he £ gir4an ai Eighty-one years of editorial freedom Edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Mich. News Phone: 764-0552 Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1972 Believing the eye or a lie WHOM DO you believe? Michael MacLear, a Canadian corres- pondent, was a mile from the French mission in Hanoi when American war- planes struck yesterday morning: "There was no possibility of pilot er- ror. They were attacking very low over the center of the capital. The area hit is the diplomatic quarter and there are no Vietnamese ministries or factories any- where near . . . (some) theorized that the bombs were a forced drop from a dam- aged jet ... I (saw the attack) and the low hitting jet was not damaged." WHITE HOUSE Press Secretary Ron Ziegler and defense secretary Mel- vin Laird were in Washington, and as re- ported by The Associated Press: ". . . Laird and Ziegler said preliminary reports did not establish whether the mission was hit by U. S. bombs or by stray antiaircraft missiles ... Laird con- ceded that U. S. bombs may have struck the mission while planes were attacking military targets, but he said the incident won't halt air raids on the North." You can chose one, or you can chose the other. But it is hard to believe both. If it is true, as the Canadian -journal- ist points out in his eyewitness account of the raid, that "there was no possibili- ty of pilot error," then Laird and Ziegler cannot be telling us the truth, because with no error, the attack must have been deliberate and if it was, they must know who did it, If it is true, as the two American spokesmen said, that the damage could have been caused by stray SAM missiles, then we are supposed to believe it seems, that the Canadian journalist - a reput- able employe of Canadian Television - imagined the entire affair. OR MAYBE, just maybe, this' is an- other case of American pilots taking things into their own hands - a quite plausible prospect judging by the ac- tions of Gen. John Lavelle, who suc- ceeded in ordering dozens of so-called "protective reaction" strikes without au- thority to do so. But if this is the case, then we cannot believe the assurances of the Pentagon that all is now well in the air war, and that only - and they stress only - military targets are being destroyed. What we have here is a failure to communicate. Or better yet, a credibility gap. From viewing past events, we choose to believe the journalist, not the govern- ment. -JONATHAN MILLER On mak By WILLIAM ALTERMAN THE TEMPTATION was too great. The movies in town were of the usual bor- ing stripe and besides, one just doesn't go to see "Butterflies are Free" with the boys. The problem: where to find some action on a Friday night. John looked at me and I looked at John. "Lets go," he whispered and off we went to Ann Arbor's latest "action" spot. Along with us went a couple of the guys and Sara. Technically Sara qualifies as a girl but we were willing to consider her "one of the guys" for this night only. After three years of semi-counter-culture existence, first in the communal scene of Alice Lloyd and then at The Daily, The Scene came as something of a cultural shock. I mean, one can forgive one's own hustling days in high school, (after all we were young then and presumably didn't know any better). But after years at the big radical 'U' with its constant de-empha- sis on dating and hustling, it was hard to adjust to the sight of a real live discotheque here in Ann Arbor. THE LAYOUT appeared unchanged from the restaurant days it once enjoyed. In fact, the only difference was about a ten- fold increase in the number of bodies. Surprisingly enough, those bodies seem- ed about equally divided between the male and the female of the species and a good percentage of each were, as they say, "free". One young gentleman, who had ob- viously been around, had strategically pick- ed out a table from which he could eye the incoming chicks and graciously offer the more appealing ones a seat at his table. But at least these lucky females had the opportunity to say "no." Perhaps the most forlorn character in the whole place was the attractive waitress whom it seemed, no male could keep from putting his pawy hand around. ing the scene at 'The Scene' den dearth of dancers when the music turned slow-and close. After all, they all co'ldn't have suddenly needed to go to the bathroom. Right next to the plastic dance floor was the plastic music center, consisting of one of those "good guys" DJ's you know and love on top forty radio, a stereo complete with records, and a_ drummer. Presumably it is the drummers' job to provide the beat in case you don't pick it up from the. music or the pulsating lights. In any event, he looked quite bored. 