FROSH SUPPLEMENT SEE INSIDE Y , tr4 tA CYt D~AtiF FROSH SUPPLEMENT SEE INSIDE meral News Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, September 4, 1975 Sixty-Si ix Pages Deaths at By ROB MEACHUM VA. remain unsolved .fUTGISEE ?LWStIPPiC~llZX ylD Join The Daily . There may not be as many laughs as in The Front Page or the national intrigue of All the Pres- ident's Men, but working for The Daily is some- thing to be experienced. There is excitement, frus- tration, good times and bad. Best of all, there are nickle cokes. If you're interested in news writing, photography, or business staff, come to The Daily aass meeting a week from today - September 11 t 7:30 p.m. 0 4bout subscriptions For those of you who would like to receive The daily on a regular basis, call 764-0558 for sub- ,riptions. If you live near campus or in a dorm, he paper will be in the mailbox or on the door- tep by the time you wake up for those awful eight 'clock classes. Subscription rates are $6.50 per zrm or $12 for Fall and Winter. If you live outside nn Arbor, it will be $7 per term or $13 for both .rms. In electrifying idea PIRGIM, a student-sponsored consumer's group ias proposed eliminating the monopoly concept in .he electric utility industry as a means of reducing :osts for energy users. The Public Interest Re- .earch Group in Michigan said utility monopolies :ould be replaced with a comprehensive statewide .ietwork of municipally owned utilities or a system of decentralized privately owned companies com- eting for business. The proposals have been sub- aitted to the Governor's Commission on Electric nergy Alternatives, which will begin hearings n electric energy police later this month. 7aby boom ahead? Now may be the time to invest in a few shares f Gerber's stock if the predictions of two Cali- rnia researchers come to pass. The decline in the ation's birth rate is coming to an end and Amer- can women are starting to produce more children, ccording to an article appearing in the journal cience. June Sklar of the University of California md Beth Berkov of the California Department of dealth stated: "The proportion of childless young women is now very high and there is evidence that they do not desire to remain childless permanent- ly." Except for a minor upturn in 1969 and 1970, Ahe birth rate has dropped steadily since 1957. A correction In The Daily's summer supplement. mailed last nonth to new University students, we erroneous- y reported that the Housing Office decided to lose the East Quad and Bursley Hall cafeterias. kctually, only the snack bars of these two resi- lence halls will be shut down. " n the inside .--- . You will find a neophyte's guide to Ann rbor and the University campus as well as an up- ate on the summer's news. Included are articles n University and community services, things to do kn a Saturday night, how to cope with the academ- c blues, and an extensive review of local eateries md watering holes. There appears to be a mysterious killer on the loose in the Veterans Administra- tion hospital here, poisoning unsuspecting patients with a powerful muscle relaxant called Pavulon. And the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the hospital administration and the hospital employes don't know who is re- sponsible. The killer (or killers) could be just about anyone associated with the hos- pital and may still be lurking - waiting to claim his or her next victim. EVEN WITH this in mind, officials at the hospital announced Tuesday that they will begin re-admitting patients and per- forming regular surgery again, some 15 days after the procedures were halted be- cause of a strange rise in the number of respiratory and cardiac arrests since July 1. Dr. Duane Freier, acting chief of staff at the hospital, said that he and other hos- pital officials are "looking at the mechan- isms involved to increase admissions and surgery." He said that the process would be "gradual." Dr. Martin Lindenauer, chief of staff at the hospital, said that the decision was made because "there are patients that need care and since there have been no incidents in the past few days, we thought such a measure would be safe." He also cited stricter security measures implemented since the attacks occurred as yet another reason for the gradual increases. IN ALL, there have been over 50 such attacks since July 1, resulting in 10 deaths. Normally, officials. say, only five to eight attacks would occur monthly. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was called in August 19 to investi- gate the "criminal intent" involved and have remained at the hospital since. About 20 agents are involved in the case, accord- ing to Freier. All of the patients that suffered attacks received intravenous medication at one point or another during their stay at the hospital. Furthermore, many of the vic tims were in the intensive care unit and all of the attacks occurred during the 3:30 p.m.