The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 13, 1987-- Page 3 Council ponders year 2000 By EVE BECKER and the "sorries" they felt about the will present the ideas gathered, at last housing. A group of Ann Arbor citizens city of Ann Arbor. night's session and in 40 other who are trying to gain input into Ann Arbor resident Peg Talbert sessions held across the city, to a Councilmember Dick Deem (R- planning the future of the city asked asked councilmembers and admin- community assembly. Third Ward) said he was sorry the the city council and department heads istrators to brainstorm ideas for the University has put up so litle of its to help envision the city in the year city though she added, "For you pol- The council and department heads own housing and so many parking 2000. iticians it may be really hard to get formed four small brainstorming structures. in an idealistic frame of mind." groups. The groups decided that they The groups listed a downtown area Ann Arbor Area 2000 asked the, The "futuring" group was es- were most proud of the cultural with a mix of housing, retail stores, officials to report all that they saw, tablished eight months ago as part of events, community vitality, park parks, and offices, a trash to energy heard, and touched as if they were an organization called Planned systems, and lack of crime in Ann plant, and "racially balanced schools examining the city from a hot air Change Associates which has held Arbor. The list of "sorries" included with children laughing, playing, and balloon 13 years in the future. The planning sessions in 80 communities the condition of the road systems in singing in harmony" as elements of officials also expressed the "prouds" nationwide. On March 14 the group the city and the lack of affordable an ideal Ann Arbor. Panel can set death penalty guidelines WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department said yesterday that guidelines for imposing the death penalty may legally be instituted by the U.S. Sentencing Commission, which is revamping sentencing procedures for people convicted of federal crimes. The department's Office of Legal Counsel said that "to conclude that the sentencing commission lacks authority to promulgate guidelines pertaining to capital punishment would be to narrow artificially the scope of the sentencing commission's comprehensive authority." The legal counsel's office, headed by Assistant Attorney General Charles Cooper, said that "should the commission promulgate capital sentencing guidelines, there is no doubt that sentencing courts would be obligated to abide by them." The opinion concluded that the death penalty for certain crimes was authorized under the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, which created the panel now drafting sentencing guidelines. A number of federal laws contain death penalty provisions for such crimes as treason, espionage, and air piracy. However, the Supreme Court in a 1972 case, Furman vs. Georgia, invalidated certain state death penalty laws. It said the administration of capital punishment had become too "arbitrary and capricious" to meet constitutional tests banning cruel and unusual punishment. Many state legislatures subsequently rewrote their death penalty laws to institute procedural safeguards, but Congress has not done so. In face, in order to get the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 passed, Congress decided not to deal with a number of controversial criminal justice issues, including capital punishment. Hitting the Slopes Daily Photo by LESLIE BOORsTEIN The first snowfall brings dauntless individuals to climb the slopes of the Arb and enjoy the sport of "traying." Betas leave hotel for remodeled {ContinuedfromPage ) the 74 members. It will receive its certificate of occupancy this week. Alumni contributed $500,000 in donations for the house, and the fraternity borrowed another $350,000. Storeowner Stanley Kresge and newspaper owner Bill Johnson, Beta alumni, were major financial contributors to the project. LSA senior Jim Rabaug said, "We are blessed by large number of alumni who are involved in dif- ferent fields." Many have donated supplies such as lumber, paint, and yother materials. sThe Betas plan to use the do. house nations to equip the house with such features as an elevator for the handicapped, cable television in the bedrooms, an extensive stereo sys- tem, a fireplace for the living room, and a balcony overlooking State Street Because the fratemity didn't have a house, it sponsored few social events last semester and is planning to use its surplus social budget to throw several parties this semester. Although fraternity meetings were held in classrooms for a while, Beta members say they were organized throughout the dislo- cation, and successfully recruited pledges. Become a Daily photographer- Get into concerts for free, Go backstage and meet the stars, Stand on the sidelines at U of M football games, Impress members of the opposite sex (or the same sex, if you prefer). POLICE NOTES Man jumps to death Packard, and took an undetermined Ann Arbor police2are ti'ves - amountof money. tigating yesterday's suicide of an Also, The Great Escape, 1236 Ypsilanti resident, ac'rding to South University, was robbed of an Staff Sgt. Jinkerson. The victim, unidentified amount of cash by a identified only as a 31 year-old suspect who forced a door open, male, jumped from the top level of Suomala said. a structure at Fourth and William Street. Sled accident University Hospital officials S l aidnt pronounced the victim dead on . Suomala said Michael Beere was arrival. Jinkerson said that the taken to University Hospital victim had been living at an Saturday after a sledding accident in Ypsilanti half-way house, the Arboretum. Beere's sled hit a Yslaie fw h . mound of snow that caused it to Burglaries flip. He complained of back pains Police are also investigating two and was rescued by helicopter since campus area break-ins that occurred rescue vehicles were not able to over the weekend, according to Sgt. reach him. Jan Suomala. A suspect entered -By Steve Blonder through an unlocked door at 701 THE LIST Campus Cinema Le Coquille Et Le Clergyman (Germaine Dulac, 1928), AAFC, TRI, 7 p.m., MLB 3. Surreal images, Freudian references and attacks on the church are blended together in the mind of a priest with some unholy impulses. Written by and starring Antonin Artaud. Le Bonheur (Agnes Varda, 1965), AAFC, TRI, 7:45 p.m., MLB 3. A guy's got the hots for two women at the same time! Oh, those French! Nathalle Granger (M. Duras, 1972),,AAFC, TRI, 9:15 p.m., MLB 3. A rebellious schoolgirl rebels in a male-dominated society. Right on, sister! Black Orpheus (Marchel Camus, 1959), MTF, -7:45 p.m., Michigan Theater. The lives of a streetcar conductor and a country gal. Portuguese with sub - titles. 8mm Films of Stan Brakhage, Eye, 8 p.m., 214 N. Fourth. Four of Stan's best from '76. Speakers Robert Poreda - "Application of Helium Isotopes in Geochemistry." Dept. of Geological Sciences, 4 p.m., 4001 C.C. Little Bldg. Frederick Busch - Reading From His Work, Dept. of English and Visiting Writers Series, 4p.m., Rackham West Conference Room. Adrian Wade - "Minds Over Matter: Machine Intelligence in the Laboratory," Dept. of Chemistry, 4 p.m., 1300 Chemistry Bldg. William Gray - "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Unfinished Agenda," 8 p.m., Hill Auditorium. Meetings National Organization of Women - "Reproductive Free - dom," 7:30 p.m., Unitarian Church, 1917 Washtenaw Ave. Career Planning and Place- ment - "Preparing for the Summer Job Fair," 4:10 p.m., MLB Lecture Room 1. Revolutionary History Series - "Germany 1919-1923: The Lost Revolutions," 7 p.m., 435 Mason Hall. Hill Street Cinema - Open House, 6:45 p.m., Hillel, 1429 Hill St. Furthermore American Red Cross - fe- saving Review Course, 7 p.m., Tappan Junior High School (994- 2326). Michigan National - Employer presentations, 7 p.m., Michigan Union. Pendelton Room. Portfolio review: Sunday, January 18, 1987. Bring your own B&W photos. 5:00 P.M. at Student Publications Building, 420 Maynard. Call Andi or Scott at 764-0562 for more info. CORRECTIONS -A Campus Cinema listing in Friday's Daily said that in The African Queen, Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn dodged the Japanese. It was the Germans, in fact, that Bogey and Kate were trying to evade.