TANKER TRUCKS See Editorial Page YL' 4 t rt i an .A4 Aitkv BLAND High - 264 Low -160 See Today for details Latest Deadline in the State Vol. LXXXVi, No. 115 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, February 17, 1977 Ten Cents E ght Pages YOUSEEWSHAENCA.LLCDAtY Musical chair This is the story of the MSA representative who lost his seat. Once upon a time, Stewart Mandell was elected to Michigan Student Assembly (MSA). He was a debater, and missed two meetings while out of town at debate tournaments. MSA Presi- dent Scott Kellman thought this was very, very bad and asked that Mandell be expelled, but when Mandell explained his situation the governing stu- dent body decided to put off the decision until Tuesday's meeting. Tuesday's meeting arrived, and Mandell arrived at Tuesday's meeting, only to dis- cover he had no seat. The Assembly, it seemed, had already decided against him the week before. Now Mandell will take the issue of his seat before the bench - he has filed suit with Central Student Judiciary (CSJ) to regain his seat. It will decide his case Saturday. Happenings ... rol out of bed and catch the performance of mime Michael Filisky at noon in the Michigan Union's Pendleton Arts Center . . let Dr. John Hower mesmerize you with his lecture, "Back to Van Hise" - or, "Yes, Eric, Many Interesting Things Hanpen Below the Biotite Isograd," at 4, in Rm. 2501 of the C.C. Little Bldg. . . join the Thursday Graduate Fellowship Group for a pot- luck dinner at 6:30 in the Pine Room of the Wes- ley Foundation, 602 E. Huron . . . a meeting for those interested in working for the UJA-Israel Emergency Fund will take place in the UGLI Multipurpose Room at 7 . . . the Office of Ethics and Religion will show "King: From Montgomery to Memphis" at 7:30 in Trotter House . . . the In- tervarsity Christian -Fellowship holds its weekly meeting in the Michigan League at 7:30 . . . show off your c'ass consciousness at a speech by labor attorneys Bernard Firestone and Ivy Thomas Riley on "Workers and Unions" in the School of Educa- tion's Schloring Auditorium at 8 . . . or. show your international solidarity at an 8 o hck speech by Royan Locke in "Marxism and the Question of South Africa" in the International Center, 603 E. Madison . . . or, if you prefer Connecticut to Cape Town, spend the, evening at an orientation meeting for students interested in spending spring term in New England studying literature; 8 o'clock in 2003 Angell Hall. Eats sans cheats If your two all-beef patties turned out to be shriv- eled soybeans hiding coyly in the corner of a ses- ame-seed bun, weep no longer. The Michigan Res- taurant Association has decided to lower the meat descriptions on their menus. The "Truth in Menus" campaign, first of its kind in the nation, is re- quiring accurate menus. Some unscrupulous pro- prietors, it seems, have been advertising margarine . as butter and various ersatz milky substances as cream. Although the association has no real en- forcement power, the restauranteurs hope that when aware consumers order Coca-Cola they get. the real thing. Sympathy for the dollar It's only rock and roll, but the Rolling Stones seem to like it - enough so that they have signed' a contract to do six more albums with EMI Rec- ords. "In this Jubilee Year, I feel it's only fitting that we sign with a British compaiy," commented the. Stones' self-proclaimed bad boy, Mick Jagger, referring to Queen Elizabeth 11's Silver Jubilee celebrating 25 years on the English throne. Jag- ger's patriotic zeal was perhaps tempered by the fact that the Stones grossed $16 million on their last major European tour alone, and can't set foot in England for more than 90 days without being taxed 83 per cent on their earnings. On the inside ... Israel says it will join Mideast peace talks, but only without the PLO, in the Digest . . Paul Eisenstein discusses carcinogenics in children's clothing for Edit Page . . . Arts Page features a preview of Alan Rudolph's Welcome to L.A. by Owen Gleiberman . . . and Sports Page's Henry Englehardt takes a look forward to the Iowa bas- ketball game. On the Outside . . . Unless you're a big fan of southwest winds there's nothing very unusual about today's weather. The high temperature will be 260, going down to about 16° tonight with a chance of very light snow showers. Tomorrow will be partly sunny and warm- er, with highs in the upper twenties. FLEMING TO