COMMITTEE NEEDS QUALIFIED MEMBERS See Page 4 Sir4b tt CLOUDY, COOLER High-70 ]row-5o Partly cloudy, cooler; warmer Thursday. Seventy Years of Editorial Freedom VOL LXXI, No. 8 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1960 FIVE CENTS SIX PAGES KENNEDY-NIXON: TV Debate Brings Varied Response By MICHAEL HARRAH and JOHN ROBERTS The first of the four television debates between Vice-President Richard M. Nixon, the Republican nominee, and Sen. John F. Kenne- dy, the Democratic nominee, brought mixed reactions, both before the broadcast and afterwards, from the University faculty. Beforehand, Prof. Karl A. Lamb, of the political science depart- ment, said that "the program will be" so carefully planned that it will lack the spontaneity of something like the Lincoln-Douglas de- bates.",, Prof. Garnet R. Garrison, broadcasting director at the radio- TV center, however, felt that "this should give the people a chance Party Idea Could Help, SGC Agrees By PHILIP SHERMAN Student Government Council members like the idea of a cam- pus political party--with reserva- tions. Their first impression is that a party could be helpful in stimulat- ing interest in student govern- ment and in bringing issues before the electorate. But, they affirm, the party could lead to "segmen- tation" of the student body, or, by its actions, it could abuse its power. There was one dissenter, Inter- Quadrangle Council President Dan Rosemergy, '61, who labeled the probable composition of the party as a "small cell-group of self-' styled liberals who will have little effect on the cam'pus at large." Party Not Needed Rosemergy believes a party is not needed and that it will not work. He says it would have no real purpose to fulfill, and predicts the party will gain neither wide- spread support or opposition. SGC Treasurer Per Hansen, '82, sees formation of a party as a "significant step to eliminate spathy" toward the Council. "How significant depends on the party's platform," he adds. 'Responsible People' Arthur Rosenbaum, '62, agrees the party could "greatly stimu- late interest" in SGC, and stresses the need for "responsible people" to lead it. The party, incorrectly handled, could lead to polariza- tion of student parties represent- ing residence halls or fraternities, hesays. The group's program must be general enough to appeal to a genuine cross section of the stu- dent body if the party idea 'is to be effective, Rosenbaum explains. Roger Seasonwein, '61, might consider resigning to run on the new party's ticket, "if they'd have me."> 'Patronage Racket' He is concerned that the par- ty "does not get involved in the: patronage racket" and that it should not dictate the votes of its members on the Council. Lynn' Bartlett, '61, hopes the party will focus on pertinent local issues on which SGC can take "concrete steps". "It should work where SGC can do something real and solid, and not in the realm of philosophical discussion." SGC President John Feldkamp levels criticism at the new party for its attitude about SGC re- cognition. But he thinks the basic idea is good," no matter what philosophy the party adopts." Most Effectively He says the party can work most effectively within Student Government Council auspices, be- cause recognition confers the ad- vantages of the University's name and its resources. (The party is debating whether to seek SGC recognition, which is necessary if it is to use University facilities. Two arguments against: seeking recognition: §GC's review of its constitution would imply review of its substance; the federal government does not recognize parties.) Feldkamp says this attitude evidences "complete ignorance" of student government procedures. ' The constitutional review is simply to establish that the or- ganization will be a responsible one, he says. "And the federal 'government and the University are distinctly different groups." Students Plan to see the informality and the byplay." He said there would be a certain amount of drama with both men appearing at once. Less Interest Prof. James McConnell, of the psychology department, didn't feel that many minds would be chang- ed. "I feel there is considerably less interest in this sort of thing than there should be," he said. "I would be surprised if this altered the campaign. Garrison, however, felt that some tricks of broadcasting might cause the viewers to form a false impression about the candidates. After the program, observers still did not agree. Even Debate "In terms of debate points it came out pretty even," said Prof. George Peek, of he political sci- ence department. "I thought Nix- on passed up a couple of oppor- tunities. First, he should have mentioned more often the failure of the Democrats, with ahtwo- thirds majority in both houses, to pass legislation, and second, he should have re-emphasized the growth record of the past eight years. Peek went on to say that Ken- nedy "appeared to be running against the Republican Party rec- ord, which opposes the New and Fair deals. He seemed to identi- fy Nixon with the non-progres- sive elements in his party, which Nixon does not really represent." On the Spot Prof. Samuel J. Eldersveld, of the political science department, felt that "both candidates fielded the questions very well, even though some of the questions put them on the spot." Prof. Warren E. Miller, of the political science department, said, "I don't think it (the debate) changed much. Some of the Dem- ocrats who thought Nixon had horns may have had their minds changed. Parties, Personalities "'Image' as I see it means the whole range of qualities and at- tributes of a candidate," he said, "and it includes parties, issues, and personalities. People will at- tach varying importance to these characteristics depending on the information they possess." SGC To Hear New Reports Student Government Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. today in the Council Rm. on the second floor of the SAB. The Council will hear reports on early registrations, calendar- ing and the Student Activities Committge questionnaire. SGC Executive Vice-President Nancy Adams, '61, will report on SGC's work with Ann Arbor authorities on registration of stu- dent voters. Fraternity Rush Plan Defeated By HARRY PERLSTADT The Fraternity Presidents As- sembly last night chose not to pass a bylaw at this time stating "No bid shall be extended to any rushee by any fraternity before Monday of the second week of the rushing period." The motion, which had been presented to the body two weeks ago by David Carpenter, President of Lambda Chi Alpha and was then referred to the rushing com- mittee, failed to achieve the necessary three-fourths vote. The vote was 14 for, 24. against, one abstention, one no vote, and two absences. Asks Defeat In a report to the FPA Rush-' ing Chairman Robert Peterson recommended that the motion be defeated. His committee reported that the problems involved in enforcing this legislation war- ranted a defeat. The difficulty in enforcement under the present rushing structure was that "the only one who would be able to1 bring evidence against a fraternity would be the rushee involved in the early bid, since he would be the only person exclusive of the fraternity membership to witness such a bid." Law Debated The debate which followed cen- tered on the question of which should come first, the law or the means of enforcing the law. "If you have a law you will find a way to enforce it," Howard Stein, president of Tau Delta Phi argued. "Last year we had a gentleman's agreement' on early bidding which failed. Now we can put teeth into the agreement to enforce it. In this way the rushee has an ade- quate chance to see other houses and is not likely to be cornered by a house early in rush. This is good for the rushing system as a whole.,, In reviewing the action taken by the fraternity presidents, Jona- than Trost, IFC president, said, "Recognizing the obvious concern of the fraternity presidents for bylaws concerning rush, the IFC is planning to reevaluate andi study the present rushing system." Colleges Need Representation In Legislature Glbert E. Bursey, member of the University Development Coun- cil, and Republican candidate for the legislature said last night at a meeting of Young Republican's that "higher education needs rep- resentatives in the legislature" Bursley pointed out that, al- though education is the state's highest expenses, they are not represented in the legislature. "It would make good sense fora universities and schools to encour- age members of their staff to run for office in Lansing," he said. "If I am elected, I hope to be able to dispell some of the misinformation about our university." - Bursley also called for hard work by outstate Republicans to offset the Wayne County Demo- cratic majority, pointing out that Republicans should carry Wash- tenaw County by 20,000 votes. UN Grou p 00 AdmiOssion Russia Plans BRETTON SPEAK Disarmament New Afri Negotiations By RICHARD OSTLING Professor Henry Bretton of the KhrushchevSu ests political science department last Suggstse night predicted that none of the Neutrals Enter Talks African nations recently admitted to the United Nations will last for UNITED NATIONS (--Nikita five years in their present form, S. Khrushchev proposed yester- with the possible exception of day to bring neutralist nations in- Madagascar. to world disarmament negotia- Speaking at a meeting of liter- tions, but the United States re- ary college Honors students, he ceived his bid with deep skepti- also maintained that "Western- cism. type democracies won't develop The Soviet premier's proposal for a long time." was regarded as a new bid to im- One reason is that the present press the neutral nations in view division of Africa into states was of obvious defeat in his attempt a series of "accidents of diplom- to gain their support for his pro- acy" enacted by European colon- posed overhauling of the UN's ialists. peace-making machinery. Different Perspectives At the same time, strong neu- , As a result, the new countries tralist pressure to bring about a have different perspectives within fresh start on East-West disarma- their borders, racial strife, langu- ment talks was underscored by a age problems, and are not viable proposal from Gamal Abdel Nas- economically. ser of the United Arab Republic Africa also faces the difficulty that President Eisenhower and that "self-determination can't be Khrushchev get together and clear rammed down people's throats" the path for resumed talks prematurely. on arms. The Nasser proposal, New regimes too often lack ac- however, seemed foredoomed, cess to the sources of power, such The Soviet Union suffered an as resources, transportation net- important reversal in the UN's 21- works, and communications. In nation steering committee when preventing the Lumumba