The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, June 19, 1984 - Page 3
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Peace Corp
By LILY ENG
-four years after President JohnKennedy
d the idea of a Peace Corps in a speech at
gan Union, the group's recruiters will be on
t this week in search of publicity and
rbor is unique in that it has a total picture of
f people we want to recruit," said Peace
okesman Duane DeBruyne. He said the
y and the city offer a large number of people
d education and needed skills.
'EEK'S drive, which will take place Thur-
ugh Saturday at the corner of Division and
n Liberty Plaza, will concentrate on
foresters and farmers.
eloping nations served by the Corps need
ed farmers and foresters, and DeBruyne
htenaw County offers a lot of potential
ith appropriate backgrounds.
s a particular need for college-trained

seeks farmers, foresters
teers do not need a college degree and that other
Ann Arbor is unique in skills are needed.
that it has a total picture of According to Kathy McBride, a local Peace Corps
recruiter, Ann Arbor has always been receptive to
the kind of people we want the Corps. "The University of Michigan has a high
torecruit.' number of students who are interested in inter-
national work," McBride said.
- Duane DeBruyne Currently 36 University students are serving as ac-
tive volunteers outside the country. Since the Peace
Peace Corps Spokesman Corps began in 1961, the University has provided a
mm f total of 1,061 recruits. That number is fifth in the
foresters, DeBruyne said. He acknowledged that the nation among all colleges, with The University of
recent budget cut in the University's School of California at Berkely heading the list with 1,940
Natural Resources may shrink the pool of possible volunteers.
recruits. "We have to work harder because we need Peace Corps volunteers serve a two year term.
these particular people," he said. They are placed in countries which need their par-
* The Peace Corps campaign will also try to recruit ticular skills and training. Volunteers receive a mon-
other interested people. "We are gearing ourselves thly allowance, medical coverage, and transpor-
not only to students but also to the Ann Arbor area," tation costs. After their two year term, they receive a
said DeBruyne. He stressed that Peace Corps volun- cash readjustment allowance of $4,200.
Council postpones vote
on Belcher's building
(Belcher) holds public office is
By ERIC MATTSON penalized."
The Ann Arbor City Council last night Councilmember Gerald Jernigan (R-
delayed a vote on an ordinance which Fourth Ward) vigorously defended
would have approved a seven-story of- Belcher's interests. "To hold this
fice building planned for the Sun project up, under the reasons men-
Bakery site at Fifth and Liberty. tioned tonight, is just not a wise thing to
The building would be owned by three do," he said.
local developers, including Mayor Councilmember Lowell Peterson (D-
Louis Belcher. First Ward) raised a number of con-
THE COUNCIL will vote on the cerns, including the possibility of
project at its next meeting July 2. linking the building to low-income
The motion to table the resolution housing elsewhere.
was passed 7-3, with Councilmembers "WE'RE NOT pulling a rabbit out of
James Blow (R-Second Ward), Jeff Ep- the hat at the last minute - these are
ton (D-Third Ward), and Larry Hahn questions that have been raised
(R-Fourth Ward) opposing the move, before," he said.
Mayor Belcher was absent. If the Council gives the go-ahead to
Epton was the only councilmember the project, construction could begin as
who expressed open opposition to the soon as this fall, according to John
plan because Belcher is involved in it. Corey, one of the developers.
"There is a conflict of interest when the The building would be occupied by
mayor benefits directly," he said. "To retail space on the first floor and office
me, there does appear to be a conflict." space in the second through seventh
EPTON ACKNOWLEDGED that floors. In addition, there will 34 parking
Belcher should be given the same rights spaces provided in an underground
as any other citizen, but said in this structure, Corey said.
case there is a conflict of interest. But he added that there may be as
Other Democrats said they wanted to many as 350 workers in the building,
table the motion because they have and it is the city's responsibility to
questions regarding the proposed provide parking for them. Most of the
project. employees would use the parking struc-
There are a number of people, at ture at Fourth and William, which
least on our side of the table, that have currently has a 35 to 40 percent vacancy
X . ~questions," said Councilmember Larry rate, Corey said.
Hunter (D-First Ward). "I personally Although some Councilmembers
X C. FRANCAVI A/Daily don't feel this way because of the have complained that there is a glut of
RAcILAn15 Mayor's involvement." office space in Ann Arbor, Corey said
COUNCILMEMBER DICK Deem he isn'tworried.
fR-Second Ward) said, "As councilper-
sons, it's our duty to have all the infor- "That's one of the risks that one takes
yesterday. mation that we need before we vote...I when you're in the development
would hate to think...that the fact that business," he said.

Reflecting
A student studies in the sun outside the Power Center

'U' S. African divestment process nears
By PETE WILLIAMS Herbert said the National Bank of Chemical, Minnesota Mining Corp., and
The University has almost completed Detroit, which is handling the divest- IBM.
the divestment of its South African ment procedure for the University, has Because of a December 1982 ruling by
holdings, according to investment of- only six or seven companies' stock yet the State Legislature, universities fun-
ficer Norman Herbert. to sell. The total value of the stock being ded by the state are required to divest
In response to a regental ruling last divested is estimated at $40 million. all holdings in American corporations
year condemning racist apartheid But the University will still be in working in South Africa. That ruling
policies in South Africa, Herbert's of- violation of state lawafter the end of was effective April 1 of this year.
five has beeri working -to reinvest the the month. Herbert said that stock will -Another =statg qglng, effective
University's holdings in other cor- be kept'iif five companies which do a February 1, requires divestment of all
porations. significant amount of business in the University holdings in the Soviet Union.
"THE SALES will definitely be com- state. Herbert said that the University had
pleted by June 30," Herbert said. "If THESE companies include General made no plans for divestment of their
not before that." Motors; General Electric, Dow holdings in that country, which include

completion
investments in six corporations.
The University has brought suit
against the state over the legality of the
forced divestment. The case is scheduled
to be heard on July 16 in Ingham County
Circuit Court. Both University and
state attorneys have asked for a sum-
mary: judgment in the case based only
on their respective briefs.
According to the brief prepared by
University General Counsel Roderick
Daane, the state should not have the
power to dictate financial decisions to
the University.