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The Michigan Daily-Saturday,_June 14, 1980-Page 7
MUSKIE: AUTHORITY CRISIS IN IRAN
Politics stall hostages' release
By The Associated Press Americans does not serve Iran's persons dead and 300 injured, witnesses UNDERSECRETARY Mostafa Mir-
Um nd stionalinterestreported. The stadium is across the salim said one person died and 50 were
U.S. Secretary of State Edmund ntoa neet tetfo h ..Ebsycm ut
Muskie said yesterday the diffusion MEANWHILE, POLITICAL obser- stred f the U.S. Embassy cam- hurt.
of political authority in Iran continues vers Iran said they viewed renewed hosta es still are believed held We urge the struggling people of
to be the chief obstacle blocking the rioting in Tebran as part of a break- haes sigtill arebeee eld. r Iran to help us by identifying these
release of the 53 Americans held down of political unity among Iranian Thefightingtar ueeeen sup r- elements, not cooperating with them,
hostage in Iran since Nov. 4. groups which had co-operated after the tr o l utinary e Ayatollh and not to act against the lawful ac-
Ruholish Khomeini and members of the
.He told a Washington news conferen- 1979 revolution that toppled theshah. , tivities of political groups, thereby
ce a growing awareness seems to have Three hours of clashes Thursday at Peoples Mujahedeen, or Warriors, causing a people's struggle which could
developed in Iran that holding the Tehran University Stadium left five Iran's largest leftist opposition group. be used by the counter-revolution and
________________________________________________ Iranian revolutionary guards used troublemakers who are waiting for the
automatic weapons and tear gas to con- emergence of splits and differences
trol the rioting, the witnesses said. in our society," Mirsalim said.
Education leaders . THE MUJAHEDEEN, a key element On priy19,ialasat Tehran
in the anti-shah revolution, were said to University among rival groups of
have called a rally to protest alleged in- students set off a week of violence that
is htimidation of opposition groups by the lstd0 en ssded a wek ufmioe nta
de unce Khomeini regime and the ls of humandandanube n
rights since the ouster of Shah jured
rotnefrmPg1inprtvMh ez hl onhs Earlier this week, Khomeini went on
(CntiuedfromPae in part, to vistors from other states, he Mohammad Reza Pahavi 17 months nationwide radio and television to warn
mational side," he said. explained, ago. against internal differences he said
Tisch's current proposal has been The university presidents endorsed Fighting began when Khomeini sup- were creating "chaos" in Iran and
dubbed "Tisch II"-the Shiawassee the alternate amendment proposal in porters tried to force their way into the threatening his regime
County official failed in 1978 to gain their letter, calling it "a reasonable rally attended by some 100,000 atehis hs conference, Muskie said
voter approval for a similar proposal. program that responds to the public Mujahedeen at the stadium, witnesses he thought release of the hostages could
Tisch said his proposal would: desire for property tax relief. At the said. come when political authority in Iran is
+ reduce tuition to 1978 levels; same time it is a responsible approach Radio Tehran carried a statement by concentrated and "Iran begins to per-
* cut property taxes for most home- which preserves essential public ser- an Interior Ministry official who said ccentrate ranedin tpr
owners by 60Oper cent; vices. We believe it is a plan that the the riot was caused by "certain known ceive it has other overriding priorities
* cut property tax for people who people of Michigan will want to sup- elements" the regime was in- and pursuing."
earn less than $10.100 ner year by 75 to oort." vestigating.
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100 per cent; and,
* abolish school millage taxes for
people over 62.
STATE AND UNIVERSITY officials
dispute Tisch's claims. The university
presidents wrote the governor: "For
the public colleges and universities a
doubling of existing tuition rates would
be the minimal increase necessary to
keep the instituions open ... the cost of
higher education will become
prohibitive for many Michigan
citizens."
Tisch contends his proposal, which
requires the state to reimburse local
governments about $2 billion in lost
property tax revenues, would cut less
than 20 per cent of the total state
budget.
Thomas Clay, director of the state's
budget office, agreed yesterday the
Tisch proposal, if approved, would cut
only about 20 per cent from the state's
total budget-but the problem is the cut
would not come out of the total budget.
THE STATE'S GENERAL fund of
about $3.5 billion pays for colleges and
universities, the mental health depar-
tment, the department of corrections,
the state police, the department of
natural resources, the department of
public health, and all the social ser-
vices.
The other $6.7 billion in the state
budget of about $10.2 billion is bound by
the state constitution or state bonds to
support programs which are mainly
non-public service, Clay said.
The $2 billion lost by the state if the
Tisch proposal passes would therefore
have to come from the $3.5 billion
general fund, Clay explained, leaving
just $1.5 billion to fund virtually all of
the public services, including higher
education.
TISCH CALLED these state predic-
tions "scare tactics."
Clay said the proposal developed by
Milliken and a legislative coalition
would increase sales taxes from four to
five-and-one-half per cent, decrease
property taxes, and allow the state's in-
come tax exemption to escalate with in-
flation.
The alternate plan is "neutral
fiscally," Clay said; the state does not
gain or lose: money. Most residents
would benefit, however, because the in-
crease in sales tax wouldbe passed on,