------------------------ ·-~- -------------. Trial still pending on discrimination suits by Michael Lewis that his wife sue the University. News Editor Ross denied that she offered Frese· The legal advice but acknowledged the The status of two sex discrimin­ conversation. ation suits filed against Notre The Frese and Ford cases were Dame will undergo little change consolidated this summer by Fed­ during the semester break, eral Judge Allen Shatp because of although the University's lawyers the similar charges and because have withdrawn from one of the both were originally filed as "class cases. action" cases. However, the Observer Josephine Ford, associate pro­ University's attorney tnotioned to an independent student newspaper serving notre dame and st. mary's fessor of theology, has filed a sex separate the cases when Ross and Vol. XIII, No. 61 · . · Wednesday, December 6, 1978 discrimination suit against Notre Faccenda withdrew from the Frese Dame, charging that she was case but remained as the Univers­ denied full professQrship because ity's counsels in the Ford case. of her sex. Dolores Frese, assistant Sharp granted this motion professor of English, claims she HPC discusses proposal which was appealed to the Seventh was denied tenure and a promotion Circuit Court of Appeals in on the same grounds. Following a charge of impropri, Chicago. The Circtit Court uphel$1 etv by Frese's attorney, Sharon .. · Sharp's decision, and the cases are on new room construction now separated. Wildey,Philip Faccenda, University by Dan Letcher that overcrowding would be prefer. A pre-trial hearing in the Ford Chairman. Chuck DelGrande general counsel, and Kathleen Staff Reporter able.'' Dillon president Marcy summed up 'the HPC feeling: Ross of a Chicago firm withdrew case, which was originally filed in Paulson noted, "The HPC accom­ February, is set for Dec. 15, while a - ''The HPC feels that additional from the case. Faccenda said that Student Body President Andy plished nothing by giving in. We overcrowding is not a viable alter­ there is, "no evidence of impropri­ pre-trial conference in the Frese McKenna appeared before- the Hall represent our constituents and case will take place Feb. 9. native to the present problems. ety on our part," but noted that the Presidents Council last night in follow their feelings. They don't We are in disfavor of a lottery We action was an ethical question and Faccenda commented that neither Farley Hall and discussed a pos­ want a Iotter and they don't want would like to force the administra­ that "we withdrew from the case to case will come to a trial until late in sible proposal to the Administra­ overcrowding." tion to come up viable short term clear the air." 1979 or, possibly, 1980. tion concerning the overcrowding answers such as shuttle service for Faccenda and Ross have been Faccen-da added that the lawsuit situation. I off-campus students, an improve­ replaced by South Bend attorney filed by Danahey also may not be The proposal advocates the con­ cpltopoooQ Jtequests Thomas Murray who is also repre­ settled until 1980. Danahey has ment of off-campus conditions, and struction of rOoms in areas such as finally an increase in construction senting the University in an age charged that the University is the basement of Keenan Hall and discrimination case filed by Prof. guilty of age discrimination by of on-calilpus living quarters." in Holy Cross Hall. If these areas houstllg pQatt DelGrande then talked about the Emeritus James Danahey. forcing him to retire at 65. does not sQive the overcrowding Danahey maintains that the Uni­ Toronto exchange program. He The impropriety charge stems problem, th~n each hall would be from a conversation between Ross versity does not have a mandatory Paulson also noted that the office announced that well over 117 asked to consider the possibility of people signed up for the program and James Frese, the plaintiffs retirement policy. absorbing more students. of BuSiness Affairs has projected husband, in the spring of 1977. Danahey's counsel requested an excess of 130 students for next and SO have paid the SSOdollar fee. Also included in the proposal 16 spots are being held for hall Frese, according to court affidavits, and was granted a change of venue would be. a request that the year. This would be an increase discussed the possibility of a sex for the case from St. Joseph to upon the already overcrowded presidents. The deadline for Administration come up with a turning in the money is Friday and discrimination suit against the Knox_ County, where the case is housing plan for _!he spring of 1980. state, and would raise the number University, and Ross suggested still waiting for a court date. of students without house to over will be