THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Three THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Three Army LAGOS, Nigeria (A) - Theg ernment of draught-stricken I er, previously regarded as< of black Africa's stablest if p est nations, was toppled yes day in an army coup, Radio T mey reported. The overthrow of Presi Hamani Diori's 15 - year - government was led by Lt.C Seyni Kountie, chief of staff Niger's 2,500-man army, acco ing to the broadcasts from l mey, Niger's capital city. IN A RADIO address, Kou said the army acted to reli "the catastrophic situation in country." coup topples gov- "The army had to take its re- during the takeon Nig- sponsibilities. We could not re- dio announcemen one main with our arms folded" in a dication of Dior oor- situation where the citizens of or condition. ter- Niger were no longer assured a Kountie announ Nia- meal every day, he said. tution was suspe "After 15 years of reign mark- tional Assembly d dent ed by injustice, corruption, sel- political organiz old fishness and indifference with re- sed. He said a Col. gard to the people whose happi- cil composed of f of ness it pretended to assure, the be created soon 1 ord- army can no longer tolerate the ernment. Nia- permanence of the oligarchy," Kountie saida Kountie said. agreements take ntie THE RADIO reported all was vious governmen ieve calm in Niamey and said the spected "on con( the army was in "full control." take into accoun There was no report of violence and dignity of o Niger government I ver, but the ra- nts gave no in- i's whereabouts nced the consti- ended, the Na- dissolved and all ations suppres- supreme coun- officers would to head the gov- all international n by the pre- .t would be re- dition that they nt the interests ur people." I Ag'new sees self as novelist suffering political persecution HE CALLED on civil ser- vants and members of the gov- ernment to return to their jobs on Tuesday. "We have faith in the popu- lace," Kountie said. "It must remain calm in order that noth- ing regrettable happens." An indefinite curfew was im- posed from 7:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. which Kounties said must be ob- served "to the letter." He said the curfew would be eased as the situation becomes normal. But, he added, "we do not want to un- dertake anything in a hurry." RADIO NIAMEY played mar- tial music throughout the day, interrupted repeatedly by Koun- tie's tape - recorded message to the nation. Little is known of the 43-year-old coup leader, a French trained soldier who became chief of staff in 1973. The coup brings to 15 the to- tal number of black African countries south of the Sahara under military rule. There have been over 30 mili- tary takeovers or abrupt changes of government in the 14 years since Britain, France and Bel- gium relinquished control of their black African colonies. Over half of black Africa, about 130 million people, cur- rently lives under military or quasimilitary rule in Mali, Upper Volta, Ghana, Togo, Dahomey, Nigeria, Central African Repub- lic, the Congo, Zaire, Uganda, So- malia, Rwanda, Burundi, and Su- dan. WITH THE overthrow of Diori, only nine West and Central Af- rican countries - Gabon, Cam- eroon, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sier- ra Leone, Guinea, Gambia, Sene- gal and Mauritania - retain ci- vilian regimes. With the exception of Gambia, however, all the civilian-ruled nations are run by leaders through a single political party and tolerate no legal opposition. Diori, 57, a former school teacher, became president of Ni- ger in 1960 when France granted the sub-Saharan nation of 4.2 million people independence. IN THE EARLY years of his rule, Diori was plagued by the opposition of the Communist- backed Sawaba party led by his longtime political foe Djibo Bak- ery. An abortive army coup took place in 1963, but Diori survived and five men were later con- demnedto death. Sawaba rebels, backed by the late President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, attacked Niger border posts in 1964 and Diori ordered seven of the captured terrorists be shot in public in Niamey, while 23 others were also sen- tenced to death. DIORI ESCAPED an estimated assassination the following year when a bomb exploded while he was at the Tabasqui Mosque in Niamey., Diori's last months in power were devoted to seeking interna- tional financial support for a "Marshall Plan" in West Africa, Boole, The University of Michigan Theatre Prograrm RICHARD D. MEYER, DMctotJ, ROLAND WILSON,(i te C T RMaNa45(4 T F ERE M E PFAD NEW YORK, (Reuter) - For- mer vice president Spiro Agnew, whose novel-in-progress is ex- cerpted in the current edition of the Ladies Home Journal, pic- tured himself yesterday as a novelist suffering political per- secution. Agnew, in an interview accom- panying the excerpt, said: "There will be people who, be- cause of who I am, will refuse to read my book, who will feel an- tagonism toward those who have published it." "I don't think it is any more fair for these people to complain to the Journal about publishing my novel than it is for anyone to have surpressed the work of (Soviet dissident author) Alexan- der Solzhenitsyn." AGNEW, WHO RESIGNED from the vice-presidency last year after pleading no contest to charges of tax evasion, said he thought of writing the novel after his resignation. When you have gone through a very traumatic experience ... your first thought is that you must restore your confidence by doing something creative, some- thing that comes about not be- cause of who you know or who wants to help you, but a product that stands on its own merit," Agnew said. :"THE MICHIGAN DAILY Volume LXXXIV, Number 157 Tuesday, April 16, 1974 is edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan. News phone 