4{:AT. Viets hit by __________________ extensive U.S. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN IF I~o Wednesday, June 28, 1972 News Phose: 764-0552 Page Three SAIGON (f-U.S. B52 bombers continued their satura- tion strikes along the northern front, flying 33 raids Mon- day and yesterday in South Vietnam's two northernmost provinces, Quang Tri and Thua Thien. Smaller American jets flew 240 more strikes in the South, more than half of them on the northern defense line. The fighter-bombers also made 320 raids Monday over North Vietnam. The U.S. command announced a -raid on the Bac Mai airfield and adjoining storage warehouses just two miles from the center of Hanoi, the closest strike to the North Vietnamese capital since American planes resumed full- scale bombing in April. Four warehouses were reported Council c(alICuIs Yippie leaders Jerry Nightbird, Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman caucus at a Miami Beach City Council meeting. Council rejected a request to altow outdoor camping during the national political conventions. C:ONGREss To I)ECI)E: * Nixon requests 100 illion to aid flooded eastern states destroyed and nine others damaged but there was no indication of communist air- craft losses at Bac Mai, which serves as an auxiliary MIG base. The Navy reported 22 ships shelled communist positions in South Vietnam, a one-day rec- ord, and at least two of the vessels cane under fire from communist shore batteries in Q'ang Tri. Neither was hit and several shore batteries were re- ported destroyed by counter- fire. North Vietnamese forces at- tacked three government posi- ions west of- Huebunder a rain at motar lire but were re- pulsod in heavy fighting by South Vietnamese infantrymen. Military communiques and field reports said more than 7 com- munists were killed in the battles 10 to 15 miles west of the fornmer imperial capital. Two groutnd attacks. bot pre- ceded by mortar barrages of more than 400 rounds each, left 26 communists killed but cost Ito governtent casuatties, accorditg to South Vietnamese spokesmen. U.S. fighter-bombers sweeping along the front knocked out three communist long-range ar- tillery pieces after a spotter plane saw them firing at Camp Evans, 16 miles northwest of Hue. In its daily report of bomb damage in North Vietnam Mon- day, the U.S. Command claimed hits on a thermal power plant northwest of Haiphong and damage or destruction of four more bridges, a variety of mili- tary installations, weapons, ve- hicles and a petroleum pumping station just above the demilitar- ized zone Hanoi said 10 U.S. planes were downed yesterday, including four cut down in a "fierce dogfight." Five were shot down over Hanoi, and a sixth elsewhere. One pilot was captured, accord- ing to the dispatch from the official Vietnam News Agency. WASHINGTON UP) - President Nixon has asked Congress to vote $100 million in federal funds for emergency relief in five flood-stricken eastern states, the White House announced yester- day. The chief executive also will send Vice President Spiro Agnexv on a two-day fact-finding tour of cities in Virginia, Maryland and New York, press secretary Ron- ald Ziegler announced. The $100 million request was sent to Capitol Hill yesterday with White House hopes it would be acted upon soon. The funds, Ziegler said, would go "to meet the near term obli_ gations of the Office of Emer- gency Preparedness," which is coordinating federal disaster aid in Maryland, Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania and Florida - the five states hit hardest by flood- ing in the aftermath of Hurri- cane Agnes. White House officials said the $100 million would be used to Blood donation drive set locally A crash program to boost blood donations has been an- tounced by the American Red Cross of Southeastern Michigan, w h i c h includes Washtenaw County. The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the Washtenaw- Chap- ter, 2729 Packard Rd., to ac- commodate donors every week- day (except July 4th) from July 3 through September 1. A quott of 50 to 60 donors per day has been set for Wash- tenaw County Red Cross Chap- ter. Persons willing to donate blood are asked to call Chapter headquarters, 971-5300, so that their appointments can be scheduled with no waiting time. Hours will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays' Wednesdays, and Fridays; and from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thurs- days. "prime the pump" for the start of repairs on bridges, highways and other public facilities. Ziegler said it is "just a small portion" of the total federal as- sistance to be extended by 25 other agencies, such as the Small Business Administration which supervises disaster loans to busi~ nessmen and homeowners. Meanwhile, the discovery of more bodies raised the death toll in last week's disaster to 125. Damage stood well above $1 billion. These were a myriad of prob- lems in eight Eastern Seaboard states yesterday, 48 hours after the end of the worst floods in the modern history of the area. Restoration of the n o r m a 1 water supply was the big con- cern in 57 Pennsylvania commu- nities. In upstate New York, it '"pc rp^nunl of SO OM) arnlln of gasoline spilled into the streets of a small town fromis ruptured storage tanks. Teinpor- ary bridge and road repairs held a high priority in Maryland, while service was being restored to 340,000 useless telephones. .Nixon attached an "urgent" priority to his request for sup- plemental funds for the eastern states. An accompanying letter from Office of Management and Budget Director Caspar Wein- berger said "the unprecedented daiage done makes quick en- acttent of this supplemental bS the Congress an urgent matter." While the appropriation re- quest was triggered by the hur- ricane Agnes flooding, officials said it also could be used for other disasters such as the re- r"n# fnndin" e D Rnid ity n 7 HRP to start petitions on may oral vote By DAVI TI) OLL The Human Rights Party (HRPl) has announced plans to begin a petition drive to have the mayor elected by preferen- tial balloting. Three thousand sigttatures are required by Aurust 1 to place the question on the November ballot in the form of a city charter amend- mett The proposed system has the effect of an automatic run-off. Each voter casts a first- and a second-choice ballot for mayor. The candidate that runs third on the first-choice ballot is dropped from the race. Then the second-choice votes of those who chose him are added onto the first-choice totals of the front- runtoers its order to determine the winner. For example, if a Democratic candidate finished third in a mayoral race, the second-choice votes of his supporters would go either to a HRP or a Republican candidate. HRP has proposed the change according to a press release, so that "a candidate who is un- acceptable to the majority of citizens" cannot be elected. HRP spokesperson David Ca- hill said the new system would guard against a Republican be- ing elected mayor if a liberal and radical majority were to split their votes between a Democratic and an HRP can- didate. He said that the politi- cal advantage is "up in the air" depending upon who finishes first and who wins the most second-choice votes, According to Cahill, the peti- tions will begin to be circulated by the beginning of next week. fiss fill babbaes Beverly Peck of Worcester, Mass., builds better bubbles by blowing some liquid dishwashing detergent through a bubble ring fashioned front a wire coat hanger.