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…i CITIZENS AND THE ENVIRONMENT See Editorial Page 5k 4 tii FRIGID High-S Lowc-0 Cloudy. cold L'oI LXXX No. 92 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, January 21, 1970 Ten Cents Regents ask weakerOS policyb( By JUDY SARASOHN consent" of the policy board was and expend such monies subject to "It seems to me the crux of the the same time he "must also have would determine his role and that the oth The Regents released yesterday changed to require "...…

…MALCOLM X: IN MEMORIAM See Editorial Page Y L lflh:43Ut ~tait6j AVERAGE High-33 LOW-20 Fair to partly cloudy 4ol. LXXX, No. 119 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, February 21, 1970 Ten Cents Eight Pages 5-Y R SE TE CES ORDERED I CHIC GO * * * * * * * * * * * * 100 black meeting x ith state :S resume library disruption after with law Regents; cutting Fleming to comply tid to LSA protesters; dorm UGLI hit in p...…

…STRIKE AGAINST RACISM See Editorial Page C, 4c AOP Ap tr4tgan :4a itj STRIKING ligh-43 Low-28 Partly cloudy, little change in temperature ""ol. LXXX, No. 139 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, March 21', 1970 Ten Cents Ten Pages I Black admissions issue: Goals vs. commitments By ROB BIER Daily News. Analysis "What the Regents did Thurs- day was a hoax and a fraud," Black Action Movement (BAM) leader Ron Harris told the crowd on the...…

…'GETTING'. THE TROUBLEMAKERS See Editorial Page 1tre Lit iAau BIatj MORE Hligh-88 Low--55 Partly cloudy, sunny and warmner Vol. LXXX, No. 12-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, May 21, 1970 Ten Cents Six Pages State panel disrupters, urges lower expulsion of 'U allocation ,.. Senators ask $73 million The state Senate Appropri- ations Committee yesterday' recommended a $73.2 million appropriation to the Univer- sity for the 1970-71 fi...…

…' J 4 I * * 4 3 F p 3 * Ar °. Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Tuesday, July 21, 1970 ,r . ,- Now for only $7 you can take the blindness out of blind datin. nd choose a match from anywhere* in the and honest self-evaluation. take advantage of this personality approacfi and ition! (Additional areas for only $4 each.) Un- become your own match-maker _ _ __:_-, --The Guess work and hit-or-miss results of nthrer .MMONMR Ar na Ill t...…

…ARAB STUDENT STATE MENT See Editorial Page Yl r e Lwr1i x ~~IUIIM DRIZZLY High--60 Low-4a Chances of rain Vol. [XXXI, No. 42 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Wednesday, October 21, 1970 Ten Cents What's good for General Motors: By PAT MAHONEY Motors and Ford, the Highway lege received $39,000 in research While the University has co- "General Motors does us a sere- Safety Research Institue on North grants from the two top auto operated closely with t...…

…GO BLUE See Editorial Page , i43iau Daitbp GO BLUE High-42 Low-30 Cloudy and generally crummy with diminishing winds Vol. LXXXI, No. 69 Ann Arbor, Michigan - Saturday, November 21, 1970 Ten Cents Ten Pages Regents, approve ed policy By HESTER PULLING In an uneventful session yesterday, the R e g e n t s ap- proved a change in the educa- tion school's bylaws which will allow students to sit on the, school's executive committee in an advi...…

… JUDICIAL SYSTEM FOR THE 'U' See editorial page Y Lw6 4a CHAFING High--30 Low--15 Windy and cloudy, chance of flurries. Vol. LXXXI, No. 94 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, January 21, 1971 Ten Cents Ten Pac Assembly 'U', U 10 LEADERSHIP CEPT supports .judic plan By HESTER PULLING and ROBERT KRAFTOWITZ Senate Assembly, the faculty representative body, las nigh called on the Regents to adopt the major elements of the proposed Universit...…

