PAGE THREE FRIDAY, APRIL 14,1067 THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1967 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PA(R T111~VF a catAa i111iC IJ House Plans New Ethics Committee Group To Set Rules For Official Conduct Of Congressmen, WASHINGTON W)-The House unanimously endorsed creation of an ethics committee yesterday with little mention of Adam Clay- ton Powell, the man whose case provided the stimulus. The 12 - member committee, whose official name will be The Committee on Standards 'of Offi- cial Conduct, was given the ini- tial task of drafting "standards of official conduct for members, of- ficers, and employes of the House." Once this is done, its task will be to police the rules. Only First Step But a number of members stressed during the debate pre- ceding the 400-0 vote that crea- tion of the ethics committee is merely the first step in cleaning up the Congressional image). Rep, Richard Bolling, D-Me., who headed a rules subcommittee that drafted the proposal, said he hopes the committee will be named promptly and will recommend "fair and sound" procedures. He warned that the public would not be satisfied until an effective code of conduct is adopted. The Senate has had an ethics committee for several years, since the Bobby Baker case developed, k and it recently has been investi- gating the activities of Sen. Thom- as J. Dodd, D-Conn. 100 Members Request Action Late last year the House cre- ated an ethics study committee under Rep. Charles E. Bennett, D-Fla., which recommended cre- ation of a select ethics committee. More than 100 members have in- troduced bills calling for some kind of an ethics committee. In the wake of strong reaction against Powell, who was excluded from the House March 1 because of alleged official misconduct, the Rules Committee went to work on ethics. The Bolling subcommittee was created to resolve a conflict be- tween supporters of a select eth- ics committee, to be appointed by the Speaker, and those who f a- vored handing the job to a House administration. subcommittee un- der Rep. Wayne L. Hays, D-Ohio. 13 Man Committee Under Bolling's proposal, -the committee will take its place alongside other standing house committees.. Democrats will be named by the Democratic mem- ber of the Ways and Means Com- mittee on Committees. In this Congress at least, a Democrat will be chairman of the group, which will have six members of each party. Repeal Plan For Election Financing Senate Action Upsts Johnson; Vote Based On Kennedy's Advice WASHINGTON (AP)-The Sen- ate jolted the Johnson adminis- tration yestbrday by following Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's advice to re- peal the still-untried presidential campaign-financing plan. The vote for repeal was 48 to 42, despite last-ininute efforts to save the plan by trimming back the multi-million-dollar fund it would have split between the two major parties for' next year's campaign. Sen. Russell B. Long (D-La), who fathered the plan last fall, fought down the line for it and said he will continue the fight in a Senate-House conference and if necessary will urge President Johnson to veto the repealer. The repealer was attached to a tax bill on which the Senate has not completed action. 'Big Issue' "This is a very big issue," Long said, "and there were some sen- ators who did not understand what they were voting on." Sen. Albert Gore (D-Tenn), who teamed with Sen. John J. Williams (R-Del), in leading the fight for repeal, told the Senate during de- bate last week that the White House "was calling all over the United States during the Easter recess" of Congress seeking to line up voters against repeal. LBJ Backed Plan Johnson endorsed the plan when he signed the bill last year but took no open part in the battle to defend it against such critics as Kennedy. Kennedy - (D-NY), called the projected $60-million federal elec-' tion campaign subsidy a monster' I that would give national political leaders control over massive amounts of money. HEMISPHERIC SUMMIT: LBJ Asks for Latin American Unity; Leaders Criticize Aid J -Associated Press Rep. Richard Bolling (D-Mo.) is the chairman of the House subcommittee which proposed the crea- tion of the permanent ethics committee which was unanimously approved by the House yesterday, OPEN HOUSING BACKLASH: Antiditscriminatory Measures Face State, Local osition PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay (R)-President Johnson urged the inter-American summit conference yesterday to follow up words with quick economic action so Latin America "may flourish in freedom and dignity." At the climatic session of the conference, Johnson urged his 18 Latin American colleagues to make this "a decaderor urgency" in building a better life for their people. 