Just a few days ago everybody was talking about casino gambling coming to Detroit. Both Dailies had several front page stories, and a swift turn of the television channel and radio dials made you think there was nothing more important.
Casino gambling was going to save this debt-ridden city which has a $135 million budget deficit. It was going to provide any- . where from 25,000 to 50,000 permanent jobs and reduce Detroit s. growing 14 percent unemployment rate. It was going to pump millions of dollars into the city s barren tax coffers. In short, it was to be the city s dream come true. Its salvation. Almost a panacea.
Mayor Coleman Young has said very little about casino gambling since his meeting with Governor William Miliken, who recently described casino gambling as the plague and further announced his intention to veto any attempt by the Legislature to legalize casinos in Detroit.
Mayor Young, however, says
If you think Poletown was bad, casino gambling would probably mean ten times more economic displacement than Poletown.
Attorney General Frank Kelley .Orlando, Florida. .»has no casinos. It has a Disneyworld down there. But it attracts millions of tourists every year, and their crime rate statistically equals Atlantic City.
State Rep. Casmer Ogonowsla
casino gambling is still being looked at by his special budget committee as a means of helping this financially ailing city. By no means, asserts the Mayor, is the issue dead.
In fact, State Representative Casmer Ogonowski (D-Detroit), says casino gambling is still very much alive. He says his casino gambling bill, which has been introduced in the House, is gathering a great deal of support. Ogonowski says he is not even alarmed by the Governor s threats to veto his legislation because, as he says, I don t think Governor Milliken will even be here in 1982 at the time this gambling bill is ready to surface.
Is casino gambling still alive? You bet! Its opponents and supporters are busy greasing their boxing gloves. They are finding new recruits for their respective camps. They are advancing new arguments and reiterating old ones. The battle lines are being drawn, and they re getting ready for Round Two.
Over the last few weeks Detroit Metro Times has asked the right people the hard questions and this is what they said.
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VOLUME I, NUMBER 11 MARCH 19-APRIL 2, 1981
NEWS
Is Casino Gambling a Good Bet for Detroit? by Lloyd Gite............. Cover Local El Salvador Activities, by David Finkel ...........0. 000 cee enue po. Gas Boycott: Give thé Bums a Drubbing, by Lillie Guyer ............. pe7 Briefs: Depo-Provera Dumping, Unions March on Harrisburg, a NAACP Dinner Faces Boycott ....... eg ee Seas ee eng oe eke p. 7 El Salvador s Bloody History, edited by Jeanie Wylie ..............++.. p. 8
FEATURES
Fresh Fortnightly, edited by ce Loveland. stu fo ee ee p. 4 Dialogue, by Mark Levitan and Marvin Wanetick..... Gags Seren ac eas p. 5 Temptations, by-Jan Loveland 30a hoe ee eee es p. 10 Inn Season/Blue Mushroom, by Ron Arorigon ioe, eee ee ues ir ae pice Travel, by Jan Loveland eee anne, ae a ee Se Rae p. 23
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Lonnie: Brooks: by: Jan: Loveland: 6: 056 ese tea as ee p. 18 Garland Jeffreys, by Garaud eae Gs ees Mins Ne es p. 18 Rance bu Mitch stanley... sg os ene Oe te es Oe ee he p. 19 Cate Detroit=-by Herb Boyd... osc earns ee es BSE tain erces p. 20 American Pop, by: Neil: Chacker ve oes Be See eaes p. 24
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Please continue the excellent work, and as have previously told you, the Detroit Metro Times is a real bright light for the Motor City and the great state of Michigan.
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John McCormick s emergence in your publication par excellence has tickled mea thousand shades of pink. The manis a topnotch cartoonist whose requisite razor wit. and knowing hands have titillated me for years upon years.
Mere laudatory words cannot suffice to buttress the weakened floodgates of my liquic joy at this momentous incornation of John McCormick in, the DMT! But do suspect that soon you'll have more advertisers and subscribers than you ever dreamed, up in your tower there. People
tend to rally around John McCormick, to bask in his sunny rays. Johnny is an item; Johnny is the cat s pajamas.
Incidentally: the star of John s premiere -in the Feb. 19-March 5 issue wore a T-shirt in the first frame and a sport shirt in the second. (What was McCormick trying to tell us there?
Anyway, can only hope he'll become a regular feature. Thank~you very much; youre nice.
John McCormick Pontiac Township
Editor s Note: Thanks, John. We can t help but agree with you that McCormick is .a talent, a real find, the cat s pajamas and a razor wit. Twisted, maybe, but a razor wit.
PRE-GERITOL RESPONDS
I have been following Bill Rowe s music writing in the Times for months now. His work increasingly approaches poetry in its density. But Rowe s recent piece on Echo & the Bunnymen left me with one profound question: What was the poor devil trying to say?
Please, Bill, don t leave your fans behind as you polish that poetic style of yours. We pre-Geritols need a critic like
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NO FOOLING: There's nothing funny about the foolish intervention in El Salvador, and
tonight begins a Teach-In on El Salvador which should attract national attention. At 7:30 pm at the Central Methodist Church, former U.S. Ambassador Robert White, Bill Wipfler from the National Council of Churches and a sister of the of things. Tomorrow, the State Department will send a representative to make comment, and the above people will be joined by representatives of the. North American Conference on Latin America and of the Democratic Revolutionary Front in El Salvador to respond. The TeachIn will stretch through April 3, 577-3416 for information.
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DIALOGUE
Dialogue is a regular feature of Detroit Metro Times and is intended to offer a forum for opinions on a diverse range of subjects of importance to Detroit-area readers. The views expressed donot necessarily reflect those of the paper or staff.
by Mark Levitan and Marvin Wanetick
Members of the Detroit~Citizens Party are always eager to argue the merits of third-party politics. At a time when Americans face a serious threat from the Right, progressives need to grapple with issues of strategy. We also need to do so in a spirit of mutual respect. It is therefore unfortunate that Congressman John Conyers chose to express his disagreements with us by dismissing the Citizens Party as elitist. (DMT, March 5-19.)
In 1981 those of us who wanted to be relevant to the Presidential election faced a very concrete choice; either to support Jimmy Carter, an incumbent who failed to keep any of his liberal campaign promises as the lesser evil or to create an alternative campaign, and to begin the job of building an alternative party which could raise the fundamental issues the Democrats and Republicans have steadfastly refused to address.
Our April Founding Convention made a choice. We nominated environmental scientist Barry Commoner and Native American activist LaDonna Harris as our Presidential ticket. Their campaign presented an alternative to the twoparty consensus that the only way to rebuild the economy is by cutting the standard of living of the American people and that the United States must respond to a changing world by reinstituting the draft, bigger military budgets and threats of nuclear annihilation. -
Commoner and Harris argued that we could have safe and affordable energy if we took con-
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trol of our resources and began a transition to solar power. They pointed out that racial and sexual justice could only be achieved if there was economic justice as well. They proposed reopening the auto plants the corporations have abandoned under community and worker ownership to provide the employment and mass transportation Detroit and the nation need.
The Citizens Party advanced a vision of anew economic order in which the society-shaping decisions now made by corporate managers would instead be made by the people through the democratic process. Our campaign was a call for a new majority party which could make that vision a reality.
We took that message not just to the universities but to civil rights organizations, neighbor-_ hood groups and union halls. Commoner and Harris received the endorsement of William Winpisinger, President of the International AssoCiation of Machinists as well as the Reverend Herbert Daughtry and Manning Marable, two leaders of the new National Black Independent Party. Here in Detroit, Councilman Ken Cockrel spoke at Citizens Party events.
We did not receive many votes in November, but we believe we have begun an important process. Through efforts like ours, ever wider sections of the American people can be won to a new political movement. That is something lesser evilism can never offer.
P.S. We are proud to report our first election victory. Citizens Party candidate Terrill Bouricius recently won a spot on the Burlington, Vermont, City Council. The Detroit Citizens Party can be reached at P.O. Box 02208, Detroit, MI 48202. Or call 341-9648 or 869-6168.
Mark Levitan and Marvin Wanetick are Steering Committee members of the Detroit chapter of the Citizens Party.
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PROTEST
am writing to protest your coverage of the fast food industry (ULU Charges Violations, March 5). The best thing in the world for Detroit would be to get rid of the minimum wage. What Detroit needs is jobs, right? We need to get these teenagers off the street and into gainful employment. can understand Senator Riegel s indecision on the matter. hope he has the courage to do what s necessary, because the Detroit Metro Times and the rest of the liberal press are sure to chop him to pieces.
Henry A. Southerland Sterling Heights
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EL SALVADOR OPPOSITION
by David Finkel
For many who grew up during the Vietnam war or who marched and organized or resisted the draft or otherwise helped to protest it (David Stockman excluded, of course), today s American intervention in El Salvador must seem like a nostalgia trip back to the Vietnam era.
Military advisers ( non-combatant, of course), Green Berets to help the U.S.-backed dictatorship ( legitimate government ) crush popular insurgency ( international Communist subversion ) and soon to come, U.S. warships off the coast to supposedly block arms supplies. Can the Gulf of Tonkin resolution be far behind?
These concerns are on the minds of nearly 100 activists who have come together on very short notice to launch a Detroit chapter of the national Committee in Support of the People of El Salvador (CISPES).
assassinations by the U.S.-backed junta s death squads, have spoken at Wayne State and to meetings of trade unionists.
The first large-scale demonstration by CISPES -will be held Monday, March 23, in commemoration of the anniversary of the ~ assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero by the junta s paramilitary death squads. There will be a brief rally at Cass Tech at 4 pm, followed by a march downtown and a picket line from 5-6 pm at the City National Building which houses the office of the El Salvador Consulate.
That same evening, MICAH will sponsor a memorial service for Archbishop Romero at Mercy College McAuley Auditorium, 8200 W. Outer Drive, at 8 pm.
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Activities in the Detroit area have already occurred, and larger ones are in the works. Two leaders of El Salvador s trade union movement, whose members have suffered hundreds of -
Besides the work of CISPES, other activities are also being planned. One of the most important teach-ins since the Vietnam war will_ occur Thursday, April 2, at Wayne State University. Scheduled speakers include a representative of the FDR, a spokesperson for the State Department, fired U.S. Ambassador Robert White, Robert Armstrong (an expert on El Salvador from the North American Committee on Latin America, NACLA) and members of the Wayne State history faculty. There will also be a large number of workshops and an evening session where Councilwoman Maryann Mahaffey and Rep. George Crockett will be featured speakers. For further information contact WSU Student/Faculty Council at 5773416.
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Give the Bums a Drubbing
by Lillie Guyer
While Flint and Pontiac have their tax revolts, an oil revolt appears to be emerging in the metropolitan area of Detroit.
A loose coalition of suburban protestors are so angered over rising gasoline and oil costs that they are threatening an eventual oil boycott.
The boycott idea emerged nearly a month ago when Steve Barnaby, editor of the Farmington Observer (of the Observer-Eccentric chain) began airing his views on rising oil and gasoline costs in his weekly column, Cracker Barrel Debate. In a recent column, he asked readers how they thought selective boycotting of, say, one major oil company might work in forcing down gasoline costs which have risen steadily since President Reagan s decision to deregulate oil prices in January. He also asked readers to think about one target oil company.
Ten days after the column appeared, Barnaby claims he had received nearly 600 letters and numerous phone calls from all over the state. The key response areas appeared to be Livonia, Garden City and. Redford, the western metro suburbs where his readership lies. Most people favored a boycott, and the target mentioned most often was Shell, Barnaby said.
In a recent interview, Barnaby spoke like a man rather surprised by all the fuss he s created. He recalls no prior issue which has stirred so much public controversy in the seven years he s written the column.
The response, he told Detroit Metro Times, has been overwhelming. It shows people are concerned (about rising costs) and they won't take it for long. I m talking about reasoned letters but they re all very outraged. He summed up the response by saying people felt frustrated and ripped off.
By whom?
The villains in the scenario seem to be the multinational oil companies. A basic issue, according to supporters of this grass-roots movement, is that big oil interests, not imported oil or foreign imports, are forcing gasoline prices up to the point where driving is becoming increasingly unaffordable for the average American, and especially those on fixed incomes.
If interested persons can effectively organize, Barnaby predicts an oil boycott could be launched sometime in April. And interest is spreading. He knows of a Livonia group that is circulating a petition for those who would support a local oil boycott to sign. In one weekend, the group easily gathered 300 names, anda spokesperson stated they could have gotten thousands more. So far, supporters characterize the oil revolt asa movement with no organized form of expression.
Walter Olepa, a retired auto mechanic living in Garden City, says he would readily join a boycott group. I m just hoping someone will take off with it, he says. Like everyone else, I m sick of paying through the nose.
He echoes the sentiments of others who believe big oil has contrived the situation to create anartificial oil shortage. Olepa, too, states he is absolutely opposed to decontrol of oil and natural gas. He does not view decontrol as a concerted effort to discourage consumption. Sure, less may be consumed, he contends, but at a higher price, the oil companies still get their money.
Can an organized boycott impact rising pump prices?
We could bring them down to their knees, back them into a corner, Olepa says like one going for the jugular, and eventually start a price war. He puts little stock in Shell Oil s recent action of lowering pump prices by two cents.
A Livonia resident who supports the boycott idea said at least 75 percent of the people believe pricegouging is occurring and the boycott is a timely idea. The interest is universal, he claims, and what s missing is effective organizing. A retiree himself, he said he can barely afford to drive his car let alone repair it.
Fay Gates, an organizer for the Michigan Citizens Lobby, doubts an oil boycott would work in Michigan. This isn t like sugar or coffee, she said. We couldn't hurt them (big oil) enough. .we d just be hurting individual gas stations. These independents are forced to buy from Shell, and they re already being driven out of business in droves everyday.
Gates argues that reinstating price controls is the only reasonable alternative at this point. Efforts would be better spent organizing to reimpose price controls on the oil industry and get behind a Federal suit filed by Senator Metzenbaum (D-Ohio). empathize with them (boycott supporters) and know how they feel, but its not the way to go, she said.
Connie Soma, steering committee chairperson for the Michigan Coalition for Utilities and Energy (MCUE), told Detroit Metro Times that there are organizations in the community already involved in the oil issue who might lend organizational support to a boycott, such as the retirees unions.
It s possible we could get people in different communities who could set up umbrella organizations. But first we need to sit down with these people and find out where they are. To work, its got to be widespread.
