Ninety-Two Years of Editorial Freedom EM46F t IEIUIQ MISTY Mostly cloudy, with a chance of morning showers, highs in the mid- 60s. Vol. XCII, No. 31 Copyright 1981, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, October 15, 1981 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Hal's house Curious college kids call on the Shapiros House rejects By MINDY LAYNE Ever try to get a carrel on the south side of the Graduate Library just to peer in to President Shapiro's win- dows? An open house at the president's house yesterday afternoon gave students a chance to get a good look - and possibly provided a deterrent to all potential (yet harmless) peeping toms.' The flapping flags of the United States and the University of Michigan on the front porch gave all guests and ambassador's welcome. Nervous giggles and muffled whispers of "What do I say to him?" preceeeded shaking hands with Vivian and Harold Shapiro. TO MOST,, President Shapiro's greetings were sincere and cordial, to some, his words were anticlimatic. After students told him their names and majors, they got no response from the president such as, "I heard you got an 'A' on your English paper. Keep it up,". Any disappointment was quickly forgotten. Visitors soon were enticed by the aromas and tastes of homemade goodies in surrounding rooms. The focal point of the soft blue dining room was a long wood table dressed with a -delicate, white cloth. Blue- and red-flowered china plates rested smugly in the corner. Fresh apple cider sparkled in a crystal bowl. Carrot cake, fresh donut holes and rich, fudge brownies lined the table in elegant serving trays. GUESTS TO THE president's home - dressed in everything from tweed blazers, skirts and corduroys to Izod shirts and white shorts - politely filled their plates. "I wonder if Mrs. Shapiro cooked all this," an ap- preciative visitor marveled. As long as students avoided the blue-carpeted stairs leading to the bedrooms, they had freedom to ex- plore the intricacies of the president's home. A warm family room with comfor- table blue and red couches, cable television and wall-to-wall wooden; bookshelves drew the attention of the curious and the intellectual. Vivian Shapiro said all the books in this room belong to the family, except those stampede with the University of Michigan Press logo. Books about Cezanne and American politics lined the shelves. "I BET THIS is why you can't find any books in the library," an admirer said. See CURIOUS, Page 2 AWACS sale as Reagan woos Senate Doily Photo by KIM HILL'a WASHINGTON (AP) - The House overwhelmingly rejected the proposed sale of AWACS radar planes to Saudi Arabia yesterday, but. President Reagan apparently won a couple of Senate converts in a round of lobbying at the White House. "Well that was expected," the president said of the 301-111 House vote. "We knew that. But it takes both houses to say no." REAGAN referred to the fact that the sale goes through unless the Senate also votes to block it in a vote scheduled next Wednesday. Leaving a ceremony in the Rose Garde, the president said,"I have to go back to work and what I have to go back to work on is AWACS." Asked if he would win in the Senate, where the administrationhas been con- centrating its efforts, Reagan gave his now-standard reply: "I'm cautiously optimistic." THE LATEST Associated Press count shows 55 senators committed or leaning against the sale and 33 commit- ted or leaning in favor of it, including the two who switched yesterday after meeting with Reagan. Senate Republican Leader Howard Baker says he's confident that by the time the Senate votes there willbe nomore than 45 votes against the sale. House opponents called the record $8.5 billion arms sale, which includes several other items in addition to the radar planes,a threat to Israel and to the AWACS technology itself if the Saudi royal family is overthrown. But supporters of the sale said a congressional veto of the sale would. embarrass Reagan in the eyes of the world and undermine U.S. influence in defending Middle East oil fielis and achieving peace in the region. ALL THE WHILE, Reagan was working his charm in face-to-face meetings with ninepsenators at the White House and apparently won over two opponents - Sens. Dan Quayle (R- Ind.) and Mack Mattingly (R-Ga.) with promises of a letter answering their concerns. In addition, Sen. Charles H. Percy (R-Ill.) chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, raised the possibility Reagan could go ahead with the sale even if Congress vetoes it. Percy said the president could use his executive powers to either declare that an "emergency exists" or that "the national security interest of the United States" requires him to make the sale without Congress' consent. "IF THE president's position is not sustained," Percy said, "the president has an obligation to look at the law." Percy's committee is to vote on the sale today and Percy, who has come out in support of the sale, said Reagan has a better chance of winning in the full Senate than in the committee. STUDENT LEN PERNA shakes hands Shapiro at yesterday's open house. with University President Harold . Students fight financia dl funding1 cut s By BETH ALLEN Two student