'Ready Partner' Promising that the United States would be a "ready partner" in the effort to raise the standards of living of Latin America, Johnson continued: "The assistance of my nation will be useful only as it reinforces your determination and builds on your achievements-and only as it is bound to the growing unity of our hemisphere." It appeared the U.S. President, alr3ady on record with limited concessions on trade and aid, had gone as far as he could regardless of what Latin America decides. Free Trade The Latin American Free Trade Association, rated nearly mori- bund before the summit, moved into position alongside the sched- ule for the proposed Latin Amer- ican Common Market. The asso- ciation announced tariff barriers will begin going down in 1970, reaching free trade by 1985. Chile, Colombia and Venezuela planned a regional free trade group. Still, recognizing ancient re- gional feuds and special interests that have until now defeated com- mon Latin American action, John- son asserted: "We cannot escape from our problems." "In unity-and only in unity- is our strength," he told his fellow chiefs of state. "The barriers that deny the dream of a new America are stronger than the strongest among us, acting alone." "The United States cannot doC the job without help, but he added that the barriers "cannot stand against our combined will and common effort." Against what amounted to an ultimatum for action by Johnson, President Otto Arosemena of Ecuador sounded a discordant note, still intent on achieving a Marshall Plan dollar giveaway in place of the cooperative Alliance, for Progress. Disagreement Expressing surprise at condi- tions put on U.S. aid dollars, the Ecuadorean disagreement at the summit: "These attending this' meeting are not completely in agreement. The truth is entirely to the contrary." To that moment, Ecuadorean sources said, Arosemena still was toying with the idea of refusing to sign any summit agreement. Arosemena differs on the ,ques- tions of U.S. aid, the trade struc- ture which raises barriers to Latin products entering U.S. markets, prices paid for basic products, and maritime limits. Johnson pointedly did not ap- plaud Arosemena's speech. And in his speech Johnson digressed from the text to emphasize what the United States already had done for the alliance since its inception in 1961-a contribution of $8.7 bil- lion. President Fernando Belaunde Terry of Peru provided even more solid evidence of the divergent views honeycombing the summit foundations. 'Dollar Insurance' Spontaneous applause rocked the converted gaming room in which the summit round table sits when the Peruvian president said: "Each dollar that is invested in Latin America is not a gift but an insurance policy which is paid for the security of the continent." The basic disquiet still existing between the United States and Latin America-despite all the words of accord-stood clearly in relief as Belaunde spoke without notes. 'Conditional Friends' "We are friends of the United States," he said, "but not uncon- ditional friends. There are no friendships more fleeting than those -which are unconditional." President Eduardo Frei of Chile, seated across the table from Bel- aunde, smiled and lifted both hands aloft in the style of a vic- torious boxer. U NEW YORK VP)-State and city statutes aimed at racial discrim- ination in housing-a major cause of Negro unrest-faced strong white opposition from coast to coast yesterday. Proposed open housing laws al- ready have been beaten back this year in some localities, and an Associated Press survey showed that similar proposals elsewhere are in a. rough trip. In some areas where antidis- crimination measures have been adopted, opponents are resorting, to referendums to knock them out. Referendum The City Commission of Jack- son, Mich., passed an ordinance last fall making it illegal to dis- crimininate in the sale or rental of housing on the basis of reli- gion, race, color or national origin. In a referendum last Tuesday, voters voided the measure by a count of 5,826 to 2,886. In Louisville, Ky., the defeat of an open housing ordinance at a meeting of the board of aldermen Tuesday brought a threat of marches, picketing and sit-ins during Kentucky Derby week next month. Negro comedian Dick Gregory, who had led demonstrators in favor of the ordinance, declared: "I don't think horses should have more dignity than human beings." Citizens Disagree Last month the Maryland gen- eral assembly enacted an anti- discrimination law which applies to housing completed after June 1. A group of opponents styling themselves as defenders of states' rights said they would petition for a referendum. In the state of Washington a similar measure has been passed by the legislature and signed by the governor. The Seattle Advisory Homeowners Committee, which opposes it, is seeking the required 50,011 signatures of registered voters on petitions to force a ref- erendum. Republican Gov. Raymond P. Shafer of Pennsylvania had dif- ficulty finding legislators of his own party to sponsor a bill pro- hibiting discrimination in housing other than owner-occupied dwel- lings or rooms sublet by lease. The bill finally was introduced but prospects for passage appeared to be poor. Open Housing A Nebraska legislative commit- tee killed an open housing bill which would have applied only to Omaha, the state's biggest city. Public hearings have been called on two other measures -which would have wider application. The Iowa State Senate passed and sent to the House this week an antidiscrimination bill which would require anybody filing a complaint to post a $500 bond. Civil right leaders denounced this provision as "a price tag on jus- tice." The New Mexico state legisla- ture has turned down two differ- ent open housing bills, one