LSA REFORM: A FIRST STEP See Editorial Page 5k& JA& 742 40 -qp a t BAD NEWS High-25 Low-6 For details, see today ... a Vol. LXXXIII, No. 82 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, January 10, 1973 Ten Cents Eight Pages today...4 if yon see news happen cal 76-DAILY It's Greek to me Effete intellectual snobs, take heart. Self-confessed anti- intellectual Spiro Agnew says that he obtained credit by exami- nation under a program similar to the University's back when he w s in school. He got the credits for an English course at John Hopkins University in the late 1930s, and look at his vocabulary now! 'U' bus changes ' For all you bus riders, there are a few permanent changes in the North Campus bus service. A bus drop-off and pick-up * service will be provided on Beal at Hayward until the area gets sidewalks. One Bursley/Baits and one Northwood bus will service the Fuller Ice Rink on weekdays, and all North Campus Buses will service it evenings and weekends. Northwood and Bursley/ Baits buses serving the ice rink will also service the Medical Center, stopping at the Ann Arbor Bank going to Central Campus and stopping at the Kresge Building going to North Campus. All evening and weekend buses now service the Medical Center. Enjoy the ride. No State of the Union speech In a precedent shattering move, President Nixon will not give his State of the Union address in person before Congress later this month. The White House announced yesterday that the President had decided against a personal appearance, because * the speech was coming right after his inauguration on Jan. 20. Manytpolitical observers however feel that Nixon's action was " the latest round in a running feud with the Congress over the Vietnam War and domestic spending cuts. Happenings... 0... Include two meetings for those who don't like what's been going on in the world these days. First, all who wish to be part of the counter-inauguration activities in Washington Jan. 20 (when the four more years officially start) should be on the 2nd floor of the SAB at 7:30 p.m.. .. And for those who not only dislike the war, but know whereof they speak, the Vietnam Veterans Against the War are having their own meeting, at 8 p.m., one floor up on Third floor, SAB . .. In other events, the Ann Arbor Board of Education will meet, 7:30 p.m. in the Ann Arbor Public Library Meeting Room . . . and there will be a Grad Coffee Hour in Rackham's East Conference Room at 8 p.m. Hubert McGovern???? Ever heard of Hubert McGovern of 1559 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C.? Well, the peopple who send you your income tax forms thought they'd get funny this year, so they used that name on a sample tax form in a guide they prepared. Income tax chief John Walters was not amused, however, and issued an apology to Sens. George McGovern and Hubert Humphrey. "Ordinarily," he said, we use non-identifiable names in our published . . . material. Unfortunately this time, our course writer, apparently to enliven the text, used some well-known names and some name combinations." Mickey Spillane, beware! The Cuban government says mystery writers must have" their villains caught only through a series of deductions and never by accident. The Committee on Propaganda and Culture of the Interior Ministry says crimes may not be solved through decoding, word associations, truth serums, comparisons of ciga- rette butts of the suspect and those found at the crime, or victims' dogs that don't bark and reveal the culprit in the pro- cess. The government, which controls publications in Cuba, also says love is an unnecessary diversion to the seriousbusiness of solving mysteries. Mike Hammer could only have been created in America. Royal smooch HARWICH-Princess Anne exchanged her first public kisses this week and-although nobody knew how many private kisses had gone before-rumor mongers immediately had her engaged. The lucky recipient of Anne's affections was Lt. Mark Phillips, a 24-year-old army officer who has been seen about the palace in the last month. Phillips, an Olympic gold medal winner, kissed Anne when he sailed for West Germany Sunday to start a two- year tour of military duty. Official spokesmen weren't telling exactly what their relationship is, but one member of the royal family characterized it as "more than just friendship." Onthe inside ... .. On the Editorial Page, Bullshit Party Emperor Dave Hornstein describes the keys to his success at the polls . . . Sports staffer Dan- Borus writes his column on the new, improved Wolverine basketball squad, or, as he calls them, the "new look Wolverines," on Page 7 . . . Arts Page probably has something interesting, too. The weather picturej Did you get tired of the balmy weather in Florida over Christmas break? If so, you're in luck. The inhabitants of the local National Weather Service report ideal conditions for Eskimos, polar bears and those who live in igloos. To- day's temperature may reach 25, but it's highly unlikely. More plausible is the 6 degree low figure and winds gusting out of the west up to 15 mph. You'd probably get tired of your tan anyway. y y a DoC.C By MARTIN STERN Anti-war activism, fairly for the last two years, may b, for a renaissance. Both l national organizers for an demonstration-scheduled for ration Day in Washington, port a high level of interest volvement from individu groups. The demonstration, as calle by the National Peace Acti mittee (NPAC) and the Peopl tion for Peace and Justice will primarily emphasize pu satisfaction with President handling of the Vietnam War refusal to sign the Oct. 2 treaty. Locally, plans and proced being handled by the An counter-inaugural dormant e headed Organizers predict large tw anti-war Inaugu- D.C.