UNION STATUS CHALLENGED See Page 2 S1itr ian a i i PARTLY CLOUDY High-82 Low-60 Little change in temperature tonight or tomorrow. Seventy Years of Editorial Freedom VOL. LXXI, No. 6 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1961S FIVE CENTS FOUR PAGES Al gerians I OfArea 's French Cite 80 I Make No Report ALGIERS ()-Algerian rebels Ing and a general strike yesterday titian this North 'African territory. A French government spokesr 80 and the wounded at 266. He sa diers, 15 terrorists and 51 street der of any French casualties. In France, Algerian prisoners Offer Members of .the National Ass a tribute to the dead. Moslem dep AT Answer Berlin Note WASHINGTON (P) - Secretary of State Dean Rusk conferred with representatives of Britain, France and West Germany yester- day on the Berlin situation. Officials said they were dis- cussing the final form and word- ing of a note to be sent to Russia rejecting Soviet demands for a change in the status of.West Ber- lin. Rusk first met with President Kennedy. Then, in mid-afternoon, he went into a meeting with French Ambassador Herve Alp- hand, Lord Hood of the British Embassy, and Franz Krapf of the West German Embassy. Aides said that the conference ran for about two hours. This is the latest of several delays in preparation of the mes- sage. The difficulty among the four powers in reaching agree- ment indicates that, at the least, they attach considerable impor- tance to the 'wording to be used in turning down Soviet demands and reasserting allied rights to be in West Berlin and to main- tain access to the city. Parallel with the work on this document, Kennedy Administra- tion leaders are engaged in plan- ning some possible redeployment of United States forces in pre- paration for a showdown with the Soviet Union which could develop over West Berlin and its supply lines across Communist East Germany later -this year. Dumond Cites Concessions tWIn Civil War By EARL POLE The two main political parties in the pre-Civil War United States had made numerous concessions to their Southern slave-holding factions on slavery, said Prof. Dwight L. Dumond of the history department. Due to these concessions, on party platforms, made in order to gain political solidarity and thus insure re-election, very little was done in government to better the position of the Negro slave in. America, since together the two parties held a 3/5 majority in Congress. However, in 1840, the Republican party was formed, which came out with a strong anti-slavery attitude, based upon the United States Constitution, he said. Although receiving very few votes in the early years of the party's formation, its strength grew until, in 1880, Abraham Lin- coln was elected to the presi- dency. Various Choices The Republican party had a number of alternatives to go about abolishing slavery: 1) To purchase slaves with mon- ey gained through public works, and then to set them free; 2) To establish an amendment to the Constitution abolishing slavery: 3) To abolish slavery under war power. Change Constitution The Fourteenth Amendment was the result, Prof. Dumond said. With Abraham Lincoln in of- fice, the Civil War was fought le- gally and won in Congress before the first troops began fighting on the battlefield. Faced with this situation, the southern slave-hold- ers had but two alternatives: compromise or secession. The South chose war. iot at Hint Partition )ead, 266 Wounded; t on Own Casualties sparked widespread Moslem riot- y against a French threat to par- nan placed the number of dead at id the dead included 14 rebel sol- mmonstrators. No mention was made started a hunger strike. Tribute embly in Paris stood in silence as uties from Algeria sent a telegram to President de Gaulle protesting "the murderous reaction of the security forces." The rebels capitalized on the idea that France might give the rich and fertile coast lands to Eu- ropeans and pro-French Moslems while consigning others to the ard interior if negotiations fail to work out guarantees for the Europeans' safety in an independent Algeria. Moslem men. women and youths -often led by armed and uni- formed rebel guerrilla fighters- massed in towns on the rich farm- ing plain near Algiers and in parts of Eastern Algeria. Some wielded steel bars, razor blade-studded clubs, knives and stones. They waved the white and green rebel flag and shouted nationalist slo- gans. French riot squads fought them off with tear gas and gun- fire. Uneasy Calm An uneasy calm settled over Al- geria as night fell. The rebel order for a 24-hour general strike was largely followed in such major