1 Vednesday, March:l5, 197 A. THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seen Wednesday, March 16, 1977 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven CARTER PROMISED TO HELP HER: Caller still seeks job A sweet 70 degrees says we made it by the winter WASHINGTON uP) -- Leslie Pfenninger still is looking for that job with the federal gov- ernment, but she says the White House has been very helpful. about it all. President Carter promised he would look into her case when she talked to him during his ra-' dio broadcast March 5 as he took questions from the public. SO, AFTER afollow-up fall. and a letter from the Wi'hite House, Pfenninger, 21, neatly; dressed and early for her ap- pointment, met with two offi- cials of the Civil Service Com- mission yesterday. "They gave me suggestions,; and I'm going to follow all of them up," she told a reporter after the meeting. "It is proving to me that this entire government can be re-'; sponsive," she said. PFENN INGER, of Lanham, Md., has been unemployed since. she graduated from Elizabeth-, iti --r~ -r0.t town College in Pennsylvania nounce new manpower ceilings last May. She filed her applica- for federal agencies and depart- (Continued from Page 1) tion for a job as a statistician ments in April. of Strohs, explained the con- with the federal government last Pfenninger talked with Arch nection between the outdoorsj July. Ramsay. director of the ilreau and art: "You know, it's justI When the President took calls of recruiting and examining at those of us who are organicI from the people, she decided to the Civil Service Commission, (who are outside). It's spring, to try to reach him. It took and Kay Frances Dolan, chief and man, it's fertile . ." about 20 minutes before she of the Washington job informa- heard a ringing sound and an- tion center. She said everyone EARBY, Residential College other 30 minutes before she got was very helpful. etyon ancWmtt bench- through to Carter. "Isd Cm very happy with Presi- lnthiona fresh white carna "I didn't ask for a job," she' dent Carter; I'm very happy i ltiocndaing impass.wielyata said. "I asked that the restric- 'with the White House; I'm very hen andsta ring impassively at tions on government hiring be happy with the Civil Service lifted." Coimission," she said "Someone gave me a flower CARTER HAS ordered a tem- because it's a very nice day," porary, partial freeze on federal ABOUT 250,000 persons apply he said, declining to reveal the3 government hiring in an effort each year for various Civil Serv- identity of. his benefactor. . to keep down civilian employ- ice jobs under the college level Asked why he was wearing ment, which now totals about 1.9 e x a m i n a t i o n, a commis- a green, three-piece suit, Wittf million. Agencies may hire only sion spokesman said..' responded, "Spring makes mer three employes for every four About 110 000 to 130,000 will get dressed up." vacancies occurring after Feb. nass the test and get on Civil may acancis bfore that date Service register; he said. Of edNman who identified himself The Office of Management these, only about 10,000 are as a "visitor" to Ann Arbor. Th fieo aaeethired. "The relaxed kookiness of and Budget is scheduled to an- __-_- "All I want is a chance to go everyone is impressive," he to work and' prove that I am, said. -.. -- J 1 1. competent," Pfenninger said. Although local streets teemed r with shirt-sleeved strollers, the Diag appeared to be the nucleus of yesterday's activity, with backpacks, frisbees, books, pop cans - and people - littering what only weeks ago resembled a' tundra.' THERE WERE so many peo- ple, in fact, that Solomon Edel- man transported his jewelryj stand to a pivotal location just yards fromthe Diag 'M'. Asked how he was enjoying the day, Edelman put down his Michelob and said, "Not bad. Not bad. Haven't made a dime yet. The weather's too nice. Ev- eryone's broke." However, those spoiled by yesterday's meteorological re- spite are cautioned to hang the spring jacket back in the closet today: forecasters predict a cool, drizzly afternoon 'with a high temperature of 45 degrees, and that, folks, is the real March. -} UNIVERSITY HOUSING COUNCIL WINTER ELECTIONS APRIL 4, 5, 6 OPENINGS: 10 DISTRICT SEATS PRESIDENCY and VICE PRESIDENCY * Filing Open Until Friday, March 25th * Registration Fo r m s Available at S.G.C. Offices, 3909 Michigan Union I (Continued from Page 1) The four forty-story octagonsr The entire Center was de- surrounding the Plaza will house' signed by John Portman, the fu- both offices and retail shops, turistic architect who has engi- most of which will not ae open neered several projects to cure until September 1. Sixty-five per. ailing urban centers. cent of the 2.2 million scquare At the core of the five struc- feet of office space