ALLIES IN HYPOCRISY See Editorial Page LIE 4aU t1 RAYS OF HOPE High -450 Low - 25° See Today for details Vol. LXXXVIII, No. 136 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, March 23, 1978 Ten Cents 12 Pages: Lebanon front still as U.. BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - The first unit of a 4,000-person U.N. peacekeeping force moved into southern Lebanon yesterday as Israeli troops were reported generally obser- ving a two-day-old cease-fire. Israel television reported the Israeli invasion force would be withdrawn from Lebanon "within the next few days," but that report could not be con- firmed immediately. YASSER ARAFAT'S mainstream guerrilla group, Al Fatah, has orders to honor the cease-fire declared Tuesday by Israel, The Associated Press lear- ned. But the radical Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, led by Dr. George Habash, part of the Arafat's Palestine Liberation Organization, vowed to demolish the truce. About-100 Iranian troops of the U.N. force crossed into southern Lebanon from their posts in the Golan Heights buffer zone in Syria and began inspec- ting military positions. French officials said a reconnaissance party of 16 Fren- ch officers arrived here from Cyprus as vanguard of a 600-man force and will take up station today. Similar 600-man contingents of Nor- wegians and Nepalese also are scheduled to move into the area. THE IRANIANS camped in the bur- ned out village of Ghandouriyye near the Litani River after being held up by Christian Lebanese militiamen who vigorously oppose the entry of U.N. for- ces into their territory. Maj. Sa'ad Hadad, leader of the Christian force, said the U.N. troops would not be able to prevent the Palestinian guerrillas from returning once the Israelis with- draw. The Christians have been fighting, with Israel's support, against the Palestinians and leftist Moslem Lebanese since the 1975-76 civil war. Israeli forces control about 500 N. moves i square miles of Lebanon north of the fire from Tyre was directed at Israeli border to the Litani River, except for an troops and half a dozen Katyusha area near the port city of Tyre, which rockets crashed into northeastern they have said they will not take. Israel during the day, causing no DESPITE GUERRILLA claims of casualties. widespread violations, on-the-spot reports indicated the Israelis generally A FATAH COMMANDER in Tyre held their fire for the first time since said he had orders to honor the truce crossing into Lebanon March 15 in a and another Fatah leader said his for- thruse precipitated by a Palestinian ces would not fire unless fired upon. guerrilla raid in Israel in which 35 Guerrilla sources said Arafat was Israelis died. pressuring leaders of the more radical Israel has said the purpose of the at- factions to honor the cease-fire and tack was to clear the border area of make it unanimous among all guerrilla guerrillas and insure it would not be groups. used to launch such forays into Israel in Reporters said they saw about 100 the future. armed Palestinians in Tyre, a fraction The Israeli military command said of their former force. But motorized Palestinian guerrillas kept up sporadic guerrillas were seen moving toward fire yesterday. Bursts of small-arms Tyre to reinforce the position. Somber Carter says Mideast peace distant' Daily rnoto Oy vvm COL DRAFT RESISTER BRUCE BEYER gives an account of his struggle against the American Selective Service system and his self-exile in Canada at the third night of the Vietnam teach-in. Seated on his left are fellow speakers amnesty worker Pat Simon, Vietnam vet Jim Drees, and sociologist John Pollack. Vietnam amnesty urged By MARTY LEVINE Full and complete amnesty for all Vietnam War deserters and draft evaders should be one of the primary goals of the anti-war movement today, according to the four speakers at last night's third session of the Vietnam teach-in. In an evening devoted to the problems afflicting "Vietnam Vets and other Victims," topics ranged from un- fair aspects of the government's am- nesty program, the American draft system and unfavorable "media characterizations" of Vietnam veterans. "AMNESTY IS not a forgiveness because there is nothing to forgive," declared Pat Simon, a member of Gold Star Mothers for Amnesty (those women who have had a son killed in Vietnam). Saying that the amnesty movement had "enormous effectiveness" to day, Simon said she felt President Carter's pardon and special discharge review program, instituted shortly after his election, would have brought real relief to many draft resisters and evaders. However, Simon noted, Congress recently passed a bill that took away benefits from less than honorably discharged Vietnam veterans and would force 16,000 vets whose discharges had already been upgraded under Carter's program to re-apply for the tedious and frustrating review board. In addition, those soldiers who were AWOL( Absence without leave) for more than 180 days were also ruled to be ineligible for benefits. IF SUCH trends continue, warned Simon, "America will be duped and plunged" into another Vietnam. Bruce Beyer, a draft evader who has returned from self-exile in Canada, was