FREE ISSUE FREE ISSUE P 41r IEtaIIQ m, Vol. XCII, No. 80 Copyright 1982, The Michigan Daily - Ann Arbor, Michigan-Friday, January 8, 1982 Free Issue :~ : Sixteen Pages i. I Reagan opts for registration WASHINGTON (AP) - President Reagan yesterday ordered continuation of the draft registration system he once denounced and offered a grace period for signing up the more than 800,000 young men who aleady have failed to comply with the law. Reagan said his decision, which marked a sharp reversal from his 1980 campaign position, did not foreshadow A new GI bill may offer recruits $9,000 for college. See Page 6. a return to the draft. "HOWEVER, WE live in a dangerous world," Reagan said in a statement. "In the event of a future threat to national safety, registration could save the United States as much as six weeks in mobilizing emergency manpower."* Reagan's surprise reversal, apparen- tly the result of the martial law crack- down in Poland, had been recommen- ded by Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and Secretary of State Alexander Haig. They both argued Reagan would send the wrong signal to the Kremlin by abolishing registration now. IT WAS THOSE same grounds-sen- ding a signal to Moscow after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan-that prompted then President Jimmy Carter to initiate draft registration in July 1980. Reagan denounced the program then as a meaningless gesture and said registration would be ineffective. Since 1980, 6.5 million young men 18 through 21 have registered for the draft, but more than 800,000 have failed to comply, according to the latest Selec- tive Service figures. The Justice Department last month suspended plans to seek indictments against some. Reagan decision was quickly con- demned by leaders of the anti-draft. movement, who said it conflicted with virtually every statement he made about registration during the 1980 presidential campaign. "IT'S AN UTTERLY meaningless response to the Soviet involvement in Poland, having no more effect on the Soviets than on a gnat biting an elephant," said Barry Lynn, president of a group called Draft Action. David Landau, a spokesman for the American Civil Liberties Union, said Reagan has "precipitated a law enfor- cement catastrophe. Millions of dollars will have to be wasted in a vain attempt to enforce this law." In a report less than two months ago, Reagan said there were impressive military manpower gains in 1981 which showed that an all volunteer armed for- ce was the best approachin peacetime. Young men are required to register within 30 days of their 18th birthday. Failure to comply carries a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment and a $10,000 fine. The wrecker takes its first few bites yesterday out of the University's economics building, destroyed by fire Dec. 24. Af- ter studying the damage to the building, architectural engineer Robert Darvas deemed its walls unstable, and the wrecking began. 3 local A&P *supermarkets to close. doors *by Ja.30 By PERRY CLARK Three Ann Arbor A&P grocery stores will be closing their doors for good this month, part of a nationwide shutdown of an estimated 400 stores by the giant Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. supermarket chain. Local managers confirmed that stores located at Plymouth Mall, Maple Village Shopping Center, and at the corner of Stadium Boulevard and South In- dustrial Highway will close Jan. 30. MANAGERS WERE reluctant to discuss the an- nounced closings. "It was a corporate decision," said Patrick Crowe, manager of the Stadium Boulevard store. "They told us we would be closing, and that's all there-isto it."u Business at the Stadium Boulevard store hasn't been off lately, Crowe said. "All I know (about the stores closing) is what I read in the papers," he said. Plymouth Mall A&P manager Epson Johnson said officials would soon issue a report on the company's status. "That's all I can tell you, except that the store is closing," Johnson said. One local A&P official attributed the shutdowns to cash flow problems. Labor costs, overhead, and the state's poor economic situation were contributing factors; the official said. "KNOWING THE company's position, at this time they have no choice," he said.. Regional representatives in Southfield declined to comment on the closings, which affect 15 stores throughout the state. University students, who comprise a significant If they (A&P) can't make money here, I guess they have got to move on. --Dave Brown, studen t shopper portion of local A&P patronage, were surprised and dismayed at word of the closings. "IT'S SAD; it's a bummer," said Residential College senior Joanne Jaffin. "A lot of people depend on it. The store is a convenience that's very nice to have."' Engineering