SHIELD LAWS See Editorial Page Y !lt 4igau :43'att FLAKY See Today for details Latest Deadline in the State Vol. LXXXVII, No. 102 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, February 3, 1977 Ten Cents Eig ht Pages More layoffs As Gov. Milliken called for statewide energy harnessing, the General Motors' Assembly Divi. sion plant at Willow Run idled some 3,650 workers, cutting GM's auto output in half. This increases to 4,850 the employes laid off since Monday from GM's 10,000-employe Hydra-Matic transmission plant at Willow Run. Punxsutaw ney prediction You can't count on Punxsutawney, Pa. for too much news. bit once a year the city's most fa- mous resident, Punxsutawney Phil, makes front pages all over the country. And this year, as us- ual, Phil was the bearer of bad news. The coun- try's official weather - forecasting groundhog was lifted from his burrow at sunrise yesterday and, according, to Phil's interpreters, forecast six more weeks of winter. And that's not just speculation because Charles Erhanrd, president of the Ground- hog Club, verified it after he and Phil exchanged a few words in "groundhogese". Happenings... if you're nursing a hangover from your Groundhog Day celebration you probably won't make the tree sale that starts at 10 a.m. in the fishbowl to celebrate Tu B'Shevat (holiday of freedom) . . . at noon in the Pendleton Rm. of the Union Canterbury House is sponsoring a slide show of "Vietnam Today" as well as a presenta- tion of songs by the cast of Hair . . . at 3 p.m. you can muinch cookies and coffee in 1139 Nat. Sci. in preparation for the 4 p.m. speech there by Dr. Martyn Dibben from the Milwaukee Public Museum on "Disjunction and Chemical Variance Among Crustose Lichenized Fungi" . . . also at 4 in room 2501 on the C. C. Little building Prof. Heinrich will lecture on "Australian Ore Deposits: Mt. Morgan to Alligator River" . . . at 4:30 the Michigan Student Environmental Council will dis- cuss uranium cite leasing in the U. P. That's at 629 S. Division . . . at 7 p.m. the Gay Academic Union will meet at 612 S. Forest . . . also at 7 Kurt Siehr from Germany will speak at the Law Club Lounge on "Layers in the House of Power" . . the Inter-Varsity Christian fellowship meet- ing will take place at 7:30 in the Michigan League ... the International Center will review summer job opportunities abroad from 7-9 at 603 E. Madi- son .. . and at 7:30 there will be a poetry read- ing by Patrick Patillo at the Guild House, 802 Monroe. All for love They say love has no bounds, and that was obviously the case with 13-year-old Lynn Barillier of Glendale, Cal. who was so depressed over the suicide of comedian Freddie Prinze that she took her life late Tuesday. She died at Vergudo Hills Hospital about 28 hours after shooting herself through the head with her father's .38 caliber handgun, police said. She had left a note indicat- ing her despondency over the death of 'Chico'. CREEPS Yes, we still have Richard Nixon to kick around. Although the tricky former president is long gone from the White House, his 1972 campaign fund lingers on. All $1.2 million of it. More than four years after his re-election and two and a half years after his resignation, reports show that the 197? Campaign Liquidation Trust -,the successor to CREEP - is still taking in money and paying debts - slowly. Some persons who contributed to the 1972 Nixon campaign have tried to get their money back but so far the trust has not honored any such requests. Most of the niney, according to trust officials, is being doled out to cover legal fees for former newsmakers Maurice Stans, John Mitchell. John Dean et. al. No word on how much the biggest newsraker of them all is being al- lotted. Pay the Lord The pastor of Miami's Central Baptist Church, the Rev. Conrad Willard, last December offered refunds of up to $2,000 to anyone who started tithing - giving 10 per cent of their income to the church - if they were dissatisfied with the church after a week, a month or six months. So far there have been no requests from the 400 tithers who populate the 4,000-member parish. Apparently, says Willard, God has only satisfied customers among tithers. Amen. On the inside ... today's Page 3 Digest includes a report on the Congressional energy message and more on the continuing saga of Indira Gandhi ... the Edit Page celebrates the first birthday of the rent strike; Richard Dutka covering . . . Arts Page offers a review of Lawrence Lieberman's' poetry by Susan Burkhart . . . and Henry Engelhardt gives an advance of the Indiana basketball game for Sports Page.I hods in topive or ornell os By DAVID GOODMAN COBB, a black woman .and dean of Connecticut Colege, was "The committee hasn't formed a judgment on him, yet," said the unanimous choice of the Boad of Regents for the LSA Dean- Community Committee Chairperson Mark Underber . "But," he The Cornell University presidential searchhas narrowed to............................................ continued, "we do have doubts as to whether he is acceptable to four or five peole, and University Vice President Frank Rhodes ...:......................:.....all...segments of:«<.:the.,:communit gy."