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• The at July 27, 1978 Vol. 111 No. 38 . © 1978 Student Publications, Inc. Iowa City's Morning Newspaper 10 cents City undermined No Rhodesian trade WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Senate approved a compromise Wednesday to on F-518 keep the embargo on U.S. trade with Rhodesia in effect at least until elections By ROD BOSHART Commenting on the chamber's support are held and a majority-rule government Staff Writer of 518, Erdahl said, "Their information is established in that country. doesn't seem to be very current. They The Senate voted 59-36 to approve the The Iowa City Chamber of Commerce seem to be supporting a proposal that compromise amendment sponsored by undermined the Iowa City's proposed will support Ainsworth (rather than Iowa liberal Republican Sens. Clifford Case of change in the state Department of City)." New Jersey and Jacob Javits of New Transportation's (DOT) Freeeway-518 Hartwig said the delegation expressed its support for the DOT to go "full speed York. plan by meeting with the DOT Tuesday to express support for 518, two city coun­ ahead" on the four-lane 518 project, and Later Wednesday, moves for an earlier he called the council's proposal to con­ end to the embargo collapsed when Sen. cilors said Wednesday . The city had proposed that the DOT struct a two-lane highway with no Jesse Helms, R-N.C., withdrew an consider a realigned Highway 218 rather Melrose intersection irresponsible. amendment proposing to lift trade than building 518. " We feel the council is wrong and restrictions until the end of the year as a The four-member chamber delegation should reconsider their position," way to encourage the interim govern­ - made up of Marvin Hartwig; Chamber Hartwig said. ment. President Donald Hebert, former Iowa He said the DOT stated its position to The White House had backed the Case­ City Mayor C.L. Brandt, and executive the chamber regarding the freeway's Javits compromise in the face of strong vice president Keith Kafer - met with location and the need for a four-lane congressional support for immediate the DOT Tuesday in Ames. highway with a Melrose intersection. lifting of the embargo. The House still Councilor Clemens Erdahi said, "I Hartwig said the DOT told the must approve it before it becomes U.S. think 'undermined' is a very good word to delegation it had sent the council a letter policy. describe the chamber's action. regarding 518, but no DOT member "When the DOT is meeting with our directly stated what the letter said. Begin rattles saber By UMed Pr .. lnaomlllenol chamber in Ames, after they canceled The DOT letter, received by the city JERUSALEM (UPI) - Prime Going to the mountain our meeting, and we have to read about it Tuesday, rejected the city's request to in the Des Moines Register, it's another move the highway one to Ph miles west Minister Menachem Begin said Wed­ John Unsaker is a lonely figure four miles from the summit of 14.200 Mt. Evans (Colo.) enroute to winning the 14.2·mlle marathon racp up the of the DOT's proposed location, to make nesday's ouster of the Israeli military example of their (DOT's) bureaucratic mlssion from Egypt does not mean war Is mountain July 15. double-talk," he said. it a two-lane configuration and to eliminate the Melrose intersection. imminent, but warned if Israel Is at­ Mayor Robert Vevera said, "I'm quite tacked it may launch "a counter off­ sure the chamber's meeting undermined sensive." our proposals." Although the state-run Israeli Union Food Service amends 'discrimination' But, he said, the council's 4-3 vote television said the expulsion was "a By TOM DRURY "It is absolutely essential there is no years ago many preferred to wash and opposing 518's construction reflects a grave move" by the Egyptians, Begin could be misleading. "That's poorly Staff Writer differential laundry service," she said . alter their own uniforms for a better fit. written. It was written six or seven years narrow margin of opposition in Iowa reacted by saying, "This is not an out­ Small, who Is in New Haven, Conn., for "It's never been a requirement (that ago (though it Is now dated, Jan. 6, 1977). City, particularly when 650 Iowa City standing event" and that it did not signal women launder their uniforms) to the businesses say they support 518. war was imminent. A management pollcy that allegedly a seminar on management ethics, It should have been corrected before discriminates against some women learned of the second NOW complaint best of my or Mr. Burda's knowledge," now ," Burke said, adding it was not Kafer said the council was aware that Begin added, "But if we are attacked, Burke said. Anthony Burda, manager of the chamber was plaooing to meet with we shall defend ourselves, and when workers at the Union Food Service has Wednesday. She called Philip