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LaSorte grievance nullified by new evidence By GREG AMMONDSON to the arbitration hearing between February with MPEA that asserted a classification and within a bud affairs vice president, had been in Montana Kalmln Raportar UM and the Montana Public Em she should retain her job since she geted department. the same budgeted department for ployees Association, according to had seniority over the other staff "It looked as though 1 had the one year more than LaSorte. Jennifer LaSorte's claim that the MPEA Executive Director Tom members In the administrative of seniority,” LaSorte said, but mate LaSorte said she could only be University of Montana administra Schnieder. fice. rial that was not "evident" before compared with Granger for senior tion violated a union contract by LaSorte, former administrative The seniority clause in LaSorte's the grievance was filed showed ity because the wording in the laying her off has been nullified assistant to the academic vice MPEA contract states that layoffs that Mary Ann Granger, an admi MPEA contract was "strictly held because of new evidence brought president, filed a grievance In shall be in order of seniority within nistrative assistant to the fiscal to" in the arbitration hearing. Schnieder said LaSorte's arbi tration hearing is in "suspension," but with the introduction of the new records about Granger, the MPEA will probably drop the case. The university gave MPEA the Montana wrong information about La Sorte's seniority, he said. "Without LaSorte's seniority, we do not have a case,” Schnieder continued. “It's like we lost the ballgame before it started." The MPEA has decided to send a letter to the arbitrator of the hearing asking him to drop the arbitration, Schnieder said. LaSorte said she believes there is some "inequity” in her situation. K a i m i n She said that she has turned down Tuesday, April 4, 1978 Missoula, Mont. Vol. 80, No. 78 two job offers from UM because of pay cutbacks of $600 and $300. Judge calls Bishop-lndian rift ‘serious’ By JIM TRACY At present, federal law makes pended commissioner will be have existed for a long time. He said the council is “backing Montana Kalmln Raportar trespassing on Indian land without given a chance to present his views Bud Lozar, superintendent of 100 percent” Judge's suspension permission of the tribe a criminal at a formal hearing, Judge said, the Crow Agency, said in a tele of Bishop. The breach between the Crow offense. and added that a date for the phone interview yesterday that the Part of the reason for the fissure Tribe and suspended Montana Judge, it seems, has wavered in hearing has not yet been set. Tribal Council "was definitely not that has developed between Bi- State Fish and Game Commission his decision to suspend Bishop. The differences between Bishop happy with Bishop’s performance er Al Bishop will be difficult to Bishop received a letter from the and the Crow Tribe apparently as a fish and game commissioner.” • Cont. on p. 6. mend, Gov. Thomas Judge said governor March 27, which appar here Friday. ently reinstated him on the com In an interview before he spoke mission. However, threatened with Hatfield denies Time report of fleeing to Montana Key Club delegates at the en masse resignation of the a luncheon in the University Cen other four commissioners If Bi ter Gold Oak Room, Judge said “a shop were reinstated, Judge re ‘pressures’ of Panama Canal debates very serious riff' exists between voked Bishop’s reinstatement, By VICTOR RODRIGUEZ be closed down for any reason." nomination for the seat he now the tribe and Bishop over fishing saying it had been conditional Montana Kalmln Raportar • the right to station U.S. mil occupies. rights on the Big Horn River in upon agreement of the other fish itary forces in Panama" after 1999 In speeches throughout the southeastern Montana. and game commissioners. Sen. Paul Hatfield, D-Mont., In in any circumstances that make state, Hatfield explained his rea Judge suspended Bishop March Bishop has denied that the letter finishing up a week-long cam the two governments consider it sons for endorsing the first treaty 17, for "abuse of office" after the mentions concurrence of the other paign swing through Montana ‘necessary and appropriate’.” after voicing opposition to It in the Billing! attorney apparently defied commissioners as a condition of denied Monday morning a state Hatfield, in Montana during the early rounds of the debates. federal and reservation regula his reinstatement. ment by Time magazine that he Senate's Easter recess, traveled to When asked if the White House tions by accompanying a party of Now Judge says he has new "fled the pressures" of the Panama Butte, Helena and Kalispell, cam made any political deals for his non-l ndians on a fishing trip on the charges to level against Bishop. He Canal debates by visiting Monta paigning for the Democratic party vote, Hatfield answered no. Big Horn River. termed the charges “very serious," na. That fishing expedition led to a but refused to elaborate. “I was home,” Hatfield said, confrontation between tribal game He said he and the other com minutes before boarding a flight to wardens and the non-Indian fi missioners are investigating alle Washington from Johnson Bell shermen led by Bishop. gations against Bishop. The sus- Field, "but I didn't come here to flee anything." Hatfield, a member of the Armed Services Committee, said the visit Cheap UM Library books to Montana during the debates concerned a tour of Air Force, Air and Army National Guard bases in for sale today, tomorrow Great Falls, Helena, Lewistown and Glasgow. By SUZANNE BRADLEY 1904-1920, and of Montana be According to a statement in the Montana Kalmln Raportar tween 187G-1960, Johnson said. March 27 issue of Time, “Fresh The prints are $1 each and are man Democrat Paul Hatfield, who About 1,000 books are on sale being sold with the books. spent last week avoiding pressure from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Last year, the library made about In Montana, finally voted hla con tomorrow in the University of $400 during the book sale, which science.” Hatfield's vote clinched Montana Library, according to has been held annually since 1972, approval of the treaty provision Liza Serha, assistant cataloging Serha said. That money was used guaranteeing canal neutrality to librarian. to buy the "Family Creative Work the year 2000, thereby allowing In addition, about 100 photo shop" series for $155, and the Congress to proceed with debate graphs of UM and Montana from “George Catlln Book on American on the second treaty this month. the UM Archives will be on sale, Indians" by Royal B. Hassrlck for While at Malmstrom Air Force Dale Johnson, assistant professor $25. The money also provided Base, Hatfield said he discussed of library sciences and UM archi $100 scholarships to two UM "with the Malmstrom command vist, said yesterday. students interested In library ers" priorities In missile location The books, which are selling for science graduate work, she added. sites, construction of educational $1 and under, are donations that Serha said that the library plans facilities and a new.flring range. duplicate books the library already to use the money from this year’s Hatfield, who made Congres has, Serha said. sale to buy books and to provide sional history by submitting the scholarships. But the number of The books are on Inside tables needed vote In a 68-32 approval of next to the main entrance and are scholarships and books depends the first treaty, said "I voted for the organized according to subject on the profit from the sale, she treaty because I thought It was added. matter, Serha said. Some of those right." A two-thirds majority of 67 subjects are: history, political Money from the sale of the prints votes was needed for approval. science, foreign languages, juve will be used to make negatives of Hatfield said he decided to vote nile, economics and sociology. photographs in the UM Archives, for the treaty after two formal Johnson said. Johnson explained reservations were added to the text No checks will be accepted at that when an older photograph of treaty one, Including: CLAUDE KIPNIS rests a tired arm during a drawn-out handshake In "The the sale. begins to fade and deteriorate, a • the right of U.S. military Inter Party," a sketch that was part of the performance put on by the The prints are reproductions of negative ensures that the photo vention In Panama "after the turn Claude Klpnls Mime Theater last night in the University Theatre. (Staff photographs taken of UM between graph can be replaced. of the century If the canal should photo by Mike Sanderson.) 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