v® THE MICIC.,N DAILY THURSM FILMS oppy' Shows Flower Power ff Unscsfu 00 7 Tk e-offCSS Marines MIove Closer to anoi SAIGON {AP'-By moving up to trition that is the Ben Hai River in Vietnam's I heavily. costing the Marines 1 1! By AVIVA KEMPNER 'he advertisement claims that he Poppy is Also a Flower" of- 's "excitement from the James nd director, suspense from the ator of 007, and blazing action these internationally famous irs" which are listed in alpha- ical order. But the movies does not live up these expectations. Just the ry idea comes from Ian Flem- r, so the movie script does not nsist of the usual "suspense" Lnd in the James Bond movies. .th this big difference, even the mes Bond director, Terence ung, can not make the film ntain "excitement." And the 1g list of- "internationally fam- s stars" (which were not that sy to recognize) did not have e script that required full per- -mances of "blazing action." The plot deals with the break- of a world-wide opium con- spiracy. The good guys are the United Nations officers working through narcotics bureaus of their respective countries, not Britain's Secret Service. And the bad guys are a group consisting of a play- boy and gangsters notSmersh, who are trying to corrupt the world with their dope ring. Within this group is the only resemblance to the James Bond movies-Odd Job of Goldfinger fame. The two agents (E. G. Marshall and Trevor Howard) who play the largest role in the movie and in solving the case are middle-aged, not young and dashing. Their at- and somewhat mild-mannered, tempts at humor and action often fall flat. Instead of depending on fantastic devices to combat their enemy, they use brut force and not always so successfully. In a situa- tion that requires only one of them they play the "stone, paper, and scissors' game to decide who goes. They travel all over Asia and Europe following up clues mostly of a radioactive nature. ,The best scenes of the movie involve their confrontations with the officials of the different countries. Yul Brunner in his familiar habitat on horseback gives a convincing performance. Marcello Mastroianni as an Italian officer adds one of the few humorous highlights by continually smoking an unlighted cigarette. Some of the other guest stars and quick bits offer good enter- the movie consists of chases that tainment. On the whole, however, do not raise any blood counts and moralistic dialogue on the use of drugs that did not sound too con- vincing. Even if a movie does not adhere to the claims of it publicly it can bs a good one. But in the case of "The Poppy is also a Flower" the movie is not only poor but also a bore. buffer zone U.S. Marines have brought the allies' front line about three miles closer to Hanoi. It seems likely this push will only momentarily upset the mil- itary balance along the sensitive 17th Parallel that separates the two Vietnams. Few doubt that the enemy will lose some bases in the southern half of the zone, dig their artil- lery in a little deeper elsewhere and continue the bitter war of at- If the Marines want a spoiling battle, they will have to go deeper. And that decision rests with Washington. There is no question in Saigon is that they won't get it. that some soldiers would welcome the chance, but the official view The North Vietnamese may give the decision more urgency, how- ever, with an escalation of their own. They have usually made some reply to major U.S. moves. U.S. officers have long been braced for a major test in the sen-' sitive demilitarized zone area where the North Vietnamese, ac- cording to allied intelligence, have masse" some 35,000 regular troops. Heavy rocket, artillery and mor- tar reinforcements have recently poured in and the enemy has be- gun to nestle SAM sites for the Soviet antiaircraft missiles right on the northern border of the de- militarized zone. The arrival of the SAMs so far south caused the U.S. Air Force to stop B52 raids in the zone area VIET'NAM HERO:- Army Major Defects to Cuba For 'Reasons of Conscience' at a time when they were needed. The high-altitude Strategic Air Command bombers were too vul- nerable to missiles like these that once downed a U2 ovei the Soviet Union. The ability of the North Viet- namese to bring the SAM to the border despite constant U.S. Air pressure emphasizes their infiltra- tion capabilities and why the war is the way it is today. The Marines, fighting near Red supply points, have been hit hard- est. Farther south, supply prob- lems limit the Viet Cong to less frequent attacks. But month in and month out the American intelligence estimate of Communist troop strength throughout South Vietnam has remained fairly stable-some 285, 000 guerrillas, hardcore Viet. Cong and North Vietnamese regulars. Startingly one-sided victories' are scored but the enemy unitsf reappear, their ranks filled in- creasingly with replacements. Wait for Monsoon The U.S. Air Force hopefully be- lieves it can alter the seeming stalemate in a short period when bad weather over North Vietnam clears with the changing of the monsoon season, due any day., In the face of Hanoi's fantastic supply deployment, however, that view is problematical. It appears certain the air war is curtailing the supply flow. Thus far, Hanoi and its allies have been willing to make up the difference. It is widely accepted that'despite some waning enthusiasm the ene- my command still feels it will gain a political-military victory in South Vietnam. The U.S. antidote to this has become "unrelenting pressure," coupled with greater emphasis on military campaigns, Pessimists among high U.S. of- pacification programs paralleling ficials see the war taking a decade. Optimists speak of two to three years. It is generally felt that despite the major campaign shaping up in the Marine-held provinces, the military war is .in a'moment of in- decisiveness. U.S. commanders see their gains thus far as solid but not decisive. They look to the next six months for some better indication of the future. 