TL5~ kAtr~LatfAki Z'~AII V "I u g'uw nC Mtt.nrVr1IV V^ILr Saturday, March 23, 1974 Landlord contributions to rent KEY ELECTION ISSUE control opposition said illegal Rent control generates intense % 3-A t. (Continued from Page 2) pany time. CGH HAS launched a massive campaign aimed at defeating the rent control proposal, which would rollback rents to '72-'73 levels and set a 14 per cent ceiling on land- lord profits based on their invest- ment. CGH contends that the rent con- trol proposal is a "bad bill" that "will hurt the people it is designed, to protect." The anti-rent control campaign is being handled by the Simons- Michelson advertising company, which is being paid an alleged $35,000. Minutes from a March 5 CGH meeting reveal that landlords fear that he massive media campaign might make them look "very rich." Suit reactions vary One advertising angle allegedly' discussed at the meeting was to associate "queers"-homosexuals- with the supporters of rent control. THE CGH IS presently running what appears to be a "Dear Neigh- bor" campaign which stresses that landlords would lose profits, and that homeowners will be assessed higher taxes to compensate for the lower assessed valuations on the city's 17,000 rental units. A wide-variety of anti-rent con- trol hand-outs have been distri- buted throughout the city, especial- ly in the Republican-dominated Third and Fifth wards. Meanwhile, an HRP spokesper- son has charged that one of the maintenance men from a local management company w a s in- structed to remove and destroy HRP rent control literature when- ever found in a rental unit. (Continued from Page 1) Ball proclaimed himself "uncer- tain" about the fate of the pro- posal, saying "if tenants and if students vote we'll win. If not we'll lose. We face a powerful enemy." difficult and if rent control doesn't The Democrats, neutral as a: control, and is opposed to work as planned the city will be party, supported "enactment of a last statement supporting; stuck with it. practical, fair, and effective ordi- -Mary Richman, Secon nance eliminating rent gouging and has supported, although wi REPUBLICANS are also opposed encouraging maintenance" - sup- vations; to the proposal. William Colburn posedly what the rent control pro- -Dan Burke, Third War (R-Third Ward). currently running posal would do-but declined to i osed: (Oontlnued from Page 1) funds between June and December 1973. The specific allegations against Gill listed in the complaint include creation of an illicit SGC account in an Ypsilanti bank, using a fal- sified signature on a bank author-I ization statement, channeling of1 more than $5,000 for personal use through both channels, and un- authorized charging of $500 in long distance phone calls to an SGC tredit card. Yesterday was the third straight day that SGC officials were unable to find Gill. But Bentley insists! that it would "not be Lee's style pros, cons it, with posal is poorly designed. In addi- tion, supporting rent control would d Ward, be a political liability in the more th reser- conservative parts, of the city. Most political observers of the d, is op- city scene expect rent, control to ''e -defnated but the .intiekdr f h to escape the civil charges. SGC's investigation of Gill's fi- nancial actions moved into full swing only six weeks ago, when Mullin made the accidental dis- covery of her own signature-in an- other person's handwriting-on an SGC bank statement. States' death penalty laws'face Court test /t'AV +nl^Af" P 04 . ergo avtrarna tnrn rnrs tiAri to tt, m 1 Violence h s stops here..." le Conmunity of'God. Make ityourway w a.wen ...o.+t .Awar+ (continue*rro Pag se1) was extreme pVOaw11U LU Am.UM- rape. mit the crime, and whether he was When the Court issued its land- under duress at the time. mark decision in 1972, it did not Aggravating f a c t o r s typically outlaw punishment. d cited are having committed a Instead, it attacked defective le- crime for pay, having displayed gal procedure, specifically t h e unusual cruelty to a victim, or roulette wheel manner in which having acted in cold blood rather death sentences were dispensed. than on impulse. As difficult as the 243 pages of I In some states a single mitigat- the decision were to decipher, it facor istesu t rle ota:- was clear the lawmakers were get- ng factor is enough to rule out a ting a second chance. The chal- death sentence, so long as there, lenge was to write new laws that are no aggravating factors. took some of the element of chance This new approach and others' out of sentencing. will