Jury acquits bartender of sale to minors The Michigan Daily-Saturday, January 23, 1982-Page 3 Prosecutors link ten deaths to Williams By HARLAN KAHN A 15th District Court jury Thursday acquitted Susan Sterner, a 27-year-old bartender at the Pretzel Bell, 120 E. Liberty St., on charges of selling in- toxicants to a minor. The case is the latest in a series of police crackdowns on the.illegal sale of alcohol to minors which began in 1980. STERNER, A junior in LSA, served a mug of Stroh's beer to an 18-year-old Boy Scout Explorer working for police as a volunteer. Sterner said she was in favor of the law being enforced, but she was "not thrilled with the way it is enforced." She added, however, that she felt she was "fairly acquitted." Defense Attorney Stanley Pollack argued that police had failed to prove that the beer was alcoholic as defined by the stature prohibiting its sale to minors. Pollack introduced pharmacist Jill White's testimony that alcohol can- not be detected by taste. "The jury can't assume that it was alcohol," Pollack said. The only evidence cited was that the police of- ficer said it (the contents of the mug) tasted like beer. THIS WAS the seventh acquittal in a row, and according to Pollack, "shows the (police) method is not very popular." However, Police Sgt. J. Miller said the method is both "viable and effec- tive." He said the method would probably continue. "The fact that the jury acquits someone doesn't make them less guilty, as far as I'm concer- ned." "Sue did the utmost and the jury un- derstood that," said Clint Castor, owner of the Pretzel Bell. He explained that the 'Pretzel Bell clientele is predominately over 25 and that they "don't need to make money off of minors." Of the total cases presented, eight have ended in acquittal and one person has been convicted on charges of fur- nishing alcohol to a minor. Four others have accepted civil infractions of $150 fines and 50 hours of community work. Five more cases are still pending. ATLANTA (UPI) - Prosecutors in the Wayne Williams murder trial said yesterday they have evidence linking Williams with 10 additional slayings and that blood from two of the victims was found in the suspect's car. The disclosure was the most sen- sational to date in the 4-week-old trial and came while the jury was out of the room. ONE OF THE additional 10 was not originally on the list of 28 slayings of young Atlanta blacks. Williams, a 23-year-old black freelance photographer, is on trial for the murders of Jimmy Ray Payne, 21, and Nathaniel Cater, 27. But Assistant District Attorney Joe Drolet told Superior Court Judge Clarence Cooper the prosecution was prepared to offer evidence linking Williams with 10 other victims. DROLET THEN reeled off the names of Alfred Evans, 14; Eric Mid- dlebrooks, 15; Charles Stevens, 12; Lubie Geter, 14; Terry Pue, 15; Patrick Baltazar, 11; Larry Rogers, 21; Joseph Bell, 15; John Porter, 30; and William Barrett, 17. Defense lawyer Alvin Binder argues that evidence about the other victims would be highly prejudicial and would result in a mistrial. "The Supreme Court will reverse your honor" if the evidence is allowed, he said. Binder said that in order to introduce evidence of uncharged crimes, prosecutors first must prove that Cater and Payne died as a result of foul play and must show a criminal connection betwen Williams and their deaths, Bin- der said. "YOU'VE GOT to have a body that met death by foul play, and you have to have a connection between this defen- dant and- foul play, and they don't have it," he said. Binder argued that investigators had not found a pattern in the 28 task force Drolet .. links Williams to murders on ops to 8.9% in December THE POPULAR scramble system will replace the single line approach to food service in West Quad next fall. ew cafeteria system comn to West Quad cases. "I don't think there's a law enfor- cement officer in Georgia or Washington that would tell you all were killed by one person," he said. "There is not a pattern." DROLET SAID prosecutors have evidence that fibers similar to those