-re- t and in- als and ed jointly on Com- e's Coali- (PCPJ) ublic dis- Nixon's r and his 26 peace ures are n Arbor Counter-Inaugural Committee, which will meet this evening in the Second Floor Lobby of the Student Activities Building at 7:30. The public' meeting will discuss transportation and hous- ing arrangements, as well as appoint officers in charge of the various planning committees. According to Jerry Gordon, .NPAC coordinator, national response has been considerable. "I have never seen this response for any of the other marches. We've been getting calls from all over the country." Bonkie Garvin of the Detroit Coali- tion to End the War Now was also enthusiastic about the response. "We've had better contact regionally than ever before." Garvin noted that Flint is sending twelve buses, and that many other Michigan cities will send buses. Also, a group of UAW retirees are renting a bus for the trip to D.C.-a peace movement first. Chuck Meibeyer, one of the coordi- nators for the Ann Arbor Committee, notes that while the main emphasis of the national protest will be focused on the war, local groups will be urged to go to Washington to also demon- strate on other social issues such as racism and repression. Meibeyer called the protest "neces- sary," and stated that "People are beginning to co years under N trous." Current plans call for the ma Lincoln Memor 10 a.m. on Ja procession will tion Avenue fr move to the V where a rally w Spokespersons PCPJ, as wel Counter-Inaugur pressed optimis will be peacefu The Washingt protest set week however, reported that both the 1J11 1 Students for a Democratic Society St (SDS) and the Youth International Party (YIP) are staging separate ncede that four more demonstrations which spokespersons ixon could be disas- indicate may result in civil dis- obiedience tactics. for the demonstration rchers to meet at the Garvin, of the Detroit anti-war coali- irchers to Wms tn at h tion, expressed the hope that the ial in Washington at demonstrations will be both peaceful an. 20. At noon, the and legal. "The better the thing comes move down Constitu- off, the more humiliating it will be to oom 14th St. and will Nixon." Washington Monument ill be held. No one is willing to speculate on from both NPAC and how many persons are expected in 1 as the Ann Arbor D.C., other than to say that there ral Committee, ex- will be a large group. The last big m that the D.C. rally demonstration in Washington was in l and orderly. April, 1971, when about 300,000 people on Post, in a story last marched in protest of the War. EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 Law to Imit dam age Wholesale prices show 0" major -gain By the UPI and Reuters WASHINGTON - Wholesale prices registered their big- gest rise last month in 22 years, the Department of Labor said yesterday. The wholesale price index - closely watched because of the inflationary implications of any major rise - gained 1.8 percent last month. It was the biggest gain since January, 1951. The announcement came as President Nixon began dis- cussions to extend food and price controls with his top fi- nancial advisers - Treasury Secretary George Shultz, the chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers, Herbert Stein, and presidential assistants for domestic affairs, John Ehr- lichman. GOP limits senioritV in- Senate WASHINGTON 1P) - Senate Re- publicans broke with a 127-year tradition yesterday and formally sacked seniority in determining their ranking members on com- mittees. The step was taken at a secret afternoon meeting of the Senate Republican Conference. The measure provides that the Republican Committee on Com- mittees determine who is to serve. on each committee and that the Republicans on that committee then elect their ranking member or chairman, as the case may be. The conference itself can chal- lenge the results and vote on its own choice for the committees. All votes will be written and open in the conference. Sen. Norris Cotton (R-New Hampshire), the conference chair- ;man, expressed belief the rule on- ly will be used in extreme cases. The Javits-Baker measure has a grandfather clause - ranking members who held their posts in the previous session are exempted. The Department of Labor cited "extremely sharp increases" in the prices of farm products as the major reason for the gain. Farm products rose 6.8 percent' -the largest gain since March, 1947, when post-war demand be- gan to push up prices. Don Paarlberg, director of eco- nomics for the Agriculture Depart- Iment, told a reporter he nowv ex- pects store food prices to rise at aj rate of 4.5 per cent through mid- year. White House Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler said the Adminis- tration realized rising food prices were a major problem and Nixon was considering new steps to deal with it. But other economic indicators showed that the economy was healthy and expanding, he claim-' -ed. The climb spelled bad news for President Nixon's economic con-- trols program and signaled the: prospect of higher living costs for American consumers when the wholesale increases are passed on at the retail level. The rise is expected to generate more pressure on the President to1 clamp some kind of controls on raw agricultural products which now are exempt from his eco- nomic program. Shultz declined public comment, but a spokesman