FREE ISSUE SUOSCRIBE.I 764-0558 FREE ISSUE Ninety-four Years M s.ow flurries this afternoon and a Editorial Freedom tJ RU nI4LzIhilhdyagan it3pssbl Vol.,XCI V-No. 80 Copyright 1984, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Saturday January 7, 1984 FREE ISSUE Ten Pages Church protests homeless shelter proposal By ERIC MATTSON Members of St. Nicholas Greek Ortho- dox church are protesting the selection of a house adjacent to the church as a shelter for Ann Arbor's homeless, saying they fear for "the safety of our Oparishoners. In a letter sent to the Ann Arbor City Council Thursday, officials of St. Nicholas raised a number of questions about how security at the 8-bedroom house, located at 415 N. Fourth Ave.,. would be improved. The house sits 20 feet behind the chur- ch, which the parish council's letter See CHURCH, Page 3 Man held in Faber i shootilng Bulls in a China shop Daily Photo by Bargain hunters plunder their way through the China department of Harrod's department store in London yesterday despite IRA bomb threats. Unemployment drops to 8.2% By CAROLINE MULLER Ann Arbor police yesterday arrested 20-year-old Ypsilanti resident Ricardo Hart in connection with the November 22 killing of Nancy Faber. Hart, the boyfriend of confessed Faber killer Machelle YvonnecPearson, was arraigned yesterday before 15th District Judge S. J. Eldon on charges of felony first-degree murder, armed rob- bery, and felony possession of a firearm. POLICE received a warrant for Hart's arrest after Pearson's pre-trial examination on Wednesday, said Ann Arbor police spokesman Sgt. Harold Tinsey. Pearson confessed that she ac- cidentally shot Faber near the Kroger supermarket at Plymouth and Green roads. During Pearson's examination she spoke of Hart as an abusive boyfriend who gave her a gun and forced her to approach the 39-year-old Faber, who was leaving the Kroger parking lot and ask for a ride. Once inside the car, Pearson said she demanded Faber's purse and the gun went off accidentally. Pearson said af- ter the shooting Hart threw Faber's pur- se into the nearby Huron river. Police arrested Hart yesterday mor- ning at the home of his parents, the Rev. James and Lois Whitehead, at 8538 Windsor Court in Superior Township. OFFICIALS also impounded Hart's 1974 blue Mercury Maverick believed to have been used in the robbery-murder. Tinsey would not comment on the details of the arrest -or whether proceedings against Hart grew from Pearson's testimony. That information, he said, would not be revealed until Hart's preliminary hearing, scheduled for Jan. 18. No bond was set at his arraignment, and Hart is being held in Washtenaw County jail. He chose to provide his own attorney. From AP and UPI WASHINGTON - Civilian unemployment fell to 8.2 percent in December, culminating the best post- recession gain in the labor force for any year since 1950, the government reported yesterday. President Reagan declared the nation "can look forward to 1984 with even more confidence" on the jobs front. Reagan, in brief remarks as he left the White House for Camp David, Md., noted that the Labor Depar- tment's report showed that 4 million Americans have found work since the unemployment rate hit 10.7 per- cent in December 1982, the -highest since the Great Depression. While that still left 9.2 million people out of a job, Reagan said the latest tally, down from November's unemployment rate of 8.4 percent, is "encouraging news for all of us, and we're going to keep on." IN MICHIGAN, the unemployment rate was either up a bit or down a bit in December depending on which government yardstick was used. The Labor Department said Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped from 11.9 per- cent in November to 11.6 percent in December. See DOWNWARD, Page 3 'U' not iiable for e to property. from cold By SHARON SILBAR In the wake of last week's floods which soaked many University and off- campus buildings after frozen pipes burst, students are being advised by housing administrators to look to their private insurance companies for com- pensation for damaged or ruined property. The University's housing policy states that the University is not respon- sible for the loss or damage to personal property unless it is the direct result of University negligence. "We are concerned about the magnitude of loss," said David Foulke, a University assistant director of housing business operations. But Foulke and other University officials are telling students "start with your own insurance agency." Another housing administrator said that in most cases, claims made on losses due to a natural disaster, such as the cold temperatures, will not in- crease premiums. But a representative from Allstate said premium increases due to claims depend strictly on the individual policy. Foulke said he wants to talk to those students who suffered losses and were either unable to receive claims from their insurance companies or have no insurance. "Maybe we can work See 'U', Page 2 Domino 'S leaning toward tower of pizza By TRACEY MILLER If Domino's Pizza chain owner Thomas Monaghan's dream comes true, Ann Arbor Township residents may one day look up into the sky to see a "Tower of Pizza". Monaghan, who says the 1,000-store chain has outgrown its old headquar- ters at 1968 Green Road in Ann Arbor, is asking Ann Arbor Township officials to re-zone an undeveloped 300-acre site currently intended for high-density residential use, to permit construction of an office complex. THE COMPLEX, which would be located east of US-23 and south of M-14, would feature a 30-story, scaled-down version of a tower designed in the 1930s by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. According to a proposed development plan for "Domino's Farms," the com- plex would also include a number of low-lying buildings and employee recreation facilities which could cover as much as 1 million square feet of the area. About two-thirds of the site would remain as green space. "We are in the food business, and keeping the green space is important to us," said John McDevitt, director for the Domino's project. "We want to stay within the rural character of the area." SO FAR, Monaghan's plan has en- countered little opposition. After a brief See DOMINO'S, Page 3 Daily Photo by DOUG MCMAHON Warped ways Students bend their way toward central campus after their second day of classes yesterday. The proposed Domino's Pizza office tower would be based on this sketch by the late architect Frank Lloyd Wright. ToDAY Yeah, but can he pick fnnthall games Buckle up, or your pants down get caught with WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y., Executive Andrew O'Rourke struck a blow for auto safety with an executive directive that all county employees must wear seat belts while on the road. Guess who was the first offen- der to be nabbed? "I am properly chastened," O'Rourke said Thursday, admitting that he went to work with belt un- Heart attack Police in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, are searching for a ghoulish thief and a missing pacemaker that was stolen from the body of a woman after she died at a local clinic. Relatives of Carmen Crespo Rivera, who died Mon- day, said they were disgusted by the incident. Police said yesterday the pacemaker, which is worth about $5,000, ap- parently was removed from the woman's body sometime during the night Monday after she died. A police spokesman said investigators were interrogating em- Hill Auditorium audience that the newfound interest in self- determination might cause "excessive fragmentation" in the world. " 1943-The Ann Arbor Manpower Corps called on studen- ts to work in order to re-open the many restaurants closed due to labor shortages. " 1920-State social workers met with University officials to ask fora well-organized course designed to train workers in social and recreation fields. i I i :I