She saw it as a feasible issue to be raised at MCUE s upcoming annual convention this weekend. However, before MCUE could act, she said, the issue would have to be explored by the entire board.
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N.A.A.C.P. DINNER FACES BOYCOTT
The NAACP s annual Freedom Fund Dinner, one of the largest civil rights fundraising events in the country, has erupted in controversy this year. Scheduled for April 12, at Cobo Hall in Detroit, number of members are threatening to boycott the dinner because of the appointment of local construction contractor Thomas Dailey as co-chair.
Dailey, newly elected president of the Associated General Contractors of America, is a supporter of a lawsuit brought by industry groups challenging the City of Detroit s Human Rights Ordinance. In the wake of a recent circuit court ruling (DMT, March 5-19), the city s Human Rights Department has been stopped from enforcing the hiring of women and minorities by contractors who are awarded city contracts. That rulingis being appealed.
Some NAACP members feel it inappropriate for Dailey, an opponent of such affirmative action guidelines, to hold the position of co-~chair of the organization s annual event.
HARRISBURG DEMONSTRATION
For the first time in the history of the labor movement, unions have initiated a public demonstration against nuclear power. The action will take place in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on the second anniversary of the accident at Three Mile Island (TMI). The March 28 demonstration will raise four demands: @ keep TMI closed and no dumping of radioactive water in the Susquehanna River @ jobs for all, a shorter work week, and a massive public works program
@ support for the United Mine Workers (UMWA), whose contract expires the day before the planned demonstration.
The demonstration was announced at a Jan. 17-18 conference and has been endorsed by the Labor Committee, the UMWA, Machinists (IAM), Auto Workers, Graphic Arts International, International Chemical Workers, Furniture Workers, Mobilization for Survival, CARD and SANE. The event is being organized primarily by local Harrisburg unions.
For more information locally, call CARD at 8338573 or SECO at 531-8943.
Labor Notes
A.I.D. MAY DUMP DEPO-PROVERA IN THE THIRD WORLD
Tens of thousands of Third World women and their children will suffer if the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) changes its policy and distributes the contraceptive Depo-Provera abroad, according to the National Women s Health Network (NWHN).
In the past, AID has not financed the distribution of any product that the FDA, for health reasons, has banned in the United States. However, in spite of an FDA ban on Depo-Provera in the U.S., AID is considering making a policy exception solely tor the drug. Such a move will amount to a bail-out of the Upjohn Company, the drug s manufacturer.
Experiments conducted on animals have proven that the drug causes dangerous side effects such as permanent sterilization, possible birth defects in children, breast and endometrial cancer, heavy bleeding, excessive weight gain, headaches, nervousness and depression.
The NWHN urges people to write or send elecean to their Senators and Representatives expressing opposition to the use of tax dollars in distributing the drug. Florence Walton
Be a Patriot, Kill a Priest
El Salvador s Bloody Legacy
edited by Jeanie Wylie
The following is a condensed version of a document entitled Outline History of El Salvador, assembled by the Yellow Springs, Ohio chapter of the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES). The national office of CISPES can be contacted at: Box 12056, Washington, D.C. 20005.
This is part one of a series on U.S. involvement in El Salvador, which the Detroit Metro Times hopes will help readers place current developments in an historical perspective.
Mid 1800s: Commercial lands, used by peasants to grow food, taken over by the government and consolidated into large coffee farms owned by 14 familes.
Early 1900s: U.S. and British investors export El Salvador s coffee, sugar cane and cotton.
1912: The National Guard is created to repress rural uprisings.
1930: On May Day, 80,000; workers and peasants march on San Salvador, demanding minimum wage for farm workers and relief centers for the unemployed.
1931: Popularly elected president deposed by military.
1932: Salvadorean Cantunia Party leaders are arrested, and 4,000 unarmed farmers and peasants are killed during a popular uprising. In the aftermath of the uprising, the army and paramilitary groups organized by large landowners kill more than 30,000 people.
1950: Colonel Oscar Osorio becomes president in a fraudulent election. He continues reliance on military repression.
1961: The U.S. expands its interests in El Salvador to include food, textile, chemical, petroleum, paper and pharmaceutical industries. By 1967, the U.S. has $45 million invested, compared to $19.4 million in 1950.
1972: With the support of the military, Colonel Molina represses urban and rural labor organizations to maintain a suitable climate for investment.
1977: General Romero, former Minister of - Defense and head of a paramilitary network, is selected to replace Molina. The White Warriors Union, a right-wing death squad, singles out Jesuits for repression. Be a patriot, killa priest becomes their slogan.
May, 1979: National police and goitdanicn open fire on a crowd gathered on the steps of the Metropolitan Cathedral in San Seater 2 people killed.
June, 1979: Entire Jesuit order is told by White Warriors Union to leave the country or face extinction. y
Archbishop Oscar Romero (no relation to General Romero) becomes an outspoken critic of military s rule and economic injustice.
General Romero s regime is condemned by Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and the Human Rights Commission of the Organization of American States.
October 15, 1979: A U.S.-backed bloodless coup overthrows General Romero and sets up the Revolutionary Governing Junta. A truce with the armed popular elements is worked out, and many progressive Christian Democrats join the government.
December 28, 1979: -An El Salvadorean government document makes it clear that real power is exercised by the head of the Ministry of Defense and several military commanders.
January 3, 1980: Nearly all the civilian members of the junta and cabinet resign.
January 6, 1980: Archbishop Romero calls on the people to join popular opposition organizations.
January 9, 1980: A second governing junta is formed. No attempt is made to integrate the left.
January 10, 1980: A number of leading members. of the Christian Democratic Party resign from the party.
January 22, 1980: The government kills 24 of 200,000 people participating in a unity march of the opposition.
February 17, 1980: Archbishop Romero asks President Carter to stop U.S. military, economic and diplomatic intervention and to. respect the legitimate self-determination of our people.
March 3, 1980: Remaining civilian members .resign from the second junta in protest of con-tinued repression. A third junta is formed by the military.
March 6, 1980: Third junta announces a U.S. land-reform program designed and directed by the State Department and an affiliate of the AFL/CIO which has admitted links to the CIA. The program is similar to the Phoenix project used in Vietnam through which 30,000 peasants opposed to the government were killed.
March 15, 1980: The Democratic: Revolutionary Front (FDR) is formed as a union of opposition parties, university, church and professional associations.
March 22-25, 1980: A U.S. ecumenicalgroup visits El Salvador and recommends an end to American aid. (See sidebar.)
March 23, 1980: Archbishop Romero denounces the government s land reform pro-
grams as reforms bathed in blood.
March 24, 1980: Romero is assassinated while celebrating Mass.
March 26, 1980: Secretary of Agriculture Jorge Villacorta resigns, saying the ck reform law is being used to identify peas nt leaders and kill them.
March 30, 1980: Government kills 40 of the 80,000 attending Romero s funeral.
April 2, 1980: U.S. approves additional $5.7 million in military aid to the El Salvador government.
April 18, 1980: 100,000 people attend a celebration of the popular FDR coalition.
May 14, 1980: Salvadorean and Honduran troops kill 600 peasants fleeing rural repression at the Sumpul River.
June 13, 1980: The FDR wins the support of the Socialist International, a coalition of 50 world parties including the governing parties in Sweden and West Germany, as well as the British Labor Party.
June 24, 1980: Army kills 50 during occupation of National University. A three-day general strike is 90% successful.
July 5, 1980: Army raids Legal Aid Office of Archdiocese, taking documentation of repression.
August 12, 1980: Sections of San Salvador bombed by the government during a partially successful three-day general strike, 200 killed.
September, 1980: U.S. sends another $20 million in economic aid to the El Salvador government.
October 4, 1980: Army takes military offensive in Morazon region, 24,000 refugees, 3,000 dead.
October 7, 1980: Two members of Salvadorean Human Rights Commission assassinated by right-wing death squads. /
October 12, 1980: Archdiocese denounces junta for its war of extermination.
November 6, 1980: U.S. government officials compile a dissent paper entitled Washington s Secret War in Central America. (See sidebar.)
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We are convinced and have collected eyewitness evidence that atrocities are regularly being committed by the security forces of the Salvadorean government. Murder, rape, torture, the burning of crops and the constant harassment of all kinds aimed at destroying whole villages suspected of harboring individuals in opposition to the current Salvadorean government are being inflicted upon the Salvadorean people by the very troops now receiving U.S. military aid. In no case did the refugees we spoke with report that they had been attacked or harassed by the guerilla force, despite our repeated questioning.
U.S. Congressional Delegation
Various government agencies have taken preparatory steps to intervene militarily in El Salvador... We have ascertained that the activities are being implemented by no less than 12 agencies of the (U.S.) government and supported by numerous non-governmental organi-zations (such as corporations, trade union organizations, etc.). This implies an allocation of bureaucratic and financial resources exceeding those made to any other hemispheric crisis since 1965 (when the U.S. invaded the Dominican Republic).
The options and recommendations on which policy decisions were made have been based on irresponsibly self-serving evaluations and analyses of intelligence reports available within the agencies. Critiques and dissenting views were systematically ignored.
-Dissent paper authored by U.S. officials in the State Department, ~_ National Security Council, Department of Defense and CIA.
The delegation was particularly shocked by the barbarity of the repression. We have heard testimony from eyewitnesses of rape, torture, mutilation, decapitation, garrotting, and the murder of unarmed and defenseless men, women and children. The security forces burned fields and forests and destroyed bridges to prevent people from escaping the atrocities.
We urge that the United States immediately halt all assistance to the military and police of El Salvador. U.S. aid to the military in the current situation cannot be separated from the long history of U.S. support for military dictatorships in El Salvador and throughout Central America.
U.S. Ecumenical Delegation of the National Council of Churches, American Friends Service Committee and U.S. Catholic Conference
| NEWS Is Casino Gambling _ Good Bet for Detroit?
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JOBS
Casino gambling brought 23,000 new: jobs to Atlantic City, and supporters say casino gambling could bring up to 25,000 or more jobs to Detroit.
It s been proven in Atlantic City, Nevada and foreign countries that a hotel casino generates or creates new jobs, says Rep. Ogonowski. New full-time jobs. These are not just(casino employees. We're talking about the hotel, bar, restaurant and retail store employees.
Michigan-Attorney General Frank Kelly disagrees.
The employees that work in those casinos have not been the native employee. Most of the technical people, blackjack dealers, crap dealers and slot machine mechanics come in from the outside, because they-don t teach those types of things at Cass Tech or Wayne State University.
Glenn Brewer, manager of the Book Cadillac Hotel, supports casino gambling, and he is convinced it will mean many more jobs for area residents.
It would certainly increase jobs. I m only running part of the hotel now, he
cilwoman Mahaffey. Downtown we have senior citizens buildings. For example, the old Wolverine Hotel is now a senior citizens building and its in downtown Detroit. The new Trolley Plaza will have some Section 8 housing in it for poor people. We also have other buildings that are being redeveloped into senior citizens buildings, and in Atlantic City those very people were pushed out, contends Mahaffey.
According to Attorney General Kelly, senior citizens and the poor are not the only ones who would be displaced by casino gambling.
Recent studies made in Atlantic City indicate that homeowners tax rates went up almost 200 percent in the initial two years that the gambling fever hit Atlantic City. The taxes have gone up exorbitantly because of land speculation. Studies in Atlantic City show people were driven out because of higher tax rates. People who actually owned their own homes were driven away. They couldn t afford to live there because of the higher tax rates caused by casino gambling, says Kelly. If you think Poletown was bad, casino gambling would probably mean ten times more economic displacement than Poletown.
explains. If casino gambling would do for us what its done for Atlantic City, would be increasing my staff quite dramatically. Brewer says he is convinced the bulk of the jobs would go to area residents and not outsiders as some opponents claim.
DISPLACEMENT -
As aresult of casino gambling coming to Atlantic City, real estate speculation skyrocketed. In many cases the poor and the elderly were forced to move out of their hotels and apartments, and many renters were forced to leave their homes because of increased rents and property taxes. Some fear the same thing will happen in downtown Detroit if casino gambling is approved.
The same type of citizen displacement could happen here, asserts Detroit Coun-
Rep. Ogonowski envisions little displacement. We have a lot of land down.. town. There are old dilapidated, boardedup _hotels that we could rejuvenate, remodel and rebuild. I could see very little of. the disturbance of the downtown residential area, if any, explained Ogonowski. There will probably be some displacement of some people downtown, but I don t think we should stop progress because of thats:
Rep. George Cushingberry, Jr. (DDetroit), says displacement of some of the poor and the elderly might not be a bad idea. Some of those hotels aren't fit for people to live in day to day anyway. I m not concerned as some people are about the issue of displacement because of the housing stock surplus we have in Detroit. The issue should not be whether or not there s displacement among poor people in
the central downtown district because of the surplus of housing stock in the city which could be used to house those people.
WHO WILL LOSE?
Studies conducted by the White House Commission on Review of the National Policy Towards Gambling show that the availability of legal games such as casino gambling increased participation by local - residents. Critics fear if casino gambling came to Detroit the working poor would. gamble away their checks, causing additional social problems for families.
Vincent Piersante, chief of the Michigan: Attorney General s Organized Crime Task Force, says casino gambling could foster a hustlers mentality among the city s working-class citizens, pushing them into gambling for the quick buck.
In Détroit we have a large urban area with a working-class population. Its a city of neighborhoods, and there s going to be tremendous social impact in the city if we all of a sudden insert gambling just around the corner from all of these people, he says. When you open up casino gambling in an urban area, you change the whole character of the community. You change its outlook, its values and its direction.
Rev. William Holly, president of the politically potent Council of Baptist Pastors, agrees. He believes legalized casino gambling would induce the working class and poor into gambling with tremendous social ramifications.
The men in the community who are gamblers on a small scale will find thatnow that its legalized, they'll go down and chance their paychecks. Trying to bring home a big roll. They lose their paychecks and their families suffer. Those men have lost their money, and the thing that caused it was casino gambling.
Rep. Ogonowski disagrees that the poor will be lured into the gambling casinos where they will lose all of their money. It s been proven in casinos you don thave participation by the same kinds of people who play the lottery or bet on horses. There was a study done for the Federal National Gaming Commission that said those who usually participated in casino gambling had incomes of $50,000 or more. The people who can least afford to gamble do not participate in casinos.
Councilwoman Mahaffey refutes the claim that the poor don t usually take part in legalized gambling.
