For Daily subscriptions, phone 64-0558 MERCENARY ASSISTANCE See Editorial Page YI rL ir4 t a 1T lqqmmqpm xii GELID High-21 Low-13 See Today for details Latest Deadline in the State Vol. LXXXVI, No. 83 1z Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, January 7, 1976 10 Cents Ten Pages If-r-V SE E fSHAM QCA W DNItY Tradition takes a blow The most luxurious dorm on campus has lost some of its shine. The traditional silverware isn't on the Martha Cook table this semester. In its place are plastic utensils and an explanatory note, from the dietician, pinned to the bulletin board. The commoplace cutlery was substituted after the mysterious disappearance of the silver last semes- ter. A rumor is spreading through the Gothic halls that one unnamed resident made off with 150 place settings in order to outfit her boyfriend's apart- ment. "He must be doing an awful lot of enter- taining," others joke. And some residents admit that they still have a spoon or two in their draw- ers for stirring late night cups of coffee. Mean- while, the meat is served up on elegant china, but it will be cut with plastic until the dorm's Board of Governors settle the matter. " 'Ensian winners Organizers of the Michiganensian's photo con- test, which managed to lure 73 entries, announced yesterday that Dan Weimer had captured the Overall Best of Show title for his "finger sand- wich" image. Dan won a parka from Bivouac and two other winners, Linda Garnets and Oliver Car- duner won $25 gift certificates from Purchase Camera and Big George's, respectively. Instant encore Last fall's instant lottery was such a magnifi- cent success that tickets for a second round will go on sale Tuesday. Michigan's lottery, which is one of the most prosperous in the country, owes much of its popularity to the instant game, which sold 53 million tickets in a six week period. Prizes for the second instant -game include 110 new cars, in addition to cash awards of $2 to $10,000. What, me vote? Don't like Jerry Ford or Ronnie Reagan? None of the Democratic presidential candidates strike your fancy? Confused . . . Angry? Well, if state Representative Mike Conlin (R-Jackson) has his way you'll be able to end your frustration and per- form your civic duty at the same time. He re- cently introduced a bill that would give people the option of casting "none of the above" votes in any race with more than two candidates. Such ballots would be considered votes of no-confidence in the entire slate, under Conlin's plan. A similar mea- sure just went into effect in Nevada. Maybe we could interest SGC in something like that . . . Happenings , Today is, you guessed it, the first day of classes. So, if you have nothing else to do, you can always run out and buy this term's textbooks and get a headstart on your reading. If that doesn't sound too exciting, you have your choice of a handful of campus events. "Womanworks," an exhibition featuring a wide range of works by artists from all over the state, will be shown at the Union gallery until Jan. 31 . . . the Ann Arbor Film Co-op is pre- senting that perennial favorite, King of Hearts, in Aud. A, Angell Hall at 7 and 9 p.m. . .. and the Michigan hockey team meets the powerful Czecho- slovakian National team at 7:30 p.m. tonight in Yost Ice Arena. Rocky burial If you think laying down $4 for a Pet Rock is stupid, wait until you hear about this gimmick. A Los Angeles area church is offering funerals for the domestic hunks of granite for $5 of course. It's all part of a fund raising drive, said David Mencher, a spokesman for the Emerson Unitar- ian Church. "We found out a number of our mem- bers had these rocks so we proposed a $5 funeral for them. One or two of our members haxe ex- pressed interest," he added. Services for the silent household companions would be accompanied by the hymn Rock of Ages and rock music. Seaside and roadside burials were also being offered for an additional fee. Perhaps a little tongue in cheek, Mencher added, "I'm sorry about it, but we can't do cremations.' On the isd e . . Sports Page features a potnourri review of the Michigan snorts you may have missed over va- cation, incl"ding an analvsis of what hannened at the Orange6 Bowl . . Johrnneshrg, South Africa was introdnced to the world of television Mond-v night and Arts Page h-s the det=-ils . . . and David Olsen writes phot the crrent conflict in Angola on the Editori-l Wage. Britain sends more troops to N. Ireland By AP and Reuter LONDON-British leaders or- dered 600 more soldiers to Northern Ireland yesterday but rejected Protestant calls to "de- clare outright war" against the underground I r i s h Republican Army (IRA), a mainly Roman Catholic movement. An infantry battalion normally kept on standby in England for use in emergencies was