Ninety- Two Years Of Editorial Freedom LatE 43UU 1E~aiIp IMPROVING? increasing cloudiness tomorrow with a chance of snow. High today will be around 30. Vol. XCII, No. 89 Copyright 1982, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, January 19, 1982 Ten Cents Ten Page 8 geography professors relocated By BARRY WITT New homes within the University have been found for eight of the nine tenured geography professors and the ninth has decided to leave the University, LSA Dean Peter Steiner reported to the faculty Senate Assembly yesterday. Whether the six geography professors will be located in LSA depar- tments and whether Georgraphy Chairman John Nystuen will move to the College of Architecture and Urban Planning are still subject to approval by the University's executive officers and the Regents. PROF. GEORGE Kish was awarded the William Hobbs Chair in geography, and will remain a professor at large in LSA. Prof. James Clarkson left the University effective Jan. 5. Clarkson said last night he chose to leave and that his case had been dealt with in a "reasonable and equitable" manner. The moves represent another step in the University's handling of the delicate discontinuance issue, which began last year when the University administration announced the depar- tment was under review for elimination. INeACCORDANCE with the Regents' guidelines for eliminating academic departments, the administration promised to make "good faith efforts" to relocate the tenured faculty merfi- bers after the Regents voted to discon- tinue the program last June. The three non-tenured assistant geography professors were told, however, that their contracts probably would not be extended. Two of the assistant professois have already resigned, Steiner said, and the third - Prof. Kathleen Brown - is in her last semester at the University. The University is assisting Brown in See GEOGRAPHY, Page 3 American .mlitary attache killed PARIS - Assistant U.S. military at- tache Lt. Col. Charles Robert Ray, 43, was assassinated yesterday by a lurking gunman who police said fired a single shot into Ray's forehead and fled as the victim collapsed on a Paris sidewalk. The U.S. ambassador to France, Even Griffith Galbraith, said the gun-, man was "probably a professional azid- undoubtedly an experienced killer." POLICE SAID Ray was shot abut 9 a.m. (3 a.m. EST) as he walked alone to his parked car near his apartment in a fashionable district. In Washington, President Reagan decried the assassination as an act of international terrorism, saying Ray "gave his life in the line of duty as surely as if he had fallen in battle. The wanton act of his murderers rein- forces our determination to stamp out international terrorism and prevent similar tragedies in the future," Reagan said. See U.S., Page 3 Daily Photo by BRIAN MASCK Ramshackle This quiet, snowy landscape was discovered just off Ann Arbor-Saline Road in a cold, deserted field south of Ann Arbor. City's 3 A&P stores to close By PERRY CLARK Officials of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company confirmed yesterday that three local A&P super- markets will close their doors for the last time Jan. 30. Mike Rourke, A&P vice president of communication and corporate affairs, said the shutdowns were part of a nationwide effort to revitalize the com- pany. "These stores were on a list to be evaluated, and the decision has been' made that they will be closed," Rourke said. The stores are located in the Plymouth Road Mall, the Maple Village Shopping Center, and at the corner of S. Industrial Highway and Stadium Boulevard. THE GIANT supermarket chain will continue to operate some stores in Michigan, Rourke said. He would not' speculate on whether any of those might be candidates for future closing. Rourke said the Ann Arbor stores were unprofitable, and current economic conditions were aggravating the problem. "The stores just haven't been able to build up volume," he said. Local A&P officials said at the begin- ning of January that the supermarkets wold be closing Jan. 30. When finally contacted in New Jersey, company of- ficials said the decision to close the Ann Arbor stores was being reviewed. Local officials and employees con- tinued to maintain that the stores would close Jan. 30, but Rourke would not make that confirmation until yester- day. Employees of the stores will be tran- sferred to other stores in the state on a seniority basis, Rourke said. Store managers in Ann Arbor have been reluctant to comment, but Jim Crowe of the S. Industrial A&P said about 40 em- ployees there would be either tran- sferred or laid off. + . . . .. Weather woes Chill hits renters LOCAL GAMBLERS play the roulette wheel at the Second Chance Bar's Millionaire's Party, held Sunday night to benefit the Michigan Theater. 'Gambl ers raise money for theatre* 0 v, J O o O .-. \" v ,:: r '0 0 2 CV 0 a0 0O A ffiv. t 0 v By LOU FINTOR The arctic temperatures of the past two weeks have resulted in a rash of conflic- ts betwen local tenants and landlords, as renters accuse their lessors of negligence in fixing frozen pipes and crippled heating systems. According to Gwynne Kostin, a staff counselor at the Ann Arbor Tenant's Union, an overwhelming number of calls she received came from people who either "don't have heat or don't have enough heat." KOSTIN SAID that during her first three hours at the AATU, which reopened yesterday after being .closed due to lack of funds, she handled com- plaints from at least 25 tenants who were experiencing weather-related housing problems. "One woman told me she had no heat in her. bedroom and was afraid of hypothermia," Kostin said. "She kept her beer in the bedroom closet because it was so cold." While most of the complaints regar- ded