be subjected to Supreme Court Several of the new laws contain scrutiny, assuming the Court will checklists of mitigating circum- content itself on the next round stances that might weigh in a con- with another decision limited to victed defendant's favor and ag- procedure. gravating factors that would in- The justices instead could go to" crease his chances of being sen-: the harder question-whether tak- tenced to death. ing a defendant's life is unconsti-# Mitigating factors often include tutional. Sooner or later, that is a defendant's youth, whether there the one they must answer. TRY DAILY CLASSIFIEDS Phone 764-0558 , p1tu ;YQ t/ L 1 G1{1V L l-11 u l VV UU UP-U ~+11U l 'JlSl U;Z LV ,y t'U L1 1je 1 ui ne OPPOSED TO passage of rent for re-election in the Fourth Ward, take a formal party stand on the - -Jamie Kenworthy, F o u r t h e m o t i o n surrounding the issue control is an organization called is typical of Republican candidates. issue at a meeting in February. I Ward, favors, although he says the makes all predictions tentative. Citizens for Good Housing. This Colburn commented, "I'm definite- The position of Democratic can- ( proposal "is an administrative The combination of lack of strong group, first called Citizens Opposed ly opposed to rent control. It will didates is difficult to ascertain. nightmare"; and Democratic support; the massive to Rent Control, has spearheaded lower assessed property values, Some are opposed, some favor, but --Paul Brown, Fifth Ward, op- media campaign oppo'ing rent the drive to defeat the proposed and will have a devastating effect all have strong reservations. The poses. control, and a strong gat out the charter amendment. on taxes for homeowners. It wil. positions are: The general mood of the party vote campaign by landlords seems When they were still known as cut maintenance and dry up the -Colleen McGee, First Ward, seems to be that rent control is to have the strength to beat the Citizens Opposed to Rent Control, supply of rental units." has said she both supports rent necessary but that the HRP pro- proposal. they began to solicit funds from - - -_________ _____ _______ ___ ______ city landlords to help defeat the, proposal. In a letter sent out to landlords which was later leaked to the press, they asked a cunt -i- §o lbivrnz to run for mayor bution of five dollars for every rental unit owned or managed per landlord. (Continued from Page 1) conservative views. plans, Colburn said yesterday that: Even with another council win Had they received that amount,' he does not want to "lose touch" under his belt, Colburn is by no the fund would have amounted to DESPITE COLBURN'S apparent ELECTED LAST year, Stephen- with the University and that means a sure bet to cop the may- $85,000, since the 1970 census re- reluctance, his fellow Councilman, son is known to be unhappy with "many unknowns still remain un- or's chair.. a year from now. If vealed there were 17,000 rental John McCormick (R-Fifth Ward) his position and almost certainly resolved." nearly all the registered voters in units in the city. The most rcent says, that Colburn "would like to will not seek a second term. As a The Democrats hope to quash the city cast ballots, the constitu- set of figures, obtained by the Ann run" for mayor and not surpris- self-employed attorney Stephenson Colburn at the polls next month- ency is overwhelmingly non-Repub- Arbor Sun, revealed that the lad- ingly would get full party support. and his practice have suffered be- resolving most of those unknowns. lican leaving the GOP candidate an lords had obtained $34,000 as of A loss in the April contest, how-, cause of the minimal time he puts;< Several months ago Kenworthy uphill battle. March 1, and had to cut back on ever, will seriously impede a Col- in as mayor. tried to talk the HRP fprces into their advertising campaign. burn - for - mayor juggernaut by Even now other council mem- accepting a Dem-HRP compro- Stephenson won last year with a dropping the 34-ear-old Univer- bers describe Colburn as "the mise candidate in the Fourth Ward. on-existent in stdent areas LANDLORDS base their opposi- sity speech professor from public brains behind the Republicans" The deal fell through. HRP is that was fueled by emotionalism tion to rent control on the following view for a year and saddling him and he, often wields a good deal running Margo Nichols, perhaps rather than concrete stands on points: with a loser's image. of power on the council floor by the party's best candidate. This pressing issues. That type of race -Rent control will lower assessed The Republicans have carefully apparently outlining strategy for factor will split the liberal-radicalp property values, raising property groomed Colburn for the mayor- his cohorts during the meetings. vote in the ward - greatly im- coupled with a low turnout among taxes for homeowners; ship. As soon as the GOP took con-- Democratic and HRP observers proving Colburn's chances for vic- the students will also be Colburn's -Services will allegedly deter;> trol of council Colburn was voted have been carefully eyeing the;tory. key to victory. rate; mayor pro-tempore - a position -A black market will arise fore- usually reserved for the control-' prospect of a Colburn mayoral ing tenants to pay fees for apart- ling party's senior member. campaign and further contend his ments; The Rpuselected C olitical sites are set much higher. A fro cen ter troule -Rent control will provide a disIbrn over Lloyd Fairbanks (R-' Colburn "the bright star of the Re-I incentive for building new housing Fifth Ward) who has spent two publican party," adding that his in the city; i more years on council. Moreover potential campaign has proved to (continued from Page 1) Jacques. -Rent control makes no ah!ow- present Mayor James Stephenson be a major topic of Democratic "different ways of going about ance for iflation; often defers to Colburn on issues party conversation. achieving them." EDWARDS is reluctant to dis- -Rent control will become an which help improve the council Ron Jaques, one of Owens' as-' cuss his position in the matter, ungovernable bureaucracy; and man s image as somewhat re- CHIEFS IN both opposition par- sistants is more vocal in his de- sa g on "I don't think y -Amending the City Charter is 3 moved from the other Republicans' ties argue that Colburn has ac- fense of the ex-director. "I will comments by me at this time will tually drawn a scenario culminat- never forget this. We are being be nrodyctive - I can't get in. ing in a successful Congressional fucked over by some honky admin-' volved in that kind of conflict." C ai naillenationyrace in the Second District which istrators and t h e i r lackeys," Rhodes calls Edwards "a sociolo- agoRepublican Marvin Esch now rep- Jacques says. ; gist of considerable professional resents. The plan - riddled with When asked who is the more achievement. His studies of urban (Continued from Page 1) Nichols later criticized Colburn ifs - is pegged on an Esch victory qualified of the two men, Jacques' problems, with special emphasis about the alleged transaction. for calling the $5 pot fine ballot this fall and a subsequent attempt i responds "Les has more brains in "non the nlace of black people in Colburn denied the $1 million proposal "unconstitutional," and to win Senator Philip Hart's seat' his ass than Edwards has in his' these problems, have marked Dr. figure and said Kenworthy "re. insisted that the proposal, drafted in 1976. whole body. Edwards can't relate Edwards as a sensitive, imagina- fused" to read a city fact sheet on by HRP, is within the law. Colburn having won Ann Arbor's to black students," he declares. J tive and thoroliah investigator." tersdepartmental fundig.d"Co-mayorship becomes very hot po-1 "Some black faculty members Edwards taught at the Univer- EWHEsd C litical property and thus the heir walked on our backs when the heat sitv of Illinois (Chicago) before THE INCUMBENT Republican j burn has promised a park in the apparent to Esch's Congressional was on - they should be ashamed coming to Ann Arbor in 1970. then branded Kenworthy and HRP Scarlett-Mitchell woods area," and position. to look at themselves in the mirror A Fourth W a r d candidate Margo wanted to know why there was "no Commenting on his long range e v e r y morning!" exclaims s FOR the flture of CAAS, Nichols as "our friends of the park in that southeast area." Owens says bitterly, "I don't wish cunning coalition"-the HRP-Dem- Colburn said that the reason why Edwards any lck, but I do wish ocratic v o t i n g combinationonthesp had been buit in thesout cuclon no ark hNdYbtnheuienterthesouthk." Owens, feels that coni.east area was because there "al- N V etnaln-ese, r f s o the Center will survive, if the bud- "The HRP-Democratic coalition ready are so many parks there." I get is increased and if students are tried/* t daid ol, Paso, - , r1lowed to be on the Center's Texas," declared LColburn, refer-- The federal government is the lectures on leducationlike to see a Black literature U- : . - II Live in a Language House Next Year! The Maison