YI [E trtgan ad1wl FORD VISIT See Editorial Page REPUBLICAN High-72 Low--4S See Today for details Latest Deadline in the State Vol. LXXXVII, No. 6 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, September 15, 1976 Ten Cents Ten Pages l , IYOUJ SEE NEWS HAPPNCALL DNV Seniors! The Michiganensian would like to remind sen- iors to return their appointment letters for year- book graduation portraits to the Michiganensian office in the Student Publications Building at 420 Maynard by Sept. 20. If you have lost the let- ter you may pick up another in the 'ensian of- fice. If you have already returned it, you can expect a call or a card confirming your appoint- ment date, or you can call the office after Sept. 20 at 764-0561. There will be no charge for hav- ing your portrait done this year. Precognition Seven students at the State University of New York (SUNY) campus in Binghamton, found them- selves in a tight spot Monday. After completing a psychological- survey the students loaded into an elevator in the psychology building which stall- ed on the way down, trapping them for 30 min- utes. The survey the students had just completed had posed the question, "Are you afraid of con- fined places?" Happenings.. .. ... come in all sizes today, starting with a dem- onstration and speech by University dancer Beth Fitts entitled "Dance-Craft" at noon in the Pen- dleton Rm. of the Union ... a pinball benefit for Local Motion will be held from 3-4 p.m. at Tommy's Holiday Camp, 632 Packard ... from 3-5 p.m. at the International Center, 603 E. Madi- son, a program for undergraduates and graduate students considering financial aid for study abroad will be held ... at 5 p.m. the National Council for Universal and Unconditional Amnesty will stage a demonstration outside of Crisler Arena where President Ford will speak ... two hours later in the Greene Lounge in East Quad, the Residen- tial College lecture series will present Prof. Carl Cohen speaking on Medical Experimentation on Human Beings ... at 7:30 p.m. th President of the United States, Gerald Ford, ," address an undoubtedly packed house at Crisi rena, doors open at 6:15 ... rivaling the Presidents speech will be a mass meeting of Project Outreach at 7:30 p.m. in Hill Aud. ... "The Story of Carl Jung" will be shown at 8 p.m. at Canterbury House on the corner of Catherine and Division ... and at 8:30 Gay Community Services, Inc. will sponsor an orientation meeting for gay students at the Gay Community Center at 612 S. Forest. Giddy-up, doggie Cleo Smith of Seattle drives a "horseless car- riage" but he's still relying on animal power for transportation. He drives a dog and buggy. The 71-year-old Smith uses his dog, Brutus, a 2-year- old Doberman Pinscher, to pull him the mile to the grocery store in a specially designed 5-by-3-foot dog cart. Smith, who claims Brutus can pull as much as 500 pounds, says his dog is duly re- warded for his efforts. He has never slept out- side and even has his own couch for a bed. On the inside . . The Editorial Page carries responses from our readers to David Bell's "Coming out in a gay ghetto" which was published in the Daily's Supple- ment ... the Arts Page features Ken Parsigian with suggestions on how to keep your bridge part- ner quiet ... and the Sports Page has a reaction by Rick Bonino to football rankings listing the Big Blue on top. 0 On the outside.. .. the, weather will be cooling off a bit with re- cent 80 degree temperatures dropping off to the low and mid 70's. It will be partly sunny, and you can confidently tuck your umbrella away be- cause the chance of rain for today is almost nil. Ford'S Panel asks for faculty By JAY LEVIN A University faculty group has released a report calling for an average 11.5 per cent pay raise for its colleagues next year - and will attempt to convince the Regents tomor- row that putting more money into the pockets of professors might not be a bad idea. The report, prepared by the Committee on the Economic Status of the -Faculty (CESF), concludes that boosting faculty paychecks is essential if the University desires to maintain a level of academic excellence. "IF WE WANT to maintain a high quality faculty," assert- ed CESF chairman William Neenan, an associate professor of economics, "we have to make some efforts to keep themr here. So our salaries have to be competitive." What the faculty considers competitive, however, could re- sult in hardships for a Univer- sity segment keenly aware of rising numbers - the students. According to University Presi- dent Robben Fleming, further tuition hikes could be likely if This si, the state's