Page 6-Wednesday, July 9, 1980-The Michigan Daily Proposal to lower drinking age to 19 will appear on ballot By ELAINE RIDEOUT voters' signatures by a July 7 dead Although the Michigan Legislature "We had the signatures anyway, AlthughtheMiciganLegslaure said, "even without the added 4 recently voted to include a referendum signatures we expected to get ove that would lower the drinking age to 19 July 4 holiday." on the November ballot, a Citizens for a THE BATTLE Creek Democrat Fair Drinking Age spokesman said his organization had hoped to co Monday his organization had probably 350,000 signatures to allow collected the required number of inevitable disqualifications. Per signatures, anyway. who signed "A" or "Ypsi", for e) "We collected 290,000 signatures," pie, were disqualified because State Representative Richard Fit- violated a state law requiring signe zpatrick, Chairman of Citizens for a write out the full name of the city. Fair Drinking Age, said Monday at a Fitzpatrick said the petitions wil Lansing news conference where the be filed but instead will be used to signatures were on display. ; organize a grass roots campaign. FITZPATRICK said his organization had 6,000 volunteers working to co stopped collecting signatures last Wed- signatures alone," he said nesday when the state Senate,following Representative Casmer Ogono the example set by the House the day (D-Detroit), said, "People are real before, voted overwhelmingly to place that 19 is a more practical lI the proposed constitutional amendment r before the vote s. drinking age than 21. Raising "It was a huge victory," said Fit- drinking age to 21 developed tree zpatrick. "The vote passed with an 80 dous problems for law enforcer per cent House majority and 70 per cent agencies trying to enforce an al Senate approval." He added, "The ac- unworkable state law." tion of the legislature recognized the Citing a research project condu widespread popular support for by Dr. James Rooney of a Washin lowering the drinking age to 19 which is D.C. University, Fitzpatrick s obvious from our statewide campaign." We've received documentation Fitzpatrick led the six-month drive to people under 21 are consumingn collect the required 286,000 registered alcoholic beverages in states with vear minimum drinking aoe I dline. ," he 0,000 r the said ollect for sons xam- they rs to ll not help "We ollect wski izing egal the men- ment most cted gton aid, that more a 21- like 4 AP' Photo The Commissioner meets Frankenstein Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn gets a mock necklock by Universal Studios Frankenstein during a party at the Universal backlot in Los Angeles Monday night. The party was held for players, coaches and friends of the National and American League all-star baseball players, who met yesterday in Dodger Stadium. Workers say ggy candy knowinglyg sold Do a Tree a Favor: Recycle Your Doily so Man knows where he's going by where he's been. Michigan than in those states with legal drinking at 19. "The 19- and 20-year-olds have con- tinued to drink despite the change in law two years ago. They've simply shif- ted their drinking from licensed businesses to the back seats of cars, to keg parties, and crowded public parks," he said. Placing the'drinking age issue on the November ballot has the support of Governor Milliken, the Michigan Sheriffs' Association, Thomas Sch- weigert, chairman of the State Liquor Control Commission and the state Board of Education. (Continued from Page 3> Yesterday, the employee continued, Towner had the candy put back on the shelves and made a display advertising the candy at half-price. Although she did not openly protest to Towner, the employee said she did speak with the bookkeeper. "He said there was nothing he could do because Mr. The University of Michigan cente OPENING SEPTEMBER, 1980 Applications for half-day, morning, and afternoon ses- sions for toddlers and pre-schoolers are now being accept- ed. Fall term classes begin Thursday, September 4. OWEN C. JANSSON, M.S. EILEEN M. KIRWIN, Senior Teacher and Administratoor Educational Coordinator M.S., Early Childhood Education Towner was boss," she said. "WE DID go through and warn people," she added. About four people called about the candy, another worker said. The em- ployees then proceeded to unwrap several of the candy bars. "It had webs and stuff on it," one said. When Daily reporters arrived at the store, the candy had been removed from the shelves. They were allowed, however, to inspect it. Two employees watched as the candy was unwrapped and the maggot-like bugs were ex- posed. "Don't use our names," one said. "The owner will fire us if he finds out we talked to you." CURTIS ESTES, assistant to the owner, said he and Towner were unaware the candy bars contained in- sects until his manager called him last night. "I said burn the whole batch," he said. "I didn't want to sell'a product like that." He did say, however, that a few weeks ago, "we discovered a few bug.s that had been on the shelves (by the chocolate bars)." ESTES SAID he removed the suspect bars from the retail shelves. Towner said before bringing out the bars yesterday, he inspected ten or twelve and found no bugs. Those bars he brought out, he said, had never been on the retail shelves before. Towner estimated the chocolate had been purchased sometime in 1978. He said he became curious when some of the two-year-old bars he opened contained bubbles. But upon in- spection of a new case of chocolate bars, he said he saw sim ilar bubbles, and put the two-year-old candy on the shelf.;* s CLAUDIA L. CHESTER, Teacher M.A., Early Childhood Education LAURA WESTBERG, Teacher, M.S., Early Childhood Education 6 I For further Information and application materials call or write the Children's Center at 400 N. Ingalls St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Phone: 764-9428. The U-M Children's Center is a non-discriminatory, affirmative action center; this policy applies to employment, admissions, and administration of all our programs.