City mayoral candidate statements "I age £fr an Basj Eighty-two years of editorial freedom Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan Ed. note: Today The Daily begins to print campaign statements from the city election candidates. Today, the candidates for mayor and from the second ward. 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Mich. News Phone: 764-0552 TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1973 SGC: Gl for president WE ENDORSE Lee Gill for the presi- dency of Student Government Coun- cil, as we find him the only candidate capable of providing the leadership and initiative Council has so sorely lacked in recent years. During the reign of outgoing President Bill Jacobs, Council has been fraught with ineptitude and fiscal irresponsibility so gross as to stagger the mind. While Council spent marathon sessions locked in ridiculous debate piddling away the students' money so it also piddled away any support or respect it once might have commanded. While Jacobs and Co. deserve applause for the creation of an SGC legal advo- cate, one of their few positive actions, the manner in -which that position was se- lected and funded leaves much to be de- sired LEE GILL, through his work with South Quad Minority Council, the Council for Black Concerns, and as SGC vice president for minority affairs proved himself to be the most effective and dy- namic leader on campus. Gill has the ability to command respect from stu- dents and administrators alike, as well as the knowledge of the University bu- reaucracy to serve as a truly effective Council president. Perhaps more importantly, Gill has Shown that he is careful and responsible in the disposition of funds. He has opened the books of the Council for Black Con- cerns and promises to do the same as president of SGC. We believe that a Gill presidency will be a responsible and open one, under which Council will finally as- sume a posture of action rather than pet- tiness. It was brought to our attention recent- ly .that Gill has a prison record. He was sentenced to two years in Milan Federal Penitentiary for auto theft, and was hit with several other charges which were all subsequently dismissed. Gill is not secre- tive about his past, and prison officials and University administrators alike re- gard him with the utmost respect. Gill must be judged solely on his abili- ties, which we consider exceptional; not on his history. SINCE THE SIXTIES student activism here and elsewhere has slowly but surely evaporated into a fog of apathy. At one time students may have been able to look to Council for leadership out of this destructive trend, but anyone who wit- nesses the bureaucratic entanglements and ego-ridden shouting matches of SGC's "activists" can only conclude that apathy is a safe bet. It is not. The recent busts of three stu- dents on drug charges inside the dorms is a clear indication of things to come. As more and more campuses turn from vi- brant activism to complacent sleep, more and more students will be awakened by police. Lee Gill has the capability and the energy to fight that trend and win. It is nov time to give SGC, in the form of Lee Gill and his capable vice presiden- tial candidate Sandy Green, another chance. The organization needs only di- rection to realize its potential. We believe this to be the right time for SGC, and Lee Gill to be the right man. Benita Kaimowitz HRP CO VOTE MONDAY. It will make a difference. My election will put Ann Arbor back on the map. It will lift us out of the feeling we've all had since November of being up against the Nixon wall, helpless. When I'm mayor of Ann Arbor, we're not going to be able to elim- inate the evils in our national sys- tem. But we'll feel change is pos- sible - we'll be moving again. I'm going to fight to get rent con- trol, to change police priorities so we can end harassment and start protecting ourselves from the crim- es that hurt, to get a real Com- munity Women's Clinic going in- stead of just abortion mills, to make this city responsive to all the people who haven't been listened to by officials beholden to the banks, developers, and the Uni- versity administration. THE DEMOCRATS are trying to scare us into voting for Mogdis. They are hoping that we will be so cowed by the spectre of Stephen- son that we won't notice much what they've offered instead: 0 the man who approved the classified Defense Department con- tract "Analysis of Vietnamization" for his department at Bendix. " the new improved Franz Mog- dis who this year is saying, "Oh, 2nd wa Frank Shoichet HRP IN ORDER TO make an intelli- gent choice, voters should look beyond campaign rhetoric. They should ask what the past record of the three political parties has been on City Council, which party sticks to its platform and doesn't find convenient excuses to cop out, and whether each party has nominated an activist. On each basis, HRP and I feel we merit your vote and y o u r support. CHECK THE RECORD. Demo- crats and Republicans combined to defeat HRP proposals on rent con- trol, a public rent-information file, holding public hearings on the po- lice, calling for a Federal investi- gation of rent-freeze violations, op- posing the St. Joseph Hospital move, funding the Women's Com- munity Clinic, forbidding the im- portation of strike-breakers, and more. Some of these votes went con- trary to the Democrat's own plat- I'm for human services too" - when last year he ran a losing race for Council on a conservative plat- form. O a man so insensitive to civil liberties that he would use high bail to punish anyone accused of a property crime who didn't sub- mit to a "voluntary" urine test. Democratic voters all over the city who feel they've been pushed too far and asked to compromise too much with this candidate, have joined my campaign because it of- fers a real alternative. The existence of the H u m a n Rights Party in Ann Arbor means that none of us has to settle for unacceptable candidates from the other, two parties. Disenchanted Democrats plus a strong student vote can put me in office. Your vote Monday is crucial. Franz Mogdis Democrat THE FEDERAL Government, un- der Nixon, has abdicated its responsibility toward the people of this nation. It has used the Amer- ican peoplle to achieve its o w n self-serving end and in so doing, has negated humandpriorities. The election results of last November demonstrate that the people of Ann Arbor want humaneness returned to government. As mayor, I would make this my first priority. If we are to maitain the uniqueness of our community, then we cannot ig- nore the needs of any segment of our population. And this position is a major dif- ference between myself and the Republican and HRP candidates for mayor. The Republican, if elected, has promised to exclude from the decision-making process, indeed, would make second class citizens of, half the community - the poor, students, minorities, to name a few. The HRP candidate would do the same in the opposite direction. Neither approach, of course, does anything to solve the problems facing this community. In fact, such attitudes only inten- sify the diviseness and problems we must find solutions to. Government must serve all cit- izens. The poor as well as the rich have a place in Ann Arbor. Stu- dents have equal rights to non- students. Minorities must be serv- ed along with the majority; wo- men's needs must be met; sick people must be cared for: and the unskilled must be trained. THESE GOALS can be realized but only if all resources available to our city government are direct- ed to this purpose. Ann Arbor can- nt go back. We cannot elect a right-wing Republican who advo- cates a return to the past and the implementation of Nixon priorities here. And that is the soectre we face. A vote for either the Repub- lican or HRP candidate for mayor accomplishes that end. As has been proven time after time, HRP can't win city-wide; but they can re- peat last year's council races in the fourth and fifth wards and Last year's school board races and elect a right-wing Republican. It should be remembered that even at the height of HRP success last spring they only got 24 per cent of the vote, city-wide, and they haven't come close to repeating that fig- ure since. The leadership provided by the mayor must be progressive, hu- mane and responsive to the needs and concerns of the present and the future. I am the only candidate who has campaigned city-wide on these concerns and offered specific solutions to the problems we face. I pledge this type of leadership if elected Mayor on April 2. James Stephenson Republican ANN ARBOR was once a leader in solving community prob- lems, the city was well run and there was a strong community spirit. Today important problems are being ignored; city services are steadily deteriorating, and we are torn by doubt,Amistrust, and in- decisiveness. A Democrat-HRP coalition, more concerned with symbols and ideology than with the substance of sound government management, controls City Hall and is starting Ann Arbor into the hopeless problems that plague de- caying cities. We can no longer afford this. If I am elected I will be honest, fair, and frank with all of the people. I will face our prob- lems, seek creative solutions and bring sound management to our government in order to provide needed services with a minimum tax burden. Every day we are terrorized by rip-offs - muggings,rrobberies, rapes, shootings, bodily assaults and senseless vandalism. The crime rate is appalling. We must restore the confidence of the in- dividuial in the ability of our city government to protect all citizens. Our city is littered with unsight- ly and unsanitary garbage and garbage cans. Our streets are fil- thy, rutted, filled with potholes, and snow and ice removal in neigh- bodhoods is non-existent. Lansky's junk yard is still with us. If I am elected, part of our revenue shar- ing funds will go toward improving the environment and restoring backyard garbage collection. ILLEGAL HARD DRUG use is soreading like wildfire. We all suf- fer because of the hurts of the addicts and because of the result- ing increase in crime. Attempts to solve this problem through great- er police enforcement have not been successful. This is a medical problem. In addition, we must eli- minate the profitsafrom the sale of illegal drugs. I am not optimis- tic as to how far we can go alone in solving this problem. However, I will push as far as possible and will make everyseffortato stimulate action at the state and national levels. Apartment dwellers and other renters fell the pressure of rising rents, in part, due to our failure to expand the supply of housing. We also are developing pockets of declay and slum areas which should be replaced. Unless we act now we will become another de- caying urban disaster area. Ann Arbor Tomorrow is a vital first step. We must further encourage the building of better single fam- ily, multiple dwelling, and com- mercial structures. 4 4 rd candidates look at the issues form. Why is it that their "con- science" votes always seem to be on the side of the status-quo? Coin- cidence? No wonder my Democratic op- ponent feels it necessary to run a "me too' campaign. But even. in their attempt to blur differences, the Democrats still fall far short of workable solutions. Instead of rent control NOW, they support t h e STUDY commission they passed with the support of the Republi- cans. Instead of tenant-controlled code enforcement they would ask the same old bureaucrats to do bet- ter. Instead of calling- for City pressure on the University for low- cost housing, they remain silent. Instead of calling for shifting of money away from exotic police hardware into addict rehabilitation (to help stem the rip-off prob- lem) they call for more foot pa- trols from the same police who in- creased marijuana possession ar- rests 33 per cent last year. Their Mayoral candidate proposes what amounts to preventive detention for addicts. UT BEING ON City Council is more than just pasing laws. It means being an activist. After my service on the Michigan Political Reform Commission, I left the Democrats. I workedas an intern in Detroit Model Cities. Locally, I was a Community Organizing Di- rector for the Moratorium, a fund- ing member of the white support coalition for BAM, coordinator of student support for GM and the University workers' strikes and a Mayday organizer. Since Septem- ber, 1971 I have been a near full time activist with HRP. I am pre- sently a law student at the Uni- versity. Carol Jones Democrat WE MUST BEGIN to redefine "essential city services." Child care, health care, transportation, etc., are at least as much govern- ment's responsibility as the more traditional uses of municipal au- thority. City-supported and user- controlled child care services are needed to give parents a full op- portunity to use their talents most productively. Government - pro- vided health care must replace a private health care system which provides adequate health care to the rich, and suffering to the poor. Money now used for acres of as- phalt must be used to build a con- venient, low - cost transportation system. The power of government must be used to help those who need its help most, not to rein- force the disparities betweenrthe powerful and the powerless. GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES are only as good as the people who implement them are responsive. Too often at present, City Hall bureaucrats respondsonly to vested interests ; developers, road build- ers, landlords. Council must take an active and critical role in mak- ing city government responsible. Regular and periodic review should be held for all departments and department heads., Administrators who are not re- sponding to the public's and Coun- cil's input should be fired and re- placed by ones who will. The best way to make City Hall responsive to the people is to get more of the people into City Hall. More wom- en, blacks, younger people, etc. must be recruited for decision- making positions in city govern- ment. I am running for City Council to serve the needs of under-represent- ed people in Ann Arbor, not to fur- ther the ambitions of a political party. People like George McGov- et, Fred Postill and Liz Taylor make it clear to me that progres- sive change can be achieved by working in the Democratic Party. My chief opponent spend most of his time yelling about how bad things have always been. I am working to make them better for people in the future. Clan Crawford Republican PUBLIC TRANSIT resources should be concentrated in densely populated, areas instead of cruising empty through the su- burbs. I.support the bus millage. The ridiculous traffic island on Hill St. at Forest should be elim-, inated. The University should provide more outdoor recreation space for the students, such as around dorms in student apartment areas. Many new apartment buildings should be constructed to create a competitive situation in student areas -enabling tenants to ef- fectively bargain for fair rents and good service. Those who are fed up with can- didates who claim the city has nil- lions for programs they propose but are not willing to help squeeze a mere $139,000 out of city coffers for decent trash collection and those who support the positions above have a choice before them. Elect Clan Crawford to City Coun- cil from the Second Ward next Monday. Vote no on optional funding ALL BALLOT propositions to come before the student body in recent all- campus elections none has had more pro- found implications than the proposal for voluntary funding of the Student Gov- ernment Council. The plan, if approved, would allow in- dividual students to decide whether they wish to pay a $1.00 tuition assessment to support SGC. The-result, in all likelihood, would be a drastic reduction in the power of SGC if not its total extermination as an institution. For that reason, we urge a "no" vote on the proposal. Voluntary funding's proponents argue that SGC has shown itself to be irrespon- sible in its use of student money, giving it out piecemeal rather than developing a comprehensive responsible fiscal pro- gram of its own. Therefore, so the argument goes, Coun- cil should not be entrusted with large amounts of student funds. We feel we must reject this argument. The power to tax is the fundamental power on which any government rests. It cannot be subject to a year by year re- review by the voters if government is to have any stability or any chance to carry out coherent programs. If the people decide a government is abusing their trust, it is reasonable to at- tempt to alter the composition of that government. We agree that SGC's spending policy must be reformed. Voluntary funding, however, is not the way to °go about it. ONE LEVER that can be used to produce a more fiscally sound SGC is a reduc- tion of the government's funding to a more reasonable level. We therefore sup- port a reduction of the SGC assessment from $1.00 to 75 cents as proposed, by the first ballot proposition. While not attacking the principal of SGC's right to tax, this would demon- strate voter dissatisfaction with SGC spending policies in the past. Further, the 25 cents being cut is merely the amount formerly slated for the SGC meat co-op. Since the Regents have vetoed the co-op plan, this money cannot be spent anyway. THE FOURTH BALLOT proposition-the so-called "10-10-10 plan"-calls for adoption of a wholly new SGC constitu- tion based on radically different patterns of representation. We urge a "no" vote. Under this new constitution, each stu- dent would have three representatives on SGC: One determined by his or her typej of residence, one by class standing and one by which school he or she attends. Each of this student's representatives would sit on one of 3 different bodies of 10 representatives. On each body of 10, various groups would have a fixed num- ber of votes proportional to the percen- tage of the student body they represent. Although the principal of wider and more complete representation on SGC is a good one, we feel this plan is not the way to accomplish it. It is a badly execu- ted constitution, hastily drawn up con- taining enough loopholes and ambiguities to render it completely unworkable under stress conditions. We would like to see a careful exami- nation of the present constitution and would support sensible, well thought out changes. However, we. urge you to reject this ill-conceived plan. DAILY ENDORSEMENT Klein for LSA gov't head HE KNOWLEDGE and exper- ience of Jonathan Klein in the area of academic reform make his election the most promising of the three candidates now running for LSA government. Klein, presently vice-president for academic affairs on the council, has proven his ability to work with faculty members and initiate pro- posals of his own for the better- ment of his constituency. The Daily also recommends Jim Glickman, a present LSA govern- ment member, for the position. Glickman's support and work in the areas of governance, counsel- ing, and grading proposals a 1 s o make him highly qualified for the position. The objectives of both Glickman and Klein are nearly identical. Both candidates differ primarily in their proposed methods to achieve these objectives, and although Glickman's hopes for mass student support for LSA proposals may be commendable, the Daily finds it unrealistic. The Daily, however, feels that candidate Ronald Strauss, a new- comer to politics at this Univer- sity, lacks concrete plans for an effective LSA administration. At present, we do not feel he yet has a sufficient knowledge of LSA politics to serve as president of the body during a crucial per- iod when many academic reforms are imminent. The Daily instead endorses Klein for the presidency of the LSA gov- ernment. I Letters to The Daily Funding To The Daily: THIS IS IN reference to manda- tory funding for Student Govern- ment Council. Student groups such as Advocates for Medical Informa- tion cannot exist without petty cash to cover their minimum, operating expenses. Too often student groups are formed with good intentions to work hard for social and economic change, but dissolve when their members find that, in addition to working 12 hours a day on a pro- ject for no pay, they have to pay for necessary materials out of their own pockets. Prior to receiving a $1000 grant from SGC