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31 Vol. 144 No! 183 Sunday, November 3, 1974 GOVERNOR SAYS PROBE CLEARS HIM illiken Keeos Dammaii on His Ticket Action Line aolvea problems, gets ana wen, euta red tape, stands up for your right. Write Action Line, Box 881, Detroit, 48231. Or dial 222-6464 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday. Land Deals Defended BY BILLY BOWLES Fre Press Staff Writer Gov. Milliken said Saturday that his own investigation has convinced him to stand by State Rep. James J. Damman, his running mate on the Republican ticket in Tuesday's gubernatorial election.

Damman, a former Troy city commissioner and member Of the city's Zoning Board of Appeals, has been the subject of Free Pres stories reporting his involvement in Troy land acquisitions while he held public office there. IN A NEWS conference in Detroit attended by a smiling Damman, Milliken read a prepared statement saying he believes, after a personal examination, "that the conclusions reached by the Free Press are not justified by the facts." Milliken said an editorial in Friday's Free Press which included a "characterization of Mr. Damman as a man engaged in 'subterfuge, profiteering and abuse of power' is not accurate." He also issued point-by-point denials of some of the key descriptions of Damman's involvement made in the news article, which was based on investigation of Oakland County records. There is a question whether Damman could resign prior to the election even if he wanted to, but Milliken said he has Damman's verbal pledge to quit the post if their ticket wins Tuesday and if later "there were questions which were raised which went to the heart of Mr. Damman's service in the capacity as lieutenant governor." Milliken termed the agreement as a situation in which Damman is "willing to put his entire political future in my hands and Please turn to Page 7A, Col.

1 if i Aiipiiiiiiii liiiiiiiiia aiM, wr-n Mir lHBaBBHMiMuM My two-year-old son was born with club feet. He needed an operation after I moved to Michigan last January and a doctor here referred me to a specialist in Chicago. Crippled Children's Services won't help me with financial assistance because I didn't go to a hospital in Michigan and Chicago agencies won't help me because I live in Michigan. Who can I turn to? S.M., YpsUanti. County Easter Seal Society.

Right after local president Harvey Gregerson heard about situation from Action Llnei' someone contacted you. Within 24 hours, Easter Seal people were able to determine you were eligible for assistance and began making arrangements to get $300 check to you that should help defray expenses. Reason Crippled Children's Services' couldn't help out was because you didn't go to them at start-for referral to related facility. Michigan Department of Health funds agency, stipulates money for aid can be used only in designated facility. Prognosis on your son is good, but if future treatment is necessary both Easter Seal Society and frinnlprt Children's Services are standing by to lend assist Fre Press Photo by JIMMY TAFOYA An editorial on the Damman case.

Page 2D. Poll shows governors race is too close to call. Page 3 A. Gov. Milliken addresses a news confe rence while Rep.

Damman looks on ance. I think there should be a universal language that doesn't belong to a particular country, don't you? J.M., Detroit. La lingvo pri kiv vi pensas estas esperanto. English translation: The language about which you are thinking is "Esperanto." Universal language used when native one is inoperable was started in Poland in 1887 when Poles trying to communicate in four different dialects figured there had to be easier way. Usage isn't widespread, only rolls off about million tongues throughout world.

Esperanto is based on 28-letter alphabet, each with only one sound so pro UAW's Nelson Jack Edwards Is Killed by Gunman in Bar 4Lk .1 hiiiiliii nouncing words is simple. Vocabulary has same historical de-rivitives as English. Hustler Bobby Riggs donated winnings from recent bet to Montreal movement trying to educate as many Olympic athletes as possible in universal language before '76 Olympics. For more information, write Esperanto Information Center, P.O. Box 508, Burlingame, Calif.

94010. THE SHAH: "Why should they make $2 on one barrel of oil?" Action Line Police said Edwards had been in the bar, which was a UAW hangout, for less than 10 minutes before the shooting. When police arrived, one customer handed them the gun and the gunman surrendered himself. Police are holding Saul Burnett, 39, of 9927 Manor in custody in the slaying. Burnett is a long-distance truck driver.

He was convicted of felonious assault several years ago. PHYSICALLY HUGE and hulking, Edwards was an affable, outgoing man. A confidante of the late Walter Reuther, Edwards rose through union ranks where he began as a line steward to become the first black man ever elected to the union's executive board in May 1962. He was re-elected to that position three times and in 1970 was elected to a union vice-presidency. UAW President Leonard Woodcock issued the following statement Saturday: "I am greatly shocked and deeply Please turn to Page 9A, Col.