-midnight shift. HOSPITAL administrators say the cause of the arrests has been a drug similar to the one used by South American Indians to tranquilize animals - Pavulon - a curare type muscle relaxant. The powerful drug is most commonly given to patients using a respirator. See FBI, Page 5 'In all, there have been over 50 such res- piratory attacks since July 1, resulting in 10 deaths. Normally, of- ficials say, only five to eight would occur Foye monthly. Ft l 0/~ illiken may slash 'U' budge Deanship job offer outrages University By JOSEPHINE MARCOTTY The University underwent a titanic power struggle last win- ter as President Robben Flem- ing and Vice President for Aca- demic Affairs Frank Rhodes subverted a Board of Regents decision to hire asnoted black, woman educator as dean of the literary college. The usually pliable Regents rejected current acting-literary Dean Billy Frye - Fleming and Rhodes' obvious choice - in fa- vor of Jewel Cobb, dean of Con- necticut College. FLEMING offered Cobb a two-year no tenure pact as head of LSA, a pivitol position over- seeing 15,500 students, when by tradition such a post should carry a five-year tenured con- tract. Cobb rejected the offer out of hand, as The Daily printed de- tails of the supposedly secret negotiations. The affairs threw the aca- demic community into a furor that didn't subside all spring. BUT IT officially ended, at least, after five months of cloak and dagger secrecy on the part of the administration with an Affirmative Action Committee report that blasted the admin- istration for not acting in "good faith." Another committee headed by Dean of Education and former Health, Education, and Welfare Secretary Wilbur Cohen inves- tigated the Cobb negotiations and also faulted Fleming and Rhodes. Although criticism of the ad- ministration came from many quarters, the outcry was led by University women's rights organizations and the Affirma- tive Action Committee. EUNICE BURNS, chairwom- an for the Commission on Wo- men declared, "we are . . - They are treating affirmative action as if it didn't exist. It was not a good faith offer." See COB, Page 5 Cut could bring budget ga to nearl $3 1 milio By BILL TURQUE For the second time in two weeks, the University will feel the fiscal axe as state officials have announced Governor Milliken's intention to cut as much as another one per cent from an operating fund after it had been approved by the legislature. This latest cut comes in the wake of a last-minute 1.5 per cent slash in the 1975-76 higher education bill, prior to its approval by legislators last month. THE UNIVERSITY'S state funding for the current fiscal year stands at approximately $107 million, almost $3 million below the Movin' and groovin' Lou Brockway lends a helping hand to Francis Oscherwitz as she moves into East Quad yester- day. That scene has been repeated literally thousands of times during the past couple of days. The next step, of course, is buying'books and football tickets. ROOMS STILL OVERCROWDED: figure approved by the Board of operating budget. The budget, based on the or- iginal state allocation, included provisions for a 5.6 per cent in faculty and staff salary increas- es, and tuition hikes averaging six per cent. University officials are un- certain as to how the $3 mil- lion deficit will be eliminated. President Robben Fleming said yesterday that while an addi- tional tuition increase is not a realistic option, at least for this semester, a hiring freeze "will almost certainly be a part of it," (solutions to the deficit). Fleming added that although deficit budgeting has been dis- cussed as another option, the term deficit is misleading, be- cause the money will have to be made up eventually. "WE JUST haven't got enough money to go around, and we've got to find some," said Fleming. "I guess we ought to get rid of the word 'deficit'. What it really will be is enforced savings," he added. Notification of the newest cut, which will effect all state agencies with the exception of certain programs within the De- partment of Social Services, was received by the Univer- sity on. August 26. The reve- nue accumulated by the cut will be used to establish a contin- gency fund, with the money to be redistributed if state tax revenues do not reach their pro- jected levels. Fred Whims, spokesman for the Office of Management and Budget in Lansing, said it will be up to the Governor to ad- See MILLIKEN, Page 5 Regents in July for a tentative Autumn: Season of fee hikes, By BILL TURQUE Fee increases have become as much of a seasonal rite at the University as packed football stadiums and interminable drop- add lines. For the third autumn in a row, students will be shell- ing out bigger bucks to go to school at Michigan. This year's six per cent tui- tion hike follows a whopping 