TAXES See Editorial page E Alit an DUIIQ UNEVEN High-50's Low-40's See Today for details Vol IX ,No.43 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, October 26, 1978 Ten Cents Twelve Pages MORE SPACE NEEDED FOR RETURNABLES Local stores plan changes under new bottle law By LIBBY CHALGHIAN If you haven't yet tripped over any stacks of bottles in your favorite cam- pus market or noticed any new enovations you probably will metime soon as merchants prepare for Michigan's new bottle bill to take ef- fect on December 3. The deposit law, which was over-. whelmingly approved by Michigan's voters in 1976, bans the selling of non- ,eturnable bottles and forces store wners to pay a deposit on all certified ottles and cans returned to their stores.. CAMPUS CORNERS has been renovating over the past year in expec- tation of the law's effects. "We were planning on the need for more storage space to house the returned bottles before they are given back to the com- pany," Jack Kahler, the assistant manager, said. "The only retailers who are r ally going to have problems in December-are the ones who don't have enough storage space." Many students have already shown that it is worth their time to bring back pop bottles for a deposit. "Students save up their bottles all year long and return them right at the end, when they have saved enough to make it worth their while," explained Kahler. "That's now," explained Mike Bouwknegt, who when we have the worst time finding orders the pop and beer for Village space to store the bottles." Corner. "But the new area won't be "Combined with the increase in the price of beer itself and the 10 cent deposit on each bottle, a six- pack of beer is going to cost you close to $3.50. Who's going to pay $3.50 for a six-pack of beer." -Henry Ansara, manager, Ralph's Market Village Corner has begun expanding done by the time the law goes into ef- this year. "We are planning on having feet. We are just going to fill up the twice as much storage space as we do aisles with as many bottles as we can possibly fit, until the new addition is finished." VILLAGE CORNER is also planning on cutting down their selection of beer and pop until the renovations are complete. "We are going to be at an all time low on variety," Bouwknegt said. Local distributors are uncertain about the effects of the bottle legislation on their sales. "We carry a number of import labels," Washtenaw Distribution president W. J. Rave ex- plained, "and whether any of these will be certified for sale is unknown. Many stores are also going to want less specialized sizes like the 8 oz. or 40 ox. bottles of pop. They're going to want to minimize the number of different sizes they stock." "Combined with the increase in the price of beer itself and the 10 cent deposit one each bottle, a six-pack, of beer is going to cost you close to $3.50," said Henry Ansara, manager of Ralph's Market at Packard and State. "Who's going to pay $3.50 for a six-pack of beer?" DIFFERENT STORES are finding their own ways of dealing with the problem of returning bottles. Meijers See STORES, Page 5 S arter's inflation speech gets mixed world reaction From AP and UPI Reaction'to President Carter's anti- inflation plan ranged from cautious to hostile yesterday, with few outright en- dorsements for the voluntary guidelines announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, Carter named Alfred Kahn, chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board, to head his new an- ti-inflation program. Kahn, 61, was ap- pointed effective immediately as chairman of the cabinet-level Council on Wage and Price Stability. He 'replaces Robert Strauss, who will con- tinue in his other administration role as special trade representative. EARLIER, TEAMSTERS President Frank Fitzsimmons conditionally en- dorsed the anti-inflation plan, becoming the first top labor leader to comment on Carter's plan. "If this program establishes some credibility on the price side and ad- justments are made on the wage stan- dard, I am sure that the two million Teamsters members and their families will do their share to assist in resolving this difficult problem," Fitzsimmons said. The Teamsters, who have become accustomed to winning wage gains of 10 per cent a year, will provide a key test of Carter's program when it opens negotiations in December on a new con- tract covering some 500,000 truckers. Administration officials expressed sur- prise and mild pleasure with Fitzsim- mons statement. TREASURY Secretary Michael Blumenthal said the anti-inflation program should help reduce interest rates, stabilize the dollar and aid the economies of the United States' trading partners. "I say we should give it a chanc said Democratic Senate candidate C Levin in one of the more charita responses. "While the details of1 mechanisms he has proposed are yet clear, the outline moves in the ri direction." Senator Robert Griffin was less sy pathetic but did not reject the plan tirely. Griffin said the guidelines " be of some help in the battle against flation." "HOWEVER, Griffin said, "his fo is on the symptoms of inflation, and at the major cause. We need strong more determined leadership from1 President to cut back on excess federal spending." On the state level, the Michigan St Employees, Union (MSEA),t American Federation of State, Cou and Municipal Employees andt ,arl ible the not ght ym- en- can in- cus not ger, the ive. ate the nty the Michigan State Police Troopers Association vowed to stand by their 10 per cent wage hike demands unless members were.guaranteed some other form of protection from inflation. "We would like to fight inflation, if it's not at the cost of state employees' take-home pay," said MSEA Executive Director John Doyle. GOV. WILLIAM Milliken said he doubted the Carter plan would work, but he said he supported the goals of the wage and price restraints. Meanwhile, the nation's automakers took a closer look at Carter's program amidst indications it may allow Ford and General Motors to boost 1979 car prices higher than this year's rate of in- crease. Under the guidelines, each company is asked to limit price hikes next year to a rate half of one per cent less than the average increases of its 1976 and 1977 prices. Unofficial figures showed Ford raised its car prices an average $407 or 7.,3 per cent in 1976 and $387 or 5.8 per cent in 1977, for a combined average of 6.55 per cent for the two years. THE GUIDELINES, then, would allow Ford to raise car prices during 1979 another 6.05 per cent -more than half a per cent higher than its combined 1978 price boost of 5.5 per cent. A technicality in the Carter program See CARTER, Page 12 An-n Arbor's okay, says Va~iiy I IIOLF Dy UKUI r'.I J AWN'JiVI SOPHOMORE DAVE SHERBIN models a sample of the finery available today and tomorrow at the P.T.P.'s annual costume sale. Halloween costume Administrator sa e begin By JULIE BROWN For many children and children- at-heart, the most important rite for fail is not playing football or raking leaves,, but deciding what to be for Halloween. For those who are fin- ding themselves with less than a" week left and still no costume, the University Theatre Program will hold its annual Halloween costume sale today and tomorrow in the Frieze Building. The sale will be held in Room 1528 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and tomorrow, and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. 