Wednesday, July 12, 1972 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine Wednesday, Juty 12, 1972 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine THREE-STATE PROJECT Drug abuse program funded WASHINGTON OP) - The Jus- staff said one-year grants of controlling these drugs at the tice Department announced yes- about $300,000 would be offered level of the manufacturer and terday a three-state pilot pro- to each state willing to join distributor, while state agencies gram" to train state and local the program in the future if it have assumed enforcement re- law officers to combat diversion proves successful. sponsibilities at the retail level, of legal drugs into the illegal Ingersoll said i wascrch thst that it, at pharmacies, physi- drug market. the states would assume r h e clans and hospitals. John Ingersoll, director of the cost of continuing the program .But Ingersoll said there acre Bureau of Narcotics and Danger- themselves, beyond the f r.,,t virtually no funds for proper ous Drugs, said $1 million will be year. training and education of pro- divided among Michigan, Missis- secuters and investigators at the ..He said drugs such as imphet- state level. sippi, and Texas for the fii r t amines and barbiturates are the sae level. yearof he rainng rogam.Warner said trainting uinder the year of the training program. main ones subject to diversion new program will teach enforce- He adde that the depatmnt's from legitimate medical use in- ment officials such techniques as Law Enforcement Assistance Ad- to drug abuse. the proper handling of inform- ing has set aside an additional There are some 5,000 hand- ants, undercover drug purchas- $1 million ta continue the pro- lers of these drugs from the es and criminal investigation. $a another year. manufacturers down to the phy- Officers will also be taught ac- ram sician or pharmacist," he raid. counting methods necessary to Emmitt ;Warner, chief of the The bureau, by agreements detect shortages in legitimate bureau's federal-state elations with 44 states concentrates cn drug stocks. 'Orange' Overrated dud (Continued from Page 2) At best, Clockwork Orange is vague and boring. The fii 1 m never really defines its purpose beyond a superficial and amoral level. Kubrick's highly stylized characters invite no identifica- tion or offer any tangible ante- cedent condition for their behav- ior. Clockwork merely explores Stanley Kubrick's view of a par- ticular social condition and any of the allegorical or metaphori- cal aspects of the film can only be transplanted partially and DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN he Daily Official Bulletin is an official pubcation of the Univer- sity of Mich igan. Notices shold be sent in TYF2WRTTEN FORM to 409 E. Jefferson, before 2 p.m. of the day preceding publication and by 2 p.m. Friday for Saturday and Sunday. Items appear once only. Student organization notices are not accepte for publication. For more information, phone 764-9270. WEDNESDAY,JULY 12 Aduio-Visual Films: "H igh School," and "Inside Out," Ad. 4, MLB, 7 p.m. Co-Rec Family Night: for faculty/ staff, IM Bldg., 7-10 pm. "China: Three American Views" - slides, films & lecture by three mem-. bers of the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars, recently returned from the Peoples' Republic, July 13, Rm 200 Lane Hall, 8:00 PM. Order Your Subscription Today 764-0558 "CHINA: THREE AMERICAN VIEWS" Slides, films and lecture by three members of the Committee of Concerned Asion Scholars, recently returned from the Peo- ple's Republic. THURSDAY, July 13, 8:00 ROOM 200, LANE HALL $1 contribution with great effort into reality. A Clockwork Orange is a fai- lure cinematically, also. T he unimaginative use of the cam- era is amateurish at best. Too often Kubrick pnust resort to gimmicks like the accelerated lovemaking done to Rossini's William Tell Overture and throw- ing a camera out a window to simulate Alex's suicide attempt. Kubrick not only stutters cine- matically but literaly slobbers all over the celluloid. The first half of the film is composed of long, drawn out scenes of beatingand killing - unimaginative violence in differ- ent settings. After the first ten minutes of it, the audience finds it tedious. Just as in 2001, Kubrick relies heavily and excessively on plas- tics (flashy sets and assorted, ultra-modern gadgets) to hold the audience's attention. While the camera work and editing may have been trite, Kubrick's unusually and highly stylized sets, such as the nightclub with nude statues as tables and re- cord bar, are one the film's few saving graces. The film is filled with tech- nical flaws which might be deem- ed tolerable in a film of less noble pretensions and a smaller budget, but inexcusable in A Clockwork Orange. Kubrick is supposed to be