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AGENDA:
" Canvassing strategy
" Amendment of platform
* Conduct of Campaign
" Steering committee report
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10
2nd floor SAB 7:30 p.m.
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Commission
urges
legal adulthood at
18
By MIKE McCARTHY
In a report released Monday, Gov.
William Milliken's Special Commission
on the Age of - Majority unanimously
recommended that the age of legal adult-
hood be lowered from 21 to 18.
Such a step would give all those 18 or
older the right to vote in both state and
national elections, to possess and con-
sume alcohol, to sue and be sued, to
make contractural agreements and wills
and several other privileges and duties
reserved to those 21 and older in Michi-
gan.
Milliken said Monday he had reached
no conclusions on the six-member com-
mission's report. However, he did com-
ment that, "There is absolutely no ques-
poage three
tion in my mind that much of our lau
on the age of majority is outdated."
The commission incorporated most of
its recommendations in a piece of sug-
gested legislation prescribing that "any
person upon becoming 18 years of age,
shall be deemed an adult of legal age
for all purposes whatsoever and shall
have the same duties, liabilities, respon-
sibilities, rights and legal capacity as
persons heretofore acquired at 21 years
of age."
Rep. Michael A. Dively (R-Traverse
City) and Sen. Anthony Stamm (R-Kala-
mazoo) apparently intend to introduce a.
bill identical to the commission's legis-
lative proposals. Rep. Dively, citing the
existence of similar laws in Nebraska
and Alaska, expressed hope of initiating
a nation-wide movement to lower the age
of majority.
Appointed by executive order in Sep-
tember of 1970, the membership of the
Commission includes Judge Frank Milt-
ner of Cadillac, chairman; S. Martin
Taylor, deputy director of the Depart-
ment of Commerce, vice-chairman; Dr.
John W. Hagen, associate professor of
psychology at the University; Joseph
Cox, a Fowlerville attorney; William R.
Tustem, a Michigan State University
junior from Birch Run; and Mrs. Betty
Elkins, a University Law School gradu-
ate.
Hagen. commenting yesterday after-
nwn cn the c mmissicn's rercrt emnrha-
sized an almost universal c ncensus
among the various groups interviewed
Riri .+r
that the age of majority should be1
ered. According to Hagan, the only
ganization which expressed active op
sition to lowering the age of legal a
hood was the Michigan State Po
Hagan said the State Police appare
objected to the proposed change on
grounds that persons younger than
were not sufficiently mature to dealv
the legal privileges they would rece
Speculating on the prospects for a
tion of the commission's propos
Hagan said he would be "disappoi
but not surprised" if the present omn
bill incorporating most of the re
mended changes was eventually div
.nt2 several separate bills in the pro
cf legislative consideration.
The aspect of the commission's re
~a41,
low- which Hagan feels will encounter the
or- most vigorous opposition is the proposal
ppo- to lower the drinking age from 21 to 18.
dult- Opposition to the drinking proposal would
lice. probably stem 'from various temperance
ntly groups that still retain significant legis-
the lative lobbying power.
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with Among the current legal restrictions to
with. which the commission specifically ob-
eived jects are:
so -The inability of persons under Ui to
als,
nted write a valid will. This restriction is
ibus particularly cumbersome to married
com- couples not yet 21.
ided -The inability of a minor to make a
cess binding contract-a restriction that al-
most prohibits a person under 21 from
port buying a home or car in his own name.
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By The Associated Press
CRITICS ARE CALLING for the resignation of Australian
Prime Minister John Grey Gorton.I
Some Australian newspapers predicted a new prime minister was,
imminent.
Although the crisis was detonated by the resignation of Defense
Minister Malcolm Fraser, who accused Gorton of 'significant dis-
loyalty to a senior minister," there were also signs of mounting dis-
satisfaction about Gorton's leadership.
Gorton has been accused of running a one-man show and of
trying to solidify his own position by shunting off government offi-
cials who become potential rivals for the top post.
A LONG FIGHT to change Senate rules to make it easier to
choke off filibusters ended in failure yesterday.
Supporters of the rule change, however, are looking forward to
the next Congress.
"We are moving toward the day when a prudent modification will
be made in this cloture rule," said Sen. Frank Church (D-Idaho). "I
feel confident that at the opening of the next Congress it may suc-
ceed."
Both sides rest
In Calley tria
FT. BENNING, Ga. () - The government and the de-
fense ended their testimony at Lt. William Calley Jr.'s court-
martial yesterday and the judge turned down a jury request
to visit the scene of the alleged My Lai massacre.
The jury's request was made last week in a conference in
the chambers of the court martial judge, Col. Reid Kennedy.
In denying the request, Kennedy told the six man mili-
tary panel that My Lai has become heavily overgrown since
Calley's infantry platoon stormed through it three years ago,
allegedly killing Vietnamese
civiliansas they advanced.h Ts
He added that the jurors have Lithuanian
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LT. CALLEY and one of his lawyers, Richard Kay (right), re-
turn to the court martial building after lunch.
The next Congress convenes in January 1973.
Church is one of the chief sponsors of a proposed change in ST. LOUIS EXPLOSIONS:
rules which would make it possible for a three-fifths majority of
senators voting to break off a filibuster.
The present rule requires a two-thirds majority, and it was this.
rule that Church and his supporters were unable to overcome in four csses
tries this congress.
Tuesday's vote was 55 to 39, eight short of the required two-thirds. '
desp"ie Ot1
open
blast
INDIA IS BEGINNING a census count today.