in- troduced in the Senate and the other in the House. Illinois has been warned that unless a statewide open housing law is enacted, it may lose a $375- million atom smasher plant which the Atomic Energy Commission' plans to build at Weston, near Chicago. Glenn T. Seaborg, chairman of the commission, said Congress might refuse to appropriate the necessary funds unless the state general assembly comes up soon with a satisfactory antidiscrim- ination law. An Illinois Senate committee has opened hearings on half al dozen proposed measures, but their nfate is uncertain. Saigon Forces Continue to Fight V. Cong Despite Pacification Involvement Work World News Roundup SAIGON (4P)-A Viet Cong-Viet- namese fight in the Mekong Delta last night underlined the fact the Saigon government's armed forces are carrying on afield despite diversion of troops for pacification work. Military sources said a govern- ment batallion of about 500 in- fantrymen established heavy battle contact with a larger guerrilla force 130 miles south of Saigon in coastal Ba Xuyen Province. A battalion was reported being rush- ed in as reinforcements. Vietnamese Casualties While casualties of the other allies and the communists declined in generally limited action last week, South Vietnam's went up. A spokesman said 284 Vietnam- ese were killed in combat, against 211 in the previous week. An un- announced number died along with 10 Americans in battling Communist raiders April 6 at Quang Tri, capital of South Viet- nam's northermost province. With 340,000 American service- men now directly involved in the war, the U.S. command said 177 were killed, 1,345 wounded and three missing in action last week. Losses in the week of March 26- April 1 had been 194 kiled and 1,679 wounded. Of the other allies 16 were killed, down two. Drop in Viet Cong Dead Viet Cong and North Vietnam- ese dead were recorded as 1,478, a sharp drop from the 2,449 of the previous week. In an unusual procedure, a spokesman for Gen. William C. Westmoreland's command made a point of announcing American casualty totals for the war. He said 8,931 had been killed and 52,946 wounded in action since 1961. In the past newsmen have kept track of such figures unof- ficially with week-by-week tabula- tions. Enemy strength in the south was estimated to remain at 287, 000 men, with recruits and infil- trators replacing casualties. Tie Up Allied Supplies Communist forces temporarily tied up truck transportation of ammunition and other supplies from Da Nang to military posts along highway 1 up to near the demilitarized zone by wrecking two bridges before dawn. Two American planes crashed in the south. A four-engined cargo and per- sonnel hauler called the C141 Sky- lifter plunged off the runway at Cam Ranh Bay's airfield and sank in the bay. Two injured airmen were rescued, but seven others' were missing. Among the men ap- parently lost in the wreck was Skylifter's commander, Capt. Har- ry M. Brenn of Moscow, Idaho. U.S. Plane Crashes In the other mishap, a Marine Skyhawk jet crashed in a combat run west of Da Nang after a bomb detonated prematurely and blew off a wing. The pilot was officially listed as missing in action, but witnesses said they saw no para- chute from the crippled jet. This was the 168th U.S. plane recorded as lost in combat in South Viet- nam. UNION-LEAGUE EXAM VWEKMOVIES Monday, April 17: "BACKFIRE" Tuesday, April 18: TWO WALT DISN EY SHORTS: "Wind in the Willows" & "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Both nights at 7:00 P.M. and 9:15 P.M. UGLI Multipurpose Room By The Associated Press RHOENDORF, Germany -Dgc- tors kept vigil yesterday over Kon- rad Adenauer, the grand old man of West'German politics, serious- ly ill with flu and bronchitis.- Medical bulletins reported the 91-year-old former chancellor was weakening. A spokesman for the Christian Democratic Party said there had been no change in Adenauer's con- dition up to 5 p.m. from the morn- ing medical bulletin, which said: "the organism's powers of resis- tance are declining. Heart and circulatory functions are weaker." * * * KANSAS CITY, Mo.-The wheat areas that needed it the most got substantial rains the last two days but the drought in the nation's breadbasket is far from over. Relief came to farmers in the parched wheat belt in the form of rain ranging from one to three or more inches. WASHINGTON - A State De- partment spokesman said yester- day actress Elizabeth Taylor and her movie-star husband Richard Burton do not need any United States authorization to make. a trip to North Vietnam. Burton said Wednesday night at Saint Raphael, France, that they may try to visit North as well as South Vietnam during a world tour starting in about a month. The spokesman, Carl Bartch, said that "Elizabeth Taylor exe- cuted a valid oath of renunciation of American citizenship on Oct. 11, 1966, at the American embassy in Rome." He noted that Burton is a Brit- ish citizen, * * * MORLAIX, France - France is mobilizing a fleet of 200 naval and civilian vessels to dump sand and sawdust on patches of oil floating off shore in a massive effort to keep it from reaching the coast- line, Interior Minister Christian Fouchet announced yesterday. r GO, r; y p } k x /s . :Yi[ i..'_.. 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