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Richard Polly is winner of wild MIS race Details on Page 1D. iiicir'o Cloudy High 80, low 60 Details on Page 1 1 20c taA A A a A Volume 149, Number 108 ON GUARD FOR 148 YEARS Monday, August 20, 1979 199 Detroit hwPteis Inc 6-lMy Home Delivery 09 The ast of TV preacher shady 1Mb Write Action Line, Box 88 1 Detroit, Mich. 4823 1 Or dial 222-6464 from 8:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Adulterer, wife-beater finds his 'miracle' "When I was a businessman, I was hard-nosed.

I was sharp, I could get the deals. But one thing that I am proud of is that I never had to steal, cheat or crook anybody." Scholarship SnafU I was awarded a full scholarship in 1978 through the University of Michigan's Rackham Graduate Fund. Part of the money was paid directly to the College of Engineering, and the rest, $440, was left in a check for me to pick up. No one told me about the check, though, and now I'm told that the money has been sent back to a general scholarship fund. U-M's billing me for the remainder of the tuition and I don't think this is fair.

My efforts to straighten it out have been futile. Can you help? D.C., Wyoming You can throw tuition bill away. Action Line found sympathetic ear in William Krumm, U-M's chief accountant, who By GERALD VOLGENAU Free Press Staff Writer If you turn to Channel 62's "Faith for Miracles" on any weeknlght, you will see television evangelist Richard Brooks, a bearded and beneficent preacher, a loving family man who decries "heartbreak, separation and divorce" and a man who pleads for "love offerings" (donations) for his program but takes not a dime for himself. You will see an ecclesiastical wolf in sheep's clothing. In fact, the Free Press has learned that Brookes has a history In Ohio of bad debts, cheating, adultery, wife-beating and lying.

Perhaps his most theatrical lie deals with his own religious experiences. Brookes is no Bill Bonds when it comes to being well-known on TV. But in the sense of local UHF stardom and ecclesiastical programming, Richard Brookes has succeeded dramatically in Detroit on WGPR. Starting with a half-hour show on Sundays in December 1977, he now has a whopping 66 on-air hours a month, with two programs on weekdays and one on Sundays. HIS PROGRAM, Faith for Miracles, is a sort of come-to-Jesus talk show.

Brookes, as host in pale blue vested suit and white shoes, offers up gospel singers, testimonials of miraculous healings interspersed with "Gee, honey" small talk with his wife, Cleta. Once stuck in rented studios, this summer Brookes moved jr. i 1 ft" V1 arranged for last year's funds to be paid in your name. We turned to Krumm after running into brick wall at other departments in university. All said, in essence, that their hands were tied because you didn't pick up money during fiscal year '78.

But Krumm didn't take such a hard line and More on 21A action line: Can political nobodies get census jobs? sound off: Should homosexuals be allowed in Army? Into his own studio in the Jam Handy Building on E. Grand Blvd. His ambitious search for tomorrow Includes a college cum Bible school called Faith Tech to start in September in Detroit and other cities, more television broadcasting and cutting religious records in the Handy studios. While he polished his image of goodness and purity in Detroit, Brookes has consistently glossed over his past in Ohio with glowing generalities. "I was a very successful businessman, in construction and insurance, a millionaire," he told the curious.

"I had my own television show there. I had a big church in Columbus." Or he tells of his own miracle when he was electrocuted, died, had an out-of-body experience and was brought back to life. WHEN PRESSED about his past, Brookes quickly turns to lies to cover his tracks. See PREACHER, Page 21 A made arrangements for monetary affair to be taken care of. 1.

Richard Brookes, left, shows his TV styUrHe decries "heartbreak, separation and divorce." Free Press photo by AL KAMUDA Mini-strikes 1st leslialf Sides Selling Dodges now? may be called r- purn at GM plants By RALPH ORR Free Press Labor Writer i Chrysler deep in red ink and with its dealers' inventories bloated with unsold cars and trucks, once again has turned to customer rebates, offering buyers $400 for each large vehicle sold. Veteran Dodge dealer Art Roshak has operated Colonial Dodge Inc. in East Detroit for 17 years and retails some new cars and trucks Peace Pla uV JA A top UAW leader Sunday confirmed a published report that the union is considering "mini-strike" action against key General Motors Corp. plants, but denied such a move would be tied to its national contract bargaining strategy. The Flint Journal reported in a copyrighted story Sunday that GM would be hit with mini-strikes Aug.

