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Vol. LXXX, No. 50 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, October 31, 1969 Ten Cents
R report on '3election shows olitical
By LESLIE WAYNE But the directors of the study- forces" of Vietnam, racism and 0 Coupled with the opinion that ed the left wing of the Democratic many as a third of the Democrats says,t
One of the popular phrases Professors Warren Miller, Jerold disorders combined to "discredit, the Democratic administration had party, the ISR study reports that in the South who voted for Wall- future
tossed about during the 1968 elec- Rusk, Philip Converse and Arthur the Democratic party and defeat "bungled" the war in Vietnam, the his greatest support in New Hamp- ace were "repudiating the stand- confu
tion was "winds of change." With C. Wolfe-decline to speculate Inubert Humphrey," the report majority of white Americans were shire came from conservative par- ard national ticket," the study water
the Democratic sentiment for whether the conservative pull is states. "frustrated at a racial confronta- ty members-many of whom later finds "for the second time in a "If1
President Nixon, the conservative strong enough to cause the shift in "The Democratic party lost, as tion that had taken on increasing- switched their allegiance to George row." contin
groundswell for George Wallace party allegiance that several pop- quickly as it had won (in 1964 ly ugly dimensions between 1964 Wallace. Whether 'this will lead to a ferenc
and the surprise candidacy of ular news magazines have recently its perceived capacity to cope with and 1968." Among McCarthy supporters in Republican South, Converse says the p
Eugene McCarthy, 1968 seemed to predicted. international affairs and the excer- " From Vietnam and the racial the primary, the ISR study finds depends on how both parties Demo
mark the beginning of new polit- "We have been impressed over bating war in Vietnam," the re- crises "a corollary discontent crys- "those who were unhappy with handle the race question. "There ing h
ical ties. the years at the degree to which- port continues. "Hubert Hum- talized, a cry for "law and order." the Johnson administration for are not too many issues that are Alt
While much of the political partisanship is r e s i s t a n t to phrey, long a major figure in his "There were rallying cries for not pursuing a harder line against important in the South," he adds. image
prophesizing about these new change," says Converse. "If there own right, could not move swiftly more severe police suppression of Hanoi outnumbered those advocat- "The black question is the only candi
trends combines the techniques of are only mild forces pushing for enough to escape his links with a black rioting in the urban ghettos, ing withdrawal from Vietnam by one that hits them were it hurts." nearly
the computer and the crystal ball, change, nothing will happen." discredited regime." and against public political dissent nearly a three-to-two margin." Although Southern voters are from
the Institute for Social Research "But at this time, forces have a The report cites three underly- of the type represented by the Only when the Wallace candi- still clinging "in an impressive the y
has recently released the most much better chance to pull off the ing issues which followed the Vietnam peace demonstrations at dacy "crystallized" and McCarthy's degree" to their old Democratic One
comprehensive analysis of the 1968 trick-whether they have enough. American voter to the polls: Chicago during the Democratic stand on Vietnam was more broad- loyalties, Converse says, the Gold- electio
vote by an academic organization. I just don't know," he adds. On the eve of the Presidential conventions," the report states. ly known did the conservative ele- water campaign in 1964 had for that
And after a year of tabulating Yet in 1968, these forces were election, over 40 per cent of the The outpouring of support for ment flock the American Inde- the first time showed that the the o]
and analysing returns from across strong enough to threaten and in electorate said Vietnam is the Eugene McCarthy in the New pendent Party, the report states. Republican party might stand up vote e
the country, ISR predicts in 1970 some cases even tear down tradi- "greatest problem facing the gov- Hampshire primary was, the re- In the South, the Barry Gold- for white supremacy." The
and 1972 there should be "several tional political affiliations. ernment." But there has been no port finds, the first channeling of water candidacy in 1964 had the While the candidacies of Gold- verse
times more votes to be gained by Although the Democratic Party significant shift in sentiment from these underlying discontents. significant effect of forcing many water and Nixon presented an at- flag w
leaning toward Wallace than by commanded a majority of the "hawk" to "dove" since the 1964 Although it has been generally long term Democrats to spurn tractive alternative in the South camp
leaning toward McCarthy." voters' allegiance, the "short term election, the report states, assumed that McCarthy represent- their long standing party ties. As to the Democratic reign, Converse
Ten Pages
shifts
the "Republicans can, in the
, move in a way that would
se the distinction that Gold-
and Nixon left open."
the two major parties do not
iue to emphasize this dif-
e," he adds, "any shift in
arty allegiance of Southern
crats might come to a grind-
alt."
hough Wallace retained the
of being merely a regional
date, a significant portion-
half-of his votes came
the North, especially from
oung factory workers.
of the major ironies of the
n, the report states, was
Wallace made his appeal to
d, but "mainly received the
of the young."
young factory worker, Con-
says, "has sopped up all the
aving assumptions; he views
us rebellions, protests in the
See ISR, Page 6
Seale
gagged
again
Panither"leader
1)011111 10 Clair I)y
le(Ieral iarslhals
CHICAGO (A -- Black Pan-
ther leader Bobby G. Seale,
strapped to a chair and gag-
ged for a second day, over-
came these restraints yester-
day and twice interrupted his
trial.
