THE MICHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1967 THE I~HCHIGAN DAILY TUESDAY, SEPTE1~ER 19, 1961 UN Lacks World Confidence; Begins 22nd Session in Crisis . ..... - -- - - ------------- - --- ---- - -------- - - -, , '' I - -- - - " , 111 - I -I m ilet UNITED NATIONS (A')-As the UN General Assembly opens its 22nd session this week it faces a new crisis of confidence as a re- sult of inability so far to cope with the aftermath of the Middle East war. Once more the question is being raised whether it can deal effec- tively with international problems or whether it must be recognized as nothing more than a glorified debating society. colonial questions, the Western there will be resolutions on dis- powers usually can count on I armament, China representation. enough support from so-called colonial problems and economic nonaligned countries to avert such and social matters. deadlocks. I The Middle East problem con- As a result, the assembly is tinues to be a major issue. Viet- expected to adopt many resolu- nam also will figure in the debate, tions during the next three as it has in the past, without be- months on the 95 items o:n its j ing formally on the agenda. There agenda. Some of these will be is little prospect of any signifi- simple housekeeping decisions, but I cart action on either problem. --- - --- ------ ---- --- ---- --- -- Israel Welcomes Unofficial Produce Trade with Jordan SABBATH SERVICE Friday at 7:15 P.M. Panel Discussion Following Services What are the details of the current law? What are some practical alternatives that undergraduates and gradu- ates can use this year? What is the nature of conscien- tious objections? The answer appears cmtxh~r in hP .CtP to lieI -Associated Press FLOWERY ORATOR FROM ILLINOIS "Rosy"-cheeked Senate minority leader Everett Dirksen takes a closer look yesterday at a replica of a Tournament of Roses float which bears his likeness done up in flowers. Rep. H. Allen Smith (R- Calif.) beams in the background at a ceremony in which the senior senator from Illinois was named Grand Marshall of the 1968 Tournament of Roses. Unfortunately, the bust contains no specimens of Dirksen's perennial nominee for national flower-the marigold. UNEASY ARMISTICE: Press Government Relations Sho Strain in South Vietnam somewnerein petween The assembly has demonstrated through the years that it is a de- bating society and a glorified one at that, since it represents all UN countries and is attended by prime ministers, presidents, foreign min- isters and other world figures. It also has demonstrated, despite failures, that it can get results at times. Old UN hands recognize its limitations. They also recognize that the 122-nation assembly of 1967 is not the same as the 51- nation assembly of 1946. It not only has become more wordy and slower-moving because of the membership explosion; it has been split into powerful blocs and coali- tions that often can wield an un- official vote. In the early days, the assembly was dominated by the Western powers. Now the newly emerged nations of Asia and Africa can join with the Soviet bloc to pre- vent the West from obtaining a two-thirds majority. The West, on the other hand, can prevent the coalition from achieving the re- quired two-thirds. This happened at the summer's emergency ses- sion on the Middle East, when no major resolution was adopted. Fortunately, the nations do not always vote by blocs. Except on WADI YUBAS, Jordan (A) - Arab and Israeli leaders may not face each other across a peace table but down here in the Jordan River valley there is a brisk busi- ness between the enemy terri- tories. For more than two months, Jordanian t r u c k s have been wheeling down sandy banks be- tween the two hostile forces and shooting up spray from a shallow ford as they cross to the Israeli- occupied west bank. They return with ripe melons, fruit, vegetables, soap, furniture and whatever else the Israelis will allow. The setup appears beneficial to both sides. The Israelis are avoid- ing glutted produce markets, and the Jordanians get not only food from what was their prime agri- cultural region but much-needed foreign curreftcy by selling it to other Arab countries. Moreover, one source said, both countries collect customs duties.I The bleak area where the dry: Wadi Yubas channel joins the Jordan is more suited to camels than wheeled vehicles but the Arab drivers maneuver their big trucks through the sand and rocks, as though they were on solid macadam. Lately, watermelons have been a big item. Seventy thousand tons of the melons were ripening on the west bank when the Israeli army threw the Jordanians back across the river in June. Israel has more than enough of{ its own watermelons,and an in- flux from the occupied territory could have flooded the Israeli markets and brought serious eco- nomic problems. So, winking at the cross-Jordan trading, the Israelis have told Arab farmers to sell their produce where they can. The same word has gone out to orange and ba- nana farmers around Jericho. REV. EDGAR EDWARDS Oirector, Guild House DR. ERWIN GAEDE First Unitarian Church ROBERT HAUERT Office of Religious Affairs LARRY KATZ Administrative Assistant to the University Registrar DR. NICHOLAS KAZARI NOFF Professor of Math DR. HERBERT KELMAN Professor of Psychology 0' JOHN SONQUIST Study Director, Survey Research Center C.O. Counsellor, Ann Arbor Friends Center JOHN PLANER, Cantor Choir Directed by STEVEN OVITSKY JOAN SPITZER, Organist iI 1429 Hill Street All Are Welcome Daily Classifieds Get Results F, I SAIGON (P)-The uneasy armis- tice between South Vietnam's government and the nation's newspapers is showing signs of strain. In the past few days both sides have engaged in a little muscle- flexing to test the other's inten- tions., The government issued a state- ment warning of "regrettable neg- ligence" on the part of certain newspapers. The papers responded with editorials saying that the good name of the regime would depend in large part on its ability to accept criticism. Standoff For the moment the situation appears to be a standoff. The gov- ernment ended political censor- ship a month before the Sept. 3 presidential and senatorial elec- tions and this appears sure to con- tinue through the Oct. 22 elections for a House of Representatives. The new legislature then will have the task of writing a press law within the framework of the constitution. In practice the gov- ernment will retain power over the press until a new law is adopted. While political censorship has been ended, the government re- tains newsprint supply and licens- ing controls over the papers and ultimately the power to suspend any of them. Sensitive Rulers Directly and indirectly, the mil- itary rulers have shown extreme sensitivity to certain subjects. The feud between President-elect Ngu- yen Van Thieu and Vice-Presi- dent-elect Nguyen Cao Ky is one of these subjects. Stories of regional or religious KEEP AHEAD OF YOUR HAIR * NO WAITING - 8 BARBERS I OPEN 6 DAYS The Dascola Barbers Near the Michigan Theatre differences between Northerners and Southerners, Roman Catho- lics and Buddhists or among the' various religious sects frequently grate on some sensitive nerves. The English - language Saigon Daily News commented over the weekend: "The press has never been free in this unfortunate country. Although press censor- ship no longer prevails, it is no secret that the present press regu- lations still forcefully act as Damocles sword above journalists' heads." Stop Conference The paper pointed to the gov- ernment's efforts last week to stop a news conference being held by defeated presidential and sena- torial candidates. The losers final- ly held an unruly meeting after a policeman showed up to stop them and then left after issuing a warning. The news conference also bore witness to the politicians' redis- covery of the press as a vehicle for their own views. After a long period of censorship the press has openly enjoyed printing some of the uninhibited statements now being made. With about 30 Viet- namese, Chinese, French and English newspapers in Saigon, the politicians are sure to get atten- tion. 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