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Central Michigan LIFE
Vol. 69 No. 39
C19-B5 CM UFE
Mount Pleasant. Michigan 48859
12 page*
Wednesday. November 27. 1965
Larceny charges filed against students
by TIM MARTIN
LIFE SUIT Writer
One CMU football player and one Alma College student have been
charged with larceny in connection with an Oct. 9 incident in the
Triangle Motel near Alma.
Jon Dean Miller, Midland sophomore, and Duane Gary Payne, an
Alma student from Royal Oak, were charged with larceny from a
building — a felony offense — and were arraigned Monday afternoon,
Mark Gates, Gratiot County prosecuting attorney, said Tuesday.
Both are free on a 91,000 personal recognizance bond. A preliminary
examination has been set for Dec 13 in Gratiot County District Court.
If convicted, the pair could face a maximun penalty of four years in
prison and'or a $2,000 fine. Gates said.
Herb Deromedi, CMU head football coach, suspended Miller from
the team afler learning what charges would be filed against him early
last week.
Until last week, the Gratiot County SherifTs Department was
investigating the case as an alleged first-degree criminal sexual
conduct. An 18-year-old Taylor woman reported the incident and was
hospitalized overnight at Gratiot Community Hospital.
The case originally involved five suspects, but Miller and Payne are
the only individuals to be charged with a crime. Gates said.
"Allegedly they stole approximately $250 from her," Gates said,
refusing to name the alleged victim.
Gates denied plea bargaining had anything to do with the change in
investigation -status last week.
He also did not rule out the possibility she was physically assaulted.
"We have reason to believe she waa physically assaulted as well, but
there is insufficient evidence to charge anyone with the assault."
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three.
Gates said. "All of (the suspects) categorically deny they beat her in
any way."
"In her initial report to police, she said she was beaten and aome
money was taken," Gates said. "Her initial report (to the Alma Police
Department) did not indicate any sexual misconduct. It was only in
talking to her further that she revealed she was allegedly sexually
assaulted.
"Initially, the case had every characteristic of a sexual assault,"
Gates said. "As you contact individuals and re-contact individuals, it
became obvious no sexual assault had taken place."
Gates said no evidence exists to justify a warrant against the alleged
victim for prompting a false police report.
The woman identified a photo of the man she said assaulted her
from police mugshots, but Gates said the man pictured "wasn't even
there that night."
6 teachers to
garner awards
at graduation
by RANDY LOVELY
LIFE Managing Editor
Six University faculty awards which have Ix-en contested by the
Faculty Association will be presented at commencement exercises Dec.
14
The Teaching Ex-rellence Awards which the FA argues -should lie
part of the contract bargaining agreement honor faculty members
with a $1,000 gift.
"They (FAl will not challenge the awards this December, but would
like to discuss any further awards," Provost John Cantelon said.
R. William Dunham, associate vice provost for Faculty Contractual
Relations, said he received a letter from the faculty bargaining unit
•saying. "They would not contest it this year and they would bargain it
in the future."
However. Dunham said the administration "has no intention in
bargaining it now or in the future."
FA President Joyce Hendricks said they contested lhe awards
because originally the merit awards were to be bargained, but they
were "pulled from the bargaining table."
Hendricks said the FA has referred the matter to its lawyers for
action
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psychology; Ijnrvn Bensley Jr.. professor of health education and
health science-; Robert Cook, assistant professor of marketing and
hospitality services; James Gitlingham. associate professor of biology,
Nina Nash-Robertson, associate professor of music and Ted Zolty,
associate professor of political science
Emmett Mason, chairman ofthe selection committee, said he has
received no communication from FA protesting the awards.
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Awarda"—page 2
City announces township water 'agreement'
by ROGER MORGENSTERN
LIFE StafT Writer
Details ot a document providing
water service to Union Township
were made public and approved
Tuesday by the Mount Pleasant
City Commission
City officials said the details
were ironed out and a proposed
agreement was reached several
weeks ago by a joint citylownship
negotiating committee
The commission also authorized
the city staff to prepare a ballot for
the next municipal election tn
amend the city charter, removing
restrictions on water sales outside
city limits
In  a  closed   session  Thursday.
the township hoard unanimously
rejected the same points the city
approved Township Clerk Marian
McDonald said the document
vetoed by the township was a
proposal presented by the city and
not an agreement between the
negotiating committees as city
officials contend.
McDonald said she was pleased
to hear the city is making plans to
amend the charter removing
limits on the amount of water sold
outside the city.
The charter amendment would
be voted on during the municipal
election next June or August. City-
Manager Tom Martin said
The   charter   was   one  of our
problem areas," McDonald said
One point in the agreement
approved hy the commission is to
initially provide the township
with no more than 15 percent of
city water pumped from wells
Currently, the charter states no
more than 10 percent can l>e sold
outside the city
Mayor Sibyl Ellis, in a prepared
statement, said a "final settlement was reached on major issues
to Ih- contained within a water
•service agreement" when the joint
negotiating committee met Nov 7.
"At that time. Ixith committees
agreed to present the proposed
agreement to their prospective
b-adies." she said.
