The Michigan Daily-Friday, April 10, 1981-Page 3 Weekend talks expected in 'U' nurses' strike By JOHN ADAM Registered nurseslat University Hospital and hospital ad- ministrators have agreed to re-open contract negotiations in hop of resolving a nurses strike now in its third day. Talks may get underway at 6 p.m. today, officials said. The Professional Nurses Council sent a letter to the hospital administration yesterday afternoon seeking a resumption of currently stalled negotiations with a state mediator, according to Nurse Council President Margot Barron. Hospital officials sent a response to the nurses union last night stating they are prepared to negotiate as early as 6 p.m. today. MEANWHILE, ABOUT HALF OF the nurses in the 1,100- member union remained on strike yesterday for the second day in a row. They have been on strike since 6 a.m. Wed- nesday in a dispute over contract negotiations. The hospital could seek a court injunction to force the nur- ses back to work, but such an action is not being considered at this time, a hospital spokesperson said. The key issues in the talks are scheduling, mandatory overtime, an economic package, and input into policies affec- ting nurses' roles and responsibilities while on the job. The hospital is currently operating at 60 percent capacity due to the walk-out. "It's exactly the same as the day before," Senior Associate Hospital Director Edward Schwartz said. He said there has been little change in the number of nurses participating in the walkout, but there has been a decrease in the hospital's bed space, dipping to the "high 500s" yesterday as compared to 610 beds Wednesday. The normal level is about 775. Schwartz said the hospital could possibly operate for quite some time with the current number of nurses. He added, however, that the hospital could lose money if the strike con- tinues for an extended period. Since it is illegal for public employees in Michigan to strike, the nurses have no strike fund. Barron said nurses who wish to work will be directed to other areas of em- ployment outside the hospital. Schwartz said in a press conference Wednesday, "We are in no position to guarantee" the nurses' demands in case of future shortages of nurses. The nurses believe the shortages are caused by excessive work demands. "There is not a shor- tage of nurses," one nurse said. "There is a shortage of prac- ticing nurses." AP Photo NBC'S "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" is back, with a revamped cast. From left to right are Laurie Metcalf, Tony Rosato, Robin Duke, Tim Kazurinsky, and Emily Prager. 'Saturday Night': Alive again NEW YORK (AP) - NBC's "Satur- anything with that," Ebersol said day Night Live," which flopped earlier yesterday as he prepared for the second this season trying to regain its former premier of "SNL" this season, at 11:30 glory, is back after extensive surgery p.m. tomorrow. with a new producer, three new cast Ebersol, at 33 one of NBC's youngest members and the promise of a new ap- executives, was hired to replace Jean roach to late-night comedy. Doumanian as producer when the "The only tradition I'm inheriting is program once acclaimed by the critics one of creative freedom," said Dick as daring and irreverent went into a Ebersol, who helped create "SNL" six tailspin. years ago and was summoned last mon- One critic, Tom Shales of the th by NBC's president, Fred Silverman, Washington Post, described to, revive the increasingly moribund Doumanian's premiere effort last fall show. as "haplessly pointless tastelessness," 'AND GOD HELP ME if I can't do and the show never regained its former H , HAPPENINGS- FILMS AAFC - Life of Brian, 7, 10:20 p.m., And Now for Something Completely Different, 8:40p.m., Nat. Sci. Aud. Cinema Guild - Lumiere, 7, 9 p.m., Lorch Hall Aud. Cinema II - Aguirre, the Wrath of God, 7,8:40, 10:20 p.m., Aud. A, Angell. Gargoyle - To Have and Have Not, 7, 9 p.m., Hutchins Hall. SPEAKERS Gerontology - Harold Johnson, "Status Report of the 1981 White House