e Mi t oa Bafly Eighty-one years of editorial freedom Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Mich. News Phone: 764-0552 Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1971 NIGHT EDITOR: ROSE SUE BERSTEIN Implementing city goals WHEN MAYOR ROBERT Harris spoke Tuesday on his goals for the next year, he admitted that even accom- plishment of the programs "would not be Utopia." In saying that, the mayor is deliver- ing quite an understatement. Most of the goals Harris mentioned are not Utopian dreams, but rather, necessities for city life which should have been implement- ed in Ann Arbor long ago. But, to implement his goals, the city will need money, and here the strange schizophrenia in Harris' views of the coming year becomes apparent. In one breath, Harris-and most of the city's administration-exclaims about the fiscal crisis facing Ann Arbor, and say that even a one per cent income tax, if passed, won't give the city the funds it needs to keep up "normal" services through the next five years. In the next, Harris makes near-prom- ises about what Ann Arbor "should have accomplished" by the end of 1972. HE TWO POSITIONS, unfortunately, are inconsistent. Harris needs more money to implement the programs, and the programs - at least most of them- must be implemented, if Ann Arbor is to continue functioning as a reasonable ac- ceptable place to live. However, several of Harris' suggestions can be implemented with a minimum or zero outlay of funds, and these should and must be put into effect now, not just by "the end of 1972." For example, Harris promised a re- examination of administrative positions in City Hall to see if a full time position being filled by a man could be replaced by two or three part-time positions for women who want only part-time work. In conjunction with this goal, Harris spoke of having an affirmative action plan "to promote the hiring of women in managerial jobs from which women have traditionally been excluded. These things don't take that much money, and an excuse that Ann Arbor needs to pass the income tax before they can be implemented does not hold up. Another of Harris' goals for next year is to revise city laws to encourage full participation in both voting and other city activities by the newly enfranchised 18-20 age group. THERE ARE several other programs of this nature that can and should be implemented despite the desperate finan- cial straits the city is now in. Ann Ar- bor may have to wait for some of Harris' more ambitious plans, but these basics do not have to depend on a better economy. Harris has said these programs "should" be accomplished by the end of 1972. In fact, they should have been accomplished by now, and can be com- pleted soon if the city gets to work on them. Such programs are vital to Ann Ar- bor's growthk as a city, and it is admir- able that the mayor recognizes this. Now, it is up to the administration to show good faith by putting some of the plans -which can be carried out despite the city's budget crisis-into immediate ac-, tion. -TAMMY JACOBS A iri By RICHARD GARRISON ARE YOU INTERESTED in Air Force ROTC? I was. I en- rolled in the non-contractual pro- gram as a freshman in 1966, and for two years, I spent about two hours each week learning basic drill, military courtesies, "cut your hair," and textbook fundamentals of national and Air Force polic- ies. In the fall of 1968, the be- ginning of my junior year, it was time to enlist in the Air Force Reserve and complete the two- year "POC" (Professional Offi- cers Course). I enlisted, not with- out grave doubts, but for rea- sons I thought to be sound. Be- sides, I felt that four years of active duty could be tolerated. At the time of my enlistment (and even long before it) I was opposed to our military interven- tion and aggression in Southeast Asia. Perhaps the strongest rea- son for enlisting was the accomp- anying promise of never having to worry about combat. The second "sound" reason behind my decis- ion was the promise of a delay of active duty for graduate studies - a very attractive proposition after graduate deferments had been cancelled and graduate en- rollments were falling. Finally, I was a very eager aerospace engi- neering undergraduate, and my idea of an exciting career was "re- search and development" in some space-project laboratory (w h i c h the Air Force is famous for). These are the sort of reasons that en- listment propaganda concentrate upon, and that propaganda worked on me. BUT NOW, I am most certain- ly not the same person I was then. During the three years since my enlistment my moral convic- tions, political attitudes, religious beliefs, life goals, personality, and even physical appearance have de- veloped and changed. Now I am opposed to all war- fare, and I cannot, in good con- science, participate in it in an active