wage policy failed arrestI See FACULTY, Page 2 noulas, visit to hold surprises Speech to reveal tax and anicmeplans By Staff and Wire Service Reports Before the campus settles into the doldrums of serious studying, one more hectic day is in store, as President Gerald Ford kicks off his election campaign here tonight. The President will speak before a crowd of over 14,000 students, faculty members, and others at 7:30 Y,.m. in Crisler Arena. WHILE THE PRESIDENT promised yesterday only that his speech will contain a few "surprises," administration sources told UPI that Ford will unveil plans for easing home-buying and for battling neighborhood crime. The sources said Ford will announce plans to help persons earing $9,000 to $14,000 a year buy a home and propose giving higher income persons a tax credit if their house payments are more than 20 per cent of their incomes. Also, the President will reportedly propose stiffer penalties as an anti-crime move - especially for persons committing crimes with guns and for "repeater "criminals." PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SECRETARY Ron Nessen said only that Ford's Ann Arbor speech would include "new domestic proposals," but another Ford staff members said: "The man has inserted a page in his speech but the sub- ject of that page is a cross- my-heart-hope-to-die secret." Prior to his speech, Ford will meet with a group of 20 stu- dents selected by MSA Presi- dent Calvin Luker for a ques- tion and answer session. This group, comprised mainly of leaders of various campus or- ganizations, will have half an hour to fire questions at the President before he leaves for a private residence that has not yet been announced. See STUDENT, Page 2 AP Photo Just plain chickcia x-foot chicken strikes an infamous pose Monday night for investigation of battery who works for a local radio station, is for an appreciative San Diego audience before his in a fight with a security officer. Theodore Gian- the man inside. CONTRACT TALKS BREAK DOWN: AFL-CIO says no to Pierce By GEORGE LOBSENZ Democratic congressional candidate Dr. Ed Pierce suffer- ed a severe financial setback over the past weekend as the ?Michigan AFL-CIO voted to re- main neutral in the 2nd Con- gressional District race between Pierce and his Republican op- ponent State Senator Carl Pur- sell (R-Livonia). According to Pierce, "some- where from $10,000 to $20,000 won't be forthcoming," from A FL-CI10 fund-raising activities ,as a result of the no-endorse- ment decision, PIERCE is now the sole Democratic congressional can- didate out of 19 in Michigan to hit the camnaien trail without the benefit of AFL-CIO support. Pierce expressed some irri- tation with the labor organiza- tion's neutral stance. He cited the support of Washtenaw Coun- ty unions and said, "It's diffi- cult for me to understand why the state AFL-CIO couldn't See AFL-CIO, Page 10 170,00 auto workers By Wire and Staff Reports The United Auto Workers (UAW) last night declared a midnight strike against the Ford Motor Co. after a collapse in contract nego- tiations. The walkout, sec- ond in nine years against Ford, will idle 170,000 Ford workers in 22 states. UAW President Leonard Woodcock announced the strike at a press conference six hours before the mid- night deadline, saying the company had not respond- ed to union proposals de- spite its "strong financial position." HE SAID union bargainers throughout the country had been sent home and negotiations would not resume until next Monday at the earliest. "We will work toward the shortest possible strike," Wood- cock said. Both he and Ford officials declined to speculate how long the strike might last. Economic analysts say a strike of less than four weeks would have no serious impact on the nation's economy. Industry observers said the fact that negotiators left six hours before the deadline indi- cated the two sides were far apart and the strike could last longer than the two weeks thought to be the minimum in the auto industry. "We're not going to go through any charade, staying until midnight, there's nothing magic -about that," a somber Woodcock said in his brief ex- change with reporters. Ford was selected as this year's strike target prior to ne- gotiating in an attempt to force a pattern - setting agreement for the industry. Citing the company's record profits of 770 million dollars during the first six months of this year, Woodcock said Ford "was in a strong financial po- sition" to meet the union's pro- posals for shorter work time, higher wages and improved fringe benefits. SIDNEY McKENNA, Ford vice president for industrial