30 and 31 at plants From AP and UPI JERUSALEM American Mideast mediator Robert Strauss conceded Sunday he had failed to convince Israel and Egypt to agree to a new United Nations resolution on the Middle East. After a two-hour meeting with Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Strauss told reporters he had suggested a "range of proposals" regarding UN Security Council resolutions during his three-day trip to the two nations. making parts for GM popular small cars. "No final decisions have been made, and hopefully such action won't be necessary," said UAW Vice-President Irving Bluestone, chief of the union's GM department. "Whatever final decision we make will be totally unrelated to national-contract bargaining." The current auto-Big 3- UAW labor agreements ex auto talks 79 "I've met with very questions and both here in Israel and in pire Sept.

14. Bluestone said the UAW is Egypt," Strauss said, "and shall faithfully report those questions and reservations 7 to President Carter and Secre' tary of State Cyrus Vance. Strauss called his talks with Begin "very warm, very cordial, very open and very engaged in spirited local negotiations at GM's new Oklahoma City assembly plant, and confirmed reports that "production standard problems" exist there. PRODUCTION STANDARDS deal with assembly line speeds and manpower needs. These are negotiable, and under auto national-contract terms, are strikable issues.

At Oklahoma City, where workers voted overwhelmingly in July for representation by the UAW, GM assembles the Chevrolet Citation and Pontiac Phoenix, fuel-efficient "X-cars" with front-wheel drive that are among GM's hottest sellers. The huge complex now is operating on a single shift, but a second shift is scheduled to be added in October. A GM spokesman said Sunday that the company was candid." IS W0S "I leave here with as firm a conviction that I have ever had in my life with respect to the strong ties and bonds of friendship between the ft pff j' sir -i United States and between Is rael," Strauss said. unaware of any UAW mini-strike plans. "We are not making any official comment," he said.

Neither Strauss nor Begin would answer reporters' questions. BEGIN indicated he hoped However, he pointed out GM has not received any "five-day letter," the auto industry term for the contract requirement that the UAW give advance notice of intent to strike. BLUESTONE DEVISED THE mini-strike strategy in 1972 after a series of long strikes in GM plants over local issues. The mini-strikes became a form of guerilla warfare. Rather See UAW, Page 21A Washington would drop the idea of a new Security Council resolution, seen here as part of an American swing away from Israel and toward the Palestinians.

AP Pnoto Jimmy the Jogger interrupts his campaign to test the high school track in Prairie du Chien. Carter rules out Hree voice9 for departing Young Earlier in the day Israeli annually. By TOM KLEENE Free Press Automotive Writer What was the reaction of the dealers at the meeting (Friday) announcing Chrysler's retail rebate program? A It seemed like a real shot in the arm The dealers left the meeting in a very optimistic state of mind. What about the doubts of some in the industry that It can work because it Is aimed at large cars at a time when buyers seem to be more interested in small cars? A Nobody can predict what's going on in the automotive market. Our business picked up in late July and we've been selling trucks, four-wheel-drive Ram Chargers, full-size cars, compacts and subcompacts.

So right now, the people who want to buy are buying everything. What effect has the announcement of Chrysler's $207-milHon loss in the second quarter had on your business? A It's contrary to all good business sense, but since the loss was announced, our business has increased. I'm not trying to put anybody on. I don't really know why sales are up. The improvement isn't reflected in the sales figures yet, but it should show up in the August totals.

Sales were really dead this year until August. Are you talking about a turnaround in Chrysler sales? A I don't mean to say that everything is rosy, but I think it's a lot better than it was six or eight weeks ago. What is the biggest complaint of the dealers who have been at odds with the company for years? A It has been the sales bank system, under which Chrysler builds a substantial number of its cars and trucks without dealer orders. The cars in the bank are built without consideration of the variety of customer tastes in different market areas. When the bank becomes too big, dealers are pressured to accept cars they don't want.

