Seventy-Seven Years of Editorial Freedom EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS THE VIEW FROM HERE The All-University Football Team BY ROBERT KLIVANS :yA} y"..aSp .. ,S.arm,:'a : 'r..: , ..":.,. . }. _.. r.. .. v :::. ...::...:...er1":i\;.}.4^:;:s ..i ; .r .4::. n.. Y . ': 1 v S '- 5 ..q. F m m , Where Opinions Are Free, 420 MAYNARD ST., ANN ARBOR, MICH. Truth. Will Prevail NEWS PHONE: 764-0552 Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1968 NIGHT EDITOR: NEAL BRUSS Johnson to Trinh to Rusk: Is the Peace Feeler Out? BY ,SEEMING to meet the conditions for negotiations outlined by President Johnson last year at San Antonio, North Vietnamese Foreign Minister Trinh has thrown a wrench into the works of American escalation. As of last summer the Vietnam conflict was costing the United States 200 lives a week and well over $30 billion a year. By anybody's reckoning, this was too much to pay for a war which was officially justified as a magnanimous gesture on our part to preserve the freedom and in- tegrity of South Vietnam. According to the Gallup Poll, more and more Ameri- cans were buying instead the cost-benefit arguments of doves like Sen. Hatfield. As always, the administration wanted peace as badly as anyone. Only Hanoi's stubbornness stood in the way of negotia- tions. To prove it President oJhnson told a San Antonio audience two months ago that if he could be assured it would lead to negotiations,-he would call a halt to\American bombing of North Vietnam. OF COURSE, no one in the administra- tion believed Hanoi would call John- son's bluff. As Johnson in one breath pleaded for a chance to negotiate, Sec- retary of State Rusk in another prepared the country for an intensification of the war, effort. In a speech which called to mind the worst traditions of American jingoism, Rusk painted a frightening pic- ture of millions of Chinese crawling up the beaches of California, swarming over the Golden Gate. The treat of the "yel- low peril" to our national interest re- placed idealistic concern for the fate of .the freedom-loving Vietnamese; by this calculation, Rusk implied, the war was indeed worth the cost. So now we are playing for keeps. Baldly military considerations gain precedence as the war turns into a Machiavellian nightmare. In a series of news leaks, the administration last month introduced the possibility of "hot pursuit" of enemy troops over the Cambodian border. Now Ambassador Chester Bowles is in Phnom The Daily is a member of the Associated Press and Collegiate Press Service. 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Hence General Hershey's renewed call to reclaissify thse who, violate the draft law -- as decided by General Hers- hey and the local boards, not the courts. IN THE MIDST OF ALL THIS, Trinh changes "could" to "will" in the stock North Vietnamese peace line. A bomb halt will lead to meaningful discussions, he announced in a New Year's day radio address delivered in the presence of the top North Vietnamese leaders. Washing- ton ducked. What most commentators thought an obvious change in policy "needed more study," Rusk told a news conference. While some observers claimed the Bowles mission was sent to Cambodia at least partially to find out from sources there what the broadcast meant, the world began to ask the inevitable quest- ion. How could Washington claim that Hanoi was obstructing peace talks when Hanoi had apparently met Johnson's San Antonio condition? The British Manches- ter Guardian Weekly put it succinctly: "This is surely the statement that the Americans claim they have been waiting for. Unless they respond to it their pro- fessed wish to negotiate will carry less and less conviction." With that embarrassing question to mull over, the administration's newest dilemma is apparent. In effect, Trinh told Johnson and Rusk to pay up or fold. It's Washington's move. --URBAN LEHNER Editorial Staff ROGER RAPOPORT, Editor MEREDITH EIKER, Managing Editor MICHAEL HEFFER ROBERT KLIVANS City Editor Editorial Director SUSAN ELAN.............Associate Managing Editor STEPHEN FIRSHEIN ...... Associate Managing Editor LAURENCE MEDOW ...... Associate Managing Editor JOHN LOTTIER ........ Associate Editorial r1irector RONALD KLEMPNER .... Associate Editorial Director THE FOOTBALL SEASON is over-gasp-or so we thought as it ended with a Super Whimper and not a bang in Sunday's Second Annual Disappointment Bowl. And though the Green Bay Packers may be undisputed champions of the whole wide world (Vince Lombardi may resign as Packer coach to become Secretary of Defense), these remains one last word on the subject of football be- fore we close our bloodshot eyes for a five month respite. The following are The Daily all-star selections for defense and offense on the All-University football squad. Anyone who has thrilled through the excitement of this violent campus season will recognize the players and their great moments: ALL-STAR DEFENSIVE UNIT DEFENSIVE FRONT FOUR-Without hesitation, to the administration's own fearsome foursome, Vice-Pres- idents Pierpont, Cutler, Norman, and Smith. With the sagacity and fortitude of a stone wall, they have only grudgingly relinquished ground to the opposition. Special recognition goes to "Doc" Cutler, the pucker-smoking right end who was penalized five years for roughing the protesters during a fierce fall battle, and "Peerless" Pier- pont, the deceptively small left guard who was acclaimed for a brilliant purse-string tackle in the closing moments of the Administration-Residential College contest. (Who will ever forget?