Tuesday, August 6, 1974
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
Page Nine
Tuesday, August 6, 1974 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine
Counc' defers approval
of new AFSCME contract
Preferential voting issue
may be on Nov. ballot
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tionwode support, is a protest
against the mass slaughter of
whales by the Soviets and Japa-
nese to produce soap, paint,
perfume, oil and dogfood.
Council Republicans, who
cast all five votes against the
measure, claimed that the city
could do little to protect endan-
gered species such as whales.
"I'VE ALWAYS said that we
should keep extrAleous mater-
ial such as this off the council
agenda," said Mayor James
Stephenson. "This is a prob-
lem we can do nothing about."
Although a spokesman for the
boycott said that thousands of
of city residents had signed
a "Save the Whales" petition,
Councilman Louis Belcher (R-
Fifth Ward) felt that it was an
unimportant matter.
"What I boycott is my own
business," he said. "We should
not set a precedent for taking
Strike supporter arrested
in Argus plant picket line
up valuable council time with
these matters."
Last night council also heard
charges from Councilman Jamie
Kenworthy (D - Fourth Ward)
that City Attorney Edwin Pear
was guilty of conflict-of-interest
when he represented the city
in a suit involving the Packard-
Platt shopping center.
Kenworthy alleged that when
Pear was representing the city,
that a member of his law office
was representing the owners of
the Packard-Platt Plaza who
were protesting some city re-
strictions on land development.
Pear denied the charges aid
said that he will "state my en-
tire relationship to the whole
case" next week.
"None of my law partners
h a v e represented the proper-
ty's owners in this lawsuit," he
said.
Councilman Robert Henry (R-
Third Ward) labeled the charges
"trash" and a "cheap shot."
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WEGBREIT said the proposed
City Charter amendment "will
almost certainly appear on the
November ballot." Signatures
of at least five per cent (3,800)
of the city's registered voters
are needed to put the issue on
the ballot.
The Democratic p r o p o s a l
which failed to get the required
signatures would have resulted
in a system of run-off elections
if no candidate received a ma-
jority in any city mayor or
council race.
Lee Gunn, a coordinator for
the Democratic petition drive,
estimated the collected signa-
tures "between 700 and 800"
adding that "we just did not
have enough workers circulat-
ing them."
When asked if the Democratic
party would endorse the HRP
effort, Gunn said, "I don't think
they'll (Democrats) endorse it
but individuals will probably
work for it (HRP proposal).'
AN HRP spokesperson stress-
ed that HRP has tried in the
past to get the cooperation of
the Democrats to w o r k for
preferential voting, but was re-
fused.
Gunn emphasized that if the
IltIP proposal was to include
"mavtor and council as well"
lDemocrats weild probably have
backed it.
C'ouncilwomin K a t h y Koi-
chenko (HP - Second W a r d)
contended that the preferential
system, if extended to council
elections as well, would make
candidates "avoid taking any
kind of stand," adding that the
proposal "tends to elect the
candidate in the middle."
Kozachenko also s a i d, "We
concede our proposal will prob-
ably elect a De m o c r a t i c
mayor."
An eight page report of a
Democratic ad hoc committee
to study election alternatives
admitted "preferential voting is
cheaper for the city" than run
off elections but also claimed
the HRP proposal .would create
"substantial confusion" among
voters.
The report argued that a run-
off election's "chief advantage
. . , over preferential voting
is its simplicity," also contend-
ing it is "more truely repre-
sentative of . . . the voters."
The HRP promised "an ag-
gressive campaign to pass pref-
erential voting in November and
bring our election laws up to
date with political reality."
By STEPHEN HERSH
Mark Zucker, a supporter of
striking employes at the local
Argus Optics plant, was arrest-
ed yesterday and charged with
trying to stop non-striking work-
ers from entering the factory.
In defense, Zucker argued
that "there shouldn't be a law
preventing striking workers
from trying to keep scabs from
crossing picket lines.
"In effect," he added, "it's a
strike-breaking law. A law like
that serves the interests of the
factory owners. Laws should
serve the interests of workers."'
Zucker was released on bond
yesterday and his case will be
arraigned in court this morning.
Employes of the Argus plant
have been on strike for over
seven weeks in an effort to
force the company to recog-
nize the United Auto Workers
as their bargaining agent. The
Argus factory specializes in
lens grinding, polishing and
blocking.
The main outside supporters
of the strike include the Hu-
man Rights Party (HRP), the
Socialist Workers Party and a
student support committee, of
which Zucker was a member.
Commenting on Zucker's ac-
tion, an HRP member, who
wished to remain anonymous,
said, "Everyone else decided to
take direction from the workers
supporting the strike, not to do
anything the workers don't do.
But he was out in front waving
a sign and blocking a car5 un-
til finally the cops pinched
him."
Sorry, THE RULING CLASS, originally
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