ANOTHER BID FOR CHILD CARE See Editorial Page ;YI e lki an 1E)atlj FRIZZLY High-65 Low-40 Partly sunny, chance of rain Vol. LXXXII, No. 25 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, October 8, 1971 Ten Cents Violations of rent freeze discovered in By PAUL TRAVIS "Tenants aren't aware of the early enough in the year and access to these records by their ments, the monthly increases are landlady she told me that in late Te Contrary to the wage-price-rent law," says Dave Goldstein, attor- should be allowed to stand," says new tenants. limited under the freeze to no August the landlords all decided filing ordre y res-id ent on ney for the Washtenaw County Le- Kenneth Vaitkus, manager of the One tenant currently renting a more than 1.5 per cent of the to charge the higher rents until if the freeze ordered by President Nixon gal Aid Society. "They aren't tak- building. modern 3-man, 2-bedroom from amount spent on improvements. they were forced not to. Even my "will Aug. 15, several Ann Arbor land- ing the time to find out their rights Joan Glatzer, a University Tow- Campus Management says she re- A tenant renting an old bi-level fee for a parking place was raised temp lords are charging increased rents under the freeze guidelines." ers tenant, claims the rent on her cently called to ask what her apartment from Summit Associates from $8 to $10." Th on apartments this fall. Yet, according to the IRS, which 2-bedroom, 2-man apartment was apartment's rent was last year. says, "Summit raised our rent $15 These are just a few examples has; The rent increases appear to di- serves as the local service and raised from $250 to $280 per month. "They told me at first that they a month from last year and didn't of what appears to be widespread lates rectly violate the freeze guidelines, compliance center for the Cost of Another tenant, who asked that didn't know what the rent was make any improvements, they violations of the rent freeze. says. which stipulate that landlords can Living Council (CLC), the guide- his name be withheld, says the last year," she claims. "Then they didn't even clean the place." "Students who feel that their Bu be fined $5,000 and can face court lines are "very specific" on ex- rent on his. 4-man was raised $20 told me that they weren't going Jack Becker, attorney for Sum- rents have been increased in viola- pect injunctions. ceptions to the freeze. from $280 to $300. to pay attention to the freeze until mit counters, "It is my impression tion of the freeze should file a the r Although numerous complaints One of the basic'guidelines states Likewise, Sharon Cla k, man- somebody tried to enforce it." that there are dozens of circum- complaint with the IRS in Ann Lo have been filed by tenants with that it makes no difference when ager of Park Terrace Apartments Campus Management spokesmen stances other than capital im- Arbor," IRS spokeswoman Donna of A the Ann Arbor branch of the In- a lease was signed. If the lease says, "Our lawyers told us that declined to discuss the issue with provements for which the rent McCauley says. The complaint will rents ternal Revenue Service (IRS), went into effect after the freeze since the contracts were signed The Daily. may be raised." He declined to then be investigated by the IRS. byc most affected tenants seem un- was announced no rent increase before the freeze went into effect Under the freeze guidelines, elaborate on what those circum- Students may also refuse to pay made aware of the legal action they may may be charged over the rates for it was okay to charge the in- landlords are allowed to raise stances were. the increase 'and deduct any in- cums take. . the same apartment last year. crease." rents only if they-have made capi- The large landlords are not the crease they have already paid. be r The guidelines were issued by However, the management of Another freeze guideline states tal improvements totaling at least only ones charging higher rents. "Any attempt at evicting a tenant (CLC the President's Cost of Living University Towers believes it is that the landlords must maintain three months rent and a minimum One girl who is renting a modern for not paying an increase which our r Council and outline any and all entitled to charge higher rates be- and have available records of of $250. 