The Michigan Daily, Wednesday, September 14, 1983 - Page7 States come to town to fight for Hughes fortune By JIM SPARKS Attorneys from California and Texas came to Ann Arbor yesterday to begin their campaign for a share of the late billionaire Howard Hughes' estate. In a preliminary hearing in U.S. District Court, University Law Professor Wade McCree, heard motions from the attorneys from each state and from an attorney for the Hughes estate, which is estimated at over $1 billion. THE CASE WILL decide which state can tax the Hughes fortune by having him declared a legal resident of the state at the time of his death. Hughes, who died in 1976, was born in Texas but spent most of his life in California. McCree also heard from an attorney for the estate who wants Nevada, which has no state inheritance taxes, Nevada was Hughes' last domicile. McCREE SAID HE refused to hear from an attorney representing some of the Hughes heirs because his only task is to determine the billionaire's residency, not how the estate should be divided. McCree served four-and-a-half years as the United States solicitor general, and 11 years as a-Federal Court of Ap- peals judge before coming to the University. The U.S. Supreme Court asked him to hear the case. He said there will be another;' preliminary hearing in the spring withA a trial date set for early summer. He said the trial could take place in, Ann Arbor, but said if there are a "large number of witnesses of advan= ced age," the site may be moved to a site such as Denver which would be more accessible from both sides of the country. II; x AP Photo Returning Home Pope John Paul II reviews the honor guard at Vienna's International Airport yesterday, as he prepares to return home r after a four day trip to Vienna. x _ Lonce Theatre Studio 711 N. University, Ann Arbor MI 48104 (Detroit (Continued from Page 1) Whitall and her editor Gerry Storch O both argue that the assignment was to portray the life in the day of one fresh- man and was not meant to explore all viewpoints. "(THE ARTICLE) was definitely ac- curate. I don't have any biases about the (University)," said Whitall who has worked at the News since January. "I think the problem is they didn't realize the impact the words would have. When Mary Jane agreed to be in- terviewed I'm not sure she understood 'what she was getting into," she said. Storch said he considers Whitall, who was formerly editor of the rock music magazine, Creem, a "very fine, very highly-skilled writer." ALTHOUGH STORCH said he sym- pathized with the staff and students at South Quad, he said they were being a "tad sensitive about it." Storch, a University student during the '60s who lived in South Quad him- self said he felt the story was "ac- qurate and responsible." "Heck, (South Quad) was ugly when I was there, but that's a matter of {opinion.' MAYER WAS chosen as the focus of the article because ,Whitall knew of her through her brother. " I'It's herd enough being a freshman," Antieau said. "But being singled out is a way that makes her look ridiculous made her stand out like a sore thunb among the freshman class." News makes student quit 'U' Whitall's article vividly described the clamor during the first days of school and was filled with Mayer's opinions on everything from the knick knacks on her roommate's desk to her own "sheltered" experience at a private Catholic high school, to her shock at "meeting 'un-Catholics' and 'Jewish people."' But much of what Mayer said was of- ten out of context, said Resident Direc- tor Mary Toole, who lives on Mayer's hall. The story, she said, was based on Whitall's personal biases of the Univer- sity and Ann Arbor. "SUSAN WHITALL might be better off writing fiction," said Toole. "I don't think,it was objective. Whitall is giving (Mayer and Stockman) credit for slan- dering the University's reputation." "It made the University sound like a bad place to be," she said. "You have to wonder what parents are thinking. It's a horrible reflection of the University. IN THE STORY Whitall described the clamor last Tuesday in Ann Arbor when most freshpersons were moving into dormitories as "an urban muddle, filled with stationwagons unloading "precious freshman booty." Whitall wrote that the streets were "littered with empty bottles, and crumpled-up flyers advertising numerous keggers, mixers and frater- nity bashes." Police notes Whitall cited Mayer's impressions of the University including some stiff criticism about "rockin' and rollin' South Quad which building staff and residents say are an extremely distor- ted picture of the dormitory. ANTIEAU SAID she was irked by the stereotypical view of South Quad as an "Animal House," filled with "hunk" football players who partied all night and were mesmerized by the sounds of their blasting stereos. Actually only 4 percent, or 52 of the 1300 students living in South Quad are freshmen or sophomore football players. Although South Quad students reac- ted negatively to Mayer and Stock- men's remarks, they also felt Whitall took advantage of the students' naivete. "We totally trusted her," said Stockman, who was quoted only a few times in the story. "She presented her own opinions in the story. I feel hurt that I have to defend myself when I was