Page 2-Tuesday, October 31, 1978-The Michigan Daily Griffin: Levin campaign a 'hoax fl //I Child Care in the, 19803s MARY ROWE Special Assistant to the President and Chancellor on Women and Work, M.I. T. TODAY-Oo op.m. Schoo of Education By BRIAN BLANCHARD Special to The Daily DETROIT - U.S. Senator Robert Griffin took full advantage yesterday afternoon of a receptive audience filling Cobo Hall Ballroom and laid into what he termed "one of the great political hoaxes of modern political history" - the campaign of Democratic challenger Carl Levin. With a little over a week left before the last speeches must be given, Griffin trailed in his own poll by four percentage points. The GOP candidate decided to campaign with the most dramatic language to date in his campaign for re-election. co LiIPII6?V 'WT i The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration Dartmouth College - Hanover, N. H. Men and women seeking EDUCATION FOR MANAGEMENT are invited to discuss the TUCK MBA with Marilyn Hammond Admissions Representative Tuesday, October 31 Career Planning & Placement Office Griffin told the Detroit Economic Club he thought Levin has perpetrated a "clear and calculated attempt to mislead the people of Michigan" with regard to Levin's own political convictions and the record of the two-term U.S. Senator. DURING A MORNING press conference and noon debate luncheon, Levin defended his largely anti- Griffin advertising and press statements as entirely fair. "Each of us (the candidates) has attempted to place the facts before the public," said the former Detroit City Council president. "Each of the facts that we have put on our television ads has been documented. There has not been one word of reprisal; or retort."l Also yesterday, Griffin assured the predominately white, male, middle-aged audience that if Michigan citizens disapprove of the shortage of nuclear waste1 in the state, he would not want the area considered for underground burial of the material. This is a refinement of a position taken during a televised debate on Saturday when he said, "I think we ought to take a good look" at allowing Michigan to be used as an underground dumping site for the power plant disposal. At that time, Griffin had said, "The state should have a lot to say about" such a project. BUT YESTERDAY, Griffin released a statement expressing opposition to laying away nuclear waste "in areas where the people or their state government don't want it." According to the statement, Griffin supported an unsuccessful measure last year which would have ended the federal government authority to over-rule a decision by any state legislature of referendum to block a potential site. Levin pointed out yesterday that area residents voted 10-1 against the construction of a nuclear power facility near Alpena, Michigan and that the state legislature passed a law banning the permanent disposal of radioactive waste within state boundaries. "THE SENATOR should start to listen," said the 44-year-old Democrat, "because he clearly isn't hearing what the people of this state have to say on this issue." Levin has contended throughout the campaign that there are presently not any safe methods of eliminat- ing nuclear waste and that he has called for a moratorigm on the construction of new plants. Griffin reaffirmed yesterday, however, that he thinks "the technology is at hand to safely handle and store nuclear waste." This time, however, he pointed to "rock caverns in Southwest United States" as the best suited dumping area. WITH THE BACKING of generous applause from the approximately 1,500 Economic club members and press, Griffin took the offensive. He listed his major campaign offerings: a constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget, a tax-indexing measure to keep cost-of-living adjustments from pushing wage-earners into higher tax brackets, and tuition tax credits. Then he took off after the opposition. "Mr. Levin is a grade-A, certified liberal," observe Griffin with a smile, "but have you noticed he never mentions or acknowledges his ideological orientation in this campaign?" LEVIN never directly responded yesterday to claims by Griffin that he is "tip-toeing through the issues, picking and choosing, bobbing and weaving," on the questions of the campaign. Instead, Levin stressed his City Council record and the need for "a new vision and a new perspective," and, as he has throughout the campaign he em- phasized the fact that Griffin announced intentions to quit his job last year. "What Griffin has to offer us is more of the same," said Levin, who, like Griffin, is a lawyer by training. "The same politics, the same policies, the same personalities. People want more than that. They want new directions and new visions." THE 55-YEAR-OLD GRIFFIN-who has spent the last 12 years in the Senate and the previous 10 in the House-cited three Levin attacks as examples of what he calls "false charges," part of a "vicious" Levin campaign: complaints about Griffin's voting 'Mr. Levin is a grade-A, certified liberal. But have you noticed he never mentions or acknowledges his ideological orientation in this campaign?' -Sen. Robert Griffin record on both solar energy development and cost-of- living benefits, as well as criticism of the senator's low attendance record during debate over natural gas pricing. In earlier press releases, Levin acknowledged Grif- fin "co-sponsored and fought for enactment" of cost- of-living increases in Social Security payments in 1972, but charged in 1977 that Griffin voted against semi-annual increases in Social Security during periods of high inflation. Levin has also charged Griffin voted against a $46 million solar energy research boost in 1976 and then again in 1977 voted negatively on a measure to in- crease solar energy prograrh funds by 16.4 million. Yesterday Griffin responded by saying he, co- sponsored a bill with Hubert Humphrey to set up solar energy in 15,000 federal buildings and worked with state politicians to bring the Solar Energy Research Institutettoothe state. 'U' POL. SCI. CLASS HOSTS BULLARD, BUCHANAN: State rep. hopefuls debate tai I By SHFI.I L.J 11(1 Q.T "jjYW " stands on the Headlee tax limitation necessary first step to contro Democratic State Representative proposal. government spending. Perry Bullard and Republican Bullard said "nothing could be more THE HEADLEE proposal w challenger Doug Buchanan took advan- disastrous" than passage of Headlee limit state taxes and spending ti tage of a captive Political Science 300 (Proposal E) on Nov. 7, while present 9.5 per cent of Michigan's class yesterday to slam each other's Buchanan called the proposition a bined personal income. The proj X cut plans ling would also limit revenue from local property assessment increases to an vould amount no greater than the rate of in- o the flation. Voters would have to approve com- all local property tax increases under posal the plan. Bullard warned the near-100 students Sin the "Contemporary Issues" class that Headlee's passage would "cripple the capacity of the state government to meet the needs of the future." Bullard, who is running for a fourth term in the House, said limiting state spending would hurt public education and social services. Bullard commented, "We've got very unequal treatment of our older citizens" and health care for the elderly could not be improved if Headlee is im- plemented. CIuu'ifV ww FREE YEARBOOK - ,,.. -qlmmp- With The Purchase Of An $11 Pumpkin Now for a limited time the 1978 Michiganensian (U-M's award-winning yearbook) is offering free yearbooks with the purchase of an $11 pumpkin. I Buy a pumpkin before the price increases Nov. 1. Yearbooks and pumpkins are available at the STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. (next to S.A. B.), 420 Maynard, 2nd Floor, 764-0561 Offer void after Oct. 31-or when the supply runs out! MAKE YOUR NEXT SHOT v* z ANARKOW. n s -w.: in ,p, BUCHANAN said he shares many of the same concerns as his opponent, but sees different solutions to the problems. "The Headlee amendment is necessary to what we've seen," the Ann Arbor lawyer stated. "We must start here and then work at the federal level. Our biggest problem is government spending." Buchanan said funds for education will be unaffected if Headlee passes, as it provides for a specific amount of money to go to education. But Bullard said Headlee will cut into health care and Medicaid. "IN LIGHT OF our experience and others' ignorance and deception, we need to organize a comprehensive ap- proach - it's on the top of the agenda," Bullard said. Buchanan and Bullard debated several other issues during the hour- long exchange, but came out with similar stances on such topics as tenan- ts' rights, tuition tax credits, and the need for government involvement in solar and nuclear research. 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