SUNDAY MORNING See Editorial Page :Y Sir 14au Dai~ ARCTIC High-28 Low-1 9 See Today for details Vol. LXXXI I, No. 1 16 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Sunday, February 18, 1973 Ten Cents Twelve Pages GOP PRIMARY IFY'OU SEE NEWIS HAPPEN CALL 76.DAIY The Regents approved Friday a $4.5 million plan to renovate the Grad library and create "an essentially new building, ac- cording to Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Wilbur Pierpont. The planned changes Will. include additional study space on the third and fourth floors, new elevators with access to all stack levels, alterations in the main entrance to facilitate use of wheelchairs, and - sigh - air conditioning. Late start In what can only be called a last ditch effort, Bob Alexander, HRP state coordinator, announced yesterday that he will toss his hat into the ring for the HRP nomination in the 3rd ward. Because his announcement came only 48 hours before the voting begins on Monday, his name will not be on the ballot, and his name must be written-in. In order to be on the ballot for the general election, Alexander must receive at least 50 votes. There must be -50 HRP stalwarts out there in the 3rd ward to give Alexander a break. A correction In yesterday's story on the Demotratic primary, the Daily reported that mayoral candidate Franz Mogdis has been on the city planning commission for nine years. This is incorrect. He has been on the commission for nine months. The Daily re- grets the error. Jackson blues Jackson prison, the world's largest walled penal institution, is described in a state publication as a "40-year-old mistake that dehumanizes almost 5,000 men annually." The report also quotes Charles Egeler, warden at Jackson as saying, "There's an element that could explode at any moment into a full-blown riot. The biggest problem with running a prison this large is that you really don't have control." The report is in Frontline, the publication of Gov. Milliken's office of criminal justice. Happenings ... ... are livelier than usual for a Sunday today, with an ac- cent on politics. UAC is reshowing Cable TV-3's mayoralty candi- dates debate in MLB Aud. 3 at 2 p.m. . . . the Rainbow Peope's Party is holding an open house from 3 to 6 p.m. over at 1520 Hill . . . HRP mayoralty candidate Richard Steinhart is spon- soring a free concert in South Quad dining hall from 8 to 11 p.m., featuring a band called City Cousin. And in other musical events, folksinger-songwriter Paul Siebel will play at the Ark at 8:30. If all else fails to provoke laughter, catch the Marx Brothers in "A Day at the Races" in Angell Aud. A at 7 and 9. Monday happenings: In sports, the Wolverine gymnasts take on MSU in Crisler at 8 p.m.;' it's French language night at Rive Gauche. Dope notes Hamburg police yesterday seized another half-ton of pure hashish after smashing a narcotics ring and seizing a similar amount of the drug 24 hours earlier. According to a police spokes- person the hashish discovered in the last two days was probably the -largest amount ever seized by West German police . . . In Los Angeles, two New York men were convicted by a federal jury Friday of conspiracy to possess and sell $2.5 million worth of cocaine in connection with a 22-pound shipment of the drug smuggled into Los Angeles from Chile last December. The new J. Edgar? WASHINGTON-President Nixon announced yesterday he intends to nominate L. Patrick Gray III to fill the post of FBI director left vacant by the death nine months ago of J. Edgar Hoover. The nomination of Gray, a long-time Nixon political associate, could kick up controversy in the Senate, but White House press secretary Ron Ziegler said the President was con- fident Gray would be confirmed. Some senators have indicated they will question Gray closely on his political ties to Nixon and the FBI's investigation of the Watergate bugging case. On the inside.. ... Arts Page kicks off a new feature called "In-Sight, which offers inside info on upcoming cultural events during the week . . . the Sunday Daily takes a look at the current controversy over freedom of the press . . . and Frank Longo, the "travelin' man" of Sports Page, lends his fluid on-the-road style to 'coverage of the Michigan-Minnesota hockey contest and.the BIG Minnesota-Indiana basketball game. - The weather picture Things are looking up, but not too far up. It won't be quite as bitter - high.today in the upper 20's, low tonight 19-and chances are pretty good that it won't snow or any- thing catastrophic like that. It'll be mighty windy - 15 m.p.h. or more - but relief is just around the corner as the blessed forces of the Warm Front move into town on Monday, bringing balmy breezes and temperatures in the high 30's and low 40's. Right On. Republicans By GORDON ATCHESONI The Republicans predict this is the year they will recapture the mayorship, regain control of City Council, and return "account- e ability" to local governhent. Since the GOP has only two contested primary elections, party members are already dreaming about their glorious vic- p tories in April's city election. The Republican candidates have consistently hit the "Demo- j1 crat-Human Rights Party coalition" for failing to provide city o residents with adequate police, fire, and sanitation services while T catering to special interest groups. "The