Friday, January 24, 1969 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Three Friday, January 24, 1969 THE MCHIGAN DAILY PageThre Creative Arts Festival presents ARETHA FRANKLIN Jan. 25-8:30 P.M. University Events Building $3.50, $3.00, $2.50 tickets still available in S.A.B. lobby 1! NAVY 'DETERIORATING' Shipbuilding victim of high costs JANUARY 26-8:00 P.M. 9aduate Cof(ee.4#,uje Folk Entertainment 9 P.M.-JOHN SUNDELL WASHINGTON (P) - Soar- ing shipbuilding costs are threatening the Nixon adminis- tration's ability to redeem a campaign pledge to "restore the goal of a Navy second to none." The Johnson defense budget sent to Congress last week con- tained a number of ship pro- jects, some considered urgent, which had been reshaped be- cause of sharply rising prices. The Nixon people could re- store cuts in the shipbuilding and conversion program, but it would mean spending billions more than anticipated. The budget pinpointed a spec- tacular $2-billion rise in the es- timated cost of a major pro- gramto build advanced conven- tional and nuclear-powered es- cort vessels. "Much of this increase," the Pentagon said, "is basically the result of two factors-a contin- uing rise in the price of labor and materials and 'more realis- tic estimates based on later contract information." Better management could bring better cost calculation. But recent history shows no way for the new administra- tion to avoid the penalties of inflation which have added some $16 billion to the price of U.S. military strength since 1961. 1 Besides this, all the a r m e d services have projects they con- sider important and will be pressing them with the n e w secretary of defense, Melvin R. Laird. This was pointed up Tuesday when the House Armed Services subcommittee h e a r d Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, chief of na- val operations, testify that the U.S. fleet is deteriorating while the Soviet Union's is growing. Moorer said 59 per cent of U.S. naval vessels are at least 20 years old while the Russian navy has fewer than one per cent of its surface ships and submarines in that age brack- et. "The continuing deterioration of our older ships and the lim- ited building programs of re- centdears now require an ex- panded ship acquisition pro- gram for the years ahead, if the Navy is to be capable of per- forming its foreseeable tasks," Moorer said. The Pentagon said it also had cancelled plans to modernize the carrier Franklin D. Roose- velt in the bookkeeping y e a r starting July 1. This decision was reached be- cause the upgrading of th e Roosevelt's sister ship, the Mid- way, is taking 48 months and costing $178 million-twice,.as long and twice as much as ex- pensive as had been expected. Prenatal animals seen source for human transplant organs Work on a revolutionary quiet submarine will be pushed ahead even though its estimated cost has rocketed from $100 mil- lion to about $152 million, and may go as high at $200 million. The Pentagon said it believes the turbine electric-drive sub- marine will be worth the cost because it will provide "unique and valuable operational and test experience with this n e w type of propulsion plant and. other important quieting fea- tures considerable earlier than could otherwise be achieved." Food-Music-Atmosphere 2-4 *Israeli Folk Dancing * Deli Plus at 5:30 HILLEL FOUNDATION-1421 Hill WASHINGTON OP) - George- town University Medical School has quickened and broadened its research aimed at precondi- tioning the hearts of unborn animals for ultimate trans- plant into human beings. Some experimental trans- plants between calves and dogs have already taken place-and are still under assessment-in the project first disclosed a year ago. Also, pigs and sheep have been added to the project which could lead to establishment of a living heart bank-and the elimination of need to delay heart transplants until a suit- able donor can be found. Dr. Charles A. Hufnagle, in- ventor of the first artificial heart valve, who heads the pro- ject,/said a year ago he's con- fident the technique ultimately will be "the real breakthrough" in heart-transplant surgery. The technique involves treat- ing calf, pig or sheep embryos -still in their mothers' wombs -with drugs and radiation to eliminate or minimize the in- nate tendency of other animals or humans to reject the hearts. The tissue-rejection potential has constituted one of the ma-, jor problems in human-to-hu- man transplants. Meanwhile,uas these experi- ments continue, Hufnagle says he expects in the near future to perform Georgetown Univer- II - -y .ri IF ifI TON IGHTand Mad Marvin Invites You to Trip wit him .. andhis friends Sin his 2nd colossal, Y laugh program Thurs., Fri., Sat., Sun.