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Vol. LXXXVI, No. 8
Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, September 12, 1975
Ten Cents
Ten Pages
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Fromme
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Last supper
Mother Nature lashed out at Charles Raslich
yesterday three days after he enjoyed the fruits
of a dangerous hobby; mushroom picking. Ras-
lich, 75, died at University Hospital from the poi-
son in galerina mushrooms, which resemble edible
young puff ball mushrooms. 'The late Raslich's
son and another man are still hospitalized and
listed in fair condition for eating the wild fungi.
All three of the neo-Euell Gibbonses were treated
with a new drug, thiotic acid, which was flown
here from a San Francisco Hospital in hopes of
counteracting the mushrooms' poison.
Fowl play
A customer at the Chicken Little restaurant in
Ypsilanti decided his meal wasn't to his liking
last night and gave the manager a licking-instead
of his fingers. After the attack the victim drove to
the Sheriff's Department in Ypsilanti and told this
tale: A customer entered the restaurant with
friends, ordered a meal, and then began to com-
plain about its quality. Becoming incensed, he
then followed the manager to the back of the
establishment where he struck him, knocked him
down, and kicked him until other customers came
to the rescue. The man then ran out the door and
is being sought by police.
Fleming's vantage point
University President Robben Fleming has start-
ed a one-man "courtesy in the consumption of
combustibles" drive. In a recent memo to the
faculty, Fleming let it be known that he would
like smoking in the classrooms to stop. "Whether
or not faculty members or individual students
wish to smoke," he wrote, "is, of course, a mat-
ter of personal decision," "But it is not fair to
inflict one's personal decision in this area on
others." The President added that it would seem
to him unreasonable to believe that tobacco smok-
ers "cannot survive a classroom hour without
smoking." Perhaps as an alternative to Flem-
ing's suggestion the time schedule could rate
classes on levels of tar and nicotine.
Snap, crackle and flop
CRISP is up to its old tricks again. The drop-
and-add line at the old Architecture Building was
delayed for approximately an hour and a half
yesterday morning, as annoyed students stood on
the stairway leading up to the room that houses
the CRISP computer terminals. Program co-ordi-
nator John Lehman explained the delay: "Some-
body at Data Systems was debugging a new pro-
gram and apparently it went into an endless loop
and brought the system down." Asked if he an-
ticipates any more delays before the end of drop-
and-add, Lehman commented, "I hope not, be-
cause it's not the fault of CRISP." Whatever the
reason, it appears that the University's brainchild
has fallen out of favor with those who have been
forced to deal with it.
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Volunteers needed
The training schools at Maxey and Adrian have
openings for tutors. The pay is non-existent, but
you can get up to three credits-almost as valu-
able as cash. Apply at Project Community, 2204
Michigan Union.
Happenings .. .
Assassination
list revealed
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (P) - Sandra Good, a
disciple of mass murderer Charles Manson, said
yesterday that an "International People's Court
of Retribution" has marked for assassination
scores of business executives whose firms dam-
age the environment.
Good, 30, is the roommate of Lynette "Squeaky"
Fromme, another Manson follower, who was in-
dicted by a federal grand jury here Wednesday
for the attempted assassination of President Ford.
IN AN INTERVIEW in her apartment, Good
revealed a list of about 75 names of persons she
said were marked for death.
She identified them as executives primarily in
the power, lumber, oil, food and chemical in-
dustries.
The list did not include the names of six Loui-
siana, Texas and Georgia businessmen that Good
See ASSASSINATION, Page 2
House
court
Defends trees
during hearing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (P)-Lynette "Squeaky"
Fromme, at her arraignment for attempted mur-
der of President Ford, was ousted from federal
court yesterday when she demanded justice for
redwood trees and told the judge: "The gun is
pointed, your honor."
The red-robed Fromme,. 26, a disciple of mass
murderer Charles Manson, demanded to speak
despite the judge's warning that she might preju-
dice her chance for a fair trial.
