Page 12-Thursday, May 14, 1981-The Michigan Daily Nuclear waste may pass through state LANSING (UPI) - Gov. William Milliken has been asked to block proposed movement of Canadian nuclear waste through Michigan pen- ding resolution of safety concerns, but. the status of the shipments is somewhat unclear. Sen. Doug Ross said the shipments, carrying high-level waste from the Shock River plant in Ontario to a reprocessing facility in South Carolina, will begin May 15. They would be~the first such shipments to be made in the state. REP. JOHN BENNETT, (D-Red- ford) said he will introduce legislation banning the transport of nuclear wastes in Michigan. If Interstate 75 is used for the Canadian wastes, he said, "this deadly material would be transported in and around many of Michigan's major population centers including Detroit and its suburbs, Pontiac, Flint, Saginaw, and Bay City." Donald Van Farowe, chief radiation expert for the state Public Health Department, said a firm called Nuclear Assurance Corp. has received a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Com- mission to import spent fuel from Canada but has yet to file for a specific route. Van Farowe said the state monitoring the situation and theoretically has the power to block any shipments if they endanger public health or seek modifications in any route approved by the NRC. BUT MILLIKEN'S office said it was infor.med by the company several weeks ago that approval for Michigan routes had been sought. A spokeswoman said the office is reviewing its authority in the area. Ross, chairman of the legislature's joint nuclear energy committee, specifically asked Milliken to deter- mine why Michigan was selected for the shipments, what evacuation procedures exist, whether the shipmen- ts will be federally inspected, what steps have been taken to avoid population centers and what is the safety record of the trucking firm in- volved. "GIVEN THE CRITICAL nature of these concerns, I believe it is im- perative that they be resolved before any waste shipments are allowed to en- ter this state from Canada," he said, asking Milliken to formally request that the NRC halt waste shipments until they are answered. Van Farrowe said Michigan apparen- tly came under consideration as a possible route when the shipments were banned from a bridge in New York state. Current law gives Milliken the power to block unwanted shipments, he said, although pending rules would prohibit such actions. 4 I WILLIAM WATERMAN, Leo Kelly's defense lawyer, talks with Kelly's mother outside City Hall yesterday. Waterman said a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity will probably be Kelly's defense. Court rules Kelly to undergo extensive psychiatric -exams 4 4 new classes beginning May 18 ballet modern jdZZ mime (Continued from Page 1) sawed-off shotgun in his dorm hallway on Friday, April 17. Edward Siwik, 19, of Detroit, and Douglas McGreaham, 21, of Caspian, were gunned down as they attempted to warn residents of a fire set after Kelly allegedly threw a firebomb into the hall. Waterman said insanity will "more than likely" be used as the defense, ad- ding that "Insanity is a fair and honest defense" that is "steeped in historic , precedent." "IF A PERSON IS NOT responsible for his actions," Waterman said, "then a penalty or punishment that doesn't contemplate that seems to be un- justified." Delhey, who has 24 years experience with murderitrials, agreed that insanity is a "legitimate defense" and that he would not be surprised it Waterman uses it. Since the case obviously isn't one of self-defense or accident, Delhey said, and the suspect's guilt is almost certain, insanity is the only defense left. He cautioned that the terms "insane" and "mentally ill" do not mean the same thing and are often confused. All mentally ill persons are not insane, he said. INSANITY IS TWO-FOLD, according to Delhey, involving the insane person's inability to distinguish between right 4 LOAR SELECTED WASHINGTON (AP)-Peggy A. Loar is the new director of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Ms. Loar has held positions with the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Metropolitan* Museum of Art, and the Cincinnati Art Museum. and wrong, or restrain himself from doing what he knows is wrong. Pleading insanity involves assessing 'the defendanlt's state of mind at the time of the criminal act, Delhey said. Even though Kelly's scheduled psychiatric examinations will further delay his trial date, Waterman said that won't "represent a problem" in deter- mining Kelly's mental state during an act that occured quite a while ago. .It is not a matter of how soon the situation comes to an end," Delhey sad, as long as the quality of justice is maintained. WATERMAN WAS ASKED to defend Kelly in order to ensure that this "quality of justice" is obtained, he said. ' "I was contacted by the (Kelly's) family based on my reputation, I believe," he said. "It's important for th defendant to get the best (legal) representation he can and I'm representative of that." Waterman said he decided to take the case because he felt compelled to get involved in what appeared to many to be a lost cause. He said he believes Kelly has been treated as if he's already pleaded guilty and that the situation has turned into "a media event." The Pontiac attorney said he felt challenged to make sure there is the "proper administration of justice" in Kelly's trial. Kelly's actions at the time of the murder, Waterman said, are "totally unrepresentative of his personality." He added, "If we are a civil society, we have to be able and willing" to ad- minister this justice, "even though there's been a transgression in his per-. sonality." a 6 Information: 995-4242 1-5weekdays5 Darnc Thco rc Skidio 711 N. University Ann Arbor * separate classes for: chdidren b+iel c meaivr eoven en -' oils hail .oen.s jazz 4