MSA PROPOSAL 1 See Editorial Page Y it 3UU ~ait6f UNBEARABLE Iligh-36 Low-17° See Today for details Latest Deadline in the State Vol. LXXXVI , No. 147 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, April 5, 1977 Ten Cents E Eight Pages The search goes on The University yesterday disclosed that thirty-five applications and nominations for Vice President of Academic Affairs have been received by the Uni- versity and passed on to the Senate Advisory Com- mittee on University Affairs (SACUA) for screen- ing. SACUA Chairman Professor Brymer'Williams drew up a summary fact sheet which listed the candidates' relevant qualifications without reveal- ing their names. "There is no way anyone will be able to identify who they are from this list," Wil- liams said. That may be true, but we're working on it. The Michigan Student Assembly today revealed the names of the two candidates they submitted:. Engineering Professor Robert Weeks,'who is also a member of SACUA, and Grace Ketchatoroff, pro- fessor of education at the U-M Dearborn campus. The deadline for filing applications is April 30. "We haven't got an application from Jerry Ford, and we may get one from Vice-President Rhodes yet," Williams quipped. " Rain check Adherents of the Weather School of Politics, which contends that rain discourages Democratic voters and brings in Republican majorities, will be interested in Ann Arbor's past council election day meteorological history. In 1973, the weather was lousy-cold and snowy-and the Republicans' swept into office, led by Mayor James Stephenson. Chalk up one for theory. But the next year the weather was just as bad, and the Democrats gained a coun- cil majority while the five dollar dope ordinance won handily. In 1975 the weather was nondescript -cool, but not rainy-and the council balance re- mained the. same, with Democrat Albert Wheeler squeaking to victory in the mayoral race. Finally, last year's weather was sunny, but the Republi- cans regained a majority on council when the Democrats failed to turn out in large numbers. That makes the score Theory 2, Opposition 2. Well, this year it rained ... 0 Yours may have been the one: Wheeler wins by single In what will be remem- bered as the closest and most hotly-contested elec- tion in Ann Arbor history, incumbent Democrat Albert Wheeler w a s unofficially declared the winner of yes- terday's mayoral race-by a single vote. The final tally last night showed Wheeler victorious over Republican Louis Bel- cher, 10,660 to 10,659. Soci- alist Human Rights Party (SHRP) candidate Diana Slaughter received 356 votes. WHEELER'S main support came from the traditional Dem- ocratic bastions-the city's First and Second Wards-but he also picked up a major share of Fourth Ward votes, even though R e p ublican Council- member Ronald Trowbridge narrowly de- feated Democrat Robert Hemer- yck there. Belcher scored his heaviest gains in the Third and Fifth Wards, both of which are GOP strongholds. The Fifth Ward is This stork was written by klike Nor/on, with reports from Davi d Goodiman, Lani Jordan, Jnlie R o v n e r and Elizabeth Slowih. spell Belcher's home area; its voters have-elected him to two conse- cutive terms as Council mem- ber. Belcher said he plans to de- mand a recount as soon as pos- sible. "ONLY IN Ann Arbor could this happen,' he said. Heavy rains and low voter turnouts-ordinarily a good sign for Republicans - had boosted spirits in the Belcher camp early in the evening. Belcher strategists were projecting a 77-vote lead over Wheeler, but when the official tally came in to GOP Headquarters at the vote Haliday Inn West, Belcher cau- tioned his supporters: "Before we get too happy, lots of things have to be verified." One vote is as good as a thousand," Wheeler crowed to a crowd at the Ann Arbor Inn, standing on a table and brand- ishing a glass of champagne. THE 61-YEAR-OLD Wheeler, a University microbiologist; de- feated Republican incumbent James Stephenson in 1975 - largely because of the contro- versial preferential voting (PV) system, which allowed second- See IT'S, Page 2 Doily Photo by ANDY FREEBERG Jubilant after his razor-thin victory, Mayor Albert Wheeler smiles triumphantly at Democratic election-night headquarters at the Ann Arbor Inn. Sunny side up / If you think all engineering students do is build bombs and draw pictures of drawbridges, think again. They also play with eggs. This Friday, Pi Tau Sigma, a national mechanical honor society, will be sponsoring "The Great Egg Bust" at the north end of the West Engineering Building. The idea is for talented engineers to design devices which will enable a raw egg to survive a four-story drop to the pavement. "We usually do something with eggs, but not always the same thing," said Bob Lisiecki, an organizer of the event. "Three years ago it was called 'The Great Egg Drop', but it's the same thing." Happenings ... . . . begin with lunch today, as Dr. Ed Pierce, defeated candidate for U.S. Senate, gives an analy- sis of the Senate election for the Ecumenical Cam- pus Center, 921 Church, at noon . . . the Pendleton Arts Information Center in the Union hosts a noon program of Dvorak and Stravinsky, Doug Walter conducting. . William Travis of the California CoastaltCommission will speak on "The Develop- ment and Future of Coastal Zone Policy in Califor- nia" at 3 in 1040 Dana . . . Judson Jerome of Wri- ter's Digest will give a poetry reading at 4 p.m. in the Pendleton Arts Center . .. come "Face to Face with a Kibbutz Family" headed by Prof. Abraham Yassour at 4:00 in Angell Hall, Auditorium 'C' then it's back to the Pendleton Center again as Bert Hornback speaks on "Joyce and Einstein as Moral Philosophers" at 4:10 . . . WCBN (89.5 FM) hosts a "Women's Hour" show on battered women at 6:00 . . . if you're tired of the same old planet, try the L-S Society's public meeting on solar power satellites and space habitation, 7 in room 3207 of the Union . . . if you get the feeling you're being watched, drop in on the discussion of "How For- eigners Look at Us", part of the International Cen- ter's travel series, at 603 E. Madison, 7 . . . "Men and Women of the Corporation" is the topic of a 7:15 speech by Rosabeth Moss Kanter, a Yale so- ciologist. The place is Rackham's west conference room . . . a film on South African apartheid, "Last Grave at Dimbaza", will be shown at 7:30 at the New Hope Baptist Church, 218 Chapin . . . Draper Hill, erstwhile editorial cartoonist of the Detroit News, will hold a question-and-answer session at 7:30 in 2040 LS&A . . . play games with the Games Club as Game Overall Director (GOD) Armand Lauffer oversees a 7:30 session of his creation "Compacts" in room 2338 of the School of Educa- tion . . . and if yeu haven't already spent the whole day there, trudge back to the Pendleton Center at 8:00 for the play "Yes to the Universe." Yes, in- deed. " On the inside... Read about Egyptian president Sadat's visit to the U.S. in the Daily Digest, Page 3 . . . Craig Leon reviews Friday's Harry Chapin concert for Arts Page . . . Editorial Page features an article by Dr. Kenneth Dyer and Barry Toms on how women are attaining parity with men in sports . . . and speak- ing of parody in sports, Bill Neff reviews the Ann Arbor Basketball classic for Sports Page. On the outside.. Council triumphs continued party standoff If Al Wheeler's one vote victory holds up under the inevitable re-count, it appears likely that City Council will be plunged into one, probably two more years of partisan deadlock. With five seats up for election yesterday, the Republicans managed to maintain their slim advantage in Council-six seats to four for the Democrats. Thus, only if Wheeler can hang onto the mayor's chair can the Democrats hope to exercise some .muscle, by way of mayoral veto power. BOTH PARTIES scored predictable wins yesterday in their traditional strongholds, the Democrats maintaining their seats in. the First and Second Wards while the Republicans held on to positions in the Third and Fifth Wards. Only the Fourth Ward race was close as incumbent Republi- can Councilman Ron Trowbridge edged out Democratic chal- lenger Bob Hemeryck by only 208 votes out of nearly 5,000 cast. TFowbridge received 2,561 to Hemeryck's 2 353 votes. Trowbridge's victory in a district that narrowly favored Democrat Al Wheeler for mayor, can probably be attributed to his better name identification-he has been on Council for two years and ran for the Republican Congressional nomination last year. "I'M NOT SURPRISED by the 200 vote difference," said Trowbridge last night. "It's a Democratic ward." Both Trowbridge This story was written by David Goodman and Jim Tobin, with reports from Lani Jordan, Julie Rovner and Elizabeth Slowik. See COUNCIL, Page 2 Dadv Photo by ALAN BILINSKY Republican mayoral candidate Lou Belcher and his two daughters listen to the election returns last night at the Holi- day Inn West. Belcher was defeated by incumbent Democrat Albert Wheeler in the closest race in the city's history. Jet cas "i Ga. kills 5 NEW HOPE, Ga. -- A Southern Airways DC-9, groping through bad weather with both engines out yesterday, slammed into a country store, hurtled onto a gravel road and burst into flames, killing at least 58 persons, the Paulding County Sheriff's office said. The two-engine jet, flight'242 carried 85 persons and was bound for 4tlanta from Huntsville, Ala. There was no indication on the number of injured, who were taken to area hospitals by helicopter and ambulance. THE PILOT reported an engine "flameout," a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. Don Foster, a licensed pilot and a passenger on board the plane, said lightning and hail apparently knocked out the engines. "The hail really got bad," said Foster. "When the nail was at See WEATHER, Page 8 Daily Photo by ALAN BILINSKY Fourth Ward Repub'ican Ron Trowbridge celebrates his re- election last night after defeating Democratic opponent Robert Hemeryck by a 200 vote margin. five-day ic By LANI JORDAN Amid driving rain and dense fog, 'Professor' Gerald Ford arrived at his alma mater yester- day for a five-day stint as guest lecturer in 10 political science classes. The former president's arrival at Willow Run Airport was delayed for 45 minutes by poor visi- bility, less than a quarter mile at times. Airport officials momentarily feared that Ford's flight would have to be diverted to Detroit's Metropol- itan Airport. FORD was met by University president Robben Fleming and a contingent of State Police and Washtenaw County Sheriff Patrol' officers.. Upon leaving the plane, Ford was whisked under a blue and gold 'Wolverine' umbrella and into a waiting car. The eight-car motorcade sped rd begins ecture stint Society luncheon. Ford's visit is sponsored by the American En- terprise Institute, (AEI), a non-profit education and research group. Most of the visit is funded by AEI, although a small portion of the cost is being carried by the University. As a Distinguished Fellow of the AEI, Ford will lecture at a half dozen other universities during the next year. FLEMING said Ford has "indicated an inter- est in coming one week each fall and winter term" to lecture in various classes. "He told me he can't play golf all day and that's wvhy he's coming to the University," Flem- ing added. Fleming said although he did not know the former president's itinerary, he was sure it I! E i r _,: ONE: