4 ENDORSEMENTS FOR SGC SEATS See editorial page Sf14r i~au E3at. i UNSPRING high-38 Low-30 Snow with rain expected; mostly cloudy Seventy-Six Years of Editorial Freedom VOL. LXXVII No. 141 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1967 SEVEN CENTS TEN PAGES NEWS WIRE Late World News By The Associated Press "SINO-SOVIET RIFT: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy' will be discussed Thursday at 4 p.m. in the League's Michigan Room. Professors William Ballis, Alfred Meyer, and Richard Solo- mon of the political science department will moderate the talk. The discussion is sponsored by the Honors Council and Offset. * * * * TOKYO M)-Communist China's Premier Chou En-lai has told the nation's peasants they must resist the temptation to over- throw even the most flagrant opponents of Mao Tse-tung and concentrate instead on the spring planting. Chou said this in* a meeting of, 2,500 representatives of farmers from Peking's 13 suburban wards Sunday. He was quoted as telling the mass meeting that the peasants must put the more positive, pro-Mao elements among them ir charge of production. * * * * THE VIET CONG mounted large ground and mortar attacks at key American positions in South Vietnam today in what seemed an effort to overshadow President Johnson's Guair con- ference on the Vietnam war. The Communist assaults started Monday 'about the time Johnson landed on Guam. American posi- tions in vital sectors of War Zone C near the Cambodian border were the hardest hit. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, a ten-foot tall foot topped b3 a ten-foot high finger was constructed from yesterday's snow ir the middle of Cambridge Road, obstructing traffic. Ann Arbor police said that "a large amount of snow was blocking the road." The snow was successfully removed early this morning. MAYOR JEROME CAVANAGH of Detroit cancelled a speech scheduled for 8 p.m. tonight in the UGLI multipurpose room. Cavanagh will attend "an emergency meeting" in' Cleveland. The talk has been tentatively reset for April 11. University Young Democrats are sponsoring the mayor's appearance. NANCY AMIDEI has withdrawn from SGC elections for per- sonal reasons. VINTON W. BACON, general superintendent of the Metro- politain Sanitary District of Chicago, will speak tomorrow at a joint seminar of the University School of Public Health and College of Engineering. The 4:15 seminar in the auditorium of the School of Public Health is entitled "What the Third Generation in Waste Treat- ment Portends" and is open to the public. ANN ARBOR LEAGUE of Women Voters is sponsoring a dis- cussion tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. between candidates for mayor and probate Judge. The discussion will take place in city hall council chambers. 'VERY GOOD YEAR': Female Law Editor Learns To Negoui~at( 1 t. .s f z s r 1 Romney Offers Fiscal Solution By WALLACE IMMEN The package, now under con- Daily News Analysis sideration by committees, also calls for a three-cent-per-pack Governor George Romney increase in cigarette taxes, which .million package program of fiscal woulreaise igthe taxeel toite reform is a far from radical ap-would raise the tax level to ten proach to solving the problem of cents faltering state revenues. m This would place Michigan near Although the proposal is facing the top in tobacco taxes. Only lto ugh the o lgis fa cing M assachusetts, New York, Ver- figures released recently by the mont and Wisconsin currently fiureselased recentlyby the echarge 10 cents, while New Jersey, research section of the State De- Texas and Washington are now partment of Revenue indicate that taxing 11 cents a pack. 35 states have already instituted state taxes on individual income Romney claims that this tax similar to Romney's proposed fis- program would increase state rev- cal reform program. enues by $331.4 million, or nearly Predicts Passage 4 per cent. The current four per Romney claims that his plan cent sales tax will most likely Romne cia imsha tnhiseplan Iremain unchanged if an income will finally win acceptance when tax is approved. In that case, the it comes to a vote this spring or state will join 26 other states and early summer. the District of Columbia in having Romney's plan calls for 2.5 per both income and sales taxes. cent graduated tax on personal tin incomesaiv neightpe c to or Open Legal Aid Service Faculty For Students 4 Dismissal' of tion incomes ad eigh1tpercn ona financial institutions. City Council Probes New Ward Plans By PAULA LUGANNANI City Council voted 6-5 last night to adopt a plan for ward reappor- tionment on the basis of the exist- ing five wards. The move came two weeks before an election which will place before the voters the op- tion of a six-ward system. In compliance with Public Act No. 182 of 1966 passed by the state Legislature it is necessary for the city to reapportion its voting districts before Dec. 1, 1967. Two plans for meeting this re- quirement were in question at the Council meeting. Plan A, known as the "Clerk's Plan" called for continuance of the five ward plan' and was adopted. Plan B pro- posed six wards and will be voted on by the city. Apportionment Committee Earlier in the evening a motion which called for the creation of a city council apportionment com- mittee to be composed of three Re.. In a recent comparison of these states, the Citizens ResearchI Council of Michigan noted that' the state is currently third highest in total individual tax load-be-I hind New York and Wisconsin- with an average personal tax bill of $290, 24 dollars above the na- tional average. It also noted that state local per capita expenditures on edu- cation are the highest of the sur- veyed states.I Individual Bill Increased The income tax plan would in- crease the average individual's1 state-local tax bill by from 23 toI 27 per cent. But the plan is grad- uated, and families with below $4,000 annual income will actually receive a net decrease in their tax load. A personal exemption of $600j for each dependent is allowed, and the entire setup would function in much the same way as the fed- eral income tax. The program does offer some relief from sales tax. Deductions for general sales tax payments will be allowed. A $10 flat payment to individuals in lieu of proposal to drop the sales on food has also been included. Another provision of the measure is that the state will pay 10 per cent of local prop- erty taxes for individuals and utilities. System Similar to One At MSU; Fully Subscribed Friday By ELEANOR BRAUN All appointments for last Fr- day, the first day of the legal aid service sponsored by Student Gov- ernment Council were filled, SGC member Neill Hollenshead, '67, said yesterday. "The service seems to be work- ing very successfully and most likely it will be continued," he said. He added that there are still openings for consultation this Fri- day. The program began last Friday afternoon as a local attorney re- tained by SGC met in 15-minute sessions with students in the SGC offices. Advisory Role Only According to SGC spokesmen, the attorney cannot take cases to court for students making use of the system, but can only advise them. Students are charged $2 for; each 15-minute session with theI attorney. SOC subsidizes the other two-thirds of the cost. th The first session dealt with a housing c6mplaint brought by Tom Van Lente, '67, chairman of the Student Housing, Association and George Steeh, '68, an organiz- er of the service. The Student Housing Associa- tion is a subsidiary organization of SGC and is worikng in conjunc- tion with the Student Rental Un- ion, an SHA subcommittee, to in- vestigate the possibility of a col- lective suit against an Ann Arbor landlord. Possible Court Case Steeh and Van Lente reported after their interview with the at-I torney that "ive have definite legal grounds for a collective suit, but there could be complications." They said that they would try bargaining in their housing com- plaint, but "if bargaining fails we will enter suit." Steeh explained that the new legal aid service was modeledI after one operating at Michigan State University which "has been very successful there." He plans1 Board Urges Case - .f - 6-M6-L - - qeM _N Against. Cinema Guild, By R. M LANDSMAN The University's Faculty Civil Liberties Board will file a friend of the court brief in Ann Arbor Municipal Court today asking for the "dismissal of the prosecution" against four Cinema Guild leaders now facing obscenity charges for the Jan. 18 showing of "Flaming Creatures. The faculty group's legal memo- randum "urges (the) court to or- der the suppression as evidence of the film seized," and ,its return" ::to Cinema Guild. Acting as an "interested party" { k :; >}.:".. * the Civil Liberties Board of the University Faculty Senate backs the case of Cinema Guild lawyers who argue the case should be dis- -Daily-Robert Sheffield ICICLE AND BICYCLE Winter made a sudden return to Ann Arbor yesterday postponing the first day of spring indefinitely. Enough snow had fallen by, late last night to fill the basket of the bike parked outside Angell Hall. NATIONAL TREND: Pass-Fail Courses Meet with Success By FAITH ADLER How is a 23-year-old girl going to handle a staff of 30 men," Sally Katzen wondered when she be- came the first woman editor-in- chief of the 65-year-old Michigan Law Review last March. "I have had to learn to nego- tiate-to handle people without letting them know they're being, handled," she said recently, a year later. "I'm constantly being teased about being a girl,' she says. "We created a TV lounge so the guys could watch their football games and stay at the office to work. They kid me about wearing slacks; I guess they like to see me looking more feminine." Miss Katzen's appointment last year received national press cov- erage, which was followed by countless letters from men who wanted to meet her. Her staff mailed her a fraudulent letter' from Connecticut ,accompanied by a dozen roses. Miss Katzen, '67, describes the1 Review as "the most important academic organization at the Law3 School." She explained that "it enables the strident to do independent re- search, to publish, and therefore, to have some effect on the law." The Review contains articles by law professo and practitioners or problems such as labor, tax, and constitutional law questions, and issues ranging from attorney- client relations to developments in the use of computers and the law. ington, D.C., after which she w enter a law firm in either Was ington or New York. Asked about discrimination the hiring of women lawyers, s commented, "Law firms are fac with a dilemma: The qualities th make a girl an asset to a firm intelligence, wit, looks-are t same qualities that will quick attract a husband and perha prompt her to leave the firm." "I experienced no trouble in i terviewing for jobs," she co tinued. "This is probably becau my record allows me to standc my own two feet. In a sense, n being elected editor of the L Review indicates to them that may not be the typical female la graduate." publicans and two Democrats was