NIXON BUDGET STRIKES AGAIN See Editorial Page 5kP A6 ~~aitv AMOROUS High-39 Low-25 For details, see Today Vol. -XX INo. 112 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, February 14, 1973 Ten Cents Ten Pages TO BOLSTER DOLLAR sFYOU SEE NEWS APE CALL76DMLY Bubble expanding Sheriff Fred Postill, district judge Sandorf Elden and a mystery guest have agreed to judge the Daily-sponsored bubble- gum contest scheduled for the Diag this Friday. Bubble blowers from all across the country are expected in town for the event, which will be covered by much of the media, including cameras from TV 2 and 7 in Detroit. First prize will be a year's supply of bubble-gum. Competitions will be held in size, duration and wierdness of the bubbles blown. Dope note City Council Monday night received a report showing that 143 arrests for violation of marijuana laws have been initiated by the city since last May. The one page document required 293 work hours and cost $1200 to produce. The fact that virtually no convictions have been made on those arrests prompted John McCormick (Rep.-Fifth Ward) to remark, "for all practical purposes marijuana is legal in the city." McCormick's comment drew a warm round of applause from the assembled multitude. 'U' huge The big 'U' is apparently bigger than ever. According to figures just released a total of 39,670 students are enrolled in the University this winter, 1310 more students than a year ago. Undergraduates make up 61.7 per cent of the total, followed by grad students at 27.1 and professional students at 11.2. High energy action Rock and roll is here to stay as the ground work for staging summer rock concerts and the Annual Blues Festival was ap- proved by City Council Monday night. The council passed two resolutions of agreement with the University allowing the con- certs to be held on University owned land west of Huron High School. Further agreements with the sponsors of the concerts, the Community Parks Program, and the promoters of the 'Blues Festival must be worked out. The concerts are scheduled to run from June 10 to Aug. 9, while the Blues Festival is planned for Sept. 7-10. Happenings .. . ...today are clearly on the heavy side. Highlighting events is a speech by Irene McCabe, busing opponent extraordinaire. McCabe is in town at the behest of the College Republicans, and will appear in the Anderson Room D in the Union at 7:30 p.m. . . . UAC, which has just changed its governing structure, is looking for applicants for its new executive committee. Applica- tions can be picked up on the 2nd floor of the Union. . . the Red Cross Student Blood Bank is taking donations through tomorrow. The place is the Union, the time 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. . . . In two Mark Green related Happenings, the Learning Exchange will meet tonite at 8:00 p.m. at Guild House,,802 Monroe . . . the Engin council is showing the famed NARMAC slide show this afternoon at 3:30 at 2084 E. Engin. . . . finally Dr. Ralph Guzman will speak on "Social Services in the Chicano Community" at 2:00 p.m. at Rackham Amphitheatre. Typo of the day In a story from the Philippines yesterday the AP described the physical condition of one POW. The copy read, "he may have recurrence of malaria and probably suffers from a vietnam deficiency." Tobacco notes A tobacco company in London has designed the perfect gift for pipe-smokers in Britain's damp climate. It is a miniature umbrella which clips to the side of the pipe bowl and is guaran- teed to keep the tobacco dry in even the fiercest of downpours. Made of solid gold, it costs $833. . .. the Minnesota Senate decided by a 33-28 vote yesterday to ban smoking in its chamber. A mere 19 minutes after the law was passed, however, Sen. Jerome Blatz lit up a cigarette. Valentine special TORONTO-An unknown globe-trotting admirer has mailed Meryl Dunsmore of Toronto a valentine card for the 46th year in a row. Dunsmore, who has been receiving the cards signed only "your secret admirer" since 1928, claims she has no idea who the mystery author might be. On the inside ... the Arts Page has a review of a Miles Davis concert by Hank Holoszyc . . . the Editorial Page contains vital information for voters in the Third and Fourth Wards .. . while Sports Page readers can get the latest developments in the ever mercurial Big Ten basketball race from the pen of George Hastings. The weather picture Today should bea perfectly miserable day with rain' mixed with snow forecast for the city. Tonite this mishmash Nixon By Reuters and AP WASHINGTON-President Nixon said yesterday he will ask Congress for authority to erect tariff barriers if necessary to follow up devaluation of the dollar. He told Secretary of the Treasury George Shultz that "devaluation of the dollar is at best only a temporary solution of the problem." "That is why trade legislation must follow," Nixon said. ". . . only by getting trade legisla- tion and changing or reducing the huge deficit can the huge pressure on the dollar be taken off." And signaling a tougher stance, Nixon said as part of an effort "to get a fair deal and a fair shake for American products abroad" he would ask Congress "for the right for our negotiators to go up or down" with tariffs in trade talks with other