The Michigan Daily Vol. LXXXV, No. 43-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, July 17, 1975 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Apolo, Soyuz set for rendezvous SPACE CENTER, Houston ()-Ameri- the tunnel in their Apollo craft which can astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts will connect them with Soyuz.. icirfo tinkered away minor spacecraft problems Meanwhile, aboard the Soviet Soyuz d e ith a screwdriver and bandaids yester- craft, cosmonauts Alexei Lenov and day and officials said all was ready for Valeri Kuhasov struggled with a cranky to clear the tunnel. The problem, dis- crawlway joining Apollo with Soyuz. their dramatic meeting in space, this television camera which failed shortly covered by Brand on Tuesday night, THE PROBE is not used in the actual afternoon. after launch. proved minor and took only a few min- docking with Soyuz because that end Both the astronauts and cosmonauts utes to solve. of the docking module is equipped with used improvised engineering techniques RUSSIAN flight controllers said a "I THINK we are all -squared away a special system designed for the Rus- to patch up problems on their spacecrafts camera cable needed to be insulated and now," said Brand after the repair job. sian-American mission. during their second busy day in space. the Soviet spacemen showed some in- The probe, a telescoping spearlike 'de- The astronauts also removed a hatch AND ON THE eve of history's first international space docking, an American official announced "We're in about as good a shape as we could possibly be." Astronauts Thomas Stafford, Vance Brand and Donald "Deke" Slayton used a simple screwdriver to remove a dock- ing device that had jammed and blocked ventiveness in trouble shooting the prob- lem. "Can we use bandages from our medi- cal kit to insulate the end of the cable?" asked Kuhasov. "Yes, Valeri," said 'a Russian con- troller, "you can do it." Astronauts Stafford, Brand and Slayton partially dismantled a docking device vice tipped with three latches, is used in linking the Apollo spaceship with other American equipment. In the past it was used to link the Apollo to the lunar module for moon flights and to the Sky- lab space station. On this mission, the probe was used to link Apollo with the docking module which will serve as an airlock and a cover and entered the docking module to check it out prior to the crew transfer planned for this afternoon. Earlier yesterday, the Soviet cosmo- nauts fired rockets and moved the orbit of their Sdyuz craft to a near circular 137 by 139 miles. They reported the 20-second burst went perfectly. See APOLLO, Page 10 City bustles with Art fair festival spirit By ELAINE FLETCHER With their colorful paintings, delicate sculptures and trinkets surrounding them, artists and crafts- men settled comfortably in the center of the :ity's downtown streets yesterday as crowds flooded in for the opening of the 16th annual Art Fair. And while the streets bloomed with innumerable rows of pots and leather belts, the town enjoyed its day out in the sunshine at an event which no suburban shopping center could match. BUSINESS - though not the best ever, accord- ing to local artisans - was booming; from the See related story, Page 3 high-quality Street Art Fair on S. University to the merchant-oriented sales on State and Main. Three local radio stations boomed out over the festival; amateur entertainers jiiggled, clowned, and played for smiling spectators; and dozens of street vendors offered over-priced food and drinks for everyone. While many turned out simply to mill around and, as one middle-aged couple put it - "to look at the people, they're weird in Ann Arbor" - others fell into the category of amateur art con- noisseurs or bargain hunters. See THOUSANDS, Page 7 ARTIST GARY SCOTT proudly displays his "House car without building" at the 16th annual Ann Arbor Street Fair yesterday on South University Street. The outdoor extravaganza will continue, along with the Free Art Fair, until Saturday at 5 p.m. 'U' hit for failing on affirmative action By BILL TURQUE progress at the University between April 1973 Affirmative A c t i o n Program Director Nellie and March 1974, confirms that minority employes Varner will tell the Board of Regents this after- hold predominantly custodial and secretarial po- soon that with few exceptions, the University's sitiona, while the bulk of the instructional statf 'There has been little minority hiring and promotion practices are "still remains predominantly white male.:" in a state of tokenism." While the University's total work force in- . . Citing the Schools of Social Work and Educa- creased 1.51 per cent during the period the re- norlty hiring). We seem tion as exceptions, Varner said yesterday, "There port covers, the minority work force grew only to be in a kind of o J