DETROIT DEVASTATION: A NEW BREED OF RIOT See editorial page cl, r .iw uan :43att. FAIR High--89 Low--60 Partly cloudy; little change in temperature Seventy-Six Years of Editorial Freedom VOL. LXXVII, No. 54S ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1967 SEVEN CENTS Can did Con versa tions With U Re ts: li SIX PAGES rtthaei By THOMAS R. COPI Last of a Series "My years as a student at the University weren't a real college experience," Regent Frederick C. Matthaei, Jr., comments. Matthaei, who replaced his father on the board of Regents this summer, attended the Univer- sity during the war years, and was in the V-12 program. This means that he went to class twelve months a year, amidst all the war- time officer training groups that were on campus at that time. He says that he missed "some of the major things a student should get out of his college years, such as relationships with other people, exposure to other thoughts, and philosophical. and theoretical dis- cussions on all kinds of subjects." According to Matthaei, "a college student is trying to firm up his whole philosophy of life." And a part of this may result in dissent. "I think that student un- rest is typical of the times," says Matthaei. "We're living in disturb- ing times, and student unrest is a sign of the times. I think that it is warranted; I'm not disturbed about student unrest,"°he adds. Matthaei notes that "the Uni- versity is the leading institution of its kind in the world. As a lead- er in the field, we are subject to pressures and activities and all kinds of forces we woudn't be sub- ject to if we weren't the leader. I would expect the University to be possibly a target for these ac- tivities involving student unrest, and certainly a sounding board. That's the price of leadership," he notes, "and I'm willing to pay the price of leadership." One of Matthaei's major con- cerns is with extra-curricular ac- tivities. "The number of student organizations has not increased greatly since I was at the Univer- sity," he says. "There's still only so many varsity teams, there's still only one Daily, only one Union, only one League, and yet the num- ber of students has doubled since then. So the number of students involved in extra-curricular activ- ities grows smaller percentage- wise," he notes. "I think there's a real challenge involved there. We must involve students in these extra-curricular activities which are so important to a well-rounded future life," he says. "We have to develop a Uni- versity that does involve a student in extra-curricular activities." Matthaei has been very active in the Detroit alumni club and is a former president of that organiza- tion. Speaking as "an active alum- nus and an active member of the University family," he says that he looks forward to the coming! years with a great deal of anti- cipation. "We've had good admin- istration in the past, and with a new president coming in there will be new ideas and new opportuni- ties to do things as the leading educational institution in 'the world," he says. A Better Way "There's always a better way of doing everything," he stresses. "This involves the organization of the University, the administration, the faculty and the students. I be- lieve in providing opportunities for outstanding performance and re- warding outstanding perform- ance," he adds. Commenting on the role that alumni can play in the growth and development of the University, Matthaei says "the alumni think that there is much of value in Ann Arbor. We're devoted to the University; we spend hours run- ning all kinds of jobs, from local celebrations for the Rose Bowl champions to raising funds for the $55M program." He adds that "I think the thing that makes the University great is the loyal support of its alumni; there is much to be done on cam- pus to develop an ongoing loyalty to the University." Matthaei notes that much alum- ni activity is not publicized, and most of the alumni concern about the University is displayed to the administration. "No matter what the project is in the University," he says, "whether it's in the En- gineering College or the hospital, there's always somebody in charge, and the alumni make their thoughts known to the person who's in charge." "There is certainly a problem of communication between students and alumni," he says . "Many alumni would be interested in serving on a liaison committee of sonie sort . . . a body like this could inform students as to what the alumni think, and.could, at the same time, make the alumni more aware of what the student prob- lems are," he adds. "The alumni could then lend their interest and experience to solving these prob- lems." Student Rules And Matthaei says that alumni are concerned about rules govern- ing the students' non-academic life. "In this area I think the Uni- versity should provide a selection of opportunities for parents and children," he says. "There might be many parents who say that they'd like their daughter or son to come to school in Ann Arbor, but don't want him in a place that's wide open. I would like to have hours at the dormitory and so forth, and I think that the Uni- versity should provide several dif- ferent kinds of student housing accomodations. Some that are quite lenient with their rules and others that are quite strict. Then the students and their parents could make a selection on that basis," he notes. "And in the same vein, there might be the opportunity to offer housing at different levels; maybe somebody doesn't want any maid service or food service and they want to pay the bare minimum for housing," he says. Matthaei concludes that "there are many things that can be done, and there are many interested and potentially active alumni that would be pleased to participate in working out solutions. It's up to us as Regents to provide as many opportunities as possible." Editor's Note: Although there are eight members of the Board of Regents, only six were inter- viewed. Regent Alvin Bentley of Owosso is recovering from a ser- ious illness and was not avail- able for