HIGH RISES: STUDY NEEDED See Editorial Page inwlt igaun 47Iaitl WARMER High--70's Law-54 Cloudy with occasional showers Seventy-Five Years of Editorial Freedom VOL. LXXVI, No. 7 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1965 SEVEN UENTS SIX PAGES How LBJ Used Personality, Power, Persuasion WASHINGTON (M-Personally and with a platoon of allies, Pres- ident Johnson turned on all the persuasive powers of his person- ality and his office in a success- ful drive for a pair of long-sought goals. He kept telephones jangling on Capitol Hill, and kept steelmen negotiating under a watchful pres- idential eye. Arm-twisting? The President said no. Whatever the label, it was clear that presidential pressure had been persistent in Johnson's quest for a steel contract settlement and potent in pressing for House action on a bill to grant the Dis- trict of Columbia a measure of self-government. Johnson's two-front campaign ranged from personal pleas to po- litical reminders, from the dry data of steel statistics to talk of how nice it would be if he-and contract negotiators - could get their work done and go home for the holiday weekend. After lecturing the steel nego- tiators and calling for periodic reports on the talks, the Presi- dent stepped in yesterday. It was learned that he instructed Secre- tary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz to offer suggestions attempting to compromise the reported differ- ences of five or six cents an hour between the two sides. For the second straight day, he had the White House send nego- tiators their lunch at the bar- gaining table so the talks would not be interrupted by a meal break. At the Capitol, Johnson's aim was to get the signatures of 218 congressmen on a petition to by- pass a balky committee and win a House vote Sept. 27 on elected officials for the nation's capi- tal, now governed by Congress. Burst of Signings Administration persuasion pro- duced a burst of signings - six of them by Johnson's fellow Texans -Thursday, and the petition reached its goal yesterday with the signature of Rep. George E. Shipley (D-Ill). "There had to be a lot of wheel- ing and dealing to get this job done," said Republican Rep. H. R. Gross of Iowa. "It was the kind of pressure you don't often see out in the open." Johnson dispatched a team of political strategists to the House. Then he got on the telephone him- self, to tell some wavering con- gressmen he had a problem and needed their help. Johnson's chief lobbyist - and postmaster general-designate - Lawrence F. O'Brien set up shop in the office of House Speaker John W. McCormack. O'Brien cap- tained a six-man team that sum- moned unsigned Democrats to seek their support for the petition. One Johnson call went to Rep. Richard C. White (D-Tex). "The President asked me if I would, sign it," White said. "I did it because the President had a prob- lem. I did it to help him." Another went to Rep. Charles L. Weltner (D-Ga), who favors the home rule bill but had some. qualms about the petition route around regular House, procedures. Weltner signed, too. Shipley said he got a series of calls at his Olney, Ill., home - one from the White House but not from Johnson personally. He flew back to Washington early to sign the petition. Rep. Earl Cabell (D-Tex) said he signed the petition even though he is going to vote against the bill. He said a bid for his signa- ture came from one of John- son's aides. "It was just a request that if I could see my way clear, they would appreciate my signature," he said. Rep. Jack Brooks (D-Tex) re- fused to sign despite pleas from Johnson's men and from House leaders. He had a list of about 15 people who had tried to talk him into signing. Steel negotiators, who went to the White House Monday at Johnson's behest, were under close presidential scrutiny as they talk- ed behind a guarded door of the Executive Building. 43-Minute Lecture Johnson stepped personally in- to the steel talks Thursday with a 43-minute lecture to both sides. He told them Mrs. Johnson, In Texas, was calling him every hour or so to find out whether he'd be able to get down to the LBJ Ranch for the weekend. He said he knew the negotia- tors would enjoy being at home, in peace, with their families. He also tried a manpower switch, instructing Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz to use his influence with industry negotia- tors and Secretary of Commerce John T. Connor to try his luck with the union men. He said their efforts in reverse roles hadn't worked. Johnson told the steelmen he hadn't come to twist any arms. But, after a talk on steel statis- tics, economics and the national interest, he thought the negotia- tors seemed relieved to see him leave. leave. 0hnson nnounces teel act i What's New At 764-1817 i Hotline The turbulent office of student affairs is in for still further shuffling. Vice-President for Student Affairs Richard Cutler has let it be known he is in the market for a professional psy- chologist to run the counseling program. Mrs. Elizabeth Daven- port, currently holding that position, would be moved else- where in the organization. * *' * * After a lengthy debate, Student Government Council has seated Lee Hornberger, '67, as official Inter-Quadrangle Council president. Pull recognition of Hornberger will depend upon deci- sions of the quadrangle judiciary and the Joint Judiciary Council. One legal snag: Hornberger as acting president must appoint a chairman for the quad judiciary which will hear his case. * * * * Vice-President for Business and Finance Wilbur K. Pierpont has agreed to discuss grievances over local prices and the hous- ing situation with complaining students. He has already met with some student leaders, plans future