STUDY NEEDED ON RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE See Editorial Page CiYI rL tC gan t 4IAit6F SUNNY High-SO Low-54 Cool and cloudy in morning Seventy-Four Years of Editorial Freedom VOL. LXXV, No. 33-S ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1965 SEVEN CEN' Breakey Calls Housing Ordinance Constitui TS FOUR PAGES tional No Conflict in Local, State Law Judge Says Attorney General Kelley's Opinion In Discrimination Issue Overruled By DEBORAH ISACKSON Circuit Court Judge James Breakey overrode Attorney General Frank Kelley's opinion and declared the Ann Arbor Fair Housing Ordinance constitutional, yesterday. Kelley had previously said that power in matters concerning civil rights in housing is lodged in the state's Civil Rights Commission. Fair housing was not a local concern, Kelley explained. However, Breakey, in his opinion said, "the mere fact that the state has made certain regulations does not prohibit municipalities from enacting additional requirements. As long as there is no con- * * * * * * * * * *7 * F A6- * * * * X * * * * UAC Approved by Regents ATTORNEY GENERAL KELLEY Name New South Viet L eader -y SAIGON MP)-Brig. Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky, commander of South Viet Nam's air force, yesterday accepted the job of premier. Ky is the youngest premier in the history of ,the Vietnamese re- public. An airman, Ky has per- sonally led his planes on air strikes against the Viet Cong. Saigon has had eight govern- ments since the overthrow and assassination of President Ngo Dinh Diem 20 months ago on Nov. 1, 1963. Succession Ky succeeds Phan Huy Quat who quit after having a dispute with former chief of state Phan Khac Suu and opposition from re- ligious elements. The new government headed by See Related'Stories, Page 3 Ky is made up of eight high-rank- ing military officers. Although close American asso- ciates like him, Ky has sowed con- troversy among Vietnamese po- litical factions and high United States officials had urged the new military regime against naming him as premier. Urges Austerity In his acceptance speech at the Dien Hong Conference Hall on the banks of the Saigon river, Ky said South Viet Nam faced a critical period. He called for austerity on the part of the people. While many military men are expected to formally wield power, reliable sources have said the ac- tual cabinet will be made up most- ly of civilians, including several holdovers from the -Quat govern- ment. flict beteewn the two, then both will stand." City-State Variance "The only difference between the city ordinance and thestate statute," Breakey explained, "is that the ordinance goes further in its prohibitions. "Thus," Breakey concluded, "the local housing ordinance is legal, for it in no way attempts to authorize what the legislature has forbidden, or forbids what the legislature has authorized. There is nothing between the provisions of the state statute and the local ordinance which might prevent their e f f e c t i v e co-existence," Breakey concluded. Asked if he would appeal Breakey's decision, Kelley replied that he has not been directly in- volved and neither had the state's Civil Rights Commission nor any state agency. Local Law "The litigation," Kelley contin- ued, involved local law and local individuals. We would therefore be unable to make a determination, at this point, as to whether or not we would intervene, until we have considered the court's findings. We will then make a determina-; tion as to the state's interests in an appeal," he said. Informed sources close to the case have speculated that in view of Kelley's past stand, he will be forced to appeal this case, making a test case out of it. Kelley, in the past, had declared that Ann Arbor's Fair Housing Ordinance overstepped constitu- tional limits. He opined that the protection of civil rights in regard to the power of investigation and, enforcement is a matter of state concern. The state has complete, power to enforce civil rights in, housing; and thus there is noi authority for a city to adopt an ordinance exercising this power." Complete Power1 According to Kelley, this power was vested in the state Civilj Rights Commission by the con- stitution. Kelley explained that the con- stitution grants the commission "plenary (complete) power to in- vestigate and secure opportunity in the field of housing. Included within this grant is the enforce- ment of civil rights to purchase, mortgage, lease or rent private housing." Kelley has recently said "thel opinion of the attorney generali represents the law of the state asl long as no court overrides that opinion." This debate started over a year and a half ago with the openingt of -the City of Ann Arbor vs.t Hubble case. This lawsuit, 'whichl is still undecided, involves a Negrot graduate student who claims tot have been denied an apartmenti in the Parkhurst-Arbordale Apart-t ments because of his race.1 OK Merger of Union, League Activity Units New Organization Responsible to OSA By JOHN MEREDITH The controversialsmerger of the 'student activities sectors of the Michigan Union and the Michigan League became official yesterday, when the Regents approved the new University Activities Center. With approval, however, came a significant change in organiza- tional structure : a revision of a proposal submitted to the Regents at their January meeting has brought UAC under the auspices of the Office of Students Affairs and made it subject to Student Government Council for calendar- ing of activities. A statement presented jointly by the League Board of Governors and the Union Board of Directors in January envisioned a UAC re- sponsible directly to the Regents and independent of SGC. But, the Regents referred the report to Vice-President for Stodent Affairs Richard Cutler for a delineation of the relationship between the' new organization, the OSA and SGC. Cutler and the student officers of the new