countries. "We have gone into too many negotiations abroad in which all we have done is to negotiate down whereas others have negotiated up," the President said. His comments came as he began a meeting with Shultz 12 hours after Shultz' dramatic announcement that the United States was devalu- ing the dollar by 10 per cent. Shultz told reporters when announcing the de- Cuba and; have agreed on an anti- hijacking treaty except for * some procedural details, the state department announced yesterday. Department Spokesman Charles i Bray said it was hoped that all matters on the long-sought agree- ment to help prevent air piracy could be reached by the end of this week. Bray said that final agreement -excludig procedural details- came in a note from Cuba de- livered to the state department last Saturday night by Swiss dip- lomats, who look after U.S. in- terests in Havana. The message from Havana was the seventh in a seies between the two countries which began with a note from St. Cuba last Nov. 25 indicating it was ready to negotiate a bilateral pact. Informed sources said the agree- ment would require Cuba to either prosecute hijackers of American planes or order the hijacker's ex- raditionto the United States for triaxludn here.draSaint Vas Sucmeinanofreme wuldebrate toda to cut off one fthet mdescape asthepa routes used by hijackers-many of healer of them arned criminals-who have, however, been demanding ransoms of mil- In fact, lions of dollars for the safety of Roman cle the planes they hijack and the executed s passengers on board. 270 A.D. The draft pact is also believed Valentirn to iclude a provision preventng and was i the United Stilas from giving safe mhaen tolrCir ubanswo comitventures b cries on fleeing Cuba for he It was United States, although it would Roman p exclude other Cubans who simply of lattermd sought exile here. During Bray said the proposed treaty Emperor will be sent to Congress in the an army next few days for discussions and to fa among legislators who have shown h an interest in writing some sort of anti-hijacking pact with Cuba. He said, however, that he did not think the treaty required any legislative action on Congress' part. The spokesmanwould not dis- close the procedural details yet to C i be worked out, although it was thought that one was the method of signature and exchange of papers between the two countries, If you've b which do not recognize each other table leg or pa diplomatically. A b ' i Ofi hints new trade walls valuation of the dollar that the trade legislation would provide for: -Lowering tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade "assuming our trading partners are willing to participate full in the process." -Raising tariffs when such action "would con- tribute to arrangements assuring that American exports have fair access to foreign markets." The aim of the devaluation is to increase the cost of goods coming into the United States and to make, U.S. products cheaper abroad. Nixon said today he wanted Americans to understand that devaluation did not affect the value of their dollars at home. These were affected basically by the cost of living and his fight against inflation, he said. Reporters who were allowed to overhear a portion of Nixon's conversation with Shultz heard the President say "other nations must get away from their discriminatory policies and we must be in a position to bargain harder." Nixon singled out Japan and Europe when he talked of threats to U.S. businesses, saying: "The United States being the best market in the world-and this is not criticism of our Japanese and European friends-they are loading it into this market and they can drive U.S. See NIXON, Page 7 AP Photo Business kept coming in strong as usual at the office of an international currency dealer in Frankfurt, Germany yesterday. Continuous ringing of telephones kept the office staff busy during the day. Ce asefire to be Doily Photo by STUART HOLLANDER Valentine's Day:* Love ry rid es 1 enturies signed inLaos expectedtda VIENTIANE, Laos, (Reuters) - The Laotian government said yes- terday a ceasefire to end the war in Laos would be signed this week and later announced that its forces had recaptured the strategic southern town of Paksong. A government spokesman, who had attended yesterday's meeting between the government and pro-communist Pathet Lao delegations to ,the peace talks here, said a truce would be signed "almost cer- tainly this week," possibly even today. The spokesman, Nouphat Chounlamany, said there were no major obstructions in the way of peace. Later, a military spokesman said a ceasefire would be signed by the weekend but would not reveal the exact date. He added however that the ceasefire would not last if North Vietnamese forces, estimated at about 70,000, did not withdraw from the country. The spokesman, who was giving the first briefing since the black- out of military news imposed by the government last week, said that there was no connection between the military situation and the ceasefire declaration. He said government irregulars had retaken the town of Paksong on the Blovens Highlands, lost to North Vietnamese forces last week. He also said government forces have again got to with "a few kilometres" of Saravane, on the northern edge