The drive-in: A 11-46 SIX L1ves or HERY '~VT 4e I S~t1 A By JAMES VALK IF . THE MOTION picture industry is a representative archetype of tradi- tional glamour in America, where does that deviant known as the drive-in thea- ter fit in the scheme of things? When compared with the indoor thea- ter, its sister / competitor, the drive-in surfaces more as a blight on the aesthe- tics of the industry than a facet of it. It is indeed unfortunate that the out- door heaer is not recognized in its right- ful place within the industry as the great American institution it is, falling some- where between tacos and the $1.50 pizza. It is yet another fabrication of conven- ience, drawing appeal by peddling quan- tity rather than quality. (unless, of course, it could be paired with The Exorcist or The Swingin' Cheerleaders). Indeed, there is an aesthetic sacrifice made when watching movies outdoors -one is no longer at the strict mercy of the film in a darkened room where attention is only directed at the screen. AT A DRIVE-IN, PATRONS who are serious about cinema - who wish to become involved with a film rather than just watch it - find their atten- tion easily diverted, either from an ele- ment inherent in the drive-in structure (a noisy adjacent car, flashing head- lights, the sudden illumination of your windshield by the brake lights of the neglect trons from their cars to the snack bar, where the waiting food becomes a wel- come alternative to 10 minutes of 1959 hype on the screen. Of course, should the clock simply be- come too much for an irate customer to endure, his only option for revenge is not to start rhythmic clapping (like oc- casionally occurs at indoors), but to invoke the most feared retaliatory mea- sure of the drive-in patron: sounding his car horn. 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"It is indeed v recognized in it American institL I r, M 4l, gi~e o&r440- rn Dait Eighty-Six Years of Editorial Freedom 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Ml 48104 Thursday, April 15, 1976 News Phone: 764-0552 Edited and managed by students at the.University of Michigan Te new blight on MSA When Watergate conspirator Gor- don Strachan ended his career in the Nixon Administration, he offered a sad, broken suggestion: that young people embarking on careers count out the possibility of a lifetime in government. Strachan was pitied and his comment was condemned; a new optimism was sweeping the nation following Nixon's fall, and it was thought that integrity would be the new vogue. Here on campus the spirit was especially fashionable but its demise has become painfully apparent in the recent shabby practices of can- didates for the Michigan Student Assembly (MSA). In recent days Bob Matthews and Irving Freeman, both MSA candidates, have been accused of the sort of political tactics that would send a chill of satisfaction down the spine of G. Gordon Liddy. According to a witness, Matthews, of the Responsible Alternative Par- ty, distributed campaign flyers pur- porting to be written by the Student Editorial positions represent consensus of the Daily staff. Organizing Committee (SOC). The flyers linked SOC to the killing of "466 beagle puppies" by the Univer- sity; SOC vigorously denied any con- nection to the leaflet. Election director Elliot Chikofsky charged that Freeman, after being denied challengers credentials, told Chikofsky, "We're going to get you. Not physically because that's against the law." According to Chikofsky, Freeman also threatened to hinder his progress toward graduation. It is disheartening to note in the midst of these petty scandals that voter turnout for last week's MSA election was the highest in four years, indicating an upswing in stu- dent confidence in the organization. Let us hope that MSA will clean its laundry and get on with its business. Above all, let it play the game fair. TODAY'S STAFF: News: Charlotte Heeg, Lois Josimo- vich, Stu McConnell, Rob Meachum, Ken Parsigian, Karen Schulkins, Bill Turque Editorial: Jim Tobin Arts: Jeff Sorensen Photo Tech: Pauline Lubens Outdoor theaters offer unique fea- tures that separate them from indoor es- and tablishments. Since a drive-in patron never has to leave his car, attire can be vei completely informal (and often is). qua Moreover, there are none of those nui- sance added expenses that pile up < when one plans an evening at an indoor -paying the babysitter, parking fees, car in what to do for the rest of the night when posed the 7:00 showing suddenly expels you mentt onto the sidewalk at 8:30, and so on. 10 min All of these elements are economic freshf coefficients of a cheap night out - an ind which is precisely what the drive-in pro- are twi vides: a full double bill of entertain- Butt ment, without the stuffy, high society the dr climate that often prevails at a