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…The. Michiga n Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan Ten Cents Shapiro to assur presidency Jan Dai ly hotoM by LIS K S0 presient f th Uniersit at speial eetin of he Uiverity Bard f Reents "x MM 0 Daily Photo by LISA KLAUSNEKf UNIVERSITY VICE-PRESIDENT for Academic Affairs Harold Shapiro yesterday was named the 10th permanent president of the University at a special meeting of the University Board of Regents. PRESIDENT-ELECT TO CONSULT COLLEAGUES: Shapiro ...…

…Page 2-Saturday, July 28, 1979-The Michigan Daily NOJUMP BALL CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP)- During the 1978-79 basketball season, the Atlantic Coast Conference did not use a jump ball. Instead, it alternated possession out of bounds. "I think it was making the best of a bad situation," commented Virginia Coach Terry Holland. "It was just too tough for a 5-10 official to throw the ball up properly between two seven-foot centers. I would much rath...…

…The Michigan Daily-Saturda7PJuly28,19-Pa 3 Kv TIM YAGLE 'Dream-ear' fails below expeetations mnEPA nmileage tests iy ily xjr Despite claims by its inventor that the "Shetley Turbo- Diesel" car could achieve gasoline mileage of 70 to 80 miles per gallon (mpg), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced yesterday that the vehicle obtained an average rating of 43 mpg in testing situations. The much-publicized "dream car" was tested at...…

…Page 4-Saturday, July 28, 1979-The Michigan Daily HMichigan Daily Eighty-nine Years of Editorial Freedom 420 Maynard St. Ann Arbor. MI. 48109 Vol. LXXXIX, No. 54-S News Phone: 764-0552 Edited and managed by students at the University of Mihigan Shapiro's lead adds flexibility T HE NAMING of HaroldShapiro to lead this University into the next decade portends able leadership in budgetary matters and prudent management. His tenure as vice-preside...…

… :ine nMicnicion uiy-ZkOyurcay, ,iuty zo, 1i1r-roge4 New first lady welcome RA ANSPACH was "a little bit ner- Vivian Shapiro hopes to hubbub following the an- By SA She said she vous," but'the] nouncement of her husband's new post as president of the University didn't seem to shake Vivian Shapiro's inherent composure. She is a quiet woman who speaks sof- tly and gazes directly at the person she is addressing. A clinical social worker, wife,...…

…Page ~aturday, July 28 1979-The Michigan Daily 'U' chiefs traditionally decisive By SARA ANSPACH Traditionally, they have been deter- mined people, many of them stubborn, possessing unequivocal ideas about higher education. Whether to soothe disgruntled students, faculty, or Regen- ts, or to connive a larger budget from the state legislature, the University presidents have found reserves of tact and persuasive rhetoric to be their greatest a...…

…The Michigan Daily-Saturday, July 28, 1979-Page 7 House panel calls for energy mobilization board WASHINGTON (AP - The House Interior Committee gave over- whelming approval yesterday to legislation establishing a powerful energy mobilization board, a principal part of President Carter's energy program. The committee voted 40-1 in favor of setting up a board with authority to speed development of up to two dozen specially designated, high-prio...…

…Page 8-Saturday, July 28, 1979- The Michigan Daily PRESIDENT FACES DIVERSE CONSTITUENCY: Everyone wants some By JULIE ENGEBRECHT in\ serving the members of the com- One of the things that makes the munity. position of University president so Vice-President for Student Services complex is that the chief administrator Henry Johnson said the president must answer to a diverse constituency. should "be first of all an educational To further compli...…

…The Michigan Daily-Saturday, July 28, 1979--Page 9 LANDRIEU, GOLDSCHMIDT NOMINA TED Carter names two to Cabinet WASHINGTON (AP) - President Carter completed selection of his revamped Cabinet yesterday, then flew to Camp David, Md., where the overhaul of his administration began more than three weeks ago. Carter chose former New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu as secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and selected Portland, Ore., Mayor N...…