govern- that body approved a United ment from using airplanes and States proposal to shelve for an- radio, for example, the UN pre- other year the question of seat- vented the Congo's only real gov- ing Red China, ernment from perfecting its re- gime. Develop Structure C ivil BightsThe governments must develop a control structure to really work, and not just "write anthems, de- e ' * ve sign flags, and vote at the UN." A 1 Uprimary obstacle here is a lack of leaders with reasonable skill, ef- HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (P)-Dem- ficiency, and educational back- ocratic governors wrote off civil ground. rights yesterday as a decisive fac- ropean powers have spent much tor in Southern voting in the pres- money and some blood in Africa, idential race. * and have not decided to pull out Despite school integration con- completely. They also feel if they troversies and the threat of lunch leave, other exploiters will move counter sit-ins, Dixie governors in. attending their 26th annual con- As a result, Prof. Bretton stated, ference here agreed generally that there exists a residue of colonial- the contest between Sen. John E. ism. Although new states are Kennedy and VicePresident Rich- formed, foreigners still control the ard M. Nixon will be decided on economy and hold other powers. other issues. Africans Agree °' Most of them took a "plague This is a point which Premier on both your houses" position. - Khrushchev has stressed, and he that both candidates are com- feels that many Africans agree mitted by their platforms to a with it. The new states want neu- civil rights stand likely to be high- ly displeasing to a majority of Southern voters. oud Price Daniel of Texas Louisiana Ne souned hatappeared to be the general viewpoint when he told a Balloting R ig. news conference that civil rightshts has ceased to be an issue because "both platforms are the same." NEW ORLEANS (M)-Loulsia He added that if it does become to the United Civil Rights Commi an issue "the Republicans will have been met by disqualificatio suffer for it more than the Demo- threats of bodily harm. crats." Daniel named foreign policy, a James Sharp, 47-year-old Ne farm program, local control and fled Sheriff C. E. Hester of Madi financing of schools and the main- take him "for a ride" if Sharp p tenance of state right to work laws Negroes. as potentially decisive issues. Madison Parish has 5,900 Ne Vol of" es ;o s S: can Nations in Flux. Vote Comes As Setback For Soviets Shl Chinta Committee U.S. Indict Aggression Hears Chinese in Tibet -Daily-Larry Vanice AFRICAN PROBLEMS-Calling the present division of African states an "accident of diplomacy," Prof. Henry Bretton of the political science department predicted changes in the forms of all African nations except Madagascar, within the next five years. UNITED NATIONS, N.. (9 -M The United Nations steering com- mittee last night overrode Soviet objections and voted to shelve for another year the question of seat- ing Red China in the world or- ganization. The vote in the 21-nation body was'. 12-7 with one abstention. This was exactly the same vote the committee recorded a year ago on the same proposal. Although the outcome had been expected, it was nevertheless an important setback to the Soviet UN delegation led by Premier Ni- kita S. Khrushchev. ti 'Resolution Fails The vote was on a United States resolution which provided spe- cifically that no action be taken on the China representation ques- tion during the 15th session of the 96-nation General Assembly. Ratification of the steering committee action by the full As- sembly seemed assured in view of the preliminary vote. The committee acted after a sharp clash between United States Delegate James J. Wadsworth and the Soviet Union's Valerian A. Zorin. Opposes Soviets United States Ambassador James J. Wadsworth laid his proposal before, the Assembly's 21-nation steering committee in opposing a Soviet move for immediate action to give Nationalist China's seat to the Peiping regime. Wadsworth derlared that the Chinese Communist . government is totally unfit for UN member- ship berause of what he called its open contempt for the UN and its aggressive acts in Korea and other neighboring Asian countries. He mentioned specifically the overthrow of the Dalai Lama's government in Tibet, threats of war against the Chinese National- ists and intervention in the Con- g o. tralism, and have no desire to be European, Russian, or American. Governments cannot be stable in a situation surging with social revolution. A moral vacuum in Africa has resulted from the clash of Islam, Christianity, and pagan- ism. Illiteracy and disease also aggravate the continent's prob- lems. The countries are developing faster, are placed in a tense in- ternational situation which affects all of Africa, and face a re-struc- turing of society and not just a political division. As a result, these states may skip stages in development which European na- tions experienced. To stabilize the African situa- tion, he suggested a complete de- militarization of the continent by the big powers, a massive aid pro- gram by the United States to fill in the "tremendous backlog" of needs, and a willingness on our part to "sit down with revolution- aries in a spirit of partnership." groes Charge na Negroes yesterday complained ssion their efforts to become voters n on a host of minor points and gro attorney from