MINORS' RIGHTS See Editorial Page L~~iEr!31 iE3 ai1i~ COOLER High -- upper 60s. Low -- low 60s. See Today for details. Vol. LIX, NO. 13 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, September 21, 1978 Ten Cents Sixte i. en Pages Greene on ballot in bid for Congress By MICHAEL ARKUSH After a two month struggle, City Councilman Earl Greene (D-Second Ward), candidate for the U.S. Second District Congressional seat, announced yesterday that his name will appear on the November election ballot. Greene told reporters at an afternoon press conference that the Michigan Court of Appeals has ordered the State Board of Canvassers to submit his name on the ballot. He said the court had already informed his lawyers of the decision but would not release its specifics until today. GREENE, WHO officially announced his candidacy in March, has encoun- tered numerous obstacles blocking his path to oppose incumbent Carl Pursell (R) on the November slate. In July, the State, Board of Can- vassers ruled Greene could not qualify for the August 8th Democratic primary because his petitions contained illegible. signatures. The state agency said that many people failed to check a place of residency next to their names. Greene's staff researched the state's elections code and discovered .conflic- ting sections creating confusion as to what requirements a candidate must meet to be on the ballot. One portion of the code indicates a person needs at least 15 percent of the party's vote in the primary to be placed on the fall ballot. Another section declares a per- son must only receive a plurality of write-in votes. IN AUGUST, Attorney General Frank Kelley, opting for the more lenient interpretation, ruled Greene would only need to receive a majority of write-in ballots. But although Greene easily acquired the most write-in votes, the State Board of Canvassers refused to place his name on the ballot. They ruled that Kelley's opinion contradicted the state's election laws and would establish a dangerous precedent enabling too many candidates to qualify for the ballot. Greene immediately filed a suit against the state board, charging they. See GREENE, Page 7 Vorster quits; power Cosby addresses state's lawyers Daily Photo by ANDY FREEBERG Cigar-chomping comedian Bill Cosby substituted for New York Senator Patrick Moynihan as yesterday's opening speaker at the State Bar of Michigan's annual meetings in Detroit. But the day's most worthy comments came from Harvard Law professor Archibald Cox. See Page 11.for story. CAMPAIGN UNDER WA Y*. g g to 21 By ELISA ISAACSON Spreading posters, brochures, and bumper-stickers throughout state communities to plead its abstinence case, the Coalition for 21 is scrambling to keep drunk teenagers off the high- ways by convincing voters to raise the drinking age from 18 to 21 in November. Withthe support of churches, school administrators, and automobile organizations, the coalition collected the signatures necessary to place the ballot question before state voters in hopes that they will hike the drinking age and, according to the coalition, automatically decrease the number of automobile accidents. COALITION members have aimed their campaign at churches, sending in- formation to clergy and encouraging them to hand out pro-legislation brochures. Opponents of the proposed amen- dment have been concentrating their forces on college campuses, urging students - who would be directly affec- ted by the legislation - to vote against it. These "anti-21ers" say many people don't realize that, unlike the already- passed proposal to raise the age to 19, which is scheduled to go into effect January 1, this new proposal has no "grandfather clause." This means that those who are 18 to 20-years-old now would have their present drinking privileges taken away from them until they turn 21. Supporters of the change counter AATA OK's hospital access plan that a higher drinking age will decrease the number of automobile accidents. "THE YOUTHFUL driving record was twice as good as older drivers' before the drinking age was lowered," claimed Allen Rice, executive director of the Michigan Council on Alcohol Problems (MICAP) and a member of the Coalition. "It will take more than merely an age change, but (raising the age) will slow down the amount of alcohol provision for those who are younger," Rice ad- ded. Although not involved in the Coalition, the Automobile Club of Michigan, a division of the American Automobile Association (AAA), has come out in favor of raising the drinking age to 21. In 1972, when the age was lowered from 21 to 18, said Tom Freel of the AAA's Motor News, the organization "said it (the age) should be left at 21 because of the effect on deaths of young drivers." THE MICHIGAN Medical Society has also stated it has "taken a position in favor of raising the age to 21." The Society bases its stand on "the numbers of tragic (traffic accident) cases physicians have been witness to - par- ticularly of those under the age of 21," according to Media Relations Coor- dinator Mert Scolten. "The physicians are aware this is not a particularly popular position, especially with young people," Scolten acknowledged. He added, however that the Society believes raising the drinking age would "help curb" the problem of accidents. Another reason offered for raising the See COALITION, Page 2 struggi PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) - Prime Minister John Vorster announced yesterday he was resigning for health reasons after 12 years as South Africa's unchallenged political leader. His departure was likely to trigger a power struggle over who will direct this racially divided nation. He also announced that South Africa will go ahead with elections this year leading to independence for the disputed territory of South-West Africa, also known as Namibia. THE 63-YEAR-OLD leader said at a news conference that he could no longer fulfill the "strenuous duties" of office, but he said he would be available for the largely ceremonial job of president. A caucus of Vorster's National Party, dominated by conservative Afrikaners, is to meet September 28 in Cape Town to pick a new president and prime minister. The new prime minister likely will face a flurry of international censure for the "go it alone" decision on Namibia. AMONG TOP contenders to replace Vorster are the 'hard-line defense minister,Pieter W. Botha; the staun- chly conservative minister of plural relations, or racial affairs, Connie Mulder; Labor Minister Fanie Botha and Foreign Minister Roelof F Botha. The Bothas are not related. The name is common here among Afrikaners, descendants of the original European settlers. The potential fight for the top job has led to warnings in the Afrikaan press to keep party unity at a crucial