LIBERATE MEIN See editorial page v4 Y t e Eighty-Four Years of Editorial Freedom D43ali SCHIZOID High-38 Low-21 See Today for details Vol. LXXXIV, No. 125 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, February 28, 1974 Eight Pages Ten Cents Ten Cents .y..ht.Py_. . --- FYOUUSEE NES APPCLL- Rent control The Ann Arbor Democratic party will discuss their possible support of the HRP rent control proposal which will appear on the April ballot, during a meeting at the Ann Arbor Public Library on the corner of Fifth and William Streets at 7 p.m. Democratic backing may be crucial to the ordinance, which at present has not received official support from either of the two major parties. " Postponed proposal Henry Johnson's proposal which would require recog- nized student organizations using University facilities to deposit their funds with the Office of the Student Au- ditor has been delayed. "Fairness to all is the key is- sue" 'said Elliot Chikofsky, chairman of the Student Or- ganizations Board. "We want to protect both sides against what has happened in the past. The University's tax structure must be protected from abuses and stu- dents must have complete access to the democratic rights of their organizations." The plan calls for a meeting of representatives from the auditor's office, SGC, the Office of Student Services and the Student Organizations Board to be held after spring break for the purpose of determining the best possible policy. Student power? Housing Policy Committee (HPC) member David Faye proposed a motion to abolish the organization at its weekly meeting yesterday. As a quorum was not present at the time, the motion was tabled for later discussion. Faye claimed that as Vice President for Student Services Henry Johnson has relegated the com- mittee to an advisory capacity, its existence would only continue to mislead students into believing they have much more of a say in decisions concerning University housing than is actually the case. Faye suggested that the University Housing Council and the Northwood Ten- ants Association take over HPC's duties. Happenings . .. lean toward the political today, starting with an HRP mass meeting beginning at 7 pm. in the Newman Center of St. Mary's Church. The HRP Women's Caucus will discuss internal sexism, party elitism, and cam- paign progress . . . State Representative Perry Bullard (D-Ann Arbor) will speak at the Mosher Jordan dormi- tory at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend . . The Revolutionary Students Union and the Attica Brigade will hold an organizational meeting for people interested in participating in a revolutionary drama group. The grftp will hopefully prepare street theatre, guerrilla theatre, and multi-media presentations. The meeting be- ginning at 8 p.m. on the second floor of 332 S. State St. ... the Bach Club will offer a program of trumpet, viola and piano music, by Bach, Hummel and Torilli in East Quad's Green Lounge at 8 p.m. Calley freed Lt. William Calley, the only man convicted for the massacre of Vietnamese civilian at My Lai, won his bid for temporary freedom yesterday only hours after his first appearance before a civilian judge. Calley told U. S. District Court Judge Robert Elliott, "I feel I could be useful to society." Calley has been under house arrest in his small bachelor apartment at nearby Ft. Benning since his conviction three years ago for mur- dering at least 22 unresisting South Vietnamese civil- ians. He was freed on $1,000 bond. More on impeachment Attorney General William Saxbe said yesterday that he "did not embrace" President Nixon's view of the grounds on which a president could be impeached. "I'll keep myself flexible," said Saxbe. Nixon, during his press conference Monday, said that it was the opinion of White House counsel and a number of other constitu- tional lawyers that a criminal offense on the part of the president was the requirement for impeachment. Asked for his own view on impeachment grounds, Saxbe said, "I don't have any firm view. If they were so inclined they could impeach because they don't like the color of his necktie." Swedish crown The Swedish Parliament yesterday overwhelmingly approved a new constitution downgrading the monarchy and making King Carl Gustaf only a ceremonial figure- head. The 27-year-old king will no longer be asked to give the royal assent to legislation and to formally nomi- nate new prime ministers, although he will retain im- munity from civil prosecution. The constitution also lowers the voting age to 18 and reduces parliament from 350 to 349 seats in order to prevent a future repetition of the present dead-heat between government and oppo- sition parties. Although rightwingers had objected to the downgrading of the monarchy, only communists voted against the new constitution. They are in favor of abol- ishing the monarchy completely and declaring a repub- lic. on the inside .. . . David Stoll writes on the American Indian Move- ment, the St. Paul Wounded Knee trials, and Clyde Bellacourt's visit to town last week on the Editorial Page . . .the Arts Page features an article on blues artist John Jackson by Joan Borus . . . and Clarke Cogsdill discusses Big Ten wrestling on the Sports Page. A 9t Aan AhA Ill r Rhodes r By CHERYL PILATE In a long-anticipated move, President Robben Flem- ing announced yesterday theappointment of literary college (LSA) Dean Frank Rhodes to the position of vice president for academic affairs, effective July 1. Fleming, who has been evaluating "four or five" can- didates during the past two weeks, last night affirmed his faith in Rhodes, saying, "I wouldn't appoint some- body I didn't like." RHODES, who will succeed Vice President Allan Smith, was considered by one high administration source to be the only candidate "competent enough" to fill the post. According to informed sources, Rhodes had also been asked to assume the