Gambling soaks the poor who are least able to afford it. In Nevada they have three times the number of old and poor people gambling both in the illegal as well as the legal gambling. With more people gambling, including the poor and old, we find higher welfare rolls due to family break-ups and lost jobs. There is a higher percentage of jobs lost because of compulsive gambling. From that comes higher costs in terms of spouse and child abuse. All of this
calls for higher expenditures in the social services arena in order to deal with those problems.
CRIME
Personal and property crimes jumped 75 percent through the first eight months of 1980 in Atlantic City. The crime situation there is described by some as desperate. Prostitution, loansharking, drug sales and other types of crimes have increased substantially. Crime is also widespread in | Nevada. Crime statistics in Las Vegas keep that area at the top in most crime categories. Opponents fear Detroit's already high crime rate will climb substantially if the city legalizes casino gambling. Crime is the most devastating factor of casino gambling, complains Attorney General Kelly. In nine out of the last ten years, Las Vegas has either been number one or right near the top of all of the incorporated cities in the U.S. in all areas of violent crime.
Congressman John Conyers, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Crime, says that casino gambling in Detroit would provide an open door for organized crime. It follows as sure as water runs downstream that where huge amounts of money are made available for exchange that organized crime is going to be there in one form or the other. Usually, he says, many forms.
Governor William Milliken also fears organized crime infiltration into casino gambling.
It s been demonstrated across the country that the Mafia is always in the shadows. Casino gambling has created in _ some respects an invisible government. It reaches into every form of public and private activity.
Rep. Ogonowski thinks crime is being overstated in the casino gambling debate. The opponents seem to be saying the only thing that attracts crime, be it prostitution, street crime, vidlent crime or organized crime, is gambling. My answer to that is its not true. Take for example Orlando, Florida. It has no casinos. It has a Disneyworld down there, he says. But it attracts millions of tourists every year, and their crime rate statistically equals Atlantic City. Wherever you have a large influx of people, certain kinds of crime will increase. Its a human nature factor.
Yes, the battle lines have been drawn. Casino gambling opponents on one side and supporters on the other. The fight could go on for months or even years. One thing is clear. Detroit needs short-term as well as long-term financial relief.
Casino gambling cannot by itself save Detroit, and even its most ardent supporters will admit that. It could, from a financial point, pump much-needed megabucks into the city s empty coffers. From a social «standpoint, it could push the city closer towards destruction.
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It may be just a game of chance, but the folks at the Stanley Roberts School of Winning Blackjack contend that with their instruction you can beat inflation and win lotsa bucks and perhaps get ready for the inevitable legalization of gambling here in Detroit. (See cover story.) If you are unable to master the system developed by Roberts in the 16 hours alotted, you will get all your money back, but so far the school s 400 grads have never demanded a refund. If you and friend enroll together, one of you gets $100 off the rather pricey $500 tuition. The school has locations throughout the country, but we are graced with its presence at 17000 W. 8 Mile in Southfield. Call Bill King at 569-1063 for registration information.
It's dress-up time (what else is new?) on the local new wave scene.
Friday the 27th you can take your pick of an April Fool's Masquerade at the Bowery with cash prizes for the King and Queen of Fools and performances by the Young & Dirty and the Welders (reportedly an Alaskan reggae band. Hmm. . .). The same night if you're crafty, you can scoot across town to Bookie s, where you can participate in Rockabilly Night with New Yorkers the Rockats and the local Rockabilly Cats, and the best-dressed rocker will win a stack of albums. Great charades.
Opening April 10, the former Jazz Gallery spreads its wings as the World Stage Cafe. Trumpeter
DESIGNER FASHIONS
CHEAP FRILLS
To brighten up your spring wardrobe, how about lavender and pink leather pants from Ciao? Available in both jean cuts and baggies, these hot hip fashions are currently 20% off. To compliment your bargain bottoms, leather padded shoulder jackets in red, purple and blue, usually $195, now $150. And to get a thrifty jump on the new season's couture, how about camouflage baggy shorts and parachute
- doth or chintz jumpsuits at 20% off.
When things get hot on the nuclear scene, and your own cooling system is about to melt down, it's time for a cup of Nuclear Casual Tea. .. So reads the package of our latest radical chic find and, for real, the profits go to fight nukes. Available for about two bucks at Healy's Health Hut. (19850 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe Woods, 8855000.)
Spring shoes on sale too. Spruce up! (1326 Broadway, Detroit, 9613603. M-Th, 9:30-6:30; F-Sa, 9:307; Su, 12-5.)
Budget Tuxedo is what it says a place to buy the accoutrements of the good life at a real good price. You can have a dinner jacket in no less than 60 colors from $6:50 up. Formal shirts are $4.50 up. Vests $3 up. And to finish off your finery, ties and cummerbunds are $2.50 up. From little boys sizes to men's size 60 although many women shop here, too. (Upstairs from Valente s Men's Formal Wear, 1520 Washington Bivd., Detroit, 962-7555. M-Sa, 9 am-6 pm.)
Donald Byrd, a native Detroiter, will .open and shows by Leo Smith, the Air Trio and Mandingo Griot Society are promised also food from a refurbished kitchen and after-hours sessions as of old. Look for upcoming Detroit Metro Times music benefits this spring. ..more specifics later.
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HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Herb Boyd, for the publication of his new book The Former Portugese Colonies released March 10. The Freep, for: discovering record reviews. .we're glad you read the Detroit Metro Times.
Remember the place with the plaster horse that caught your eye as you traveled north on Woodward toward Birmingham? That's the Arizona Saddlery, and they're having a sale at present through the end of March. Some brushed denim Levis are $7. Shirts are 20% off. Not so Western but perhaps just the kick in the pants your wardrobe needs are Bib overalls in spring colors, also 20% off. For you genuine urban and suburban cowchil-dren, tack is also on sale. (No puns, please.) (1687 S. Woodward, Birmingham, 646-6615; 315 Main St., Rochester, 651-1031. M-W, Sa, 10 am-6 pm; Th-F, 10 am-9 pm.)
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The following Itstings have been compiled by Linda Solomon and are subject to last-minute changes and unintentional errors. A fine suggestion would be to call first. Now, ifyour event hasn't been included, that s because you have not sent any info my way. Deadline for the next issue is March 11.
MUSIC JAZZ
ALEX KALLAO TRIO: Tu-Sa, Top of the Pontch, 965-0200.
ANDREA CHEOLAS TRIO: Th-Sa, Sir Charles Pub, RO, 541-9593.
BESS BONNIER: Sundays, 1-4 pm, DIA Crystal Gallery, 832-2730.
BETTY CARTER: Thru March 22, Baker's Keyboard Lounge, 864-1200.
BILL MURPHY: Th-Sa, Crash Landing, Warren, 751-4444.
BILLY KALLAO QUINTET: Tu-Su, Excalibur, Southfield, 358-3355.
BLACK BIRDS: March 20, Watts Club, 864-0240.
BOB SZAJNER TRIAD with ROY BROOKS & RAY McKINNEY: March 2021, Cafe Detroit, 831-8820.
CAT'S MEOW featuring GAIL BAKER: W-Th, Song Shop, 832-8032.
CHARLES BOLES: Sundays, Union Street II, 831-3965.
CHRIS RUTKOWSRI: Thursdays, Union Street II, 831-3965.
GARY KARP: Wednesdays, Union Street I, GP, 331-0018. FSa, Gnome, 831-0120.
CHORALE, URSULA WALKER, LONWELL CARRINGTON: March 28, 8pm, Orchestra/Paradise Theatre, 8985337, JEFF LORBER FUSION: April 17, Royal Oak Music Theatre, 546-7610.
JOE SUMMERS TRIO: March 20-21, The Earle, Ann Arbor, 994-0211.
KEVIN O'CONNELL: March 23, 30, The Earle, Ann Arbor, 994-0211.
LARRY MANDERELL: March 19, Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, 996-8555. -
LYMAN WOODARD: Th-Sa, Rembrandt s, 963-1053.
LYMAN WOODARD ORGANIZATION with HAROLD McKINNEY, DONNA TATUM, KAREN BYRD, ANGIE SMITH, PHILLIP STACKHOUSE & THE PSYCHIC POWER DANCERS: March 29, 6 pm, Detroit Jazz Center, 961-5925.
MAYNARD FERGUSON: April 10, Royal Oak Music Theatre, 546-7610.
MICHE BRADEN: Thru March, Down Under Restaurant.
0.G.D. Th-Sa, Gallery Lounge, 9638076.
PAMELA WISE & WENDALL HARRI-
SON: March 20-21, 27-28, Sparky Herbert's, 822-0266.
PROFESSOR HIROSHIMA COX: March 19, 26, Sparky Herbert's, 8220266. Sa-Su, Village Cafe, 331-3382.
ROBERT LOWE QUINTET: Fridays, Cobb's, 832-7223.
RON BROOKS TRIO: March 19, 24-28, 31 & April 1-2, The Earle, Anri Arbor, 994-0211.
ROY BROOKS & A. SPENCER BAREFIELD: March 28, 8 pm, Creative Music Phase II, DIA Recital Hall, 832-2730.
SCALARE: March 20-21 & 31, Delta Lady, Ferndale, 545-5483.
ST. AUBIN STREET STRUTTERS: F-Sa, Woodbridge Tavern, 259-0578.
SUSKIND & WEINBERG: F-Sa, Union Street II, 831-3965.
TERRY COLLIER: Thru March 29, Dummy George, 341-2700.
BOOGIE WOOGIE RED: Mondays, Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, 996-8555. -
CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE: March 2021, Soup Kitchen, 259-1374.
CHICAGO PETE: March 22, 27-29, Delta Lady, Ferndale, 545-5483.
DETROIT BLUES BAND: Wednesdays, Rudy's, Rochester, 652-7333. Thursdays, Soup Kitchen, 259-1374. March 27-28, Alvin's Twilight Bar, 832-2355.
J. B. HUTTO: gg, March 27-28, Soup 259-1374.
BLUE FRONT PERSUADERS: March 25, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5350.
DICK SIEGEL: March 27-28, Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, 996-8555.
KERRY CAMPBELL & FRIENDS: W-Sa; Cobb's, 832-7223. MELBA MOORE: March 30 thru April 4, db's, Dearborn, 593-1234.
MIDNIGHT SKY: W-Th, Blue Chip II, 538-4850.
PAT LEWIS & THRUST: F-Su, Blue Chip II, 538-4850.
ROD LUMPKIN with GRETTA HENDRIX: M & Tu, Blue Chip Tl, 5384850.
LITTLE JUNIOR CANNADAY: March 25 Delta Lady, Ferndale, 545-5483. PROGRESSIVE BLUES BAND: WedSoup Kitchen, 259-1374.: nesdays, March 19, 26, Delta Lady, Ferndale, 545-5483. F-Sa, Blue Parrot, Southfield, 357-4067.
TEMPTATIONS: March 23-28, db s, Dearborn, 593-1234.
URBATIONS: March 19, Alvin's Twifight Bar, 832-2355. March 20-21, Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, 996-8555. Sundays, Soup Kitchen, 259-1374.
JAY BEE S: Th, 961-1121.
LESPRIT: Nightly, 963-6902.
OSCAR'S: Nightly, 353-6806.
ROCK
AMAZING ARMADILLOS: March 2021, Star Bar, Ann Arbor, 769-0109. BSIA: W-Su, Exit Lounge, Madison Heights, 588-3121.
BAROOGA: Thru March 21, Jagger's, Pontiac, 681-1701. March 24-31, Way Station, Lake Orion, 628-9721. BILLY SLASH BAND: Tu, Th, Su, Rudy's, Rochester, 652-7333.
BITTER SWEET ALLEY: March 19-22, Bentley's, Royal Oak, 583-1292. March 23-24, September's, Warren, 756-8150. March 27-29, 24 Karat, 53123382. e
BLACK MARKET: March 21, Eagle Theatre, Pontiac, 335-5470.
BOGART: March 19-20, Harpo's, 8236400.
THE BOYS NEXT DOOR: March 21, Eagle Theatre, Pontiac, 335-5470.
BUZZ TONES: April 2, Harpo s, 8236400.
CARL WILSON: April 6, 9 pm, Center Stage, Canton, 455-3010.
CHUBBY CHECKER: March 25, 9 pm, Center Stage, Canton, 455-3010. CLOCKWORK: March 19-21, Kega-. brew, 343-9558. March 26, Uncle Sam's, 538-8200.
DALE HICKS: March 20-23, Piper's Alley, GP, 885-9130.
THE DITTILES: March 30-31, Main Act, Roseville, 778-8150.
DON McCLEAN: April 14,9 pm, Genie Stage, Canton, 455-3010.
EXCEPTIONS: March 24, Jagger's, Pontiac, 681-1701.
FAST: March 24, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5350.
FUN ADDICTS: March 20, Eagle Theatre, Pontiac, 335-5470.
DISCO
GEORGE GOLDSMITH QUARTET: March 27-28, Cafe Detroit, 831-8820.
JACK BROKENSHA: March 22, 29, Crash Landing, Warren, 751-4444.
JAMES TATUM'S TRIO PLUS with special guests BRAZAEL DENNARD The
VICKI GARDEN: Wednesdays, Union Street II, 831-3965.
WAVE LENGTH: March 23-April 4, Mountain Jacks, Troy, 689-7920. X-CURSION: March 28, 8 pm, Jazz West Concert Cafe (next to Watt s Club). Tickets - available at Sam's Jams, LaGreens & Kendricks Records.
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RED DOG BLUES BAND: March 26, Blind Pig, Ann Arbor, 996-8555. WEE GEE: March 20-22, Ethel's Cocktail Lounge, 922-9443.
R&B.
AL HUDSON & ONE WAY: March 2022, Henry s Palace, 341-9444. BLACK BIRDS: March 27-29, Henry's Palace, 341-9444.
CARSON II: Tu, 832-5910. CENTER SIAGE: Canton, Sunday 455-3010.
RISE & HIGH: March 21-23, 300 Bowl, Waterford, 682-6300.
RUFF CUT: March 27-29, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5340.
SAIL CATZ: March 27-28, Star Bar, Ann Arbor, 769-0109.
SCOTCH: Thru March 22, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5350. March 25, Papillon Ballroom, Dearborn, 2780079. March 26-28, Harpo s, 823-6400. March 29-30, Token Lounge, Westland, 261-9640. March 31 & April 5, Sidestreet, Lincoln Park, 388-1186.
SCRATCH: March 18-21 & March 2428, Slinky's, Redford, 535-6700.
SHIRLEY SMITH & GUESTS: March 28, Eagle Theatre, Pontiac, 335-5470.
