THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven _ _... __. Come South Viets abandon Laos Ecology measures SPRING FEVER? Want to get into something new? to the l r ir i ttn tti1 (Continued from Page1) close to their helicopters when they landed that they had to fight them off with revolvers. Brig. Gen. Pham Van Phu, com- mander of the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division, identified the returning troops as members of the 4th Battalion of the 2nd Regi- ment. He claimed they had killed 367 North Vietnamese in the heavy' fighting. Phu described the pullout as a normal troop rotation. Some of the fiercest fighting of the operation was reported alongF fHighway 9 and to the north and south of the route. Evidence continued to mount that the South Vietnamese were closing out the major portion of the six- week drive to cut the major seg- ments of the Ho Chi Minh trail, despite the announcement by head- MASS MEETING Wed., March 24-8 P.M. 420 MAYNARD ST. quarters that 1,000 reinforcements had been sent into Laos. Official spokesmen did not specify their positions, and there was some speculation they were beefing-up border defenses. South Vietnamese sources in Saigon said troop strength in Laos had been reduced by more than 5,000 men during the past three days, from a peak of 21,000 to slightly less than 16,000. Gen. Phu told newsmen his headquarters would remain at Ham Nghi despite visible signs of a pullout from the forward com-> mand post. Reports from U.S. liai- son officers say that all of the top South Vietnamese commanders and headquarters units were pack- ing to leave Ham Nghi and return to rear headquarters. Three forward bases came under! intermittent artillery and rocket' attack yesterday. They included; Ham Nghi and Khe Sanh, the big U.S. operational base for helicop- ters supporting the South Vietna- mese drive. Spokesmen said cas- ualties and damage were light. Khe Sanh has been under attackl for a week. (Continued from Page 1) concentrating t h e i r support. Other political problems, growing out of the committee system of the legislative process, are cited by some legislators as harmful. Republican environmental pro- posals are held up in com- mittee, while Democratic repre- sentatives introduce a virtually identical bill in the House, which has a Democratic major- ity. A bill introducd by a Demo- crat may be pushed to a floor vote while a similar Republican bill remains tied up. Rep. David Serotkin (R-Mt. Clemens), who has introduced a number of environmental bills, is disturbed with the inac- tion on his proposals. "I've got nothing but silence from the chairman," Serotkin says of one committee. But Republicans in Lansing admit the partisan political bat- tles would be no different if they held the majority in t h e House. The Senate, evenly divided be- IL- -- u University Activities Center presents Creative! Arts Festival.1 9j Vietnam Photo Display Undergraduate Library Lobby March 20-April 1 Undergraduate Art Show Rackham Gallery-3rd floor March 15-March 31 11 GET YOUR MAN WITH A 'Want Adj tween Democrats and Republi- cans, was so busy quarreling about party differences, such as the assignment of committee chairmen, a few weeks ago that partisanship in the committees themselves is a foregone con- clusion. "We would hope that com- mittees would report bills to the House floor regardless of political partisanship," Repub- lican Press Secretary Dave Machtel says. "But let's face it, it doesn't happen that way." Environmentalists around the state cite other problems in passing sound environmental le- gislation. "Politicians are concerned about offending powerful lobby- ing groups," Walt Pomeroy, th chairman of the state Student Environmental Conference com- ments. Other environmental groups who are united in a critical atti- tude toward state Atty. Gen. Frank Kelley. "If he would start moving on { some of these environmental things, he could turn this state upside down," E. L. Bjerke, chairman of the Mackinac Chapter of the Sierra Club, a national environmental group, says. The proposals introduced this far cover a broad range of en- vironmental concerns. W a te r pollution is a major target for legislation, with over 15 bills already introduced on the sub- ject. Rep. Raymond Smith (R-Ann Arbor) has introduced one of a number .of bills designed to re- duce and eventually eliminate phosphates from detergents sold in the state. The pho growth of leading to offensivei A numb standards books, bu been lax. The stE Commissio a ruling< enforcing last Augu ing a reply In anot also intro restrictly roads. Th eliminate the billboE within eig Kelley h tive in prc billboards. considerab proposal. Environ concerned parent pr billboard9 progress o proposals. One con that man "chokingf fied highv The env also sougi from