heating problems, frozen water pipes and landlord "inaccessibility" also troubled many residents, Kostin said. "I GUESS people are having a lot of problems getting in touch with their landlords," Kostin said, adding that she spoke with one man who has not had running water in his apartment since See ARCTIC, Page 2 By BEN TICHO Hunched over a blackjack hand, Steve Goldberg waited nervously for his hit card. When the nine of hearts. landed to complement his twelve, Goldberg let out a little whoop of triumph. His excited reaction typified that of a Las Vegas gambler, but he was far from the famed Nevada resort. Actually, this University freshman was one of several hundred en- thusiasts laying down their chips at the local Millionaire's Party. THE THREE-DAY affair opened on Sunday evening and continues tonight from 4 p.m. until 2 a.m. at the Second Chance night club as a benefit to raise money for the Michigan Theatre. Ann Arbor received a special permit for the event from the State of Michigan, authorizing legalized gambling. "This is better than Las Vegas!" exulted senior Larry Schroeder, taking time out from his studies to lose money for a worthy cause. All house winnings go to the Michigan Community Theatre Foundation, a non-profit organization which supports over forty local groups, including the Ann Arbor Chamber Orchestra and the Classical Film Theatre. SECOND CHANCE'S transforma- tion into a two-storied Monte Carlo came off very well, thanks largely to the excellent cooperation between theatre and night club workers, ac- cording to party coordinator Stephen Pysz. He especially praised Karen Young and Bob Davies, of the University's Office of Major Events, for their assistance. By using rule sheets and "spot- ters" checking for infringements, MEO party organizers attempted to ensure fairness and efficiency in all the games. Pysz researched various fun- draising techniques for several mon- ths and finally decided, along with Ann Arbor Mayor Louis Belcher and Second Chance owner John Carver, that the night club's "classic at-- mosphere made it the most ap- propriate location. See MONEY, Page 3 ©0 a ^,, 0. b t / w + 1 Y '1- Tow trucks clean up By FANNIE WEINSTEIN - _.vWhile students anticipate each day's O -J I T weather reports with increasing -J wt STAY trepidation, towing service operators and cab drivers look forward to soaring -R . C , *14WG profits with the diving temperatures. -_- t dntG. Local service station operators said yesterday that the weekend's cold weather has generated more business "OF in the form of stalled cars and stranded motorists than their two trucks can Mt /(handle. Taxi cab drivers have reported -A ya similar boom in business as pedestrians decided to pay for a ride rather than walk in the arctic winds. LOCAL TOW truck operators repor- ted delays of more than five hours for an available tow truck over the weekend. At the Glen-Ann Gulf Service where almost 200 cars were serviced, there were delays of up to eight hours for a free truck, owner Clarence Her- denescher said. "We were just running all day and all night. They're just calling from everywhere," he said. "We've got -more than we can handle. We're three days behind in work...Even the police department is calling us for service." The waiting time for a truck had dropped to about 45 minutes yeterday, See SERVICE, Page 2 . ToDAY- Dark Shadows W HO DOESN'T remember running home after school every day to be in time for Dark Shadows, that memorable daytime horror soap opera? You may have thought the gang from Collinwood faded to eternity in 1971, along with the family estate. But fate has determined otherwise. WGPR, channel 62, last week raised Dark Shadows from the dead. Barnabas, Quentin, Angelique, Daphne, and their cohorts 1 Stiglmeier thinks some of the laws on the books in Albany are "ludicrous." For example, there are laws against hit- ching a mule to a tree, beating a rug in any vacant lot east of Allen Street and planting or maintaining a cottonwood tree. And then there's the law expressly permitting killing any dog found running around the city in the summer without a muzzle. Stiglmeier is working to have antiquated laws stricken from the books. But the job is huge, con- sidering that Albany has the oldest city charter in the United States. He says the codification process has been in the works for several years and even the new editions will be un to date only through 197. Some of the old laws are another," she said. But he wasn't-and neither was the court. Carrie Ann Boivin's first piece of official mail was a summons to appear April 1 for jury duty at the Middlesex County Courthouse in East Cambridge, Mass. "Promptly at 8:30 a.m.," the letter said. Wilfred Boivin handled the of- ficial form for his daughter. After checking the appropriate box to indicate why she could not comply with the sum- mons, Boivin added, "She's only three. You can't have her now, but maybe you can summon her when she gets a bit older." Paul Carr, operations manager in the office said he has seen about a dozen similar mistakes in the last few years. "Usually the date of birth may be off only by one Restroom runaround A sign in Sacramento, Ca. pointing to a state Capitol restroom is no longer being hung beneath the portrait of former Gov. Edmund Brown Sr. The sign was removed by the state General Services Department, which works for Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. The younger Brown mentioned to reporters Jan. 8 that his father had complained about the sign. "There was enough criticism that we've removed" the sign, Dale Dwyer, consulting architect for the depar- tment, said yesterday. After some painting, he said, thei sign will be put back up on the wall of the third floor, half- i I I I