Page 2- The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, October 16, 1985 PA. STUDENTS ASK FOR WORSHIP TIME Adminstration backs WASHINGTON (AP) - The Reagan ad- ministration yesterday urged the Supreme Court to allow student religious groups to meet for prayer and worship during public high school ac- tivity periods. "Congress has concluded that high school students are sufficiently mature to make the same distinctions we all do between neutrality and en- dorsement," government lawyer Charles Fried told the court. HE SAID a federal appeals court decision that banned such meetings at a Williamsport, Pa., high school casts "grave constitutional doubt" over the Equal Access Act of 1984. In it, Congress made it unlawful for high schools receiving federal money and allowing some student groups to conduct meetings on school property to deny access to any student group based on what it proposes to discuss. But during an hour-long argument session yesterday, three justices raised the possibility that the court might not decide the constitutional issue presented in the Williamsport case. JUSTICE SANDRA Day O'Connor, John Paul Stevens, and William Brennan repeatedly questioned whether the case should be dismissed because of a procedural defect. Fried and two other lawyers who participated in the argument session suggested that such an out- come would be inconclusive and unsatisfactory. The dispute, the latest outgrowth of the high court's 1962 decision outlawing organized prayer sessions in public schools, arose when students in 1981 sought permission to meet at Williamsport Area High School during twice-a-week activity periods. DURING THOSE periods, (held during school hours), about 25 different student groups as varied 2rayer issue as the Future Homemakers of America, the Spanish Club, and the student newspaper meet. Faculty advisers are also present. Students also have the option of remaining in their homerooms, studying in the school library or seeking career guidance. The students initially were granted permission to form a religious club, but after its initial meeting the club was told it would be "legally improper" for school officials to give the impression the meetings were endorsed or approved by the school. The students sued, and a federal trial judge ruled for them. The religious club was allowed to meet during the 1983-84 school year. But the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year ruled that allowing the meetings would violate the constitutionally required separation of church and state. MSA endorses divestment, students rights bills (Continued from Page 1) promulgate any code." In a related resolution, the assem- bly voted unanimously to endorse the Michigan House of Representatives Student Bill of Rights. THE BILL calls for a series of rights that students are entitled to before any public universities can take action against a student based on non-academic conduct. The rights include the student's Practicing Pharm. D.s discuss Career Options For Doctor of Pharmacy Graudates A U-M College of Pharmacy seminar open to all students Tuesday, Oct. 23-7-9 p.m. 3554 C. C. Little Bldg. (corner of Church & Geddes) College staff members will be present ot answer questions about admissions to U-M Doctor of Pharmacy program. right to an attorney, a formal hearing before a jury solely comprised of the student's peers, the right to cross- examine all witnesses, the right to appeal a final decision resulting from the hearings to the regents, the right to confront his accusers in all hearings, and the right against self- incrimination. "This bill doesn't say we can't have a code but any code that takes this language into consideration is more acceptable," said LSA senior Steve Action SportsWear FACTORY CLOSEOUTS Converse canvas high-tops - six colors - 419 E. LIBERTY (2 bks. off State) Heyman, one of the resolution's spon- sors. IN ANOTHER move, the assembly voted unanimously to endorse the right of students to be elected to the board of regents, the University's top governing panel. "The University exists for students and everything the regents consider pertains directly to students, therefore, what better way to solicit student input than to have a student on the board," said Heyman, one of the resolution's sponsors. The assembly also voted to endorse the state House bill that calls for all public universities in Michigan to div- est their stocks from any companies that have money in South Africa. MARYANN Nemer, an LSA junior, voted against the proposal saying "I'm really tired of MSA being a sounding board for personal, political beliefs. Students here should not be concerned with state employee's pen- sion funds." Correction The photos on the front and back pages of last Friday's Daily were taken by Scott Lituchy. The credits were incorrect. N BRIEF COMPILED FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS AND UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL REPORTS Strikes begin at Chrysler HIGHLAND PARK - Chrysler Corp. bargained with the U.S. and Canadian autoworkers unions yesterday against the midnight expiration of their labor contracts, as worker in it feast three U.S. plants walked off ; the job. But an apparent decision by Chrysler to bargain in Canada largely on the pattern of Canadian contracts at General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Corp. raised hopes of settlements on both sides of the border. Owen Bieber, president of the United Auto Workers, which represents the 70,000 American workers, said a lot of work remained. Bieber has not said whether the union would shut down Chrysler nationwide or strike key plants. Two major unresolved issues were job classifications and outsourcing" - the practice of sending work to outside companies. Chrysler has 45 plants in 15 states and six in Canada. 