…T-groups: Leadership issue By TONY SCHWARTZ Second of a two-part series The "human potential" movement is still young and it is struggling to define itself. There is an open controversy be- tween critics and advocates over the legiti- macy of T-groups, as well as a sense of ambivalence among movement leaders over the unresolved questions. The qualifications of leaders, the func- tions of group members in relation to each other and the degree...…

…Three-way race underway for SGC presidency Schenk: 'Student rights' By GERI SPRUNG andGART LERNER SGC presidentialscandidate Rebecca Schenk, '73, believes that the role of Council is "to protect student rights and interests and to gain rights where there are only interests." Schenk and her running mate, Jerry Rosenblatt, '73, say they want to involve more students in SGC and make the or- ganization more representative. ° ;. "By offering ...…

…ZZ irl ig tn 3att]4 Vol LXXI, No. 13-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, May 21, 1971 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Vol. LXXXlIIIIIIIIMIIIIII No 3SAnAbrMcia-rdy My2,17 e CnsTev ae -Daily-Gary Villan PSYCHOLOGY PROF. Robert Hefner considers the problems of the University's Center for L Research on Conflict Resolution. Cofl ic center awaits 4review board decision Nixon cites new accord in arms talk WASHINGTON (P' - President Nixon announced yes- terda...…

…C4C t1,3 t C [tAYi Vol. LXXXI, No. SQ-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, July 21, 1971 Ten Cents Eight Pages plus Supplement IKyelley rules 18-yr.-olds can holdstate posts LANSING (R) -Atty. Gen. Frank Kelley ruled yester- day that young people between the ages of 18 and 21, can now hold any public office in Michigan for which they are otherwise qualified and which has no specific age limita- tion. Kelley said his ruling is based on the ad...…

…STUDENT INPUT IN LSA See Editorial Page I Sir A6F FALLISH High-65 Low-42 Cool and cloudy; chance of rain Vol LXXXlI, No. 10 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, September 21, 1971 Ten Cents Ten Pages "U'fights court on IRA rule Interns battle for union rights in appeals court By GERI SPRUNG In an attempt to secure sta- tus as a bargaining agent, the Interns and Residents' Associ- ation (IRA) is preparing for the second round of legal bat...…

…City works for. solutions t( EDITOR'S NOTE: The following ar- ticle is the last in a two-part series examining the growing problems of transportation in Ann Arbor. By ROBERT SCHREINER The problem of too many cars in Ann Arbor is a critical one, but the city is not at a loss for solutions-ranging all the way from "rumble strips" to monorails. Despite a tight financial crisis, city of- ficials still list parking and transportation problems hig...…

…THE SUNDAY DAILY See Editorial Page LY Sw tan 3a~4h BUCKED OFF High--30 Low-25 Rain showers, changing to snow Vol. LXXXiI, No. 63 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Sunday, November 21, 1971 Ten Cents Twelve Page, After By ALAN LENHOFF Despite the hot debate within the University community over the ad- visibility of banning most federally- sponsored classified research from the campus, it appears that the ef- fects of such a policy would be far less s...…

…KNAUSS AND OSS IN REVIEW See Editorial Page Ci 4r Si r i auP 47IAii BLEAK High-30 Low-21 Partly cloudy, snow flurries Vol. LXXXI, No. 85 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, January 21, 1972 Ten Cents Life "wth K'naass:1 Evaluating a departiii By JUDY RUSKIN sure fromn both sides Its a thank- Jeiiy DeGrieck agrees. "I'm Neithe fit him as a label H Flenm less position pleased with Knauss' stand with was mo e of an o ganization man dew yeavandgathal...…

…WOMEN'S NAMES: A RIGHT See Editorial Page LY G Sfrhligaut :43 a i1 EARLY AUGUST High-65 Low-35 Warmer, scattered showers and thundershowers Vol. LXXXII, No. 128 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, March 21, 1972 Ten Cents Ten Pages c rac en won 't show ITT memo Group submits f 4 nominees for I By TED STEIN Business Prof. Paul Mc- Cracken, former chairman of the Council of Economic Ad- visors (CEA), yesterday re- fused a request by...…