an interview. Regent Robert Brown of Kalamazoo re- fused to be interviewed by The Daily. FREDERICK C. MATTHAEI, JR. Regents Among Last Gunfire ToetTnition Rate, 1R~e Still Sounds in Detroit; Regular Meeting Scheduled Aug. 8; Month Remains Before Registration Riot's Death Toll Stands at 26 By WALLACE IMMEN The University will be one of the last state institutions of higher learning to set a definite tuition rate for students this fall. With only a month remaining before registration, the Regents still have not scheduled a special meeting to evaluate studies of University needs for the coming year. The next regularly scheduled meeting is set for Aug. 8. But the Regents may not take any action at all until Aug. 3, when President Harlan Hatcher Cit Leaders Talk Over Apartments, By BOB SKOGLAND The questions of high rise apartment buildings and modern "dignified" trailer parks were considered at a meeting at City Hall last night. Mayor Wendell Hulcher, mem- bers of the City Housing Com- Inission, City Councilmen, and several financial, real estate and business leaders met at Hulcher's invitation to discuss the severe housing shortage in the Ann Ar- bor area. Citizen's Meeting According to Henry Aquinto, head of the housing Commission, a larger citizens' meeting will be held in October to more'fully ex- plore and discuss the alternatives open to planners.N Hulcher said that the potential harm of inadequate housing can be seen by the disturbances now taking place in other cities, and warned that unless Ann Arbor acts now it could face the same problems in the future. Of particular concern to the Commission was the problem of low-cost housing. Aquinto said that single family units in the $12-15,000 range are desperately needed. One city official noted that fed- eral aid is nearly impossible to ,get, since government officials fear an "inflationary effect." For this reason, only 11 of 40 planned subsidized housing units have now been completed. returns from vacation. In that case, the University would operate without a formal budget for three days, as the last regental action was to extend last year's operating budget until the end of July. One Regent said ;yesterday he hopes' a meeting can still be ar- ranged this week because it will take several weeks to notify stu- dents of a tuition increase and make the necessary changes in ac- counting operations. It could also delay the August payroll. A meeting can be held with as few as five of the eight Regents. The meeting must be called by Hatcher but he does not have to attend. Central Michigan University be- came the sixth of the twelve state' colleges; and universities to raise tuition for the fall on Monday. An in-state increase of $90 a year and an out-of-state increase of $180 were instituted after a meeting of the Board of Trustees. Its rates are now $390 resident and $780 non-resident. Student housing rates were also upped by $30 per year and $5 per month for married students' apartments. The University raised its dormi- tory fees last week on a graduated basis; $70 for a single, $50 for a single and $25 for a triple. Western Michigan University set the resident hike at $80 bringing its rate to $380. A non-resident in- crease of $200, bringing that cost to $800 for a year, was also set at the WMU trustee meeting Monday. Non-residents at Ferris State college will pay $750, an increase of $160, while residents will pay $310, which is $35 more a year. The hike for Ferris, which is on the quarter system, was announced Monday by its Board of Control. So far, no school has followed the lead of Michigan State Uni- versity, which last Friday insti- tuted'a unique ability-to-pay sys- tem for in-state students. The minimum tuition was set at $354, equal to last year's tuition, and would 4e paid by students whose families earn less than $11,800 yearly. The maximum was set at $500, whcih applies to families of $16,666 or more gross income. Non-resident tuitions ,at MSU were raised $180 for under gradu- ates and $210 for graduates for a year's credits on the quarter system.b 2 5-30 Shootings Reported in City Snipers Force Police to Pull Out Of Mile-Square Area for One Hour DETROIT (R)-Gunfire rattled at a heightened tempo In the rubble-strewn streets early Wednesday as the death toll climbed to 26 in the riot that has devastated more than $150 million worth of Detroit. The latest victim was a sniper, police said. Federal troops and police fired at some rooftops and shot into other areas where they believed snipers to be hid- ing. Between 25 and 30 shooting incidents were reported. Several officers were wounded, adding to the list of in- jured which already stood at about 1000. More than 2800 had been arrested, more than 1500 busi- nesses looted, and nearly 1100 fires set since the trouble-be- gan Sunday morning. Tues-t -Associated Press DETROIT POLICE armed with riot guns stand guard as workers in background clean up the debris yesterday along 12th Street, center of the riot that started Sunday morning. ViCivVileceSpreads to Fi nt Toleo, Grand Rapids, Pontiacl By The Associated Press Violence broke out yesterday in communities-in the vicinity of Detroit and across Michigan. Grand Rapids, Flint, Pontiac and Toledo, 0., each were the scene of one or more racial outbursts. Fires blossomed throughout a Negro neighborhood in Grand Rapids last night, and three Ne- groes were shot and wounded try- ing to cool an angry crowd. Forty-two major fires were re-; ported since the second day of vio- lence commenced at midafternoon in the west Michigan city of 202, 'Fashionable Area' Littered W Garbage 000. The town's 208 firemen and 28 pieces of equipment went from fire to fire, never stopping to rest, with police guns covering them against snipers. Three Negro men, part of a task force trying to calm tempers in the explosive near South Side neighborhood, were shot in the dark by a sniper in the crowd. They were taken to a hospital with wounds described as superficial. Toledo Five hundred Ohio National Guardsmen were poised for action last night as harassed