Ci 4c SUNDAY DAILY See Editorial Page lflwi$1;au :4Ia it CRISP High-45 Low-35 Cold and clear Vol. LXXXII, No. 145 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Sunday, April 9, 1972 Ten Cents Ten Pages SGC election charges still By DAN BIDDLE After more than two weeks of verbal battles, charges, and countercharges over the recent all-campus elections, the results of those elections remain in question. At least ten separate charges aimed at the campaign, the election, and the results were officially filed with Student Govern- men Council's Credentials and Rules Com- mittee (C&R), the Central Student Judi- ciary (CSJ), and the Council itself. The charges, which have erupted prin- cipally between the various political parties within SGC itself, have held the validity of election results in question pending CSJ hearings and decisions. Five SGC members have refused to at- tend all Council meetings until the charges are resolved. The boycott effectively pre- vents the 13-member body from reaching a two-thirds quorum. N The most serious of the complaints ac- cuses Elections Director David Schaper of "gross fraud" and calls for a new election to be held. The charge which is being brought by SGC member Joel Silverstein of the Radi- cal People's Coalition (RPCI, as well as members of the Students' Tenant Union and the Responsible Alternative Party (RAP), states that Schaper tampered with election ballots. Schaper has repeatedly denied all charges. The vicious atmosphere of the election was evident long before the voting as members of the GROUP party, the Stu- dents' Tenant Union Ticket (STUT), and the Responsible Alternative Party (RAP) blasted each other in campaign literature and public statements. Then discrepancies began to appear shortly after the polls closed on Wednes- day, March 22. Schaper said he had dis- covered some 30 ballots stuffed in favor of GROUP and over 40 for RAP. Also due to SGC's new proportional rep- resentation system, over 400 students filled out the complex page 1 SGC ballot incor- unsettled rectly. The "mistake ballots" were voided by the computer. Schaper ordered the bal- lots recopied by hand. Almost immediately, former SGC offi- cer Jay Hack challenged Schaper's actions, charging him with "violating the free and open election provisions" in his instruc- tions to the recopiers. C&R, which exists temporarily to deal with election complaints and certify re- sults, ruled that night to invalidate 42 stuffed RAP votes and 22 cast illegally for GROUP. Losing presidential candidates Lee Gill of Integrity Party and Scott Seligman of STUT demanded that "all complaints be settled" before announcing any results. When C&R released the ballots for counting, Gill 'and Seligman announced that their parties and GAIN were calling for C&R to "void all results and order a new election." Meanwhile, the results were tabulated and released, showing GROUP member Bill See SGC, Page 7 Joel Silverstein Teach-in discusses inner city By ERIC SCHOCH Collectivized control and ownership of economic institutions was proposed yester- day by Hank Bryant of the Black Economic Development League (BEDL) to break down a system of "inner city exploitation" by the national economic system. The proposal came at the end of a pub- lic teach-in on inner city economic problems held at the University yesterday. Lasting throughout the day in Angell and Mason halls, the event drew almost one hundred participants. The morning session included speakers and a multi-media concert. Workshops were held-In the afternoon. Bryant argued that people in the inner city should not try to integrate themselves into the economic mainstream of the coun- try but should create an alternative system of collectivised control of economic institu- tions by the people who use them. These institutions, he said, would be "horizontally structured collective coopera- tive conglomerates" without a board of di- rectors, stockholders> or pay differences among those employed. All people in the conglomerates would have a say in decision and policy-making. The object, he said, is to avoid duplication of "the oppressive economic institutions that exist today." Economics Professor Daniel Fusfeld be- gan the day's activities by asserting that the inner cities of the nation function as a continuous pool of cheap labor forthenecon- omic system of the country. Therefore, he said, "the problem is how to break the whole system which continues the economic subjugation of the inner city." In the afternoon the participants moved into workshops on various topics, such as "The Nature of the Urban