CONTEMPT IN COURT See Editorial Page Y 1Mw AO IlAitli HAPPY High-64 Low-38 Sunny and warming Vol. LXXX, No. 56 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, November 7, 1969 Ten Cents Tax exemption sought or rivate books By RICK PERLOFF At this point, however, no one seems business is difficult to crack-especially, He adds that the store's relatively con- but says it would stand a greater chance Harry DeMa A state representative will introduce a quite sure how much, if any, business he says, for a new store in competitive venient location in the Michigan Union of passage if the exemptions are limited would abolish bill in January that would enable private volume would be forfeited. Ann Arbor. would also help boost its business volume to students. books. Crim campus bookstores to sell books and school Law Prof. Robert Knauss, one of the But Dennis Webster, manager of the and offset any losses from the tax exemp- Brown says his bill is directed primarily receive much supplies exempt from the four per cent architects of the final bookstore proposal, Student Government Council discount tion. at easing students' financial burden, but Rep. Brown state sales tax. says an extension of the exemption to in- store, predicts the bill would cause "no The only stores that might have a is quick to point out that he wants other "uncompassio Although the exemption on books is clude private bookstores would be clearly significant losses." geographical advantage over the University non-student purchasers of educational sup- "There is presently limited to those sold by an ed- "detrimental." He figures the store will be overly store, says Brown, are those located on plies to save money as well. the state sup ucational institution to "bona fide enroll- s crowded as it is, and believes the extension S. University. Assistant Senate MaJority Leader Charles But Knauss, like others, believes the dis- cowepahiysadieleestelxtnioplaniesiy ed" students, Rep. Jim Brown (R-Okemos) of the tax exemption would put business But Robert Graham-manager of Fol- Zollar (R-Benton Harbor) adopts a wait hs n counts offered on supplies other than Bof theetax exemption would put businesssn says he wants to extend it to include educa- books-such as those crently given at the at a "realistic level."' and see attitude on the bill as he wants Hetees no tional materials bought by all consumers discount store-would more than offset Assistant Director of Student-Community i h is ste o te St to see how much state revenue will be lost. dson str-olmoeta ofstconfident that his store's complete stock tceehw uh tterveu wl b osp otec tnv at any bookstores located near state and any initial loss of business. Relations Tom Brown, who has worked on of used books will attract large numbers However, the executive secretary to elso ofca private universities, the bookstore proposals, also predicts that ofustdesoo llettanyay.e House appropriations committee member also purchas If the bill passes-and Brown says he But Ned Shure, manager of the Student the bill would decrease the store volumeof students to Folletts anyway. William Ryan (D-Detroit)-Bobby Crim-- going to be e senses substantial House support-it might Book Services, speculates that students of business. But he agrees with Krauss Graham welcomes the bill's passage be- figures the state will lose about $50,000 a While Bro' take some business away from the proposed would see little value in patronizing a that could offset any losses by marking cause he thinks it would go a long way year. But he does not consider this any some seman University bookstore, which may open in University store that saved them only one down products in demand and by offering toward saving students money across the substantial amount. He says he likes the school suppi Fall 1970. per cent on books, particularly if it were some kind of rebate.,board bill in principle and says it stands a good eventually p The store's charter precludes first year out of their way. Students, Brown says, would have to be But is is unclear just how close Rep. clance of passing. And if it 1 textbook discounts from exceeding five per He says the store would probably not convinced that their patronizing the store Brown's bill is to passage now. Crim discounted the passage of another important fir cent of list price-including the four per survive without attracting customers would help it offer lower prices next year. State Senate Minority Leader Sander bill on sales taxes, introduced recently by dents with f cent sales tax. through the tax exemption, since the book This, he admits, is a "hard sales pitch." Levin (D-Berkley> is receptive to the bill, Senate Taxation Committee Chairman perhaps ultin Ten Pages 1- tores so (R-Battle Creek), which 14 exemptions, including on does not believe the bill will support. a agrees, calling DeMaso's bill nate" to students. no rationale," he notes "for plying the instructor and the t but not the books." reason why the state should