The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, May 12, 1982-Page 3 SUSPECT MAY PLEAD TEMPORARY INSANITY IN ECON ARSON Alleged arsonist to undergo tests By GEORGE ADAMS fession to the crimes is unconstitutional because of the Keller and Abdullah Al-Hosan, two friends of Arroyo, unorthodox circumstances under which it was taken, testified that Arroyo told them he lit the fire because Alleged Economics Building arsonist Arthur According to Prosecuting Attorney William people in the economics department were writing Arroyo will undergo tests to determine his criminal Delhey, Arroyo's arresting officer, Ann Arbor Police papers endorsing President Reagan's economic competence and legal responsibility after being Detective Craig Roderick, testified that Arroyo ad- policies. arraigned in Washtenaw County Circuit Court mitted during the plane ride back from San Diego, POWELL ADMITTED that "even if we prevail on yesterday on counts of breaking and entering and of where Arroyo was arrested in February, that he the confession, we face some formidable obstacles arson committed both crimes. because of his friends' testimony." Arroyo, a former University employee, is charged POWELL SAID he will "investigate the circum- -Arroyo stood mute to the charges of breaking and with breaking into the Economics Building last stances under which the confession was taken" and entering and of arson, which carry maximum Thanksgiving to steal a typewriter and setting fire to will "put the constitutionality of the confession in penalties of ten and 20 year prison sentences, respec- the 125-year-old structure on Christmas Eve front of a judge as soon as I can." tively, and Judge William Ager entered a plea of not PUBLIC DEFENDER Lloyd Powell said Arroyo The state has a very strong case against Arroyo, guilty for him. will now be sent to the State Center for Forensic Delhey said. "Even without the confession," he said, Ager set a pre-trial date of June 9 and a trial date of Psychiatry in Ypsilanti for tests to determine "I think we have enough evidence in the testimony of July 12. Judge Henry Conlin will preside over the pre-. whether or not he was temporarily insane at the time his (Arroyo's) friends to convict him on both trial and trial. of either or both crimes. charges." Ager upheld the $25,000 bond for each charge, Powell said he may try to prove that Arroyo's con- At the pre-trial examination last week, Roger which was set at the pre-trial examination. SState official -V joins debate r~ aon drunk driving LANSING (UPI) - The state's drug abuse chief waded into the debate over drunk driving yesterday, contending stepped up enforcement and efforts to alter drinking habits would be more ef- fective than stiff, mandatory sentences. Kenneth Eaton made the comments at a news conference called to outline the initial recommendations of his of- fice of substance abuse services and the state office of highway safety planning. THOSE recommendations which adopt a significantly softer line than many current legislative proposals, remain subject to review by a special Task Force on Drunk Driving. That task force, named by Gov. William Milliken, will hold hearings on the issue across the state. WITH organizations like Mothers Against Drunk Driving applying inten- sifying pressure the issue has become one of the hottest in the capitol. Numerous packages of legislation have been introduced in each chamber and legislative committees have been con- ducting their own hearings. Many of these packages contain penalties for drunk drivers, responding to charges that tipsy motorists too often go free and even those involved in fatal accidents frequently escape severe punishment. Proposed city budget creates controversy Daily Photo by DEBORAH LEWIS High and dry Graduate school dropout turned window washer Alan Toth perches precariously while cleaning up at the corner of State and Liberty. Toth, who now runs a window washing business, rises to new heights every day. CIIM to receive grant By SCOTT STUCKAL The University's Center for Robotics and Integrated Manufacturing has learned it will receive at least part of a $7.2 million funding request made to the Air Force, although the amount of the grant has not been set, CRIM director Daniel Atkins said yesterday. "It sounds like we're not going to get the full $7.2 million request," Atkins, an engineering professor, said. The large number of colleges that applied for Air Force technological research grants this year willimit the-amount given to the University, Atkins said. CRIM expects to find out at the end of the summer what areas of the research proposal will be included in the grant and how much money will be involved, Atkins said. "It's a two-phased process," Atkins said. After the Air Force director of electronics and solid state sciences Thomas Walsh makes technical judgments on, the CRIM proposal, Walsh and the Air Force's contracts department will determine the specifics of the grant, he added. By GEORGE ADAMS The proposed 1982-83 budget for the city of Ann Arbor, released this week, has stirred up a great deal of con- troversy, much of which is unnecessary according to city officials. The controversy centers around the 1981-82 budget's estimated $2.6 million surplus. Residents crammed the Ann Arbor City Council meeting room Mon- day night to offer suggestions on how to spend the extra money. ALL OF THE surplus, however, can- not be spent, said Assistant Ad- ministrator for Budget Services Donald Ayers. "We have a surplus. We can't touch it, but we have a surplus," Ayres said. "The surplus represents cash, invest- ments, and accounts receivable, so not all of it is useable." Ayers added that the city must keepa steady surplus of more than $1 million to avoid cash-flow problems. ,. . , -. 'AYERS SAID the large surplus was' not unusual. The city ran a $2.2 million surplus in the 1980-81 fiscal year, and expects a $2.1 million surplus for next year. "Since the surplus for 1980-81 was $2,208,929, the actual operating surplus for this year is an estimated $408,829, not almost $3 million," Ayers said. The new budget also eliminates 23 full-time positions from the city's payrolls. City Administrator Terry Sprenkel said the staff reductions could be made without sacrificing any city services because of "a number of ef- ficiency measures" taken over the last two years. The police department, set to lose seven people, will be hardest hit with staff cuts. The fire department will lose four employees, and most other depar- tments will lose one or two staff mem- bers. Only the city administrator's of- fice will increase its staff next year. The proposd bpdgetfor al pnits of the city totals to roughly $56 million, up $4. millioofrom.tse curreat budget,, I' .