PAGE TWO- THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1966 PAGE TWO THE MIChIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1966 FILMS- 'Fantastic Voyage' Inside Body Is New Science Fiction Idea California's White Backlash Threatens Brown's Election By ROBERT KLIVANS Over the summer, in one of thoserdeep moments of medita- tion, I came to the conclusion that Science Fiction Movies had run out of ideas. We had been to the moon and the center of the earth with Jules Verne, back in time and to Mars with H. G. Wells, and to the other side of those impassable cliffs with King Kong. And then along comes the Fan- tastic Voyage, about the most novel idea out of Hollywood since Steamboat Willie ushered in car- toons and the most expensive science fiction film ever. This time the gimmick is a journey through the human body with a submarine and crew minituarized to the size of a microbe. The plot is predictable, as usual, and the dialogue often is a bit melodramatic (though what would you say while speeding through a lymph node?) Even the acting is mediocre, though Raquel Welch's appearance: (poured voluptiously into a skin diving suit) in the bloodstream probably made the red corpuscles happier than any time since their vaccination. Yet the movie will be remem- bered-and mainly because of the fascinating special effects, or, if one may use the term inside the body, the scenery. From the moment they are jet- tisoned through the tip of the hypodermic needle, till 60 minutes later when they emerge-sans sub --from the tear duct of the eye, the viewer is barraged by pano- ramas inside the arteries, heart, lungs, and brain. Even if the red corpuscles look like ballons in Macy's Thanksgiv- ing Day Parade, and the white corpuscles resemble overflowing cotton candy, nonetheless, some- one should be given credit for thinking up and designing the whole thing. So what if the brain looks like a spider-webbed cave on the Fourth of July? So what if ferocious antibodies attack Miss Welch? (After all, they have good taste.) It's all in the spirit of a movie that is exciting and implausibly captivating, a movie that is ap- preciated by swallowing the whole thing and letting your imagination run free. Three cheers to the team of screenwriters and producers who gave science fiction cinema a shot in the arm-or inside the arm -just when it is needed. And surely there will be a small band of followers awaiting the sequel-with a Fantastic Voyage somewhere else. SACRAMENTO, Calif. VP) - Racial strife and voter hostility to open housing laws have raised fears among California Democrats that a white backlash will hurt Gov. Edmund G. Brown's chances for reelection. Both Brown and his Republican opponent, Ronald Reagan, have said they'll try to avoid playing politics with last week's rioting in San Francisco Negro districts. A Brown aide said the governor's action in calling out the National Guard "came off so well there doesn't seem to be any backlash." But he echoed private fears in the Brown camp when he said, "You always figure you're an auto- matic loser when you have trouble. You're the manager of the team and you take the losses." The violence, just six weeks be- fore the election, renewed talk of the racial issue-a major one in 1964 when Californians, by a more than 2-1 vote, adopted a constitu- tional amendment that nullified the state law requiring open hous- ing. This year, the California Su- preme C o u r t overturned the amendment. That sparked a cam- paign by one group to defeat the justices who voted against the amendment. Brown blamed a white backlash: for helping Mayor Samuel W Yorty of Los Angeles make a strong, but losing, showing against him in the June primary for the Democratic nomination. Despite their "no politics" state- ments, Brown and Reagan criti- cized each other during and after the San Francisco riots. Reagan said, "The governor hasn't the courage to stand up to the so-called leaders who apologize for or excuse taking to the streets and bloodshed." Brown said, "I think it would be highly dangerous to have any mo- tion picture actor who never play- ed governor handling a situation like this." There is a issue over what both candidates call extremism. Rea- gan criticized Brown for accept- ing the support of the California Democratic Council, a volunteer group which opposes President Johnson's Viet Nam policy. Brown demanded Reagan denounce the John Birch Society. They also disagree over what to do about student conduct at the University of California at Berke- ley. Reagan has continually criti- cized what he calls a small ele- ment of student demonstrators. Once he advocated a legislative investigation, but later said "I made a wrong proposal" and call- ed on John McCone, former direc- tor of the Central Intelligence Agency, to appoint an investigat- ing commission. "We don't need a CIA man to come in here to investigate,' re- plied Brown. He said the university edminis- tration has solved the problems that touched off rowdy student demonstrations. CINEIMA II Presents PETER SELLERS GEORGE C. SCOTT R.R SIRANGiELOVE THURSDAY FRIDAY & SATURDAY 7 & 9:15 P.m. Aud. A, Angell Hall l.D. required 50c Men 5Cc The BLUE WINDOW MIXER UPittl UPSTAIRS Friday 0 Dining rooms 1 & 3 0 Friday * II SOUTH QUAD University Players presen t William Shakespeare' s COlRIOLAI.N US' Toni ght Through Saturday Girls 50c C AM RANH BAY PROJECT: Viet Port Improved for Military Use By PETER ARNETT CAM RANH BAY, South Viet- nam (MP-From a sandy wasteland for mosquitoes and lizards