ELECTION ISSUES See Editorial Page ip- YI rL £frPiAu ~E~it YIN-YANG High-54° Loaw-d40 See Today for details Latest Deadline in the State Vol. LXXXVII, No. 144 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, April 1, 1977 Ten Cents Ten Pages * AU SEE fA*AENCAL'A-iY Prof. Ford Almost everybody knows by now that Jerry Ford is coming to town. However, very few peo- ple know exactly what classes Jerry will grace with his presence during his week-long stay. No, it's not "The Art of Presidential Stumbles" nor "Rhetoric and Reason" but a whole gamut of political science courses, from doctoral to fresh- person level. Some of the courses he will make special guest appearances in are: "Introduction to American politics", "Politics of civil liberties, and civil rights", "The American chief executive", "Legislative behavior", "Legislative process", "Public administration and current issues in world politics". University officials say only in- vited persons and students enrolled in the classes will be allowed to attend, though they aren't say- ing how they will enforce that assertion. We can see it now: For Sale-one session of American chief executive, $50. 0 Election note So, you just couldn't find the time yesterday to vote for Literary College (LSA) student govern- ment, huh? Or maybe you just plain forgot. In any case, you're in luck because the polls will be open all over campus today. In addition to vot- ing for the candidates of your choice, you can also make your feelings known on a ballot question which deals with opening all faculty meetings to students. All students in LSA are eligible to vote. The times and poll locations are as follows: from 8:30 to 4 in the basement of the Michigan Union; from 1-7 in the UGLI; from 10:30-1:30 and 4:30-6:30 in East Quad; from 11-6 in South Quad; and from 1:30-6:30 in West Quad. One more re- minder: today is the last day the polls will be open. It's today or never. Happenings . . .. .are varied in nature on this foolish day . if the springtimespirit infects you, you might want to stroll among the Hash Bashers on the Diag and partake of whatever activity strikes your fancy .. . or if singing is your thing, the Detroit Sym- phony Orchestra is looking for 400 singers to per- form in Mahler's "Symphony No. 8" on June 23 at Meadowbrook. If you're interested, contact Dr. Bryant from 9-4 today or 9-noon tomorrow at Hill Auditorium . . . at 10:30, JohnMcGuire, chief of the U. S. Forest Service, will discuss career opportunities in natural resources in a speech en- titled "A Brilliant Past - An Exciting Future" in the Rackham Amphitheater . . . there will be a noon luncheon at the Guild House with a panel presentation entitled "Children's TV", soup and sandwich for 50c . . . also from noon-5, the Xerox color-copier will be on display in the Union . . then at 12:30, there will be films and talk on workers' management in Rm. 126 in East Quad, sponsored by the Union for Radical Political Eco- nomics . . . Richard Heydinger will speak on "Ed- ucational Computing: An Examination of Na- tional Trends in Networking" at 1:30 in the Dean's Conference Room in the School of Education . . at 3, there will be a slide show and discussion on economic and social conditions in France, Italy, Yugoslavia and West Germany conducted by Andy Winnick of Antioch College in Rm. 126, East Quad .Joel Feinberg will lecture on "Euthanasia and the Inalienable Right to Life at 4 in auditorium D, Angell . . . then at 7, there will be two films shown in Rm. 120, East Quad - "The Shape of an Era" and "Children of Labor: A Finnish-Ameri- can History" . . . area secondary school choirs will present "Choral Cavalcade" in Pioneer High9 School's auditorium at 7:30 . . . at 7:45 there will be a symposium on "Time, Tense and Aspect" sponsored by the Dept. of Liguistics in the West Conference Rm. of Rackham . . do-si-do your partner at a square dance at Xanadu co-op, 1811 Washtenaw at 8; there will be refreshments and a live string band . . . or if you're not in the hay- seed mood, go boogie down at a Workshop in Hungarian Dance from 8-11:30 at the Central Campus Recreation Building and if even that doesn't get your feet tapping, check out the April Fools dance at East Quad, complete with a funky band . . . from 9:30-1:30 a.m., there will be jazz at the University Club with the Roots Trio . . . finally, a few parting reminders . . the As- sociation for Economic Democracy will snonsor a Conference entitled "Work Content, Worker Self Motivation, ;and Economic Democracy" at the University of Detroit's Student Center