The Michigan Daily - Friday, June 1, 1984 - Page 13 Floods hit Northeast, leave 6,000 homeless From The Associated Press The worst flooding in parts of the Northeast in almost half a century chased more than 6,000 people from their homes yesterday as rivers clim- bed as high as 12 feet above flood stage and water lapped at the eaves of buildings. Up to eight inches of rain in four days set records for the entire month of May in several Northeastern states and sent floodwaters surging through the down- town areas of several cities and inun- dated thousands of acres of farmland that had just been planted. It washed out roads and covered bridges. THE STORM system, which on Sun- day killed 13 people and routed 4,000 people from their homes in Tulsa, Okla., was blamed for a total of 17 deaths, including two sisters who drowned in New York and two traffic fatalities in Massachusetts. In Connecticut, where 1,600 National Guard troops were activated or placed on alert, the Housatonic River was eight to 12 feet above flood stage in the eastern part of the state and the Connecticut River was expected to crest at 14 feet above flood stage today south of the state capitol of Hartford. "The Connecticut River is the highest since the hurricane of 1938, said Charles Smith, a hydrologist with the Northeast River Forecast Center in Bloomfield, Conn. OTHERS compared the flooding to a deluge in 1955 that killed 100 people in Connecticut alone. With the rivers still rising in many areas, officials said at least 3,500 people were displaced from their homes Wed- nesday and yesterday in Massachuset- ts, 1,000 in New Jersey, 650 in New York, 600 in Connecticut and 400 in New Hampshire. Elsewhere in the country, tem- peratures were making news with either record highs or record lows. IN THE EAST, more than four dozen cities posted the lowest temperatures ever on May 31 from Texas across the Southeast into Appalachia. Meanwhile, forecasters predicted a repeat of Wednesday's record-breaking 90-degree heat in the Rockies. Associated Ares After four days of heavy rain in Connecticut, two men row past a highway sign in the center of New Milford yesterday. The rain caused the Housatonic River to flood a section of New Milford. Defense asks for 'moral decision' (Continuedfrom Page 3) could tell something was wrong." But she said Faber agreed to give her a ride after Pearson said her father would be worried about her. PEARSON SAID she talked with Faber and explained that she was "being forced to do it," and asked, "please give me your money." Details of the shooting are unclear, but Ann Arbor Police lab reports in- dicated that the gun, a .38 caliber revolver, was resting on Faber's shoulder when it discharged a bullet in- to the right side of her neck. She died three days later without regaining con- sciousness. Pearson said she and Faber never struggled but she realized Faber was shot when her ears were ringing and "(Faber) was leaning forward" on the steering wheel. WITH THE gun and Faber's purse, Pearson said she fled with Hart to Yp- silanti and returned the gun to Tony Frazier, Hart's half-brother. Frazier, in turn sold the gun to his uncle, Charles Herndon. The gun was eventually recovered by Ann Arbor Police. Throughout the questioning, Ferris returned repeatedly to the physical abuse inflicted upon Pearson by Ricar- do Hart. Ferris established that Hart had kept Pearson a virtual prisoner having locked her in their house on numerous occasions. Delhey, in a harsh and accusatory manner, attacked the idea of Pearson as a prisoner of Hart. He argued that she had her own initiative and motive on Nov. 22, and she was not just the pawn of Hart. DELHEY CLAIMED that Pearson "could have stayed away from Hart." He pointed out that she had left Hart almost monthly for the past two years, but continued to return to him. Delhey pushed Pearson for more details about the shooting, but the defendant repeatedly claimed she couldn't remember. To this, Delhey glared at Pearson and said, "It's too bad Mrs. Faber isn't here to testify." Ferris quickly objected to Delhey's "editorializing." Delhey returned to the events of the evening and argued that Pearson "used her child-like appearance to gain the confidence of Mrs. Faber." MUCH OF Delhey's questioning cen- tered around the gun. It was unclear whether the gun had been cocked or not. If it had been cocked, minimal pressure on the trigger, three pounds, could have caused it to fire; if it wasn't cocked, 13 pounds of pressure would be necessary to fire the double-action revolver, according to firearms expert Jon Stanton of the Michigan State Police. The jury is expected to examine the gun closely to determine whether an accidental discharge was possible. THE prosecutor ended his questioning by asking Pearson if at anytime she tried to help Faber. Pear- son said she hadn't, but she felt "bad about (the shooting)". Ferris continued his defense by calling numerous witnesses to describe Pearson's bad treatment at the hands of Hart. The judge finally decided that the repeated efforts of the defense to establish duress and physical abuse within the Pearson-Hart relationship had been overplayed and should be restricted to post-1982 activities. Ferris also attempted to discredit the testimony of Marilyn Diane Martin, an ex-jailmate of Pearson's. She said that Pearson had enjoyed the killing and that she and Hart had been "doing dope" on the evening of the murder. Both charges were denied by Pearson.. THE DEFENSE called David Phillips, a corrections officer, who said Martin was "sometimes truthful, sometimes not." Ann Arbor Police Detective Richard Anderson, who had testified for the prosecution, was called by the defense to clarify whether Pearson had actually told Martin that she'd shot Faber. An- derson said she hadn't. The testimony by Martin, who was convicted of embezzlement, was almost completely discredited by the defense. Ann Arbor Police had been stumped by the case until Pearson called the Michigan State Police and offered in- formation on Dec. 18. For three days police officers in- terrogated Pearson, who implicated Frazier and Hart in the shooting. Under questioning, Frazier disclosed the location of the gun and Pearson was arrested on Dec. 21. 5e * NADRC-- c .U N FREE MATCHINGSelf-Serve Copies ENVELOPES with every 5 Printed Resume Classic Laid, Linen & Rag Bond 3440 WASHTENAW AVENUE - ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48104 color photocopying (313) 971-4212 'U' runs numbers racket (Continuedfrom Page ) student's college, when the student first enrolled, or the ethnic background. In theory each check digit, zero through nine, will appear on ten percent of the plastic ID cards. Every computer in the University is supposed to know the formula and immediately apply it to the social security number whenever it is entered into the system. The primary computer system in the registrar's office provides a data base for systems in the housing and financial aid offices and the libraries. A bit of folklore has been developed around the tenth digit by those who have been chosen to consider its origin. "There are obvious satanic influen- ces in any computer system," said Tom Benson, an LSA student. "Since nine is one of the holy numbers, a tenth digit is added to avoid the conflict."