24 per cent increase in 1973 and an eight per cent room and board increase in 1974. With two cuts within the last two weeks in the University's operating fund for this year, it would appear that another fee hike wil be in store for students sometime in 1976. THIS FALL'S increase was considered a likelihood as long ago as last winter and viewed by most University and state officials as inevitable by May. State Senator Bill Huffmran (D-Madison Heights) vice-chair- man of the Senate appropria- tions committee, was convinced by early spring that the LJnive- sity would need a tuition in- crease to make ends meet, but hoped it would be "a small. frugal one," and added that the decision to hike fees "would re- quire some real soul searching on the part of University admin- See SEASON, Page 5 Budget By JEFF RISTINE The upcoming year will offer -little relief from any past dis- comforts in campus housing; in fact, the residence halls are once again nearly overflowing and the University's bleak fi- nancial situation has forced sev- eral service cutbacks. Housing officials this week, however, downplayed the im- pact of the budget adjustments. "I wouldn't call them cut- backs," said Director of Hous- ing John Feldkamp. He ac- knowledged, however, that fur- ther University budget reduc- tions recently announced on a state level will have "some im- pact," although the Housing Of- fice receives most of its funds from room and board rates. BUDGET CUTS this fall will save the Housing Office $425,000, according to Feldkamp. Those cuts forced the closing of snack bars at Bursley Hall and East cuts hurt dorms Quad, adjustments in cafeteria policy to bar "outsiders," per- sonnel reductions and a change from four years to five in the painting program cycle. Markley Hall Director Leroy Williams said his hall will at- tempt to "carry on as we did last year," adding, "we just won't be as free with the money." But Couzens Hall Director Len Spillane said he did not foresee any substantial cuts for his dor- mitory. IN A MOVE producing 200 ad- ditional living spaces, some dorms converted rooms origin- ally designed for two persons into triples. At Bursley Hall, ac- cording to Director Loretta An- derson, four staff-on-duty rooms were converted into three-per- son rooms, and some students have been temporarily assigned to live with Resident Advisors at Markley and at the North Cam- pus Baits housing. Unlike the last two years, no students have been reassigned to the off-campus Bell Tower Hotel (an action forced when the Housing Office accepted too many applications), but Feld- kamp reported that some 900 residence hall applicants were told this summer they would probably be turned away. On the outside. One of the first things they tell you during fresh- ,Ik orientation is to bring an umbrella. Today is ne of the reasons why. Showers are expected in- rmittently during the next 24 hours. Tempera- ,res should hit the low 80's but will dip to the low Ys during the evening. I ______ ______ I Dark clouds hang over Mayor's rent study unit E hospital negotiations lag By JO MARCOTTY Medical Center administration anted last week a proposed con- to the University's interns and ents which a union source close to negotiations described as an insult. e interns and residents union - . Officers Association (HOA) - rhe Med Center officials have been tiating a new contract since mid- cording to the HOA source, is totally ignoring patient care demands. "We were disappointed that they didn't touch upon patient care issues," said HOA bargaining team member Eric Hodeen. "That is the area we are mostly concerned with." HOA negotiators refused to consider the proposed contract, according to the source. same issues," the source maintained. However, Hodeen said, "I guess you can mediate at any time, but I think that there are a lot of issues we want to remind them (the University) of.' At this point the union is not plan- ning any kind of protest in the form of a work slow-down or strike. LAST OCTOBER, the fledgling HOA By GORDON ATCHESON Daily News Analysis Mayor Albert Wheeler last month set. up a volunteer committee to study the local hous- ing market and the feasibility of rent con- trol - a road that was unsuccessfully trav- eled more than two years ago. In February 1973, then mayor Robert Har- ris formed a panel with much the same pur- pose, and it almost immediately became Wheeler claims that by establishing a sec- onid blue ribbon committee he is not reneg- ing on a campaign promise made last April to introduce "a fair rental practices ordinance that would effectively cover a variety of abuses, including excessive rents." The earliest such legislation could be intro- duced is next spring, according to Wheeler. "I really want something done, but we have to get a reliable base of information to sell the rn _nntv,,h adde. n-aninmwh th zh ,..,,,,> ky . .