The Michigan Daily-Saturday, March 25, 1978-Page 3 irr SEE E AS N CAL y The only things certain in life ..-. In their song The Taxman, the Beatles sing the following line: "If you drive your car I'll tax the street, if you take a walk I'll tax your feet ... " Well, Gov. William Milliken has done the Beatles one better with his latest tax proposal - a $3 tax to die. That's right, somehow the governor has decided that people have been dying for free for far too long, and it's time these loafers carry their share of the load. Thus the proposal which would levy a $3 tax for each burial. We figure the bill should have a good chance for passage even though it is being ridiculed by state legislators from both parties. The reason? Rep. Gary Owens (D-Ypsilanti) said it best: "The only positive thing I can say about the bill is that dead people can't vote against it." Happenings.. . . begin today with a note: Pi Sigma Alpha, a national political science honor society, will be accepting applications for membership now through April 5 in Rm. 6618 Haven Hall ... the Science for the People study group is sponsoring a Nuclear Jamboree from 9 a.m. un- til 4 p.m. in the Union Conference Rms. 4, 5, and 6 ... there will be a forum entitled African Unity: Problems and Prospects at 8 p.m. at the Trotter House . . . and one final note, the deadline for entering next month's MSA election is Monday at 5 p.m., so if you're interested hustle over to the MSA offices, 3rd floor Michigan Union . .. that's all, folks! * It's in .the cards The 10 of diamonds seems like a fairly pedestrian card, but to Dr. Gregory Schultz it was worth a million dollars. Schultz, the ne village trustee of Bath, N.Y., and his opponent Lawrence Crossett each wound up with 536 votes after Tuesday's election. So it was decided that the candidates would draw cards to determine the victor, and Crossett drew the 5 of spades. Perhaps Ann Arbor could make use of this simple but effective method, if messrs. Wheeler and Belcher would agree. Smoking is dangerous The Surgeon General warns that "smoking is hazardous to your health", but Alice Hicks of Tulsa, Oklahoma, didn't heed the wrning, and she is paying the price - but with a ruptured tendon& It seems Hicks was flicking her Bic about five weeks ago, when she got a little too exuberant and ruptured the tendon in her right thumb. At first she thought it was just a pulled muscle, but when the pain didn't go away, she finally went to a doctor, who told her she needed surgery. "They removed a tendon from my right arm and transplanted it into my right thumb," she said. She now has a cast that she must wear for three weeks. " Correction In an article in yesterday's Daily Larry Tolley of the Rackham Student Government was quoted as saying utility costs account for a 46 per cent increase in University family housing costs. Tolley had said, however, that 46 percent of family housing costs are due to utility expenses. On the outside... Look for partly cloudy skies today with a high near 361. More clouds will move in by evening, and we can expect a chilly low of about 281. If you were planning on showing off your Easter bonnet with a stroll down State St. tomorrow you'd better bring an umbrella because it looks as if we can expect some rain. Daily Official Bulletin Ralls hopes inexperience will help in fall gubernatorial race i. v By MITCH CANTOR. Bill Ralls, a member of the crowded field seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, feels his inex- perience should help him instead of hinder him. "I think I'm the strongest possible candidate in this primary. I'm not a partisan political personality. I don't have the political enemies nor the political cronies that often have defeated Democratic candidates for governor," Ralls said Thursday while in Ann Arbor campaigning. INSTEAD, THE former public ser- vice commissioner hopes his promises to make vast changes in state policies will garner him support. "I'm offering a new kind of politics. I'm not part of the problem in Lansing. I'm not part of the old political establishment of this state. In fact, I've never run for public office before," Ralls said. Because he is not part of the "bureaucratic problem" Ralls thinks he can "put together a peoples' coalition. "I WILL therefore have the kind of independence in the areas of utilities, the economy, state bureaucracy, lob- byists," he said. Along with "cronyism," Ralls