on a first-come-first-serve Tom Paese, Flanner president, 300, Paulson said. basis. stated, "We can't go on giving any The HPC decided not to back the Next week's meeting is at 6:30 in more. It's. not our positon o say proposal. Fi'iher Hall. Lottery remains uncertain by Sue Wuetcher year. The problem stems from not SenioP Staff Reporter -enough upperclassmen--not just seniors--moving off campus," he Director of University Housing said. Edmund Price said yesterday that Price stated that he has plans to it's still too early to tell for certain if move up the date that the housing juniors will be lotteried off campus contracts are due. ''Tentaticvely, next year. we have some dates~ I would like to "We can't tell yet at this stage of have the contracts in by spring the game," Price said, adding, vacation. Bv this time we'll be a hlP "The only time we'll know is when to tell if people will be lotteried we get the housing contracts in and off," he stressed. count them. Then we'll know if we [continued on page 3] The HPC continued to discuss the housing problem last night at their meeting. [Photo by Ken McAlpine] • Plane crashes in Rockies WALDEN, Colo. [AP] • Search­ the pilot radioed that he was having "We staved awake most of the ers on snowmobiles rescued 21 trouble with ice and was heading· night," said Bell. "I couldn't sleep persons yesterday, including an back to Steamboat Springs. because of teh pain." infant in his mother's arms, who Vern Bell, 19, of Lakewood, one Bell, one of the first survivors to survived the ,crash-landing of a of the passengers, said the plane reach a hospital, was reported in twin-engine commuter plane on a had been the air about an hour and fair condition with a possible mountainside ;and spent the night there was no warning before the broken nose and other injuries. in a near-blizzard. Authorities said crash. one person di~d in the accident. It was about 6 a.m. yesterday The survivors were taken out "All of a sudden we hit a little when the first rescue crew,. fol­ from the crash site 10,000 feet up in turbulence and ran right into the lowing the signal from an emer­ the Colorado· Rockies on Sno-Cats ground," said Bell. "I heard and gency locator transmitter on through a foot of fresh snow, some saw a flash of light before we hit. snowmobiles, reached the· crash riding inside and others wrapped in After we hit, I guess I was knocked site southwest of Walden. down sleeping bags and strapped out for just a little while. I was in a "It looked like scrambled eggs." to the outside of the tractor-like, daze, didn't know who I was. I siad Leo Mack of Steamboat tracked behicles. thouj:!;ht it was a nightmare." Springs, one of the first at the crash Only four survivors were able to There was screaming and moan­ site. He said the plane's wings walk unaided when they reached a ing, he said. A few lights were on were sheared off and that it had rescue center set up in a remote log in the plane, but they soon went come to rest beneath a power line, cabin. The others were carried in out. Those who were able to help its fuselage cracked in two and baskets and on plywood boards. wrapped the more seriously injured resting on a foot of fresh snow in Rocky Mountain Airways Flight in blankets and coats. the midst of a thick pine forest: 217 had left the ski-resort town of The windshield of the plane had The high-voltage· transmission Steamboat Springs at 6:55 p.m. been smashed in, Bell said. The line had been knocked out and Dasher and Dancer visited Notre Dame yesterday on ·an errand Monday on a scheduled 45-minute pilot, Alan Klopfenstein, and the rescue parties had worked their for Santa Claus. They compiled a list of who's been or flight over the Continental Divide co-pilot were both delirious, he way along the line until they found watch out! Photo Ken to Denver. Fifteen minutes later, said. the plane. ---------- 2 the observer ___ . Wednesday, December 6, 1978 ,....News Briefs _______,_, . FBI Director to fire agents I============================== National WASHINGTON [AP] • . FBI headquarters or the Justice De­ aides- are to stand trial next month Director William H. Webster said partment. on charges they conspired to City to lay off civil workers yesterday he will fire two FBI "It seems clear to me that to violate the civil rights of friends CLEVELAND [AP]-Police and firemen reacted angril_y yesterday to agents for their part in conducting discipline the street agents at this and relatives of Weather Under­ allegedly illegal surveillance late date for acts performed under the city's proposal to lay off 400 safety employees 1~ an effort to ground members by authorizing against the radical Weather supervision and without needed keep Cleveland from becoming the first maJ?r_D.S.