Summer sublet supplement inside ,, , y , Ninety-Three Years Of Editorial Freedom P Sirv itIai~ii y. . Modish Partly cloudy today with a chance of rain tonight, The high will be in the low 40s. _ , I Vol. AII, No. 138, Copyright 1983, The Michigan Daily Ann Arbor, Michigan - Saturday, March 26, 1983 Ten CentsI Fourteen Pages *FBI agent describes Rowe as "volatile By GEORGEA KOVANIS An FBI inspector said yesterday that former informant Gary Thomas Rowe, accused of killing a civil rights worker 18 years ago, was a volatile person and hard to control. Inspector James McGovern testified yesterday at U.S. District Court in Ann Arbor that Rowe, who was hired by the bureau to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan and feed information to the FBI, was a "volatile person." "I would say that he was difficult to control," said McGovern, who was assigned to handle the case in 1965 just after the murder. VIOLA LIUZZO, a 39-year-old Detroit housewife, was shot and killed as she shuttled participants in a voter's rights march between Selma and Mon- tgomery, Ala. She was killed when shots were fired at her car from another automobile carrying three Klan members and Rowe. Liuzzo's children are holding Rowe responsible for their mother's death and are suing the FBI for $2 million. They are charging the FBI with negligence for hiring Rowe as an in- formant when it knew of his violent ten- dancies. ACCORDING TO Neil Shanahan, a former FBI agent who was in charge of handling Rowe, the informant provided the bureau with "information of unusual value." "I was more concerned with his reliability than his stability," Shanahan said. But he added, "If I knew that Mr. Rowe was going to permit or lead violence; I'd have counseled him again- st it." S SHANAHAN ALSO said that he knew Rowe owned at least four guns, and that See FBI, Page 2 Legislature agrees to . ; i i i t a u . ; °. ,E tax hike a , Doily Photo by DAVID FRANKEL Signs like this are becoming a familiar sight around campusas renters rush to find subtenants. Sublet fever ,Summer scramble torn eis By JACKIE YOUNG he or she will be anxious to help the tenant find someone to sublet to over the summer. It's that time of year again - desperate subletters are THIS YEAR, landlords may have good reason to worry. scrambling across campus, plastering signs with detachable With the off-campus vacancy rate at an estimated 15 percent phone numbers on just about any empty wall. and the slight decrease in enrollment this past year, tenants And they'll have to keep on scrambling, too, since it looks have the advantage in looking for a place to live. as if there will be fewer students staying in Ann Arbor for the In addition, there are fewer students at the University in summer, according tothe University's officials. the summer-enrollment in the spring and summer is usually "ADVERTISE EVERY possible place you can. And start about one-third less than the fall figures, Rumsey said. advertising soon," said Jo Rumsey, the director of the off- For the person who is subletting, or the "prime tenant," campus housing office. Students should take advantage of one important rule of thumb is that yon must have the lan- kiosks, bulletin boards, ads in the Daily and the Ann Arbor dlord's approval on any prospective tenant, or "subtenant," News;and the off-campus housing bulletin boards on the first before signing a sublease, Rumsey said. floor of the Student Activities Building, she said. ONCE SUBLETTERS find the perfect summer "Letting your landlord know that you're leasing isn't a bad replacement, they should make a written inventory of the idea either," Rumsey added, "Since some landlords print condition of their unit before and after the subtenant moves and distribute lists of summer sublets available." in. It's also a good idea to stay in touch with the landlord and In many cases, the landlord may be just as worried as the subtenant to make sure the rent is being paid. subletter that summer rent won't get paid, Rumsey said, and See SUMMER, Page 3 From staff aid wire reports LANSING - House Democrats yesterday rammed through a modified 38 percent income tax hike and the' Senate quickly put finishing touches on the measure, sending it to Gov. James Blanchard, who is expected to sign it next week. With the vote, Michigan joins a long list of recession-battered states which have opted to raise taxes to deal with declining revenues and federal budget cuts. The tax hike contained in the plan will make Michigan's the highest flat rate income tax in the nation. UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS ex- pressed relief yesterday after the legislature's action. The tax hike is ex- pected to restore the $45 million in state aid payments already deferred this year. Richard Kennedy, University vice president for state relations, said