senior Dave Brown took a more philosophical attitude. "If they can't make money here, I guess they have got to move on," Brown said. And, as engineering senior Randy Franzoi pointed out, A&P isn't the only supermarket in town. "It's not much of a *problem," Franzoi said, explaining that although A&P is closer to where he lives, he often goes to the Kroger supermarket. The manager of the Center Kroger at Westgate Shopping Center, Gunther Urban, acknowledged that the A&P closings "will probably increase our. volume." Although rumors have been circulating that the Kroger supermarket chain plans to close its Michigan stores, officials at Kroger headquarters denied any plans to pull out of the state., Kroger advertising manager Chris Beseler said rumors started when Kroger closed or sold some un- profitable stores in Flint and Saginaw. "With the current economic situation, there didn't seem to be any way to return those stores to profitability," Beseler said. i n Solidarity member Knauff rallies for support on Diag By FANNIE WEINSTEIN and LAUREN ROUSSEAU Blaming Soviet interference for the: current crisis in Poland, Solidarity member Richard Knauff called for worldwide support of the suspended labor union at a Diag rally yesterday. "Martial law is nothing but Russian intervention by proxy. Thirty-six years of communist rule has brought Poland to the brink of collapse," Knauff said. KNAUFF WAS guest speaker at a rally sponsored by the local chapter of the Polish-American Student Association. About 200 spectators braved 18-degree weather to attend. Knauff, founder of an underground publishing house in Poland, left the country one month before the gover- nment declared martial law. "I'm here to elicit your help in spreading the truth abut Solidarity and the Polish workers," Knauff said, defining the union's goal as the "democratizing of Polish life." DEMOCRATIC gubernatorial can- didate and State Sen. Ed Pierce and Ann Arbor Mayor Louis Belcher also spoke at the rally. Pierce, raising his fist with Knauff, led the crowds in chan- ts of "Solidarity lives." "Solidarity is going to live," Pierce said, "and we're going to help it." Pierce asked the audience to join him in a fast on Jan. 15, to commemorate both the Polish workers' struggle and the birthday of Martin Luther King. Pierce compared the non-violent resistance of the Polish people to that of the Nobel prize-winning King. "WE'LL TAKE the money we would have consumed in food that day and send it to some Polish organization that can get the aid to the right people," Pierce said. Student groups represented at the rally included the Young Americans for Freedom and the North American Study for Polish Affairs. Students carried signs with the slogans "Poland now a Soviet prison camp" and "We support strong U.S. action." ' A large poster of jailed Solidarity leader Lech Walesa rested against the doors of the Graduate Library. The rally also served as a fundraiser, with Solidarity buttons, bumper- stickers, and t-shirts for sale. The rally closed with Polish American Student Association member Richard Walawender lending shouts of, "One, two, three, Solidarity. Four, five, six Reds and Poles don't mix." STATE SEN. ED Pierce (left) and Solidarity member Richard Knauff lead about 200 students in a chant at yesterday's Diag rally supporting Solidarity. TODAY Ooh-la-la mom his six younger brothers and sisters to the breakfast table as usual and fished around inside the cereal box for the plastic toy he ordinarily found there. Instead, he found a $10,000 certificate. "Mom, this thing says we've won $10,000," Stan told his mom when he fished it out. The cer- tificate-for $10,000 in cash or gold coins-was one of only three such prizes offered in a Golden Grahams giveaway. "It just shocked the daylights out of us," said Stan's father, richest. Rose Kirsch claims to have discovered a way to pick out winners in a bottle cap contest by looking at the outsides of the caps. In the promotion, called the "Pepsi Challenge Double Pay-Off," specially marked bottle caps have symbols hidden on the inside which correspond to cash prizes of up to $1000. Krisch said she has already picked 21 winning bottle caps by looking at tiny colored markings on the side of the caps. Pepsi representative Karen Miles in St. Louis denies the existence of any such system, however. zis, 6 feet 6 inches, says it's unfair that he's expected to stoop while other people can hold their heads high. He wan- ts to organize other people who feel the same way he does. "We're tired of bending over," he said. "A little man can fit in a big man's chair, sleep in a big man's bed. But a big man can't fit into those of a little man." Radzis' home has 14-foot ceilings and extra-large doorways and bathtubs. Q i 1 I