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THE MICHIGAN GAILY
Sunday, April 6, 1975
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yOU'D NEVER know it, but has launched a massive adver-
there's an election going on tising campaign aimed directly
tomorrow in Ann Arbor. at students.
With most of the candidates Featuring a sinister-looking
running fairly low-profile cam- octopus clutching a hapless vic-
paigns, there has been a con- tim of rent control, CGH ads
spicuous lack of the usual high- claim that Proposal "A" will
sounding rhetoric, and media hurt the very people it's sup-
advertising has been kept to a posed to help.
bare minimum. A large persen- "Rent control is thoroughly
tage of voters contacted by a dangerous," states a typical
Daily poll had no knowledge of leaflet.
the election, and of those that
did, many were unacquainted THE CGH advertising blitz,
with the issues. which is financed by such
In part, the hush-hush cam- big names in the student hous-
paign is a result of GOP stra- ing market as Randolph White
tegy to discourage students from (Wilson-White) and Peter Klein-
going to the polls. Republican pell (Tower Plaza), has includ-
Mayor James Stephenson, seek- ed a massive mailing, a campus
ing re-election to a second term, leaflet barrage, and newspaper;
is well aware that an invisible ads.
campaign will serve to strength- With contributions to CGH
en his chances since students topping $18,000 as of last Mon-
will lend most of their support day, pro-rent control groups are
Sto his Democratic opponent, Al 3spending less than $2,500 on the
Wheeler. campaign.
rTHIS YEAR, the only real McKinley Associates, the larg-
drawing card for students est private landlord in Ann Ar-
appears to be rent control. It is bor, contributed over $1,000
also the only issue which has through employees and associ-
provoked any spirited debate. ates while Randolph White,
The anti-rent control forces, president of Wilson-White kicked
which include some of the city's in $2,20 to the anti-rent control
most powerful landlords, have effort.
joined forces in a slick outfit Marshalling their forces back}
WHEELER: The Democratic
mayoral candidate is challeng-
ing incumbent James Stephen-
son. A high turnout by stu-
dents would weigh heavily in
his favor.
A LTHOUGHl THIE advertising
blitz did not get underway
until a week ago, CGII members
and supporters had also been
waging a quiet "Letters to theF
Editor" campaign.
The landlords' claims, which
have been largely supported by
city Republicans running for re-
election center on the fact that
rent control will supposedly dry'
up housing and discourage im-
provements of rental units.
The Human Rights Party,!
whose Second Ward candidate
Frank Shoichet drafted the pro-'
posal, branded the anti-rent con-
STEPHENSON: The Republi-
can Mayor is well aware that
his victory and the defeat of
rent control will probably be
assured if students fail to
make a heavy turn-out at the
polls tomorrow.
trol allegations as "lies in an at-
tempt to defeat rent control."
Meanwhile, in a related de-
velopment, State Attorney Gen-
eral Frank Kelley termed the
controversial ballot issue faul-
ty because "it does not comply
fullywith the state law."
VELLEY BASED his opinion,
on the grounds that "the
proposed City Charter amend-
ment is not confined to one sub-
ject" as required the Michigan
Home Rule Cities Act.
However, Kelley's opinion will
not prevent the proposal from
appearing on the ballot Monday
SHOICHET: This Second Ward
candidate was the sole drafter
of the controversial rent con-
trol ballot issue. He has term-
ed all anti-rent control litera-
ture "lies."
since it was placed there by
voter initiative. A rent control
ordinance could, however, be
knocked from the books through
a lawsuit based on the Attor-
ney General's opinion.
In any event, Kelley's stance
will probably do little to sway
voters either way.
Past experience has shown
that the side with the bigger
bankroll usuallywcleans up at the
crap table. So unless luck is on
the side of the tenants, the
landlords should walk away
with all the chips.
-CHERYL PILATE
ironically dubbed the Citizens"
for Good Housing (CGH).,
Although operating with a
smaller budget this year, CGH
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in February, CGH bigwigs re-
quested $5-$6 per unit from all
the city's major landlords.
While maintaining as low a pro-
file as possible, CGH also sent
out letters to all small property
owners requesting donations.
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MAYOR FIFTH WARD
Al Wheeler (Dem) no endorsement
FIRST WARD
Liz Taylor (Den) RENT CONTROL
Yes
SECOND WARD
Carol Jones (Dent) DAY CARE
THIRD WARD No
Mike Broughton (Dem) VOTER
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