Wednesday, July 18, 1973 THE SUMMER DAILY Page Three Stephenson's proposed rule changes create controversy / By GORDON ATCHESON While fellow Republicans praised Mayor James Stephenson's proposed changes in City Council procedures yesterday, the measures drew angry criticism from Dem- ocratic and Human Rights Party council Sa st members. .. . ,a . 4: Th r~ntri~pc4 "1Cctki CP Cl l d tG~ r Bullard bill l'erhsips spurred by the recent brouhaha over Carolvn King, State Rep. P e r r y Bollard has introduced a bill that would bar sex segregation in school athletic pro- grams. Under the provisions of the bill "no stUdeut can be denied opportunity to participate in any athletic prtgram offered by a district." Ballard's bill would still alliro for separate lnckerrom and shower facilities Meat thief As the price of useat has soared, so - pareutly has its attraction to thieve. Ac. cordieg to Tom McGinnis, president if AiericaN Notional lods, over $4r4 )1. ntworth of imteats have been stolen fron hi sires despite an el :borate burglar alarm system. Who k-tows, maybe someday ie'il he vatchig o ies of famous meat rot- beries with titles like "T''he flamoburger Coanteitton " Unbuggable Upit he; ig of the secret fgs that h bn he aiiId in t the President's Office, See. olteri Dile (1:-Kar.) remarked, "I'm a glad I always nodded instead of sayina" ant thing w len talking to the President Kabul co'p N IX'tLI Radio K ahut n Xit i istan aninittied yesterday that the Agh' i mionarchv lad been overthrown in fr or itt Srepubliv. The republic was proclaimed by Lt. Gen. Sordar- Mohammed Daud Kahn, the brother-in-law of king Moiim- taed Daud Khan. The new leader descri ) A ed the old regime as "a pseudo demo- cracy, the foundations of which rested on personal and class interests." He ;aid Afghanistan would maintain its traditia Ial policy of non-alignment in the foreign polics sphere Happenings.. . S. s today are tipped by the fit ofti series of fre'e iveekly pottI instruc'tin sessions. Taught by pool hustler J a Milder the session will be held from 5:11( to 7:00 p.m. in the Union Pool Ca'Iery there will be a grad coffee hour in the East Conference Room of Rackham at 8:00 p.m. . . . the A-V Summer Films will show "Persuasion" in MLB Aud. 3 at 7:00 p. m. A2 s weather Art fair goers should be pleased to hear that the extended outlook through Satur- day is for fair and cool weather. Highs today should be in the mid-80s. The controversy h, s swre around wo alterdtions in council rules which would prohibit council members from using "profane or obscene language" and cur- tail audience response during meetings ONE RULE would force members of the audience to remain seated at all times during council sessions and refrain from cheering, booing. hissing, "or making noise of any kind" except during audi- eice participation portions of the agenda. The proposed cht ngis, announced Mon- diAy, have bee-i r ferred to the council rAes committee, chaired by Lloyd Fair- Sb' ks ir.Fif h W-'vdi for study. Stephenson siid yesterday that the charges were initiated partially in reac- tion to the council session of Iuly 9. At that meeting, the cit's five doll-ir atari- juatn laiw was rep--ed as nearly 200 pro-. testers took over the council chambers n-s''' a lengthy d-1ty in the proceed- DURING THE meet'ing, nurerous pro- fanities in addition to garbage and several pies wre hurled at the mayor and Retaub- lice'n councilamembers. "IHtpefilly these new mules will deter simil ir demotstrations in the future," SI-tienson said. torris Thonas (D-first Ward) blasted the changes as "Stephenson's version of the gig rile." The riles deny the corn- nTiztv tiladeqjit I ite r ticipation and tep- rstainat comncil nmeetings, according to Thomis. "I CAN'T e-ffe'ctil' represent my con- stituents if oIl s'iarbhu'liry is limited," Thomas added. "If the rule is enacted, I'll break it and then challenge its con- stitotionality through a lawsuit.' Fairbanks indicated the committee will study the changes next week and will probably present them to council within See RULE, Page 10 Not President yet l -shing the impish grin that made him famous, Vice President Agnew chats with reporters outside Bethesda Naval Hospital where our chief executive is re- covering