Wednesday, March 17, 1976 THE !MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven WensaMac 7 97 H IHIA AL Lack of info and, discussion plagues research stud ers (Continued from Page 1) si ty student Robert Miller, who professor, and Elham Elahi, a first brought the military a s - literary college (LSA) senior, pects of the explosive to the at- claim they were unaware of any tention of the committee. of the possible harmful appli- cations of, the research. They BUT Dr. Zarafoneis runs the were only familiar with the the- Simpson Memorial Institution, oretical proposal by the scien- and the others are all caught up tists - which, according to in their work. Zorn, fell within the bounds of According to Elahi, he h a s the regental guidelines. never talked to Zarafonetis and Both Zorn and Elahi, now has only talked to Zorn "incon- aware of the possible adverse seoaentially in the hall." effects of the research, still in- Physics professor Marc Ross, dicate a hesitancy to single out also a director of the Univer- a research project "for some- sity's Residential College; has thing that isn't really drastical- suggested that the committee ly different from what a lot of members and researchers, as other people are doing," in Ela- well as outsiders, meet to dis- hi's words.' s t a ss pros and cons of the re- Elahi also points out t h a t !search. "faculty people find it hard to s cut off research finds for other AND THE scientists doing the faculty members." research, he said, should "be Tressed to state the implica- Election directors named by MSA By PHIL FOLEY Vice President David Mitchell, Treasurer Don House, Business The Michigan Student Assem- School Rep. Walt Borland, and bly (MSA) last night appointed at-large member Mike French. Mark Bernstein and Elliot Chi- In further Assembly action, kofsky as co-elections directors $200 was given to the Ann Arbor for the April all-campus elec- chapter of the Martin Sostre tions. Chikofsky is the current Defense Committee to bring president of the Michigan Union Sostre-a jailhouse lawyer from and Bernstein-a B u s i n e s s New York-here to speak. The School junior - is currently a Assembly allocated $200 to the member of the Student Publica- Fraternity Coordinating Council tions Board. to serve as seed money for a The Assembly delegated the newsletter, and an additional $70 responsibility of working out a was given to the Sociology Un- contract with the two to a com- dergraduate Association to cover mittee composed of Executive costs of a newsletter. GEO discuss talks Negotiations end at EMU, strike still on - -_, HE CLAIMED that the com- mittee has several times recom- mended that other research with military potential be discontin- ued, but that each time "they (the Senate Assemblv's R e - search Policies Committee) by- pass all our recommendations." tions of their research before the committee before their propos- als are again approved." Nicholls has defended his re- search, continually stating that his main aim is to "know what's gni, on." "We'd almost have to forget (Continued from Page 1) sions were private last year, Forsyth believes. He says that were at the request of the it would be an "unfair labor union," Forsyth says. Former practice" to allow either party GEO President Aleda Krause to "insist on open negotiations." ;claims the University "exerted; (o penta lot of pressure and got our, "We have found that it(oe team to close the sessions." sessions) prolongs significantly Schwartz says, "They convinced: the bargaining process," says us that we could make more Assistant Personnel Director progress in closed sessions." William Neff. "Either or both organizations wind up taking He does concede that "at open p u b 1 i e positions," he said, sessions people tended to be the- which are difficult to retract atrical, to play to the audience.'t later without losing face. GEO and University negotia- During last year's negotia- tors hope to have a contract byr tions, "I don't think there was April 30, since many union any proof one way or the other members leave town for the' that more was done in closed summer. sessions," Schwartz says. "The There are eight University University can use closed bar- bargainers, including Forsyth. gaining as a tactic. They usual-.sd ly bring lots of people: deans,' The GEO has three and plans; faculty, lawyers.',to bring in extra negotiators for' "THE ONLY times that ses- special issues. By JENNIFER MILLER Negotiations between striking United Auto Workers (UAW)! Locals 1975 and 