cities as Algiers, Oran and Constantine and in many smaller centers. Public transport and docks were hit by the walkout and most Moslem-run shops and markets shut down. Even French officials conceded that the strike clearly showed vir- tually complete support for the rebel cause among the Moslems. Report Violence While strike action and violence were reported in wide areas of the country, commando units from the rebel army of national liberation swooped down on two French army posts at the eastern coastal town of Djidjelli SFrench authorities said 13 reb- els were slain and about 150 wounded and the rest were driven off. Djidjelli has been a national- ist hotbed in recent weeks. The Constantine area appeared to be the most seriously rocked by the day's civil strife. It was in this region of eastern Algeria that the nationalist rebellion first flared almost seven years ago. Official reports from that re- gion listed 13 dead and nearly 200 wounded. Some in the mobs which clashed with riot forces were re- ported armed with automatic weapons. Algiers itself was free of serious trouble. At one point crowds of Moslem youths and white-veiled women set up a chorus of nation- alist slogans in the Casbah, ringed by troops posted at barbed wire barricades. May Suspend 'Living Costs' DETROIT RP) - Detroit area firms intend to strike the cost-of- living clause from their labor con- tracts, an Employers Association of Detroit survey indicated yesterday. In the survey of 117 Detroit- area firms, 63 of the 72 firms which 001 " aCing cost- of-living allow- ances ranging from two to 32 cents an hour said they would try to eliminate the clause when they next negotiate contracts. COLLEGE HE DS CHOOSE DIRECTOR U.S. Policy Causes Rift With China WASHINGTON ()-A growing rift between Nationalist China and the United States was dram- atized yesterday by the summon- ing home of United States Am- bassador Everett F. Drumright for consultations with President John F. Kennedy. The veteran diplomat is due here tomorrow from Taipei for talks with Secretary of State Dean Rusk and the White House on increasing nervousness in Formo- sa that this country's China poli- cy is undergoing a softening. Chinese Nationalist President Chiang Kai-shek is reported up- set by three developments: 1) consideration given by the Unit- ed States government to a possi- ble visit here by Thomas Liao, self-styled provisional president of Formosa, who has been living in Tokyo and heading a Formosan independence movement. 2) Consideration by Washington of possible recognition of outer Mongolia and support of its ad- mission to the United Nations. 3) The whole question of Chin- ese Communist representation at the UN and the reported attitude by the United States State De- partment that the 10-year suc- cessful attempt to block UN con- sideration of Peiping's bid would fail at the fall session of the Gen- eral Assembly. The United States has assured Chiangboth privately and in public that the basic United States policy of opposing Communist China's recognition and UN seat- ing remains unchanged. Vice-President Lyndon B. John- son delivered a letter from Ken- nedy to Chiang with these as- surances underscored only last May. Nationalist China's F o r e i g n Minister Shen Chang-huan has said Nationalist China will use its veto in the UN Security Council to block outer Mongolia's admission if that becomes necessary. Vice-President Chen Cheng has gone a step further in saying that Nationalist China would leave the UN if outer Mongolia is accepted. Cuban Exiles Make Attempt At New Swap MIAMI (P)-A committee of Cu- ban exiles was formed yesterday1 to revive the swap of tractors for prisoners. A spokesman said that the com- mittee expects help from the United States government in its dealings with Cuban Prime Minis- ter Fidel Castro. The spokesman' added that the committee would] try to raise money to buy tractors and would ask the old Tractors- for-Freedom Committee to turn over the thousands of unopened' contributions mailed to the now1 defunct group. In Detroit, the old committee1 today put off a decision on what1 to do with the contributions. Names of the new committee members were not disclosed. But the spokesman said most of the 1 eight or 10 members are relativesi of the nearly 1,200 ren captured1 during the unsuccess liinvaon of Cuba last April 17. The spokesman said that further details would be announced later.f --A? Wirephoto OFF AND RUNNING-An Israeli solid-fuel rocket was fired yes- terday on a peaceful mission of gathering weather data. The multistage Shavit (Meteor) II was fired from