-11:00 P.M. Vth Forum-separate admission SATURDAY 1421 Hill St. 8:30 P.M. BOB FRANKE (AND HIS MUSICAL FRIENDS) invite you to a REALITY PARTY at the Ark. Bring Ears, Mind and $1.00 sity Hospital's first human-to- human heart transplant. There have been no such transplants in the nation's capital. Hufnagle also reports in a Georgetown medical publica- tion that he considers heart transplants performed by~ other surgeons during the past year to have progressed to the point where the technique. can now be considered a method of treatment, rather than merely experimental. This is in line with the views of some surgeons, including Dr. Christian Barnard, the South African surgeon who pioneered heart-transplants. But it's at variance with the views of cer- tain other surgeons and other organizations. Disclosure of the new im- petus for the preconditioning project was made after George- town announced Wednesday re-' ceipt of a $397,985 grant "to study the possibility of trans- planting the hearts of animals into human beings." The grant, covering a three- year study, was made by T h e John A. Hartford Foundation of New York. Amplifying on the announce- ment, a university spokesman said transplant experiments al- ready performed-involving im- planting conditioned calves' hearts into dogs-are still un- der evaluation. Meanwhile, pigs and sheep have been added as subjects for the process. The announcement quoted Hufnagel as saying: "If successful, this approach to heart transplants would make available unlimited supplies of organs without significant mor- al, legal, or logistical problems." Second Class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Michigan, 420 Maynard St., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday morning University year. Sub- scription rates: $9.00 by carrier, $10.00 by mail. the news today, by The Associated Press and College Press Service WALTER J. HICKEL won delayed confirmation yes- terday of his appointment as secretary of the interior after extensive senatorial criticism. Hickel was confirmed by a vote of 73 to 16, with all opposition coming from Democrats. Senators also approved the appointment of David Pack- ard as deputy secretary of defense by a vote of 82 to 1, Sen. Albert Gore (D-Tenn.) casting the only negative vote. Hickel and Packard were the only Nixon appointees that stirred any substantial challenge in the Senate. THE CAPTAIN OF THE PUEBLO said yesterday he knew, when he permitted North Koreans to board his ship, that not all its secret equipment had been destroyed. Cmdr. Lloyd Bucher, told Wednesday he was suspected of violating naval regulations by surrendering, also describ- ed in his fourth day of testimony before a court of inquiry the torture that was used to force his confession of espionage. ANOTHER CZECHOSLOVAK set fire to himself yesterday, the Czechoslovak news agency CTK said. The 27-year-old Czech was reported in serious condition with burns on 60 per cent of his body. The burning was the sixth since student Jan Palach burned himself fatally hi protest against the Soviet occupation. In Prague plans continued for a huge memorial observ- ance to honor Palach whose funeral will be Saturday. The Czech government, uneasy that the memorial plans might erupt into demonstrations said it had information that "ir- responsible elements" might use the occasion to cause trouble. * . . ALL FOUR PARTIES to the Vietnam peace talks were agreed yesterday that the next meeting scheduled to open Saturday will be wide open, with each principal entitled to raise any question. The announcements from the representatives of Na- tional Liberation Front, the North