more Driv prestigious indoor heater. havea Consequently, outdoor managers must that is cater to different tastes in and perspec- termis tives on cinema - middle and lower simple socio-economic classes that are drawn percen more to Charles Bronson and Burt Rey- gross. nolds than, say, Stanley Kubrick. Thes I have spent the past five summers popcor managing a drive-in in western Michi- eral fi gan, and I have enough memories to second last me several lifetimes. (the mi Drive-ins are notorious for their out- the au landish bookings: I Drink Your Blood ed ad and I Eat Your Skin is a typical double (the u bill marketed especially with the out- The1 door screen in mind. Running a film like direct Nashville would prove economic suicide its ind TherghU The heart of the Arab-Israeliconflict is not the history of the conflict (so there is no reason to get involved in an endless historical argument). It is not a question of borders, political expansion- ism, economic warfare, oil politics or superpower intervention, even though all these are complicat- ing factors. So what is it? It is the way the two sides see the future, that is, their basic ideology. There can be no peace as long as the two sides see the future in terms conflicting so badly that there is no room for compromise be- tween their basic political programs. Most Israelis claim that Israel is the historical homeland of the Jewish Nation and has the right to exist as an independent Israeli State with se- cure and, recognized borders. Most Israelis, how- ever, also recognize the rights of the Arabs and a very significant number recognize those of the Palestinian Arabs for self-determination within what is considered by them as "historical Pale- stine" (and by the Jews as "historical Israel"). Last Feb. 18, here on campus, the Israeli Consul from New York, Zeidan Atashi (who himself is an Arab), declared officially (in the name of the Israeli Government) that Israel recognizes this right of self-determination of the Palestinian Arabs in the form of a Palestinian State alongside Israel. On the practical side Israelis demand that the creation of such a Palestinian State should be accompanied by a declaration of peace between it and Israel. The Palestinian position, as represented by the PLO (and the Arab students on the Michigan campus) is that all of historical Palestine has to become the "Arab State of Palestine" and that Israel must be destroyed. They do not recognize the right of self-determination of the 3 million Israeli Jews, only the right of self-determination of the 3 million Palestinian Arabs. While the pre- vious Palestinian leader, Ahmed Shukeiry said back in 1967 that he wants "to throws the Jews into the sea", the present Palestinian leader, Yas- sir Arafat says that he wants "non-zionist Jews" to be citizens of the future Arab State of Pales- tine. What really matters ideologically is that he does not recognize the rights of the Jews for self- determination, he rather wants to determine their future for them wihout giving them any national rights whatsoever. He is bound to the "Palestinian Arab covenant" - the central document of the PLO, which says: "claims of historical or relig- ious ties of Jews with Palestine are incompatible with the facts of history and the true conception of what constitutes statehood. Judaism, being a religion, is no an independent nationality. Nor do Jews constitute a single nation with an iden- tity of its own . . ." Just last February the PLO 111. 11G 1 nilaa 1~ .a ua theater management pets a This week tage of the concession stand marks the completion of standard device used to enhance the editorial n sales is "the clock" one of sev- directorship of lm clips that (1) ticks away the s until the second feature starts Stephen Hersh nerciful version) or (2) pommels Steve will head dience with a barrage of outdat- the Sunday a s for soft drinks and Bar-B-Q's Magazine staff nmerciful version). beginning power of "the clock" is not the next fall. selling influence of the ads, but direct repugnance that drives pa- representative at the U.N. declared that "the Jewish Ghetto State has to be destroyed". They want Palestine to be a 21st Arab State, in addition to the existing 20 Arab states: Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi-Arabia, Algeria, Morocco, etc., etc. How- V ever, they deny the right of existence of the only Jewish State in the world, located in the Jewish e historical homeland, even though the State of Israel has now existed as a State longer than most of the world's present states. They keep us- ing the word "Arab", but never the word "He- brew". The Arabs accuse Israel of expansionism, rac- ism, imperialism, etc., but they do not demand that Israel stop being expansionist or racist or imperialist. They openly say that even if Israel were a