has been tures is the Detroit Plaza, a 73-|leased so far, which his led story cylinder reported to be the i Center sponsors to be optimistic largest hotel in the world. The 1 about its success. hotel sports 1,400 rooms and a j Lee Hershey, manager of the revolving restaurant on the roof.! Ren Cellar Wine Shop - one of Its lobby has a ceiling eight'I the few retail stores now open floors high and features sky- in the complex - reflects the walks and an indoor lake. general excitement of those in- "THE EMPHASIS is for an volved with the Center. urban hotel to create an inner- I "The city needs an attraction natural atmosphere," explained r and this is it. There are people Frank :Nofsky, sales manager i in the suburbs who think there for the Plaza. "The plants, the is nothing in Detroit, and unpainted concrete, the large haven't been here for ten years. atriums for lounging have all This place is amazing and been designed with the outdoor | they'll be here to see it," he effect in mind." said. Union may reverse stand on wage issue Campus AMC :Jeep SCREENING INFORMATION: Screenings are held in the old Architecture and Design Auditorium at 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 p.m. daily- 1:00, 7:00, 9.00 p.m. on Saturday Winners and highlights are screened on Sunday at 7:00, 9:00, 11:00 p.m. in both the old Architecture and Design Auditorium and Auditorium A of Angell Hall Single admission is $1.25. Series: $16.00. Advance sales begin at 6:00 p.m. for that day only. Series tickets are on sale on Tuesday, March 15th at 5:30 p. m/ U/ /111(JP11V NL/V HI y 7 7Jly1 11 -' . SERVICE & SALES HEADQUARTERS FOR: e' CAM1 U5 q p j MEICN Garemin Hornet JEl WASi4TENAW COUNTY 2448 WASHTENAW (Ypsi) Pacer Matador Imp'essiors Brighten yoau r room with unusual fabrics. Fantasy fabrics for a peas- ant dress or shirt. Folkwear patterns 347 Maynard, Ann Arbor 995-1095 EP 434-2424 -I j A p L Ir ' tl CELEBRATE Y OUR BIRTHDAY U WITH US PRETZEL BELL (Continued from Page 1) Neff said he assured the rep- resentative that the University. would stand behind the 60 cent offer, and was in turn told that a new bargaining session may last Feb. 23 after overwhelm- ingly rejecting a tentative agree- ment arrived at with the help of the mediator. The rejected contract called for a 55 cent per hour wage increase over two .years. be requested soon. _'_ __ _ _ _ __ _ BUT AS OF last night, state- _. appointed mediator Thomas Ba. doud said he had not heard of any union plans to accept the offer or call for new discus- sin.ADVERTISNGN AFSCME Local President Joel' Block, who has been sitting in on negotiations between the two parties but is not an official member of the union bargaining team, said last night that he knew 'of no conversations with the University which dealt with a possible agreement. Sources close to the AFSCME bargaining team, however, haveT acknowledged that it is likely the team would accept the Uni- versity's proposal eventually, if only to bring it before union memblers to give them a chance " to make a final decision.__ THE AFSCME TEAM believes, on the whole, that it may be j YOU'RE RE ADING THIS, AR E N'T YOU? time" to let the membership vote on ratification of the con- taion members were said ta be.Display-764-0554 Classifieds-764-0557 'cool t the 60 cent offer last Sunday, but it was pointed out last night that the University proposal was not in fact reject- ed. t A growing fatigue among pick-, eters as the strike wears on may also contribute to a pos- sible ratification of the proposal, the source added.N Art Anderson, leader of the: union bargaining team, could not' be reached for comment on yesterday's "unofficial' develop-' men ts. NEFF SAID he would not con-' sider AFSCME'"s reported con- ciliatory gestures official until ( the mediator contacted him with a date for a future negotiating; session. He said the University would not Gall for renewed bar- gaining by itself. AFSCME's last official wage demand was for a 70 cent per hour increase over 24 months. The union walked off their jobs Daily " j .: -b - ,. K._. ...:.- . / I y: n: 1 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16TH 4:00 P.M. 451 Mason Hall "The Sanctity of the Holy Land in Islamic Tradition" Emanuel Sivan, Hebrew University( visiting at Montreal) Response: Andrew Ehrenkreutz, University of Michigan, on Crusader attitudes toward the Holy Land. Sponsors: Historv Judaic Studies 8:00 P.M. Hillel, 1429 Hill "The Sanctity of Israel in Jewish Tradition" Abraham Halkin, University of California, Berkeley Sponsors: History Judaic Studies THURSDAY, MARCH 17TH 4:00 P.M. Rackham East Lecture Rm. "Jewish Messianic Movements" Abraham Halkin Response: Jacob Lassner, Wayne State University, on cross- cultural currents in Jewish and Islamic Messianism tc frzrzI.A sarjcta: I r