Li SPAIN See Editorial Page ri i ~~IAit WET LOW--32 High--S9 See Today for details Latest Deadline in the State Vol. LXXXVI, No. 67 Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, November 20, 1975 10 Cents T P en Pages Franco dies after G-, a 1 err-SEE HAPR CALL xMty Trivia test For those who have a few-hours to kill before exam time rolls around, Arts page features a "Campus Flicks Trivia Contest," in which movie freaks are invited to test their knowledge of films and filmmakers of the past 15 years. The most trivial person will walk off with fifteen freebies to every commercial theatre in Ann Arbor. The con- test ends December 1. - Avid fan A lot of people like football (especially when it comes to Michigan vs. Ohio State) but some people are ridiculous. People like Rasin Tek, for example. He's going to fly 12,000 miles just so he can get a ring side (or field side) seat for the big event. He's coming in from Sydney, Australia, where he teaches at the University of South Wales. He's on leave from the University and has been in Australia since last July, and will probably be there for another year. Except for the big game, of course. Happenings .. . . .Are coming out of our ears today. At noon the Ann Arbor Recorder's Society will play on "The Open Hearth" in the Pendleton Arts Informa- tion Center, on the second floor of the Michigan Union . . Don Canham, the University's athletic director, will speak on the "Marketing of Inter- collegiate Athletics" at 3:30 p.m. in Hale 'Audi- torium in the Business School. There will be a reception following the talk . . . The weekly Hop- wood Tea and Coffee Hour will be held from 3-5 p.m. in the Hopwood Room, 1006, Angell Hall. There will be coffee, tea and, of course, good conversation . . .. There will be a meeting for students concentrating in sociology at 7 p.m. in the Union Station in the basement of the Union. The meeting is for people interested in joining the sociology club . . . Students for Fred Harris will hold a organizational meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Rm. 3205 of the Michigan Union . . . There will be a poetry reading by Joseph Brodsky at 7:30 p.m. in Auditorium C of Angell Hall. The reading will include poems written since his exile from the U.S.S.R. in 1972 . . . Men's raps will hold their session at 7:30 p.m. in Rm. 226 of Tyler House in East Quad and will rap about "Why Men are Afraid to be Gentle, Caring, Sharing, Loving" . , . The Free Spain Committee will show a movie, "Dreams or Nightmares," and hold a panel dis- cussio in Rm. 231 of Angell Hall at 7:30 p.m. .. . The Spouse Assault Task Force of sthe local Na- tional Organization for Women (NOW) chapter will hold a meeting with Rosalie Novara as a speaker at 8 p.m. at 1917 Washtenaw Ave. in the Unitarian Church . . . A forum for the New York City budget crisis will be held in the Kuenzel Rm. of the Union at 8 p.m. sponsored by the Young Socialist Alliance . . . Theta Chi and Sigma Alpha will hold a Michigan vs. Ohio State pep rally in the mudbowl on the corner of Washtenaw and South University at 8 p.m. featuring Bo,the band, and the players (an unbeatable combination) . . . The Couzens Ensemble Theatre presents Michael Weller's "Moonchildren" at Couzens Theatre at 8 p.m. Tickets are $1.75. " Turkeys in the White House There's going to be more than one turkey in the White House this Thanksgiving. Three turkeys, one live one (weighing in at 35 pounds) and two others (25 pounds) will be presented to the First Family today. And all three birds are gifts from our Jerry's home state. The two dead .birds will be dressed and wrapped in plastic with'a bicentennial motif painted on the outside proclaiming "The All-American Bird, 1776-1976." This is the first time a president has gotten a Michigan turkey, say Michigan State University poultry experts. Before, they came from California. But then, so did Nixon. On the inside .. . .. The Arts Page presents a Movie Trivia Contest... Steve Weissmnan writes on Spain on the Editorial Page . . . and the Sports Editor of the Ohio State Lantern, Greg Kirstein, writes on the big game on the Sports Page. On the outside . . By AP and Reuter MADRID, Spain - Gen- eralissimo Francisco Fran- co, dictator of Spain for 36 years, died last night at the age of 82. He had been gravely ill for more than a month. Franco's w i f e, daughter and private chaplain had rushed to the hospital ear- lier after doctors announced that the old general's brain activity had virtually ceased and that "all hope is lost." PREMIER CARLOS Arias Na- varro was among the first gov- ernment officials to arrive at the hospital a f t e r Franco's death was announced. First news of the announce- ment came in a three-word dis- patch from the Cifra news agency-"Franco ha muerto"- Franco has died. Moments before the announce- ment the general's household is- sued a