Vietnamese government and U.S. representative Henry Cabot Lodge opens the way for quick action in the second official meeting of the expanded talks. Indications were the NLF would concentrate heavily on political aspects of a settlement while the Hanoi delegation is expected to give greater priority to military questions. GREAT BRITAIN yesterday opened discussions with the Soviet Union on possible terms for a Middle East settlement, but stressed an agreement must have Arab- Israeli accord. A communication from Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart to the Kremlin made clear that Moscow's program for a.phased settlement could be only one alternative plan to explore. Observers believe Britain, like the United States, might be willing to join France's previous call for Big Four talks on the Mid East in the U.N. Meanwhile, French Foreign Minister Michael Debre an- nounced in Paris that France may send defensive weapons to Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Debre claimed those nations have been non-combatants in Arab-Israeli fighting. * . . PRESIDENT NIXON fixed his attention yesterday on the crisis in America's cities as he officially opened the first meeting of his Urban Affairs Council. Nixon called the federal response -to urban problems "haphazard, fragmented and often woefully shortsighted." The urban affairs panel, consisting of eight Cabinet members, was also instructed to advise the President in situations "threatening the maintenance of civil disorder or civil rights." Nixon also announced the formation of /a special commit- tee to plan for the effective peacetime use of money now being spent in Vietnam. REV. RALPH ABERNATHY, head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, called on the nation to plead for mercy in the trial of James Earl Ray, ac- cused slayer of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Abernathy asked "America's oppressed and victimized to come to the aid an defense" of Ray. Abernathy supported the offer of SCLC official to defend Ray, saying it was an at- tempt "to move non-violence into a new dimension of American life." The life of Ray "or whoever is*proven to have pulled the trigger" in the King assasination should be spared said Abernathy. Thank you for making last weekend's program No. 1 such a success. If you missed program No. 1 because of the sold-out shows be sure to come early for program No. 2-It's equally hilarious. THE COMEDY GREATS-Program No. 2 W. C. FIELDS-"The Pharmacist" LAUREL & HARDY-"Double Whoopeee" a really great one featuring an appear- ance by JEAN HARLOW. CHARLIE CHAPLIN-"Easy Street" The best knowns of.his Mutual Series, a sub- dued comedy with overtones of social criticism. "HAPPY TIMES AND JOLLY MOMENTS"-a compilation of Max Sennett come- dies including BEN TURPIN, FATTY ARBUCKLE, and the KEYSTONE KOPS. "THE PERILS OF PAULINE"-"Goddess of the Far West" the most acclaimed of the Pearl White Series, complete with daring rescue scene!! "INSPIRATION"-A fabulous Czech stop-motion film of a Dream World in a drop of water. PLUS-our continuing BUCK ROGERS space serial and BETTY BOOP cartoon. I RUSS GIBB presents FRIDAY-SATURDAY Grande Ballroom 7-11 P.M. Grande SUNDAY TAJ MAHA L Ballroom Grand River at Beverly 1 block South of Joy Adm. $3.50 1 IKTITAF Detroit I vis (Very Insidious Plan $o Pugh Pizza) UNION-LEAGUE ALLCAMPUS with FRANCIS X and the BUSHMEN TONIGHT! Jan. 24 9-12 P.M. Free Admission Union Ballroom I1 tI "HERE, SWEETHEART, LET ME CUT THE PIZZA FOR YOU." I For a swinging time this evening, drop by Village Inn where you have a choice of nearly two dozen different delicious kinds. Chances are, you haven't tried them all yet. If you have, well, come anyway. 3411 Washtenaw-Ann Arbor Piano and Banjo Entermtainment 7 Days a Week 8 p.m.'til 1 a.m. Open 1 1 a.m. to 1 a.m. Weekdays 'Til 1 :30 Fri. & Sat. Nights THEPATRE OF f"DIIl E TV. BEST MUSICAL NY AWARDS Wrddkir PROFESSIONAL THEATRE PROGRAM SPECIAL MATINEE--4:00 P.M. Tuesday, JAN. 27-28 Hill Auditorium Three Performances Only: ADVANCE SALES-PTP TICKET OFFICE, MENDELSSOHN THEATRE "MAN AGAINST SOCIETY" showing-4 ANTONIONI'S L'AVENTURA One of international cinematography's !I E ;