found in Williams' home and car were found on the bodies of 10 other young blacks. In two of the 10 cases, blood found in Williams' car matched the blood type of the victims, he said, and in three casespo e u rsf nd wt s es ho old prosecutors foun witnessesho would say they saw Williams with the victims. Drolet said prosecutors want to_ in-~ troduce the evidence "for the limited purpose of showing, scheme, pattern, frame of mind, and identity" in the Cater and Payne cases. (Continued from Page 1); harvests, a steady supply of oil imports, coupled with conservation at home, and the economic recession that stifled bAmericans' demand for almost everything. Few manufacturers or retailers were able to raise prices very much on goods they were already having trouble selling. THE HIGHEST double-digit rates among the major cities were San Fran- disco and Minneapolis-St. Paul, where the rate was 15.3 percent in sharp con- trast to economically depressed areas where retailers found it harder to mark up prices. Prices in Houston, where unemployment was 3.2 percent, were up 10.2 percent in 1981. Last month, while the national unem- ployment rate was 8.9 percent, unem- ployment in areas around auto plants, vas{a high as .13 percent and 14 per- nt. By region, the Northeast had a 9 per- cent inflation rate and the North-Cen- tral states a 7.1, the South a 10 percent rate, and the West a'9.8 percent, the report said. FEATURES OF the CPI report: Medical care costs climbed 12.5 per- cent, the highest since 1947, compared with the 10 percent rise in 1980. *,'Food prices rose 4.3 percent, less than half the 10.1 percent gain of 1980. " Housing costs, pushed upward by high home-loan rates but held down by stable prices, rose 10.2 percent, down from 13.7 percent the year before. Transportation costs, helped by much smaller fuel-price increases, rose 11 percent, down from 14.7 percent. " Entertainment prices increased 7.2 percent, down from 9.6 percent, and clothing costs rose just 3.6 percent, down from 6.8 percent. Overall consumer prices rose 0.4 per- cent in December - an annual rate oft 5.2 percent if the same incrase should be repeated for 12 straight months, the report said yesterday. By DAN GRANTHAM West Quad residents won't have to wait in long meal lines- next fall, because of last week's Regents' ap- proval of a $182,000 cafeteria renovation project to install a "scramble system" this summer. The renovation will expand the East dining room to make space for the scramble system, which is already in use at most cafeterias. The scramble system has a different counter for each course, and replaces the line system of one coun- ter for all courses. ASSOCIATE Director of Housing Norm Sunstad said the scramble system would result in shorter lines at West4Quad. Due to the renovations, West quad will be closed during the spring and summer terms. Students attending classes will be housed at Markley Hall instead. Funding for the project will come from a reserve fund made up of a percentage of room and board money, previously set aside for dor- mitory renovations. The renovations will not mean an increase in current student fees, Sunstad said. The scramble system was first in- troduced at Bursley Hall in 1968. Regent Thomas Roach said that the system was favorably received at Bursley. But when Regents announced plans to implement the system at Markley, they met some "emotional opposition" from a "vocal minority of residents," Roach said. The Regents approved the project despite the opposition, he said, and it is now used at many other dorms. Two health service -HAPPENINGS HIGHLIGHTS Student Organizations, Activities & Programs (S.O.A.P.) is sponsoring an All Campus Games Tournament. Activities include Bowling, Billiards, Backgammon, Chess, Darts, Frisbee and Table Tennis. The Tournament begins at 10 a.m. at the Michigan Union and continues throughout the weekend, Winners will represent the University of Michigan in the Asscaciation of College Unions-International (ACU-I) Regional Tournaments in Fllnt. e FILMS Alt. Act.