Winning through inanity See Editorial, Page 4 E Sitr43U Ninety-three Years of Editorial Freedom 1 Iai1Q Fleeting Partly cloudy today with a high in the low 60s. r WVol. XCIII, No. 42 Copyright 1982, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, October 27, 1982 Ten Cents I Ten Pages Net earnings down, deficit highest ever UAW votes strike not tc Chrysler From AP and UPI WASHINGTON - The government's *neasure of September consumer prices rose by 0.2 percent, the smallest amount since last spring, but the Labor Department also reported yesterday that Americans' earnings, after ad- justing for inflation, continued to fall last month. The Treasury Department also reported that the federal deficit for fiscal 1982 reached a record $110.7 billion, swollen by the recession that cut tax revenues and increased welfare costs. THE, REPORT on the government's money year ending Sept. 30 showed the most red ink ever, far beyond last year's $57.9 billion and the previous high of $66 billion set by the Ford ad- ministration in 1976. Stock prices, meanwhile, stabilized after tumbling the day before. Trading was heavy and extremely volatile, as the Dow Jones average of 30 industrial stocks swung from a loss of more than 11 points two hours before the close to finish with a gain of 10.94 points to againbreak through the 1,000 mark at 1,006.07. Elsewhere in the financial markets, interest rates fell moderately and bond prices rose. SEPTEMBER'S Consumer Price In- dex was slowed by price declines for houses, mortgages, gasoline,, tires, and many other goods and services. So far this year inflation has fallen to a 4.8 percent annual rate, matching 1976. The combination of the September in- flation rate and a decrease in hourly earnings pushed spending power - real earnings - down 0.3 percent for the mon- th. Compared to a year ago real ear- nings were down 0.9 percent, the labor See DEFICIT, Page 2 From AP and UPI DETROIT- United Auto Workers members bypassed a potentially devastatingstrike at Chrysler Corp., voting instead to remain on the job until January when contract talks will resume, the union announced last night. Tallies of day-long- voting at 54 Chrysler locals across the country showed workers voted, by a 70-percent margin, in favor of remaining under their current contract. THE OUTCOME means the present pact will be continued until after the first of the year, when bargainers will return to Chrysler in hopes of gaining pay raises the company said it could not afford now. If workers had voted to go on strike, the walkout was scheduled for Monday. UAW President Douglas Fraser, in an evening news conference, said he was confident the UAW could obtain a better contract for workers this winter than the original agreement, which was rejected Oct. 14 after two weeks of ratification voting. "I think we can still do better in January than we did in September," said the union leader. FRASER SAID he did not think the decision to stay on the job would weaken the union's influence. "We have the ability to strike and the wherewhithall to strike," he said, "They know we can shut Chrysler Corp. down." Chrysler workers now make about $2 less than the $11.50 per hour earned by their counterparts at General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. as a result of three sets of concessions made in the last three years to help the company avoid bankruptcy. FRASER SAID the inequity cannot continue. "It's my strong feeling that after going through all this, we can't continue this way," the UAW leader said. "Chrysler workers have got to get a greater measure of equity. "You can't have a situation where one group of workers earn $2.50 less than another group at another com- pany." CHRYSLER officials has said a strike could severely cripple the com- pany, which was just beginning to strengthen its finances after a close call with bankruptcy. Analysts say the automaker could have withstood a walkout of one or two weeks, but that a longer strike would have caused serious damage-$45 million to $65 million a week. See UAW, Page 2 .Proposal B splits troopers, supervisors Daily Photo by MARY CASSARD, Ooh, that's scary! The Michigan Theatre finally has its own 'Phantom of the Opera,' so beware, theatre-lovers! He may swoop down upon you at the next show. By KERRY JOHNSON With wire reports A controversial proposal on the Nov- ember ballot that would guarantee a minimum number of state police troopers has aroused considerable op- position, including some disparaging remarks from top state police officials themselves. the state police department, say they don't buy that argument. They charge that the constitutional amendment would tie their hands in managing the department. Critics have charged that the proposal in effect would set up the department as an autonomous branch of the state government, preventing the legislature or the governor from reorganizing or cutting the depar- tment's budget. "A POLICE body with constitutional authority is unheard of in this country," said Gus Harrison, former state lottery director and head of a coalition of groups opposing the initiative. "salaries and positions shouldn't be mandated in the Constitution." The MSPTA, however, plays down the effect the measure might have on department policy-making. The depar- tment would still answer to the gover- nor and the legislature, according to Eric Humphrey, an Ypsilanti state trooper and MSPTA member. "They would direct any hiring, firing, or discipline," he said. Nevertheless, the provision would not allow the number of state troopers to dip below the level the union wants and ap- pears to allow department officials to deploy officers as they see fit. Fred Headen, spokesman for the Citizens Research Council (CRC), said adoption of the proposal would force the state to hire an additional 113 troopers and cost the state nearly $3.5 million. I 400 pack Ed., school hearing Proposal B, if adopted by state voters, would write into the Michigan Constitution a provision requiring the state to maintain at least 2,257 officers, the number of state troopers in 1980. The proposal would also dictate the duties of the troopers. THE PLAN was initiated by the *troopers' union, the Michigan State Police Troopers Association (MSPTA), as a way to prevent possible future layoffs. The troopers' union contends that the measure is necessary to main- tain effective law enforcement even during fiscal hard times. But state officials, including Gov. William Milliken and the directors of By GEORGE ADAMS Close to 400 people packed a Rackham conference room last night to defend the University's School of Education in the first organized response to the ad- ministration's