The Michigan Daily-Saturday, October 9, 1982-PageS Brown no longer 'major suspect' By GREG BRUSSTAR Local police said yesterday they no longer consider David Brown a "major suspect" in the murders in past months of three elderly women in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. Brown, arrested in California Monday in connec- tion with the beating and robbery of three elderly residents of San Bernadino, was convicted last year of assualt with intent to committ murder in the rob- bery of an elderly Grand Rapids woman. Police had said Brown "had a history which may implicate him" in the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti murders. BUT YESTERDAY, after being informed by San Bernadino police that Brown had probably been in California for several months, Ann Arbor police dropped Brown as a suspect altogether and Ypsilanti police said he is now considered a "medium suspect." "He's gone from a major suspect to a medium suspect, but there's going to be a further in- vestigation," said Ypsilanti Deputy Chief Dan Heliker. 'He's been in California - so if he's been out there for some time we don't think he'd hop on a fast freight to Michigan (to commit the crimes)." A statement from Ann Arbor police yesterday said Brown had been dropped altogether as a suspect in the murder which occurred in Ann Arbor. WE KNOW that he has been here (in California) at least since the first of February," said Sgt. Michael Maudsley of the San Bernadino Police Department. "We believe that he (Brown) was in San Bernadino last week," he said. Two of the three murders being investigated by police were committed last week. the other was committed in January. Police believe that all three murders are connected. The murder victims are Florence Bell, 91, of Yp- silanti who died of stab wounds January 8; Margorie Upson, 85, also of Ypsilanti, who was found strangled to death on September 29; and Louise Kobnick, 84, of 621 W. Jefferson in Ann Arbor, who was found dead October 1. THE THREE murders are now being investigated by the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti police departments, the Ingham and Washtenaw County prosecutor's of- fices, the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department, the Michigan State Police bases in Lansing, Ypsilan- ti, and Ionia, and the Michigan State Police Crime Laboratory. Brown wound up in California after he escaped a year ago from prison, where he was serving an 11 to 25 year sentence for the Grand Rapids charges. San Bernadino police said Brown tried to escape several. times after he was arrested on Monday. According to Maudsley, Brown hit an officer while being finger printed and escaped from the police station. Several officers chased Brown and recaptured him. Brown is currently facing nine felony counts. Daily Photo by JEFF SCHRIER Chi Omega sorority girls chase Sigma Chi member Al Clark literally up a tree yesterday in the Derby Hat Chase contest. Hat-chasing sororities h git erby Days By JERRY ALIOTTA "We want you to chase them down, tackle them, and get as many hats as you can." These were the orders issued to more than 100 sorority members yesterday on the front lawn of Sigma Chifraternity. Derby Daddy Cliff Wilcox gave the instructions as part of the first Derby Days held at the University in six years, and more than 500 sorority women turned out to participate in events such as the Derby Darling Con- test, the Chug for Charity, and the ex- citing Derby Hat Chase. "IT'S FUN, that's what college is for," said Marc Dann, another Derby Daddy. Friday's Derby Hat Chase was the {final sorority event for the festival, which began Thursday afternoon with Happy Hour and the Chug for Charity. To start the Hat Chase, sorority members met at Sigma Chi on State 'Street then ran to the Diag, where Sigma Chi members wore derby hats with different colored feathers, each color denoting varying amount of poin- ,ts. THE WOMEN had to catch a Sigma thi, kiss him and take his hat back to the fraternity, thereby collecting as many points as possible. "I ran around for about 10 minutes chasing about three different guys," said Mary Busby, a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. "Oh, yeah, it was a lot of tun, although I wish I had gotten more (hats)," she said. Jacquie Doot, a Chi Omega member, was so determined to get a hat she climbed 25 feet up a tree to catch a man. CLIMBING DOWN the tree, she ex- claimed, "We want Chi 0's to win and we'll do anything for it. Let's go back and get something to rink." In. another event, Suzy Perrine helped - bring home 100 points to the Alpha Phi sorority in the Chug for Chairty, a speed-drinking contest. "I hardly drink. Seriously, I just drink fast," Perrine said. The Derby Darling Contest had each sorority submit a photograph of a member selected as a representative. The picture was placed on a bucket and put in either the Fishbowl, Engineering Arch, or the Union. The bucket with the most money got the most points added to their overall score. "WE PICKED the prettiest girl to represent us," said Barbara Merinoff, a communications major and member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Most