…Page 10-Saturday, July 28, 1979-The Michigan Daily Ark, bayouquarantined due to JN. JACKSONVILLE, Ark. (AP)-Bayou Meto, a meandering stream, rises east of here and threads its way across 70 miles of rural land, far from any place that might symbolize pollution or con- tamination. The bayou's idyllic course carries it through the rice country of the delta, across a forested wildlife refuge, and eventually into the Arkansas River, which, in tu...…

…The Michigan Daily-Saturday, July 28, 1979-Page 11 Fleming reflects on term at 'U' Campus days marked by activism, tight budgets By SARA ANSPACII Except for an occasional meeting with college interns, Robben Fleming doesn't see many students anymore. But from his office in Washington, D.C. where he now leads the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the former University president said he looks upon the eleven years when encounters with stud...…

…Page 12-Saturday, July 28, 1979-The Michigan Daily R.C. mounts light Brecht work By RICK ARGAS In the midst of Art Fair bustle, those interested in theatre or sympathetic to anti-capitalistic art will be able to satisfy their aesthetic tastes by viewing the Residential College Summer Players production of Brecht's Puntila and his Hired Man. The usual heavy- handed ideological preaching of socialist plays (Evil, stage right; Goodness, stage le...…

…The Smith strives By JULIE ENGEBRECIIT Allan Smith has occupied the president's office for seven months. His experiences in that office prompted him to say the new University president will have "the best educational job in the United States." And Smith, a law professor, repeated that claim yesterday during the Regen- ts' meeting where current Vice- President for Academic Affairs Harold Shapiro was named the next University president. SMITH C...…

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…The Michigan Daily-Saturday, July 28, 1979--Page 15 Smith's goal: An excellent 'U (Continued from Page 13) University in 1946. He concluded that a president can have an enormous in- fluence on the University, but that the influences might not be immediately felt. "It's indirect," Smith said. "As head of the institution, people look to you for leadership. The president is responsible for what happens at the University" Smith added there were v...…

…Page 16-Saturday, July28 1979--The Michigan Daily Texas floods receding, some people return home HOUSTON (AP) - Receding flood- ter a second inspection by boat, waters allowed some residents to described the situation as a "tremen- return to their homes on Texas' coastal dous disaster." plains yesterday, but flooded streets "A lot of people have lost everything, kept thousands more stranded. The . their homes, their cars," McConn said. death ...…

…The Michigan Daily-Saturday, July 28, 1979-Page 17 The president (Continued from Page 1) deal with many crucial issues that will face the University in the next decade. LIKELY TO BE one of the most im- portant issues facing the University, community within the next year is University divestment of its holdings in corporations which do business in South Africa. He doesn't feel blanket divestment is the right move to make right now, but admits ...…

…Page 18-Saturday, July 28, 1979-The Michigan Daily "It Haro in all said Birm ts' se TH relie' come (R-A day' TERM BEGINS JAN. 1980 Shapiro appointed 'U'president (Continued from Page 1) Shapiro would continue to provide the "I HOPE the results of my efforts will ministrative duties, and his familiarity University with vigorous leadership in repay the Regents, the faculty, and the with the University. became clear near the end that the "highe...…

…The Michigan Daily-Saturday, July 28, 1979-Page 19 SPOR TS OF THE DAILY Pistons sign Detroiter McElroy By The Associated Press PONTIAC - The Detroit Pistons an- nounced yesterday they have signed free agent guard James McElroy to a multi-year contract. McElroy, a 6-foot-3, 190-pounder who became a free agent at the end of the last National Basketball Association season with the New Orleans Jazz, said. he was happy he was coming home. McELROY ...…

…Page 20-Saturday, July 28, 1979-The Michigan Daily PUTNAM DOUBLE CLINCHES WIN Tigers edge Blue Jays in 11th, 4-3 Bonds walked and Andre Thornton off reliever Guy Hoffman in the seven- rahdbs nafedrscoc TORONTO (AP)-Pinch-runner two-out, bottom-of-the-ninth two-run th, when the Indians scored three reached base on a fielder's choice t Lynn Jones scored on an errant throw homer by Rick Cerone off Detr times. his single toge Clevnd a- le yshorts...…