Hubbard, corrected because no complaints were The Daily Iowan the Food Service, referred all questions the DOT because Vevera, an ex-officio Israel defends itself, it sometimes does It been changed, has UI vice president for student services, made to management about the policy. learned. who then called James Burke, manager about the policy to Burke Wednesday. member of the chamber's executive by launching a counter offensive." And a UI investiga tion of management­ of the Union. An announcement of the But Burke admitted that part-time "Had we received a complaint it would board, was present when the board made In a television interview, Begin said employee relations at the food service policy change was posted on an em­ women employees affected by the job have been straightened out ages ago," the decision to send its Transportation Defense Minister Ezer Weizman was will begin immediately, according to ployee's bulletin board Wednesday description may have been unaware of Burke said. "This boils down to a failure Committee as a delegation. asked by his Egyptian counterpart, Gen. Mary Jo Small, assistant vice president morning. the option to have the Union wash their to communicate." Vevera said, "It slipped my mind. I Mohammed Gamassy, to recall the nine­ uniforms. was aware of it." man Israeli delegation that stayed in for personnel. Burke said Wednesday the question of The offending policy, which has drawn discrimination was brought up because "That fact has probably gotten lost in ltis that failure that apparently moved Councilor carol deProsse said the Alexandria, Egypt, after the breakdown the shuffle. As crews have turned over, of direct Israeli-Egyptian talks in two protests from the Johnson County­ of a "misunderstanding." Small to order an investigation of the chamber's meeting with the DOT did not Iowa City National Orglinization of He said all women employees of the we haven't made a conscious effort to say service management's labor relations. undermine the city's proposal because January. Women (NOW) chapter, differentiated catering service have always had the there are two options, which Is our fault," The problem stems from management The mission has served as a unique the DOT never intended to accept the between men and women part-time option of getting their uniforms laun­ Burke said. "not being in touch with what the city's plan. direct channel of communication bet­ employees regarding the laundering of dered by the Union, but that several He also admitted the job description students wanted" she said. ween Jerusalem and Cairo and sources She said a statement made by Kafer, in uniforms. which he said the delegation was said its recall would mean a greater "Females will be given a uniform dependence on the United States as a go­ representing 650 Iowa City businesses between in peace negotiations. which they will be expected to hem to an that favor 518, was inaccurate. appropriate length and keep clean. Males Ray says no more NFB in'vestigation "That's a lie," deProsse said. "I know wear white jackets which are laundered India's notes members of the chamber who are 0p­ PM. here," the job description for the ser­ DES MOINES (UP!) - Gov. Robert D. the commission's operations and by - obtained automatic weapons and had posed to 518. vice's catering department reads. Ray said Wednesday he would not federal authorities. bulletproof glass installed at the com­ "DOT has been out cultivating nuclear dangers That policy directly violates the 1964 reconvene a special ad hoc commlttee to But Ray hinted - and other principals mission headquarters in downtown Des chamber support for this (518) so they Civil Rights Act, Kathy McKirchy of review the policies of the Iowa Com­ In the unfolding controversy agreed - Moines during the early 19705, when can point and say that the people of Iowa NEW DELHI, India (UPI) - Prime the new disclosure that Roger Jepsen employees said Jernigan was concerned NOW charged in a letter sent to several mission for the Blind, despite a rash of City are in favor of this," she said. Minister Morarji Desai today said UI officials, Small among them, and the fronted for a loan from Jernigan to a about possible civll disturbances. India's underground nuclear blast in bizarre alle.llations with political over­ She said the DOT's letter, basing its DI. The act, as amended in 1972, former commission employee would The governor, noting Jernigan once May 1974 has left large quantities of tones. rejection on construction and develop­ prohibits discrimination regarding Most of the allegations - including a become an underlying issue in Jepsen's expressed concern about possible threats ment costs, traffic service, engineering plutonium behind and "God knows how "compensation, terms, or conditions of campaign for U.S.

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