organization proceded to develop the revised proposal approved yesterday. UAC, an organization which will; concentrate on sponsoring cam- pus-wide student activities, will be operated by four student officers directly responsible to both the Union and League boards for an operating budget, and ultimately responsible to the Regents through, the OSA., The four officers will hold three votes on each board, not enough to give them a majority. In addition to supervising thea UAC's finances, the boards will continue to run their respective organizations, which carry on a substantial amount of business in- dependent of student activities. In the past, the Union has been independent from control of any+ of the Regents, although a small of the Regents, atlhough a small percentage of student fees have been diverted to it to help finance its student activity operations. Until this spring, the Union has staunchly maintained its right to this relative independence, even under the proposed merger, but the administration's dissatisfac- tion with the fee arrangement led to insistence that a University official be responsible for finan- cial operations of UAC-the major factor which resulted in bringing the new organization under Cut- ler's supervision. -Daily-Thomas R. Copi REGENTS RAISED DORMITORY RATES $50 at their meeting yesterday. According to Vice- President for Student Affairs Richard Cutler (left), students may cancel their dormitory leases if they do so in the next two weeks. According to Vice-President for Business and Finance Wilbur K. Pierpont (right), one of the reasons for the fee hike was higher student wages. Board Okays Part of '66 Budget being mailed this weekend all students now expecting live in the dorms next year. to to Tuition Increase May Be In Offing Eligible Students May Break Signed Contracts within Next Two Weeks By BRUCE WASSERSTEIN Rumors of a dorm fee hike were substantiated yesterday as a $50 rate increase was approved by the Regents. The change will go into effect this fall. The other fiscal spectre shadowing the student's pocket- book-the possibility of a tuition hike-will not be discussed until the University's budget is approved by the Legislature. After the appropriation is passed in Lansing, University President Harlan Hatcher indicated that there will be a spe- cial Regents meeting called to discuss the issue. Coupled with last year's $34 hike, the residence hall fees have jumped nearly 10 per cent in the last two years. Letters explaining the increase are_ The Regents approved $93.4 mil- lion of the University's 1965-66 budget at their meeting yesterday. Approval of the general funds and mental health activities budgets, however, was delayed until the Legislature completes action on the higher education appropria- tions bill now pending in the House. University President H a r 1 a n Hatcher indicated he will call the Regents into special session, prob- ably in two or three weeks, to consider these two portions of the University's financing. The general funds budget, de- pendent mostly on revenue from tuition and state appropriations, covers most of the basic expenses of instruction. At the moment it appears likely that the legislative appropriation will fall at least $4.7 million short of the amount re- quested by the Regents, but Uni- versity administrators declined to comment yesterday as to whether this will necessitate a tuition hike. Budgets Approved Approved by the Regents were the budgets of the expendable re- stricted fund, amounting to $58.8 million, and the budgets of the auxiliary activities fund (except mental health activities), amount- ing to $34.6 million. The expendable restricted fund is primarily concerned with re- search. The greatest source of revenue for this fund is the fed- eral government, which is expect- ed to contribute $48 million. The University also anticipates $9 mil- lion from gifts and grants, $2 million from departmental activi- ties, and $2.8 million from invest- ment incomes. Approximately $3 million of this amount will be held over for fu- ture expenditures.' Auxiliary Activities Self-supporting or revenue-pro- ducing activities are included in the auxiliary activities fund. Sources for this fund will include: University Hospital, $18.6 million; student residences, $9.2 million; the Michigan League, the Mich- igan Union and North Campus Commons, $3.2 million; intercol- legiate athletics, $1.5 million; Uni- versity Press and student publica- tions, $1.1 million, and parking and airport facilities, $.9 million. For the 1964-65 year, the ex- pendable restricted fund totaled $53.3 million, and the auxiliary ac- tivities fund less than $3.8 million for mental health activities was $31.3 million. Additional revenue from resi- fence halls and the University Hospital account for the bulk of the increase in the auxiliary ac- tivities fund, while increases in federal support and gifts and grants pushed the expendable re- search fund up to its present fig- ure. The expendable research fund has increased substantially in re- cent years. Only 10 years ago, the appropriation was as low as $13.4 million, and the 1963-64 figure marked almost a $7 million in- crease from 1962-63. The investment earnings por- tion of this fund stems from the University's endowment f u n d. Stocks and bonds in this fund had a market value of $59.8 million and net assets of $41.3 million at book value in 1964. Revenue from the endowment fund is specified for a particular purpose by the donor. Slightly over 50 per cent is designated for teaching, research and, libraries; student aid and loans make up the bulk of the rest, comprising a little less than 40 per cent. The 1965-66 budgets will become effective on July 1. Cutler Says U' Towers To Be Finished on Time No emergency measures will be needed to house the over 300 students who have signed leases at University Towers, Vice-Presi- dent for Student Affairs Richard Cutler