for Daiy subscriptions, phone 764-0558 MILITARY SPENDING See Editorial Page Y S irA6 ~Iai1F REASONABLE High- 7s Low--S8 See Today for details Vol. LXXXV, No. 2 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, September 6, 1974 Free Issue Twenty-F( our Pages IF YOU SEE tWS KAIHP1'I GkjL*ZDLL 144 and 466 ... .are this week's winning lottery numbers.; Second chance numbers are 784 and 673. The elimination number for the 14th millionaire drawing is 652. Cab driver fights extradition A former city taxi driver has been charged with the murder of his traveling companions in Arizona -but 21-year-old Robert Billhymer, now in Wash- tenaw County Jail, is fighting extradition. Billhy- mer has been charged with the stabbing of Gary Stulz, 20, and Sally Schulze, whose bodies were found last week in Tucson. Billhymer is currently on $50,000 bond for possession of stolen property. He was arrested Monday while driving Stulz's car. Arizona detectives obtained a search warrant. for the car, which they said turned up some key evi- dence against Billhymer. Stulz was scheduled to appear in court to be sentenced on a charge of possession of heroin the day he was slain. Billhy- mer's refusal to waive extradition proceedings may delay his return to Arizona 30 days. LSA appointments Vice-President for Academic Affairs Frank Rhodes has announced two new appointments in the literary college. 'Profs. Eva Mueller and Jean Carduner have taken over as associate dean for academic appointments and associate dean for curriculum, respectively. They will replace Hay- den Carruth, professor of speech, and Charles Witke, professor of Greek and Latin. Carruth and Witke will return to fulltime teaching and research duties in their departments. Mueller, an economics professor, and Carduner, a French scholar, must be confirmed by the Regents Sept. 20. Applications Applications for research grants or fellowships are now available in Rackham Rm. 1020 and are due Sept. 27. The applications are for grant fund- ing in 1975. Fellowship applications are accepted once and only once during the year, so if you're interested, now's the time. Also, applications for recognition of student organizations are now available In the SGC offices in Rm. 3909 of the Michigan Union. Happenings.. . ..are making a slow start for the first day of the new term. For those determined to avoid study, however, Norman Blake will top the bill at the Ark Coffeehouse. Blake has played lead guitar for Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Norman Cash, Kris Kristofferson and others. He begins at 9 p.m... . Nicky Cruz, a former New York City street gang leader, will speak on satanism, the occult, witch- craft, exorcism and his experiences with them at 7:30 p.m. in the Pioneer High School Auditor- ium. Cruz has authored "The Lonely Now," "Run Baby Run" and "Satan on the Loose." Admission is free . .. and finally, the Legal Aid Clinic will help tenants battle rip-offs with a lecture today and tomorrow on "How to Get Back Your Damage Deposit," in Rm. 4310 of the Michigan Union at noon. Slow on integration A national center has charged the Department of Health, Education and Welfare with top level foot- dragging in racial integration. In a 117-page re- port, the Center for National Policy Review said that "HEW's files literally bulge with documented evidence of violations of laws." The violations, in this case, pertain to the desegregation of northern schools which the study says are far more seg- regated than their southern counterparts. The re- port blames Nixonian restraints, sloppy investi- gative legwork, bureaucratic mismanagement and a "bottleneck" created by the HEW general coun- sel's insistence on unnecessarily detailed evidence for the delay. Chile junta criticized The International Jurists' Commission has urged the Chilean junta to halt executions, end summary military justice and speed the release of political prisoners in the interest of heading the nation back to a "normal democratic government." The some- what optimistic commission based its 10,000-word report on a fact-finding tour last April. A2's weather Reasonably Seasonable for the first day of classes. A 'milder flow of air will move northward as a polar high moves off the east coast. An in- crease in moisture accompanying the flow will cause mostly cloudy skies today and tonight. Highs from 72 to 77, lows dropping from 57 to 62 tonight. S Crime WASHINGTON (R) - Serious crimes rose six per cent in the United States last year with the biggest increases in suburbs and rural areas, the FBI reported yesterday. The annual Uniform Crime Reports reflect- ed increases in the number of offenses report- ed to police in all seven crime categories last year. The highest increase was 10 per cent for rape, the lowest two per cent for robbery. INCREASES were reported for all sections of the country and for cities, suburbs and rural areas alike. In all categories, the urban dweller was more likely to be a crime victim than the suburbanite or rural resident. However, the largest cities, those