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i iletant Jfiw.iite Free Press Telephones Today's Chuckle To Place Want Adi For Home Delivery City Nevs Desk Insurance Dept. All Other Call 222-6800 222-6500 222-6600 222-6470 222-6400 Pnn't worry about compilers taking over. If they get too powerful we ran Just organize them Into committee. THE SECOND FRONT PAGE Fage 3, Section A Friday, June 20, 1969 Senator's Abortion Plea Bac ked 10-1 LANSING (fl -May God bless you." says nm letter tn the woman legislator whose dramatic but unsuccessful plea for abortion-reform legislation Included an account of her own therapeutic abortion 20 years ago. "My first reaction waa to spit In your face another woman told Sen.

N. Lorraine Beebe, R-Dearborn. Mrs. Beebe aaya her mail Is running about 10-to-l In support of the defeated reform bill and her own actions In the Senate. THE BILL, which would have permitted abortion in cases of rape, incest or danger to the mother or to the child's physical or mental health, was defeated last week in the Senate, 16 to 17, despite Mrs.

Beebe's emotional appeal. "My highest respect," wrote a New York City man. Another man naid: "More power to you. We need more women in Lansing. A woman wrote: "Your valiant effort tn get that abortion bill passed deservei a salute a commendation and a vote of thanks from tha women of Michigan." Another woman said: "Until men the world over are willing to practice sexual abstinence, they have no right to force women to accept (an) archaic viewpoint and pompously expound that 'only God can give Another asked: "What can I do to help?" A teacher wrote: "I don't know how anyone can convince the Legislature they have not been elected to play God." From Miami, a woman wrote: "Please find the determination and fortitude to continue." A Michigan businessman said: "Absolute- ly magnificent.

Your premise that people do not have the right to Inflict their religious beliefs on others Is the very basis of the Constitution of th United States." THERE IS opposition, like the letter from the woman who wanted to spit In Mrs. Beebe's face. "Then the thought crossed my mind that Jesus' persecutors spit in his face when they put the crown of thorns on his head and I decided lt wouldn't be right to spit In your face," that woman wrote. Said another letter writer: "If the Christian churches let this bill go through, they will go to hell." Still another said: "As a woman I feel that abortion, not attempt to prevent its legalization, is an affront to womanhood. I know God forgives you." Tin Praise "Your valiant effort deserves a vote of thanks from the.

women of Michigan" The Criticism Christian churches let this hill go through, they will go to hell? On visitor who was allowed to visit Teamster i James R. Hoffa during his brief stopover in Our Town I wag his son, Attorney 1 James P. Hoffa. The short confab took place in the Wayne County Jail at 3 j. a.m.

before Hoffa was whisked off to Chicago four hours later. That trim chap jogging along Washington Boulevard in sweat pants, tennis shoes and red, white and blue sweat shirt was Bob Holden, vice president for sales of the Sheraton Corporation of America. Holden, who hails from St. Clair, makes a practice of jogging every day no matter where he is, ays that so far he's en-, countered nothing more bothersome than a smattering of heckling. Lester Arwin sports this Mrs.

Beebe Outsider Aske Scooter Trick So Spreen IS Magician! As Grand there was no indication how long the investigation might be delayed by the Oakland judges' decision. The Supreme Court justices probably will not meet again until July 27. A court spokesman, w-ever, suggested that Brennan could make the decision himself or poll the other judges by telephone next week. The grand jury investigation was requested a week ago by State Attorney General Frank BV JOHN GRIFFITH Free Press Staff Writer Police Commissioner Johannes F. Spreen assumed his once forsworn role of "magician" Thursday with a "scooter switch" trick.

"Abracadabra," intoned the unorthodox Spreen at a "Buck-Up" press conference in his office. His hulking frame towered over a suspended bed sheet which concealed a child's scooter from the view of his bemused audience. Then, Spreen flicked banana-stalked fingers. At the command, his aides, Lt. Bezian and Sgt.

