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VOL. 95 NO.8 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, NEWARK, DELAWARE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1972 law Modernizes Apartment Code By MIMI BOUDART 512's major significance was Delaware tenants finally its .clarificat.ion ~f the achieved equal rights with secunty deposit questiOn. their landlords when House Most landlords collect a Bill 433 became effective on sum of money, usually equal Wednesday. to one month's rent, as H.B. 433, a 42 page insurance against a tenant's landmark piece of legislation early termination for damages totally revised the Delaware beyond normal wear and tear. Code dealing with Prior to H.B. 512'spassage, it landlord-tenant relationships. was a common practice This revision was necessary among landlords not to because the antiquated code return this deposit even if the had not been substantially tenant had committed no ehanged since 1852 when damage. :>taft" plloto by V01 ·id llo(fiiiOII only a tiny proportion of H.B. 512 stated that Delawareans were renters. In within 15 days after "DRINK BLOOD" ...Anti-Nixon demonstrators gather in front of St. Marks High School. Inside. the past ten years, the termination of the lease, the Republican party contributors paid $100 apiece to attend a cocktail party sponsored by the number of apartment landlord must provide an Committee to Re-Elect the President. dwellers has risen to over itemized list of damages to be one-third of the state's charged against the security Republican Fund-Raiser Latest Target deposit and return the This fact is evidenced by balance of the deposit to the mge numbers of apartment tenant. eomplexes recently erected in War Opponents Strike at Nixon H.B. 512 also allowed 1be Newark and Greater tenants to give only 30 days school entrance--l<.ept there by a string of 10 Wilmin~ton a.-ea. By ROY WILSON notice of termination when state police, who threatened to arrest anyone The landlord-tenant being transferred by their Republican party members, bedecked in who stepped over onto the driveway. Two telationship has traditionally employers. expensive evening gowns and suits, were taunted persons were arrested, one a Vietnaril Veteran similar to· that of lord H.B. 512 finally stipulated by a group of about 50 demonstrators Tuesday named Dennis Strausbaugh. and vassal. Landlords behaved that a landlord needed a Writ night as they streamed into St. Marks High According to a bystander, Strausbaugh only tyrannically or benevolently of Possession after a hearing School near Wilmington for a Republican stepped out in the street to ask a policeman a without fear of reprisals in Magistrate Court to force a fund-raising cocktail party. question, and was immediately arrested. because tenants did not have tenant to vacate an The approximately 400 Republican However, according to the officer in charge, any firm laws with which to apartment. party-goers, which included such notables as "You know the story ...he wanted to be fight them. In the past few A tenant's recourse when Representative Pierre duPont III and Governor arrested." years, the burgeoning number any of these rights are Russell Peterson, had each contributed $100 for Otherwise, tension between police and or apartment dwellers violated is to file a suit in a ticket. (Unconfirmed reports said that party demonstrators was fairly low, most of the anger rebelled at the landlords' Magistrate Court. Court costs giant John Rollins bought as many as 400 tickets being directed at the Republicans entering the ubitrary treatment. are onlv $10 and a lawyer is and distributed many of them among party building. There was no violence of any kind. Two years ago, State not necessary, so it is within members.) For the most part they tried to ignore "Smile, mister, while everybody Representative Pete duPont the crowd, or grinned as they heard the epithets the price range of most dies... Murderer ... " 1ponsored stopgap bill in the and slogans chanted at them. people. The demonstrators were predominately young Delaware House H.B. 512 "DuPonts Get Rich, Gl's Die" The great success enjoyed people, though a number of older people were which settled some of the The demonstrators, who shouted mostly by H.B. 512 in extending also in attendance. Most said they were there major difficulties between anti-war slogans, were confined to a small knoll landlords and tenants. H.B. (Continued to Page 16) across the driveway about 50 feet from the (Continued to Page 2) i..