The Michigan Daily-Friday, June 8, 1979-Page 5 PROTEST HIGH FUEL COSTS, 55 MPH LIMIT Truckers block traffic in wildcat strike From the Associated Pressofteruktain"Teod Independent truckers blocksded of the truck station. "The indep truck stops and brought traffic to a truckers have a very, very valid crawl on major highways yesterday in We sympathize with them." ,a geared-up wildcat protest in at least Merk said the price of diesel f 14 states over rising diesel fuel costs. his station has increased 21 pe The truckers gained strongest sup- since Jan 1 and is now selling ft port in the West and Midwest, but track cents a gallon. stop blocades and other protests also THE INDEPENDENT Tru occurred in Connecticut and Florida. Association (ITA) has not sanc POLICE IN Milford, Conn., arrested the strike, and the truckers to six truckers who left their rigs parked their action a wildcat protest ov and locked for six hours in front of price and shortage of diesel fuel, t pumps at the Mayflower Truck Station mph speed limit and other grieval Inc. They were charged with criminal In Indiana, truckers parked 20 trespass and breach of peace. four abreast across a one-mile s "There was no violence," said of the Indiana Toll Road, near Howard Merk, executive vice president blocking the toll road and a sect Mass. to cut state paid abortion funds BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts, on- nment employees, including tea ce known for its liberal welfare from receiving health insu benefits, is getting ready to sharply coverage for voluntary abortions. reduce the number of state-subsidized Although Massachusetts has h abortions. The move could affect not anti-abortion law on its books forr only low-income women but tens of a year, implementation has thousands in the middle class as well. delayed by federal lawsuita, broul A bill on Gay. Edward King's desk birth-control clinics. While the tightens existing state law by battles continued, the state W eliminating financial aid for abortions Department was under federal sought by rape and incest victims. Un- orders to keep providing abo der the new measure, the state would whenever a doctor believes the n finance only those abortions necessary needs one for her phs)ysic to save s mother's life, psychological health. King, a conservative Democrat who That language has allowed Me won office last fall campaigning again- to pay for more than 5,000 of the st abortion, crime, and taxes, plans to abortions performed in Massach sign the bill within a few days, accor- in the past year. ding to his legislative aides. If the new law survives court Last month, the U.S. Supreme challenges planned by its opponents, it refused to hear a suit ag will have an impact that extends far Massachusetts' existing anti-abi beyond those women who depend on the law, but left the door open for r state to pay their doctor bills. Besides sideration. Challengers are curbing Medicaid abortion benefits, it preparing a second request for a also forbids all state and local gover- court review. endent point. fuel at w cent or 87.9 ickers tioned ermed er the the 55- nces. 0 rigs ection Gary, ion of Interstate 94. The truckers began lining up about midnight and remained until shortly before the morning rush hour yester- day, state police said. The protest came after officials slapped a 25-gallon ceiling on diesel fuel purchases, down from 50 gallons, along the toll road this week. "WE JUST can't make a living on 55 mph," one trucker said. "Our pockets are emptied every time we fill up our tanks." In Wyoming, a convoy of a dozen rigs slowed to 25 mph on Interstate 80 at Rock Springs yesterday before disper- sing without incident. The convoy was passing through desolate section of Wyoming known as the Red Desert, where the 55-mph speed limit is frequently ignored. "It's kind of ironic," said one Wyoming highway patrol officer. "It's the first time any of those truckers ever observed the speed limit. Maybe they should have raised the price of fuel before." INDEPENDENT HAULERS in Oregon blocked two large truck stops in the Portland area yesterday, and Dave Crandall, organizer of the protest in the state, said a planned shutdown was gathering steam. "We feel like we're being effective," said Crandall. "We feel that by this weekend we should have the whole West Coast shut down." Truckers staged protests at several truck stops in Minnesota, but two major stops on Interstate 90 were both pum- ping fuel. "THERE ARE some stations still open," said Rick Leistico, one of nearly 40 truckers blocking pumps at Clear- water Truck Plaza on Interstate 94, south of St. Cloud. "But we're hoping to have them all covered before long." Rodney Nelson, one of the protesters at a truck stop near Rochester, Minn., said he would remain "until something finally happens, until we get some at- tention so that they know in Washington." "If I go out and drive, I'm not going to make any money. I'm just wearing out my truck," he said. chers, rance ad an nearly been fght by legal Velfare court rtions :other al or dicaid 36,000 usetts Court ainst ortion recon- now high- CINEMA II presents Classic 30's Musical Night-Double Feature TOP HAT (MARK SANDRICH, 1953) GINGER ROGERS and FRED ASTAIRE in one of their most delightful and fanciful pictures. The plot takes second place to the high-stepping of the most dynamic dancing duo ever to hit the silver screen. Disco, move over! (105 min.) 7:30 only GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933 BUSBY BERKELY, MERVYN LEROY, 1933 Dig it. DICK POWELL using a can opener to get into RUBY KEELER's metal dress. GINGER ROGERS and hundreds of chorus girls dressed in nothing but gigantic coins, singing "Were in the Money.' (98 min.). 9:30 only. DuUBAEnEATU$1.50 Aud.A Anell allDOUBLE FEATURE $2.50 State officials file appeal of welfare abortion ruling (Continued from Pages) oing his ruling yesterday morning. UNDER THE order, the state now can pay only for those abortions "required for the medical treatment of the mother as certified by a licensed physician." The Department of Social Services said it is in the process of notifying physicans and local branch offices, so Warren's ruling can be complied with "as quickly as possible." As a result of the circuit court-ruling, the state is prohibited from authorizing or funding any "elective" abortions. ALL BILLS submitted for abortions now must be accompanied by a signed physician's statement that must read: "I certify that this abortion was medically required for the treatment of this recipient." Warren's order, and the state's plan- ned appeal, are the latest in a series of legislative and court struggles over the use of tax dollars for welfare abortions. Milliken three times has vetoed legislation to curtail welfare abor- tions-twice through Medicaid ap- propriations bills and once in a simple, flat-out ban. The governor said it would be unfair to deny poor women a legal medical procedure which it afforded to more wealthy ones. An estimated 14,000 state-paid abor- tions were performed last year, at a cost of $3.5 million. Akira Kurosawa's 1954 SEVEN SAMURI Perhaps the best known of Japanese films, this epic tale of a band of samuri defending a village against raiding bandits has a driving musical score, complicated subplots, and dynamic photography. Starring TOSHIRO MIFUNG. Japanese with sub- titles. Sat: Hawk's HIS GIRL FRIDAY Sun: Fritz Lang's M (Free at 8) CINEMA GUILD ,NIGHA OLQACH. AUD.