DEFENSE RESEARCH See Editorial Page PPF itA6 A6F :43 a t t EVANESCENT High-3. Low--28* See Today for details Latest Deadline in the State Vol. LXXXVI, No. 130 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, March 2, 1976 10 Cents Eight Pages 10 Cents Eight Pages Suspects named IF YOU SEE NL'W5 FAPPM CAlL. DAJtY in VA murders Voter registration Next Monday is the deadline for registering to vote in the April 5th city election. Registrars will stand by in the Fishbowl this week for any and all persons who wish to become eligible voters. Next month's election includes a city council race in each ward, plus ballot proposals on door-to-door voter registration, preferential balloting for mayor and a one-mill levy for street maintenance. " Happenings.. . . . . can take you anywhere from the football field to outer space today. At noon, Economics Professors Gardner Ackley and William Shephard offer a program on "Economic Research and Cur- rent Issues" in Rm. 102 of the Economics Bldg. . Future Worlds presents scientist Gerard O'Neill with a lecture on his proposal for space colonization, at 3 p.m. in Hill Auditorium . . . a meeting for all students interested in an anthro- pology major begins at 4 in 229 Angell Hall . . . Jorge Luis Borges lectures on "The writer and his Destiny" at 4 in MLB Aud. 3 . . . William Staf- ford reads his poetry at 4:10 in the Union's Pen- dleton Rm . . . the MSA steering committee and MSA itself meet in Rm. 3909 at the Union at 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., respectively . . . anyone with ideas for next fall's football halftime shows should show up at the Marching Band's meeting at 7:30 in Re- velli Hall . . . the Food Action Coalition sponsors a forum on food in Ann Arbor at 7:30, 331 Thomp- son St. . . . and Women in Communications hold a discussion of advertising at 7:30 in the Journalism Lounge, on the second floor of the LSA Bldg. Blasting the past Officials at the Arts and Science Museum in St. Paul, Minn., have asked construction workers to stop their blasting at a nearby redevelopment site because the shocks are cracking their 80-million- year-old triceratops skeleton. On display since 1965, the bones of the horned, plant-eating dinosaur have already been cracked in the lower jaws and some certebrae, and museum attorney John Hoeschler fears the skeleton could crumple into 80 million- year-old dust if moisture gets into the cracks and causes mineral salts in the bones to crystalize. Blasting for the construction has been delayed until special shock-cushioning system can be in- stalled underneath the triceratops. War of the worlds As if they haven't already got enough to worry about, the U. N. is scratching its collective head over whether to keep or kill any living beings brought back from Mars. Scientists arguing both sides of this compelling issue have submitted a report to the U. N. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, urging the question not be left to individual governments. One side wants to keep the little buggers-if, indeed, they exist - for scientific study. The other wants to destroy them immediately lest they infect the earth or de- vour Pittsburgh, or something like that. While no life has yet been discovered on the Red Planet, "the theoretical potential for unknown danger is so important that no risk can be taken." Sound familiar, Committee B? Things go better with HoJ() You're ordering a meal at an Atlanta, Go., Howard Johnson's, and you've just asked for a Coke. "Sorry," says the waitress, "but we don't serve Coke. We can only sell you HoJo cola." You're puzzled. You know all colas are pretty much alike, and that most restaurants serve which- ever they have on hand without bothering to ex- plain the substitution. Noticing your confusion, the waitress explains how the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co. has just won a court judgment requiring the restaurant to preserve and protect the cola giant's trademarks of "Coke" and "Coca-Cola." "They say they're carrying on a vigilant campaign against copyright violators," she continues. "They say their company 'must and will take whatever steps are necessary including recourse to the courts to protect the integrity of these trademarks.' " You drink the HoJo. It tastes like Coke. O th On the insid(e (... Arts Page offers a review from Jeff Selbst of the Yehudi Menuhin benefit concert last Saturday ... Editorial Page features an analysis by Elham Elhai of 'U' research funded by the Department of Defense . .. and Sports Editor Bill Stieg tells you what happened at last night's basketball game in Minnesota. On the outside... It's good-by to the snow again! A storm moving Lion lovers DETROIT (UPI) - Fed- eral authorities named two nurses yesterday as sus- pects in a mass murder case last summer at the Ann Arbor Veterans Ad- ministration H o s p i t a 1 and cited a dying cancer patient as one of its major witnesses. Named in the legal brief