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THE RENNAISSANCE Center opened
Tuesday in Detroit to the accolades
of almost everyone. Governor Milliken.
sees the Center as, "New evidence we
will .ucceed in a joint effort to save
D e,t r a i t" Shop keepers and hotel
mahagement w i t h i n the Rennais-
sanrce Center are convinced that it
will attract many people to the down-
town area, h e n c e reviving the de-
pressed ecenomy of the Motor City.
The press continually holds the $337
million project up as a new savior for
the ailing urban centers of America.
What is not being discussed is that
the Rennaissance Center may not be
the savior the city needs, but instead
a new and disturbing problem for the
already. over-burdened Detroit.
The Rennaissance Center has been
built on the edge of the Detroit River
and its five skyscrapers are surround-
ed by a multi-story concrete base,
which turns a massive wall to the rest
of the city. Additionally, much of the
Center's heating system is contained
in huge concrete structures. This de-
sign makes one begin to wonder: just
how close and cozy did the developers
of the project want their multi-mil-_
lion dollar baby to the old and down-
trodden -midtown of the rest of the
city.

FOR TENANTS of the C e n t e r, or
conventioneers who stay at the
Detroit Plaza, the 73 story cylinder
that is the core of the development,
the Rennaissance Center provides an
ideal opportunity to never set foot on
the pavement of downtown Detroit.
The same goes for shoppers, who can
now easily go from car to elevator to
nightclubs, restaurants, stores, etc.
. . . without ever breathing the air
of the Motor City.
One must also wonder if the Ren-
naissance Center will attract busi-
nesses from neighboring buildings in
the decrepit downtown district, thus
threatening the demise of the city,
rather than acting as the so-called
savior of its media campaign.
In its own world, the Rennaissance
Center is a quite impressive complex.
From its indoor lakes and patios, to
the revolving restaurant on the roof,
it has - e e n constructed in a most
lavish and attractive style. The ques-
tionr is, will it act as a stimulis for
the re-development of D e t r o i t, or
merely as'an alternative, much like a
suburban shopping mall, which fur-
ther drains the few economic re-
sources that still exist?

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Playboy
To the Daily:
Playboy's intrusion onto the
University campus follows from
the magazine's myth of "women
are merely sexual beings." Any
"pretentions" of intellectual or
artistic competence must quick-
ly be squashed by the photog-
rapher's hand. To continue the
inequalities of our system it is
useful to see women as sex ob-
jects first and people later (if
ever!). After all, a "girl" posing
nude in Playboy can hardly be
taken seriously by society (ie.
men).
This attempt by Playboy to
symbollically keep UM women
in "their place," ie. the"sexual
sphere, is humiliating to the
thousands of intelligent, talent-
ed, and aware young women on
this campus.
--Karen Januszewski
, * *
To the Daily:
Rarely have I read an edi-
torial so blatant and angering
that it has prompted me to
write to the editor. But the re-
cent puritanical editorial which
(with obvious disregard for 1st
Amendment rights) ordered a
photographer to "t a k e your
cameras elsewhere" has
brought to a head my distaste
for the phoney liberal atmos-
phere of this city and the rant-
ings of the so-called women's
"liberators."
It seems to me that the fem-
inists have taken it upon them-
selves to determine what is ac-

Letters
ceptable female behavior and
appearance. Ironic, coming from
a group that admonishes the
idea of women's "roles."
If some Ann Arbor women
wish to wear old overalls, sheet-
dresses, hiking boots, Camarillo
Brillo hairstyles, unshaven legs
and armpits and smoke cigars
to demonstrate their independ-
ence and intelligence, that's al-
r i g h t with me. But they
shouldn't come down on those
other Ann Arbor women who
prefer to enhance their appear-
ances with smart clothing, at-
tractive faces and hair, and
good figures.
I don't think that a woman is
any less intelligent, articulate
or independent just because she
happens to be beautiful.
And I think it is the individual
woman's right to choose if she
wants to display her body in
pictures, nude or otherwise. The
Playboy photographer is not
forcing these women to pose
against their will. Judging from
their comments on your front
page, it seems clear that these
women are acting on their own
free will and see nothing wrong
with what they are doing. And
they are right.
And the photographer is not
"dehumanizing" or "humiliat-
ing" them. That is being done
by the overly self-righteous fem-
inists who, out of jealousy or"
some other hang-up, regard this
other type of woman as some
type of lesser human.
I can't see how the editors of+
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The boycott's still on!

