20 FATAL PRESIDENTS See Editorial Page pp, Yl r e 414 gan D~ait MIDDLING High-72 Low-51 See Today for details Vol. LXXXV, No. 18 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, September 25, 1974 Ten Cents Eight Pages Ten Cents PREFERENTIAL MAYORAL VOTE Pro fs. question guru Clad in a sporty red lumberjack hat and match- ing robe, Indian holy man Swami Baba Muktan- anda ass'ured a group of University professors and teaching fellows yesterday that inner peace occurs spontaneously - with a little help from your friendly guru. The ten faculty members did ndt fire any hard-nosed academic skepticism at Baba, hitting him instead with practical questions that varied from how to meditate in the classroom to where to acquire nirvana locally. For the remain- der of B'aha's two week visit here, the spot for finding spiritual awareness will be the ashram at 902 ;Baldwin. Dems s By DAVID WHITING The Democratic party resolved last night to endorse a Human Rights Party (HRP) sponsored proposal calling for the preferential voting of mayor. The proposed City Charter amendment will appear on the November ballot due to a success- ful HRP petition drive during the summer. See Page 2 for an analysis of the proposed preferential voting for mayor amendment. IF PASSED THE preferential voting system for mayor will take effect this April when the next upport I mayoral race is scheduled. The proposal, which highly favors the Demo- cratic candidate, was passed by a two-thirds ma- jority at the Democrats monthly gathering. THE DEMOCRATS further moved to: -oppose state-wide proposal A, designed to limit the use of motor fuel tax funds for public transportation; -discuss at a later date state-wide proposal B providing bonuses to Vietnam veterans; -favor state-wide proopsal C to remove Mich- igan's tax on food and drugs; -support state-wide proposal D to sell bonds; for equipping land and air public transportation; IRP voting plan -favor county proposal A to appoint a county manager; and, -support a Washtenaw County College millage renewal. THE DEBATE over the preferential voting for mayor question lasted twice as long as the other issues with Neal Staebler, ex-Democratic state chairman and prominant party member taking a firm stand against the HRP proposal. Staebler termed the possible amendment "a way of blurring the party's identity," saying that Democratic candidates would have to cater to HRP positions if the proposal passed. Three of four Democratic councilpersons were present at the meeting, all of whom supported the voting amendment. CAROL JONES (D-Second Ward) favored pref- erential voting saying "It is better than what we have now . . . it will help us along where we want to be." Speaking against the proposed amendment to some 45 people in the basement of the Ann Arbor Federal Savings and Loan, Dick Stoll, defeated Democratic hopeful in the Fourth Ward race of '72, said the proposal would "encourage splinter parties." An elated HRP spokesperson said the passing of the amendment would "allow us to run on the issues, not jtist the charge of 'splitting the vote' which is what happened two years ago." V.P. CONFIRMATION HEARING Terse ultima turn Sheriff Frederick Postill delivered a terse ulti- matum during Monday' night's Dexter Village council meeting. It seems that if the Village of Dexter doesn't pay the County Sheriff's Depart- ment $29,000 within 30 days, the four deputies assigned to the village will be withdrawn. Ac- cording to Postill, a contract drawn up five months ago to provide police protection for the village still remains unsigned. And if the payment is not forthcoming in 30 days, Postill says he will be forced to lay off four deputies and also file suit against the village. Humor magazine Attention all cartoonists, writers, artists and hu- morists in general. Get involved and show your talent to the public! Join the Gargoyle, the campus humor magazine. Mass meeting for anyone inter- ested is tonight at 8:00 p.m. upstairs in the Student Publications Building. Happenings . . . are pretty slim today. At 1 p.m. Associate Prof. of Wildlife Management Dale McCullough will tell "Grizzly Stories and Bear Facts" in 1040 Dana Bldg. . . . everyone is invited to an after- noon tea from 4-6 at Pres. Fleming's house on S. University . . . and Bob Avakian, of the Revolu- tionary Union, will present a forum on "Soviet Social Imperialism" at 7 p.m. at People's Voice in Detroit. Rides to the Detroit presentation will leave from the north door of the Michigan Union at 5:30 p.m. Mister Midwife For a quarter of a century now, people have called Norman Casserley by the name of Mister Midwife. So, about the end' of this month he will file an application in a Houston, Texas court to officially register this change of name. Mister Mid- wife, a U.S. certified, registered, licensed midwife, has delivered over 3,500 bundles of joy. He prac- tices only natural childbirth, a term he trade- marked in 1949. His mothers disdain the use of drugs and surgery, which often cause more com- plications than they allegedly cure; says the world's'only male midwife. And he's right, because he has never had a death, complication, hemorr- hage, flesh tear, ambulance case or hospital re- ferral, malpractice suit or citizen complaint! In an era of ever increasing technological complexity, there is still a place for simpler things which have proven their success over the centuries. b On the inside .. . Gordon Atcheson considers whether Ted Kennedy's withdrawal from the presidential com- petition is due to a fear of the Fatal Twenty, on the Edit Page . . . then there's more about Kaline's 3,000th hit on the Sports Page . . . and the Arts Page becomes the Food Page for today. On the outside .. . ... Back to normal? With a continued southwest wind bringing milder air, our temperatures will approach the normal range, a high of 72, a low of 51. Along with this flow will come mostly cloudy skies with the risk of a few light rain showers, especially in the morning. The afternoon will bring a slow improvement as skies begin to break up. Fair and mild at night. Rocky admits aiding arms Co. Stu den ts give opinions of' WASHINGTON, (/T-Nelson Rockefeller, while governor of New York, tried to win favored treatment for Grumman Aerospace Corp. by appealing directly to Richard Nixon's political chiefs. Documents illustrating the former governor's efforts on behalf of the financially troubled defense contractor were collected under subpoena by the Senate Watergate Committee and released yes- terday at Rockfeller's vice presidental confirmation hearings. MANY OF.HIS staff's suggestions for helping Grumman were later adopted by the government. Rockefeller testified that he worked', through former Atty. Gen. John Mitchell on the Grumman matter because then- President Nixon told him personally that "Mitchell was the one to talk to." Asked by Rules and Administration Committee Chairman Howard Cannon (D-Nev.) if he didn't view the use of such political influence as improper, Rockefeller said he wished politics wasn't a factor in government contract awards, but it is, and "I was doing my duty for my con- stituents." "MY ONLY question is wheth- er you were going too far," Cannon said. L17-1 (*AT Ienneay ivo " By STEPHEN HERSH A sampling of University students yesterday took a generally skeptical view of Senator Edward Kennedy's claim Monday that the 1969 Chappaquiddick accident was not a factor in his decision to forego the next presidential race. David Lichterman, '77,. commented, "I think Chappaquiddick really would have fucked, up his campaign, and I think that's probably what made him' decide not to run. "IT DOESN'T really upset me personally that he dropped out," he added, "because I'm not a political activist." "I think he wants to be President," remarked Jim Rossen, '75, "but he's aware that Chappaquiddick 'would damage his campaign because he hasn't accounted for it. He'll probably run AFSCME supports UA W bid The leadership of the Ameri- can Federation of State, County and Municipal Employes (AFSCME) decided yesterday to endorse the efforts of the United Auto Workers (UAW) to become the recognized bargain- ing unit for University clericals and secretaries. AFSCME finished a distant third in a three-way race be- tween their organiaztion, the UAW, and the option of no union, to decide if University clericals would organize, and if so, who would represent them. SINCE NONE of the three possibilities won a simpletma- jority of the total votes cast in the six-day election which end- ed Monday, a runoff will be held soon to determine whether the clericals will be represented by the UAW or no union. Due to the heated nature of the campaign, some AFSCME workers had said earlier that they would refuse to support the UAW. Announcing the leadership de- cision to b a c k the UAW, AFSCME spokeswoman Gretch- See AFSCME, Page 8 in the following election. "I'd vote for Kennedy over Ford in '76 even though he is a murderer," smirked Rossen. He added, "Seriously, I'd vote for him even without the air being cleared over the accident, be- cause I don't think how he be- haved at Chappaquiddick makes much of a difference with re- gard to how he would carry out social reforms." ONE JUNIOR said, "Besides Chappaquiddick, he must have taken into consideration the Kennedy jinx, the possibility thathe'd be assassinated. If he hadn't quit the race, Jimmy the Greek (the Las Vegas odds- maker) would probably have been offering odds a year from now on how long .he would stay alive." A senior predicted, "Don't be surprised if Teddy changes his mind. There are two years to go before the election, and I think he can win." STATE REP. Perry Bullard (D-Ann Arbor) commented over the telephone from his office in Lansing, "I think the liberals in the Democratic party have a real problem now, with Scoop Jackson, who looks strong, mak- ing gestures of friendship to the Wallace wing. Scoop is all right on the economic issues, but he's not interested in a more com- passionate public policy. "As a result of McGovern and acid, amnesty and abor- tion," Bullard continued, "the party leadership and the unions are scared of progressive posi- tions on victimless crime-type issues and morality in legisla- tion. I'm really troubled." Grumman is headquartered on Long Island, and Rockefeller ex- pressed serious concern about its executives and employes should Grumman go bankrupt. Rockefeller said he spoke first to Nixon and then to Mitchell by phone about the Grumman matter, then followed up the conversations with a July 7 1972, letter to Mitchell, who had just resigned as director of the Nixon re-election campaign. Rockefeller, his brothers and sister gave nearly $300,000 to that campaign, more than half of it secretly. THE GOVERNOR sent Mit- chell a staff memorandum point- ing outsthat Grumman was in serious trouble due to cost over- runs on its Navy F-14 fighter contract and congressional re- sistance to renegotiation of the contract. The memo said Adm. Elmo Zumwalt, chief of Naval Opera- tions, had suggested in a secret meeting with a Rockefeller staff member that, Grumman could afford to lose money on the F-14 contract if it were compensated by award of a huge contract to build the space shuttle for the National Aeronautics and Space See ROCKY, Page 2 Daily Photo by STUART HOLLANDER Up, up and away. Imposing? This 150 foot-high modern sculpture (actually an ordinary crane) was erected yesterday in order to place an air conditioning unit atop the Graduate Library. It will pro- vide comfort for the administrative offices on the eighth floor. Tune in tomorrow for the hoisting spectacle. refuses' lame for oil costs VIENNA (RP) - Oil exporters yesterday a n g r i 1 y rejected charges that they are respon- sible for worldwide inflation and claimed their countries have been exploited for years by the oil consuming nations. "Inflation did not begin with the increase in oil prices. It is rather because of inflation that oil prices have had to be ad- justed," declared an authorita- tive official of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Coun- tries (OPEC). PRESIDENT Ford told the World Energy Conference in Detroit Monday that exorbitant or rigged oil prices could "threaten the breakdown of world order and safety." He urged global energy coopera- tion. The OPEC official, whose telephoned statement was re- leased with the understanding that his name would be with- held, declared that "the so- called high prices of crude oil have been arrived at only be- cause we tried to detain wind- fall profits made by interna- tional oil companies - mostly American companies-and rec- ords show that however high the crude oil prices are, they account at present for no more than one or two per cent of worldwide inflation." The official also claimed the oil producers "are threatened by energy starvation" if they continue high production "only to satisfy the wasteful uses of petroleum in industrialized countries." A SPOKESPERSON for the See OPEC, Page 8 BIRD FANS APPROVE: DIAL ONE-1111 Ku litne BALTIMORE (P - Al Kaline of Detroit became the 12th play- er in major league baseball history to reach the 3,000 - hit plateau when he doubled in the fourth inning of Tuesday night's game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Tigers. The 39-year-old outfielder, a Baltimore native, and designat- ed hitter, playing in the 2,827 game of his 22-year career, lashed the first pitch by Bal- timore's Dave McNally about four feet fair down the right field line. Kaline drove in a run in the sixth with his 3001" hit. However, the Tigers still lost to the Orioles 5-4. KALINE became the first player to reach 3,000 hits since the late Roberto Clemente of the Pittsburgh Pirates did it on the last 'day of the 1972 season. It's 'been nearly 50 years since an American Leagueplayer achieved the feat. The hit was greeted by a roar of approval by the slim crowd of about 15,000 in Memorial I hits , shipment to baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N. Y. The veteran slugger, selected to 18 American League All-Star teams including two apiece in 1959-60-61, failed to reach the coveted mark in his first at-bat when he ended the first inning with a grounder' to shortstop Mark Belanger. RICK FARRELL ONCE told Kaline he needed to develop flare or his baseball talent 000h would not be sufficiently recog- nized. "But he couldn't do it.' It wouldn't come natural for him," said Ferrell, vice-presi- dent of the Tigers who was their general manager in the late '50s when he gave Kaline that piece of advice. "He had such a great ability but you didn't notice it," Fer- rell continued. "I thought he, needed more recognition and I' See KALINE, Page 7 Community Switchboard helps By JAMES FLORCZAK Faced with the prospect of another dull weekend? Need accurate information concerning legal rights? Trying to find a home for those extra kittens? One telephone call to the Community Switchboard, ONE- 1111, may be the solution to your problems. ACCORDING TO SWITCHBOARD coordinator David Siminow, the informational service endeavors to be a "living and breathing catalog of the city - a telephone bulletin board where one can learn what movies are playing, where people, be turned on by people, even love people." She explains, "It's not enough to tell someone where good salad is served, you've got to ask them what they like on their salad." The Switchboard's files contain over 1,300 entries for the city, and a supplemental file of nearby areas is kept on a limited basis. THE SWITCHBOARD staff, which includes students from Project Outreach - the field study program offered through the psychology department - and community vol- Mayor defends removal of two voter registraitionsites By DAN BLUGERMAN Defending city council's move Monday night to eliminate two voter registration sites on campus, Mayor . James Stephenson said yesterday that city hall, the public library, and the Michigan Y Union were sufficient to register all students. Stephenson added the registration sites ques-