SKIDS: March 17-21, Token Lounge, Westland, 261-9640.
SKYDANCER: March 19-22, Papillon Ballroom, Dearbom, 278-0079.
STEEL BREEZE: March 21, Theatre, Pontiac, 335-5470.
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TODD RUNDGREN & UTOPIA: April 3, Royal Oak Music Theatre, 546-7610. WRIF DICK THE BRUISER BIRTHDAY PARTY: April 1, Main Act, Roseville, 778-8150.
L SEVEN: March 20, Todd's, 366-8633.
NEW WAVE
STEPPENWOLF & JOHN KAYE: March 26, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5350.
STING: March 22-23, Token Lounge, Westland, 261-9640. March 24-29 Studio, Westland, 729-2540. Eagle
ALTERNATIVE NOISE: _Nunzio's, 383-3121. BRIANS BRAINS: March 28, Bookie's, 862-0877.
March 26, BRIDES OF FUNKENSTEIN: March 21, -
LUKEWARM: March 19, Nunzio's, 3833121; MARY ROBERTS & THE INSIDE/ OUTSIDE BAND: March 19, Bowery, 871-1503, "= MISSING PERSONS: March 22, Silverbird, Hazel Park, 542-3630.
PACK 9: March 27-28, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
PLUGS: March 26, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
POSITION: March 26, Lil's, 875-6555.
RAGNAR KVARAN: March 20, Bowery, 871-1503. March 28, Nunzio's, 3833121.
RETRO: March 20, Bookie s, 862-0877.
ROCKABILLY CATS: March 20-21, Song Shop, 832-8032. March 27, Bookie's, 862-0877.
ROCKATS: March 27, Bookie s, 8620877.
ROUGH CUT: March 20-21, Lili's, 8756555.
THE SECRETS: ack 20, Nunzio s, 383-3121.
SIMPLE MINDS: March 20, Bookie s, 862-0877.
THE SINGLES: March 20, Todd s, 3668633.
SIRENS: March 22, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
DON'S. COUNTRY ROSE: F-Sa, Doug's Body Shop, Ferndale, 399-1040.
FREELAND STAR: March 28-April 2, Phoenix City, Berkley, 542-9797.
JERRY TITTLE & THE SOUTHERN BREEZE: 7 nights, All Around Bar, 2926838.
JOHNNY DEE & THE MYSTERY TRAIN: Mondays, Urban Cowboy, 3263500.
LARRY LEE ATKINS & THE HANGING TREE: Tu-Su, Urban Cowboy, 3263500.
PAUL LOCRICHIO: W-Sa, Flying Dutchman, Warren, 774-4800.
FOLK
BAKER'S BLUE JAY YAWN: March 1921, 27-28, Nemo s Fairlane, Dearborn, 336-8550.
BILLY EDWARDS: Crackers Saloon. Call for dates: 777-3800.
CAROLINA BOYS; March 28, Downriver YWCA, 281-2626.
CHARLIE TAYLOR: Sundays, Alden s Alley, Royal Oak, 545-5000.
CHARLIE TAYLOR & MUSTARD'S RETREAT: Mondays, Alden 's Alley, Royal Oak, 545-5000.
DANIEL WARREN BAND: March 28, Varner Recital Hall, Oakland University.
Rockats, Bookie s, March 27.
STINGRAYS: March 27-28, Kegabrew, 343-9558. March 31, Jagger's, Pontiac, 681-1701.
STRUT: March .19-21, September's, Warren, 756-6140..
STYX: March 24, 8 pm, Joe Louis eos 962-1800.
SWEET CRYSTAL: Thru March 21, Silverbird, Hazel Park, 542-3630. March 23, Bentley's, Royal Oak, 5831292.
TEEN ANGEL: March 23-24, Main Act, Roseville, 778-8150. March 26-28, Harpo s, 823-6400. April 2, Uncle Sam's, 538-8200.
TEEZER: March 19-21, Uncle Sam's, 538-8200.
TELLURED: March 26, Star Bar, Ann Arbor, 769-0109.
TILT: Thru March 22, 24 Karat, 5312332. March 25-28, September's, Warren, 756-6140.
T.LZ.: March 31, Second Chance, Ann Arbor, 994-5350.
TOBY REDD: March 16-18, April 1-2, September's, Warren, 756-8150. March 19-22, Sidestreet Lounge, -- Lincoln Park, 388-1186. March 24-26, 24 Karat Club, 531-2332. March 27-28, Main Act, Roseville, 778-8150.
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Bookie s, 862-0877.
BULLETT: March 26, Nunzio's, 3833121. March 29, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881. aN.
CADILLAC KIDZ: March 22, Silverbird, Hazel Park, 542-3630. March 25, Bookie s, 862-0877.
CHEATERS: March 20-21, Paychecks, 872-8934.
CUBES: March 27, Nunzio s, 383-3121.
CULT HEROS: March 27-28,.Paychecks, 872-8934.
DESTROY ALL MONSTERS: March 21, Nunzio s, 383-3121. THE EJECTORS: March 20, Nunzio's, 383-3121.
FAST: March 19, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
GLASSINGS-DAVID: March 19, Lil's, 875-6555: April 2, Nunzio s, 383-3121. HOI POLLOI: March 27-28; Lili's, 8756555.
HUMAN SWITCHBOARD: March 28, Nunzio s, 383-3121.
JOHN BRIO SHOW:. March 20-21, Paychecks, 872-8934.
THE JOHNNIES: March 26, Bookie's, 862-0877.
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SOPHISTICATES: March 27, Todd's, 366-8633.
THE STATE: March 31, Nunzio s, 3833121.
STINGRAYS: March 20-21, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881. March 22, Silverbird, Hazel Park, 542-3630.
UNDER COVER: March 26, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
VISITORS: March 20-21, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
WALKIE TALKIES: March 28, Bowery, 871-1503.
WELDERS: March 27; Bowery, 8711503.
WHITE WOLFE: March 29, Red Carpet Lounge, 885-9881.
WOODWARD ONE: March ae Nunzio s, 383-3121.
X.T.C. & HAZEL O'CONNOR: April 8, 7:30 pm, Madison Theatre. For reserved seats call 961-0687.
YOUNG & DIRTY: March 19, Brickyard, Mt. Clemens. March 27, April 1, Bowery, 871-1503.
COUNTRY
DOUG GARCEAU: Thursdays, Marcelle s, Royal Oak, 541-8855.
FIDDLIN' AL ARSENAULT & THE THREE PENNY OPRY: Tuesdays, Alden s Alley, Royal Oak, 545-5000. HOME GROWN GRASS: March 20-21, Griffs, Pontiac, 334-7651.
IRISH & EVORSOL: W-Sa, Larry's, 574-1380.
JILL PHILIPS: March 25-26, Nemo 's Fairlane, Dearborn, 336-8550.
JIM PERKINS & JOE VERMILION: Sundays, Four Green Fields, Royal Oak, 280-2902.
JOHN JACQUES: mee Union StreetI, GP, 331-0018. JUST FRIENDS: March 22, Cripple Creek Coffeehouse, Birmingham, 6451172.
LOST WORLD STRING BAND: March 27-28, Griff's, Pontiac, 334-7651.
MARTY BURKE: Fridays, Four Green Fields, Royal Oak, 280-2902.
MUSTARD S RETREAT: Sunday evenings, Alden s Alley, Royal Oak, 545- 5000..
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THE CAPITALS: March 23-28, Phoenix City, Berkley, 542-9797. CHANGING TIMES: March 19-21, - Phoenix City, Berkley, 542-9797.
NEIL WOODWARD: March 23-24, Back Seat Saloon, Keego Harbor, 682-5777. DAN CANTWELL: March 27, Folktown, Southfield, 885-9848.
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PAT S PEOPLE: W-Th, Alden s Alley, ~Royal Oak, 545-5000.
RAY KAMALAY: March 29, Cripple Creek Coffeehouse, Birmingham, 6451173.
RICHARD MANDERFIELD: Wednesdays, Four Green Fields, Royal Oak, 280-2902.
SALLY ROGERS: March 20, Folktown, Southfield, 885-9848.
PETE SEEGER: March 21, 1 pm, Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor. Detroit ticket info, 838-6733.
THREE PENNY OPRY. & STEVE
WHALEN: F-Sa, Alden s Alley, Royal Oak, 545-5000.
WOLF PAUL: Mondays, Union Street I, GP, 331-0018.
CLASSICAL
ALLEGRO CONCERT SERIES: Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth St. March 29, 3 pm, Stephen DeGroote, pianist.
AMICI MUSICAL: Scarab Club, 217 Farnsworth, March 22, 7 pm, Georg - Phillip Telman Program.
BRUNCH WITH BACH: DIA Crystal Gallery, 5200 Woodward, 832-2730. Sundays, 10 & 11:30 am. BRUNCH WITH THE CLASSICS: The Gnome, 4124 Woodward, 831-0120. Every Sunday classical music. March 22, Bob Saden.
CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF DETROIT: Orchestra Hall, Woodward at Parsons, 832-7400. April 2, 8 pm, JeanPierre Rampal, flute.
CLASSICAL BRUNCH: Union Street II, 4145 Woodward, 831-3965. Sundays, Michael Jeup, piano.
CONCERTS IN THE GARDEN: Prudential Town Center, Southfield, 354-4717. March 22, 10:30 am, music of the 18th century.
DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Ford Auditorium, 961-7017. March 19, 21, Bartok Festival, Antol Dorati, conductor.
GUILD HALL SERIES: Christ Church, Cranbrook Rd. at Lone Pine, Bloomfield, 645-3142. March 29, 4 pm, The Lyric Chamber Ensemble.
JAMES MANISCALCO: Sunday Brunch. Classic pianist, Sparky Herbert's, 822-0266.
NIGHTCAP WITH MOZART: Birmingham Unitarian Church, 651 Woodward, 851-8934. Fridays 11 pm. 851-8934. Fridays 11 pm. Complimentary wine with admission.
OAKLAND UNIVERSITYS PRESI-
DENT'S TRIO: Vamer Recital Hall, Oakland University, Rochester, 377-2000. March 22, 7 pm, Donald Baker, oboe; Chris Birg, guitar.
RACKHAM CHOIR CONCERT: Metropolitan United Methodist Church, 8000 Woodward, 832-7400. March 27, 8 pm, Phillip T. Jenkins, conductor.
MUSIC ETC.
BILL HODGSON: Sundays, Alvin's Twilight Bar, 832-2355.
DEVINE SOURCE: March 20-21, 27-28, reggae. Aknartoon 's, 867-3102.
FRESH AIR: Tu-Sa, pop music. Jimmy's, Farmington Hilton, 477-4000.
ONXYZ: March 26, reggae. Alvin s Twilight Bar, 832-2355.
PRINCE: March 20, 10 pm, EMU s Bowen Fieldhouse, Ypsilanti.
RALPH KOZIARSKI: Tu-W, Magic Pan, Troy, 649-0510.
RON GAMUT'S PROGRESSIVE ORIGINALS: March 27-28, Union Street I, GP, 331-0018.
SIRIUS ROOTS: March 28, reggae at WSU General Lecture, Room 100. STEVE NARDELLA BAND: March 2021, Alvin's Twilight Bar, 832-2355.
DINNER THEATRE
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ACTOR'S RENAISSANCE THEATRE: Ren Cen btw. Towers 200 &-300, 5682525. Thru April 4, Th-Su, 8 pm, Lton In Winter.
ATTIC THEATRE: 525 E. Lafayette, 963-7789. Thru April 25, Bent. Show times: Th, F & Su, 8 pm; Sa, 6 & 9 pm. BIRMINGHAM THEATRE: 211 S. Woodward, 644-3533. Every day except Mon. Thru May 10, Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up. DETROIT REPERTORY THEATRE: 13103 Woodrow Wilson, 868-1347. Thru May 3, Th-Su, Puntila and Matti. FISHER THEATRE: Fisher Bldg., 8721000. Thru April, Annie. FOURTH STREET PLAYHOUSE: 301 W. Fourth St., Royal Oak, 543-3666. Thru April 4, Relatively Speaking. There are also midnight plays following weekend performances.
FRIENDS OF THE DETROIT. PUBLIC LIBRARY: Presents The Belle of Amherst. Matinee and evening performances March 20-21, 22-28. Call 8334048 for ticket info.
ALFRED'S SOMERSET DINNER
THEATRE: 2475 W. Big Beaver, Troy. 643-8865. Thru May 16, F & Sa, dinner at 7:30 pm, California Suite.
BOOK CADILLAC IN DETROIT: 1114 Washington Blvd. Thru March 28, F & Sa, Hay Fever. Dinner at 7 pm.
COOPERS ARMS: 306 Main St., Rochester. Every F & Sa thru April 2, Blue Moon. Show begins at 10 pm. Call 6512266 for more info.
GEORGIAN INN: 31327 Gratiot, Roseville, 288-0450. March 14 thru April 11, Jacques Brel. F & Sa, dinner at 7 pm, show time 8:30. Call for reservations.
LANGSTON HUGHES THEATRE: 13325. Livernois, 935-9425. Call for current schedule.
- MR. MAC'S STABLE: 1 Parkland Tower, Dearborn, 288-0450. F & Sa, March 13April 25, Tattoo. Dinner at 7 pm, show time 9 pm. Call for reservations.
ROBERTO'S: 2485 Coolidge, Berkley, 288-0450. Thru April 3, Oscar. Dinner 6 pm, show time 7:30 pm. Call for reservations.
STOUFFER'S DINNER SHOWCASE: Northland Inn, Southfield, 569-4700.Every F & Sa, 7:30 pm, The Gonzo Theatre. Show time 9 pm.
STOUFFER'S EASTLAND DINNER THEATRE: 18000 Vemier, St. Clair Shores, 371-8410. Thru April 18, F & Sa, Same Time, Next Year. Cocktails at 7 pm, dinner at 7:30 pm, show at 8:45. Call 371-8410 for reservations. >
HILBERRY THEATRE: Cass at Hancock, 577-2972. March 25, 8:30 pm, Bloody Jack. March 27, 28 & April 1 & 2, 8:30 pm, Tonight at 8:30. March 28 & April 2, pm, Macbeth. April 2, 8:30 pm, Love For Love.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER: 6600 Maple Road, W. Bloomfield, 661-1000. March 21, 8:30 pm, a musical tribute to Leonard Bernstein, The Best of All Possible Bernstein.
