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Henry Ford Community College & U. of M. Dearborn
PRESENTS
MARIA MULDAUR
AND FEATURING
TOM RUSH
8 P.M.
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
at H.F.C.C.'s Athletic Building
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT:
all HUDSON'S (at Briarwood)
DISCOUNT RECORDS (State St:, Ann Arbor)
H.F.C.C.
U. of M. DEARBORN

Rent co
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For landlords who fail to reg-
ister with the board, a monthly
rent of $1 would be allowed until
the landlord complies.
MAJOR objections to last
year's rent control proposal
were the complex fixed formu-
las for rent adjustments and
landlords' profits.
This year's rent control pro-
posal grants the board much
broader p o w e r s than last
April's; the result is a great
deal more flexibility in the pro-
posed c h a r t e r amendment-
which could only be changed
through the lengthy process of
voter referendum.
City Republicans and local
landlords have blasted the pro-
posal contending it would in-
crease property taxes, deterio-
rate service, and put a halt on
new construction.
HOWEVER, no campus rental
housing been built in the past
six years, making the construc-
tion freeze charge a moot point.
Rent for newly built ten tal
housing would be based on the
construction bill, expected costs
which may be incurred, and the
rent demanded elsewhere for
equivalent units.

ontrol draws fire


Broughton looks for
upset over Henry

As for the claim that property1
taxes would rise, rent control in
Massachusetts has actually de-
creased rental unit taxes ac-1
cording to a study commissian-
ed by a joint legislative commit-
tee in that state.
WITH CAPITAL improvements.
a basis for rent increases, if
the issue passes, the proposal
offers an incentive for landlords
to improve housing conditions;
the board is also requir--d to
stimulate improvements through
rent adjustments.
The board decides what main-
tenance or capital improvement
is unnecessary and would there-
fore not justify a rent increase.
Retroactive reductions in i ents
may also be granted by the
board.
THE BALLOT issue requires
candidates for the Rent Control
Board to release statements on
their realty involvement, with
members receiving up to $8,500
each year for services. The
board's meetings would be open
to the public.
A landlord-dominated group,
Citizens for Good Housing; has
already spent some $18,500 fight-
ing rent control and is expected
to double that expenditure wkh-
in the next week.
Randolph (Wilson) White of
Wilson White Associates, a local
rental agency, contributed soie
$2,300 to the anti-rent control
group; Norris Post, of Post
Realty and Investment gave'
$740; and Robert Weiser, man-
ager of McKinley Associates-
the largest realty firm in the
city, contributed $325.
HRP has filed a complaint

with the Michigan Fair Cam-
paign Practices Commission
blasting Citizens for Good Hous-
ing for "deliberate and fabri-
cated assertions in their anti-
rent control carmpaign."
THE COMPLAINT contended
the Good Housing committee's
claim that professors on sab-
batical who rent their homes
will be subject to rent control,
"is a willful attempt to distort
the truth."
But, even if the state cam-
paign commission finds the
HRP's allegations justified, no
legal action would result since
the commission is merely an
advisory board with no legal
power.
It appears the Citizens for
Good Housing's claim that sab-
batic professors are not exempt
from rent control is indeed a
fabrication as the proposal
states:
"A RENTAL unit in any own-
er-occupied single-family or two-
family dwelling" rented for less
than two years would not be a
controlled unit.
Attorney General Frank Kel-
ley jumped in the heated ring
last week declaring, "This pro-
nosed amendment is not con-
fined to one subject and accord-
ingly does. not fully comply with
state law," and later refused
approval of the ballot quetion.
Michigan law states, "Any
. . . proposed amendment shall
be confined to one subject . .."
HOWEVER, Kelley's opinion
will not prevent the proposal
from appearing on the ballot as
the referendum received sup-
I port through voter initiative