Francaise (French House), Max Kade Deutsches Haus (Ger- man House) and the Russky Dom (Russian House)' invite students who meet their minimum language requirements to apply for residency for 1974-75. In support of the University's policy on Affirmative Action, we actively encourage minority students with the necessary linguistic pre- requisites to apply so that the language houses may enjoy and reflect the diversity of races and cultures represented at the University. For informa- tion concerning application priorities, please check immediately with the resident directors of the houses: Russian-764-2153 or 764-6302 French--764-2147 or 763-1344 German-764-2152 or 764-5551 ring to a resolution asking support largest source of The University's I of the Farah clothing workers' research funds. In 1972-73, $47.4' By BRIAN COLGAN strike in Texas. He claimed the million, or 71.9 per cent, of the North Vietnamese math professor two parties have meanwhile ig- University's total research funds Le Dung Trang, the first citizen of nored local needs. I came from federal agencies. the Democratic Republic of Viet - nam to visit the U.S., spoke yes terday about his country's educa I l r "''" I1 'I *I /"3'tional system. lj r ,...,........ 4 A E TUNE-UrPCLINKC. FREE TUNE-UP CLASS 7:30 p.m., Wed., March 27 170 P.A. First 30 to sign up can participate ($5 fee for non-air cond. car) ($6 fee for air cond. car) TUNE-UP CLINIC 8-5:00-Sat., March 30 AUTO LAB-NORTH CAMPUS Addressing a gathering at Angel Hall, Trang described the prob lems of the past, ranging from low~ student enrollment and French and Soviet control of the educational system to the effects U.S. forces stationed in Vietnam produced up- on his country's efforts to improve and expand their educational pro cess. According to Trang, "90 to 95 per cent of the people'couldn't read," when the Democratic Re public was established in 1945. He added, "There were only 1500 stu- dents in higher education." When one-tenth of the population .. .,. ' - 1 ! M ~ j M1 f{ , y * ~(, or history course be made manda- died from "starvation and cholera" tory - much like the freshman r between 1945 and 1947, he said, it combosition requirement. f became evident that the country's Dollaherty says students will not - hopes for'-future development lay be allowed to be on the Committee in educating the people. and there will be no increase in - Trang cited agriculture as the the budget. area where education had possibly Efwards is hesitant to discuss l made its greatest contribution. tha fiit'ire of the program, saying "Science was very important to only. "See me after May 1V" Vietnam agriculture," he stressed. McKeachie is very optimistic [ According to Trang, "In 1954 one about the future of the Center. ' rice harvest yielded only 15 tons 1 "Hopefully more black faculty of rice compared t(Y the present members going to participate," he ~ s5-60 ton yield." says. The Black literature course By 1964, s t u d en t enrollment requirement which Owens pro- - reached two and half million as posed "may not be as far-fetched the educational system rapidly ex- as it may seem," added McKea- Spanded. he "Many schools were built in cINE.matm, wn a 1956, but mst were destroye by TN THE meantime, Owens has ,aidmade big plans for CAAS. An arts wa," Tra e wssymposium has filled this week, "In 1972 education was slowedwtableanfokr- ofi with a blues and folklore benefit down when the States bombed show at the Ark coffeehouse set Hanoi and Haiphong," Trang said. for April 1 and an appearance He stressed, "We didn't give up. here by Congressman Charles We tried to go over it. Diggs (D-Detroit) on April 5. 1970's four and a half million Owens also plans to go on a book- student enrollment dropped to buying spree for the Afro Library three million in 1973, undoubtedly -ust before his May departure. as a result of continued U.S. in- Asked if he is glad to be leav- volvement, he added.ngte nt wensrort, o According to Trang, North Viet- JngsthrelCenerOen.etrs,"o nam is presently suffering from' e overpopulation.'s Jacques adds, "Michigan is not IHe added, "Education should the end of the world for me, and help slow this down . . . For pea- wherever I go, I'll be talking about sants who haven't had it so good this. for a thousand years, the first: Owens will stay on as an un- thing they think is to have more tenured professor in the History children." department. Looking for New Entertainment? -JABERWOCKY- We're a new band and want people to hear us. 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