"THIS is more important to me at this time,"
Fromme declared in a clear, calm voice over a
courtroom microphone. "I'm the one that has to
sit in the cell and worry about it."
After a second warning from U.S. District Court
Judge Thomas MacBride, she launched her
rambling dissertation on redwood trees.
"There is an army of young people and chil-
See FROMME, Page 2
Good Manson Fromme
passes
oil
.. . . .. . . .
Hoffa book
rushed into
publication
An autobiography by missing
former Teamster President
James Hoffa has been rushed
into print in the wake of
Hoffa's suspicious disappear-
ance. "H o f f a - The Real
Story," originally scheduled
for publication next February,
was introduced yesterday at a
news conference by Hoffa's
son, James Hoffa Jr. In the
autobiography, Hoffa vowed to
take the union leadership back
from his successor, Frank
Fitzsimmons, a n d accused
Fitzsimmons of funneling mil-
lion of union funds into "hood-
lum hands."
control
Senate
Dems call
or quick
WASHINGTON ) - The
House passed a bill yester-
day to extend domestic oil
price controls until Oct. 31
to gain more time to work
out an energy compromise
with President Ford.
The speedy House ap-
proval came by voice vote.
The measure now goes to
the Senate.
HOUSE Democratic energy
leaders said they do not expect
the President to object to a 60-
day extension in place of the
45-day extension to which he
had given conditional approval.
Chairman Harley Staggers (D-
W. Va.) of the Commerce Com-
mittee introduced the extension
bill on the House floor only <
about 15 minutes after it had t
been approved at an extraordin-
ary meeting of the Commerce
Committee.t
At the Senate, the caucus of1
Senate Democrats, in a 21-6
vote, called for quick enactment
of the 60-day extension, and the 1
Democratic leadership planned
UAW ranks, to make an effort to pass the c
ylaw guide- measure yesterday.
t local pres- THE HOUSE action came only
uble that of a single day after the Senates
1.l sustained Ford's veto of a six-
the local month extension of oil controls.1
money that Generally, Democrats have
their butts been pushing for lower price 1
"It's impor- lids on domestic oil and a longer 1
ship not to time for decontrol than the 1
hard-earned President has been willing to
accept.t
er head of Ford has supported removing
ning team, controls to raise fuel prices to
he specifics force consumers to save on en-
awn up by ergy, and channel more funds
nit. into the petroleum industries to
encourage increased production
her group in this nation.
draft the by-
"Our advice THE PRESIDENT has indi-
cated he would consider gradualj
is to handle rather than sudden decontrol.
The new extension, which
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EX-BARGAINERS RESISTED:
Fact ions divide clerical Ufli
By ELAINE FLETCHER
Groups of University clericals
met yesterday as part of a grow.
ing drive to thwart what they
see as an attempt by former
members of their contract bar-
gaining team to take control of
their new union local.
The local (UAW 2001), which
last month ratified its first con-
tract with the University, is cur-
rently in the process of estab-
lishing a set of by-laws and
electing a body of officials.
Several clericals who are for-
mer bargaining team members,
acting on what they claim is
UAW tradition, have appointed
themselves to draft the by-laws,
without consent or authorization
from the local clerical member-
ship.
Another group, calling itself
Clericals for a Democratic Union
(CDU), is challenging that ac-
tion. CDU spokeswoman Sue
Hanson said, 'The only differ-
ence between the authority of
the ex-bargaining team and any-
one else is that (since the con-
tract negotiations) they hold the
keys to the office."
"WE WANT to build an effec-
:ve local and we want to do
that by calling for the election
of a by-laws committee," she
added. "We're calling fo rthis
election and we hope they (the
ex-bargaining team) would lis-
ten to the membership."
Former bargainer Jane Gould
sided with the CDU against her
former team members. "These
laws are going to govern the lo-
cal for years to come," she said.