dis- patched to South Armagh where five Ronian Catholics and 10 Protestants have been slain in two days this week by sectarian gunners. The move doubles the number of troops in the South Armagh area. ANNOUNCEMENT of t h e troop movement came after Prime Minister Harold Wilson summoned key advisers for talks on the worsening security situation in the province. The meeting resolved to go on searching for a political solution based on power-sharing between the 1,000,000 Protestants and 500,000 Catholics. Merlyn Rees, the minister in charge of NorthernIreland, flew in from Belfast where he had won from all Irish political party leaders a fierce condemnation of "the evil of sectarian murder and violence." Demands for a British decla- ration of outright war "mili- tarily to defeat the IPA" came Monday from the Rev. Ian Pais- ley, leader of the powerful Ul- ster Unionists which wants the province to remain part of Bri- tain. Paisley warnedra failure by the Labor government to take the gloves off could lead to a province-wide strike of Pro- See BRITAIN, Page 7 Convicted aides a pp '74 trialt By AP and Reuter "The American pe WASHINGTON- whipped up to aN Unprecedented publicity, a against these defenda biased jury and the failure Wilson, Haldeman's of ex-President Richard told the court durings Nixon to testify prevented on the appeal. four former Nixon aides HE CLAIMED the from getting a fair trial in Senate Watergate he the Watergate cover - up 1973 and as many as case, their lawyers argued on Watergate a dayi in an appeals court yester- Washington's two n+ d prejudiced the jurors. day. "This is the gre, Lawyers for former At- largest, most virulen torney General John Mit- situation in American chell, former Assistant At- Wilson said. William Frates, torney General R o b e r t Mardian and ex-White House aides H. R. "Bob" Haldeman and John Ehr- Se a lichman asked the six- member court to overturn guilty verdicts handed U .S . Trc down by a jury on New Year's Day last year and grant the men new trials. The chairman ofa public hearings will BUT PETER Kreindler, ar- Angola. gling for the snecial Watergate Senator Dick Cla prosecutor's office, said the Kissi ger, Secretaryc convictions should be upheld be- tor William Colby hav cause "the proof of guilt is ov- AT THE SAME t erwhelming." vention in the civilt "None of the defendants has other countries get C challenged the evidence," Kre-otecunrsgto indler said. "They were con- its assistance to the victed on evidence that left no in Angola is certain doubt whatsoever about their Clark told report guilt." war is no longer a s el nf air Nixon al; -call ople were white heat nts," John lawyer, arguments televised earings in 30 articles in each of ewspapers atest, the it publicity history," who de- fefnded Ehrlichman, said trial Judge John Sirica's refusal to postpone the trial long enough to get Nixon's testimony cost his client the chance to be ex- onerated. HE SAID Nixon was "the pro- d,!cer, the director, the main character in what this trial was 1ll about" and claimed that the testimony would have shown the former President duped Ehr- linhman. Kreindler countered that Nix- on's testimony was hardly indis- pensable since the defendants See WATERGATE, Page 2 AP Photo Up, tip and away A Ronald Reagan takes a break on the campaign trail at a winter resort in Dixville Notch,, New Hampshire. He holds a balloon presented to him by a rubber products company in the town. Regents review dorm lottery By BILL TURQUE While most dorm residents were fleeing for the holidays last month, Housing Direc- tor John Feldkamp unveiled this year's edition of the housing reapplication lottery at the December meeting of the Board of Regents. The plan, to be implimented in early February, is the product of a committee charged with revising reapplication pro- cedures, which drew bitter criticism from housing staff and students last spring. THE RESIDENTIAL staff and students on the committee have devised a list of "categorical exceptions" insuring those who meet the criteria of dorm space regardless of whether they are successful in the'lot- tery. Participation in the lottery, Feldkamp emphasized, is compulsory for all students interested in returning to the dorms next year. The exceptions are as follows: -incoming freshpersons and handicapped students; -Residential College sophomores; -students participating in the Summer Bridge Program, administered by the Coal- ition for the Use of Learning Skills (CULS) to provide approximately 50 minority stu- dents with special orientation and counsel- ing services; -fifty per cent of the Honors students cinrrently residing in Honors housing, who will be able to return to the dorms in lot- tery number order; -Pilot Program freshpersons, who will be allowed to