Dem-HRP coalition is more concerned with ideology s than the substance of sound government," charges James Step- henson, a Republican mayoral candidate and local GOP chief- R tan. A political conservative, Stephenson served on council from 1968 through spring 1972. Many observers' had tabbed him the p GOP candidate and easy winner in the 1971 mayoral election. & Stephenson, however, decided not to run. The Republican's second i choice, ultra-conservative Jack Garris, was upset by the current i predict ApI Mayor Democrat Robert Harris. Stephenson is opposed by Louis Ernst in tomorrow's primary election. Party members give Ernst no chance of winning. Moreover, the Republicans speak confidently of a Stephenson victory in April. "Capturing the moderate Democrats and inde- pendent voters is the key to my victory," Stephenson claims. Stephenson predicts the Republican Party should gain a ma- ority on council in the April election. Commenting on the length of his coattails he declares "if I win, we will probably take the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Wards." Currently the Republicans hold five seats on council, one short of a majority. They have a "certain" victory in the Third Ward, and if predictions of victory for Stephenson and incumbents Richard Hadler and John McCormick are correct, the GOP will emerge with a total of seven council seats. The Third Ward features the other contested Republican primary, where Roger Bertoia faces Robert Henry. Both candi- dates blast the city's rising crime rate, "ill-managed" public hous- ng, and budget problems. Bertoia and Henry also have virtually dentical stands on Third Ward issues. "I am somewhat more concerned with city-wide problems than Bertoia," Henry says. Bertoia admits he feels city concerns should take a back seat to Third Ward issues but adds "I question whether Henry will listen to all political factions." No other Republicans will endorse either candidate or predict which one will win the primary. Several Republicans have in- dicated, however, Henry "is the party's choice." Who ever cap- tures the primary probably will be elected to council, since the ward is completely dominated by Republican voters. Incumbent council members Hadler and McCormick are seeking reelection in the Fourth and Fifth Wards, respectively. Neither is running in a contested primary. Political observers claim both wards will be toss-ups between the Democrats and Republicans in the April election. The Republicans conceed Hadler will have a tough fight for reelection. He assesses his own chances as being "no "-ztter than one in three" though other party members are less pessimistic. McCormick is given a slight edge in his reelection bid be- cause he is an incumbent and a "good campaigner." He calls for "city hall to return to reason, respect, responsibility." See REPUBLICANS, Page 12 victories S. Vie ts, PRG join in call to end fighting SAIGON (Reuter)-South Vietnam and the communist Provisional Revolutionary Government called on their still- warring forces yesterday to stop fighting. The appeal came almost three weeks after the Vietnam ceasefire officially began-and while sporadic battles were still being fought in scattered parts of South Vietnam. Saigon government and communist radio stations broad- casted the appeal at regular intervals today. The peace call by the two governments followed a similar rj appeal issued earlier by the Jo Kissinger and Con' meet againi By JAMES PRINGLE PEKING (Reuters)-U. S. spe- cial envoy Henry Kissinger had further high level talks with Chinese leaders yesterday amid expectations that his visit wouldj produce concrete developments in Sino-American relations. Diplomats here said that in their view the cordiality of the talks so far indicated that, in time, both a release of two Ameri- can prisonersheld by thewChinese and some form of diplomatic pres- ence short of an embassy could be expected. Yesterday was the third day ofI Kissinger's five-day visit to PekingI -his fifth mission to China. President Nixon's national secur- ity adviser was featured yesterday on the front-page of the Chinese Communist journal People's Daily with Premier Chou En-Lai and China's leading military figure, Yeh Chien-Ying, who is vice- chairman of the military commis- sion of the Party's central com- mittee. The picture was published along- side a report of a banquet held at the Great Hall of the People Fri- day night at which Chou En-Lai and Kissinger pledged to try to bring about a normalization of re- lations between the two countries in the spirit of the Shanghai com- munique signed at. the end of Nix- on's visit to China a year ago. The Chinese people, who have seen Americans presented in a more human and favorable light See KISSINGER, Page 12 j int Military Commission (JMC) of the United States, North and South Vietnam, and the Provisional Revolutionary Government (PRG), the body mandated to see that the Jan. 28 ceasefire is put into effect. A Saigon High Command spokes- man said South Vietnam's force had stopped all bombing raids against suspected communist posi- tions and the government would continue releasing prisoners of war as a sign of goodwill. The Saigon government had ear- lier announced that no more com- munist POWs would be released today unless the other side lived up to its promise to