TLE Michigan Daily Edited and managed by Students at the University of Michigan Thursday, June 13, 1974 News Phone: 764-0552 Assaulting city services PEOPLE TEND TO BELIEVE that elections really do not mean a whole lot and ballot proposals are not a good enough reason to get up and vote. Now the people of Ann Arbor are going to find out what their laziness will cost them. The defeat of the special 1.7 mill additional property tax proposal may well mean Ann Arbor resi- dents will be flooded in garbage. Part of the money that would have been generated by the tax increase would have been used for wage hikes for workers in the city's sanitation department. With the likelihood of pay increases almost null and void, a strike around July 1 seems imminent. Already the crews have been cut back on the city garbage runs with laid off personnel being replaced by less expensive Manpower laborers. For those Ann Arborites who failed to vote or who voted against the millage proposal, consider this: How much more lost money and inconvenience will you suffer should refuge collection be cutback or temporarily halted than would have been the case if the millage had passed? It was your decision. Are you sure you made the right one? -ROGER ROSSITER . THE NEW. SUPPOEDLY IMPROVED, computer- ized traffie sinnals are not all they are cracked up to be. Those r--sfli intalled at the intersections of Packard State and ti enitomize the inefficiencies suf- fered hv rntorists and nedestrians. Since the city has "aeced up with these modern mas- ternieces it has hecome increasingly frustrating trying to get from one nlae to another in that area. In at- temntin to travel westhond on Hill across State and Packard. it is clone to impossible to proceed without stopoing twice. If the motorist wants to turn left on State St the brevity of the green light sometimes causes delays of up to ten minutes (to say nothing of the diffi- cultv during rush hour.) Furthermore, if a nedestrian wants to cross State or Packard. he or she must either be a world class sprinter or have an abundance of patience. The new stooliohts may make it possible for a driver to make both green lights travelling on State St., a feat which was never before possible, but only if great deliber- ation, timing and speed are used. JMPROVEMENTS OF THIS NATURE may sound awfully good at committee meetings, and look good on graphs, but they certainly can't feel good in the taxpay- er's pocket. It is quite certain that they don't enhance the driving experience, so why waste the money? Per- haps next time, some of these misdirected funds could be sent to the road improvement sector, where they might be used to repair the treacherous pavement conditions on many community strets which are aptly referred to as miniature "Ho Chi Minh trails." -JEFF LIEBSTER ONLy 50% OF 'I1 ELECTORnATE VOTD *J(AiJVORNIAS PRMARY LSJTSON4. -NES tITSM - ' 1 / l r ... ..Gt ....rc.. ... c .J,.. ,.... .rt.., .x.... rt .y.4;y .r, ..r..,.4 ,k..G.. .r-ys... .d..._. i . ..% ",y a. r "- ..G.rs...",,.. .. 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"-I ." w.+ ,. e.f .r../.. ..+o #AC.,..s ,.f: 6,r. td'J'"tn++.."l7 iG . w "' .. wCi 4,'...r /.C.a...i+.'Y.r..ji-'rr«... +«.er..r+i..,....i.=".....a.i.... ..+ ,, ..W.i.6MG....+... .+W.l..w"=/M.+.,a... -r_._.. ,!.-+ L...+..".rr_.ww a.i....1L.+L...,G...t...++../C ,.,y/.n"...-f+,{".,.}+"r'.. "'rrG.6 . r A .:y+4,..r NIXON'S WAY OUT Foreign policy/Watergate trade By FRANZ SCHURMANN The Russians believe economic crats. While that may gain him FEW OBSERVERS believe that and military advantages will favorable votes in an eventual an experienced political in- naturally flow out of a political impeachment proceeding, it also fighter like Richard Nixon is de- detente. Moscow needs massive solidifies his ties to the Penta- tending himself against Con- foreign investment from capital- gon, whose support Nixon needs gress solely by "stone walling" ist nations to develop the back- if he is to wage a successful and dribbling out edited tran- ward sectors of its economy. \s foreign policy. Nothing more scripts. The real White House in the U.S., there is p.)werftl dramatically ilustrates this than strategy to block impeachment opposition to any reduction in the huge defense budget. is to play for time and, this defense effort. But since as IF THE Syrian-Israeli disen- .ummer, present Congress with much as 40 percent of Soviet na- such powerful foreign policy tional income is reported as go- gageme lasts, and if Nixon achievements that the waiver- ing into defense, even the hard- concludes a trade but not a ttra- ers will be brought back to the bitten Soviet military 'sould tegic arms agreement in Mos- cow, he will have scored real President's side. find it dificult to resist Ares- diplmtcscesswt e esidet s ide-. dilomatic successes with de- One of the Nixon Administra- sures for defense cutbacks if monstrable pay-offs. He can tell tion's major contributions to detente works. the Pentagon he managed to se- foreign policy techniques is the cure Russian co-operation in the concept of "linkage" - using THE NIXON-Kissinger foreign Middle East without compromis- side issues and other parties to policy thrusts are more intri- ing on American strategic cap- gain one's objectives on the cate. The U.S. needs peace in abilities, and without impairing main issue. Kissinger's shuttling the Middle East and a new a defense budget which even between Damascus and Jeru- working relationship with the government officials now admit salem is a case in point: while Arab countries in the light o! its has "countercyclical", that is he apeared to be acting as me- growing dependence on Middle anti-recessionary, effects. He diator, Kissinger in fact used Eastern oil. So long as the Arab- can tell the business community every weapon of U.S. foreign Israeli and other conflicts fester that the naths have been 6ear- };};: .... - '"::, . s -' /-.rte. ~ "As the Russians see it, the most important testing ground of detente is the Middle East. If stabilization can be achieved there without freezing out the Russians, Brezh- nev will consider it a personal triumph strengthening his power