In a nation where millions live without roofs over their heads,; ST. LOUIS ) - Classes were at Washington University, which
spokesmen forsee a difficult job. held yesterday at a Reserve Offi- 'served all colleges in the St. Louis
The census will take 21 days and will cost $5.3 million just to pay 'cer Training Corps center despite area, and the Air Force building
for the services of a million part-time workers. heavy damage from two explos were burned in a series of student
The preliminary results should be known by mid-April, when ions Monday night. The center antiwar demonstrations beginning
India is expected to retain its position as the world's second most pop- was opened last fall to replace fa- in late 1968.
ulous nation, after China. cilities burned by student demon- So far four former Washington
-- - - - -- - - ---- strators. TT.,.4hv nS
was then.
With the defense and prosecu-
tion resting, Kennedy t o I d the
jurors that of more than 20 addi-
tional witnesses t h ey asked to
hear, three w o u ld be called -
Col. Oran Henderson, brigade
commander at My Lai, Capt. Ern-
"est Medina, commander of Calley's
Charlie Company, and S. Sgt. Da-
vid Mitchell, a squad leader in the
defendants platoon.
Henderson and Medina are
awaiting court martial in connec-
tion with My Lai. Mitchell was
acquitted in a Ft. Hood, Tex. trial
of assault with intent to murder
20 Vietnamese civilians.
Calley's trial began Nov. 12 but
has been subjected- to numerous
interruptions. It resumes today
with Medina and Mitchell listed
as lead off jury witnesses.
Among final witnesses for the
government w a s Roger Murray,
who testified Calley's platoon sent
a score of captive My Lai villag-
ers back to company headquarters
and freedom at the same time the
government says its members were
slaughtering o t h e r Vietnamese
civilians.
There was no followup explora-
tion by defense or prosecution of
the cryptic testimony from Mur-
ray who was a radio operator for
Medina at My Lai. His testimony
was offered in response to a ques-
tion by a juror.
saio njafl,-,
sources say
MOSCOW (P) - Simas A. Ku-
dirka, the Lithuanian sailor who
was refused political asylum in
America after he Jumped aboard a
U.S. Coast Guard cutter, has been
in prison for at least several
months, informed sources said
yesterday.
They said his wife visited him in
prison in Vilnius, in southeastern
Lithuania, on Jan. 1 and found him
pale and weak as a result of a
hunger strike. He had been force
fed, she said, but had lost several
pounds.
She has not been allowed to visit
him since, the sources said.
The report contradicted an ac-
count by the same sources on Feb.
11 that said Kudirka was living in
a new apartment in the Baltic port
city of Klaipeda, Soviet Lithuania.
Kudirka's wife told the sources
that the secret police conducted
about 50 searches of homes of his
relatives and friends in Klaipeda
after his return to Soviet soil on
Dec. 23.
The sources said they didn't
know what charges Kudirka."was
being held on.
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LAST NIGHT!
u nversi y stuaens nave peen sert
A third explosion about three 'tenced to federal prison terms and
hours earlier damaged a building three await t r i a 1 in connection
in a federal records center in an- with the demonstrations.
other part of the city. WindowsIpolice said the records center
."A ..IQPolie said he rhecordscente
"lfyou see nothing
else this year,
you must see
It will not, I thnk,
ever fade from
memory!"
and glass door s were snattered.
Seven police officers and seven
firemen investigating the initial
blast at the ROTC center suffered
minor injuries when the second.
blast occurred about .8:30 p.m.
Monday. About the same time, po-
lice were searching the ROTC cen-
ter because an automatic burglar
alarm signal went off but they
more powerful, explosion wracked found nothing.
the building. - -
An FBI spokesman said a pre-
liminary investigation did not dle-
termine w h a t kind of explosive
was used.
"But whoever used it knew what
he was doing. It was a very pro-4
fessional job," he said.ch
Col. James Kudrna, commander
of the Army ROTC program, said WASHINGT
a telephoned bomb threat was re- group report
ceived in October but there had dorsed by to
been none since. istration offic
Kudrna said classes were rield ed that colleg
in the damaged building Tuesday relevant.
for cadets who were "disgusted at The task for
the destruction" and the apparent tional system
attempt "to deny them the right sive inertia, re
to pursue their education as they al change, rar
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TON (R) - A study
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"with its mas-
esists fundament-
ely eliminates out-
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In an 18-month investigation,
the group found that colleges
were not meeting the needs of
most of their students. A ma-
jority of students who enter
college each year drop out be-
fore they graduate, the group
said, and added that a large
percentage of those who stayed
in school did so only because
college was the socially accept-
able pursuit for persons their
age.
The panel suggested that stu-
dents go to college at the age
when it would most benefit
them, and not automatically at
age 18. It also suggested n e w
forms of off-campus education
be developed, and that academic
credit and even degrees be
granted for experiences outside
the classroom.
The report contained f e w
specific recommendations a n d
took no account of the cost of
its proposals.
Most educators, however, said
the significance of the report
is that it is an "official" chal-
lenge to the assumptions. on
which traditional higher edu-
cation is based.
For instance, the group noted
that at nearly all schools, stu-
dents were expected to 1earn
from reading assignments; at-
tending classes, listening to lec-
tures and taking examinations,
Perhaps, the report suggested,
there are other ways to teach.
The group was formed in the
fall of 1969 at the suggestion of
Robert H. Finch, who was then
Secretary of HEW.
Officials in the department
said Finch had wanted a "fresh
look" at higher education, and
he persuaded Frank Newman,
associate director of University
relations at Stanford, to set up
a panel.
The panel accepted no Federal
funds and operated on a $35,000
grant from the Ford Founda-
tion. Newman said he wanted
his panel to maintain its in-
dependence from the Govern-
ment and to "be free to say
what we wanted to."
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