meetings with others. According to sources in the sorority system, Vice-President for Student Affairs Richard L. Cutler and Residence Hall Director Eugene F. Haun are considering the possibility of allowing some of the women pledging sororities this semester to break their residence hall contracts and move into their houses the first week in October. This opportunity, a result of the overcrowding in the residence halls, would only be offered to sororities that have submitted membership recommendation forms to SGC Membership Committee by Oct. 1, the date recommended by Panhellenic Association. Reportedly, Haun will know if this move is possible within the next two weeks. Long Distance University President Harlan Hatcher, attending an inter- national conference of educators in Japan, is hearing papers on topics like these: Who is entitled to a higher education? How can an administration be independent when it is receiving sub- stantial support from the government? How can education spur cultural and intellectual development? * * * * Research officials .reserved judgment yesterday on an an- nouncement by the state department that it is establishing a foreign affairs research council to weed out government-financed research projects considered detrimental to the national pur- pose. The University has not been involved in studies of com- munist activities in Chile and Brazil which drew strong criticism from those nations. Wire tap Dormdwellers, both male and female, are reported to be furious with new restrictions on quad social activities requiring participants to keep their doors open at a 45-degree angle and to leave two room lights on. Administrators are in the dark about possible quaddie reaction, but the dormant opposition may come out into the open after all the angles have been studied. The University is reportedly preparing to submit two record- shattering appropriation requests-a capital programs bid of over.$18 million and an operations budget surpassing $60 million. Administrators are studying and worrying about the rela- tionship with the State Controller's office concerning building funds. The controller was given control of planning funds for many 'U' buildings, including the residential college and the architecture and design building. The Regents are. expected to take up the relationship at their September meeting. Possible solution: a law suit filed jointly with other institutions claiming the current planning arrangement is a violation of constitutional autonomy. The administration is putting the finishing touches on two Home Rule Moves Closer In Capitol Administration Wins Battle, Gets Majority On Discharge Petition WASHINGTON (R) - Jubilant backers of home rule for the Dis- trict of Columbia got their last needed signature yesterday on a petition to force the bill to the House floor. President Johnson called it a decisive step toward victory in "the final battle of the American Revolution." The House District Committee, headed by Rep. John L. McMillan (D-SC), has been the graveyard of Washington home rule bills for a dozen years. The discharge pe- tition takes the bill out of that committee. The Senate has passed six home rule bills, including one this session. Last Signature Rep. George E. Shipley (D-Ill) flew through the night from his Olney, Ill., home to be on hand when the House convened at noon and affix his name. Shipley's signature was the 218th-making a majority of the House. Shipley said he got a call from the White House at Olney, but not from the President him- self. Meanwhile two other Demo- crats, Reps. William L. Hungate of Missouri and Gale Schisler of Illinois, made separate journeys back to the capitol in case their signatures were needed. No Elections Shipley said the three of them decided informally yesterday morning that Shipley would have the honor. He whipped out his pen to sign as soon as the House chaplain concluded his opening prayer at noon. This federal city of 800,000 has not elected its own officials since 1874. Its population is more than half Negro, the only major city in the country where this is true. Southern Opposition This explains in part the oppo- sition to home rule by McMillan and other Southerners on his committee, who reportedly fear domination of the city government by Negroes. The bill would create an elected mayor and city council. At present the District is governed by three commissioners appointed by the president and by the House and Senate District committees. Con- gress has traditionally kept a tight hold on the city's purse-strings. Govern Themselves Johnson said in his statement: "Today the last major federal territory of the American conti- nent has taken a decisive step toward full membership in the American Union. "A majority of the House of Representatives has signed a pe- tition requiring consideration of home rule for the District of Columbia. In spite of the petition victory, the way is not completely smooth for the bill. Thursday night, McMillan called -Daily--Frank wing HI-HO SILVER, AWAY, No, wait. Don't ride away. You're one of the parking violators whom police are cracking down on. It violates one local ordinance when ! scooters and cycles are not parked parallel to the curb. A second violation is committed when the back wheels are more than 12 inches from the curbs. Violators will be ticketed. SGC Hopes toBuild Up, Support For 'U'Bookstoreo Byl aw Change Agreement Approaches 50 Cents Settlement Still Mst Be Ratified by Union Wage Policy Board WASHINGTON (R) - President Johnson announced last night that steel negotiators "have reached essential agreement" on a new contract that would erase the threat of a nationwide strike. Johnson, who made the an- nouncement in a hastily