reapply for space at Alice Lloyd Hall at a percentage matching that of returning students at other dorms; -an affirmative action provision to in- sure that eight per cent of the total dorm returnees are minority students. If the lot- tery proves insufficient to meet this goal, additional minority students will be offered dorm space until the percentage is reached. As a rough estimate, Feldkamp says about 2,700 of the approximately 7,500 dorm spaces will be available after these excep- tions are accommodated. Last year, nearly 4,100 students vied for about 2,600 spaces, sparking sharp reaction against what many See REGENTS, Page 7 tinuing it as a covertt "If the secretary United States to be Congress and publicly "THE ADMINIST Angola without the k American people." Clark said he full (OAU) meeting later forces from Angola a there. As the controver Congress over the U ments in the situation * Senator John T eyewitness source tol or five missions a dz Angola. But a Pentagons "No U.S. military p Defense contracts are Under persistent he neither met not ta unt to probe e in Angola, By AP and Reuter a Senate panel on Africa yesterday announced begin January 19 on U.S. involvement in irk (D-Iowa) said Secretary of State Henry of Dsfense Donald Rumsfeld and CIA Direc- e been asked to testify. ime, Clark urged that the U.S. end its inter- war-torn African nation and "demand that out." He said that for the U.S. to continue anti-Soviet factions supported by South Africa disaster for U.S.-African relations. ters U.S. participation in the Angola civil ecret and "there is no justification for con- operation." of state believes it is important for the involved in this conflict, he must come to make his case," Clark said. RATION should not spend another penny in knowledge and support of Congress and the ly expects the Organization of African Unity this week to urge withdrawal of all foreign and the formation of a coalition government rsy bewteen the Ford administration and .S. role in Angola continues, other develop- included the following: unney (D-Calif.) said an "extremely reliable" d him American pilots have been flying four ay taking arms from neighboring Zaire into spokesperson later denied the report, saying pilots, military aircraft, or Department of involved in flying in or over Angola." questioning by reporters, Tunney admitted lked directly to his source, who he said was See PANEL, Page 7 Senal The U.S. Senate race exp the past week and a half to elude the Republican P right wing as University R Deane Baker and former Congressman Robert Hube ed the field. Baker and Huber, both servative mavericks, will U.S. Congressman Marvin (R-Ann Arbor) for the Re can nomination. ALSO FROM Ann Arbor er officially announced his didacy witha series of spe across the state yesterda Monday. Baker, president construction firm, has, hov been campaigning aroun state for about a year. Huber, from Troy, mad announcement on Decemb at the Detroit headquarte the Michigan Chrome andC ical Co., which he owns. Both men mentionedt ployment and other ecoi ills as the top issues in th coming contest for the sea held by Sen. Philip Har Mich.), who will retire year. IAKER, HUBER ENTER te race thickens anded become a candidate. people to "try to get something in- In his campaign announce- for nothing, whether it is a wel- arty's ment, Baker called on the voters fare check, an income tax re- tegent to "remove the politicians from fund, or a college grade." U.S. politics because they have failed If elected, Baker said he r join- America by giving us program would try to revamp the wel- after program that do not solve fare system while creating more con- problems." jobs through tighter budget battle BAKER, billing himself as the management at the federal Esch only non-politician in the race, level. publi- said that too many decisions T H E MARQUETTE - BORN are being made by the federal Baker was elected in 1972 to the Bak- government and more authority University Board of Regents- s can- must be returned to state and the only elective office he has -eches local officials. held. v and. He also condemned the fede- He has been active in the Re- of a Never, d the le his er 29 ers of Chem- unem- nomic ie up- t now t (D- this eral government for convincing See SENATE, Page 2 Candidates file for City Council election By RICK SOBLE City Council will soon see some new faces. Thirteen candidates have officially filed to run for the five council seats opening up in the April 5 regular city election. ONLY THREE incumbent councilmen are seeking re-election. ' r.h iere Tif-. nc n.r prfnerin anid LonisB icher and d {{ 5 ,,". L 1l .. . .... .: ..: ..x..w2.:!S ..nh1i .5.. t: f ;k." ..s. .: .. A h i :: rt.,L .. A i.1...r...xt..+X".}}.eati+.s{ Y 4..$1 in [t. '+ , h?2: .i\i..