DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH STUDENT LABORATORY THEATRE prse ts WHAT HAPPENED? by GERTRUDE STEIN Wed. & Thurs.-Oct. 22 & 23 4:10 P.M. Arena Theatre, Frieze Building ADMISSION FREE . SENATOR GEORGE McGOVERN "Is it too much to expect that we con have a thoughtful assess- ment about the costs in l ,od before we again send our young men and our bombers into battle in the name of reducing terror and advancing self -discrimination for others?" HEAR McGOVERN on the war and Nixon's Foreign Policy NEXT SUNDAY, Oct. 26, Hill Aud., 2 P.M. TICKETS: S1,25 at Union, LeaauFishbowl, and door ;II Evers By ALLISON COOKE Charles Evers is mayor of the fourth poorest town in the country - Fayette, Miss. The town has no ambulance, no free clinic, no old people's home, no firemen for whites or the black majority. In the black section there are not even streets o;, sidewalks. Speaking to a large, respon- sive audience t h a t filled Hill Auditorium Sunday. Evers said he considers himself "mayor of everybody" and is trying to solve all the problems that plague citizens of Fayette, what- ever the color of their skin. Evers, brother of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, be- asks came mayor of Fayette la.;t spring as the town's long-pas- sive black majority took over at the polls. Not a separatist, Evers stress- ed togetherness in the struggl- for black rights during his speech. "We took Fayette w it h to- getherness and showed blac& power can really work. You can change the system by taking it over and fixing it up," he insist- ed. "No one accepts change easily - the old blacks or whites. You have to be determined," Eves, added, emphasizing that white Fayette, no longer having a choice, must accept change. toget herness' There are so many problems facing Fayette, Evers said. Wat there is no time for violence. Although Evers does not favor separatism, he understands the feelings of young blacks who w - lieve true black equality lies out - side the system. "They see no reason to Join white America," Evers exulal o- ed. "They feel it won't work b e- cause it hasn't already." Evers is willing to "forgot ftIce past" if whites will give black: s a chance. But, he warned, un- less blacks become part of the system, "We're going to destroy this country -- white and blac- alike. Evers said blacks should Inca let hatred separate themseives. ''Hate kills, and we must stu> all this." he added. "This ain't no white man or black man's country, it's o 4r country," Evers said. "The black man died in wars just like ery body else, Evet'sturged students to te' 1 their parents, the Univesit X V and the government that i crimination must end now. "We're part of this :ountr: we helped build it, and w' the last ones to be accepted _y it," Evers said. "If you had to suffer one day what blacks soii- fer their whole lives, y o u couldn't take it." M(1avr C1 £ Acr iiOn l, im-es iEvers of hit'elte, ,MIiss. r the n ews tday h) 1* I/)( ii Jso ( 1/ lpr said draft reform legislation will probably be passed before the end of the year. That likelihood plus the cancellation of November and December draft calls could mean the end of the present selection system, according to Sen. Karl Mundt R-SD). A MEIDICAL EXAMINER confirmed that blood was found in the nose of Mary Jo Kopechne after her body was recovered from Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's car. Dr. Donald Mills said blood is often found on drowning victims. Mills said his external examination of the body precluded other possi- ble causes of death. A pathologist, however, testified that an autopsy could modify Mill's findings. He explained that external examinations fail often to reveal internal injuries. The two testified at a hearing in Wilkes-Barre. Pa. on a petition by Massachusetts Dist. Atty. Edmund Denis to have Miss Kopechne's body exhumed. THOUSANDS OF PERSONS began evacuating Louisiana's coastal communities as hurricane Laurie headed for land. Located 300 miles south of New Orleans late yestetrday; the stormn's highest winds were estimated at 90 miles petr hour. Laut'ie was moving at eight to ten miles pet' hour north-northwesterly, but was expected to change to a more northeastern course. While many towns and cities were taking a wait-and-see attitude, over 1,000 residents have left low-lying areas in Plaquemines parish1 alone. The Louisiana National Guard has been placed on alert.1 THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT will not spend an additional t $1 billion for new ship construction proposed by the House Armed t Services Committee. Pentagon Comptroller Robert Moot, testifying before the com- inittee said the move was part of an administration drive against inflation. Moot said defense contracts in other areas have beenf significantly reduced to curb government spending., -Associated Pre THE DIRECTOR of, the Bureau of Narcotics of the Justice Dept., John Ingersoll, proposes reduced penalties for drug users before the Senate subcommittee on juvenile delinquency. Administrationseeksution11 inlnarcot-cs possessionpenlt WASHINGTON 1 i--It t h e would no longer be branded felons hope that it will lead to better subject to maximum penalties of "A funny picture. Impudent a rd wise." --NY. Times "Probably one of the most immoral, m a s t subversive and most hilari- ous m v i es you will see this year. -Morning Telegraph "Alexander spells pleasure !" -Playboy -Judith Crist 4- law enforcement "and better re- spect for the law," the Nixon ad- ministration proposed yesterday that the federal penalty for pos- sessing narcotics a m d dangerous drugs be reduced to a misdemean-} or. This would mean that first of-I fenders convicted of possession ofj marijuana or other narcotics t Nv o to ten years imprisonment and $20,000 fine. John E. Ingersoll, director of the Justice Department's Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, said a more flexible penalty struc- ture is needed to "make the pun- ishment fit the person" and th crime. Testifying before the Senate POLITICIANS AND THE PUBLIC Wirtz analyzes controversies By TAMMY JACOBS Five controversial political issues were discussed by former Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz in a speech to about 250 people at the Law School yesterday, The object of the lecture, one of a series by Wirtz on the "Politics of Change," was to decide if forces blocking change in poli- tics are caused by the political leadership, the public, or both. In discussing civil rights. Wirtz praised former President Johnson, explaining that he "pressed that cause more effectively than any other President in history" wifh the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln. "Like it or not, resent it or not, in this area the political leadership of this coun- try is way out ahead of its troops," Wirtz said. But he added that under the Nixon administration "we're losing ground as far as the human rights issue is concerned." Wirtz next criticized the public's reac- tion to poverty programs, saying, "If there's a price tag on it, expect the public not to reach for the bill." "The most favorable present develop- ments between the politicians and the public is the public's willingness to talk about things like the negative income tax,' he said. He added that the "idea of changing the welfare program is long over- due ." The third issue. which Wirtz labeled "guidelines and guideposts," dealt with the economy. He praised the strides made under Presidents Kennedy and Johnso. i but blasted Nixon's policies, pointing out that the unemployment rate reached a new high last month. Wirtz also discussed the public's attitude toward labor disputes. "'The public reaction has a large degree of emergency-mindedness about it," he said. "The public is terribly concerned about a strike, but not at all concerned about the terms of a settlement." Speaking about the war in Vietnam, Wirtz placed the blame for inaction on political leadership. "I think the public is simply waiting for the kind of leadership which I believe will be forthcoming very soon, but only if the public demands it," he said. If the youth of America changes its pres- ent views on such things as the war and ROTC, Wirtz told his audience, "Then the rest of us won't make it.": stibcomunittee on juvenile delin- quency, Ingersoll said, "All t 0 0 often, because of the present pen - alty structure, there is a real hes- itancy on the part of prosecutors in courts to handle possession cas- es because of the potentially high penalties involved." Reversing a previous Justice' Department stand, Ingersoll po- posed that federal laws draw a distinction between narcotics us-' ers and sellers. He suggested t a tpossesin with intent to sell remain a fel- ony and that "possession for ote's own use. regardless of the drug in- volved," be made a mseenr This %would lowet't te maximum, penalty for simple possession to a $5,000 fine am!:d a possible sentenc%: of up to onec year itt jail, forfis offenders. Second offenders would face stiffer penalties. Ingersoll's proposals xv e r e en- dorsed by Dr. Roger O. Egcberg, assistant secretary of health andl science affairs in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Egebe who has made several public statements recently on the use of maiua by young people. told lie subrotninittee t h a t he neitter recommems nor condones its ue anyn 1,e said it isa ru Itat has no r'ecogn ized medi( ical value and. "as a halucinogen and intoxicant, it cotti (1(es a cl1 eat' a tndd _emion-. strate (d risk to the tusket atid thus to those vj'i whom it comses in contact." NIx011 I u1%-11 171O11111 oppolentKpo- WASHINGTON .1 - P.s;e .t Nixon said yesterday his Suprem Cou't nominee. Judge Clement F. Haymsworth Jr., ha s been sb jected to "vicious cltrater assassination" ''I find Jude Hayn~ cha honest man, a lawyer's aL), an a judge's judge," Nixon said after stating he hapd gone over all the criticisn of opponents. "IT think he will be a great credit to the Supreme Court and I -tnd to stand behind him until he is con- firmed." Sen. Birch Bayh D-LTd I w It o wsas speatrheadinsw0the o stio itt the Senate. id 'Them ient appeat's to be levci, gh,(rnsat me personally'' and ca.lledttsa unfortunate attem ip tto(it'tW issue and tum'trynott' on ination into a partf< ay ad i a n tat at he never has contended t h a t Haynesworth, chief judge of the 4th U.S. Circuit Cout',. is a dis- honest man. But he tnittained that Haynsworth "has not con- ducted himself to avoid en he appearance of improprietyi' Sen, Roman Hruska, n'aig GOP member of the Srnta Judi- ciary Committee, said that "'nox. ' that the mash of cat':less a'i .- resp~onsible cags hsbe shown to be complly baess and now that attetition h o at last been turned to the osti judicial t'ecord of Judge, itn- xvorth, I am more confident, at ever that the Senate will vote its confidence in him and confhrm his nomination." But Sen. George D. Aiken H!. Vt. , told a reporter, "I doubt if the President made any votes Aiken said his unpression from talking to colleagues is that "most of thema vis h notnan would go away." Bu he remark- ed it is obvious now t this will not happen. e i i u iv : - A 4ANE G =.. PLUS n r px Ta ] ( r ti ! eft :. ~, "7^xr" } uP y l .: y° BLOOD, SWEAT and TEARS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 DR. CHICAGO Directed by Ann Arbor's Oawn George Manupelli tarring C ALVIN LUCIER MARdf ~iI41__£ Will Make You So Very Happy at HO ECOMI 69 . i