groups fighting pending cuts in finan- cial aid are encouraging students to contact their legislators to protest proposed cuts in financial aid funds by the government. Members of the financial aid task force of the Publich Interest Research Group in Michigan and the Legislative Relations"Committee of the Michigan Student Assembly have been lobbying in Washington to stop further aid cuts, but the two groups plan to use different methods to promote more favorable finan- cial aid legislation. PIRGIM TASK force coordinator Donavan Mack said his group's effort began last June when the task force sponsored a panel discussion of University ad- ministrators, financial aid officers, legislators and bankers to discuss the proposed Reagan budget. Mack said the panel was not well attended, and the group has turned its emphasis to collecting infor- mation on state and national budget proposals and encouraging students to write letters to legislators, The task force has been keeping its eye on a House Appropriations bill for Labor, Education, and Human Services, which passed the House'of Representatives Oct. 7. The bill calls for a 12 percent cut in financial aid and would affect the Pell/Basic Education Oppor- tunity Grant, the National Direct Student Loan and the Supplemental Equal Opportunity Grant, Mack said. MACK SAID THE situation "could be worse" because financial aid might have suffered deeper cuts if the House had voted to send the bill back to the See STUDENTS, Page 7 On a clear- day you can see the Ren Cen By LAURA MEINERT They can take you from'central cam- pus to north campus in less than a minute and give you a view of Detroit's Renaissance Center from Ann Arbor. If you don't mind watching the Wolverines from 2,000 feet, this student organization also can deliver seats on the 50-yard line. ANYONE affiliated with the Univer- sity can join the Michigan Flyers. The student-run organization offers many -levels of flying instruction, from basic lessons for the novice to aerobatie lessons for the brave and daring. One member is currently training to be the captain of 747 jet. The flyers carge $26 an hour for ren- ting a plan. The flat fee includes in- surance, gas and maintenance costs. Instructors charge an additional $15 an hour. "I would suggest having $1,500 to $1,800 if one plans on obtaining a private license," said Flyers Vice President Dan King. Costs to obtain a pilot's license run $2,000 and more at commercial establishments, King said. THE FLYERS ARE curently offering an introductory hour-long lesson for $20. Beginners learn to fly in the club's three Cessna 152s. The planes have dual controls, so the beginner gets a chance to actually "fly" the plane for a while during his or her first lesson. On ground instruction is self- administered. Individuals watch film- strips and complete workbooks on their own, and then take block quizzes. WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL is ready to obtain a license he or she must take an Federal Aviation Administration writ- ten and oral test and then a flight test. The first time in the air can be a ner- ve-wracking experience, but members warn that after the first flight it's easy to get hooked. "My first time up, I was very ner- vous," said student Jerry Froelich. "I thought the plane might fall out of the sky." See AT, Page 7 AT 2,000 FEET, the Michigan Flyers have an omnipresent view of the campus. TODAY- Made in New Jersey An exhibit to lure foreign manufacturers to New York with the slogan, "Make It in New York," was unveiled at A hefty donation Bill Saxon read a standard form letter asking alumni for contributions to the University of Oklahoma's new energy center. So he donated $30 million. Saxon, founder, and majority shareholder of Saxon Oil Co., gave the $30 million, Tuesday for the establishment of a geophysical and geology research center. "It was just like a bolt of lightning that ap- peared to me - the whole thing locked into one," said Saxon. "Whatever I did with my money, I knew I couldn't spend it all. I don't mean to sound bragadocious, but it does not~ ctr ,vim n hrvmP ohranit " The nrnnnseid Saxn n- Earl Henwood stands apart from the rest-he wants his bosses to cut his salary by up to $7,750. In a memorandum to the Board of Freeholders, Henwood said he was overpaid and that there was just "no justification" for his $19,250-a- year salary. He recommended it be reduced to the $11,500 to $15,000 range. He said Wednesday he is just plain overpaid for the work he does. In the past 10 years the clerk's salary has doubled, said Henwood, as each clerk received a "step up" in wages. "It was ridiculous. It really wasn't necessary," he said. Di magazine. She claimed Penthouse officials failed to tell her she had been chosen Pet of the Year until moments before the ceremony, and that she was tricked into attending. But Justice Richard Wallach ruled that her actions were "maliciously calculated to inflict the maximum em- barrassment and injury on the magazine and. . . to generate the widest possible publicity and profit for herself. . If any party was defrauded here, it was in fact the defendant" Penthouse. Miss Lanza's fine was to cover the cost of the 1980 party. I I I i i