Conference on Aging," noon, 502 E. Liberty. CRED - M. Moussa Oklana, "Les Perspectives d'un Developpement Auto-Centre en Afrique de l'Ouest," 12:10 p.m., room 340U, Lorch ;Hall. English - Thomas Collins, "Text and Context in Browning's poetry and Letters" 3 p.m., E. Conference room, Rackham. Nat. Resources - Carl Newport, "The Impact of Federal Timber Policy on Private Landowners in the West," 3 p.m., 1040 Dana. Philosophy - John Rawls, "Basic Liberties and their Priorities," 3:30 p.m., MLB 4. Chemistry - George Parshall, "Activation of C-H Bonds by Soluble Tran- sition Metal Complexes," 4 p.m., 1300 Chem. Zoology - Sewall Wright, "The Shifting Balance Theory of Evolution," 4 p.m., MLB3. Surgery - George Block, "The Surgeon Treats Colitis - A Thirty-Year Adventure;" 4 p.m., Sheldon Aud., Towsley Center. MEETINGS International Student Fellowship - dinner, 6:30 p.m., 4100 Nixon Rd. Lowbrow Astronomers - officer elections, 7:30 p.m., 5006 Angell. Chinese Bible Class -7:30 p.m., University Reformed Church. Duplicate Brisge Club - open game, 7:30 p.m., Henderson room, League. Anti-Rape Coalition - "Take Back the Night" rally, 9 p.m., Federal Bldg., 5th and Liberty. PERFORMANCES Canterbury Loft - "Ladyhouse Blues," 3, 8 p.m., 332 S. State. Men's Glee Club - "An Explosion of Sound," 8 p.m., Hill Aud. School of Music - bassoon recital, 8 p.m., Recital Hall. Senior Dance Concert - group and solo works, 8 p.m., Studio A, Dance Bldg. Gilbert and Sullivan Society - "The Yeoman of the Guard," 8 p.m., Men- delssohn. Office of Major Events - Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, 9 p.m., Union ballroom. Ark - Andy Breckman, 9 p.m., 1421 Hill. - The Blind Pig - Chirs Smithers, 9:30 p.m., 208 S. First. Hopwood Festival - drama panel 10 a.m., poetry panel, 1:30 p.m., poetry reading, 4 p.m., Rackham Ampitheatre. GEO - rally, noon, Diag. Hillel - Shabbat, 6:55 p.m., 1429 Hill. International Rec. Program -8 p.m., Sports Coliseum. Folk Dance Club - Turkish workshop,8 p.m., Anderson Room, Union. IOE Honor Society - Engineering Aptitude Tourney, 2 p.m., Diag. School of Art - Master of Fine Arts Degree Exhibition, opening reception, 6:30 p.m., Rackham Galleries. School of Natural Resources - Honors Convocation, 1:30 p.m.,Vanden- burg room, League. To submit items for the Happenings Column, send them in care of; Happenings, The Michigan Daily, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, MI., 48109. vitality. EBERSOL'S PRIMARY job is to rebuild the audience for "SNL," a task he conceded will take time. He said he plans seven or eight original programs for the remainder of the current season. How much time Ebersol will get is up to Silverman. "SNL" earned NBC a reported $16 million in 1980 and, along with Johnny Carson's "Tonight" show was one of the few big money-makers for the network, which is mired in last place in the prime-time ratings. BUT BY THE END of February, the price for a 30-second commercial had been cut to $30,000, from a reported high of twice that. The show went into reruns in mid-March. Ebersol refused to say how the new show would differ from its two forerun- ners. "We're not trying to emulate the old show in any way," was as far as he would go. EBERSOL FIRED three members of the cast assembled by Miss Doumanian, and added three perfor- mers from the famed Second City im- provisational troupe, Robin Duke, Tim Kazurinsky and Tony Rosato. Rosato, perhaps not coincidentally, resembles John Belushi, a member of the original "SNL" repertory company, the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players." How dissimilar the "new" show will be remainsto be seen. Ebersol acknowledged he has conferred on several occasions with Lorne Michaels, the program's creator and only producer through last season. And the show's first "chief of staff" is Michael O'Donaghue, a prominent writer for "SNL" through 1978. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD PEOPLE Wocde.Ti(m & RAOClote. 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