DEMS PICK STRAUSS See Editorial Page :Y Sw ir tan 743at..t BLEAK High-30 Low-29 For details, see today , oU. LXXXIII, No. 79 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Tuesday, December 12, 1972 Ten Cents Ten Pages stoday.. O if you see news happen call 76-DAILY Cuban refugee firms hit Three explosions early yesterday damaged three offices of a Cuban refugee-owned travel agency which forwards parcels from the Unted States. Blasts occurred almost simultaneously in the firm's New'York, Queens and Miami offices. Later in the day an explosion ripped through offices of another package forwarding company in Montreal. While authorities speculated there might be a link between the four explosions, the Associated Press' reported that its Washington bureau received a letter last night in which a group calling itself "The Cuban Secret Government" claimed responsibility for the bombings. The group threatened further attacks against persons and firms doing business with Cuba or promoting it. Faculty members support IMj A placid meeting of Senate Assembly, the faculty representa- tive body, came alive yesterday when several professors delivered scathing attacks on the present intramural facilities and ex- pressed hope that the Assembly could do something to improve the situation. Philosophy Prof. Carl Cohen lamented the fact that of 13 new buildings the University plans to build there is no mention of expanding or renovating intramural facilities. Others complained of the time they waste waiting in line merely to sign up for a handball court. Assembly Chairman Prof. Dorin Hinerman directed the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs to take a look at the problem and promised to put a full discussion of the intramural dilemma on the Assembly's January agenda. Pre-registration begins Avoid long registration lines in January by standing in long pre-registration lines in December. That's if yesterday's open- ing day lines at Waterman Gym are any indication. Before head- ing over to Waterman, don't forget to pick up the necessary registration materials. LSA students who advance-classified can get what they need in the lobby of the LSA Bldg. Students in other schools and colleges can 'pick up the materials in the unit offices of their schools. The organized chaos continues until Dec. 20th. A last reminder: Don't forget your ID card. Happenings . . . . . Local Democrats hold their weekly Lunch Box Forum at noon today in the Union cafeteria. Cooperative housing for senior citizens is the discussion topic -. . . Prof. Harold Lawrence of Oakland University speaks on "The Presence of Africans in the New World Before Columbus" tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. in 2402 Mason Hall . .. Today's culinary event is the bazaar, bake sale, and potluck at St. Mary's aCtholic Student Chapel, 331 Thompson at 7 p.m. tonight. Bush to replace ol WASHINGTON-Republican National Chairman Robert Dole said yesterday he is resigning and will be replaced by United Nations Ambassador George Bush of Texas. The Kansas senator denied any White House pressure behind his decision to quit. Bush said it "came as a whale of a surprise" when President Nixon tapped him to be the next chairman. Bush's actual election as chairman will be up to the Republican National Committee when it meets in January, but it is expected that Nixon's wishes will be followed. Even in the shower? What does an Air Force enlisted man do when he meets a naked general? He salutes. An order issued recently says in part: "Salute when you recognize an officer even though you both, officer and noncommissioned officer, are nude." An Air Force spokesperson said this was "intended to emphasize thej importance of saluting officers when recognized, whether in or out of uniform." The spokesperson, however, was unable to say under what circumstances officers and enlisted personnel might encounter each other in the nude. I Nader By SARA FITZGERALD Editor Joining local critics of University Health Service, Ralph Nader's Health Research Group yesterday released a report which criticizes university health centers for distributing the morning-after pill without warning women of the cancer risks involved. The report relies on studies by the Advocates for Medical Information (AMI), a local group which recently collected affidavits on the ways die- thystilbestrol (DES) was dispensed at University Health Service.1 The AMI survey, spearheaded by researcher Kay Weiss and "herself" Editor Belita Cowan, showed that: joins. --Three-fourths of the 69 women re- sponding to the survey were not given follow-ups after taking the morning- after pill; -Only four women were given preg- nancy tests before taking the morn- ing-after pill. The pill, studies have shown, would not abort four-week old fetuses. At least 100 women whose mothers took DES