1984-03-28; Central Michigan Life

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LIFE
Vol. 66 No. 68
©1984 CM LIFE
Section A 32 pages
Mount Pleasant. Mich. 48859
Wednesday, March 28,1984
Indecent entertainment' attacked
by STEVE IIASSJE
UFE Staff Wrttar
If an area church committee has its way, Isabella County will
have an indecent entertainment ordinance.
The Mount Pleasant Community Church, 1012 W. High, under
the parsonage of Rev. Malcolm G. Brown, currently is distributing request forms to both its own members and members of
several other area churches.
The requests are an attempt to spur the possible implementation "for the control, regulation and prohibition of indecent entertainment in our county," Gladys Mitchell, church committee
member, said.
"The main reason for getting people's signatures are to show
that there is a strong concern against that (indecent) type of
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The main reason for getting people's
signatures are to show that there is a
strong concern against that (indecent)
type of behavior.
—Gladys Mitchell,
Mount Pleasant Community Church
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behavior," she said.
Mitchell, 814 S. Kinney, cited male .and female strip shows as a
chief issue addressed in the petition.
She further named a November male-dancer show at the Holiday Inn, 5665 E. Pickard, as a key example of "indecent entertainment."
Mitchell said a similar ordinance currently is being channeled
through state government officials for Osceola County.
"I saw them working on the ordinance in January, and asked
for an exact copy," she said.
Osceola County Clerk Carl Wyman said the ordinance, recently
passed by its county commission, is now waiting for Gov. James
Blanchard's signature.
The ordinance is under review by state assistant attorney Rod
MacGillis. MacGillis said due to "backlog and a great deal of
♦See "Obscene"-page 2A
State Senate to have
hearing on campus
Nosejob
Above, preparing for the
cotton ball relay Lori Williams, Battle Creek sophomore,puts a dab of shortening on the nose of Michael
Klein, 69. Left, Pat Paton, St.
Louis senior,watches as
Klein passes tne cotton ball
to Horace Hopkins, 84, to
capture first place. See related story page  13A-
CMUfCJmmm. !***<».*
by PAUL MASON
UFE Asst News Editor
For the first time in more
than 10 years, a Senate appropriations subcommittee will
visit Central for its state aid
hearing.
Sen. William Sederburg,
chairman of the Senate higher
education appropriations committee, said the subcommittee
had scheduled meetings at four
colleges and universities in the
state, including an April 16
hearing at Central.
"We're interested in getting
out of the Capitol to get a flavor
of the campuses and interact
more," Sederburg, R-East
Lansing, said.
In recent years the appropriation hearings have been in
the state Capitol along with
House members.
The Senate also scheduled
visits to Marygrove College in
Detroit, Western Michigan
University and Michigan State
University for April 9 and 16
and May 7, respectively.
Sederburg said.
"It helps a great deal to get a
feel of the campus and sec
what the money is being used
for." Sederburg said. "It's
easier on one's home turf than
in the political waters down
here in Lansing."
President Harold Abel said
he was pleased the Senate
appropriations subcommittee
selected Central'as one of the
four meeting sites.
♦See "Senate" — page 2A
Annual SGA election
format may be altered
by RICH ROBINSON
UFE Staff Writer
Determining how students will be represented by the Student Government Association
could change if SGA gets its way.
A plan, which would switch the current
method of representation by class population to
a district format will be discussed at tonight's
SGA meeting.
"Right now we're looking in to the plausibility
of a district system instead of using the one we
are at the present." SGA President Bill Kennis
said.
The reason for the proposed change is due to
problems representatives have with keeping in
touch with their const itutents. Kennis said.
♦See "SGA"—page2A
Contract talks
to begin today
While the Faculty Association will present its contract
proposal, the Administration
will offer a "summary" of its
objectives in the first day of
negotiations today.
The FA and Administration
were considering exchanging
contract proposals before today, but the two "just didn't get
together," Ed McKenna. FA
bargaining team chairman,
said. He added the FA will present a formal proposal today to
the Administration.
"We (the FA) had gone
through the contract, identifying articles we thought needed
to be changed," he said. The,
language that needed clarification was "cleared up," he said.
The Administration will not
present a formal proposal, but
instead will "present a summary of the proposed changes
and objectives that we hope to
accomplish." said R. William
Dunham, associate vice provost for Faculty Contractual
Relations.
The two teams will meet in
the President's Conference
Room in the University Center
at 2 p.m. for the closed bargaining session.
Basic ground rules, such as
what relations with the media
will be, how minutes for future
meetings will be handled and
where and when the meetings
will take place, are scheduled
♦See "Talks'—page 14A
Abel ranks fourth in salary
by MINDY NORTON
UFE Editor
President Harold Abel is the fourth highest paid university president in Michigan, according to figures from the
University's salary list and othe^- schools.
An 8 percent pay increase last summer upped Abel's salary to $85,600 for the 1983-84 contract year, compared to his
previous rate of S79.350 per year.
Statistics from other universities show the University of
Michigan'Ann Arbor president, Harold Shapiro, is the highest paid president of Michigan's IS public universities and
colleges. He makes $96,500 per year.
Michigan State University's president, Cecil Mackey, who
recently announced his resignation, makes $92,700 a year.
The president of Michigan Technological University,
Dale Stein, earns $89,000 per year.
All of CMU's employee groups received approximately an
8-percent pay increase last summer, Jerry Tubbs, vice president for Business and Finance, said.
Provost John Cantelon is contracted for $69,800 for 1983-
84. Tubbs will receive $66,500 and Arthur Ellis, vice president for Public Affairs, will receive $66,000. James Hill,
vice president for Student Affairs, is slated for $64,000.
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In addition to his salary, Abel receives benefits which do
not change from year to year. Abel receives a house with
basic furnishings and paid utilities as well as a car for personal and professional use, Tubbs said.
The University's three vice presidents receive a car for
professional use, but must pay 21-cents per mile if it is
driven on personal trips, Tubbs added.
Tubbs said there may be differences between how much
employees are contracted for and what they earned for
1983.
♦See "Salaries"—page 13A
In Brief
The American Cancer Society will be selling daffodils for 50 cents in the Mount
Pleasant area Sunday through Tuesday. Daffodil Days was initiated in 1970 to communicate a message of hope in the fight against
cancer.
Campus
A new process is expected to simplify the Pell
Grant application but
payments may be slower.
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page 3
The LIFEstyle of a twin at
CMU.
page 6 A
Sports
Marcy Weston has been
selected as a basketball
official for the NCAA
women's Division I semifinals.
page 10A
Weather
Mostly cloudy and becoming windy today, with
a chance of snow. Highs
around 40. Windy tonight.