480,009 Men Within that time the U.S. force level will near 480,000 men, fewer than Gen. William . Westmore- land wants but about all he ap- pears sure to get at present. Top military officers claim that after two years of search and de- stroy operations Westmoreland is in a better strategic position than ever to deploy his forces. But at the moment U.S. officers are less inclined to make sweeping predictions than they were earlier. CINEMA II presents JACK LEMMON MARILYN MONROE TONY CURTIS in . s+{?fi fer S t k rva:>tia ," . x "x,2 s DAILY OFFICIAL BULLETIN fi' r ,.'i;i 7 7 t R 7 HAVANA (P) - Maj. Richard' Harwood Pearce, a medal winner in Vietnam who was cleared to handle secret U.S. Army material, has defected to Cuba "for reasons of conscience," the government announced Wednesday. He is the highest U.S. officer to defect in the cold war. The announcement said Pearce, 36, arrived Sunday in a light plane with, his young son Richard Jr., landing at Liberty Airport near Havana. A wide search had been pressed for him from Florida when his plane failed to return from what authorities thought was a pleasure flight. No Other Reasons The reasons for his defection were not spelled out. The govern- ment announcement said only that ernment Tuesday informed the Swiss Embassy. which handles U.S. affairs in Cuba, that Pearce and his son had landed and were seek- ing asylum. Keeper of Secrets As senior aide to Lt. Gen. Tho- mas W. Dunn, 4th Army com- mander at Ft. Sam Houston, San Antonio, Tex., Pearce had been cleared to handle secret military material. A Defense Department spokes- man in Washington said despite his position and clearance for top secret material Pearce never held a highly sensitive post. He added that Pearce generally would have access only to secret documents applying to his area of responsi- bility, the 4th Army. The Penta- gon said Pearce carried no secret .,* . ... . . ..... ........................... The Daily Official Bulletin is an rfitial pubicration of the Univer- ty of tdienlgan for which The Iichigan Dlaily assumes no editor- i responsibility. Notices should be et in TYPEWkitTTIEN form to nom 3564 Administration Bldg. be- ire 2 p.m. of the day preceding ulibIcation and by 2 p.m. Friday or Satarday and Sunday. 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Graduates in Ed., soc., pre-social work, psych., poll. sci., and MSW. Adult and child services. Gilbert Shoe Stores, Inc., Columbus, Ohio-Administrative Assistant to the president. Some exper. in retail foot- wear or closely related field, major strength in mgmt., rather than mktg. or finance Capable of analysis and dev. plans, short range and long term. For further information please call 764-7460, General Division, Bureau of Appointments, 3200 SAB. Pearce's former wife, Sandra Mitchell, said in Houston he picked up their son last Friday, saying he was going on a vacation. Later she declined to comment on the defection. Pearce is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter N. Pearce of Birming- ham, Ala. The elder Pearce, in- formed of the Havana report, would only say "at least he's alive." Pearce served as executive of- ficer of the 1st Battalion, '2nd Brigade, 7th Infantry Division be- fore leaving for Vietnam. He was adviser to a Vietnamese battalion and chief of the 4th Corps Tact- ical Operations Center at Can Tho, south of Saigon. He was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service in connection with ground operations with the South Vietnamese 2lst Division. Pearce is a native of Jackson- ville,F la. Phone 431-0130 Ef4Cv4Or CARPENTER ROAD NOW SHOWING OPEN 7:00 P.M. Shown at s :05 & 11:45 :.. :.: : M*DU - he, had been granted asylum orIpapers to Havana. aaa,. aawu rrv .aa +wasvvu we, "... .+- permission to go to any other country. The government gave no indication of his whereabouts. "I have decided to part from my country in the company of my 41/2-year-old son for reasons of conscience and request Cuban au- thorities to grant us asylum or authorization to proceed to an- other country of my choice,",said a note bearing Pearce's signature appearing on the front page of the Communist paper Granma. The announcement said the gov- DIAL 5-6290 RODGERS- HAMMERSTEIN'Sp ROBERT WISE Pearce was on leave from his post, was due back in Ft. Sam Houston Thursday. Under Strain Jim Dunn, an airplane service employe at Key West, Fla., said Pearce arrived there Thursday night from Houston, Tex. He said Pearce told him he had just bought the plane, a Cessna, in Houston. He added that Pearce seemed to be under some sort of strain. Billy Wilder's SOME THE POPPY IS ALSO A FLOWER LIKE IT presents THE GREATEST COMEDY STARS OF ALL TIME in the LAFF-RIOT {FUN-FEST IOF THE CENTURY " Charley Chaplin's TILLIE'S PUNCTURED ROMANCE * Harold Lloyd's THE BABY SITTER' FRIDAY & SATURDAY 7:00 & 9:05 P.M. ARCH ITECTURE AUDITORIUM --STILL ONLY 50c- Show Times: Tues.-Thurs. 7,9 Ann Arbor, Michigan z10-. Fifth Avenue 761-9700 HOT (1959) "Outrageously Funny! 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