Scale, one of eight men being
tried on charges of conspiring
to incite rioting during last year's
Democratic National Convention,
once slipped off his gag and shout-
ed obscenities at Judge Julius J.
Hof fman.
The second time, he mumbled
sounds through the tightly wound
cloth while the judge was address-
ing the U.S. District Court jury.
The first interruption was quell-
ed by U.S. marshals who imme-
diately pinned Seale and dragged
him to an adjacent room. Jerry
Rubin, a co-defendant, shouted.
"The marshal just hit Bobby in
the mouth with his elbow!"
Seale screamed that the mar-
shals were kicking him andle
called the jtudge a "rotted low'life,
lying Facist dog."
Newsmen sitting less than a
foot from Seale said they did not
see any blows struck.
William M. Kirstler, a defense
lawyer, said during the ruckus.
"Your Honor, when are we going
to stop this medieval torture . . .
I am utterly ashamed at this mo-
ment to be an American lawyer."
After a recess, Leonard I. Wein-
glass, another defense lawyer, ask-
ed the judge to poll the jury of
10 women and 2 men to determine
if the disturbances affected them.,
Thomas A. Foran, U.S. district'
attonrey, called Weinglass' motion
"gross misconduct." Richard M.
Schultz, an assistant to Foran,
leaped up and began yelling at
Weinglass.
Judge Hoffman denied the mo-
tion to poll the jurors because he
said the form of the motion was
bad. When Weinglass asked if he
could rephrase the motion, Hoff-
man refused his request.
ONE PER CENT LEVY
Income
tax
vote
Monday
-Associated Press
A campaign handshake
Richard Austin, Detroit mayoral candidate, gives a campaign handshake at the front gate of the
Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co. on the city's west side. Roman Gribbs, Austin's opponent, was also cam-
paigning there yesterday.
DRAFF REFOR M BILL:
House approves lottery;
By ALEXA CANADY and LINDSAY CHANEY
A tax revision package calling for the adoption of a city
income tax and a reduction in property taxes will be sub-
mitted to Ann Arbor voters in a special election Monday. The
{ballot contains two proposals for alterations in present
taxation.
The first proposal asks that the voters approve the adop-
tion of a city income tax which was passed by the City Council
on August 4.
The proposal would levy a one per cent tax on the income
of residents and one half per cent on income earned in the city by
non-residents.
As in the federal income tax, there would be a $600 deduction for
each dependent. Additional $600 exemptions would be allowed for
blindness and old age.
Unlike the federal tax, however, the proposal would allow no
deductions for charitable contributions. But money paid for a city
income tax would be deductable from federal tax and partially de-
ductable from the state income tax.
The second proposal on the ballot - if passed __ would approve
a city charter amendment eliminating 7.5 mills of the city's 14.23
mill property tax.
The effects of the tax revision package involve many complex
r issues and have aroused much controversy.
The Board of Realtors, the Chamber of Commerce and the city
Republicans have all blasted the adoption of an income tax at this
I time.
The three groups all favor postponing an income tax at least until
1972. They base their arguments on a number of factors which they
believe will significantly affect the need for an income tax.
Their major argument is that Ann Arbor will receive a greater
share of their state taxes after the 1970 census. A city's share of
state taxes is determined by population.
Presently Ann Arbor's share is computed on the basis of the 1960
census, even though Ann Arbor has undergone a tremendous popula-
tion increase since then. Therefore, Ann Arbor can expect to receive
more state money after the census.
Mayor Robert Harris, leading advocate of the tax package,
believes the additional money Ann Arbor will receive from the state
will be insufficient to meet the city's needs.
According to Harris, the city will receive a minimum of $300,000
and a maximum equivalent to 1 mill tax increase.
He believes that this is insufficient to meet the 12 to'15 per
per cent yearly increase in revenue he says is necessary to maintain
the same level of services from year to year.
Unless the income tax package is adopted, Harris says, at least
a two mill increase in property tax would be necessary.
He believes this because the state allows a city only two ways
of increasing their revenues, the adoption of the Uniform Michigan
Income Tax Ordinance - which allows a one per cent tax on residents
and one half per cent on non-residents - or an increase in
property taxes.
The mayor concludes that if the income tax proposal is turned
down, the only alternative to provide needed operating funds and
capital improvements is an increase in the property tax.
Many of the opponents of the income tax say the money thatj
would be provided by the adoption of the tax package is not needed.-
"At the present time, the city does not need the extra $1 million
that would be raised from the income tax," says Brian Connelly,'
city Republican chairman.
Connelly explains that the city still has unused bond issues to
finance certain capital improvements.
In choosing between the two possible methods of increasing city
See CITY, Page 7
L--AWERS -CRUSAE
LAWYERS' CRUSADE
-Daily--Sara Kruiwich
Fishbowl recruiting for VISTA
Senate action
WASHINGTON , -he House
approved yesterday President Nix-
on's plan to draft 19-year-olds
first under a lottery plan. But
Senate action this year is unlikely.
