BOTTLE BAN See Editorial Page !1-0*, . IX yt r 4t Aww CLOUI)Y Iligh--70 Low-50 Chance of rain Latest Deadline in the State Vol. LXXXVII, No.7 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, September 16, 1976 Ten Cents Ten Pages PEP RALLY ATMOSPHERE PREVAILS .r For Oct, km I c 0 ts rowdy 2,000 turned reception away as Ford needles Carter, bids for trust By STU McCONNELL President Gerald Ford launched his campaign against Jimmy Car- ter at Crisler Arena last night with a pageant more reminiscent of a high school pep rally than a politi- cal speech. Football broadcaster Bob . Ufer set the tone for the evening with an opening speech which began "Welcome to Crisler's Cathedral, Cazzie's Castle, or better yet, the home of the number one football team in America." FORD WAS ALSO presented with a windbreaker reading "Michigan, No. 1" and joined his wife Betty in several boisterous renditions of the Michigan fight song. "I'd rather run against Jimmy Car- ter than Harlan Huckleby any day of the week," quipped Ford, and while he did not mention the Georgia gov- ernor again by name, it was apparent that many of his remarks were in- tended as opening shots of his elec- tion campaign. "The question in this campaign of 1976 is not 'who has the better vision of America'," Ford said, "the question is 'who 'will act to make that vision a reality'." IN A THINLY VEILED reference to Carter's statement that he would nev- er lie to the public, Ford said "it is not enough for anyone to say 'trust me.' Trust must be earned. My administra- tion has restored trust in the White House." A noisy crowd of over 14,000 added to the hoopla by cheering and booing Ford lustily throughout his speech. The loudes , applause of the night was for Betty Ford, who received two standing ovations. The greatest commotion of the night occurred when a firecracker exploded in the stands, momentarily startling Ford. Secret Service agents rushed to investi- gate, but no one was arrested in con- nection with the incident. THE BOOS WERE MOST pronounced when Ford talked about the crisis in southern Africa and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's shuttle diplomacy there. "We will not and cannot impose solutions," Ford said, "but will depend upon the good will and determined efforts of the African parties them- selves to achieve negotiated settle- ments." Approximately 2,000 people were turn- ed away at the door, some of whom had special "guest" tickets issued by organizers of the event. Groups of dem- onstrators representing numerous caus- es were among those left outside when they chose to picket the doors until just before the speech started. "Why the hell didn't they go to the Stadium, or set up a ticket system?" complained Athletic Director Don C a n- ham afterward. 'If they don't think they're going to draw more than 13,000 in Arbor ..." IN HIS SPEECH Ford said that vot- ers demand "specifics, not smiles; per- formances, not promises." He reaffirm- ed his opposition to the national health care program favored by Carter, say- ing "$70 billion a year for a govern- ment-dominated health insurance pro- gram is not the way." The only new ground Ford broke in the speech was a promise to recom- mend changes in housing laws which would reduce down-payments on lower and middle-price houses by 50 per cent. He also said he would direct the De- partment of Housing and Urban Devel- opment to "accelerate implementation" See FORD, Page 7 Daily Phcio by PAULINE LUBENS Three students look on as President F : answers questions in a special reception before his speech yesterday. Over 20 stu- dents attended the interview session. I n n i n h'y , , i - ./ f _/ Pres (EDIToR's NOTE: Twenty University stu- dents, including Daily reporters Ken Parsigan and Pauline L ubens, questioned President Ford in a 45-minute session at Crisler Arena yesterday afternoon. Here is a partial, tran- script of that question-answer session,) Q. My question for you is, in view of the fact that your so-called clemency program reached only 18 per cent of the 100,000 or so draft resisters that (are eligible) and that no presidential candidate has even touched upon the heritage of the three-quarter million vet- erans who have bad conduct or general discharges - I was wondering - these people are doomed to unemployment and loss of their veteran's benefits as a re- sult of being forced in that time period to other elements outside of the mili- tary - I was wondering, would you not feel that a full unconditional amnesty, such as the one you gave President Nixon, would be in order for the al- most one million people whose military careersnwere upset because of their con- science? A. Well in September of 1974 I spoke to the V.F.W. (Veterans of Foreign Wars) National Convention in Chicago and announced a program that would permit draft evaders or deserters to apply for and earn, as I put it, the opportunity to clear their records. As I recall there were about 130,000 in both categories and the time for application was first set, as I recollect, on Janu- ary 1st. The number that