page three 94CtE £4 A ai 4J BUSINESS PHONE: 764-0554 Friday, August 12, 1972 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN News Phone: 764-0552 Parents criticize school board in segregation suit By MERYL GORDON Four parents charged the Ann Arbor Board of Educa- tion and Supt. R. Bruce McPherson with violating the rights of black and low income children to an equal edu- cation in a federal court suit filed this week. U.S. District Judge Robert Demascio set an August 21 hearing for the case which seeks an injunction against the implementation of a student assignment plan for a tem- porary school this fall. The suit arises from a dispute over the building of a new elementary school to ease overcrowding in the Clinton School district. The Board has approved the use of a tem- porary school in this area until a new school can be built for f all1973. The temporary school will draw students from a low- income, heavily black section ofwo n iasuto the district, whsile s tudents ftromt an affluent white section will remain at the present school, th ut k a according to the suit. e On May 10. the Board passed member Duane Renkin's pro- posal to create two kindergarten through third grade schools, us- ing Interstate 94 to divide the , district. Students living in By DIANE LEVICK Georgetown, the predominantly Marjorie Lansing, a professor white middleclass subdivision of political science at Eastern north of the expressway, plus Michigan Univeristy (EMU), en- all fourth and fifth grade stu- tered the race for the Demo- dents, would attend the old cratic nomination for a seat on Clinton Shool. Children living the Board of Regents yesterday south of the expressway, a 40% as the only female candidate. black area consisting nf FRA- financed heousing for low and Lansing says that as a Regent, moderate income families, would she would work to upgrade edu- attend the temporary school cation, particularly at the tin- this fall. dergraduate level Attorney Robert Olson who filed the suit along with At torney Elliot Striar, says, "We've alleged that the Board of Edu- cation intended to segregate and separate the children on the basis of race, ecoinomic class, aitd academsic achievement. Barbara Anton, one of the suit's plaintiffs, says, I believe in integration and we've had a perfectly integrated educational system until now. Our children are going to be behind before they begin if we let this hap- pen." The present Clinton School is about 20% black, according to Striar. The suit alleges that under the new plan, the racial composition of Clinton School will be 14% black in the fall, . . Marjorie Lansing See BIAS, Page 12 Expert eaters By ROSE SUE BERSTEIN The contest began at midnight Wednesday. A swarm of contestants, some of whom had queued up hours in advance, invaded to par- ticipate in a Dagwood Sandwich eating con- test. They received their white aprons and num- bered badges which assured them a place in the contest at the Plymouth Wrigley store. The prize was a chance to plunder the aisles inside Wrigley's for a three-minute shopping spree. Those who earned a place in the contest were faced with the task of making and con- suming monstrous Dagwood sandwiches along with pickles and pop at an amazingly rapid pace. Each sandwich-making kit included four slices of white bread, eight slices of assorted luncheon meats, two slices of cheese, lettuce and tomato. "Keep your hands OFF the table!"* bellow- ed an official, then the countdown, then pan- demonium erupted. The contestants -- who ate in two groups of 50 - chomped and slurped their way eat with ease through their offerings. In round one, the big money was on num- her 22 - a stocky fellow who appeared well able to eat any opponent under the table. But 22 faded from the picture in a fit of giggling snd 27 took over a commanding lead which propelled him to the round one victory. Gary Fl issner--27--told reporters he succeeded be- cause lie "took big bites" and closed his eyes for the tomatoes. Fleissner clocked it at 3:23. but after the big finish. he stayed at the contestants' table to nibble on remnants of other folks' aban- doned scaindwiclhes. Then, the bustling officials cleared the de- bris and reset the tables for round two. The crowd swelled with enthusiasm--the favorites were picked, and everyone was watching out for 89, 75. 92 and 81. Number 89-a burly chap, took an early lead, but he succumbed to hubris, and while he chomped away, 85 pulled out ahead. "I thought I would pass out with two bites See EATERS, Page 12 U.S. NUMBER ONE DRUC~ Liberating local liquor licenses By CHRIS PARKS When the state legislature lowered the age of majority to 18 in January possibly its most immediate effect was to fill the mugs of thirsty students and the pockets of bar owners. And now, as the city liquor commission considers how to dispense this year's quota of liquor licenses, owners of es- tablishments ranging from, Frontier Beef to the Soy Bean Cellar are waiting in line. According to state law, fol- lowing each census cities are granted a number of liquor li- censes which varies with the number of legally eligible drinkers in their population. These licenses are then doled out over the next decade under the auspices of the liquor com- mission and the City Council. Tuesday afternoon the liquor commission which consists of Council members Jerry De Grieck (HRP-1st Ward) Rich- ard Hadler (R-4th Ward), John McCormack (R-5th Ward), and Nelson Meade (D-3rd Ward) met with attorneys, owners and representatives from a range of eateries to discuss how this year's two or three licenses will be doled out. Prospective licensees, are asked to answer a number of generally routine questions such as locations, capacity, number of additional employes that would be hired. This usually isn't enough to narrow the list down, however. In addition, restauranters are asked to indicate information "which you believe useful to the Committee in consideritig your application." . It is this question which pro- motes the most creativity as entrepreneurs vie with each other for a precious license. Perhaps the most unique justification for getting a li- cense came from the owners of the Soy Bean Cellar. mentation of yeast, sugar, grains and malt." He says, "We are not fanatic zealots who preach diets of vitamins, wheat germ and leci- thin." According to De Grieck, the most popular claim this year-- to no one's surprise -- has been that the establishment will ca- ter to the city's youth popula- tion. "I believe future growth will largely depend on how well one caters to youth," said Richard Carlson of Frontier Beef at 2333 E. Stadium in a statement to the commission. Therefore, he continued "I cant to offer entertainiment in my restaurant to young people at a moderate cost, but with no over charge, and in a very comfortable atmosphere." Thomas Green, representing the Stadium Restaurant on See OWNERS, Page 12 "The University should be a model in affirmative action for all minorities, but in practice has dragged its feet," Lansing says. She says the Commission for Women, appointed as the watch- dog for affirmative action plans, is a "very old, worn way to avoid the problem.' In addition Lansing opposes all war research, conducted on can- pus and feels that the issue should have been raised by the Regents much earlier. "The Univeristy has also been criticized - justly I believe - for being excessively elitist and insufficiently sensitive to t h e needs of the entire state," Lan- sing says. On the topic of the Board of Regents itself, Lansing supports the "principle of student involve- ment." "I sense a definite break in the communications system," she says "I would arrange systematic times when I'd be available." Her Democratic opponents are Jolts Eoza, Thsomsas Rochie. and James McCormick. The State Democratic conven- tion meets in August t& nominate two candidates. There are two Regents seats up for grabs in the November state election. While admittinig that a li-x quor license may seemlike an' unusual request from a natur- al food restaurant, Tom Ewing of the Cellar points out that "Alcohol is one of nature's na- tural by-products of the fer-