YET ANOTHER 'LAST STRAW' See Editorial Page Y it A &titF PU O:DLY High-46 Low--34 For details, see Today Eighty-Three Years of Editorial Freedom Vol. LXXXIV, No. 89 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, January 17, 1974 Ten Cents Ten Pages Student film groups: Big business I MU SEE NEWSHAPPNCALZDNY GOP and garbage One of the sturdiest planks in the Republicans' plat- form for last spring's city elections was a pledge to im- prove the city's garbage collection. One student caller told us the following saga: His garbage had not been picked up since he returned from vacation. He called the office of Mayor James Stephenson, and within 20 minutes - "count 'em" - a man from the public works department arrived to survey the situation. Later that day an emergency pick-up was scheduled for the stu- dent's apartment and the garbage was gone by the next morning. Regents in town The Board of Regents is in town again today and to- morrow for an uneventful slate of January meetings. Topping the agenda for today's 2:30 to 4 p.m. public dis- cussion is a session on the Board in Control of Inter- collegiate Athletics. Rumor has it that athletic boss Don Canham will be called on the carpet for a number of alleged offenses, and some discussion of women's inter- collegiate athletics is also expected. The discussion will be followed by a one-hour public comments session. To- morrow's 11 a.m. public meeting will be topped by an action-packed vote on the University's (ho-hum) patent policy - reports that the Board plans to vote on a dorm rate increase are unfounded, according to Secre- tary of the University Richard Kennedy. Both Regents sessions will be held in the Regents' Room, on the first floor of the Administration Bldg. PIRGIM hits landlords A recent PIRGIM survey of Ann Arbor tenants claims that a number of rental agencies are in violation of the 1973 damage deposit law. The law forbids the collection of a damage deposit in excess of one and one- half month's rent. A damage deposit is defined as any rent paid in advance except the first month's rent. Management campanies in violation of the law in- cludes: Maize and Blue, Summit-Hamilton, Wilson-White, McKinley Associates, Campus Rentals, Dahlmann, Man- agement Enterprises and Campus Management. A num- ber of tenants are considering filing suit against the rental agencies. Happenings . . . are slim. A meeting for all persons interested in working for rent control has been scheduled for tonight at 7:30 in the Union, Rm 4110 ... The Bach Club meets tonight at 8 in East Quad's Greene Lounge: Bach, Beet- hoven and good fun . . . Local women involved in craft work are invited to discuss "Women and Art" in a panel seminar today at 4:15 p.m. in the Arch. Aud... . Tonight is International Night at the League, featuring Austrian food from 5 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. . . . A new feminist organization called FIST (Feminists in Struggle Together) will hold an organizational meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. at 331 Thompson. 0 Kidnap suspects nabbed Police in Rome have arrested three men on charges of kidnaping J. Paul Getty III and said a gang known as the mainland Mafia was involved in the crime. The police also recovered a cache of money - amount un- disclosed - which they suspect to be a portion of the $2.7 million ransom paid for the youth's release. They are now searching for a fourth man believed to be m- volved in the crime. The mainland Mafia is said to be as vicious and deadly as its counterpart in Sicily. FBI seeks new powers The FBI is preparing to seek legislative authority for reviving domestic counter-intelligence tactics in the event of a "sudden national emergency." According to FBI Director Clarence Kelley, the legislation would es- tablish a review board to determine when an emergency existed and would allow a temporary counter-intelligence program while Congress considered more permanent ac- tion. The proposal caused ripples on Capitol Hill yes- terday, as some lawmakers feared that such legislation would permit the agency to carry on the same types of spying activities it directed toward the New Left in the late 1960s. ! Toilet paper limited The Scott Paper Co. announced yesterday that it was implementing an "allocation system" for the distribution of toilet tissue, due to "panic buying" on the retail level. A spokesperson for the company said rumors of an impending shortage of paper products caused the ex- cessive demand in the stores. Other toilet tissue manu- facturers are also implementing "allocation" plans, which call for a cutback in wholesale distribution. O Cole promoted President Nixon yesterday named Kenneth C o I e , executive director of the White House domestic council, as his special assistant for domestic affairs. Cole now moves into the job formerly held by John Ehrlichmann, who is now under criminal indictment in connection with the break-in at the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychia- trist. Cole will now have a direct voice in shaping Nixon's domestic programs. On the inside ... . . .An analysis of the energy crisis by a member of the Revolutionary Communist Youth is featured on the Editorial Page . .. The Arts Page contains a feature on Sky King,,a new local band, written by Bob Schet- By JEFF SORENSEN First of Two Parts Though student influence and activities have declined at the Uni- versity in the past few years, stu- dent-run film societies have