Ninety- Three Years of Editorial Freedom C I bt Litt igau IttiQ Flashy Partly cloudy with a chance of thun- derstorms and a high in the lower sixties. XCII,, No. 153 Copyright 1983, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, April 13, 1983 Ten Cents Eight Pages High-tecW Michigan's savior? By JIM SPARKS Second of a three-part series 0 It's. a state with the highest unemploymei rate in the nation. A state that has receiy< food aid from Germany and suffers from i image as an old, cold haven for unions and ru down factories. But there is a vision of a new Michiga where the technology of the future rolls out gleaming laboratories set in tidy resear parks. "SAY YES to Michigan" the slogan go( look at our water and universities aj development money - and not at our clima And the high-powered ad campaign is havii an effect. The word is out across the nation tt MSA to buy *personal computer for office By LAURIE DELATER Their confidence in high-technology *steadfast despite computer troubles with last week's Michigan Student Assembly elections, MSA members will soon purchase a computer to modernize their office work. Last night MSA members voted to purchase an $8,190 IBM personal com- puter through a special deal with the University's administrative services. By purchasing the computer through the University, the Assembly will save @25 percent on the cost, and have access to new equipment and service at cheaper University rates, according to former MSA treasurer Jimmy Flaun. THE NEW computer will store and update information about committees,. See MSA, Page 3 Michigan is on the hunt for new business. - "There is a lot more squeaks coming out of Michigan than from an Iowa or a Florida ... the state is making an effort and it's not letting up," says James Meehan, general manger of General Electric's automation systems division who has heard the call in his Bridgeport, Conn. office. But the public relations blitz is still young, and transforming a depressed state in the in- dustrial heartland into a "world-class'center" for high-technology will take time. IT ALSO WILL require a profound change in people's attitudes toward the state, according to Alex Glass, prsident of the Ann Arbor firm, KMS Fusion Inc. which researches the produc- tion of energy by bombarding hydrogen atoms with a laser beam. "People in California view the Midwest in general as an inhospitable and unattractive place to live. It has snow but no mountains and the sun doesn't shine much. It's viewed as a place where unions are in control ... and the state and local governments are seen as being anti-business." To Glass, who moved to Ann Arbor from California's Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, "the reality is very different from the mythology." DIFFERENT enough for the firm to bring its medical equipment subsidiary, Covalent Technology Corp. to the state from Redwood City, Calif. Covalent's president, David Wood, says there are signs of trouble in the golden land of the Silicon Valley. They've been entirely too cessful. The Bay Area is now crowded, it's an extremely expensive place to live. Companies have had a lot of problems getting people to move there," he says. "The price of a house in Palo Alto is at least 40 to 50 percent higher than in Ann Arbor," he added. THE STATE is working in a number of areas to try to lure high-technology firms to Michigan. Start-up money for new companies, changes in workers' compensation laws, tax incentives, and even an offer to recruit and train workers for firms moving into the state are all part of the bait. But the state's offer to train and retrain has- been mostly taken up by in-state firms ac- cording to Lana Shafer, deputy director of the state's Office of Industrial Training. 'The last couple of years have been a little slower . . . there haven't been a whole lot of companies moving into the state," she said. TO JOHN Wallace, chairman of the board for Prab Robots Inc., the state's largest robotics firm, the state's efforts to entice new business have fallen short. "The state of Michigan could do a lot of things that it isn't doing to attract new robotics firms, See MICHIGAN, Page 3 Regents close to divesting By BILL SPINDLE Proponents of divestment are only one Regent's vote away from seeing it happen tomorrow, according to an in- formal poll of the University Regents by the Daily. As of early this week, four of the eight Regents said they would favor selling the University's interests in companies that operate in South Africa. One regent was still undecided on the issue, and another could not be reached for comment. Five votes are needed to pass the measure. NEARLY ALL the Regents, however, said that if they did decide to divest, they would want to retain some share of stock in the - companies so that the University could challenge in court a state law requiring it to divest. Tomorrow will be the third time in five years that the Regents have con- sidered divesting from companies that operate in the apartheid nation. In 1978 the Regents adopted the Un- iversity's current policy of withdrawing only from specific companies tht do not adhere to a set of anti-apartheid guidelines. Since that policy was im- plemented, however, the Regents have only divested from one company, although several others in the Univer- sity's investment portfolio appear to violate the guidelines. } A RECENTLY passed law which requires the University to divest from all companies operating in South Africa has revived the issue on campus. Since 1978 Regent Nellie Varner (D-Detroit); See SINGLE, Page 2 Daily Photo by JON SNOW Just pennies a serving Phi Gamma Delta members Kurt Wolak, Ron Weiner, and Dave Cross help to mix the jello which will be used Friday in their annual Jello Jump contest. The fraternity, along with Phi Beta Phi sorority are sponsoring the event to help raise money for Muscular Dystrophy. The contest begins at noon at Palmer Field. Chicago election too close to call From AP and UPI CHICAGO (AP) - Rep. Harold Washington, bidding to become the city's first black mayor, pushed into a narrow lead over Republican Bernard Epton late last night after a record tur- nout in a racially charged election. Epton, a white millionaire lawyer, hoped to -become the city's first Republican chief executive in 52 years in his battle against the Democratic congressman. With 1,847 of 2,914 precincts reported at press time late last night, Washington had 395,331 votes or 50 per- cent to Epton's 390,638 or 49 percent. Socialist candidate Ed Warren received 2,338 votes. It was not known which par- ts of the city were reporting first, so it was unclear how well the early pattern would hold up. Detroit television stations predicted a