COUNCIL ENDORSEMENTS Cl it0iAalt Paitp GURGLE High--S7 Low-43 See Today for details See Editorial Page Eighty-Four Years of Editorial Freedom Vol. LXXXIV, No. 142 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, March 29, 1974 Ten Cents Twelve Pages LSA MOVE PROMPTS STRIFE UFMSEE fEHAMPECLALLtY Impeachment march The Ann Arbor Committee to Impeach Nixon is spon- soring a noon rally on the Diag, followed by a march for impeachment to the Huron St. office of Congressman Marvin Esch (R-Ann Arbor) today. The organizers say they have gathered 3000 signatures on pro-impeachment petitions that Esch will receive today. The rally is slated to include speaker Felice Weintraub of the Indo- china Peace Campaign, and a short guerilla theater presentation. The rain date for the affair is next Wednes- day, same time, same place, same Nixon. Future Worlds fest This weekend's Future Worlds Conference Festival, the second in as many years, begins today with a wealth of futuristic events. The doings range from the sublime (a panel discussion of the energy crisis, slated for 1 p.m. in Rackham Ad.) to the ridiculous-the "2000 A.D. clothing contest," which will be held at noon on the Diag. A cro~ded future worlds schedule is also in store for the rest of the day and the weekend. For a full listing call 763-0046. "Doc" sez: Weird Easter Resident University astronomer Hazel "Doc" Losh has informed us that this year's Easter is just a bit unusual. Ordinarily, says Doc, Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon following the vernal equinox. That full moon is slated for appearance at 5 p.m. next Saturday-hence Easter would seem to be on Sunday, April 6. Not so fast, says Doc. Another astronomical rule applies this year-the "Paschal Full Moon," a scientific enigma not to be confused with the real full moon, will hit the skies early and put Easter off till April 14. Now you know. 595 and 603.. . are this week's winning numbers in the Michigan lottery. The second chance numbers are 996 and 243. The March bonus digits are 411, 979, and 131. If you win, give us a call. Everybody loves a winner. " Happenings ... ... .are thicker than pea soup today, with a slew of Future Worlds Conference Festival Events topping the file. (See listing above.) Also, Ann Arbor's Committee to Impeach Nixon will kick off its march in the Diag at noon . . . that should provide some competition for Future World's zany "2000 A.D. clothing contest" set for the same time and place . . . Project Community and C-4 are co-sponsoring a "Share in Child Care" bucket drive all over town. Contributions go to a good cause . . . the Ann Arbor World Fair begins tonight with display booths and talent shows at Burns Park School . . .Phi Delta Theta fraternity offers beer and live music for $1.50at 9 p.m., 1437 Washtenaw, with proceeds going to Project Outreach . . . Rive Gauche on East U. will hold a party to benefit the Venceremos Brigade at 9 p.m., donations 50 cents. . . . and President Fleming will speak at the Honors Convocation, 10:30 a.m. in Rackham Aud. Kissinger returns Secretary of State Henry Kissinger flew home yester- day, declaring that he and Soviet leaders made "some progress" toward resolving the problems of nuclear arms limitations. But a less-than-gleeful Ienry the K told reporters in London, "It is still too early to form a definitive judgement as to whether a breakthrough has been achieved." Hearst to be freed? Two men accused of murder and alleged to be soldiers in the Symbionese Liberation Army said yesterday that they expect kidnaped heiress Patricia Hearst to be freed unharmed by the SLA. Meanwhile, Hearsts father, news- paper magnate William Randolph Hearst, said he was expecting to hear from the kidnappers very soon. On the inside .. . . . the Editorial Page features Round One of The Daily's City Council election endorsements . . . Cinema Weekend graces the Arts Page . . . Bill Stieg discusses the troubles with Michigan's infield on the Sports Page ... and in Classifieds, for all you 'Sophie' freaks, the mystery lady is presently residing in the Car Services column. A2's weather March heads out with a roar! A massive spring storm will pass through Ann Arbor today, bringing with it warmer temperatures and a generous supply of rain. Precipitation will continue intermitantly tonight. Maxi- mum temps today 54-59 with minimums tonight 40-45. Fve By BOB SEIDENSTEIN First of two parts The refusal of the Literary col- lege (LSA) to accept the recom- mendations for promotion of five English professors has brought to the fore bitter departmental srtife and serious accusations concerning the standards LSA used in making these tenure decisions. And in the wake of a set of com- plex factors and motivations, four of the professors-John Raeburn, David Hamilton, Dwight Cathcart and Christopher Reaske-must now wonder where they will be able to find work in the ever-tightening job market for university-level English teaching positions. -Eng lish THE DECISION to award tenure LSA, app usually comes after the faculty fall, state member, most often an assistant by excelle professor, has served for six years, research although the fifth English profes- stantials sor who was also recently refused must ber tenure by LSA, William Alexander, needs of had only served for three years. and the D He is eligible for reconsideration on the a after he has completed six years. in an area A professor's department must diction o first make a recommendation to throughou the college for promition. Then, sional car the LSA