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WEDNESDAY, we ran an editorial
concerning the n e w 1 y signed
agreement between the United Farm
Workers (UFW) and the Teamsters.
The main point of the editorial was
that the boycott of lettuce and grapes
etc. that we have supported for years
did work. It pressured the Teamsters
into reaching an accord with UFW.
However, that editorial also implied
that the need .for the boycott was now
gone, and that we should move on to
new areas of protest-that is not the
case. The boycott is not over yet.
The UFW's struggle has moved into
a new phase-people are no longer
bellig. killed on picket lines; police
brutality has subsided. Now the farm-
workers are engaged with the "sys-
tem" in more conventional ways-the.
Agricultural Labor Relations Act of
1975 has given them some legal foot-
ing. Their struggle now is in main-
taining the rights of that law (amidst
mounting pressure from the grower
dominated California legislature to
whittle the law to nothing) and en-
suring that the elections won in the
fields get acted upon-that growers
in fact negotiate in good faith and
sign contracts.
And this is where the boycott comes
in. The boycott has proven 'itself to
be an effective tool, perhaps the best
"tool that could be used against the
powerful agriculture business struc-
ture in California, because it hits the
Editorial positions represent a
consensus of The Daily Editorial staff.

growers where it hurts the most-in
their profits.
fISTORY TELLS the farmworkers
. to be cautious: In 1970 the UFW
went out on strike against lettuce
growers after they s i g n e d "sweet-
heart" contracts with the Teamsters,
and instituted a boycott at that time.
The following year, many growers not
covered by Teamster "contracts" be-
gan negotiating with the UFW, main-
ly because of, the boycott. As a sign of
good faith, the UFW placed a one
year moratorium on the boycott. The
growers immediately began stalling-
they stalled through the harvest and.
then broke off negotiations entirely.
and then went over to the Teamsters.
While the UFW is now covered by
legislation, the first ever for farm
labor, and even though they have
signed the jurisdictional agreement
with the Teamsters, there is guaran-
tee that growers will in fact give up
their control of the industry - they
can still stall at the bargaining table.
In other w o r d s, we've won the
battle but not the war. The boycott
must be continued.
TODAY'S STAFF

News: Phil Bokovoy,
Jay Levin, George
Rovner, Liz Slowik,

Joan Chartier,
Lobsenz, Julie
Jim Tobin

Editorial Page: Michael Beckman, Ken.
Parsigian
Arts Page: Lois Josimovich, Jim Stim-
son
Photo Technician: Andy Freeberg

WITH THE COMMISSION FOR WOMEN
By DEBBIE McCOY and PAMELA O'CONNOR
THERE'S AFFIRMATIVE a c t io n and other laws and
regulations against sex discrimination in recruitment
and hiring. More and more fields are opening up to
women. And many companies and institutions are looking
for qualified women. But finding that first position can
still be a major ordeal if you're a woman!
The special problems that face a woman during her
job search are the focus of the day-long Woman's Career
Fair to be held this Saturday, March 19 from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. in the Modern Languages Building.
The fair will offer a brief exposure to many of the
issues of career decision-making. Throughout the day
participants can acquaint themselves with the many
local resources available to them in their 'particular areas
of interest.
A SERIES OF workshops and job exploration panels
will offer information for women at all stages of-career
planning-from choosing a major to locating a specific
position. Each of the three sessions are an hour-and-a-
half long.
Among the workshops fair participants can choose
from are: job f i n d i n g techniques, skills assessment,
resume writing, interviewing, choosing a major, assertion
training, marketing a liberal arts degree, making career
decisions, and developing skills through summer jobs,
internships and -volunteer experiences.
Each career exploration panel will consist of several
women who are well established in their careers. They.
will discuss their day to day worklife, necessary educa-
tional background and skills, how to break into the field,
and what it means to be a woman in their field. Com-
munications, law, engineering, business, public health,
science, and civil service are some of the fields repre-
sented.
THE COUNSELING Center will offer vocational test-
ing during the lunch break. Participants may take the
Strong Vocational Interest Blank Test. They will be able
to pick up the results and attend an interpretation ses-
sion at a later date.
Mary Jo Walsh, president of New Options Personnel,