2-man, 1-bedroom from a small is in violation of the freeze is waiti exceptions to the freeze. cause "the rates were announced prices charged last year and allow If they make these improve- landlady said, "When I called my illegal," McCauley states. Ten Pages cit nants also have the option of suit against their landlords y feel that their landlords are fully and maliciously" at- ting to violate the freeze., e guidelines that the local IRS are "the most current and t ruling available," McCauley t some landlords seem to ex- further rulings from CLC on ent issue. well Terrill, general manager rbor Forest Apartments says were raised but justifies this claiming that CLC has not a final decision on the cir- tances under which rents can wised. "The owner has asked ) for a specific ruling (on ent increase) and we are still ng," Terrill says. Se VIOLATIONS, Page 7 Four SGC m resign seats, rbureaucrati rembers assail c mess' By LINDSAY CHANEY Four members of Government Council, ing t h r e e members conservative Student resigned last night. Student includ- of the Caucus, T h e resigning conservatives called SGC a "farce" and charged that its very existence is bad because "it makes students think they're being represented when they aren't." The fourth member, Marnie Heyn, resigned because of pers- 4sonal reasons. "I cannot physic- ally and emotionally handle my responsibilities as an SGC mem- ber right now," she said. The three student caucus mem- bers who stepped down are Karen Haas, Rick Higgins and Mary Schnelker. "The red tape, the bureaucracy, the bickering, is repugnant to me," Higgins said. "I don't think it (SGC) has done a bit of good for any one in the University, in the community, or in the country." The sudden resignations by the conservatives came as a complete surprise to other council members. many of whom voiced opposition to the motives given by the re- signing members. "It's absurd that the pseudo- anarchists on the right want to abolish local student self-govern- W ment b e f o r e they abolish the administration," said C o u n c i l member Doug Richardson. "If they're concerned with authority at all then it should be with the administration." "AWe are not opposed to the spe- cific people on SGC," said Haas. "No matter who is on Council, it would still be the same way. The existence of SGC cannot in any way help people, run their own lives." Earlier in the meeting, a recall petition for Brad Taylor, '74, the fourth Student Caucus member, containing 1,147 signatures was presented to Council. After the pe- titions were presented, Taylor read a statement saying he would not resign. He called the recall cam- paign a "blatant attempt by the irresponsible clique which controls SGC to repress a political minor- city." The resigning Student Caucus members emphasized that their resignations had nothing to do with personal or political differ- ences with the other council mem- bers. 3 000 added to voter rolls By SARA FITZGERALD More than 3,000 18 to 21-year olds have registered to vote in Ann Arbor since the passage of the 18-year-old vote, according to City Clerk Harold Saunders. This represents 22.08 per cent of those qualified to vote in this age group, and 18.7 per cent of those who will be in this age group as of the Nov. 1972 elec- tions. Over 4,000 people in all regis- tered during the city's special Rick Higgins Karen Haas 'NIXon for w New plansr encoura e experts By The Associated Press Top economists, both Dem- ocratic and Republican, said last night they were encour- aged by the Phase 2 program for the economy outlined by President Nixon, but thought he would have a hard fight to make it work. Meanwhile, in the Senate, calls by some Democrats for a stronger congressional hand in shaping fu- ture economic controls. mingled with generally favorable com- ments. John Kenneth Galbraith, a top Democratic economist, said it was "good to hear a Republican President say that the old eco- nomic system was crisis-prone and obsolete, that a new system is re- quired." A leading spokesman of con- P servative economics, Dr. Milton PR Friedman, said, however, he felt stra the President's pronouncement - left many important issues in the BO dark and was disturbing in its im- piain fbod nn h cp plications of broadening the scope of economic restraints. Sen. George McGovern, (D- S.D. ), said "Phase 2 of Presidenti Nixon's new economic policy is a smokescreen for the old game plan." "Phase 2, like Phase 1, will not create one additional job," Mc-j Govern said. He said special con- sideration should be given to workers in low-wage occupations. "All the difficult questions have been postponed," Sen. Edward The ige-prce outlines 'Phase 2' , aims for stability WASHINGTON (R) - In a nationwide radio and televi- sion address, President Nixon last night announced the ma- chinery for an economic sta- bilization program to go into effect Nov. 14 after the ex- piration of the current wage- price freeze. Nixon fixed no specific wage or price standards. He turned over that politically sensitive issue to two newly created quasi-indepen- Wholesale prices dropped last month for the first time in near- ly a year. White House econom- ists said it could be credited to Nixon's economic policy. See story, Page 3. dent bodies whose major decisions will be subject to governmental veto. These bodies, comprised of busi- ness, labor and public figures, will seek to implement as yet unspe- cified, but more moderate, price and wage restrictions while put- ting few controls on profit. Key features of Nixon's post- freeze program include: -Appointment of a 15-member Pay Board, giving equal represen- tation to management, labor and the public, that will set wage guidelines and, if it so