4 Reagan pledges) to fight urban racism From AP and UPI ATLANTA - President-elect Ronald Reagan told officials of the nation's cities yesterday that there is no place in America for racial hatred and he pledged to use the moral authority of his office to condemn the racial violen- ce troubling many cities. In a message to the National League of Cities, which is holding its annual five-day meeting here, Reagan termed racial hatred "unworthy of a free and just nation." "THERE CAN be no place in American life for hatred by one kind of American against another," he declared, pledging to "use the great moral authority of the presidency to speak out against the racial animosity and violence that now afflicts many of our cities." In another address, a Reagan aide DISTINCTIVE HAIRSTYLING FOR MEN AND WOMEN Try a 1980 NEW LONG or SHORT STYLE THE DASCOLA STYLISTS. Arborland........971-9975 Maple Village . ... 761-2733 Liberty off State.. 668-9329 East U. at So. U.... 662-0354 assured the nation's mayors yesterday the new administration will not leave their cities financially stranded in cut- ting domestic spending to balance the budget. Many mayors at the convention were openly worried about Reagan's caili- paign promises to turn back to the states and cities a variety of local programs - along with the respon- sibility to raise taxes to pay for them. JOHN MCCLAUGHRY, coordinator for state and local policy on the Reagan transition team, told the convention Reagan will consolidate categorical grant programs into block grants so cities can get more money without strings attached. He said Reagan also plans to reap- praise federal regulations that impose expenses on the cities. Reagan's message also pledged "an early test" of his campaign promise for "enterprise zones" where tax incen- tives would be 'underwritten by the federal government to bring business back to the inner cities. "At the same time," the message said, "I will seek to encourage a new wave of self-help in our urban neigh- borhoods - people working together to solve their own problems in the way that seems best to them." WED.-FRI. 11 to 4 JOSTENS COLLEGE RINGS OFFERED DAILY AT YOUR BOOKSTORE W VS4" grr~ MRCT TIAN A15tKi"JtNCt4- 549 E Universityof the cornert ot East U and South U 6o2.3201 It's More For Your Morning! IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and United Press international reports Official says Iran has cash for 6 more months of war BEIRUT, Lebanon - A top Iranian official said yesterday that Iran could fight Iraq for six months on available cash reserves, without access to money frozen in U.S. banks, gold reserves, or income from oil exports. While Iranian and Iraqi forces reported battles with helicopter gunships, paratroops, and artillery, Central Bank Governor Ali Reza Nobari told the Iranian people they "should not worry," the official Pars news agency reported. The agencyquoted Nobari as saying Iran had cash reserves of $6 billion, and that "if we cannot, for political reaons, free our blocked reserves, or sell a drop of oil, and have no other exports, this reserve could last us for six months." Economic indicators rise WASHINGTON - The barometer of future economic trends rose for the fifth month in a row in October, the government reported yesterday. But private economists warned the moderate gain signals a weak economy that could worsen in coming months. The Commerce Department reported its Index of Leading Economic In- dicators rose 0.9 percent in October, following a gain of 3.1 percent in Sep- tember. The moderate October increase follows four months of substntially larger gains. Patricia Mosser, an economistwith th Data Resources forecasting firm in Lexington, Mass., said the report "doesn't bode well for the end of the year or for 1981. Chinese leaders discuss fate of Mao's widow PEKING - Chinese leaders are locked in a fierce debate on whether Mao Tse-Tung's widow should be executed before a firing squad or spared as a gesture to China's founding father, diplomatic sources said yesterday. The debate was in full swing as the second full week of China's state trial resumed hearings - mainly as a forum for defense attorneys to make their presence felt for the first time and try to silence foreign criticism that the trial of the Gang of Four and six others was nothing more than a kangaroo court. China's leadership and even the court judges have indicated in statements there is no doubt about the guilt of all the accused anti the main purpose of the trial was to'fix the degree of sentencing. Polishparty chief says some union actions threaten peace WARSAW, Poland - Communist Party Chief Stanislaw Kania said yesterday that militant independent labor union activities are undermining communist rule in Poland and threatening peace in Europe. Kania addressed the opening of a two-day plenary session of the party's central committee and issued a stern warning against what he described as "prestige or downright political strikes." In his nationally broadcast speech, the party leader acknowledged.the existence of the fledgling independent trade union movement and offered to cooperate with labor leaders who show restraint. But he added, "It is high time to sober up, to understand that the basic conditions and chance for a further favorable development of the nation is an immediate halt to activities weakening and undermining-the functioning of the communist people's state." Reagan aides quieted WASHINGTON - Ronald Reagan's foreign policy aides have been war- ned they are "not authorized to speak on behalf of the president-elect" before the inauguration, it was disclosed yesterday. The aides also were told to make clear any statements they make are those of private citizens. The warning came in the midst of a controvrsy over remarks by some transition task force members. Female Irish terrorists join prison hunger strike ARMAGH, Northern Ireland - Three women prisoners - convicted Irish Republican Army terrorists - went on a hunger strike in Armagh Prison yesterday, joining a protest by seven male convicts who have gone without food for 36 days. The aim of both groups was to force the British government to grant political-prisoner status to terrorists, allowing them to wear their own clothes and associate freely behind bars. The three women were led by Mairead Farrell, 23, serving a 14-year term for bombing a hotel. Joining her on the hunger strike were Mary Doyle, 24,serving an eight- year sentence for possession of incendiary bombs, and Mairead Nugent, 23, serving 12 years for trying to blow up the prison governor's home. The British government said it would not comply with the prisoner's demands, even if they die. e piigan aig Volume XCI, No. 73 Tuesday, December 2, 1980 The Miemgan Daily is edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday mornings during the University year at 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109. Subscription rates: $12 September through April (2 semesters); 13 by mail ' outside Ann Arbor. Summer session published Tuesday through Saturday mornings. Subscription rates: $6.50 in Ann Arbor; $7 by mail outside Ann Arbor. Second class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE MICHIGAN DAILY, 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. 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