The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, July 21, 1982-Page 3
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By KRISTIN STAPLETON Kunstler, who is noted for his defense is virtually impossible to prove
ging that artist Jon Lockard was of the Chicago Seven, was delayed in discrimination on the basis of race. "I
d from this week's Ann Arbor New York because of poor flying con- have never heard any official -
Fair due to racial and political ditions and arrived at the court after whether in Mississippi or Michigan -
nination, attorney Mark Gom- the hearing had adjourned. admit that he discriminated," he said.
gave opening arguments yester- GOMBINER, a member of Kunstler's Because Lockard did not know the
the hearing convened to allow law firm, said he would try to prove identities of the jurors or the content of
rd a chance to exhibit in the fair. that Lockard should be granted a tem- the sel
es Brady, who represents Ann porary restraining order to allow him to tesejection criteria, he bad no way to
protest the rejection except in the .:
Street Art Fair, Inc., said there exhibit in the fair. court Kunstler said, adding "There's
o evidence that the group had Kunstler said last night he expects noutpp ler shereg"
ingly and intentionally the judge to reinstate Lockard today as
ninated against Mr. Lockard a result of the hearing. He also said he Lockard's lawyers said they want
e he is black." expects the case to result in a more him reinstated to the fair because the
IBINER claims the Ann Arbor open selection process for the fair with rejection without due process harms
Art Fair's refusal to provide more defined criteria. "I don't really him. "It (a rejection) kills a man's
rd with a list of the jurors and think they had any objective criteria in reputation. It takes away a property
g criteria used to reject him con- the first place," he said. right," Kunstler said.
s a violation of his right to due In his opening argument yesterday, Another of Lockard's attoryneys,
s under the 14th Amendment. Brady, who is a member of the Ann Ar- Vernon Mason, said that the nation is
case is one of due process, not bor firm of Miller, Johnson, Snell and witnessing an increase in the
aid New York attorney William Cummiskey, said "this is a case where "repression of black art." He said that
er. "Even if they did it (rejec- they are alleging racial prejudice." he and Kunstler came to Ann Arbor to Kunstler
a white artist, the issue of due KUNSTLER, who discussed the case show Lockard support in the fight
s would be relevant," he said. after the hearing had adjourned, said it against racism. ... cites due process violat
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arraigned
in local
rape case
Three Ingham County men were
arraigned yesterday in Washtenaw
County's 14th District Court on charges
of rape.
The charges against Harvey Mon-
tgomery, 18, William Craft, 20, and
Danny Lee Lovely, 32, stem from last
Saturday's abduction and rape of a 16-
year-old, which was the latest in a
string, of sexual assaults in recent
weeks.
LAST WEDNESDAY night, a female
jogger, 39, fought off an attempted rape
with a spray can of mace in Nichol's
Arboreteum.
The next day a 32-year-old woman
was sexually assaulted at knifepoint in
her home on the 2300 block of Parkwood
in Ann Arbor. Over the weekend Ann
Arbor police arrested a 28-year-old
male in connection with the incident.
Ann Arbor police have stepped up
patrols and surveillance in an effort to
discourage rape attempts, according to
Lt. Dale Heath. During the July 13-16
period, the police received five sexual
assault reports, which prompted the in-
creased patrols, he said.
Heath said the increased patrols
would include the University area
because "that's part of the city."
However, Walt Stevens, head of cam-
pus security, said there would be no rise
in the University's patrol efforts. "At
this point, we really don't have a
problem," he said.
There will be a decrease in the
amount of student activity devoted to
rape prevention during the summer,
according to sources. "Our Women's
Safety Task Force disbanded for the
summer," said Wendy Rampson, of the
Public Interest Research Group in
Michigan (PIRGIM).
Cellar opens
Customers browse through U-Cellar yesterday, as the student-run bookstore opened its new E. Liberty location.
Cable TV
By GREG BRUSSTAR
City officials are distressed over the
possible implications of a U.S. Senate
bill which would give the federal gover-
nment-not local municipalities-con-
trol over the cable television industry.
Presently, all regulatory authority of
cable television rests with municipal
governments. Each city is able to set its
own guidelines, said Charlene Ladd,
executive director of the Ann Arbor
Cablecasting Commission.
CABLE companies pay a franchise
fee to the municipal cable commission
in order to cover the cost of local
regulation and to cover the cost of
public access channels. Most munici-
palities require their cable companies
to provide public access channels,
which give members of the community
..ac ace for air time..
bill draws controversy
Martha Schmidt, coordinator of Ann THE PROPOSED bill "is detrimental
Arbor Access Television, expressed to our best efforts to ensure that the
dismay over the proposed bill. "It is public good is met," said Frank Greif,
obviously a bill that favors the cable who heads a nationwide advisory com-
operator," she said. "Historically, the mittee for municipal cable com-
cable operators want total control (of munications regulatory bodies.
programming) using the First Amen- One objection that city governments
dment as an argument." have toward the bill is an "automatic
The bill would give the Federal franchise renewal clause," said Greif,
Communications Commission all chairman of the National Association of
regulatory authority, taking it away Telecommunications Officers and Ad-
from local governments, she said. It visors. Such a clause does not give
would also allow the FCC to set a fran- cable companies ample incentive to
chise fee limited only to the cost of local meet the needs of the community, he
regulation. The bill would also decrease said.
the number of access channels required Under the bill, the cable companies
by most municipalities. Access chan- would be able to decide whether or not
nels provide educational institutions, to provide community access, Greif
government, and the public an oppor- said.
tunity to create programming which "ANYONE involved in city politics is
will be useful to the community, accor- opposed to (the bill)," Greif said. "It's
ding toSchmidt...See CABLEVISION, Phge 10 ,