It WE'RE STILL NUMBER 1. See Editorial Page Y 41Pa n ~aitF FLAKES! High -42T Low - 220 See Today for details Latest Deadline in the State Vol. LXXXVII, No. 135 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, March 22, 1977 Ten Cents Ei U -A ght Pages C, a F )S NwSVTEN CALI 'DALY Phil, we flopped We feel ridiculous. Our week in Review Sunday said that Wolverine basketball star Phil Hubbard is a graduating senior. Phil, can you ever forgive us? Hubbard, you see, is only a sophomore, and we thank aniy God that may be in heaven that Phil has two more seasons to play for the Maize and Blue. What was worse, you may all think that our sports staff made the mistake; nothing could be further from the truth. It was the loathsome mistake of a mere news staff editor. So Phil, will you stay on? Forgive us, and please crash the boards for two more years as planned. We should mention that the venerable John Robinson will graduate in May. He will be missed. Hostage trade There were a couple of dramatic Hours down at the Ford plant in Ypsilanti yesterday morning in- volving a worker who grabbed a hostage and then traded her for another. About 10:30 the worker, identified as J. S. Miller, pulled a knife on a plant nurse and forced her into a room. Miller arranged to swap the nurse for the Rev. S. L. Roberson, a worker at the plant and a veteran of violent con- frontations there. In 1975, Roberson persuaded an- other worker who had just killed a plant doctor and wounded two by-standers to drop his gun. Yes- terday, Roberson remained Miller's hostage until plant authorities, apparently inluding Miller's for- mer foreman, negotiated his surrender at about 12:20 p.m. No one was hurt. 0 Happeniings... The deadline is March 30 for student applica- tions to University policy committees. Apply at MSA office in Union . . . piano concerto by Jill Riethmiller, Pendleton Arts Center, at noon . Jeanne Halpern on "Image Making in Biography: How Form and Style Affect the Way We See a Life," Center for Continuing Education of Wom- en, 328 Thompson St., at 1:30 . . "Income Tax Workshop for Foreign Nationals," International Center, 603 E. Madison, at 3 . . . Poetry reading, Francis O'Connor, 1006 Angell Hall, at 3 . .. Jesse Choper on "The Scope of National Power Vis-a-Vis the States: The Dispensability of Judicial Review," 100 Hutchings Hall, at 3:15 . . . Rolf Reininger gives "Comments on Water Quality Indices," Coo- ley Bldg., North Campus, at 3:45 . . . Moshe Go- shen on "Textual Criticism of the Old Testament - Progress and' Regress," 2003 Angell, at 4 . . four films - "Look at Capitalism," "Look at So- cialism, " "Rape Culture, " "The Prejudice Film'' - Lecture Rm. 1, MLB, at 4 and 7:30 . . . Tea with LSA Dean Billy Frye, 3212 Angell Hall, (the math dept.) at 4 . . . Herant Katchadourian con- ducts a mini-course on "The Genitalia: Structures= Function, Pride, and Prejudice," Aud. 4, MLB, at 4 . * . Francis O'Connor on "New Deal Murals," Aud. A, Angell Hall, at 4:10 . . . Linda Rothschild on "Local Solvability of 'Some Degenerate Second Order Partial Differential Equations," 3201 An- gell Hall, at 4:10 . . . John Teal on "Man's Manure for Maine Marshes," 2501 C. C. Little Bldg., at 4:10 . . . an Alternative Legal Practices Seminar, Rm. 250 of the Law School, at 7 . . . the Games Club holds game on men's and women's issues, Rm. 2338 of School of Education, at 7:30 . . . Ses- sion on the Inter Cooperative Council's affirmative action committee, East Quad's Green Lounge, at 7:30 . . . open poetry reading, Pendleton Rm. of the Union, at 8 . . . the film "Right to Eat," In- ternational Center, at 8 . . . H. C. Curtis on "Sail- ing Craft Performance and Optimum Speed to Windward," Rm. 311 of WestEngineering, at 8 ... Marvin Eisenberg on "The Place of Historical Literacy in Artistic Interpretation," Music School Recital Hall, at 8 . . . the aMaizin' Blues sing at the Power Center at 8 . . . Musical Society flute, recorder, and harpsichord recital, Rackham Aud. at 8:30 . . . Jim Grondin presents "Poetry, Music, Prose," New Multipurpose Rm., Mosher Jordan, at 9. On the inside.,.. Editorial page features the first of a five-part series on Palestine . . . Jim Stimson reviews An- thony Braxton's Saturday concert on the arts page . .. and on the sports gage, Rick Maddock