e 2-Tuesday, March 25, 1980-The Michigan Daily PROXMIRE TO PAY SCIENTIST $10,000 olden Fleece award bites back From AP and UPI WASHINGTON - Sen. William Proxmire (D-Wis.), publicly backtracked yesterday after five years of legal sparring over a "Golden Fleece" award for research on aggressiveness in monkeys. In a speech on the Senate floor, Proxmire announced he had reached an out-of-court settlement with behavioral scientist Ronald Hutchinson. HOWARD SHUMAN, Proxmire's administrative assistant, said the settlement called for, the senator to pay Hutchinson $10,000. Hutchinson had filed an $8 million libel suit against him. Proxmire also had to pay court costs of $5,132. "Some of my statements concerning Dr. Hutchinson's research may be subject to an interpretation different from the one I intended and I am happy to clarify them," Proxmire said soon after the Senate convened. At issue was a 1975 "Golden Fleece" award to Hut- chinson, 43, then director of research at Kalamazoo State Mental Hospital. PROXMIRE presents the awards monthly for what he considers the most ridiculous federal expenditure. Many targets have been research projects funded by the National Science Foundation. One award went to three government scientific agencies for spending $500,000 on work by Hutchinson. Hutchinson was seeking a way to measure aggression by concentrating on the behavior of certain animals, such as the way monkeys clench their jaws when angered. In presenting the award Proxmire said Hutchinson "made a fortune from his monkeys" while making monkeys out of the taxpayers. HUTCHINSON SUED for libel. Two lower federal courts said he could not collect because the Constitution protects lawmakers from being sued for what they say in speech or debate. The Supreme Court ruled last year that the Speech or Debate clause of the Constitution does not apply to news releases such as the ones announcing the "Golden Fleece" awards. This sent the case back to the lower courts, where Proxmire won a ruling that he had not defamed Hut- chinson, but Hutchinson won an opportunity for another review. REACHED IN Augusta, Mich., where he now is president of the Foundation for Behavioral Research, Hutchinson said he approved Proxmire's statement in advance. Compiled from Associated Press and United Press international reports Palestinian leaders protest Israeli Cainet vote TEL AVIV - Palestinian leaders yesterday called for a general strike to protest the Israeli Cabinet's decision to settle Jews in the occupied Arab city of Hebron for the first time in 50 years. Prime Minister Menachem Begin; whose Cabinet voted 8-6 Sunday to establish two schools for Jewish students in Hebron, defeated a no- confidence motion in Parliament, 56-44. The Cabinet ruling was widely criticized, and some political analysts predicted the Parliament would over- turn it. Should that happen, the Begin government might fall, according to some Begin supporters on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Security. The committee-is expected to take up the matter Thursday. 4 I ProXmiI r settles out of court I Thursday, March 27, 1980 DAVID PISONI Dept. of Psychology, Indiana University "Intelligibility and Comprehension of Synthetic Speech Produced by Rule" (with demonstrations) Kennedy pushes on, as defeat predicted I MHRI Conference Room 1057 3:45 to 5:00 p.m.. TEA: 3:15 p.m. MHRI Lounge I PASSOVER IS COMING Worried about Passover??!! Come join our communal sedar in a we joyous, Chassidic atmosphere. With illu tions, explanations and insights into HAGADA-Story of Passover-Plus aE cious Festive Meal. arm, stra- the Deli- (Continued from Page 1). president anywhere, except in his home state. To continue the race after that would not only look foolhardy, but could also inflict wounds on Jimmy Carter's chances of beating the Republican nominee in November. But Kennedy vows he won't drop out under any circumstances, and plans to campaign in Wisconsin and Pen- nsylvania this week. He says that even, if his campaign treasury runs out of money, he'll continue, riding on his name. MEMBERS OF the senator's cam- paign staff seem generally to share his. optimism. They point to the warm audiences. he'sreceived his last two days of campaigning here. But more importantly, they are happy about a New York Daily News poll, which showed that Kennedy has narrowed the gap on Carter in the last week. He once trailed by 27 points in the poll, but now he's behind 20 points, and his aides say he is climbing quickly. Thomas Southwick, Kennedy's press secretary, says he doesn't expect a win, but does forecast a closer race man the polls suggest. For a GOP primary wrap-up, see Page 7 (Meanwhile, the Associated Press