Joe Loesche, wisked the sheet away, revealing a working police scooter which had been waiting, complete with Ranger Patrolman Lonnie Hasty, in an adjoining room. PKKRING into the TV lights, Spreen explained to his surprised audience that this tableau dramatized how the Buck-Up dollars of "concerned citizens" are transformed into police protection for the community. Apparently the Impromptu $2 Million Asked Pollard Family Sues City, Police BV SUSAN HOLMES Free Press Staff Writer The family of a Detroit youLh killed in the Algiers Motel during the 1967 riot ha3 filed civil suits in federal and Wayne County Circuit courts asking $2 million damages from the City of Detroit and several law-enforcement officers in the motel that night. The twin suits were filed Wednesday on behalf of Auburey Pollard, 19, one of three young men killed in the motel annex on the fourth day of the riot. New Group Backs Mayor; He Looks Like a Candidate BY DON LENHAUSEN Fret Press Staff Writer Oakland County circuit judges Thursday asked the State Supreme Court to choose a judge from outside the county to head a one-man grand jury probe into alleged bribery and other crimes.

In a letter to Chief Justice Thomas Brennan, the judges indicated they wanted to avoid any hint of local prejudice. "The subject matter of the inquiry involves, in addition to the. Court of Appeals, local governmental officials in and out of offio- as well as many other subjects," the letter said. IT SAID THE nine judges agreed unanimously that "in the eyes of the public all of them (the judges) would occupy a position of prejudice." Presiding Circuit Judge James S. Thorburn, who signed the letter, declined later to give reporters a more specific explanation.

He told them, however, that the investigation would not be "a political witch-hunt." "We just want the air cleared," he said. When the judges last week, approved a grand jury probe, there was some speculation they might ask for an outside judge. But most observers expected they would follow traditional procedure by choosing a grand juror from among themselves. A SUPREME Court spokesman said he could recall no previous one-man grand jury which had been headed by an outside judge. Justice Brennan was unavailable for comment, and Motor Bike Ad Draws Calls From 25 FP Readers It took Michael Bell, Detroit, just one day to find a buyer for the motor biles he offered for sale in an exclusive Free Press fast-ACTION Want Ad.

He found 25 readers interested in the vehicle. 'No matter what you have to sell, you'll get the kind of ACTION-packed sales response you want when you contact an Ad Informant. Call 222-6800 performance came from a sud den Inspiration. The two officers, Hasty and his partner, Patrolman Clyde Briner, who also rolled his scooter in, had been summoned in from duties on the street via their PREP walkie-talkie radios. Spreen thought of the idea when he heard one of the six contributors to his Buck Up project was also bringing in a toy scooter.

The toy bore a placard which read "Spreen's Machine." Spreen announced that contributions Thursday totaled about $1,300 to Spreen's citizens-police participation project. He said this make a total of $13,000 contributed so far. While Spreen did not say it, the tableau inevitably recalled his admonition of May 14 to Common Council after it deleted $26 million for 1,700 additional policemen from his budget request. At that time Spreen, remarking on council's refusal to grant him funds for supervisory police officers, said: "By deleting council has substituted its judgment over mine in how to run the Police Department. "I would suggest that they include In their budget a position of magician for the Police Department I do no magic tricks." State Travel Up LANSING (0 Travel In Michigan during the first four months of the year increased 7.6 percent over the same period last year, the State Highway Department has Juror J.

Kelley and Col. Frederick E. Davids, State Police director. Their petition said there is "probable cause" to believe that Mafia informer Peter Lazaros and others have Information about crimes ranging from murder to racing-law violations. Lazaros has predicted the investigation will equal the famous 1939 Ferguson grand jury which sent a number of Detroit and Wayne County officials to jail.

Ronald August except that in this case, conspiracy is not an issue. Doing a legal thing In an illegal manner namely "to investigate a report of an alleged sniper by means of terror, force, coercion, intimidation and brutality." Assault and battery re- suiting in Pollard's death. Two of these four counts were listed twice because some were filed with Mrs. Rebecca Pollard, the dead youth's mother, as the plaintiff, and others were filed with the entire Pollard family as plaintiffs. ONE COUNT, lodged solely by Mrs.