a secret Mediterran- ean shore site and reached a height of 50 miles, as had been expected. Israel Fires. Weather Probe JERUSALEM (P-Israel yesterday' joined the space status race by firing a small rocket into the upper atmosphere to gather weather data. The feat, though nonmilitary, is certain to stir concern among the Arab nations which regard themselves as still at war with Israel. The rocket was the multistage Shavit (Meteor) I. Israel authori-j ties said it was fired at 4:41 a.m. f Strife Mars Laos Talks GENEVA (P) - Communist North Viet Nam denied formally yesterday it has military forces in Laos. A United States spokes- man called the denial "a blatant abuse of the truth." The 14-nation Laos conference remained deadlocked on whether to give teeth to the cease-fire control commission or go ahead with a proclamation of neutrality. Foreign Minister Ung Van Khiem of North Viet Nam told a brief conference session his country had no troops in Laos. He echoed Soviet Russian and Red Chinese demands that the cease-fire issue be skipped and Laotian neutrality proclaimed. A United States spokesman told' a news conference afterward "this blatant abuse of the truth only highlights the very serious need for proper control by the cease- fire commission." "We knows" he added, the Com- munist North Viet Nam has be- tween 1,000 and 2,000 troops- infantry, artillery and training personnel-in Laos." Meanwhile the conference re- leased its latest report from the international control commission. "In general the cease-fire has been maintained," it said, but in- dicated that the ICC still had been unable to make effective on- the-scene investigations. The re- port was sent from Vientiane June 27. The ICC reported that the royal Laotian government had agreed the commission could visit "all places in the territory of the kind- dom of Laos," but the Communist- neutralist faction insisted in- spection should be confined only to major points. rom a secret launching pad on the Mediterranean seaside and reach- a height of 80 kilometers (50 miles) precisely as planned. Propelled by solid fuels devel- oped in Israel, the rocket in its final stage discharged a sodium metal powder from its nose, cre- ating a radiating cloud. From this, Israeli scientists deduced weather condition in the stratosphere and ionosphere and pronounced the experiment a complete success. Prime Minister David Ben-Gur- ion stood by proudly as the rocket, weighing between 550 and 600 pounds, blasted off. The triumph by this 13-year-old nation matched similar launchings by the United States, the Soviet Union, France, Britain, Italy and Japan. Although Israel has only about 2 million people, it boasts some top scientists who fled the Nazi extermination campaign of Jews in Europe. The government, in making the announcement; stressed the ven- ture as devoted entirely to meteor- ological research. The number of stages was not disclosed. The final stage of the sodium cloud "can give informa- tion on the direction of wind flow," the Israelis said. The solid fuel is "based almost completely on local raw materi- als," the government statement said, adding that this was only the first in a series of tests "which will permit us to map the stratos- phere and ionosphere of this part of the world." "The experience and the results derived from this test will be put at the disposal of scientific insti- tutions in Israel and those institu- tions abroad with which Israel is in constant contact. Further emphasizing the peace- ful nature of the experiment, the government said Israel now has joined "the club of meteorologi- cal rocket dispatchers." Sweden and West Germany, the an- nouncement said, are preparing to fire similar rockets.{ Iraq Threat Increasing For Kuwait KUWAIT () - Brig. Derek Horsford, commander of British forces in Ktiwait, said yesterday the tempo of the Iraqi buildup of ground forces on Kuwait's blister- ing border appeared to have in- creased. At the same time he ordered crack marine commandos out of their advance positions because of the fierce desert heat and sandstorms. Fresh troops from reserve units went forward to relieve 600 men of the Royal Marine commandos who dug into the desert six days ago at the beginning of the Bri- tish operation to defend Kuwait's independence against the threat of Iraqi annexation. Military sources estimate a third of the marine commando unit had suffered at least the first 'stages of heat exhaustion- dizziness and sickness. Most re- covered quickly with on-the-spot treatment. But more serious cases were flown by helicopter to the marines' base ship, the