Page Eight THEMCHIGAN DAILY Tuesday, July 30, 1974 Five Dems crowd primary race IContiled ,otntmPge 3) AS AN idealist, his solutions generally appeal to changing the situation that brought the proh- lems about. On hunger in Africa Pierce says, "the golden age of affluence is gone. We'e going to have to scale down our eat- ing habits to help the Africans. I'm not going to eat steak and sit down to watch little kids starve to death on the tube." "My one ace in the hole," Pierce said when asked about his qualifications, "is that I'll know more about putting a health care package together than anybody in Congress. I don't care if I live in a shack and you live in a mansion and take a vacation in Bermuda, damn it all, if my kid's sick, I want the same health care as you do." Of the four candidates, Ron Egnor is considered the most conservative. Egnor has come down hard against busing, and recently his aides sent out a press release warning of the dangers of nuclear weapons in the hands of terrorists. NEVERTHELESS, it was Eg- nor who recently represented Carolyn King in her unsuccess- ful fight against the Little leage'e, which threw the Ypsi- lanti team out of the organiza- tion for letting the female out- fielder play with boys. Egnor is the legal counsel for the Concerned Clericals for Ac- tion, a group of University sec- retaries seeking union status. As an instructor with the Uni- versity Institute for Labor and Industrial Relations, Egnor has been involved in readying the teaching fellows union for bar- gaining. And it was Egnor who repre- sented the Mobile Home Owners Association, when they took their landlords to court in an attempt to improve living con- ditions. EGNOR FEELS that his back- ground and experience as legal counsel for such diverse in- terests, can help him approach a wide range of problems. "I believe I can be effective on a broad range. When you're talking about a Congressman, you're talking about someone who has to deal with all those issues. You have to look at the whole spectrum." John Reuther seems to be a natural politician. Ilis support includes people from across the nation-including a former Mc- Govern press aide. He has re- ceived donations from national notables such as Senator George McGovern (D-S.D.) and Rep. Thomas "Tip" O'Neill (D- Mass.). The nephew of UAW giant Walter Reuther, the one thing Reuther will be able to count on heavily is his name. But aides admit that "if you have a name like Reuther, one that's been splashed up on the front pages of the paper in banner headlines everyday for years, you're bound to have as many enemies as friends." UNLIKE other candidates, Reuther sees the key to infla- tion in making industry more competitive, reflective perhaps of his strong labor background. "In terms of inflation," he said during a lengthy interview in his campaign headquarters in Ypsilanti, "it's all related to food because of fertilizer prices. If we could make the food in- dustry more competitive, we could save four per cent of our food budgets." Reuther also feels that a price rollback is advisable. "We could have saved $6 billion with a roll back, he says, "helping the economy and cutting excess pro- fits." ON THE same issue, Egnor has proposed an excess profits tax. Lansing favors a roll back on oil prices, and a tax break for lower income families. Pierce calls for an overhaul of the tax structure to help re- distribute wealth. Despite his name, Reuther denies that he is a labor candi- date. "Traditionally, they don't back anyone in the primary, they just let us fight it out. -Despite charges that his cam- paign is heavily financed by "big mony," Reuther says, "I'll maswsmyou d oawasincune anyeer? Probably not. All things considered you do what you do pretty doggone well. After all, no one has taken your job. And you're eating regularly. But... But have you ever considered what doing your job just a little better might mean? Money. Cold hard coin of the realm. If each of us cared just a smidge more about what we do for a living, we could actually turn that inflationary spiral around. Better products, better service and better management would mean savings for allof us. Savings of much of the cash and frayed nerves it's costingus now for repairs and inefficiency. Point two..By taking more pride in our work we'll more than likely see America regaining its strength inthecompetitive world trade arena. When the balance of payments swings our way again we'll all be better off economically. So you see-the only person who can really do what you doany better isyou. Ameria. klywkcs uuml wdo be broke and in debt when the campaign is over." But nonetheless, a look at the early financial statements that candidates are required to file at the House Clerks office in Washington showed that Reu- ther was running the second most expensive campaign, hav- ing spent some $19,000. Ron Egnor has lead the pack spending $21,384.78, with Lan- sing and Pierce trailing at about $5000 each. DESPITE his claim that he is running a non-union cam- paign, a look at the $4500 Reu- ther lists as his major contri- butions (those over $100) shows that nearly half or $2200 came from unions or union officials. Of that, more than $100 came from out of state unions. Reuther is the only candidate to list any out-of-state sources of money, and records show that nearly 25 per cent of indi- vidual contributions over $100 are coming from out-of-state. Contributions of over $100 pres- ently account for $4,736 of the $19,042 campaign. In addition there is a $500 transfer of funds to the cam- paign from an out-of-state group called, "The Massachusetts Friends of John Reuther." Also, there is over $5,900 list- ed as having been made by the "sales of tickets, items and mass collections" at a fundrais- er in Washington, D. C. The only local fundraiser net- ted Reuther some $3000. The fifth candidate in the con- gressional contest is Theo Wil- liams, a retired engineer living in Ypsilanti. Running without major support - and only a paltry budget, Williams has no practical chance to win - he should finish a distant last. Williams has centered his platform on the need to elimi- nate secrecy in government. Particularly angered by the FBI's use of clandestine re- cords, Williams has hit the Wa- tergate aspect very hard. He has less well formulated stands on other campaign issues. The candidates, then, differ only in their approaches to the problems, and in their person- alities. They are all seeking an end to inflation, better health care, campaign reform, and an end to nuclear proliferation. They all call for the impeach- ment of the President. On August 6, the big question will be who said it best. "We're all trying to find a different way to say the same thing," Reuther said at the close of his interview, "Well, we can say all we want, but it won't do any good, unless one of us goes to Washington." t Can anyone do what you do any better? You're pretty damn good at your job. But today, we all have to consider how we can do our work a little better, Thats how each of usan help keep our jobs here in America. Fornow and forthe future. America.It only works as weillas we do. Caaim~Vm.r.&?f*iWte,4. vwu*A.OM