STREET PEOPLE AND THE STREET FAIR See Editorial Page YI r Si tr ta A I" ~Iaii4 #. HOT High-90 Low-68 Sunny and warm Vol. LXXIX No. 44-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, July 16, 1969 Ten Cents Six Pages HEAVY CASUALTIES: Fighting Bookstore savage in war. Latin American faces, vote TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (R)-Savage fighting and heavy casualties were reported yes- terday on the second day of the Central American war be- tween El Salvador and Hon- duras. Tanks were reported in action. The Salvadorean military comn- mand announced its forces cap- tured the village of Macaoine in a 45-mile-deep thrust into Hondu- ran territory. The Salvadoreans also claimed the capture of the border town of Nueva Ocotepeque andethe sur- render of Honduran officers and men after "little resistance." But a Honduran government { announcement said the "struggle' has been especially cruel" near Nueva Ocotepeque, with fightingI continuing for seven hours at last report. Honduran medical personnel reported 6asualties, both civilian and military, were heavy on both sides of the border. Salvadorean government sources said unofficially their army is marching in two columns into: Honduras with the capital, Tegu- cigalpa, as the objective. One column is composed of tanks, artillery, motor transport, jeeps and other vehicles on the Honduras south highway, part of' the Pan American Highway. Infantry is marching through the mountains, the sources said. by Regents By MARTIN HIRSCHMAN The Regents are expected to take final action Friday on the Student Government Council proposal for the creation of a University discount bookstore. The proposal, which has the active support of Acting Vice President for Student Affairs Barbara Newell, was the subject of a prolonged discussion yesterday during a meet- ing of the University' executive officers - the vice presi- dents and President Robben Fleming. Vice President for Academic Affairs Alan F. Smith re- ported the meeting resulted in "no final solution" on the question of whether the exe- - -Associated Press GARRISONED EL SALVADOREAN soldiers point their machine guns across 'a frontier border post towards Honduran territory at El Roy. Savage fighting and heavy casualties were reported yes- terday on the second day of the Central American war. SLEGA L EXPENSES MOUNTING: -Associated Press APOLLO 11 COMMAND PILOT Neil A. Armstrong, right, who will be the first man to set foot on the moon, relaxes Oat a pre-flight dinner as his landing module Pilot Edwin Aldrin Jr. sits to his left. If the mission goes as planned, Aldrin will follow Armstrong on to the moon. Everything is go' for Fierce hand-to-hand combat raged yesterday along the border, ,Rent strikers set 1tesnrcsadr.h hesouraesadtheSalvadorean capital, was blacked out last night in anticipation of an air raid. Climaxing years of glaring ten- sions-p including a superheated iternational soccer football riv- By NADINE COHODAS alry - the war erupted MondayI The Tenants Union steering committee has approved 'gnvwho into its t reported an 99 invasion inoisterritory from El a revised funding plan which will require rent strikers to Salvador, whose three million# pay five per cent of each month's rent paid toward Tenants people are squeezed into an area Union legal costs. five times smaller than Honduras. Each member will be required to pay at least two month's Experts viewed the conflict as1 dEc emberwllhbe equiredito pay teast twan outburst of the population ex- dues when the new system begins in the fall. plosion plaguing Central Americal Last y e a r the Tenants Union and many other areas of the the Apollo 11, j By DAVE CHUDWIN odyssey to the moon's surface and Special To The Daily back. CAPE KENNEDY - The Apollo dOThe extremely smooth count- 11 astronauts retired early last down resumed last night at 11 night supremely confident in p.m. after a pre-planned hold de- themselves, their equipment, and signed to give launch crews some their mission. "We'e ready to rest. Soon after, technicians be- fly," said spacecraft commander gan to load the gargantuan Sa-' Nei Armsrog in th 1 a s turn V booster with liquid hydro- public appearance, gen and liquid oxygen fuels. Earlier the huge steel scaffold- Armstrong, along with crewmates ing surrounding the Saturn V was Michael Collins and Edwin (Buzz) rolled back, exposing the moon Aldrin, is scheduled to lift off at rocket and Apollo spacecraft. 9:32 a.m. today on an eight day, "Everything is going very well," !dasoff reported Dr. George Mueller, di- rector of the manned spaceflight effort. "It's the cleanest vehicle that I have seen in all the years I have been associated with the space program." The moonm n went to sleep at about" 9 p.m. in their motel-like quarters at the Kennedy Space Center after a steak dinner. The trio spent most of the day relaxing, although Armstrong and Aldrin/spent sore time prac- ticing in aspacecraft simulator. "They're in pretty good shape," said astronaut boss Donald Slay- cutive officers would recom- mend creation of the book- store. Newell, however, described the discussion as "hashing out me- chanics of how we'd handle things with the Regents." She said SGC would have to prepare a new report on financing the book- store in time for the Regents meeting. In addition to SGC's recom- mendation, the Regents will also receive the results of a survey ofl other college bookstores, a com- munication from local bookstore owners and a study on the book- store question prepared by the Ann Arbor Chamber of Com- merce. The college bookstore survey, compiled by Tom Brown, assist- ant