Page 14 Saturday, June 14,1980-The Michigan Daily CONSTITUENTS ADDRESS COMMITTEE Democrats formulate platform WASHINGTON (UPI) - The con- stituent groups that built the Democratic Party, with only few. at- tacks on the Carter administration, took their case yesterday to the com- mittee writing the party's 1980 plat- form. They urged special attention for women, minorities, the elderly, the cities, human rights, abortion rights, education, and energy. THE 158-MEMBER Democratic Platform Committee continued hearings on a position paper for the August convention, attempting to squeeze in nearly 100witnesses. Few of the witnesses showed special leanings toward. either President Car- ter or Sen. Edward Kennedy, but most spoke for the traditional Democratic program of government taking a strong role to helpcitizens. Kennedy's program more closely follows the traditional Democratic ap- proach than does Carter's. PATSY MINK, president of the liberal Americans for Democratic Ac- tion which has endorsed Kennedy, at- tacked the administration's policies as unworkable. "If a Republican administration is elected this year, and enacts the program its likely nominee is advan- cing, it can only lead to economic and social disaster," said Mink, a former member of the House from Hawaii. "Unfortunately, we find a Democratic administration and many Democratic members of Congress who are proponents of many Republican ideas - philosophies that put individual gain before the public good," she said. ELAINE KARMARCK, the commit- tee's executive director, said she ex- pected the bulk of testimony during the three-day hearing to address traditional Democratic issues rather than either Carter or Kennedy programs. She said the witnesses wanted to promote their own constituencies. Rep. Mary Rose Oakar (D-Ohio), asked the group to "correct the in- justices suffered by so many women under the Social Security system." Rep. Mickey Leland (D-Texas), urged them not to forget blacks, Hispanics and other minorities "whose support has been absolutely necessary to elect party nominees." South Africa bans political protests From UPI and AP the nation prepared at tt JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - for the services to comn South Africa yesterday banned all Soweto racial rioting four political demonstrations in the country, which more than 600 peopl apparently to head off planned weekend commemorations by non-whites of the Then, in a special bloody Soweto riots of 1976. proclamation issued s The move came hours after Prime midnight, Justice Min Minister Pieter Botha warned Schlebusch banned, unde protesting black and mixed-race Riotous Assemblies students that his government will "not gathering of a political na tolerate efforts to create anarchy." than 10 people not THOUSANDS OF non-whites across authorized by him. The ban, which lasts fro the end of June, prohi Cambodiians meetings to discuss gove of any kind "or at which boycott or strike is en OIS abOUt discussed or which is hi against or in support o return to memoration of anything.' THE GOVERNMENT'S h elI all but purely religiouss homelandned by black and mixed and clergymen for tomori day in remembrance of 4 he same time memorate the r years ago in .e were killed. government hortly before ister Alwyn x terms of the Act, "any ture" of more specifically om today until bits political rnment action any protest or couraged or ield in protest f or in com- move affects ervices plan- -race leaders row and Mon- the dead of 4 4 KHAO I DANG, Thailand (AP) - Soweto. Anxiety and confusion prevailed yesterday among some of the 130,000 In New York, the United Nations Cambodians here, one of the two Security Council called unanimously largest camps in Thailand preparing yesterday for South Africa to release all for the first mass repatriation of political prisoners, end political trials refugees. and act immediately to scrap its race- Some relief workers feared the segregation policy. refugees might be coerced to go back to the homeland they had fled. Western countries on the 15-nation THE REPATRIATION is scheduled'I THE EPARIAION s shedled council joined with the Third World to begin Monday at this huge camp near majority to approve a resolution that the Cambodian border. U.N. officials had been negotiated between the and Thai military officers first will in- Western and black African nations. terview the refugees to determine if they-are returning voluntarily. The council showed the same On Wednesday, the program is to unanimity in previous periods of unrest begin at the Sa Kaew Camp, 30 miles in South Africa - adopting resolutions away. Relief workers there fear in June 1976 and October 1977 condem- pressure is being exerted by Cam- ning "massive violence and bodian backers of former Premier Pol repression" there and voting an arms Pot who entered Thailand among the embargo in November 1977. refugees. Yesterday's vote came at the coun- MON D AY NIGH cil's fourth meeting on "the question of South Africa." The 50-nation African T LHDESBLT DEgroup asked for the debate at the urging of the African National Congress, a movement outlawed in South Africa I N that took responsibility for recent .am. sal5o- 9E9oil efineriethere. Safe and sound APPhio Firefighters in protective suits contain a chemical spill inside a semi- trailer truck in Kalamazoo Thursday night. The 50-gallon drum contained Trimethyl Phosphite which was being shipped to the Upjohn Co. from Bucks, Alabama. ur indicts third Abscam congressman WASHINGTON (AP)-A federal indicted earlier this month. grand jury charged yesterday that Rep. Four other House members and a John Jenrette Jr. took a bribe after senator have been implicated in the promising to introduce legislation that proble in which FBI agents posed as would allow an Arab businessman to front men for fictitious Arab remain in the United States. businessmen seeking legislative help. The indictment said the South "I'm relieved and yet deeply sad- Carolina Democrat arranged for a dened," Jenrette told a news conferen- Richmond, Va. businessman, John ce in Florence, S.C. He said he was Stowe, to receive a $50,000 bribe from relieved the investigation was moving an FBI undercover agent last Dec. 6. toward a conclusion but saddened The three-count indictment said because he felt the Justice Department Jenrette and Stowe, who also was indic- had been trying to find wrongdoing in ted, believed the federal agent was his activities for the past five years. representing an Arab businessman. Jenrette, who is running for re- JENRETTE IS THE third member of election, accused the Justice Depar- Congress to be indicted as a result of tment of "trying to do at the ballot box the political corruption investigation what they failed to do at any jury box." code-named Abscam. Reps. Raymond He said he planned "to continue a Lederer and Michael "Ozzie" Myers, rigorous campaign and to be boJ ,)'epest3 opts °_ e, renominated and re-elected." 4