…ON STRIKE! END THE WAR See Editorial Page ,4 fr41!tau A& :43 a t t4p STRIKING High--55 Low--40 Increasing cloudiness, chance of showers Vol. LXXXII, No. 155 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, April 21, 1972 Ten Centys Tuition to increase,5 per cent nexi By CARLA RAPOPORT The current tuition hike marks the public health students will be as- jected expenditures in next year's op- Ac Executive Editor latest in a series of student fee in- sessed $12...…

…l Lo 3r , i g a e d J 1Cl Vol. LXXXII, No. 0-S Aan Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, June 21, 1972 Ten Cents Twelve Pages 'Deal with Ho'--U.S. to France Papers say ieti settlement urge(l in early 1950s WASHINGTON (R) - The United States told France' 25 years ago the Vietnam war was playing into Com- munist hands and urged Paris to be "most generous" in seeking an early solution. This was disclosed yesterday when the State Department re- moved the se...…

…Vol. LXXXII, No. 46-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, July 21, 1972 Ten Cents Twelve Pages SETS APPEAL DATE Court stays bus purchase 1.6 ~ CINCINNATI, Ohio () The 6th U.S. Circuit Court :yfof Appeals ruled yesterday - that the Detroit Board of Education must delay the Y court-ordered purchase of 295 buses. The court sched- x tuled a hearing next month 3for an appeal of a desegre- ' gation order which the buses are to help implement. The appellate...…

…McGOVERN AND PAROCHIAID See Editorial Page Y A6F Alp Ift.tr t an Da3 it GLOOMY High-79 Low-53 Partly cloudy, with showers Vol. LXXXIII, No. 13 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, September 21, 1972 en Cents EPA saysi.J Ten Pages s i I I1 I t 1 1 l t E j ' 1 I I" I 3 i I AP Photo Rooney again victorious Rep. John Rooney (D-N.Y.), center, delivers a victory statement late Tuesday night after defeating Allard Lowenstein in the Democratic prima...…

…TAKING DOUG TO TASK See Editorial Page :Yl r e f A6F A& r4 :43 att WICKED High-53 Low-35 For details see "today Vol. LXXXI11, No. 39 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, October 21, 1972 Ten Cents Eight Pages today...! if you see news happen call 76-DAILY Uberal abortion r ling There's oil in dem hills Yesterday's Regents meeting was hardly a spicy affair. Much of the discussion'revolved around such dry subjects as land deals and property...…

…SEGREGATED DEMONSTRATION See Editorial Page Yl r e *6f rila A& a t SPARKLY High-45 Low-35 For details see "today" Vol. LXXXIII, No. 65 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, November 21, 1972 Ten Cents Eight Pages today. .. if you see news happen call 76-DAILY Union break-in Four people went for a prowl around the fourth floor of the Union Sunday night, forcing entry into at least seven rooms. But they didn't steal anything, according to Union M...…

…SUNDAY DAILY See Page Four C I 4c SirA6 gAit PORTENTOUS High-3s Low-20 See today for details Vol. LXXXIII, No. 92 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Sunday, January 21, 1973 Ten Cents Twelve Pages .I today.. if' you see iiei s happenu call 70-DAhN On their toes There's one thing that can be said for the police department -they're on the job and +he fire department's job, too. When a fire started in a trash can in City Hall late Friday night, police ma...…

…ECOLOGY BATTLE NOT OVER! See Editorial Page Sirr x &tit UNRELENTING High-34 Low-20 See Today for details Vol. LXXXIII, No. 118 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, February 21, 1973 Ten Cents Ten Pages IFYOU SEIE NM HAM~fl CALL76-DAJY Laotian factions announce cease-fire; Daily freebie Attention movie freeks. From now until Sunday, The Daily will be giving away free passes to the movie "Lolly Madonna" at the State Theatre. Each day, six na...…

