…A2 balloonist claims record Details inside, Page 3 The Michigan Daily Vol. XC, No. 30-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Thursday, June 19, 1980 Ten Cents Twelve Pages ER falls five votes STRIKES BACK short in Ill. House From AP and UPI SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-The embattled Equal Rights Amendment, mired for the past month in political brokering and a vote-buying controversy, yester- day was again rejected by the Illinois House. Sponsors at a later date can call...…
…Page 2-Thursday, June 19, 1980-The Michigan Daily Thiel to run against Smith in 52d district House race By ELAINE RIDEOUT Northville Democrat Judith Thiel has announced she will challenge six- term Republican incumbent Roy Smith for the 52nd district seat in the state House of Represenatives in November. The 52nd district excludes Ypsilanti and most of Ann Arbor, but includes most of Washtenaw County and a por- tion of Monroe County. THIEL SA...…
…The Michigan Daily-Thursday, June 19, 1980-Page 3 Local Scene { Ann Arbor man claims world record for ballooning By NICK KATSARELAS An Ann Arbor man said yesterday he "feels pretty good" after keeping his hot air balloon aloft more than 24 hours, setting what appears to be an inter- national ballooning record. Bruce Comstock, 36, and co-pilot David Shaffer, 32, of Chelsea, took off Monday night in Battle Creek and lan- ded 24 hours and eight...…
…Page 4-Thursday, June 19, 1980-The Michigan Daily Genetic research benefits immense WrRROR MOVIE fanatics will be disappointed. Genetic engineers are not about to create Frankensteins. They are not pursuing the invention of a super race, and it is highly improbable that their newest gene-splicihg techniques will yield a deadly disease that will wipe-out mankind. The real achievements of the growing number of microbiologists who are using rec...…
…The Michigan Doily-Thursday, June 19, 1980-Page 5 STATE REPUBLICANS WIN BATTLE House to vote on tax LANSING (UPI)-House Republicans yesterday won their battle for more rural tax relief at city dwellers' expense as the House Taxation Committee voted to send an $800 million tax shift proposal to the full chamber. The plan is intended to compete with the 50 per cent tax-cutting plan heralded by Shiawassee County Drain Factional st Afglhunistar ...…
…Page 6--Thursday, June 19, 1980--The Michigan Daily omteArts Parker's reputation no rumour The Up Escalator Graham Parker By MARK DIGHTON There are few things in the rock and roll world you can count on. Graham Parker is one of them. Sure, some of his songs have been better than others and some of his albums have been better than others, but he's never done anything you could call bad. And now that he's at a high point with the suc- cess of h...…
…ily-Thursday, June 19, 1980-Page 7 S. African riots kill upto 60 in 2d day of protest (Continued from Page 1) THE FOCUS OF the unrest was the township of Elsie's River, where plain- clothes police ina civilian minibus fired point blank into a group of demon- strators marking the anniversary of the troubles in Soweto, the black Johan- nesburg township where 1975 race riots led to the deaths of about 600 people. Police said "a number" of people ...…
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…The Michigan Daily-Thursday, June 19, 1980-Page 9 Daily Classifieds Continued from Page 8) HELP WANTED WANTED COMMERCIAL ARTIST OR ART STUDENT to do commercial lettering. Call 663- 2177evenings. 53H621 RESEARCH TECHNICIAN to assist in industrial research and development program. Duties will include design and set up of experimental apparatus involving vacuum systems, thermocouples and thyisters, electronic data aquisition, And acoustics. Back...…
…Page 10-Thursday, June 19, 1980-The Michigan Daily State studies ways to help slumping auto industry sales 4 LANSING (UPI)-Gov: William Milliken said yesterday his ad- ministration is studying ways to spur lagging auto sales in an effort to bolster Michigan's ailing top industry. While Milliken offered little detail on the study, a General Motors Corp- backed plan to lift the sales tax on autos is getting a critical review amid doubts concer...…
…The Michigan Daily-Thursday, June 19, 1980-Page 11 Newspaper in .Tehran reports plot to overthrow. Iran's president. ILLINOIS STATE REP. William Henry (D-Chicago) talks on the telephone in Springfield, Ill. yesterday with President Carter. The president was calling Henry to urge him to vote in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment. The Illinois House last night failed to ratify ERA. Illinois House nixes ERA By The Associated Press A leader of...…
…Page 12-Thursday, June 19, 1980-The Michigan Daily Sports i. Oates' two goals push Express past Dallas, 5-1 By DAN CONLIN and DREW SHARP Special to the Daily PONTIAC-Sam Oates' two goals paced the Detroit Express to a 5-1 victory over the Dallas Tornado last night at the Silverdome. The triumph was the sixth of the season for Detroit and snapped a two- game losing streak. The Express didn't even allow the crowd of 9,688 the chance to get com-...…
