S-1 RALLY See Editorial Page YI AdIF- 4i4t A6F gan 6FA6F CHILLY High-30 Low-20 See Today for details Latest Deadline in the State Vol. LXXXVI, No. 74 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, December 3, 1975 10 Cents Eic I g ht Pages CONFERS WITH FORD l .. Name that tune When President Ford arrived in Peking Mon- day the Chinese band at the airport struck up a rousing rendition of the Michigan State fight song. Of course, Gentleman Jerry is a Wolverine through and through. But University Prof. Allen Whiting, a leading China expert, figures there was method in the madness. "They're putting a little humor on the frosty reception," Whit- ing said yesterday. "What they're saying is that we're giving away the game to the Russians." Wonder if Ford got the message or assumed it was merely an off-key version of Hail to the Chief ... er, Victors ... Spartans? Exam time Associate Dean of the Literary College (LSA) Charles Morris yesterday sent out a memo to all the school's faculty members informing them that final exams for the Winter Term must be held as specified in the time schedule. It seems that during the Fall Term many students have been complaining about time conflicts involving exams rescheduled by professors who want to start their vacations early. May we offer a humble sugges- tion? Forget about finals altogether. Where is fair? Attorneys for the two Ann Arbor men accused of kidnaping the teenage son of an Oakland County General Motors executive have asked that their clients' trial be held out-state because of the pub- licity surrounding the case. Last month the two - Darryl Wilson and Clinton Williams - supposed- ly abducted Timothy Stempel and held him for two days until a $150,000 ransom was paid by the boy's father. Ironically, the area news media withheld stories about the crime until Tim had been safely released. Happenings... begin with a meeting of The Stilyagi Air Corps, Ann Arbor's sci-fi club, in rm. 4203 of the Union ... the Ann Arbor Tenants Union meets at 5:30 p.m. in the lobby of the 4th floor of the Union ... Overeaters Anonymous holds an open meeting at 7 p.m. in rm. 3205 of the Union ... a debate entitled "How Can Peace Be Achieved in the Middle East" is scheduled for 8 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. But it's not definite that the debate will go on. Check leaflets on campus to- day before you make plans to go ... Ars Musica presents a concert at 8 p.m. in the Pendleton Arts Center of the Union. Records opened The FBI has agreed to open its files on con- victed atomic bomb spies Julius and Ethel Rosen- berg and will not charge the Rosenbergs' sons for the information. Under the Freedom of Informa- tion Act, the agency could have charged Robert and Michael Meeropol nearly $30,000 for the 30,000 pages of material they requested on their parents, who were executed in 1953 after a trial many people now consider a sham. The Meeropols, who use their adoptive parents' name, hope the material will clear the Rosenbergs. 0 Sleep tight The Food and Drug Administration says that Sominex 2, a version of the popular sleeping aid, is a "significant health hazard" as it is presently being marketed. The product doesn't carry sufficient warnings about who should and should not use the product, which contains more powerful drugs than the standard Sominex. At least two children have died from taking diphenhy- dramine - which is present in Sominex 2. The stuff is being recalled by the company. 0 Lights out If Carbondale, a small town in northern Penn- sylvania, doesn't come up with $24,000 in the next seven weeks, the lights will literally go out. The city has an overdue electric bill, and the Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. had threat- ened to turn off the juice for the street lights and all city buildings unless Carbondale coughs up the bucks. In addition, the town owes Bell Telephone over $4,000 and Pennsylvania Gas and Water more than $11,000. In total, the city has over $130,000 in out-standing debts - some up to two years old. The city has already increased property and income taxes to the legal limit but still can't make ends meet. Maybe the federal government will bail Carbondale out, if it is nick- named "the little apple." On the inside... ... the Editorial Page features a Pacific News Service story on the move to re-examine the death of black militant George Jackson who died in Sole- dad Prison ... Kurt larju reviews the new Joni Mitchell album on the Arts Page ... and the Sports Page looks at the Wolverines' basketball opener last night against Vanderbuilt. 