Saturday, August 12, 1972 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Toys, toys (Continued from Page 3) Land. Hicks even admits to her own toy excesses. She thinks that the biggest selling toys are probably stuff- ed animals. Good, old-fashion- ed Teddy bears and Henry dogs are bought most often, but the stranger animals, such as stuf- fed snakes and caterpillars, don't seem to sell. "People want more realistic ones, ones that look like real animals," Hicks says. Perhaps the prospect of hugging a soft, cuddly six-foot Boa constrictor- good-night strikes students as too surreal. So, whether you squish your Squishie, strangle in your Silly String, or wield your water gun, don't feel paranoid about your emotional maturity. You're not alone. TV & Stereo Rentals $10.00 per month NO DEPOSIT FREE DELIVERY, PICK UP AND SERVICE CALL: NEJAC TV RENTALS 662-5671 Denounces Shriver statement Secretary of State William Rogers criticizes statements made by Sargent Shriver, Democ presidential nominee yesterday. Rogers termed "a political fantasy" an assertion by Shr President Nixon "blew" a historic chance to end the Vietnam war. (See story, Page 9). Page Seven Petitions turned in (Continued from Page 7) If the 1973 mayoral contest follows a similar pattern the Republican candidate would be elected with roughly 39 per cent of the vote. Under a preferential system, however, the second choices of those who had voted for the HRP candidate would have to be counted and added to the Democratic and GOP totals. If, as expected most HOP votets made thee emocrat can didate t3eir second choice, he or she would win. It is for this reason that most Republicans are expected to op- pose the measure. The Democrats are divided on the question. Council member Robert Faber tD-2nd Ward) said yesterday he will oppose preferential ballot- ing on the basis that it is "too drastic a measure to be insti- -AP Photo tuted for such short term gains." Other Democrats, however, have spoken favorably of the ratic vice plan arguing it is the only way iver that to prevent the Republicans from gaining control of the mayor's office. HRP members put forth three basic reasons for supporting preferential balloting, They are: -The system would preclude the possibility of the election of a "minority mayor"; -It would allow most Vsoters to see at least their second choie candidate elected; and -It would eliminate the argu- ment frequently put forth by Democrats that HRP only serves to split the left of center vote. According to Saunders, chang- ing the ballot to accommodate such a system will be difficult but not impossible. On a preferential ballot, he said, people would choose among nine possible combinations-six first and second choice combi- nations as well as each can- didate with no second choice. Although it all sounds rather confusing, Saunders is confident that he can "work it out so it is clear to everyone what they are voting for" Thi WeeKRD $1.50 8:3O This is Newsprint. 4M 40 4M Ham s loinis' C? All by itself, this innocuous square of paper hardly seems important. But every week about 170,000 pounds of newsprint comes into Ann Arbor as news- papers or to be made into newspapers. Well-packed, that would make a square pile 20 feet on a side and 10 feet tall, solid newsprint. After the news is read, the paper is buried and both are forgotten. But the pile of old newsprint will grow until it no longer can be ignored. Fortunately, there is a solution. Old newsprint can be recycled and made into paper products, thus sparing the landscape and trees that would other- wise have been cut. In Ann Arbor the Ecology Center has a recycling station on South Industrial Highway, off Stadium, just south of the Coca-Cola bottlers. It's open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednes- day thru Saturday. Folk Legacy Recording Artist SARA GREY Advertising contributed by The Michigan Daily %y i9 -w s