time in South Africa's history. READING FROM a prepared statement, Vorster said "the South African government does not wish to close doors" to further negotiations on the Namibia question with the United Nations or the Western powers. But he said his government found the United Nations' proposal for a peace- keeping force of 7,500 "totally unaccep- table" and was not prepared to accept a year-long transition period. The government "cannot allow this impasse to continue indefinitely," he declared, and so will proceed with con- stituent elections in the disputed territory. Thursday " The United Auto Workers have decided to oppose both tax reform measures on the Novem- ber ballot. See the story on Page 16. " Are you hassled by swarming yellowjackets? The number of pesky little wasps has increased this year. See the story on Page 7.s For happeningsweather se TODAY pge3 NAMIBIA, A ONE-TIME German colony, has been administered by South Africa'since 1920 under a mandate by the old League of Nations, since revoked by the United Nations. In Windhock, the capital of Namibia, the administrator-general of the territory, Justice Marthinus Steyn, said elections for a 50-member con- stitutional assembly would be held November 20-24. The resulting assembly, Vorster said, will decide the territory's future-in- cluding the option of accepting the U.N. plan. ONLY ONE MAJOR Namibian political party, the pro-South African See VORSTER, Page 7 Nicaragua authori~tes' claim to halt revolt MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP)-The. government said yesterday that it has smashed a 12-day uprising against President Anastasio Somoza in which the Red Cross said at least 1,000 persons were killed. Opposition sources outside the coun- try said the rebels would fight again to end 41 years of authoritarian rule by the Somoza family. CARLOS TUNNERMAN, a Nicaraguan lawyer in exile in Costa Rica and mentioned as a possible coalition president if Somoza leaves of- fice, predicted that the president would fall before the month ends. The government said it had cleaned the remaining rebels friom Esteli, a city of about 30,000 on the Pan American highway north of Managua. The city was retaken by national guard forces Tuesday after heavy bombardment. Ismael Reyes, president of the Nicaraguan Red Cross, said his estimate of more than 1,000 dead did not include reports from Esteli. He said many more Nicaraguans were woun- ded. Other Red Cross officials said the toll wass high in Esteli, especially among civilians. "IT'S ALL OVER up there," Maximiliano Kelly, Somoza's personal. secretary, said of the uprising during which rebels controlled most of north- western Nicaragua. "We've got it all cleaned up in Esteli." Associated Press photographer Red McLendon, stopped at a National Guard checkpoint overlooking Esteli, said he saw red and orang flames shooting from three heavy fires and a See NICARAGUA, Page 11 seen By PAULA LASHINSKY The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) Board passed a resolution last night endorsing the Huron Valley Corridor Final Plan Recommendation. In 1990, if AATA is granted funds from state and federal governments, it will attempt to make the hospital more accessible by car from the northeast. If money is available there would be reconstruction of the Fuller Road Bridge over the Huron River so that the road is shifted south through Fuller Field. In addition, the approved plans call for the reconstruction of the Fuller Bridge over the railroad tracks north of University Hospital. THE HURON Valley Corridor Plan is the result of a study done by the Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti Urban Area Transpor- tation Study Committee (UATS) and recommends improvements and new implementations to the existing mass transit system. The AATA Board joins the Washtenaw County Road Com- mission, the Ann Arbor City Council and the Ann Arbor Planning Com- mission in their support of the resolution. THE AATA endorsement does not commit the Authority to actually im- plement any of the suggested programs. It merely conveys its sup- port. "Our endorsement is an endorsement to the concept of the plan and not a commitment to take any certain steps. Questions of funding still must be con- sidered," said Thomas Iackley, Plan- ning Coordinator. The University is expected to work with the AATA in the implementation of access improvements. Another project would be the development of a high frequency bus service. This service will provide ad- ditional scheduled buses every five minutes during the peak travel hours. The third project is a series of small programs designed to improve existing service. These plans include a car-pool van-pool project and park-ride lots. HeatTV The lat te nna t receptosa teFeinghse sen~~~~~~ at toolt g ploee ta anoasinfr sThdetastoret of the nn a ngdsn recetionatakhen Fleinghe Unprostiebbliein em-a ployees than.. .an occasion444for students4..4to>reflect444on44the44c.h.nges44t that ' have4..4taken.'.place44. at.4t.he University since Robben Fleming44//4444, ..44 44.4..*44. DAMAGE INSIGNIFICANT: Whistler's art scratched that there will prnbably he no insuirance claim." By TOM MIRGA A mysterious scratch was noticed Saturday morning on one of the James McNeill Whistler paintings currently on display at the University Museum of Art across from the Union on South State Street. "We didn't see it happen," said Museum Director Brett Waller, "and (we) didn't know who did it. Consequently, we have no idea how it was done." WALLER EXPLAINED that Whistler's "Daughter Of The Concierge" was damaged by a 5/8 inch by 1/8 inch scrat- ch, first noticed Saturday morning between 11:30 and 12:00 during a routine check of the works on exhibition. Wailer described the tear as "the kind that would only take a second to do," but added that there is nothing to in- dicate that the blemish was made intentionally. "It's been hard for us to determine if the damage was done accidentally," said Waller, "it may have been a case of someone gesturing just a little too close." THE PAINTING is one of 105 works in the exhibition --1. mL.. T T .-4-T Ur..1- . 87. I rc n 0flf1whfh Pi.3, The scratch was treated by a professional conservator on. the staff of the Inter-Museum Conservation Lab in Oberline, Ohio. The repair was done at the University with the per- mission of the Worcester Art Museum, said Waller, and took less than 20 minutes. "It's been hard for us to determine ,if the damage was done accidentally, it, may have been- a case of someone ges- turing a little too close." -Brett Waller, Museum Director WALLER CONSIDERED the incident "just one of those things that happens. "In the five years that I have been here," he said, "I can L-I 0 .. «. ~1 . - -.A - ... ...i .. .:: - nyn t a ..