MOVE QUICKLY ON REPLACEMENT: Rhodes: I'll take By DAVID GOODMAN 'Frank Rhodes h a s been a superb vice- president . . we will miss Frank keenly ... We talked about (the Cornell offer) several times. I indicated my strong hopes that he would stay here.' -University President Robben Fleming Amid a chorus of regrets from University offici;.ls, Frank Rhodes announced yesterday he will be leaving Michigan to take over the presidency of Cornell University. University President Robben Fleming said he intends to move quickly to find a successor to Vice- President for Academic Affairs Rhodes. Fleming hopes this can be done before Rhodes' departure for Ithaca, N.Y. campus. ROBERT PURCELL, chairman of the Cornell Boprd of Trustees, announced Rhodes' appointment at a press con- ference in New York City yesterday attended by Rhodes. The conference fol- lowed a special meeting of the Cornell Board which formally approved Rhodes' nomination. Rhodes will replace Dale Corson, pres- ident of Cornell since 1969, who had in- dicated his intention to retire July 1, 1977. Purcell described Michigan's vice- president as "represent(ing) the very characteristics we sought in an edu- cat w --- snlid academic credentials, da monstrated administrative ability, high q'iality of leadership, strength of per- srnahty, a deep moral commitment to education and a commitment to affirma; tive action." IN A PREPARED statement released in A~nn Arbor, Rhodes said the Cornell post "presents a challenge and an op- Cornell portunity to contribute to the future of higher education." He called his decision "painful and difficult" to make because of strong emotional ties to the University and to Ann Arbor. Rhodes, 50, came to Michigan in 1968 as a professor of zoology. He was ap- painted dean of the College of Litera- ture. Science and the Arts in 1971 and becanme vice-president for academic af- fairs in 19~4. Before coming to Michigan, Rhodes served.-as head of the geology department at the University of Wales in Swansea, Wales. ADMINISTRATION and faculty mem- bers expressed uniform regret at Rhodes' departure. See RHODES, Page 8 post Rhodes : On to Cornell 'U,, FS reach alMIgree e t By BOB ROSENBAUM Negoiators reached a tentative agree- ment yesterday afternoon on a new con- tract between the University and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employes (AFSCME, L o c a l 1583), preventing the union's first campus strike in six years. The only step left before signing the contract is ratification of the settlement by union membership. AFSCME officials admit that step may be a hurdle. UNION employes will vote on ratification next Tuesday. They could force a resumption of ne- gotiations if the tentative agreement is re- jected. While .union bargainers said they were pleased with tie agreement, AFSCME Local President Joel Block said last night that he found the- University's final offer "totally unacceptable." I will be issuing a statement to the member- ship explaining my reasons," he said. Block, who was not a member of the union's negotiating team, refused to make any further comment. THE UNIVERSITY and the union - which re- presents over 2,300 food service, hospital, main- tenance and grounds workers on campus - end- ed their talks yesterday after agreeing on an economic settlement drafted by state-appointed mediator Thomas Badoud. Badoud was not originally expected to be pre- sent at yesterday's session, but was able to re- work his schedule at the last minute. Negotiators found themselves close enough to an agreement late Tuesday night to extend a midnight deadline into yesterday.,The Univer- sity and AFSCME needed only a few hours to complete an agreement. NEITHER PARTY would release any details of the final agreement. See 'U', Page 2 Carter to prepare natoa elhplan Doily Photo by PAULINE LUBENS A sutnny campus day THE DEPARTMENT NOBODY WANTS: Carter Speech By PATTY MONTEMURRI The Speech and Hearing Sci- ences program, classified as a "hybrid" department by Univer- sity President Robben Flem- ing, faces possible extinction be- cause neither the Medical School nor the Literary College (LSA) are willing to harbor the pro- gram's diverse operations. Although speech and hearing science classes as well as de- grees are offered through LSA, the program is funded by the Medical School. The program is furher diffused by the fact that the Dental School works with speech and hearing sciences