been booming as never before. In 1969, there were two film groups on camnpus, Cinema Guild and Cinema II, which showed about three or four films per week. This year, there are six groups w h i c h regularly s h o w films- Cinema Guild, Cinema II, the Ann Arbor Film Co-op, the New World Film Co-op, Friends of Newsreel and UAC-Mediatrics. In addition, three dorms-Cou- zens, South Quad, and Bursley- present regular film showings. Other dorms also show movies, but only occasionally. ALTHOUGH IT appears the in- tense surge of interest in movies is levelling off, the number of film showings remains extremely high-as many as on any other campus in the country, including such prestigious movie schools as UCLA. It's estimated that about 300 dif- ferent films were presented during the fall term on campus in over 1,000 separate showings. Why the boom? The success achieved by early film groups seems to have created a "snowballing" effect. Dornis, for example, have always had the fi- nancial resources and facilities to show movies, but have only done so on a wide scale after the suc- cess of campus film groups: BUT THERE is much more to the boom t h a n that. Campus cinema appears to be no passing trend. Patrick Murphy, chairman of the board of Cinema Guild, offers this theory: "It seems incredible to me that this hasn't happened sooner. Film is definitely the dom- "They grew up absorbing a great deal from television; film has always been their medium," Murphy says. MURPHY SUGGESTS that Uni- versity faculty members and ad- the movie boomi inant art form of the twentieth century. The present college gen- eration and the one that just pre- ceeded it in the late sixties are not as literary-oriented as earlier campus generations were." ministrators are still mainly com- posed of "literary generation" members who believe film has no serious purpose. "You wouldn't see the University ever shutting down the libraries- name because they consider them to be S important resources," he says. "All m the momentum on campus has w come from the students in estab- t lishing film groups and courses. p; The past five years have seen a c sort of 'guerrilla' film movement." y a DALLAS KENNY, business man- f ager of New World Film Co-op, suggests another reason for the film explosion: "Film distributors o have been under a squeeze. Ma- d jor studios are losing money, g commercial theaters are losing money." r" "They have analyzed the situa- B tion and have been forced to seek I out and exploit the campus market, so they're forced to open up to t non-commercial groups," he adds. i He cites as examples such re-t cent films as Billy Jack and aide s forgied laughter-house Five, which were made available to campus groups within six months of their release o first-run theaters, when in the past such films found their way to campus only after three or four years. He says that they "can't afford to supress radical political ilms like State of Siege or Burn." DESPITE the recent expansion f cinema groups, there is evi- dence now that the period of rapid growth is over. "I definitely feel that we've reached the saturation point," says Bill Berger, treasurer of Cinema I. Berger and others suggest this situation is illustrated by the fact hat many of the groups are show- ng very similar fare and are therefore cutting into each others' See STUDENT, Page 10 a ys -recorder receip-t WASHINGTON (M - A White House aide testified yester- day that a receipt showing he had received the machine on which the Watergate tapes were recorded bore a forgery of his own signature. Stephen Bull, a special assistant to the President, startled the spectators in a federal court hearing when, upon being shown a receipt indicating he had received the Uher 5000 re- corder last Oct. 1, he said, "That is not my signature . . . that is not even close." BULL ALSO testified that he knows of only five people who ever had possession of the Watergate tape on which an 18.5-minute segment of conversation was erased. Bull did acknowledge that he had received the machine that day and had passed it on to Miss Woods to use while trying to transcribe the June 20 tape. An assistant special prosecutor pointed out that there were initials next to the signature which seemed to indicate someone had signed Bull's name because he was not available at the time. "No one is authorized to sign my name," Bull said. Stephen APPhoto The Veep makes a gesture Vice President Gerald Ford emphasizes a point for Cleveland Mayor Ralph Perk during a meeting on Capitol Hill yesterday. Ford, who may soon occupy the White House, has defended President Nixon's in- nocence on several recent occasions. SUPPLIES ADEQUATE: Local supe-rrmarkets not' yta-ffected bystrike yet jj- "So this is an authorized signa- ture?" Bull was asked. "Yes, indeed," he replied. BULL TOLD the court that the only people he knew of who had ac- cess to that tape were himself; the President; his secretary, Rose Mary Woods; Fred Buzhardt, a White House lawyer; and Gen., John Bennett, an aide. Bull denied telling a New York Times reporter that a number of other people also had access to the tape of a June 20, 1972, conver- sation between the President and his then-ohief of staff, H. R. Hal- deman. Bull testified shortly after U. S. District Judge John Sirica raised the possibility he might refer the case to a grand jury.: "I have to decide whether or not I'm going to recommend to the special prosecutor that this case should be submitted or whether