Ghetto," "Econ- omic Impact of ,Racism", and "Urban Gov- ernment and Transportation". Panels of students from Economics 476 - inner city economics - and other resource people led the discussions. Included were Charles Thomas of BEDL, City Council member Norris Thomas (D- First, Ward), Dr. Robert Weeks, University professor of humanities and former chair- man of the Ann Arbor Housing Commission, and Mayor Robert Harris. Vietnam spread; besiege. From Wire Service Reports With battles and shellings erupting all across South Vietnam, Communist forces have surrounded the provincial capital of An Loc, 60 miles north of Saigon, and are tightening the circle around the city. U.S. planes are being recalled from other areas of the country to fly bombing raids near the city, hoping to fight off the attack. Meanwhile, a spokesman for an anti-war group reported last night that military per- sonnel have reported a wide pattern of special alerts at U.S. military bases around the country and overseas in response to the offensive in South Vietnam. Although the Pentagon denied there had been any wholesale alerts, a representative of the Legal and Service Projects of Cam- bridge, Mass., reported that ready and per- sonnel-shift alerts have been issued at a number of bases. The spokesman said the alerts mean that all the notified servicemen must be ready for battle and possible im- mediate transfer overseas. Saigon sent its last reserves-the palace guards of President Nguyen Van rhieu's residence-marching north in an attempt to raise the siege. However, lead elements of, three opposing divisions were reported less than two miles from the government gar- rison of 5,000 troops. Meanwhile, a North Vietnamese surface- to-air missile damaged a U.S. B52 heavy bomber for the first time in the Indochina war yesterday, the U.S. Command an- nounced. According to American sources, the plan landed safely after sustaining damage while bombing along the demilitarized zone. The U.S. Command reported that an attack on the big U.S. base at Cam Ranh Bay, 200 miles northeast of Saigon, killed three Americans', wounded 15 and blew op, ammunition stores. No other details were available. Communist forces redoubled their attacks in the Mekong delta, using rockets and mortars against regional and local militia outposts. In Tay Ninh, 40 miles southwest of An Loc, 150 mortars slammed into a U.S. radio relay station-the heaviest shell- ing American forces have encountered this year. At least two signalmen were killed and four wounded in the attack. President Thieu has ordered the Saigon, forces to hold An Loc at any cost, as the fall of the city would pose an immediate and direct threat to Saigon itself. American B52s were recalled from other parts of the country to bomb areas around the city, but the first line of defense of Saigon appeared to be weakening. An armada of U.S. B52 Stratofortresses and fighter bombers unleashed hundreds of tons of explosives on North Vietnamese tanks and troops trying to seize An Loc after tk- ing the district town of Loc Minh 15 miles to the north. Meanwhile. artillery units resumed shell- ing government bases near Quang Tri City, the capital of South Vietnam's northern- most province. Vietnamese troops reportedly moved into two villages about0 miles east of the city. See VIETNAM, Page 7 N. ke' battles Viet~s ycity Shirley Chisholm -Daily-Rolfe Tessem Man vs. machine If you were wandering around the second floor of the First Congregational Church on State and William yesterday afternoon a strange sight would have confronted you. In a large room with a beamed ceiling and sun- light flooding through stained glass windows 81 people sat in pairs with chessboards between them. That's right - 81 - for one of the participants was a computer called "Tech." Tech (pictured at left with partner) is a chess playing computer which participated in yesterday's second "Mark's Coffeehouse Chess Open." While Tech was perhaps the main attraction there were also real people playing yesterday - some of them rather famous in chess circles, like championship participant Greg DeFotis from Chi- cago (pictured above). Unfortunately, Tech was unable to appear in person. The real Tech - residing in Pittsburgh - plays through a terminal. Cliisliolm, to{ speak at Hill Auditorium Representative Shirley Chisholm (D- N. Y.) - the only woman seeking the Presi- d:ncy - will kick-off her Michigan primary campaign as well as "Women in Politics Week" .omorrow with a speech at Hill Au- ditorium, at 8:30 p.m. Appearing with Chisholm will be Jane Hart, wife of Sen. Phillip Hart (D-Mich.). Hart will introduce Chisholm and partici- pate in a question and answer period fol- lowing the speech. The speech will mark the beginning of a week of activities related to women's par- ticipation in politics. Tuesday there will be pot-luck supper from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Community Center. 