, NEW COMMISSION: NO HOPE See editorial page Y LwFA6 :44a i STICKY High-90 Low--60 Sunny and warmer, continued fair ges Vol. LXXVIIU, No. 25-S :, s.... .,r " - 'fir ir r wr Ann Arbor, Michigan, Friday, June 7, 1968 Ten Cents Six Pac r 400 MSU demonstrators protest 26 student arrests Police search for witness; ',, .. _ Daily-James Forsyth A meeting of protest at MSU Spocktrial:. Credibilit Post demands at president'soffice By MARTIN HIRSCHMAN Special To The Daily EAST LANSING - Over 400 Michigin State University stu- dents and some faculty members marched yesterday from a nearby lawn rally to post four demands on the door of university President John Hannah's on-campus resi- dence. Hannah is attending meetings in Washington but is expected to return here today or tomorrow. The rally followed the arraign- ment of 26 demonstrators arrest- ed when 80 helmeted police en- tered the campus Wednesday to clear some of them from the school's administration building. Bail for the 23 protesters charged with a misdemeanor was set at $150 or $200 each. Bail for three students charged with as- saulting a police officer was put at $1000 each. DEMANDS The four demands posted on Hannah's door were: -"The campus police should be reorganized so that they come un- d r the jurisdiction of a student faculty committee, and that po- lice should be disarmed; -"Severe disciplinary action be taken against those authorities responsible for the call-up of the police and the subsequent beatings (Wednesday). At this point the responsibility seems to be with (Richard) Bernitt, Director of! Public Safety (MSU's campus po- lice): -"The administration must never be allowed to call on out- side law enforcement agencies to interfere with student activities; -"Gener.al amnesty to all those arrested on Wednesday." CHARGE BRUTALITY At the rally, students aired charges of police brutality in ar- resting students Wednesday, and the existence of a system of in-. formers in the dormitories organ- ized by the administration'. Protests began Tuesday after campus police assisted local and state authorities in arresting 12 MSU students and local residents. At the rally, students charged that the university's advisor to The State News, the student news-j paper, was blocking an attempt o the paper to publish a special edi- tion yesterday. The News ceased publication last week for the school's final examination period which ends tomorrow. LEAVE CAMPUS Further protest activity was not scheduled because the majority of the school's students are expected to leave town after their last ex- amination today or tomorrow. "Someone must be made to take the blame" for Wednesday's po- lice action, declared Jim Bever' '69, as he spoke at the rally. "If Mr. Bernitt is responsible, we want his job. If someone above him is responsible, then we want his job - even if it's Hannah," he added. Demonstrators applauded and cheered this demand. Also speaking at the rally, Prof. Frank Pinner of the political sci- ence department said he is "con- cerned for the university as an academic community." "Such a community is damaged if we have a confrontation be- tween armed police and students," See MSU, Page 2 Kennedy burial Prof. Joseph Sax of the Law School is presently in Boston to observe the Spock-Coffin trial. His analyses of the courtroom situation will con- tirmie to be published in The Daily until thebcompletion of the trial. By JOSEPH SAX Special to The Daily BOSTON - The parade of luminous witnesses continued. On Wednesday the dean of the Harvard Medical School ap- peared as a character witness for Dr. Spock, and Benjamin V. Cohen, one of the famous law- yers of the New Deal, testified ,for Marcus Raskin. Yester- day Dr. Spock produced as character witnesses Sen. Ste- phen Young of Ohio, the pres- ident of Antioch College, and distinguished professors from the Harvard and Yale medi- cal schools. In addition the de- fense called two of the people who participated in the Oct. 20 draft card turn-in at the Jus- tice Department, Prof. Rich- ard W. B. Lewis of Yale, Master of Calhoun College and Prof. Seymour Melman of Columbia. Both Lewis and Melman bol- stered the no-conspiracy posi- tion of the defendants with their explanation of how they happened to come to Washing- ton to participate in the cere- mony at the Justice Depart- ment. Melman testified that he learped of the event in the press and decided to come on that basis, and Lewis explained that he had been called 'by a colleague at Yale, a Prof. Green, who suggested that he go. Neither of them had any idea that they would go inside the building when they arrived, but were invited to do so at. the last minute. 