with more than o n e million residents, recorded an over-all de- crease of one-half of one per cent. Suburban areas reported an average increase of nine per cent and rural areas 10 per cent. The FBI figures, comparing the volume and rate of crime in 1973 with the figures for the previous year, are based on reports from nearly all state and local police agencies. THE FIGURES are not considered a totally accurate measure of crime. Most critics sug- rose 6 per cent Studies cite increased rapes gest that total crime is much greater than, the offenses reported to police., The 1973 increase was a return to an up- ward trend broken only once in 18 years, when the 1972 figures reflected a four per cent de- crease. The only 1974 figures available show a 15 per cent over-all increase for January through March. For the past five years, serious crime is up 30 per cent and since 1960 the increase is 120 per cent. AS IS customary, the FBI report offers no explanation for the trends in the 282 pages of statistics and charts. According to the report, Americans in 1973 reported 8.6 million cases of murder, assault, rape, robbery, burglary, larceny, and auto theft - the seven categories for which st- tistics are collected. In 1972, there were 8.1 million reported crimes. Adjusted for population growth, the statis- tics show a national crime rate increase of in '73 about five per cent. The 1973 crime rate in- dicates that about four out of every 100 citi- zens was a victim of serious crime. BROKEN DOWN by category, the report shows that the murder rate rose four per cent last year and 35 per cent over the past five years. In big cities, 21 of every 100,000 residents were slain. The rate was highest in the South, but all other regions showed increases. Three of every four murder victims were men, two- thirds were killed with firearms, and one- fourth died in family quarrels. The number of rapes increases 10 per cent, the highest of any crime category, but the total comprised less than one per cent of all serious crimes, the report said. "IN 1973," the report said, "47 out of every 100,000 females in this country were reported rape victims. Since 1968, the forcible rape rate has increased 55 per cent." The rate was strikingly higher in cities of 250,000 or more where one of every 1,000 wo- men was a rape victim. The rate avas far low- er for suburbs and rural areas. Like murder, assault occurred most often within families, and the national rate increased six per cent last year and 40 per cent in the past five years. THE FOUR categories of violent crime - murder, assault, rape and robbery - collec- tive rose five per cent but totaled only 869,470 while all three categories of property crimes added 'up to 7.8 million. The volume of property crimes increased 5.8 per cent last year, slightly less than vio- lent crimes. But over the five-year period, property crimes rose 28 per cent and violent crimes 42 per cent. By region, Western states had the highest rates for assault, rape, burglary and larceny, the South had the highest murder rate, and the Northeast the, highest robbery and auto theft rates. ATTY. GEN. William Saxbe expressed dis- may at the rising crime rate but he predicted that "the incidence of crime will decline, maybe not in 1974 but in 1975." Strikdg teachers still far from pact By DAVID BURHENN A strike by about 1,000 Ann Arbor public school teachers did not appear near a quick end after a public debate last night between negotiators for the teachers and school admin- istrators at P i o n e e r High School. But both sides indicated will- ingness to begin new talks to end the three-day-old walkout and to sign a new one-year con- tract. SCHOOL Superintendent Dr. Harry Howard said last night that he favored immediate re- sumption of negotiations, which broke off Wednesday night fol- lowing school board rejection of the latest offer from the Ann A r b o r Education Association (AAEA), the teachers' union. AAEA leader D a n i e l Bur- roughs also indicated that he, would welcome new talks so that the two sides could "come to an agreement as quickly as we possibly can." An understanding has been reached between the negotiating teams on what the school board considers the only bargaining points-a new salary schedule, a reduction in the driver edu- cation program, and a 25-min- ute-a-day increase in the "con- tact" time middle school teach- ers spend with their pupils. THE BOARD accepted the AAEA salary package, which would cost some $60,000 mare than the board proposal, end the teachers accepted compro- mises on the driver educ~ation and "contact" time issues. But the two sides are still separated by a board refusal to consider eight additional items which Burroughs said last night are both "low cost" and essential. The AAEA demands include a reduction in elementary level class sizes, a decrease in the pupil-counselor ratio at Pioneer High School, and more time for elementary teacher class prep- aration. The board negotiators have called these demands "unaccep- table," and have asked the See