arranged radio-television address, said the grim threat of a steel walkout "has been met and overcome. "The settlement is a fair one. It is squarely within the 'limits set Wy the national wage - price guideposts which are designed to prevent the inflation which would damage our prosperity. It is also within the guiding spirit of free cellective bargaining." Later, it was reliably reported the contract-running through 1968-contained increases for each steelworker amounting to 46-48 cents per hour. Some 450,000 workers in the basic steel industry currently average $4.40 an hour. The United Steelworkers had sought a contract they estimated at 48.9 cents and which the basic steel industry calculated at 55 cents. When the negotiations were moved to Washington earlier this week the bargainers were re- ported about six cents apart. The union won one of its big- gest goals, sources reported. This was retirement after 30 years of services regardless of age. The union also won an advancement in the area of pensions. Barely three hours before mak- ing the announcement, Johnson had sent Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz and Secretary of Commerce John T. Connor to pre- sent to the 10 negotiators spe- cific administration suggestions aimed at compromising their dif- ferences and reaching an agree- ment. See Related Story, Page 3 Thursday the President met per- sonally with the company and union representatives to appeal for a settlement before Labor Day and to avoid a strike which he said could be more damaging than a national recession. Johnson moved the negotiations from Pittsburgh to Washington on Monday. That night he obtained an agreement to postpone the strike deadline from 12:01 a.m. last Wednesday to 12:01 a.m. next Thursday. Then he sent the negotiators - six from the United Steelworkers Union and four from 10 compan- ies which make about 80 per cent of the nation's steel-into inten- sive sessions in the Executive Of- fice Building. In his radio-television appear- ance, Johnson went directly to the major point, saying: "The representatives of labor and management in the steel in- dustry have reached essential agreement. After details are work- ed out-including some noneco- nomic issues-and one. the agree- Although Student Government Council intends to press ahead with its plans to open the Stud'ent Book Exchange as a temporary solution to the problem of high priced textbooks in Ann Arbor, the long term solution will be a University sponsored bookstore, SGC President Gary Cunningham, '65, said yesterday. However, the SGC's temporary solution to the bookstore problem -the student book exchange - failed to open this fall as had been initially planned. Cunning- ham is hoping for a winter open- ing of the exchange. Cunningham, also commented that a show of widespread student support for the project would be necessary before the Regents would repeal the bylaw restrain- ing the University from compet- ing with private enterprise in Ann Arbor, and eventually sponsor the University Bookstore. Musters Support To muster such support, he said, the SGC authorized $300 at its Thursday night meeting, which will be used to sponsor student petitions and hearings on the issue. The authorization was made after SGC voted to accept the report of Mickey Eisenberg and Stephen Daniels on the bookstore situation. Profit Margins Among the important points made in the report weren: -Commercial bookstores make their profits mostly from soft goods which include pencils, pens, and paper rather than on text- book sales. The report estimated that profits for such soft goods average from 40 to 50 per cent while the margin of profit on new textbook sales does not, in most cases, exceed 10 per cent and 50 per cent for used texts. In the case of used texts, however, stores run the risk of purchasing books from students which will become outdated. In figuring the profits of the bookstores, one must also deduct overhead costs such as rent and salaries. -In order to establish a Uni- versity bookstore a minimum of $100,000 initial capital outlay would be needed. -Every other school in the Big Ten and most of the state-sup- ported schools in Michigan have student bookstores. Recommendations The following recommendations were included in the report: -The bookstore should remain open all year; -There should be a branch convenient to the Central Campus and with a branch on North Cam- pus "very desirable." -The bookstore must sell below list prices on most items. Eisenberg and Daniels also pointed out in their report that the Regents bylaw which prevent- ed the competition of the Univer- sity with private business was in reality no longer in effect. They pointed to the newspaper stand in the Union, and the MUG as examples of the violation of the 1929 bylaw. The report reasoned that .the reduction of book costs was a vital concern in the economic Residential College on Brink Of First Financial Foothold. Faculty planners of the propos- ed residential college last night expressed delight at the news that their project is one of the high- priority items in the University's capital outlay request, which will be released today. The office of business and fi- This money could be supple- mented by private gifts. In addi- tion, eight dormitories must be built with University sources in- cluding self-liquidating funds. The ultimate product will be a self-contained liberal arts college for 1200 students-a separate en- real commitment made in behalf of the Residential College," he de- clared. Perkins has been known to be worried about the University's lack of support for the college. While a group of faculty members and students have been working out curriculum and educational goals. i i i