0 Undoubtedly, the cumulated testimony of these distinguished" witnesses has added credibil- ity to the defense claim that the events allegedly compris- ing the conspiracy were in fact little more than the confluence of action of a number of inde- pendent individuals, many of whom did not know each other, and who shared little more than similar feelings about the war. They have also supported the point made so strongly by Goodman in his testimony that: the Oct. 20 affair was a loose and somewhat haphazard event, rather than the culmination of conspirators efforts. Moreover, the respectability and distinction of both the wit- nesses and the defendants seems to be eroding another characterized through the tes- timony of F.B.I. agent Law- rence Miller. The impact of Miller's tes- timony was that Raskin had said that the President had no private sources of information about the war, and that Ras- kin should know since he had participated in National Se- curity Council meetings. To this, Miller had appended in his notes "baloney." Also, Mil- ler recalled Raskin saying that the, government was being run by a bunch of "bandits and thieves." The impression left by this testimony was that Ras- kin was given to strong and radical statements of a kind which obviously are not attrac- tive or credible. Raskin's own testimony left quite a different impression. Reporters had asked him, Ras- kin testified, "Why do any. of you think you know better than the President whether the war is illegal or immoral - what private information do you have?" Raskin testified that he responded that "There was nothing in classified informa- tion available to the President which in any way enabled a person to establish whether the war was legal or not . . . that such information could be found in The New York Times." Raskin's t e s t i m o n y was unique in several respects. Al- though the judge has assidu- ously refused to permit specific evidence of the legality of the war to be introduced into the case, he has permitted the de- fendants to testify to their in- tent. Thus, he usually allows witnesses to say that they op- pose the war because it violat- ed the constitution or the Ge- neva conventions, but he has not permitted them to explain those legal documents or the factual information underlying their belief. No objection was raised yesterday, however, when Raskin was asked to explain why he had come to his be- liefs about the war. He there- upon began to detail his under- standing "that there were as many as two million refugees in Vietnam in 1966 with pro- jections of 3 million by 1967, and that an entire culture was being uprooted, with young people being taken from their parents and others sent to re- settlement camps which were similar to concentration camps. He also said that the United Sttaes was using "sadistic and +n.+tiytc n~ .ra - -ts~a ia tomorrow Body rests in state; The beginning of his last jour Reflections on va( By HENRY GRIX For many members of the University community, the death of Sen. Robert Kennedy comes as an anti-climax to the bewilder- ment of his shooting. But as the shock of his sudden assassination turned to sad realization, several students reflected that the same critical prob- lems are still tormenting the nation. "The whole series of assassinations, of John F. Kennedy, Medger Evers, Dr. King, the kids in Philadelphia, and Robert Ken- nedy are manifestations of fear on the part of an3 extremely radi- cal right wing," said Frank Fassini, grad. "The extreme left and the moderate left is threatened by the right, but they don't think of getting guns and going out and killing. They are just as afraid, but their response is not the same," he continued. Passini, a doctoral student in psychology, said gun laws would "treat the symptoms and not the disease," although he thinks it might not be bad to treat the symptoms. "Laws won't prevent assassinations like those of King, Evers v and John Kennedy," he said. But he suspected they might have pre- vented the Robert Kennedy death. "If you've got a real fanatic," agreed James Bass Jr., Med., "he's going to get his hands on a gun." But, he reflected, "it seems strange that this is the only way we think of to solve the world's problems." "I played with the idea today that society is becoming more K violent. I didn't want to believe that this may be the beginning of our down spiral," he concluded. Mary Hartman, '70, thinks the assassination may be another step in the progress toward disruptive 'anarchy - "people going around shooting, and buses burning, and total chaos." "For one