applied was not encouraging; I established a panel of twelve, very broad based, including such people as Father Hessberg, the President of the University of Notre that many di Dane and others to review the records ords changed of all that applied. Because the re- some other w sponse was not as good as I hal hoped the board re I extended it for another sixty days, other hand I as I recollect - maybe another thirty. It ended up with about 18,000 that have think it woul applied and have been given either par- went through1 dons or have their status changed and effrt, spent I was disappointed in the response but catted earned every one of the total had a complete ords. So at the opportunity to apply and I was pleased See S or eiVes d apply and got their rc- - either a pardon or - - depending on what commended. But on the was disappointed and I d be unfair to those who the process and made the some time in what was effort to clear their rec- he present time I have no TU) DENTS, Page 4 ixed welcome By ELAINE FLETCHER and JIM TOBIN If Gerald Ford expected the type of reception he got the last time he was in Ann Arbor, he was pleasantly sur- prised last night. Ford, then vice-president, was almost heckled off the stage of the May, 1974 commenceament exercises, but last night the Crisler Arena crowd of over 14,000 was considered by most to be, on bal- ance, favorable. While many parts of Ford's speech were lustily booed, the cat- calls were frequently drowned out by the applause reminiscent of football Sat- urdays. PUT the generally favorable response nioht have been drastically turned ,a-ound had 150-200 protestors gone into the arena earlier. The group, which comprised members of several leftist camnpns factions, picketed and chanted outsid4 the arena from about 6:00 on. When they tried to move inside about 7:00, the arena was full and the doors were soon locked. The Ford opponents Insicde consjstently booed and hissed, but lacked organization to mount a disruptive heckling camPaign. The alternation between heavy boos and heavy cheers made clear that many spectators were doing both, apparently choosing which parts of Ford's speech then liked and which parts they didn't. As one student pointed out, "I tried to get some booing and hissing going but people kept drowning me out. And we were in the student section. The only thing anybody would join in with me on vas an amnesty chant." Outside, before Ford arrived, the pro- testors were more conspicuous. Approxi- mately 170 Ford opponents gathered in separate groups to champion causes ranging from the UAW auto strike to ending U. S. military presence in Korea. ABOUT 70 demonstrators, many of whom were members of the Spartacus Youth League or an ad hoc group car- rying a banner saying "Ann Arbor Unit- ed for Jobs and Workers' Control, Not War Abroad," carried picket signs and strolled in a circle in front of the main Crisler entrance. Meanwhile, about twenty UAW auto workers from the Ypsilanti Ford plant stood by, but someone had given them Daily Photo by PAULINE LUBENS See DEMONSTRATORS, Page 10 PRESIDENT, GERALD FORD speaks before a capacity crowd of over 14,000 at Crisler Arena in his campaign opener last night. Ford was greeted with mixed boos and cheers as he delivered his stands on issues including foreign policy, the economy, and streamlining of government bureaucracy. Carter hits GOP record A alumnus returns to his mla maer By JAY LEVIN The rain preceded Geralq Ford, Class of '35, by three minutes yesterday, but the torrential downpour vhich greeted the University's most famous alumnus provided only a temporary damper to his campaign swing here. Arriving at a dark and dreary Willow Run Airport yesterday afternoon, I resi- dent Ford and his wife Betty descended the sleek Air Force One jet, protected Ier's football practice session, eat with the team, and finally provoke the col- I ectiu anger and admiration of a pack- ed arisler Arena crowd, in a setting wbich mnor~e closelv resembled a rowdy eg circus than a political event. Anid 'il P the resident conducted a " ">' d t"r of the school where he -aived some of his greatest pre-politi- cd - '' cess'es, sterr-faced Secret Service nons a throngs of local law offic- ers kept heir eves peeled on an antici- By MIKE NORTON Special to The Daily DEARBORN - While President Ford was addressing the crowd in Crisler Arena last night, his opponent, Demo- cratic nominee Jimmy Carter, was launching a bitter attack on the eco- nomic policies of the Ford Administra- tion. Speaking to approximately 1,100 dele- gates to the AFL-CIO constitutional con- vention here, Carter lashed out at Ford gallantry in last night's speech. In- stead, he spoke of his opponent's "crude policies" and charged him with "turn- ing difficulty into disaster." Carter listed what he termed tho "nine economic errors" of the Nixon-Ford years - outlining and embellishing a long account of "the worst fiscal mis- management in history" - and con- tinned in the same vein by criticizing GOP performance on inflation, a bal- anced budget, housing, and economic growth.