Wednesday, May 28, 1975 Regent Power asks state to rule on possible conflict THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page _Three' THE ICHIAN £AILYPageThre By BILL TURQUE University Regent Sarah Pow- er (D-Ann Arbor) is seeking an aivisory opinion from the State 1t sard of Ethics today on whe- ther her husband's business re- 1ti)nship with the University constitutes a conflict of interest for her. "ower's husband, Phillip, is a major shareholder in Sub- tran Communications, the par- e, company for a chain of sub- urban weekly and bi-weekly newspapers in northwest De- troit. He also holds an interest in Averill Press, a printing and tvIsesetting company. Correction A typographical omission in an item in Saturday's Daily on financial assistance pro- vided by the University to the city left the mistaken impres- sion that administration offi- cials said the University re- ceived continuous service from 23 police officers. In fact, the U n i v e r s i t y claims that it has not received ongoing service from all 23 officers, and has offered fund- its for only 11 jobs in the up- coming fiscal year. - c ,.' - ' t -2Esmag POWER SAID last night the extent of his company's activi- ties with the University were a series of advertisements for course offerings at U-M Dear- born, and bids that Averill had entered for University printing jobs. Power said the total cash vatoe of the transactions came to "no more than $300 to $400 a year." Power said his wife, who could not be reached for com- ment last night, had written to State Attorney General Kelley in February, asking for a list of guidelines and recommenda- tions. Kelley subsequently referred the matter to the State Board of Ethics. "The point is that public of- ficials must behave absolutely punctilliously," said Power, whose father, Eugene, was forc- ed to resign from the University Board of Regents in 1965 be- cause of conflict of interest charges. Executive Secretary to the Board of Ethics, Donald Willis, said last night he was uncer- tain whether the state Code of Ethics covered cases involving elected officials. He added if the Board rules the Power case it not within its jurisdiction, it will be referred back to Kelley. Appeals court delays bus purchase brder CINCINNATI, Ohio (UPI)- THE OVERALL, purchase A federal appeals court h as would cost the state $2.4 million, graited Michigan a temporary or roughly $16,000 a bus. Kel- delay of a lower court order ley contends1the statescannot requiring the state to purchase constitutionally make the pur- 150 buses for a school desegre- chase without legislative ap- gation program in Detroit. proval. The temporary stay, formally The transaction was ordered requested a week ago by state by U.S. District Judge Robert Attorney General Frank Kel- DeMascio, who is expected to ley, was handed down yester- order a school integration pro- diy by the 6th U.S. Circuit gram implemented in Detroit Court of Appeals. for the 1975-76 school year. Dail Photo by KEN FINK Alt, THE SWEET innocence of childhood! T hese two young women decided to make the best of an otherwise uneventful day at Isla nd Lake, and headed out to shallow water for a refreshing mini-wading party. New director selected or University ospita By BILL TURQUE in an automobile accident, Dalston's decision Dr. Jeptha Dalston, a veteran hospital ad- did not come until this week. ministrator from Oklahoma, has been named Dr. John Gronvall, dean of the Medical director of University Hospital, University of- School and chairman of the hospital's execu- ficials announced yesterday. Dalston, 44, re- tive board, said Dalston was selected because places Dr. David Dickinson, who has been act- "he had a record of demonstrated success as ing director for the past year. a university hospital administrator." Since January, 1973, Dalston has been ad- ministrator of the University Hospital and Clin- GRONVALL SAID the University Hospital in ics at the University of Oklahoma. His appoint- Oklahoma City was encountering severe finan- ment, subject to formal approval by the Board cial problems prior to Dalston's arrival, but that of Regents, will be effective August 1. },nder his leadership, the hospital was put in a more secure fiscal position. DALSTON WAS selected from a field of over "Another factor," said Gronvall, "is that 100 candidates interviewed over the last six Dalston is interested in hospital administration msonths. A search committee narrowed the final as a discipline. He has a faculty appointment in list to four names, which were passed on to the the field." University Hospital executive board. Dalston received a master's degree in hospi- The board officially offered Dalston the job tal administration from the University of Minne- in early May, shortly after he visited the cam- sota in 1968, and a Ph.D in health administra- pus. However, because of the death of his son tion from the University of Oklahoma in 1970. Cannesfes:Cinrpeme e ites re gn supreme' By BARBARA CORNELL Special to The Daily Editor's Note: Daily Spec- ial Projects Editor Barbara Cornell has spent the past week attending showings and conferences at the 28th Inter- national Cannes Film Festi- val, Here is her report on what the motion picture indus- try considers to be The Event of the cinema year. CANNES, France - It would be somewhat inaccurate to say that the 28th Cannes Film Fes- tival is in Cannes. Rather, one would have to say it is Cannes. The streets are peppered with some of the most elaborate movie posters the world h as ever known. They're every- where - on buildings, in build- lags, plastered to cars, e v e n hanging on the trees. THE MOVIE mish mash fea- tures such well-known releases as Lenny and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore - but also more little-known films, like S e x - plorer, and Barely Proper: The Naked Truth About Nudism. There are enough X-rated mov- ies advertised here to make even the New York Erotic Film Festival blush. (But then, art is in the eyes of the beholder -and who is to say that Seven Delicious Wishes, billed as the "first X-rated musical," won't be next year's smash hit?) In general, however, reaction to this year's schedule has been one of solemn disappointment. While a few films have emerg- ed with favorable appraisal, critics here have, for the motst part, condemned the amount of violence filmmakers seem to be splattering across the screen this year. But the festival itself was not without its share of 'violence. A bomb threat the day before the showings began at the Palais des Festivals, general h e a d- quarters for the event, almost kept the affair from opening. A few days later, a nearby air- plane factory was also hit by a bomb threat. YET DESPITE the tragedy that shrouded the early days of the festival, there is an air of quiet anticipation now as -at- tendees await the final verdict of the judges. The American entries, Lenny and Alice Doesn't Live H e r e Anymore, were both very well received, but they may be etim- inated from judging due to a technical rule violation. Films in competition at Cannes a r e not supposed to have been shown before the festival out- side the country in which they were produced. Both Lenny and Alice, however, have 'aeen shown in Canada - considered by distributors to be part of the U.S. market. Although the machinery of the festival has begun to grind to a halt as distributors a n d film buyers conclude business and leave for home, thrmgs still remain for the last few showings and the presentation of awards. THOSE without tickets gothir outside the Palais, craning their necks to try and spot gomihor faces. Those with tickets gater in the lobby in formal dress, wit ing to be ushered into the plus's turquoise and purple velvet theater. The greater- and lesser-knavrs people of the movie world are See CANNES, Page 9 AP Photo ITALIAN ACTOR Vittorio Gassman smiles and acknowledges applause at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes Friday night after receiving the best actor award for his role in "Profumo di Donna."