The Michigan Doily-Sunday, October 8, 1978-Page Area anti-nuclear protestors Daily Photo by WAYNE CABLE A GROUP OF NUCLEAR FOES post some anti-"nuke" information on the fence surrounding the Enrico Fermi II plant in Monroe. The trek to the fence was at the tail-end of a demonstration sponsored by a pair of area anti-nuclear energy groups yesterday afternoon. WHAT IMPACT WILL IT HA VE? PBB taints race for governor demonstrate By R. J. SMITH In 1966, a Special to The Daily down" occ MONROE - Downwind from a reac- could have tor being constructed in Monroe, about radioactivi 70 protesters assembled at an Enrico melt-down Fermi II power plant entrance, chan- accidents w ting and handing out anti-nuclear tor; an ear energy literature for about two hours that sucha yesterday afternoon. have resu The demonstration, which lasted deaths. from about 12:30 to 2:30, consisted Protester mostly of protesters from the Ann Ar- entrances, bor-based anti-nuclear group, the Ar- through t bor Alliance and about 20 participants police offic from the Detroit Safe Energy Coalition demonstrat (SECO). not to inter PROTESTERS were assembled at only conf the plant, which is about 80 per cent security off constructed, because of serious A TRUCK problems they say the nuclear industry ficials mad has not yet effectively solved. These the entranc problems include depositing radioac- at one poin tive waste, reactor efficiency, and the bers of pro effects of radiation on human beings. led many de "We wanted to make clear our op- governmen position and insistence that the plant be nuclear act shut down," said Howie Brick of the Many cha Arbor Alliance after the protest. "It's the first step towards a major action at the plant next month, and manly people think this is the first step in building an anti-nuke movement in Michigan," Brick added. The Arbor Alliance is discussing plans for another protest at the plant next month. THE ENRICO Fermi II site was selected for the demonstration because of an incident which occurred at the Enrico Fermi I plant near Detroit, a nuclear plant now out of operation. -------------1 1 j ,1 is se Sundays are for I termp ment BILLIARDS Reduced Rates 1-6 PM at the I once, MICHIGAN UNION in nun is dep a partial nuclear fuel "melt- urred at the plant, which ve resulted in release of ty into the environment. A is one of the most serious which could happen to a reac- lier University study stated an accident at Fermi could lted in more than 60,000 rs circled around oie of the but allowed cars to pass heir barricade. A Monroe cer in a patrol car warned tors early in the afternoon fere with traffic. It was the rontation with police or icials during the protest. K with two plant security of- .e several trips to the end of e to observe the protest and nt wrote down license num- otesters' cars., This activity emonstrators to complain of nt surveillance of anti- ivities. ants were shouted during the demonstration, some of the mos frequent being "hell no, we won' glow," and "save the hoards fron radiation - thunder, thunder, thun deration." The .protesters were man signs carried, including one which sai "nuclear power is thalidomid forever." Reaction to the protest' from th people who live- near the plant wer mixed. One man swore at the protester chasing them away from his land whil saying, "This is the first tim anybody's trying to do something useft with nuclear energy, and you're tryin to screw things up." The resident, wh refused to be identified, said th demonstrators should have bee picketing against the making of nuclea weapons. ANOTHER PLANT neighbor however, said he supported the demor strators. "I've got a friend who work as a security guard back here, and h said he's planning on leaving befor they get things going here. at Monroe plant ATTENTION U of M STUDENTS (Continued from Page 1) solely on the PBB issue." Gage said despite what Fitzgerald may believe, Michigan residents don't think Milliken mishandled the after- math of the PBB disaster. "As they say in politics, it's a lot easier to get the bad news than the good news, and it's obviously an issue that Fitzgerald is going to want to play on," he said. GAGE SAID in a poll his organization conducted in late August for the Detroit News and WJBK-TV stated that only 13 per cent of Michigan residents consider PBB the state's most important issue. The poll also revealed that there is no strong connection between voters' at- titudes about PBB and how they feel about the two candidates. But Wallace Long, Fitzgerald's cam- paign manager, said people are more concerned about PBB than the gover- nor would like to believe. "PBB is clearly on the tops of people's minds," he maintained. "You see it every day because that's one of the subjects that they will always ask 'about." LONG SAID because of Milliken's "political defensiveness" he has tried to keep PBB from becoming a major campaign issue. "He's tried to minimize the significance of this (PBB) right from the outset," Long said, "going back to 1974 when he was saying that it represented no serious health hazards to the public of the state of Michigan.' And Charles Guggenheim, a Washington, D.C. film producer who made the radio spots for Fitzgerald, said the advertisements accurately represent what is on the minds of "Michigan voters. In researching the advertisement, Guggenheim said he read several reports on PBB and visited areas where people were con- cerned about the issue. "I THINK certainly in terms of credibility of leadership, it's one of the more ; important (issues)," Guggenheim stated. The producer - who has created ad- vertisements for Senator Joseph Biden (D-Delaware) and others - said it would be "presumptuous for him to say if PBB could make a difference in the election. Long, however, said an issue such as PBB can certainly decide the outcome. He pointed to the slim margins Milliken won by in the last two elections and said the PBB issue could be enough to tilt the votes away from the Republican. THOUGH GAGE said voters don't hold Milliken responsible for the PBB situation, he conceded, "I don't think we'll know its impact until November 7." In his letter attacking Fitzgerald's advertisement, the governor said his challenger was addressing the PBB issue in a "reckless, irresponsible manner." The advertising, Milliken said, has been "maligning Michigan" and "imposed a cruel hoax on the citizens of Michigan." In a written reply to Milliken's letter, the bachelor state senator said, "If you had dealt openly, honestly, and decisively with the accidental mixing of feed and PBB when it first occurred, there would be no issue. But instead, you've consistently downplayed the magnitude of this tragedy, even when your obligation to inform the public should have dictated otherwise." Bob Berg, a Milliken press aide, said he doesn't know how the controversial advertisement will affect the cam- paign. "I would hope," he said, "that any ad so blatantly misleading would back- fire." The U of M Temporary Employment Office eking qualified persons to fill part-time porary positions within University depart- ts. We have approximately 100 Office, Service and Mainten- and Technial positions currently available. Positions vary ember of hours per week and length of assignment. 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