50 killed in Bangladesh DHAKA, Bangladesh - The roof of a university auditorium collapsed during heavy rain last night, killing at least 50 students and injuring more than 300, rescue officials said. Students and officials at the scene said the toll could be much higher. They said the roof had been under repair. About 500 Dhaka University students were watching a popular television program when the roof collapsed at 9 p.m. during heavy rains caused by a storm approaching the southern coast of Bangladesh from the Bay of Bengal. State television asked for blood donations. Many of those injured were said to be in critical condition. Two hospitals near the university were packed with victims. Fellow students carried many of them in because of a shortage of stretchers. "It is horrible. We are confronted with a gigantic task," said a doctor at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. ex MIT prof wins Nobel Prize STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Franco Modigliani, a Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology professor, won the 1985 Nobel Prize in economics yesterday for theories he developed 30 years ago on personal savings and the value of businesses. "I am obviously very pleased," the 67-year-old economist said at his home in Belmont, Mass. "It's always nice to hear that the work I've done is appreciated and regarded as important." Modigliani, who emigrated from his native Italy to the United States at the beginning of World War II, was cited for theories on how people save for their old age and for refining economic thinking on how to determine the market value of businesses. Yesterday's award marked the 13th time in the 17 years of the prize that it was won or shared by an American. Professor Assar Lindbeck, a member of the Swedish prize jury, said af- ter the announcement that Modigliani's work "is not explaining what we should do. It explains what we see and help us understand the world." Marine helicopter crashes JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - A Marine helicopter carrying 19 people crashed in 50 feet of water early yesterday as it took off from a ship on maneuvers near the coast, and officials said one passenger was killed, four were rescued, and 14 missing. The crash of the twin-rotor CH-46D "Sea Knight" helicopter, carrying four crewmen and 15 passengers, occurred in darkness about 6 a.m. "It's a very safe aircraft for us," said Gunnery Sgt. John Simmons. "It's real good. It's been in the inventory since Vietnam." The cause of the crash was being investigated as Navy and Marine divers launched a search and rescue operation for the missing in Onslow Bay, officials said. Four Marines were plucked from the water near the Norfolk, Va.-based USS Guadalcanal, a helicopter and troop ship that was taking part in helicopter operations, said Simmons. The four rescued were reported to be in good condition aboard the ship. European nations urge U.S. to counteroffer arms proposal BRUSSELS, Belgium - European NATO nations strongly urged the United States yesterday to make a counteroffer to the Soviet Union's new proposal to drastically cut the nuclear arsenals of both superpowers. The Europeans, some of whom are deploying U.S. nuclear missiles, told Secretary George Shultz that the Soviet proposal, while flawed, could be a catalyst to a deal. Shultz met for about three hours with foreign ministers from the 15 other North Atlantic Treaty Organization nations in a special session to spell out President Reagan's planning for his November meeting with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Shultz told NATO partners that the United States will not go beyond research into space defense systems without consulting its allies and negotiating with the Soviet Union. After briefing the NATO council Shultz said there was "universal hap- piness at hearing of the president's reaffirmation of his intention to keep our Strategic Defense Initiative program within the confines of a relatively narrow interpretation of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty." Oble Michigan DrnIgi Vol XCVI- No.30 The Michigan Daily (ISSN 0745-967 X) is published Monday through Friday during the Fall and Winter terms. Subscription rates: September through April - $18.00 in Ann Arbor; $35.00 outside the city. One term - $10.00 in town; $20.00 out of town. 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