Saturday, duty 16, 1977 THE MICHIGAN DAILY. rage inree Carter proposes broad reorganization of staff WASHINGTON (P) - President Carter pro- positions, icluding the White House staff reduc- posed to Congress yesterday a broad reorganiza- tion, and eliminate seven Executive Office units, tion of the White House that would cut the presi- including the Domestic Council. dential staff and produce savings estimated at "The basic thrust.. is to strengthen cabinet $6 million a year. government,", Carter said. The plan that wilt Carter fell well short of currying out a pledge take effect in 60 days unless disapproved by to cut the White House staff by 30 per cent. either the Senate or House. T H E A N N 0 U N C E M E N T claimed THE PRESIDENT said the reorganization a 28 per cent reduction, to 351 from 485. How- would make it easier for cabinet departments to ever, officials acknowledged that more than half contribute to domestic policy -- a role that was the cutback - 70 jobs - simply would be trans- diminished after former President Richard Nixon ferred from the White House payroll to a new created the Domestic Council as a counterpart to central administrative unit within the larger staff the National Security Council. of the Executive Office of the President. The plan is Carter's second move toward re- Making his first use of reorganization powers organization. Earlier this year, he proposed legis- given him in April, Carter said he wants to re- lation combining energy-related responsibilities duce the Executive Office staff by 242 authorized See CARTER, Page 10 Carter staffer asks land concessions for Indians WASHINGTON (UPI)-Presi- in 1790. dent Carter's representative in "I have concluded that the a land dispute involving most of federal government is primarily northern Maine recommended responsible for the creation of yesterday two Indian tribes be this problem," Ganter told the paid $25 million and given 100,- President in his four-page re- 000 acres of land, with an option port. to buy another 400,000 acres. H i s recommendations in- William Gunter, a former cluded: Georgia state supreme court t Appropriating $25 million judge, said Carter was "very for the use and benefit of the favorable" to his recommenda- two tribes, with half given them tions. ' in each of the next two fiscal THE PENOBSCOT and Pass- years. amaquoddy tribes contend they S Requiring M a i n e to set have legal rights to about 12 aside a 108,000-acre tract of million acres of land worth some state land in the area under $25 billion, under a treaty signed contention. Local unions rally behind By SUE WARNER Area labor sympathizers joined striking members of the Trans- portation Emplfyes Union (TEU) in a support picket line at City Hall yesterday. Over 100 marchers attended the neon rally which was spon- sored by the Huron Valley Central Labor Council as a show of solidarity among local labor groups for the TEU strike against the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA). The walkout is now in its sixth day. "WE'RE HERE to support the demands of TEU and give them a sense of solidarity with other labor unions," stated Oliver Car- sten of the Graduate Employes Union (GEO). "It seems AATA is unwilling to give them (TEU) a reasonable contract" Representatives of other public employe organizations were also on hand for the rally. Dwight Newman, President of AFSCME, Local 1583, whose membership includes over 2,000 University ser- See LOCAL, Page 4 * Requiring the interior sec- retary to acquire long-term op- tions on an additional 400,000 acres which the tribes would then be allowed to buy at fair market value. . CARTER MET with Gaoter in the Oval Office and told him the issue "has been one of the most difficult and sensitive and con- troversial since I have been in office." Guter, a personal friend. of Carter, said various lawsuits filed by the Indians in Maine "have the unfortunate effect of c a u s in g economic stagnation within the claims area," "This problem cannot await judicial determination," he said in suggesting his recommenda- tions be submitted to Congress. A WHITE HOUSE spokesman said no final decision had been made on what 'Carter will seek as a solution. Rep. David Emery (R-Maine), claiming he was speaking for the four-membersMaine congres- sional delegation, including Sens. Edmund Muskie and William Hathaway, both Democrats, said the group "wants to carefully study the recommendations to- gethey with the governor and Maine attorney general." "Judge Gunter's proposal is an initial step toward resolution 'It a very complex issue, Any definitive statement with regard to Judge Gunter's recommenda- tions must await answers to numerous questions which the proposal raises," Emery's state- ment said. A CHABAD House representative, member of an orthodox Jewish sect, explains his religious philosophy to a curious man on the Diag. Chabad House holds to Jewish tradition By DENISE FOX Throughout the dormant 50's, the protesting 60's, and the rela- tively quiet 74's, there has been one group on campus which has never wavered in its philosophy. The group is the Chassidic Jews, an orthodox Jewish sect, who for four thousand years have espoused a doctrine of a life of purity and righteousness according to the scriptures. THEY BELIEVE what binds Jews together is more than hei- tage - it "neshama" or soul. They say that because each per son's soul is part of God, every iidividual is an integral part of Jewish destiny. They contend part of their mission is awakening oLliei Jews' consciousness. "We're like religious Jewish yippies," said Clhassid Tzui Freid man, "We evoke at times a negative reaction, at times a posi- tive reaction, but always evoke a reaction. It's better to be angry than to be spiritually lohotonized," he said. HE RECOUNTS the story of when he was hitchhiking and a man driving a Cadillac picked him up. At first the man was cour- teous, althouglh removed, but after awhile he broke down and cried. "[le told me all about his life in Poland and .his experiences See CHABAD, Page 9 Finklea sentenced Robert Finklea, one-time prime suspect in last fall's series of rapes, was sentenced Thursday to a 10-to-15 year term for unarmed robbery. The 26-year-old Mississippi resident was found guilty June 2 of seizing a 19-year-old woman on S. Uni- versity and dragging her into a clump of bushes. The woman screamed and Finklea fled with sev- eral items belonging to the woman in his posses- sion. Finklea is also scheduled to stand trial for both the rape of a local woman he had been liv- ing with and a homosexual assault on an inmate at the county jail. Postponed Soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf has postponed her Monday evening concert appearance until later in the week due to a throat infection. Her concert's -TODAY- new date and time will be announced later in the week - all tickets will be honored for the re- scheduled grformance. Happenings ... ... today is do your own thing day, absolutely zilch is going on in A2. Sunday is a little bet- ter, but not much ... the Outing Club meets at Rackham's North entry for a hike at 1:30 p.m. ... the Sawan Kirpal Ruhani Student Mission psesents "Surat Shabd Yoga - Meditation on Inner Light and Sound" in the Union's Anderson room at 2 p.m. ... finally at 8 p.m. the Music School's Arthur Vidrich presens an organ recital at Hill Auditorium,. Things start hopping again Monday at 8:30 a.m. with a series of lectures at Chrysler Center spon- sored by Continuing Engineering Education ... the University Extension Service offers a week-long seminar "Proposed Writing: New Resources for New Initiatives" beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Cam- pus Inn As night falls, hear carillonneur Kath- leen Beck ring those chimes at Burton Tower at 7 p.m. ... at 7:30 p.m. the A-V Education Cen- ter offers the film: Rapes: A New Perspective in MUB 3. On- the outside.,. This weekend is a good tine to reacqaaint yourself with air conditioner-owning friends, open a brew and stay inside -- the past week's unbear- able heat will hang on through the weekend. Look for a high near 90 today, with a possibility of thun- dershowers tonight (but they've been saying that all week), Tonight's low will be near 65. Sunday promises to be a trifle cooler - high in the mid 80s with showers imminent