Ie t rlBigUU IUi13 Vol. LXXXII, No. 69-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, August 23, 1972 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Nixon will head GOP fall ticket Police round-up protesters near convention site MIAMI BEACH, (M - Richard Nixon was renomi- nated by his Republican National Convention 1 a s t night, and began his third campaign for the White House by telling a huge crowd of youthful voters "I've been trying to work for your future ..." ". . . This is your first vote," Nixon told a rally of young sup- porters across Biscayne Bay from the convention hall, "and years from now I hope you can look back and say it was one of your best votes." Meanwhile, police made the first mass arrests of demonstra- tors yesterday, hauling 212 pro- testers off to jail after they pounded on cars and jostled pe- destrians outside the Convention Hall. The arrests came during the afternoon of a day of demonstra- tions, including one in the eve- ning in which about 3,000 anti- war demonstrators encircled the Convention Hall, some clashing sporadically with police and staging guerrilla theater in the streets. Sen. James Buckley (R-New York) was escorted into the hull for the evening session hy pu- lice after being surrounded by about 100 youths who shook their fists in his face and shouted, "Murderer Murderer!" At one point, police had to clear about 600 protesters from a street on the southern edge of the hull to permit delegates and others to reenter for the eve- ning. Most delegates were able to enter the hall unmolested, al- though many were taunted and jeered by demonstrators. Inside, the convention proceed- ings generally moved smoothly, although little goofs were glar- ing. Like the musical greeting given House Speaker Gerald Ford, elected the convention's permanent chairman. When Ford rose to speak at yesterday afternoon's session, the band played Michigan State's fight song. Ford was a star foot- ball player at the University, of Michigan. AP Photo NOT EVERYONE was turned on by the speakers at the Republican Convention. For example, this young woman from Missouri seems - to be fighting off sleep. PROPAGANDA MOVE: Viet POW release offer termed a sham Can't stay awake in classes? Neither can Benjy Barker of Dallas. When -he enrolled in Dallas' Longfellow School yesterday, Benjy seemed pretty unimpressed by the first step in his education. NOT UNEXPECTED: Cost of living rises* meat dprices climb SAIGON t) - The South Viet- namese government offered yes- terday to release 600 disabled North Vietnamese prisoners of war. Western diplomatic sourc- es viewed the proposal as a pro- paganda move that Hanoi pro- bably would reject. A similar proposal to release 570 sick and disabled North Vietnamese prisoners of war in June 1971 was unsuccessful. The Saigon government produced on- ly 13 who accepted repatriation. Even they never returned be- cause the North Vietnamese publicly rejected the plan as a hoax. The South Vietnamese Foreign Ministry, in its latest offer, called on North Vietnam to pro- pose a time and place for receiv- ing the prisoners, and a limited cease-fire to allow for the re- lease. The Foreign Ministry said it was making the gesture to mark Vu Lan, the Buddhist All Soul's Day festival that begins today. The government termed the proposal "a unilateral decision in accordance with humanitarion policy." But the western diplo- GOODBYE Although Nixon has chosen to run for another term, others have not. No less than Ed. Muskie left the race to be with those he loves. Daily staffers will also be digging the easy life for a while as we stop pub- lication today. A totally refresh- ed and envigorated staff will resume publication for you on the morning of Sept. 7. A tradi- tion of 82 years can never be stopped. matic sources said that for Ha- noi to agree to accept such a large number of prisoners would mean the Communists would have to give something in re- turn to stay in the propaganda war. "I don't think they are pre- pared to release American pri- soners of war at this time," one source said. In Washington, however, the State Department expressed hope that Hanoi would respond by freeing American prisoners. A spokesman, John King, said South Vietnam acted on its own initiative but was in close con- sultation with the United States. WASHINGTON (P)-The cost of living jumped four-tenths of one per cent last month, but average weekly earnings reportedly kept pace with an increase of eight- tenths of one per cent over the same period, the Labor Depart- ment said yesterday. Higher food costs, especially meats, fish and poultry, led the price rises. The Nixon administration, say- ing the increase in the cost of living index was not unexpected, predicted a further slackening of inflation during the remainder of the year. BATHROOM PENS UGLI graffiti sparkles By BILL LEAVITT can't be wrong." A new Holly- cuit for sometime: "To do is to What do you say about a ten- wood-inspired phrase was also be-Sartre; To be is to do-Kier- year-old UGLI men's room? That unveiled, "Vasectomy m e a n s kegaard; Do be do be do be do- it smells? One thing that you do never having to say you're Sinatra." say is that it has good graffiti. sorry." One cynical bathroom regular When you start checking all Winner of this months B e s t has written, "If 'con' is the op- the mens bathrooms in the Ugli Ugli-Bathroom Contest is the posite of 'pro,' what is the op- you get strange looks from the men's room on the first floor. posite of 'congress?' " janitors, as well as from the Hardcore engravers as well as The second floor men's room guy who followed you from the the transient scribblers leave was disappointing, but showed last one. thier marks here, and many of some good teamwork. Written di- Regardless, the word "graffiti" them are very conscientious in rectly under "Lower the age of comes from the Italian "to scrat- their scratching. Over one mis- puberty," was "Raise the age of ch." Some of the men's rooms spelled word someone had writ- menopause" at the Ugli look like the den of ten, "Spell it right - Graffiti As you get to the upper floors a band of scratching laxative ad- must have some standards." of the UGLI, the graffiti talent dicts. Another graffiti conscious is scarce. The third, floor men's The basement bathroom was a scrawler had written over a cam- room was pretty bare. Two scrat- disappointment, however, with paign sticker, "This area used ers thinking of the past had writ- only two printable worthwhile en- to be for graffiti." ten, "Where are the Snowdens tries: One was the old standard, One graffiti entry has b e e n of yesteryear," and "Nostalgia "Eat dung - 50 trillion flies making the Ugli men's room cir- isn't what it used to be." Even though the jump in prices was the largest in five months, the department claims that the purchasing power for rank-and- file workers went up four-tenths of one per cent. Food prices jumped one per cent in July in terms of the homemaker's dollar. The increase put the Consumer Price Index at 125.5 for July, meaning that it costs $12.55 to buy a cross section of goods and services that cost $10.00 in 1967. On earnings, the department figured that workers earned $1.09 more a week in July than in June, for a total weekly pay- check of $136.47. The boost came, the depart- ment said, from a penny-per- hour. increase in average hourly earnings and an increase of 12 minutes in the average work week. "The July increase, in which meat prices were the dominant factor, was not at all unexpected in view of the recent rise in meat and other farm and food prices at the wholesale level," said Edgar R. F i e d 1 e r, assistant Treasury secretary for economic policy. For July, non-food commody ties rose three-tenths of one per cent in July after holding steady in June. Services rose at the same rate, a duplicate of June's performance. toays weather Clear skies ahead. Humidity still heavy but should break soon. Intermittment showers can't mar what promises to be a great day.