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The Minneapolis ONE COLOR Copyright 179 Minneapolis Star ud Tribune Company Single copy 2Q Monday, October 1, 1979 fine-tuned 'politics I TV VOt I- The company chosen was Canadian Cablesystems Ltd. Some characterized the 7-to-6 vote as the "September Revolt." Aldermen who traditionally have been labeled as the "followers" ignored the recommendations of the "leaders" and awaroed the franchise to Canadian Cf bltsy stems. The vote also marked freshman alderman Kaplan's emergence as a leader, possibly the next DFL caucus leader or chairman of the powerful ways and means committee. It was Kaplan, rulebook at his fingertips, who led the maneuver with him with numerous page markers to help him find the critical sections. But there was more to it.

It was as sophisticated a piece of parliamentary maneuvering as one is likely to see in a city hall and in the end it suggested a subtle but far-reaching shift of power within the council. In the process the Minneapolis City Council made one of the most important decisions it will make this term who will operate the city's cable TV system for the next 15 years. By ROBERT GUENTHER Minneapolis Stir Staff Writer On the surface the City Council debate that resulted in the selection of a company to provide Minneapolis with cable TV last week appeared to be little more than a lot of confusion over parliamentary procedure. Amendments were tacked on to amendments during the hour-and-15-minute debate, and at times aldermen found themselves voting against their own motions. Alderman Mark Kaplan had a copy of "Robert's Rules of Order" ership positions but generally voted with the DFL power.

One angry alderman who voted on the losing side said afterward, "It's disgusting that the vote should be decided by the one alderman who has done nothing to move this city ahead." All along Green kept his preference to himself. Most observers counted Green in Storer's camp, due to his long-standing associ- Council Turn to Page 6A ing to approve Canadian Cablesystems and to unplug its chief competitor, Northern Cablevision, a subs-diary of Storer Broadcasting Co. In addition, Republican minority leader Walter Rockenstein suffered a political setback when he failed to bring any of his three fellow Independent-Republicans along with him into the Storer camp. Ironically, the outcome hinged on Alderman Zollie Green, an old-fashioned ward-healer who has consistently shied away from lead Mark Kaplan opens visi mB oston If I 4 ii i It nii "Xmmt 1 WWWIHUII a i ilMWIIWrll fi II I i 4 1 It i i i 1 A 1 I I 'sZ' 1 I' iiiiiMiimfir' wmrnnim nnmr anm -iirtinT 'rfrr nri rrmmfHiTnuif n- -y i- i-rMfrn nlHr-fr 'ftfrriJ -rrwrnr bv 'liiiriirhiiriMiWiii-WiTiviirw'iii -riWif tfirir-n- -rt'iw-i fint womi -n- Amtrak conductor Al Betker: If it was really the last trip, Judge's quick Hast N. Coast Amtrak wasn't telling him switch derails Hiawatha run Common where the pope was to celebrate a Mass that was expected to draw up to 1 million.

In a final open-air Mass in Limerick, the pontiff urged Roman Catholics to resist growing pressure for the church to liberalize its stand against abortion and divorce. "Abortion, as the Vatican Council stated, is one of the abominable crimes. To attack unborn life at any moment from its conception is to undermine the whole moral order which is the true guardian of the well-being of man," he said. "Divorce, for whatever reason it is introduced, inevitably becomes easier and easier to obtain and it gradually comes to be accepted as a normal part of The pontiff put in long days during his Irish tour. He delivered six major speeches and a score of minor addresses while criss-crossing Ireland for about 780 miles.

Out of the pope's 52 hours in Ireland, almost 40 were filled with public or semi-public activities. During speeches Sunday in Dublin, Galway and Knock, the pope lashed out repeatedly at murder and violence as weapons for change in Ireland. He called the war in Northern Ireland, where the predominantly Catholic Provisional wing of the IRA is fighting to end Protestant domination and British rule, "this great wound now afflicting our people." He prayed to the Virgin Mary to "cure and heal it," to "protect all of us and especially the youth of Ireland from being overcome by hostility and hatred." The Roman Catholic pontiff flew this morning from Ireland to Boston to begin a week's tour of six American cities Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Des Moines, Chicago and Washington. Officials predicted the pope's visit would more than double Boston's population. As special trains and buses carried in pilgrims, much of the city was closed to other traffic and the vanguard of an Pope Turn to Page 10A ONE (Millions) Current dollars $3,2011 I960 1964 Basic research expenditures and colleges by source, 1960 Total 71 3.001) 2,800 2,600 2.400 FederaJ, 2,200 2,000 im 1,600 1,400 1,200 All 1,000 If other 800 ource i 'i i i i i 1 1 1 1968 1972 1976 1978 From The Sur'i News Service! BOSTON Pope John Paul flew today for Boston, the first stop on his six-day U.S.

visit, after a pastoral tour of Ireland that was highlighted by repeated calls for an end to sectarian strife. Crowds began gathering hours before the pontiff's plane was to land (2 p.m., Minneapolis time) at Logan International Airport. By noon, several thousand persons had jammed the area of the Boston Associated Press Jackson and artillery shell PLO joins Jackson's holy fold By BELLA STUMBO Los Angeles Times CHICAGO Riding in the back seat of a howling police car, speeding along the narrow inside shoulder of the freeway, the Rev. Jesse Jackson was en route to the airport, about to embark on another leg of his mission. Within the next 10 days, Jackson, 37, would sweep through five states and he would get almost no rest.