{ I remains a top contender for the job. According to reports in the Cornell Sun (Cornell's student pa- per), the Trustee Presidential Search Committee is looking seri- ously at four or five names, Rhodes' among them. THE SUN quoted a source close to the committee saying Rhodes is very highly regarded by all members of the search group. Rhodes acknowledged last Thursday that Cornell had contact- ed him "to explore matters of mutual interest," but refused to elaborate. Contacted last night, Rhodes wouldn't comment on fur- ther developments: "I don't have anything to add to that state- men," he said. Not everyone at Cornell is happy with the Rhodes candidacy, however. The Community Search Committee, a student aritd staff group aiding the Trustee Search Committee expressed concern over Rhodes' handling of Jewel Cobb's selection for literary col- lege dean in January, 1975. "The on him, Rhodes Corneli committee hasn't formed a "judgment but we do have doubts as to whether is acceptable to all segments of the Community." -Mark Underberg, student and chairman, - Community Search Committee UNDERBERG said his group was particularly concerned about Rhodes' commitment to affirmative action for women and minori- ties. He said the committee met earlier this week to discuss Rhodes, and plannedo further investigate his record before mak- ing a recommendation. "We decided to hold off a final judgment on him till next week," Underberg said. He indicated a decision would be made Tuesday. The Trustee Search Committee, meanwhile, continues its de- liberalions today in New York City. ONE MAN previously named as a contender for the Cornell presidency has removed his name from consideration. Colin Camp- bell, president of Wesleyan University, said Monday he was not in- terested in the Cornell job. The Cornell Sun said last week that Campbell was a candidate for the presidency at Cornell. ship. However, negoiations with Cobb broke down when she was denied tenure by the Zoology Department. A U' investigation of the incident said Rhodes had failed to accord Cobb proper consideration during his talks with her. Carte 1 calls for beat sacrif ices energy si WASHINGTON (AP and With a portrait Reuters) - A sweater-clad Washington over President Carter, sitting be- tie, Garter looke side a log fire, told the into the eyes of American people last night vision viewers--a that sacrifices,' thrift and dy teleprompter cooperation are needed to struck a relaxed weather a permanent ener- with his inform gy shortage. lie said gov- addressing thei ernment cannot cope with the first time sir it "if you are not willing auguration. to help." CARTER ASKED to of George the rman- cd straight f his tele- ind a. han- - as he pose to go al garb in nation for nce his in- the nation ,GEO, 'U' hearing delayed till March By BOB ROSENBAUM The long-awaited contract settlement between the Graduate Employes Organization (GEO) and the University remains un- resolved. Negotiators for both parties yesterday appeared at a special unfair labor practice hearing before the Michigan Employment Relations Commission (MERC) to present testimony. But at the ,last minute, both parties agreed to postpone the hearing until March 16. THE HEARING was originally called to discuss an unfair labor - practice charge GEO has filed against the University. GEO is contending that the University is holding up a settlement on an issue which the union does not feel is crucial to a contract agree- ment. The issue in question is whether graduate and staff assistant4 in various schools should be included in a -contract between the' University and the union. University negotiators felt that assist- See GEO, Page 2 rta e' to 'rekindle a spirit of unity like that of World War II days, so as to cope with 'energy, econom- ic and an array of other prob- lems confronting his- two-week- old administration. "I believe we are ready for that same spirit again - to plan ahead, work together