CITY SHAFTS VOTERS See Editorial Page V Q .& Sir i4au Dailli NIPPY High--Ta Low-44 See Today for details Vol. LXXXV, No. 30 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, October 9, 1974 Ten Cents Eight Pages r f IFYM SE i&5HAPDE IAL Z'DAY Bus fare refunds In an effort to encourage the use of public transportation in the area, the Arborland Mer- chants Association will refund all busfare custom- ers the quarter it costs to bring them to Arbor- land, effective today. If you're interested, you simply have to ask the bus driver for a Bus Refund Ticket when you reach the Arborland stop. After making a purchase at any of the participating stores, your ticket will be exchanged for the cost of the fare. It was stressed by the merchants that no minimum amount of purchase is necessary for the quarter to be refunded. " White House jobs The President's Commission of White House Felows is now accepting applications for 1975- 76. This program seeks to draw "bright, young people" to Washington for assignment with the White House staff members, the Vice President, members of the Cabinet and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Ad- ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Fellows receive a government salary of up to $30,147 for the year, depending on prev- ious earnings, experience and education. For an application and further information write: The President's Commission on White House Fellows, '1900 E. Street Northwest, Washington, D.C., 20415. Happenings... . . begin today with two lectures at 4 p.m. The first is "The Geology of Rumania and Plate Tectonics of Southeastern Europe" by Clark Burch- fiel of Rice University in Texas. It will be deliv- ered in Rm 2501 of C.C. Little . . . The other 4 p.m. lecture is about "The Curious Nature of Re- generation in Invertebrate Neuromuscular Sys- tems" which will be given by George Bittner of the University of Texas zoology dept. . . . At 4:10 p.m. Gregory Orr and Jane Kenyon will give a poetry reading in Aud 3 of MLB . .. There will be a Reuther campaign volunteers meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Democratic Headquarters at 1315 Hill . . . The Gay Liberation Front will meet at 8 p.m. in the third floor conference room of the south wing of the Union . . . And finally, UAC Future Worlds will meet at 8 p.m. on the second floor of the Union to plan next semester's lectures. Peace prize Former Japanese Premier Eisaku Sato and former Irish Foreign Minister Sean McBride were chosen yesterday to share the 1974 Nobel Peace Prize. It was the second year in a row that the Peace Prize committee decided to split the award. But this year's choices seemed likely to be con- siderably less controversial than the choice last year of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese Politbureau Member Le Duc Tho for negotiating the Vietnam Peace Treaty. Tho refused the prize, however. The committee said that both McBride and Sato had contributed, in their own ways, to the building of world peace. Auto interlock dropped Senate and House conferees have voted to elim- inate the auto interlock system which prevents a car from being started until seatbelts are fasten- ed. Under an agreement announced Monday, an eight-second warning buzzer would be retained to tell drivers and passengers when seat belts are not fastened. But the continuous buzzer now in use on most late-model cars would be dropped. The agreement also would allow interlock systems on 1975 cars to be disconncted under certain cir- cumstances. " 55mph ignored Despite ticket blites and radar traps, the 55 mile-per-hour national speed limit is being large- ly ignored by American drivers, according to state highway patrols. People are driving slower than in years past, but speeds have crept upward as gasoline shortages disappeared, an Associated Press survey shows. Nationwide, few people are traveling at the 70 and 80 m.p.h. speeds formerly common on major highways. Despite widespread driving at 5 to 10 m.p.h. above the new speed limit, experts say significant gasoline savings are still being realized by the greater efficiency of auto- mobile engines at the generally lower speeds on American roads. On the inside .. . . . . The Arts Page features a piece on Patrick Crean, fencing mraster and fight director of Cy- rano de Bergerac . . . An analysis of the recent economic crises, written by two members of the Union for Radical Economics appears on the Edit Page . . . and on the Sports Page Michael Wil- son writes about the cross country team. Ford asks surtax to Congress for 5%0 help end inflation Reveals plan to cut foreign oil mports WASHINGTON (Reuter)-President Ford yesterday proposed a temporary five per cent surtax in 1975 on corporations and families in a "whip inflation" package he delivered to a joint session of Congress. Ford also announced he would cut U.S. oil imports by one million barrels a day by the end of 1975 because of _ the uncertainty and expense of foreign oil. Reduction of oil imports by one million barrels a day would be complementary to a similar cut in domestic consumption, the President made clear. FORD BOLDLY presented his surtax proposal in a congres- sional election year, when higher taxes are normally anathema AP Photo Bicycle I)uilt for* The riders of this 12-seater quadricycle, members of a bowling team in Vreden, West Germany, built it themselves for trans- port to and from the local bowling alley. But consumption of fuel-in this case beer-is reported rather high. 4% DECREASE EXPECTED: to politicians. But he said the country must come before politics because "inflation . . . will, unless it is whipped, destroy our country, our homes, our liberties, ,our property and finally our nation- al pride-as surely as any well- armed wartime enemy." The President spoke for ur- gent action to control inflation running at a rate of more than 12 per cent, rising unemploy- ment, faltering industrial pro- duction, and a plunging stock- market. BEFORE the President spoke, the White House said he knew that some of his proposals would be unpopular among Americans but thought they were essential to pullithecountry out of the economic doldrums. The President said the five per cent surtax would be im- posed between January 1 and December 31 next year, for a family of four it would be on taxable income of 10,000 dollars and for a single taxpayer on an income of 5,450 dollars. The figures represent that por- tion of wages subject to income tax after exemptions have been deducted and on an average the surtax will affect families with a gross income of 15,000 dollars and an individual earning 7,500 dollars. See FORD, Page 2 Reaction nzegative to surtax' proposal, WASHINGTON (IP)-President Ford's plan to increase taxes appeared headed for trouble yesterday as Congress promised swift action on his 'sweeping new anti-inflation package. Following Ford's address to a joint session of Congress, House Speaker Carl Albert an- nounced he would talk to White House officials and congres- sional leaders about postponing the upcoming recess in an effort to rush through some of the President's proposals. OTHER DEMOCRATIC lead- ers said Congress could act be- fore Friday's scheduled recess on Ford's call for a $300-billion spending ceiling and increased federal support for home niort- gages. See 5 PERCENT, Page 2 Milliken warn-s Fleming4 cis for 'U' of cut in state funi By JEFF SORENSEN State governor William Milli- ken has warned University of- ficials to expect a cut of at least four per cent in state ap- propriations to the Ann Arbor campus for the 1975-76 academic year. In a letter addressed to Uni- versity President Robben Flem- ing, Milliken said to "assume that tuition increases and en- rollment decreases are not via- ble alternatives" to make up revenues lost if state appropria- tions are slashed from this year's $105.5 million to next year's projected $101.3 million. ALL OTHER state universi- ties and colleges will face simi- lar budget cuts under the gov- ernor's directive. State appropriation figures make up the bulk of the Univer- sity's General Fund budget (this year $158 million) which pays for such programs as teach- ing, research, student financial aid, counseling services, and administration. "The recent acceleration of expenditures can't continue," stated David Coleman, the gov- ernor's budget director, "the University certainly has other sources of revenue to tap other than tuition hikes." NNEVERTHELESS, Fleming said he won't rule out a new tuition increase for next Local political groups attack ERIM's move to Ann Arbor year - emphasizing that he doesn't see how the University can increase revenues without fee hikes. "Our financial future is a very serious problem and I don't know the answer to it," Flem- ing said Monday in his annual "State of the University" speech. "This is the most dis- mal financial picture we've fac- ed in the last decade." The President admitted a tuition raise "might turn off prospective students" since tuition here is already the high- est in the state, and third high- est among public colleges in the nation. Fleming also predicted that reductions in the number of Uni- versity employes may be neces- sary if the four per cent cut is finally approved. He didn't specify the most probable areas for layoffs, if any are made, but did make a point of stress- ing that "faculty members are our most important asset and we know it." MILLIKEN A R G U E D the unexpected cutbacks are necessary if the "state govern- ment does its part to deal with our number one national prob- lem - inflation - by care- fully scrutinizing all our serv- ices." The governor further warned that if Proposal C passes in the November 5 elections, funds for the University budget might be slashed considerably more than four per cent. See GOVERNOR, Page 2 By DAVID WHITING Local peace and political groups lashed out yesterday at the Environmental Research In- stitute of Michigan's (ERIM) defense - related activities and its planned move from Willow- run airport to Ann Arbor. The Ad Hoc Committee to Stop ERIM War Research charged that ERIM is "a multi- million dollar research com- plex that does primarily war- related research." 'UGEO talks bog down By JEFF DAY Negotiations between the Uni- versity and the G r a d u a t e Employes Organization (GEO) came to a standstill last night, with the University claiming that it would need two weeks to respond to the latest list of GEO proposals. The proposals, which con- stitute the final demands in the Dr. William Brown, ERIM's president, explained that "ap- proximately one-half of our ac- tivities are funded by the De- fense Department" but pointed out that other projects have investigated water pollution and other environmental issues. R E P R E S E N T I N G the Committee, the Human Rights Party (HRP) and Indo- china Peace Campaign attack- ed ERIM at a press confer- ence for defense - related re- search saying "local economic development must be based on production for human needs, not for the destruction of hu- man life." However, Brown defines the research institute work as us- ing military research technol- ogy for non-military purposes. ERIM, until Jan. 1973 Willow Run Laboratories of the Univer- sity of Michigan, has applied to the county for some $3 million in special low-interest bonds to finance its proposed Ann Arbor move. THE ANTI-ERIM lobby hopes to persuade County Commis- sioners to defeat approval of the county industrial development bonds which charge half the in- terest rate as most outside fi- nancing. Brown revealed last night that sultant for the Interfaith Coun- cil for Peace, expressed "sur- prise that the University would push ERIM out." Fuller emphasized ERIM's past ties with the University claiming the name-change "was a slight-of-hand trick" explain- ing "the University had to get out of Willow Run's classified research because of pres~ure from students and faculty." David Goodman a spokesman for HRP at the gathering in City Hall, stressed "the only difference between the U of M Willow Run Laboratories and ERIM is before Brown reported to Fleming (University Presiden Robbin Fleming), now he is his own man." See LOCAL, Page 2 r AP Photo PRESIDENT FORD delivers his latest anti-inflation package to the joint session of Congress yesterday. In a politically risky move, Ford proposed a controversial five per cent surtax that met with adverse reaction from both Republicans and Demo- crats. Ford also asked both businesses and consumers to tighten their belts to help fight inflation. PRESSURES GROW Coun ovt. By GORDON ATCHESON Second of three parts An inadequate governmental system has handcuffed Washtenaw County officials in their efforts to cope with increased serv- ice demands from area residents and Lan- sing officials. The antiquated county structure lacks scribes the system as "a pl nonsense." County Clerk Robert Har herently, the method of+ cludes success." IN THEORY, the board o controls the purse strings an tiqua ted an that points to THIS OMISSION has left individual de- partment heads without someone to turn to rison adds, "In- for policy implementation, and that causes operations pre- delays and inconvenience. "Our work is often done in a void," says County Controller John Hurd. "We have to f commissioners consult with five other officials before mov- and determines ing ahead." But the decisions could easily