12-meters rea p the winds By BILL HEENAN THE MAGNIFICENT madness con- tinues as American and Australian 12-meter yachts match their latest sail- ing technologies in the "blue stadium" seven miles off the Rhode Island coast. At stake is the America's Cup which this country has successfully defended since 1851. Also at stake was my 15-foot "yacht" which was becalmed in narrow Narrag- ansett Bay at a particularly awkward moment, for I was directly in the path of the racers and their entourage return- ing from the triangular course. Though the above occurred in the 1970 Cup races, the participants and the boats today are similar. Looming above me, the Australian vessel (then Gretel II, now Southern Cross) with its slim, white lines passed in review. The amused 11- man crew - out of a job like me - guzzled their native Courage beer while they were towed by a squat cabin crus- er. DURING THE RACE, they would hud- dle unseen below decks where they manned an intricate network of sail- trimming winches, the key to victory. Aft of the aluminum mast is the helms- man cockpit cluttered with dials and wheels, and a nonchalant skipper. The name "12-meter" is somewhat misleading. In actuality, the yacht is about 19 meters in length. The classifi- cation "12-meter" is the result of a qualifying equation using speed, weight, and other variables. The yachts are the most finely tuned instruments of the sailing world: no improvement is too minor or too expen- sive. Crewed by prominent sailboat de- signers and veterans of past races, the vessels are stripped of all creature com- forts, leaving only glittering, varnished efficiency. Courageous, created by Olin Stephens, the designer of five other Cup winners, possesses an exotic second rudder, while the Southern Cross sports a strange bulbous "growth on her bow. NEARLY SWAMPED by the yacht's monstrous wakes, I faced even greater danger as thousands of pleasure craft ranging from weatherbeaten charter sail boats to Carribean pleasure steamers covered the horizon. Fortunately, a Coast Guard cutter soon churned in my direction. The battle of technology continues on land as well. While tourists choke the cobblestone streets of colonial Newport, the crews spy on each other's docksites. Despite Australian claims of techno- logical superiority, the Americans should retain the cup this year. Our system of selecting defenders is so time-consuming that Courageous is more than well pre- pared to defeat the challenger. To date, the U. S. has scored three convincing victories, and last Tuesday's four-minute victory margin was equivalent to a 47-0 football game. However, the Australians will not be an easy mark. The Southern Cross' skip- per Jim Hardy nearly brought his nation victory in 1970. IN TIMES OF rising costs, 12-meter madness is rapidly becoming an ana- c h r o n i s m in America. Courageous' backers - the New York Yachting Club Syndicate - is hard-pressed to sponsor the multi-million dollar vessel. Yet the Australians remain optimistic. Alan Bond, a wealthy real estate agent vows to commit $9 million to upset the U.S. this year. If he wins, the Cup races are to be conducted "Down Under," which will benefits that nation's lucra- tive resort business. Nevertheless, native Newporters hope the race continues at home. With mili- tary cutbacks and the city council's pro- hibition of a blues and jazz festival in- creasing the region's unemployment, the Cup is a worthwhile investment. The Final Coverup I Eighty-three years of editorial freedom Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan AP Photo THE AMERICAN 12-meter yacht Courageous (US26) has a slight edge over Australian yacht Southern Cross (KA4) as they round mark and start up the fourth leg of the America's Cup Race off Newport last week. Courageous has won three of the four-of-seven matches to date. Tuesday, September 17, 1974 News Phone: 764-0552 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Mi. 48104 Taking in a Boston summer night With rose-colored glasses AFTER A SPORADIC, month - long inspection by the State Depart- ment of Social Services, the Univer- sity Center has been re-licensed and will continue operating on a proba- tionary basis. The center, a local private facility for emotionally disturbed adolescent males, has repeatedly come under at- tack by state and federal agencies for allagedly inadequate patient care, suspicious billing procedures, and the unexplained use of prolonged isola- tion techniques. The six-month provisional license issued to the center is nearly identi- cal to a regular two-year license ex- cept that periodic inspections will be made to insure that the institution's deficiencies have been corrected. Despite the damaging evidence un- covered by other regulatory agencies, the S o c i a 1 Services Department chose to re-license the controversial residential treatment center because past allegations - especially those relating to rampant drug use-"Were TODAY'S STAFF: News: Dan Biddle, Barbara Cornell, Cindy Hill, Josephine Marcoty, Judy Ruskin, Tim Schick, Stephen Selbst Editorial Page: Vincent Badia, B i II Heenan, Marnie Heyn, Patti Per- sico, Becky Warner, Brad Wilson Arts Page: Ken Fink, Jeff Sorensen Photo Technician: Steve Kagan not evident during our visit." HAROLD GAZAN, director of inter- agency services, emphatically in- sisted that the Social Services De- partment had no responsibility to in- vestigate allegations made by the U. S. Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee and the State Depart- ment of Mental Health. "Our role as a regulatory agency is not to investigate past allegations," he asserted. Although acknowledging that the owner and director of the Center - Dr. Arnold Kambly - was aware at least a week before the on-site in- spection that state officials would be visiting sometime in the near future, Gazan denied that any sort of "snow job" was perpetrated. He insists that the center's patient care program was not temporarily upgraded for inspection purposes and believes the change will be perma- nent. IT IS PAINFULLY obvious that the Social Services Department is ne- glecting their responsibilities by re- fusing to investigate past allegations, leveled at the center, and did not consider all the evidence when de- ciding to re-license the facility. Hopefully, in the future, licensing inspectors will look a little deeper when inspecting the University Cen- ter and will be able to see through the rosy facade Dr. Kambly has so clev- erly constructed. -CHERYL PILATE By DAVID STOLL Second of two parts A FTER a scattering of Pres- byterian applause for t h e poetry reading, Moondance re- turned to the stage. The lead guitar player was now wearing matching red socks and ted electric guitar, plus tennis shoes and white, cut-off shorts. We also thought he had a nice, normal belly for a man his age. We were quite drunk by then, as were most of the people clapping and cheering around us; and shortly we were on our feet with our neighbors, danc- ing in chains across the lawn. AS WE climbed the backside of Beacon Hill later that eve- ning, it was the night before garbage pickup, a fact of wOich we were well aware as we threaded our way between sub- tly leaking plastic refuse bags and the thin odors emanating from them. Letters to The Daily clericals To The Daily: THE GRADUATE Employes Organization strongly supports the unionization efforts of cleri- cal workers on campus. We have found that only through our own organization and union- ization have we been able to thwart the attempts of the Uni- versity to depress our already low standard of living. We feel that the organization of a n y group of campus employes en- hances the position of all Uni- versity employees. Two unions, CCFA/UAW and AFSCME, are competing for clericals' support in the current MERC election. The Graduate Employes Organization takes a position of absolute neutrality in this contest. We would urge cler- icals to vote for unionization, but do not feel ourselves to be in any position to advise cleri- cals on which union would best serve their interests. We look forward to working with which- ever union is the choice of the clerical workers. -Stewards Council GEO September 15 To The Daily: LIKE MANY clericals on campus, I have been hearing a lot about the merits of AFS- CME as a union of public em- ployes, so I'm beginning to won- der why with so much exper- tise AFSCME represents so few actual clericals at institutions of higher education in Michigan. Why, for example, did cler- ical and technical employes at Michigan State choose an inde- pendent union instead 'of t h e AFSCME? Why, despite multi- ple attempts, has AFSCME nev- er succeeded in winning the af- filiation of staff unions at Wayne State? Indeed, w h e n bargaining between Wayne and AAUP (American Association of University Professors) broke down recently, who lid the un- ion turn to for aid? AFSCME? No, they called for help in ne- gotiating from the UAW. Most clericals will agree that we need a union to imnrove wages and working conditions at the University of Michigan. An AFSCME local is preferable to nn inrnic nt ni l irtwir, Concerned Clericals for Ac- tion/UAW is a group started by and for clerical workers to im- prove working conditions and wages here at the University of Michigan. After studying var- ious other unions (inclading AFSCME) and discussing t h e formation of an independent un- ion, a decision was made to af- filiate with the UAW because: -The UAW believes that all its members are entitled to a living wage. Of couse we can't obtain the salary paid to work- ers at Ford or Chrysler at first, but as we sit down with t h e University at the bargaining table each year, we will contin- tie to try. No clerical empliyed by thetUniversity receives a dis- count at the grocery store be- cause he/she is a public em- ploye. -The UAW has negotiated exceptional fringe benefits for its members over the years. These include a paid dental plan as part of Blue Cross/B I u e Shield insurance, and additional holidays to give employes a full week off between Christmas and New Year's without having to sacrifice three vacation days each year. -Finally, the UAW has enough "clout" to help us bar- gain effectively with the Univer- sity. But in the final analysis a in- ion at the University of Michi- gan will only be as strong as the clericals want it to be. The final decision to unionize or not is ours; I urge every clerical to have a voice in making that decision by voting in the c)m- ing election. -Lili Kivisto Library Assistant September 13 To The Daily: THE UPCOMING union elec- tion for University of Michigan clerical employes has stimulat- ed diverse reactions across the campus. The fact that there is already one AFSCME local at the University of Michigan is of critical importance. Historically, management (in