misrepresented." Reagan (Continued from Page 1) the mountain are penetrated, the Lebanese government can count on U.S. Navy air and artillery interven- tion." The shift in U.S. policy came a day af- ter three more Marines were wounded by mortar fire and 2,000 fresh U.S. troops arrived on warships off the coast of Beirut to back up the 1,200 Marines already on Lebanon soil. Reagan's decision to allow local Marine commanders to call in air strikes, described as a new policy, stemmed from the president's meeting last weekend with national security and foreign policy advisers. THE MARINES did not immediately exercise that option, but two British Buccaneer fighter-bombers based in Cyprus flew a rooftop sweep over Beirut in a show of force for the multinational peacekeepers. Reagan's decision was revealed as House Democratic leaders worked on legislation that would declare the Marines' mission under the domain of the 1973 War Powers Act - meaning it would be subject to congressional ap- proval. But the legislation now being drafted would authorize that mission for up to 18 months without further congressional debate. House Speaker Thomas O'Neill Jr., (D-Mass.) said a veto is likely next Tuesday. The proposed legislation represents a compromise between the administration - which has declined to fully invoke the War Powers Act - and critics who say it should apply. 2 INDIVIDUAL THEATRES e Ae , bery 7197O $2.00 Wed, Sat, Sun, Shows Before 6 pm ENDS THURS! RODNEY DANGERFIELD EA$Y MONEY Wed-1:30 3-30-530730 940 Thurs-730 930 "THE ARTICLE looks as if it is coming from both of us. I didn't say an- thing that got me in trouble. I wasn't even there that much. It bothers me that my positive opinions about school weren't brought in," Stockman said. A third roommate, Maria, who refused to give her last name, was men- tioned briefly in the story for not retur- ning to the room until 4 a.m. Whitall described Maria as "a social butterfly, going in and out of rooms in their hallway (and napping everywhere but her own room.)" "But those aren't the facts," said Maria. "I was only introduced to (Whitall) and I only said how late I was out. She had no right to interpret what she heard." Maria said she returned to her room at 2 a.m. after talking to friends in the hall. Another inaccuracy was Whitall's referring to Mary Jane as "M.J." throughout the story.aAccording to several people in the dorm, Mayer was rarely called "M.J." "I thought the story was a lot of exaggerations," said Karen Josling, a freshwoman who lives in the room next to Mayer's. "I think they expected more from that reporter and they didn't get it. The girl was a friend and 'they were speaking to her as though she were a friend and not a reporter. She took ad- vantage of that," said Josling. y. s, For a current schedule of these and other classes call 995-4242 Daily Class if eds Bring Results-Phone 764-0557 h'Wo cyclists struck by cars 4 Nelson Pichardo, 25, a graduate student in education, was struck by a par Sunday night while he vas riding iis bicycle near the corner of North tate and Lawrence. The car was driven by Rusty Fischer, 22, of 804 ,awrence, who police said never saw e cyclist. Another cyclist was struck near the rower Center on Fletcher Street at 4:30 O.m. Monday. Ann Biffel, 20, was struck y a car driven by Jeffrey Hadley, 22, of Vpsilanti. Neither victim was ;ospitalized. issault update An Oakland Avenue resident who was eaten Saturday was taken out of inten- sive care yesterday and listed in stable -condition, a University Hospital :spokesman said. Donner Brown, 36, told police he had been assaulted bet- :ween 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday after- noon. He wasn't discovered until about 9 p.m. Saturday night. Brown had in- dicated to police that his inquiries were a result of a fight with painters who had been working on his house. But police spokesman Sgt. Harold Tinsey said yesterday that the painters were questioned early Sunday and not detained after they denied any in- volvement. Break-ins hit campus Ann Arbor police reported four break-ins during the first part of the week in campus area residences. Keys and a watch were reported missing from a residence in the 600 block of Monroe, where someone entered through an unlocked sliding glass door between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. Monday. Less than $50 was missing from an apartment in the 1800 block of Hill where a man in his 20s entered through an unlocked screen window at about 11 p.m. Sunday. The suspect was seen leaving in a small car. A purse with contents valued at less than $50 was taken from an apartment in the 600 block of Packard between 6:50 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. Monday. And a checkbook was taken from a residence in the 1600 block of South University. FINIAL LSA STUDENT GOVERNMENT will be interviewing for various positions on Sunday and Monday; September 18th and 19th. Applications are avail- able at the LSA-SG office and are due on September 16th. POSITIONS INCLUDE: INVENTOkRY CLEAk[ANCE. Further Reductions LUP TO 50% OFF 10 DAYS ONLY Stdrts Wednesddy Sept. 7 thr Saturdat Sevt. 17 LS~A COLLEGE ~ FCOMMITTEES .CA aTMCU rns~gDAFlUT -- -----L -.. mn IWLA STUDENT GVCIU~tI .