Ninety-Three Years of Editorial Freedom C I tr LIE 43U 43atlu Pointed Increasing cloudiness today with a high in the mid 40s. Vol. XCIII, No. 141 Copyright 1983, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, March 30, 1983 Ten Cents Eight Pages Financial aid ties to draft registration loosened By BARBARA MISLE New rules for enforcing the law which would deny student financial aid to men who fail to register for the draft will be released Friday, officials at the Depar- tment of Education said yesterday. The revised rules are less stringent than the original set of proposals issued in early February. The initial proposal would have required all male students applying for financial aid to submit proof they registered with the Selective Service. UNDER THE new proposal, students would only be required to sign a statement saying they are registered for the draft. The changes were sparked by a record-setting 3,200 letters from schools, colleges and educational organizations to the Department of Education, objecting to the first set of See FINANCIAL, Page 5 Ballot Tax hike softens ('U, By GLEN YOU with wire repor Gov. James Blanchard 38 percent income tax in with an executive order th state's budget by $225 reduce the University's bu than $5.7 million. The tax hike, which willt to Jan. 1, will mean lesss cuts than University offic expected. University a initially feared the Uni lose as much as $13 millio RICHARD KENNEDY sity's vice president for s said he knew Blanch package held further red University, but that's the for stability." The last details of the ex were still being ironedc and Blanchard is expect order sometime this morn BUT KENNEDY, who budget, NG day in Lansing being briefed on the rts governor's plans, said he expects no 's signing of a surprises. "All the information crease, along suggests the cuts will be precisely what hat will cut the we had expected." he said. million, will A top state budget official also said udget by more there will be few, if any, changes from Blanchard's original proposal. "It's not be retroactive final yet, but assuming it's the across severe budget the board cut of 3.7 percent, the gover- :ials originally nor has proposed in the past, this (the dministrators more than $5.7 million cut) is what it versity could will mean," said Glen Preston of the st- n in state aid. ate's Office of Management and (, the Univer- Budget. tate relations, As much as 60 percent of the Univer- ard's"entire sity's budget cuts could be made over a uctions for the period of time, rather than with price you pay outright cuts, Preston said. THE DEFERRED reductions would xecutive order be made during the University's fiscal out yesterday fourth quarter of June, July, and ed to sign the August, he said. ring- The deferred payments would be paid Ssent vester- back by June 30,1984, Preston added. cuts Kennedy said the University has not finalized plans yet on how to deal with the cuts, because of the uncertainty of when they will be made. "The timing of the reductions has a- lot of significance. The state has until Oct. 1 to impose the reductions, and if they wait until the last quarter of the state's fiscal year, the cuts won't affect us until next year because we're on a different fiscal schedule than the state is," Kennedy said. THE UNIVERSITY has already lost $45 million in state funds since January because of payment deferrals. The tax increase will probably mean the funds will be restored immediately, Kennedy said. The University's Dearborn and Flint campuses are slated for budget cuts of $337,156 and $338,115 respectively, Preston said. About $500 million in school, college, and local government payments were See STATE, Page 3 It's that time of year Daily Photo by JON SNOW Girl Scouts Sara Worth and lze Lipea sell their famous cookies yesterday on S. University. The girls' troop is trying to raise enough money for a trip to Mexico. i vY .aau d vv uv+ ronosals confront voters p-L Editor's note: This is the second in a three-part system, and the conversion series examining the issues in the April 4 city hydroelectric generators. elections. A profile of the three mayoral can- didates will appear Friday. Proposal A - W By RITA GIRARDI Vying with the pot law re and THOMAS MILLER controversial ballot quest Two of the five ballot proposals on this year's city proposed amendment to th election ballot have caused more debate than any landlords to provide mii recent political issues. Efforts to require minimum and other energy savings m inslaton n rntl husig (he"weatherization" If the proposal is passed insulation in rental housing (the "ehrzain basic heat insulation and proposal) and to repeal Ann Arbor's $5 law for sale rental dwellings . . .ut n and use