CLOSING POT LOOPHOLES See Editorial Page Y Sitr~ia :43 ti1y ELUSIVE High-83 Low-60 Partly cloudy Vol. LXXXiII, No. 12 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, September 20, 1972 en Cents Po qcuarrelIs and a bsentes O l ICS juurre GR e SB 88 SM ue Ten Pages SGC By ROBERT BARKIN Daily News Analysis Vicious personal attacks caused by inter- party conflicts, a continuing lack of quorums at meetings, and parliamentary bungling are just a few of the ailments plaguing Student Govcrnment Council this year. See related story, Page 10 For example i -Two Council members do not even live in Ann Arbor any more. Both are members of GROUP, the political party headed by SGC President Bill Jacobs; -Two of the last four meetings have been run on an unofficial basis because there have not been enough members fbr a quorum. There are 13 members on Council and 9 are necessary for a meeting. Jacobs says, "the quorum minimum is too high;" -SGC has appropriated $9,000 for its elec- tions this year. This.is $2,000 more than last year and a whopping 125 per cent increase over the 1970-71 elections; -The new SGC budget is $78,000. This rep- resents a $50,000 increase from the previous year, due to the new tuition fee of $1 per term, passed by the students in last spring's election. Of the $78,000, $16,500 is tied up by the Regents who, according to Jacobs, "don't want us to have a grocery co-op." There are many problems with SGC but the most fundamental is its members. They squabble, pout, boycott, and obstruct Coun- cil business for their own party gain or "philosophical" view. Yet the supposed main concern of SGC, the students, seems to be overlooked in the chaos. The Sept. 12 meeting is a good example of the workings of SGC. The meeting was de- layed 20 minutes until a quorum was present. It finally progressed to the point of rear- ranging the agenda. Then Administrative Vice President Curt Steinhauer, charged that another member, Bill Dobbs, was against a proposed rule change because of a conflict of interest. Dobbs, angered, walked out of the meeting- and the quorum with him. From that point on the meeting was unofficial. There are other basic difficulties involving SGC members however. Two SGC members do not live in the city or attend the University. Marty Scott, a member of GROUP; attends Wayne State University and lives in Detroit. Michael Davis, another member of GROUP, lives in Cleveland. Joel Silverstein, whose where- abouts are unknown, had his seat declared vacant only last night. According to Jacobs, long distance mnin- bership on Council is very logical. "If they resign," says Jacobs, referring to his fellow members of GROUP, "RAP (Responsible See SQUABBLING, Page 10 Daily Photo An SGC meeting War reflection The blast of a South Vietnamese gun shatters the otherwise placid setting at an artillery base south of Quang Tri city. The giant cannon was shelling possible North Vietnamese positions inside the besiegedprovincial capital. COVERS COSTS: F e sti val earn lite te F more blues to eome By REBECCA WARNER Laid to rest in 1970 after a serious financial failure, The Ann Arbor Blues Festival rose to life again this year with a mild, yet encouraging, financial success. ' Spokespersons for the Rainbow People's Party (RPP), the sponsor of the event, say Ann Arbor can look forward to more blues festivals. Speaking for the non-profit Rainbow Multi-Media Corporation, RPP member and festival organizer David Fenton says the festival made "a little money, much less than we hoped." He says that the exact festival profits have not yet been calculated, but an estimated $5 to 10 thousand was collected over and above festival costs. In contrast, the 1970 festival closed with a deficit of $30 thousand. Explaining the discrepancy between the expected profits and the Ellsberg sues for $1 million Charges use of . illegal wiretaps in Pentagon case LOS ANGELES (I)-Daniel Ells- berg and Anthony Russo filed a $1-million damage suit yesterday, charging the government with il- legal wiretapping in the Pentagon papers case. They were joined by 17 of their attorneys and consul- tants. The suit, considered a "test case," was filed in Washington by the National Emergency Civil Lib- erties Committee, but was an- nounced in Los Angeles where Ellsberg and Russo face trial in the Pentagon papers case. The suit names the heads of eight government departments and agencies and former Atty. Gen. John Mitchell. Ellsberg, Russo and their defense team claim the government illegal- ly eavesdropped on their conver- sations and that "such overheard conversations included m a t t e r s relevant to the defense of Ellsberg and Russo." The eavesdropping, they