reported confidence in the Carter camp. "The handwriting's on the wall," declared Vice-President Walter Mon- dale, stumping for Carter at a subway station on New.York's East Side. "The chances of President Carter being nominated are overwhelming," Mon- dale said.) BUT 20 POINTS is still a substantial lead, and Kennedy's targeted audien- ces - the Jews because of the U.N. vote and the poor, because of inflation - are still supporting President Carter. Ken- nedy has spoken at every campaign stop the last three days, on how in- flation will hurt this city severely, by eliminating many social services. He has also reaffirmed his support for the state of Israel, and says the U.S. should stay out of negotiations between that country and Egypt. Tisch lashes out at Milliken LANSING - Tax cut crusader Robert Tisch lashed out at Milliken ad- ministration critics yesterday, claiming the governor is not sincere in proposing his own tax reform plan, and saying his budget director, Gerald Miller, should be replaced. Speaking at an impromptu news conference, Tisch said he has collected about 40,000 signatures on his constitutional amendment petitions, and said he will soon unveil another proposal aimed at making sure the first one is properly implemented. Tisch is proposing a 50 per cent reduction in property tax assessments, with the state required to make up the revenue lost by local government. NRC faces opposition to radioactive gas venting WASHINGTON - John Ahearne, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), yesterday told members of the Senate nuclear regulation subcommittee that the NRC is up against much local opposition to a proposal to vent some radioactive krypton gas from the reactor structure. Sen. Gary Hart (D-Colo.), chairman of the subcommittee, suggested the state legislature "find some local experts to assure the people there that you, the NRC, aren't going to gas them to death." Research indicates cancer susceptibility is hereditary DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The first laboratory evidence was reported yesterday strongly supporting the idea that breast cancer susceptibility is * inherited in some families where the disease is common. Dr. Mary-Claire King, a geneticist at the University of California School of Public Health at Berkeley, said her findings indicate that where the susceptibility gene exists, women carrying the gene have a greater risk of developing the disease. Female relatives, even sisters, not carrying the gene have no increased risk of breast cancer, she said. King's findings will be published soon in Science magazine. Judge upholds challenge to closed hearing law ALL THIS AT: CHI AGA DHOUSE 715 HILL SIREET Dates: Mon. 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FOR INFORMATION, CALL 662-5529 A T- y~y-r J F-- 40ER I UKIAH, Calif. - A judge yesterday upheld a challenge to Californias closed preliminary hearing law in the Kenneth Parnell kidnap case, clearing the way for a higher court to examine the validity of the 108-year-old statute for the first time. The petition by United Press International seeks to open the hearing before a Mendocine County Superior Court judge. Parnell is accused of kid- napping two boys, both of whom escaped March 1 and were returned to their homes. Scott LeStrange, Parnell's lawyer, obtained a closed hearing under an 1872 law allowing a defendant a private preliminary hearing. LeStrange said an appeal against yesterday's ruling will be taken before the First District Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Bogota negotiations continue -: 4 BOGOTA, Colombia - Negotiations continued yesterday between the government and leftist guerrillas holding 32 hostages at the Dominican Em- bassy. A van with its back doors removed became a makeshift negotiating room, where one of the guerrillas met with Foreign Ministry officials Ramiro Zambrano and Camilo Jimenez. Yesterday marked the sixth round of negotiations. Hopes were high this time that the two sides would reach agreement, following a guerrilla offer Sunday to release five of the hostages if the government shows goofd faith. The last round of talks broke down March 13 when the guerrillas insisted on the release of 28 jailed leftists in exchange for freeing the hostages. The hostages have been in captivity for 28 days. ible fltirbigan IOutig (USPS 344-900) Volume XC, No. 137 Tuesday, March 25, 1980 Ai , \ l\ I o no . a. 0 o o" c o 4 0 0 G e o . a , i)O ti t. W The Michigan Daily is edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday mornings during the University year at 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109. 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