1976 and East- ern Michigan University (EMU) broke off early yesterday eve- ning without a settlement and no date set for further talks. The meeting between the union, representing 550 clerical, administrative, technical and professional employes, and the university was the first time that the two parties had met in over a week and only the sec- ond time since the walkout March 3. ACCORDING to President of Local 1976 George Raub, the primary stumbling block at the bargaining table is a salary fig- ure, which "just comes down to agreeing on a percentage." Raub added that some non- economic issues still needed to be resolved, but "in terms of work, 95 per cent of the con- tract is behind us." Earlier in the day, Vice-Pres- ident for University Relations Gary Hawks had expressed op- timism in reaching an agree- ment in the near future. "They; are still continuing to meet and' that's a good sign," he said. "Our bargaining committee will be available all night if neces- sary to reach an agreement." HAWKS L A T E R indicated that the break in negotiations was due to the advice of the mediator, rather than either side walking out. "The univer- sity made proposals which w e r e unacceptable to the union," he said, "and the me- diator suggested that the meet- ing end." Hawks said that in the first meeting a week ago the univer- sity had made an offer but it was unacceptable to the union. However, Raub countered, say- ing, "There were no new pro- posals made in that meeting." On Monday, Raub asserted. "We're ready to accept a settle- ment, but (it) has to be reason- able. It's hard to say what the university will come up with."' 1 _____________________ Subscribe to The Michigan Daily EVENING & SATURDAY CLASSES REGISTER NOW Classes Begin Week of March 15 JUDAIC STUDIES PROGRAM COFFEE HOUR Students interested in the Program in Judaic Studies and in the NEW course offerings f o r 1976-77 a r e invited to attend a c o f f e e hour to be held on WEDNESDAY, March 17, p.m. in 3050 Frieze Building. 3:30-4:30 Unwillingness to cut off re- d'iin anything if you worried search is combined with an an- -ot what it could do all the parent dearth of information on time, he said. He added, "It its applications and the inability wo'd be wrong for us to desigi of concerned persons to simply a new weapon," but claimed get together and disclss the sub- that all of his research is the- ject. For instance, Elahi wanted oretical and experimental, not to meet with Charles Overber- designed specifically for mili- ger, University Vice-President ta rv use. for Research - but was inform- F-r the committee to go any ed he would have a three-week f',rther. its members must meet wait for an appointment, with the scientists. Then, as Elahi and Zorn also have ex- Zorn said, "a little light and pressed a wish to meet with the air" will be shed on the subject other member of the commit- and members can go on with tee, Dr. Chris Zarafonetis, with their investigations with more researchers James Nicholls and ,nderstanding than they say Martin Sichel, and with Univer- thev have had in the past. Gregory criticizes system at Hill Aud. EA IN Restoring health, wholeness, harmony, justice In our culture, healing of mind, body, spirit and community are most often considered separately, for instance, through psychology, medi- cine, religion, and politics. Are there principles, processes, images, forms on which seemingly diverse kinds of healing are based? Canterbury House invites you to a series of discussions this term on "The Connections Among Physical, Psychological, Spiritual and Politi- cal Healing." Friday, Mlarch 19.1976 -8 p.m. "THE CONNECTION BETWEEN A POLITICAL PERSPECTIVE AND A SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVE" DICK MANN, U of M Psychology professor 8:00 HERB TEA, 8:30 DISCUSSION CANTERBURY HOUSE 218 N. DIVISION ST. (corner of Catherine and N. Division) ART Basic & Life Drawing Advanced Life Drawing Life Practice Drawing Oil Painting Drawing'Painting Calligraphy Acrylics Watercolor Sculpture Pottery, Handbuilt Pottery, Wheel Pottery, Children Clay Without Pots Stained Glass 1 11I Glassbtowing I & 11 Weaving Primitive Weaving, Belt Macrame Batik Screening Printing Woodcarving PHYSICAL ARTS Hatha Yoga Yoga for Lunch Tai ChiChuanI&11&1Il Club Kung Fu Self Defense, Women I & I I Designing/Own Yoga PICKUP OR PHONE FOR FREE CATALOG PHONE 994-8400 INS WORLDS PHOTOGRAPHY Photography I & II Darkroom I & 1I Darkroom Workshop Lighting Sensitivity Camerd' Technique Color Slide Develop. Direct Color Print. Color Posterization Matting Workshop Frameless Matting Nature Photography Informal Portraiture Studio Techs/Model Figure Photo. I & II Makeup/Black Woman Modeling for Photo. DANCE Ballet, Beg. & Adv. Modern Beg. & Adv. Dawn Moves Noon Moves Mod. Studio I & II (morning classes Tap Beg. & Adv. .JazzBeg..& Adv. Creating Dance Thai Natural Dance Contemporary Hustle/Touch Mod. Ballroom Creative Dance Beledi, Levels Wrks , IhIi IV & Workshops (Continued from Page 1) Americans are buying 16 mil- lion bicycles and "riding in cars with people you don't even like." The comedian, however, h i t: the system and the food short- age, pointing out that tons of corn are lying on the side of1 the road rotting because there' are not enough trains to comei and pick it up. Gregory dealth another quick blow to welfare. Referring toj an article in the Atlanta Con- stitution, be said, "it costs aninal in the pound that is ' waiting to be killed. That three dollars a day to feed an means that more is allotted to these animals than is going to welfare mothers. "IT'S CHEAPER to eat mon- ey," he teased, "than to buy anything with it." Gregory was applauded when he spoke of schools manipulat- ing its students. "You a r e here to satisfy your needs and not the needs of the college. Let them know that they should start teaching you how to live and not just how to make a living." In concluding his speech, Gre- gory said that he didn't think the nation has gone beyond the point of no return. Already in the works is a protest led by; Gregory that is asking people not to eat solid food during the day. ON GOOD Friday, he plans to go to Washington to pray and fast and if a parade per- mit can be had, invite people from all over the country. In mid-April, he is planning to run across the country, pro- viding of course if his broken toe is healed. The plan is to run 50 miles a day and get to New York by the fourth of July. He told the audience to take care of their bodies and urged vegetarianism as the only means for eventual survival. New Soflens cleaner 24 TABLETS- 12 wk supply $ 6.50 48 TABLETS-- 24 wk supply $11.75 Orders are mailed the same day we receive your check. CONTACT LENS SUPPLIES P.O. Box 7453 Phoenix, Arizona 85011 TITUTE OF CREATIVE ARTS 21312 S0. MAIN ST. NN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48108 Ell Why was so much electric service i/ Why not join the DAILY? THE DAILY IS A GREAT PLACE TO: meet other good people " drink 5c Cokes t learn the operations of a newspaper 0 write stories " see your name in print 0 earn a little money Come on down to 420 Maynard anytime and join the business, news, sports or photography staffs! 8 p.m. Ledure-Thursday, March 18 ""THE FINDS AT ANCIENT EBLA"" Professor David Noel Freedman You are cordially invited to attend the first public lecture in the U.S. on the finds of Tel Mardikh at ancient Ebla. This find may well be even more impor- tant than the Dead Sea Scrolls to :Bib- lical Scholarshit). Those who were inconvenienced are entitled to answers. Here, from Detroit Edison, are answers to the questions that we have been asked most. Southeastern Michigan has just experienced one of the worst ice storms in its history. In terms of disrup- tion of electrical service, it was the worst disaster in the 73-year period during which Detroit Edison has served the people of this area. So severe were the effects of the storm-com- pounded by succeeding rain, wind, and electrical storms -that it took several days to determine the full extent of the damage. One out of every five customers was affected directly by interrupted service during this period. Few, if any, escaped the storm without any inconvenience. Accord- ingly, we are making every effort to insure that everyone has the facts about the storm and the electrical service disruption and restoration resulting from it. How extensive was the damage? To date we have counted more than 300,000 homes and businesses that have been without electricity at some time since Monday night March 1. Thus the storm has affecteddirectly more than one million people. Hardest hit were Oakland County with 87,000 homes and businesses out of service, the Thumb area with 81,000, and the Detroit area with 79,000. To put this in perspec- tive, a storm is normally severe if we receive 5,000 tele- phone calls. So far we have received nearly 225,000 calls regarding this storm! Could anything have been done to avoid such severe damage? Not that we know of. We have continued to place top priority on maintaining both our electrical system and the skills of our crews. However, there is no way to avoid the effects on electric power lines of natural disasters such as this. Why were the extent of damage and number of outages originally underestimated? Because this storm dwarfed anything ever experienced in the past, the "normal" indices did not apply. For ut foir so long dented. However, the underestimate in no way delayed a single service restoration. Emergency crews were re- quested from neighboring utilities early Tuesday eve- ning, March 2, when approximately 16,000 calls had been received. I-low were repair priorities determined? First priority is always to restore facilities critical to health and safety, such as hospitals and municipal pump- ing facilities, homes that contain life-support equipment, such as kidney dialysis machines, and fallen exposed wires. Second priority is assigned to facilities that will produce the greatest number of service restorations in the shortest possible time. Did certain geographic areas receive special treatment? No. The Thumb area is the last to have complete res- toration. That, however, is due to the difficulty of determining the extent of the damage there, the need for extensive rebuilding, the time involved in assembling large quantities of materials and manpower, and the added obstacles of mud and water. Why has it taken so long to complete the repairs? Beyond the factors already noted, much of the damage occurred-or reoccurred-during subsequent rain, wind and electrical storms. Consequently, new outages were still developing through last weekend. Perhaps the whole problem is put in better perspective if you consider that nearly one-fifth of our entire electrical distribution system had to be restored, and in some cases almost completely rebuilt. How many people were involved in making the repairs? In all more than 5,000 Detroit Edison employees, con- tract personnel and crews borrowed from other utilities were directly involved, turning their maximum effort to restoring service disruptions following this storm. We are extremely proud of what they have done. Suppose my estimated bill is too high because of an outage? This may happen. If it does, you may pay the bill and any overpayment will be adjusted with the next reading. Or you can call or visit your nearest Edison office and . ... stantly improved our capability. Most recently we had instituted a centralized storm center in our Detroit headquarters, consolidated all of our Oakland county operations in a single divisional headquarters building, and developed a computerized storm analysis system. All of these-and more-helped to speed the repair and restoration process this time. And going through this, the worst storm in our history, leas taught us much that will undoubtedly help us to do a better and faster job of restoring service in future storms. Also, many of our customers have probably learned that it is wise to keep supplies available for emergency use. Most of all, we learned that our customers are understanding and patient beyond expectations, good neighbors to us and to ,each other, and the kind of people we are proud to serve. What can you do to help? In addition to stocking up for emergencies, please con- tinue in the future to report to us any abnormalities in service or appearance of any of our lines or other materials. By correcting these during non-emergency periods, we can often avoid damage during emergencies. How much is the repair work costing and who will pay? It will be several months before the full extent of damage is known in terms of cost-partly because the repair work to our system will continue long after all homes and businesses are back in service. But the figure will probably exceed $10 million-a magnitude of risk that insurance companies have declined to cover com- pletely in recent years. Consequently it appears that about $1 million will be covered by insurance. Most of the remainder is included as an operating expense by Detroit Edison and will be considered by the Public Service Commission-along with all other valid business expenses-in setting rates in the future. Can it happen again? That's a frightening question to consider, particularly at a time like this, but just as it happened this month it can happen again. If it does, all of us will be even better prepared to deal with it. In the meantime, we at Detroit Edison will continue to make every effort to provide, reliably and safely, needed electric energy to enhance i i