Poe w THE MICHIGAN DAILY Saturday, August 6, 1977 Vance vows end to Mid-east strife By BARRY SCHWEID AMMAN, Jordan (P) - Secre- tary of State Cyrus Vance met Jordan's King Hussein yester- day after vowing to find a "ne- cessary consensus" for an Arab- Israeli settlement. Prdsident Carter said in Washington he thought Geneva peace talks could still be held this year. The optimism from Carter and Vance came despite Syria's rejection Thursday of a U.S.- backed proposal for a prelimi- nary cosnference of foreign min- isters in the United States be- fore the Geneva talks. A MEETING of Israeli and Arab foreign ministers would be an apparent attempt to over- come Israeli objection to Pales- tinian participation at Geneva. Asked if peace talks were still a probability, Carter told re- porters at the White House, "I think so." Asked if he thought Palestinians would be represen- ted, he said "I'll wait until la- ter" to make a judgment. Mud Bowl Junior Maybe this group of Ottawa youngsters knows something we don't, like that the University may begin offering Mud Bowl athletic scholarships. But whether they're sure of their ath- letic future or not, they're practicing. Wanted! veonle who can: Carter said Vance would con- tinue on his scheduled six-nation, 12-day Middle East tour but that after meeting with the Israelis, Vance may return to the Arab nations. "IT IS such a fluid thing and there are so many conflicting opinions . . that to emphasize so many negative aspects dis- torts the progress being made," Carter said. Vance arrived in Jordan from Syria and said, "We shall con- tinue to work with other coun- tries in the Middle East seeking to build the necessary consensus which will enable us to go to Geneva to negotiate a settle- ment." Vance said the search for a "just and lasting peace remains at the tap of the list in terms of our foreign policy priorities in the United States." Thousands of Palestinians live on the West Bank of the Jordan River, land that Israel captured from. Jordanian control in 1967. But Hussein's influence on the Palestinian issue was reduced in 1974 when an Arab summit in Rabat, Morocc, gave the Pales- tinian Liberation Organization sole authority to repsent the Palestinians. Assad has endorsed Palestin- ian participation at the Geneva talks, and the exclusion of Pal- estinians apparently prompted Syria's rejection of the proposed foreign ministers meeting. THE MIcHIGAN DAILY Volume LXXXvss, N. 60-S Saturday, August 6, 977 is edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan. News phone 764-0562. Second class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday morning during the Univer- sity year at 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor. Michigan 48109. Subcription rates: $12 Sept. thru April (2 semes- ters); $13 by mall outside Ann Arbor. Summer session published Tues- day through Saturday morning. Subscription rates: $6.50 in Ann Arbor; $7.50 by mail outside Ann Arbor. STUDENT ACCOUNTS: Your attention is called to the following rules passed by the Reg ents at their meeting on February 28, 1936: "Students shall pay all accounts due the Uni- versity not later than the last day of classes of each semester or summer ses- sion. Student loans which are not paid or renewed are subject to this regula- tion; however, student loans not yet due are ex- empt. Any unpaid accounts at the close of business on the last day of classes will be reported to the Cashier of the University and "(a) All academic credits will be withheld, the grades for the semester or sum- mer session just completed will not be released, and no transcript of credits will be issued. "(b) Allstudentsowing such accounts will not be allowed to register in any subsequent s e meat er r summer session until pay- ment has been made" If you can spend some time, even a few hours, with someone who needs a hand, not a handout, call your local Voluntary Action Center. Or write to: "Volunteer;' Washington, D.C. 20013 Weneedyou. es . . ,,-,+« e , ,,,The National Center for Voluntary Action.