Romney resignation foreseen the constructipn of sewage proces- American Motors and as govern«» of th» ad­ >:•' + . Z/'X&.JtORP ' sing facilities and for the expansion of.Michigan would give him spe­ ministration include .the ffair Stale Newt Stall Writer fkc? vftvf?'•¿iiSies in Michigan. cial qualiftcai.A,?.J the Housing Law which forbids Gov. Romney <t No step Lt" The reorganization of the lower private sector involved in our discrimination in the sale or rental down as governor in January after court system took place during Rom domestic problems. Romney aides of housing because of religion, he delivers his final State of the ney's administration. According 4o reported. race, color or national origin. State Address on Jan. 8, a Romney the new constitution adopted in Romney is in the process of "This act is by no means the an­ :ji: aide said. 1963, the office of justice of the trying to decide whether to ac­ swer, by itself,” Romney said, “to Romney will either accept a post peace will be abolished Jan. 1,1969. cept a post in the Nixon Cabinet- the grave human and social ques­ in the Nixon administration or will District courts were created by which, according to one source, tions that confront us with an ever accept a position as an executive in the legislature to take the place was offered him shortly after growing urgency. • a public service foundation. of the justices of the peace and the Republican National Con- "But its adoption has served no­ Capitol observers have speculat­ municipal court judges. The judg­ vention-or to accept a position with tice,” Romney said, “that we in­ ed that Romney will accept a posi­ es for the district courts are a private public service founda­ tend to apply a framework of pub­ tion in the Nixon cabinet as Secre­ elected to six-year terms and tion, aides said. lic policy in Michigan within which tary of Commerce. are practicing attorneys. His successor would be Lt. Gov. each citizen can freely pursue his It has been mentioned that Rom­ The controversial state income ney would like a position where he William G. Milliken of Traverse own destiny, and be protected City, a former state senator from from vicious and immoral discrimi­ tax as endorsed by Romney was could apply his efforts to involving passed during his administration. the private sector of the economy 1960 to 1962. nation.” When Milliken takes over as gov­ in pressing domestic problems The direction to be taken dur­ Another major proposal passed ernor he will resign his position as such as housing, employment and ing the transition of executive during the Romney administra­ poverty. control to a Milliken administra­ tion is the $435 million bonding pro­ president of the Michigan Senate and President pro-tem of the Romney feels that the experi­ tion will be discussed at a caucus posal for clean water and quality ence he has had as president of Nov. 25, Senate Majority Lead­ recreation. Senate, Thomas Schweigert of er Emil Lockwood said. The $435 million will be used for Petoskey, will succeed him. Gov, George Romney Monday Cool. Oon ere. MICHIGAN . and cloudy today. High 40-45. Low tonight 28-33. Warmer . it herde, at the other out Tuesday with chance of rain. it went. STATE -Geoffrey Chaucer UNIVERSITY NEWS 10c East Lansing, Michigan November 25,1968 Vol. 1 Number 91 Court answers HOURS MOTION charges levied AUSJ backs Holmes against on special permission By CHRIS MEAD State News Staff Writer A probate judge in the state juvenile By DELORES MAJOR Hall government to write up the implemen­ in seeking and securing special permis­ division said Friday that a report issued State News Staff Writer tation procedures of the motion. Then sion from the appropriate authorities, nor by the Probate Judges Assn. has satis­ The freshman women in Holmes Hall AUSJ will decide Tuesday night whether the does it abrogate the power of the authori­ factorily answered recent charges made are one step closer to being granted that procedures coincide with Section 3.a of ties to grant the special permission. AI SJ against the Boys Training School (BTS) special permission for which their hall gov­ the Academic Freedom Report. said. unit in Lansing. ernment has been fighting. “ We decided that Holmes didn't violate This would mean then, that it could Judge Mary Coleman, probate judge in The All-University Student Judiciary any regulation yet, but they didn't imple­ be considered a violation of Section 5.2 Calhoun County’s Ju ven lfe division; (AUSJ), in their decision released Friday ment their motion yet either." Miss Tate of the Academic Freedom Report as was headed a committee to investigate afternoon, supported the right of Holmes said. argued by Sue Landers president ol charges of alleged administrative discrep­ Hall