just 18 months ago, this isolated peninsula has become as congested as mod- ern suburbia. It even has a traffic problem. War that destroys also builds, and nowhere in embattled Viet- nam is this more true than at Cam Ranh Bay, once the lonelinest bit of territory along the coast. UT.. Army engineers and civilian constructors have torn down the sand dunes, filled in the valleys, floated .pontoon wharves across the oceans of the world, fought shortages and bitter rivalries, and conquered a petulant nature that floods Cam Ranh peninsula half the year and roasts it the rest. The Cam Ranh waterfront, handling nearly 200,000 tons of cargo a month, now rivals Saigon. The supply depot will be the big gest military installation of its kind in the world. Rows of tanks for petroleum, oil and lubricants are marching across the dunes. They will even- tually hold 50 million gallons. Con- crete ammunition pads cluster the South China Sea coast, each one surrounded to that the explosion of one won't explode the others. ORGAN IZATION NOTICES USE OF THIS COLUMN FOR AN- NOUNCEMENTS-is available to officially recognized and registered student or ganizations only. Forms are available in Room 1011 SAB. Southern Asia Club, Friday bag lunch on Oct. 14 at 12 noon in Lane Hall. Slide lecture on Laos. Alpha Phi Omega, Meeting, Oct. 12, 7 p.m., Room 3-A, Michigan Union. Crop and Saddle Coed Riding Club, Riding and tryouts for drill team, Oct. 13 and 20, 6:30 p.m, meet at Women's Athletic Bldg. ** * Newman Student Association, Inter- faith parley, Oct. 12, 8 p.m., Newman Center, 331 Thompson. Newman Student Association, New- man Wyrd meeting, Oct. 12, 9 p.m., Newman Center, 331 Thompson. Any- one Interested in joining the theatri- cal group is welcome. Christian Science Organization, Tes- timony meeting, Thurs., Oct. 13, 7:30- 8:30 p.m., Room 3545 SAB. Le Cerde Francais, Le Baratin-en- joy, a French atmosphere, Thurs., Oct. 13, 3-5 p.m., 3050 Frieze Bldg. e* r Young Americans for Freedom, An invitation for all anti-war groups to hear and debate Duane Thorn, author of "A Ride to Panmunjon" and num- erous articles on psychological war- fare, on U.S. policy in Viet Nam. No admission charge, Wed., Oct. 12, 4 p.m., Room 3-A, Michigan Union. Phone 482-2056 EaaaaAPE NERR Itu FREE HEATERS-OPEN 6:30 P.M. NOW SHOWING IT TEARS YOU APART WITH SUSPENSE! PAUL JULIE REUIIIAN RARDREUIS RARED HITCCDCK'S, Only CURTAIR' AUNIERSAL PICTURE TECHNICOLORA~ ALSO,. The Story of a Wild One! Tiav.n There will be more than 100,000 tons of varied ammunitions stored in these pads, everything from rifle bullets to the sophisticated CBU cluster bombs used by the Air Force. A modern port is being built to unload the 20 to 30 ships that congest Cam Ranh at a time. In addition to the old concrete pier built initially by the 'French for the Foreign Legion, there are three new piers. These have been floated to Vietnam, one all the way from Charleston, S.C., by way of the Suez Canal and the Indian Ocean, a distance of 12,000 miles. Cam Ranh port now has facil- ities for handling 12 ocean going cargo ships at a time. The berths always are full. "Cam Ranh is no longer a dream, but a reality," says Maj. Gen. Charles W. Eifler, command- er of the U.S. Army's 1st Logistics Command. ' Eifler recalled how in January this year, with the shifting sands miring vehicles and projects bog- ging down for the want of mate- rials, there was real doubt about the wisdom in choosing Cam Ranh for a major base installa- tion. "People began to wonder if it was a good idea," Eifler said. "There is no doubt of that today." Eifler took over the Logistics Command in.January and brought in a new Cam Ranh Bay construc- tion commander, Brig. Gen. Arthur L. Friedman, from Warrensburg, Mo. He convinced the Air Force that work on the new Cam Ranh jet airstrip had to be delayed so civilian contractors could help in the port and warehouse installa- tions, and broke through the dead- lock. Only half the "hardstands" needed to keep outside supplies off the sand will be completed by the time the monsoon comes in No- vember. And warehousing space is not being erected as fast as some hoped. The 35th Engineer Group is handling the Army installation construction, assisted by the RMK-BRJ construction consor- tium that has contracts worth $110 million in Cam Ranh. These contracts include erection of a deep water pier for ammunition unloading, a causeway more than half a mile long, 36 Army ware- houses, and a new 10,000-foot con- crete jet runway that should be ready for use in October. Four U.S. Air Force F4C Phantom jet squadrons are based at Cam Ranh, using a temporary alumi- num airstrip built by RMK-BRJ. The Cam Ranh peninsula is 15 miles long, an area of about 100 square miles. The U.S. Navy has the southern -tip, the Army the central part, then comes .the air- base, and at the northern end an Army replacement center and a convalescent hospital. Space is now limited. A Korean marine battalion pro- vides security. But Cam Ranh is probably the quietest place in Vietnam. Not a shot has been fired in anger this year. The Viet Cong haven't bothered to hit Cam Ranh, probably deterred by the difficul- ties in getting in close. Traffic has become so dense on the new highways lacing through the peninsula that there is talk of building a cloverleaf off the am- munition pier to prevent further congestion. The supply depot already stocks 200,000 different items out of the complete Army listings of 580,000 separate items. 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