MEADOW BROOK THEATRE: Oakland University, Rochester, 377-3300. Thru March 22, Another Part of the Forest. Opening March 26 thru April 19, Bus Stop.
MUSEUM THEATRE: Greenfield Village & Henry Ford Museum. March 28, April 4, 11, 18, 20-25, Aladdin. Curtain 2 pm. Admission $2.
MUSIC HALL: 350 Madison, 963-7622. Maith 16-27, Alvin Ailey's American Dance Theatre. March 24-29, Victor Borge. March 31-April 5, Paul Williams and Carol Lawrence.
THE THEATRE: U of D Theatre. Group performance at Marygrove Campus, 8425 W. 6 Mile, 927-1130. Thru April 21, F & Sa, 8 pm, The Apple Tree. WILL-O-WAY REPERTORY THEATRE: 775 W. Long Lake, Bloomfield Hills, 644-4418. F & Sa, 8:30 pm, thru March 28, Zorba. Opening April 24 thru May 16, Picnic.
STUDIO THEATRE: Oakland Univ., Rochester, 377-2000. March 20-21, 2729, The Importance of Being Earnest. April 2-18, Kismet.
WINE TASTERS RESTAURANT THEATRE: 17 Mile and Van Dyke, Sterling Heights, 288-0450. Thru March 28, F & Sa, dinner at 7 pm, show time 9 pm. Same Time, Next Year. Opening April 4, Heaven's Advocate.
DANCE
ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATRE: Music Hall, 350 Madison, 963-6943. Thru March 21, call for times. DETROIT FOLKDANCE CLUB: 380 Lone Pine, Bloomfield (Brookside School). 649-2878. Club meets every Friday evening 8-11:15 pm. Last Friday of each month is a party night. NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA: Cleary Auditorium, Windsor, 644-5832. Call for current schedule:
W.S.U. BLACK THEATRE & FILM PRODUCTION GUILD: WSU General Lecture Hall, Room 150, 577-3444. March 26-28, a dance play Salt Water Reflections.
LITERARY
LINES: NEW AMERICAN POETRY: DIA, 5200 Woodward, 832-2730. March 26, 3 pm, Informal Talk; 7:30 pm, Reading in Lecture Hall. Featuring poet Jerome Rothenberg. POET'S CORNER: U of D Student Activities Bldg, 2nd Floor, Florence off Livernois, 491-2164. March 29, 2-5 pm, Internaional Women s Day readings by Alvin Aubert, Lynn Mitchell and Marcie Muhammad. POETRY RESOURCE CENTER OF MICHIGAN: PO Box 1322, Southfield, 48075. Publishes monthly newsletter by subscription and sponsors yearly poetry festival. Contact above address for more info. SONICS: THE SPOKEN WORD: Southfield Civic Center, Parks and Recreation Bldg. March 24, readings by Dudley -Randall and Steve Tudor.
CRANBROOK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE: 500 Lone Pine, Bloomfield, 6453225. Beginning April 1,Wednesdays 7 & 9 pm, astronomer James Loudon will present different aspects of Saturn. DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION: Gold Rooms A-C, Oakland Center, Oakland Univ., 377-3120. April 2, 7:30 pm, Nathaniel Branden, PhD, will speak on Romantic Love in Today's World. A social affair follows lecture.
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can Lung Association has new self Woodward, 832-2730. March 21, 11 MYOMASSOLOGISTS: Holiday Inn, pression: How it Happens and How to W: jazz Aloum Review; Th: assorted 8.30 pm. Featuring R&B and Rockabilly. help smoking cessation program.leam am 2 pm, the play Mud Weavings. W. 9 Mile Road, Hazel Park. March 20- Stop It. April 1, 9:30-3 pm, explore musicians. Hosted by Calvin Euseary. WDIR, 91 FM. to cope with the urge to start again by March 28,11 am &2pm, The Faces of 22, AMMI Annual Conference. For more ®hai Bo Want? WIZZ, 105.9 FM. PRISONER CELL BLOCK H: M-F, calling 961-1697. Japan, film and discussion. info call Kathy, 272-0756. PAUL ROBESON SEMINAR: March21 COOLING OUT: MF, 6-7 pm. Call 259-11 pm. This intellectual soap from FREE IMMUNIZATIONS FOR NOVA THE MAGICIAN: Stafford Res- & 28, pm, a 2-part seminar on the 2303 for an opportunity to air your _ Australia has attracted a cult following SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN: For those _taurant, Orchard Lake Mall, W. Bloom- BIRMINGHAM-BLOOMFIELD ARTI times and life of Paul Robeson, includ- views. Hosted by Lamy Bird. WGPR, _ {or its realistic portrayals of women in unable to get to health centers during _ field, 851-8952. Sa-Su, &3 pm, magic, ASSOCIATION: 1516 S. Cranbrook ing skits, poetry, and movie will be 107.5 FM. prison. WKBD, Channel 50. the day, March 26, 4:30-7 pm, Guardian _ ventriloquism. Admission includes Rd., Bloomfield, 644-0866. March 23, shown. For info contact Wendell DANGEROUS EXPOSURE: Sundays, RADIOS IN MOTION: Fridays, pm. Angel Parish Hall, 15256 Alma. Call lunch. registration open to the general public Anthony, 863-4995 between pm. 9 pm, stuff that isn'tnormallyheardin Alternative rock for an alternative 876-4333 for info. for classes in jewelry, photography, Free and open to the public. the market. WABX, 99 FM. society. Hosted by Mike Halloran. PARENT INFORMATION & REFER- painting and more. PROBLEM SOLVING FOR WORKING DETROIT BLACK JOURNAL: Airsevery WODET, 101.9 FM. RAL SERVICE: Call 874-2577 to find out VOLUNTEERING WOMEN: Oakland Community College, Friday at 9:30 pm Sunday,2:30 pm. WORLD: March 25, pm, West Bank about wide variety of services available CENTER FOR NEW DIRECTIONS: 476-9400 Ext. 509. March 21, 8:30 am- WIVS,
for your family. GREATER DETROIT SOCIETY FOR Henry Ford Community College, 271-
WIVS, PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING: THE BLIND: Needs readers forvisually 7720 Ext. 330. The Center offers strategies and personal dynamics on Baraka. Channel 56. Low-cost training dinic sponsared byU impaired staf members. Call Simeon -*8AY_Of Szsses: March 22 begins the the job. Featured speakerisJoyceKorn- EASTER SEAL TELETHON: March 28, YOU & YOUR PROBLEM: Tues., 9 pm, helps Detroit-area adults with their Freedman, 272-3900. seminar in Wine Appreciation; March bluh, Director, Women and Work, U-M 11:30 pm thru March 29,7 pm. Local Wilson Brown helps listeners with probpersonal problems. For info of appoint! [DIA BELLE STEWART CENTER 2 ¢ck Seminar for experienced Institute of labor and Industrial celebrities take to the airwavestobene lems. Phone yours in. 259-5226. ment call 863-8881. Needs individuals to provide foster noe ae ae = seeds neue fit_handicapped children and adults. WGPR, 107.5 FM. XTC, Madison Theatre, April 8. VETERANS MULTISERVICECENTER: homes and parenting skills for young ses ee UNION MINORITIES/WOMEN WDIV, Channel 4. WDET BLUES AFTER HOURS: SaturDuane Michaels, Rackham Auditorium, March 28. Free counseling and paperwork assis- single expectant mothers. Call Emily niques to increase your wealth. LEADERSHIP: WSU Ball Room, day evenings. 12-2 am. Blues with the tance for veterans who
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DODESKADEN. (*xxWWW) Kurosawa EYEWITNESS. («WZ) Undemeath the multiby Michael Betzold refused to use color until 1970, andit'sasifhe plicity of pretentious pseudo_intellectual were painter saving up his brightest, mostfas- themes, Steve Tesich and Peter Yates (the BETZOLDIAN PATENTED RATING SYSTEM cinating tools. Dodeskaden is a stern, moving writer-director team that did Breaking Away)
Guaranteed to tell you at a glance the nutri- depiction of the strange and wonderful charac- have concealed rather predictable story of an tional value of this week s movie diet.Contains fers who inhabit Toyko slum, asseenthrough average slob clumsy but heroic fight to win three ingredients in quantities from zero to__ the eyes of a mischievous child. The primitive _ the heart of spoiled rich girl. William Hurt is three. power of children s art infuses this work of the Vietnam vet who witnesses murder while Stars (<x) measure the movie's overall Senius, with Kurosawa exquisitely capturing leaving his job as night janitor in an office quality. the humanness of his disparate, proletarian building and leads glamorous macho TV superZ2ZZ's tell you how much sleep you'll get characters who live ee the other side of the reporter Sigourney Weaver to believe he knows watching it. tracks (the title mimics the round ofa trolley). more than he does. Even to the world s worst WWW s stand for Weirdness. (Cass City Cinema, March 20-21.) mystery solver, the truth behind the murder Unrated films are to be sampled at your own was transparent; so Eyewitness fails in terms of tisk. Waring: Your psychic health may be DYNASTY. 1977 Chinese 3-D martial arts epic suspense. It's also loaded with chic racism, preaffected. If drowsiness, eyestrain, blood pres- continues to prove DFI's eclecticism. (Detroit posterously linking corrupt (aren't all movie sure, schizophrenia or other signs of movie Film Theatre, March 29.) Orientals corrupt?) Vietnamese businessmen addiction persist, dial M. with unscrupulous rich Zionists, and suggestELEPHANT MAN. (*xWWW) John Hurtisthe ing that Hurt s middle-American male deserves ss ee - horrendously deformed but intelligent and his underdog triumph over these sinister alien sensitive human being in Victorian England. forces. ALL NIGHT LONG. Barbra Streisand settlesfor_ Anthony Hopkins is the doctor who rescues second billing for the first time inmemoryand him from the carnival fréak show only to put THE FINAL CONFLICI OMEN PART III. Gene Hackmancomes outofhidingtoteamup him in showas the toast ofLondon s charita Appropriately enough in this Moral Majority in rather unlikely romantic duet. ble upper class. Oscar-level performances, but administration, the child Damien, the AntiAMERICAN INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS. director David Lynch (Eraserhead) steals the christ, has now become a trusted Presidential Series of experimental films continues at Insti: show with an expetimentallooking frame of advisor. Hell's bells! (Opens March 20.) tute of Ars. (Aflemoon Film Theatre, 832- surrealistic contemplation on industrial society. 2730.) Ultimately, the movie lacks cohesiveness and ood) amr THE BRONX. This oe has wer and becomes something more to be fou much controve amon: tino, AMERICAN POP. Reviewed this issue. power TSY
Rosie the Riveter, March 20, benefit for Women s Federal Credit Union.
century warlords fighting for control ofJapan at the end of its feudal days. Tatsuya Nakadai gives the best male performance of the yearina dual role as the warlord Shingen and petty thief who becomes the fierce leader's double after Shingen's death. In the middle of sweeping panoramas of war, Kurosawa offers a striking contemplation about play-acting and the helplessness of even the powerful stuck in the cracks of history. Kagemusha is mesmerizing, slow paced, awesome to behold, and a great antidote to the mediocre movie blahs.
about the obsessive THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE. Jack desire of a well-to-do dirty old man for beatNicholson and Jessica Lange in a suspense __ tiful but icy young woman. The familiar Bunuelstory. (Opens March 20.) lian themes of desire and obsession are clearly ROAD GAMES. Stacy Keach and Jamie lee _ delineated in this strange, mystic, yet highly Curtis. guess which one is the hitchhiker, accessible masterpiece of surrealistic surrenLACOMBE LUCIEN. (***W) Louis Malle s which one the truck driver, which one the killer, der. (Detroit Film Theatre, March 28.) study ofa young French boy'sslideintoNazism and which studio will make money off this wowweENn's FILMS. A trio of important during the German occupation is frightening movie. documentaries Rosie the Riveter, Quilts in investigation into the psychology of fascism SHADOWS OF OUR FORGOTTEN ANCES- Women s Lives and the area premiere of The and its appeal to disenfranchised adolescents: TORS: («**) A Carpathian folk tale becomes Wilmar 8 benefitting the Women's Federal Masterful performance and stunning cinema- one of the most remarkably photographed. Credit Union. Willmaris directed by Lee Grant tography. (Cass City Cinema, March 27-28.) movies in the history of Russian film. The and details strike by bank workers in small screening of this obscure 1964 gem will be Minnesota town and the ostracism they suffer Sn er 2 oe oe epee accompanied by a lecture and discussion by _as a result. (UAW Dave Miller Center, 8731 E. markets nationwide when first released in 1972 Wayne mee film professor joseph Gomme: icficison. wee 20, 720 pm, $5 donation, has fost little of its slippery charm. Despite oe oie aaas) Se Cranbrook, March 24 995-8300 for info.) alee oes ees Ce TESS. Cx *) Polanski's masterpiece is more overrated: it's not Bertolucei's best film, but it then Victorian soap oper about the tere and does manage to barely desewe its lan cae subsequent troubles of ae Hardy's hero- CINEMA DIRECTORY tne Tess of the DUrbervilles (Nastassia Film Co-o 769-7787 in film history with some excellent atmospheric Kinski) it is a powerful depiction of systematic pose Cie; Claeten . 832-6309
scenes. It makes you wonder what happened _. 1 victimization that, like all good fiction, Hin Theare and SOADS thought about than felt despite some genu- Black and Bronx community groups, and its a aoe Git Hocea Bae Go une on inely moving passages. With his detached, <asy to see why. The movie doesn't say any- . INE el bursts the bounds of time and place and un- DIA Afternoon Film Theatre 832-2730 eccentric focus on human deformity, Lynchis thing about the decline of the Manhattan
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Nicaragua, panel discussions and lectures. Featured speakers will include former Ambassador to El Salvador, Robert White; Bill Wipfler, National Council of Churches; Congressman John Conyers; Michael Harrington, Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee and other labor and church leaders. Call for more info, 577-3416.
REBUILDING THE LABOR MOVEMENT IN THE 1980s: A conference sponsored by Labor Notes will be held April 10-12, Book Cadillac Hotel. Speakers and workshops dealing with critical issues facing the labor movement. Call 883-5580 for info and registration.
SENECA ELECTRIC STRIKE: 8300 Grinnell. Mondays, 6:30 am & 3:30 pm. If you are interested in supporting the striking workers, your presence is encouraged and appreciated.
ETC.
ACADEMY AWARDS AFFAIR AT ALVIN'S: Alvin's Twilight Bar, 5756 Cass. For ballot info call 832-6309. March 29, 9-11 pm, your own opportunity to nominate favorite flicks and celebrate this Hollywood traditionin the Motor City.