ersity bookstores to the ex- rivate stores where students books. "A textbook is either xempt or it isn't," he says. wn recognizes there may be tic difficulties in defining es, he believed the bill will be assed in some form. passes he feels it will be an st step toward providing stu- ree books, free supplies-and nately, a free education. STUDENT-FACULTY COUNCIL: Committee to examine .. vows to employ force LSA reform proposal By JIM BEATTIE The LSA Student Assembly proposal for a Faculty-Stu- dent Council to govern the lit- erary college will come under first faculty scrutiny today at the initial meeting of a special student-faculty committee. The committee, formed by LSA Dean William Hays earlier this week, will attempt to work out the details of the proposal for presen- tation to the LSA faculty at its December meeting. The proposal's general terms were written by the Assembly early last month. The study committee is com- posed of five students appointed by the assembly and five faculty selected by Hays. Student committee members do not believe the committee will re- vise the proposal significantly at today's meeting, but they do ex- pect to determine the direction their future efforts will take. "We just expect to familiarize the faculty committee members with the proposal and see what their reaction to it is," says Ken Lasser, chairman of the Assembly. "But the whole approach that we take toward a finished pro- posal will depend on the reaction of the faculty at this meeting," a Krulwich he adds. Under the terms of the proposal,; the governing LSA faculty would continue to exist, but the ongoing go con- government of the college would h in the be carried out by the faculty-stu- dent council. The council's actions would be binding unless specifical- ly reversed by the faculty. Should the governing faculty veto a faculty-student council ac- tion, the council could repass the motion by a three-fourths vote, and the decision would still be binding. In that case, the faculty would be required to veto the ac- tion by a three-fourths margin. The Faculty-Student Council would be composed of equal num- bers of students and faculty, with the dean voting on all issues. o request The Assembly also plans to be-, a against Nov. I 5 marchers Marines, Army ready to hialt demonstration WASHINGTON V-- Force will be used if necessary to block a mass march down Pennsylvania Avenue on Nov. 15 to protest the Vietnam war, the Justice Department said yesterday. The Pentagon, saying it has started precautionary plan- ning, reported 28,000 soldiers and Marines are available in the general Washington area for use if needed. "The Army, as far as the District of Columbia is con- cerned, is always standing by," said Deputy Atty. Gen. Richard G. Kleindienst as he reiterated that there is "a sub- S a Tl a I t b S v m t a g ti c -Daily-Sara CO1Spiacydefen1dant Rennie Davis, one of the eight defendants in the Chica spiracy trial, blasted the trial last night during a speec Union Ballroom. See story on Page 7. RIEQIEST3,000: SGC to ask Fle-mi for trial 'appeal ai By LYNN WEINER Student Government Council voted last night t $3,000 from President Robben Fleming's discretiona to aid the appeals of those students convicted in sit-in trials, The motion states the money would be used to b transcripts for convicted students so that they cou to appeal and so that they would "receive fair trials f any procedural irregularities." "The purpose of the motion," said SGC Preside McLaughlin, "is to determine - how Fleming feels the trials are being conducted-to see if he considers them to, be fair or unfair."A -Daly--Sara Krulwich ewy Mobe organizers sell bus tickets to Wa shington tantial likelihood of serious violence." He told newsmen the G u a r d and the Army will be ready if deeded to bolster District of Co- lumbia police, U.S. Park Police nd the White House police force. The New Mobilization Commit- ee and other sponsors of the pro- ected three-day protest against he Vietnam war next week have een promised a permit only for a ymbolic parade along Ponnsyl- ania Avenue instead of the mass march by the White House which hey had outlined. John W. Bean III, a Kleindienst ide who has been conducting ne- otiations with the sponsors, said he department will "under no ircumstances" reverse itself and ermit the mass march. He said iscussions are continuing with he sponsors on other matters uch as parking, health and medi- al facilities. Klaindienst would identify only ne group - the militant "wea- herman" section of the Students for a Democratic Society - as po- ential troublemakers during the emonstration due to start next Thursday. Bean said the department un- erstands the SDS Weatherman ;roup may attempt "to disrupt Lraffic, to cause vandalism and o close down the downtown usiness area." Pressed to name other groups, -e said large delegations from See U.S., Page 7 New plans By TIM BRANDYBERE Leaders of the Ann Arbo Mobilization Committee sai night they will