police units attempted to halt the second night of fire bombings and looting by Negro youth gangs. Guardsmen had been given "or- ders to shoot to kill" if" police call for their assistance. Two command post units of guardsmen moved into highway patrol stations near the riot area shortly before midnight. Police said 17 Negroes-14 adults and 3 juveniles-had been arrest- ed. No serious injuries had been reported. "We have several fires going now," a police dispatcher said, "but there's no way of determining the extent of damage now." Flint, Pontiac idents described as would-be looters also were hospitalized. However, officials said the sit- uation was not out of control. Fire continued to be the most serious problem in the city, which is 150 miles northwest of Detroit. Fifteen or 20 fires blossomed during the afternoon, after vio- lence erupted at about 2 p.m. During the first night of vio- lence Monday and early yester- day 17 persons were injured and 54 arrested. Meanwhile, Ohio's ajutant gen- eral, Maj. Gen. Erin C. Hostetler, arrived in the city and told Na- tional Guardsmen housed in an armory here to be on the alert. "Mob rule and guerilla tactics on our streets will solve the problems of no one but are cer- tain to create problems for many," he said. The troops will be backed by "orders to shoot to kill" if police call for their assistance, Hostet- ler said. day's fire count was 352, com- pared to a normal day's total of 75. While the shooting incidents increased, a spokesman for the Army said there was no way of telling how many persons were shooting at troops and police. "With 25 incidents, it could be' 25 guys," he said, "or it could be just a few people moving from place to place."1 There was a report that a po- liceman had been slain, but a spokesman for Detroit police said the officer was seriously wound- ed, not dead. Police found the body of a 38-year-old Negro man between two houses west of 12th Street. He had been shot to death. Police said he was the sniper. Police Pulled Out Police pulled out of a mile- square area, including the spot where the sniper was hit, be- cause of heavy sniper fire, but moved back in about an hour la- ter with National Guard troops. The shooting erupted despite 3,- 200 Army paratroopers on patrol and a plea by Gov. George Rom- ney for order. About 40 officers in 10 patrol cars withdrew. from one of the sniper attacks to await reinforce- ments. Twelve new fires were reported between 7 and 8 p.m. with 23 addi- tional ones in the hour before the 9 p.m. curfew declared by Rom- ney and Mayor Jerome P. Cavan- agh. Fires set in the rioting that began Sunday morning rose to 1,- 066, with arrests jumping beyond 2800. 26 Dead The death toll stood at 26, but injuries, already estimated at 1,- 006, were rising. The main incident of shooting White House Admits Doubt Preceded Troop Decision Gov. Romney Halts Local Li quor Sales ale By STEVE BERKOWITZ and RICHARDSON McKELVIE A proclamation issued by Gov. George Romney last night de- clared Washtenaw County sales of liquor discontinued. until fur- ther notice. Gov. Romney's proclamation came following another proclama- tion issued by Ypsilanti's Negro Mayor John H. Burton, stating a curfew for the city of Ypsilanti extending from 9 p.m. last night to 5:30 a.m. today and continu- ing until further notice. In ad- dition there will be no sale of alcoholic beverages, gasoline or inflammable material in contain- ers in Ypsilanti. No major incidents of violence were reported in Washtenaw County as of 1 a.m. this morn- ing. The statement issued by Burton caein a City Council meeting last night in which seven out of 10 members there all favored the proposal. Earlier in the day there was a meeting in Ann Arbor to determine whether the curfew should take effect and where. Ann Arbor rejected the proposed cur- few, according to an Ypsilanti council member, because "they did not want police interfering with citizens." Despite minor outbreaks of vio- lence in Ypsilanti on the part of groups of both white and Negro teenagers, police armed with full riot equipment were not strictly enforcing the 9:00 curfew and had made no arrests for organized ac- tion as of midnight last night. But two major incidents oc- By AVIVA KEMPNER special To The Daily DETROIT-The corner of Seven Mile and Livernois in Detroit sports a sign describing it as the "Avenue of Fashion." But the broken glass, empty showcases, boarded windows and debris makes one temporarily forget that this 'Avenue of Looting' was once a burned for two hours before fire- man arrived on the scene. Although Detroit citizens were told to stay home Monday, curious residents explored the damage done to Livernois the preceding night. They found that the eastern portion of the avenue, which houses the more exclusive shops, was the target for most of the Tnnfln '. r continually surveyed the area in Volkswagons and a red sports car. A truckload of National Guards- men cruised through the area. It was relatively quiet until 1 a.m. At that time gunfire was heard from the rooftop of Belle Jacob Bridal Shop. Soon after the sni- per was spotted, 25-35 men sur- rounded the store.Aftenanrex- change of gunfire, the sniper was WASHINGTON (AP) - White , House officials maintain President Johnson acted as quickly as he wisely could in deploying federal troops into the Detroit riot zone. ; But press secretary George Christian conceded, at a Tuesday news briefing, that "there was a public difference of views" Monday evening on the need for the reg- 3 (See related story, Page 3) ; ular troops. The difference was between Cyrus Vance, dispatched needed, and he recommended to Johnson that they be moved from staging areas into the center of the riot area. The President signed a proclamation soon thereafter authorizing the move. It was understood Johnson felt he had to act with deliberation, and not hastily, because a tele- gram from Romney seeking federal military assistance spoke only of a "reasonable doubt" that state and local police and National Guardsmen could control the situ- A, ion, I