Friday? August 13, 197 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Pogo Three Ford OK's swine flu plan WASHINGTON {R)-President Ford yesterday signed a bill clearing the way for a mass immunization cam- 'paigt against swine flu and directed authorities to more quickly to make the vaccine available to all Americans.- The federal vaccine program, stalled for several ,ants, now faces a race against time as the flu son approaches. IN A SIRNING ceremony in the Oval Office, Ford called swine flu a "potential public health emergency." He thanked Congress for responding to his pleas to pass the legislation, which provides insurance for the; drug companies manufacturing the vaccine. "Scientific and medical evidence continues to sup- port the need for a national influenza immunization program," Ford said. "We have developed a safe and affective vaccine with a very low risk of adverse reactions." He directed Secretary of Health, Education and Wel- fare David Mathews "to move as expeditiously as pes- sible to insure that we keep our original commitment om making this vaccine available to all Americans." FOUR DRUG companies have produced about 120 million doses of flu vaccine in bulk form. "We have four months before the peak of the next flu season," Dr. Delano Meriweather, director of the national immunization program, said Wednesday. He said the first vaccine would not be available before late September. When the immunization program is in full swing, he said, more than one million Americans a day will get shots. Vaccinations will be given on a first come, first served basis. They will be voluntary and the vaccine itself is free, but private doctors can charge for their services in giving the shots. CONGRESS last spring appropriated $135 million for the nationwide vaccination program after scientists warned of a possible outbreak of a strain of influenza, similar to-and believed by some to be the same as- one that killed nearly W0f,000 Americans in the 1918-19 epidemic. But the drug companies refused to make the vaccine available until they received the protection against damage suits, as provided in the bill signed yesterday. The insurance industry refused to insure such a large program against suits claiming injury from tihe vac- cine. THE LEGISLATION provides that any injury suits be filed against the federal government. If a plaintiff won a judgment, the government could turn around and sue the drug maker for a bad batch of vaccine or the administrating physician for a dirty needle, for negligence. This would relieve participants in the program from bearing legal costs of meritless court suits, which is a major concern of drug manufacturers in the present climate of big malpractice judgments. Sen. Javits' aide killed in Palestinian hi jack attempt ISTANBUL, Turkey (A')-A staff aide to Sen. Jacob Javits (1-N.Y.) was among four persons killed in an apparent Palestinian attempt to hijack an Israeli b airliner at the Istanbul airport, the U.S. Consulate reported yesterday. The attack Wednesday night ended with the surrender of two Palestinian terrorists. The El Al jet flew safely to Tel Aviv. OFFICIALS at the U.S. 'Embassy in Tel Aviv said the dead American was named Ilarold Wallace Rosenthal, 29. They said he was a former aide to Sen. Walter Mondale of Minnesota, the Demo- cratic vice presidential nominee, and was on his way to Jerusalem for a con-, ference on the Middle East. x r The Anatolia agency said 26 persons were wounded or injured in the attack, including two American women in a party of' Presbyterian tourists to the Holy Land from Portland, Ore. The American Hespital said Margaret Shearer, 40, had a bullet wound in the ankle and was "considerably improved." But Shearer's family in Portland said the injured woman was her sister, Nona, who was traveling with her. ANOTHER MEMBER of the American party, Lucile Washburn, 52, suffered bruises on her arms and thighs, a hos- pital spokesperson said. AP Photo The other dead were a Japanese, an Airides aga in Israeli and a fourth man believed to have been a Spaniard. Alf Landon, 89, who was the GOP Presidential candidate in 1936, sits on The pilot of the Israeli plane said he his horse yesterday at his home in Topeka, Kansas during an interview was told the- attack was made by four with a reporter who covered Landon's acceptance 40 years age terrorists, but accounts of the informa- tion given police by the two captured 'U',GEO rehash oldgripes Palestinians indicated they acted alone. The two tien said they smuggled their guns and grenades through the Rome airport, which has been the scene of numerous hijackings and terrarist at- tacks. The newspapr IInorivet said their plan to hijack the El Al jetliner, which was waiting to load passengers, was foiled when police began searching the luggage of transit passengers. AS THE TWO terrorists approached- the end of the line before boarding a bus to the plane, they opened their bags, hurled a grenade into the lined-up pas- sengers and began spraying the room with submachine guns, police said. Try, try again County voters may have another chance to vote on park onillage this No- vember. Despite the defeat of the pro- posal by only 300 votes last week, the Ways and Means Committee of the Coun- ty Board of Commissioners decided by a vote of 10- to recommend that they board place the- issue back on the bal- lot. In last week's election the margin of victory was a narrow 50% per cent to 49%/2 per cent, a small enough amount for a mandate to be in doubt. Happenings . . are always to be found on a Fri- day . . . begin at noon with a meeting of the Ann Arbor Tenants Union in Rm. 4110 of the Union, the proposed consti- tution will be the topic of discussion.. at 7 p.m. Tyagi Ji, a cosmic transmit- ter will give a presence at the Friends Meeting House, 1420 Hill . . . also at 7, the musical group Selah will appear in Curtis Park on the west side of Saline on U. S. 12, their music carries the message of Jesus "without resorting to emotionalism or hardsell," . and at g. p.m. Julian Moody will lead a discus- sion on "Nutrition as Healing Energy" at Canterbury House, located on the corner of Catherine and Divisin Weather or not It will be partly sunny with highs in the low to mid 80's. Chance of that long expected rain is 20 per cent. Uy GEORGE LOBSENZ mental programs are "haphazard" - adequate in some instances but sadly University and Graduate Employes Or- lacking in other areas. ganization (GEO) bargairters yesterday The University has opposed the GEO rehashed old differences concerning proposal on several levels. Graduate Student Assistants (GSA) On the broadest level, the University training, with neither side moving sig- has said it does not believe GSA training nificantly from previous positions-, - calling it an "educational issue" - GEO has offered a proposal that calls should be in the contract, for a program organized and taught by "Proposals that talk about formalizing experienced GSAs to replace present (training) programs - either existing departmental programs run predomin- programs or new ones - we don't be- antly by faculty. However, the proposal lieve should be in a labor contract," said, also contains a provision that offers chief University negotiator John Forsyth. GSA's the option - to continue depart- THE UNIVERSITY has also consistent- mental programs if they find them ade- ly denied that current departmental quate, rather than entering into the programsa inadequate while-citing GED programsconsiderable faculty resistance to the GEE HAS maintained that depart- GEO proposal as evidence of faculty interest and pride in training programs. According to Forsyth, although ade- quate training programs, are mutually desirable, "the crux of the problem is control." f GED bargainers reiterated their posi-1 tion. "Our concern," said GEO bargainer Bazel Allen, "is that if GSAs in a de- partment feel that training isn't good enough, that there be a mechanism wherein their concerns can be registered, that something will be done." "In terms ofthaving some mechanism to set up a meeting to discuss problems -we'd be willing to agree to something of that nature," answered Forsyth. HE ADDED, "As for something that requires a department to take a certain course of action-we can't accept that."