128 TO BE RELEASED Coisuiner News today ... CONTRACEPTIVE PRICES SEE PAGE 10 State. Supreme Court rules freedom LANSING (P) - The Michigan Supreme Court, acting on a petition from the state attorney general, has ordered the release of 128 persons imprisoned for convictions re- lated to the possession of marijuana. Splitting the decision at 5 to 2, the high court directed that the group appear at Cir- cuit Court in Jackson tomorrow to verify each individual's eligibility for release. Kelley had asked Thursday that all 128 be released because they were serving time under a marijuana-possession statute struck t0 for pot prisoners down by the high court March 9 in the alties for possession and use also are lighter John Sinclair case. under the new law. On Wednesday a series of panel discus- sions on the theme of "Women in Politics" will be held in room 126, Residential Col- lege starting at 7:30 p.m. The week will wind up Saturday with a "Fine Art, Funk, Fancy Junk and Flower Festival" on Braun Court behind the Far- mer's Market. Tickets for Chisholms speech tomorrow night are available at 209 Nickels Arcade or the Michigan Union. Sinclair, head of the Rainbow People's Party, had been sentenced to 91/2 to 10 years in prison for possession of two mari- juana cigarettes. The Supreme Court ruled in that case that classification of marijuana as a hard narcotic was unconstitutional. Marijuana is' no longer under that classification under a new drug law that took effect April 1. Pen- BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION Psych class employs theory When the 128 prisoners arrive at Jackson Circuit Court tomorrow, they will be ques- tioned separately by three circuit judges and three probate judges who will deter- mine if the individuals are eligible for re- lease under the Supreme Court ruling. State Correction Director Gus Harrison told newsmen that he was "happy that the Supreme Court had clarified the matter." Harrison does not expect to protest the release of any of the 128 prisoners, who have been held in various prisons and detention centers throughout the state. Kelley's petition to the high court had asked for a write of habeas corpus in behalf of the imprisoned men. Habeas corpus has been for centuries the legal means of chal- lenging a person's detention. Justices Eugene Black and Thomas Bren- nan dissented from the order approved by a majority of the court and issued by Chief Justice Thomas Kavanagh. The dissenting justices said the decision striking down the old marijuana law applied only to possession of marijuana in one's home. They argued that the majority vote in the Sinclair case hinged on Justice Thomas Kav- anagh's written opinion, which said Sinclair was the victim of an unconstitutional inva- sinn nt nrivacv. By JAN BENEDETTI Ellen (not her real name) sits silently in her chair, gazing out the window. A man comes up to her and comments on the weather, but she keeps staring out at the trees. Ellen hardly ever speaks. She has been a patient for over 20 years at Ypsi- lanti State Hospital. Jane Michener wanted to increase Ellen's few moments of speech using behavorial therapy for her term project in psychology 414, an advanced lab in behavior modifica- tion. Michener is one of 60 students currently enrolled in the course, led by psychology mediately follows. Michener spends six hours a week with Ellen. At the start of the project in Janu- ary, Ellen spoke an average of four times during four hours. "Her responses to questions were so rare and so faint, I couldn't tell whether I'd heard them or not. About the only thing she'd say was 'uh-huh"' says Michener. According to Michener, "Now she responds about 170 times over three hours. About one "At first, I'd ask her if she wanted the candy, if she said a loud 'uh-huh' I'd give it to her," Michener explains. She gradually increased the amount of talking required for each piece of candy, until Ellen was repeating entire words and sentences after Michener. Critics have often attacked behavior modification as a use of control and manip- ulation which fails to cure the cause of problems. ':":ti : ' :ti .:Y.l. Critics have attached behavior modification as a use of con- fIrm1 raw. .1 wn rr.I, a .., L A i rti. I t .i" a . u-th'an.. on a nI i .r - . .... ...