in the 1940's and '50's to avert miscarriages, have since developed vaginal cancer; -Only seven women were told that the use of DES had not been approved by the Food and Drug Administra- tion; -Health Service took family medi- cal histories from only three of the DES pill foes women surveyed., But, according to Weiss, about 15 per cent had a family history of cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Massive doses of synthetic estrogen such as DES is contraindi- cated for women with family histories of these diseases; -Most of the women surveyed were warned that the pill would cause nausea, but only five were warned of cancer hazards to a fetus they might be carrying and none were warned of cancer risks for themselves; -Only 10 respondents were ques- tioned by Health Service doctors about their previous exposure to estro- gens. Three respondents, however, had had breast cancer in their im- mediate family, one had two breast tumors, and one had pre-cancerous vaginal cells. None were asked if their mothers had taken DES. The Nader report also maintained, "College women are being used as guinea pigs, without even the most rudimentary observance of profes- sional standards and informed con- sent." Dr. Robert Anderson, director of University Health Service, was un- available for comment yesterday af- ternoon and last night. The morning-after pill was first dis- pensed at Health Service as part of See LOCAL, Page 10 Weiss ANOTHER SMALL STEP 0 . . Apollo 17 last moon lanidinlg * * * * * * * * * ward boundary suits to be filed Parties ask court ruling, By GORDON ATCHESON and DEBRA THAL Many local political leaders indicated last night that both the Republicans and a Human Rights Party (HRP) - Demo- cratic Party Coalition will! file separate court suits seek- ing a final decision to the city's ward boundaries con- troversy. "A suit was to have been filed yesterday morning in the County Circuit Court by John Hathaway," said John McCormick (R-Fifth ward) at last night's City Coun- cil meeting. Hathaway stated the suit had not been filed yesterday, but that he would file one some time this week. "I'm filing the suit as a private citizen, not representing any political party," he added. Meanwhile HRP and the Demo- crats are planning to file their own suit next week. "The suit will be filed to make sure the plan agreed to by City Council is implement- ed in time for this year's elec- tions," said Steve Nissen, a mem- ber of HRP and of the Ward Boun- daries Commission. Nissen referred to the so called "Last Chance Plan" passed by council last week, following a Dem-HRP compromise to defeat the Republican's "Green Plan". The Last Chance Plan contains no "sure" wards but seems to' strongly favor the Republicans in one ward and HRP in another. Each of the remaining three wards will be contests between two parties, according to many sourc- es. McCormick indicated the Repub- lican suit will be filed in favor of the Green Plan. The Green Plan purportedly grants the Republicans three "sure wards" and gives HRP a good chance to win the re- maining two wards. HRP gave the Green Plan a tentative vote of confidence, be- fore the compromise with the Democrats was worked out. See UNITS, Page 10 Explorers wander on surface By The Associated Press and Reuters SPACE CENTER, Houston- Two Apollo 17 explorers stepped onto a boulder-strewn moon valley yesterday and Harrison Schmitt, the first scientist in space, called it "a geologist's paradise." Schmitt and commander Eugene Cernan immediately began a 75- hour scientific quest, u s i n g Schmitt's trained geologist's eye to seek missing links in lunar history. His experience is expected to pro- duce the most meaningful lunar data yet on what may be man's last visit to the moon in the 20th century. The Apollo 17 command ship America, manned by Ronald Evans and orbitting the moon as a scien- tific laboratory while Schmitt and Cernan explored the surface below, was bothered by two minor prob- lems - a high frequency an- tenna which apparently was not retracting properly and a temper- mental mapping camera. On the moon, both astronauts had initial troubles walking on the slippery, glass-like dust of the lunar surface and each suffered a tumble. The astronauts sounded happy and excited, repeatedly laughing at how dusty they were getting, jok- ing at each other's minor mis- fortunes. "I just got my first initiation at getting very dirty," Schmitt said jokingly as he tumbled while reaching for a rock that struck his fancy. "I haven't learned to pick up rocks, which is very embarrassing for a geologist. "I look like an elephant stum- bling round here," he added. Cernan test-drove the lunarrover and found it worked properly the first time. "It does move, Houston, Hallelujah baby," he said. Previous crews have had trouble with either the front or rear