re- lations, defended the conpany's three contract proposals, say- ing the last one, made vester- day, was worth one billion dol- strike lars over the next three years. Earlier last night, pickets from UAW Local 849 prepared to stand a lonely vigil around the Ford Motor Company's Yp- silanti plant in response to the strike call. "The first night there will be picketing, but after that there will be no night picketing," ex- plained Bill Leonard president of Local 849. See UAW, Page 10 Moynihian, Buckley -in -i N.Y. primary By The Associated Press Daniel Patrick Moynihan, whose outspoken speeches at the United Nations set the stage for his entry into electorial politics, won New York's Democratic Senate nomination yesterday by narrowly defeating the equally flamboyant Bella Abzug. Elsewhere around the country, Sens. Edward Kennedy, Hu- bert Humphrey and William Proxmire won primary contests with little trouble. But Philip Noel, Rhode Island's controversial governor, hovered on the edge of failure in his bid for a Sen- ate seat. MOYNIIHAN, WHO ENTERED the Senate race after quitting his U.N. post, took a narrow lead early in the counting and held it all evening over Abzug, who had criticized him for his work with Republican administrations. With more than 80 per cent of the precincts counted, he had a 9,000-vote lead, or about 37 per cent to 35 per cent. Trailing badly were the other three contestants: former U.S. Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark, New York City Council Presi- dent Paul O'Dwyer and businessman Abraham Hirshfeld. See MOYNIHAN, Page 7 Bard prciesper on people passing by By ANNEMARIE SCHIAVI BUT REGARDLESS of his customers' Hardly a person has passed the corner answers, Allen feels eyes tell the story. of North University and State this week "Eyes are incredible," he says. "When without cracking a grin at the bearded two people go eye to eye, you feel it man with a twinkle in his eye and pen in your toes; it goes all the way in hand. Allen Berg, poet laureate of the through." Diag set, loves to write verse to passers- Originally from the East, Allen plans by. .a trip out West after spending this week Allen rests under the trees, sitting by in Ann Arbor. le's fleeing his native his sign of a nude woman sunbathing coast because he dislikes easterners who next to a barn. His advertisement reads: wtbal e s with their noses and eyes pointed When was the last time someone wrote tovard the gs dpnd. yeu a love poem? Come sit down and chat awhile. Practicing poet needs prac- "PEOPLE irolnd hirp smile and look tice. Donations humbly and gladly ac- e o re sienk you in the eves more often," he notes. A former teacher "of sorts" at Bos- ALTHOUGH he's basic-aly new to the nAllen beqan his writing Ar HOgam ie s A sicall sn't td wthg reer after se ine a lamnlight burn poetry game, Allen doesn't find writing ;,n in a coo~ed corner of New HaTmra- AP Photo CONGRESSWOMAN BELLA ABZUG (center) her husband, Martin, and feminist Gloria Steinem. sweat it out in New York last night before learning of the Congresswoman's defeat to Daniel Patrick Moynihan in yesterday's Democratic Senatorial primary. Mule athletes challenge Titl IX By AL HRAPSKY The University students have charged the Athletic Department with reverse sex discrimination under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Under orders from Associate Athletic Director Vir- ginia Hunt, Women's Varsity Volleyball Coach Sandy Vong refised two students-Eric Stannard, a freshman from Flint, and Rick Chad, a senior from Huntington Woods-the opportunity to try out for the women's team Monday at the Central Campus Intramural "I like to follow my coaches in taking the position that if an individual is ineligible to play under AIAW rules, then he is also ineligible to tryout for the team or to practice with it," Hunt said. STANNARD, WHO SAYS he is interested in com- peting on the same intercollegiate -level as women, cited a clause from section 86.41(b) of Title IX in his defense. The section states that educational institutions rezeiving federal funds may provide separate athletic teams for each sex if selection to those teams is based explained that the Athletic Department provides the women with: three to six, one-half grant-in-aid scholar- ships per year; uniforms and shoes; transportation fees; room and board away from home; and its own locker-room. CONVERSELY, he said that the men have received no funds from the Athletic Department and their team comes exclusively under the auspices of the Intra- mural and Club Sports Department. Limited gas money and a few volleyballs have been