Ninety-One Years of Editorial Freedom I P Sir iguu I zi MUNDANE Partly cloudy today with a high of 50 and a low of 30. Vol. XCI, No. 50 Copyright 1980, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, October 31. 1980 Ten Cents Twenty POr~es Terror, havoc: Some will vote for Tisch anyway By ELAINE RIDEOUT In Ypsilanti, school children bring home notes signed by their teachers expounding the, terrors of Tisch. In Ann Arbor, University students and staff are inundated by anti-Tisch literature and rhetoric threatening death to the University, government, and life as we know it today. AND AS ELECTION- day approaches, the panic escalates, the rumors fly. "I'm scared, I'm confused," a University custodian who asked not to.: be identified said yesterday. "I just received notices in the mail from my union and from President (Harold) Shapiro to vote 'no' on Tisch. I thought I would vote for sure for Tisch-but that was before they (the University told me I could lose my job." The person in the example above said she is afraid to tell anyone how she is planning to vote for fear of reprisals. UNIVERSITY junior Nancy Lopez worried that her vote in favor of Tisch' could induce skyrocketing tuition or even force the Univer- sity to be transformed from a public to a private institution. "I received a newsletter in the mail that said tuition rates would be doubled or tripled and that financial aid could be eliminated," she said. Micki Weller, owner of Weller's, a Saline fur- niture store, said she has talked to customers who said they wouldn't vote for Tisch because their jobs would be on the line, Medicaid would be eliminated, old people would be thrown out of their homes, and education would be cut by 50 percent. Is it possible that more than 284,000 Michigan citizens unwittingly signed a petition that, if passed, could wreak such havoc in so many vital facets of life? "I THINK people will vote against Tisch because they're afraid-and to me, that's a terrible thing," Daniel Brown, owner of the north campus Palace Restaurant said. "All you hear about is what the people in government have to say-and of course they're against it," he added. Brown said he displayed pro-Tisch literature in his store and learned the hard way business' and politics don't mix. "A lot of University people got upset about ls isc it-they feel they could lose their jobs if this thing went through. So instead of losing customers, I decided to go to the voting booth as a single person," he said. AGE OF AQUARIUM pet store owner Larry McKennan_ said he' believes small businessowner'sare afraid to speak out in favor of Tisch for fear of local government reprisals. "I thinlk they (anti-Tisch campaigners) are using political blackmail to get the people to vote their way. That's our tax money they're using to print their propaganda," he added. According to Ronald Graham, car salesman and Libertarian candidate for state represen- tative in the 53rd district, Shapiro's claims that the University will lose up to 60 percent of its funding are unfounded. "THE UNIVERSITY received one-third of its funding from the federal government, one- third from tuition costs, and one-third from the' state. Therefore, their (total) funding could not be eliminated by 60 percent," he said. Graham explained that rather than in- creasing tuition, the Tisch amendment would instead roll back tuition to 1978 levels. Graham contended that waste eliminated in the state government will provide the dollars hecessary for higher education. "IN MICHIGAN, a family of four can draw 540 tax-free dollars on~ welfare each month, plus free medical care and free food stamps. In Indiana the maximum benefit is $275 and in See DESPITE, Page 7 Judge denk ir 0 J I By KEVIN TOTTIS Ingham County Circuit Judge Ray Hotchkiss denied an injunction yester- day that would have forbidden Univer- sity President Harold Shapiro, Gov. William Milliken, and several other state officials to use public funds to campaign against the Tisch tax cut proposal. Yesterday, Robert Tisch filed suit against Milliken, Shapiro, and the presidents of Wayne State, Michigan State, Eastern Michigan, and Central Michigan universities for taking part in a "massive campaign advocating the defeat of Proposal D." THE SUIT ASKED for a temporary restraining order halting continued use of public funds and an accounting of money spent thus far. Milliken's attorneys argued the governor has a right as an elected of- ficial to voice his opinions on. public issues. Tisch said he and his attorneys would decide today if they would appeal. "We may do something, we may not," he said. "Right now we're going to win the damn election-that's our job." ALTHOUGH TISCH filed suit against Shapiro, Milliken, and other state of- 'lunc ficials, only Milliken and a state ad- jutant general were served a summons, University Counsel Roderick Daane said. Were Tisch to appeal the suit, Shapiro must be served a summons to be involved in it, Daane explained. Daane would not speculate whether he thought Tisch would carry the suit any farther. University Vice President for State Relations Richard Kennedy said he was surprised the injunction was denied so, quickly. "We didn't expect it would be diminished that quickly," he said. KENNEDY SAID HE wasn't sure whether Tisch would pursue the case any farther. "I think he is trying to make as much political hay out of it before the election," he said. "He'll probbly want to make as much out of it as he can." Shapiro was unavailable for com- ment. Milliken and Shapiro have cam- paigned vigorously againsf Proposal D in recent months. Tisch contends that Milliken, Shapiro, and