statement saying he had entered "the last moments of his life." SPANISH National Radio read the first statement in its regular 11 p.m. (EST) news bulletin, but continued to play light music and did not immediately an- nounce the general's death. THE SPANISH news agency long Europa Press said the three- man regency council, set up by constitution to run the nation until Prince Juan Carlos de Bor- bon is installed as king, had been assembled. The prince be- came acting chief of state when it became evident Franco would not recover. Juan Carlos' installation - which " must come within eight days of Franco's death - is expected to generate a show of power by the right-wingers who ran the country under the gen- eralissimo and who fear the new king may choose a more moderate course. In Washington, the Ford ad- ministration was expected to watch closely political develop- battle ments and power alignment in Spain following Franco's death. THERE WAS no immediate comment from the White House on the news of the general's death. A spokesperson said Ford would probably issue a statement later today. The semiofficial Cifra news agency said Franco died at 4:40 a.m. (10:40 p.m. EST). Justice Minister Jose Maria Sanchez Ventura arrived at the hospital at 5:30 Madrid time to certify that the nation's leader was dead. Franco died of "heart arrest following toxic shock from peri- tonitis," Information Minister Leon Herrera said. Ford-~- help. fc NAVARRO scheduled a broad- cast to the nation later in the morning. It was expected that Franco's body would be transferred dur- ing the day to the Pardo Pal- ace, his residence north of Ma- drid. Informed sources said the body would be brought to the National Palace in downtown Madrid to lie in state there un- til funeral services Sunday. Bur- ial will be at the Valley of the Fallen, the monument to the dead in the Spanish civil war which Franco built 35 miles from Madrid. THE SOURCES said Juan Carlos would be installed as permanent head of state and Spain's first king in 44 years on Saturday. Aided by a score of doctors, Franco had held on to life tenaciously since he was first stricken Oct. 17. His heart, lungs and kidneys began failing in quick succession, but his stay- ing power astounded even his own medical team. His body wasted away, but he still strug- gled back from three major stomach operations to remove ulcers and stop massive internal bleeding. With the help of Hitler and Mussolini, Franco came to pow- er in the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War that left about a million See FRANCO, Page 3 for life Sdecide on r NYC state, assembly By AP and UPI WASHINGTON - President Ford said yesterday he will wait until after the New York State Legislature acts on rais- ing taxes before deciding whe- ther to support any bill to keep New York City from going bank- rupt. "The bail-out bill now before the House of Representatives is irrelevant because it does not address the current situation and I would veto it," Ford said in a statement. But he pro- mised to look at the situation again next week after the legis- lature acts. FORD ASKED Congress "in the meantime" to pass a bill to facilitate an "orderly" bank- ruptcy should New York City default. } Chairman Henry Reuss of the House Banking Committee, re- acting to what he called "the bombshell from the White House," cancelled floor action on a bill that would have pro- vided loan guarantees of $3 bil- lion over seven years to$New York City. New York Gov. Hugh Carey, pointing to Ford's promise to review the situation if the state takes further steps, promptly declared that "we're going to take him up on it." HE CONVENED a meeting of the state's legislative leaders in to Albany. to press for prompt ac- tion on an increasein city tax- es. A Ford administration ra source said the President's key he demand was that the state act on a $200-million tax increase for the city. The likely choice was a one- cent increase in the city sales tax, raising it to a combined state-city levy of nine cents on the dollar. Carey, returning to Albany from Washington, said, "I'd like action in an hour if I could get it," and promised legislation by the end of the week. Time for averting default through federal help may be running out, however. New York City could default on its debts as early as next week, and Congress is scheduled to begin afte r acts a Thanksgiving recess this week without any aid legislation. Carey said, however, that he was "confident" the state would find a source for some $150 million in borrowing needed to keep the city afloat through Dec. 11. A F 0 R D administration source said, however, that if the state legislature acts on the city tax increase, Ford may consider a planto help the city obtain cash over a three-year period, presumably through loan guarantees. ) ack enrollment declines in '752 76 By PAULINE