position within the Politburo." ssa ed for investment in one of the greatest untapped markets of the world. He can tell the pro- Israeli forces in Congress that it wotld be open partisan poli- tics to continue to refuse credits and most-favored-nation status to the Russians. The game of politics ,s link- age, and Nixon has always been an expert practitioner of . h e art. In the arena of domestic politics, his capacity to make linkae pay off has declined policy to achieve the accord, re- garded as'the crucial stepping stone to Nixon's June Moscow visit. Significantly, the schedul- ing of the visit was announced a day after the accord was sign- ed. WITH Syrian-Israeli disen- gnerment, the U.S. has manag- ed to swing the Arabs around in one of the most remarkable turn-abouts achieved by U.S. foreign policy. But despite dis- claimers, the disengagement could not have been achieved without discreet Soviet support, e-ident in Foreign Minister Gromyko's hardly coincidental anearances on the scene at cri- tical moments. While a U.S. Soviet detente is widely questioned in the Unit- ed States, the official Soviet press has vehemently urged Washington to nail down the detente. The Russians consider Nixon's visit vital for this, even though the President may be facing an impeachment vote in the House. What does the detente naan to the Rsisians? It in g nerally admitted that there cannot be an arms limitation agreement of any substance while Nixon in Moscow- neither side is pre- pared to scale dawn deploy- naent of strategic weapans. Ii is possible Nixon will sign a U.S.- Soviet trade agreement that will clear the way for sizeable American investments an I cre- dits for the USSR, yet saish a move will face strong saposi- tion in the U.S. Congress - a factor the Rusiaias are tally aware of. Signing a trade agree- ment does not mean it can be implemented. THE VALUE of a nailed-down detente for the USSR lies exse- where. Like Nixon, 3rech'nev faces strong oposition to his own "peace for a generation" poli- cies. For years Brezhnev (like Khrushchev before him) argued that the Americans would even- tually come around to co-operat- ing with the Russians in a dual superpower policing of the world. No concept has been dearer to Russian foreign pol- icy strategists than that of gio- bal bi-polarity. Only the two great military powers, the USSR and the U.S., working together, could assure the peace of the world. As the Russians see it, the most important testing ground of detente is the Middle East. If stabilization can be achieved there without freezing oat the Rusians, Brezhnev will consid- er it a personal triumph stren- gathening his power position within the Politburo. in the region, the door is open sharply. to the return of Soviet influence. The U.S. aproach to assure its BUT IN foreign policy : h e position in the Middle East is White House strategy sees a three-pronged: mend fences chance of rnking linkage pay with and give munificent ail to off through "neace for a gen- the Arab governments; seek de- eration"' counted with a ricing tente with the USSR; and, as a anti-recesionary defense badget reserve in case of troutsle, build and final assnrance by the up military and political power Arabs of Israel's right to exist. in the Indian Ocean. Nixon is betting that this rrd Both Kissinger and Gcomyko not his Watergate misdeeds will brought military factors 'o bear count when impeachment com- in their negotiations with the es to a vote. Middle Eastern parties inv lved. But neither could deliver their respective Pentagons --- only Franz Scturtann'is the av- their bosses could. It is no se- /hor of /he forth-roming book cret in Washington that Nixon The Logic of World Power has been eagerly courting Con- The o 974 Wo Powe gressional leaders with maiitary (Pantheon, 1974).- Cotyrigu, ties, notably Southern Demo- Pacific Newis Sen ice, 1974. Contact your reps- Sen. Phillip Hart (Dem), Rm 253, Old Senate Bldg., Capitol IHill, Washington, D.C. 20515. Sen. Robert Griffin (Rep), Rm 353, Old Senate Bldg., Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. 20515. Rep. Marvin Esch (Rep), Rm. 412, Cannon Bldg.; Capitol Itill, Washington, D.C. 20515. Sen. Gilbert Bursley (Rep), Senate, State Capitol Bldg., Lansing, Mi. 48933. Rep. Perry Bullard (Dem), House of Representatives, State Capitol Bldg., Lansing, Mi. 48933. Doggy Business By DICK WEST WASHINGTON UPI- A great deal has been written recently about researchers who are teaching champanzees to com- municate with human beings through a computer language called Yerkes. Thus far, the chimps have used their new skill to impart such messages as "please, ma- chine, tickle come into my room." Which is how one chimp communicates a desire to have someone scratch her stomach. I'll concede this type of com- munication may be a cut or two above the average cocktail party conversation. But there isn't much use for discourse at that level. Instead, the experiments could prove counter - produc- tive, upsetting the relationship, tenuous but workable, that has evolved between people and the animal kingdom over the cen- turies. Household pets are a case in point. PETS AND their owners pre- sently are able to tolerate each other only through the good fortune of not being able to' communicate. Once the communication bar- rier is removed, pet - owner relations will be subjected to the same stresses and strains that beset marital relations, race relations, international re- lations and other fractious as- sociations. The problem is that commun- ication almost invariably leads to mutual understanding. Which can be disastrous to any sort of relationship. The owner's purpose in buy- ing a Rhodesian ridgeback may have been simply to have a dog to fetch his slippers. But the dog may feel that his mission in life is to bite the mailman. IF THE dog understood what the owner wanted, he would develop a guilt complex about not doing it. And if the owner knew his commands were being ignored, he would feel hurt and angry. In short, communication cu be a dangerous thing. So anytime a chimpanzee tells you "please, machine, tickle come into my room," pretend you don't speak Yerkes.