Kell( legislature strict thei state park ly are ally Legislati areas in would be p ing engine the comp have alrea A numb Applications now being taken to fill: 3 Student Vacancies on the Office of Student Services Policy Board AND 3 undergraduate women and 3 graduate women nominations to the University's Commission on Women (all students applying for these positions must be employed by the University) PICK UP APPLICATIONS & SIGN UP FOR INTERVIEW BY MONDAY, MARCH 29 IN 1546 STUDENT ACTIVITIES BLDG. (763-3241, SGC) face hurdles sphates encourage the in the legislature aim at al- algae in water ways, leviating the considerable litter a green slime and an problems caused by the spread odor. of no-deposit, no-return con- er of water pollution tainers. already are on the Rep, James Smith (R-Davi- it enforcement has son has introduced a bill pro- hibiting the use of no-deposit, ate Water Resources no-return glass bottles or con- n.e atse Resouyrces tainers, and at least a six-cent on its authority fon deposit on all bottles. pollution regulation Another bill introduced by Rep. polutin rgultio JoephSnyer D-St. Clair st and is still await- Joseph Snyder (D-St. a Shores; would require retailers of deposit containers to redeem her area, Smith has all bottles or brands they sell. billboards on s t a t Serotkin is pushing legislation e bill Is designed t that would effectively ban SST over 85 per cent of flight from the state. One bill rds on the highways is already introduced and into hrds yne hicommittee and another relating proposal is still being drafted. ias also been very ac- A trio of bills have been intro- o h ugh lhisl daft is duced to provide environmental y whoega kisdrafthan education in the public schools. bly w ea k er than A bill asking for the inclus- mentalists have been ion of environmental education that Kelley's ap- in public schools has already eoccupation with the passed the House. Other b il1s issue may hinder the proposing the development of an f other environmental environmental curriculum a n d providing for the training of in- cerned legislator notes structors on environmental is- may ironically end up sues are still held up in com- to death on a beauti- mittee. way." Sen. Gary Byker (R-Hudson- vironmentalists h a v e ville) has introduced a bill de- ht stronger support signed to provide funding for ey on measures in the the pollution fight by increas- for example, to re- ing the state sales tax one cent. use of snowmobiles in Byker proposes to raise the s, where they present- sales tax to five cents on the wed free reign. dollar through an amendment ion restricting the to the state constitution. which snowmobiles The penny increase would ermitted and develop- fund a "pollution abatement" eering standards for and waste disposal facilities" onents of the vehicles that would be available in grants dy been introduced. to local governments. er of bills introduced Often faced with powerful op- _ position from organized m a n u- facturing interests, environ- mental legislation is doomed to dormancy in a committee unless an equally vocal group of sup- porters can generate enough mo- mentum to push the bill through arterthe floor. weak, environmental concern groups can only focus their at- tention on a few issues at a of time.' This, combined with the na- tural propensity of politicians not to intentionally step on the em soes of constituents, is a sore spot for those who hope to pass tough legislation to save the en- vironment. Join The Daily Ad Staff The Legal Qui Discussing Aspects Student Probi two lawyers answering youw r questions TONIGHT 1045 pm WCBN 650 Tax-Rite INCOME TAX SERVICE 109 S. FOURTH AVE. 761-7199 Weekdays 9-8; Sat. 9-5 I ~II University Activities Center presents Creative Arts Festival 1971 March 14.-..--- FREE JAZZ CONCERT featuring the "Matrix" Canterbury House 8:30 p.m. March 21- STUDENT POETRY READING AND MASS MEDIA DEMONSTRATION East Quad, Rm. 126 2:00 p.m. March 20-April 1- VIETNAM PHOTO DISPLAY Ugh March 15-March 31-.. UNDERGRADUATE ART SHOW Rackham Gallery, 3rd floor March 22-March 24-. SILKSCREENING in the Fishbowl March 25- Entirely student-produced musical "SID SHRYCOCK GOES TO AFRICA" East Quad Auditorium 8:00 tickets at the door March 26, 27- STUDENT PLAY, 7:00 and 10:00 tickets at the door March 27- STUDENT CRAFTS FAIR Union Ballroom 10:00-10:00 March 28- "TO BE YOUNG, GIFTED, AND BLACK" Hill Auditorium 3:00 Let's hear it for the drunks. It's not the drink that kills, it's the drunk, the problem drinker, the abusive drinker, the drunk driver. This year he'll be involved in the killing of at least 25,000 people. He'll be involved in at least 800,000 highway crashes. After all the drunk driver has done for us, what can we do for 114,9 Tf £'c 5Q;A-,p hpln i-um flnt first we've got to Lxet him off the road.