APRIL FOOL'S MASQUERADE PARTY: The Bowery, 871-1503. Naturally, March 27. Cash prizes for King and Queen of Fools. Entertainment features Young and Dirty and an Alaskan reggae band, The Welders.
ART APPRAISAL CLINIC: Pontiac Art Center, 47 Williams St, 333-7849. March 20, 10 am-4 pm. Have mama's silver or papa s art appraised by C. B. Charles Galleries. Donations benefit the PAC.
BEER CAN SHOW: National Guard Armory, Port: Huron, 754-4528. March 22, 10 am-4 pm. All types of breweriana collectibles. Presented by Beer Cans Galore, who urges all to get your cans on down there.
COMEDY CASTLE: Stafford s, W. Bloomfield, 545-2576. March 20-21, 8:30 & 11 pm. Shows with Mike MacLean.
CULTURAL RENAISSANCE CENTER
BENEFIT: Orchestra Hall, 833-3700. March 28, 8 pm, the James Tatum Trio Plus will perform Contemporary Jazz Mass. Proceeds will be used to send students to Music Camp.
McGREGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY: 12244 Woodward, Highland Park, 252-0288. The Library is in need of unwanted books for their used book sale in April. Donations needed before March 31. PROJECTIONS/INDEPENDENT FILMS SCREENING: Scarab Club, 217
Farnsworth, 837-5446. March, 27, 7:30 pm, the films of Allen Ross will be featured in addition to works by Detroit - filmmakers.
THE SOUNDS OF DREAMS: THE GAMELAN: DIA, Holly Room, 5200 Woodward, 832-2730. March 19, 10 am, conversation, demonstrations.
TWILIGHT FUN RUN: Northland Shopping Mall, 569-6290 for info. March 22, 6-8 pm (registration noon-4 pm), a 5km running event through Northland. T-shirts and prizes.
EXHIBITIONS
AAA. GALLERY: 2805 W.'Grand River, 961-8347.
AFRO-AMERICAN MUSEUM: 1553 W.Grand Bivd., 899-2500. Thru March, ancient historical and contemporary African Art.
THE ART CENTER: 125 Macomb St., Mt. Clemens, 469-8666. Thru March 27, students in grades 7-12 art show.
ART GALLERY OF WINDSOR: 445 Riverside Dr. West, (519) 258-7111. Weekend demonstration by local artists between the hours of 1 & 4 pm. Opening March 29, sculpture by Joseph DeLauro.
ARTISAN S GALLERY: 19666 W. 10 Mile Rd., Southfield, 356-4449. Gallery regulars.
ARTRAIN GALLERY: 316 Fisher Bidg., 871-2910. Thru March 27, sculptures and paintings by the artist Buzzz Zzzz Zz.
BIRMINGHAM-BLOOMFIELD ART ASSOCIATION: 1516 S. Cranbrook, Birmingham, 644-0866. Opening March 21 (reception 2-5 pm) thru April, a regional flat glass exhibition.
C.ALD.E. GALLERY: 8025 Agnes, 3311758. Thru April 1, recent works by David Snow and Theresa Heron. CANTER/LEMBERG GALLERY: 538 N. Woodward, Birmingham, 642-6623. Gallery showing of recent acquisitions.
CAROL HOOBERMAN GALLERY: 155 S. Bates, Birmingham, 647-3666. Contemporary crafts, wall hangings and decorative pieces.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE STUDIES: 245 E. Kirby, 872-3118. Sarkis Gallery: thru March 28, paintings by Bradley Jones; prints and drawings by Theo Wujcik. Yamasaki Gallery: thru April 3, Student Photography Show.
CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART MUSEUM: 500 Lone Pine, Bloomfield. Thru April 12, Michigan Artists, - 80/81, an exhibition of sculpture and fibre works.
CRANBROOK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE: 500 Lone Pine, Bloomfield, 654-
Historic Alexander Chapton House Painting & Sculpture ~~ ANNA MUCCIOLI
MUCCIOLI STUDIO Line Drawing Greeting Cards on Parchment Paper GALLERY Artist present 1-6 pm, Tu.-Sa. 511 Beaubien (1 bik trom Ren cen) 962-4700}
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3210. Thru April 15, hand-crafted objects from Africa.
DETROIT ARFISTS ' MARKET: 1452 Randolph, 962-0337 Opening March 20 (reception 5-7:30 pm) thru April 25, Photographs, featuring the works of nine local photographers.
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FEIGENSON-ROSENSTEIN GALLERY: 310 Fisher Bidg., 873-7322. Opening March 27 (reception 4-7 pm) thru April 25, works by Gerald Horn dealing with duck decoy images.
FOCUS GALLERY: 743 Beaubien, 9629025. Opening March 21 thru April 18, an exhibition featuring six artists titled, 3+3=6."
G.M.B. GALLERIE INTERNATIONALE: 2610 Woodward, Royal Oak, 549-5970. General gallery selections.
GALLERY CASONOVA: Bernhardt Bldg., 2479 Grand River, 961-7782. Thru March 28, A Duck of a Different Color, works by Blaise Siwula. - GALLERY RENAISSANCE: 400. Ren Cen, 259-2577. Thru April 11, paintings by Arlene Voelker.
GALLERY 22: 22 E. Long Lake, Bloomfield, 642-1310. Thru March 31, Modem Printmakers from Appel to Zavaro.
GRAFISKAS INC.: 218 Merrill, Birmingham, 647-5722. Contour sculpture by R. H. Carol, art posters and limited-edition prints.
HABITAT: 28235 Southfield, Lathrup Village, 552-0515. Thru March 28, works by Henry Halem and Steve Weinberg.
1981 Montreaux-Detroit Jazz Festival poster. For info: 259-8064.
DETROIT ARTISTS MARKET'S OTHER SPACE: 7th Floor, Hudson's Downtown, 962-0337. Thru March21,a__ photography exhibit, Juxtaposition.
DETROIT GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS: 301 Fisher Bldg., 8737888. Thru April 6, extensive collection of ovenware and tableware.
- DETROIT HISTORICAL MUSEUM: 5401 Woodward, 833-1805. Thru April 5, We'll Never Tum Back, an exhibition of 13 photographers associated with the Civil Rights movement.
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS: 5200 Woodward, 833-7900. Thru April 19, Gods, Saints & Heroes: Dutch paint-. ing in the Age of Rembrandt. Thru April 12, David Smith: The Drawings, and Ritzi & Peter Jacobi.
DETROIT PUBLIC LIBRARY: Main Branch, 5201 Woodward, 833-4043. March 26 thru April 15, photographs by David Battel.
DETROIT REPERTORY THEATRE GALLERY: 13103 Woodrow Wilson, 868-1347. Art by CETA workers.
DOSSIN GREAT LAKES MUSEUM: Strand Drive, Belle Isle, 824-3157. Thru March 31, Great Lakes America, 62 photographs detailing the Great Lakes.
HALSTED GALLERY: 560 Woodward, Birmingham, 644-8284. Thru March 28, landscapes by photographer John Ward.
HAMPTON-IVEDEN GALLERY: 330 Hamilton Row, Birmingham, 646-2030. General gallery selections.
HENRY FORD MUSEUM: Greenfield Village, Dearborn, 271-1260. Thru May, exhibits on Railroading in Miniatureand - Clocks.
HILBERRY GALLERY: 555 S. Woodward, Birmingham, 642-8250. Opening March 21 (reception 3-6 pm), paintings by Ellen Phelan.
KLEIN GALLERY: 4250 N. Woodward, Royal Oak, 647-7709. Thru March, general gallery selections.
LONDON ARTS GALLERY: 321 Fisher Bidg., 871-3606. General gallery selections.
LOOKING GLASS GALLERY: 1604 Rochester Rd., Royal Oak, 548-1149, Thru March 23, Russian Self Portraits.
MEADOW BROOK ARI GALLERY: Oakland University, Rochester. Thru April 19, Big Prints from Rome.
MORRIS GALLERY: 105 Townsend, Birmingham, 642-8812. Opening March 21 thru April 11, recent bronzes by Clement Meadmore
MUCCIOLI STUDIO GALLERY: 511 Beaubien, 962-4700. Thru March 26, leg and watercolors by Alfred R.
MULLALY GALLERY: 1025 Hayes, Birmingham, 645-2741. Thru March 31, drawings, constructions and installations by Joe DeLuca. NORTHWEST ACTIVITIES CENTER: 18110 Meyers, 224-7575. Portraits of famous people by Clarissa Johnson. PAINTER S PLACE: 140 N. Center, Northville, 348-9544. Thru April, watercolors and ink by Caroline Dunphy.
PEWABIC POTTERY: 10125 E. Jefferson, 822-0954. Opening March 22 thru April 11, Tim Mather and Georgette Zirbes.PIERCE STREET PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY: 217 Pierce, Birmingham, 646-6950. Thru March 28, Picture Windows, by photographer John Pfahi. PITTMAN GALLERY: 300 Ren Cen, 259-2235. General gallery selections. PONTIAC ART CENTER: 47 Williams St., Pontiac, 333-7849. Thru March 28, artwork by members of the Center. POSTER GALLERY: 304 Fisher Bidg., 875-5211. Fine art posters. PYRAMID GALLERY: 240 Grand River E., 963-9140. General gallery selections.
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RUBINER GALLERY: 621 S. Washington, Royal Oak, 544-2828. Thru March acrylics, 1981 Revival of the Still Life. SCARAB CLUB OF DETROIT: 217 Farnsworth, 831-1250. Call for current schedule. a3
SHELDON ROSS GALLERY: 250 Martin, Birmingham, 642-7694. General gallery selections, including works by Beckman, Bearden & Gross. TRIKA GALLERIES: 1140 N. Telegraph, Dearborn, 562-2300. Classic and special-interest automobiles.
TROY ART GALLERY: 755 W. Big Beaver, Troy, 362-0112. Thru March 28, assemblages and paintings by Eileen Aboulafia.
VENTURE GALLERY: 28235 Southfield, 552-1551. Jewelry by Patrick Irla, plus a variety of clay, glass and fibre pieces.
WILLIS GALLERY: 422 W. Willis. Hours: W-Sa, 4-7 pm. Thru March 28, oneperson show of paintings by Gilda Snowden.
WOODLING GALLERY: 42030 Michigan Ave., 397-2677. A craft gallery representing over 150 artists and craftspeople.
YAW. GALLERY: 550 N. Wosihirerd: Birmingham, 647-5470, Thru April 27, American Indian textiles.
YOUR HERITAGE HOUSE: 110 E. Ferry, 871-1667. Opening April 1, puppets from the Orient.
XOCHIPILLI GALLERY: 568 N. Woodward, Birmingham, 645-1905. Opening March 21 (reception 2-5 pm) thru April 23. Recent works by Maggie Citrin.
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FOURTH STREET PLAYHOUSE?
by Joseph Zendell
Detroit's newest theatrical enter-
T Fourth Street Playhouse, metre prise in downtown Royal Oak, has a lot more going for it than what initially. meets the eye.
The space is small with only 65 seats, a stage wedged into the corner and no fly space above. Backstage is practically nonexistent. Sharing the rather innocuous building at 301 West Fourth Street with several social service agencies, a small publisher and distributor and a myriad of other small business renters, the Playhouse is, at best, unpretentious.
And yet, with its distinct lack of glitz and certainly very little charm, it is currently running plays to packed houses
three nights a week with an additional night's performance to be added soon. Why?
Maybe its because we do good theatre, says the bearded, affable midwifeof this newborn theatre, Darelf-Zink.
- T think that the more theatre there is, good theatre, the more market there is, Zink:explains.
That's why we promote other theatres here, too, like the Attic and the Detroit Repertory.
Zink, a Director of Alternative Delivery Systems for Blue Cross/Blue Shield in real life, caught the theatre bug as a child from his father, sometime play-
wright who pens under the pseudompat Tom Markland. After attending. Brown University in Rhode Island, Zink came back to Detroit and became active in community theatre.
But Zink insists that the Fourth Street Playhouse is not community theatre.
We pay our actors. Not much, but we pay, he says. Right now we're something between community theatre-and professional theatre. It's called semiprofessional theatre. Its the kind where your real career is ruined because you work so hard doing what you really want to do.
A self-admitted huckster for his theetre, Zink, along with his wife and publicist Rosaria Cardella, and technical director brother Jim Zink, and about 16 hard-working volunteers, is making a stand in downtown Royal Oak that seems to be paying off.
Our objective is to have an Equity, a fully paid company of around 25. members, says Zink. We want to do brand new plays and plays that haven't been done here.
What the Playhouse has done: since its current season opened in September is David Mamet's The Woods, Ladies at the Alamo by Paul Zindel, When You Comin Back, Red Ryder? by Mark Medoff, and Peter Shaffer's stinging comedy duet, The Private Ear/The Public Eyes
Currently on the Playhouse boardsis a light bit of well-acted English fluff, Alan Ayckbourn's Relatively Speaking. Although this is not one of his better plays (he also penned the extraordinary Absurd Person Singular ), Ayckbourn s farce of middle-class England comes off well in the intimate theatre under the direction of Nancy Harrower.
The Playhouse also offers a Midnight Studio downstairs every Friday and Saturday night with Israel Horovitz Hopscotch and Lanford Wilson's Ludlow Fair running through April 14.
Will success spoil the Four Street Playhouse?
It s still a struggle. We still have to market a good product, says Zink. But we can't stay in this space forever. We simply can t maintain it the way we want to.
The City of Royal Oak has been very good to us... they want us to stay in the area. And Royal Oak is really moving forward in a lot of ways. Although we'll be adding 17 more seats this summer, we'll probably be moving into another space within two to three years.
Explains Zink, There s no good time to start a theatre. But ifyou can make itin bad times, times like these, then youcan make it anytime. :
(See What's Happenin for further info on show times and location.)
Alligator s Blues: K SIGN OF THE TIMES
Lonnie
Brooks Turn on the Night
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Predictably the pendulum has swung, and after an eclipse in interest during the blase "70s, the grim 80s have brought back the blues.
Enthusiasts who never left the music behind for disco, reggae, new wave or any other musical trends have for the past decade looked to Alligator Records for the best new blues-artists including legends like Big Walter Horton who had been recording
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and performing for years.