set free 1,020 South Vietnamese soldiers in the first week of the prisoner ex- change. But in a sudden change of heart, it released another 700 North Viet- namese and Viet Cong prisoners early today, bringing the total number of POWs it had freed since Monday to 4,514. An additional 182 other prisoners were scheduled to be set free by nightfall. The Viet Cong has so far released only 711 prisoners. In continuing defiance of the ceasefire, sporadic fighting was re- ported to have flared up in various1 parts of the country with the com-1 munists accused of committing an- other 165 fresh violations of the ceasefire in a 24-hour period to dawn today. A military spokesperson said one of the biggest ground actions oc-1 curred in coastal Binh Dinh prov-' ince overnight when a communist force attacked government posi- tions ten miles northeast of the big Phu Cat air base. 26 com- See ALL, Page 7 Daily Photo by RANDY EDMONDS MEL PERSKY, proprietor of Firearms, Inc., holds up an AR 180 automatic rifle. According to Persky, the AR 180 is the gun most often asked for by college-age youth. Localgun By WILLIAM DALTON In an obscure building on Fourth St., the windows of an enterprise called "Fire- arms, Inc." are bare - except for the glint of silver steel bars. A tiny sign bearing the store's name is the only indication that the building isn't abandoned. But once inside, the room becomes a phantasmagoria of weaponry - hundreds of handguns of every possible caliber and 'design, shotguns, even semi - automatic AR-180 rifles. On one wall is a target of a human form with designations of the most vulnerable areas. "Firearms, Inc." co-owner Jim Collins is in the business of selling guns. And while he feels there is a need for 'FIREARMS, INC.' business some form of federal regulation over handgun sales; he strongly opposes con- gressional efforts to pass tougher gun control legislation. "It's been proven that stricter gun laws aren't the answer," Collins claims. "I don't think they should punish the gun," he says. "They should punish the illegal use of the gun." "Firearms, Inc." has been in business in Ann Arbor for about three years, and co-owners Collins and Mel Persky say they sell an average of 60 guns a month. Most of their trade is in handguns, in- cluding their least expensive and most popular weapon, "The Guardian," which goes for $54. Contrary to the popular campus image lourishes of the typical gun owner as resembling "Joe" of movie fame, Collins says the patronage ranges from "little old ladies living alone" to long-haired students. "The reason they want a gun is fear," said Collins. "People are afraid of getting ripped off and want some kind of home protection. Now when somebody breaks into your home, they don't 'just stop at robbing you." Michigan's gun law is among the strict- est in the nation, requiring the gun pur- chaser's fingerprints be placed on file with both state and local police: Federal regulations require that anyone buying a firearm must first certify that he See GUN, Page 7 Slashing of two financial aid programs to hurt 'U' students W. uadforcaseru Stops weather ureau 4 4 By KAREN KASMAUSKI Weather forecasting a thing most people think of only during 4 ,4 the six o'clock news, is a lifestyle for Bill Marino - the man kl~f4: 4k } ~s §who gives West Quad the distinction of being the only dorm Cl '* ~' ~ '~'" with its own personal weatherman. ...:::.::::::. >.; .: :" ..:::. ....'.:.5 .::;:4 According to Marino, a second-year meteorology student, "As soon as I could read and write, I was doing my own weather :: : :forecast - about seven or eight years old." '"During high school I'd predict the weather for my friends, ;,""'and usually correctly. Their realization of my accuracy and ~' '."'~'rtheir encouragement made me go public with maps and a weather board. r°"' '::"'r " Here at college, I first used the Michigan House black- ."..' k:board and gave just the weather report. This year, Bob Graves suggested I use the former Winchell House display case and put up a weather map. Mr. (Leon) West, the housing director, approved, so that's how I got this set up going. " . "' ' " " 'F'£IlMarino uses the equipment on the roof of the East Engineer- ,.' 4ing Bldg. and he is the only student allowed on West Quad's ¢ ;:..,roof, where he has a rain and snow gauge. By LAURA BERMAN Two major aid programs for students have been slashed from the new federal budget with a potentially "devastating" effect on the Univer- sity. The new budget replaces National Direct Stu- dent Loans (NDSL) and Supplemental Educa- tion Opportunity Grants (SEOG) with a new program called Basic Opportunity Grants - out- right grants of $1400 per student with a propor- tionate amount subtracted from the grant de- pending on the individual's ability to pay. But although the outright grant system is seem- aimed at low-income students, they will benefit community colleges and vocational schools rath- er than the university's middle class student body. But a substantial portion of University students now receiving financial aid have depended on the now-defunct NDSL; those students should begin looking for a bank or other financial insti- tution to serve as lender. Butts advises students to contact hometown banks because local institutions "simply don't have the resources to deal with 30,000 student loans."