1s today A NUMBER OF period costumes from past program productions will be available. Roland Wilson, general manager of the theatre program, emphasized that Greek togas will be available for those who have been bitten by the "Animal House" bug. Finishing touches, such as hats, wigs, and masks will also be available. There is something for every budget at the sale, with prices ranging from 5 cents to $40. Wilson said that most costumes are priced at the lower end of that wide range. Proceeds from the sale will go to the purchase of shop equipment. BY JUDY RAKOWSKY Although he was wary about the possible local effects the passage of the tax proposals on the November ballot might have, City Administrator Sylvester Murray presented a positive view of the state of the city in his annual address to the Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce yesterday. The most significant areas of accom- plishment he noted were: a reduction of 14.8 per cent in crime, the successful defense of three lawsuits against the city, saving about $5 million, extensive street repair work, the achievement of hiring ratios of 26 per cent for minorities and 40 per cent for females, and the reorganization of departments with a reduction in the number of city employees. IN ADDITION to those changes, the Fire Department made 82 per cent more inspections, the water plant ex- pansion was completed, and city recor- ds are better organized because of the acquisition of a computer. IN THE AREA of housing repairs were made on public housing units, funds were made available for repair of senior citizens' homes, and grants and loans were given to revamp 118 housing units. Murray said that finances have received the most emphasis in the last four years, but that the city can finally direct itself to operations and activities. Physical additions such as the expan- sions in the water plant, repairs to the city's streets, and to the Maynard Street parking structure, as well as the development of several city parks, sap- ped a great deal of city funds. MURRAY EXPRESSED concern over the mere $700,000 left in the general fund after appropriating the rest of the $23 million budget. Later in the day Murray said he feels "uncom- fortable" with that relatively small amount and the lack of a contingency fund "scares me too." In April, when the budget was first discussed, Murray said he did not agree VIurray with the $2 million portion of the budget allocated to road repairs. An additional $850,000 was spent on road repairs from other sources, which covered the work done both last summer and in 1977. Murray said yesterday that the $3.3 million was "well-spent" on the road repairs, but he did not endorse that amount. Water and sewer rates will probably increase in the near future, according to Murray, because the federal aid sup- plied to expand the water plant and the wastewater treatment plant will not help to cover the increased operating costs once construction is completed. The federal government mandated pollution control and supplied 75 per cent of building costs - $42 billion around the country - but no money to operate those plants, according to Murray. THE CITY generated 8.6 per cent more garbage this year, bringing the See ANN, Page 2 LSA-SG11sanctions new general election B) ENA BERNSTEI £ by 1VVNn /n[1 ni Literature, Science and Arts School Student Government (LSA-SG) last night took a major step towards re- establishing normalcy in student governing of the University's largest school by sanctioning a general election to be held on November 20 and 21. The group also approved University graduate Harriet Strasberg as election director, and they left open the possibility of appointing an assistant for her. The deadline to file for candidacy for the November election is November 10, at 5:00 p.m. THE 17-MEMBER LSA Council has been sitting with a six person body - Thursday " Students will rally in opposi- tion of Proposal D in Lansing at 2 p.m. today. See the story on Page 5. two of whose terms have officially run out-since a complicated procedural and political dispute invalidated LSA's April election of last year. At that time, the LSA Judiciary unanimously refused to certify the results of the April election because of numerous violations of the LSA Elec- tion Code. The certification denial stemmed from a lengthy dispute over the status of six candidates from the People's Action Coalition (PAC) on the April LSA ballot. While it is unclear whether that issue has or has not been settled-the Un- viersity Central Student Judiciary has agreed to hear appeals on the matter but has not mustered a quorum this term-LSA-SG will hold its fall election anyway. ACCORDING TO current LSA-SG member Kathy Friedman the dispute has been settled because the LSA Judiciary invalidated last April's elec- tion. "According to my interpretation of - Israelis JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel gave qualified approval to a draft peace agrement with Egypt yesterday, but instructed its delegation to the peace conference in Washington to seek im- portant revisions in the final text. Prime Minister Menachem Begin said after a marathon Cabinet discussion that 15 deputies voted for the treaty and the amendments he proposed, and two ministers abstained. FOREIGN MINISTER Moshe Dayan and Defense Minister Ezer Weizman will leave for Washington today, the government announced. The U.S. State Department said the talks probably would resume today or tomorrow and that Secretary of State Cyrus Vance planned to meet with the Egyptian delegation yesterday afternoon. Egypt has said it also wants to amend the 10-page draft treaty, and informed sources estimated the negotiations may continue for several more weeks. "The government of Israel approves in principle the draft peace treaty bet- ween Egypt and Israel," Begin said af- ter a 17-hour Cabinet debate that stret- ched over three days. "THE CABINET approves the amendments proposed by the prime minister to the draft peace treaty, has given appropriate guidelines to the delegation and has authorized its mem- bers to continue the negotiations," Begin said in a brief prepared - eU .