say, vio- lated their 1st Amendment right to free speech and their 6th Amendment right to "the effective assistance of counsel." Ellsberg and Russo ask a joint {award of $50,000 in damages. The 17 attorneys and consultants ask for $50,000 apiece in punitive dam- ages plus $100 per day for every day they were under surveillance since June 19, 1968 or $1,000 each, depending on which figure is higher. Ellsberg and Russo, both former Rand Corp. researchers on govern- ment projects, are accused of es- pionage, conspiracy and theft in connection with the leak to news media of the top-secret Pentagon papers detailing origins of the Vietnam War. Their trial is currently in legal limbo because of a related chal- lenge of government wiretapping in the case. The U.S. Supreme Court is ex- pected to decide early next month whether it will consider the wire- tap challenge and necessitate a long postponement of the trial. A jury has been sworn to judge Ellsberg and Russo and is await- ing a call to court at any time. Before the first witness was sworn, the trial halted in July when the government revealed it had "accidentally" overheard a mem- ber of the Ellsberg-Russo defense team on a wiretap. However, prosecutors refused to' reveal who had been overheard or the subject of the wiretap. They said only that it was a tap for "foreign intelligence" purposes and had not been sanctioned by a war- rant. The defense said it had a right to see logs of the conversations to determine whether attorney-client See ELLSBERG, Page 10 U. s shot, 9 held in Uganda By The Associated Press A former American Peace Corps volunteer has been killed and nine other U.S. citizens have been arrested in Uganda since the East African nation began fighting off an invasion launched from Tanzania, the State Department announced yesterday. At the same time, the Ugandan government claimed its forces have "completely routed" the invading force. It. said the enemy's weapons and vehicles have been captured' and that the invading soldiers are stealing bicycles, discarding their uniforms and looting property as they retreat into Tanzania. The State Department identified the former Peace Corps member as Louis Morton of Houston, Tex. oio, rcAh ,,i 1_d i n Lnndnn .' I uspatn es receiveuI n i~unuu said more than 60 foreigners have been arrested in Uganda since fighting began Sunday. A State Department spokesperson in Washington said Morton and another former Peace Corps volun- teer, Robert Freed of Madison, Wis., were enroute from Mbarara to Kampala on Sunday "apparently unaware of the fighting in the area." The two were stopped twice on the road, but allowed to continue. Despite this permission, they weref shot at. Morton died. Freed was Juvenile bill passed by House LANSING ( ) - The Michigan House passed yesterday and sent tothe S Rntt a bill srfSP inu citizen Daily Photo by ROLFE TESSEM PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE George McGovern steps off the plane at Flint airport yesterday. Secret Service men and reporters accompany him. Fln t outj) workers turn for MVcGovern slightly injured and picked up by juvenile court judges' power to soldiers. He was well treated and order teenagers tried as adults taken to Kampala, the spokes when charged with serious, felony- person said. level crimes. The spokesperson said the attack . The bill, passed 99-3, would re- was "apparently not directed store authority voided last July 27 against Americans as such," but when the State Supreme Court added that U.S. Ambassador ruled existing probate law was un- Thomas Melady will seek an ex- constitutionally vague about when planation. a 15-to-18-year-old could be sent The other nine Americans being to a circuit court to stand trial as held include Peace Corps workers, an adult. missionaries and Associated Press correspondent Andrew Torchia. The court dismissed the convic- Tanzania, which denies any part tion of a 16-year-old Ann Arbor in the invasion, said it would re- youth charged with forging checks, taliate for three Ugandan air at- but a subsequent wave of protest tacks on the northern Tanzanian from wide corners of the legal and town of Bukoba yesterday and judicial fraternity in the state led Monday. the high court to schedule a re- The invaders were being identi- hearing on the issue. fied yesterday by well-informed Either final legislative action or sources in Tanzania .as Ugandan an about-face by the court could exiles loyal to former President restore the power to probate judges Milton Obote. dealing with juveniles to decide Ugandan President Idi Amin has when a sterner or more lenient See AMERICAN, Page 10 I arena is proper. jdormitory registrars By CINDY HILL Countering