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Vol. 63 No. 13
©1981 CM LIFE
Mount Pleasant, Mich. 48859
16 pages
Wednesday, Sept. 30,1981
ADC snag burns apartment fire victim
by MARK RANZENBERGER
LIFE Staff Writer
A CMU student is facing the cutoff of her welfare benefits
because she had insurance to cover losses when her apartment was
destroyed by fire recently.
The Washington Court apartment of Gloria Noble, Mount Pleasant senior, was gutted by fire Sept. 11. She and her six-year-old
daughter Robin were not home at the time of the blaze,
A spokesman for the Mount Pleasant Fire Department said no
cause has been determined for the fire and it currently is not under
investigation.
Noble said most of her belongings were destroyed. She said she
had fire insurance which paid her $2,300 to cover the loss.
Noble said she was told by the Department of Social Services that
lump-sum payment will disqualify her from getting the Aid to
Dependent Children benefits on which she and Robin depend.
Because of new ADC payment guidelines which go into effect
Thursday, "the amount of the lump-sum payment is divided into the
amount of the assistance grant to determine how long a recipient is
ineligible," according to Evelyn Huber, an assistance payments
worker with the Michigan Department of Social Services in Mount
Pleasant.
Huber emphasized she could not discuss any individual case but
would discuss general DSS guidelines.
Even though the new guidelines, calling for total deductions of
most other income from ADC, are not yet in effect, they might as
well be, Huber said. DSS has about a two-month backlog, Huber
said, and by the time any case filed now would come up for review it
will be under the new rules.
Noble said her caseworker told her she won't be eligible for
another ADC payment until next May.
"She told me, 'you're just going to have to get a job," Noble said.
"Do you think that I'd be in school at my age (36) if I could find a
job?" she continued.'
Noble has been living in an apartment across the hall from her
former residence since the fire occurred.
She and her daughter, a first grader at Sacred Heart Academy
Elementary School, have been subsisting on ADC payments of $338
a month. Rent on the University housing consumed $201 every month, Noble said, leaving her and Robin to live on $137.
(See "Fire"—page2)
Fight victim seeks damages
Wayside owner sued
by JOHN BARNES
LIFE Editor
A 23-year-old Saginaw man, severely beaten by
employees of J.R. Winfred's bar in 1979, is suing
Wayside Central and former Winfred's owner
David C. Hunter for an unspecified amount more
than $10,000.
John Harold Underhill claims he has suffered
permanent vision impairment after a beating by
four former Winfred's employees that left him
hospitalized with a broken nose and orbital fracture of the left eye.
Hunter's business partner, Joseph Cekola of
Kalamazoo, also is named in the suit filed in
Isabella County's 21st Circuit Court.
Underhill, who apparently was visiting friends
in Mount Pleasant at the time of the incident, is
asking for damages in "whatever amount above
$10,000," he is found entitled to.
A court date has not been set.
The lawsuit centers around a Sept. 21,1979, incident at the former J.R. Winfred's bar, 3965 E.
Broomfield Road, purchased by the University
last summer.
According to the complaint filed by Underbill's
attorney, James Brisbois Jr. of Saginaw,
Underhill was the victim of an "unprovoked" attack by "four unknown agenfs and/or representatives" of the bar.
"Basically, they came up and accused John of
something—they said he was breaking glass or
something—and John informed them they had
the wrong person," Brisbois said Tuesday.
"They said, 'You are going to leave and you are
going to leave now.' Two grabbed him and started
pushing him towards the door. He said, 'Wait a
minute,' and then they basically stomped him."
Underhill was  treated at Central Michigan
(See "Hunter"—page 2)
SGA continues to stall
public transportation issue
by DAVE ELLIS
LIFE Staff Writer
For the second consecutive
week, Student Government
Association did not form a committee to look into funding, problems with the Isabella County
Transportation Commission,
even though Student Body
President Kel Britvec said he
wants one formed.
Britvec, Battle Creek junior,
wants a committee to lobby and
convince people opposed to the
system that it should be funded.
"You'll see action from this
organization," even if it takes an
executive order on the issue,
Britvec said.
Last week, ICTC General
Manager Kevin Abbey asked
the SGA Board of Directors to
make a proposal on the SGA
ballot Tuesday and today asking
students if they would favor a
plan to tax students in return
for "free" county transportation.
No action was taken and no
ballot proposal made. Junior
Representative Kevin
Shanahan, who had been looking
into the issue, would not move to
form a committee last week, he
said, because he did not want it
to appear he was forming the
committee just to head it.
Shanahan, of Mount Pleasant,
said he thinks something will
definitely be done next week
about the committee. Shanahan
said he was not prepared to introduce anything and he wanted
to have a better idea of the
board's views on the matter
before making the proposal.