-the Residential College so close to the goal and a new building, but "Peerless" and his fearsome aids batling to keep them contained within their own territory, East Quad.) MIDDLE . LINEBACKER-To Roofie-of-the -Year Robben Fleming (no relation to Green Bay Packer tight end Mary Fleming), who was forced to sit on the bench the entire 1967 season to await the retirement of aging Defensive Captain Harlan "Mad" Hatcher. (Hatcher is best remembered for kicking up a fuss by trying to lengthen all collegiate gridirons to 150 yards "in honor of the Sesquicentennial"). Once on the field, Fleming showed his agility and quick moves by throwing Visita- tion Policy for a loss. Though Fleming claims he intends to play for all sides and players, seasoned observers of the University grid scene discount this: "A middle linebacker," says one, "can only play for one side." RIGHT LINEBACKER-To John Feldkamp, husky Director of University Housing and a prime obstacle to any student seeking progress on the field of play. Feld- kamp, who only eight years ago was SGC quarterback for a stagnant student unit, made a controversial-Jump-to the opposition several years ago. "The pay is better- with the administration eleven," conjectured one teammate. LEFT LINEBACKER-To William Perigo, superin- tendent of the Student Vehicle Bureau, who displayed brilliant moves during the season in thwarting student advances. Though his opponents have pledged to send players of all classes driving through his zone, linebacker Perigo and his allies are committed to hold the line. "If any student tries to drive by me," he pledges in sports- manlike fashion, "they'll be expelled from the game." CORNERBACKS AND SAFETIES-To choice selections from the University's Board of Regents, who prefer the light contact far from the hard-hitting line play. Though older and slower than the rest of the defensive unit, the Regents are virtually impossible to penetrate or bypass. Says one enlightened all-star Regent safety selection: "Ain't nothin' gonna get by us." ALL-STAR OFFENSIVE UNIT OFFENSIVE LINEMEN-To choice selections from Student Government Council, who have consistently brokes holes in the defensive line during a season of relatively rugged play. Though habitually prone to trip- ping up their own runners and talking better than block- ing, the SGC players have so improved the left side of their line that they are now a threat to break open in several directions. LEFT END-To Karen Daenzer, chairman of Voice- SDS and the only female on the squad. Mrs. Daenzer, who is dangerous on the short pass but disavows the long bomb, was at the center of a loud rhubarb last month when the defense charged her with offensive interference. The charge was dismissed when the faculty referees said they weren't watching. RIGHT END-To Leonard Greenbaum, chairman of the faculty Student Relations Committee and the only non-student to gain a starting position on the all-star offensive unit. Anchoring down the right side of the stu- dent line, Greenbaum and his SRC collegues have been instrumental in several contests, including some brilliant downfield blocking on the infamous student power play. QUARTERBACK-To Bruce Kahn, SGC President and controversial advocate of the old hit-em hard, three- years-and-a-cloud-of-dust style of play. Off the field a reserved, dapper student, once on the gridiron Kahn be- comes a wild signal-caller but, to his opponent's relief, he is only a passing threat. HALFBACK-To Peter Steinberger, chairman of Joint berger is widely hailed for engineering the brilliant Judiciary Council and a fancy broken-field runner. Stein- packing of JJC that broke the back of the stunned ad- ministration defense. Steinburger's flashy moves have contributed to bringing freshmen late night football to Ann Arbor. There you have The Daily's all-star team. If you are wondering, it's no picture coincidence that administrators are on defense and students are on offense. That's just the way the game is being played these days.. FE IFFEI D t? W1> $ OD OYGE "FACE THE NATOM" ANDP MIF AD BOW RSPONDS. Z VER.Y SERIOUSLYC &U65TION WTHU-R~ WE6 NAB THAT R(GH-f. / we6 KM0Lt6 500TH I A- C IhJA a WR6 KI /M t tvC Ae -1 WERE KIf.u.I3G ItIM~OC&&T fPLC 6.E BCAUSE WE POJT FO HST O&)AAE'ICAM SOIL. 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