page three o 3atl RECOVERING High-66 Law-54 Warmer, partly sunny . -- _- - . n, -rrn n=-) ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN News Phone: /76-UL S. Viets retake part of Kontum; -Associated Peress A REFUGEE FAMILY walks away from the ruins of provincial capitol An Loe towards Saigon outpost to the south. DRIVE CONTINUES: State board rejects original initiative against pot penalty By ROSE SUE BERSTEIN 15, after organizers of the Michi- stipulates that the petition sh The Board of State Canvas- gan Marijuana Initiative (MMI) list the full text of the propos sers yesterday rejected the tech- were told that such petitions amendment. But Bullard mai nical form of an ihitiative pe- should specify proposed consti-. tains that the law "does not s tition-no longer in circulation tutional changes. you have to list the article a: -to place legalization of mari- The petition-as stated in its section." juana on the November ballot. revised form-would add a 24th The legality of the signatu The canvassers said the peti- section to Article 1, the Declara- on the original petitions will tion failed to state how it would tion of Rights in the state con- challenged, both Bullard a change the present constitution. stitution. MMI organizers predicted le The petition at issue was MMI estimates that the state night. withdrawn from circulation and order affects only 2,000 to 3,000 replaced with a new one May signatures, the number received MMI, which began May 8, prior to distribution of the new sponsored by the Rainb petitions. People's Party. It operates out petitions the Buman Rights Party offic .1S g o S Some 256,000 registered voters The propo sd constitution must sign an initiative petition amendment proposed by Ml before it can gain a ballot place. would eliminate arrests for the plan studV The deadline for submitting actions: p n t such signatures for the Novem- "Possession of marijuan her election is July 10. If in- personal use of marijuana; ci l w 's stemRS sufficient signatures are collect- tivating, harvesting, drying ed, the MMI backers could con- processing of marijuana; tinue their drive for two more other ways preparing marijuas By JILL LAWRENCE years and submit the measure or transporting marijuana The Committee for New Un- for the 1974 ballot. personal use." derstandings of Justice (NUJ) Local Attorney Perry Bul- The proposal makes no me last night formed five task lard contends that the signa- tion of selling marijuana.M forces to deal with problemsi tures collected on the original spokespersons say that removi the criminal justice system at petitions are valid according to penalties for sale will be th a meeting in the Michigan Un- state law. aim when the original initiat ion. Barbara Cartwright, NUJ "The state law." Bullard says, is complete. fight continues SAIGON lB - South Vietnamese forces wrested back some lost ground in Kontum yesterday. The senior U.S. adviser in the central highlands said the North Vietnamese were pulling back but will renew their attacks on the city. A senior U.S., advisor said, "If it weren't for our fire- power, we wouldn't still be holding Kontum." Cobra gunship helicopters and fighter-bombers struck at North Vietnamese positions repeatedly, flying through heavy clouds. Air cover was laid down a few hundred yards ahead of South Vietnamese infantrymen. "I'm not criticizing the South Vietnamese," the adviser added, "but the North Vietnamese have committed ele- ments of three divisions to this fight, and it's not over yet." Meanwhile, over North Viet- nam. U.S. Navy aircraft drop- ped teleguided bombs around the key southern port of Vinh to block stored war supplies and blow up petroleum depots, cen ter to officials said. They used the new "smart" bombs, directed to within five feet of their targets by pilots hion se S un who watchtheir progress onevi mnos d television monitors and trans- mit directional signals to their By DIANE LEVICK tail fins. Things may brighten up The bombs, which carry their around the Community Center own television cameras up when the Sun shines in. front, are being used for the TeRibwPol' at first time since large-scale air The) RaminwtPeioesuPrt striks Aresmity newspaper, The Ann Arbor on April 6. Sun, from Hill St. to the Cen- U.S. military spokespersons ter's basement on E. Washing- said pilots were ordered to seal ton. off Vinh, halfway down the 300 miles between Hanoi and "We're too cramped here and the militarized zone, to isolate not centrally located enough," large stock of war materiel. according to RPP spokesperson Aircraft off three carriers in David Fenton. "The Community the Tonkin Gulf hit three Cen er is an ideal place-any- bridges around the major trans- on there can find out what's shipment point Tuesday, cut- munity." ting rail and road traffic. South Vietnamese troops con- Fenton says the move is being tinued to press toward An Loc, made also to encourage more the besieged provincial capital people outside RPP to get in- 60 miles from Saigon, but con- volved in putting out the Sun. tact was slight. "Eventually we want to turn In the early days of the of- it over to the People's Communi- fensive S o u t h Vietnamese cation Committee of Ann Arbor's spokespersons claimed each aft- Tribal Council," explains Fen-. ernoon that the invading forces had been repulsed. But by the ton. next morning the North Vietna- The committee is a newly- mese invariably had advanced formed group at the Center farther into the city, which will also run the Ann What apparently was hap- Arbor Network, a communica- pening. allied officers nowbsay, tions switchboard. is that the advance was being stopped, largely by firepower, "After the Sun gets set up," and not by infantry. So the Fenton says, "our goal is a 16- North Vietnamese could re- page weekly instead of a bi- group during the night rela-,weekly" tively undisturbed and advance the next morning. The future issues of the Sun, all ed in- ay tnd res be tnd ast is ow of ice. nal :MI ,ese na; ;ul- or in na; for en- MI ng eir ive r r i t S r a 1 i S 1 z member and leader of the meet- ing said that persons who are released from jail are supposed to go back to the community. However, she maintained, 10 to 85 per cent return to the penal system. The five task forces were de- veloped to explorealternatives to the present handling of those in conflict with the law. Father Robert Livingston, leader of the task force to create a citizens' information service, said, "These task forces are not just to sit and discuss, but to go out and do in a tangible way." A citizens' information serv- ice would try to guarantee equal access to counsel and services for all those arrested. Mari Shore, leaders of the task force on post-prison rights and needs, said that "paroled people are denied basic citizens' rights while they are expected to put forth the best citizens' conduct." Many people aren't released See LAW, Page 8 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Hall top U.S. Communist, talks here By JIM O'BRIEN Some 50 people listened yesterday to Gus Hall, the Communist Party candidate for president. describe his recent trip to Vietnam, Cuba, and the Soviet Union. Hall, the general secretary of the Communist Party in the United States, also discussed the recent Soviet-American summit meeting, presi- dential candidates, and the mining of Haiphong, which he called "a provocative action but note an emergency for the North Vietnamese." Caught in U.S. air raids while visiting Hanoi, her had high praise for the spirit of the Vietnam- S se. "There is no way that they can be defeated,y except to totally wipe them out," he said. Hall added that the mining of the country's harbors would have little effect on the war, with equipment stockpiles, and increased 1 a n d shipments of supplies from China neutralizing its effect. See GUS, Page 8 UsH once free, will sell for 10 cents, the entire charge going to the seller. "This is a great opportunity for kids looking for a way to survive insthe summer," Fenton says. RPP is sponsoring three bene- fit parties to raise funds for the newspaper. About 200 people at- tended the first benefit held Tuesday night, which, according to Fenton, raised $150. A second benefit scheduled for tonight, will feature the Up at the Odyssey Lounge on W. Huron. Saturday night Steve Mackay, jazz saxophonist of the Carnal Kitchen, will perform at the Blind Pig. The 75-cent cover charge will help equip the Sun's new offices with building materials, office equipment and telephones, ac- cording to Sun spokespersons.