1 BY JUDY DIEBOLT AND MIKE GRAHAM Free Press Staff Writers Nelson Jack Edwards, 57, the first black man to become a vice-president of the UAW and long-time civil rights champion, was killed early Saturday morning by a stray bullet as he tried to break up an argument in an inner city bar. Edwards was shot in the head and left wrist in the Broadway Sportsman's Club at 7053 W. Warren shortly before 2 a.m. He died two hours later at Henry Ford Hospital. WITNESSES TOLD Detroit Police homicide detectives that Edwards was sitting at the bar near another man who became angry when told it was closing time.

They told police the man became irrational and started screaming and throwing things. Edwards, along with a bar employe and several other patrons, attempted to subdue him when he suddenly pulled out a handgun and began firing wildly. The gunman fired five shots, two of them striking Edwards, two of them hitting a wall and a fifth bullet striking his own left arm. Sugar Plot Suspected As Price Triples From UPI and AP WASHINGTON The price of sugar has tripled in the past year and has gone up 25 percent in the past month. Congressional experts say it is likely to keep right on rising.

Rep. W.R. Poage, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, predicts that sugar will cost 75 cents a pound by springtime. Another boost came Friday when Amstar, the nation's largest cane sugar refiner, announced a 23-cent increase to $2.85 in the wholesale price for a five-pound bag. Another refiner, Sucrest said it was studying Amstar's action.

Amstar blamed the boost on the rising cost of raw sugar but, even before the latest rise, the government indicated suspicions that a conspiracy might be involved. Treasury Secretary William E. Simon said Thursday that the new Council on Wage and Price. Stability will put sugar pricing practices first on its list for public hearings. And Attorney General William B.

a singled out sugar as one area to be investigated by FBI agents and others in the Justice Department for possible anti-trust violations. SAXBE SAID there were signs of illegal actions "over an extended period of time" in sugar pricing. A grand jury in San Fran-Please turn to Page 9A, Col. 1 We really got a lot of use out of our backyard garden this year. Is there anything we can do so that it'll be even more fertile come next spring? D.W., Mt.

Clemens. Start a compost pile but you'll have to hurry to beat next frost. Take leaves and grass from yard and put in pile, keeping them damp. Material will decay naturally and make great fertilizer to spread over dormant garden. By next spring, leaves and grass will have done their thing, adding all kinds of organic goodies to garden soil.

Compost pile process should be continued year after year. Pile of decayed matter can be mixed with small portion of commercial fertilizer to give it extra kick. Kitchen scraps, vegetable peelings, coffee grounds, egg shells and other organic home stuff can be added to compost pile, too. MSU extension rep suggests folks building home-grown fertilizer supply should check with city to make sure pile doesn't violate local trash ordinance. My husband was arrested for reckless driving last week near Mt.

Elliott and Six Mile. The conductor of a train going at the time was the only witness to the incident. Is there any way Action Line could find him? He'll be the only defense my husband has. M.G., Livonia. Check of several railroads turned up Penn Central conductor who was chugging across Mt.

Elliott-Six Mile toward Detroit Terminal about time police caught up with husband. Better not plan victory party after trial, though. Husband's star witness was less than excited at prospect of appearing in court and cops who nabbed husband said he ran two red lights at 60 m.p.h. Court case comes up in January. Nelson Jack Edwards Oil Firms Gouging Consumers, Shah Says From AP and New York Newt TEHRAN The Shah of Iran said Saturday that world oil prices cannot be brought down unless oil companies' profits are controlled.

He said Iran would propose a 14 percent cut in posted prices next month but that consumer prices would proba-, bly go up anyway. He charged that oil compa- nies have been gouging tie world's consumers, making profits of 150 to 700 percent. THE SHAH spoke shortly after Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, who has been campaigning for 1 prices, conferred with him than four The shah said he favors re- ducing the posted price tof about $10 a barrel from the? $11.65 now applied along the Persian Gulf. The posted price is used by oil states as a base for taxing oil companies.

But the a 's proposal 620 CHRYSLER JOBS LOST Plant Cutback Staggers Town MOUNT kJ pleasantV. 7 I I I 21 production of interior car door panels and later vinyl car roofs has been the center of lives, as well as the livelihood, of families from Beld-ing, Muir, Saranac, Portland, and nearly every village within a 40-mile radius. Plant workers, both old and young, boast the lowest absentee and accident rate in the corporation. They also proudly claim their shop is the cleanest plant with the fewest grievances and finest A CHRYSLER spokesman said the company "doesn't want to get in the position of listing its plants as good, better, best. But we will say that there is a good work force there.

