SUPPORT AFSCMF See Editorial P; tge d'YI L9 4 ' UA6 g~ait MUDDY See Today for details Latest Deadline in the State Vol. LXXXVII, No. 120 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, February 23, 1977 Ten Cents Eig ght Pages es AdukhL i :'Sy, , 1 . y ;. x"", A The Daily connection It just goes to show you, people use their sub- scription to the Daily in various and wondrous ways. Take, for example, Fran Peterson, a senior here at the University. Fran called us up yester- day and asked if we could give her the last name of the guy shown skiing in the Arb on the front page of our February 16 edition. When asked why she wanted his name, Fran informed us that Jay Asquini, our front-page glamour boy, was in her Introduction to Modern English Prose class. Fran apparently missed class on Monday, and with a mid-term looming today, wanted to ask that cutie Jay if she missed anything important on Monday. A likely story, Fran old kid, a likely story. 0 Bon voyage, Marv It may not be as glamorous as the job he originally had in mind, but you won't find Mary Esch complaining. Republican Esch, former Second District Congressman who lost the 1976 Senate race to Democrat Don Riegle, will sign on next month with U. S. Steel as its Washington lobbyist. Esch's official title will be "director of federal relations," a post that was good for a six-figure salary for his predecessor, William Whyte. Apparently the announcement did not take Esch totally by sur- prise. He said he bought an apartment in the Watergate complex in Washington about a month ago. Some parting advice, Marv: work hard and leave your tape recorder at home. " Happenings... Begin today with something for the artistically inclined . . . starting today and running through March 16, there will be an exhibit at the Jean- Paul Slusser Gallery on Bonisteel Blvd. entitled "Works in Progress". Come view the creations of first year grad students in the art dept. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. . . . at 10:10, Jan Triska of Stanford University will speak on "Euro-Communism and Soviet-East European Relations" in Rm. 229 of Angell Hall . . . the Commision for Women will hold an open meeting at noon in Rm. 2549, LSA Bldg. . . . also at noon, come learn about "Basic Preparation for Travel Abroad" at the Internation- al Center . . . from 12-1:30, the Center for the Con- tinuing Education of Women will hold an admis- sions information clinic at 328 Thompson for wo- men who are considering returning to college ... at 3:30, in the second day of the three day confer- ence on "Black Life and History", there will be a panel discussion in MLB Lecture Rms. 1 and 2 on "Politics in Urban Communities". Panelists will be Ann Arbor Mayor Al Wheeler, Ypsilanti Mayor George Goodman, and Prof. Pauline Stone . - - you might head over to Angell Auditorium A at 4 to join in a discussion of "Human Rights in the USA"; Rev. John Adams will be there . . . also at 4, Dr. Susan Cook of Ohio State University will lecture on "Homing Behavior and Movement Pat. terns of Tropical Pulmonate Limpets", in MLB Lecture Rm. 1 .. . then at 4:10, the Studio Thea- tre Series will present "Chamber Music" in the Arena Theatre, Frieze Building . . . go and hear the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Lecture by Richard Hatcher, mayor of Gary, Indiana. That's at 7:30 in Schorling Auditorium, School of Educa- tion . . . also at 7:30, the Rev. John Adams will speak on "Churches Responding to Crises in Amer- ica" at the First Methodist Church, corner of State and Huron Sts. . . . then at 7:30 and 9:30, Local Motion will show the film "Dynamite Chic- ken" at Nat. Sci. Auditorium . 0 A real dope A Virginia lobbyist seeking the legalization of pot in that state was arrested yesterday in a state Capitol corridor as he stro'led along with - what else - pot in his paws. Roy Scherer, the grass- without-guilt movement's registered lobbyist, was nabbed by a Richmond policeman as he carried his horticultural exhibit to a meeting of the Virginia General Assembly. He was taken to the city jail and was charged with possession of marijuana. "I presented it to the health subcommittee of the House, Welfare and Institutions Committee last night," the embarrassed lobbyist told reporters. "I turned it in to the Capitol police last night and this morning. with permission, I retrieved it and car- ried it down the hall to the hearing." It appears that legalization has a long way to go in the state of Virginia. On ie inside*.. Read about the international outcry over the mysterious death of Archbishop Luwum in Uganda in the Daily Digest on Page 3 . . . on Editorial Page, Josh Peck discusses the effect the Carter Administration is having on the status of Soviet dissidents . . . Arts Page features a review of the Alv;n Ail, nnc_, s' Mn n nih ,,nroranc Rhodes. opens PPIJ review By BRIAN BLANCHARD and PATTY MONTEMURRI Hoping for a "prompt and timely conclusion" to settle the fate of the Population Planning Department (PPD), Vice Presi- dent for Academic Affairs Frank Rhodes opened a month of re- view yesterday at a day-long public hearing. The controversial proposal to liquidate PPD in 1978 will be used as a case study in estab- lishing a systematic procedure to dissolve departmentst Members of the departnment were allowed a chance to con- test School of Public Health (SPH) Dean Richard Reming- ton's recommendation to axe the 11-year-old graduate school be- cause of a budgetary crisis and "major academic weaknesses". Most of the PPD speakers cited the program's public service emphasis and its internalional acclaim. See PPD, Page 8 Strike threatens crucial services across campus By BOB ROSENBAUM Over 2,300 University ser- vice workers - including cafeteria, hospital, custo- dial, and maintenance staffs - walked off their jobs this morning in a cam- pus-wide strike that threat- ens to cripple the Univer- sity. Members of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employes (AFSCME, Local 1583) over- whelmingly rejected a ten- tative contract agreement with the University and voted to strike until the union is offered something "more agreeable." RATIFICATION of the contract was voted down, 1,311 to 314. Immediately affected by the walkout are food operations in campus dorms, cleaning and maintenance operations, and some hospital services. University officials said last night they intend to keep