~---- ----- -- VOL XVlll, NO. 25 the independent student newspaper serving notre Jamt: and saint mary's THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1983 Notre Dame shows 'progress' in salaries Special to The Observer is very near its goal of achieving an AAUP rating of "1" (top 20th Notre Dame has made "extraor­ percentile) for average salaries in dinary progress" in raising faculty all teaching ranks. In 1982-83 it salaries, according to a study by the achieved this rating for all but full Office of the Dean of Administra­ professors. When Notre Dame is tion. Salaries for faculty have been compared to with a group of 10 raised an average of 46 percent over peer universities, including the last four years, the report notes, Princeton, Johns Hopkins, Nor­ and, using statistics made available thwestern, Duke, and Brown, it annually by the American Associa­ again lost only at the rank of full tion of University Professors professor. Seven of the ten schools (AAUP), it documents. have higher average salaries at Jump in average 9-month faculty that level. At the associate level, salary levels by Notre Dame over however, only three of ten are other doctoral-granting, research higher than Notre Dame, and only universities is as follows. Average two of ten at the assistant level. In salaries for full professors at Notre another comparison, this time with ·Dame ($40,719) went from a rank Big Ten universities, only three of 94th to 53rd between 1978-79 were ahead of Notre Dame at the and 1982-83. Those for associate full professor level, while Notre professor ($31,305) went from a Dame had a higher average ranking of 62nd to 21st and those associate professor salary than all TbeObsernr/H...a~ for assistant professor ($25,090) Big Ten schools. Only two Big Ten Bench pressing Dan Knaus exercises rapid eye movements on one of the new benches from 9th to 18th. schools paid assistant professors OJ? the South Quad yesterday afternoon. Knaus managed to catch forty The University, the report says, more. wmks yesterday afternoon despite the traffic of students on the see Pay, page 5 sidewalks along which the benches are placed. Judge rules against Kings Cellar News correspondent By KEVIN BINGER cording to Anderson, almost forc­ restraining order because he deem­ Staff Reporter ed the Kings Cellar chain out of ed the $600,000 (set aside to protect to speak at St. Mary's business. the bank against liabilities) and By ED NOLAN The Programming Board also A U.S. district judge in Lafayette, "They (American National Bank) their (the two banks) combined News Staff finalized plans for Oktoberfest, Indiana refused to place a restrain­ felt that they were not secure," said assets provided enough security," The first Amencan female to which will begin next week. The ing order Tuesday on the proposed Anderson. "They felt that there said Anderson. "We've reached an serve as a foreign news correspon­ week's events will start with a hall merger between American National wasn't enough collateral and they undPrstanding and we secure." dent, Georgie Anne Geyer, is decorating contest in each dorm. A Bank of South Bend and Valley didn't want us to expand anymore." Kings Cellar Liquor Stores are among the speakers slated for the German picnic with entertainment Bank of Mishawaka brought by Anderson disagreed and last no longer in danger of going out of annual Women's Opportunity is planned for Tuesday from 4-6 Kings Cellar Liquor Store owner business. As part of the bankrupt­ February sued American National Week and College to Career Days p.m., for all Saint Mary's and Robert Anderson. cy reorganization, ownership of the for $45 million in lost profits and at Saint Mary's. The event, Notre Dame students. A havride liquor stores was transferred to The dispute between American $135 million in punitive damages. scheduled for Nov. 14-17, was an­ and bonfire will highlight Friday's Robert C. Anderson, Inc., of which National Bank and Anderson Thomas Wilkinson, president of nounced at yesterday's Saint Mary's events. Roasted marshmallows and Anderson is the sole stockholder. began in September, 1981, when American National, declined com­ Programming Board meeting. apple cider will be served at the "It's a new corporation and it's American National Bank seized ment on the case because it is still in Susan Holland, a Chicago bonfire. deposits totalling $200,000 from B­ litigation. doing very well, thanks to Notre business executive, will be the guest J's Liquors, Inc., which then owned Dame students," said Anderson. speaker on Wednesday of W.O.W. Founder's Day is scheduled for Anderson attempted to block the "The old corporation (B-J's Li­ the chain of Kings Cellar Liquor merger of the two banks because he "Women's