Pollard as administra-V trix for her son's estate, asks 'compensatory-damages from. 'the City of Detroit alone. It charges that the city failed to adequately educate and train Detroit Police ment personnel "in the sociological and psychological dynamics of the black comv munity in the American so-, ciety." In addition, It charges that the city failed to reqidre so- ciological and psychological testing procedures to deter- mine the attitudes of police-men who deal with the black community." The suits asked a total of $2 million damages. William Gage, attorney for the Pollard family, said it will be "some time" before the suits are heard. The Circuit Court suit was assigned to Judge John D.

O'Hair and the federal court suit to Judge W. Kaess. Gage said the Circuit Court suit was filed as a "protective measure" because of certain jurisdictional questions in the case. 'MS? ill is BY DAVID COOPER AND ANDREW MOLLISON Fi-h Press Staff Writers Jerry Cavanagh looked like a candidate for mayor Thursday, as his campaign machinery shifted into first gear. The sudden appearance of a "Citizens for Cavanagh Committee," composed of Detroit union and Democratic Party officials, set the stage for the mayor's scheduled announce-nient Tuesday of his political decision.

MEMBERS OF the Com said they will urge Cava-nagh to run for a third term as mayor, because "the city of Detroit needs a man of his capabilities to match the turbulence of these times." Cavanagh later told newsmen the committee's plea would be "certainly an influential factor" In his decision whether or not to run, Cavanagh said he still had not made up his mind, but flome of his key aides said they now expected the mayor to run. Other clues appeared to point to a Cavanagh candidacy: The mayor's announcement will be made Tuesday at Cobo Hall, with plenty of space available for all news media. A Cavanagh aide has suggested to one television station that it cover the announce- Cares, I care too" were distributed to the 1,200 delegates at Tuesday night's United Auto Workers conference for a Community Action Program, at which Cavanagh spoke. Top Cavanagh lieutenants were encouraged by Councilman Mary Beck's decision to run for mayor, feeling that her candidacy could split an anti-Cavanagh, law and order, conservative vote. IN A JOVIAL, relaxed mood at a brief news conference, Cavanagh said he might "make a deal" with Miss Beck if he runs: "If she doesn't talk about my tablecloths, I won't talk about her hats." Miss Beck, an arch-critic of Cavanagh, was, one of several councilmen who lashed the mayor's expenses at Manoogl-an Mansion, including the use of city funds to buy a $67 tablecloth.

The "Citizens for Cavanagh Committee" was announced at a news conference held at the Detroit Press Club. Headed by Matt McCusker, a Democratic political figure and UAW member, the gToup said: "This committee, working with those groups which already have voiced their sup-Turn to Tage 4A, Column 1 Bob Holden I bumper sticker: "Support Your Right to Keep and Arm Bears." A delightful jab at the bigots of the National Rifle Association. Sign of Our Times on a tiny patch of grass on Cass: No Stopover for Pogs. Keep Them Moving. Chuck Muer has bought Dearborn Counr.il-I man John Baja's eatery Telegraph and Michigan, will close it during the I months of July and August for refurbishing.

And in September, Baja will I open his new Top of the Mint in Dearborn, so-named because the Bank of Dearborn is on the ground floor. Tip of the Topper to De-j roit's most ardent basket ball tan, Cincy sachs, who is a bouncy 64 and has been devoted to the game I since he played on his first team at the age of 10 in Cincinnati. His summer basketball school is starting its. 19th year, oldest in the state of Michigan, and with a staff that includes Bob Calihan, former University of Detroit coach; Sam Taub of Mumford, the Coach of the Year; Ralph Goldstein of Divine Child; Allan Freund, assistant at Eastern Michigan; Frank Cliic-kowski, coach at Austin; Mike Halstead, new coach at Lapeer High Tip Smath-ers, assistant at Redford Union, and Dick Erikson, principal of Grosse Pointe 1 University School's lower school. Literally thousands of Detroiters rem ember Sachs' officiating days when he was often a better show than the game itself.