the temporary nature of the cut did not bother him. University officials had been lobbying for a permanent hike in order to maintain a solid base of sup- port in future years. The increase will help the University avoid "really impossible budget reduc- tions," Kennedy said. "THE DEMOCRATS faced up to the problem the state had," said House Speaker Gary Owen (D-Ypsilanti) shortly before the 58-50 vote approving the bill. "We voted to solve that problem." No House Republicans voted for the bill and only three Democrats - Reps. Richard Fitzpatrick of Battle Creek, Sal Rocca of Sterling Heights and Jelt ... enthused after vote Sietsema of Grand Rapids - voted against it. Less than 24 hours earlier, the Senate approved the bill on a 20-18 vote, with, one Republican in support and one Democrat against. IN CONTRAST to the previous day,' Senate action, where debate consume& about five hours, the bill roared through the House with less than a half hour's discussion on the floor. Lawmakers met in closed-door caucuses for about two hours prior to voting. A potentially major hitch in the process was quickly removed when the House, without a formal vote, gave the See LEGISLATURE, Page 2 Students campaign to fight Ed. school cuts t By GLEN YOUNG While the University's top faculty budget committee deliberates over the future of the School of Education, students have begun a campaign to t-y to save the school from massive budget cuts. Students for Participatory Gover- nance, a group conceived in January to serve as a liaison between students and faculty at the school, has begun a letter writing campaign asking state officials to pressure the University's Regents in- to sparing the school. , SEVERAL HUNDRED letters have been sent to Gov. James Blanchard, Speaker of the House Gary Owen (D- Ypsilanti), the chairmen of the House and Senate Appropriations Commit- tees, the chairman of the House Com- mittee on Education, and the president of the state board of education. The let- ters urge the officials to contact the Regents and express opposition to the proposed 40 percent budget cut. A review commmittee has proposed a $2 million budget cut for the school, in- cluding the near elimination of un- 'There is a question as to whether the review committee had sufficient expertise, time or resources to do its work, and then whether they met the charges.' - Michael Garcia Students for Participatory Governance dergraduate education. The school's dean estimates the total impact of the proposed cut at 50 percent of the school's budget. The proposal now is being discussed by the Budget Priorities Committee, after which it must be approved by the executive of- ficers. Michael Garcia, president of the new student group, said that beyond the let- ter writing campaign, his organization is waiting for the budget committee's recommendation before taking other actions. STUDENTS AND faculty members in the two other schools which face large budget cuts - art and natural resour- ces - have massed in support for their schools. The review process for each of those schools is farther along. Garcia said he felt the letters were at least helping to inform key state of- ficials of the school's plight. "Getting student concerns out is the key," Gar- cia said. He also said that even if the of- ficials decide not to contact the Regen- ts, the students' purpose will be accom- plished. "The bottom line is that these persons in high office might influence awareness (of the problem), in regard to the Regents, and other key state of- ficials," he said. See STUDENTS, Page 7 Daily Photo by TOD WOOLF Lap of luxury Gary Remy of Delta Tau Delta fraternity looks on as Craig Coccia enjoys a leisurely ride down Tappan Road in the 1983 Greek Week festivities yesterday. ToDAY Goldilocks jailed? A JURY OF 43 Madison, Wis. first- and-second- graders weighed both sides on the Circuit Court trial of Goldilocks, and delivered its verdict: the Bears' home because she had been chased by a swarm of bees. "She did not intend to do anything wrong and she is very sorry for the trouble that she accidently caused the Baby Bear's chair and eating his porridge. Defense attorney Carstensen, a student, said "Sorry will not fix Baby Bear's chair. If Goldilocks doesn't buy a new chair for Baby Bear, then the bears will have to - and it isn't their fault the chair broke." "It's one of those things that teaches kids that the law isn't black or white," Balisle said. "There are gray areas, extenuating circumstances." said the woman was arrested 10 minutes later and said she needed the money for groceries. She was released after authorities decided not to file charges. The Daily almanac many leases contained deceptive clauses. "This is the wor- st batch of leases we've seen in a lont time," a tenants union spokesman said. 4 On the inside... i . . _ .1