STRIKE, Page 9 Experts urge Ford to shift Daily Photo by STEVE KAGAN MOBS OF STUDENTS pitch tents, pop corks, clutch coupons and dig in for the long wait to get football tickets outside Yost Fieldhou se yesterday. Hundreds of Wolverine fans began arriving as early as Sunday to await their tickets in a picnic-like atmosphere. GRID TICKET VIGIL Only game By BARBARA CORNELL and ROGER ROSSITER in town! on money WASHINGTON (P)-President Ford yesterday heard more than a dozen of America's leading economists urge that the federal government ease its tight money policy in a move to bring down record high interest rates. Ford didn't say immediately, however, if he would pressure the Federal Reserve Board to relax its restrictions on money available for lending. AT THE conclusion of a day-long White House conference of economists, congress members and government officials, Ford also was told there is a wide divergence of opinion on wage and price controls. The President, who convened the session as the first in a series leading to his economic summit conference this month, hailed' .'' the meeting as a success in the?'0 El& search for cures for America's economic ills. Ford opposes wage and price controls, and heard strong views presented for and against their reimposition. BUT THERE was a suggestion of a middle ground on the issue -increased monitoring and jaw- boning by the new Council of Wage and Price Stability. Some 4' of the economists believe a i "jawboning effort could work effectively," said Arthur Okun of the Brookings Institution in summarizing the panel's delib- eration. Ford made no specific com- mitments but gave a strong in- dication of the course he pre- See ECONOMY, Page 2 Ford School vandals sen terrontst'messages What's the most important book at the University? To some it is Cliff Notes, to some the Bible, a check book, or the phone book. But to the masses of bodies and tents outside Yost Fieldhouse this week, it is a book of season football tickets. The long vigil began early Sunday morning when members of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity pitched their tent, tapped their keg, and following tradition, be- gan codifying the procedure for the descending horde of football fanatics. "IT'S FUN TO BE the first in line," said self-appointed organizer Fred Metzger. "It keeps you occupied and you're guaranteed the best seats in the house." He and his clan busy themselves with card playing, beer drinking, marathon frisbee games, and just about any other distraction they happen to stum- ble upon. The groggy but official-look- ing leader estimates he has spent 60 hours in line. Yester- day he anticipated suffering through another sleepless night calling roll every hour to insure that no group loses priority by missing their name two calls in See THE ONLY, Page 9 Daily Photo.by KEN FINK OUTSIDE WATERMAN GYM, the lines formed early even for the last day of registration and the beginning of Drop-Add. Above are some sleepers who toughed out a' cold night and a surprise burst of water from Diag seprinklers at 3 a.m. yesterday. At 6 a.m., the crowd numbered 150. By STEPHEN SELBST Local police and fire investi- gators are currently seeking clues to the identity of the per- sons who have mailed terrorist- style letters claiming credit for a fire that did $25,000 damage to the Burns Park Elementary School two weeks ago. The letters, sent to The Daily and other area newspapers, state that the fire was inten- tionally set to destroy the school because it is "a prison" and concludes "one day all schools will be destroyed by angry stu- dents determined to change their lives." AUTHORITIES HAVE no sus- pects in the August 21 fire, but believe whoever authored the letters started the blaze. Cer- tain details of the fire described in the letters were never made public and would be known on- ly to those directly involved, ac- ists to serve their own purposes. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT has tested several of the letters for fingerprints. The tests were negative - indicating the au- thors wore gloves, Osborne said. Currently the department is trying to determine if any local youths are "boasting to friends" about setting the Burns Park School fire, according to Os- borne. In the meantime, however, the inspector said there are no new leads and gloomily predict- ed "more fires." THE LETTER, scrawled in crude capital letters, describes where in the school the fire started and notes that a crow- bar was left on the floor of that particular classroom. Originally firefighters picked up the crowbar, thinking is was their own equipment. Only after Border guards By GORDON ATCHESON Customs security on both sides of the border will be beefed up starting today to accommodate the large influx of people expected to attend the Ann Arbor Blues and Jazz Festival in ready for fest points will be heavily staffed to prevent traffic jams. "We plan to treat this like a holiday weekend," said a Canadian customs inspector yesterday. "Our major concern will be handling traffic."