e lJifr igun 1ai1g Vol. LXXXII, No. 13-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, May 26, 1972 Ten T Cents Twelve Pages Why hasn't Willow Run run? By ROBERT BARKIN "I keep trying to find out what's going on about Willow Run," said Rep.Raymond Smit (R-Ann Arbor). "But right now, I'm very, very much in the dark. Frankly I don't like it." In February, the Regents asked that Willow Run Laboratories, which do 60 per cent of the University's classified research, be divested. By the end of the calendar year, they said, the lab should be placed under the control of a separate agency. The intention of the University is to make Willow Run totally independent, thereby re- solving the long-standing classified debate. But, three months later, the University is still searching for the means to divest the laboratories. Delays at the legislative level and utter confusion at the administrative level have combined to complicate the issue. The University has several options. One plan, favored by the University and Willow Run of- ficials would convert the lab into a non-profit, independent institution. This would necessitate, however, state funds to carry the institution through the transition period. Under another plan, the University would sell the facilities to a profit-making corpora- tion. But, according to state officials, the fa- cilities might be taken from the state, causing considerable economic loss to the -area. To make the labs independent, A. Geoff ey Norman, vice-president for research, says it needs working capital-a loan until the opera- tion is self-sufficient. By this method, says Norman, "it would not be in any way an arm of the state or the University." But the state must first be convinced to loan the necessary funds to start the new operation. Some legislators feel that the Uni- versity is "giving in" while others are against the state having anything to do with classified research. Rep. William Copeland (D-Wyandotte) said. "I think if the University had any guts it See WILLOW, Page 12 ii.i ....i. ', N. Viets drive into Kontum; attack stalled SAIGON (tP-A North Vietnamese tank and infantry force fought its way into Kontum City late last night but was driven back before dawn, U.S. military sources said. A small communist force was said to still hold parts of the city, however. In their first foray in strength into the central high- lands provincial capital, the North Vietnamese attacked with seven to eight tanks supported by infantry, between 10 p.m. and midnight, the sources in Pleikuosaid. In the fighting that ensued, four enemy tanks were knocked out by missile-firing American helicopters, and one-third of the infantry force was reported killed, the sources said. Initial reports did not say how large the infantry force -Associated Press SOUTH VIETNAMESE soldiers along the Northern front at My Chanh north of Hue pound suspected Communist positions further north. Moscow summit hung up on economic negotiations MOSCOW (A) - President Nix- on's summit talks with Soviet leaders snagged on difficult trade negotiations yesterday but pro- duced a fifth prearranged agree- ment - this one to prevent high seas incidents involving the two nations' warships. The American chief executive held his seventh session with Kremlin chiefs, talking for two hours about complex economic issues which sources conceded may not be fully resolved dur- ing the week-long summit. Then, as a spring rain splat- tered Moscow's streets, Nixon and his wife went to the Bol shoi Theater for an evening pci formance of the ballet "Swan Lake." They were accompanied by Premier Alexei Kosygin sod President Mikolai Podgorny. Officials still were aiming foisgigtmro fato a signing tomorrow of a two- step accord to curb the nuclear -Associated Press arms race by limiting strategic PRESIDENT NIXON, flanked by Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin weapons stidockpiles. But some See SOVIET, Page 3 applauds a performance of "Swan Lake" at the Bolshoi Theater. was. The South Vietnamese were reported to have lost three tanks, but there was no early report on their troop losses. First reports said the force attacked from either the south- east or the southwest, which meant a fording of the Dak Bla river which runs around three sides of the city. Most of the surviving infantry withdrew with the tanks, ac- cording to field reports, but some were said to have scattered throughout the city. Associated Press correspon- dent David Paine reported from the highlands that a North Viet- namese sapper force of about 200 men which quietly infiltrated the city about dawn yesterday and occupied an area in the southwest near the airstrip was still reported in place. The South Vietnamese command claimed that the sappers had withdrawn, but field reports said they were still there and had occupied a former regional forces compound. The sappers fired B40 rockets and other weapons at helicopters flying over Kontum City, and one pilot returning early this morning from Kontum to Pleiku said he also had received fire. In Saigon, the U.S. Command announced that an 06 light observation helicopter had been shot dowis with a hand-fired B40 racket two miles south. of Kontum and the two crewmen were missing. In the air war, U.S. planes at- See NORTH, Page 7 Afro. Day seheduled tomorrow By CHRISTOPHER PHILLIPS Governor William Milliken, in conjunction with the Afro- American Cultural Development Foundation, has declared Satur- day, May 27, as Afro-American Day. Afro-American Day is design- ed to recognize the contributions of blacks while promoting their contemporary need for solidarity and community involvement. The day will be celebrated with a fair in Detroit at the cor-. ner of Woodward and Mack Avenues. The day's activities will consist of "community leader- ship" workshops. There will also be booths displaying books and movies about blacks and art work by blacks from the Detroit area. There is no admission charge for the fair which runs from 10 am. to sevens p.m. At eight pisi therc will be a musical entitled Talkin' About Love across the street at Orches- tra Hall. The musical which is produced by local black actors and directors expresses the im- portance of intra-racial coopera- tion.