perfect democracy, even if Israel gave up all occupied territories, even if Israel allowed every Palestinian refugee to return- to his home- land and receive compensation (irrespective of compensation for 1.5 million Jewish refugees fromr Arab lands), they still want to destroy Israel and = deny the right of self-determination to its three million Jews. They want to turn these three mil- lion Jews into second rate citizens in an Arab $ Palestinian State - second rate at best because their national rights, national language, national culture and national heritage will be denied to . them. The heart of the Middle East conflict is the r following: The Arabs believe that it is accept- t able for Iraq to officially be an Arab state, though 1/3 of its population is non-Arabs (Kurds); .P it is acceptable for Sudan to be officially an Arab . State with 40 per cent of its population non-Arab Blacks, but it is unthinkable to recognize the right of existence of a Jewish State of Israel, even though 86 per cent of its population is Jewish. .' Even the risk of an atomic war has not changed :_ their ideology of exclusive Arab rights, i.e., only i Arab dominated states can exist in the Middle East.v The Israeli ideology, as also expressed by the 3 Israel Students Organization, calls for a pluralis. tic Middle East, where non-Arab (and non-Mos- ' lem) people are able to retain their inalienable right of self-determination. The conflict will stop L once all sides recognize the right for self-deter- s> mination of all people in the Middle East. We claim that we recognize the rights of all the people in the area. We also claim that Israel has as much right to be a Jewish State as Syria or Egypt have to be Arab States. This article was prepared bl, 1nembers of the Israeli Student Onimat n n ~Amr A rbr HEALTH SERVICE HANDBOOK: 'Personal' help QUESTION: When I came to Health Service last month, I checked the box labeled "personal" because I did not wish to reveal the nature of my complaint out loud. Despite this, the receptionist kept asking me what was wrong in front of a whole line of people. What's the point in checking "per- sonal" if you people don't respect it? ANSWER: Behind the blue doors we have been grappling with this problem for some time now. The intent at Health Service has always been to respect a patient's desire to keep his or her complaint personal. Our receptionists have ever been instructed to inquire discreetly only about the general nature of the patient's ailment in order to match as closely as possible the particular malady with the phy- sician who may be most qualified to handle it. While all of our medical staff are - essentially general practitioners, many have either a greater interest or a more concen- trated experience in specific areas of medicine. We have found, however, as in all institutions staffed by those creatures known as human beings, that some of the personnel can handle things discreetly and others are not overly sensitive to such things. Thus, the proper handling of the "personal" issue has depended on who was at the desk when a patient came in. As a result, this very month, our high chief of the medical clinic has emerged with a new plan. Whenever a patient checks "personal", he/she will be asked to put in writing the nature of the complaint and this paper will be directed to the physician but will not be attached to the patien's record. We hope his will elimi- nate the embarrassment of a verbal announcement of your ailment at the desk. QUESTION: What is "crotch rot" and how come every- one (almost) in the dorm gets it? ANSWER: A charming assortment of such terms as "crotch rot", "jungle rot", and "jockey itch" are common synonyms for the more scientific term, Tinae cruris, a fun- gus infection of the groin area. The fungus causing this irritating and often unsightly infection grows best in warm, dark, moist areas of the body. Thus, the inner, upper aspects of the thigh make an ideal milieu for growth once the fungus has been introduced. Tightly fitting and perhaps infrequently changed underwear seems to promote the in- fection. Our G.I.s in the South Pacific and Southwestern Asia suffered severly with this infection. Some Dermatolo- gists refuse to treat the condition unless the patient agrees to change to boxer type shorts, at least for the duration of treatment. It is not clear how this disease is transmitted but it doesn't seem to be necessarily spread through sexual contact. As a matter of fact some people seem to be more naturally immune than others. At any rate, some degree of immunity seems to result after infection with the fungus. It is most commonly seen in young male adults although it can infect both sexes in approximately the same ana- tomical areas. The armpits, also being dark, warm, moist regions, may also be infected with