from 8 p.m., April 1 - April 3 . . . and PTRGTM is still accenting annlications for its- local board of direc- tors from now until April 6 in their office, 4106 Michigan Union. On the inside ..e Read about the civil war in Zaire in the Digest on Page 3 . . . Editorial Page features our en- dorsements for the mayoral and City Council races . . our Sports staffers unveil their April Fools wit and wisdom . .. and on Page 10, peruse The Michigan Delay, our contribution to April 1 tomfoolery. I Us.. stands on limiting Daily Photo by BRAD BENJAMIN RON GLASSMAN AND KAREN SCHNEIDER take a momentary respite from hours of book- ing as they exchange glances at the UGLI. The UGLI is not only a place for research and studying, it also serves as a spot for students to socialize. People examine more than books at under rad library WASHINGTON' (P)-The White House said yesterday the United States has no plans to revise the Soviet-rejected strategic arms limitation proposals when U.S. and Russian officials meet in Geneva in May. "The proposal is a construc- tive one and can furnish a basis for continued discussion," said White House Press Secretary Jody Powell. "We are hopeful the Soviet Union will consider that proposal." SECRETARY of State Cyrus Vance and Soviet Foreign Min- ister Andrei Gromyko plan to meet in Geneva during the first half of May. A communique issued in Moscow and Washing- ton indicated the agenda will include arms limitations, the Middle East and other topics. * Meanwhile in Moscow, Gromy- ko said yesterday that the Krem- lin had turned down American nuclear weapons limits because they were unfair and inconsis- tent. Gromyko, in a televised news conference watched by millions of Soviets, said Vance's conten- tion that the Russians had re- jected a - broad arms control proposal was "basically false" and he mentioned numbers and details which Vance had not pub- licly discussed. , POWELL SAID President Car- ter believes "it's important to be patient, it's important to be methodical and he intends to be just that." He said there is no pressure to reach an agreement at a particular meeting. Powell insisted that negotia- tion for a strategic arms limita- tion treaty should not become a "take-it-or-leave-it thing." But, he said, "an agreement finally has to be agreed upon as a package, not by accepting the points that are favorable" to just one side. THE PRESS secretary,speak- ing with reporters at the daily White House press briefing, said the United States wants "to avoid a situation in which a list of 10 points might be presented on which someone can agree to three points they find most fav- orable and then we negotiate the other seven." firm arms "If you've got only two points and one balances the other, what you can't have is an agreement on one point" and then negotia- tions on the other, he said. "There are no plans to revise the U.S. proposal" when the two sides resume their talks in Geneva, he said. Powell said the U.S. proposals would allow the Soviet Union to "reduce the burden of the arms race on their economy and their people" while maintaining a U.S.-Soviet arms balance and a strategic capability greater than that of any third power. Police prepare for Hash Bash activity. By PATTY MONTEMURRI When Felicia Sawicki craves companion- ship, comraderie and conversation, she doesn't stroll to the Village Bell or Mr. Flood's Par- ty. She goes to the Undergraduate Library (UGLI). While most sudents frequent the UGLI to crack the books, many ardent bookworms- like Sawicki-have discovered an extra high- light to what seems a sprawling, stuffy world of study. Despite a physical ambience dress- ed in muddy pastels, the UGLI has carved a niche alongside some of the hottest night- spots in town. IN FACT, STUDENTS actually enjoy the there when I want to talk to people," LSA senior Sawicki said. "I think students might come here to study in the first place, then they' get bored and find other things to do," observed Olivia Sharpe, a Natural Resources junior doing some home- work in the UGLI's basement lounge last week. AMID THE YELLOW felt-tip markers poised over textbooks and half-empty coffee cups dot- ting formica tabletops, students cruise up and down the aisles, amble over to the water foun- tain, reacquaint themselves with old friends, or make new ones. HEADS DART OUT from study carrels as someone strolls the floor. There's a lot of eye contact. See UGLI, Page 7 place. "I never go to the UGLI to study, I go By PATTY MONTEMURRI There will be more Ann Arbor police staking out the Diag to- day for this