the special prosecutor should ser- iously consider submitting it to the grand jury," the judge said. "I'll make that decision in due course," he said. It was the first See WATERGATE, Page 2 Official sees 50-50 gas rationing chance WASHINGTON (P) - The nation faces a 50-50 chance of gasoline ra- tioning but a final decision is un- likely before this summer, a top federal energy official said yester- day. John Sawhill, deputy director of the Federal Energy office, said the Nixon administration will face more pressure in the summer to ration gasoline as use of the fuel rises sharply during vacation time. ALTHOUGH the government will be ready to put the plan into effect within 60 days, if necessary, "it might be more likely that the plan would go into effect in summer as peak gasoline demands go up," he said. Sawhill said at a news confer- ence that the standby rationing plan unveiled by the energy of- fice Tuesday would require as many as 17,000 people and cost as much as $1 billion to operate. He urged the American people to send their comments to the en- ergy office on the rationing pro- posal, under which coupons would be issued to all licensed drivers 18 years-old and over. UNDER THE proposed system, if the gasoline shortage remains at its current 20 per cent level, drivers could expect to get ration coupons to buy from 33 to 41 gal- lons a month, depending on where they live. If the shortage eases and oil imports increase by 500,000 bar- rels per day, the basic monthly ra- tion would be increased from a range of 40 to 49 gallons, depend- ing on residence. See EVEN, Page 10 By JEFF DAY Despite a truckers' strike cut- ting off food deliveries to area sup- ermarkets, store managers of lo- cal Wrigley's, Kroger and Great Scott outlets said yesterday they have no fear of shortages-unless the strike lasts more than a week. "We don't have the variety we normally have," one store mana- ger said, "but we have the stock. We have enough for about a week. In two weeks we'll be hurting." Although one local manager re- ported business was slightly more brisk than usual, there was no sign of hoarding, which observers had earlier feared would drastically re- duce food supplies. FEARS of a grocery shortage were sparked by a strike on five major southeastern Michigan sup- ermarket chains begun by Team- sters Local 337 at midnight Tues- day. The Teamsters went on strike be- cause the stores demanded lower pay for trainee truckers, hiring of replacements for absentee work- ers, and rearrangement of some truck routes. The chains struck - which also include Chatham and Farmer Jack - claim the strike is "senseless". The companies accuse the Team- sters of intentionally slowing down deliveries before the strike dead- line in an attempt to worsen the effects of the strike. BUT LOCALLY, the affected stores reported no such slowdown. One store manager, who like all those interviewed preferred not to be identified, said truckers had even taken on extra work to help the store stock up in preparation for the strike. "The drivers were in Tuesday," he said. "They're do- ing their best." Managers also said rumors that price increases would result from food shortages are unfounded. "I can't speak for the company," one manager said, "but I know of no reason the comnpay would raise prices because of the strike." In fact, he said, Phase IV guide- lines would permit price increases only if costs at the warehouse rose -an unlikely occurrence since warehouses are shut down by the strike. CUSTOMERS in the local stores did not seem worried by the strike. Asked if she was buying more groceries than usual, one mother of two said she usually bought more and added, "They're not going to let us starve." Another shopper, a University grad student, said, "I'm shopping here because I need food. I just associateduthe strike with the De- troit area." Other people, however, are more concerned. "I'm shopping to stock up for a long time," one woman stated. "I'm getting meat for two to three weeks fruits for maybe a Report concludes rent control unwarranted' Any good daydreams lately. Contest delivers on fantasy By CHARLES COLEMAN Are your daydreams full of wild adventures, exotic lands, exciting faces? Or do you daydream about making that final payment on the car? Last month, various AM radio stations across the country gave their audiences a chance to make their daydreams and fantasies come true by enter- ing them in a Fantasy contest. The rules were simple: describe your daydream { Fantasy in 50 words or less, and if you win, the radio station will make it come true, providing the cost does not exceed $25,000-and the fantasy is legal. THE ENTRIES, however, produced some sur- prisig results for the stations which carried the promotional contest. Rather than creative, bizarre wishes, the majority of entries were for simple, ordinary things. According to a University psychiatry professor, the contest illustrates that Americans are "asham By DELLA DI PIETRO In a report issued yesterday, five members of the city's Blue Ribbon Citizen's Commission on Rent Con- trol declared that "a general rent control policy is unwarranted." The report came one day after the Human Rights Party's (HRP) rent con'trol proposal was officially of the (Rent Control) Commission." KEIFER CONCEDED last night that the data available to the com- mission is "probably not enough to make the conclusions we would like to make." The report provoked a strong reaction- from HRP; several party