or even supportive role. I want to continue my graduate work in air pollution control so that I may eventually teach in the area of environmental engineering. I am, in every sense of the word, incompatible with active duty in the Air Force and have been liv- ing for some time now in desperate fear of my pending commission and active duty tour. The change in me has not been sudden, and is perhaps best, il- lustrated by my performance in AFROTC. In the fall of 1968 I re- ceived a cadet rating of "good to average," which meant that I had done what I had to do as far as filing papers and filling out forms without overly inconvenc- Force ROTC: Playing for keeps gation on incompatibility w a s suspended in Oct. 1970 pending an official decision on my C.O. claim. I SPENT EIGHT months p r e- paring and submitting my C.O. application, which included a'fav- orable recommendation from an Air Force chaplain. The request was denied in August of this year, and shortly afterwards I received notice of a renewed date for the incompatibility investigation. The denial of the C.O. came as a terrible disappointment and has left me with a strong sense of bitterness and hopelessness. There is little or no chance that this in- compatibility hearing, will lead to discharge; such requests are den- ied almost as a matter of course. The Air Force, it seems, is never willing to admit that some of its lost sheep won't stray happily back home. The Army ROTC branch, here at Michigan at least, seems much more reasonable and real- istic; allowing that not all persons will make good or even accept- able officers. They have allowed students who are strongly opposed to service to withdraw before com- missioning. Now I am trapped with the prospects of a probably commis- sioning and the reality of having to live with myself and my de- cisions. If I accept my commis- sion, I will continue every effort to be discharged. If I refuse my commission, I will probably be activated for four years at an enlisted grade, which would be no small disaster for both the Air Force and myself. I feel that my only just obligation to the Air Force is repayment of the money that they gave to me along with other cadets, and this I am quite willing to do. I WANT to emphasize the ser- iousness of enlisting in AFROTC. If you are interested in AFROTC, think twice, three times, [or bet- ter yet forget it unless you can be positive that you will not change in the years following your enlistment. You can be positive that the Air Force will not change, and will refuse to recognize any changes in you. 0 -Daily-Sara Krulwich Rich ard Garrison and his un if orm ing any cadet "superior" to me. I finished the program in t h e spring of 1970 as "marginal at best" with some question as to whether I could even perform as an officer. I was the first cadet to elect the POC course work on a pass- fail basis after realizing the worth- lessness of grades in courses con- sisting almost entirely of formal- ized student briefings on subjects practically unknown to them. And summer camp in 1969 provided no more attraction to military Iif e. There I saw money wasted on ill- used facilities; and spoke w i t h several unhappy young officers. My performance was again poor, and I was rated in the "lower five" out of 25 cadets in areas of lead- ership and personal relationships. I made inquiries in the fall and winter terms of 1969 about leav- ing the program. I was discourag- ed, however, from pushing t h e matter further after learning of possible involuntary duty for four years if it was proved that I had "wifully evaded" the terms of my contract. I made few friends and even fewer accomplishments in t h e program. I found little reason to respect the cadets given authority over me, and considered the cler- ical and drill duties associated with running the cadet corps, to be a pointless waste of time. General opposition to many of the corps policies including physical a p - pearance (uniforms and haircuts), formal reporting procedures just to speak with an officer in h i s office, and organization by way of an inflexible "chain-of-command," made things difficult. -Constant avoidance of corps ac- tivities such as military b a 1 1s, dinners, and awards ceremonies. made these years progressively worse. I stopped wearing the uni- form altogether the last term, be- cause I was tired of giving people the impression that I supported military activities, THE SUMMER of 1910 was the critical turning point. Through renewed church attendance and discussions with clergymen, I be- gan to rediscover my religious faith. Closely connected to these efforts I began thinking m o r e seriously about life, death, war- fare, and being an officer in the Air Force. I saw no way to serve in t h e military without at least passive- ly supporting war and killing. I also thought about