a perfectionist, yet the film suf- fers from color changes within the scenes. There are mistakes in continuity. Alex says he's been sentenced for fourteen years while a prison official says forty. Moreover, it is hard to believe that the bum who had been beat- en by Alex and his droogs would recognize the unmasked Alex several years later. Kubrick wastes a lot of time with scenes which aren't parti- cularly relevant or necessary, The scene of Alex checking into the prison could have been ab- breviated as it was not even in Burgess' book. Likewise, t h e shots of the comic ward officer are not needed. There is a completely useless shot of Alex pissing, one of the few times Kubrick lets the aud- fence know that his character might really be human. In light of Clockwork's mal- formed theme, criticism of the film's cinematic foundation are minor; yet, they give insight into the level on which Kubrick operates. The music of A Clockwork Orange is one force that holds the film together. The arrange- ments of classical music done by Walter Carlos .set the mood and characterize the scenes. Elec- tronic Beethoven played in .t h e drug store lends Alex a perver- sity otherwise lost in that se- quence. And yet, the same piece, altered lightly gives the crip- pled writer and his accomplices a sinister quality as they drive Alex to his suicide. In a scene such as the choreo- graphed rumble against Billy- boy's gang, the music seems to become the total justification for the action. The music s a. v e s Clockwork from becoming an in- tolerable film. It is extremely difficult to evaluate acting in a film that is so highly stylized. Characteriza- tion and scope of development are totally subject to Kubrick's direction. Malcolm Macdowell's performance as Alex, in spite of this handicap, is both excellent and enthusiastic. The rest of the acting, how- ever, from the highly grotesque and gargoylish writer to the in- significant role of the father, is designed to be so charicatured thatait would be impossibleafor an actor to demonstrate any ability or skill. Stanley Kubrick is proud of his film and it is clear that he con- siders it to be a work of art. But A Clockwork Orange falls short of even what he defines as art. Says Kubrick: "A work of art . . . must either make life more enjoyable or endurable -.- it is always exhilarating and never depressing, whatever its subject may be." How does a film of violence which offers no cause and no cure make our lives more enjoy- able or endurable? If anything, A Clockwork Orange is depr'es- sing and tiresome - a failure by anyone's standards. ..t-l Far from the wadding crowd Senator Edward Kennedy takes a boat ride at Hyannis Port, Mass., this week. He and 17 other members of the Kennedy clan were enroute to his new 54-foot sloop 'Patricia' for a sail. BUSING PLAN CHALLENGED: Officials ask court to halt Roth orders LANSING (P)---Gov. William Milliken and State Attorney General Frank Kelley yesterday said they have made an "emer- gency application" to the U.S. Court of Appeals to stay Feder- al Judge Stephen Roth's orders that the state pay for buses for a Detroit area school integra- tion plan. Milliken and Kelley also said they are asking for an emer- gency stay of Roth's order on June 14 creating an 11-member panel to implement a cross-dis- tricting busing plan that could involve 800,000 children. If the court grants a stay, Roth's orders would be nullified, Kelley said. Kelley also said he would file an appeal with the U.S. Appeals Court from both orders by Judge Roth, adding he expect- ed a decisiondbysthe courts in "a matter of days." Roth's order to buy the buses, at an estimated cost of $3 mil- lion, requires the state "to take actions for which there is no basis in state law," accord- ing to a joint statement issued by Milliken and Kelley. If the appeals court does not render a "timely decision," the statement said, they will take their case to the Supreme Court. Milliken said yesterday there is "no question" that segrega- tion exists in Detroit schools, but said there is a "serious question" about intentional segregation by state officials." ~ I FREE INSTRUCTIONS POCKET BILLIARDS Daily Classifieds Wed., July 19 Bring Results MICHIGAN UNION U. of M. DEPARTMENT HEADS HELP YOUR NEW FACULTY We have compiled over 20 items helpful to the homebuying newcomer to Ann Arbor. Call or write Peter Allen, 769-2606 for this housing portfolio - yours without cost or obligation. THE ARBOR OAKS CORPORATION 2310 W. Stadium (See our ad in the Ann Arbor News) NEW OPENING STADIUM RESTAURANT AND PIZZERIA 338 S. STATE We specialize in REAL Italian PIZZA and Homemade SPECIALS Try us for the ULTIMATE in Dining Pleasure! Lveryone Welcome! GRAD COFFEE HOUR Wed., July 12 8-10 p.m. 4TH FLOOR, RACKHAM Fun, Food, People NEW PEOPLE WELCOME!