said Nixon's chief economic policy maker was "ex-n tremely depressed" about the !I price report.t de Osits Size, use of deposits restrictd From wire Service Reports LANSING-Legislation that for the first time regulates tenant damage deposits was * signed into law yesterday by Gov. William Milliken. Milliken called the measure, which was prompted primarily by complaints from student renters in college towns, "a major break- through in consumer legislation." "The bill provides a full under- standing for the first time of the deposits and the relationship be- tween the tenant and the landlord," he said. The law, which takes effect April 1, includes these major provisions: -a limit on the amount of any damage or security deposit to no more than one and one-half month's rent; -a requirement that the deposit be nlaced in a regular financial institution such as a bank; -a provision limiting the use of damage deposits to pay for "dam- ages . .. that are the direct result ofconduct not reasonably expected in the normal course of habitua- ' tion" or in the case of unpaid back rent; -a requirement that the deposit either be returned in full within 30 days after the lease is ter- -AP Photo minated, or a portion of it, with an itemized list of damages with ion of the Paris peace attached bill for the repairs; o the theksrsporedly -a provision stipulating that the of the talks reportedly damage deposit money will be legally presumed the property of the tenant. In disputed cases, the landlord will have 45 days to seek a court judgement in his favor; -a requirement that landlords furnish tenants with a checklist so that existing damages to an apart- ment may be noted before a tenant moves in; and -a provision requiring tenants to inform their landlord in writing within three days of moving of a forwarding address where a check or money order for the deposit may while he was told by Lax be sen. appeal to the Supreme During public hearings on the been filed he was never legislation, some renters testified bteate f e harng that they paid a deposit as high as the date of the hearig two months rent and were unable to get a penny of it back when Lindemer, Hathaway they moved out even though they therefore unable to pre- did not damage or minimal damage case to the high court. to the apartment. y Lax responded yester- Under the new law, damage de- lathaway was given ade- : posits are considered the property ce and that if his side of the tenant. The landlord must e wasn't heard it was en- prove - in court if necessary - own fault. - that all or part of the money be- See GOP, Page 8 longs to him. Why is this man smiling? Presidential envoy-Henry Kissinger grins broadly after leaving yesterday's sessi talks. His beaming visage may be a ruse, however, as the most recent sessionc was not very productive. See story, Page 2. LAST DITCH EFFORT: GOP asks statec6o to review ward r FIREMEN CALLED NEGLIGENT Arson hit,4 " By DAN BIDDLE On the night of Dec. 14, while some 300 people danced and waited to hear Mitch Ryder jam with the Knockdown Party Band in the People's Ballroom at 502 E. Wash- ington, one or more arsonists set 'three piles of trash on fire in the basement of the adjacent Community Center. The ensuing fire destroyed most or all of the facilities of three community organi- zations, and left a rash of controversy in its aftermath. 'People 's Bal((room the Rainbow People's Party and the Ann Arbor Tribal Council have formed a People's Defense Committee to inves- tigate the fire department's actions, contending that several firemen were guilty of "criminal negligence." .t ". yi ii 'i 1 t I!,f i i Ij ,t i 1 !,t it 'r /C .' f ' By CHRIS PARKS and DEBRA THAL Local Republicans are making a last ditch attempt to stall imple- mentation of the city's new ward1 boundary plan in the state Supreme Court. GOP attorney John Hathaway has asked the high court to re- consider its unanimous Jan. 5 rul- ing ordering implementation of the plan, charging he received insuf- ficient notice of the court's hear- ing. The Republicans have kept the plan tied up in the courts since it was given final approval by City Council on Dec. 4. The case was originally taken before Circuit Court Judge William Ager who ruled that the old ward boundary plan must be used in the upcoming city election. That deci- sion was appealed by City Attor- ney Jerold Lax, and the case fin- ally reached the state Supreme Court after the Appeals Court re- fused to give it immediate con- sideration. Stockbridge), filed with the high said that w court Monday a "Petition to Va- that ana cate Order of Court and to Grant 'Court had Hearing." informed o The petition, filed on the behalf itself. of Hathaway, alleges that Lax He and failed to give Hathaway proper said, were notice of the hearing and further sent their charges that briefs filed with the An angr court by Lax were incomplete. It day that H asks that 'the court's original rul- quate noti ing be nullified and that a new of the case hearing be granted. tirely hisc Contacted yesterday, HathawayS Foundation liberates Fleming from dreary University winter By DAVE BURHENN Thousands of returning students, faced with an icy battle with Ann Arbor's winter as they trudge to class, can take heart over the happy fate of their University's president and his wife. Rnhh~r, Flerrmin no rd his wife Sallv arezeniovinLa a two- Fischer, an Ozone House staffer and one according to Chief Fire Inspector Arthur c - .I 1 ..., ...: . ..*%F 7 1 V TJ ,- -, 1 - .~.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .