MIDDLE EAST TRAGEDY See Editorial Page . -y Lw igaui :4 atID SULTRY High-80 Low--S8 Partly cloudy, slight chance of rain Vol. LXXXIIf, No. 11 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, September 19, 1972 len Cents Ten Pages QUEST ENDED: POw families meet in Hanoi By PETER ARNETT Associated Press Special Correspondent HANOI - A motorcade of 1950-model Russian Volga sedans rushing through the darkened streets of Hanoi, a hur- ried walk through a dark courtyard of the headquarters of the People's army, soldiers in pith helmets standing quietly by. Up a flight cf steep wooden steps past a crush of televis- ion photographers and then almost alone in a simply furnished dusty room. It was journey's end for two determined American women who started out a week ago from Dunedin, Fla., and San Diego, Calif., on a trip halfway around the world to personally bring home their released prisoner of war Navy pilots. Minnie Lee Gartley was first through the door Sunday, Pot byl law City amended Council patting at her graying hair, TU forced to, vacate its office Student Government C o u n c i officers last night moved th Tenants Union (TU) out of it. smaller office in the Student Ac tivities Bldg. into the group' larger office. The move came after SGC tol4 TU it would have to vacate the smaller office by last Sunday, s it could be turned over to the Com mittee to Re-elect the President. SGC officers contacted Cynthi Churchill, who -is listed with SG( as a member- of the TU steerinj committee, to supervise the mov last night. "I don't know anything about th issues raised over the weekend,' she said in reference to rU charge of "political harassment" leveler at SGC. "I was only concerned for the equipment and belongings of TU,' she added. "I wanted to make sure they were put in the ocher offict and not just dumped out in the hall." TU spokesperson David Raaflaul had pharged earlier that SGC Waf trying "to kick us out all together.' "We're suffering political retali ation of the highest order," he said Raaflaub was unavailable foi comment last night. her eyes alive with expectation. - Past two soldiers at the door, a cameraman and there he was-her tall blond son, Navy Lt. Markham L. Gartley. "Better looking than I remem- bered him after five years apart," she said. Gartley blinked. Then he felt his mother's strong arms around his neck. Keyed up for a. week he said later: "Itwasralmostunreal,not 1 quite as traumatic as I expected." Slim, pretty Olga Charles had al- e ready dashed by and embraced :s her husband, Navy Lt. Norris Charles.bThey had not seen such s other for 10 months and Mrs. Charles would not reveal what she whispered in his ear in this first e moment. o Standing nearby was Air Force i Maj. Edward Elias, who up to the previous evening had thought either his wife or father would make the a trip. Cora Weiss from New York C who had helped to arrange his re- g lease walked up to him. e The official reception was ready to begin and it was only a special e concession by military authorities that had allowed the women to s meet first briefly with their loved dones. Mrs. Bartley and Mrs. Charles e stood quietly behind their men as each stepped forward to the mic- e rophone and made brief state- e ments, then pandemonium as Mrs. e Charles shoved through the press and television crews to cuddle her husband and Mrs. Gartley found! b her son at the edge of the room. ~ Back to the motorcade, past a small group of Vietnamese civil- ians who cheered at the gate. Then a banquet in Hoa Binh Hotel and r a long talk into the night with members of American peace group - who came over to escort them e home and with a few journalists. But not for the Charles,' who excused themselves early. Mrs. it Charleshad a tape to play to her husband from their 3-year-cold ,jdaughter and so they walked hand in hand up the twisting stairway of the old hotel to the "Honeymoon - Suite." Daily Photo by TERRY McCARTHY A tree for ROTC Dean Robert Williams and Air Force Colonel Marvin Grunzke ceremonially plant a spruce tree outside the ROTC building yesterday to commemorate 25 years of Air Force officer education at the Univer- sity. The ceremony, which was attended by about 50 uniformed cadets, passed without incident under the vigilance of two University security officers. STEINEM, SLOAN SPEAK: Abortionreformra draws.2,000to Hill By DAVE BURHENN City Council last night amended its marijuana ordi- nance to make the penalty for possession, use or sale of the drug identical to that for a parking violation. The vote was 6-5, with the coun- cil's four Democrats joining the two Human Rights Party (HRP) members to give the amendment the margin of success. All five Republicans opposed the amend- ment. The ordinance, which already provided for a fine of only $5 for marijuana related offenses, was modified to include a provision aimed at curbing the sentencing power of the city's two district court judges. HRP members on council had feared that the judges would in- clude in their sentences terms of probation for those found guilty of Violating the law. They sought to clarify the law to enable of- fenders to simply mail in their $5 fine without necessarily having to make court appearance. The amendment also allows judges to defer sentencing of of- fenders, a technical move aimed at- allowing cases to lapse and the offender to escape having a drug conviction on his or her criminal record. It was unclear last night, how- ever, whether future marijuana cases will ever come before a judge, as under the amendment offenders can supposedly dispose of cases simply by pleading guilty and paying the fine. The marijuana ordinance was originally passed last May, and at the time was. hailed by its Human Rights Party sponsors as "the closest we can legally get towards decriminalization." It has yet to be tested in court,1 however, and some observers have speculated that the city's normally3 conservative district court judges By MARILYN RILEY Bomb threats and cold rains couldn't dampen the spirits of over 2,000 people who turned out to cheer the performers of "Cele- bration - Woman isdFree" Sun- day night at Hill Aud. The show of skits, songs and speeches marked the official start of the campaign for pas- sage of the state's abortion re- form referendum Nov. 7. Proposal B would allow "a li- censed medical or osteopathic physician to perform an abortion at the request of a patient if the period of gestation has not ex- ceeded 20 weeks. Currently abortions may only be perform- ed to "preserve the life" of the pregnant woman. Following an evacuation and unsuccessful search of the audi- torium for explosives, the show began two hours late with songs and plays by feminist perform- ers. Then "Ms." Editors Gloria Steinem and Margaret Sloan brought the audience back to the business of getting the abortion referendum passed. Daily Photo by TERRY McCARTHY LLOYD FAIRBANKS (R-Fourth Ward) opposing the revisions to the city's pot law. Council tables HRP consumer ordinances By DAVE BURHENN City Council last night deferred consideration of three Human Rights Party-sponsored amendments to the city code aimed at establishing strict new consumer standards for local retailers. The three proposals called for compulsory -unit pricing, dating of products and nutritional labeling of all foodstuffs Steinern -Sloan But SGC Treasurer David per, who sent the eviction to TU, denied the charges. Scha notic "We're just refusing to gran them special privileges," he main tamed. The remaining TU office he said, should be large enough for the group. TU also contended that the de cision to allocate the office to the Committee to Re-elect the Presi- dent was made without a quorun of SGC members present. There are 13 members on SGC, but only six were present last Tuesday ' when the vote was taken. Schaper, however, said council had the right to vote on the mattei under a provision of Robert's Rules of Order which allows decisions to be made without a quorum f they require immediate action. The decision has to be ratified at the next meeting that has a quorum, according to the rules. SGC's meeting is scheduled foi tonight. TU is a student organization con- cerned with such problems as land- lord-tenant disputes, low-cost hous- ing and rent freez violations. Steinem called for "reproduc- tive freedom and an end to gov- ernment interference in that freedom." According to Steinem, this includes the establishment of free abortions, the repeal of birth control laws and an end to the involuntary sterilization of those in prisons and mental in- stitutions. 1 t e1 t- r f ; . 1 ., 1 t'r i U' consolidates prmed school in new six-year program, By JUDY RUSKIN ing the two programs rather than dent, Mark Yost. The University has initiated a merely shortening either one of "The classes, particularly chem- new program which will enable them was the major concern. istry, are taught differently," he students to earn their MD degree A few universities have accele- continued. "They use the 'Keller in six years instead of the tradi- rated MD programs reducing the method.' There are no lectures, tional eight years by combining number of years to six. However, you go completely at your own undergrad a n d medical school this often has been "achieved pre- pace." courses. oiat bycmrsin ndI The program is known as Inte- dommantly by compression and The program was originally plan- compaction of the pre-medical por- ned for five years, but according flex for Integrated, Flexible Pre- tion of the education, usually at to DeMuth, six years is now con- medical/Medical School Curricu- the expense of the humanities and sidered the standard length of time lum e the liberal arts," DeMuth said. until graduation. While developing the program, "Society needs physicians who Dr. George DeMuth, associate are able to attack problems using deanfor academic affairscat the the techniquesofthehumanistas medial shoolsai tha comin-wel~l as those of the scientist," he --1V f ei f Sloan focused on the additional problems a black woman faces in defining her role in society. "We have nothing to validate our self-images other than some old pancake boxes," she said, referring to pictures on Aunt Jemimah mixes. Actress Candice Bergen also spoke, in her first public appear- ance on the issue of abortion re- form. Speakers,,singers and theater groups all stressed the view that women should be able to "con- trol their own bodies," instead of having decisions about abortion handed down by parents, chur- ches and legislators. Cookie Cirello, a feminist folk- singer from New York, opened the shows with songs she had composed and sung on the streets of Miami Beach during the po- litical conventions. The Streetcorner Society, an eight-person theater group from Michigan State University, drew two standing ovations with their presentation of "The Woman Play." A series of short skits, See ABORTION, Page 7 4t hav ove~r will refuse to recognize its legality. sold within the city. Both the judges, S. J. Elden and Unit pricing, a system currently used in New York City, Pieter Thomassen, have declined tells the consumer how much of a product he or she is to comment on what they will rule --- - -- _- -- .getting for each penny spent. when the time comes for them to: The amendments were deferred sentence an offender. to0 because council members felt that The first case brought under the Gythe amendment could run into con- new law, against University stu- flict with federal laws regulating nterstate commerce. dent William Robertson, is cur- While Mayor Robert Harris said rently pending in Judge Thomas-: he was in favor of increased con- sen's court. Robertson was ticketed Dick Gregory, black activist, au- sumer protection, he and all four in July. thor and comedian, will speak at Democrats on council voted with PoeIetrtmorwngta two of the five Republicans to defer About a dozen other cases have Power Center tomorrow night ast sertnvRpbian dfr Abou a ozenothr caes avethe first speaker in a series spon- consideration of HRP's measure. yet to come to trial. sored by the Council onBlacksCon- Harris said he wished to allow Debate on the amendment last! cerns (CBC). time for the city attorney to examine the proposed'measure. night was similar to that on pre- Gregory is well-known as a civil Joining with HRP council mem- vious occasions when moves have rights and anti-war activist and bers Nancy Wechsler (Second been made to liberalize the city's was an independent write-in candi- Ward) and Jerry De Grieck (First drug laws. date for President in 1968. Ward) were three Republicans, He. is the first of a list of speak- William Colburn (Third Ward), Ed- Republicans spoke s t r o n g 1 y ers that will include Jesse Jackson, ward Hadler (Fourth Ward) and against the measure-fearing it Julian Bond and Richard Hatcher Bruce Benner (Fourth Ward). would turn the city into the "drug this semester, and others next Colburn explained, however, that capital of the state"-while HRP term. he voted with HRP only so he and Democrats spoke equally According to one member, CBC could help try to defeat theordi- strong in favor. is an organization designed to "fos-n epubenandotherLy ter understanding and awareness Republican councilman Lloyd Persons arrested for possession and hopefully arrive at solutions to Fairbanks (Fourth Ward) spoke of marijuana under state law- the problems confronting our so-: strongly against the amendments, which prevails outside the city ciety and our University." claiming that if such measures as limits of Ann Arbor-can be ailed nutritional labeling were imposed j d Tickets are on sale for $1.50 at on merchants "every citizen in for up to a year and fined up to the Union and Powers Center, for Ann Arbor would be shopping out- $1,000. tomorrow's 7:30 p.m. show. I side of the city." Fleming has jobs in -UAW and Chrysler By CHARLES STEIN union arbitrator. When President Robben Fleming David Klein, president of the takes his seat on the board of di- UAW Public Review Board dis- rectors of Chrysler Corp. Sept. 30, agreed with this position, however. he will be in the unique position "I don't see any possible con- of holding posts with both the auto flict of interest," said Klein. "Our industry and the United Auto panel deals exclusively with un- Workers Union. ion cases and has nothing to do For, in addition, to his duties with the auto industry itself." with the University and Chrysler, A spokesman for the UAW con- Fleming is a member of the UA- cmrred with Klein's statement. W's Public Review Board. The Fleming was unavailable for board, a public panel not direct- comment on the matter. ly affiliated with the union, serves F l e m i n g ' s appointment to as a kind of Supreme Court to Chrysler was announced I a s t which intra-union cases may be Thursday by the corporation. He added. The program cuts much dupli-4 cation of courses between the un- dergraduate and graduate level., he continued. For example premedical students are required to take organic chem- istry, while as medical students they must take biochemistry. Un- der Inteflex the courses are com- bined. "The course removes most of the industrial oriented material from the organic chemistry, the part! which was irrelevant to most med- ical students," DeMuth saia. There are currently 50 freshman in the Inteflex program. They were selected from about 600 applicants and have an average high school grade point average of 3 81 "During the screening process,' said Dr. Colin Campbell, a mem- ber of the admissions committee 'discrimination issue By TAMMY JACOBS Managing Editor About 35 persons picketed the Flame, said to be a gay bar, on Washington St. Saturday night from midnight until about 2:30 a.m., demanding that its owner stop a l1 e g e d discrimination against "drag queens." The demonstration was plan- ned by a group of Gay Libera- tion Front (GLF) members, but "other gay people, who do not generally come to GLF meet- ings" were present and picketing, according to Jim Toy, GLF mem- ber and the University's Gay Student Advocate. Also nresent w e r e several license and room to dance, bet- ter music," and "no selective harassment o r discrimination a g a i n s t people by Harvey (Blanchard) or other employes." Blanchard, who says he is "looking into" a dance license," maintains he does not discrimi- nate. "I have barred a couple of people because of their he- havior in the bar, not because they're gay," he said. He added that he ordered peo- ple dressed in drag out of the bar because "there were only a few, and they were going into the women's john." He said he is checking into the law with regards to transvestites .........