He would be on his feet 18 hours a day, barely pausing to eat, mobbed by fans and swarms of reporters wherever he went. From New York to Texas, he would be on television, in meetings and in front of audiences of every Jackson Turn to Page UA 1 itf -ft I 2 train wouldn't mn today after all. By late Sunday, Amtrak officials decided that they will probably run the Hiawatha today but without sleeping cars or reservations. They hoped to meet with Theis today and persuade him to lift the restraining order. And so, instead of making an elegant last journey Saturday night, the North Coast Hiawatha rolled out in a state of confusion.

"Everybody's asking but I don't know," said conductor Al Betker, who has been with the railroad 25 years. "Amtrak hasn't informed us yet. That's Amtrak. Instead of being right on the ball and grabbing the bull by the horns to do some By DEBRA STONE Minneapolis Star Staff Writer For some, It was a sentimental journey. For others, it was just a continuation of Amtrak's constant confusion.

When the North Coast Hiawatha pulled out of Midway Station in St. Paul Saturday night, the passengers might have been aboard the last train to follow the 80-year-old route to Seattle. But, then again, they might not have been. The train could not even seem to die gracefully. The North Coast Hiawatha which has been plagued with problems of old, Inefficient equipment and one of the worst winter on-time records in the country was GDcLDJ3 dollars one of five trains scheduled to be abolished today because they were losing too much money and carrying too few passengers to meet new standards set by Congress.

But on Friday, U.S. District Judge Frank Theis In Wichita, Issued a restraining order keeping the North Coast Hiawatha and two of the other trains running until a hearing Oct. 11 or Oct. 15. It looked as if the North Coast Hiawatha would run again today.

Then Saturday afternoon, the White House announced that President Carter had signed an Amtrak bill including the cutbacks and Amtrak officials in Washington said they would try to get the judge's order lifted. Maybe the ex life Star Photo by Stormi Greener thing, they wait until the last minute." Betker couldn't help chuckling at the thought that Saturday was the first time this year he's ridden a westbound North Coast Hiawatha out of St. Paul leaving on time. "The last one will be a good one," he said, shrugging his shoulders. "It's a shame." Betker and other employees didn't even know how they'd get back home from the trip.

Nor were they sure what they would find along the way. To the distress of many passengers, Am- Train Turn to Page 10A They think foreign competitors may overtake the United States, crowding it out of markets vital to our well-being. For the next four days, The Minneapolis Star will explore the causes and effects of this situation. Between 1968 and 1978, says the National Science Foundation: The amount of federal money that goes to basic research in the United States, figured as a portion of the national budget, slid by 20 percent. The portion of the Gross National Product devoted to basic research fell 24 percent.

Research and development, as a fraction of Research Turn to Page 10A of cockroach: Is it waste or progress? r.i.200 1 3,1100 2,800 2,600 2.400 2,200 Total 2,000 ft. 1,800 1,600 Federal 800 I other 600 sources I I I M'l I I I INI I I I I I Basic scientific research' A dwindling commitment First of four articles nesota has been deteriorating for years. Scientists and educators are warning that the flow of new knowledge, which has fueled the nation's rapid economic growth since World War II, is diminishing. By JEFF BRO WN Minneapolis Star Staff Writer For three decades, insect experts throughout the world have been studying the sex lives of cockroaches. It's the sort of thing that strikes people like Sen.

William Proxmire as ridiculous. The Wisconsin Democrat's well-known Golden Fleece Awards for years have focused public attention on seemingly frivolous expenditures of tax dollars often for scientific research. And such attacks, from many quarters, seem to have had an effect. Researchers complain that the national commitment to basic researchwhich in this country is conducted primarily in universities, such as the University of Min- Pages Opinion Personals 4C Smile Factory 1J.14A Sports Opinion 9C TV radio 2C Vital statistics 4B Weather 15A Vou 1-5B 1976 in universities 1978 Index Pages Abby 5C Carman 1C Comics 8C Klobuchar 10C Love 3B Morrison 8C Movies 12C Obituaries 7B Royal celebrity Prince Charles series: 1C Blame it on weather You report: IB CaT-' TPs Star Telephones Want Ads 372-4242 Circulation News 372-4141 COLORS 1 ONE COLCfR.