thing, it made me disavow violence," she continued. "I used to go along with violence, 'Kill for peace', black militants and all that, but now I'm turned off to it," she said. Liz Gross, Grad, fears violence is "a world-wide phenomenon.' "Something has got to be done about guns, and not just by Congress,' she asserted. "People themselves must create pressure so that Congress has no alternative but passing gun laws." "In France, with all their recent violence, there weren't so many killings because they must register their guns," she explained. "Perhaps in Europe, people are more tolerant," Paul Moerman, a visiting senior from Michigan State University, said. "A partial solution to some of our problems might be to maintain a lenient attitude to new ideas." Moerman found it "ironic that it takes something really big and glamorous to make people aware of what's going on every day here and in Vietnam." Passini said however that the death makes the political situa- tion "an entirely different world now." THREE SEATS CONTESTED buria at Arligton SSirhan charged with murder itent grand jury indictment sought today By The Associated Press° Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's mourning family and friends accompanied his body on a final journey home yesterday, across the nation he had hoped to lead as President. A four-engine presidential jet, dispatched by the White House for the mission, flew the body of the senator home to New York City for the final rites of the Roman Catholic Church. Meanwhile a young woman who wore a black and whte polka dot dress the night Kennedy was shot was sought by Los Angeles authorities yesterday for questioning. An all points bulletin issued by police said the woman, °f aged 23 to 27, was believed seen before the Ambassador SHotel shooting with Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, the 24-year- Associated Press old Jordanian accused of fir- 'nying the shots,asse Inspector Peter Hagan corm- a mented, "We are not going out 1' and try to pick up anyone or ar- - * rest anyone. We are merely asking m for anyone to come to us with c r m. information regarding the girl in * . .*....'.;.;the polka dot dress." WASHINGTON (A')-The House As the funeral Jet took off, completed congressional actIon coroner's autopsy report said Ken- yesterday on a many-faceted nedy's death was due to "a gun- crime-control bill which includes shot wound penetrating the a bar on mail-order sales of brain." handguns. But even as the House Dr. Thomas T. Noguchi, chief acted President Johnson asked medical examiner at a. six-hour for much tighter curbs on the t~"t" autopsy, said tests will continue traffic In firearms. but he is confident the finding is The legislative climate created correct. by the assassination of the young He said fragments of the small New York Democratic presidnttal caliber bullet which ripped into aspirant was the major factor in Kennedy's head near his right ear House acceptance of the Sernate in the shooting early Wednesday bill by a 38-17 vote. had "severely damaged the main Prior to the tragedy in Calil portion of the right side of the forma, there was strong House Frank Passini brain and reached about the cen- sentiment to send the Senate bill ter of the brain." to a House-Senate conference. The body of the New York was MAIL-ORDER BAN to lie in state today at St. Pa- L ER trick's Roman Catholic Cathedral There some provisi'Ons,especial- in New York. ly those relating to tleSupreme A requiem mass will be held Court, would have en ountered there tomorrow. powerful oppositioi led by Chair- Then a train is to carry the man Emanuel Celler (D-N.Y.) of t body to Washington for burial the House Judiciary Committee. tomorrow at Arlington National As originally, submitted by Cemetery, probably on the grassy Johnson, the legislation would 4 / , knoll resting place of the assas- have banned mail-order sales of sinated John F. Kennedy. rifles and shotguns, as well as 4 { The man accused of the shoot- handguns such as the one used to ing, Sirhan Bishara Srhan, 24, kill Kennedy. was under maximum security In addition, Johnson urged guard at Los Angeles County Jail. Congress to make it "unlawful to The burst of violnce which took sell rifles and shotguns-as well Kennedy's life seemed to stem as handguns-I tone state to Liz Gross fo ardsando nte residents of another" from haetred spawned on another f"We cannot expecttee re kh ycontinent, the warring of Arab "W cantept these rre- and Israeli in ,the Middle East. sponsible people to be prudent ndIFor the alleged assassin wasa in their protection of us,"he con- native of Jordan, and