charges of student discrimination, Ypsilanti City Clerk James Ashby announced duriu: a court hearing yesterday that door- to-doorvoter registration in East- ern Michigan University (E;1U dormitories will begin with the a- ditional funds provided by the city of Ypsilanti. The Washtenaw Circuit Court hearing was called to answer charges levelled in a suit filed Fri- day by Thomas Purmort, president of EMU's student body," that a door-to-door registration drive held from Aug. 9athrough Sept. 8 in nan- *dormitory a r e a s discriminaed against students. The case had been robbed of a considerable amount of impact be- fore the hearing by an Ypsilanti Sfestival's net gain, Fenton says festival planners seriously under- estimated the event's costs. How- ever, he points out that next year's festival will be less expensive to produce now that costly fences and office and stage equipment have been purchased. A letter to The Daily recently attacked the festival, which cost $15 for five shows, as too expen- sive for young blacks to attend. Asked whether the festival "serv- ed the people," as was its stated purpose, Fenton replied, "Look where the money's going. Fifteen dollars fyr five shows is the lowest See FESTIVAL, Page 10 By RALPH VARTABEDIAN Special To The Daily FLINT - As George McGov- ern rose to address an airport rally here yesterday, a noisy turbojet drowned him out.' But undaunted, the presidential can- didate went on to present his positions on tax reform, Vietnam, narcotics, and crime. He did not, however, endorse proposals to give income tax in- centives to the parents of pri- vate and parochial school stu- dents as he did earlier yesterday in Chicago. Addressing a crowd comprised of large numbers of workers from nearby automobile factories in Flint, McGovern avoided re- iterating his earlier statements on parochiaid. Amid Polish Polka music play- ed by a one-man band, McGov- ern chose to speak extensively on tax reform. Specifically he at- tacked President Nixon's pro- posed value added tax saying, "It will add $200 to the tax burden of the average family. A sales tax by any other name smells just as bad.,, "Look at a taxsystem that al- lows the wealthiest families in the United States to grow rich- er," McGovern said. He declared by closing tax loop holes, a $22 billion savings would be realiz- ed and no subsequent value add- ed tax would be necessary. In his Chicago speech, Mc- Govern said "We will not aban- don these valuable schools," out- lining his proposals for parochi- aid. Under the type of scheme e n d o r s e d by the Democratic presidential nominee, parents could deduct some tuition costs from their federal income tax bill. He made no detailed proposal himself but said any of a num- ber of pending legislative bills in Congress would ease the tuition burden on parochial school par- ents. One of these bills, sponsored by Rep. Wilbur Mills, (D-Ark.) would allow a tax credit of up to $200 a year. None of these mea- sures is given much chance of passage this year. McGovern tied his endorse- ment of tuition tax credits for maximum impact on the mil- lions of Roman Catholic voters concentrated in some of the large.states he feels are crucial to his bid for the White House. McGovern praised parochial schools as places where sound moralsvirtues are taught and said they contribute to a healthy di- versity in American life. These schools help to provide the 'uluribus' in our national motto: E Pluribus Unum,'-'one out of Smany'," hie said. In Flint, McGovern attacked Nixon's record on the war against illegal narcotics. He said, "One third to one half of the nar- cotics coming into this country is coming from countries Mr. Nixon is supporting in South- east Asia. "These crooked regimes in- clude South Vietnam; the men xxib n - -: m n i a .. - a r : - - a TRIAL DATE SET Out-state tuition suit By MERYL GORDON For the past seven months, a court case described by Robben Fleming, as "the biggest' cloud on the University's financial hori- zon" has been looming over University administrators and raisin the hnns of nut-of-tate lower tuition fees. The University is concerned because if the students win their suit, $12 million in out-of-state tuition will be lost. students won the suit, in-state fees would be readjusted at a higher level. That, Fleming maintained, would make it more difficult for minority and finan- looms Atty. Arthur Carpenter, plead- ing the students court case, agreed that "tuition will have to be raised", if the suit wins, but said that "people will just have to pay for a good education." "The two big issues we're' go- inL to malr our c asn hp esid. 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