Girdi for Figit to go to MSU later this year to By CYNTHIA MILLS defeated by a 7-4 vote. study the system and its operation When the literary college's pass- This move would have definitely Observers are uncertain how in East Lansing. fail option goes into full effect1 " blocked action until after the up- many changes will be made i Varied Areas this spring term, upperclassmen; coming election. the plan before the bill gets out Steeh and Hollerishead both i electing to use this system will be Proponents of Plan B contend of committees. Romney is girding emphasized that while the service in good company. Students at that it will more equitably main- for a fight to keep it from being was originally designed to help other colleges across the country win a the "pie-shaped" character-deatd with housing problems exclusive-j are participating in the experi- Swrs ea "There may be some in the y t hassin been elg t ment. And they like what they see. ward sections of the downtown Legislature and elsewhere who include any legal difficulty that Princeton, Dartmouth, Y a 2 e, 'ill area, and from there reaching out think that preventing tax reform students might have." Berkeley, Stanford and Columbia ;h- to the suburban areas. This plan might be harmful to me political- Hollenshead also expressed hope are working with pass-fail.- would also give stronger repre- ly," he told reporters recently I for the eventual establishment of Despite the many ramifications sentation to students living in the "If there are any who think by a legal aid fund to supplement the from any irregular grading sys- he wards who were registered to vote, defeating a reasonable budget or consultation service. Junior - Senior Counseling, sees e they contend, tax reform, they can hurt me, I The standard rate for local law- poram as w ell geied. .ed sgs hytk oe aeu the program as well-received. at Political Overtone sugest they take a more' careful yers in Ann Arbor is $25 an hour. Accomplishing - Republicans hold a 7-to-4 na- sounding of the publicattitudes A spokesman for the legal services "It seems to be accomplishing he jorority on the council. Last week in this country." program said that the $2 fee what the curriculum committee ily the Democrats questioned whether He is facing strong opposition charged to students only insures hoped it would: encouraging stu- ps council action on a reapportion- and counter proposals are being their keeping their appointments. dents to elect courses they would ment plan was in order before city prepared. Romney claims, how- "SGC is paying for the program, otherwise avoid and giving them1 n- voters had acted on the issue. ever, that his plan represents the really," he said.. ithe opportunity to elect these n- Republican council members best "genuine fiscal reform." Bar restrictions on lawyers for- courses on their own terms." ise have charged that the wording of "My major objective-so that bid advertising the legal service Since the institution of this op-1 on the proposal sponsored by the there will be no misunderstanding or publicizing the name of the tion for graduating seniors lasti ny Democrats would result in six seats -is not so much mere fiscal local. lawyer who has undertaken January, Shaw says, "I'm sur- aw for each party guaranteed by 1969. reform as a protection of the fis- the program. prised at the quality of students1 I However, an opinion by city attor- cal integrity of the state. I will According to SGC spokesmen, who are taking pass-fail. It ap- aw ney Jacob Fahrner Jr. says that not permit spending more than we the lawyer was chosen with the pears a better option for a goodl this would not be the case. are willing to pay." agreement of local bar members. student than a weak one." r~rr- -l-~A~-~-~ - ~ ~~ The only requirements for eligi- bility are good standing, a two- point average, and upperclassman standing. Shaw does not see the feasibility of extending pass-fail to freshmen and lower-classmen, although the curriculum committee has discuss- ed applying the option to distri- bution requirements. Freshmen and Grades "I think there is a great advantage to freshmen having grades," Shaw commented, "be- cause it tells us and them where they stand and whether they ought to remain here or not." The prime disadvantage Shaw sees in the present workig g of the program is "not having any ma- neuvering room at the beginning of "the term. There is a motion before the faculty to give us two weeks' leeway so that the student can get first-hand judgment of the course, but not so long a per- iod as to allow him to be graded." Disclaiming any problems with the draft, Shaw says pass-fail has nothing to do with normal pro- gress to a degree, nor class-rank- ing. Grad Applications Because of the stringent require- ment of a "C" passing grade and restriction to courses outside the student's major, Shaw said, "Pass- fail courses should not have any damaging effect on acceptance to graduate schools." t As in most other colleges elect- ing such an option, the instructor is not told whether his student is taking the course on the regular graded basis or otherwise. He turns, the usual grade into the records office, and they record from the standard classification either a "P" or "F." Other Plans Pass-fail programs, differing in many aspects, have spread across the nation. California Institute of Tech- nology instituted the system to help new students adjust to the See Full Text, Page 2 missed because the film was "un- constitutionally" seized, in mid- reel by the Ann Arbor police. According