director of student-community relations, sampled 11 schools in- eluding six universities in t h e state and five other midwestern hools. The report shows that most col- lege bookstores sampled sell books at list price. In postponing ac- tion on the bookstore last month, the Regents expressed concern that a bookstore here would be unable to offer a discount unless it were continuously, subsidized through tuition moneys. However, none of the univer- sities in the state collect sales tax on educational materials. Thus; they are selling the dis- counted items four per cent lower than most private stores. This is because private stores must col- lect the sales tax. Of the six schools' in the state, only the Wayne State University bookstore offers a discount over and above the sales tax. Offering a 10 per cent discount of text- books, the store operates rent- free but has not received a sub- sidy since it was formed. The WSU bookstore has shown a pro- fit. And except for the stores at Michigan Techhological Univer- sity, all six stores in the state are showing profits. The MTU bookstore is only breaking even but offers a 15 per cent discount to members of the academic staff. Most of the others offer a 10 per cent discount to academic staff. The Michigan State University bookstore, Nyhich sells at.list price, has shown a profit of $75,000 over the last five years. All five of . the out-of-state bookstores report a profit over the past five years, but only one offers a discount. See BOOKSTORE, Page 2 Discussion1 to, be held Senate Assembly's Academic Affairs Committee will hold an open meeting tomorrow to explore the relationship of the University to the Reserve Of- ficer Training Corps. The committee will issue an interim report by Sept. 1 on ROTC's role in the University. A final report is scheduled for Oct. 1. The format of the meeting to- morrow has been loosely planned. Prof. T. V. Buttry, co-chairman of the committee, said yesterday the agenda will probably begin with a short presentation to enumer- ate and define the arguments which have been presented to the committee. A discussion period between re- presentatives of the committee and the audience will follow. Any individual wishing to place his name on the agenda is ask- ed to contact Buttrey at 764-0360 or Prof. Horrace Davenport at 764-4352. The meeting will be held at 8 p~m. in Aud. A of Angell Hall. In May, Senate Assembly auth- orized the Academic Affairs Com- mittee to study the ROTC ques- tion. The Assembly acted on a proposal from the Senate Advis- ory Committee on University Af- fairs. The ROTC issue was referred to SACUA by literary college Dean William Hays at the end of the winter term. Two student members were in- cluded on the 13 member com- mittee. One of them, S t u d e n t Government Council'Vice Presi- dent Marc Van Der Hout, has' since resigned because he be- lieved students were under-repre- sented on the committee. Other professors on the commit- tee are Joseph Payne, Marguerite Hoed of the music school, Morris Greenhut of the English depart- ment, Bernard Galler of the math department, James O'Neill of the Romance languages department, Don Brown of the Center for Re- search on Learning and Teaching, Albert Feuerwerker of the history department, and Eugene Litwak of the social work school- Street fair begins today only took 10 per c e n t of one month's rent to cover costs, Under the new plan a person paying $70 rent a month would pay $42 to the rent strike duringa worl.Ji { '00 46.& the year. Last year he would have If you happen to notice South o University Ave. is barricaded only paid $7. again today, don't worry. The "We absolutely have to h a v e tenth annual Ann Arbor Street sufficient funding," said steering 4 Fair is back, and it's as legal as committee member Gene Trupin. can be. "Last year it was a great foint of East Liberty between State and weakness that we didn't have Thompson and North University enough money for legal costs." between State and Thayer will Steering committee members also be closed for the fair, which who approved the plan at a meet- will run through Saturday. Mer- ing Sunday say that although rent chants downtown, on South Uni- strikers will pay more to the Ten- versity and on State will be of- ants Union they are likely to win fering all kinds of bargains and rent reductions from court settle- special sidewalk sales. ments which will offset the Ten- South Tniversity will feature ants Union dues. displays by 300 artists, many Pre-trial hearings in recent from outstate. Some of them will 22 cases were heard and Thomas- be giving free art lessons f o r kids sem scheduled trials to begin July or demonstrations of their craft. 21 and continue thereafter. These North University will feature cases involve Tenants Union mem- an antique show, and there will bers and Summit Associates, Cam- be another art display on Li- pus Management and Ike Koz- berty. Auctions will be held to- minski. No cases involving Char- night and Friday night on Main ter Realty will be heard until the St. with proceeds going to Uni- 22 cases set for trial are complet- versity Hospital. I ed. ton. o usisThe crew was to be awakened at 4:15 a.m. this morning for a shower, medical examination, and breakfast before donning t he i r space suits. At 9:32 arm. the five engines of e c to rthe first stage will light up and Apollo 11 will be on its way into By NADINE CUHODAS be the most important position The man said Mrs. Mhoon asked space. The first two stages willl Bdrop off, putting Armstrong, Col- Housing Commission Chairman under discussion. Although Mrs. his wife, "When did you