President Jon Lauer, said the elections would not be held until January 10, the first meeting of the new term. "IT'S ONE of those decisions you hate to put off, only because it should be decided now," said Justice Rick Shahin, "But you don't have enough evidence to do it now." WASHINGTON (AP) - House and Senate energy conferees are near an agreement on the general outlines of a compromise national energy bill, congressional and administration sour- ces said yesterday. However, congressional leaders raised doubts that work on the energy bill could be finished until early next year. ALTHOUGH energy conferees remained publicly stalemated and leaders said no overall deals had yet been fashioned, sources said con- siderable progress has been made toward agreement in a series of behind- the-scenes negotiating sessions. Rex Granum, deputy White House press secretary, said Sen. Russell Long (D-La.), the top Senate tax conferee, and Rep. Thomas Ashley (D-Ohio), the leading House negoitator, met with Energy Secretary Jasmes Schlesinger on Saturday for "a rather extensive discussion . . . of what sort of con- cessionswe might be willing to make." Granum indicated during the daily White House, news briefing that the meeting included discussion of the possibility lof Schlesinger allowing newly produced oil to be sold at world market prices. ASHLEY SAID on Capitol Hill that "there's movement. Both sides want a bill, want to do their utmost to develop a bill.... We're exploring several areas of possible agreement." But, Ashley added, "It's going to be very difficult to get a bill this year." Interviews with key energy con- ferees, and congressional and ad- ministration energy aides pointed toward a compromise bill that would contain the following elements. " Approval of the crude oil tax, ata proposd by Carter and passed by the House, with its revenues to be used as rebates for consumers in 1978 as the administration wants. " Senate abandonment of its proposal to use revenues from the tax for a trust fund aimed at encouraging the oil and gas industry to develop exotic or ditr ficult-to-produce forms of energy. l. * Administration concessions that would lead to higher profits for U.S. oil producers-including steps to allow larger quantities of oil from older wells to qualify for higher prices and to per.- mit newly produced oil to command world market prices sooner than the. 1980 date envisioned by the originat Carter energy bill. " Continuation of federal price con-, trols on natural gas. WALK-OUT COULD LAST 3 MONTHS: S. Korea agrees to ,Park testimony SEOUL, South Korea (AP). - The United States and South Korea have reached agreement on having Tong- sun Park testify on his alleged influence-buying activities in Wash- ington and are now working on a joint announcement, a highly placed gov- ernment source said late last night. The source said the announce- ment is likely to be issued late this week or early next, ending weeks of negotiations that have strained U.S.- Korean relations. THE REPORTED accord calls for Park first to be questioned in Seoul by American and South Korean officials, then to testify in the United States in return for an offer of immunity, the source said. After the joint announcement, American and Korean justice depart- ment officials will work out a mutual prosecution assistance agreement to stipulate procedures for questioning Park, he said. The wealthy 41-year-old rice dealer will also be granted immunity from prosecution for possible irregulari- ties in security and income tax matters, the Korean source said. PARK HAS BEEN indicted by a U.S. federal grand jury on 36 counts of bribery, mail fraud and other corruption charges, but has refused 'to face trial in the United States. The Seoul government has backed Park's stand by saying it cannot force him to leave the country against his will in the absence of an extradition treaty between the two countries. This position has angered some congressmen, who have proposed either to suspend or reduce Ameri- carfaid to South Koirea. TH E REPORTED agreement came after seven meetings since Oct. 31 betweer U.S. Ambassador Rich- ard Sneider and Foreign Minister Park Tong-jin. A U.S. Justice Department team, headed by Assistant Attorney Gener- al Benjamin Civiletti, met with Korean officials here in October to settle the issue of taking testimony from Park for prosecution of his case, but failed to reach agreement. The Korean source said Tongsun Park may be available for testimony more than once, suggesting he may make more than one trip to the United States if necessary. HE ALSO SAID the agreement covers only testimony before a U.S. court, not before the House Ethics Committee or any other congres- sional committees investigating Ko- rean operations in the United States. A U.S. Embassy spokesman con- firmed working-level contacts have been made between the two coun- tries, but said he could not predict when the final accord will be reached. Embassy information o f f i c e r James- Menard said, however; the latest meeting between Sneider and the foreign minister was "very helpful" and added he hoped a solution would be reached soon. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP)-Dismal cold and snow over much of the nation marked the first day of the nationwide coal strike yesterday as 160,000 miners began the last weeks before Christmas without salaries or medical insurance. From Virginia to Utah, from Alabama to Illinois, members of the United Mine Workers union struck the Bituminous Coal Operators Association, demanding restored health and pension benefits, higher wages, and the right to local strikes. UMU PRESIDENT Arnold Miller said the strike would bring "hardships and human tragedy" and said the BCOA was to blame. "It is now obvious that they never wanted an agreement and that they're trying to break this union," Miller said. He began a tour of the coal fields in his home state of West Virginia, "to be with our members.'' Although about half of the nation's coal production ceased with the ex- piration at 12:01 a.m. of the UMW- BCOA contract, no shortages were ex- pected. Major utilities and steel rs beginsrike producers reported stockpiles suf- trustees blamed the losses ficient for about 100 days. Miller has strikes and inflation. UMI said a three-month strike was likely. demanded that the funds bi AS EXPECTED,' trustees of the UMW Health and Retirement Funds announced a cutoff in health benefits for about 815,000 miners and retired miners and their dependents. The funds are financed through company-paid royalties on coal production. "Effective Dec. 6, 1977, the UMW beneift trusts will not be able to pay bills for any covered medical ser- vices," said a hand-printed sign on the wall of a miners' clinic at Cabin Creek, near Charleston. The trustees also announced that, 81,819 retired miners may get reduced pension checks beginning next month while an additional 6,000 pensioners, whose benefits come under a second trust fund, will receive their usual check. THE BENEFIT funds were a major issue in the contract talks which were recessed late Monday. The funds were cut back during the summer, and the on wildcat W members e refinanced and benefits restored in full. The miners, who earn an average of GREEK NIGHT $60 a day, also sought a "substantial and PIZZA NIGHT wage increase" and a limited right-to- GREEK FREE w/ .D strike over local issues. The coal operators wanted the contract to specify penalties against miners who take part in unauthorized strikes. -d Chief federal mediator Wayne Hor- vitz said both sides agreed to resume the talks Thursday afternoon in rducedpricer on Pitchr, of beer Washington. 611 Church (atS University) 995-5955 Thursday, Dec. 8th-8:00 p.m. IATINOAMfERIC CA iVTA An evening of music from Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, Cuba-in Spanish-songs will be ex- plained in English. 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