review of the school for possible elimination. Twenty-two speakers from around the state, including legislators, educators, students, and professors praised the school and urged the panel reviewing the school to spare it from drastic cutbacks or closure. IT WAS THE first significant show of support for the school, which unlike the art and natural resources schools, had not planned an organized public defen- se. The public hearing last night focused on the school's graduate studies programs. Prof. Fred Whims, assistant dean of the College of Agriculture at Michigan State University and former education advisor to Gov. William Milliken said the school's role in Michigan's education system is "of very high cellence in (the study) of education. That center belongs here, at the University of Michigan," he said. ALSO FROM Lansing, state Sen. Robert Geake (R-14th District), University education graduate and chairman of the Senate Sub-committee on Higher Education, said research in education must be given high priority at state universities, even during times of economic distress. "I'm here with the twin perspective of feeling responsible for universities in the state, and feeling a little guilty for causing some of the problems that necessitated this review," he said, referring to shrinking state revenues to the University. Geake said that "even in times of declining numbers of school-age children, the state must retain a com- mitment to the study of education." HE SAID HE sympathized with the University in its budget crunch, saying "the University, like the government bureaucracy, has grown over the years and can no longer support itself." See 400, Page 3 Daily Photo by WENDY GOULD Sen. Robert Geake (R-14th), spoke out in support of the School of Education at the school's public hearing last night. value. "The state needs a center of ex- 1Vlore students choosing a university ' for cost, not quality By PAMELA MAHONEY More of today's high school students are picking colleges and universities on the basis of cost, rather than quality or prestige, according to college ad- missions officers across the state. Students who had planned to attend more com- petitive - and more expensive - state colleges and universities are instead settling for institutions which are cheaper and closer to home, said James Duplass, provost at Wayne State"University. MICHIGAN high school students are "shopping around" for the least expensive university or college, usually a community college, Duplass said. As proof, Duplass points to a drop in the number of college-age students in Michigan and a seemingly contradictory rise of community college enrollments. Duplass said the number of 18-year-old Michigan high school students probably will fall by about 16 percent over the next four years. Officials at Eastern Michigan University agree there is a definite shift taking place - cost is Pecoming the primary consideration when choosing a college. THIS TREND is creating a domino effect. A student who may have wanted to attend an expensive private or out-of-state school is opting for a com- parable in-state university. The student who would have chosen the large in-state school is enrolling at a smaller school or community college. Cliff Sjogren, director of admissions here, said he. feels the University has both gained and lost. As a result of this trend, the number of in-state students has increased this year, while out-of-state student enrollment has dropped. "Eight to 10 percent of out- of-state students pai the $100 deposit fee and decided not to attend this fall," he said. The availability of financial aid has an impact on a student's college choice, Sjogren said, and "the merit scholarships here at'Michigan are not as comprehen- sive as other state institutions." Students are more See COST, Page 5 Trials moved to jail' after conv By ANDREW MEAD In the wake of the recent escape by convicted murderer Kyle Johnson, pre- trial hearings and motions for some dangerous and escape-prone felons will be held at the Huron Valley prison rather than downtown Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County Sheriff Tom Minick said yesterday. Minick was one of several law enfor- cement, prison, and circuit court of- ficials who attended a meeting to discuss prisoner security yesterday at the Washtenaw County Building. icts escape JOHNSON escaped from a prison van outside the Washtenaw County Cour- thouse after apparently removing his chains with a wire pick. He led police on a violent, 20-hour chase before being captured in a Salem Township home. The new plan will require that judges and court officials travel the 20 minutes to the prison, located in Pittsfield Towjnship outside Ann Arbor, for all proceedings. NUMEROUS pre-trial hearings and legal motions were once held at the prison courtroom, but a small riot See TRIALS, Page 2 TODAY- Have leotards, will prance GOOD NEWS for the First Family. Though the rest of the nation may be struggling with high unemployment, President Reagan's son is off the unemployment line. The Joffrey Ballet is back in rehearsal, so its dancers, including presidential offspring Ronald Prescott Reagan, are back on salary. The company ended a four-week, scheduled layoff Monday to begin frey dancers are under contract for 36 weeks of work a year, "and we all know that for a certain amount of timeI we're laid off.f" More burger wars; THE LOCAL battle of the burgers is really heating up. To broadcast what they feel is the inherent superiority of their burger, the local Burger King announced last week that it would offer a free Whopper for every Whopper pur- chased from them last Saturday and Sunday. "By coin- cidence," McDonald's was offering 25- cent hamburgers Ain't capitalism great? T WO BUSINESS students at Baylor University are marketing a test kit they say will protect consumers against poison and acid in pain-killers, mouthwash, eyedrops and nasal sprays. Mark Bower and his roommate, Chuck Watson, got the idea after seven people in the Chicago area were killed by cyanide-laced capsules of Ex- tra-Strength Tylenol, and other over-the-counter health products were found contaminated elsewhere. Bower said a The Daily almanac O N THIS DATE in 1917, the Student Government Council voted not to recognize the existence of the Medic class of 1917 for not holding class elections. They were banned from all campus activities until they "con- form to the campus regulations." Also on this date in history: " 1913-Kodak film could be developed for 10 cents a roll, advertised one State Street pharmacy. " 1951-A survey conducted on campus discovered most Michigan women do not like mustaches or "cookie dusters" 4 I