0 Page 8-Wednesday, March 12, 1980-The Michigan Daily HOUSE COULD VOTE TOMORROW: Bill may extend bar hours By BETH PERSKY In order to accommodate delegates during the Republican Convention in Detroit this summer, bars and restaurants that serve liquor in several counties would be able to remain open until 4 a.m., if a bill currently' in the state House is passed. Under the bill approved yesterday by the House Liquor Control Committee, a bar or restaurant in any county af- filiated with a convention and visitor's bureau would be able to obtain a permit to serve liquor until 4 a.m. These coun- ties include Washtenaw, Wayne, Oakland, 'Kalamazoo, Kept, Ingham, Saginaw, and Genesee. Some owners and'managers of Ann Arbor bars said if drinking hours are extended, their establishments would remain open until 4 a.m. on weekends, but probably not during the week. REP. CASMER - Ogonowski (D- Detroit), chairman of the committee, said he sponsored the bill because of the Republican party nominating cnven- tion in Detroit in August. Michigan Convention Association President Mike Wright said the legislation would prevent a repeat of problems during the 1976 convention in Kansas City, Kansas, when delegates leaving sessions as late as 1 a.m. could not find an open restaurant. According to Wright, the legislation is merely a method for satisfying the con- vention-goers. "THIS IS tied to the effort to have an Assistant Election Directors Needed for MSA Election April 8th and 9th Dedicated non-partisan persons who are searching for rewarding experiences (with financial compen- sation) should apply at: MSA-3909 MICHIGAN UNION DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: , FRIDAY, MARCH 14th-5:00 PM PART-IME EMPLOYMENT-NIGHTS The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts is currently interviewing students interested in par- ticipating in an alumni fund-raising telethon. LSA alumni across the country will be called from campus. The telethon runs five nights per week, Sunday through Thursday, March 30 through April 24. You have the option of working a minimum of two or three nights per week to a maximum of five nights. HOURS: 6:30 to 9:30 PAY: $3.50 per hour LSA Students preferred Call 763-5576 extension (of drinking hours) during the GOP convention," said Wright. "The question is whether or not this is the right method," he added. According to Oganowski, the bill has the support of both Gov. Milliken and the Liquor' Control Commission, although church and civic groups, that have opposed the extension of drinking hours over the years, may voice op- position. He added that there also may be opposition within the House. "We have people here who wouldn't vote on a liquor bill if their iife depen- ded on it," said Oganowski. Rep. Loren Armbruster (R-Grand Rapids), was the only member of the ten-person committee who abstained from voting when the bill was reported out to the floor of the House yesterday. Armbruster said he sees no point in having bars open until 4 a.m. "I don't think most bars are doing anything constructive even at 2:00 in the mor- ning," Armbruster said. SPOKESPERSONS at some Ann Ar- bor bars said their establishments would remain open later on certain nights. "I don't think it'd make that much difference in this community because there aren't a lot of conventions," said Clint Castor, owner of both the Pretzel Bell and the Village Bell. Castor said his establishments might remain open until 4 a.m. on Saturday nights, buttwould definitely be closed at the current hours during the week. CARLEY TOBIAS, anight manager at the Count of Antipasto and Good Time Charley's on South University, said both establishments would probably remain open late on weeken- ds, but he doesn't think the legislation would "change things that much all the way around." Tobias said a more important issue is the proposal on the November ballot to drop the drinking age to 19. Although he said he couldn't gauge whether exten- ding drinking hours would be profitable or not, he said the extended hours would - be "more beneficial to a place that has live entertainment," such as the Count of Antipasto. "WE WOULD probably extend hours to the point when we get customers here - we wouldn't extend it every night of the week," said Dooley's Manager Jim Mill. Mill said the move would be profitable because Dooley's does not have high overhead costs. Brown Jug owner Demetre Svolopoulos said that if drinking hours are extended, the Brown Jug "would stay open all week long." Rep. Ogonowski said the House may vote on his bill as early as tomorrow. If the House and Senate approve the bill, it will go to Gov. Milliken to be signed. If Milliken signs the bill, it will go to the individual counties for approval and implementation. Ogonowski said there is a strong possibility the bill will be approved by the Senate and put into law by April 1. Wright agreed that timing is crucial. I S AP Photo Soviet perspective Residents of Hairhana Billage, near the Afghan capital of Kabul, converse cheerfully with a Soviet tank crew. This photograph and one other in the Soviet newspaper Red Star were the first released in Russia showing Soviet troops in Afghanistan. Justice Dept. OK'd CIA spying S WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice D~partment disclosed yesterday a secret legal opinion issued 21/2 years ago that allows the CIA to conduct covert foreign spy activities without notifying Congress in advance. The October 1977 opinion conflicted with congressional understanding of legislation passed three years before. The legislation, known as the Huges- Ryan Amendment, was intended to require prior notification of all foreign operations except intelligence gathering. THE OPINION, prepared by the Justice Department's Office .of Legal Counsel for then-Attorney General Griffin Bell, said: "It is clear from the legislative history that reports to Congress need not occur before the operation is conducted." A spokesperson for the Senate In- telligence Committee, who declined to be identified, said the committee had been unaware of the opinion. The dispute over what rules the CIA has observed first were disclosed at a Senate Inteeligence Committee hearing Feb. 21. Several senators said the committee had been informed in ad- vance of all but one covert action. BUT CIA Director Stansfield Turner told them, "That is not correct." Tur- ner refused to say how many other ac- tions had been conducted without notifying the committee. The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday that until the legal opinion was issued by the Justice