last wash lins, and Aldrin into earth orbit. Robert Weeks yesterday reaffirm- Mhoon claimed she had no office your floor? Are your breakfast Then, after two' revolutions, ed the right of the commission to space for an assistant,Commis- dishes clean?" they will fire the third stage en- hire its own staff, sioner Mrs. Robin Barlow said she Another tenant said she wanted gine to put them on a three day In a public statement following believed the hiring of a tenant to paint a room-in her apartment path to the moon. The actual relations staff member was ex- pale blue but was told by Mrs. landing is scheduled to take place with Housing Commission Direc- m ptMhoon she could only paint it at 4:19 p.m. Sunday.' wthHosin ommission Die- Mrs. Barlow added that she white. Hundreds of thousands of spec- tor Mrs. Joseph D. Mhoon over strtators haejbeendstraming int who hires commission staff, Weeks rongly objected" to he com- tators have been streaming into said the power to hire "is dele- mission's p o l i c y for treating ! And oneftenant said he told the the Cape Kennedy area to watch tenantshhousing office in November ta the blastoff. There is not an gated without qualification to the 7 ..., f. I--1 - fan ~«," irth batof.Ter-ia-ta a I commission itself."' The dispute arose during dis- cussion of a recent City Council appropriation for the hiring of an assistant to deal with public hous- ing tenants, a maintenance man and a third secretary, The hiring of an assistant for tenant relations, for which coun- cil has allotted $12,000, seems to TEAMSTERS OFFER 'JOB SECURITY Police commanders to joi Mrs. Mhoon has come under a an over nis stove was broken empty motel room for 40vmiles severe criticism from many of her and that it still had not been and rental cars are scarcer than tenants for allegedly intimidating fixed. He said housing office staff golds them and failing to respond ade- members told him the fan would gozl c quately to their needs, have to be sent to the factory to Dozens of people are camped At a meeting March 12 of pub- determine whose fault the mal- rng o the Banana River, 12 miles lic housing tenants and housing function was. However, in March thomade excte. dito commission members, one tenant the fan had not yet been picked thousands are expected to drive to said his wife received a call from up by the office. prime viewing sites outside t h e "sd hs wife receiveda c allt.o2spaceport early this m orning. Mrs. Mhoon at 9 a.m., Sept. 29 At Monday night's meeting Mrs. See EVERYTHING, Page 2 which amounted to "harassment." Mhoon declared she would hire ----- -- whomever she pleased to fill the ' tenant relations position. "You can recommend and approve if you want to," she told the com- f " mission. "The commission cannot "' he my staff." ~ ~ n itn ion Yesterday Mrs. Mhoon reiterat- ed her view-"I still say I will hire my own staff," she said."However, ' We are willing to recognize any the housing director indicated she , and cooperate fully." probably would not press the e present unions are the Ameri- issue. "The commissioners are my tion of State, County, and Mu- boss so whatever they say is right, ployees the International Asso- you know." By JUDY SARASOHN - Following the footsteps of the Washte- naw County sheriff deputies, the command officers of ti~e Ann Arbor police depart- ment have informed the city that they will join the Teamsters Union. - Teamster attorney Donald J. Prebenda wrote City Administrator Guy Larcom, Jr. that a "substantial majority" of command officers want to affiliate with the union. Command officers-from uniformed cor- poral through deputy chief-are supervisory personnel and thus are not allowed to join the Ann Arbor Police Officer Associ- ation. The major event instigating the depu- ties' unionization was a running dispute with the County Board of Supervisors con- cerning overtime pay, but money does not ter Krasny-who has an appointed office and cannot belong to the union-says that the officers have no special reason to fear the city administration even though they do not come under civil servant codes, Krasny says there is, in fact, no real job insecurity. Mayor Robert Harris has said he has no intentions to fire present command officers. "The command officers have no prob- lems with the city administrator or the city council." said Larcom. He added that he had not been in touch with the officers on the issue and now that he has been contacted by Prebenda it would be unfair labor practice to talk with them. City Attorney Jerold Lax said yesterday he was looking into the whole question of the police officers joining the Teamsters Larcom. " legal union The thre( can Federa nicipal Emi ciation of Firefighters, and AAPOA. Krasny said he doesn't approve of the officers joining the Teamsters .Union in particular but that "the men have every right to join a union and to choose the one they like," While reasserting that the officers had the right to join any union they wished, the police chief said he would have pre- ferred the men to join the city employees union. Prebenda warned the city against "in- terference or coercion" against the com- mand officers and that if such actions In his statement yesterday Weeks said Mrs. Mhoon's state- ment was a "challenge to the authority of the commission and so at odds with the facts that I felt compelled to correctsjt pub- licly." Weeks cited two "key" sentences from the commission's bylaws which say the commission "may from time to time employ such personnel as it deems necessary to exercise its powers, duties, and functions. 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