Page Six THE MICOHIGAN DAII Y Tridpy, Morch 31,, 197.2 Pane Si~ THE MICHIGAN DAILY Frid~y, MercI~ 31 ,~ 1q72 First Ward candidates explain views on local issues (Continued from Page 1) tion of large numbers of low-in- Republican Robert Foster but also come units. from Human Rights Party (HRP) Kirscht defends the Democratic candidate Jerry DeGrieck. record on housing, and says that Furthermore, 3,000 new voters the ki-ds of changes the Human have registered in the ward since Rights Party favors are economic- last year, many of whom are stu- ally unrealistic. dents living in the Hill Dormitor- "To advocate the building of ies and on North Campus. 5,000 low-income housing units is DeGrieck, a University student simply irresponsible, says Kirscht' made an unsuccessful race for "because there is no way that lo- council in the Second Ward last cal government can possibly fi- year, while Foster, a local attor- nance such large-scale projects." ney, is making his first entry into The whole question of city fi- city politics. nances is another area in which a Foster is in the race largely be- sharp disagreement exists between cause of his discontent with the I the candidates.. liberal fiscal policies of the Dem- p ocratic administration. DeGrieck Republican Foster says the city on heoter an, s dspeaedmust learn to live within its on the other hand, is displeased means, and as a result, opposes with what he describes as Kirscht's tax increases at the present time. lack of active leadership on be- To cut expenditures, Foster rec- half of his constituents. ommends eliminating the city's "Kirscht vptes the liberal line bus system and urges adoption of1 on all the issues," DeGrieck says, a curb side system of garbage col- but he has not initiated programs lection. for the ward on any major issues." Because of the large number of { Such a system would require a tenants who live in rental housing major layoff of city employes. in the ward, the issue of housing Kirscht supported the recently is particularly significant to First defeated income tax package as Ward residents. the best means of alleviating the Derieck claims that the cur- city's financial problems. He ad- rent Democratic administration mits that a graduated tax would has favored landlords at the ex- be preferable but sees little chance pense of tenants in housing mat- for the passage of graduated tax less police prosecution of victim- legislation on the state level. less crimes, and supports the le- DeGrieck opposed the income galization of marijuana. HoweverI tax package because he says it he takes exception with the Hu- would force poor people to pay a man Rights Party's plan for corn-i larger percentage of their income munity control of police, as he4 than rich people. He says he feels that the council presentlya would like to see the city lobby has sufficient controls over the in Lansing for the power to levy department. steeply graduated taxes. "The entire HRP concept of! Like all HRP candidatc;,, De- community control is naive," coin- Grieck strongly criticizes the city's ments Kirscht, "because it as- present police system. sumes that distinct communities: DeGrieck suggests a shift away exist in the city. To speak about from prosecution of victimless one unified black community and: crimes, particularly those related one unified student community, is to drugs that are not narcotic, and to deny the realities of the situa- favors the establishment, of com- tion."{ munity boards to control police Foster also opposes the com- policies. munity control plan, and is gen-t The HRP candidate envisions a erally pleased with the perform- system in which city . residents ance of the police. He does notj would be able to influence police favor the legalization of mari- actions in their own neighbor- juana, although ' he advocates a hoods. reduction in the penalties connect- Kirscht. also would like to see ed with possession of the drug Another major issue in the ward race is the First-Ashley (Packard- Beakes) bypass, which critics charge will route thousands of cars through the Model Cities area of the ward if enacted. The pro- posal. which will be on the ballot as a referendum in Monday's elec- 'Dig-in' set ' -s for April 1 Saturday, April 1 is the date for the Second Annual Community Organic Garden "Dig-In", spon- sored by the Ecology Center. Garden manager John ReMs- SHIRLEY CHISHOLM