to grant its freshmen coeds special AUSJ has cautioned Holmes Hall that Women's Inter-Residence Council (WIC> ancies in the state-operated BTS. permission enabling them to enter the hall care should be taken to preserve the She said Holmes Hall had violated a See related story, page 5 P raising D e G aulle after closing hours. intent of Section 3.a when they formu­ regulation when they did not refer the "We investigated four incidents which The decision, passed by a 9-2 majority, late their implementation procedures for matter to WIC for review. concluded that the motion passed bv are not extraordinary in this type of in­ Secretary of the T reasury Henry H, Fowler saldSunday, 111 do heart­ the special permission. They added that In early October the Holmes Hall gov­ Holmes Hall had not violated the letter of ernment passed a resolution granting stitution.” she explained. ily approve and indeed applaud" French President Charles De special permission must be on an indivi­ The charges against BTS grew out of an Section 3.a of the Academic Freedom Re­ dual basis. special permission to all freshmen co­ Gaulle’s decision not to devalue the franc. Appearing on "Face the port. eds of Holmes Hall to stay out after the article in the Lansing State Journal in Nation," Fowler said De Gaulle’s decision and other actions would "To preserve this individual quality and tc December of 1967. The article criticized Lynette Tate, chief justice of AUSJ. said differentiate it from a blanket permission, (Please turn to page 13) not affect the value of the dollar or hurt the U.S. economy. that the next step will be for the Holmes steps should be taken to insure that im­ BTS for lack of proper detention facili­ UPI telephoto ties. an inadequate security system, a plementation procedures be consistent high rate of truancy and other unhealthy with points 3 b.2 and 2.a (3) and all other conditions. University regulations, the AUSJ report Following the newspaper charges, a said. Grad. Council Saginaw County judge appointed a com­ In the presentation of their case last mittee of judges to investigate BTS. The De Gaulle urges austerity, Tuesday night. Holmes Hall argued that committee included Judge Joseph Linden >ae specialness of an occasion can best of Shiawassee County, Judge Eugene oe determined by the individual coed. approves new Moore of Oakland County, Judge Robert \USJ, has said that since there are Gilbert of Saginaw County and Judge explicitly delineated rules con- Coleman. belt-tightening measures cei iting what constitutes grounds for Judge Coleman said the group consulted special permission, we feel that any de­ grading scale "a very'complete report already made by cision made by any of the appropriate PARIS (AP '--President Charles De De Gaulle said that the French franc will be frozen at present levels. B> MARILYN PATTERSON the state department on BTS" and fol­ --Exchange controls will be reim­ authorities designated in Section 30 (re­ Gaulle, blaming most of France's troubles had been threatened by "odious specula­ State News Stall Writer lowed up by interviewing the BTS em ­ posed to limit the amount of money that sidence hall governing body, or sorority on last spring's student and worker tion" but said he and his ministers had The old letter system of grading is ployees in question, touring the school contains a certain degree of arbitrari­ strikes and riots, called on his country­ decided devaluation would be onlv a can be sent out of the country. Restric­ out and the new 10-point grading scale and making occasional spot checks. "momentary artifice of ruinous ease." ness." men Sunday night to buckle down under tions were ordered last June, but were is in tor graduate students, according to "The judges did look into it very care­ Thus far. no precedure for imple­ austerity conditions to save the French He said the real solution is to get the lifted Sept. 4. This permitted the flight a resolution approved last week by the fully,” Judge Coleman explained, "and of the franc that brought the French mo­ mentation of the Holmes motion has been franc. economy back in balance through a ser­ Graduate Council. we found certain things we feel could be established and Holmes Hall has in­ In a radio address to the nation. De ies of belt-tightening measures and the ney to its knees. Graduate students are now to be graded bettered.” --Public order will be rigorously dicated by its motion that implementation Gaulle said France's 1969 budget deficit, combined efforts of all Frenchmen. on the same scale as undergraduates. She added, however, that in the opinion maintained. Student demonstrations and will be, in fact, "pursuant to Section originally estimated at 11.5 billion francs De Gaulle said devaluation would have C.W.