Thursday, May 6, 1976 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Nine A leader Means shoty in .D.election dispute WAGNER, S. D. (UPI) - Russell Means, American Indi- an Movement leader, and another AIM member were shot and wounded early yesterday in a quarrel that developed during :IM elections on the Yankton Sioux reservation. Means and his companion, John Thomas, were taken to Sacred Heart Hospital in Yank- ton where both were described as in satisfactory condition af- ter surgery. Attorney General William Janklow said the shooting was done by two young Native Americans who were part of a group that took over the Wagner pork plant last year in protest against white man- agement policies. An investiga- tion of the shooting incident was underway. AT YANKTON, a hospital spokesman said Means was shot in the lower chest with a small caliber weapon. The POPULATION DIP LOS ANGELES UP) - When California's gold rush started, Los Angeles briefly suf- fered economically. Forty-niners from out of state and residents of the city rushed to the gold fields and for a while the city's population de- clined. --- AP Photo This funnel, spotted Tuesday near Mesa, Ariz., was an "eddy tornado" according to meteorologists. It differs from a "dy- namic tornado" like the one found in the Midwest where the tops of the clouds go to 50,000 feet or more. No damage was reported resulting from this funnel cloud. Griffin: Reagan easy for Dems to defeat spokesmen said the bullet int into the abdominal cavity but missed aill vital ortans. Tnotmis underwent surgery to determine if any major blood vessels were damaged by the wounds in his face and neck. Means 'nd an tther AIM leader tennis Banks were the leaders in the 71-day takeover of Wounded Knee, S. 17. by AIM members in a protest against the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the running of the Oglala Sioux tribal government.M s USHERS NEEDED FOR ALL PERFORMANCES A r MAY 11 - 16 Sign u in Professional Theatre Prooram Office, Michiaan Leaque, Mon -Fri, 600-5:00. For further information, Call 764-0452. BRIARWOOD 761-5220 Also at Pontiac Mall " Dea born Shop Evenings until 9 p m MEXICAN HUARACHES,INRUST AND BROWN ONLY $22 WASHINGTON (UPI) - Sen. Robert Griffin, (R-Mich.) said yesterday he thought that Ron- ald Reagan would have a "much more difficult" time winning election in November than Pres- ident Ford. Griffin, the assistant GOP leader in the Senate and one of Ford's closest allies, also said, "I personally cannot be- lieve that the majority of Amer- ican people oant a choice in November between Reagan and (arter ASKED IF REAGN tcould vin the general election, Grif- fin tas for altost a min- otte before saving, "I think it would be mch i oe difficult to elect a Repu'ttcn president if hc ts tie nominc. -' Griffi stid he hopeits that the 'shck" oi ford's dfeoit by teagTn to lexas and Indiana will serve to get Ford support- ers "off their duffs and more active in Ford's campaign." The Michigan Republican said that as a result of Ford's In- diana defeat "Obviously we have a lot of work to do." GRIFFIN SAID Ford got a "lot of advice this morning" from GOP congressional lead- ers, including the belief that P'ord has been too defensive in responding to Reagan's charg- 'I don't think the President oight to be spending his time answering Mr Reagan ..., but rathr totld be talking about his ooo rordi and accotmplish- ments, Grtifin sai. Griffin s!id the outcome of the crucial Michigan primary in F-ord's home state was "very ipredictable. I am concerned about tth t'c;Democratic cross- over-s. \ihigon can't be taken for grantrd. RAP WITH FILM BUFFS FROM ALL OVI SEE OVER 50 FII TALK WITH BIG IN PERSON: PAUL SCHRADER scriptwriter of "Taxi Driver" and forth- coming "Hard Core" BILL KENNEDY Channel 50, TV Movie Host on "The Studio System" $7 with Student ID, for 3 days $20 without ID $2 for Paul Schrader only, Sat. 8 pm. ER THE STATE LMS IN 3 DAYS NAME SPEAKERS "Zabriskie Point" (Arntonioni) "Gentleman Tramp" OCholinr) "Rush to Judament" (Marts Lane plus 4 more features plus 41 new short films plus 2 workshops STATE FILM CONFERENCE Fri. May 7: 2-midnight Sat. May 8: 8 a.m.- midnight Sun. May 9: 10 a.m.-noon PRAY-HARROLD BLDG., EMU, 2nd floor