764-0562. Second class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday morning during the University year at 420 May- nard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104. Subscription rates: $10 by carrier (cam- pus area); $11 local mail (Michigan and Ohio); $12 non-local mail (other states and foreign). Summer session published Tuesday throughSatiay morning. Subscrip- tion rates: $5.50 by carrier (campus area); $6.50 local mail (Michigan and Ohio); $7.60 non-local mail 'othei states and foreign). We Style Hair... We Don't Just Cut It appointments available Dascola Barbers Arborland-971-9975 Maple Village-761-2733 East Liberty-668-9329 East University-662-0354 Agnew insisted he did not have a ghost-writer. The excerpt, of about 5,500, words, begins the romance be- tween the book's hero, aristo- cratic, healthy U. S. Vice-Presi- dent Porter Canfield, and Mere- dith Lord, the beautiful Secre- tary of Health, Education and Welfare. Elsewhere, the novel deals with an Iranian plot to use the vice- president to stir up Mid-east strife to save Afghanistan from the Soviet Union. "ONE OF THE principle re- straints I put on myself is that my book should not do anything the endanger national security or disrupt important international relations," Agnew said. He said the characters did not represent real 'political figures, living or dead. Agnew said he was frightened of writing sex scenes and he doesn't believe the book will succeed "because I will make it superheated in those aspects." "I have to admit that I won't always be writing from my own experience; I'm not a man of great experience in this area." THE FORMER Vice-President said he intends to write a serious book on his experiences in the office, and in fact that his friend singer Frank Sinatra had warned him against fiction since it might be misunderstood and af- fect the reputation of his serious writing. Yet, Agnew rejected non-fic- tion because, "I am far too bit- ter." Agnew does not know whether President Nixon will read his work: "I can't say. I have had no contact with him since I re- signed. Actually, I don't know how much reading Mr. Nixon does or what his personal habits are." PLAYBOY publications will eventually publish the book, pay- ing Agnew between $50,000 and $250,000 according to a spokes- man for Playboy. The Ladies Home Journal de- scribed the section in this issue as a 'preview excerpt' and plans eventually to condense the entire work in its pages. But it was unclear how much of his novel Agnew has written so far. He said in the interview that much of the novel's action takes place in Teheran, and that he might visit there to give the action more realism. ARTHLR MILLER YF STANLEY SILVERMAN ~D doby ROLAND 6A6N0N 1 wirtNa*uwby t ARTHUR M ILLER SETH ALLEN BOB BhINGHAM DENNIS COOLEY KI MBE RLY FARR LARRY MARSHALL ALLAN NICHOLLS DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN f s:}::.ii"}} ::...... ..: - . .:.A q,;.^.:}...wrfy ?... :... . . ..Fy:":. ::y}; Tuesday, April 16 Painter of Fantasies," Aud. 3, MLB, 4:30 p.m. Day Calendar Music School: String Chamber Music Industrialrand Operations Engin. Student Recital, Recital Hall, 4:30 p.m. EWm. Boag Jr., Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Music School: Stephen Bryant, bari- "A Graphical Representation for Regis- tone, Recital Hal m wp.m. ter Transfer Systems Analysis," 311 Music School: James Dawson, saxo- West Engin., 10 a.m. phone Doctoral, Cady Music Rm., Music School: Wind and Percussion Stearns Bldg., 8 p.m. Student Recital, Recital Hall, 12:30 p.m. Music School: Contemporary Direc- MERIT: A. Moluf, Mich. State Univ., tions Ensemble. Univ. Philharmonia, "PASCAL Language," Sem. Rm., Com- David Robbins, conductor, "New Mus- puting Ctr., 3 p.m. ic for Instruments, Electronics, and ACRICS: Crisler Arena, 3:15 p.m. Orchestra," Hill Aud., 8 p.m. Extension Service, English: poetry reading, grad students, Aud. B, Angeil Hall, 4:10 p.m. Psych. Film Series: "Flatland;" "why Man Creates;" "Maurits Escher: ALAN ILLINGS ZELMA WEI5FELD R. CRAIG WOU APRIL 23 -28 1974 EVES;8PM T 1 Power Center for the Performi no Arts 4-50 IMon The Spontaneity of. Organized Movement at y APRIL 17-8:00 P.M. AT THE I C r.UNIONst floor Michigan Union featuring dancers VETA GOLER, JAN APSECHE, SALLY TURNER, MARY ANNE MOSES Composed by GERHARD SCHLANSKY A LIVING SCULTPURE EVENT I r AT UNIVERSITY TOWERS We can't offer you breathtaking sunsets, waterfalls, or Mediterranean soothing evenings. If we were off the Cote d'Azure, then maybe ... But if you are staying in Ann Arbor this summer, why not enjoy the best we can offer-a luxurious, relaxing SW'mm G POOL OPEN FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE FROM 10:00 TO 10:00 Come and see us, before the heat wave hits the city. e LOW RENTS * CONVENIENT LOCATION e UNSURPASSABLE ACCOMMODATIONS and on top of that * A SWIMMING POOL It may not be the Red Sea, but you will love it just the same THIS SUMMER-COOL IT DOWN powerful, provocative, Stunning, stimulating, startling, compelling, bizarre and beautiful The ALWIN NIKOLAIS DANCE THEATRE comes to Ann Arbor this weekend for two per- formances in the Power Center. Alwin Nikolais' unique contribution to dance is the multi-media, abstract theatre he has developed, building drama through sound, time, shape, color, light, and motion. This modern dance presentation includes the following: Suite from 'Sanctum" (1964), "Scenario" (1971), and "Foreplay" (1972). Performances on Thursday and Friday night (same program), April 18 & 19, at 8:00 in the Power Center-tickets from $4-$8, available at Burton Tower or at the Power, Center box office 1 2 hours before concert times. A lecture-demonstration will be held tomorrow night, April 17, at the Power Center, at 8:00-$2.00 general admission tickets available at the door.