last fall, the members of our organization had spent as much as $100 of their own pocket money for xeroxing news- paper ads, and purchase of mater- ials. Without the funding from SGC we would not have been able to bring about change for students at U of M, or for students on a na- tional level. We would simply have dissolved. There must be mandatory SGC funding if Student Government 4V own student government. -Advocates for Medical Information March 24 From the past I WOULD LIKE to compliment you on the recent article (March 18) by Laura Berman on the old Ann Arbor Depot. Aside from be- ing very well written and enter- taining, the article managed to re- create a time and atmosphere most of us know very little about. I can remember traveling from Ann Arbor to New York City, through Canada, in 1959 (the serv- ice and cars were lousy then too- the New York Central by then was in steep decline) and can also only vaguely remember riding on trains driven by steam engine. Today, when one hears small children play- ing "trains" by saying 'choo-choo," one can be fairly certain that they don't realize that 'they are mimic- ing the chug of a steam engine. The article prompted me to reflect up- on a significant era of American history and engage in a bit of nos- talgia for times gone by. Please continue these types of articles, they are a welcome addi- >ledge made during our campaigns: We support Benita Kaimowitz and Frank Schoichet, the winning can- didates. We are working in their cam- paigns and urge others to do so. For their campaigns contribute to the growth of the third party move- ment, and, in the second ward, will hopefully give HRP another repre- sentative on City Council. At the same time, the Debs Cau- cus (formerly Chocolate Almond) has continued to meet. We will go on trying to convince people with- in the party that our perspective is mostpuseful to create funda- mental social change in Ann Ar- bor and. in America. We continue to see the party as a healthy coal- ition of a variety of viewpoints, united around the conviction that a third party is necessary to create real social change in our society. For us, the primary was an import- ant first step in the process of ex- plaining our politics to the broad constituency of HRP. --Anne Bobroff Lisa North M'tarch 15 Sylvia s Signs TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1973 Aries should avoid mixing business and pleasure Aries. (March 21 - April 19). It is time to make a change. Do it with extra care and consideration to make sure it is an improvement. Study is favorable as ro- mance seems headed downhill. The result however, is enlightenment. Taurus. (April 20 - May 20). Your ro- mance and finances suffer setbacks today. Chances are you will find yourself depressed and headachey. Escape by taking a long drive in the country.' Delhi Park may be just what the doctor ordered. Gemini. (May 21 - June 20). Make sure to finish schoolwork and other errands early today to give yourself plenty of free time. Tonite should bring romance into the scene as new peak in love reached. Cancer. (June 21 - July 22). You will be reacting to situations rather than initiating action so hold your tongue. Others will be too easily offended. Spend a quiet evening by the TV to escape. Leo. (July 23 - Aug. 22). Don't overeat today, especially rich desserts as your inactivity will produce unnecessary pounds. Pro- fits will continue to soar today as an important business deal is completed. Virgo. (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22). Finish a pending term paper today to escape from boredom and wasted time. All your affairs should begin to move forward bringing inspiration, liberation and fun! Libra. (Sept. 23 - Oct. 22). Events which you have participated in- of late bring disappointing results. However, the long 'run ef- fect will bring you unexpected pleasure. You have touched some- one important. Scorpio. (Oct. 23 - Nov. 21). Don't make schedule changes that you have been contemplating. The results could be disastrous. Set yourself up for an excitingly romantic date that will cost very little. Sagittarius. (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21). Cooperation is the keyword today so take added care in your dealings with others. A good day to play master chef as new recipes may give you unexpected insight to a hidden talent. Capricorn. (Dec. 22 - Jan. 19). An important job interview may be waiting for you. Check out the possibilities as summer ap- University Housing Council IN AN ELECTION year when student evictions, proposed dormitory rate hikes with reduced services and dorm se- curity have become major campus issues, The Daily finds the election of Candice Massey as University Housing Council (UHC) president important for a strong student voice in housing issues. Massey has displayed the enthusiasm and energy necessary for the job. Her previous experience as a member of UHIC and awareness of the shortcomings in the present hierarchy in University housing hopefully insures a more productive lead- ership than his been offered during UHC's brief history.