It has been a good work force." "Hell, I've seen women on the line arguing with the setup man that panels didn't look as good as they should," said a male worker, who was interrupted by another, chal- Please turn to Page 6A, Col. 1 THE QUESTION Many radio and TV stations have added humor to their newscasts to attract listeners. Do you like a few laughs with your news? SrjfflnO I i vnwc -J Jlj GHANCI RAPIDS ULfl LANSING rate to- serve as a base price, linked to inflationary costs of consumer goods that the pro-ducer countries import. He ad-m i 1 1 this would result quickly in higher prices for oil. The shah told a news confer Big, Small Feel Auto Pinch BY TIM McNULTY Free Press Staff Writer LYONS In this tiny village where jobs are scarce and Chrysler is more than just an employer, the company's layoff announcement last week came like a death in the family.

Notification that 620 of the 730 employes would be perma-netly laid off before Christmas caused "a lot of sadness, a lot of grief," said one worker. And within hours a very public depression had spread across Ionia County. Despite Chrysler's giant corporate structure, the interior trim plant here is something close to a family business for the Lyons-Ionia area, snugly set among the soybean and cornfields between Lansing and Grand Rapids. Nine years ago Chrysler bought out one of its parts suppliers, hired its workers and refurbished the plant. Since then it has given work to hundreds of area families; about 60 husband-and-wife teams work there and some even have their grown children hired in.

The plant sits at the bottom of a small, sloping hill, next to the one-lane Orphan Bridge, along the west bank of the Coho-running Grand River. For more than 20 years the HOW YOU VOTED NO, 52.2 percent. COMMENTS: "With all that's going on what are they laughing at?" "TV anchormen are a big enough laugh as it is" "If I want to hear comedians, I'll watch Johnny Carson" "How can you mix laughs with reports on crime, political corruption, and the high cost of living?" "A humorous story is ok, but clowning around is unnecessary." YES, 47.8 percent. COMMENTS: "But confine humor to the sports and weather portions of the show" "With all the bad news we hear about, we need a few laughs to keep us from crying" "As long as the quality of news coverage isn't lowered" "After all the bad news is reported, laughing eases the tension" "In these times, every bit of laughter helps." ence in his summer palace that the only way to bring oil prices down for the consumer is to control oil company prof-; its. Amusements 6-1 ID Ann Landers 9C Books 5D Bridge 12D Business News 1-7B Classified 1-13F Crossword Puzzle 10D Editorials 2D Horoscope 12D Movie Guide 15F Names and Faces 15A Obituaries 15D Opinion 3D Outdoors 10E People Page 15A RadioRecords 12D Sports M1E Stock Markets 3-7B TV Late Changes 12E Travel 1-8G Women's Pages 1-15C HAVE THE FREE PRESS DELIVERED AT HOME PHONE 222-6500 vvny snuuia mey mane ii on one barrel of oil?" he asked newsmen accompanying Kissinger on his visit to Iran.1 "Why should some of tliem make 700 percent interest year? Is that fair? If the; oil companies make only 50 cents instead of $2, the price offs.

This is about seven percent of the Big Three labor force. Many of the Big Three's estimated 610,000 blue collar workers, more than one-third of them in Metropolitan Detroit, are finding themselves in double jeopardy in these early weeks of the 1975 model year: The prospect of more and more temporary downtime or indefinite layoffs caused by the declining 1975 model year new car market. The prospects of job terminations, resulting from the automakers' intensive and ur BY TOM KLEENE Free Press Automotive writer Tiny Lyons is taking its lumps from the auto companies' current belt-tightening programs, but it most likely will not be the last community to do so. The impact of Chrysler termination of 620 jobs on the central Michigan village will be replayed in other Michigan and U.S. cities and towns both large and small where the preponderance of breadwinners are auto plant workers.

Already nearly 44,000 auto workers are on indefinite lay- gent cost-cutting programs. The problems of Lyons could be many times multiplied on Detroit's lower East Side if Chrysler permanently shuts down its ancient and massive Jefferson Ave. Assembly Plant, terminating some 5,100 salaried and hourly jobs. A final decision on the closing has not been made by Chrysler management, but UAW executives seemed resigned to the move after conferring with corporate executives last week. So far as can be determined now, it is unlikely that either Please turn to Page 5A, Col.

1 TOMORROW'S QUESTION The Supreme Court will hear the appeal of a man on North Carolina's death row who wants capital punishment banned forever. Do you feel the death penalty has a place in our society? nairl hv consumers will on down. If you let them do any- tViirifT tVimr ursnt if iimII rrrx itn To Vote YES Call 961-3211 To Vote NO Call 961-4422 o- r- Along with the price cut, the shah said Iran will propose a simplified pricing system for- Please turn to Page 12A, Col. I 4.