at- tacked the Milliken administration for its handling of several recent incidents, among them the crisis at the Plymouth Mental Health Center. "A bureaucracy has grown and hurt the very recipients of the services: the retarded children at the Plymouth Cen- ter. And the people at the top level in Lansing, including the governor, have tolerated abuses from people ; in positions of authority which have not been tolerated now that it has become known." AMONG OTHER targets of Ralls' at- tacks are Milliken's handling of the PBB problem. "Within months, and no more than a year after the mixing of the PBB into the (cattle) feed, the agricultural department and the governor knew about it, and yet for four years, nothing of any effective action was taken," Ralls said. "The cattle were not taken off the market by the agricultural department, the farmers were not reimbursed, and the farmers faced the awful predicament of either losing their livelihood by destroying their cattle-or selling the cattle and affecting the food cycle of this state." RALLS ALSO claims the Milliken administration is responsible for "shoddy managemenIt practices." He charged that much of the money allocated to the state for needy people is not effectively getting to them. Ralls, a graduate of Harvard Law School, says he gained great experience working with State Senate Democratic leader Sander Levin. "Out of that experience came a par- ticular interest in educational problems, since the 1969 session was primarily devoted to trying to come up with changes in the educational system of our state." THOUG HRALLS considers the August 8 primary to be a much tougher battle than a November campaign against Milliken, he is confident the people are in favor of seeing a new per- son among the menagerie of lawmakers in Lansing. "The tired old faces in Lansing must be replaced by new leadership," he said. Rails Locals' experimental films shown here TIlE MICHIGAN DAILY Volume LxxxvII No. 1S Saturday, March 25,.1978 is edited and managed by students at the University of Michigan. News phone 764-0562. Second class postage is paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday morning during the University year at 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109. Subscription rates: $12 September through April (2 semesters): $13 by mail outside Ann Arbor. Summer session published Tuesday through Satur- day morning. Subscription rates: $i50 in Ann Arbor: $7.5 by mail outside Ann Arbor. By ELEONORA DI LISCIA Four independent Ann Arbor based women filmmakers presented their films Wednesday evening as part of the Ecumenical Campus Center's film seeries. The Center, an international church-funded organization, was created to give foreign students a meaningful introduction to the com- munity. "Live Lobster" was the entry of Peg Dice, a story that travels from a set of people dining on lobster at Ann Arbor's Rubaiyat to Maine and a day with a lob- ster fisherman. Dice's first film under her film company Bodacious films, about kayaking, was purchased by the U.S. Coast Guard. Dice is interested in producing outdoor educational films and says she would be willing to distribute other filmmakers work of the same nature. DICE SAYS that she hasn't paid much attention to the problems of being a woman in filmmaking. "From the free-lance point of view," she said, "if your stuff is good enough. . . it doesn't. matter." Dice said that due to her husband's job being fixed in Ann Arbor she hasn't tried to apply for any competitive filmmaking positions. The second woman, Saire Dequincey, became interested in film through a cinema course at the University. Her first film, "Sup Forest," ran in the Ann Arbor film festival. Dequincey showed her latest enterprise about her mother's childhood, called "Gladys Garner." The movies is a collage of still life photos from the family album with narration by her mother. "This is the kind of film you can make in your living room," Dequincey said. She plans to enter ''Gladys Garner" in film festivals. Dequincey is presently working on a film set in the same rural setting as her mother's, Carol, Michigan, called "Lost-Indians of Indian Fields." Nanice Chayet, a dance major at the University, has one five minute film to her credit called "Deja". She choreographed a dance in the film. Her interests are in the interplay between the dancers and the camera. "You take what the