LUBENS The University's black enrollment declined to 6.93 per cent of all students this term, decreasing for the second straight year and remaining short of the ten per cent goal agreed to by admin- istration officials during the 1970 Black Action Movement (BAM) strike. Despite the decline, the overall minority enrollment on campus rose to 9.11 per cent over last fall's 9.63 per cent figure, accord- ing to a report released this week by Richard English, associate vice president for academic affairs. ACCORDING TO federal guidelines, "minority" includes any U.S. citizen who is Spanish-surnamed, Oriental, Native American or black. Pat Wilson, assistant director of undergraduate admissions, claimed the stalemate ip the University's effort to reach the ten per cent BAM goal, was due to a lack of black students in the state who meet the admission standards plus competition from other universities and black colleges. However, both Bazel Allen, a member of the Graduate Em- ployes Organization (GEO) and Black Advocate Richard Garland attributed the decline in black enrollment largely to what they termed the University's failure to create an atmosphere attractive to black students. They pointed out a lack of black cultural activi- ties and facilities. "THE BICENTENNIAL lectures are by white males," Allen said. "This University is oriented to a certain class of people and See 'U,' Page 3 AP Pho Tops y-turv1y Jim Campbell, of Boulder, Colo., demonstrates a method of skiing on his head at Lake Eldo ski area near Nederland, Colo., where he is a ski instructor. He calls his skiing method t "Header" and doesn't recommend it for beginners. REJECTION APPEARS LIKELY: Regents to vote on CSSG plan By BILL TURQUE The University Board of Re- gents tomorrow will consider a recommendation of the Commis- sion to Study Student Govern- ance (CSSG) that would create a non-voting student seat on the Board. Comments from admin- istrators and Regents indicate that the proposal will probably not pass. CSSG was created by a Re- gental resolution in October, 1973, to examine student govern- ment at the University, and to make recommendations on how it could be overhauled. ONE OF these proposals calls for a "student executive officer" to participate in Board meet- ings without a vote, similar to the six University vice-presi- dents and two chancellors who do so now. The most frequently-cited ar- gument against the non-voting student seat is that, if granted, other constituencies on campus, such as the faculty, will want similar representation. University President Robben Fleming contends that the pro- posal is unworkable: "As a practical matter," he said, "I don't see how we can do it. I don't see how we can grant this request from the students, and not from the other groups on campus." Beyond the faculty, Fleming mentioned s t u d e n t s from the Dearborn and Flint campuses, non-academic staff, and alumni as groups he thought could make claims for a seat. VICE PRESIDENT for Stu- dent Services Henry Johnson, who oversaw much of CSSG's work, supports the recommenda- tion, but concedes that "me- chanics" could be a problem. He does not, however, think pos- sible future claims for repre- sentation by other groups should impede the Regents from ap- proving the recommendation. "Students pose a viable con- stituency on this campus, obvi- ously the largest," Johnson said. "Students feel that they are con- sumers and should have the op- portunity to participate in dialog relevant to decisions that will affect them. They don't want to run the University, they just want to give a consumers per- spective on the discussion." "If we could solve the problem of the various constituencies, then I think we ought to ser- iously consider it," said Regent Robert Nederlander (D-Birming- ham). "I wish we could work it out so that all groups had an opportunity. T h e r e' s nothing secret about the Board meet- ings." REGENT DAVID Laro (R- Flint)Gsaid he did not think stu- dents as a group held a unique claim to a seat on the Board and argued that "the Regents were elected to represent the people, and students are part of the people." Asked if he thought the symbolic value of a student seat was a significant considera- tion. he renlied "it's value is FBI admits no legal basis for attempts to discredit Rev. King WASHINGTON (P) - A top FBI official testi- fied yesterday there was no legal justification for the 25 separate attempts by the bureau in the 1960s to discredit the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a civil rights leader. .Tam CAdn A ' orin at-P TT Aprer ,' clusion that the recording that FBI-prepared letter and the tape accompanied it suggested King kill himself. But he acknowledged under ques- tioning that interpretation is "a possibility." "I certainly would say it was improper and I can't justify its being prepared or sent," Adams