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'Milestone' vote
ends conference
on Great Lakes
MACKINAC ISLAND (UPI)- Eight
Great Lakes states and two Canadian
provinces, struggling to keep control of
the 65-trillion gallons of water in the
Great Lakes system, voted yesterday to
block any attempt to divert water
without agreement from all bordering
governments.
The action, hailed as a "milestone"
and a economic and environmental
protection for the region came as the
two-day Great Lakes water resources
conference drew to a close.
"It's a recognition that together we
can be much stronger than in-
dividuals," said Gov. Robert Orr of In-
diana.
"IT'S MAKING the world aware of
the fact that Great Lakes states and
provinces are a place where they can do
business" because of bountiful fresh
water supplies.
Orr and Govs. William Milliken, of
Mich., Lee Dreyfus of Wisconsin and
Premier William Davis of Ontario,
joined representatives of the governors
of Illinois, New York, Ohio, Pen-
nsylvania and the premier of Quebec in
approving the anti-diversion.
The governments also took stands on
such lake-related issues as the St.
Lawrence Seaway improvements and
user fees for navigation, financial
maintenance of water quality
programs and increased cooperation
among states and provinces.
ALTHOUGH NO serious attempt has
been made to divert Great Lakes water
to the dry sun belt region, the governors
and other experts view, as a bad omen,
the recent South Dakota agreement to
sell 60.3 billion gallons of Missouri
River water to Wyoming each year.
Aside from the environmental impact
of lowering the Great Lakes even a few
inches, experts warned during the con-
ference that even a relatively small
diversion of water could cost the region
10s of millions of dollars in lost
economic benefits.
"I think we can save as a result of this
conference that those decisions to per-
mit diversion will not be made without
the full involvement of the eight states
and two provinces," Milliken said.
MILLIKEN, in a speech to the 200
people attending the conference,
characterized the future battle for fresh
water as a 1980s and 90s version of the
fight for oil resources.
Dreyfus of Wisconsin quipped: "If
they want to buy water at the price of
oil that's not too shabby."
"If anything the diversion resolution
should have been stronger," said Min-
nesota's Quie. "We ought to hang onto it
(the water) and invite people to develop
the resources here."
In Brief
Compiled from Associated Press and
United Press International reports
Republican budget passes
but GOP still faees tough fight
WASHINGTON- Their narrow but joyous victory on a budget blueprint
notwithstanding, outnumbered House Republicans face an uphill battle in
pushing the nuts and bolts of their proposed cuts in social programs through
the chamber's committee structure.
Potentially hostile subcommittees will be in charge of making the
necessary cuts and many of the most controersial ones must go through the
House Ways and Means Committee, where Democrats--many of them
liberals-have a 2-to-s edge over Republicans.
The voting patterns that emerged as the House adopted the GOP plan
Thursday do not present a perfect picture of the political complexities that
could emerge in the subcommittees.
The scope of the political tugging match ahead is not yet known. A House-
Senate conference must work out a compromise between the House and
Senate-passed budget blueprints. Some of the most controversial cuts may
be blunted. But again, they may not.
State to cut social services
LANSING- The federal budget proposal approved by the U.S. House of
Representatives this week portends deep cuts in social service spending in
Michigan, state officials said yesterday.
Rep. David Hollister (D-Lansing) and state Budget Director Gerald Miller
both said the House-approved document may result in more than $500
million worth of cuts to Michigan programs and social service clients.
An official of the Department of Social Services said the House budget
could cause the department to lose $155 million in Medicaid and public
assistance funds. Robert Swanson said a total loss of $360 million for social
service recipients-including losses in food stamps, which go directly to poor
people-could be expected.
Inflation rate lower this year
WASHINGTON- Wholesale prices held dead even in May, marking the
third straight month they have hovered around zero and bolstering predic-
tions that inflation for the year will be well under the 7 percent of 1981.
In yesterday's report, the Labor Department said energy prices fell for the
fifth month in a row to wipe out increases in food prices.