ing their page to be used for the
political ravings of some libbers
and to call for the repression of
a photographer's and his sub-
jects rights. I'd like to think
that Ann Arbor has the open-
mindediiess that it so obviously
claims to have.
-Dennis Mitchell
-The Wealthy Skiions Club
(bortion
To the Daily:
I am sorry that my letter of
February 23 touched a "raw
nerve" in Linda Willcox, but her
response (March 17) seems to
me sadly misdirected,
Linda, I agree wholeheartedly
that men should not desert wo-
men whose pregnancies they
have caused. I will encourage
my male legislators to support
any bill you (or your female
legislators) propose which will
effectively require these men to
share the burden. But the power
which ordained that women-not
men - should bear children is
beyond the reach of any legis-
lature with which I am familiar.
You will have to take your com-
plaint (?) on the fairness of
that requirement directly to
your Maker.
I agree wholeheartedly, Linda,
that "having freely chosen to
take the chance that a baby
would be conceived, men owe
women more than just their
penises." Morally, we do indeed
"owe (our) minds and hearts
as well." The woman who be-
comes my wife will have an
eternal covenant from me tO
love her with my entire soul and
to "cleave to her and to none
else," a covenant solemnized in
the most holy place I know on
earth. If I dishonor that cove-
nant, I deserve the full measure
of your contempt. But I do not
believe, 'Linda, that your criti-
cism of male promiscuity reach-
es me. And if you knew me per-
sonally, I think you would know
that. I share your grief that it
should fairly reach any man on
earth.
However, it is not in behalf
of the derelict fathers that I
urge my male - and female -
legislators "to give more trou-
ble to women" who seek an
abortion. It is in behalf of the
unborn child.
Abortion permits these trou-
bled women to sink not only to
the moralmlevel of their irre-
sponsible mates but far below
it. The man's irresponsibility
will not kill an unborn child. The
S u p r e m e Court's horrifying
abortion decisions give the fath-
er of an unborn child no say
whatever in whether its life is
to be preserved-even if that
father is a good one, doing
everything he knows how to sup-
port and strengthen his wife,
and even if the child is volun-
tarily conceived within the cove-
nant of marriage.
How far will you come wth
me, Linda? Mr. (Ms.) Editor?
Will you concede that an unborn
child (1) voluntarily conceived
(2) within the bonds of marriage
should not be aborted (3) if the
father is opposed and ould pay
for the enire pregnancy and
support the child? Will you op-
pose all abortions in which the
risk of conception was (1) know-
ingly and (2) voluntarily taken?
If so, then you must come out
from b e h i n d the comforting
smoke-screen that abortin is a
decision which rightfully belongs
to the woman alone and which
merely concerns her own body.
You must face the hard issues.
Name-calling and temper tan-
trums will not help you deal
with them sensitively and co-
gently.
-Greg Hill
B- bomber

To the Daily:
According to recent reports
from the White House-Pentagon

TO THE RIGHT,
MARCH!

