Thursday, July 14, 1977 THE MICHIGAN DALY Page Three I MsnaK. 'sy N-DIYb un hs Senate OK's N-bombfuds WASHINGTON (--By a 58 to 35 vote, the Senate yesterday rejected a move led by Sen. Mark. Hatfield (R-Ore.) to cut out funds for the warheads intended for use by NATO forces in Western Europe. The voting s'us a victory for President ('Arter, who said Tuesday that while he ha, made no final decision on whether to add the weapons to the U.S. nuclear arsenal, they are needed in the national interest. AFTER VOTING to approve funding for neutron warheads, the Senate turned to a compromise proposal by Sen. Ed- ward Kennedy (1-Mass.) which would give the Senate authority to veto a pro- duction decision by the President. The vote came after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hurriedly accepted an Arms Control Impact statement re- quired by law before Congress could approve funding for any new entry to the U.S. nuclear arsenal. In a last-minute bid for sttpport, Car- ter had sent the Senate a report saying the neutron weapons, which could kill people w i t h o u t destroying property, would neither improve nor worsen the chances for limiting the nuclear arms race. HATFIELD AND other opponents say the weapons would give a president the false assurance that he could use them without prompting all-out nuclear war. Installed on Lance missiles and artil- lery shells, they are designed to do. more damage with concentrated radia- tion than with heat and explosive power and thus can be targeted more precisely, supporters say. The report said that to the extent that the Soviet Union or other Warsaw Pact nations were aware that neutron war- heads would be used against them, an invasion of Western Europe becomes less likely and chances are reduced that a U.S. president would he called to decide to unleash nutclear weapotns. SEN. JOHN Sparkman )(D-Ala.), chair- utan of the Foreign Relations panel, said the Senate should postpone any decision on the neutron warheads until Carter indicates clearly whether he wants it produced and deployed for potential ttse by NATO forces in Western Ettrope. Of the arms control impact statement, Sparkman said, "I don't think it really anstwers all the questions." The committee's ranking Republican, Clifford Case of New Jersey said, "My guess is we will find a way to wait for the President's decisionW before taking final action." EVEN THOUGH Carter has tirged Con- gress to approve money for building neutron weapons, he says he has made no final decision on building and deploy- ing the weapons. ' Supporters of producing the weapons ay they are needled b NAT foices in Western EKoi ope to offset the Warsaw Pact's greater troop and timk strength in-the event of an 'tack. Earlier, latfield disputed adminiistra- tion claims that the fetro t warheads will do more to deter ntilear war be- Catst of their prtocisitti. "THAT IS A MYTII," siid l atfield, who has substantial I)mtisoratic sttpport itt the test of strenith hetweets the White Hlottse and Congress. IDemocrats sltppmrting hatfield include Sens. Edward Ketnedy of M ssachtisettn and Oick ('lark of Iowa. Sen. San Nunn (I)Ga, a member of the Senate Aried Services Committee and a nelttron bomb supporter, said the weapons are no different froth tactical nuclear weapons t t r e a d y tnder the President's control fur ttse if war broke out in Western Europe, Ile echoed Carter, who in urging the See SENATE, Page 6 Tuition hikes budget on Regents agenda By GREGG KRUPA Tuition increases and the Uni- versity's 1977-78 budget will be the major items of concern to- day and tomorrow as the Board of Regents holds its monthly meeting. Although the state legisla- ture's appropriation for the Uni- versity is about $1 million more than expected, University Vice- President for State Relations and Secretary of the University Richard Kennedy s a i d that would have no affect on the pro- jected nine per cent tuition hike. "I HATE to make a predic- tion at this time, but I don't think it will be reduced," said Kenniedy. Kennedy explained the pro- posed budget was $2 milli n out of balance, and the legislature's appropriation only went about halfway towards filling the gap. "The appropriation reduces the deficit, but if we cut the tuition hike, what we have left svould be a diffictilt amnount to recover." TtE SENATE had acted to close the entire deficit by offer- ing a $122.2 million appropria- tion for the University. But the House voted for a lower figure. A conference committee ironed out the differences in the higher education appropriations b il1, and settled on a $121,583,400 to- tal for fiscal year 1978. The Regents will also consider alternatives for the composi- tion of the Board in Control of Intercollegiate Athletics. The al- ternatives, offered by Vice- President Kennedy, are intended to reduce the size of the Board to make it more manageable, and efficient. Currently the Board consists of 19 members. Among the pro- posed alternatives are lowering the size to 15, 13, or 11 mem- bers. These alternatives all set student membership at two. Thle Regents will also consider a recommendation for an in- crease in the daily service charge at University Hospital. The $15 increase will cover in- creases in salary and non-salary expenses. During the public participa- tion session at 4 p.m. today the Regents will hear an address from Dumi Martz, a South Afri- can exile and member of the African N a t i o n a 1 Congress (ANC) of South Africa. Martz is expected to address the Regents on the University's investments in South Africa. The University holds some $43 mil- lion in stocks in different com- panies which bolster the apar- theid regime. Negotiations continue in citfy bus workers' strilke By SUE WARNER Bargaining teams representing the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) and striking members of the Transportation Employes Union (TEU) completed their second day of mediated contract talks yesterday. "We didn't sign out any of the issues," said TEU spokesperson Jim McCarger, "but the feeling of the TEU bargaining team is that there seems to be some movement." "THE CONCEPTS behind some of the remaining issues were hammered out," McCarger added. TEU members are in the third day of the walkout which be- gan Monday after the union rejected AATA's final contract offer. See NEGOTIATIONS, Page 10 New heights This little boy proves that water fountains in parks aren't just for decoration, as he mounts one and attempts to give his foot a new kind of water massage. TODAY Kiddie crooks Thieves who spurn cameras and more valuable items have struck again, grabbing a piggy bank, smashing it and bicycling away with their pock- ets budging with $80 worth of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. The burglars, dubbed the "pig- gy bank thieves" by police, are thought to be be- tween eight and ten years old. Last week they snatched two other piggy banks in a burglary, but left behind an expensive camera and other valuables. In the latest theft, computer operator Janet Lane Fisher, 28, said she returned home Monday to find her piggy bank smashed on a sidewalk. She said it contained $62.50 in change and $20 in valuable coins. Happenings ..begin at noon iin the Pendleton Rm. of the Union where Marietta Bayliss will sing and play the guitar ... at 2 and again at 3:30 the Public Library will present three free children's films .. there will be a meeting of the Christian Sci- ence Organization tonight at 7:15 in Rm. 4304 of the Union ... and at 8 Paul Wey has an organ recital at Hill Aud. 0 Political payoff Mayor Abe Beame, who has plenty of experi- ence paying off debts, has paid off another one - five gallons of clam chowder to Baltimore Mayor William Schaefer. Beame bet Schaefer five gal- lons of Manhattan clam chowder on Monday night's Yankee-Oriole baseball game. The Yankees lost, 4-3. Schaefer put five gallons of Maryland crab soup on the game, which was nationally televised from Baltimore. On the outside There is an old saying arsiund this stale that goes, "If you don't like Michigan weather, stick around a minute and it will change." Careful readers will note that it does not say that the change will make the weather any better, and that is the case with today. Although the threat of rain is gone, and skies will be sunny, the temperature will jump back up to the 90 mark, and the hu- midity will be just as high. So, it looks like it's back to sticky weather again. Tonight's low will be in the upper 60"s.