That kept the overall Producer Price Index at the same level it was in
April and meant that for the first five months of the year. inflation at the
wholesale level rose at an annual rate of 0.4 percent.
The sharp recession and worldwide oil glut have been largely responsible
for the better results on inflation, according to private analysts.
"This report underscores that the U.S inflation rate is clearly on a new
lower plateau," said Allen Sinai, senior economist for the consulting firm of
Data Resources Inc. in Lexington, Mass. "Progress on inflation has been
nothing short of sensational.
Fire shuts down nuclear plant
CHARLEVOIX- An electrical fire in a piece of equipment that regulates
the output of generating turbines forced Consumers Power Co. to shut down
the Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant yesterday, a company spokesman
said.
No radioactivity was released asaresult of the fire, whichstartedinatur-
bine generator exciter about 9 a.m.. Plant Superintendent David Hoffman
said.
Nobody was injured in the incident, which was reported to the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission as an "unusual event," Hoffman said. An unusual
event requires notification of state, local and federal authorities but is the
lowest accident classification under NRC regulations, a spokesman said.
The fire lasted for about a half hour and damage was described as "fairly
extensive," Hoffman said. The full extent of damage and an estimate of how
long the plant will be shut down will not be known until Consumers Power
turbine experts from Jackson and Traverse City have assessed the situation,
he said.
NAACP urges blacks to boycott
white-owned Miami businesses
MIAMI- The Miami branch of the NAACP has urged local blacks to par-
ticipate in a one-day boycott of white-owned businesses on June 28 in respon-
se to a report by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights alleging local racial
discrimination.
The boycott is an effort to call attention to the 353-page report released this
week, which said black Miamians have been denied equal opportunities for
jobs, housing and education, NAACP spokesmen said.
If the boycott results in more business for black-owned firms, boycotts
could be called once a month, NAACP branch President William Perry said.
Greater Miami NAACP officials said they hope branches in Liberty City,
Opa-locka, Homestead and South Dade will join in the boycott.
"On 'Black Monday,' the black people of Dade County will not conduct any
business with any non-black-owned or operated business," Greater Miami
NAACP official Frank Bellamy said.
Perry added. "Black people are being encouraged not to support white
businesses, but to buy black only.
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Psychologist testifies Kelly-
wanted 'to get out of life'
(Continuedirom Pagel)
pened in this (Kelly's) case."
Stock's testimony contradicted
opinions given earlier this week by a
psychologist and a psychiatrist who
said that Kelly was psychotic and in-
sane at the time of the incident.
Testimony describing the defendant
as insane was given by Drs. Thomas
Gunnings and Edward Nol, both of
whom were asked to examine Kelly by
Waterman.
STOCK EXAMINED Kelly at the
forensic center, where the accused
killer was sent by the court shortly af-
ter the shootings to test his ability to
stand trial and his criminal respon-
sibility.
During proceedings Wednesday,
psychiatrist Edward Nol had criticized
the forensic report, saying "this report,
in my opinion, is not a psychiatric
report, it is a police report." Nol said he
thought Stock's examination was given
"with a preconceived conclusion."
Testifying on Kelly's presumed ac-
tivities the night of the murders, Stock
described Kelly's apparent removal of
a window screen from his room as an
escape preparation.
"I think there are two possibilities,"
he said. "He wanted to create a diver-
sion and make an escape, or take the
gas mask and go down the hall, take out
as many people as possible, maybe get
shot by the police." A gas mask was one
of the items found in Kelly's room at the
time of his arrest.
Stock testified that Kelly stayed in his
room after the shootings because, "I
think he didn't want to get shot. He
reconsidered and decided to surren-
der."
Waterman said he does not plan to
recall any defense witnesses to the
stand. Washtenaw County Prosecuting
AttorneyBrian Mackie said two more
expert witnesses will take the stand
before the case goes to the jury.
The trial will resume on Monday at 9
a.m.