S X o icigaThn Ctst Vo.LXXXI, No. 51-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, July 22, 1971 Ten Cents Eight Pages Ann Arbor's art days The East University "Free Art Fair" attracts afternoon browsers as the city's annual "Street Art Fair" gets underway yesterday, top picture. Youngsters congregate at the unveiling of the 'Kuumba Murals' on the outside walls of the Center for Afro-American and African Studies on Haven Street, low- er picture. The mural is the work of a group of black art students at the University. FAVOR INDEPENDENT STATUS: 'here wVill ilo Rn Union store bans books i on firearms By ZACHARY SCHILLER On the urging of a faculty member of the University Cellar board of directors, the student-funded bookstore in the basement of the Michigan Union has refused to stock two books and two magazines because they contained in- structions on firearms use and weaponry. Additionally, the bookstore's staff has decided not to stock books or materials which they consider "sexist or racist," resulting in the removal of at least one other book and a poster from the shelves of the store. The two books banned because of the content dealing with fire- srms and bomb manufacture are "Steal this Book" written and published by Yippie author Abbie Hoffman, and "The Anarchist Cookbook," by William Powell, Taiwan troop published by Lyle Stuart. An issue of "Burning Spear" m m itm ullL published by black studen sat the University, was also banned because it contained a reprinted WASHINGTON (4) - The Sen- article from a "People's" fire- ate Foreign Relations Committee arms manual which was itself the yesterday approved a resolution subject of a boycott by the Cellar. that would repeal authorization According to store employes, granted nearly two decades ago a number of other books have for deployment of U.S. armed also been taken out of stock as a forces to defend the Nationalist result of the policy, including Chinese stronghold of Formosa. books on hunting which included The action in closed session was instructions on the use of fire- unanimous although Senate Re- arms. publican Leader Hugh Scott of "The Sensuous Woman," also Pennsylvania was absent. published by Lyle Stuart under The committee has been hold- the pseudonym "J", was banned ing a series of hearings on var- because of its "sexist" content ious resolutions approving ad- and a poster of Racquel Welch mission of the People's Republic was discontinued for the same of China to the United Nations. reason. Repeal of the Formosa resolu- "When a book comes in, if it's. tion has been part of this as well sexist, we'll return it," explained as a part of the committee's con- book department manager David tinuing look at U.S. commnitments Rock. abroad. Sales of the Anarchist Cook- The action Wednesday, how- book were suspended, Rock said, ever, comes in the wake of Pres- not for political reasons but be- ident Nixon's announcement last cause it "could be destructive week he will visit China before to human life." next May and offered subsequent "The Cellar has no qualms pleas by the White House that about carrying radical publica- members of Congress exercise tions," Rock said. restraint in commenting about A major proponant on the book- the proposed visit. store board of the ban on books Commenting on the proposed re- containing instructions in the use peal in a letter May 18, the State of weaponry is engineering Prof. Department told the committee it Jonathan Bulkley, who said in an would take no position. interview yesterday that "this so- The department said the spe- ciety has had enough of violence The drtmet said the and the use of unlawful means cific crisis that orupte sthe to achieve goals." original resolution had fssed The Cellar should not "be deal- but that authorization to defend ing with these materials," he the Nationalist Chinese also was said, contained in a mutual defense The present policy Bulkley ex- treaty entered into shortly after plained, is based on a general the resolution was approved by See STUDENT, Page3 Congress. By CHRIS PARKS Support is growing both within the University and the state leg- islature, for the establishment of the University's Willow Run Laboratories as an independent institution. The laboratories, which have been used mainly for technologi- cal and military research, have been a target of student protest because of the classified projects done there under contract from the Department of Defense. The major issue raised by pro- ponents of separation from the University is a declining inter- est in the facilities on the part of the University. The University, according to state senator Gilbert Bursley (R- Ann Arbor) "has not been anx- ious about keeping it going." Many scientists connected with the laboratories, Bursley said, are skeptical about the future of the institution and have been considering taking positions else- where. Separating the facility from the University would insure its fu- ture, preventing "vital talent" from leaving the state, he said. University vice-president for research Geoffry Norman said yesterday that there has been some "shrinkage of support" for the facility, blaming much of it on "harrassment on the classi- fied research issue." He said, that while there is no specific "plan afoot," indepen- dence for the Willow Run facility is "an option that needs looking at." The final decision will be based, he said, on the results of exten- sive studies into the economic viability of such a move. It will have to be determined, Norman explained, whether the laboratories would be able to re- ceive sufficient research grants operating as an independent in- stitute. Last week the state senate gave encouragement to the plan by passing a resolution introduced by Sen. Bursley, approving the concept of a separate institute. The resolution was reported out of a house committee and is expected to come to a vote today. The legislature however has no direct power to act on the mat- ter and can only go on record as supporting such a move. The ultimate decision rests with the Regents, but no decision by them is deemed likely for some time as several options for the Willow Run area are presently being considered. Plans have been put forward to move the laboratories to a site on north campus and the Wayne County road commission has evi- denced an interest in purchasing the entire site for expansion into a major airport. Presently the Willow Run area consists of an airport, owned and operated by the University, research facilities and three large factories, The University provides fire service for the area which houses the General Motors Hydramatic Division, manufacturer of M 16 rifles, the General Motors Fisher Body Plant, and the Chevrolet Division of General Motors. Before Detroit Metropolitan Airport was completed, Willow Run serviced all Detroit airline facilities. Willow Run is located 12 miles east of Ann Arbor.