…FINALLY, ONLY RETURNABLES See Editorial Page ilir 19111 Dai AMELIORATING High-48 Low-42 See Today for details Vol. LXXXIII, No. 133 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, March 21, 1973 Ten Cents Ten Pages o 7 IF YOU SEIE NEWS H-APPNCALL 76-DNIY Indians threaten Gray declines to mass raids I Watergate answer probe Mogdis: Fire Krasny Democratic mayoral candidate Franz Mogdis last night called for the removal of city police chief...…

…THE Summer Daily Vol. LXXXI1I, No. 31-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, June 21, 1973 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Brezhniev, Ixen R new arlilS CAMP DAVID, Md. UP--President Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev have reached agreement on a new pact designed to spur a permanent ban on offensive nuclear weapons, authoritative sources dis- closed late yesterday. The signing is tentatively set for today. At the same time, Nixon and the interest of both...…

… THE Summer Daily Vol. LXXXIII, No. 45-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, July 21, 1973 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Senate okays measure curtailing war powers Another presidential veto Downp"our f. 5 in Un les f Ir n ,trO S One family improvises their own rainwear by poking holes in laundry bags yesterday as the rain came pouring down, on the art fair. These three, hardier than most, continuer to exarmine the plastic-cover- ed merrh ndise. A few...…

…THE Summer Daily Vol. LXXXIII, No. 66-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, August 21, 1973 Ten Cents Eight Pages Nixon attacks critics; assassin plot reported NEW ORLEANS, La. M-- President Nixon lash- ed out at critics of his Indochina policies yester- day and acknowledged for the first time that he had ordered secret bombing of Cambodia in 1969. The President spoke before the national conven- tion of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) after a pla...…

…RELEASING FACULTY SALARIES See Editorial Page C I 4c Eighty-Three Years of Editorial Freedom ~Iaiti; INSPIRATIONAL High- O Low-47 See Today for details Vol. LXXXIV, No. 14 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, September 21, 1973 Ten Cents Ten Pages t\/ j ^T f MUSEE N Nv -APP MiCALL rDY NY Y 250 and 330.*, * ...are this week's winning lottery numbers. Check it out, you may be rich. " Strike support grows The tuition strike gained another shot in t...…

…SUNDAY MAGAZINE 4 itA6 &titi; BEAUTEOUS High-64 Lowv-39 See Today for details Eighty-Three Years of Editorial Freedom Vol. LXXXIV, No. 40 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Sunday, October 21, 1973 Ten Cents Eight Pages 'ixon fires OX; Richardson 0 resi ns aS tape deal collapses xrYOUSEE" nv AL- They shoot wolverines - In the tradition of Depression-era contests, the All- Campus Dance Marathon dragged its feet to an ex- hausted conclusion at...…

…KENNEDY: TEN YEARS LATER See Editorial Page Y itr4I- A6F :43 a t t LOUSY High-56 Low-35 See Today for details Eighty-Three Years of Editorial Freedom Vol. LXXXIV, No. 66 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, November 21, 1973 Ten Cents Eight Pages UNANIMOUS APPROVAL ac IF"YUSENSHPMG.- tA1 Program for disabled The University announced yesterday it has received a $77,000 grant from HEW to establish the nation's first Disabled Student Servi...…

…SILENCE _ PRIVATE POWER See editorial page Y Irt 9tU ii SLOPPY High-43 Low-32 See Today for details Eighty-Three Years of Editorial Freedom Vol. LXXXIV, No. 119 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, February 21, 1979 Ten Cents Eight Pages --l r/ i ::~ ILfOU SENEWS tEN CAIL' Y Professor dies English Prof. Joe Lee Davis, a University faculty member since 1930, died Tuesday afternoon of a heart attack. Davis, 67, had served as chairperson of the...…