my life with respect to education and realized that man's environment was vast- ly more important than the next advancement in aerospace tech- nology., But, I had also finished the AFROTC program, and my commissioning was only awaiting my December 1970 graduation. It was time to act, before the situa- tion became any worse. I wrote a letter to the AFROTC commander explaininghmy feelings of incompatibility towards mili- tary duty, and an investigation was begun. I also read the current material concerning conscientious objection and felt that I could honestly and sincerely request dis- charge on this basis. The investi- ,.. .. _ Protecting womens' rights 4 THE PASSAGE OF the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the House of Representatives marks a significant mile- stone in the fight for legal recognition of women's rights. But without Senate passage of the amendment, free of repressive riders, lit- tle will have been gained by the House action. It is important to remember that the House acted only after 48 years of con- tinuous prodding. It is also noteworthy that the amendment approved Monday had sufficient support among the tradi- tionally more conservative House so that it could be approved in its original form. The riders which had been proposed would limit the amendment, which now Editorial Staff ROBERT KRAFTOwITZ Editor JIM BEATTIE DAVE CHUDWIN Executive Editor Managing Editor STEVE KOPPMAN .......Editorial Page Editor RICK PERLOFF .. Associate Editorial Page Editor PAT MAHONEY .... Assistant Editorial Page Editor LYNN WEINER' Associate Managing Editor LARRY LEMPERT AAssociate Managing Editor ANITA CRONE...................Arts Editor JIM IRWIN. .. ..Associate Art Editors ROBERT CONROW .. Books Editor JIM JUDKIS ... Photography Editor JANET FREY ........... Personnel Director JIM JUDKIS ... ..... ... Photography Editor reads: "Equality of rights under the la shall not be denied or abridged by t United States or by any state on accou of sex," to allow laws which exempt w men from military service and gove such areas as working conditions, chi custody, and domestic relations. STIPULATIONS LIKE these have be( justified for years on the assumpti that they "protect" women from jo which would require over-exertion, fro the rigors of military service, consider( too strenuous for females, and fro equitable domestic situations which mig entail such earth-shaking crises as motl ers who work. j There is no reason to urge passa of the amendment if the Senate is goi to burden it with provisions that w render it ineffectual. There is, however,,an acceptable rid which has been proposed by a group( labor women. This rider would exter any special privileges accorded membe of one sex to the other. Concerned individuals should regist their support for Senate passage of a unadulterated ERA, one that will ler dignity to all persons, regardless of the sex. -ROSE SUE BERSTEIN * Lw he nt o- rn ld en on ibs m School busing for integration: A black perspective ;I By RICHARD E. HODGES (DOC) m WHY THE "hell" haven't we )m heard more from the Black ht Community on how they feel about h- the bussing problem? Look at the city of Pontiac! ge All I see on television, read in the papers, and hear on the radio, n9 is strange dialogue coming from a ill not too "bright" but "alright" busty blond. Indeed traveling er around the "country" preaching of the evils of bussing. While all the of time I'm asking myself; why nd doesn't she travel to the other 'rs side of her "own" town, where she would get a more attentive. and much more concerned aud- er ience. D~n With government intervention 1d damn near "a sure thing" b o t h ir Black and white, hadabetter get up, off, their asses and start working towards an alternative to a "mamonth" city wide bussing foul-up. Dig! I would like to take this opportunity to impress upon the white people of Pontiac, Detroit. and while I'm at it I might well include the whole nation; of the need for this nation to be more exposed to how Black people feel on this vital issue of bussing. I Say this because their definitely seems to be a "news lag" to the way Black people feel about bus- sing. Then after both Black and white have their say through the media, I would recommend they get to- gether! How!, you ask. V e r y simple; by using that almost for- gotten, but "still alive" P a r e n t Teacher Organization. Using the P.T.O. as a forum, to voice still more public opinion, to cover that all encompassing issue of bussing. Which I'm sure would cover all the underlying issues of politics. economics, and most important of all method of instruction. BLACK SCHOOLS have always suffered a great deal from lack of funds. But! Right now I'm ask- ing myself how much we have suffered from a school system that was designed, built, and run by whites. I would not hesitate to say