Daily Photo by LISA KLAUSNER
MICHIGAN ABORTION RIGHTS Action League (MARAL) President Lorraine
Beebe offered her opinions on right-to-lifers last night at the Washtenaw County
chapter of MARAL meeting.
Abortion rights face three
threats, says ex-senator
The Michigan Daily--Tuesday, July 10, 1979-Page 3
'U' Regents discuss
possible presidents
By JULIE ENGEBRECHT when Regent David Laro (R-Flint)
The University Board of Regents met remarked in late March "I would an-
privately last night to discuss can- ticipate that by no later than July a
didates for the University presidency. selection would be made."
Shortly after the meeting opened in Smith has said he agreed to remain
public, the Regents voted to continue interim president until the Regents find
the meeting in executive session, which a successor.
is allowed under the Open Meetings IN EARLY JUNE, one student com-
Act. mittee member said the list was then
THE REGENTS earlier refused to down to "about 15 or 20" candidates.
comment on the purpose of the Search groups have submitted their
meeting, although its announced intent final lists to the Regents, according to
was to discuss "potential and prelim- another student.
nary candidates" for the University Guidelines for the search indicated
president post. that eight or fewer candidates would be
Advisory search committee mem- interviewed for the presidency. None of
bers from faculty, student, and alumni those involved in the search has been
groups have said a new president willing to say publicly whether inter-
"probably" will be named sometime views are taking place.
this month, possibly within the next two
weeks.
Committee members say they
"hope" and "expect" that the 10th
permanent University president will be
named-soon. The search teams also say
they are "anxious" to see the end of the
search process, which began shortly af- hi
ter former University President Rob-
ben Fleming announced last September g e
he would leave the job.
FLEMING IS currently president of
casting in Washington. Law Prof. Allan By ADRIENNE LYONS
Smith has held the post of interim The University could face severe
University president since January. financial problems, if a joint state
Regents and advisory committee House-Senate conference committee in
members have refused to disclose Lansing today chooses to cut back
details of the search, including names earlier recommendations on state ap-
of candidates, fearing that public propriations to higher education in-
knowledge of the names of contenders stitutions, a University official said
for the post would alter their interest in yesterday.
the job. University Vice-president for
Several Regents and search commit- Academic Affairs Harold Shapiro said
tee members have said they fear any he did not know what the committee's
public discussion would impair the final decision would be, butif it was lower
search. Regents frequently point to the than either the Senate or the House's
Michigan State University (MSU) recommendations, the University "will
presidential search, where information be facing serious problems."
leaks to the press caused several can- THE SENATE and the House
didates to drop their names from con- recommended the state increase
tention. The controversial MSU search University appropriations to ap-
lasted 18 months, ending in early June proximately $15 million more than last
when Texas Technological University's year. Gov. William Milliken suggested
president Cecil Mackey accepted the an increase of $11.1 million in January.
MSU post. The Senate recommended a figure of
THE REGENTS also have refused to $682,207,400 for total higher education
set a deadline for announcing a new appropriations, while the House
president, saying they don't want it to recommended $686,267,300. However,
look as though they've failed if a legislative leaders in both the House
president isn't named by a specific and the Senate have set a target figure
date. of $652,637,000, a cutback of $30 million
The last public speculation on the from the Senate and House figures, ac-
selection date for a new president was See STATE, Page 6
By BETH PERSKY re-interpret
The president of a group supporting The Huma
the right to abortions last night outlined that a fetus
three threats to that right, at a meeting time of conc
of the Washtenaw County chapter of the ban abortio
Michigan Abortion Rights Action the amendm
League (MARAL). Michigan lei
"On the basis of a legislative update, State fund
there are three areas we have to wat- Medicaid pr
ch," MARAL president and former contention b
state senator Lorraine Beebe told the and Gov. Wi
nearly 30 people at the meeting. She Medicaid f
said a Human Life Amendment, a bill rests in the
banning Medicaid funding for abor- Services Co
tions, and a petition for a constitutional Sen. Edwar
convention could threaten the right to The bill's
have an abortion. Fredricks (I
FOURTEEN STATES have called for move to dis.
the constitutional convention, Beebe mittee by a c
said, and, she added, "it's been THOSE W
speculated if we had to vote on the Bill "abuse and
of Rights now, it wouldn't pass." A con- Beebe. "We
stitutional convention would allow for See
tod
Search for disabled artists
The Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living has
secured space to participate in the art fair, July 25-
28, and now is looking for disabled artists who want
to display and sell their work. The deadline is July
20. Call Pat DuFort at 971-0277 by July 18 if you want
to submit your artistic ventures.
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Women catch up
A recent government study found that in the
college graduating class of 1982, men outnumber
women by just 3,718. Fifty-two per cent of college
students under 22 are women, the study also repor-
ted. The fastest growing group of students in higher
education is older women, who account for the
surge of female students in the last ten years. In
1968, 4.5 million of the total 7.5 million college
population were men. The total number of students
who enrolled in 3,173 colleges in the nation in Fall
1978 was 11,391,950. Andrew Pepin, director of the
ing the U.S. Constitution.
an Life Amendment asserts
is a human being from the
eption, and therefore would
n. Beebe said she expects
tent to be introduced in the
gislature.
ing of abortions through the
ogram has been a source of
etween the state legislature
iliam Milliken. A bill to ban
unding of abortions now
Senate Health and Social
mmittee, headed by state
rd Pierce (D-Ann Arbor).
sponsor, state Sen. Ed
R-Holland), recently lost a
charge the bill from com-
lose margin.
'HO oppose legal abortion
distort facts," asserted
e've thought we've been
ABORTION, Page 6
survey, predicted that next year women will out-
number men.
Piercing question
State Rep. John Kelsey (D-Warren) questioned
whether it's legit for state Sen. Edward Pierce (D-
Ann Arbor) to vote on Laetrile legislation when, in
fact, Pierce is a medical doctor. Michigan Attorney
General Frank Kelley yesterday announced his
decision that Pierce was not guilty of conflict of in-
terest. Pierce is the chairman of the Senate Health
and Social Services Committee. "I don't think he
even knew (the question was raised)," said an aide
to Pierce yesterday. Oh, the art of politics.
Bir Zeit U to re-open
Bir Zeit University near Jerusalem, which has
been closed since May 3, will be allowed to re-open,
The Chronicle of Higher Education reported yester-
day. The Chronicle stated that military officials told
the university it could open again if it took respon-
sibility for the actions of students while they are on
campus. Israeliefficials.have considered Bir Zeit a
center for Palestinian activity. The university's
1,100 students will return a month early to make up
for the time missed because of the closure.
Happenings ...
... the Red Cross will be accepting blood donors
from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. in G Towsley Center. A
spokeswoman said that while the Red Cross needs
115 pints daily, only half that amount has recently
been collected. . . at 8 p.m., tenor Rob Morisi will
perform in the School of Music recital
hall ... FILMS: Media Resouces Center-Com-
muters; Job Discrimination: Doing Something
About It; Who Remembers Mama? Program begins
at 7:30 p.m., Aud. 3, MLB ... Ann Arbor Film Co-
op-Up The River, 7 p.m., Aud. A, Angell Hall.
On the outside
It appears as if most of the rain will be gone, and
skies will be partly cloudy today. The high tem-
perature will hover around 83, the low near 600.
Umbrellas not required, but suggested.