1980-11-12; Central Michigan Life

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Vol.62 No. 34
© 1980 CM LIFE
Mount Pleasant, Mich. 48859
18 pages
Wednesday, Nov. 12,1980
'Propaganda' cause
of 'D' loss— Tisch
by TOM HENRY
LIFE Staff Writer
Robert Tisch blames last week's defeat of his
proposal on "blatent propaganda" instigated by
Gov. William G. Milliken and other Proposal D
opponents throughout the state.
Although Tisch declined comment Tuesday, he
reportedly will ask the courts for a new vote on
his unsuccessful tax-cut proposal.
As a result, he believes he is entitled to a new
election, according to United Press International.
When contacted at his home in Corunna by
LIFE Tuesday, Tisch would not comment.
"I can't tell the same thing over and over to
each reporter that calls. I've already had about
500 reporters call," Tisch said.
"You already know what's going on, so you
don't really need to talk to me," he told LIFE.
"Don't worry, I'm not changing my story for
Central Michigan."
A spokesman for Tisch's public relations firm,
McMaster's Associates of Troy, seemed surprised
when informed Tisch was reluctant to comment.
"That's funny," laughed Craig Lesinski of
McMaster's. "He did before the election."
According to a press release published by the
firm, Tisch claims public officials, lobbyists and
special interest groups spent $10 for every dollar
his supporters spent to defeat Proposal D.
Proposal E.offered a 50 percent cut in property
tax assessments rolled back to their 1978 levels
and forbid future tax increases without approval
from 60 percent of the voters. Passage would
have resulted in a $2 billion loss in state
revenues.
"Politicians and special interest groups could
feel free to go right back to wasting our money
and increasing taxes if we do not continue to
fight," Tisch was quoted as saying in the press
release.
"There's no doubt the deceptive propaganda
eminating from Gov. Milliken's office wrongfully
scared   the   voters   into   voting   against   the
(See "Tisch"—page 17)
Look out below
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Envision yourself leaping from the rafters in Finch Fieldhouse and halfway
down being saved by a harness and a double rope. The CMU Army ROTC
sponsored a rappeling night Tuesday as students learned the ropes of the
sport. Mane Harmon, Grand Rapids junior, was one of the many students who
put their fear behind them and took the big, safe step over the edge of the
balcony.
Dropped charges bring
no changes in policy
by JOHN CUTHBERTSON
LIFE Staff Writer
A change in the enforcement
of parties will not occur as a
result of the dropping of charges
against the Douglas Street
seven, according to Mount
Pleasant Police Chief Martin
Trombley.
"It (the dismissal) won't have
any   negative   effect   on   our
philosophy of enforcing state
laws or city ordinances,"
Trombley said.
Before the dismissal, one
student had a jury trial and was
found not guilty, which prompted the dropping of charges
against the remaining six. The
group was to stand trial for
disorderly conduct in connection
with a Sept. 4 party.
"If parties get out of hand
they   (the    partiers)    will    be
arrested, if they're breaking the
law," Trombley said. "We're
going to continue to enforce the
law, and do it unbiasedly."
The decision in the Douglas
Street incident will not set a
precedent, said City Attorney
Reynolds Campbell. He said this
case will not be used for
reference on future cases.
"Every case is handled on its
own merits," Campbell said.
(See "Partiers"—page 13)
Decoys draw ducks just like the real McCoy
by SANDY McHUGH
LIFE Staff Writer
For duck hunters the only thing better than the
real McCoy is a good decoy, and James McEwan
has spent the past 11 years perfecting his own
way of carving wooden decoys for hunters.
McEwan, 25, started making wooden duck
decoys in 1969 when he couldn't buy commerical
ones but wanted to go duck hunting, and has
made more than a hundred since then.
"I started making decoys in grade school
because I didn't know anyone who made them,"
McEwan said. "The first ones I made didn't look
very good but they worked, and I've been improving on them since then."
McEwan, Sandusky graduate student, is
working on his master's degree in waterfowl
biology and carves decoys and decorative birds
year-round in his spare time.
It takes abouttlO to 12 hours to carve a decoy
and anywhere from 100 to 140 hours to finish a
life-size bird for the mantel, McEwan said.
"The decorative birds are more accurate," said
McEwan. "I pay a lot more attention to patterns,
muscle structure, and the part that takes the
longest is cafving individual feathers."
McEwan said he likes to think of his decoys as
extra-detailed.
"I give special attention to the tail feathers,
details to the duck's bill, body forms and underlying muscle structure," McEwan said.
McEwan said he has to have good references in
order to get the carving as close to the real thing
as possible.
"I use books, drawings, photographs and live
ducks when I can get them and get them to hold
still," said McEwan. "It is important to have the
bird look as real as possible, or it isn't a very good
decoy."
McEwan said he has experimented with different types of wood over the years and now'uses
cedar, basswood and even some oak for the
decorative birds. For the decoys he sticks to
basswood or cedar and hollows out the birds to
one-half to one-quarter inch thick.
.He added he doesn't use any special carving
tools of electrical equipment to carve his ducks,
preferring to use ordinary tools.
"I just use common tools like rasps, chisels,
files, a band saw and, of course, a knife," McEwan
said. "The decoys are sealed so they are
watertight and then painted." *
McEwan uses a corner of his garage for a work
bench where he roughs out his birds. The finished
work is often done in the living room while
watching television.
"I like to carve, I enjoy it. I started out making
birds for friends, but I've been asked to do a
couple of carving demonstrations, and people
ftave asked me to carve a bird for them. It's kind
of turned commercial. I've already sold as many
birds as. I can make in the next year —I've
finished one and have four more decorative birds
ordered."
McEwan charges anywhere from $35 to $75 for
a decoy and $300 to $400 for a decorative bird,
and says no two are alike.
(See "Ducks"—page 17)
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In Brief
Friday is the deadline to file a repeat course
request card with the Registrar's Office*
Students enrolled in courses they previously
taken must file a request card in order to .improve their previous grade.
Campus
A 14-foot python is a
perfect   pet   for   one
CMU student.
page 6
Sports
Various    types    of
football betting are on
the increase,
page 8
Index
Arts and Leisure 9
Classifieds 17
Comment  4
Doonesbury 4
Horoscope ,17
Off the Wire...., 2
Sports »......., 14
Spotlife... , 17
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