Washington vic- tory. The Chicago Board of Election Com- missioners predicted as many as 88 percent of the 1.6 million voters would cast ballots under sunny skies. That would eclipse a record 77 percent tur- nout in the Feb. 22 primary in which Washington narrowly captured the Democratic nomination in a three-way race. "We feel good. It looks solid," Washington, 60, said after a deli break- fast in his Hyde Park neighborhood where he voted. "We've been ahead since day one." Washington planned to campaign through the day, while Epton-who had been a quiet candidate in the final days-headed for the Chicago White Sox home opener against the Baltimore Orioles. "Hopefully we'll start off with a vic- tory there, and if we're lucky and the Lord is willing we'll have a victory when we end the day," Epton, 61, told reporters at a Near North Side movie theater where he voted. As in the primary, assistant U.S. at- torneys and others monitored for possible vote fraud. By late morning, the offices of the U.S. Attorney and the 'Cook County's state's attorney reported more than 200 complaints. The elec- tions board reported a quiet election. THE CAMPAIGN turned on two issues-race and Washington's legal and financial problems. Washington, now in his second term in Congress, was convicted in the early 1960s for failure to file federal income tax returns for four years and served a brief jail term. His law license also was suspended for failure to provide ser- vices to clients. And there was a steady stream of allegations in the campaign that he had failed to pay utility bills and property taxes. Washington, a two-term South Side congressman, was ahead in final polls. But Epton was gaining, partly on the strength of voter concern over his rival's income tax conviction, suspen- sion from the legal profession, and un- paid bills. 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'.................................................:.....................: :".::::::. ::.v;:.:...::..:;.::,r,.;:.i}i'.::.?}:C}:4:{.: "i?:^:":::ti 4: University center for learning and *teaching faces new review By GLEN YOUNG A University program designed to research better teaching methods has come under review for the second time in three years, but officials say budget cuts are not the goal of the current examination. A committee chosen by the office of the vice president for academic affairs is currently reviewing the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT). The committee will hold a public hearing on the center at 7:30 tonight in the Regents chambers of the AdministrationBuilding. THE CENTER is being reviewed now because its director, Wilbert McKeachie, is resigning in August said Robert Holbrook, associate vice president for academic affairs. Holbrook said the review is inten- ded to examine what CRLT does, and whether it operates as efficiently as possible. The 1981 review cut the center's budget by $100,000. The center now operates on an annual budget of $360,000. Holbrook said the first review was done hastily, and "the unit didn't have ample opportunity to lay out their case." McKEACHIE, who has directed the center for the past eight years, said he welcomes the review, and actually requested it. "I think it's good to let people know what we're doing." McKeachie said CRLT primarily helps solve teaching problems. He said this entails scoring tests, administering orientation tests, and holding workshops for both faculty and teaching assistants. John Cross, chairman of the review committee, said his group is still a long way from any final recommendation on the center. "WE'RE ONLY the beginning of the process," Cross said, "we're certainly not the decision point." The committee has been meeting on the review sin- ce February. He said he does not know when the review will be finished. Daily Photo by RENEE FREIER Spring Fever Patty Rice sits in front of the Natural Resources Building and enjoys the un- expected arrival of spring.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................;.:::;..-::-;....":.;;;.:.:.....:":::....;...... :i iiv; :;::i:iiir'iiivi}::}ij:{::ij{{:;; i{{i::?"I:iC~:': r~~; : .A ...v......................;............................................. ...... . v~~v:. . . . ..: j'-nr'i :+^>:ri'::::ii^" i: ~::i~i:??iiiiii:? i~ ..::{?:i^iL"itLin::" :}::"::v:::^ ^:{v:y:r;:U'.:" TODAY- Congratulations MOST OF US have trouble enough juggling classes, jobs, and a social life, but some students who manage to contribute something extra on top of all those everyday frustrations will be honored today by the Office of Student Services. Nine students have been selected for the annual Student Achievement Awards, which recognize "efforts which in- IIIa he di ht7 oani Phann the rihness nf the student Ruis-Smith, an LSA senior and the editor-in-chief of the Michigan Journal of Political Science; Charles Schuyler, and LSA senior, who is transportation coordinator for Project Community; Benjamin Ticho, a sophomore in the Inteflex program and Daily arts editor, who helped to create the "Weekend" magazine; James Wilson, a medical student and recent Ph.D. graduate who has established several techniques considered to significant contributions to the understanding of genetic diseases; and Terri Wright, a graduate student in Public Health who coordinated Project Community's Inmate Project at Milan Prison and developed a new volunteer program at Huron Valley Gandhi. "We are all for home-made stuff," said a spokesman for the federal workers, all junior grade office assistants. "But it is of poor quality and the uniforms are badly stitched." The scantilly clad protesters, who were also wearing shirts, marched for about a mile to the residence of Home Minister P.C. Sethi to demand better- made uniforms. A government directive issues several years ago said uniforms supplied to employees should be made of homespun cotton cloth. The directive was issued to honor the wishes of Mohandas K. Gandhi, India's indepen- dence leader, who asked his countrymen to wear homespun cloth in preference to cloth finished in British mills. "The the board. Regents bylines stated that only males could serve on the board, but board members "expressed op- timism" that the nrules would be changed to accomodate Berstein's election. Also on this date in history: A1942 Ann Arbor police reported the theft of a squad car from the corner of Jefferson and Maynard. The aban- doned car showed up later in Ypsilanti. " 1959 - A student announced the sale of his course evaluation booklet of 242 LSA courses. He said he made the booklet because it would be "something valuable to literary college students who choose electives," and because he naa-ria. nn;. n.a en-tar 4 ,r to Vntith A u,,a .I i .I