/ 4 Page 2-Tuesday, September 14, 1982-The Michigan Daily NEW OR from an 1 testified ye mits her tE more than c Susie Gu Lake Char Bureau o sues state classificati white. THE ST declaring t blood" can intended t relied on fant's rac "I am 'white~ Begue. o Caucasian hearing off Her suit from being PHIPPS LEANS- A 48-yea 8th century slave sterday against a] o be classified as one-32nd "Negro b illory Phipps is o les-area family s f Vital Record ion ontheir birth c ATE refused to d that anyone with a be legally classifi o reform an old "common report' e, according to P white," the ligh features and str ficer in New Orlean mentions no harm g classified as black 5, WHO described member of her family, said other relatives were r-old woman descended reluctant to testify for fear the state would change the e and a white planter birth certificates of their blond-haired, blue-eyed Louisiana law that per- children from white to black. black because she has Aegue argued that the very practice of assigning lood." racial designation on birth certificates is uncon- ne of six members of a stitutional and that the one-32nd standard is an inac- uing to have the state curate test of racial makeup. s change the racial The case is being heard by Anthony Vesich, a court ertificates from black to commissioner who will report to Civil District Judge Sanford Levy, who has been assigned to the case. do so under a 1970 law BEGUE SAID the matter was turned over to a t least one-32nd "Negro hearing officer because of the volumes of evidence, ed as black. The law was including genealogical charts spanning seven Jim Crow statute that generations and an extensive family photo record. in determining an in- Begue said he also would present testimony from a Phipps' attorney, Brian retired Tulane University professor who would cite studies indicating most "whites" have one-20th t-skinned woman with Negro ancestry. aight black hair told a Assistant Attorney General Ron Davis defended ns district court. the state's position in requiring racial designation on that may have resulted birth certificates, saying some classification is k. needed to carry out genetic disease prevention and to herself as the darkest comply with federal record-keeping requirements. Reagan. backs tough anti-cre package ill . Grad Wine and Cheese PARTY Tuesday, Sept. 14 8:30-11 p.m. - - r-----_ _ _ __ _ _ _ ______I ue :hool lay. BIVUA 7 " " From AP and UPI WASHINGTON - President Reagan yesterday sent Congress anti-crime legislation to limit the insanity defense, help win more convictions, and keep criminals in prison. The president proposed dramatic curbs on the insanity defense used to acquit John Hinckley, who wounded him in an assassination attempt last year. BUT REAGAN shook his head "no" when asked if Hinckley's acquittal in June triggered the revival of an earlier adminstration attempt to restrict the insanity defense. If it had been law at the time, Hinckley could not have met the insanity test. The administration proposal, which also contains provisions to make it har- der to escape conviction because of tainted evidence or to appeal to federal courts after conviction in state courts, has practically no chance of passage this year. Presidental counsellor Edwin Meese conceded the legislation probably wouldn't reach the floor in the current session of Congress. He denied it was timed simply to win favor in this cam- paign season. Poice, notes-. A 22-year-old Ann Arbor man was arrested Saturday for felonious assault after he allegedly attacked another man with his cane. Police claimed the suspect beat a 45-year-old city resident over the head with a cane and punched him several times during a scuffle at Liberty Plaza. The victim received a concussion from the blows. The suspect was later released pending authorization of a warrant. -Greg Brusstar Uniq cloth for sc and p come to the Women and Science Workshop Wednesday, Sept. 15 7:00-9:30 pm Vandenberg Rm., Michigan League PANELISTS-DISCUSSION Sponsored by the U.M. Women in Science Program, Centedor Continuing Education of Women, 350 S. Thayer St., Ann Arbor 48109(313)764-2382. a IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and United Press International reports UAW threatens Chrysler strike Highland Park, Mich. - The United Auto Workers union yesterday rejec- ted Chrysler Corp.'s latest economic offer and threatened to strike unless agreement is reached by 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. President Douglas Fraser said the union had turned down the company's offer, which did not include a wage increase or pension improvements. The offer did include a cost-of-living allowance based on profits. "I'm not saying how we'll strike but there'll be a strike," Fraser said. However, the union chief said that while "there's an enormous amount of work to do.. . it's not insurmountable." The current contract covers 43,200 U.S. autoworkers with another 40,000 on indefinite layoff. Chrysler's proposal, presented Sunday, was for a two-year economic pact and a three-year pact covering non-economic items, Fraser said. Auto plant fined for three deaths LANSING- The deaths of three auto workers in a sludge pit accident last month were the result of "willful" violations of safety rules at General Motors Corp.'s Fisher Body plant, the state Health Department said yester- day. The plant was hit with a $8,000 fine and a citation-nearly the maximum penalties the health department can issue. A health department report on the Aug. 2 accident concluded that Fisher Body had safety procedures available that could have prevented two men from being overcome by fumes and falling into the three feet of sludge in a pit they were supposed to clean. The third man, a foreman, was overcome during a rescue attempt. Episcopalians back nuke freeze NEW ORLEANS- The Episcopal Church, in its strongest criticism ever of the arms buildup, called yesterday for an immediate nuclear freeze by the superpowers and a 50 percent reduction in their nuclear arsenals. The denomination's governing convention also urged the United States and the Soviet Union to embrace policies against any first-strike use of nuclear weapons. The positions were approved after lengthy discussion in the House of Bishops,_concurring with earlier action in the other branch of the church's bicameral legislature, the lay-clergy House of Deputies. The convention's lay clergy branch, the House of Deputies, also: " Urged the U.S. to shift its budget priorities from increased military spending to restoring programs for the poor. " Upheld the legitimacy of pacificism in the church, saying refusal to par- ticipate in war "can be a faithful response" of an Episcopalian. Vatican rejects Israeli charges VATICAN CITY- The Vatican yesterday angrily rejected Israel's charges that the church kept silent about the Nazi massacre of Jews in World War II. The Israeli criticism was prompted by Pope John Paul II's decision to meet with PLO chief Yasser Arafat. In an unusually tough statement, the Vatican called the Israeli accusation an "insult to the truth." Representatives of international Jewish organizations, expressing the "deep shock of organized Jewry" about the papal audience scheduled for tomorrow, made a formal protest to the Vatican. Arafat's Palestine Liberation Organization, sworn enemy of the Jewish state, does not recognize Israel's existence. The Vatican note defended the record of the Roman Catholic Church in saving Jews during World War II and noted that Pope John Paul II has spoken out against the genocide on many occasions, including during a 1979 visit to the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz in his native Poland. Merger of railroads granted WASHINGTON- The government approved yesterday the merger of three Western railroads, the Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific and Western Pacific, into a single line that will serve 21 states from the Puget Sound to the Gulf coast. Despite protests from competing railroads, the Interstate Commerce Commission said shippers and the public will benefit from the combination. The railroads are expected to begin formal merger proceedings within 30 days. The prospective merger has been one of the most controversial in recent years, with other western railroads claiming it will create a powerful rail system that will rob them of business and threaten their existence. The ICC, which approved the merger by a 5-1 vote, said shippers will be better served by the single line. "With this decision the commission has endorsed a private-sector proposal that will enhance efficiency and competition while providing improved ser- vice to shippers," declared ICC chairman Reese Taylor. Vol. XCIII, No. 5 Tuesday, September 14, 1982 The Michigan Daily is edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan. 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