announced yesterday. He explained that he had been reassured to his satisfaction in a telephone conversation with Robert Weaver, the owner of Uni- versity Towers, that the structure will have at least 16 floors ready for full occupancy by Aug. 15. Cutler said he was expecting a letter from Weaver confirming their telephone conversation. Possibly All 18 Floors Cutler added that Weaver hoped that possibly all of the 18 floors will be ready for occupancy by the beginning of the fall term. Academic Year The $50 hike for the academic year appliestoeall residents in the quadrangles except for students who live in either Fletcher Hall or in the suites in Oxford hous- ing. The increase in these cases will be $40. Rates in the dormitories for 1965-66 will range from $895 per student in a triple room to $1,010 for a single room. Although most students who plan to live in the residence halls in the fall have already signed contracts, Cutler announced that those eligible to live outside the dormitory system will be allowed to cancel their commitments dur- ing the next two weeks. Cutler said, however, that even though a number of students are expected to withdraw from the quads because of the price in- crease, conditions are still ex- pected to be overcrowded in the fall. The groups most likely to can- cel their contracts are junior and senior women and men above freshman standing, he indicated. At Home or in Dorms All freshmen must live in the residence halls or at home. This fall will be the first time that junior women will be allowed to live in off campus housing. Rising costs of operation were cited by Vice-President for Stu- dent Affairs Richard Cutler as the basis for the increase. Higher food prices and wages have resulted ire spiraling costs which must be made up for by student dorm fees since the residence halls are self supporting, Cutler explained. Cutler revealed that originally the Board of Governors of the Residence Halls had recommended a higher increase than $50, but with the improving fiscal picture in April, they decided to lower the amount of the fee hike. One of the expenses which made the increase necessary was raising the minimum hourly wage of stu- dents working in the dorms. Grants and loans will be avail- able in the office of financial aid to students who need extra funds to meet the fee increase, he said. Bundy, Critics To Meet on TV McGeorge Bundy, special assist- ant to. the President for national security affairs, will meet aca- demic critics of United States Viet Nam policy in a nationally broadcast debate Monday night. The Inter-University Commit- tee for Debate on Foreign Policy, successor to the group which RICHARD CUTLER House ,Delays Formal Action On U' Budget The House delayed a final yote on the University's general funds appropriation yesterday, but the budget is third on a list of bills slated for action Monday. University officials remain op- timistic that the restoration of $6.3 million to the University's budget by voice vote Thursday will pass the official third-reading tally. However, there is some concern that legislators may at- tempt to scuttle the bill's expres- sion of legislative intent favoring expansion of the University's Flint branch. Assuming that Flint opponents could rally enough support-per- haps a. dubious assumption- the legislative intent language could be stricken from the University budget atlogether, hence forcing the appropriation into conference committee where a fight with Senate Flint supporters would probably ensue. 'Line Item' Or, a less drastic tactic might be employed: The language deal- ing with Flint could be inserted in a "line item" which would be eligible for a governor's veto. Most observers still think, how- ever, that the attack of the group of dissident Democrats who engi- neered last week's University budget slash will be directed at getting more ,money for other state schools closer to their own districts. When the Ways and Means Committee cut the University appropriation, it also increased the budgets of several other schools, notably Wayne State University ($2.5 million) and Western Mich- igan University $ (1 mi l li on). i v Vivian Asks Hearing on By RUTH FEUERSTEIN tioned se -TI Congressman Weston Vivian (D-Ann Arbor) and several ~ ' ,.}n:.....Viet Nan other members of the House of Representatives have recently _T1. drawn up and signed a letter calling for an open hearing on House, a Viet Nam. The letter, directed to Thomas Morgan, chairman -CO of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, consisted of a request:and ask for more information concerning Viet Nam. According to Vivian, the House has traditionally played Vivie a small role in foreign affairs. This is in contrast to the letters f Senate, which has the power to confirm appointments and ments. I therefore is more involved, although only indirectly, in the f>.: -:': their corx Viet Nam veral of these functions. he House is concerned with the foreign aid program in he policies for the Peace Corps are determined by the nd onstituents view congressmen as their representatives that they promote their views. Receives Letters an explained that he has received several hundred rom people who were active in the teach-in move- n order for him and other congressmen to represent nstituents in a matter as important as Viet Nam, he The high rise building on the corner of South University and Forest has a capacity for about 800 dwellers. Many architectural experts in the University have disputed Weaver's claim in the past that the structure will be completed on schedule, but Weaver explained that they were not familiar with the "critical path" method of con- struction which he is using. Prefabricated Materials Weaver explained that this method uses as much prefabricat- ed construction material as pos- sible and the progress of work is worked out on computers. The owner of what will be the lar-es pr tment house in Ann I