filed in U. S. District Court in Detroit were Filipina Narciso, of Ypsilanti, and Leonara Perez, a former Ann Arbor resident. THE BRIEF, described by legal experts as highly unusual, was the first public acknowl- AP Photo edgement that the government was building a case against the two women. The latest development came six months after the FBI first entered the case to investigate more than two dozen mysteri- ous breathing failures in the hospital's intensive care ward. Eleven patients died amid deliberately injected a powerful h Council muscle relaxing drug into (D-Second patients. Kenworthy pposed the AS MANY as six patient deaths were considered suspi- officially cious enough by the FBI to an Central spark the murder probe. i in the Na- Narciso and Perez, both for- storic Plac- merly assigned to nursing du- ties in the intensive ward, were ulted from named in a document that ask- a report of ed the court's permission to istoric Dis- obtain evidence from Richard tee. T h e Neely, of Osceola, Ind. najority re- Federal sources said they the chang- believe Neely was a murder target while a patient in the hospital last summer. Federal investigators said Neely is dying of bladder can- cer. THEY said Neeley told them. he saw one of the suspects in his room last July 30 at 'the moment he apparently was in- jected with a potentially lethal drug, which stopped his breath- ing. Investigators said Neely told them he shouted for help, but the nurse whirled around and left the room quickly. When he was shown photographs of the women, investigators said, he identified the nurse in his GANDY DANCER EXPANSION: Restaurant plans OI~ room as Perez. Federal prosecutors said they wanted court permission to take a deposition, a legal state- ment under oath, from Neely for evidence in the event of a trial. Thomas- O'Brien, an Ann Arbor attorney who represents Narciso and Perez, said he woiild oppose the government's attempts to take a deposition from Neely on grounds that there have been no indictments in the case. Federal prosecutor Richard Delonis said he was taking the unusual step because he fears Neely may die before indict- ments are issued. By DAVID GARFINKEL grounds, claiming that restaur- ant owner Chuck Muer's propos- The long-debated city ordin- ed changes would damage the ance to allow structural changes historic and architectural val- in the Gandy Dancer restaur- Lie of the building. ant, was passed by City Coun- cil last night by an 8-to-3 vote. See related story, Page 2 The controversial measure, - - which was initially approved at "HISTORIC preservation is an a first reading on February 2, important part of where we are has been the subject of heated today," said Mayor Al Wheel- dispute for months. Opponents er, explaining his interpretation have protested on aesthetic of ,prevailing community opin- e " " Otganiazation aids political prisoners By DANA BAUMANN Two University of Chile students face torture and possible death - not for theft, murder or any violent actions - but because their ideological beliefs differ from those of the current Chilean regime. Their cases have recently been adopted by Amnesty International (AI), a non-political group working to help political prisoners, according to Al regional chairwoman Ginetta Sagan. Sagan, speaking at the International Center yesterday, said that the plight of the two Chilean students was typical of the political victims the Al aids. FOUNDER of AI's western branch in 1972, Sagan explained that "the Al exists to aid those imprisoned solely for their ideas, religion, or race. We aid victims regardless of the political ideology of the country and try to expose violations of human rights." The Al, which was instrumental in the release of over 13,000 political prisoners since its foundation in 1962, has established a network of informants throughout the eastern, western and Third World nations. These informants risk their lives to provide valuable documentation and accounts of political arrest and torture to the 30 national sections lo- cated throughout the world. Sagan, who was born in Italy and worked with the Italian Resistance during World War II, was imprisoned by the See AGENCY, Page 2 Faculty tables grade orievance discussion ion. He, along with members Carol Jones Ward) and Jamie (D-Fourth Ward), o measure. - The building is known as.the Michig Depot and is included tional Register of Hi es. The ordinance res recommendations in the Division Street H trict Study Commit committee issued a n port, which favored Vote expert claims '76 earo liberal By MICHAEL YELLIN Despite former Georgia governor Jimmy Carter's victory in the New Hampshire primary last week, a director of the Univer- sity's Institute for Social Research (ISR) says that this is the year of the liberal democrat. Political Science Prof. Warren Miller, a leading authority on public opinion research, asserts that the national electorate is more liberal now than it has been in some