The Michigan Daily Vol LXXXVI1, No. 31-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, June 16, 1977 Ten Cent.; Twelve Pages VA victim exonerates nurses; jmni-it acthc tkOm min INr feOn A W A WS~~ -n~ F, 5TH K EPA p3 s 3 ; ~ A CROWD OF EAGER film fans flocks to The "Star Wars," the new futuristic-fantasy film wh breaking attendance records across the countf Star Wars' a By DENISE FOX It hag been called a "fantasy, a combina- tion.of an Abbott and Costello comedy and a $ Romeo and Juliet love story, a movie for chil- dren, "the best picture of the year," "supurb" a movie for everyone, a "fairytale" and much more. Crowds have to be turned away in every city it has played in. Many say that they will see it two or three imes. SO FAR it has made more money in its first week than any other movie in history, includ- ing Jaws: The movie is Star Wars, and the stock in r 20th Century Fox has soared in value since this picture was released. "It was like a sleeper," says the manager of Briarwood Movies, Steve Klynn where Star Wars made its debut last night. "It wasn't expected to do real well." STAR WARS is a movie that appeals to everyone from your ten year old daughter to your eighty year old next door neighbor. Both science fiction fans and people who hate the stuff swear by this movie. At Briarwood, people could only buy their tickets a half hour before show time to avoid the long lines. Many had to be turned away, or get tickets for a later showing. - "WE SAW THE commercials on TV and knew it would be great," says "ex trekkfe" Randy Foley. "People I know wint all the Daily Photo by ALAN BILINSKY e Movies at Briarwood to purchase tickets for hich opened at Briarwood yesterday and is ry. it at Briarwood. way to Southfield to see it," he says. Another waiting in line, Doug Clinksrales, said he heard so much about it and could hardly wait to see the movie. "I'm filled," he explained. STAR WARS is a movie about good and evil, and it doesn't leave you in doubt about who the good guys are. They, naturally wear white and evil ones wear black. The plot is simple enough. The heroes must rescue -the Princess and save the universe from Lord Darth Vader and his evil cohorts. The hero is a cross between Flash Gordon and Prince Valiant and the Princess departs from the traditional princess role by doing battle herself instead of screaming in despair. The movie is a fantasy, and creatures of every shape, color, size, and origin imaginable appear, some speaking with accents, some just grunting or bleeping. Throughout the movie, the audience clapped, cheered and hissed and when the heroes got into a tight situation, the audience was pulling frthem, at the edge oftheir seats in anticipa- tion. "It was fun, it was delightful," responded Edie Williams about Star Wars. "We will havew to bring our five year old. daughter," she said. Another viewer, Cindy Briggs, who was wear- ing a Star Wars tee shirt, responded, "It was really good. Every scene was something new." About it's universal appeal, she said, "You can . be relaxed and entertained. They have con- quered the world." UEE EKE sVEsEE By KEITH B. RICHBURG Special To The Daily DETROIT - One of the Veteran's Administration (VA) Hospital patients who Filipina Narciso and Leo- nora Perez are accused of poisoning said yesterday that the two nurses are innocent. William Loesch, a Vietnam veteran admitted to the VA in July of 1975, also told the court of waking up and seeing a mysterious man in a green scrub suit standing over him just as he stopped breathing. Loesch's revelation would tend to exonerate Narciso and Perez of his poisoning. Asked if he believed the two women "ever attempted to injure or harm you," Loesch replied, "No, I do not." LOESCH ALSO said he could not recall either Narciso or Perez "ever injecting anything" into his intravenous (IV) medi- cation tube. Narciso and Perez are both accused of poisoning Loesch by injecting a powerful muscle relaxant called Pavulon into his IV tube. Loesch's mother Christine lack had testified last month as a Bl c S" government witnessmthat both Narciso and Perez were in her son's room minutes before he stooped breathing. Christine Loesch said that she saw Perez A rican preparing an injection while Narciso started to handle the IV tube. MS. LOESCH's alleged "ob- servations" were open to sharp criticism from defense lawyers,protest since she drastically changed ° her story fromhwhat she had originally told the grand jury last year. JOHANNESBURG, South Af- Loesch commented on his rica W) - Railway sabotage, mother's newest version of his urban terrorism and black stu- breathing failure: "I would be- dent protests heralded to to- lieve that she is not reliable," day's first anniversary of the he said. worst racial upheaval in South Loesch also told the court that African history. his mother kept a scrapbook of One black youth was report- "every little article she could ed killed in a clash with police find" about the VA investiga- yesterday in the giant black tion and trial. township of Soweto, outside Jo- Then the witness gave an ac- hannesburg. The reports were count of his sudden breathing denied by police. failure. SOME STUDENTS "I WAS AWAKENED by a told reporters Philemon T- pulling sensation on my IV wane, 17, was beaten to death tubes," Loesch said quietly, by police in Soweto's Diepkloof "There was somebody standing district, and others said he had over me." been fatally shot. Loesch described the strang- Although students and police er as "a male in a green out- have fought sporadically for the fit that they wear when they past 10 days, Soweto was re- operate." ported generally calm yester- The unidentified "man in day. green" has haunted the VA trial But Johannesburg police since the opening statements, braced for predicted violence constantly surfacing in testi- during a threatened general mony as having been seen lurk- strike urged by Soweto students ing the hospital corridors at to commemorate the deaths of the time of the mysterious over 600 blacks killed in last breathing failures, year's nationwide racial dis- turbances. WHEN MS. LOESCH testified last month, she admitted under THE RIOTING a year ago In cross examination that she too Soweto began as a protest saw the "man in green" enter against compulsory use of the her son's room as she herself Afrikaans language in black was leaving. schools, but soon became a William Loesch said yester- more general protest against day that after awakening to see apartheid conditions. The r- the stranger in the green scrub quired study of Afrikaans, the suit "It was a short time after language of the dominant Dutch that that I felt my vision going, community n South Africa, wa I didn't know what was happen- later lifted, allowing students to See VICTM Page - SeeBLACK, Page.t1 VA