decides, prohibit, reduce or defer pay hikes it deems inconsistent with its standards. -Establishment of a Price Commission of seven public mem- bers to administer price and rent restraints it will formulate. -A presidential request for standby authority - which Nixon said he does not plan to use- to regulate dividends and interest rates. -A request that Congress ex- tend the Economic Stabilization Act of 197-the legal basis for the entire Nixon program - for one year beyond its scheduled ex- piration next April 30. "We will continue price and wage restraints until inflationary pressures are brought under con- .See NIXON, Page 7 machinery restraints Mary Schnelker Marnie Heyn Four who resigned_ REPORT EXPECTED: 'U' committee probes RC's first four years By CHRIS PARKS -Associated Press ESIDENT NIXON poses last night after delivering his address on "Phase 2" of his economic ategy. ARD OF ED PLAN: Bias ruling may have. effect By JOHN MITCHELL State Board of Education With four years and its first graduating class the University's boldest experiment in education, behind it, the Resi- dential College (RC), is presently undergoing a thorough Kennedy, (D-Mass.), complained. review to evaluate RC's performance and perhaps determine "The thing we must remember is its future, that so far Phase 2 is just an or- if eganization chart," A Residential College Review Committee, consisting of Sen. Hubert Humphrey, (D- five students and nine faculty members, has been meeting Minn.), praised Nixon for estab- since early September, taking testimony, collecting data, and ishing a wage board with labor, probing into many areas of the college's operations. tion, but added, "the test will be The investigation, which was provided for when the RC in how they operate . . . whether was founded, is charged with making recommendations for theanti-nflation relem t of t possible changes as well as advising the literary college on economy." voted unanimously yesterday to follow a U.S. District Court order to draft statewide desegregation plans-a move which could cause busing of students in some Ann Arbor schools. The board's vote killed any Ichance that state school officials might appeal the order issued Monday in Detroit by Judge Ste- phen Roth, giving the state until RC innovations be implemented which could there. on city schools Feb. 1 to submit a desegregation The board's official action in- plan for Detroit area school sys- structed the state school superin- tems. tendent, John Porter, "to begin "This decision and how it is in- developing plans in order to com- terpreted will not only affect De- ply with Judge Roth's court or- troit, but all outlying districts," der which asked the state Board B o a r d President Edwin Novac of Education to develop desegre- said yesterday. N o v a c included gation plans for the metropolitan. Ann Arbor's school system in the Detroit area." list of the 85 school systems af- It also told Porter to draw up fected. segregation standards that could Under the proposed standards be used in any area of the state. of the ruling, no school system is allowed more than 50 per cent Roth's ruling was also signifi- i minorityyenrollment, nor can an cant in that it was the first time district contain a particular that a judge has imdicated that school with minority enrollment may require busing across city of greater proportion than the and county lines to achieve school total district's minority enroll- egration. ment. The Ann Arbor school system appears to contain two schools which violate these standards - Mack Elementary School with 53 per cent black enrollment and Northside elementary which is nearly 40 per cent black. If the state board finds that racial segregation exists in these two local schools, the local Ann.: Arbor School Board would be or-I dered to submit a desegregation plan for approval. Such a plan would likely in- . lude, as Judge Roth indicated *"': in the text of his decision, a wide- spread busing program in the According to Marty Scott, '72, a member of the committee, the group will "look into as many aspects of the Residential Col- lege as time permits," and will make "subsantive" recommenda- tions to the literary college on how it might be changed. A m o n g those hoping major change will result from the com- mittee's work is Ellis Wunch, act- ing director of the college. "-f he findings of the commit- snee are favorable, and I expect they will be," he says, "the par- ent college (LSA) will be more like'y to act on a number of reforms he college has requested. 'U' Expert lool By STEVE BRUMMEL "The Nixon Administration may truly have misled the American people with its 'Two China Policy' in the U.N.," stated Political Science Prof. Allen Whiting in an address yesterday afternoon, but both nations appear committed to improving U.S.-China relations. Whiting, an expert on Chinese politics, deliver- ed these opinions in a speech before the local Phi Beta Kappa chapter. Citing a recent Harris poll, Whiting said 69 PROF ACs at China i mmmwl-,