Executive Committee, mg perfor composed of elected faculty mem- should no bers, must decide whether the rec- adequate' ommended candidate is worthy of This is1 receiving tenure. toward w The official policy statement of But as L pr fs. dnied tenuare roved by the faculty last s that "tenure is earned ent teaching, outstanding and writing, and sub- service, each of which relevant to the goals and the University, College, epartment. It is based up- chievement of destinction a of learning, and the pre- of continued eminence t the individual's profes- xeer. Less than outstand- rmance in the three areas ot be construed as an basis for promotion." the stated goal-the goal vhich the system strives. SA Dean Frank Rhodes ed of admits, "I don't know if you can ever preclude abuses. You just must try to be humane and just." WHETHER THE tenure system has been a humane and just one has been recently questioned by some of those directly affected by it. Six English professors either had to receive tenure this year or look for work elsewhere while teaching an additional "terminal" year here, as a kind of lame-duck faculty member. Other professors could al- so be considered for' tenure al- though their full six years at the University were not yet completed. One professor was being recon- sidered even though he was already serving his terminal year. From this pool the department forwarded eight names to the college for further consideration. The act of forwarding names to the college had been muddled, however, for the English Depart- ment Executive Committee, the group officially charged with de- ciding who to recommend for pro- motion, had chosen just six can- didates. But John Styan, the de- partment chairman, acting under a rarely exercised legal right had named the two others, serving to exacerbate tensions within the de- partment. A further event worsening ten- sions was the initial vote by the department Executive Committee not to appeal the decision of the college denying tenure to some of its candidates. As a result, many faculty mem- bers were resentful of the actions taken by the college and by their own department and chairman. An appeal however is still possible. ALL HAD not been ioing well in the English Department in the past decade. On a simplistic level, the chairman seven years ago believed in placing departmental emphasis on teaching, although one observer has noted that that teaching em- See LSA, Page 8 Mayor Kelley questions pot, rent proposals By GORDON ATCHESON The legality of the rent control and five dollar marijuana fine City Charter amendments, which go before the voters next Monday, has come under question from State Attorney General Frank Kel- ley. Although Kelley did not rule the measures illegal, he did state that certain portions of each pro- posal may not be constitutional. He further recommended that Gov- ernor William Milliken withhold approval of both amendments. The governor is required to ap- prove all charter amendments, but his failure to authorize these ques- tions will not prevent them from appearing on the ballot. KELLEY MADE his statements in a letter to Milliken dated last Wednesday and released by a local city official yesterday. The Human Rights Party (HRP) which placed both amendments on the ballot assailed Kelley's dec- laration as "politically motivated However, HRP spokesersons said they were not particularly sr- prised by the attorney general's position. In regard to the rent control bal- lot proosal, Kelley questioned whether a city could enact such a measure within the legal powers Enjoyin granted. Kelley admitted that this -munc question has never been directly answered and it would require a court decision to resolve..APP He also attacked the section de- scribing the election of a board to imlement the amendment as lack- ing "'clarity to permit sound inter- pretation. . to administer these provisions'" A CLAUSE in the marijuana amendment requiring city police and the city attorney to arrest and prosecute only under the local law would "violate strong public poli- By cy," according to Kelley. SevenI If both amendments are defeated have char the legal questions need not be re- Area Ho solved, but were either to be ap- Salowitz " proved a lawsuit would almost cer- dent input tainly follow. The suit could be staff select filed by the city or by a private in- next yea dividual. weeks ago Moreover, while Kelley's state- At aF ment is not legally binding it board me would improve a case seeking to today, the overturn the amendments, accord- to revers ing to the city attorney's office. to rehire acci is' distorting issues Leaflet on grass, rent blasted by HRP, Dems By GORDON ATCHESON Mayor James Stephenson drafted and yesterday began distributing an unsigned leaf- let which his political oppon- ents immediately blasted for containing alleged "multiple distortions, half truths, and lies" about key campaign is- sues in Monday's city elec- tion. Stephenson last night said he authored the six-page memo - carrying no return address and billed only as "mayor's newsletter" that is being mailed to voters across the city. In the letter, he discussed the rent control and $5 marijuana fine City Charter amendments, the city's financial problems, and other items. URGING a "no" vote on both amendments, Stephenson said in the leaflet, "If this (marijuana) referendum passes, every drug dealer in Michigan will come to Ann Arbor, our drug related crimes will rise again, and tilti- mately people will be killed as a consequence." Democratic Party