The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 22, 1985-- Page 3
Aui's retirement softens sting

By KERY MURAKAMI
Muhammad Ali, graying and speaking
to autograph hounds in an uncharac-
teristically hushed voice Saturday
night, was only a shadow of the boxer
who could "float like a butterfly and
sting like a bee" in the '60s and '70s.
Ali who recently has undergone
neurological tests, was at the Nectarine
Ballroom to sign autographs and to en-
dorse pizza king Faz Husain for mayor
of Ypsilanti.
THE FORMER world heavyweight
boxing, champion had his moments
during the evening; women ran up to
kiss him, and his fans surrounded him.
But even then, he spoke little and softly
so at times the crowd strained to hear
him.
In the midst of a Prince tune, Steve
Carver, the owner of the Nectarinef
Ballroom, stopped the music, turned on1
the lights, and introduced Ali.
. For a little while, the "greatest" was;
his old self. When a heckler screamed
"ding," Ali screamed back into the
microphone, "Be cool, fool."
THEN, to the delight of the audience,
the champ told of how he once beat up a
heckler. Ai recalled how the heckler's
mother came back at him swinging a
purse, saying "'My son couldn't help
himself. He's a moron."'
Looking up at the heckler on the
ballroom's second level, Ali said that
the mother had put a curse on
him-whenever he would speak,
"there'd be a moron in the crowd."
At another point, Ali smiled shyly and
stroked his face saying how hard it was
to have the "most recognizable face in
the world." He said it was rough having
all the girls look at him and sign
longingly, "He's so pretty. "

AS IF on cue, two girls ran onto the
dance floor, and kissed the former
champ on the cheek.
Explaining why he came to "a two
horse town like Ann Arbor," Ali said,
"I'm here to tell you all to vote for Faz
Husain as mayor of Ypsilanti."
"He's an honest man," Ali said.
"He's a good man-just keep your
wallet away from his reach."
SPEAKING privately later, Ali was
serious and explained his support for
the candidate. "He's Islamic," he said.
"He's a Moslem. He knows that we
have to answer to God in the end. And
on judgement day, we'll have to answer
to God. He'll do the people right."
Turning to the sport that made him
famous, Ali said he doesn't watch
boxing anymore, "It's too boring.
There's no great personality, no great
showman like I was. Sugar Ray
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Leonard livened it up for a while, but
when he left, boxing got boring again."
Since 1981, rumors have circulated that
Ali is suffering from Parkinson's
Disease, an afflication which attacks
the body's motor control. His doctors at
the Neurological Institute at New
York's Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center said Ali has been suffering from
symptoms similar to those of the
disease such as slurred speech, loss of
coordination, reduced muscle strength,
and persistent fatigue. They still
refused to actually say that he has the
disease, though.
Ali, only 43 years old, seemed to have
aged beyond his years Saturday night,
and as one dejected fan said upon
leaving, "I wish I'd seen him 15 years
ago."
When asked if he could have beaten
Larry Holmes in his prime, Ali winced
and shaking his head, said, "I fought
him once; he beat me."

Ali
... comes to Nectarine Ballroom

SUMMER JoBs .
CEDAR POINT AMUSEMENT PARK, Sandusky, Ohio, will hold '
.# on-campus interviews for Summer employment:
Date: Wednesday, January 30
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Place: Student Activities Bldg.
3rd Floor
Over 3,400 positions available for a wide variety
of jobs. Dormitory or apartment style housing
available. Contact the Placement Office for in-
formation and appointment. Spend a Summer in
one of the finest resorts in the North.
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Protesters
await
recruiter's

Popsickle ropes Associated Press
Ice climbers chip their way up Frankenstein's Ledge on the Crawford Notch
in New Hampshire. Extremely cold weather keeps the ice from cracking and
provides footholds.
-HAPPENI NGS-