presidency of the University of Minnesota and was "seriously considering the of- fer." Reportedly, Fleming had offered him the vice presidency at about the same time and was just "waiting for Rhodes' decision before making the an- nouncement" yesterday morning. Rhodes, who is in Louisiana attending a conference, could not be reached for comment. lamed to RHODES initiated his University career as a pro- fessor of geology in 1968 and has been dean of LSA since 1971. Hailed as an "innovator" when he first assumed the deanship, Rhodes once labeled his ideas "fairly wild by conventional standards." After two years as Dean of the University's largest college, Rhodes now calls for a "skepical inventive- ness" in improving administrative flexibility. Fleming, who forsees Rhodes as having different 'policies and priorities than his predecessor, said. "Smith did a superb job, but at the same time, I'm delighted to have a vice-president with somewhat dif- ferent interests." BECAUSE THESE are "crucial times" for higher education, "there will be no escaping hard decisions as vice-president," continued Fleming. Rhodes, who was born in Warwickshire, England, 47 years ago, was educated in both England and the United States. After receiving his doctorate from the University of Birmingham, England, he served as an associate professor in geology at the University of Illi- replace'P nois and in 1956, became a professor and geology de- partment head at the University of Wales. Rhodes is the author of more than 80 articles, mono- graphs, and several books, including The Evolution of Life. At the University, Rhodes was known was his popu- larity among students who had taken his geology courses. THE REGENTS, who authorized Fleming to nego- tiate with Rhodes are expected to confirm the ap- pointment at their next meeting on March 15. Earlier, this month, Fleming said 65 persons, both inside and outside the University were under consid- eration for the post. Although no formal search com- mittee existed, many recommendations were made through the faculty's Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs (SACUA). No one is currently under consideration to fill Rhodes current post as LSA dean. However, Fleming said a committee will be appointed promptly with "provision for widespread consultation in the LSA and University community." Smith Rhodes Mideas t prisoner exchange arranged JERUSALEM (/P) - Secretary c State Henry Kissinger delivered list of 65 Syrian-held war pris oners yesterday and Premier Gold Meir indicated Israel was ready t begin talks with the Damascus government. Release of the list by Syria wa: considered a major step towar bringing the two countries tagethe to negotiate a troop separatio' agreement on the Golan Heights. American officials' said much o the list had been in Kissinger', possession for a week and one o3 two Israeli leaders had "a ballpar] idea" of how many POWs Syri, was holding. S Y R I A N PRESIDENT Hafe Assad presented the names, it Arabic, to Kissinger during a four hour meeting that ended shortly before 4 a.m. Tuesday. Hassad also agreed that the In ternational Red Cross would be permitted to visit the prisoner: Friday morning. The list and the Red Cross visit: were Israeli conditions for partiiaigi h ieggmn ticipating 'inth dsai'sengagemen talks. Israeli estimates of the numbez of prisoners held in Syria ha: ranged from 80 to slightly over 100. A U.S. official said yesterday that at ' one point the Israeli: thought Syria had no more thar 28 of the 140 listed as missing it action on the Syrian front. THE SECRETARY of state con ferred with Israeli leaders for 3/ hours yesterday, and will carry an Israeli proposal to Syria tomorrow Meir broke the news about the POWs in athnationwide television broadcast, thanked Kissinger for his "unstinting efforts" and said "Israel is ready to assist" the sec retary in achieving an Israeli Syrian disengagement. She said "we will inform Dr Kissinger of our ideas on disen gagement of forces with the Syrian army, so that he can bring them personally to the Syrian govern- ment." The premier stressed that Israel "will not relent" in its campaign to get the prisoners home. See KISSINGER, Page 3 House passes oil price cut in emergency bill WASHINGTON _(T--The House passed emergency energy legislation yesterday, providing for an oil price rollback and giving. President Nixon the authority to order gasoline ration- ing. The measure now goes to the White House where it faces an almost certain veto. 4 ISRAELI PREMIER Golda Meir and U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger are all smiles at of their meeting in the premier's Jerusalem office yesterday. After the meeting, Meir announce offer for exchanging prisoners with Syria based on an Israeli prisoner list obtained earlier by K CONTRA CT DETAILS SECRET: 'U', AFSCME hit padl FINAL PASSAGE came after motions to more controversial provisions, including the ing authority were defeated by roll call votes. Earlier, the House reversed its Rules Committee and voted down a parliamentary rule that had threatened to kill the bill. ~ , The vote on final passage was 258 to 151, short of the two thirds vote that would be needed to over- tai ride a veto. & According to figures from a House committee the rollback pro- vision would reduce gasoline prices AP Photo by up to four cents a gallon at the pump and cut propane prices in the start half. By d a new AUn issinger. THE AMERICAN Petroleum, In- claimed stitute issued a statement saying: attempt "At a time when the nation needs atep to focus its attention on expanding changed domestic sources of energy, the a possib Congress has approved legislationphom which is certain to discourage such four tim efforts. The end result of the pricefourFtb.e rollback provision contained in the ofsFeb.' legislation will be a drop in our pitai do some time supply of crude oil." nent. C A motion to strike