mem- bers said they did not consider the con- test sexist. "If it is, I don't mind because it's harmless," Merinoff said. The Miller Ice Cream Eating Contest saw the two sororities that ate a sundae the quickest compete in the ice cream eating finals. Each of the two had to eat 33 scoops of ice cream with toppings, whipped cream, and "the works." "It was really gross," Dann said. The final event of Derby Days is the Rival Run, which began at 2 a.m. this morning. Members of Sigma Chi drove to the chapter at Michigan State University and will join members of the chapter at Spartan Stadium. The ball to be used in the Michigan- Michigan State game today will be run, down by fraternity members, each running a couple of miles, then passing the ball to another member, then jum- ping into the following van. "We've been doing this for the last four years," Dann said. The ball arrives just in time for the game and is handed to the referee. Proceeds from this year's Derby Day Festival will be donated to the Women's Crisis Center in Ann Arbor, the Special Olympics, -and the Wallace Village for Children in Colorado, the national philanthropy of the fraternity. Wolverine submarine breaks world record (Continued from Page 1) and to break the world's record for the largest submarine sandwich. Baking the massive loaf of bread began at about 7 a.m. yesterday. The dough was drawn by two-truck through a thirty-foot overn, made of scrap metal and fueled by propane, at a rate of one foot per every two minutes. Organizers of the event estimated that 600 pounds of cheese, 160 heads of lettuce, 20 gallons of mayonnaise, 12 gallons of mustard and 400 pounds of onions were spread over the bread, which weighed between 1,000 and 1,200 pounds. The loaf stretched down Union Drive. The project was supervised by Michael Crabb, food services coor- dinator for the Union. Crabb last year was in charge of making a record- breaking pizza at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. The Sicilian piz- za measured six feet wide and 108 feet long. And according to Crabb, "held the world's record for three weeks," before a larger one was made. Proceeds from that project benefited The Muscular Dystrophy Association. Crabb and other people from the Union and UAC "thought it'd be fun to do an activity" hoping to break a record, and decided to donate proceeds to United Way, the University's recogniied charity. It took almost 10 hours to bake the record-setting loaf of bread, which was then cut lenghtwise by a six-foot, two- man saw, enabling groups of students to place the condiments inside. Contests were also scheduled for yesterday's extravaganza. Represen- tatives from dorms participated in a contest to eat the giant foodstuff, and the student who sold the most tickets to help eat the sandwich will be treated to dinner at the Gandy Dancer restaurant. Crabb said he expected the sub- marine to serve some 5,000 people. "I thought it was a neat activity," commented Cheryl Jordan, an LSA ,sophomore. "It's really great the Union is sponsoring activities that are in- teresting and fun. If there is one disappointment in this project, said organizers yesterday, it is that the Guiness Book of World Records does not recognize sandwiches in its book. So, while the "Wolverine Sub- marine" did break the old record of 225 feet, it will not appear in the book. But that's no reason to feel disappoin- ted, said LSA junior Sherri McGinty. "Hey, this beats dorm food," she noted. Delivery man attacked A 29-year-old paper delivery man was assaulted and robbed Monday at about 5 a.m. on the 800 block of Edgewood. The man was delivering papers when two teen-agers in a car behind him ap- parently became agitated because of the manner in which he parked his car. The suspects followed him to Edgewood and attacked him, stealing his wallet. He received minor injuries. Typewriter stolen An IBM typewriter worth $1,200 was stolen from the University Accounting Center at 951 Hill Street early Thursday morning. There was no sign of a forced entry. -Greg Brusstar Leach returns Daily Photo by DAVID FRANKEL Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler (left) introduces alumnus quarterback Rick Leach to last night's pep rally - crowd at Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. Letter unrClelated to Tylenol deaths- -HAPPENI NGS- Highlight Eclipse jazz presents the Johnny Griffin Quartet at 8 and 10:30 p.m. in the newly renovated University Club, on the first floor of the Michigan Union. Films Mediatrics-Prince of the City, 6:20 & 9:10 p.m., Nat. Sci. Cinema Guild - A Clockwork Orange, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Lorch Hall. AAFC-Sisters or the Balance of Happiness, 4, 7, & 9 p.m., MLB. Alternative Action-Ticket to Heaven, 3, 7, & 9 p.m., MLB. Cinema II-Violette, 7 & 9:15 p.m., Angell Hall, Aud. A. Performances Canterbury Loft - Martin Sherman's "Bent," 8 p.m., 332S. State. Ark-Gamble Rogers, 9 p.m., 1421 Hill St. PTP -Garson Kanin's "Born Yesterday," 8p.m., Mendelssohn Theatre. Young People's Theatre-"Midsummer's Night Revisited," 2 & 8 p.m., Performance Network, 408 Washingon St. Speakers Jazz-Johnny Griffin, on