In a flaming red shirt, Sachs was among the first officials to make an elbowing appear a higher crime than homicide or treason. Says Cincy: "I'll bet there are more kids playing basketball in schools and recreation centers this summer than football." In his classes are two youngsters who stand seven feet, and a pair who haven't yet reached their full growth at six feet, 10 inches. The Passing Parade For 41 years, Renee Sin-, leris' 30-inch high bronze of a donkey has stood outside what is now Kresge Court at the Detroit Institute of Arts, the only object in the 80 galleries the public was invited to touch. Over the years, loving caresses from numberless children and adults, too, have given a lustre to the little donkey's metal hide. And just the other day, it was presented with a love offering.

Somebody carefully placed a packet of sugar on its back. Named in the seven-count suit along with the City of Detroit are suspended Detroit patrolmen Ronald August, Robert N. Paille and David Senak; private guard Melvin Dismukes and National Guard Warrant Officer Theodore Thomas. Pollard was one of three Negro youths shot to death on July 2fi, 17, in the Inner City motel. An Ingham County Circuit Court jury acquitted August of first degree murder charges June 10 In the death of Pollard.

The trial was held in Mason at the request of August's attorney. August admitted on the stand that he shot the youth, but said he did so in self-defense when Pollard tried to wrest away his gun. THE 13-PAGE suit charges all the defendants with: 0 Conspiring to violate Pollard's civil rights and "playing" a terrorizing "death game with persons in the motel. Depriving Pollard of his constitutional rights. This count is similar to the above, Free Preis Photo bv JOHN COLLIER 4 Hippie Households Lead Ann Arbor 'Street Culture' MAYOR Cavanagh: I won't talk about her hats." ment on "live" camera, rather than film.

Cavanagh's attention attracting performance this week at the U. S. Conference of Mayors hardly seemed to indicate a man about to retire from the mayor's office. Leaflet! promoting Cavanagh for re-election and lapel badges that read, "Cavanagh ager of Trans-Love's rock-music activities. The Trans-Love movement is headquartered in two yellow, three-story frame houses which stand side by side at 1510 and 1520 Hill.

There is little to distinguish the houses from other middle-class homes on the residential street, except for a White Panther flag hanging outside 1510. Trans-Love handles promotional activities for one nationally recorded rock band, the MC-3, nd three others less Turn to Page 4A, Column 2 "We happened to be in the street and we happened to he in the middle of it -and that was all9 BV KATHLEEN O'GORMAN AND ADELINE III SZCZO FrM Prtss Special WriUrt ANN ARBOR At the center of the Ann Arbor street controversy is a s-Love Energies a hippie communal society, and the White Panther Party, its political wing. Trans-Love Energies Is the center of the "hip community" in this university town. It includes about 60 people, none of them presently enrolled at the University of Michigan, who live in two houses in Ann Arbor and two more outside the city. They live mostly on the earnings of four rock bands, sustained by faith that a revo-lution will eventually overthrow the "straight" society from which they have resigned.

They do not seem ha" led the young peopl who threw rock and bottles at pn- lice on S. University Avenue earlier this week. They deny directing the demonstrations, and a visitor gets the impression that they would admit it if they had been in charge. "I've been going a round screaming revolution for a long time," said Jim, who lives in one of the two Trans-Love houses on Hill St. "But I was just out pn South University to have fun." "We happened to be in the treet and we happened to be in the middle of lt and that was all," laid Darlene, the long-haired promotional man-' Stcvic Comes Marching Home When Capt.

and Mrs. Steven Katz re- son, Steven. The welcoming committee turned to Oak Park Thursday at the was Mrs. Katz's parents, Mr. and Mrs.

end of his two-year Army hitch, they William Naftaly of 23621 Kenosha, Oak found a big welcome for their year-old Park. That's Mrs. Naftaly with Stevie..