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by CHUCK ANESI -I

ail
function do not contribute to the
defense of this country. The B-1
bomber is an example of a pro-
posed system which would be
wasteful of taxpayers' dollars
and should not be funded."
Since his inauguration, the
President has spent three mil-
lion taxpayer dollars per day on
the B-1 program while trying
to decide what to do about it.
Now he is deciding to spend $1.9
billion more next year on five
wasteful planes.
If you're curious about this
discrepancy between the Presi-
dent's campaign promise and
his inability to keep it, you
might want to call the White
House and ask him or his staff
about it.
If you're not curious about
Carter's B-1 decision, Michigan
'and Ann Arbor will be the
losers. Authoritative figures re-
cently released by State Sen.
John Otterbacher indicate that
Michigan will lose nearly one
billion dollars in federal taxes
to the total B-1 program and
that Ann Arbor will lose more
than $15 million. Much of/that
loss will have to be made. up by
state and local taxes, all for a
bomber that is already obsolete
and will do nothing to improve
the security of the United States.
-Tom Rieke
television
To The Daily:
Speaking as one who was in
attendance, I would like to coun-
ter Mike Taylor's glowing tri-
bute to the rock band Television
on March 1S.
Because they were Peter Ga-
briel's warm-up band, Television
was admittedly at a disadvan-
tage; the audience consisted
largely of highly partisan Gene-"
sis freaks. I also don't feel that
Television deserved to be booed
off stage. - which they were.
Nevertheless, Taylor's review
didn't really describe Televi-

sion's act at Masonic. The band
was excessively loud and dis-
torted; at times, they were also
drawn Out and lethargic, with
repetitive chord progressions
backing extremely simplistic
guitar soloes. Although Televi-
sion's music was impressive at
times, they simply weren't
much more "energetic and dy-
namic than your average De-
troit bar band.
Mike Taylor allowed his prior
opinions to interfere with his
musical judgment. And, al-
though the Detroit audience was
rough on Television at the end
of the concert, they greeted the
New Yorkers with modest ap-
plause and interest at the be-
gginning. As opposed to Taylor,
the crowd displayed a -,"wait-
and-see" attitude. They must
not have liked what they saw.
G. J. DiGiuseppe
AFSCME
To The Daily:
The Daily's coverage of the
AFSCME strike is an excellent
example of biased .reporting..
Your zealous support of the un-
ion is apparent, not only on the
Editorial Page where it prop-
erly belongs, but in the perva-
sive "union-can-do-no-vrong" bi-
as in every 'news' story on the -
controversy. The concomitant
unswerving antipathy and mis-
trust of the Administration and
the University reeks of ignorant
prejudice and infantilism in the
genre of the proverbial School-
boy vs. School Master fear and
loathing. Despite our support of
union rights, this type of jour-
nalistic license is insulting. The
Daily readers are capable of in-
dependent decisions. Please pre-
sent the facts, and save the edi-
torial commentary for your
opinion Dage.
Fredric Colman
Engineering
Rosemarie Malje LSA
Alan Taplin Music
Steven Powell Music

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ON JULY 24, 1941, the Japanese began moving a force of
50,000 into southern Indochina, occupying Saigon, its
nearby air fields, and Camranh Bay.
On July 26, Roosevelt froze Japanese assets and em-
bargoed high-octane gasoline. The British and Dutch fol-
lowed suit, and Japanese trade ground to a halt.
Five months later the United States was at war.
Nothing, however, could undo the damage done by
years of showering the Japanese with petroleum, food,
metals, and high technology. The United States had fueled
and fed the enemy forces; and a good deal of American
steel ended up in American soldiers. Exported technology
made it all possible.
THERE WAS A lesson to be learned in 1941: that
supplying strategic material and technology to an aggres-
sive potential enemy was an extremely foolish thing to do.
The United States is 36 years older now, and it still
hasn't learned its lesson. Miles Costick, author of the
forthcoming book, U.S. and Soviet Computer Capiabilities,
has something to say on this subject:
"The Soviets are making every effort to close the
computer technology gap in the only way possible for
them-to get us to give it to them. During the last four
years, U.S. computer manufacturers have sold to the Com-
munist governments about $400 million worth of com-
puters and related equipment.
".... THE INTERNATIONAL Business Machine Cor-
poration is one of the major suppliers of advanced com-
puters to Communist governments. Many IBM computers
have been sold from its European branches, and apparent-
ly, in some cases, no export license was obtained. From its
U.S. facilities, IBM has sold to Poland several computer
systems, among others, the largest industrial computer
system in the world, consisting of the IBM-370/158 with

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