from an alleged bout of viral pneumonia. Nixon will leave the hospital at the end of this week, unless the Watergate hearings take a turn for the worse. EARTH LOSES Senate okays pipeline TON Ill" - The Senate passed preparing its environmental impact state- SEN. WALTER MONDAL rday authorizing a consortium ment. And it grants to consortium a pipe- sought to bring oil in along tf anies to begin immediate con- line right-of-way across federal lands. tiver of Canada, contendin WASHING a bill sestet of oil comp, E (-Minn.) he Mackezie g that route struction of the controversial Alaska Oil pipeline. The bill, if approved by the House, would remove all legal barriers that have blocked construction of the pipeline for over three years. IT DECLARES the federal government gave adequate consideration to an alter- native pipeline route through Canada in The 789-mile pipeline is designed to connect Prudhoe Bay on -Alaska's North Slope with Valdez on the southern coast. From Valdez, the oil would be shipped by tanker to West Coast refineries. Environmentalists opposed the pipeline on grounds that oil spills would destroy the Arctic tundra and cause havpc along ° -'northwest Coast. FTC charges 8 oil companies with anti-competitive practices would deliver the oil to the midwest where is it vitally needed. The two issues formed the basis of the suit filed by the Wilderness Society and other environmental organizations. If the House approves the Senat version, said Richard Olsen of the Wilderness So- ciety, "I think that would be the end of the lawsuit. "I don't know of any basis for a legal challenge." SEN. MIKE GRAVEL (D-Alaska), co- sponsor of. one of the bill's most disputed amendments, said "I wotrld hospe we could begin construction this fall." The amendment by Grav'el and Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaskal substittited Congress' jaidg'ment for the cotirt's in declaring that the pipeline impact study meets the re- quiretnents of the National Environmental Policy Act. Senator Henry Jackson (D - Wash.) sharply criticized some environmentalists for their role in the dispute. SOME ENVIRONMENTALISTS, he sgid, sought to block all development of the North Slope and offered no alternatives to the Alaska pipeline. The environmentalists, meanwhile, pre- pared to lobby intensively in the House. "We're still hoping that wiser heads will prevail" said Olsen. WASHINGTON IA) - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced yesterday it is issuing a complaint against the nation's eight largest petroleum companies alleg- ing they have participated in anti-com- petitive practices. The FTC complaint said the eight firms have monopolized refining and maintained a non-competitive market structure in re- fining -ast of the Mississippi River. AMONG THE ALLEGATIONS in the complaint were that the eight refused to sell gasoline and other refined petroleum products to independent marketers, which have been forced to close large numbers of gasoline stations because of the cur- rent shortage. The corporations named in the FTC complaint were Atlantic Richfield Co., Exxon Corp., Gulf Oil Corp., Mobil Oil Corp., the Standard Oil companies of Cali- fornia and Indiana, Shell Oil Corp., and Texaco. The FTC complaint proposed no spe- cific remedies for the alleged monopoly . THE EIGHT FIRMS were given 30 days to file answers. If they challenge the complaint,m the commission will hold hear- ings. The complaint charged the firms "estab- lished and maintained artificial price levels for the goods and services rendered at each level of the petroleum industry." r Meanwhile the American Automobile Association (AAA) had some good news for motorists, declaring the most severe period of the gasoline shortage appears to be over. RUT A TREASURY department spokes- person said the announcement would not affect government plans to impose fuel allocations, which will probably be in- stituted shortly. Donald- Stricklan, an AAA, spokesman said motorists should not have great dif- ficulty in finding adequate supplies. "Stockpiles seem to be slightly down but there's enough to make it through the summer," he said. "A significant number of service stations feel very confident they have enough for the summer."