AOF A6V 34attl; PRECARIOUS High-80 Low-60 Chance of showers Vol. LXXXH, No. 35-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, June 28, 1972 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Brown answers criticism By CHRIS PARKS Congressional hopeful Bill Brown yesterday lashed out at critics of his campaign tactics. He labeled as "close to a smear attack" an article appearing in yesterday's Daily which detailed a growing dispute between him and local supporters of Sen. George McGovern. In a statement last night, Brown defended his use of the term "national staffer" to describe his relationship with the McGovern campaign. A number of local McGovern volunteers have challenged his right to use the term and accused him of "attempting to jump on the McGovern bandwagon." Don Tucker, head of the Michigan McGovern for President office, has confirmed that Brown is not a member of the national staff. "I think it's accurate to say," Tucker said last night, "that the claim (to be a national campaign staff member) is misleading. That doesn't mean it was deliberate. It is just unfortunate." Brown attacked charges by Kathy Fojtik, a local. McGovern volunteer, that one of his workers used distortion and insinuation to solicit support for his campaign. "I am disappointed," he stated, "that The Daily did not interview Betty Shallcross (the Brown worker in question) con- cerning statements attributed to her." See BROWN, Page 7 William Brown Democrats prepare to go to convention By The Associated Press Sen. George McGovern (D- S.D.) said yesterday he thinks the proposed 1972 Democratic platform is "beautiful," while he campaigned the South seeking to convince skeptics that he is the man to run on it. Strategists for the presidential front-runner worked at the task of settling disputes over the seat- ing of convention delegates. The Associated Press count of delegate strength put the South Dakota senator at 1,325.15 of the 1,509 it will take to choose a Democratic presidential nominee two weeks from today. McGovern's staff cIa i me d more, maintaining they were within a scant 20 votes of first- ballot nominating strength. Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D- Minn.) campaigned in Washing- ton and Cleveland, Sen. Edmund Muskie (D-Maine), as t h e y struggled to keep alive hopes of overtaking McGovern at the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach. Meanwhile, the convention cre- dentials committee worked at a record number of challenges. Goodbye Even in the heat of the sum- mer, school bells manage to toll, and they toll for us as well as for thee. But even those of us who aren't in school right now can appreciate a oice long weekeod, which is what The Daily staff will be enjoying starting today. So, you needn't bother awakening at 7 a.m. and rushing to your doorstep in search of a Daily until oext Friday, -July 7. tAnd do't for- get the free, live rock 'o' roll next Sunday.) Illinois inhurgents contend that Chicago Mayor Richard Daley handpicked a slate of convention delegates, 59 of whom were elected in the March 14 primary, in defense of party reform rules. William Singer, a Chicago al- derman, said a credentials com- mittee hearing examiner had re- ported that the Daley delegates were selected in violation of reform requirements by a city organization that excluded rank and file Chicago Democrats from the process of selecting delegate candidates. He said that report came from See DEMS, Page 7 House rejects attempts, to cut weapons funds WASHINGTON (,? -All efforts to cut back U.S. weapons more than $1.6 billion under the Moscow arms accords were soundly rejected by the House yesterday. The House also rejected by 244 to 152 a proposal to order all U.S. forces out of the Indochina war by Sept. 1 in return for release of American prisoners. The House backed the President's request for accelerat- ed development of the new Trident missile submarine and B1 bomber plus a Safeguard antimissile site for Washington and tighter Safeguard radars in a $21.3-billion weapons bill. "We ought to take the President at his word that he wants to stop the arms race," said Rep. Robert Leggett (D-Calif.) in an appeal for the cuts. House Armed Service Commit- tee Chairman F. Edward He- * bert (D-La.) contended in open- ing debate that rejecting the new U.S. weapons development d z while the Soviets are permitted to continue arms improvements under the Moscow accords would be the most dangerous game we could play with our national defense." Register to vote Voter registration deadline for the Aug. 8 primary is Fri- day, July 7. Until then, eligible persons may register at City Hall, Fifth and Huron. Hours -Associated Press are 8 to 5 weekdays and Satur- day, July 1 and 8 to 8 Friday, July 7. You can also register in arre, Pa, yesterday. The flood the Fishbowl, this Wednesday esidents and businesspersons are through Friday, 1 to 4. If you y, Page 3.) register on time, then you will - ---have 'fulfilled the 30 days resi- dency requirement for register- ed voters as the deadline is 30 days before the election. eh len e The opponents arguedthe new weapons could undermine the U. S. - S o v i e t arms limitation agreements. Rep. Otis Pike (D- eren umn aid they shud r eren u m ected simply because they are too costly and not needed. According to William Ericson, . "Obviously we've got the chairman of the statistics de- power to blow the Soviets to partment, the board "did not fol- smithereens," Pike said. "And all low commonly accepted princi- we're talking about here is how ples of sampling" in validating fine a powder to grind the other the signatures and the "results peoples of the earth into." are open to all sorts of possible biases." The $21.3-billion weapons authorization bill was cut a net T h r e e statistics professors $582 million on the administra- from the University and Mich- tion's recommendation because igan State Univeristy, one of of elimination of three Safe- whom testified before the board guard sites that had been when it was considering the pe- planned before the Moscow titions, have declared themselves agreements limiting each coun- plaintiffs in the suit, try to two. And quiet flows the don Workers begin cleaning up the west side of flood-stricken Wilkes B waters brought by tropical storm Agnes have receeded now, and r expected to return to this area of the city later this week. (See story PETITIONS VALID?: ntimabortion groups state's November ref By DAVID STOLL A coalition of anti-abortion groups is currently suing the Board of State Canvassers in an attempt to knock the abortion referendum off the November ballot. The coalition, called Voice for the Unborn, includes Washtenaw County's Right to Life group, as well as the Detroit-based Peo- ple Taking Action Against Abor- tion and other anti-abortion groups across the state. The referendum, originally for- mulated by the Michigan Coordi- nating Committee on Abortion Reform, states that a "licensed medical or osteopathic physician may perform an abortion at the request of the patient if the per- iod of gestation has not exceeded 20 weeks." The current state abortion law, dating from 1846, allows an abortion only if the mother's life is endangered by the pregnancy. Supporters of abortion reform netted 290,583 signatures collect- ed during a six-month long peti- tion drive. Although only 212,493 signa- tures were needed to put the pro- posal on the ballet, state law re- quires that the board check the petitions for invalid signatures. The board approved the peti- tions in April, over the objec-' tions of anti-reform groups who charged that the method used was invalid. If the referendum is approved by a majority of state voters, the proposal goes directly into law. The suit, which was first brought before the Michigan Su- preme Court and then remanded to the State Court of Appeals, is due to be heard sometime in July. According to Stuart Hubbell, attorney representing Voice for the Unborn, the group contends that the board never made a "proper determination" whether there were "sufficient and valid" signatures on the petitions. Plamond By ROSE SUE BERSTEIN Co-Editor Ranbow People's Party (RPP) leader Pun Plamondon was re- leased on $50,000 bond yesterday from the Federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind. The bond was posted by RPP. Prior to last Monday's Su- preme Court ruling which struck down the government's practice of wiretapiin susrected politi- cal "subversives," Plamndon had been ineligible for release under bend. Plamcndcn is cne of three per- sons accused of bombing the lo- cal CIA office in August, 1968, but the alleged evidence was ob- See PLAMONDON, Wage 7 on released on bond Genie and Pun Plamondon