Jazz and history of the Be-bop era, 4 p.m., William Monroe Trotter House, 1443 Washtenaw Ave. The Grey Panthers-Marjorie Lansing, "The Significance of the 1982 Election," 3 p.m., Ann Arbor Firehouse, 107 N. Fifth Ave. Miscellaneous Health Service Dept. - "Run for the Health of It," 3.1 mile run, call 763- 1320 for more info. Artists and Craftsmen Guild - Exhibit, "Art '82," 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Grand Court of Briarwood Mall. Wild West-Demos of spinning and weaving, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 415 N. Fifth Avenue. CHICAGO (AP)- An extortionist who wrote a letter threatening more poisonings unless the makers of Tylenol gave him $1 million is probably a "tag- along" and not connected to the cyanide killer, authorities said yesterday. "It's a long shot that this is the work of anything other than a kook," said a law enforcement source in Washington, who refused to be identified either by name or department. "THE KILLINGS were a very subtle and secretive crime and it's doubtful that would be topped off with the flagrant ignorance of a payoff scheme with the identity attached to it," the source added. "Our guess is it's totally unrelated to whoever did the poisoning. These tag-alongs happen all the time." i Wilysubri SWEDEN (AP) - A foreign submarine is still trapped in the Stockholm ar- chipelago after failing to break through the heavy steel cables of an anti-sub- marine net, the Swedish navy reported yesterday. The waters some 25 miles south of Stockholm are restricted because of their proximity to the secret Musko naval base. "THE LATEST contact was this af- ternoon, only a little while ago," a navy spokesman said. "This shows that the suspected foreign sub is still in the blocked Hors Bay area." The hunt by an estimated 40 surface ships and 10 helicopters entered its second week, and the navy dropped more depth charges before dawn, trying to damage the mystery ship and bring it to the surface. Official spokesmen refer to the sub as a foreign vessel without identifying the country, but it is widely believed to be a Soviet bloc submarine. THE NAVY spokesman, Capt. Sven Carlsson, refused to say what action was taken later in the day, but repor- ters in the area about 20 miles south of Stockholm heard no more explosions. "We are moving as tough as we can now," said Lt. Col. Evert Dahlen of the defense staff. "We give no warning shots and are bombing closer to the sub than previously." The new Swedish Prime Minster, Olof Palme, who formally took office yesterday issued a strong statement decrying the presence of the intruder sub. "SWEDISH territory must be protec- ted against intrusions with all means The extortion demand was the latest in a string of possible clues that ap- parently have washed out since the in- vestigation began last week into the deaths of seven Chicago-area residents who took cyanide-filled capsules from bottles of Extra-Strength Tylenol. The letter directed that the money be put into a bank account in the Continen- tal Illinois National Bank and Trust Co. in Chicago. TED MCDOUGAL, a spokesman for the bank, said Friday the financial records of a "former customer" were turned over to the Justice Department "in connection with the Tylenol in- vestigation." He declined further comment "under notice" from the government. iartine eludes Swedes possible," Palme said. "The confiden- ce in our will and capacity to remain neutral must be maintained." Carlsson confirmed a report in the newspaper Dagens Nyheter that the sub tried to escape Thursday via the northern exit from Hors into Mysing Bay but failed to break through the an- ti-submarine net stretched across the 500-yard passage. He denied a report in the newspaper Expresen that the escape attempt suc- ceeded. "THE CAPTAIN of the submarine probably did not know the net was there," said Maj. Bengt Sjoholm, poin- ting out the spot to reporters touring the area aboard a ferry. "If the submarine were to use its sonar, we would notice it immediately because our helicopters are probing constantly with listening devices. So the captain just took a chance." "We just -traced the bank account number and it turned out to be closed, but registered to a formerly successful stock broker who' had suffered con-. siderable financial reverses," the law: enforcement source said. "Nobody has' proved, however, that he wrote the let- ters." Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson said, yesterday it would destroy about 22 million bottles of Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules with a retail value of $79.2 million. Robert Kniffen, a spokesman for J&J subsidiary McNeil Consumer Products, said that includes 11 million bottles previously sold to consumers and returned and an ad- ditional 11 million being returned by retailers and distributors. TAIKE THlE LEAqD Help New Students or Their Parents Discover the Diversity of Michigan BE, #1 SUMNER OW ENTEITION LEAqDER Pick up applications at the Orientation Office, (3000 Michigan Union) or call 764-6290 for further information. Applications due by Nov. 5, 1982 an affirmative action non-discriminatory employer mu tAOR mm P I -O! f