Tuesday was scheduled to l-e a
joint press release after Ixith
Ixiards approved the proposal
She said the township's
unexpected disapproval Thursday-
was both "frustrating and disheartening" when considering the time
put into negotiations
"Uesides that, however, is the
realization that a water service
agreement which could make Ix.th
the city and the township
'winners' is so clo.se at hand, yet
apparently so far apart as determined by the township." she said.
Robert Sullivan, township
negotiating committee chairman,
said the Ixiard was not pleased
"with two or three" points of the
10- point document and charged
his negotiating committee to
return to liargaining with the city
to find a solution
Other points of the dtxrumenl
released hy the city include:
providing the township with
water service at 1 3'2.ri times the
city rate, an agreement by the
township to approve any future
annexation petitions to Mount
Pleasant and the city will
purchase 16 acres of a well site
currently owned by the township
for $".2.r-..000. The city will have full
use and control of the property
immediately upon signing a
mutual water service agreement
between the city and township
Basketball coach recovering from surgery
by KEN McDONAIJ)
LIFE Ass't. Sports Editor
Charlie Coles. CMU mens
basketball head coach, is in
serious but stable condition today
following triple bypass heart
surgery Monday afternoon at
Lansing's Ingham Medical Center.
A hospital spokeswoman said
Tuesday night the 43-year-old
Coles is in serious but stable
condition — a normal state for
patients after hypass surgery.
"He is in the same condition as
any other person who had undergone the same surgery would be
in," the spokeswoman said.
Athletic Director Dave Keilitz
said Coles' doctor. Calvin Blair,
termed the surgery a success.
"His doirtor told us everything
•went    real    well."   Keilitz    .said
"They performed a triple bypass
and said the operation took
approximately five hours to
complete
He was el.iled w ith the surgical
outcome
"We won the game of our season
and   he   told   us   there   were   no    to-day with   him   getting  through
complications or problems at all "     this operation." Keilitz said
Keilitz was in I-ansing Monday        Surgery    was    conducted    the
same day Coles was to begin his
career behind the Chippewa
lx-nch — ironically against the
University of Detroit, the school
where Coles was an assistant
coach the past three years.
Central lost the game in overtime.
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Fires set
in Rose
Several small fires resulted
in an undetermined amount of
damage in Rose Center Sunday
Ix tween 7 and K p m near the
raquetball courts
John McAulifTe, Department
of Public Safety Director, said
three small fires wen- set on
the fl<x.r of ra<|uetha)l court IO
A fire also was set in a drinking
fountain tn a nearby hall
Fires wen- set in the lower
level women's bathroom, on the
floor, in a waste basket, in a
toilet paper dispenser and on a
toilet seat
"It appears someone l<x>k
toilet paper and wrapped it
around the seat and then set it
on fire," McAuliffe said
The incident was reported at
M -7 p m Sunday by Peggy
Buitcndorp. Freemont sophomore and Rose Reservation
Desk employee
Police have no suspects in the
incident, but the case remains
under investigation, McAulifTe
said
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News Brief
Mount   Pleasant  city olTices  will  Ix-  closed  Thursday and
Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday
Inside
A turkey's destiny
page 3
Weather
Mostly cloudy Wednesday.
Good chance of rain south and
chance of rain or snow central
Highs low 30s to the low 40s.
Rain likely south chance of
snow north Wednesday night.
Lows upper 20s to the upper
30s.
Index
LIFE-wire page 2
Q&A  page3
Comment page 4
Bloom County page 4
Entertainment page 6
Sports pageS
Chippewa Profile  page 8
Chippewa Corner page 11
Classifieds page II
Police Reports page 12
Academic questions remain
I This is the fifth m a serie* analyzing the affiliation hetueen CMU
and Michigan Molecular Institute of Midland J
by TOM WICKHAM
LIFE News Editor
and RANDY LOVELY
LIFE Managing Editor
By road. Michigan Technological University is nearly
430 miles from CMU. Yet distance is supposed to have
minimal impact on cooperation between CMU, MMI and
MTU in developing a polymer science program.
However, the affiliation will not reap planned-for
benefits unless officials from the three institutions meet
to discuss program details — including MTU"s cooperative
doctorate d**gree.
CMU. MMI and MTU officials were to meet Monday at MTU in
Houghton. Foggy weather however, caused the cancellation of their
flight and the meeting was postponed two weeks.
David Sikarskie, MTLTs School of Engineering dean, said although
distance has not hampered the affiliation, several issues must be
resolved collectively.
"The program is not spelled out. we're concerned about recruiting
graduate students . . the big problem is funding graduate students."
he said
Sikarskie said the main issue confronting the institutions is graduate student residency. "We don't want to
relax it." he added
Thomas Courtney. MTU's Graduate Studies dean, said
graduate students should be allowed time to study and
work at all three institutions.
"We will consider two quarters residency satisfied by
participation downstate at either CMU or MMI. which
means the student will spend four quarters at Michigan
Tech," he said
On other issues Courtney said, "We have a working
paper on the agreement. It is broad and there are a few
specifics that need to be tied down. I'm hoping we can
approve that. Then there will be some of these smaller financial
details."
Courtney said he could not elaborate on details since CMU officials
planned to present them at Monday's meeting.
Douglas Friedrich. CMU's Graduate Studies dean, said the meeting
•.See "MMr*—-page 12