year's Fifth Annual Hash Bash than last year and you can bet they won't be there to smoke dope. Mtayoral hiopefuls debate By LANI JORDAN With only three days remain- ing until the April 4 municipal elections, mayoral candidates incumbent Democrat Al Wheel- er and Republican Louis Bel- cher clashed ,yesterday 'on city issues during a debate at the Michigan Union. Socialist Human Rights Party (SHRP) candid ate Diana Slaughter was unable to attend See WHEELER, Page 7 G City Police Chief Walter Kras- ny is "expecting greater en- forcement" of the city's traffic, truancy, and marijuana ordin- ances to curb the numbers of high school students and out-of- town drifters who congregate on campus. KRASNY WOULD only say that "more or less' than 26 po- licemen will patrol the campus, a stepped up measure from pre- vious years. City police met with state po- lice yesterday to coordinate to- day's strategy. State police are ready to mobilize if any trouble gets out of hand, said Krasny, but "there are no plans to have state police assigned" to the area. State police officials refused to confirm reports that plain- clothes officers will either can- vas the Diag or make arrests. OZONE, HOUSE staffers, along with members of Drug Help. will be on the Diag to aid overdose victims. If today's revellers are arrest- See COPS, Page 7 Ward 4' Heavy security awaits Ford By DENNIS SABO Former P r e s i d e n t Gerald Ford will bring his words of wisdom to campus next week, and preparations are currently underway to provide him with rigid security. Members of the Secret Serv- ice, Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department, Ann Arbor Police Department and Campus Se- curity met yesterday to map out security measures for Ford's five-day stay. UNIVERSITY D i r e c t o r of Safety Frederick Davids said Ford's security staff is already on campus scouting the class- rooms where Ford will lecture. "There an advance crew look- ing around and checking out the buildings where Ford will be," Davids said. The Political Science Depart- ment has agreed to issue tickets to students in designated classes where Ford vill lecture. Stu- dents without tickets will not be allowed into the lecture. Political Science Department Chairman Harold Jacobson said the ticket system is needed due to the limited size of classrooms. Also, it will allow only the stu- dents who belong to the class inside, he said.- Jacobson added that the Sec- ret Service already has a list of students in each of the classes. Although security officials de- nied it, a source close to the in- telligence community said the security team fears at least one group isrplanning to cause lec- ture disruptions by purchasing other students' tickets and gain- ing entrance to classrooms. Davids said there is a possi- bility that some students may sell their tickets to others. Se- curity personnel have not de- cided if they will require student identification with tickets, al- though Jacobson acknowledged that such an action is under con- sideration. Davids said the security team is prepared for any student in- terruptions or harrassments. Ford's Yale University visit last month went without major' incidence, according to Ford Transition team member Larry Speaks. The former President is ex- pected to live on campus during the visit, although it is not known where. According to Jacobson, most of the security measures are being left up to the Secret Service, and will not be pub- licized. The Spartacus Youth League, a Trotskyite campus group is tentatively scheduling a "Keep Imperialistic Butcher Ford Off Campus" rally on the Diag Fri- day, April 9 at 12:30. Battle looms InU Trolley study firm has outside ties By DAVID GOODMAN and ELIZABETH SLOWIK Ann Arbor's housing prob- lems, public transit needs, and the responsiveness of city gov- ernment are three major issues that divide contenders for the swing Fourth Ward City Coun- cil seat. On these and other questions, Democrat Bob Hemeryck and Republican incumbent Ron Trowbridge generally follow By DENNIS SABO town merchant own businesse A firm recently asked to study Street shopping the feasibility of a downtown The propose trolley line by the Ann Arbor run on Liberty Transit Authority Board (AATA) State and Ma has direct ties with a commu- supporters ar nity group which hastendorsed connecting thet the trolley in the past. tricts to spur st Chase-Mogdis Inc., a down- than as a rea town consulting firm, succeeded move passenge in landing a $10 000 trolley line block stretch. study from the AATA last Former city month. present