Ninety-Two Years of Editorial Freedom C I bt Sir igan Iai1 REFRESHING Mostly cloudy, windy, and warmer today with a chance of rain by after- noon, high in the mid 60s. Ten Cents Twelve Pages XCIL No. 144 Copyright 1982, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, April 2, 1982 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Winds still 'harassing 'New faeulty report analyzes space shuttle E WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, . (AP)- The same kind of strong winds that delayed the landing of the space shuttle Columbia by one day thtreatened Thursday to delay the shut- tle's return flight to the Kennedy Space Center. Jim Harrington, ground operations manager at Northrup Strip, said gusts more than 30 knots were blowing the fine white gypsum into the air Thur- sday afternoon, at times reducing visibility to 200 feet. 0 "WE HAD some extra time factored into our schedule, so we're not really losing any time right now because we're still ahead of schedule," Harrington said. "But we can't get everything done while the wind is blowing and how long that's going to last is anybody's guess right now." National Aeronautics and Space Ad- Ministration officials are on a tight schedule to ready the shuttle for its next ission, scheduled for June 27. A key rt of that schedule is the operation at Northrup Strip, where technicains were removing propellants and checking pyrotechnics on the spacecraft Thur- sday. Daily Photo by BRIAN MASCK DIE-HARD FANS of the annual Hash Bash gather in the Diag yesterday. Turnout at the infamous event was significan- tly down from previous years. Hash Bash turnout declines MRC By BARRY WITT The first major faculty analysis of a proposal to create a Michigan Research Corporation gave a cautious endor- sement of the plan to market some University research breakthroughs. The MRC, which was first suggested by a faculty report last summer, would be a University corporation that would help. match University researchers with private industries that could profit from particular research projects. ACCORDING to the plan, the results of a researcher's work, if they had in- dustrial applications, could be marketed to private businesses so that both the University and the individual researcher could profit from the research. plan's Some faculty members, however, were wary of the plan, claiming that such .a corporation might distort the goals of academic research and en- courage applicable, profitable research over "pure" research. Yesterday's report, prepared by a University faculty member and a research staff member, acknowledged that the establishment of an actual cor- poration might not be necessary to marketing research, but concluded that the MRC plan is probably the best way to find outlets for University research. The new report-prepared by Walton Hancock, professor of industrial engineering, and Larry Crocket; a program manager within the Univer- ,ee SECOND, Page 9 By SCOTT STUCKAL The sun was out, the weather was warm, and a few hundred high school students and area residents straggled onto the Diag yesterday for the April 1 Hash Bash. But the turnout-the smallest in years-and the fact that very few of those who showed even tried to smoke marijuana led police and local officials to declare triumphantly that the annual event was finally finished. "It's really dead," pronounced-police Capt. Kenneth Klinge, who was one of about 20 officers who strolled around the Diag throughout the day, quickly confronting anyone who displayed a pipe or a joint. POLICE arrested a dozen Hash Bashers during the course of the day, most of them on charges of possession of marijuana. One young man led of- ficers on a 200-yard chase over the See HASH, Page 5 Unopposed Blow advocates basic services By SUSAN SHARON Running unopposed for the Second, Ward City Council seat in the upcoming April 5 election, Republican. James Blow is centering his campaign on the city's responsibility to provide basic services without increasing taxes. "It's not a good time to ask people to tax themselves," Blow said. "Although it may anger Ann Arbor residents, this necessitates a cut in city services. It wood be nice to please everybody, but when push comes to shove, my first city elections '82 concern is the welfare of the city," he said. IT IS POSSIBLE to maintain the basic services, according to Blow, by eliminating the "extras" called.for by many of this year's ballot proposals. For instance, he said, he opposes Proposal A, which would make the city a public utility supplier of energy. "City Council shouldn't be responsible for energy," Blow said. "Energy should be under the jurisdiction of private enterprise. I'm not convinced that there's enough validity or research to warrant asking people for more taxes." Proposal D - which calls for general street repairs financed by tax dollars - is unnecessary because taxes should not be raised for a basic city service, according to Blow. THE MICHIGAN Theatre issue, however, is one that should concern both the city government and the tax- payers. "Proposals E and F will preserve the theatre," he explained. "It benefits the city. All they need is the half-million dollars for repair." Blow also said he supports Proposal B , which calls for specific street repairs on South State Street and at the intersection of Plymouth Road, Wall See SECOND, Page 7 Blow .. . keep basic services Candidate from fourth ward wants tax cuts By SUSAN SHARON Cutting taxes is the most important priority for the city, according to Republican Gerald Jernigan, running unopposed for the Fourth Ward City Council seat. "We need to keep expenditures low,' Jernigan said. "This means everybody taking a little less of the pie." MAINTAINING a balanced budget may involve a cut in city services, but eliminating waste in the budget will be an important part of the process, he said. Jernigan said he opposes all but one of the proposals on the April 5 ballot because they are wasteful, and would cause unnecessary tax hikes. "Ann Ar- bor residents shouldn't be forced to pay for basic city services," he said. "The economy's current condition doesn't allow room for extras." Proposal B-which calls for new road construction on South State Street and the intersection of Plymouth Road, Wall Street, and Maiden Lane-receives Jernigan's support, he said, because the federal government will match city funds for the projects. HOUSING AND energy, however, are two areas which are not major concer- ns for the City Council, according to Jernigan. See TAX, Page 7 Doily Photo by BRIAN MASCK Law Quadrangles The Law Quad lighting at night provides different reflections than what we otherwise see. The magazine Architectural Digest features the library in its current issue. Jernigan ...no room for extras TODAY Doggy diet D UKE'S PROBLEM was the battle of the bulge. The dog was nine pounds overweight and faced being evicted by a condominium association tee that the association won't bother him or his dog again. "After all this, I'm not going to drop this," he said, adding that the case has "ruined my life for a year." He said he and Duke were "put on scales like a couple of dogs." "They're wrong and they know it," Sattler said. [] Off-colorcollection A computerized joke collection containing dirty, racist and sexist humor has been removed from Stanford Univer- McKay is coming out with a history of toilet paper, but he's missing examples from the Royal family. "The Ultimate Leaf Book" chronicles toilet paper from it's earliest ap- pearance to the present. "The text is authoritative and lavishly furnished with actual samples taken from such places as the Louvre, and the Vatican he said. "All I really need is 30 sheets from the royal family," McKay said. Q T h ano J T) > rl rn * 1946 - University president declares need for more stringent punishment for students caught cheating. He suggested a discontinuance of the honor system. *1921 - West Quad resident wins $10 for eating ten gold- fish in the dorm cafeteria. On the inside. . Th pnio n P a, iloka theasfo elino I I } i i