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Reagan calis for
increased'secrecy'
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Freedom
of Information Act is going to be
worked over again this week in
Congress, this time with the Reagan
administration apparently willing to
settle for fine-tuning the law instead of
pushing for wholesale changes.
Two bills to amend the 17-year-old
law are before a subcommittee of the
Senate Judiciary Committee.
ONE, DRAFTED by Chairman Orrin
Hatch (R-Utah) is a 1982 retread of a
compromise bill that did far less than
the administration wanted. It passed
the committee 17-0 but never made it to
the Senate floor.
The other is being offered by Sen.
Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) who said he
wants to counter a Reagan ad-
ministration policy "that promotes
secrecy as the norm dominating tran-
sactions with the government."
The Freedom of Information Act, a
law since 1966, gives anyone access to
all records of federal agencies unless
those records fall within nine
categories of exempt information.
REAGAN railed against the law
when he was a candidate and he's been
trying to change it as a president, in
some instances doing through ad-
ministrative action what he couldn't do
.legislatively.
In January, for example, the Justice
Department issued new guidelines
designed to force more people to pay
fees for documents obtained under this
law.
Rally protests verdict
in beating
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"We are here because a double
tragedy has taken place-a double
crime, if you will-because the
criminal justice system that is sup-
posed to teach our children right from
wrong has allowed these murderers to
walk the streets among us," said Kin
Yee, president of the American Citizens
for Justice.
"THEIR only punishment is to pay
$6,000, the sum total of the value Judge
Kaufman, in his wisdom, placed on
Vincent Chin's life," he said.
After the rally, the demonstrators
marched to the City County Building
and presented a court staff member
with a petition asking Kaufman to
review his decision and resentence the
men.
Kaufman has agreed to reconsider
death
the sentences, according to a represen-
tative for the group.
CHIN'S family cannot appeal the
decision in court unless there have been
procedural or legal mistakes in the
handling of Eben's or Nitz's cases.
The protesters are also asking Kauf-
man to appoint a special prosecutor to
handle the case if he will not recon-
sider. They are critical of Wayne Coun-
ty Prosecutor William Cahalan, who
originally charged the two men with
second degree murder, and refuses to a
file a motion asking Kaufman to change
his decision.
The FBI in Detroit and the U.S.
Justice Department in Washington are
investigating the case to see if the
crime was racially motivated. If there
is evidence to back this claim, Chin's
family could sue to prove that his civil
rights were violated.
TODAY
Natural lawn mowers
T'S USUALLY difficult to find someone to trim the grass along the banks
of the sewer treatment lagoons in Huachuca City, Ariz., but officials have
filled the position with a trio of efficient civil servants - three burros. John
Pacek, water and sewer department superintendent for the southeastern
Arizona community, said the burros keep the grass neatly trimmed around
the four lagoons at virtually no expense to taxpayers. "We just feed them a
little corn, oats, and molases in the winter and the cost is negligible," he
said. An earlier experiment using five goats failed. Coyotes ate two of the
goats, so every night the remaining goats were locked in a coyote-proof en-
closure and fed. But the goats got so dependent on the evening meal they
wouldn't eat the grass.
HAPPENINGS
TUESDAY
Highlight
Cruise anywhere in Ann Arbor this week for only 10 cents.
The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority has dropped fares to celebrate
National Transportation week. Free "go blue" Chinese yoyos will also be
available today at the AATA Office, 331 S. Fourth Ave.
Performances
The Salvation Army-The Happiness Four Singers, 7 p.m., 100 Arbana
Dr.
Anthropology Department - "Malnutrition and Parasitism in Nor-
theastern Brazil," noon, 4015 LSA Bldg.
National Organization for Women-"Motherhood after 28," Prof. Betty
Barber, 7:30 p.m., Unitarian Church, 1917 Washtenaw Ave.
Mettings
Ann Arbor Go Club-7 p.m., 1433 Mason Hall.
Baptist Student Union-7 p.m., 2439 Mason Hall.
Racquetball-Practice and meeting, 8 p.m., CCRB.
Society of Christian Engineers-Brown bag meeting, noon, 315 W.
Engineering.
Miscellaneous
American Cancer Society-"Fresh Start Stop Smoking Clinic," 7 p.m.;
Scarlett School.
Cooperative Extension Service-"Cater Your Own Party," 1 p.m. and 7:30
p.m., County Service Center, 4133 Washtenaw Ave.
Continuing Education for Women-Job Hunt Club, noon, 350 S. Thayer.
Aikido-practice, 5 p.m., Wrestling Rm., IM Bldg.
Asian Studies-Indonesian Film festival, 7:30 p.m., Aud A Angell.
Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department-Pleasure boating classes
throughout May and June, call 971-8400 ext. 558.
WEDNESDAY
Highlight
It's Bike-to-Work-Day in Michigan, join Mayor Louis Belcher and bike to
an 8 a.m. rally at City Hall. To find out where a bike-to-work group is
meeting in your neighborhood call the Ann Arbor Bicycle League at 994-2814.
Films
Ann Arbor Film Co-op-A Day at the Races, 7:30 & 9:45-p.m., Three
Stooges, 9 p.m., Lorch.
Cinema Two-Dog Day Afternoon, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m., Aud A Angell.
Classic Film Theatre-The Wild Child, 7:30 p.m., Small Change, 9 p.m.,
Michigan Theater.
Performances
Ann Arbor Council for Traditional Music and Dance-Country and
Western concert with Mike Smith and Kevin Lynch, 8 p.m., 1029 Westaire
Way.
Speakers
Psychology-"Discovering and Integrating the Higher and Spiritual
Self," Stanley Zurawshki, 8 p.m., Welker Room Michigan Union.
Museum of art-"The Discerning Collector," Patterson Sims, 7:30 p.m.,
Aud D Angell.
National Organization for Women - "Motherhood after 28," Prof. Betty
Barber, 7:30 p.m., Unitarian Church, 1917 Washtenaw Ave.
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The Michigan Daily
Vol. XCIII, No. 3-S
Tuesday, May 10, 1983
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