in research on cleft palates. LAST, DECEMBER, Medical School Dean John Gronvall rec- ommended that the unit be Path. dropped from the University's curriculum. And at a Jan. 20 meeting of the LSA Executive Committee, the option to re- absorb the program following its 1969 move to the Medical School was rejected. Both Medical School and LSA officials say that budgetary dif- ficulties were major factors in their decisions. The Speech and Hearing Sci- ences program is without a home. THE PROGRAM'S objectives "were not considered central to the interests of LSA", explained LSA's associate dean for long- range planning, Bernard Galler. Commenting that the quality of the program wasn't outstand- ing enough to override other pri- orities, Galler said, "We're not about to start a new department with our current .financial situa- tion. The fate of the program is cur- rently being reviewed by the Of- fice of the Vice-President for Academic Affairs. But contro- versy, spurred by a charge from Speech and Hearing Department Chairman Donald Sharf that Gronvall based his decision on a dated report, is brewing among the department's staff and stu- dents. ACCORDING to Associate Aca- See LSA, Page 2 hems WASHINGTON (P)--President Carter said yesterday he will be ready to propose the first step toward a national health insur- ance program "before the end of this year." The President's remark to em- ployes of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) appeared to move up the Carter administration's time- table for fulfilling Carter's cam- paign promise to work for a fed- eral health insurance plar for all Americans. IN A RELATED development, HEW is proposing that a new government agency be set up with authority to limit rising health care costs. Carter's statement yesterday on the-timing of his health insur- ance proposals comes against the background of previous statements by administration of- ficials cautioning against any expectations that Carter would emphasize his health program early in, his administration. Instead, they have said such a plan would have to await a stur- dy economic recovery to gener- ate needed revenues. AT A NEWS conference Jan. 26, HEW Secretary Joseph Cali- :.fano said, "I do not see how we can' submit a well thought- through national health insur- ance proposal to the Congress until next year." Carter, speaking to about 500 employes selected from the 140,- 000 employes in HEW, said-yes- terday that his administration will 'seek to put into effect a "year-by-year progression to- ward a national health insurance system." Any progression could mean expansion of the' two existing programs, federally run Medi- care for the elderly and federal- ly supported but state-adminis- tered Medicaid for the poor. ONE POSSIBLE starting point was suggestedtlast month in a report from the congressional- budget office which said so- called "catastrophic coverage" could be extended to families with incomes under $10,000 "who are either uninsured, not eligible for Medicaid or hold inadequate insurance," Catastrophic insurance would provide protection *against high doctor and hospital costs stem- mingfrom a serious illnesssthat can financially break a family with limited means. Carter said that cost controls will have to be a key part of any health insurance plan, as will enforcement against fraud and abuse. He added there are "unwarrented costs of both hos- pital and physician care" that need to be brought under cone trol. See CARTER, Page 2 Calif ao ........ . . . ~ . . . . . . Ford's By DENNIS SABO Former President Gerald Ford will lecture at the University from April 4 to 8, University. President Robben Fleming said last night. Ford will address small groups of students at his alma mater, his trans- itin t- - r .nf ~rmor Speaks added that Ford will also meet with students at lunches and dinners. HOWEVER, Fleming said details of Ford's visit are still unclear. "I don't . have much information right now," Fleming said. "The sched- lp mac arranged h the noliticals ci- fight for 1st, By STU McCONNELL When Val Jaskiewicz left for Christmas break, he planned to come back and file as a Republican candidate for City Coun- cil in the First Ward. When he returned, Jaskiewicz discovered that he and Re- publican city chairman William Gudenau had gotten the fil- ing date mixed up aiA that the only way he could. run in April was as a write-in candidate. mimamm>: ^ '.'