and use common sense," he said. "Not because -of war, but be- cause we realize that we must act together to solve our prob- lems and because we are ready to trust one another." Carter spoke first of energy, saying the country's most ur- gent project was to develop a national policy, the absence of which had contriblited to a shortage of natural gas and a dangerous situation brought about by the severe winter weather. CARTER PRAISED Congress for its quick passage of the emergency natural gas act he signed hours earlier. Carter warned that "oil and natural gas companies must be honest with people about their reserves and profits. We will find out the difference between real shortages and artificial ones. "But the-Teal problem - our failure to plan for the future or to take energy conservation seriously - started long before this winter and will take much longer to solve," he said. THIS WINTER has made us all realize that we have to act." See CARTER, Page 2 Daily Photo by PAULINE LUBENS Flying high Over the front lawn of fraternity SAE, at South University and Washtenaw, Allen Welch dem- onstartes his new-found ability to fly. His friend, David Schlageter, sings, "Why, then, oh why can't I?" County co-ordinator gets raise County rejects CETA plan By DAVID GOODMAN The County Boardaof Con- missioners last night defeated a plan to make the Compre- hensive Employment and Train- ing Act (CETA) jobs. program - one of county government's largest employers - into a full- fledged department. However, the Board did vote nine-to-five to raisetthe salary of CETA Coordinator Patricia. Bambery from $17,300 to $19,000 - $15,000 less than recommend- ed by the Board's Administra- tion and Ways and Means Com- mittees. COMMISSIONER Cathy Mc- Clary (D - Ann Arbor) who chairs the Administration com- mittee, blamed "sexism" for what she termed Bambery's "inadequate" salary. McClary, who favored setting Bambery's pay at $2L;000, voted against the lower increase. CETA was created by Con- gress in 1973. Between Febru- ary and October of this year, the county will receive almost $5 million in CETA funds, the largest part of which will go to anti-recessionary job pro- grams. The county CETA office con- trols 390 public service jobs. Some fifty non-profit agencies Carter's economic proposals have included doubling the lev- el of CETA emergency funds. Commissioner Kathy Fojtik (D-Ann Arbor) argued, "The CETA Program is a department - let's call it what is is." How- ever, several commissioners ex- pressed strong reservations about making CETA a perma- nent part of county government whil the federal program has only temporary authorization. IN OTHER ACTION, the Board referred to the Ways and Means Committee a proposal for beef- ing up and reorganizing the Friend of the Court Program. Friend of the Court acts as an intermediary for alimony and child support payments ordered by domestic relations court. Willis Israel D-Ypsilanti Township) said the purpose of the changes was "to bring the Friend of the Court up to a level where they can get a check and send it out the next day. A lot of commissioners here have received a lot of phone calls from a lot of peo- ple complaining -about not get- ting their checks." However, Commissioner Meri Lou Murray (D-Ann Arbor) said an outside consulting firm had not found any need to increase the staff in the Friend of the Court's office. Historic v. . frr:firehouse' tobe replaced, By MARK EIBERT Ann!Arbor will begin con struction of a new $2 million Sfirehouse in early April -- and iwon't cost the city a ,cent. In an 'effort to fight unem- ' $ ployment, the federal govern- ment gave the city the money to replace its century-old Cen- tral Fire Station with a new fa- cility to be completed in 1978. BUT THE project will do jmore than just create jobs it will also help update the city s antiquated fire equip ment and facilities, reduce lo- cal' insurance rates and pre- serve the historic red-brick firehouse for future generations. The Federal Economic De- v e 1 o p m e n t Administra- tion agreed to pay for the new farim.? araic it rnet - Surmit-Hamilton, TU, to start talks By STU McCONNELL Negotiations will begin this afternoon in the month-long Tenants Union (TU) strike against Summit-Hamilton Manage- ment company. Representatives of the 103 tenants on strike since Jan. 1 against Summit-Hamilton's Arbor Forest apartments on South Forest St. will meet with management lawyers to discuss ten- ant complaints about heating, hot water, and general mainte- nance. 4 0 NitMY1 i. r "r " A. FI" 7 7. ,_ _ ,A . ,