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Page 8-thursday, August 7, 1980-The Michigan Daily
CANDIDATE WOOS NATION'S A UTOMAKERS
Anderson wants import quotas

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From AP and UPI
DETROIT - Independent presiden-
tial candidate John Anderson, cam-
paigning in the nation's auto capital,
said yesterday if Japan does not volun-
tarily limit its auto exports to the
United States, this country should
reduce its mutual defense commitmen-
ts to the Tokyo government.
Noting that Japanese auto imports
have risen to about 23 per cent of the.
American car market, Anderson said'
the United States should get tough with
the Japanese if no voluntary import
restrictions can be negotiated.
"THEY (THE Japanese) have got to
have some sympathy and understan-
ding for the desperate plight of the auto
industry in this country," Anderson
said following a series of meetings with
auto union and industry leaders.
"We've got to sit down and do some
very hard bargaining with respect to
the share they (the' Japanese) con-
tribute to our common defense, in-
cluding our protection of oil in the Per-
sian Gulf," he said.
Anderson cautioned that he would not
agree to any plan to limit imports not
unless the auto industry made specific
pledges to improve their production of
economy cars.
"I AM NOT going to put up some um-
brella of protection and then have them
(the auto industry) go to sleep," he
said, fresh from a smashing perfor-
mance in Tuesday's state primary that

will assure him a spot on Michigan's
November ballot.
With virtually all of the vote counted,
Anderson picked up 90,985 votes to put
him on the November ballot in
Michigan. He needed only an estimated
3,300 to 3,500 votes.
It wasn't so easy for three minor par-
ties trying to get on the ballot. The
Libertarian and Citizens parties barely
made it with just over 5,000 votes each
but the Socialist Workers Party fell flat
with fewer than 1,000 votes.
POLITICAL LEADERS were im-
pressed yesterday with Anderson's per-
formance Tuesday, but were not yet
ready to say he has an equal shot at
Michigan's 21 electoral votes.
Michigan, with its liberal Republican
Party and strong tradition of indepen-
dent voting, might prove fertile ground
for the GOP congressman. The primary
outcome seems to confirm that
analysis.
But whether Anderson could carry
Michigan, remains unclear, according
to both Democratic and Republican
leaders.

"CONGRESSMAN ANDERSON'S
strong showing in yesterday's primary
clearly indicates he will be a factor
here in November," said Gov. William
Milliken, whose wife supported Ander-
son when he was seeking the GOP
nomination.

"However, I continue to believe that many people in Michigan who look to an
Gov. Reagan is putting together the independent candidate like Anderson,"
kind of broad-based campaign that will said Fishman, who added it was not
allow him to carry Michigan and win clear whether the independent's cam-
the election,' he said. paign would hurt the Republicans or
Sam Fishman, head of the powerful Democrats more.
political arm of the United Auto Giving Anderson an equal chance of
Workers, called Anderson's perfor- carrying Michigan- is "stretching it
mance "impressive." quite a bit" but the primary outcome is
Both parties "ought to be interested "clearly an indication he has some
in trying to establish why there are so viability," Fishman said.
Most House Dems
win partynomination
in- Michigan primary
DETROIT (UPI) - All but two of the WITH ALL votes counted, Terrell
100 Michigan House members seeking finished with 43 per cent of the vote to
re-election won nomination in Scott's 40 per cent despite a long and
Tuesday's primary, including a vigorous campaign effort by the
Detroit-area lawmaker who had lost challenger. Since the district is over-
her labor union endorsements. whelmingly Democratic, Terrell is vir-
Rep. Ethel Terrell, (D-Highland tually assured of her second House
Park) survived a close race with. term this fall.
challenger Martha Scott, who was en- Terrell had been a source of em-
dorsed by both the United Auto Workers harassment twice in recent months to
union and AFL-CIO - major forces in the House leadership.
urban politics. Last winter, she accepted a Chrysler
loan car for 17' days just before the
House voted on a Chrysler aid package.
And this spring, she used House
copying machines to reproduce a letter
STA TE typed on her official stationery seeking
support from ministers in her district.
TWO OTHER Detroit Democrats,
Reps. Edward Vaughn and Jack Legel,
231 S. State weren't as lucky as Terrell.
on campus Meanwhile, a win in the heavily con-
662-6264 tested Democratic primary for convic-
ted felon Charles Diggs' congressional
seat has virtually guaranteed a fall vic-
tory for former Judge George Crockett,
Jr.
State party officials assessed their
(upper level) status yesterday and predicted tough
congressional races for traditional
swing districts in November.
3 " IIKI/sCROCKETT, A 70-year-old jurist with
a reputation as a civil rights advocate,
swept past his nearest opponent in the
12-candidate race - state Sen. David
Holmes.
M(ON TUECrockett appeared assured of win-
ning the longtime Democratic
THUR, FRI stronghold district, held by Diggs for 26
7:25 years until he resigned from Congress
two months ago to begin a prison term
for payroll padding and mail fraud con-
9:55 victions.
In other races, State Republican
Chairman Melvin Larsen said he
SAT, believed his party will have a good
SUN, chance to win another traditionally
Democratic district in November - the
WED 14th district seat being vacated by
1:25 retiring Democrat Lucien Nedzi.
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