of marijuana have divided local politicians weatherstripping and caul and sent charges of political maneuvering flying doors, attic insulation, and about the city council chambers.. of two city dams for use as eatherization epeal as this year's most ion is Proposal A - a e city's charter requiring mum levels of insulation easures. : "Landlords shall install weatherization devices in icluding such things as king around windows and d automatic setback ther- lords nine years to install . Extensions can be gran- rdship or extenuating cir- has surrounded this issue . Although both opponents osal say they are commit- tion, the conflict over be drawn along tenant - Opponents of Proposal A say that the biggest problem with it is that is is being proposed as a char- ter amendment, which can only be changed by a city- wide referendum. Supporters of the proposal say that since there is nothing requiring landlords to undertake energy- saving measure on their own, the proposal is a necessity. They argue that city council has done nothing to protect renters from rising heating costs, and that a charter amendment is the best form for the proposal because it would prevent council from changing it at will. City Council recently passed a backup ordinance in case the ballot proposal fails. The backup plan does not require landlords to provide the energy conser- vation measures that the proposed charter amen- dment does. It merely states the city of Ann Arbor's commitment to save energy. Proposal B -1/2 mil park tax Proposal B would levy an additional half mil tax in- crease solely for improvement of city parks. See APRIL, Page 5 The proposal allows land the energy savings devices ted in case of financial har cumstances. A great deal of debate h during the last few months. and proponents of the prop ted to energy conserva "weatherization" seems to landlord lines. Joining these two on the ballot are three proposals that most residents seem to favor: a one-half mil in- crease in property taxes to be used for park renovation, renovation of the Allen Creek drainage Women 's newsletter upsets 'U' officials By SHARON SILBAR University officials will meet with staff members of the Women's Infor- mation Network Bulletin early next month to decide whether the University will continue to fund the newsletter. The controversy surrounding the bulletin began in December, when editor Deeda Stanczak says she was told that the bulletin's funds would be cut off because University ad- ministrators were unhappy with an ar- ticle in which non-instructional staff members criticized the University's salary program. IN THE ARTICLE, published in the bulletin's November issue, staff mem- bers expressed dissatisfaction with "ridiculously small" pay raises and See CONTROVERSIAL, Page 3 Daily Photo by JON SNOW Rite of Spring The presence of Dawn Wolfe's ice cream truck outside the Chemistry building yesterday is a sure sign that winter is behind us. Woman raped in East Quad room Out of hibernation By HALLE CZECHOWSKI A 20-year-old University student was sexually assaulted in her East Quad room early yesterday, Ann Arbor police said. The woman was in her unlocked dorm room when the male assailant entered the room around 2 a.m. He gagged her with his hand and then assaulted her, police said. THE VICTIM was taken to Univer- sity Hospital, where she was treated and released. Ann Arbor Police said they have no suspects in the case. East Quad Building Director Lance Morrow said that letters elplaining the incident were passed out to dorm residents in their mailboxes. The dorm will continue its sexual See EAST, Page 2 The Student Bike Shop displays its selection of used bicycles on S. Forest Street yesterday as students' thoughts turned from winter coats to summer activities. TODAY Dog tired Sam, a 1-year-old mixed Yorkshire Terrier, turned up in Santee and scratched at the door. The Foltzes couldn't believe the bedraggled dog was really Sam, and he spent the first night under the family car. The next day Sam established his identity by doing his old tricks. O Voter void aware of the omission last summer and ordered a new round. "Wasn't any need to have any, I reckon," the mayor said. "Everyone seemed to be happy." Hardee said Den- mark boasted a population of several hundred residents in the late 1800s, but over the years a tornado and a fire destroyed much of the town and a railroad was built a few miles away. "It's just sort of gone with the wind," he said. voted to deny all requests for funds until the fiscal knots were untied. * 1974 - Richard Nixon received The Michigan Daily's an- nual "Edgar" award. The award was given to the in- dividual who "most represented the life of the great humanitarian, J. Edgar Hoover." 0 i