steer- ing systems. Earlier yesterday the astronauts' spirits were high as the Challenger landing vehicle approached the moon surface. "Come on, baby," said Cernan. "Oh, are we coming in. Oh, baby." Once the ship landed they were eager to get out. "Okay, Gordie," Cernan told Gordon Fullerton at Mission Con- trol in Houston. "We're hanging See ASTRONAUTS, Page 6 AP Photo BARBARA CERNAN, wife of Apollo 17 commander Eugene, clasps her hands as she watches her husband walk on the moon last night. On the inside Classified research is down, but alive and well at the University, according to an article on the Editorial Page by Copy Editor Rebecca Warner . . . Noted critic Herb Bowie reviews the Allman Brothers concert on, the Arts Page . . . and you can read about University Assistant Football Coach Jim Young being named as Arizona Uni- versity head football coach on Page Q. The weather picture Today's forecast is bleak: Snow changing to freezing rain tonight and back to snow tomorrow. The temperature will stay pretty stable with both the high and low readings in the upper 20s to lower 30s. I F i I I i" ' w 3 x , ';1 GOVT. PAY FROZEN: Retain controls, Nixon asks, i i I li +! 1 t I i i By AP and Reuters WASHINGTON - President Nixon yesterday announced he will seek an extensioncof the wage-price controls beyond their April 30 expiration date. He also said he will freeze new hiring and promotions as well as exec- utive salary increases through- out the gpvernment. The wage-price decision, made public by Treasury Secretary George Schultz, is one which differs almost totally with the views of the D~emocratic major- ity on Congress' Joint Economic Committee, which yesterday is- sued a report saying the control system has failed to control un- employment. The Democrats' report advised that the controls be removed as soon as possible, and replaced with"some form of incomes poli- cy. Noting that the unemployment rate is above five per cent, the Democratic members said that controls cannot be deemed suc- cessful if they do not bring "un- employment at least to the tra- ditional interim rate of five per- cent without creating unmanage- able inflationary pressures." The President also faces pos- sible disagreement in the House, where House Banking Committee be joined by new federal cut- backs, to hold federal spending to $250 billion this fiscal year, Schultz said. This will include, Schultz said, "very substantial cuts" in the White House staff. "You can sum it up by say- ing the President is determined to carry on the fight against in- flation," the treasury secretary added. Although Nixon's request for continuation of the controls rules out any return to voluntary guidelines - at least if the re- quest passes Congress - the details of the new wage-price system have yet to be totally worked out. To work out the fine points of the new system, Nixon plans to begin consultations both within and outside the government im- mediately. The consultations will focus on such questions as how to control food prices more ef- fectively, how long the control authority should extend, and whether the law should be chang- ed in any way. The House - Senate committee majority report, while blasting the present controls system, said the next stage in the. fight against inflation should focus on large industries and labor unions, which, the Democrats said, exert the most inflationary pressure. They added that the removal of controls over smaller indus- tries should be joined by a ruling out of controls on agricultural products, despite a present rise in food prices. They said a re- cent study indicates food prices will rise more slowly over the next two years. Nixon's goal, Schultz said yes- terday, is to get inflation down to between two and three percent. DEMS THREATENED 'Co unty board make-up debated By DAVID STOLL Democrats are charging that a plan to reorganize the upper levels of county gov- ernment may "thwart" the new Democratic majority on the County Board of Commis- sioners. Although one Democratic commissioner has estimated that it will take "about 20 minutes" to repeal the plan once the new serve staggered four-year terms. They can- not be replaced until their terms expire, and although one of the current members is a Democrat, all three have been appointed by a Republican-dominated Board of Commis- siorers. Besides the new executive assistant, the plan provides for a second administrator who would report directly to the commissioners. Republicans deny that the move was po- litically motivated, however. Commissioner William Lands (R-Ann Arbor) points to long- standing dissatisfaction with the way the auditors were performing and says that their plan gives them the resources "they feel they need" in order to do their job. The commissioners will still be able to do "any- thing they want," he insists. <. .;. .