Dealers individually and collectively have been imploring'Chrysler to end the sales bank for a long time, and the company has begun to recognize they shouldn't have it. Has there been any change in the dealers' feeling towards the. company since (Lee) Iacocca became president? A Oh, yes. Everybody is on cloud nine right now hoping that he won't stub his toe at some point. He's had several meetings with the dealers and told them what it is all about, candidly explaining what the problems are and where we are going.

He's very believable, and I think he's brought some credibility back to the company. Are you planning to stick it out through the present crisis come what may? A I made it through the company's 1974-75 slump so I don't see any reason for throwing in the towel now. The dealership is profitable. It hasn't been in the red since I started in 1962. I have always considered buying another line of cars, but I would never give up the franchise I've got.

I might take on an additional franchise in other locations. I think I could do well with a Chevrolet deal. i radio had reported Strauss would invite Begin to a Mideast summit with Carter and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. Government sources said such a meeting, to calm the controversy over Palestin From UPI and AP See MIDEAST, Page 21 A AP Pnoto Pope John Paul gestures during his audience Sunday. Pope asks forties with China From AP and UPI CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy In a major diplomatic gesture, Pope John Paul extended his hands toward China Sunday and called for resumption of ties between the Vatican and Chinese Roman Catholics, broken when the communists took ABOARD THE DELTA QUEEN President Carter Sunday inside today night said UN Ambassador Andrew Young will not have a "free voice" in his last days in the post and added that no replacement is imminent.

Carter, shortly after an appearance in Prarie du Chien, spoke casually with reporters for nearly an hour on the deck of Speculators could strike it rich in the Chrysler bond market. An expert tells why on Page IB. A Bis Mac attack in war on inflation over the mainland in 1949. However, it appeared the the riverboat Delta Queen. The first family is taking a ween-long cruise down the Mississippi River.

CARTER APPEARED hesitant to discuss the departure of Young, a long-time friend who resigned last week because of revelations that he violated U.S. policy and held talks with a representative of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Carter said certain groups have been trying to convince Young to make more of the outspoken remarks that marked much of his tenure at the UN, now that he is on the way out. "Of course Andy is under a lot of pressure, I mean influence, to talk as if he were a free voice," the president said. Carter said Young does not have such freedom because he "is still my ambassador to the UN with restraints." Asked if he had any candidates in mind for the job, the president replied "I deliberately am waiting until I get back" from vacation before considering replacements.

See CARTER, Page 21A nominal Catholics left in China have expressed antipathy toward the Vatican hier archy. A VATICAN source called the pontiff's statement "a ANN LANDERS 4C BILLY GRAHAM 12D BRIDGE BUSINESS NEWS 1-4B CLASSIFIED 8-21C COMICS 9-11P CROSSWORD PUZZLE 9D DEATH NOTICES 7C EDITORIALS 1CA ENTERTAINMENT 9-108 FEATURE PAGE 11B HOROSCOPE 90 MOVIE GUIDE 10-110 NAMES FACES 120 OBITUARIES 5A OPINION 17A SPORTS 1-80 TELEVISION 5C major diplomatic initiative" directed not only to the Chinese Catholics but also to CHICAGO (AP) President Carter's war on inflation got a boost from McDonald's Corp. Sunday. The giant fast-food chain announced it will cut the price of hamburgers and cheeseburgers a nickel effective Tuesday in an effort to help young families fight inflation. The White House promptly praised the action.

The price cuts will be mandatory only in the 1,225 restaurants owned and operated by the corporation, or about one-fourth of the 4,685 McDonald's restaurants in the U.S., a company spokesman said. The price of a hamburger will be cut to 38 cents from 43 cents, and the price of a cheeseburger will drop to 43 cents from 48 cents. The remaining outlets are owned by independent franchisees, who have been asked to cut prices but are not bound by the corporation's decision, said spokesman Doug Timberlake. However, most franchisees are expected to See McDONALD'S, Page8A Peking's Communist government. It was the first time John Paul spoke out on tfie church in China.

The pope, speaking from The Rev. Jesse Jackson wants an investigation of Andrew Young's resignation. Page 3A. Black leader calls Young affair "Bad Day at White Rock." Page 17 A. Young criticizes Israel as "stubborn and intransigent." Page 7C.

the balcony of the 17th Century papal palace here, said See POPE, Page 21A 1-4C THE WAY WE LIVE.