A few years ago the label decided to sweep the Windy City for as much unknown talent as could fit on a threerecord series. There was precedent for such a move Vanguard s Chicago The Blues Today which _introduced such newcomers as Buddy Guy, Junior Wells and Otis Rush to young, white, neophyte blues lovers in the '60s. Alligator's first anthologies, Living Chicago Blues, Vols. 1-3, released in 1978, did the same for a new generation of up and comers from the very youngest bluesmen, the Sons of the Blues (or S.O.B.) Band, to a well-versed craftsman ge as Lonnie Brooks. Guitarist _ has since
earned more concerted attention from Alligator, with the 1979 release of his first full album in ten years, Bayou Lightning. The newest Brooks effort, Turn on the Night is yet another tribute to all the musical styles he soaked up from the swamps of his native Louisiana Cajun, Blues, R & Band even C&W. (Brooks did a guest shot on Hee Haw at the behest of Roy Clark who was impressed with his masterful picking.)
If you re curious about what talent-you could expect to find lurking in Chicago blues bars or a given weekend, you want to check out LCB, Vols. 4-6. Released fast fall, the records will introduce you to A. C, Reed, Scotty and the Rib Tips, Lovie Lee (now touring with Muddy
Waters), Lacy Gibson, Big Leon Brooks, Andrew Brown,-Detroit Junior (the Windy City s answer: to Chicago Pete he once lived here in» Motown), Luther Johnson and Queen Sylvia Embry. The mix among styles of blues yes, there s more than one and instruments is delec-
table here, for ears as jaded as these and no doubt for yours as well. A nod to Alligator for continuing the effort to wax underdog performers who the major labels wouldn't sniff at. And may some of them visit the Soup Kitchen soon!
Jan Loveland
Cult Figure on the Verge
power.
Every album, or in the case of Wild in the Streets, every single, has proven to be an enjoyable advance. In fact, when OneEyed Jack came out back in 1978 and even more so when American Boy and Girl came out after that, was surprised that neither kicked in with the great American buying public.
this album the credits reveal some impressive players.
popular acceptance. As a fringe fan of his, I've always been pleased with his increasing skill in the craft of writing songs that were short, succinct and full of
To the uninitiated, the vocal stylings of Garland Jeffreys could sound similar to those of Elvis Costello or even Graham Parker, but one should be aware that this is no Johnnycome-lately here. Jeffreys has been releasing albums under his own name since 1973 back when Parker was still pumping gas and Costello was some weird kid with funny glasses. Garland has always had great taste in his supporting musicians (or they in him), and on
- Bodnar and Goulding are the rhythm section for Graham Parker s Rumour, Federici andBittan tinkle the ivories for Bruce: Springsteen's band, Big Youth and Linton Kwesi Johnson are members in the vanguard of the reggae movement, Larry Fast is the synthesizer wiz of Synergy, the Brecker Brothers, Nona Hendryx, the list goes on and on. The real mea of this album though is the material. Garland Jeffreys has written some dynamite tunes for this venture. If you're looking for ballads, there aren't many, but if you're looking for tunes to bounce to or songs to rage to or any other type of music that makes youwant to get up and shout, this here s a pretty good album for that. There s even a cover of the
tune 96 Tears first done by mid-Michigan heroes ? and the Mysterians.
96 Tears is an easy song to pick for airplay and something that a lot of people can fix on right away, but songs like Christine, Innocent and Mystery Kids also have their moments of burning intensity.
Graveyard Rock has a strong, but original reggae flavor to it, R.O.C.K. has the New York anthem sort of feel running through it, Jump Jump, with its lines on Victor Hugo and Les Miserables, seems to make statements on the arts as an everyday occurrence, and gosh, there s a lot more to gush over, but why bandy the point any further. Go out and get the record. Trust me. I think that this is the American rock record of the year to date.
Garaud MacTaggart
Garland Jeffreys Escape Artist Epic Records
fellow Americans who've heard and rejoiced over his albums, Jeffreys has been an heroic cult figure always on the verge of
ROYALTY IN ROYAL OAK
by Mitch Stanley
A musician like Prince is commodity. that all record companies dream of possessing. Born in Minneapolis, Minne- _ sota, and bearing the singular name Prince he is a self-taught musical genius.
At the age of 12 Prince was heading a band called Champagne. When thegroup split up five years later, he figured it was time to move on to better things. As Prince put it, I figured ifI was going to be serious about a music career, I had better start getting busy.
The results three years later are three self-produced, performed, arranged and composed hit albums (Dirty Mind the latest). Presently Prince is headlining his first major U.S. tour.
Performing two shows at the Royal Oak Theatre, Prince proved himself to be as musically and theatrically brilliant as his reputation had suggested. He drove a crowd of predominantly young women wild with his suggestive lyrics, risque dress and erotic gestures.
Live, Prince is musically brilliant. He plays a combination of rock-funk that can be best described as dance music. Almost all the songs performed take ona rougher overall sound than the studio versions because of the emphasis placed upon the guitars. I like to playa - lot of guitar, explains Prince. That
heavy sound goes better in concert than it does on record.
Performing ballads in his high falsetto voice, Prince sounds vaguely reminiscent of Smokey Robinson. Nearly all the selections performed ooze with sexual connotations. Fondling the microphone stand, Prince crooned, I wanna be your lover. wanna be the only one you come fore:
Dressed in black bikini underpants, matching dancer warm-up _ socks, - sparkle shirt and plain blazer, Prince puts on a sophisticated and seductive bump and grind act. With obscene pelvic thrusts, he attempts to fulfill not only his own sexual fantasies but those of his female fans.
Despite the hit albums and fan adulation Prince dismisses any talk of stardom. I don't think about it, he muses. It's all just part of the dream factory. If it happens, it happens. (It has.) It's best not to even think about that, 'cuz ifyou strive for tt and you don t get it, you'll be disappointed and feel like a failure.
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MUSIC CAFE DETROIT THE WORLD OF SUZY WAHL
by Herb Boyd
You would think that any place as simply and as aptly named as the Cafe Detroit would have long been a fixture in the city. Alas, such is not the case at least not yet. But ifa long cafe lineage is the result of good food, balanced entertainment, exuberant personnel and ownership that knows how to toss these elements together, then Cafe Detroit's lineage is just a matter of time.
Like many. folks who. have spent more than a few years around Wayne State s campus, I can recall when Cafe Detroit was: the Tartar House and thrived on a lunch-time clientele. In those days it was my habit to trek over there at least two or three times a week I was Clearly hooked on the apple. dumpling.
Any afternoon through the week now will tell you that lunch is still a very active time and, of greater importance to me, the fabulous apple dumpling continues to hold a prominent spot on the cafe s enticing and cleverly worded menu.
But some changes have been made since Suzy Wahl and her partner took over the establishment four years ago. The former Marble Bar, which was located on Trumbull and was known as the bar that became famous - overnight, is an addition that has given the cafe a reason to keep its doors open after Wayne State s commuters have deserted the campus.
The staging of live performances from Thursday through Sunday, featuring such varied.
musical groups and musicians as Mary Roberts and the. Inside/Outside - Band, Eileen Orr's Trio, Marcus Belgrave and Bob McDonald, is also a significant factor in. bolstering the cafe s weekend crowd.
So, to a campus restaurant you add a bar and live music and you have a cafe that, in Suzy _Wahl s words, radiates a kind of warmth and a place that is alive with heated discussions. And if Suzy's plans are fulfilled it will soon be even warmer around the cafe with the scheduled appearances of Lady Dand the Ron Brooks Trio,. Frank Isola, Bob Szajner and Triad, and George Goldsmith and the Endangered Species.
There are some other incidentals at the cafe that places it beyond the ordinary an info
board cluttered with announcements; photos and paintings exhibited throughout the cafe; anda charming, knowledgeable hostess, Chris Peterson. And as you know, it is the incidentals that make the difference in the long run.
The Cafe Detroit, the world of Suzy Wahl, is a splendid envi-
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ronment and seems to take on more luster with each new addition. But for me, she needn t do anything else. In fact, to keep me coming all she needs to do is keep the apple dumpling hot.Need say more?
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(See Galerider for further information.)
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November 19, 1980: Army and security forces attack archdiocese, terrorizing 1,000 refugees and raiding the offices of the diocesan news bulletin and radio station.
November 28, 1980: Six FDR leaders killed by security and paramilitary forces near the archdiocesan legal aid office.
December 3, 1980: Four American church women raped and murdered by the National Guard and paramilitary forces.
December 4, 1980: U.S. suspends military and economic aid to El Salvador.
December 6, 1980: Bishop Rivera Damas denounces U.S. for facilitating repression against the people and persecution against the Church.
December 13, 1980: Third junta dissolves, and the fourth junta is formed with Jose Napoleon Duarte as president. U.S. reinstates economic aid.
December 15, 1980: Call to insurrection by opposition forces in E] Salvador.
December 15, 1980: United Nations General Assembly passes a resolution condemning the repression in E] Salvador by a vote of 70 to 12, with 55 Countries abstaining.
December 16, 1980: U.S. government loans
$20 million to El Salvador government.
December 18, 1980: U.S. government loans a further $45.4 million to El Salvador government, bringing the total aid for 1980 to $150 million.
December 22, 1980: The U.S. West Coast Longshoremen s and Warehousemen s Union calls a boycott of all Salvador-bound military shipments.
January 5, 1981: AFL/CIO representatives, Michael Hammer and Mark Pearlman, who had been working in El Salvador as advisors on
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the land reform program, and Jose Viera, the president of the Salvadorean Institute for Agrarian Transformation,. are murdered by three Right-wing hit men (Newsweek) as they satin the coffee shop of the Sheraton Hotel in San Salvador.
January 11, 1981: The FDR attacks a military airport and major forts both in the capital and the rural provinces.
January 13, 1981: The FDR calls for a general strike.
January 14, 1981: U.S. Administration resumes fiscal year 1981 military assistance to EI Salvador which had been held up on Dec. 5, 1980, after the murder of four American women missionaries. In addition, the U.S. sends six advisors to El Salvador to aid the government in its counterinsurgency efforts.
January 15, 1981: An FDR strike closes half the shops in San Salvador and 20,000 government workers walk out..
January 17, 1981: U.S.Administration sends $5 million in lethal military assistance to El Salvador, exercising presidential options under
existing laws to increase military aid without going to Congress.
January 18, 1981: A. U.S. Congressional delegation just back from a fact-finding trip releases a statement claiming that troops receiving U.S. military aid are murdering, raping and torturing the people of El Salvador. (See sidebar.)
January 18, 1981: The U.S. approves an additional $5 million in military aid, bringing the 1981 total to $10 million. The latest aid package includes three military advisory teams to be directed by Colonel Elden Cummings who was involved in CIA counterinsurgency activities in Laos during the Vietnam War.
January 29, 1981: Congressman Studds (D: Mass.) introduces House Resolution #1509 calling for an end to military aid and U.S. arms sales to El Salvador.
February 2, 1981: President Reagan fires U.S.:Ambassador to El Salvador Robert White. According to Mary McGory of the Washington Star, The immediate cause of his firing was the fact that he characterized as bullshit the reports from the White House that the investigation into the murder of the four American missionaries was making satisfactory progress.
February 11, 1981: The Reagan Administration announces that it will not require an investigation of the deaths of four American churchwomen as a condition for giving economic and military aid to El Salvador. U.S. State Department spokesperson William Dyess said that: The decision retlects the new administration s policy of giving priority to security considerations over -human rights questions in dealing with other nations.
February 20, 1981: The State Department receives a 130-page report on El Salvador that it had commissioned. The reports ee
that the current struggle is a continuation of a long history of efforts by the people to gain a democratic government and is not an example of outside intervention or interference by communist elements. The report urges the U.S. to end its support of the government and to seek an accommodation with the FDR.
February 23, 1981: The State Department releases a White Paper claiming to show that the El Salvadorean crisis results from indirect armed aggression by the Soviet Union, Cuba, North Vietnam and other communist block governments, coordinated by Cuba.
February 26, 1981: Former Ambassador White testifies at Congressional hearing that the Pentagon put him under constant pressure for a year to request ground troops in El Salvador.
Early March: The U.S. cuts off $10 million in food aid to Nicaragua for allegedly aiding the opposition in E] Salvador.
@® The Reagan administration announces that it will send 25 additional military advisors to El Salvador (including a team of Green Berets), bringing the total to 54.
@ The U.S. approves an additional $25 million in aid to the government of El Salvador, bringing the 1981 total to $35 million.
@ Demonstrations protesting U.S. imperialism in E] Salvador take place in Canada, Austria, Belgium, Holland, West Germany and Mexico, attracting thousands. In the U.S. a number of teach-ins are held and plans for early-May demonstrations in Washington, D.C. are made.
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® House legislation to end aid to El Salvador picks up six additional sponsors, bringing the total to 56. Senator Edward Kennedy says he will introduce similar legislation in the Senate.
@ The El Salvador government arrests 21 officials at the National University. Thirteen are released and eight held for possible trial as FDR leaders.
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Royal Oak's Natural Cuisine INN SEASON & THE BLUE MUSHROOM
by Ron Aronson
Until recently a health food diet meant poking and choosing grumpily at conventional restaurants as the only alternative to preparing every meal from scratch at home. Butnow, in Royal Oak at least, two places The Blue Mushroom and Inn Season allow the person on a natural food diet to carry out or eat out quite happily.
In fact, The Blue Mushroom has been around for two and a half years. You can eat there, at one of two small picnic-style benches, or, as most people prefer, carry out. This hole in the wall on North Main Street, barely nine feet wide, sells salads, whole-wheat pizza, chapatis and submarines.
Keleasea from its carry-out container, the Blue Mushroom s Super Salad ($2.75) immediately springs out to twice its size. Containing carrots, sunflower seeds, cabbage, olives, mozzarella cheese, sprouts, lettuce, mushroom and onions, it was disappointing because the dressing was so mild and thin as to be-
come lost. The sub (a bit expensive at $6 for 18 ) contains seeds, olives and sprouts with a layer of cheese melted onto each side of a delicious, thick whole wheat seeded bread. The Blue Mushroom chapati is a thick, sweet whole wheat pita-type bread that has been rolled in sesame seeds. Served Rio Grande style, it is delicious: the red cabbage, pureed refried -beans and tomato combine into a filling but not heavy sandwich, a good buy at $2.25.
But how is the pizza, The Blue Mush-room's claim to fame? Purists may disagree, but it is excellent. To appreciate it one must forget Italian pizza entirely: its whole-wheat crust is simply too flat, too stiff and too heavy to compete. But witha good, light and slightly sweet, tomato sauce and vegetables (for example, green pepper), and covered by mozzarella (rennetless if you wish), this greaseless concoction comes together as a delicious dish in its own right. At $6.95 for a large, it is not cheap but it is special and well worth it.