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Highlight
The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum needs volunteers to work as guides. The
first informational and training session will be held tonight at 7 p.m. at the
museum on the corner of Huron Street and Fifth Avenue.
Films
AAFC - Queen Christiana, 7 p.m., Camile, 9 p.m., MLB 3.
Judaic Studies & Near East Center - Noa at 17, Angell Aud. A.
Performances
School of Music - New World Quartet, 8 p.m., Rackham Auditorium.
Speakers
Chemistry - Peter Kissenger, "Studies of the Metabolism of Aromatic
Xenobotics (aniline and Benzene) using reverse phase liquid
Chromatography and Finitr-Current Electrochemical Technique", 4 p.m.,
Room 1300, Chemistry Building.
Communications - Dennis Flanagan, "A Layman's Skeleton to Modern
Science", 3 p.m., Rackham Amphitheatre.
Computing Center - Deb Masten, "Intro to Microcomputers," 10 a.m.,
3113, School of Education Building;" Chalk Talk: MTS Files, Devices, & I/o,
12:10 p.m., 1011 NUBS; Forrest Hartman, "Laboratory: The Zenith-150
Microcomputer as an MTS Terminal," 1:30 & 3:30 p.m., Z-150 Rm, NUBS.
Geological Sciences - John W. Delano, 4 p.m., Room 4001, C.C. Little
Building.
Ecumenical Campus Center - Gary Hawes, "U.S. and Southeast Asia,
Philippines and Indo-China," noon, International Center, 603 E. Madison St.
Center for Chinese Studies - Ernest Young, "Tracking Imperialism in
Late Qing China," noon, Lane Hall Commons.
Biological Sciences - Dr. Wayne Frasch, "Mechanisms of Recom-
bination of Plant Chloroplast and Mitochondrial Genomes", noon, 1139 Nat.
Sci. Building.
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom - Dr. Daniel
Axelrod, "The Pentagon's Hidden Nuclear Strategy", 7:30 p.m. First
Unitarian Church, 1917 Washtenaw Ave.
Meetings
Mime Troop - Open Auditions, 7:30 p.m., Room 2518 Freize Building.
AIESEC - International Business Management meeting, 5 p.m., 131
Business Administration Building.
Michigan Rugby CLub - Meeting, 8p.m., Coliseum.
Student Alumni Council -7 p.m., Alumni Center.
Ann Arbor Go Club -7 p.m., 1433 Mason Hall.
Michigan Student Assembly - 7:30 p.m., Assembly Chambers, 3909
Union.
Miscellaneous
Ark - Herb David Guitar Studio Revue, features Drew Howard, Reggie
Borik, & Steve Osburn, 8 p.m., 637 South Main Street.

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At the November rally, protesters set
up a "mock trial" of the recruiters
before they came into the auditorium in
the Modern Language Building to make
a presentation eventually causing the
recruiters to leave.
A similar incident at Brown Univer-
sity caused the CIA to cancel interviews
in late November.
"On the one hand," Weinstein said,
"we are somewhat organized, but on
the other hand, we have no control over
anybody else. The people who are going
to be in the protest are going to be
people extremely angry at the CIA.
How they express their individual
emotions is up to them."
"We don't really have a plan," said
Steve Austin, a sophomore in the
natural resources school. "We're just
a bunch of people who are pissed at the
CIA."
The group may also go to University
President Shapiro's office if the
recruiters are not at the SAB office,
Weinstein said.


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this past Winter Book Rush one of our best
ever, the University Cellar wants to give you
FREE Woden Nickels worth
$1.00 WITH ANYNON-BOOK PURCHASE OF $10 MORE
-Look for the wooden nickels, to be passed out
on camnpus, or stop in at the University Cellar
and pick one up at the first floor cashier stand.
The Official UMBookstore. The only bookstore you'Ilneed.

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POLICE
NOTES
Residences robbed
Several break-ins occurred around
campus over the weekend according to
Ann Arbor Police Sgt. Jan Suomala.
Burglars used an unlock door to gain
entry into a residence on the 1300 block
of Geddes early Friday and stole
jewelry and a camera worth around
$175, Suomala said.
Thieves stole a stereo valued at $300
from a residence on the 900 block of
Brown late Saturday afternoon, he said.
The robbers entered by forcing a door
open.

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