the fungus. The fact that you seem to perceive that almost everyone in the dorm has "crotch rot" is probably due to your talking to a num- ber of people who, coincidentally, happen to be susceptible types. Treatment is fairly simple with a variety of lotions and salves. However, as in most other medical problems, correct diagnosis is essential to proper treatment. The skin may react in the same or similar fashion to a variety of ir- ritants, infections and infestations. Overcoming overtreat- ment by any number of "over-the-counter" medications of- ten masks the true diagnosis and complicates the physician's role in the treatment of "crotch rot." Send any health concerns to: Health Educators U-M Health Service 207 Fletcher Ann Arbor, Mich. ... ?ff*r "g*ywr... :S{L." ;...Lt.".:};4:. ^ the $1.50 ence, drawi ity. front, inclement by it (the famil that "the snack nutes - still tim family-style pizz door and Shamp to different film the movie itself ive-in experienc e-in theaters, un a "slight pause affectionately re ;in"The ration unfortunate that the outdoor theater is not is rightful place within the industry as the ution it is, falling somewhere between tacos pizza. It is yet another fabrication of con- rng appeal by peddling quantity rather than r:"r::."" ..:::: ".} ? .ir.; y,. .,y -. " . ,.. i"'.":+.;'>;;" ~i - .''.: ,":°i:Y::i% ""%.-.-_. :;f.r~: :%:;rF,:,"2"S .w,.6' j' "::1 '." .t,."} Y"" " unsold because patrons prefer High Plains Drifter to the "taste tempting treat" that he clock promised. reat" that the clock promised. NATURALLY, WHEN the second fea- ture is a total bomb (the double bill of M*A*S*H and Hard Contract comes to mind), the food business either flour- ishes (thanks to audience boredom) or drops completely (because one by one cars start pulling out of the theater). Some distributors just don't have the product to put up a good second drive- in feature. Last summer, Cinerama Re- leasing actually sold the amazing double bill of Walking Tall, a picture tailor- made for the drive-in crowd, and Ing- mar Bergman's The Touch. Imagine a -warm Saturday night with 500 carloads of patrons eager to watch Buford and his club establish law and order. By the film's tearful finale, one could hear a popcorn kernel drop. And when the sheriff claims his revenge by kissing a gentleman's knee with his car, the horns are blowing in jubilation, my phone is ringing, and the clock hasn't even started. Intermission passes without incident, yet I notice shortly after the second fea- ture begins that popcorn business is un- commonly slow. A glance at the exit ramp tells the story - a mass exodus of the theater. After 30 minutes of The Touch, only 25 of the 500 cars are left on the premises. "When does Ingrid Bergman show up in this damned thing" one irked film fan asks me. "I don't know," I reply. "But Return to Macon County starts Wednesday." James Valk is The Daily's film critic. t weather) or im- iar PA announce- bar will close in e to get an oven- za"). Shampoo in oo in an outdoor S. f is only part of e. nlike the indoors, between shows" eferred to as "in- nale here is quite. quiet - and it is the job of the manager to cease the rowdy horn honkers. (My first hand experience indicates that a threatening announcement over the PA - "I'll call the cops" - only increases the noise by about 20 per cent.) The only real cure, of course, is to start the second feature. But unfortu- nately, that sends would-be concession stand customers back to their cars, leav- ing the manager with five dozen hot dogs ___________________:" _________________"... : ":: ' Xn~.1 {+ . . I TELL YOU 1TE6E CONSUMER GROUP5 SHOULD BE REPORrTED1 Y WUE FAIR CAMPAIGN PRACTCES COMMIT'EE ~1. - .,- 4- i a WIAT AE TEY VOING, CONGRW'5'MMAN ? FOU49 fdgY Pfd Oi~AE~/~AMP UfAIJU ! ~ ll1 ! GflFl.c:"Lf t [U7L 771 rinif .n f uuT. A-'100 1OLVING US ACCOUNrAKE FOR OUR VO7 IN RECORD! WOW.' 14 AT I UN PEMOCRATA ! Kc! Letters pendent role to play in society. Thus it's not surprising that the campuses are stable in the cur- rent period of relative calm, coupled with the bourgeoisie's harraso "ef ornm" and "anti- to- The Daily Iicf 1 t ry'} s. f4' .. l fi '" } / ' _ s CIA/NSA To The Daily: THE VOTE supporting CIA/ NSA campus recruitment in the MSA-sponsored referendum lutionary Student Brigade, who both dropped out of the strug- gle. The Post-Teach-In demon- strated its unseriousness by quitting when support for the trugale haan in dwindle The The Young Socialist Alliance, which was part of the Coalition, must also feel in a quandary. They opposed CIA recruitment on campus; yet they should be relieved hv the vote: for over men of imperialism's needy clandestine armies of death, ter- ror and counterrevolution. We will continue to fight for a revo- lutionary solution to the exploita- tion. oppression. and misery of ,W, I I