aircraft carrier Bulwark in the Persian Gulf off Kuwait. Meanwhile Secretary-General AbdelLKhalek Hassouna of the Arab League, on a round of dip- lomatic talks in which he hoped to mediate the Iraqi-Kuwait dis- pute, left here for Saudi Arabia. here for Saudi Arabia. Brig. Horsford said that al- though the Iraqi buildup of ground forces apparently had in- creased Tuesday he had noted no unusual air or naval movements. He said his own buildup was proceeding with the arrival of the 34th field engineers squadron which will lay frontier minefields, and the 29th field regiment of the royal artillery with 25 pounder guns. Asked if he. thought the laying of minefields was an extreme measure, the commander said "I have been ordered to come in and organize the defense of this coun- try. If I am caught with my pants down then I would deserve the sack." Teens Alter Job Figures WASHINGTON () - The num- ber of people at work in the United States hit a new high in June, but joblessness also in- creased. . The reason for this apparent paradox: teen-agers in record numbers left school either tem- porarily or permanently and be- gan hunting work. They thus swelled the "labor force", which is defined by the government as the number of people working plus those looking for jobs. Total employment rose to 68.7 million in mid-June. This is an increase of 1.9 million over mid- May. The June total is a few thousand larger than the pre- vious records set in June and July last year. Unemployment Rises Unemployment rose to 5.6 mil- lion, an increase of 800,000 over the month period. This was about what was to be expected at this time of year officials said, al- thougl; the total of unemployed was the largest of any June since before World WarII. The number of teen-agers add- ed to the jobless roster was 900,- 000, a larger figure than in any other postwar year. About 1.6 mil- lion others 14 to- 19 years old succeeded in getting jobs, either part-time or full-time.r The seasonally adjusted rate of unemployment was 6.8 per cent in June, the figure which has remained practically unchanged for seven months. The rate of un- employment means the percentage of the labor force which is with- out jobs. Stress Increase In announcing the figures, the labor department stressed a 500,- 000 increase in the employment of adult men, a better than sea- sonal pickup. Offsetting this in part was a 200,000 drop in em- ployment of adult women,mostly scho1 teachers: knnking off work Appoint Chambers To Research Office Educator Plans To Study Means Of Unifying Reporting Practices By PETER STEINBERGER The Michigan Council of State College Presidents hired an 'exec- utive director" Tuesday to head a Lansing office devoted to research into ways to standardize reporting practices among the schools and spread information to the public and interested legislators. Prof. Merritt M. Chambers, the man they appointed, is from the Carnegie Center for Higher Education, and has been a visiting pro- fessor at the University this year. Prof. Chambers was offered the $20-25,000 post after the Council meeting of last Tuesday. It was the first time he knew he was being considered for the job, he said. Promotes Goodwill "The main function of my job will be to do research for the universities and compile information. There is a large reserve of good- will toward the colleges that can be increased if we make the facts known to the public., "Standardizing of statistics by the colleges will continue," he said, but he noted that much of this work-and all the decisions would be made at the campuses, rather than at his Lansing office. I He said that at present plans call for his office to have one full time professional assistant and two secretaries.} "We have no special task in mind at present," he said, "but eventually the public will want to know that we have a sketch or a plan of how education in this state will look 5 years in the fu- ture." To Observe Convention His office will "observe" any efforts made at the forthcoming constitutional convention to alter;a the constitutional status of the state's universities, Prof. Cham- bers said, andewil lsupply informa- tion to the delegates. Whether or not budget reggests by the different schools will be studied by the Council before heading towards the Legislature depends on the presidents them- selves, Prof. Chambers said. He added that "even if this was de- cided on, it needn't take place in my office." At least one state legislator has hailed the new appointment as "a step toward the goal of one budget for all the state's schools." Asks Supplement Rep. Charles Boyer (R-Mam- stee), called the action "something I've been advocating for 5 years," and said that another man, ap- pointed to the Legislative Service Bureau by the Legislature, could supplement Prof. Chamber's work. Boyer is chairman of a House committee that has been study- ing the state's colleges for the past few years. "The man the colleges appoint- ed should be concerned mainly mainly with academic things," Boyer said, "and the Service Bu- reau man should concentrate on financial matters." Hoffa Raises own Salary MIAMI BEACH QP) - James R. Hoffa jammed through a Team- sters convention yesterday a one- third boost in his own salary while killing a proposal to put his reelec- tion bid up to the Teamsters rank and file members. Hoffa gavelled home in ,quick order a constitutional change hik- ing his annual pay from $50,000 to $75,000, highest salary of any labor union chieftain in the country. Along with it goes an unlimited expense account. Hoffa previously told newsmen that as head of the biggest union' he deserves it. The salary hike soared through the special Teamsters convention without debate. It followed a one- sided showdown with Hoffa's only opponent for a new five-year term as Teamsters president. Milton J. Liss, president of the Newark, N.J., Local 478, tried to move officer elections from the convention to a direct membership referendum next December. Liss ran amiss when Jack Gold- berger, newly-appointed general organizer and Hoffa aide from San Francisco, read a carefully-pre- PROF. MERIsTTdrHAMBERS ..first director .AMA Opposes Kefauver Idea On Medicines WASHINGTON (AP)-The Amer- ican Medical Association declared its opposition yesterday to a pro- posal of Sen. Estes Kefauver (D- Tenn) that the the government decide whether drugs work. The AMA said Kefauver's pro- posal would "limit research, the marketing of drugs, and the exer- cise of discretion by the medical profession." But Kefauver, maintaining that the public's patience "with price- gouging in drugs is wearing thin," said his plan would reduce the cost of prescription drugs. Investigate Drugs Under Kefauver's proposal, the Food and Drug Administration, be- fore approving drugs, would inves- tigate whether they worked. At present, the FDA checks drugs only to see if they are safe. The AMA position was presented by Dr. Hugh H. Hussey Jr. at the start of newhearings by the Sen- ate Antitrust and Monopoly sub- committee. Hussey is chairman of the AMA's board of trustees. Kefauver, subcommittee chair- man, said that unless Congress en- acts his bill or something like it, the public will demand direct gov- ernment controls of drugs. Kefau- ver called his bill "relatively mod- erate." The bill is the outgrowth of a lengthy subcommittee investiga- tion of pricing practices in the drug industry. Condemns Part Hussey, in his prepared state- ment, said the AMA had taken no position on Kefauver's measure as a whole but was concerned with provisions that "directly affect the practice of medicine and the pub- lic health and are therefore within the area of knowledge of physi- cians and the AMA." He hit hardest at the proposal to require the food and drug ad- ministration to determine the effi- cacy of new drugs. "We believe that only the physi- cian has the knowledge, ability and responsibility to make a deci- sion as to what drug is best for a particular patient," Hussey said. Only last week, he said, the House of Delegates of the AMA unanimously went on record as CHANGES RECOMMENDED: Group Reports On Military Retirement Military retirement benefits should not, be reduced, according{ to a study conducted by a re- search group headed by Prof. Carl H. Fischer of the business admin- istration school. Prof. Fischer headed an eight- man research team which studied the present military retirement program for the Senate Armed Services Committee. changes. The most important change proposed a "more flexible system of options." Under the present plan, a retired military man receives a flat monthly rate based on length of service, rank upon retirement and disability or injury sustained while in service. The group recommends ' that the retiring man be given his choice of receiving the flat rate or a lumn sum immediately after, disability should receive a mini- mum of $200 including retirement and disability pay so that men with 10 or 20 per cent disability would want to stay in the service and perform their duties within the limits of their disability. Also Made Study The committee also made an extensive study of the conditions that military men face upon re- Ymnt+ +hi. crmrnnnmin ronni- i