The Iouse passed the adminis-
tration bill 382 to 13 a few hours
after it had rejected on a 265-159
vote an effort to open the measure
to wide ranging amendments.
These included proposals for a
general rewriting of the Selective
Service Act and for the dropping
of the draft except in times of de-
clared war.
Agnew hints U.S. may
repress war protesters
HARRISBURG, Pa. (T) --- Vice some anti-war protesters as "i-n~
President Spiro T. Agnew raised pudent snobs," Agnew sharply es-
the possibility last night of official calated the battle of words in a
repression as the result of anti- speech to Pennsylvania Repub-
war protests he said have been lic ins.
exploited by politicians and per- His talk was prepared for a
verted by subversives into "sonuc- $100-a-plate fund iaising dinner
thing sick and rancid." "It ite t o diging te
"Will we stop the wildnes now, It is tim e to stop dignifying the
before the witch-hunting and re- recle, inexperienced elements
pression that are all too inevitable recklessin erie new said.
begin?" the vice president asked. our society m n sid.
Agne sad te contr canot"The reason is compelling. It is
Agnew said the country cannot simply that their tantrums are iii-
afford to be divided or deceived by - siioly trg the fario
what he called the decadent think- Amica ca destroying the fabric of
i , of .American life"'
ing of a few young people. m
In the Senate, Democratic Lead-
er Mike Mansfield, of Montana,,
said it is doubtful the Senate will
even consider the bill this year be-
cause it cannot prevent the offer-
ing of many amendments from the
floor.
Any such struggle for a general
overhaul of Selective Service would
not be considered by Senate lead-
ers until that chamber has cleared
away a heavy backlog of already
pending business.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy tD-
Mass , served notice this week
that when Nixon's bill reaches the
floor' lie will prIess his proposal for
a w hole new di'aft law-including
a lottery, elimination of college
deferments in time of war and uni-
form nationwide draft policies.
Nixon told Congress he will in-
stitute an alternate 19-year-olds-
first draft plan on his own if it
does not approve the lottery by the
end of the year. But he said the
alternate plan would not be as fair
or as simple as the lottery system.'
Forces led by Rep. Richard Bol-
ling tD-Mo), tried futilely to de-
feat a ruling prohibiting action on
any draft reform except Nixon's
bill.
Chairman L. Mendel Rivers (D-
SC', of the Armed Services Coi-
mite again promised a review of
the entire draft law next year. "I
give you my word," he told the
T-TzoAni gnnfnArar Jorv-n
likely
of us who seek to commit the na-
tion to the concept of a volunteer
army."
Nixon's advisers have said he
will impose a "moving age group"
draft system-similar in some re-
spects to a lottery, if Congress
does not approve by Jan. 1, the
plan he wants.
Young men would know their
highest draft susceptibility would
come in the month of their 20th
birthdays.
Administration officials say the
main defect is that they would not
know until a month in advance
theii' chances of being called or'
escaping the draft.
By SHARON WEINE
Last summer, John Bowers"
buraucratic institutions of the g
in the name of the indignant
He was one of 102 students, m
Eastern law schools, working v
Nader to test the government
passed Freedom of Informatio
probing the inner bowels of fed
cies.
It was an experience that Bow
vanr niv. a-2-4 fnm, in,
'U' VISTA, recruiting
(disappointinigly low
By GARY SOLOMON
Recruiters from Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)
have been staffing information centers on campus this week,
but after the first four days student turnout has been low.
Operating from three locations, the Fishbowl, 3529 SAB,
and North Campus Commons, the recruiters are here to offer
information on opportunities in VISTA and to provide appli-
cations and information for students who are seriously in-
terested in volunteering.
The student response was very far from overwhelming at
each of the three information centers, recruiters said. Steve
Tomezyk, a recruiter at the Fishbowl reported that during
- - -- the period he was staffing the
information table no one came
to talk to him.
"I had to seek people to talk to.
People didn't come to me. I had to
walk around to tables looking for
people to talk to," Tomezyk said.
"You had to talk about music,
conservatories, and D sharps be-
quickly decided to employ tear- fore you could even bring VISTA
ers explains. into the conversation. Response
argas ignited a fire in his apart- was really dissappointing."
h drove him to shoot himself." VISTA is a national corps of
said Nader was interested in the volunteers, both men and women,
of reversing the usual applica- working to eliminate poverty with-
false pretenses statute-against in the United States through pro-
ful businessmen rather than just sects sponsored by public and
private non-profit organizations.
next worked for an insurgent The Fishbowl site was more ac-
'r the presidency of the United tive than the other two, perhaps
orken tnion sinofph e UYhnski due to its central location. Stu-
dent raids with
"raided the
overnment"
consumer.
nostly from
with Ralph
's recently
n Act in
deral agen-
ers, a first-
cnil.A $-inA 1
inviting law students out of their serf-like
captivity to wage mini-battles with the
beasts' flunkies."
"You must do more than dislike the sys-
tem," he quoted Nader parenthetically.
"You must understand the system you are
in, or your protests will be worthless, and
you are destined to impotence or aliena-
tion."
The work which evoked these reactions
included investigations of the Departments
part, they
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ment whic
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