this case the University of Michigan) has sought to divide the work force and, keeijn a n nrmavt hand1in a time like this is would be very foolish to . divide the workers and limit our potential strength in numbers. Contrary to what the Univer- sity printed in their letter to us, AFSCME has collective bar- gaining agreements with cleri- cals at a number of state col- leges. There are over 400 cler- icals at Macomb County Com- munity College, Oakland Com- munity College, Washtenaw Community College and Lake Superior State College who are represented by AFSCME. AFSCME has full time s t a f f who are experienced in lobbying for public employe legislation and benefits. The automobile workers are new and inexper- ienced in this field. As clericals, we urge you to keep the University employes unified by voting AFSCME. Be- tween AFSCME's experienced and our unity, we won't lose. --Clericals for AFSCME Jancy Jaslow ISR Valerie Anderson Public Health Gretchen Geh Public Health Sue Hanson W. Engineering September 13 Gill To The Daily: One comment -- your Satur- day, September 14 issue carried two stories detailing SGC law suits against former SGC offi- cials. The story on Lee Gill's alleged "embezzlement of near- lv $16,000" apparently warrant- ed nhotoeraph of Gill. Why was it that the second story of an alleged "mishandling of $42,000 did not earn the other former SGC officers the equal distinc- tion of pictorial exposure? It is ,also interesting to note t h a t while Gill was "reached in Chi- cago" on page 1, he was "fund in Chicago" on page 2. It always seems to sneak out somehow, doesn't it? -Jean-Marie Mayas Psychology Grad September 16 At the northeast corner of Revere and Anderson Streets, we encountered the grandson of the chairman of the board of the McGraw-Hill Book Publish- ing Company. His name w a s Jay, he was caring for a tittle white poodle named Blanche Reynolds, and he had just in- herited a 72 acre rock farm near Warren, Connecticut. "Well!" we exclaimed, our interest in the evening rekind- ling. SHORTLY AFTER our con- versation began, however, we were interrupted by wrathful. cursing andgroaning from a nearby window. "I hear you talkin'. Shut up, shut up I say," repeated t h e voice between curses and groans. "Fick you!" shouted Jay, ex- plaining that this was the neigh- bodhood alcoholic. "THE neighborhood alcoho- lic?" we asked. "One of many," Jay assured us. We asked if he was likely to come out and shoot us. "Naw, he's just a meek little man. Every now and then he goes on a binge, falls dawn and starts this. At least he's in his bed this time." THE SHOUTING and cursing grew louder. "I can hear you," howled the drunk. "I can hear every word you're saying. Shut up, damn you!" "Fuck you!" yelled our Jay once again, and continued in a lower tone. "He has a girl- friend, a big fat old whore who comes to visit him sometimes. Two weeks ago," our compan- ion snickered and caught his breath, "two weeks ago s he went on a rampage in her bal- let slippers." "In her ballet slippers?" we whispered. "Yeah, in her ballet slippers. She punched out all the windows in his place, then moved down- stairs and was punching nut all the windows in the room belm when they came and took her away. THE CURSES and groans dribbled into mutters, t n e n stopped altogether. "How about those two lights shining up there at the top of the tenement?" we asked, pointing four stories above us. "What can you tell us about that?" "Really fucked," droned our friend. "Guy lives up :here where you see those two lights, never moved off the block in his life. Pretty weird. His moth- er lives across the street, down there." "Close?" we asked. "Physically," replied our Jay, "but not any other way." Sideswipes Is Kissinger to blame for Nixon's ouster? By BOB SEIDENSTEIN - WITH THE WORD that Sec- retary of State Henry Kis- singer participated in the de- cision to channel money to Chile with the purpose of "destabil- izing," or as English-speaking people would say "overthrow- ing," the government of Pres- ident Allende. A very nasty ru- mor is starting to make t h e rounds. We must be careful and hesi- tant in reporting this rumor and must take pains to identify it clearly as rumor without a proven basis in fact. Be so ad- vised. The nasty, ugly rumor is that Kissinger was responsible f o r channeling secret funds through Mexico and into the United States with the purpose of over- throwing or destabilizing the government of President Rich- ard Nixon. KTSSINGER might claim that the dirty work was carried on hv underlines and without his knowledge, but that excuse has associates say he does not even like ping-pong. These are troubling questions, but we must have the courage to ask them even if the peace of mankind is threatened. THIS IS a very touchy issue. If we were to ask the secretary whether he in fact did plan the overthrow of the Nixon regime, the modern messiah might threaten to quit his job -md the world would undoubtedly come to an end. Surely we can't let that happen. Then there is the problem of national security. How could we maintain leadership in the world if some two-bit congres- sional subcommittee called Herr Kissinger to testify every time we had a change in administra- tions? But nagging questions do re- main. Ask yourself how a tresi- dent elected by 49 out of 50 states in 1972 could leave affice in utter disgrace in 1974 without outside influence at work.