Monroe, testi- son Parish (county) threatened to ersisted in efforts to help register groes but no Negro voters, accord- SPEECH BAN: LittleAid Expected By MICHAEL OLINICK Few, if any, students will sup- port the petitions demanding the reestablishment of a speaking ban against Communist speakers at Wayne State University, school administrators and faculty pre- dicted yesterday. WSU President Clarence B. Hill- berry, who strongly supported the Board of Governor's lifting of the 10 year old ban, said he felt little student action favoring the protest would be forthcoming. "From earlier appearances and evidences of student sentiment, I would expect them to favor the Board's action, not protest against Lethargic Students Prof. L o u is Friedland, of Wayne's political science depart- ment, confessed he would be "un- willing to make a guess as to exactly how the students will re- act. I do. feel, howeverhthat a majority will not sign the peti- tions. Student bodies are quite lethargic, especially at Wayne where few students live near campus. I would predict that very few' will express their opinion either way." The new ruling, passed 12 days ago, is not a "carte blanche" for any Communist to appear on cam- pus whenever he wants, Prof. Al- fred Kelly, a member of the his- tory faculty at Wayne, said. "The Board did not make it any more likely that a Communist will speak here." Prof. Kell claimed that the pow- er to approve a campus lecturer still rested with the faculty and the administration. The approv- al of a Communist speaker would depend on the nature of the event, he said. "Under certain circumstances, it would be quite valuable to have a Communist lecture in an educational situa- tion. If, however, -the function were purely a propaganda one, chances are he would not get per- mission to speak." Still Need Sponsorship Prof. Friedland echoed this view. "In terms of safeguards," he said, "I would support the lift- ing of the ban." He poinjted out that a student organization still needs the sponsorship of a "re- "We cannot seriously consider admitting a country to the UN," he said, "when the same coun- try is attacking this organization and its members for engaging in a task at the mandate of the Se- curity Council and the General Assembly." Backward Step He said it would be a backward step to open the UN doors to a China which "practices aggres- sion and preaches violence." Soviet Delegate Valerian A. Zorin described the United Statea position on the China representa- tion question as "ludicrous" and said the delay in seating the Chi- nese Communist government is becoming more and more unbear- able. The Soviet Union is formally pushing the admission of the Pei- ping regime since Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru decid- ed India would not take the ini- tiative as it had in the past few years. Leaders Ask End of Quarrel In UN Talks RADIO ASTRONOMY: Haddock Calls Installation 'On By RALPH "The Uniyersity has one of the in the world,' said Prof. Fred T. electrical engineering departments. Speaking at last night's meetin Prof. Haddock said the Universi divided into research about the sun Astronomy has recently been ma by opening of the radio spectrum. quencies which an instrument is ab was an improvement over the op vehicles has further widened the s The sun. is observed daily by telescope at the University's Peach record radio waves received from th receivers in the Observatory's solar from the sun on a wide frequency means a variety in the speed of r One use of radio astronomy frm i.aro na*t rn ia,.w, ffl..ar 1 Sing to the commission. Denies Threat Hester, reached by telephone, denied making the threat. He is Sana's states rights party. Frederick D. Lewis, a 55-year- old retired Negro farmer in North KAPLAN Louisiana's Claiborne Parish, tes- best radio astronomy installations "d a Sherif gong to try to vote Haddock of the astronomy and in the white primary is going to get the hell knocked out of him." g of the American Rocket Society, No Representation ty's radio astronomy work was "We have no representation," a, the planets and the galaxies. Lewis said. "When we're arrested, ade more effective for this research we're arrested by white police- A spectrum is the range of fre- men. When we're indicted, we are ble to receive. The radio spectrum indicted by white grand jurors. tical spectrum and use of space When we are tried, we are tried pectrum. by a white petit jury. You see we have nobody to represent us... y University astronomers. A 28" nobody." - Mountain Obseryators is used to The six-member commission, a he sun. In addition, there are four fact-finding body composed of house which film radio emission one Negro and five white mem- y range. A wide frequency range bers, opened hearings into alleg- adio emissions. ed denial of voting rights to Loui- ability to detect variation siana Negroes. Isitsnabiytoall" As Negroes came forward to NEW YORK P) -- President Dwight D. Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan yesterday called on United Nations countries to stop wrangling over Nikita Khrushchev's maneuvers and move ahead to serious talk about East-West disarmament. The two free world leaders sounded this call to action amidst mounting confidence that the overwhelming majority of neutral countries would join in defeating Russian demands for a drastic overhaul of the United Nations. Eisenhower and MacMillan meet- 4.