0 Mao License plates hype HIP The Ann Arbor Secretary of State's office seems to have in- advertantly given a little free publicity to the waning Human Rights Party (HRP). The Stadium Blvd. office of the State Secretary's office has been issuing license plates with the letters HRP preceeding the plates' numbers, and will con- tinue to do so until the supply, totaling 1,000, is depleted. "IT WASN'T intentional," said a clerk at the Stadium office, denying any affiliation with the HRP. "The plates are simply issued in a sequence. Today it's the Human Rights Party, tomorrow it's Harry S Tru- man." According to the clerk, "most of the people are tickled" upon receiving personalized political plates. "There was a 70-year-old lady in here last Wednesday, who was just delighted," the clerk explained. "'That's the party I belong to!' she said." "BUT A LOT of the people just don't realize that the plates suggest any political affilia- tion," she continued. "There was a man in here today who asked if it stood foi Health, Resources and Planning." The coincidence doesn't ap- pear to have ruffled any feath- ers on the other side of the political fence. "It's kind of similar to the situation in Belleville where F they were issuing plates with b the letters KKK," said Washte- naw County Democratic Party V chairwoman Suzanne Freund. l Isr ael By AP and Reuter TEL AVIV-Israeli jets pounded I tinian targets in Lebanon yesterda what was seen as a show of strengtl lowing the Palestine Liberation Org tion's (PLO) political victory in the Li Nations. The PLO command called the raids biggest in the history of Israeli as against Palestinians in Lebanon," an dered "immediate reprisals." LEBANESE police reported 75 dead 130 wounded. The guerrillas listed 59 1 and 140 wounded. A PLO communique said nearly hal urges easing of detenite Discussion termed frank By AP and Reuter PEKING-China's Chair- man Mao Tse-tung yester- day appeared to have per- sonally urged President Ford to moderate U.S. de- tente with the Soviet Union, observers said. Accompanied by their top aides, the two leaders met for an hour and 50 minutes today but neither side re- vealed contents of the talks. USING UNUSUAL wording for an account of a meeting with Mao, the New China News Agency (NCNA) reported "earn- est and significant discussions . . . on wide-ranging issues in a friendly atmosphere." Experienced China watchers here said this pointed at an attemot by the frail, 81-year- old Chairman to dissuade the President from pursuing detente with Moscow, Peking's bitter ideological foe. Also, Ford conferred for more than two hours with Vice-Pre- mier Teng I4siao-Ping. BEFORE THAT discussion yesterday in Peking's Great Hall of the People, White House spokesman Ron Nessen said President Ford would put force- f"llv the American point of view, which favors easing the tension between Washington and Mos- cow. "They are not going to make us change our minds," he told renorters. There was no immediate offi, cial word on the content of the discussions, but i n f o r m e d sources had said the two sides would examine world affairs re- gion-by-region. See FORD, Page 8 Mao Tse-tung Ford Daily Photo by PAULINE LUBENS Ilubba Hubbard Freshman Michigan center Phil Hubbard, reputedly one of the est basketball recruits since Campy Russel, turns away anderbilt guard Dicky Keffer during the game at Crisler ast night. See story, page 7. Ryan to filseat on state High Court; GOPnow in control LANSING (UPI)-Gov. William Milliken yesterday appointed Wayne County Circuit Judge James Ryan to the state Supreme Court, putting Republicans in the majority for the first time in seven years. Ryan, 43, a former president of the anti-abortion Michigan Right to Life group, is Milliken's third appointee to the high court bench in two years. HE REPLACES John Swainson, a Democrat and former gov- ernor who resigned Nov. 7 following his conviction on charges of perjury. "The Supreme Court will be strengthened and the public will be well served through the appointment of this distinguished trial judge," Milliken said in making the announcement. The appointment gives Republicans a 4-2 majority on the court with the