-The Grateful Dead: Live at Radio City Music Hall, 4, 7 & 9:15 pm., Nat. Sci. AAVC- Pretty Baby, 7 & 10:20 p.m., Jailbait, 8:50 p.m., MLB 4. CG-Breaker Morant, 7 & 9:05 p.m., Lorch Hall. C2-Nashville, 6:30 &.9:15p.m., Aud. A, Angell. MED-Arthur, 6, 8 & 10 p.m., MLB 3.1 PERFORMANCES School of Music-37th Annual Midwestern Conf. on School Vocal & In- strumental Music. Trombone Recital-Daniel Saylor, MM: Recital Hall, 6 p.m.: Voice Recital-Choonhye Lee, MM soprano: Recital Hall, 8p.m. Young People's Theater-"The Wizard of Oz", 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m., Tap- pan School. The Ann Arbor Chamber Orchestra Society-The Ann Arbor Chamber Or- chestra and Pianist Tibor Szasz, presenting the music of Mozart, Mouret,. and Enesco, 8:30 p.m., Michigan Theatre. Canterbury Loft-"Hopscotch", by Israel Horovitz, 8 p.m., Canterbury Loft. Ark-O. J. Anderson, 9 p.m., 421 Hill St. MEETINGS Spartacist League Forum-2 p.m., Pendleton Rm., Michigan Union. Ann Arbor War Tax Dissidents-Brown Bag Lunch, 12-2:30 p.m., Pine Rm., Wesley Foundation. Ann Arbor Go-Club-2-7 p.m., 1433 Mason Hall. Spartacus Youth League-Forum, Ed Clarkson, "Poland: Solidarinosc Counter-Revolution Checked," 2 p.m., Pendelton Rm., Michigan Union. Women's Hospital-Support group for "Survivors of Incest." SPEAKERS Medical School-Lee., AOA Visiting Prof. Alvin Tarlov, "The Future of Health Care," 8:30 a.m., S6450 University Hopsital. MISCELLANEOUS Student Organizations Activities & Programs-All Campus Games Tour- naments, ACU Playoffs, 10 a.m., Michigan Union. 'Ta i ta Pi &1Rnoinpprin o Cnmnil-RaeirpthallTnunaenmnt_ Cnlispum_ Local business perks up admn*inistra4 (Continued from Page 1) told of the firings and refused further comment. "I'll check it out on Mon-' day," he said last night. Medical Records Director Holly said . he resigned because of conflicts over the reorganization plans. BEFORE THE reorganization Health Service policy emphasized quality of medical care, Holly said. That policy has now shifted to "policing of services," he added. "I think we're really screwing the students royally, and I have violent disagreement with the way (Health Service administrators) handle (em- ployees and patients," Holly said. "There is no good monitor in place to evaluate the quality of care being delivered, even though on paper there's an appeals board," Holly said. Health Sevice Director Dr. Caesar Briefer said this week that Holly resigned because "he didn't have as great an interest in medical librarian- ship." Former Health Service Assistant Administrator Dana Milla submitted his resignation approximately two months ago to take a position at North- western University in Evanstan, Ill. Several Health Service employees reported that Mills also resigned because of his problems with the during Super_ (Continued frost Page 1) in that it comes in the middle of January, said Rich Moses of the Detroit Convention and Visitor Bureau. January is usually "dull" for the hotel and restaurant business, he said. "That's why we wanted the Super Bowl here, to stimulate business at a time when it is usually slow, Moses said. Weber's Inn in Ann Arbor is offering special accommodations for its Super Bowl guests, according to owner Her- man Weber. The hotel has chartered 10 buses and plans to shuttle people to the game for $20 round trip, which includes Boiwl ALweekend a box lunch. All but a few seats have been filled, Weber said. Super Bowl weekend is similar to University football Saturdays, except is longer, Weber said. "Since the game is on Sunday instead of Saturday, the people are staying an extra day, which is good for business," he said. Although the Ann Arbor Inn has received seveal cancellations, Assistant Manager Kevin Flannigan said he doesn't think any major can- cellations will result from the weather and anticipates filling all 200 rooms at the Inn. ors. quit. reorganization policies. "I've never been aware of any (reorganization policies)" Mills said last night. He added that his move- presented him with a new opportunity. 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