zeroes in on the Blue hockey team's bid in the NCAA tournament. On the outside... Don't count on anything but counterfeit spring for a while yet. Today will present some snow flurries into the afternoon. Skies are likely to clear by evening. The high will be 42, the low 22. SPH faculd By BRIAN BLANCHARD While the School of Public Health (SPH) Executive Commit- tee reaffirmed its recommendation to drop the Department of Population Planning (DPP) by 1978, the school's faculty voted yesterday at a special meeting to retain the "teaching mission" of the imperiled department. The vote spelled a conscious ef- fort on the part of the school to maintain some instructiorl in population studies. Assuming that "an identifiable research and teaching pres- ence" will be kept within the school, the faculty also voted to accept ten new DPP graduate students this fall. ON FEBRUARY 17 the SPH faculty requested the Executive and Curriculum Committees write independent, advisory recom- mendations for the fate of the 11-year-old department. The Executive Committee joined SPH Dean Richard Reming- ton in advising the elimination of DPP on February 2 due to "budget problems and major academic weaknesses." The committee stood by its original recommendation yes- terday, but added four motions including the relocation of ten- ured faculty, the retention of research in the already existing See POP., Page 2 /y4 Retain. pop. studies Guidelines for program cuts approved By LINDA BRENNERS The Senate Assembly yesterday ap- proved by an overwhelming margin the sixth, and final, draft of guidelines for the discontinuation of academic pro- grams. The ne* draft will now be used to decide the fate of the Departments of Population Planning and Speech and Hearing Sciences. WITH MINOR changes expected, the latest draft will come before the Regents on April 15. It incorporates amendments proposed by the Senate Advisory Com- mittee on University Affairs (SACUA), members of the University faculty and various college deans. The latest .ver- sion differs from earlier procedural guidelines in three important respects: * An ad hoc committee comprised of members from the Office of Academic Affairs, the Budget Priorities Committee and SACUA will review the recommenda- tion from the vice president for academ- ic affairs. * The plan ensures active participa- tion of governing faculty in the review process and in consultation with the ad- ministration. The final decision on pro- gram discontinuation still rests with the Regents. 9 A peer review group, comprised of faculty from the school under examina- tion, faculty from the University, and colleagues outside the University, would provide "maximum opportunity for early and meaningful consultation with facul- ty and students." Chemistry Prof. Philip Elving said that a'though this "plan for academic house- cleaning is as good as can be devised ... birth control is a lot easier on everyone than abortion," - implying the need for preventive as well as corrective mea- sures in academic planning. "The question is whether the Univer- sity can resist the pressure of momen- See GUIDELINES, Page 2 Strikers to work; go, jofor possible By BOB ROSENBAUM Yesterday, for the first time in nearly a month, campus steering wheels, ladles, throttles and other odd instruments were back in the hands of their us- ual owners. After a 26-day walkout, members of the American Federation of State, Coun- ty and Municipal Employes (AFSCME, Local 1583) re- turned to their University jobs. They accepted the terms of a new two-year contract by a vote of 729- 188 Sunday. ABOUT 2,100 food service, h o s p it a 1, maintenance and some grounds workers participated in the strike. At least 28 persons, however, were not back to work yester- day. They were suspended -- at least temporarily - by - their supervisors for roles played in the walkout, according to AFSCME. More suspensions may be forthcoming in the next four days, University officials said. BUT BARGAINING team, leader Art Anderson said yes- terday that the union has not yet received an official "true list- ing" of those workers being dis- ciplined. "A lot of these supervisors have been jumping the gun and not checking with Labor Rela- tions before suspending our guvs," Anderson remarked. "They think it's open