and JANE HART KILL AUDITORIUM APRIL 1OTH-8:3O P.M. TICKETS $1.50 AT * SHIRLEY CHISHOLM FOR PRESI DENT 206 Nickels Arcade, Ann Arbor (If by mail, enclose stamped, self-dddressed envelope) *MICHIGAN UNION I ,1 '1 i { t I i 1_ k tion, provides for a street realgin- berg says the garden is off to an ment to facilitate the movement early start this year, with many of traffic to downtown Ahn Arbor. plants already begun in seed flats. Foster is the only candidate of People are needed Saturday to3 the three who supports the plan, prepare seed beds using rototillers; citing the benefits it would bring Workers are requested to bring to the downtown business com- their own bowls and spoons. Hot munity. soup will be furnished free. Kirscht and DeGrieck base their Work will begin at 9 a.m. and objections. to the bypass on the continue until 3. grounds that it will split the black T d community of the ward. They are The organic garden is at the also opposed to the whole con- corner of Beal Ave. and Glacier cept of bringing more cars into Way on North Campus, across the, heart of the city. from the Computer Center. i i Subscribe To THE MICHIGAN DAILY ters. He would'like to see an crease in the inspection of bu ings and advocates the const APRIL, in- ild- rue- -r ) Quench Your Thirst EASTER SUNDAY We will be open for your eating and drinking pleasure 12-)12 1237 S. UNIVERSITY 668,9773 j ~~MNDAY-S ATURDAY 11 -12 COMING IN APRIL THE NEW 1912MICHIGANENSIAN ON SAS.E NOW TEN YEARS FROM NOW HAVE A BLAST LOOKING AT PICTURES FROM THE PAST SEND $8.00" AND COUPON BELOW to MICHIGANENSIAN 420 Maynard Ann Arbor, Mich. 48104 Q CASH El CHECK l MONEY l6EK n $1.00 FOR MAIL DE0 VERY ENC4OSED NAMF ADDRESS - * 2 E OLb 207 E. Liberty CITY. STATEZ P * City buses e Low income housing " Human rights " Environmental protection " Minority group employment * Housing code enforcement * Pork & recreation programs " Child care " Police-community relations PHONE MICtIGANENSIAN, 420 Meynor4, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48104 4Add $1.00 if moil delivery desired I For the Student Body: SALE " Jeans * Bells " Flares X5.00 reg. to $24.00 CHECKMATE state Street at liberty Democrats on City Council have started real city programs for all of these concerns. Some small, some not so small. But with real money and real plans. Your help is needed to continue. VOTE FOR REALITY ON APRIL 3 RESEET JACK KIRSCHT io o FIRST WARD * DEMOCRAT I F. I. Because recent attempts to term rTom Burnham a "big landlord" are completely inaccurate, we feel compelled to let the public know the truth. Tom Burnham is no more than a student manager of our building-Park Plaza. He, like many of us, is just trying to work his way through school . . . Since we have lived in Park Plaza, we want you to know that Tom is a great manager. He has a sincere interest in his tenants' needs. We think tenants in this town need a council- man who has an inside knowledge of tenant problems and has work- ed to solve them. That's why we are ... Tenants fOr Burnham AN OPEN LETTER TO READERS OF BIKE SHOP ADS Look, this elf comes up to me ano says: "Write me an ad for our bike shop." So I ask hint what it's cal- d, and hie says it's the TurincBi- cycle Co op, but it's not in Italy, it's in chicago and also in Evan- ston a$ of now. IFine, ? say-what does it sell? And he tells me it sells Adidas and Tiger running shoes, and there's a girl named Frinnie who will custonwi-ake you a hat-and, of course, you can buy a V'cycle, or rent one, too, And would I put in sometilng that will keep their Turin-trained expert mechanics busy? And co tld he have a cookie? Please go see what's happening at either of the three Turin i- cycle Co-op shops. Get ihis elf off my back. Running shoes? With little pointy toes and bells? How does he keep them in his toeclips? TURIN Leona Webb Doug Hanze Lynn Fager Terry McCormick Debrah Hartwick Trudy Harrison James Read Joe Molloure Rick Bailey James Hayword Mike Palma Bruce Weny Cheryl Owen Bruce Day Ce Anne Zaboski Roberta Noss George Fieler Rich Valentine Greg Schiller Bob Baumgartner Ernie Sharpe Mary Fischer Don Wayne Bonnie Bacon William Meyer Michael Williams Martha Wolf Tedd Bean Glenn Malstroni 'Donald Blum Karlyn Louckes David Young Stephonie Pfaff Gloria Butler Thomas Smith Steven Repasky Glenn Biedron John McPherson D. 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