to University Execu- tive Vice-President Marvin L. Nie- huss this is the first time an or- ganized faculty group here has formally backed students in -a court case. "I know of no similar action taken by the faculty in the past," he said. Prior Restraint The memorndum prepared by the Board's lawyers, Profs. Joseph Sax and Terrance Sandalow of the Law School, says that "What is at stake here is whether a police officer is to have the power to determine, ex parte, that the members of the University com- munity shall not see certain films or plays, or read certain books, prior to a determination by a duly authorized judicial officer that such materials may be outside the protection of the constitutional right of free speech. "At no time," says the brief, "was the film in question ever brought before a judge or magis- trate; nor was any warrant ever issued for its seizure; nor was any judicial determination ever made as to whether the film constitut- ed obscene material within the meaning of the first amendment," The motion to suppress raises the question whether the proce- dure employed by the police in this case to enforce the state's'ob- scenity law is consistentwith the first amendment. A consistent line of recent decisions by the United States Supreme Court establishes with abundant clarity that proce- dures employed to suppress ob- scene . materials must contain adequate safeguards "to assure non-obscene material the consti- tutional protection to which it is entitled." The issue posed by the motion to suppress thus transcends the question whether any particular film, book or performance is ob- scene or protected speech under the first and fourteenth amend- mends to the federal Constitution. William Goodman, attorney for the defendants, said he was very "glad to have the Civil Liberties Board's support." Prof. Hubert Cohen of the en- .gineering English department, ad- visor to Cinema Guild, and one of the four defendants, said he was "delighted that they have support- ed us. There seem to be so few, now." The Civil Liberties Board stud- led the film seizure in great detail prior to deciding to file the brief. Threats to Civil Liberties The Board was, created by the Faculty Senate Assembly to assist persons who, in their roles as stu- dents or staff, suffer threats to their civil liberties." The case may not be heard for about a month yet, according to Municipal Judge S. J. Elden. He said that it will take that long for the defense and prosecution to complete briefs on the case. Cinema Guild has filed a suit in Detroit Federal District Court against Ann Arbor police chief Walter Krasny, police Lieut. Eu- gene Staudenmeier, and Assistant Washtenaw County Prosecutor Thomas Shea, asking for an in- junction restraining the local po- lice from subseauent prosecution, Presidential Candidates Call for Student Power I i By LUCY KENNEDY Both Student Government Coun- cil presidential candidates-Bruce Kahn, '68; and Tom Copi, '69Ed, say students should have more control over student-oriented deci- sions such as rules for' conduct, according to recent campaign statements. However, the candidates differ on the limits of student power and the means of obtaining it. The campaign remarks were made at an Inter-House Assembly speaker's forum, a Young Demo- crats meeting, and on a WCBN broadcast. ' Kahn says, "The best means of obtaining student power is to rnniTIP he t71 P-t ta tl their voters. This re-organization The greatest problem in the is the first step Kahn would make office of Student Affairs-student in obtaining student power. relations, Copi says, "stems from Copi, also says "The key to stu- the OSA attempts to establish the dent support lies not inchanging proper atmosphere for education- the present student government its attempts at acting in loco structure, but in dealing in is- parentis." sues that most affect the stu- Regulations on personal con- dents." duct such as women's hours should be abolished, Copi says.- He says dents and should help the stu- he would accomplish this by bring- dents. This is not necessarily the ing the issue to a confrontation responsibility of the University." with the OSA. Kahn, on the other hand, as- Copi says that if Joint Judic serts the University has a certain would refuse to prosecute students amount of responsibility for main- or if students simply refused to taining the proper atmosphere for obey personal conduct regulations, learning. He says, however, that the only recourse open to OSA decisions as to what constitutes would be to threaten to expel the the proper academic atmosphere student or students. should be transferred from the This he feels would cause OSA to the students. enough adverse publicity to dis- His running mate, Miss Ruth courage the administration from Baumann, '68, commented in ref- ------------- ------erence to the recent controversyj I i t i I A Smith College graduate who! has worked as an intern for a Senate subcommittee and as a! researcher for the Justice Depart-' ment, she feels her editorial posi- I forc(inz stude1nts IY'toaccent H 1peUst H i . ; conduct regulations. over "Flaming Creatures," De- special technical curriculum with C fense of academic freedom is the less competitive strain. Grades are Copi says that students should responsibility of the University as pass-fail in all freshman courses. use any power they have or can well as SGC." At Princeton, where more data gain to free themselves from con- Both candidates agreed that the - th cvetems em: In have heen m naammammmma Vi:>;: > r: aim:>::