Page 6-Wednesday, June 13, 1979-The Michigan Daily STARTS F RIDAY! a The FIRST Certified Crazy Person's Comedy. House OKs amendment to bill for new Ed dept. (ontiued I'om Pase - own version of the bill and House clearance is likely to be the last major obstacle to passage. The nucleus of the department would be the eductional programs moved from the Department of Health Education, and Welfare. The new department would have jurisdiction over at least 160 existing programs, would employ more than 24,000 staff members and have an annual budget of about $14 million, making it larger than five existing departments: Energy, Interior, Commerce, Justice and State. ALTHOUGH THE HOUSE leadership had hoped to complete action on the bill yesterday, Republican opponents of the measure slowed the proceedings by demanding quorum calls to compel at- tendance in the House and roll call votes, even on non-controversial amen- dments. Earlier, the House adopted amen- dments to permit voluntary school prayer and prohibit the department from withholding federal funds from a district which refuses to use busing as a tool for achieving desegregation. These amendemtns, coupled with Walker's proposal on quotas, prompted the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to shift from its position of neutrality on the bill and urge its defeat. County official pleads not guilty (Continued from Pagee) alleged misconduct by Suffolk County officials from 1972 to 1974. Burnham said the district attorney denied a political motive in Got- thainer's indictment. O'Rourke refused to say if further indictments would be handed down in response to speculation that Gotthainer's former boss John Kline, also would be indicted, according to Burnham. Burnham said politics in Suffolk County "were straight out of T.V." "SUFFOLK COUNTY is on a witch hunt and will continue to be on a witch hunt," he continued. "Personal gain to Mike ... was not a factor in this," emphasized Burnham. And personal gain was not alleged by the district attorney, he said. "I have confidence that the courts are still providing justice in this country," stated Gotthainer, who said he plans to cooperate fully with the legal process. He apologized to the citizens of Washtenaw County and expressed his appreciation for the support of the Washtenaw County Board of Com- missioners. THE COMMISSIONERS voted to support Gotthainer's attempts to prove his innocence in an informal 12 to 3 vote in a special session Monday. Gotthainer said he hoped the com- missioners would maintain their at- titude that he is "innocent until proven guilty." He asked the board to refrain from further action in the issue to keep publicity to a minimum. Burnham concluded, "Mike would like to get back to his job ... It's budget tile in'Washt'enaw County." PETER ALAN FALK ARKIN While the Father of the Bride was extracting a molar from Mrs. Cohen, The Father of the Groom was extracting $20 Million from the U.S. Mint. And this was only the beginning. PETER FALK - ALAN ARKIN in An ARTHUR HILLER Film "THE IN-LAWS" Music by JOHN MORRIS - Executive Producer ALAN ARKIN - Written by ANDREW BERGMAN Produced by ARTHUR HILLER and WILLIAM SACKHEIM - Directed by ARTHUR HILLER READ THE FAWCETT PAPERBACK PG PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED M TECHNICOLOR6 SOME MATERIAL MAY NOT E SulTABLE FOR CHILDREN 97WAE BO C A Warner CommunctonsWC on Upper Level Starting Times may be d Mon. -Tues. -Thurs.-Fri. 7:35-9:55 Sat.-Sun. -Wed. 1:05-3:15-5:25-7:35-9:55,