'IF ONE WAS SO unfortunate as to .strike out with the girls (or if one didn't even try) one could always get turned on by the various slide shows projected around the room. Almost as if it were a game the slides had no programmed order. One might be an arty "setting sun" pic, the next some luscious nude body sprawled over a pillow. The only problem c a m e when- the picture was projected onto a neighboring curtain. Many of the con- noisseurs of fine bodies complained about the distortions until one quick-thinking lad stretched the curtain taut, bringing into sharper focus one of the more inviting examples of a member of Pat and Tricia's sex. Presumably, if one is a girl you have to either ooh and aah over feminine bodies or learn to groove on arty pictures of setting suns. Anyway, John - being the mover that he is - managed to strike paydirt, as it were, and was last seen heading in the general direction of ecstasy when I decided to call it a frustrating evening and head home for another restless night. I think I'll call Saturday Night Insurance next week. Having managed to get up enough cour- age and socko one-liners to corral a young damsel, one was faced with what to do next. Actually this was less a problem than one supposes. Due to the level of the music one could simply either get drunk as hell or dance. Proper etiquette seemed to dictate that the man's first move should be to buy a pitcher of exorbitantly priced beer. After getting thoroughly sloshed, one could make a move for the dance floor. THE DANCE FLOOR was actvally a slightly raised platform about ten feet wide by 50 feet long and entirely too small for dancing. Pspchedelic lights were imbedded in it and a strobe flashed down from on high. Because the dance floor was minia- ture, and because the music was designed to be accompanied by wildly gyrating bod- ies, elbows in the side and an occasional kick in the leg were inevitable. Alas, man does not live by Dial alone and anyone uninitiated in the art of looking as cool as possible with as little movement at possible, quickly found him or herself drenched in 'the bane of all those on the make-sweat. That this is no small prob- lem was factually supported by the sud- 'William Editor for abused by Alterman is Associate Sports The Daily, and can be verbally calling 764-0552. Closing up the gap GEORGE McGOVERN, in his televised Vietnam speech Tuesday, is to be ap- plauded for reminding the nation that it is still at war. Contrary to President Nix- on's contentions that he has brought us peace, the slaughter does still go on - and primarily by American bombs. McGovern's speech which revealed a modified version of his peace plan- stopping the bombing and pulling troops out within 90 days-and lashed out at the President recalling Nixon's state- ment that "Those who have had a chance for four years and could not pro- duce peace should not be given another chance." McGovern noted that Nixon, in his quest for peace, is now conducting a massive all-out effort to bomb the North Vietnamese into submission. The peo- ple of Indochina McGovern said, are lit- Editorial Staff SARA FITZGERALD Editor PAT BAUER............ Associate Managing Editor LINDSAYICHANEY...............Editorial Director MARK DILLEN ............ ....... Magazine Editor LINDA DREEBEN ........Associate Managing Editor TAMMY JACOBS ................. Managing Editor LORIN LABARDEE.............Personnel Director ARTHUR LERNER...............Editorial Director JONATHAN MILLER................ 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Sports Staff JOHN PAPANEK Sports Editor ELLIOT LEGOW Executive Sports Editor BILL ALTERMAN..........Associate Sports Editor BOB ANDREWS .............Assistant Sports Editor SANDI GENIS..............Assistant Sports Editor MICHAEL OLIN ..........Contributing Sports Editor RANDY PHILLIPS.......Contributing Sports Editor NIGHT EDITORS: Chuck Bloom, Dan Borus, Chuck Drukis, Joel' Greer, George Hastings, Bob Heuer, Frank Longo, Bob McGinn, Rich Stuck. ASSISTANT NIGHT EDITORS: Marc Feldman, Rob Halvaks, Roger Rossiter, Theresa Swedo, Debbie wissner. Business Staff ANDY GOLDING Business Manager BILL ABBOTT..........Associate Business Manager HARRY HIRSCH ................Advertising Manager FRANCINE SCHERGER ............Personnel Manager DIANE CARNEVALE ..................Sales Manager PAUL WENZLOFF ..;............Promotions Manager STEVE EVSEEFF............Circulation Manager DEPARTMENT MANAGERS, ASSOCIATES, AND AS- SISTANTS: William Blackford, Sherry Kastle, Ray Catalina, Linda Coleman, Jim Dykema, Sandy Fien- berg, L'Tanya Haith, Dave Lawson, Elliot Legow. STAFF AND TRAINEES: Joan Ades, Esat Ali, Dawn Bare, Michele Becker, Roy Chernus, Linda Cycow- ski, Donald East, Michele Engel, Harriet Erlick, Deborah Gelstein, Gregg Gunnel, Bo Hartrick, Nancy Karp, Cynthia Kaufman, Alan Klein, Steve LeMire, Beryl