season." "I think, when the true listing comes out. there will be about twelve neople that might get zapped," he added. AS A PROVISION of the strike settement the University was given the right to take disciplin- arv action against individuals for "misconduct" during the strike. AFSCME, in turn, has the ability to fight such action through arbitration. See STRIKERS, Page 2 GEO i strike referendum By RICHARD BERKE Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) members will vote on a motion to initiate a strike referendum this term at a meet- ing tonight at 7:30 in the Natural Science Auditorium. If tonight's proposal is passed, a strike referendum woulk likely be voted upon this week and - if successful - GEO would call a strike, possibly by next week. "IT'S REALLY HARD to tell how people are feeling and the extent to which they want to strike," said GEO Executive Committee member Susan' Van Alstyme, "but people are more angry than ever before. Also, the organizing has been very thorough, which make a big difference." "It's 'a matter of life and death now," added a Steward's See GEO, Page 2 Daily Photo by ANDY FREEBERG The lonely ral* A cloudy day . . . barren trees . .. and a quiet s tretch of rail behind University Hospital make for a poignant picture-postcard scene. COUNCIL SPLITS ON PARTISAN LINES: AATU loses block grant, r. 1m.. A.M I BULLETIN Ann Arbor City Council last night defeated a reso- lution which would have in- creased city parking fees in order to repair parking fa- cilities. Council also tabled two resolutions which would have created a special as- sessment to provide addi- tional funds for the repairs. By LANI JORDAN The Ann Arbor Tenants Union (TU) last night lost the renewal of its second year Community Devel1opment Block Grant (CDBG) of $6,100. City Council defeated the reso- 11ition to renew the TU contract 6-5. COUNCIL member Robert Henry (R-Third Ward) voiced initial disapproval of renewing TU's contract. stating he felt le- gal services provided by the Tenants Union were duplicated by other CDBG funded groluns incl"ding MoleI Cities Legal Aid lack of time and staff. "It's important to have a spe- cializing organization," Dwyer said. MCLA provides many types of legal aid to city residents. WCLA emphasizes legal serv- ices to elderly citizens. "WCLA and MCLA have a mil'ion other things to do," Dwy- er said. "TU provides question- answering." Following the partisan vote, council member Jamie Kenwor- thy (D-Fourth Ward) predicted the resolution would be brought up again following the April 4 election. A motion renewing WCLA's CDBG grant was tabled until April 18. Council members vot- ed to direct the WCLA to restate its purpose as an organization. THE TU receives the remain- der of its funding from member- ship dues and grants for. special projects. Most of its staff mem- bers are volunteers. The TU's current CDBG con- tract expires August 31. In other business, council passed a resolution asking the County health department. to provide testing for PBB in city grocery stores. Council also approved a re- quest from the University to close Tappan Street between Monroe Street and South Uni- versity during the construction of an addition to the Lav School Library. To reimburse the city for parking fees lost while the street is blocked off, the University will be assessed $265.00 per week. The project is expected to take two years. 7. - . - - --- ----- India's Gandhi ousted in election By AP and Reuter NEW DELHI, India - The newly created Janata party has won a clear majority in parliament, defeat- ing Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the Congress party that ruled India's millions for 30 years, the' na- Ward 3: GOP haven? By JENNIFER MILLER and LAURIE YOUNG For the past five years city politicos have de- veloped an almost nonchalant acceptance that the predominantly affluent Third Ward is a Repub- lican shoo-in. Since the Third Ward is not con- sidered a "swing" ward, it is usually exclude.: from the limelight in city elections. able to win the said Seeligson. election without the Third Ward," Both Seeligson and Libertarian candidate Bar- bara McKenna are running their campaigns on conservative tickets, hoping to overcome what has been a tradition since ward boundaries were changed in 1972.