time and that "a Democratic party candidate with a clear left of center stance would do quite well." CARTER WON in New Hampshire with 30 per cent of the vote. Rep. Morris Udall of Arizona ran second winning 23 per cent of the vote. Miller suggests that, "if Udall makes a strong showing in Massachusetts, he will be an increasingly likely liberal Demo- ratic candidate." Miller bases his speculations on public opinion surveys and See MILLER, Page 2 es adopted by Council, and a minority report, which was more conservative. JONES offered the minority report as a substitute motion, but it was defeated 8 to 3. Ken- worthy offeredha last-minute amendment to the original ord- inance, which was also defeat- ed. Although there was overwhel- ming support for the ordinance, it was clear that even among supporters there was dissatis- faction. Speaking of the design submitted to Council by the committee, Councilman Roger Bertoia (R-Third Ward) crack- ed, "Like most horses design- ed by a committee, it came out looking lake a camel." The ordinance outlines restric- tions which only allow additions to be built between the build- ings which are used for the restaurant. The front and back of each building must remain unaltered. THE RESTRICTIONS also stipulate that "there is to be no attempt to imitate or repli- cate the stonework of the ori- ginal buildings." The ordinance also prohibits any additions on the west side of the Express Office or the east side of the Baggage Room. bern hopefuls wage final battle before Massachusetts primary By AP and Reuter BOSTON - While the din of campaign speakers echoed through narrow downtown streets, Democrats waged their election-eve search for votes yesterday in a Massachusetts presidential primary where the ballot reads like a candidate census. With eight major candidates and a no preference line carv- ing up the vote, Massachusetts will produce a minority winner today while dividing its 104 na- tional convention delegates in proportion to the popular vote share each entry gets. SO YESTERDAY was a day of endorsements, speeches, leaflets, final efforts to per- suade voters in a contest so divided it won't take many bal- lots to alter the order of finish. A poor finish by former Geor- gia Gov. Jimmy Carter, Ala- bama Gov. George Wallace, Rep. Morris Udall of Arizona, or Senator Henry Jackson to- day would lead some political experts to write off their chanc- es of winning the Democratic presidential nomination. The experts do not expect any of the candidates to win more than 20 per cent of the vote, so one or two percentage points could be vital. VERMONT also votes today, in a primary that will rank can- didates but will not commit delegates. Carter, 1972 Demo- cratic vice presidential candi- date Sargent Shriver and for- mer Oklahoma Sen. Fred Har- ris are on the Democratic bal- lot there. President Ford is unonosed in Vermont, but former Califor- nia Gov. Ronald Reagan is on the Massachusetts ballot with him. Neither Ford nor Reagan has campaigned here, but the President's organization h a s spent about $200,000 on tele- phone and advertising efforts. There are 43 Republican dele- gates at stake in Massachu- setts, to be divided in propor- tion to the Ford and Reagan showings. THERE ARE 1.31 million reg- istered Democrats, 1.1 million independents, and 461,000 regis- tered Republicans in Massachu- setts. State Secretary Paul Guzzi said he expected a turnout of between 35 and 40 per cent of the voters. Wallace, out for his first pri- mary of the year, made a four- stop tour of the state before wrapping up his campaign in Boston, where he was expected to ride a wave of opposition to the court-ordered busing of school children for racial inte- gration. By MAUREEN NOLAN The literary college (LSA) faculty yesterday tabled sev- eral motions which would have changed the procedure for handling grade grievances. After more than. an hour of debate at their regular monthly meeting, faculty members could not agree on how-or even if- changes should be made in the current system for dealing with grades contested as unfair, biased or capricious by a stu- dent. UNDER THE present system, a student may take his grade grievance before a departmental committee, but the instructor has the final word on the grade change regardless of the com- mittee's recommendations, -the final decision would be left with the instructor, but a note would be attached to the student's transcript pointing out that a departmental committee had recommended a change of the grade; -the LSA dean would be given the final authority for a grade change. As the system stands now, the dean has the imolied power to change a grade. The fourth mo- tion would have made this pow- er exulicit, allowing the student f, netition the dean directly with his grade grievance. DURING THE debate, one committee member suggested that instructors found guilty of unfair grading should be pen- alized. According to LSA Dean Billy . ..: >..