several other state officials have used taxpayers' money and state services in for- mulating an anti-Proposal D campaign. SHAPIRO MAINTAINS, however, that all of the University money used in the campaign comes from non- restrictive gift funds, rather than tuition or state monies. The Tisch proposal, if approved- by voters on Nov. 4, would cut property taxes in half, requiring the state to make up the losses to local governmen- ts. Several state officials have warned Michigan residents of possible disastrous effects if the proposal is passed. In recent weeks Shapiro has sent in- formation to members of the University community warning them of the effects of Proposal D on the University, in- cluding predictions of double or triple tuition. The president, along with several other state university presidents, has urged a "no" vote on the proposal. Tisch has come out strongly against his critics. Prior to filing the suit, the Shiawasse drain commissioner called Shapiro "one of the biggest liars of the bunch, who has spent a lot of the tax- payers' money." Tisch said he had hoped his decision to file suit was a move that would "help bring government back into the control of the citizens." Lion Season Spirits SThe enchanting owners of the Magic Shoppe, Daryl and Kay Hurst, get into the Halloween "spirit." The store is located at the Westgate Shopping Center. Viewpoint reschedules Ho man at reduced fee By STEVE HOOK AT FIRST, WHEN Hoffman's lecture C arter la'uds auto s industr"i Saginaw speech Abbie Hoffman will be coming to town next month after all, Viewpoint Lectures announced yesterday. After days* of negotiation, Viewpoint officials were apparently able to secure a reduction in Hoffman's speaking fee. ALTHOUGH HIS 'appearance was first rescheduled and then cancelled by Viewpoint Lectures and the University Activities Center, UAC President Neale Attenborough said Hoffman will "ab- solutely, positively" speak on Nov. 12 at the Michigan Theater. "What we ended up doing is significantly lessening the risk in- volved," Attenborough said yesterday. "That's why we're bringing him in. He said Hoffman's original price of $4,000 had been reduced to $2,500 with the stipulation that the fee could in- crease in attendance were high enough Viewpoint Lectures, a branch of UAC, has been-on the brink of financial collapse all term. The Hoffman lecture has been seen as vital to the program's continued existence. was scheduled for Hill Auditorium, Viewpoint officials hoped to make enough money, to compensate for the program's earlier losses. But when the date of the lecture changed, the location had to be changed to the Michigan Theater, which holds less than half as many persons as Hill. Viewpoint than decided to cancel the lecture altogether, citing as'a factor a survey that showed many students, especially underclasspersons, were unaware of who Hoffman is. BUT ATTENBOROUGH said he ex- pects many upperclasspersons, graduate students, faculty, and persons from out of town to be attracted to the event. The move to bring Hoffman to Ann Arbor has resulted in a boost in morale for Viewpoint and UAC, Attenborough said. "The atmosphere around UAC, and the viability of Viewpoint itself, will be greatly enhanced," he said. By DAVID MEYER Special to the Daily SAGINAW-Kicking off a weekend campaign sweep of Michigan, President Carter cam- paigned in this recession-ravaged city yesterday, lauding hoth the automobile industry and Democratic ideals. Carter hailed the American automobile industry as having en- dured a "traumatic" transitional period to producing smaller, more fuel-efficient cars and said the failing industry is well on the road to economic recovery. "THE NEW CARS being assem- bled in this nation are the highest quality of all (the world)," Carter said to a cheering crowd of about 7,000 autoworkers and students gathered at Saginaw Valley State College. "And, as you know, they're built by the best automobile workers in the world." Carter also promised to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki "soon after the election" to See CARTER, Page 19 Hoffmr afe ..accepts lower fee Daiy rnoto by JHN mAEN PRESIDENT CARTER GESTURES during his campaign speech in Saginaw yesterday. Carter praised the American auto industry in the tri-city area, ravaged by unemployment and recession, and said the ailing industry is on the road to economic recovery. __ - a TODAY- Voter registration HE NUMBER OF registered voters in Ann Arbor this year is approximately 87,000, the city reported recently. The figure, according to Neil Staebler, former head of the Michigan Democratic party, is approximately par for the course when compared to the figures for the last decade. [El you're involved in a fight with America's oddsmaker, it's rather depressing because you realize there's no way you're gonna be the favorite." As to the outcome, had the fight continued, well, all bets are off. Watered down Forget the Nielsens in measuring viewer interest in a television show. The folks in the Milwaukee Water Depar- tment have a better method-they count the number of Expensive potato chips Last year Gerry Sherrod reached over a five-and-ten cent store counter and tried to steal two small bags of potato chips while the worker behind the counter wasn't looking. He was caught. His penalty? Two and one-half years on probation with weekends served in jail, a $50 fine, and a $1,200 bill for court costs. But a recent review of the case by the Michigan Court of Appeals may relieve him of some of that penalty. The court, in a recent decision, ruled that the lower court must prove the expenses were actually in= . .... ~ I