AAT m FRANZ MOGDIS a partner in com said that A the firm, is currently the presi- licly endorsed dent of Ann Arbor Tomorrow, trolley line bu (AAT), a non-profit group in- members - inc volved in the revitalization of privately suppo the downtown central business MOGDIS WC district. The group is primarily that neither h made up of citizens and down- See LOC Strike afte By BOB ROSENBAUM State leaders for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employes (AFSCME) say they will begin lobbying for a major change in the Michigan public employe labor law, as a direct result of the bitter 26-day campus service worker strike experienced here recently. Walt Oliver. who directs AFSCME's regional Council 11 in Lansing, and Don McClure, AFSCME International Public Affairs Director both said the union will use its experiences with Univer- s many of whom s in the Main g sector. d trolley would Street between in. Many of its e interested in two business dis- tore sales rather alistic means to rs along the six- administrator and nember Guy Lar- AAT has not pub- d the proposed rut many of its eluding Mogdis - ort it, he said. OULD only say e nor AAT has AL, Page 2 rma MSA studies 'space' By LINDA BRENNERS The Michigan Student Assembly (MSA) has latched onto an issue-increased student space needs-and it's not going to let go. Tuesday night MSA members contemplated staging a student march on the Diag and a basketball marathon in the Barbour gymnasium to protest the University's unwillingness to study student space needs. By Wednesday, however, the rallying cries to mass action had subsided as meetings with University administrators began once again. MSA president Scott Kellman said that such "public demon- strations were no longer necessary."A Meeting for the first time with members of a task force ap- pointed by the Executive officers and Regents to examine alter- native proposals, Kellman said he felt assured that the Regents See MSA, Page 2 the positions of their respective parties. And, as in most local elections, party loyalty and rela- tive partisan turnouts will play a major role in determining the outcome. "CITY GOVERNMENT is re- sponsible but seldom respon- sive," contends Hemeryck. "City Council meets one day a week." he adds, "and the bu- reaucracy operates the rest of the week . . . and does what it wants." Heineryck suggests institut- ing afull-time elected mayor to make city hall more responsive. The Democratic challenger expresses his strong backing for expanded public transportation, and says the Ann Arbor Trans- portation Authority (AATA) can do a lot to upgrade the line bus system. "You can't go anywhere in the city without taking two buses," he complains. Ann Arbor needs to step up its rental housing inspection program as well, Hemeryck says. and should pay for this through bigger fines on land- lords who violate the housing code. HEMERYCK'S most sweeping proposals deal with reviving Ann Arbor's moribund central See PARTIES, Page 2 Tro wbridge Heiute ryck nth: Changing the Michigan legislature to repeal parts of the labor law which make public employe strikes illegal, or make arbitration mandatory after three weeks of impasse at the bargaining table. Near the end of the walkout, union representa- tives became particularly upset over the Uni- versity's refusal to submit contract differences to binding arbitration. THE REGIONAL chiefs, along with local union officials. have also repeatedly criticized the Uni- versity for hiring "scab" labor to undermine the service worker strike, for not taking positive steps their "lack of concern," and failure to "seek out equity in the dispute." MANY UNION leaders enjoy likening the walk- out to the biblical story of David and Goliath. "'You are a group of 2,300 that took on a giant, and everybody knows it," International represen- tative Kim Pittman told union member at their final ratification meeting. "This is not a typical strike," McClure said, "this one is exceptional . . . I've been through a lot of strikes around the country, and rarely have labor laws Making arbitration mandatory would guarantee that the two sides were actively seeking an agree- ment while workers were striking. Oliver, for one, is confident that lobby efforts in the state legislature will pay off. "WE WILL be seeing the law change," he said. Oliver, McClure and other AFSCME represen- tatives at national, state and local levels readily admit that the almost month-long struggle, "did not pay off." but they say, the loss can be used constructively to illustrate how public employes