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Daily Photo by ELIZABETH SCOTT
On the boardwalk
This bikepath along the Huron River provides a local cyclist with an alternative to Atlantic City's famed attraction.
Cablevision bill sparks controversy
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backwards. Cable TV is a local
business. Local governments know
what the cities need, not the federal
government."
He also said that the bill is incon-
sistent with Reagan's "New
Federalism" philosophy, which
proposes to move more authority to
state and local governments.
But cable industry spokesmen say
that the legislation will benefit cable
consumers. "About .22 percent of (a
customer's) monthly fee goes to the
cost of regulation of the cable com-
panies," said Ed Dooley, vice president
of public affairs for the National Cable
l a/
"CITIES ARE disconcerted about the
bill because it limits the franchise fee to
the cost of regulatory administration,"
Dooley said, adding that it is not un-
common for municipalities to use in-
come from franchise fees in their
general fund budgets.
An official of the Michigan Cable
Television Association argues that cable
companies are put at a competitive
disadvantage by municipal regulation.
Satellite and microwave com-
munications systems are not assessed
the franchise fees that cable operators
must pay, said John Liskey,, the
association's executive director.
Susan Podolsky, legislative aid to
Michigan Sen. Donald Riegle, who is on
the Senate Commerce Committee, said
that the committee has received op-
position to the bill from the U.S. Con-
ference of Mayors and the National
League of Cities. Podolsky said there is
a lot of pressure on committee mem-
bers from both sides of the issue.
Podolsky expressed her doubts that
the bill, which was introduced by Sen.
Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona), will be
presented on the Senate floor in the next
few weeks. "I can't imagine Sen.
Goldwater bringing the bill up unless
he's sure he can win, and I don't think
he can win unless there are significant
changes in the bill."
$100,000
college
library
book thief
uncovered
PHILADELPHIA (UPI)- A St.
Louis man, described by a librarian as
the most active book thief in the coun-
try, pleaded guilty yeserday to the theft
of more than 500 rare books worth
$100,000 from several libraries at major
universities, including the University of
Michigan.
James Shinn, 45, pleaded guilty to a
two-count federal indictment charging
him with interstate transportation and
receiving stolen goods.
SHINN, HELD in lieu of $100,000 bail,
entered his plea after U.S. District
Judge Daniel Huyett refused to sup-
press evidence seized during FBI sear-
ches. However, Shinn still can appeal
Huyett's decision on the evidence sup-
presion.
Huyett scheduled sentencing for Aug.
30. Shinn faces a maximum sentence of
20years in prison and $20,000 fine.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Samuel For-
stein said Shinn faces similar federal
charges in Cleveland and local charges
in Pennsylvania, California, Illinois,
and Ohio. He also is charged with an
early 1970s armed robbery in Jersey
County, Illinois.
FORSTEIN said Shinn stole the books
during the past five years. He
estimated the value of the books at
more than $600,000.
William Moffett, the director of
libraries for Oberlin College in Ohio,
was the first to alert police to Shinn af-
ter he saw him at Oberlin last year.
Shinn, whom Moffett described as the
most active professional book thief in
the United States, was arrested for
trespassing. At his motel room in
Oberlin were found boxes of file cards,
matching rare books to various
libraries, and details of how Shinn
allegedly doctored ownership marks.
With the cards, Moffett compiled the
"Shinn list," which was sent to other
libraries to help them search their
collections for stolen books.
In December, librarians at Muhlen-
berg College in Pennsylvania
recognized a man inside their building
as Shinn from the pictures and alerted
police.
The FBI traced the books to a number
of universities, including the University
of Michigan, the University of Illinois,
the University of Pennsylvania, and the
University of California at Los Angeles.
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