of the Highlands. Last week, it was reported that government troops had suffered heavy casualties in an attempt to retake Saravane. There were no official casualty figures of the fighting at the two towns which have changed hands several times during the past years. The military spokesman said the government had decided to im- pose the news blackout because it wanted to encourage the public and also because adverse reports from the battlefield would not help during what he called the "political war" before a ceasefire. Peace talks in Vientiane, which had appeared to have stalled, picked up pace when the Vietnam agreement was reached. The Laotian government renewed a proposal for a ceasefire and the Pathet Lao responded by suggesting that extra secret peace discus- sions should be held on top of the regular Tuesday sessions. A week ago Pathet Lao Secretary General Ptou Mi Vongvichit and chief government negotiator Pheng Phongsavan returned to the talks, heightening the feeling that they were reaching a critical stage. Laotian Prime Minister Prince Souvanna Phouma has had several meetings with Phoumi since his return here 10 days ago from the Pathet Lao headquarters of Sam Neua, in Northwestern Laos. A major outstanding problem appeared to be that of the compo- sition of a provisional government to run the country until new gen- eral elections could be held. The Pathet Lao has refused to accept Prince Souvanna as head of such an administration. By BONNIE CARNES lentine, whose Feast Day we cele- y, has been known throughout history tron saint of engaged couples and lover's quarrels. Curiously enough, Valentine was no Valentino. Saint Valentine was two people- rgymen of the same name who were imultaneously on this date-Feb. 14, e number one was Bishop of Terni, mprisoned not for his amorous ad- ut for aiding persecuted Christians. really Valentine number two-a riest-whose adventures as a sort ay Cupid started the whole tradition. the early years A.D. the Roman Claudius was seeking to establish of single-minded bachelor soldiers cilitate his plans he proclaimed a ban on marriage. Valentine, however, defied the edict and continued bringing happy couples together on the sly. He was soon caught, however, and sen- tenced to die. Even a Roman emperor could not vanquish the spirit of love, however. Each Feb. 15 during the Feast of Lupercalia young men picked a sweetheart for a year by drawing names from a lottery box. Since Lupercalia came so close to the feast day for the now cannonized Valentine (Feb. 14) the two holidays were consolidated into one: Saint Valentine's Day. The sentiment of Lupercalia and lover's lotteries stuck and soon the idea caught on in France and England. The sentimental Britons really went to town See VALENTINE'S, Page 10 $200,000 NEEDED of percipitation should turn will be in the upper thirties, to snow. Temperatures today tonite's lows will be near 25. Ford cited for improper tests; judge sets fine at $7 million DETROIT (UPI)-Ford Motor Co. was fined $7 million yester- day as a result of government court action stemming from vio- lations in antipollution testing of 1973-model cars and Ford's fail- ure to report them. The Justice Department filed criminal and civil suits against Ford before U.S. District Judge last year. They involved un- scheduled maintenance on the engines and exhaust systems of some of the test cars. Ford brought the matter to the attention of the Environ- mental Protection Agency (EPA) voluntarily after its top manage- ment became aware of the viola- tions. The company was then nrd.rP+ i-torotac$ tha ,amhirac nan The antipollution tests required by the 1970 Clean Air Act called for conducting 50,000-mile tests to determine if the 1973-model cars met federal emission stan- dards for car engines. In addition to the fines levied, Ford was, ordered to prevent similar violations in the future through "affirmative action." "We believe that the conclu- riror s men in underway. According tions departm last year at thi Emphasisc or more parkir bile" officers v with violators, Car impour pointsaout, the when they wall The city's; According to Sheehan to Ma sources are fa The larges funds exists in primarily from y cracks down on By TERRY MARTIN been using your parking tickets to prop up an unsteady "::: per your room, be prepared for a visit from one of Ann blue. The second annual parking violations crackdown is to Warrant Officer Marvin Goebel of the Traffic Viola- ent, a "tightening-up" of policy, similar to that done us time, is presently in effect. centers on a list of "chronic violators," thos'e with tent ng infringements. The approach is two-fold: more "mo- who will seek personal rather than telephone encounters and impoundment of notoriously offending cars on sight. indment is a special threat for out-of-staters. As Goebel best way to contact those not registered in Michigan is k into the police station to collect their cars. motivation appears to be primarily fiscal, not vengeful. a memo from Assistant City Administrator Kenneth yor Robert Harris and the city council, certain revenue illing way short of expectations. t such gap between estimated revenue and collected the department of Fines and Forfeits. The funds come parking tickets. "f parking fines ." C"