emphatic in his speech on the American draft system. "The Selective Service system," he said, "was a tool of class and racial oppression" during the Viet- nam War. Vietnam vet Jim Drees echoed Beyer's appraisal of the draft system, labeling it "the root of the problem" in the war. Because middle-class whites and those with valuable skills and education could more easily avoid the draft, Drees observed, a highly disproportionate number of blacks and other minorities were drafted and killed during the war. Drees also blasted the, "media characterization" of the Vietnam veteran. "They are portrayed as homicidal, drug-crazy and bitter. That kind of reputation costs veterans jobs, and it just ain't true." WASHINGTON (AP) - President Carter ended talks yesterday with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and somberly announced that "peace still seems far away" in the Middle East. Carter urged Begin to count on U.S. support and come to terms with the Arabs. "This opportunity must not be allowed to slip into the cycle of hatred and violence,'. the president said. BRIGHT SUNSHINE on the White House lawn could not hide the strains as Carter called anew for Israel to commit itself to a pullback on the West Bank of the Jordan River, in the Sinai and on the Golan Heights. Later,. Carter's national security ad- viser, Zbigniev Brzezinski, was asked if things were as grim as they appeared during the parting of the two leaders. "Appearances were not misleading," he replied. And after a later meeting between Begin and Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, Vance told reporters, "I: can't say we've reduced the differences at this point. In bidding goodbye to Begin, Carter said the 1967 U.N. Security Council resolution calling for Israeli with- drawal "must apply to all fronts if peace negotiations are to succeed." ON THIS POINT, the administration is in sharp conflict with begin. He has offered to negotiate the West Bank's See SOMBER, Page 7 City gets old post office -and I its leak BY JULIE ROVNER Would you pay $147,000 for a 68-year-, old building with a leaky roof you, weren't even sure you could fix? That's exactly what the city is about to do. -ON TUESDAY, THE U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) notified city officials that it had accepted the, city's bid to buy the old post office building on the corner of Catherine and Main Streets. Because the building has an historical designation, one of the con- ditions for acceptance of the bid was, that the city sign an agreement not to change the facade of the building. The only problem is that the renovations necessary to fix the leaky roof - and city engineers have estimated that it -might cost up to $40,000 to do it - may be in violation of the federal guidelines protecting such designated structures. "THE REGULATIONS get right down to the color of paint you can use on y roo the trim and what kinds of glass you can use for the windows," said Coun- cilman Louis Belcher (R-Fifth Ward). "We've been in touch with GSA for about a month now and we can't even find anyone with the authority to waive the regulation if we need it," he said. Councilman Roger Bertoia (R=Third Ward) stressed the fact that it is not yet certain whether or not the needed repairs will be in violation of the federal regulations. "There's no indication the roof is historical, but we've known all along that the roof leaked," he said. "That's why we wanted to gain oc- cupancy as soon as we could. Any unused building will deteriorate." The building has been vacant since last year yhen the post office moved to its new home on Liberty Street. MAYOR ALBERT Wheeler vowed to protect the city's investment. "We'll fix the roof," he said. "We're not going to pay $147,000 for the damn thing and not be able to fix the roof. I don't care what the damn regulations say." See CITY, Page 7 Filling a need Dental clinic s fate hinges on election c- Th ursda; V OF* Larry Brown, national recruitment director for AC- TION, says the Peace Corps and VISTA programs are getting back on their feet after neglect by Republican administrations. See story, Page 7. * Psychiatrist and University By KEITH RICHBURG To three-year-old Denise, the second floor office of the Model Cities Dental Clinic is nothing more than a playpen, with the overfilled box of toys tucked away in one corner, and the rack of Walt Disney books off to one side. Denise wheels her plastic red tricycle around the corner into the cramped waiting area, where, if shehpeeks down the stairs to her right, she could see the bearded dentist peering into mother's mouth. FOR 18-YEAR-OLD Felton, the trip other dentists in the city. "We babysit here, we also do tran- sportation, so if the patient cannot get here we transport them," said Taylor. For reluctant and infrequent visitors like Felton, Taylor says, "We chide him and try to get hiin to come in. No one else would do that for that child." "WE DO A lot of teaching here, too," Taylor adds. "We tell a patient, sup- pose we're not here next year - that's always a threat - you can take care of your teeth yourself." If Model Cities Dental Clinic is indeed n - . v ,4 M. ar it il he a. ~ j