Sophomore Representative
Julie Krzeminski said she thinks
the board doesn't feel strongly
enough to form a committee and
"we were hoping Kevin
(Shanahan) would chair the committee."
Krzeminski, of Grand Rapids,
said if it is necessary, she would
form and chair the committee.
(See "SGA"—page 11)
Jeans show gay support
Whether^you know it or not, if you are
wearing blue jeans today you are a supporter of gay rights.
*■■ The sixth annual Blue Jean Day is sponsored by CMU's Gay Liberation ahd asks
students to show support for gays by wearing blue jeans. ■ "
Gay Lib spokeswoman Lee Fisher said the
Blue Jean Day is used for student awareness
of prejudices toward gays.
"People don't wear blue jeans on purpose
so they can be anti-gay," said Fisher, Mount
Pleasant senior. "We chose blue jeans
because everyone has blue jeans."
Fisher said many gay groups around the
country sponsor blue jean days sometime
during the year, but today's is a local event
only.
Gay Lib also has publicized on Blue Jean
Day to wear a bag over your head if you're
against gay rights.
Silly as it is, "Fisher said sometime today
some persons will inevitably walk by the
Student Organization Center, where the
Gay Lib desk is located, with bags over their
heads.
Fisher, former Gay Lib president, said
signs were put up around campus to
publicize the event, but many people are not
aware.
"Some people don't know about it and
wear blue jeans just like any other day," she
said. "Then people stare at them and they
know what it's like to have prejudice against
you."
Fisher was referring to stares and gawks
Gay Lib members receive from, other
students during the year.
Fisher also said the opposite happens -—'
students protest the day via their, dress.
"People get in a panic and want to dress
'straight,'" she saiid.
In Brief
Tickets for the Oct. 23 Pat Metheny Group
concert go on sale today at the University
Center Ticket Office. Tickets are $8.50 and the
office is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.
Campus
The Isabella County
Prosecuting Attorney
discusses the effectiveness of the 21-year-
old drinking age law.
page 3
CMLIH/J. Kyle Keener
Two men killed when
car hits moving train .
Two men were killed late Tuesday evening when the car they were driving struck
the tail end of a moving train southeast of
Mount Pleasant.
According to a state police officer, the collision occurred at approximately 10:40 p.m.
on Summerton Road, about one-eighth of a
mile north of Millbrook Road. There is a
train crossing sign at the tracks, but no
flashers.
The auto was ripped in half by the train
and carried 60 feet from the road. The of
ficer said there was no indication the driver
of the car attempted to stop for the train.
The car was northbound on Summerton*, he
said.
Officers began removing the bodies at
about 11:30 p.m. Names of the victims were
being withheld pending notification of family.
Assisting state police were Isabella County Sheriffs deputies and the CMU Department of Public Safety. '
'Sinners' spare praise
for gospel preachers
by CHRIS MATLEWSKI
LIFE Staff Writer
A Christian group with ties to
a controversial Grand Rapids
street preacher and CMU alumnus were on campus Tuesday
proclaiming its version of Christianity.
And while five members of
the Cornerstone Christian
Fellowship of Grand Rapids
sought to convirice students to
"turn from their sins and seek
Jesus," people passing in front
of Park Library had their own
ideas.
When group member Peggy
Havelt began passing out pamphlets, she got into an argument
with one student,
"You told me I was going to
hell, you judged me. What gave
you that right?" asked Dave
Dusenberry, Fenton senior.
"The scriptures, chapter
five," replied Havelt.
"Isn't that for God to judge?
Read that to me," Dusenberry
demanded.
Havelt read the scripture but
Dusenberry still was not convinced.
"They have no idea what the
people's spirituality is walking
by," he said. "It's very sad that
they think they can help people
by telling them they're going to
hell."
One of the group's members,
Mariane Woroniecki, is a sister
of Michael Woroniecki, a self-
styled street preacher from
Grand Rapids who has been arrested numerous times for
disturbing the peace.
Woroniecki is a CMU
graduate and was a halfback for
the Chippewa football team in
the mid-1970s. He has gained
notoriety in Grand Rapids for
his often loud tirades aimed at
passers-by.
Department of Public Safety
Director John McAuliffe said
DPS received one complaint involving the group but no citations were issued.
(See "Preach"—page 11)
Excessive     sports
violence will be the topic
of a speech tonight in
Warriner Auditorium,
page 7
Sports
The Chippewa
volleyball    team    con-'
tinued its winning ways
by    defeating    Wayne
State Tuesday,
page 12
Index
Arts and Leisure 6
Classifieds 15
Comment 4
Doonesbury  4
Horoscope '... 15
Off The Wire 2
Sports 12
Spotlife 15
Weather 15
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