Saturaay, June 19, 1976 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Three Students to fund Health Service By JIM TOBIN The University Board of Regents yes- terday approved a recommendation to charge a six-dollar-per-term Health Serv- ice fee from all students beginning this fall - a move designed to offset the Health Service's loss of General Fund support. Explaining the new fee plan, which will end a long tradition of state support for the Health Service, Vice President for Student Services Henry Johnson told the Regents it "is consistent with that of most comparable university health serv- ices. AS GENERAL FUND support is phased out over the next two to three years, the fee will be increased further, al- though Vice President for State Relations Richard Kennedy said he does not know how large the increments will be. John- son was unavailable for comment lost night. Hail to the Chiefs -To the younger residents of Twin Falls, Idaho, there are several people who would make a better president than Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, or Jim- my Carter. Six to eleven-year-old stu- dents in that school district wrote es- says explaining why they thought their fathers should beour nation's chief ex ecutive. "I think my dad should be president because he's honest and keeps his promises. Ile is also funny and not so boring," one youngster said. "My dad should be president because he has good ideas. My dad is good at bassing," another wrote. A third student thought his father best fit the bill. "He's a very good golfer," the child explained. "And presidents like to golf." It would seem Twin Falls has never heard of women's lib. No children told why their mothers should be president. You'll have to hold it As if rising gasoline prices aren't enough to make customers feel the pinch, service station owners in Rhode Island have devised a plan sure to brine about more than just a twinge in the pocketbook. Upset at inroads made into their business by self-service stations, the owners have decided to demonstrate their worth by closing their rest rooms to everyone but their customers over the 4th of July weekend. A spokesman for the Ocean State Service Station Re- tailers Association said that participa- ting members would provide rest rooms, air for tires, and water only to custom- ers purchasing gas or other services. 0 Happenings ... ... the Outing Club will be hiking and swimming today. Meet at 1.30 at the north entrance of the Rackham bldg. ... Art Worlds is sponsoring a free arts workshop today from 1:00-3:00 at their studios on S. Main .. There will be a group gathering at Hanover Park at noon today to protest the controversial S-1 bill ... finally, Sunday at 8:00 black political organizer John Powell will dis- cuss "The Role of Religion in Liberating Oppressed Communities" at the Ecumen- ical Campus Center at 921 Church. Weather or not It looks like we're in for a wet week- end, since rain is predicted both days. The high toay will be 75, and tonight's low will be in the upper 0's-. The change in financial support from the General Fund to the students evolved from the need to cut back on budget demands in the face of a lean state ap- propriation for the coming year. Kennedy said he "would be surprisa4 if there wasn't some concern" expressed over the fee by part-time students and students who live outside Ann Arbor. "IT'S ALWAYS difficult for them to understand why they need to be charged these sorts of fee, too," he said. "By the same token, the service is there and it's available to them equally." Kennedy said the new plan will pro- vide enough money to maintain present services. In other action at yesterday's meeting: --THE REGENTS approved a new tuition plan for undergraduates which will demand substantially smaller fees from part-time students. For in-state stu- dents electing up to ten credit hours, tuition will be lowered an average of $44. Students electing 19-20 credit hours will pay an average of $60 more per term. Other students will pay roughly the same as present rates. Chief financial officer Wilbur Pierpont said the change, recommended by the Committee on Fees established in 1973, was made to encourage part-time en- rollment and because the old fee system may have been "unfair." He said the fee increases of recent years have been made without sufficient regard for part- time students. Pierpont added that offi- cials hope the lower rates will encourage enrollment by those with full-time jobs, married women with children, and older people. -In an attempt to lure the federal government to build a prestigious Solar Energy Research Institute in Michigan, the Regents agreed to make available for construction a 133-acre site adjacent to Willow Run Airport. The offer will be tendered by the state to the federal See STUDENTS, Page 4 Best seat in the house Four ten year-old boys enjoy a game-watching vantage point in Lexington, Ky. GOP race turns to Iowa By ThcAssoclatedPre s Ronald Reagan and First Lady Betty Ford met briefly yesterday, exchanged smiles and pleasantries, and then issued parallel pleas for Republican party unity. The former California governor and the President's wife cane to Des Moines to campaign for delegates as Iowa Re- publicans opened their state convention and started selecting 36 national conven- tion delegates. HOWEVER, AT press time, the Iowa Republicans were still caucusing late into the night without a final proportion- ing of delegates between Reagan and President Ford. Besides Iowa, Republicans choose dele- gates today in Washington, Delaware, Texas and Colorado, as Reagan and Ford renew their scramble for last-minute delegates. Only 90 votes separate the men in their national delegate race. Ford has SEMCOG: Lending a hand to Michigan cities 967 delegates, according to the Asso- ciated Press tally, while Reagan has 877. There are 159 uncommitted dele- gates and 25S delegates yet to be chosen, counting the 36 Iowa delegates. It will take 1,130 votes to win the nomination. MEANWHILE, Jimmy Carter will get 21 of Texas' 32 at-large delegates, ac- cording to a presidential preference poll conducted at the state Democratic con- vention last night. California Gov. Edmund (Jerry) Brown and Alabama Gov. George Wallace each won one delegate, while nine others will be uncommitted, accordingto the poll. The actual delegates will not be se- lected until today, but their distribution was determined by last night's poll. WITH THE addition of the 32 at-large delegates, the Texas delegation will break down this way: Carter 114, Brown 1, Wallace 1, uncommitted 14. Carter won 62 per cent of the vote in the poll of the 3,484 state convention delegates. Gov. Dolph Briscoe had pre- dicted earlier in the day that the former Georgia governor would win more than 1,0 per cent. CARTER NOW has 1,417 natiomal con- vention delegates, only 81 away from the magic number of 1,505 necessary for nomination. Brown, Carter's only active opponent, conceded yesterday that the Georgian is the almost certain choice for the nomi- nation, but vowed to remain a declared candidate, although he is cutting back sharply on campaign travel outside California. See IOWA, Page 4 ' By MICHAEL BLUMFIELD The ground rumbles in Romulus as another jet wings its way skyward from Metropolitan Airport. Children continue to play, unmindful of the reverberating engines whose constant roar has been accepted, or at least tolerated, by -: urban residents. But a glance at downtown Romulus tells a sadder story. Across the street from the post office sits the remains of vacated homes, their paint chipping from near-barren.wood-4ertile ground for the intervention of the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG). Based in Detroit, SEM- COG is a group committed to helping Michigan's cities cope with the reali- ties of the present and brace for the uncertainties of the future. "BECAUSE OF the noise patterns (of the airport), the Federal Housing Administration won't finance con- struction in the area," says Romulus city official Denny Meajher. "At least 65 per cent of the city is unusable for housing." The town has battled state, county and airport interests for years in hopes of saving its residential com- ponent. Though Romulus has been promised that the airport's presence would eventually mean an economic boom, Mayor pro-tem Beverly Mc- See SEMCOG, Page 10 OWN"