Inn Season Natural Foods Cafe, a success the day it opened in late February, is a kind of health-food London Chop House. The place charms you and makes you at home from the moment you see the scene painted on the front door (complete with smiling sun). Every detail is carefully chosen to continue the impression: from the carefully finished old wood everywhere, the tiffany andwicker lamps, the plant-filled glass windows, to the painting on the back wall (don t miss the washrooms!).
The menu shows as much flair, imagination and ambition as the rest of the undertaking: pizza, sandwiches, noodle dishes, chapatis, Mexican dishes, Arabic
and Greek appetizers, salads with homemade dressings and a wide variety of baked goods, soups and beverages (including special teas, grain coffee and distilled water by the glass). The menu also calls prominent attention to children s dishes and daily dinner specials, one of which is fish. They use only whole grains, natural sweeteners and organic fruits, vegetables and beans whenever possible. Although such attention does not come cheap, prices have been kept moderate: the daily special is less than $7, the fish sandwich $2.95, an 8 pizza $4.95. Wine can be brought in. Be prepared to meet old friends.
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Gonzo Getaways: BREAKS THAT WON'T BREAK YOU
Whether you can afford to travel AL
ATLANTA FOR $150: It may sound lugubrious in view of what's going on at present, but both Eastern and Delta currently have super coach fares to Atlanta. The glamour image of the city is tarnished, to say the least, but at this price (a bit more than half of the cheapest fares to Florida) you can fly and rent a car into the Sunshine State.
L. A. FOR $274: Frontier Airlinesis sete a round-trip fare to Fantasyland that is so insanely low they should think again. Unfortunately lots of folks found out about it, and now it's booked up pretty solidly for the next two or three months. A Frontier ticket agent told me that if you're flexible and can spend the extra cash and time to lay over in Denver one night, you can still book. space on the flights.
CHARTERS: The charter has come a long way since shakier days a decade ago. Atravel agent wetalked to admonishes that this is one area where it is crucial to consult his profession agents know who's good and who's not. Locally, Travel Charter sends charters to Europe from Metro starting in May; and ifyou book now and pay 100 days prior to departure (right now that means a late-June flight at the earliest), you get a small discount and a guaranteed fare. There are several charter operators that fly out of Toronto CP Air for example that also deliver bargain rates to Europe. Charters involve more small print thana mortgage, so it pays to read carefully and be flexible in your timing. Also be aware that the biggies like Pan Am and Lufthansa have developed lowered fares that allow you to plan a little more spontaneously 21 days in advance as opposed to some charters 44day lead time requirement.
About this time each year, I begin to plot my escape. The endless treadmill of work, housekeeping, bills, grey skies and my life s other complexities catch up_ with me, and I get righteous about needing a break. The only problem is cash, which usually keeps my good intentions right where they are in Fantasyland.
Last year, after four or five years oflowbudget camping-trip vacations, decided to splurge. That fact fortunately coincided with a happy discovery Super Saver Fares. For week in New Orleans (in which stayed with a friend, mostly cooked at his home, and stayed away - from the French Quarter), spent around $300. A lot of money, perhaps, in view of my debts at any given moment. And a friend who did a similar trip this year spent more closer to $400 because last year s Super Saver fare is now history, especially with the recent hike in airlines rates due to fuel costs. Budgeting for travel is an extremely personal business. For me that three bills was extremely well spent I came away ready to write the Great American Novel and take on my life s pressures with a new calm perspective.
probably depends on how crazy you'll get if you don't. At present, its once again time for my fix of foreign scenes. I've had enough of potholes and halfhearted snowflakes and such. In line with these needs uncovered some tips that may help you plan your own gonzo getaway. Some need immediate action, while others can sit and simmer. And a word to you who have studiously avoided travel agents they're usually the first to know the good deals, and their services are paid for by the airline, railroad or tour company you pay no fee. I can think of few other services that fit that description, except, perhaps, for the IRS.
And now that mention it, this may be the way to use up what Uncle Sam leaves you so a few things below stretch into the summer as well. A final caveat most of these cheapies, especially air fares, have stipulations that may not fit with your plans. The Civil Aeronautics Board publishes a good pamphlet on air travel, Fly Rights, that will help you weed your way through supersaver, super-coach, APEX and other special fares. Write the CAB, Room 254, 2300 E. Devon Ave., Des Plaines, IL 60018, for a copy.
LOCAL BIKE TOURS: Michigan Bicycle Touring, based in Jackson, will again start its round of tours on wheels to Northern Michigan inns in May. But now s the time to write away for their new brochure which should be available at press time. Tours start at a bit over $100 for two nights at nice old digs like the Lamplight Inn in Central Lake or Chimney Comers near Frankfort. Some meals are also included, and if you don t own a bike you can rent a Motobecane from them for an additional twenty bucks a weekend. Some tour packages also include canoeing, and some are designed to show off the fall colors, giving you some time to save. Write Michigan Bicycle Touring, 738 Griswold St., Jackson, MI 49203 for the lowdown.
HOSTEL - BARGAINS: American Youth Hostels are everywhere not only in Europe. This weekend, the international organization is sponsoring a European Travel Workshop at their office in Berkley. They have local and 8047 Agnes 331-3382 soup & salad
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statewise hostel facilities, of course, and many trips to points closer to home that come in more reasonably than inter-continental ventures. A Caribbean Sailing Adventure April 17 sounds enticing and is pretty reasonable at $730, including airfare and one week aboard a 46 yacht. Call 545-0511 for further info. They'll also send you a copy of the National AYH Highroad to Adventure brochure that includes costly but lengthy treks to such exotic points as China, Iceland or Kenya.
SATURDAY FOR LUNCH service. alternative Tie lps Cf Indian Village Entertainment Thurs.-Sun. Entrees with including brunch Sundays 11-2 pm Good food, warm atmosphere, friendly .a pleasant Tues. 10 am-8 pm W.Th-Su 10-10 pm Fri.-Sat. 10 am-11 pm Where. the past and future meet
THE LITTLE INN'S BIG VALUE: Perhaps | should keep mum about this, the last place 1 was able to escape to over the New Year holiday. The Little Inn is a country inn in Bayfield, Ontario, about two and a half hours away on the eastern shore of Lake Huron. They feature a Mini-Vacation Package that includes their tremendous food, accessibility to good hiking, cross country skiing, swimming (and even a bit of culture at Stratford), depending on the time of year. Its hard to believe its so cheap $130 Canadian ($111 U.S.) and once there, it's hard to believe you're only a short way from home. Write The Little Inn, P.O. Box 102, Bayfield, Ontario NOM 1G0.
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AMERICAN POP: Learning from the 60s,
by Neil Chacker
After watching Ralph Bakshi's American Pop, one might conclude that any child who shows an interest in music should be guided toward a safer line of work, like motorcycle stunting or bombdisposal.
American Pop is a moving story about four generations of musicians who are destroyed, one way or another, by their love of music.
Now if one wanted to pick a harmless and praise-worthy occupation, making music would be near the top of the list. There would seem to be no reason for musicians to be self-destructive. Nevertheless, the fact remains that some ofthe greatest musical geniuses of our generation have ended up as junkies, suicides or born-again Christians. This is the reality that gives American Pop its impact.
Bakshi underlines this reality by periodically~inserting live film clips or stills into the animation. While most film-
makers try to submerge us in their own vision of reality, separating us from the real world. Bakshi never lets us get all the way into his fantasy. Every time we get close, he reminds us that the agonies of his cartoon characters were also suffered by real people that we knew and loved.
The characters in the story, Zalmie, Benny, Tony and Pete, are not driven by any desire for money or fame. They simply have the inborn need to write, sing or play music. In return they get mixed up with gangsters, strung out on. drugs or shot.
In one very effective scene, Benny is engaged in a mopping-up operation in World War II Europe. He stops to play a piano in a bombed-out house, and a wounded German straggler gets the. drop on him. Benny knows that he s about to die, but he has enough class to play a few bars of Lili Marlene first. It's too bad that most of the audience won't recognize the song or realize what it meant to that generation.
Bakshi and his Superb Animates.
Bakshi s animation is superb. As his characters age, we can read their experiences in their faces. We know just what they've been through and where they're at. Technically he s not as polished as the best Disney, but he has the eye for detail that marks quality. When we first meet Frankie (a Janis Joplin-Grace Slick composite) on Haight-Ashbury, she has a tiny bell dangling from a string around her neck. In the end she uses the same bell-string to tie off her arm when she ODs.
Some people will be disturbed by the incidents of blood splashing, Peckinpahtype violence in the film. I don t know
why Bakshi used them, unless he was making an oblique statement about the bloodless Tom and Jerry violence our children are exposed to. In counterpoint to the violence, there is a great deal of love in the movie, sometimes one-sided but still redeeming.
If Bakshi has a message for us; it s not to screw up what we've got. If we've frittered away most of our high hopes from the sixties, let's at least learn from the experience. If Bakshi doesn't offer any solutions, he at least makes us think about the problems. That s more than you usually get from a movie, much less a cartoon.
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GRAY PANTHERS Activist Maggie Kuhn will speak at Temple Emanu-El, 14450 West 10 Mile, Oak Park, at 7:30 pm. Sunday, April 5. Tickets are $3.50, available at the door.
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IF THE MORAL MAJORITY HAS ITS WAY, - YOU'D BE
TTER START PRAYING.
like them think that children
The Moral Majority and other groups should pray in school. Not just * their children. Your children.
But that s just the beginning. They want their religious doctrines enacted into law and imposed on everyone.
If they believe that birth control is asin, then you should not be allowed to use contraceptives.
If they believe that abortion is wrong, then you should not be allowed to have one.
If they believe that the Bible condemns homosexuality, then the law should punish homosexuals.
If they believe that man should be the breadwinner and the divinely appointed head of the family, then the law should keep women in their place.
If they are offended by the ideas in certain books, then the law should ban those books from your libraries and schools.
And like Joe McCarthy, they believe that anyone who disagrees with them should be barred from teaching in the public schools.
These new groups are on the march and growing stronger each day. Their agenda is clear and frightening: they mean to capture the power of government and use it to establish a nightmare of religious and political orthodoxy.
And they are dangerously deceptive. They appear to represent American patriotism, because they wrap themselves in the American flag and use words like family and life and tradition.
In fact, their kind of patriotism violates every principle of liberty that underlies the American system of government. It is intolerant. It stands against the First Amendment guarantees of freedom of expression and separation of church and state. It threatens academic freedom. And it denies to whole groups of people the equal protection of the laws.
Make no mistake about it: the new evangelicals are not a conservative movement. True conservatives place great value on the Bill of Rightsa time-tested document designed to guarantee individual rights by limiting the powers of government.
In fact, the new evangelicals are a radical anti-Bill-of-Rights movement. They seek not to conserve traditional American values, but to overthrow them. Their agenda represents massive government intrusion. And conservatives as well as liberals should stand up against them.
THE DANGER POINT.
These groups have already had Z alarming success. They have been GZ pivotal in blocking passage of the E.R.A. in fifteen states. Public school &y boards all over the country have bannéd books and imposed prayer and other religious ceremonies. State legislatures have begun placing increasingly severe restrictions on a woman'sright to have an abortion. And there is mounting pressure to pass laws requiring the teaching of the Biblical account of creation as an alternative to evolution.
They have grown into a rich and powerful force in this country.
How rich? In a week, the Moral Majority raises a million dollars with its television program.
How powerful? In the last election, key members of Congress were successfully targeted by them for defeat, because of their positions on abortion, E.R.A., and other civil liberties issues.
And the head of the Moral Majority promises more of the same. At a press conference a week after the election, he warned elected officials, both Republican and Democrat, to get in
step or be prepared to be unemployed. Already there is talk of constitutional amendments that would impose prayer in the public schools and outlaw all abortions. And legislation has been introduced that would strip federal courts of their authority even to hear constitutional cases.
In the Senate, Strom Thurmond will now chair the Judiciary Committee, which controls most legislation affecting the courts and the Constitution. Senator Thurmond favors repeal of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and has announced his support of much of the Moral Majority s program. He has actively opposed civil rights and civil liberties for thirty years. Now he may prevail.
We are facing a major struggle over the Bill of Rights. This struggle does not involve the question of whether the Moral Majority and other groups like them have the right to speak.
They do, and we would defend that right. Even those who oppose the Bill of Rights are protected by the First Amendment: The danger lies in the content of their views, not in their right to express them. Nor is it a question of partisan politics. There have been shifts of power from one party to another before. That is not what concerns us. The American Civil Liberties Union is non-partisan and does not endorse or oppose candidates for public office. But we will make certain that, whatever other changes may occur in the political arena, the Constitution does not become a casualty of the new order.
WHAT THE ACLU CAN DO.
For 60 years, the American Civil Liberties Union has been the organization that protects the Bill of Rights. As former Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote: The ACLU has stood foursquare against the ___ recurring tides of hysteria that from time to time threaten freedoms everywhere... Indeed, it 1s \, difficult to appreciate how far our freedoms } mught have eroded had 1t not been for the Union's valiant representation in the courts of the constitutional rights of people of all persuasions, no matter how unpopular or even despised by the majority they were at the time.
We've been there in the past and we'll be there in the days ahead. We will meet the anti-Bill-of-Rights forcés in the Congress, in the courts, before state and local legislatures, at school board hearings. Wherever they threaten, we will be there with lawyers, lobbyists, staff and volunteers to resist their attempts to deprive you of your liberty and violate your rights.
WHAT YOU CAN DO.
than we raise in a year. We can only.be as strong as the number of people who support us. Ultimately, the protection of your rights depends not on legislatures, not on who gets elected President, not even on the courts. It depends on individual citizens, aware of the fragility of liberty, alert to the forces that imperil it, and prepared to give of themselves in order to preserve it.
In the past, when the Bill of Rights was in danger, enough people recognized the threat, and came together in time to repel it. Such a time has. comé again.
It is up to you to assure that the Bill of Rights will be passed on intact to the next generation.
Please send us your contribution before another day passes.
Without your help, we don t have a prayer.
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION 1110 Woodward Tower, Detroit, MI 48226
_] I want to join the ACLU and help fight the new antiBill-of-Rights movement. Enclosed is my check in the amount indicated below.
do not want to become a member, but enclosedis my contribution.
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