we have suffered a great Brothers and Sisters! I must beg your pardon for saying it, but I smell a "rat". And when you place the rat in front of a mir- ror, you are surprised to find that, what you see in the mirror is not a "rat" in reverse, but that old question of "Decentralization". I'll be damned! That problem of who will control the Black schools, we already know who controls the white ones. I wonder why we forgot! Oh yea! It was the drug war that broke out, the sixteen insane kill- ings by Detroit's insane police unit called "stress", plus the wage- price freeze didri't help any. Damn no wonder we forgot! Here it is again though, only this time un- der different circumstances, and further away from being a real- ity. Some people would say that you can't equate bussing with an attempt to ward off decentraliza- tion. Well; that's what they say! I say you can; just by asking who will control the bussing operation. NATURALLY, AND quite logi- cally the responsibility would be turned over to the local authori- ties, more specifically the local board of education. It's "cool" to be a Black superintendent of schools, but where you want to be to really control the school system in your neighborhood is at the board of education level. Hell white people control their schools, I see no reason why Black people should not control t h e i r schools. Now!, Don't forget what I said a little while ago! Just in case you forgot let me refresh your memory- I said that; I be- lieve a school can not be an ef- fective educational unit when it's method of instruction is split. And you can "cool believe", that if there's a sizeable amount of white kids in "all" of Detroit schools you know the white man will try to control all of the schools. Any city board, of any sort, whose structure more or less re- presents the racial as well as the economic composition of that city will always find the Black people at the lesser end. And as "we" all know the less representation you have, the less control you have over your destiny. Can you dig that! BESIDES, AS soon as Black people start getting better paying jobs they will automatically start to improve their own schools. Some people would say that in order to get better paying jobs. to pay for the improved schools. you have to have a better educa- tion. Hey! Believe it or not I agree one hundred percent. All I'm saying is this, and that is. the white man's way of teaching is 'cool for white kids, but for Blacks it's a mental bore. Letters to The Daily r~ j ' Y ? vii e n i HR-RIP hippo To The Daily: WHILE WE were happy to see that the Human Rights Party hippo received tongue and cheek coverage in a recent Daily editor- ial, we feel you did not repre- sent our views fairly. Although members of the Hu- man Rights - Radical Independ- ent party do not always agree with 3ll of Zolton Ferency's political views, we believe his handling of queries by reporters about ou r hippo was more than adequate and not "just more of Ferency's bull" as you reported in your editorial. You also reported that the hippo is the natural predator of the pig - this is a rumor that has been going around Ann Ar- bor for months and though up till now we have nothing to dispell it, it really has little basis in fact. -Nancy Wechsler Coordinator HR-RIP October 13 Planning Commission To The Daily: ON OCTOBER 12 and October 26, the Ann Arbor City Plan- ning Commission will hold public hearings on a proposed Subdivi- sion Control Ordinance, to become Chapter 57 of the City Code. Since this ordinance covers the entire subject of subdivision, area and site planning, it will govern the nature of future development in In deleting these public infor- mation provisions the City Plan- ning Director noted that they would entail considerable expense and that - in any event - the public is protected adequately by the zoning process. Neither of these assertions is true. At the outside limits, the cost of admin- istering a full public information program would amount to the ef- forts of one staff member, hardly a high price to pay for public knowledge on the crucial issues. Moreover, zoning does not deter- mine traffic patterns or open areas or building locations or residential patterns within plan- ned developments, all of which af- fect deeply the quality of life in this city. If your readers still care about our city - what it is and what it is becoming - they will want to know how it is to be developed. And they will want an opportun- ity to tell the Planning Commis- sion and the City Council what they think of proposed plans. The Planning 'Commission may deny our citizenry both these rights on the pretext of saving a few dol- lars. Readers who want to preserve their right to know and be heard should speak out at the hearings on October 12 and 26. Prof. Stanley Siegel Law School Oct. 7 4w I ..