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Truck halt may catch up to grocers
by JULIE MORRISON
LIFE Staff Writer
CMU students living off campus could have trouble buying some
of their favorite food staples if the Teamsters strike continues for
two weeks, some city grocers said Tuesday.
However, while the work stoppage will have no effect on the
delivery of food to residence halls, some CMU officials said it could
cause shortage of some paper and gasoline in the University.
The Teamsters strike, which involves 320,000 workers, began at
12:01 a.m. Sunday when the union contract expired and negotiations
for a new three-year contract stalled. »
Dick Martin, vice president in charge of sales for Giant Super
Market inc. on Industrial Avenue, said that grocery store will be
able to hold out for two weeks because it anticipated the strike.
"If you can look down the road far enough, there could be a
problem," Martin said. "But we anticipated the strike and bought
enough food for two weeks."
Martin said the Teamsters Union delivers such food as canned
goods and flour to the Giant warehouse. He said company trucks
deliver it to the store. However, Martin said products such as milk,
bread and produce are delivered entirely by company trucks and
the Teamsters strike will not affect shipment of this merchandise.
Richard Woodrick, owner of Ric's Food Center, 705 S. Mission,
said his store has not had any speical deliveries but should be able to
hold out for one or two weeks.
Scott Frear, assistant director of food services, said CMU
receives most of its food shipment from non-union sources and will
not be affected by the strike.
"Our only problem might be withmilk and dairy products, but the
Teamsters said they will continue to deliver these because they are
perishable items,"
However, Herbert Van Hoose, motor pool coordinator, said
gasoline for the University's cars could become scarce if the strike
continues.
CMU also faces a short supply of some computer paper if the
strike continues, Ervin McDonald, purchasing director, said.
Senate forms method
to change job policies
bv JERRY MORLOCK
LIFE Ass't. News Editor
Academic Senate Tuesday
approved a procedure for
determining faculty promotion,
reappointment and tenure
policies after six meetings of
debate on the issue.
Under the procedure, which
must now be approved by both
the Administration and Faculty
Association, changes in personnel policies would be
initiated in Senate. FA and the
Administration would then have
60 days to object to the change.
If objections were raised, the
change would be returned to
Senate along with a list of the
body's objections.
The new procedure was
required by the 1977 faculty
contract in which faculty tenure,
promotion   and  reappointment
"Every phase of changing personnel
policies should be done in an open forum. "—
Kendall Folkert, Religion Department
chairperson
were included for the first time.
The contract requires that
Senate produce a procedure for
changing these policies which is
acceptable to both FA and CMU,
the two contract parties.
Senate still will establish a
permanent personnel policies
committee in which the changes
will be initiated, Senate earlier
postponed approval of the
committee structure pending a
decision on the amount of FA
and CMU input in the personnel
policies procedure.
Previous meeting's debate on
the procedure, including
Tuesday's discussion, focused on
how much input FA and CMU
should have in the procedure.
A proposal made by Senator
Louis Ecker to give FA and
CMU final approval on policy
changes was voted down in
favor of a proposal by Senator
Kendall Folkert. Folkert's
amendment requires both ■ FA
and CMU to return the proposed
changes to Senate if they have
(See "Senate—"page 2)
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CMU proving less attractive
to most popular rock bands
byBRADFLORY
LIFE Staff Writer
If Central students get to see a single rock
concert on campus this semester, it will
involve "some luck," a Program Board official says.
And from what one administrator observes, the prospects for campus rock fans
may not be much better in future years.
So far, there have been no rock concerts
here this semester and no acts have been
booked for the remainder of the school year.
Only one rock group, Foreigner (in
November), performed at CMU last
semester.
Program Board is sponsoring a Thursday
concert by the soft-rock group the Let-
termen in Warriner Auditorium.
Although Program Board has only four
weeks left to sign a concert, since the
University avoids concerts during final
exams week, Bill Gundry, the organization's
chairperson, is not ruling out the chance of
signing a group by May.
"It is still quite possible to sign a concert
before the end of the semester," says
Gundry, Royal Oak junior. "If a band within
our financial capabilities is touring and
comes up with an open date we can fill, we
could schedule a concert on two days notice.
"I admit," he continues, "there would be
some luck involved in that."
However, whether a concert is scheduled
in the remainder of this semester or not, it
still remains unclear whether this con-
(See "Concerts—" page 2)
Deadline rush
-CM LIFE PHOTO BYROGER HART
Arlene Foster (right) and cohort Phyllis Conley, employees of the Secretary of State's
office, 300 W. Michigan Ave., helped sell more than 580 license plates Monday to citizens
who opted to wait until the last day to purchase their 1979 plates. Long lines could be seen
early in the morning, but as the day wore on, the lines dwindled. Persons who have not yet
purchased their plates can do so at the Secretary of State's Office.
Alibi closing like losing an old friend
byTOMMcEACHIN
LIFE Staff Writer
The brightly-lit billboard once
proclaimed Roger and the
Human Body were appearing in
the club, that drinks were half-
off from 7 to 9, or that Thursday
night was Ladies Night.
Monday night however, the
billboard was dark and the one
word, "closed," could hardly .be
seen.
The inside of the building was
equally dark, and the only sign
of life came from a light on a
cigarette machine.
The parking lot", which was
filled to capacity the night
before, was empty.
The Alibi Lounge, 3695 W.
Broomfield Road, was shut down
Sunday night by owner Richard
Andresen, after he signed a deal
the day before that will sell the
Alibi to the owners of the
Wayside    Central,    4066    S.
Mission St.
The deal caught several
people by suprise—especially
ihe Alibi employees.
"Last night (Sunday) was the
first I knew of it," waitress Deb
Haller, Brighton sophomore,
said.
"They didn't give any indication. You have a job one day,
and the next day you don't,"
Shari Squiers, Pontiac senior,
said.
All Alibi employees
questioned said they had heard
various rumors concerning the
sale of the Alibi since the 21-
year-old drinking age went into
effect.    »
But none took these rumors
seriously.
When     the     official     announcement came Sunday night
that   the   Alibi   would   close,
employees contacted said they
were    suprised,    some    were
"bummed" and others Were
disappointed. Some were even
bitter.
Jim Thaden, East Lansing
junior and Alibi waiter since
August, "Thought it was an
April Fools joke."
But the locked doors and the
empty parking lot Monday night
proved to be a reality.
All of the employees lost their
jobs, at least temporarily, but
(See "Alibi-" page 2)
In brief
Featured in this issue is
"Transformations," a special
section exploring: lifestyles,
spring fashion aha the latest in
wedding wear.
Campus
Next fall's CMU
students will be
equipped with photo
identification cards
which will serve a
Variety of purposes.
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