"Ex-bargaining team members
have no authority to write the
by-laws. And if the local does
not have a hand in writing them
we are not going to have a
democratic local."
THE BY-LAWS are critical in
controlling the power and poc-
ketbooks of soon-to-be-elected
local officials. They also con-
tain clauses regulating com-
munication channels between
membership and officials.
In protesting the ex-bargain-
ing units efforts to draft bylaws
a l o n g the UAW guidelines,
Weeks explained, "We're trying
to per kthe rug out from under
the people who want to use the
local jobs as steppingstones-up
and out of their clerical posi-
tions."
Local union official positions,
Weeks said, are often considered
a training ground for promotion
higher up into the U
In addition, UAW b
lines recommend tha
idents salary be dou
the average clerica
"Salaries paid to
union officials isn
women are working
off for," she added.
tant for the leader
use or abuse thatl
money."
Jean Jones, form
the clerical bargai
refused to discuss t
of bylaws -being dr
the old bargaining u
WHEN ASKED if
has the authority tod
laws she responded,
(from the UAW) wa
it in this fashion."
See POWER,]
Ford
the .trail
in N.H.
MILFORD, N.H. (RP) - Presi-
dent Ford, on his first political
outing since last week's assas-
sination attempt, appeared to be
wearing a protective vest yes-
terday while campaigning in
New Hampshire.
The President was greeted by
friendly crowds as he sought to
boost Republican Louis Wy-
man's chances in next Tues-
day's special Senate election.
SECRET Service agents and
White House officials refused to
confirm or deny that Ford was
wearing a protective vest. But
the outlines of some sort of ad-
ditional garment were visible
through the back of his jacket,
and his shirt-front appeared
tightly drawn.
The day-long m o t o r c a d e
showed that the President had
lost none of his zest for shaking
hands and reaching out to the
thousands who greeted him at
more than a dozen stops in
towns and highway crossings.
Republicans hoped the Presi-
dent's visit would boost the turn-
out next Tuesday and overcome
the extensive organizational ef-
fort by the Democratic candi-
date, John Durkin.
See FORD, Page 10
nothing is happening
getting drunk.
today. We suggest
s
Sint bin packs it in
The International Museum of
Francisco has been licked by
Erotic Art in San
inflation. Despite
the fact that attendance was good-150,000 have
seen the collection since its March, 1973 unveiling
-rising costs and high insurance rates spelled
doom for the culture gulch designed to appeal to
prurient interests. It's doors are closed. Looks
like it's back to the Blue Front for pictures with
pubic hair.
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On the inside . . .
. . . the Arts Page returns Friday's popular
Cinema Weekend for another season . . . the Edi-
torial Page features Jeff Sorenson's reflections
on CRISP . . . and Snorts continues its preview
of the upcoming Wisconsin game with a look at the
Badger offense by Rick Bonino.
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U, 'frosh
buck low
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By JIM FINKELSTEIN
Despite a sharp nationwide decline in
SAT scores last year, results for incom-
ing University freshpeople dropped only
slightly.
According to the College Entrance Ex-
amination Board (CEEB), the verbal
and mathematical aptitude scores of
college-bound high school graduates
plummeted this year by the biggest mar-
gin in at least two decades.
COMMENTING ON the mild drop in
the scores of University applicants, As-
sistant Admissions Director Donald
Swain said yesterday: "I don't really
care whether the SAT's have declined
nr not Sliaht variations don't mean a
434 this year. The average mathematical
scores slipped from 480 in 1974 to 472
this year.
BUT, Benno Fricke, director of the
Evaluations and Examinations Office at
the University, is quick to point out that
there are many problems in comparing
present scores with those of previous
years.
"In 1941-42," he commented, "the stu-
dents that were tested were mainly ap-
plicants for private colleges, such as
Harvard, Princeton and Yale. But today,
most schools require applicants to take
the test. So the students applying to Har-
vard and those applying to Georgia State
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