Friday, May 20, 1977 HE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Friday, May 20. 1977 HE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven j Viet expert depicts changes in Vietnam Defense doubts witness' competance (Continued from Page 3) He talked about the different characteristics of the war in the north and the south of Viet- nam. "In the North, they bombed mostly the cities and drove the people into the coun- try. In the south they bombed thre countryside and sent the people to the cities. Saigon grew from 1.5 million in 1958 to 4.5 million at the end of the war." This difference has necessi- tated different programs in the north and the aouth. The main task facingthe northern part of the country is rebuild- ing the cities. In the south, the task is to move the people from the city back to the coun- try. To accomplish this reset- tlement, the Vietnamese have initiated work in New Econom- ic Areas. These are areas which were previously unpop- ulated and are now undergoing work to make them livable. "In terms of resettlement they attempt two things," he said. "First, it is to get peo- ple to go beck to their old farms as a family unit. Sec- ond is to getthe people to dig canals and build and settle in these New Economic Areas." Luce described the goals of the Vietnamese government as rehabilitation, achieving a bet- ter living standard and work- ing for equality. "Vietnam is moving from an individualistic, consumer society to a com- munal society dedicated to the common good." "How many people feel that an Ann Arbor taxi driver should receive the same type of medical care as Nelson Rocke- feller?" he queried. "To get to that type of aociety is difficult. Vietnam is working on it. They are not there." Luce talked about the com- mitment the United States has to Vietnam and described our policies as "cutting off our hands to try to spite the Viet- namese." He said, "As a coun- try we feel strongly that the communists are evil. We're trying to justify the $150000 we spent and the 55,000 Ameri- cans who died." In 1976-77, the University's operating budget totaled $412 million. Continued fream Pace 3) nursing assistant. "You have given unauthorized shots to patients haven't you?" O'Brien asked. Weston replied: "Yes, I have." "And wasn't there one oc- casion about a patient named Parsens," O'Brien queried, "And you closed his curtain and ignored his cries for help?" Weston admitted that she had closed patient Parson's curtain on the night of the 15th, but said that it was because the patient "got apprehensive" and "very demanding" when there was commotion on the floor. PARSONS WAS found dead in the morning, behind his closed curtain. O'Brien questioned the wit- ness about statements she had made to the FBI agents inves- tigating the VA deaths. "Do you recall admitting to the FBI that you ignored patients and even suctioned patients stom- achs, but that you didn't have anything to do with the VA deaths?" the defense attorney asked. The witness said that she didn't recall saying that. AND DIDN'T you tell the Grand Jury about a 'suspicious' day shift nurse?" O'Brien ask- ed. "Why did you think she was suspicious? ..- . Because she was Jlewish?" Weston answered "No!" Weston then told O'Brien about bow the FBI had called her a liar, and how they told her fiancee that "he was mar- rying a liar." "SEVERAL TIMES I was told that if you can't tell us who did this then you must have done it yourself," Weston said. Weston then told O'Brien that the day before she was to tes- tify before the grand jury, VA Chief of Staff Lindenauer called the nursing assistant to his of- fice and "talked about a pro- motion" if she would recall cer- tain things. "I had said that I thought he had tried to bribe me," she said. O'Brien asked Weston if she ever thought she was a suspect in the case. "Yes, I did," she answered. "And did you ever think that if things had turned out just a little bit differently you'd be sitting at that table where Miss Narciso and Mrs. Perez are today?" O'Brien asked. Weston said "Yes." AT ONE point during the grueling cross - examination session a recess was called. After the recess, Prosecutor Richard Delonis filed a "for- mal complaint" because Miss Narciso had approached Wes- ton on the witness stand. "Whatever Miss Narciso said reduced Miss Weston to the point of tears," Delonis told Judge Philip Pratt. O'Brien, defending Miss Nar- ciso, asked Weston what Nar- ciso had told her. "Did Miss Narciso offer you a mint and tell you that everything would be, all right?" O'Brien asked. Weston said "Yes." WESTON REVEALED that she had been in tears before Miss Narciso had approached her, and that it was Defense Attorney O'Brien who provided a cup of coffee. Election bill to ease registration hassles Play Hard Play Fair Nobody Hurt New GameAts. "The Ultimate Playday Experience SUNDAY, MAY 22 FFIELD ' FULLER (Road)FEL 1:0p.m. Everyone Invited-Admission FREE Department of Recreational Sports, 763-4560 (Continued from Page 1) required to keep two sets of records, one for state and local elections and another for federal elections. Bullard said the bill will un- dergo hearings in the House Elections Committee. The Com- mittee, chaired by Alfred Sheri- dan (D-29th District), will adopt a watch and react attitude to Congress's response to Carter's voter registration proposals. Local officials reacted to Bul- lard's proposal with mixed feel- ings. "I APPROVE of the bill to the point that I know it's coming," Ann Arbor city clerk Jerome Weiss said. He added he is wary of the post card provision be- cause of the vote fraud potential. "The laws have to be strong enough to make sure people don't double vote," Weiss said. "You know the value of one vote in Ann Arbor." Weiss was referring to Demo- crat Mayor Wheeler's scant one vote victory over Republican Louis Belcher in the recent Ann Arbor mayoral election. Belcher is challenging the election re- sults in court. HULLARD SAID he didn't think vote fraud would present any problems because of the clean voting records in other states that have already adopted similar laws. "There have been two suc- cessful elections in Minnesota in 1974 and 1976 without any evi- dence of substantial v o t e r fraud," Bullard said. Bullard added that he thought one of the more controversial aspects of the bill would be the requirement for free postage for absentee voter ballots and ab- sentee ballot application.. "Whenever you ask somebody to spend money you are talking controversy," Bullard said. PETER BOGDANOVICH'S 1971 T THE LAST PICTURE SHOW The best film by this erratic young American director. The story of a young man's painful growth in a small west Texas town. Austerely rendered in black and white, this film is both an exam- ination of our nostalgia for a past innocence and a critique of the constrictions it places on us. Starring Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Cybil Shepard, Ben Johnson and Cloris Leachman. SAT.: SWEPT AWAY CINEMA GUILD TONIGHT AT OLD ARCH. AUD. 7:30 & 9:30 Admission $1.25 CLAUDE GORETTA'S 1973 THE INVITATION This simple and tender tale, which won a special Jury Prilze at Cannes in 1-973, is about a shy, middle-age office worker who lives with his mother until she dies. After a two month leave from his job, he invites his entire office to a party. Expecting to find him living humbly as before, they are welcomed to his country estate, attended by an exquisitely played butler. Lots of fun. Swiss with subtitles. ECINEMTONIGHT AT ANGELL HALL, AUD. A 7:30 & 9:30 Adm. $1.25