The Michigan D Wilmington 7~ t 10 member warns against gov 't By SARA ANSPACH Calling the United States court system "racist," Joe Wright, a mem- ber of the Wilmington 10, told an audience of 12 at Trotter House Monday night that U.S. citizens cannot trust federal or state governments. Wright made the comments at a meeting of the National Alliance Again- st Racial and Political Oppression. "LIFE IN THIS country is a constant danger, and you never know what is going to happen," said Wright, who cited numerous cases of criminal in- justice in his talk. Wright, who is currently out on parole, is one of the group of nine black men and one white woman who were convicted of fire bombing and con- spiracy in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1972. North Carolina Gov. James Hunt has refused to pardon the Wilmington 10, but did reduce their sentences and now nine are out on parole. The tenth, Rev. Benjamin Chavis, remains in prison, and according to Wright, is in "very serious jeopardy" of losing his life. WRIGHT READ from a United Nations report, entitled "Human Rights Violations in the United States," which told of the allegedly improper medical treatment and care Chavis received in prison last summer when his appendix ruptured. According to the Ph report, Chavis was not allowed to see a THIS IRONIC SIGN rests on a police car during the aftermath of the violen-. doctor until two days after he first suf- ce which flared in San Francisco following the verdict in the controversial fered severe abdominal pains. Dan White case. By yesterday morning, city crews had cleaned up most of "America has a yey bad habit of the debris from glass doors and windows broken by demonstrators at city See WILMINGTON, Page 10 hall Monday night. ly-Wednesday, May 22, 1979-Page 3 urors explain verdict in White case SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Jurors, whose manslaughter verdict in the trial of the man accused in the Moscone-Milk slayings spurred a mob to storm City Hall and torch a dozen police cars, said there was no basis for a first-degree murder con- viction. But Mayor Dianne Feinstein disagreed. "I found Harvey's body. I tried to get a pulse. Like many others, I know what I saw," Feinstein said during a news conference called yesterday to appeal to the com- munity to refrain from violence. She was referring to Supervisor Harvey Milk, a homosexual, who was shot last Nov. 27 along with Mayor George Moscone at City Hall. JURY FOREMAN George Min- tzer, in a copyright interview repor- ted yesterday in the San Francisco Examiner, said jurors originally agreed to keep silent about deliberations in the trial of Dan White. But, he said, television news reports of a riot Monday night by a crowd made up largely of homosexuals made him realize he had to explain the voluntary man- slaughter verdict. "No one could come up with any evidence that indicated premeditation," a factor required in first-degree murder, Mintzer told the newspaper. "We ruled it out quickly... See JURORS, Page 10 Ed school's minority office BY BETH PERSKY The Office of Minority' Affairs of the School of Education may close this summer, if an advisory committee approves a proposal made by the school's dean. Education Dean Joan Stark's plan would replace the two part-time graduate student assistants, currently employed in the office with one full-time counselor un- der the school's Office of Academic Services. STARK SAID she proposed this change because of the "expense of a separate office" and the "uncertain- ty" of the present'office's "impact on recruiting." Office of Minority Affairs Director Peter Bunton said if the office does not receive funding for the summer term, students won't be able to get assistance for Fall today Spend a lot, save a little The rising cost of groceries is a little less painful as Kroger's at the Georgetwon Mall on Packard Rd. The store prints coupons for various Ann Arbor establishments on the back of its register tape. One recent receipt carried coupons for Loveland Auto Suppoly, Dom Bakeries, and DJ's Pizza. Kroger's management was unavailable for comment. the grocery bill is not so harsh when you can savea few pennies in the end. Support your local anti-nukes Ann Arbor City Council Monday night approved a resolution 6- to 3 to urge Ann Arborites who oppose 'nuclear power to join the anti-nuke protest near- term, and the office won't begin recruiting activities for the 1979-80 academic year. The Office of Minority Affairs recruits minority students on the graduate level and provides academic counseling. "WE HAVE two offices, both performing the same functions," said Stark. "It is not that minority students can't use the other office." Bunton disagrees. "In essence, she's taking the of- fice away," he said. "Students will not com- to the OAS for assistance." Last month, Stark formed an advisory committee composed of William Cash, assistant to the president of the University, education professors Charles Moody, Betty Morrison, and Sigrid Hutcheson, and Bunton, to research the functions of the Office of Minority Affairs. BUNTON SAID Stark had made her recommenda- may close tion without a final report from the committee, which is still reviewing the office. "She's doing this without any information at this point," said Bunton. Stark, however, said she intends to meet with the committee for its input and approval of her plan. STARK ALSO said she had not waited for a report from the advisory committee "because Bunton was pressing" her to make a decision. She said she suggested hiring a professional coun- selor soon so Bunton wouldn't "be started on a track he wouldn't finish." Bunton said he and Rodriguez are working this term on a volunteer basis, without formal indication of whether they will receive any payment. Stark claimed the office was not authorized to operate for Spring term. Monroe June 2. The resolution, introouced by Coun- cil member Earl Greene (D-Second Ward), was not a vote against nuclear power but a recognition of peaceful protest as a vehicle for expressing concern over nuclear energy, according to an Arbor Alliance member. Happenings ... ... begin at noon with a Commission for Women meeting in Room 2549, LSA Building ... also at noon, the Music at Mid-week program in the Pen- dleton Arts Information Center in the Michigan Union features pianist Akiko Matsuo ... the University Academy of Sciences will present a speech by Paul Michael Santo on the "Similarities Between the Sumarian and Magyar Languages" in Aud. A. in Angell Halat 1 p.m.-.HenneNasir, president of Bir Zeit University on Israel's West Bank, will speak on the closing of that University at 7 p.m. in the Kunzel Room in the Michigan Union ... the Ann Arbor Cleft Palate Parents Group will meet at 8 p.m. in the Education Center, Room 1, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Call 668-6068 or 973-9867 for more information ... again at the Pendleton Arts Information Center and again at 8 p.m., Daniel Foster will perform on the violin. On the outside Don't forget your raincoat this morning, because there's a 30 per cent chance of rain. The whole day will be depressingly cloudy, with scattered showers in the morning. The high temperature-mid-60s; the l ow,-in the 40s. Better luck tomorrow.