chairman Laird Harris termed that particu- lar statement "a scare tactic of the worst kind" and summed up the entire document as "sleazy." The lettet was riddled with "dis- tortions, half-truths, and lies," he also said. HRP spokesman David Goodman echoed those feelings, lambasting the mayor for printing "multiple falsehoods" and abusing his elec- tive office by distributing the ma- terial. BOTH opposition party leaders strongly condemned Stephenson for not clearly indicating that he was responsible for the letter. "Everybody knows who the mayor is," Stephenson said, ex- plaining why he had not put his name on the leaflet. The docu- ment will be distributed to 'about 10,000 people at a cost of more than $1,000, according to Stephen- son. "It was financed by public spirited citizens," he added. IN THE leaflet, Stephenson makes the following charges - all of which Harris vigorously repu- diated: -that revenue sharing funds were allocated by the Democratic See STEPHENSON, Page 9 AP Photo The taste you never get tired of . . g the sunny weather and a lunch out of doors, Hsing-Hsing-Washington National Zoo's giant panda hes bamboo in his open-air enclosure. EAL SET FOR TODAY: " " " rosing administao ispu edon staffmove MAYOR STEPHENSON; in a leaflet distributed yesterday: "If this (dope) referendum passes, every drug dealer in Michigan will come to Ann Arbor . . ultimately, people will be killed as a conse- quence." HRP cites, CGH for state lawR violations By JACK KROST Representatives of the Human Rights Party (HRP) met with County Prosecutor William Delhey yesterday afternoon and filed a complaint against the Citizens for Good Housing (CGH), charging violations of state campaign laws. The complaint against CGH, a landlord dominated organization committed against rent control, alleges violations in two areas. It charges that the CGH has both illegally accepted contributions from corporations (specifically - rental agencies), and has illegally utilized the work time of employes of rental agencies to promote its political activities. PROSECUTOR Delhey agreed to "look into whethere this merits an investigation," and promised to go over CGH's campaign state- See HRP, Page 12 DAN BLUGERMAN Baits Housing staffers rged that North Campus using Director Edward effectively bypassed stu- " in violation of official tion rules when he chose r's Baits staff several o. Housing Office appeals eting scheduled for noon seven staffers will seek e Salowitz' decision not any of them. ident staffers claim their ctor intentionally ignored l Vera Baits Staff Selec- KELLEY ALSO See KELLEY, pointed Page 2 The stu out area direc the officia tion Procedure guidelines when he appointed seven new Resident As- sistants (RA's) a n d Directors (RD's). SALOWITZ readily admitted yes- terday that no students were in- volved in making the appoint- ments, but insisted, "I did not deviate from policy without hav- ing gained explicit approval from (Housing P r o g r a m s Director Archie ) Andrews and (Assistant Housing D i r e c t o r Charlene) Coady." Salowitz said his two superiors in the Housing Office specifically authorizedvhim to take actions in apparent violation of the office's regulations. Neither Coady nor An- drews could be reached for re- sponse on Salowitz' claim last night. But Housing Director John Feld- kamp said "I do not recall where any permission was granted to deviate from policy. It is not their (Andrews' and Coady's) job to grant or deny policy." "IT'S SALOWITZ' responsibil- ity," Feldkamp continued, "with no provision for exceptions, to carry out this office's policy." 4th Ward candidates predict photo finish in 2 party co ntest by posting a three-paragraph note on Baits Housing bulletin boards, an apparent violation of the Baits staff selection code. The code states, "The students (on the selection committee) will be drawn from a list of students who respond to a note placed in all student mail boxes at Baits." See BAITS, Page 2 from ethics' standpoint While the scheduled lecture may have of Green for using class time to show been on "ethics" in a more abstract anti-war slides purportedly demonstrat- sense, University President R o b b e n ing negative uses of chemistry, Fleming Fleming's lecture to yesterday's Future again defended the University position. Worlds class ended in a discussion on "le (Green) thought it was relevant the ethics of Fleming's own role in Uni- for students to be exposed to that aspect versity policy. of chemistry," said Fleming. "Some of By DAVID WHITING While only two of three candidates in the Fourth Ward's heated City Council race are running a full- fledged campaign, all three are predicting a photo finish for "swing ward" in' Monday's election. In the ward where city Democrats have accused the Human Rights Party of "splitting the liberals" and electing Republican Councilman Richard Hadler last year, HRP's Margo Nichols is now campaigning on a low-profile "no-win" basis. RI TT H RATTLE htreen nDemncrt Tamie Ken- sink into deficit during a year of GOP political control. Colburn, the Third Ward councilman who has been reapportioned into Ward Four, lays blame for the city's financial crisis on the Democrat-HRP coalition that ruled city hall before the election of Mayor James Stephenson last April. "I am running against two students and need your support," the 34-year-old Republican tells the voters in his door-to-door canvassing efforts. Considered a likely GOP mayoral candidate next year, Colburn is solidly opposed to HRP's tandem ballot proposals ram