Department. Turner had opposed a pending executive order governing the conduct of intelligence agencies. President Car- ter issued the order Jan. 24, 1978, just three months after the Justice Depar- tment opinion was prepared. The executive order said the CIA will keep the House and Senate intelligence committees "fully and currently in- formed concerning intelligence ac- tivities, including any significant an- ticipated activities." IDENTICAL LANGUAGE was con- tained in House and Senate resolutions establishing the intelligence commit- tees. Assistant Attorney General John Harmon, who heads the Office of Legal Counsel, said the Justice Department opinion dealt only with the Hughes- Ryan Amendment and not the House and Senate resolutions. He also said Bell, in requesting the opinion, made no reference to President Carter's pending executlv* order. MEANWHILE, Rep. Les Aspin, (D- Wis.), a member of the House In- telligence Committee, disclosed a 1975 Library of Congress study that con- cluded the Hughes-Ryan Amendment required prior notification of Congress. The Hughes-Ryan Amendment prohibits the CIA from undertaking any foreign operation not strictly limitedto intelligence-gathering "unless and unti the president finds that each suc* operation is important to the national security of the United States and repor- ts, in a timely fashion, a description and scope . . . to the appropriate commit- tees of Congress." The Justice Department opinion said the phrase "in a timely fashion" meant reports need not be made before an operation. Sen. Walter Huddleston, (D-Ky.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, has introduced - a comO prehensive legislative charter for the CIA which would require prior notification. The Carter administration opposes that provision on grounds it would inhibit cooperation with the CIA. I' r ANN ARBOR ANTIQUARIAN BOOK FAIR AND SALE MICHIGAN UNION: PENDLETON ROOM - SATURDAY MARCH 15 10AM - 6PM More than 20 Midwest dealers Admission free Ann Arbor Antiquarian Bookdealers Association Civiletti: No special prosecutor for Miller WASHINGTON (AP)-Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti said yesterday he cannot appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Treasury Secretary William Miller in connection with improper payments made by Textron Inc. "None of the assertions that Secretary Miller has committed a criminal violation has been substantiated by the Justice Department investigation conducted since early 1978," Civiletti said. THE APPOINTMENT of a special prosecutor had been requested by several members of Congress to investigate Miller's connection with improper payments to foreign officials by Textron,a firm he headed before joining the Carter adminsitration. Miller has steadfastly denied he was aware of the payments made by officials of the firm he served as chairman from 1974 to 1976, and as chief executive office for six years before that. In letters to members of Congress who requested the appointment, Civiletti said he has no legal authority to name a special prosecutor. HE CITED THE Special Prosecutor Act, designed to prevent high-level government wrongdoing, which prohibits the investigation of information obtained by the Justice Department before the law went into effect on Oct. 26, 1978. Civiletti said his investigators knew of all allegations concerning Textron's activities during Miller's stint as board chairman before that date. And he added, "I have very serious doubts that specific information sufficient to trigger the act requiring a special prosecutor has been developed indicating that Secretary Miller has violated any criminal law. "Should substantial new evidence b4 developed which makes the provisions of, the Special Prosecutor Act applicable, please be assured taht I will have no hesitancy in invoking its provisions," Civiletti said. Those requesting appointment of the prosecutor sought further investigation to determine whether Miller committed perjury or obstructed justice during confirmation hearings on his appointment as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Jury out for 2nd day in Pinto case Oregon's annua filbert crop tips the scales of 13,000 tons and provides 97 per cent of the nation's year-round supply. The $14 million annual crop is marketed both internationally and domestically. In 1978, Germany alone purchased some 2,100 tons of filberts from Oregon. WINAMAC, ind. (AP)-The jury in Ford Motor Co.'s reckless homicide trial, cautioned by the judge "not to yield your opinion to your fellow jurors just so you can return a verdict," retired with no decision last night after some 61/2 hours of deliberations. It was the second day of deliberations in the case stemming from a Pinto accident-the nation's first criminal trial of a corporation for alleged product defects. THE JURORS deliberated about an hour after breaking for dinner, then asked Pulaski Circuit Court Judge Harold Staffeldt to be released until this morning. Earlier, the jury returned to the courtroom to hear Staffeldt repeat the 43 legal instructions he gave them before deliberations began Monday afternoon. They had asked for the session, and several jurors took notes. Staffeldt spent 45 minutes rereading the instructions, then told the jury not to consider "the effect of the verdict on the state or the defendant or whether the verdict would be pleasing to the court." STAFFELDT HAS said that he would not allow the jury to take any of the many exhibits back to the jury room because many of the pictures and charts contained superfluous writing not entered as evidence. The case went to the jury Monday after 10 weeks of testimony arguients. The courtroom, which packed for the final arguments, empty yesterday except for a reporters awaiting the verdict. - - m ur -. and was was few "An early verdict is usually good for the state," said Prosecutor Michael' Cosentino. "I would say a four to eight-- hour verdict is better for the defendant. After eight hours, it's up for grabs." FORD WAS CHARGED with reckless homicide in the August 1978 deaths of three teenagers. They were burned to death when their 1973 Pinto sedan exploded in flames after it was struck from the rear by a van on a northerr Indiana highway. The state said Ford knew defects in the Pinto's fuel system made it likely to explode in rear-end crashes but failed to repair it or warn the public of the danger. Ford said the Pinto was comparable to other sub-compacts of its day. r .~ INFORMATION MEETING Wednesday, March 12th 4 pm-Aud. C Angell Hall FALL 1980 WASHINGTON SEMESTER The American University