the campus in operation for the duration of a walkout. Many offices and departments have been notified that, if they find it necessary, they may recruit outside help to temporarily re- place striking AFSCME work- ers. CHIEF University negotiator William Neff said last night the University bargaining team "is ready and interested" in renew- ing contract discussions with AFSCME. But Neff said the un- ion would have to make the first move toward a return to the bargaining table. Union bargaining leader Art Anderson said his team would wait until the University made the first moves toward negotia- 'ions. AFSCME Local President Joel Block. visibly pleased with what- he called "the mandate of the membership," said that what AFSCME workers "lacked in or- ganization, they would make up in enthusiasm" during the s rike. UNION employes were told by Block to appear at their place of work only to join picket lines today. The rejected contract celled for a five per cent wage hike over two years. as well as other economic and non-economic benefits. AFSCME originally sought close to a 15 per cent raise. Housing Office Direcetor John Feldkamp said last night that dorm cafeterias would be "oper- ating normally," and resident Students "should be prepared to See AFSCME, Page 8 Daily Photo by CHRISTINA SCHNEIDER De lli is speaks U.S. Congressman Ron Dellums yesterday told a Schorling Auditorium audience that black Americans should be aware of the responsibility they played in the election of President Jimmy Carter. See Page 8 for story. ' challenges 7C~s' HIGH CT. TO ACT ON REVERSE BIAS CHARGE: Affirmative action in trouble statusasemployes By KEN PARSIGIAN The . University and the Graduate Employes Organization (GEO) took the first sep in a long, legal battle yesterday as the two sides presented their cases during a Michigan Employment Re- lations Commission (MERC) hearing. But the sessions were cornfuising, because each side addressed its arguments to a different issue. THE UNION has charged 'he adminis ration with committing an unfair labor practice (ULP), and GEO's lawye: souit to prove that yesterday. The University on the other hand presented no defense to the ULP charge, but rather challenged gradua'-e student assist- ants' (GSAs) status as employes. If the GSAs are ruled to be stu- dents, and not employes, the ULP question would be academic. A ULP can't be commi ted against students, only against employes. A decision is not expected on ULP for at least four months. At that time, the ruling wil' almost certainly be appealed by the los- See 'U', Page 8 WASHINGTON (P) -- The Su- preme Court yesterday agreed to decide whether a school's spe- cial admission program benefit- ting blacks and other minorities discriminates against whites. The court's eventual decision could affect the future of all such affirmative action pro- grams undertaken 'by schools and businesses throughout the nation in the last decade. THESE programs have been hailed by some civil libertarians as means of overcoming past discrimination. The justices agreed to hear the appeal of the University of California at Davis Medical School from a ruling that its special admissions policy is a kind of reverse racial discrim- ination. The California Supreme Court ruled last October that the med- ical school's policy of admitting 16 "special students" - blacks. Mexican-Americans and A meri- can Indians - over higher quali- fied white students was uncon- stitutional. "THE QUESTION is perhaps the most important equal pro- tection issue of the decade," at- torneys for the U-C regents told the court. "It lies at the core of the country's commitment to real equaliv of opportunity for all of its citizens." Allan Bakke, a 36-year-old white civil engineer who Twice was turned down for admiss-on to the medical school, sued the regents. He claimed, and was never challenged by the univer- sity, that he would have been included in the school's 100-stu- dent entering class in 19'3 or and never admitted a white stu- dent under its special policy. 1 t 1974 if the special admissions BAKKE charged that tit' ad- policy was not maintained for missions policy was nothing the minority students. more than a racial quota. The policy, begun in 1969, was The Supreme Court postponed established to "increase oppor- the effect of the state court's or- tunities in medical education for der dismantling the admissions disadvantaged citizens." But program pending appeal by the the university never offeced an university. Now the policy will explanation of "disadvantaged" See COURT, Page 2 Pilot: Demise of spirit? By ELIZABETH SLOWIK "The Pilot Program led the trend of the six- ties, but it isn't leading anybody anywhere any- more," says Pilot Program Student Fellow Bob Levitt, summing up the attitude of students in the program currently undergoing a critical self- evaluation. "In order to remain alive," contends Levitt, "Pilo: has made adami istrative compromises and soid out.' PILOT PROGRAM DIRECTOR Margot Mor- row admits "There were more spectacular is- sues to get involved in during the Sixties. Now there isn't an issue to unite Pilot." Morrow inaintains the program is still needed as a sup- plement to LSA departments. The Pilot program began in 1962 with three goals: to create a living-and-learning atmosphere fnr students, to experiment with educational pro- grams, and to offer an alternative program gear- ed for freshpersons and sophomores. Pilot courses are taught by graduate students who live in Alice Lloyd with their students. Some caur sesare specially designated sections of regu- lar LSA classes. ACCORDING TO MORROW, students are now more concerned with grades, careers, and get- ting into graduate school than with radical poli- See PILOT, Page 8 DeCrow speaks on NO Ws goals By JANET KLEIN With the approval of only three more states needed for ratification, the passage of the Equal Rights A m e n d m e n t (ERA) has become the prime goal forhthe National Organiza- tion of Women (NOW), Presi- dent Karen DeCrow told a small Washtenaw Community College audience yesterday. DeCrow said that the ERA is a crucial step in establishing a "gender-free society - a society in which it doesn't matter whe- ther a person is born female or male." "RIGHT NOW, it is my feel- r s .. 4 . Ai :. i. , . .. ?v!, ' rc y ;,'s, ¢i. 1.3 'i . '. .J , ... .:. ,:dtYi .:... s ; a. !' .. s ., .y ........ .., . I : ;