I4 Page 2-Saturday, January 16, 1982-The Michigan Daily '81 inflation lowest s From AP and UPI WASHINGTON - The government said yesterday that inflation at the wholesale level totaled only 7 percent last year, the most encouraging figure since 1977. But analysts said a separate report, reflecting sinking industrial output, showed the gains against spiraling costs came at the expense of lost jobs and deepening recession. Inflation at the wholesale level edged up just 0.3 percent in December, keeping the total for 1981 to 7 percent, the Labor Department reported. That was sharply down from 11.8 percent in 1980, and it was the lowest since the 6.9 percent of 1977. WHOLESALE PRICES are regarded as a good barometer of how retail prices will move. But the Federal Reserve Board also reported yesterday that the nation's industrial production fell 2.1 percent in December - a drop that economists predicted would push unemployment above already high levels. Industrial production - the basic output of the nation's factories and mines - is one of the clearest indicators of the health or sickness of the U.S. economy. BUSINESSES FACED with slack demand for goods and services have now cut production for five straight months, including a December drop that was the biggest since the 3 percent of May 1980. So while difficulty in selling goods has tended to keep those businesses from raising prices much, it also has pushed them to lay off workers. Most analysts are forecasting slightly lower in- flation this year. IN STILL ANOTHER report issued yesterday, Commerce Department officials said the value of in- ventories held by American businesses grew 0.7 per- cent in November, about the same as in October. Sales declined only 0.2 percent for the month, much better than the 2.4 percent decrase in October. The Commerce report confirmed that business of- ficials were having trouble with backlogs of unsold goods two months ago. Since then they have been trying to whittle down those- backlogs by cutting production and offering special sales on many items. THE MOST NOTICEABLE change in the 1981 wholesale inflation figures - as shown in the gover- ice '77 nment's new Producer Price Index for finished goods - was the slowing in both food and energy price in- creases. Good U.S. crops and a worldwide "oil glut" have been getting a lot of the credit. The price index shared the economic stage with the fifth consecutive monthly decline for factory produc- tion - a grim sign of coninued recession that pulled the pace of employment-related industrial output to 1979 levels. AND THE 'CURRENT severe weather raised the possibility that food and fuel prices may go up more sharply this year. The Federal Reserve Board's index of industrial production slipped to 143.3 for December, losing whatever small expansion in factory production that occurred since March 1979. Auto assembly production in December dropped to what would be an annual rate of 4.6 million units, the report said. But the total production cutbacks among the nation's factories were so widespread that the auto portion only contributed a small amount of the overall decline. IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and United Press.International reports Democrats shorten primary I Speakers debate Econ. restoration i (Continued from Page 1) The Economics Building "forms a very special part of our campus," Mar- zolf told the committee. He hailed the structure's "small and quiet design," and its position adjacent to the Un- dergraduate Library, "which often goes under a more appropriate name." MARZOLF described a "growing in- terest in preservation" here in Ann Ar- bor, state and nationwide, and the traditional emphasis on preservation in Europe. "There are precedents for this sort of thing," he explained. Economics Department Chairman "Pii" L, Needsa ride out of town?' Check the i ai1 classifieds under, transportation Frank Stafford told the committee "the old building, if reconstructed, wouldn't be sufficient" in size. Department faculty members had reported ex- periencing a lack of space before the fire, and a new building would provide even less room, since modifications would be needed to meet modern fire codes, according to Stafford. Despite the lack of space, however, the economics faculty is in favor of restoring the building, Stafford said. OPPOSING restoration, Tom Wieder, a University alumnus, addressed the committee. He explained that the "wrong kind of symbol" would be sent out if money was allocated for restoration "in an era when the Univer- sity has such tremendous financial dif- ficulties." He questioned whether restoration would be worth "jeopar- dizing other functions of the Univer- sity." Robert Darvas, a local structural engineer Ivho, has been hired by the University to assess the building's (J~brrbU~tr~bp *uczn ' UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN STUDENT ST. MARY'S CHAPEL STUDENT CHAPEL_ Serving the Campus for 39 Years (Catholic) Robet Kaasch Pa~or,331 Thompson-463-0557 Robert Kavasch, Pastor. Weelyl asses. 