forge ahea plans for the anti-war mass in Washington on Nov. 15,c the Justice Department ann ment yesterday that force n used to prevent it. try fund, the LSA uy court ld afford free from nt Marty. gin a month-long petition drive Monday to express the depth of student support for its plan. Peti- tions will be available at three of the polling places utilized for the Student Government Council elec- tions. The petition drive will be a sub- stitute for a referendum on the See COMMITTEE, Page 7 , 1 E ;1 ; ,, Barry Cohen, local New co-ordinator, said New Mo mains convinced that the g ment's threat of force a Mobe continuesPr su c 0 fo r~to Y demonstrators "is nothing more small symbolic parade" would be d than a threat." allowed Nov. 15 because of fearlT Cohen said' the Justice Depart- of a possible outbreak of violence"E lait nent "is bluffing, just as it did from the planned mass march of d marc twith its decision not to grant a an estimated 500,000 persons.- g darpc Parade permit for the mass march. New Mobe steering committee tr despite "The N i x o n administration member Frank Schoichet said1t ouncay e- hopes to scare enough people away many people are "infuriated" withI to keep the march down to 150,000 the government's actions. "The' --a number small enough to allow number of people scared away h Mobe more effective police control," he from the march is balanced by an be re- said. equal number who are now join- - overn- The Justice Department had ing," he said. igainst announced Tuesday that only "a Meanwhile, New Mobe continues its preparations for the Washing- ton demonstrations. Howard Goldstein, local publi- city co-ordinator, said that many students are dropping classes and other activities to work fulltime ; surges for New' Mobe. The office in the SAB has been crowded during recent weeks as; r believes it is impossible to tell whe- the organizers attempt to com- there had been an increase this pete plans in time for the dem- ith, since his rents were collected only onstrations, now just a week away. days ago. He notes, however, that ten Among the planned activities in cent of Apartment Limited's apart- Washington is a March Against its failed to make their Oct. 1 pay- Death. which will symbolize and t. pay tribute to the Americans and get the impression," said DeBoer, Vietnamese killed in Vietnam. at the Tenants Union has been active. The march will begin at Arling- y've talked to a lot of people and ton National Cemetery at mid- y're convincing some people that night on Nov. 13 and will move in y're correct. But as far as tangible evi- single file past the White House and C (anito la. :Alteriiatei route plan proposed Special To The Daily WASHINGTON - The New Mobilization Committee yesterday offered the Justice Department an alternative proposal for a mass march on Nov. 15. In a late afternoon news con- ference, Mobilization spokesmen proposed that the march pass in back rather than in front of the White House. The procession would then use Constitution Ave. instead of Pennsylvania Ave. as previously scheduled. Mobilization spokesmen also announced that every other sched- uled activity for the two-day pro- test has been tentatively approved by the J u s t i c e Department. "Rough drafts of permission permits" are expected today, they said. Even if the Justice Department refuses ' the new offer, Mobiliza- tion spokesmen said last n i g h t there are no plans for court ac- tion to obtain a permit for the mass march. "It's a little late in the game for that," they explained. 750 PLEDGES If Fleming agrees to the pro- posal, a strong defense insured by the fund money would prevent the misuse of the court. "Since tie 'U' comnnmunity has an intere s in a properly functioning court' system," the motion states, the money would be contributed so that convicted students could af- ford to appeal. Council last night also endorsed the Environmental Teach-In to be held on campus in March, and will vote next week on whether or not to allot $500 for the project. The teach-in, which will be they ixeni strike organ izin By STEVE KOPPMAN Rent strike organizing has picked up momentum in the last few weeks, say Ten- ants Union organizers. But, management company spokesmen say there has not been a substantial increase in the number of rent strikers. The Tenants Union says it now has over 750 pledges to strike from tenants -- a dramatic increase from the early weeks of this year. But, this number is still well holniv t 19 f ti. ait., a 1.-. a providing more time to build up com- plaints and hostility against their land- lords: --The return of some strike leaders who had been diverted earlier in the year from organizing work by other issues, such as the University bookstore and the Oct. 15 moratorium: and -The gradual wearing off of the initial effects of what Union leaders call t h e landlords "counter-offensive", involving ireatlv imnroved maintenance srvice a nd Boe ther mon four per nmen "i "tho The the; they F11111OPM :Ili!,'