Fair," the theme for Oct. 11. An alumnae reception and Stores. quors) is just a shell continuing the Thursday's events, will emphasize candlelight dinner is planned. A believed the necessary liquidation lawsuit." The move forced Anderson, of the bank's assets involved in the The two banks will sign the the vast opportunities open to 15-minute slide show is being plan­ president of B-J's Liquors, to file move could defraud him in attemp­ merger agreement Friday and open women today, according to ned. There will be a movie in the for reorganization under Chapter ting to gain damages. for business Monday morning as Madeline Hoch, coordinator of evening, but the title will not be an­ 11 of the Bankruptcy Act and, ac- "The judge would not retain the Vallev American Bank. W.O.W. week. nounced until then. Senate ready to oust Watt; Reagan says issue closed and insulting to all Americans" sentiment against Watt seemed to Associated Press when he referred to an advisory be easing. While letters and WASHINGTON - James Watt will panel last week as "a black... a telegrams were running heavily stay on as interior secretary and woman, two Jews, and a cripple." against Watt last week, they now President Reagan "considers the Senate Republican sources, who seem to be "evening up," he said. matter closed," a White House asked not to be identified, said that He declined to be more specific. spokesman said yesterday. But a a survey conducted privately by "The president considers the mat­ survey of Republicans, coupled Majority Leader Howard H. ter closed. It's behind us," Speakes with a unanimous Democratic Baker, Jr., R-Tenn., for the White said. caucus, showed a clear majority of House suggested that the resolution Baker said earlier yesterday he the Senate ready to request Watt's would prevail, possibly by a com- thought that the congressional resignation. fortable margin. The survey show- clamor over Watt had crested. And House Republican Leader ed the measure would pick up more Baker told reporters that Watt is "a Robert Michel of Illinois had harsh than 13 of the Senate's 55 little better off today than he was a words for the interior secretary Republicans. Earlier yesterday, few days ago." following a White House meeting, Senate Democrats voted But Michel, the House claiming calls for his resignation unanimously in a closed caucus to Republican leader, said Watt clear­ "may not be all that far from the support the resolution. ly had hurt the administration, and mark." Chief presidential spokesman that no official "is an indispensable The Senate may face within days Larry Speakes told reporters at a a resolution drafted by Minority White House briefing that public see WAIT, pageS Leader Robert Byrd, D-W. Va., re­ questing Reagan to "request The Observer/Pele Laches The Observer has been experiencing technical difficulties with its without delay the resignation of typesetting equipment. These problems often mean reducing the GM's newest Secretary James Watt" for conduct size of the newspaper and limiting the number of stories in order to "unbefitting a senior cabinet get the major news out to readers on time. It may cause delays in Civil engineering student Bob Boucher examines General Motor's member." classified advertising. We hope these problems do not inconve­ 1984 6-cylinder 308 production model engine. The model was one of The measure, which could face a nience our readers. The situation will be rectified as soon as possi­ the exhibits displayed at Industry Day in Fitzpatrick Hall yesterday. filibuster by Watt's supporters, ble. says the secretary was "insensitive ---------------- ~-- The Observer Thursday, September 29, 1983 -page 2 . lit Brief South Shore cleans up act­ The phone rang constantly and the mail poured 'Vomit Comet' gone forever into Larry McDonald's Capitol Hill office for about two weeks after a Soviet fighter plane shot down a Korean jetliner with the Georgia congressman aboard. But, the world then moved on to other matters, and McDonald's office is now a sad and quiet place. They're gone. Those burnt orange and maroon cars of the Paul McGinn The man in charge there is a former Hoosier named Fred Smith Executive Editor who grew up in Mishawaka, Ind., and attended Purdue Universi­ Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad made ty. He was McDonald's administrative assistant when the con­ their final run last Sunday. At 9:40 a.m., six late- gressman was alive. He now has the title of administrator and 1920s vintage electric cars left South Bend's Amtrack Inside Thursday duties he could do without. "It's been tough going through Larry's station on their way to downtown Chicago. Before it finished its two-hour five-minute run, the personal effects and papers," Smith said.