1511 Washtenaw between Hill St. and W:Ms S. University. Thurs-Fri -12:10. m. Sunday services 9:15 and 10:30 am. Sat.-7:00 p.m. Bible Study: Sunday-9:15 a.m Sun.-8:30 and 10:30 a.m. (Up Wednesday- 10 p.m., Thursday-10 and downstairs) . p.m. 12 noon and 5 p.m. (upstair. * * * downstairs) NEW GRACE APOSTOLIC CHURCH North Campus Mass at 9:30 a. 632 N. Fourth Ave. Bursley Hall (Fall and Winter Ter Rev. Avery Dumas Jr., Pastor Rite of Reconciliation-4 p.m.-5 9:45 a.m. Sunday School. on Friday only; any other time b 11:45 Morning Worship pointment. 7:00 p.m. Sunday Evening Service. * *« Bible Study-Wed. & Fri. 7 p.m. CAMPUS CHAPEL For rides call 761-1530 1236 Washtenaw Ct. A Campus Ministry of the UNIVERSITY CH URCH Christian Reformed Church OF THE NAZARENE Reverend Don Postema 409 South Division Ann Arbor, Michigan 10:00 a.m. Service of Holy Rev. SteveBringardner, 761-5941 munion. Christian Education-9:45 a.m. 6:00pm Evening Worship. ServiceofWorship-711:00a.m. Wednesday, 10:00 p.m. Ev "Time of Meeting," 6:00 pm. Prayers. She is a true and noble artist. - Chicago Tribune FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH and AMERICAN BAPTIST CAMPUS FOUNDATION 502 East Huron 663-0376 Jitsuo Morikawa, Pastor 'x10:00 a.m.-Sunday Wokship. Child care prov i Jan. 17th: "Are Baptists Catholic?" stairs Sunday: Church Loyalty Dinner 12 noon. s and 11:00 a.m.-Church School. Classes for all ages. Class for undergraduates. .m. in Class for graduates and faculty. ,is) Also: 5 p.m. Choir Thursday 7:00 p.m., John Reed by ap- director; Janice Beck, organist. Student Study Group. Thurs., 6:00 p.m. Support group for bereaved students, alternate Weds. 7p.m. 11:00 Brunch, second Sunday of each month. Ministry Assistants: Nadean Bishop, Terry Ging, Barbara Griffin, Jerry Com- Rees. FIRST UNITED ening METHODIST CHURCH 120S. State St. (Corner of State and Huron) Worship Schedule: 8:30 am (First Sunday of Every Mon- th)-Holy Communion in the Chapel. 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.-Morning Wor- ship in the Sanctuary. Dec. 17th: "On Being One's Own Worst Enemy" by Dr. Donald B. Strobe. Church School for all ages-9 30 a.m. and 11 a.m. J Choir Rehearsal-Thursday at 7:15 p.m. Ministers: Dr. Donald B. Strobe Rev. Fred B. Maitland Dr. Gerald R. Parker Education Directors: Rose McLean and Carol Bennington * * * LORD OF LIGHT LUTHERAN (The Campus Ministry of the LCA-ALC-AELC) 801 S. Forest at Hill St. Sunday Worship at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Choir practice. Jan. 26: Volleyball * * * FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1432 Washtenaw Ave.-6624466 Service of Worship: Sunday 9:30and 11:00 a.m. Student Fellowship meets at 5:30 College Students Fellowship Sunday prospects for restoration, estimated that a restored structure would cost $2.5 million, as opposed to $2 million for a completely new facility. The building is insured by the In- dustrial Risk Insurers company, and it is unclear what the claim restrictions will be. Negotiations for such a set- tlement are continuing, University of- ficials say. University alumnus Joseph Pelava also told the committee he opposes restoration. Urging officials to "suspend nostalgia" in their con- siderations, Pelava, a former student government member, asked it to "con- sider creativity that could rise out of the rubble." Frye concluded the meeting by reasserting the need for prompt action on the building's future, inviting local residents to continue speaking out, and promising them they will be informed of administration decisions. Gay man appeals ruling (Continued from Page 1) week to ask them to get the fraternity to reconsider.", Executiva Vice President of the IFC Gary Naeyaert said the action of the fraternity appears to be a violation of the University's anti-discrimination policy. THE POLICY states that a person cannot be discriminated against or harassed on the basis of sexual preference, and that an individual's ac- cess to housing cannot be limited. Although Nowak had already left the house, he is claiming that he has been kept from participating in activities and that he has been harassed in the fraternity. Naeyaert said possible sanctions against Delta Sigma Phi