…BOYCOTT UPI See Editorial Page :Y e itviAu A& :43 a t tR SPRING? High-39 Loaw-17 See Today for details Eighty-Four Years of Editorial Freedom Vol. LXXXIV, No. 135 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, March 21, 1974 Ten Cents Ten Pages y o IfYOU SEE NE S utPP CALLZ.ILy Standby draft lottery If an "emergency" requires resumption of the mili- tary draft next year, the first men to be inducted will be those born Feb. 28, :1955. They drew num...…

…THE Michigan Daily Vol. LXXXIV, No. 10-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, May 21, 1974 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Sirica orders release of more Nixon tapes Evidence sought or coverup trial WASHINGTON (A6-President Nixon was or- no standing in court because the matter of his ob- dered yesterday to surrender tape recordings of taining the tapes in question involved 'an intra- . . 64 conversations for use in the Watergate cover- executive dispute." Courf...…

…ichigan. Daily Vol. LXXXIV, No. 32-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, June 21, 1974 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Israeli planes raid guerrilla targets near Lebanese cities Hail to the chief Well-wishers greet President Nixon upon his arrival at the White House after a t0-day Middle East tour. The spent yesterday on preparations for his Moscow summit me eting after assuring Congressional leaders he mad ret deals in the Middle East. Senator Hugh Scot...…

…THE Michigan Daily Vol. LXXXIV, No. 67-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, August 21, 1974 Ten Cents Twelve Pages FORD ES VP ROC y EW Congress likely to confirm choice WASHINGTON (M - - President Ford nominated Nelson Rockefeller to be his vice president yesterday, commending him to a receptive Congress as a "good partner for me . . . for our country and the world." Rockefeller, the former gover- nor of New York and twice a cam- paign...…

…STUDENT HYPOCRISY See Editorial Page Y Siir igau DaitAl1 FRRROSTY High-61 Low-36 See Today for details Vol. LXXXV, No. 15 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, September 21, 1974 Ten Cents Eight Pages I Costs take year's biggest hike Ic . IFYOSEAE ES RAPECALL rDNLY Halftime hootenanny Michigan Stadium will sound a little bit like the Grand Old Opry at halftime today when the Michi- gan Marching Band presents a country-western music s...…

…DOCTORS FIGHT SUITS See Editorial Page Y Eiht igIa Eighty-Four Years of Editorial Freedom :4it WINTRY High--37 Low-19 See Today for details Vol. LXXXV, No. 67 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, November 21, 1974 Ten Cents Eight Pages IrMU 5 E EWfWHAPPENCALL , LY Student regent? A bill that would allow students to sit on the University Board of Regents fell one vote short yesterday of the 20 needed for passage in the state senate. Ninete...…

…PILOT'S SURVIVAL See Editorial Page it43u A6P 4:"3 199L t I'" WARMER High-35 Low-5 See Today for details Eighty-Four Years of Editorial Freedom Vol. LXXXV, No. 92 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, January 21, 1975 Ten Cents Eight Pages f t~EEt~ ~ c~j } it~MU EEf.WS HAPPE CL *, Musical madness Musicians from all over the country are con- verging on Ann Arbor to help open up the Linda Ronstadt concert at Hill Aud. tonight. Leon Red- bone ...…

…DEMANDS: MIXED BAG See Editorial Page i I z4r .Hin gan alt ROSEY High-44 Loyrt-26 See Today for details Eighty-Four Years of Editorial Freedom Vol. LXXXV, No. 119 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, February 21, 1975 Ten Cents Ten Pages It . 150 MARCH OUT IFlV5EE WS KAPPEN CAu..zyJtY Eastern rate hike This University isn't the only one with dorm rate hike problems. Next fall Eastern Univer- sity resident housing costs are going up $130 for...…

…. PIRGIM FEE See Editorial Page Y LD I, ga A6F FINALLY High-53 Low-40 See Today for details Eighty-Five Years of Editorial Freedom Vol. LXXXV, No. 135 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, March 21, 1975 Ten Cents r *1 - Ten Pages fICSEE W. HPPE CALL MLY Phone bills Michigan Bell, tired of telephone information calls jamming its switchboards to the tune of $22 million a year, has asked the Michigan Public Service Commission for permission to cha...…