those who cded, "but we can expect the knew him said he was inflamed Congress to protect us from / by conflict between his homeland t and Israel. A former employer PROTECTION suggested Kennedy's support of In addition the gun-control sec- U.S. aid for Israel could have tion, the bill sent to Johnson > prompted the accused man to would: his deed. --Establish a two-year, $400- Sirhan was held in $250,000 bail, million program of federar grants charged with six counts of assault to improve training and equip- with intent to commit murder. ment of state and local police Five other persons were wounded forces. in the Kennedy shooting, none -Make the sole test of the ad- critically. missability of confessions whether anies Bass, . Asst. st. AttY. William L. Ritzi they were givenvoluntarily-with ....... +__ said his office would seek 'a mur- this point 'to be decided by the der indictment against Sirhan at trial Judge. ,. a county grand jury hearingFri- -Authorize federal wiretapping day. and electronic eavesdropping by The bullets that cut down Ken- officers acting under court order,. nedy turned a scene of celebra- State and local officers would tion into one of terror. The sena- have the same privileges in states ER"'n tor had just thanked his cheering which pass implementing legisla- supporters for the California vi- tion. This runs counter to present tion to turn out a majority tory. federal practice restrictingsuch alified students." Kennedy won 172 nominating surveillane t casestinvolving the .didate Ted, Heusel says, votes in the California m national security. e l t age of the millage at this But his death cancelled the effectnt would mean a vote of confi- of the 1.4 million votes he received for the present board, and A sTu oesman for the Democraty.U, money bill board has not served the ic National Committee said Cal- ''ar hsntsre th AspksafothDeort 'U further contends that "pas- ifornia officials held that the in Lansing Jam of the millage will not as- Kennedy-pledged slate of dele- i La as that the schools will open gates elected in the primary was The, state higher education ap- fall. The teachers, to have atoatica drelase d b y propriations bill, including the trength, will have to strike deat o th y c id . aUniversity's funds from Lansing, fall." support whom they wish. K n failed to leave committee last ine A. Renken, an employe Nearly 12 hours after iKennedy night as the Legislature began a ndix Aerospace Systems Div- di ed is bullt three week recess. is also seeking a seat on which penetratedt his brain, the The Legislature reconvenes June Ihool board. jet plane bearing his body took 25 By that date, the conference h not in fa.vorof thugt off from Los Angeles. mr__ nAt -nIsenfehrkt .. . -. .-... ....... committee is expected to produce Mill question confounds ed By ANN MUNSTER and MARCIA ABRAMSON First of a Two Part Series Three seats on the Ann Arbor Board of Education are to be filled in an election Monday, June 10. Voters will also be asked to ap- 'prove a millage levy of 11.66 mills, which includes a renewal of 4.5 mills for which the authorization expires this year. If the millage package is de- feated, as the board expects that it will be, a deficit of $5.5 million is anticipated. This would force the school system to operate on a budget of some $12 million, one third less than the school board our initial expenditure on educa- tion is cheap, we as a society will pay for it for the rest of our lives in much less economical ways. She asserts that, "The over- whelming majority of the com- munity wants and will support a good educational program. Bond- ing and millage issues are being defeated because of a lack of in- formation. Mrs. Felbeck concedes that "we may not have at present the best means of financing the school system. I do not have a firm phil- osophy on it, but would hope that a greater portion of the state budget could be spent on educa- Hnn " especially hard on low income families, which is one reason they are being defeated. "What we've got to do," Ayers says, "is work for a tax based on the real wealth of the community." Ayers says that the defeat of millage and bonding issues around the country is "a good comment on the priorities of this country." Ayers feels that there is a fun- damental distortion in values in the country because "we are will- ing to spend more on goods than on people." Candidate Mrs. Joan C. Adams also feels that teachers' salaries ought to be given greater priority 9na cn% V-rv - m - hi..ra- obliga of qu Can "Passo time dence this 1 public He sage sure u in the any s in the Dua of Bei ision, the sc "T a II