include suspension from voting in the Inter- Fraternity Council and retracting the Council's recognition as a fraternity. "The house doesn't feel the (anti- discrimintion) policy is appropriate to them,, because they're a private organization - but they are under the jurisdiction of the policy," Naeyaert said. "I personally feel the suspension is a violation of human rights." Jim Toy, supervisor of the Human Sexuality Office at the University of Michigan, said, "I'm not aware of anything like this happening here." University of Michigan Inter-Frater- nity Council President Bill Hogan said a situation like the one at MSU would be handled differently here. "Any in- cidents like that are usually handled in that particular chapter," he said. "In- ternal policies are their own business. I know of fraternities having homosexual members here and it hasn't caused any great conflict," he added. season, revamp rules WASHINGTON- The Democratic Party decided yesterday to shorten its presidential primary season and to remove requirements that bind delegates to the candidate winning in primaries or caucuses. The new rules make exceptions for New Hampshire and Iowa and apply only to the Democratic Party and the process of picking delegates to presidential conventions. The so-called "beauty contest" primaries, which let voters express a preference but do not affect the nominating process, are not subject to the time limits. The exceptions for Iowa and New Hampshire mean the two states will still be the first to begin the 13-week-long process that leaids to the party's presidential nomination, preserving the news media attention for their con- tests. NAACP asks court to rule on tax-exemption case WASHINGTON- The NAACP, clashing head-on with the Reagan ad-y ministration, urged the Supreme Court yesterday not to drop a major test case on whether religious schools that practice racial discrimination should be tax-exempt. The NAACP filed papers asking the high court to reject the ad- ministration's suggestion that it drop a case involving tax exemptions for Bob Jones University at Greenville, South Carolina, and Goldsboro Christiar Schools in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The Treasury Department announced last week it was reversing a 1.2-year- old policy that empowered the Internal Revenue Service to strip discriminatory schools of tax exemptions. But on Monday,; with protests over that announcement still blaring, President Reagan said he would propose legislation to turn the 12-year-old IRS policy into law. Haig will returnto Mideast TEL AVIV, Israel- Secretary of State Alexander Haig said yesterday he expects to make another swing through Egypt and Israel at the end of the month to promote a Palestinian autonomy plan. Haig told reporters before he flew back to Washington that he was "op- timistic and hopeful, but not unmindful of the great obstacles that lie ahead" in fulfilling the Palestinian self-rule provisions of the Camp David accords. The secretary spent two days in both Egypt and Israel, talking to each country's leaders on their position on Palestinian autonomy. Egyptian and Israeli officials said Haig left the impression that Washington would like to see an agreement reached before April 25 when Israel withdraws from the last sectors of the Sinai captured during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Divers search Potomac for flight recorder WASHINGTON- Divers explored a frozen and "extremely treacherous" Potomac River yesterday in an effort to recover voice and instrument recorders from a sunken Air Florida jetliner as suspicion mounted that an ice buildup may have caused the crash that took 78 lives. Washington Police Inspector James Shugart said instruments had shown the flight and voice recorders were intact, but another official said com- plications could prevent the rubber-suited divers from recovering the so- called "black boxes" yesterday as previously hoped. Authorities continued to investigate the theory that the crash may have been caused by an excessive build-up of ice on the aircraft. One federal safety official saidiyesterday that the jetliner may have waited up to 40 minutes after it was last de-iced before taking off. A Braniff Airlines pilot who taxied for takeoff alongside the jetliner minutes before-it crashed told investigators yesterday he saw a buildup of ice on the aircraft's wings and fuselage. The report backed the investigators' theory that ice may have made the plane too heavy to climb as it lifted off from National Airport Wednesday in a blinding snowstorm. 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