Friday, June 21, 1974 THE M4OHGAN DAILY Page Threea Caracas sea law conference opens CARACAS (4' - The biggest interna- tional conference in history opened in Venezuela yesterday to seek a global treaty for use of the oceans, and the United States declared readiness to ex- tend its territorial sea limits. President Carlos Andres Perez of oil- rich Venezuela, attacked the United Nations and other global bodies in the opening speech to delegates here under auspices of the world body. "WE DENOUNCE, frankly and not diplomatically, the fact that until now all these organs have acted more in the service of powerful interests than' in service to humanity," said Perez. United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldhein also addressed the gala in- augural session of the Third U. N. Con- ference on the Law of the Sea. Waldheim called for a "new balance" in treaty negotiations "which enables us to exploit the riches of the sea while preserving the interests of all." "I' IS my profound conviction that .this conference must succeed, for we must not replace old quarrels on land by new quarrels at sea," he said. Five thousand delegates and official observers from all but two nations of the world gathered in a new skyscraper complex in the heart of this nil-rich csp- ital for nearly three months of work. Only Taiwan and North Vietnam were not represented on opening day. Taiwan was not invited and the North Vietna- mese refused to attend because the-Pro- visional Government of South Vietnam was not invited. SHORTLY before the conference of- ficially opened, chief U. S. delegate John Stevenson told a news conference that the U. S. government was ready to abolish its traditional three-mile coast- al limits in favor of an international system of 12 miles. He said the United States would also- agree to a limit beyond that where in- dividual nations could claim control "over living and nonliving resources," but where ships could pass freely. Amer- ica would be "flexible" in determining the breadth of the second zone, he said, Stevenson stressed that the United States would agree to these extensions only as part of an international agree- ment. "We are here to make law for smaw's future in the oceans," Stevenson said, "The alternative to law is chaos and, in international society, chaos has tan often led to war." Regents told- lift ban on film facilities Mmm mmm good Elexis, a three-day-old Siberian tiger cub, tries to squirm out of a cod liver oil feeding and loses the battle. After a spoonful of the oil, lower left, Elexis shows his opinion of the proceedings, which of course is for his own good. T# cub was born at the Warner Bros. Jungle Habitat in West Milford, New Jersey. t Countycommissioner I with ta x e vasio chargd By BARBARA CORNELL Taylor was unaware of the charges she was being investigated Washtenaw County Commissioner Eliz- against her until she read a newspaper should know better than anyo abeth Taylor's refusal to pay federal in- account. She still does not know the ex- ther she has done anything m come tax to protest United States in- act charges nor their implication. Taylor sot." volvement in Indochina caused the Inter- says she will "just see the way things Taylor is basing her defense nal Revenue Service to file criminal turn out." First Amendment guarantee charges against her Wednesday. A spokeswoman for the Detroit office speech and free exercise of rel Taylor is accused of "filing false and of the IRS, where the charges were have no questien that they're fraudulent information to her employ- pressed, says it is not unusual that Tay- have a hard time proving the c ers" on her 1973 income tax statement for was among the last to find out about she said. -a felony carrying penalties of $1,000 the accusations. She added that ,her princip fine and two years in jail. "WE DON'T have to notify the indi- sound "corny" but "it is the sa THE 30 - YEAR- OLD commissioner, vidual if we are going to press charges," of corn as 'Congress shall have who is challenging incumbent Perry Bul- she said, adding, "Miss Taylor knew to declare war."' By GORDON ATCI'lESON The Board of Regents yest rdv her more criticism of a ban on the we of University facilities by tudenit film groups that is due to go iito effect at the end of the month. At the public hetring se ssio, the- board also discussed administrnlive re- vision of the medical center and - pro- posed rent increase for married stu- dent housing operated by the Univer- sity. THE BAN ON facilities was originally approved by the Regents two months ago, although implementation has been delayed. It was enacted pending a re- port from the administration on how the financial accottntability of film groups coukl be increased. Speaking to the board yesterday Stu- dent Government Council member Elliot Chikofsky and English Prof. Marvin Felheim declared that unless the baa is removed immediately, the on-campus film groups would encounter difficulty in booking movies for the fall term. Felheim, who co-ordinates the Univer- sity film courses, pointed out that many of the cinema classes depend heavily on movies shown by the student groups and taking would be damaged by the ban, if it is he rake continued. THE REGENTS indicated yesterday that the ban might be partially lifted to. allow films for academic courses to be booked for the upcoming term. Both ESFelheim and Chikofaky asked that the ILban be lifted entirely. o was to receive the admi- istration's report on financial control of the film groups this month, but the pre- posal was delayed when certain legal problems arose with the draft document, according to Regent Robert Brown (R- Kalamazoo). and she A proposed reorganization of the medi- )ne whe- cal center, which would eliminate that wrong or unit an an administrative entity, also came before the Regents. e on the THE MEASURE would give jorisdic- of free tien on administrative matters related w igion. " the medical school or the School 4. going to Nursing directly to those divisions. The harges," hospital would be administered by an ex- ecutive board. les may . Currently all three are run under the ame kind jomnt title of the University Medical Cex- the right ter, but many administrators feel the See SPEAKERS, Page 12 lard (Di-Ann Arbor) for state represen- tative in the August primary, filed a W-4 form with the University claiming 12 de- pendents and one with the county claim- ing 11. She said the dependents are people liv- ing in Indochina who "are dependent on me not to- buy the bombs that are killing them and, in that way, they are my dependents." Taylor claims that the statement was neither false nor fraudulent because she is permitted to declare the number of dependents she thinks she is entitled to and because she has "told everyone and his brother" why -she did it. FRAUD IMPLIES intent to deceive and I've never tried to deceive anyone," she said. at. - - _. . j _., .... ., troups slm 'U, controls By DAVID W MITING the major topics of discussion. -no forced auditing; and Sixteen student organizations met yes- Among the groups represented were -the Student Auditor's Office either terday to debate tactics for combating Friends of Newsreel, the New World "dismantled completely," or made a the University's proposed fiscal account- Film Co-op, the Progressive People's voluntary service for organizations. ing of their funds. League, the Gay Liberation Front, the DALLAS KENNEY of New World Film The meeting's participants called for Revolutionary Student Brigade, Lawyers Co-op claimed that by using facilities all student organizations to "fight for for Rent Control, and the Zenta Wizards off campus, his group was saving 60 per financial independence from University Society. cent in rents. control" and stressed the need for a Organizations present decided to de- In a prepared statement the Gay Lib- unified effort in "the battle." mand: eration Front (GLF) charged that Stu- THE NEED to prevent "forced audit- -the abolition of the Student Organiza- dent Government Council's decision to ing" of student organizations by the Uni- tions Board; put the student film group Friends of versity and a scheduled July 1 freeze on -a "roll back" of rates the University Newsreel on probation was "a direct film groups. use of University halls were charges students for hall rentals; attack on their political nature."