choreographer uses plus you have the realm of film," she said. Chayet would like to work in a hospital doing medical video. UNIVERSITY FILM instructor Jean Pearson's entry, "The Resurrection of Machismo," reflects her interest in ex- perimental films. Pearson said an ex- perimental film is one in which the "in- terpretation or meaning lies in the per- son who is viewing the film." Her movie further represented her interest in the trends of the 1980s. She says that because of the cyclical nature of history the 80s will bring a return of repressive violent elements such as the Nazis or the violent elements in youth like punk rock. She predicts a revival of religion. Accordingly, "The Resurrec- tion of Machismo" begins outside a church and moves to an antique doll hanging from a tree, then to a lifesize doll lying as if dead on top of a cemetery plot. The film intermixes crucifixes with dead or maimed dolls, and pictures of Hitler. Mrs. Vincent de Roulet, daughter of the late Joan Shipman Payson, is president of the New York Mets. Her two daughters, Whitney and Bebe, work in the club's public relations department. Robert Benton's 1977 THE LAT E SHOW Benton (scriptwriter for Bonnie and Clyde) makes his directing debut with this contemporary detective story. Art Carney as a retired'detective and Lily Tomlin as his scattered client, fall into a tale that hinges on their working relationship and swings wildly between madcap humor and sudden violence. ART CARNEY, LILY TOMLIN & BILL MACY. In Color. SUN: JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY TONIGHT AT CINEMA GUILD 7,9:30,& 10:00 OLD ARCH. AUD. $1.50 SATURDIAY, MARCH 25. 1978 Camp Oakland, Handi. Mi: Will interview Mon., Mar. 27. Openings include camp counselors, water- front (WSI), Health Director, underprivileged children. Camp Hickory Ridge, Mi., Soc. Ser.: Will inter- view Tues.. Mar. 28 9-5. Openings include unit coun- selors, arts/crafts, nature, waterfront (WSI), nurse. Island House Hotel, Mackinac Island, Mi.: Will in- terview Wed., Mar. 29 9-5. Openings for all hotel- restaurant type staff - waiters/waitresses, barten- ders, house keeping, clerks, etc. Camp Maplehurst, Mi. Coed: Will interview Wed., Mar. 29 1-5. Openings include waterfront (WSI), riding (Eng-Western), sports and a nurse. Camp Wise, Ohio, Soc. Wk.: Will interview Thurs., Mar. 30 10-4. Openings include waterfront (WSI), nature. sports, drama, arts/crafts. Camp Pretty Lake Vacation Camp, Mi.: Will in- terview Thurs., Mar. 30 1-4. Openings include cabin counselors. waterfront tWSI) cook. SUMMER PLACEMENT Phone 763-4117 Iroquois Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI: A beautiful place to spend the summer. Openings for waiters/waitresses, porter, bartender, housekeeping, manage bike shop, front desk clerk Pick up apps. at Summer Placement. Rimland Schools for Autistic Children, Ill.: Openings for counselors for adolescents and young adults. Complete details available. Greenfield Village/Ford Museum, Dearborn, MI: Openings for food attendants, security helpers, sales clerks, ground maintenance, transportation atten- dants and craft demonstrators. Further details available. Greater Lansing Legal Aid Bureau, Lansing, MI: Opening for student who has completed two years of law school. Details available. Upjohn Co., Kalamazoo, MI: Excellent opening for medical students who have completed sophomore or junior year by this summer. Details available. Forest Service, Southern Region: Positions are GS-3, GS-4 and GS-5, GS-7 level. Complete details available. Application deadline April 10. f s The Ann Arbor Film Cooperative presents at MLB 3 SATURDAY. March 25 STROSZEK (Werner Herzog, 1977) 7 & 9-MLB 3 Werner Herzog describes this film as a ballad. Released from jail, Stroszed "plays his piano with all the focus that was missing in his dealings with the prison authorities -a lack of focus that will make some sophisticates think him simpleminded when he is simply bereft . . . In a key scene ... a befriending doctor tells Stroszed that he doesn't know how to take care of himself, and then shows him a premature baby who, like Stroszed, will be all right, given a little help. A master- work." THE NEW YORKER. With Bruno S., Clemens Scheitz. In German, with subtitles, and English. ANN ARBOR PREMIERE. Monday: DEAD PIGEON ON BEETHOVEN STREET. Free. HAPPY EASTER /",-A - from TI-IF CTAFF I opN -oCINEMA II- Saturday, March 25 WI f I I i i I