seventh member, Justice Charles Levin, an avowed independent. THE GOP hopes to maintain the edge until 1981 when legis- lative reapportionment is likely to come before the court once again. However, Ryan and another recent Milliken appointee, Repub- lican Lawrence Lindemer, both must win election in their own right a year from now. If he wins the election, Ryan will then serve out the re- mainder of Swainson's term, which expires Dec. 31, 1978. RYAN, A ROMAN Catholic whose Irish name is seen as a political plus has served on the Wayne County Circuit Court bench since 1966 and before that was a justice of the peace in Redford Township. Prior to becoming a judge, he was a trial attorney in civil and criminal cases before courts throughout the metropolitan area. He is a 1956 graduate of the University of Detroit Law School. His affiliation with Michigan Right to Life puts him at odds with Milliken philosophically, but the governor told a news con- See RYAN, Page 2 jets hit Lebanon victims were women and children and that more bodies were buried under rubble in the camps in northern and southern Lebanon. Both the Israeli and guerrilla commands said the Palestinians retaliated by rocket- ing several Israeli settlements. THE ISRAELIS said rockets fell in four border settlements, slightly injuring two men. A PLO communique reported that commandos fired rockets "at military in- stallations in several Israeli settlements, scoring direct hits and inflicting heavy damage and casualties." Israeli air raids in May 1974 had been the heaviest against Palestinian bases. They killed 48 persons and wounded 180 in the Nabatiya refugee camp several days after guerrillas killed 25 Israelis and wounded 74 in an attack on the town of Maalot. Although the Israeli command gave no reason for Tuesday's raids, they folLowed an upsurge in guerrilla attacks on Israeli border settlements. The raids were re- garded here as a warning to the Palestin- ians not to be encouraged by U.N. develop- ments into staging further attacks on Israel.d See ISRAEL, Page 8 LSA BUDGET PINCH Cuts hurt Chem. dept. By MARGARET YAO The Chemistry department - looking ahead to its share of this week's anticipated $1.6 mil- lion slash in state appropriations to the University-feels "really strapped," according to literary college (LSA) Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Charles Morris. Acting LSA Dean Billy Frye has asked all the school's de- partments to absorb a one half per cent budget cut this year and expects the college to sus- tain a four per cent slash for the fiscal year 1976-1977. Chemistry department Chair- man Thomas Dunn grimly as- serted that the department is already "bulging at the seams" due to slim funds. ALTHOUGH he said it will not be decided until today exactly what changes would be made to accommodate the one-half per cent cut, Dunn predicted that "it's going to mean that certain courses aren't taught." A hiring freeze intended to cut costs w a s implemented throughout the University about a month ago, and Frye has sug- gested five ways for LSA de- partments to adapt to the freeze. They are to: -offer fewer course; -increase class size, especial- ly in lectures of only 50-100 "when transferring information is the primary goal of the course;" -increase the workload . on faculty members; -maintain the influx of out- side revenues, mainly grants, to members of the faculty; -reduce enrollment in 'pre- medical sciences, where there has been "almost disastrous in- flation." DUNN TERMED "impossible" Frye's recommendation to in- crease class size. He explained that limited facilities -- particu- larly in laboratoriesk- are the main stumbling blocks. And Chemistry Prof. Adon Gordus said that "it is doubtful" that Frye's proposal to reduce pre-med enrollment will go into effect. In the English department, the fund cut has not been as damaging. Department Chair- man Jay Robinson said, "We've been able to deal with that one (the one half per cent cut) YI j+_ " ;- 1 House passes New York rescue plan WASHINGTON 01) - The House yesterday approved by a 10-vote margin President Ford's $2.3-billion rescue plan for New York City and sent the measure to expected quick pass- age in the Senate despite a certain filibuster. The House voted 213 to 203 to approve the bill as con- servative Renublicans and Democrats teamed un to try and ,... <; .. ., a: ...::: N......