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(Continued from Page 1) A representative from the Ann PROSECUTION OPENS CASE:
HOWEVER, Council will con- Arbor Ecology Center told Coun-_*
tinue to study the possible sub- cil during a public hearing on
stitution of a composting meth- not, let's get on with it." ITA e a
od of sludge disposal, for the in- the issue earlier in the session, V A Lria1 U n d er w a
cineration method in the current that excuses, greater expense
plan. Composting involves con- and grant deadlines should not
verting sludge into a solid waste be considered "obstacles to fur- (Continued from Page 1) patient. He added ther
product which can be used as ther research into alternative 11 poisonings, each time empha- have testified before the
landfill, measures" of sludge treatment. sizing that none of the victims jury and denied they were
Council member Robert Hen- was in danger of a natural ent in the rooms when t
ry (R-Third Ward) favored pass- Prussia was the most power- breathing failure. tacks occurred.
ing the resolution in its original ful state of north and central The federal prosecutor also! Yanko also said his wit
form rather than delay action listed names of visitors who will testify that they sa
to explore alternative methods Germany under the rule of were present when the poison- nurses working with the
of sludge disposal. Frederick the Great in 1769. ings occurred. In most cases, of the intravenous tubes u
"We're on schedule now; we Yanko said, these witnesses will inject either medicine or
should keep it that way, ' Hen- By 1918, automobiles, motion testify that they left the room YANKO SAID he will u
ry said. "If we can modify the pictures and telephones were while one of the two accused timony from medical e
plan later we should do so. If common in the United States. nurses was left alone with the around the country to est
that crimes had been co
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nurses
Bell parking plan
to meet tough fight
sewage
plant
grand By LANI JORDAN
pres- A Michigan Bell Telephone
he at- Company employe parking lot:
proposed for a site between
nesses Liberty and Washington at Fifth
w the will face a stiff fight for ap-
tubing proval from Aim Arbor City
sed to Council.
food. At a lengthy public hearing
se tes- last night, representatives from
xperts both Bell and opposition groups
"If this is approved," Wicks
said, "what will prevent the ap-
proval of more parking lots in
the future?"
Conrad Rettig, a representa-
tive for Bell, rebutted Wicks'
statements and said "all pos-
sible alternatives" to the con-
struction of the parking lot.have
already been considered.
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Yanko also said he would rely
on testimony from relatives of
the victims who, he contends,
were present at or around the
time of the poisonings.
Yanko warned the jury to cast
aside preconceived notions, in
particular, toward nurses andE
women, in general. "You must
remove the veil of virtue that
they must be innocent because
they're nurses and the shroud
of innocence we attach to all
women because they are wo-.
men" he said, amid snickers
from the gallery.
The trial before U.S. District?
Court Judge Philip Pratt, is ex-
pected to last at least four
months. Defense attorney Thom-
as O'Brien will give his opening
statements today, to be followed
by a second defense lawyer, Ed
Stein.
ted. Although there will b
a hundred witnesses in all
ko singled out a few of
experts - including Dr.
Weg, a pulmonary diseas
pert at the University ar
Michael Braden, New
City's deputy chief medic
aminer.
tablish
ommit-'
e over
Yan-
these
John
se ex-
nd Dr.
York
al ex-
-including members of the Ann BELL EMPLOYES have long
A r b o r Historical Commission been faced with difficulty in ob-
I and Cftizens' Associated for taining parking downtown. Bell's
Area Planning (CAAP) - pre- major argument for the parking
sented Council with complex area is the increased security it
arguments for and against ap- would provide for women em-
proving the plan. ployes who work night shifts.
The site is across the street
THE BELTL PLAN includes from Bell's Huron Street office.
demolishing four existing homes "We chose the site because
at 315-321 E. Liberty and 322- no other space was available,"
332 E. Washington, and replac- Rettig said. Bell employes have
ing them with an 73-space park- rejected a proposal to lease
ing lot. downtown p a r k i n g structure
At a March 21 meeting, the space and a park-ride bus pass
City P l a n n i n g Commission plan.
unanimously recommended that' Rettig presented sketches of
Council defeat the Bell site plan. the proposed parking lot, which
Council will take action on the according to city code must in-
plan during its April 7 meeting. clude landscaping.
Barbara Wicks of CAAP pre-
sented Council with several rea-' WYSTAN STEVENS of the
s dCu tseleHistorical Commission present-
plan should be denied,park including ed slides of the buildings which
increased traffic and loss of may be demolished. One of the
idowntown housing. s homes, constructed in 1845, is
the last remaining example of
great classical revival architec-
CAAP'S CENTRAL argument ture in the city.
against the parking lot con- He also proposed utilizing the
cerns conflict with the Down- I ls propouing te
town Development Plan which buildings for "housing, offices,
will link the State Street and or small businesses." Several
Main Street business areas by apartments and a law office are
- now located in the structure
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creating a pedestrian - business Bell manager Harry Kenwor-
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cil does not approve the site plan
he may "drop it or pursue other
1010KSTORE alternatives.,"
"We feel that as we interpret
unual city ordinances, we have the
right to apply for this site plan,"
Kenworthy said.
0 0 0 " At the March 21 planning com-
mission meeting Planning Di-
rector Martin Overhiser said the
SiIe defeat of the parking plan would
not necessarily prevent the de-
n our store except text- struction of the buildings.
s. The bombardment of Ft. Mc-
rday, April 2nd Henry, for 25 hours Sept. 13-14,
1814, by a British fleet inspired
I 9th, 8 :30 to 5:30 Francis Scott Key to write the
words for the national anthem,
ICES ON CALCULATORS "The Star Spangled Banner."
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Trade unions were allowed in
Great Britain in 1825.
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I was attracted to Mo Udall's presidential campaign
by his honesty, clear thinking, deep concern for the
environment, and his warmth and understanding of
people. These same qualities inspired me to see Lou
Belcher elected Mayor of Ann Arbor.
Lou and I may not always see eye to eye on every
issue, but 1 am confident in his genuine concern for
people, judgment, and leadership abilities. He will
make one of Ann Arbor's finest mayors.
Parker 0. Pennington IV
Co-coordinator 1976
Students for Udall - MSU
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