the rollback have bC section from the bill was defeated but he i first time 238 to 173. ersity have THE HOUSE turned down the WHIL the last parliamentary rule on a 259 to police d tract expi- 144 vote, bell adr proved un- Instead, it adopted a compromise been the versity was rule proposed by House Commerce in a na unpleasant Committee Chairman Harley Stag- now be day strike gers (D-W.Va.), floor manager of informa' could be the bill, calling for full-scale roll- stabbing cal votes on the price rollback, Meanw rationing authority and a section hero ofa the strike giving the President temporary paign by dormitories authority to put energy conserva- e next day tions plans into effect without first SHOR seeking Congressional approval. Se strike several of the bill's price rollback and ration- Vfound be false y STEPHEN SELBST iversity student who first he was knifed in a robbery earlier this month has I his story and now faces ,le charge of falsifying a ^eport. as Campbell was stabbed nes in the face on the night 11, suffering a 95 per cent oss which University Hos- ctors say may be perma- ampbell at first claimed to een assaulted and robbed, has now changed his story. E BEING interrogated by detectives Monday, Camp- mitted that he had in fact e victim of a double-cross rcotics deal, and he may charged with giving false tion at the time of the while, he has become the a short-livedismpathy cam- y the Ann Arbor News. TLY AFTER the knifing in- e STABBING, Page 3 n . By JO MARCOTTY n After four hours of bargaining yesterday, the University and its - 2,400 maintenance and service ' workers reached a tentative agree- n ment on a new contract. The agreement between the Uni- e versity and the union Local 1583 n of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Em- - ployes (AFSCME) was reached without the aid of a state mediator which both parties had previously agreed to bargain through. - The agreement between both bargaining teams was reached at the Office of the Michigan Em- ployment Relations Commission. l PRESIDENT of Local 1583, Charles McCracken, refused to comment on the situation before union members vote on the settle- MERC to test depth of support for GEO ment, saying only, "They gave in on some things and we gave in on some." Terms of the agreement will not be released until after they are explained to Local 1583 members at two meetings scheduled to take place on March 6. McCracken and James Thiry, University manager of union and staff relations and chief negotia-' tor, said, "We are satisfied with the terms of the agreement and hope it will be approved by the members of Local 1583." McCracken said that he had "no idea" which way the union would vote. THE ISSUES under dispute in- cluded wage disagreements, cost of living escalator, and paid health insurance benefitsaas well as other non-economic issues. In a pam- phlet released last January 20, AFSCME charged that the Univer- sity wage offer fell four per cent short of last year's increase in the cost of living. Negotiations for a new contract began last October 22. The former three-year contract expired Dec. 31, but was extended three times amid the threat of an impending strike as no new settlement could be reached. At the last impasse the Univer-, sity and AFSCME agreed at AFSCME's suggestion to call in a state mediator and a fact finder, saying that they "would find it heloful." The mediator would act like a chairman, but not as an arbitra- ter. BUT YESTERDAY'S surprise contract settlement eliminated the need for a mediator. Mark Kahn, an economics pro- fessor at Wayne State University, and an industrial labor disputes By JEFF DAY The first steps toward recogni- tion of the Graduate Employes Organization (GEO) as the sole bargaining agent of University teaching fellows began yesterday as the Michigan Employment Re- lations Council (MERC) moved to determine if GEO has the support of one third of the TFs. Yesterday, representatives of GEO delivered some 900 members' certification cards requesting union status for the group to MERC's Detroit offices. GEO SPOKESWOMAN Sandra Silberstein noted at a press con- ference that this' figure is well -1" A of h_ _ nee rr A a lir have been made until after that. This is not thef AFSCME and the Unive knocked heads over a Three years ago, at AFSCME-University con ration date, negotiations successful, and the Uni forced to suffer the consequences of a three before an agreement reached. By the second day of food services in thed had rolled to a halt. Th the issues were settled. whelming acceptance of GEO as the bargaining unit for 1600 TFs, but expressed fears the University may try to stall the election de- spite public pledges to the con- trary. "We are extremely wary of Pres- ident Fleming's promise to cooper- ate in a speedy election. Every contact we've had with the presi- dent has included some amount of equivication," she 'said. Silberstein declared that the first indications of Fleming's "sincer- ity" would come in about two weeks, when he is presented with an election agreement. "Then we will know how reliable his promises are," she said. even almost reveals intention of seeking governship again h ,y{:'i,, -' Cti:Y' .} ~By RON LANGDON Former Democratic state Sen. Sander Levin, narrowly defeated by Governor William Milliken in 1970 yesterday galloped to the brink of ftrmally announcing that he will again seek Michigan's gov- ernorship this November. "I fully expect to be a candidate," declared Levin. " "I'm not trying to be coy," he said, but-went on to explain that he will definitely announce his candidacy "in four to six weeks." Levin made his nonannouncement at a meeting with editors and staffers of The Daily which he had arranged, he said, as part of his t three month program to "get the 3 feel" of voter concerns. "I am here to ask you questions," he laid. HOWEVER, Levin did use the opportunity to expound on what he