··-;, Staff photo b y David Hoffman DEMONSTRATORS heap a verbal barrage ra~ging from pleading· to profanity on Republican party-goers as they enter St. Marks High School. PAGE 2 UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, NEWARK, DELAWARE, SEPTEMBER 29, 1972 of most of the demonstrators. speaking you will keep compulsion to give the Demonstrators Chant. • • It read in part, "When the cheering until the bar is again HElL' salute to the president has finished screen." (Continued from Page 1) ' opened. Please resist the representing only themselves. and explain their reasons for The demonstration itself being there. "I respect you," ~~~*******************************- was not sponsored by any said one black woman to the Passports may take from four to eight weeks to be processed, so if one group but was more a marchers, "I know what ~ you're planning a trip, you must apply soon. coalition of members of you're about." They went ~ various groups such as on to explain that they were ~ university students, Vietnam there to "study and watch." ~ veterans, and members of PASSPORT PHOTOS "We've got to learn," one ~ Y A WF, Phoenix, the man said, "this is all bullshit. Wilmington Peace Center, and Do you think I paid to get ~ the Wilmington Anti-War in?" ~ 2 for $2.00 Committee. "Drink Blood... Drink ~ from "Nixon, Wall Street, Stop Blood ... " ~ the Bombing Now ... Peter Inside the school, cocktails ~ son, duPont, Stop the flowed. Edward Cox (Nixon's Bombing Now ... " son-in-law) mingled briefly with ~ STAR PHOTOGRAPHY duPont's arrival in a the crowd, and Nixon came on ~ Our other services include: limousine in front of the closed circuit TV from a ~ entrance drew perhaps the fund-raising dinner in New ~ -PORTRAITURE greatest response from the York to address the crowd. Blacks going inside gathering. Said one ~ -WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY also drew an above average Republican party woman ~ -PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT CHRISTMAS AND GREETING CARDS response, particularly from while leaving the affair in ~ -AERIAL, COMMERCIAL AND FREE-LANCE PHOTOGRAPHY the several young blacks in reference of the -ARTISTIC PHOTOGRAPHS FOR DECORATING YOUR HOME OR OFFICE the crowd. .. demonstration, "I don't Later on in the evening, approve of it." , .. several of the black A mock schedule of events .. Call: Larry Shafer 368-2847 Wilmington Republicans given out to Republicans .. came out to talk to the crowd seemed to sum up the feelings •******************************** .. '. AN OPEN.' LETTER TO RESIDENT STUDENTS Dear Resident Student. to fill out a Maintenance Referral upon you have two recourses to In respo nsc toT uesday 's article Form. action: in the REVIEW and numerous 2. Patiently wait for five (5) A. Write a complaint put it in complaints regarding working days for results. CAMPUS MAIL addressing it to maintenance in your residence Although waiting will anger some H. Eugene Pierce halls, the Residence Hall students it nevertheless is vitually Director of Plant Operations Association (RHA) wishes to important. It is necessary to give University Maintenance Center organize a positive course of the maintenance system a chance or action to expedite the solution to to work: if the system is proven Gilbert Volmi maintenance related problems. not to be responsive, then we Director of Housing and This space has been purchased by will be justified in demanding Food Services the RHA in order to organize change. What's more, we'll have Housing and Food Service such an effort. documented information on the Office The Residence ·Hall maintenance system's 503 S. Academy Street Association urges your support performance. Within these five or in a campus wide effort to focus days the hall staff should have Randolph Meade Jr. attention on the maintenance made the referral to the Area Vice President for issue. With your input we can House Manager for his prompt Business and Finance successfully work to bring about action. I 08 Hullihen Hall a) more responsive maintenance B. Visit any of the above by system. We ask for your support REMEMBER: It ts not the personally stopping at their by having you follow the below residence life staff's offices. Relate your problems guidelines. Whenever there is a responsibility to follow through and the system's problems to maintenance problem which on maintenance referrals. Rather, them. affects you personally or a group the Area House Manager bears of students in your hall (floor) the responsibility for following Thank You for your follow this procedure to get through on maintenance related cooperation. results. problems. This is important. The Residence Life Staff has no more Sincerely, I. When a maintenance authority to demand prompt related problem arises (i.e. repairs than you do. This is Burned-out desk lights, dirty because AN ENTIRELY bathrooms. broken air SEPARATE UNIVERSITY conditioners, stopped-up toilets, AGENCY handles maintenance unsupplied bathrooms, problems. This agency is named Michael J . Brady inadequate maid service Plant Operations and is directed President (schedules). broken bathroom by H. Eugene Pierce. Residence Hall Association screens. etc.) immediately report the prob !em to your 3. If within 5 working days Members of the hall's residence life staff. Be sure your referral has not been acted Inter Hall Assembly UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE. NEWARK. DELAW!\HE. SEPTEMBER 29, 1972 PAGE3 Schedules Expanding Lettuce Boycott art Buses Still Roll ·r' · whether DART would two-zone ticket.