The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, October 24, 1978-Page 9 U I Will 'Mr. Nice Guy' finish first? I YOUR TICKET POPULAR MUSIC TO THE BEST SELECTION IN JAZZ ANN AND ARBOR (Continued from Page 1) tenure will become the longest of any' governor's in Michigan history, and he will become, the second most senior governor in the nation. MILLIKEN'S incumbency, despite the state's Democratic majority, is un- deniably strong. -Ninety-seven per cent of the state's voters know the former Traverse City department store owner's name; -The National Governors' Association last year selected Milliken as its chairman, and this year rated him the most influential governor in the U.S. He is mentioned frequently as a contender for the 1980 GOP presidential nomination; -Most Michigan voters, party af- filiation aside, have an unshakeable image of Milliken as a nice guy. THAT IMAGE, and Milliken'.s reputation for.honesty, have made him popular, and have set him free to take strong stands on. heavily disputed issues. During the 1970 campaign, for instan- ce, Milliken favored public aid for parochial schools, despite his suppor- ters warnings that the stand might cost him the election. Milliken didn't budge, and he nosed out Democratic challenger Sander Levin to win his first full term. BUT DESPITE Milliken's successes, he is by no means - and never has been - absolutely secure in the state's political structure. He moved to the job from lieutenant governor when Governor George Rom- ney became President Nixon's secretary for housing and urban development in 1969. In 1970 and 1974, he won narrow races with Levin, whose brother Carl is now the Democratic candidatefor the U.S. Senate. This year, Fitzgerald is threatening Milliken's lead in the polls, and another close finish seems fairly certain. FITZGERALD has pounded away at Milliken's record, acknowledging that he is a nice guy, but adding quickly that an effective governor needs more than a good disposition. Fitzgerald said his opponent's long tenure means not that he is best equipped to handle the job, but that it's time for new blood. And to capitalize on his contention that Milliken may well be a nice guy; but doesn't have the aggressiveness to handle Michigan's problems, the state senator has focused persistently on the governor's vulnerable spot - the PBB calamity. PBB, the toxic fire retardant that was accidentally mixed into state cattle feed in 1973, has haunted the governor for nearly five years. His critics - Fit- zgerald most notably - say he failed to ct quickly and deal forthrightly with the poisoning. MILLIKEN'S response to Fit- zgerald's attacks have been uncharac- teristically harsh. Some see that as an acknowledgement that Milliken is a front-runner on the defensive, and must dispel the idea that a mild manner and being governor don't go hand in hand. Milliken's staff issued a booklet en- titled "Campaign '78: Myths and Realities." It sharply refutes the "gross distortions" of the Fitzgerald campaign. The booklet's introduction says, in part, "William Fitzgerald is playing too fast and too loose with the truth. He is not only distorting his own record and Governor Milliken's record; he is maligning Michigan."' Before Fitzgerald dumped his con- troVersial PBB-related radio spot, Milliken said it brought the state senator's campaign to "a new low in Michigan politics." The advertisement implied that PBB causes birth defects, cancer, and other problems in humans. MILLIKEN began his own television and radio commericals last week, denouncing Fitzgerald's "irrespon- sible" advertising. Milliken said that, contrary to some suggestions, "I didn't sneak in in the middle of the night and do the mixing myself." But, the Yale graduate added, given the benefit of hindsight he would not have relied so heavily on the advice and standards of the Food and Drug Ad- ministration (FDA) when setting tolerance levels for the poison in Michigan livestock. ie also said if he had communicated more with the public about how he was handling the PBB aftermath, claims of his inaction could be quickly dismissed. "THERE IS currently a perception that not very much was done in the early stages," he stated. "The fact of the matter is, an awful lot was being done in the early stages - the quaran- teening of the farms (took place) within a week after PBB was discovered." In responding to complaints that he is weak and indecisive in areas aside from PBB, Milliken pointed to what he calls "the best test of leadership" - his record. "In terms of educational progress in this state and environmental progress in this state, the management of gover- nment under very difficult circumstan- ces, if you look at the ability of a gover- nor and a legislature who in recent years have been of different political parties, and their ability to work cooperatively. . . I think you will have to say that these years have been pretty good years for Michigan," he main- tained. - MILLIKEN SAID one of his most im- portant accomplishments has been to bring jobs to the state. He proudly said that in the last two years, nearly 500,000 people have been added to Michigan's work force. As for the three tax proposalstoap- pear on the state ballot, Milliken - mirroring his challenger - supports the Headlee amendment, which would limit state taxes to their present per- centage of personal income. "Clearly we are and already have en- tered an age of limits," he said. "It is rather important to relate. . . expen- ditures in the future to the ability to support those expenditures through in- come growth." Milliken warned that if the Tisch measure passes, it will evolve from a tax cut into a tax shift and thus mean hard times for the state's public ser- vices. After waffling for months on his feelings about the voucher plan, Milliken announced in mid-October that he will not vote for it because he is con- cerned about the "uncertainty" surrounding how the "enormous shift of funding would be handled." Milliken, like his challenger, opposes Proposal D, which would raise the state's legal drinking age to 21. That stand and his support for lowering the penalties for marijuana possession are probably among the reasons why the Michigan Conservative Union gives him low marks. The group, in a report released last week, said the Republican gave his support to only six per cent of key conservative issues. ONE ISSUE the candidates argue over is abortion. Milliken, unlike the Irish Catholic Fitzgerald, has stated his belief that women have the right to choose abortion. that may explain why Milliken has gained support in the traditionally Democratic Detroit area, and why Fitzgerald is faring better than anticipated in conservative out- state communities. Milliken, suddenly an old-timer in a race against a man 20 years his junior, is confident. "I've never thought of myself as the older guard," he remarked. "Maybe I've gone beyond the field, but I used to be referred to as a young turk." BOLD Dave Van Ronk Appearing at the "UNION STREET BAR" Monday, Oct. 23 & Tuesday, Oct. 24 4145 Woodward, Detroit near Wayne State University For info: 831-3965 EN TERTAI NMENT FRONT BROWSER OCT; 21978 New Tom Waits TOM WAITS Rlu VaIntinA TOM Waits LEON Redbone New Leon Redbone EVERYDAY AT S choolkids' x " $7.98 LIST ALBUMS $7.98 LIST TAPES $4-- $5-9 OUREVRYAY OWPRCE HOURS: MON-SAT 10-6 SUN 12-8 r. A N N A R B O R _go if o 523 E. 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