ge Eight 1-HE MICHIGAN DAILY Wednesday, October 8, 1975 ge Eight [HE MICHIGAN DAILY Wednesday, October 8, 1973 City drug raids (Continued from Page 1) Washington must have been us- ing inappropriate information to make the lower estimate. "I FRANKLY can't account for the discrepancy because I don't know what data they had to compute (with)," Vernier said. The Washington official said his office has the most up-to- date data in the country with which to work, and that it pro- vides the best possible estimate of the retail value of drugs on the street. City Republicans, outraged over the recently-touted hard drug abuse in the city, reacted by calling for the repeal of Ann Arbor's controversial $5 mari- juana ordinance. THE ORDINANCE, passed by city voters in April, 1974, low- spark political d enalty for possession According to councilwoman DEA's motives for the raid,I n two ounces of the Carol Jones (D-Second Ward), Krasny said, "The drug situa- $5 fine. the strong political reaction and tion in Ann Arbor was not a o opposed passage of extensive publicity prompted by spur-of-the-moment detail. There ice likened the fine to the bust was precisely what the were too many factors loading rking ticket predict- DEA had hoped for. to Ann Arbor for me to believe4 nn Arbor would be- The DEA is "fighting for its that they (the DEA) zeroed in 'dope capital of the life," said Jones, referring to on this city for their own no-{ as a result of the lib- the agencies recent internal toriety." problems, a n d Congressional Con Dougherty, the DEA pub- called a special ses- support for its disbandment be- lie relations official who flbiw to city council a week cause of ineffectiveness and cor- Ann Arbor from Washington to rrests, with hopes of ruption. write the controversial press re- ispute to the scene and write a re- lease, but that he himself had come in at the last minute be- cause of the sudden death of the DEA's Midwest public relations' director. When asked about Vernier's comments regarding "pe mis- siveness" in Ann Arbor and the adverse affects of student rep- resentatives in city government, Dougherty said, "Our regional- directors have to be responsive to situations as they detect them. (They) have autanomy as far as their opinions go." mI The GOP sion of the after the a 1Rile announces bid for Senate seat placing the city's charter amendment regarding mari- juana penalties back on the bal- lot in April, but lack of Demo- cratic and Human Rights Party support killed their efforts. JONES BELIEVES the DEAJ used Ann Arbor as a "pawn" to prove its own effectiveness as a drug-prevention agency. "What they (the DEA) did (Continued from Page 1) "MUCH of my campaign will center on steps we must take to end unemployment and infla- tion," he told reporters yester- day. "We have not been able to' turn and reflect our attention on developing a sound longer- run strategy for our country. And this has taken a terrible toll on our national spirit," Riegle added. Riegle declared his candi- dacy - which has been rumor- ed for months - at press con- ferences in Flint, Southfield, Lansing, and Grand Rapids. He will probably face pri- mary election opposition next A u g u s t. Attorney General Frank Kelley, Secretary of State Richard Austin, and Con- gressman James O'Hara have expressed interest in running. PRIOR TO Riegle's an- nouncement, the only Democrat officially vying for the office was state Senator John Otter- bacher of Grand Rapids. The leading Republican can- didate for the Senate seat is Congressman Marvin Esch of Ann Arbor who is expected to formally announce his inten- tions early next year. University Regent Deane Baker (R-Ann Arbor) has al- ready said he wants the Repub- lican Party nomination but is given little chance of actually getting it. "IT IS CLEAR to me that we face a long, tough up-hill fight," Riegle said, although he de- clined to discuss his prospects against any particular oppon- ent. "And while I start out be- hind in this race - if what we stand for makes sense and is fair - then I am confident the people will help us close the gap," he added. Key problems for Riegle may be lack of state-wide voter re- cognition and his former ties to the Republican Party. BY STARTING his campaign early, Riegle said he hoped to reach people across the state, thus making them aware .of his views and his name. He claimed that he has ''a solid, progressive, Democratic- type record" and therefore should encounter few problems because of his Republican back- ground. Some political observ- ers, however, strongly disagree and believe he may face a tough primary battle as a rela- tive party newcomer. First elected to the House in 1966, Riegle has enjoyed con- siderable labor support in his' predominately blue collar, Dem- ocratic Party oriented district. HE HAS been returned to of- fice by overwhelming margins since then. Riegle graduated from the University in 1960. He received -a master's degree at Michigan State University and is current- ly a doctoral candidate at the Harvard business school. Be- fore going to Congress, Riegle worked for IBM for three years. During yesterday's press con- ference, Riegle also said: * He opposes "massive bus- ing" for purposes of school in- tegration. He claimed redraw- ing school district boundaries and enforcing open housing laws would more effectively accom- plish the same end; " He favored a domestic en- ergy policy that would hold the line on fuel prices, and that the government should try to break the oil cartel, while pursuing conservation with "war - time seriousness;" * Senior citizens need an in- come maintenance program in addition to Social Security. Such a plan should be enacted as "a top priority;" " He has "no favorites" among the announced candi- dates seeking the Democratic Party presidential nomination but could not support Alabama Governor George Wallace; and " Although he favors a tax cut of some kind, he finds Pres- ident Ford's recent $28 billion proposal unacceptable because it includes an equivalent reduc- tion in federal spending. Riegle emphasized that he is trying to build a grass roots campaign that depends on small financial contributions from many people. HIS organization has already raised $50,000 - one tenth the money needed for the primary election drive alone, he said. As a gimick, Riegle added he would "pass the hat" at each campaign stop. Two aides, each carrying a battered Fedora, cir- culated through the modest crowd attyesterday's speech. The total contribution was of- ficially reported at $61.75. DOG LOVERS SAN A N D R E S, Colombia (UPI) -This Caribbean island resort, which belongs to Colom- bia although it lies much closer to Nicaragua in Central Amer- ica, has a populationgof 22,000 persons and 18,000 dogs. was entirely out of o DEMOCRATS chided the Re- Wheeler yesterday. " publicans for their actions, say- were using Ann Arbo ing, "We believe that an over- thing, but I don't kn whelming majority of Ann Ar- was." borites can see through these thinly-veiled political maneuvers "They're (the DE and threats for immediate ac- side group coming in tion on these non-emergency to influence our pol resolutions and will not become tion with their slick ploys in the political exploita- tion of what may be a serious -some of which problem of hard drug traffic in claimed Jones. Ann Arbor and surrounding communities." W H E N ASKED order," said I think .they r for some- now what it A) an out- and trying itical situa-l P.R. moves lease, when asked about the accusations that the DEA had its own axe to grind in the af- fair, said, "I don't think that's right on target." Dougherty was a focus of Councilwoman Jones' objection to the publicity the bust ze- ceived. 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