…The Michigan Daily Vol. LXXXV, No. 11 -S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, May 21, 1975 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Insurgen ts take key Laotian city k SAVANNAKHET, Laos (UPI)-The nakhet I a t e yesterday afternoon Communist Pathet Lao made a tri- aboard two Russian-made PT76 tanks umphal entry into this central Laotian and about 12 trucks. They were met town yesterday aboard a flower-be- by crowds in the streets and garland- decked convoy of Russian ...…

…The Michigan Daily Vol LXXXV, No. 33-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, June 21, 1975 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Death renews talk of CIA-mob link OAK PARK, Ill. (P) - Crime syndi- cate figure Sam Giancana, linked to CIA plots to kill Cuban Premier Fidel Cas- tro, may have been killed to keep him from talking to a federal grand jury, police said yesterday. Giancana, 65, was found late Thurs- day in the basement-kitchen of his home by a caretaker. Th...…

…SUNDAY MAGAZINE See Inside Y , i DAit44b SPRINKLES High -55 Low - 39 See Today for details Latest Deadline in the State Vol. LXXXVI, No. 16 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Sunday, September 21, 1975 Ten Cents Eight Pages E IrtCw ISEE iSAPP CALL-"DLY Esch emerges Ann Arbor's voice in Congress, Republican Mar- vin Esch, has emerged as a front-runner for the Republican nomination in the 1976 Senate sweep- stakes during a GOP conference held at Ma...…

…FOOD STAMPS See Editorial Page :Y .4jjtr4tg IWF'VrYi i13 MILD High-72 Low-44 See Today for details Latest Deadline in the State Vol. LXXXVI No. 41 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, October 21, 1975 Ten Cents Ten Pages plus Supplement ,..r. I WI JbI U.S. reveals Soviet cI' Zu SEE ~wS WPn 4i A Yf Local man shot A 36-year-old Ann Arbor man was shot and killed sometime around 1:00 a.m. yesterday near the corner of Liberty and Ashley St...…

… FBI SPIED ON KING See Editorial Page :Y A& !44tr4t g a n D~ait SNOW High,-45 Low-24 See Today for details Latest Deadline in the State Vol. LXXXVI, No. 68 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, November 21, 1975 10 Cents Ten Pages _ Student points toy gun at Reagan Come to Ann Arbor, land of'... The Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce yester- day unveiled a new visitors bureau to attract tour- ists and business conferences to the city. The pro-...…

…Join The Daily-Meeting tonight at 730 FOOD POISONING See Editorial Page IWPPF 4fi t43 1 ~IaiAi, MIDDLIN' High-33 Low--18 See Today for details Latest Deadline in the State Vol..LXXXVI, No. 95 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, January 21, 1976 10 Cents Ten Pages Ir tViSfE W-U '4CAL~L. -NtY Mass meeting Want a head start in the world of reporting, writ- ing or business? The Daily is holding a mass meeting for new persons tonigh...…

…CHINESE POLITICS See Editorial Page ooeeol Latest Deadline in the State Da iti EXISTENTIAL Tyigh-4i Low-18 See Today for details Vol. LXXXV!, No. 122 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Saturday, February 21, 1976 10 Cents Eight Pages { I I XuSEE gyS MMcLn, Deanship Last week's appointment of Billy Frye as LSA dean brought to a close one of the most turbulent chapters in recent administrative history at the University. Today's Daily features an...…

…SUNDAY MAGAZINE See Inside YI [ 5kO 0PA& 469aw :43 a t IVI DESPICABLE High-35-40 Low--19-24 See Today for details Latest Deadline in the State Vol. LXXXVI, No. 139 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Sunday, March 21, 1976 10 Cents Eight Pages I I F t - IF YOUSEE NEW SHAPPEN CALL~76A-DLY VA case U.S. District Judge Philip Pratt dealt a setback Friday to government prosecutors' attempts to get a sworn statement from a key witness to the alleg...…