Levine, Jon Licht, Mike Luerich, Joyce Mc- lendon, Carol Meyer, Paula Schwach, Valerie Sief- man, Ton Sykhouse, Edward Stieg, John Totte, Darai Voss, Debra Wegarz, Jonnie Williams, San- erally being crushed under the weight of the heaviest aerial bombardment the world has ever known." Nixon also wishes to preserve for the South Vietnamese the right of self-de- termination. THIS IS IRONIC, said McGovern, con- sidering that Nixon throws his sup- port behind General Thieu, who is run- ning a virtual dictatorship. McGovern served to enlighten us yet again to some of the measures Thieu has used to tighten his control: imprisoning of po- litical foes, abolishing of local elections, and the shutdown of newspapers, among other things. McGovern's plan to end the war would, specifically, "stop all bombings and acts of force" in Indochina, "imme- diately terminate any shipments of mili- tary supplies that continue the war", and begin a withdrawal of all troops to be complete within 90 days. Secondly, McGovern would charge the North Vietnamese to fulfill their pro- mise to release the prisoners once a troop withdrawal date had been set. Fur- thermore, the U. S. would state its in- tentions to "no longer interfere in the internal politics of Vietnam." Also, the Vice President would be sent to Hanoi to help speed the release of U. S. prisoners. ACRUCIAL POINT is that McGovern is willing to abandon Thieu. He is will- ing to stop the bombing. McGovern's peace plan is truly that. There would be no national disgrace involved - indeed, the only disgrace is that we have re- mained in Vietnam for so long. Politically, the speech was wise. Mc- Govern was quick to assure the public that he is not the radical Nixon's hench- men would portray him to be. As McGov- ern spoke, one could almost see visions of the flag, Mom, and apple pie. McGovern's big hope in the campaign at this point is that the public will simultaneously begin to see through the rhetoric of President Nixon and recog- nize the true potential of George Mc- Govern. -MARTIN STERN A hassle with a happy end for Olga By KATHY RICKE MONDAY NIGHT marked the end of a month-long struggle for Olga Contuaus to be allowed to have dancing entertainment at her "Star Bar" located on Main Street near Huron. The trouble started when she decided to make her occasional Greek dancing shows a regular thing. In the past Eastern-style Belly dancing has been popular and she hoped it would increase her business. So she went to City Council with a request for an entertainment license to feature "dancing boys and girls." This upset Mayor Robert Harris, who decided he wanted Lo pro- tect the downtown district from becoming "honky tonk." Apparently, Harris was worried about such a license being used to permit topless go-go dancers in local bars. One Monday night after a City Council meeting Olga mentioned this to some of her customers who happen to be on the council. Following their advice, she reworded her request to get permission for Greek dancing. But she was still having problems. Now the Council was planning to ban all dancing as entertainment in Cabarets (establishments serv- ing liquor by the glass), because they couldn't merely prohibit the top- less variety. (Due to a Supreme Court decision citing such a restric- tion as a violation of civil liberties.) SHE WAS VERY confused now. How did her request for Greek dancing in her bar suddenly turn into a topless controversy? "We don't want topless here," Olga lamented. "How can they worry about topless with all those girls walking down State Street with no bras on. And those massage parlors open. We just want to draw the people in to have some fun." Then after the first reading of the amendment to prohibit any sort of professional dancing passed 7 to 4 on October 2, some of the other established downtown cabarets got worried that it would affect their ethnic dance performances. OLGA DECIDED to set some things straight and went to see Harris last Tuesday. Five days after that meeting (and before the final vote at City Council) the Contuaus hired a Greek belly dancer for their show. In a seven to three vote Monday, Ann Arbor's City Council decided to handle the issue by requiring Cabarets to be reviewed yearly in order to have their entertainment license renewed. But as far as the Star Bar was concerned Monday night's vote was an anti-climax. And it was all smiles and beers for the celebrators - "Mama" Olga, and Republican councilmen Hadler and Benner - at the Star Bar after the meeting. They treat their mama well. Kathy Ricke is a staff writer for The Daily, and a frequent con- tributor to this page. I w, n ,. . n". . t., . .n . .. : ... . .. ., .u. ... . ..,"Z .. . < ...._. ..... _._.. ..._.. . .^i ." " . hr.. ®" .' c r r. r \ . 3 y ; .;:* . 3 _ . n, J, . x ...