Friday, July 28, 1972 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine Friday, July 28, 1972 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Po9o Nine f> mSen. Thomas Eagleton, D- Mo.), the Democratic vice presidential nominee, yester- day denies charges by Col- umni. t Jack Anderson that heJ1as a record of arrests for drunken driving. Eagleton, speaking at a news confer- ence in honolulu, termed the accusations a "damnable lie." He vowed to remain in the race, and received continued support from his running mate, Sen. George McGovern. AP Photo Utrade deficit increases in first six months of 1972 WASHINGTON OP) - Still showing no signs of easing, the nation's trade deficit climbed to a record $3.3 billion in the first half of the year, the government reported yesterday. The total red ink in trade with other countries already has sur- passed last year's $2 billion deficit, the first recorded by the United States this century. The deficit continues to mount de- spite government efforts to scale it down. The Commerce Department said the value of imports shipped into the country ex- ceeded the value of exports shipped out by $590.3 million in June, slightly worse than May's $752.4 million. This broughht the trade defi- cit to $3.342 billion for January through June, based on imports valued at $26.838 billion and exports at $23.495 billion. FHA officials charged with fraud and bribery CHICAGO tIP - Four Chicago offjcials of the Federal Hous- ing Administration were charged with bribery and submitting false statements and inspection reports in indictments returned yesterday by a federal grand jury. James Thompson, U.S. district attorney for Northern Illinois, said in announcing the indict- ments that an investigation into complaints of shoddy homes pur- chased under government-guar- anteed mortgages would continue and that "in a fairly short per- iod of time there will be addi- tional indictments." Also indicted in the bribery scheme were two teal estate brokers under contract to t h e federal Department of Housing and Urban Development and sev- en area building contractors. Investigations also are under way or indictments have b e e n returned in six other cities - New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Detroit, St. Lotus and Los Angel- es - in connection with substan- dard housing approved for sale inder FHA mortgages. Thompson said the FHA offic- ials accepted more than $20,000 in bribes "to expedite 'FHA ap- proval of mortgages, to give FHA approval before inspections were made, and to approve mortgages without any inspection at all." He said the homes involved in the bribery scheme were single- fanmily dwellings, both new and rehabilitated, and were scattered throughout the Chicago metro- politan area. While the international pic- ture looked bad, domestically things were still good for the Nixon administration on the economic front. The Commerce Department reported that its composite in- dex of leading economic indi- cators increased 0.5 per cent in June on top of an upward- revised 1.4 per cent increase in May. Leading indicators are sup- posed to foreshadow broad eco- nomic movements in the econ- omy. If the latest report is correct, the economic expansion evidenced by a sharp 8.9 per cent growth rate in the first quarter will continue in the months ahead. The economic expansion, how- ever, is one reason why the trade deficit is so bad. The American economy is doing so much better than European, Japanese and Canadian econ- omies, government trade analysts said, that it is the best market in the world for selling mer- chandise. Mearwhile, slower economic activity in these other countries makes it harder for U.S. export- ers to sell their wares. Thi8VNfOKfD $1.50 8:* FRI.-SAT. ROSALIE SORRELS "More exciting thoanl t Mexican Road Races..," Utah Phillips 1411 Hill STREET R III SI 74AI CITY NOTICE Ann Arbor cablecasting Comnimission NYryCE OF INQIRHY A public hearing on the questions below sill be held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, at 7:30 P.M. on Wednesday, August 2, 1972. Interested persons are invited to comment on these questions, either at the hearing or in writing. Written comments should be received by the Com- mission's Secretary at City Hall not later than 5:00 P.M. August 9, 1972. Questions relating to the licensing of public service cablecasters: 1. What should be considered "public service" cable- casting for the purposes of the ordinance (Chapter 32 of Title II, Ann Arbor City Code)? Should the test of "public service" relate to the nature of the material presented, the institutional character of the organization presenting it, or to the intent of the presentation? 2. What should be the qualifications for applicants for public cablecasting licenses? a. What are the "minimum criteria established by the FCC for ETV" (see Subsec. 2:113(3) of Chapter 32 of Title II, Ann Arbor City Code). b. Should the Commission recommend to City Council that the provision just referred to be amended? c. How much identification, in addition to names and addresses, should be required of applicants? d. Should applicants be limited to non-commercial organizations and individuals? 3. Among uses of the channels proposed by qualified applicants that qualify as "public service," what priorities, if any, should be established? For example, should live cablecasts of meetings of governmental bodies be accorded a higher priority than educational programs? Or should licenses be granted on a "first come, first served" basis? 4. What should be the criteria for renewal of licenses or granting of long-term licenses? a. First come, first served? b. Audience response? If so, how measured? c. Consistency with a balance of programming over all channels? d. Special needs? 5. Should transfer of a license to a party other than the original licensee be prohibited? 6. According to what criteria, and what procedures, should the Commission suspend or revoke a license? 7. The ordinance provides, "The licensee shall pay the Grantee (Michigan CATV Associates) only the incremental cost for use of the public service channels. The Grantee agrees to provide the licensees the minimum facilities necessary for program origination at incremental cost; pro- vided, however, that educational video tape programs on good quality video tape i good repair and compatible with the equipment of Grantee shall be originated at no cost to said licensees." (Subsec. 2:113(5). How is the "incremental cost" referred to in the ordinance to be determined? 8. How should specific time periods for public service cablecasts be determined? a. What should be the length of the cablecasting day on the public service channels? b. Within the day specified. how should specific time periods be allocated to licensees? c. Should an entire channel, or a portion of a channel, be allocated for brief periods on the principle of '"first come. first served"? How would that principle be appliced in practice? 9. What measures must be taken to protect the City and the Grantee from potential liability arising as a result of the actions of public service licensees? (See Subsec. 2:113(6). (Consider not only liability for slander and libel, but also for violation of copyright laws.) 10. To what extent should the regulations of the Federal Communications Commisison concerning lottery informa- tion (Code of the Federal Regulations, Title 47, Chapter 1, Fart 76, Sec. 76.213>, obscene or indecent material (See. 76.215), advertising by or on behalf of candidate. for public office (Sec. 76251(11, and identification of sponsorship (Sec. 76.221) be included in the Commission's regulations? To what extent should the Commission fol- low, or require the licensee to follow, the "fairness doc- trine"