By JIM TOBIN
In his bid for the Third Ward
City Council post, Democrat
Mike Broughton has undertaken
the formidable task of unseating
Republican incumbent Robert
Henry.
Broughton, supervisor of ac-
counting at the University's
Dearborn campus, supports the
door-to-door voter registration
proposed charter amendment,
saying his experience as a voter
registrar has shown him "how
well it works. I think it's worth
a try."
HOWEVER, he opposes the
rent control and day care char-
ter proposals.
Of the rent control plan he
says, "I really don't think it
would work in the long run. I
think there would be problems
with maintenance."
He goes on to say the city's
housing dilemma is caused in
part by an excess of University
students who have not been pro-
vided with housing, and that the
University has an obligation to
help solve the problem by build-

ing more accommodations.
BROUGHTON says the day
care issue is not popular in his
ward, and so he will not sup-
port. He supports the plan in
spirit, however, and says he
would vote for it in a different
ward.
Broughton cites as the four
major priorities of his candidacy
city planning, citizen services,
budgeting and citizen participa-
tion.
"I think there's real good im-
petus for redevelopment of the
downtown and central campus
areas," he says. "I think by
sneaking well for redevelopment
we can help bring in these pri-
vate concerns (which will help
revitalize the city)."
While he favors an improve-
ment of the economic base of
Ann Arbor, Broughton opposes
an influx of heavy industry, say-
ing, "Industry is nice because
it produces jobs, but I don't
think this is that kind of town."
He favors instead the encour-
agement of private businesses
moving into the downtown area.


Orphan plans in limbo

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David White, spokesperson
for Adoptive Parents, said that
"We have not raised enough
money yet." White added that
if and when the money became
available, the Airline Volunteer


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The Murder of Fred Hampton
"You can murder a liberator, but you can't murder
liberation."-Fred Hampton.
FILM: "The Murder o Fred Hampton"
A one hour documentary on the events of December 4, 1969, and
the subsequent police cover up.
Speaking about the current civil suit:
JEFF HAAS-People's Law Office, Chicago, attorney for
the Panthers since 1969
MATT PIERS-Co-counsel in the suit
DIANE RAPAPORT-Coordinator of the Fair Jury Project,
Chicago
FRIDAY, APRIL 4-8:00 P.M.
Low School Hutchins Hall-Room 100
FREE-Donations will be requested.

Employee Escort Service, a
group of pilots and flight attend-
ants working for Eastern Air-
lines in Atlanta, would make the
airlift.
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Your Landlord hopes you won't vote
He knows Ann Arbor has the second highest rent level in the
country. Where else can he get $380 for a two-bedroom apart-
ment. This is why he considers $50,000 spent to fight rent con-
trol a good investment.
John Feldkamp hopes you won't vote
He knows that landlords are the only ones with winning num-
bers in the dorm lottery.
Your mayor hopes you won't vote
He knows that 5,000 less students are registered to vote now
than two years ago because of his restrictive voter registra-
tion policies. He thinks students should be seenbut not heard.
Your city administrator hopes you won't vote

ELECT

Bob

McDonough

CITY COUNCIL-SECOND WARD
"That which is morally necessary must be politically possible"
AS YOUR COUNCILMAN
I WILL PUSH FOR THE FOLLOWING NECESSITIES
RENT CONTROL
As a community we must see to it that decent housing is both available and affordable for
all citizens. Continued "rip-off" rates imposed by absentee landlords can no longer be
tolerated. To this end the Ann Arbor community must allocate its resources so as to in-
sure that existing housing units meet or exceed the standards of the housing code, while
at the same time, being reasonable in cost.
ECOLOGY
The city of Ann Arbor must be a leader in the fight against environment degradation by
establishing a Municipal Recycling Program and by implementing and strictly enforcing en-
vironmental protection ordinances.
THE QUALITY OF LIFE
A city must be responsive to the neds of all citizens. To this end Ann Arbor must answer
the call of the hungry, the poor, the oppressed, and the aged. I believe that we can wisely
allocate our resources to meet the outcry for an improvement of the quality of life in Ann
Arbor without bankrupting the City. As members of one community we cannot tolerate the
existence of racism, sexism, or oppression of any kind in our midst. How can we allow
our neighbors to be hungry, or homeless, or in need of good medical care when we have
the resources to help them? For if we do not do these things, who will do these things?

He'd rather spend money on a

new fleet of police cars than

on quality day care.
DON'T HELP THEM. HELP YOURSELF

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