Friday, July 12, 1968 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Artn re a __ i ,. raei nre a. Joint Chiefs endorse, arms treaty in Senate Clifford to fly to Vietnam for WASHINGTON (F)-The De- fense Department endorsed the nuclear nonproliferation treaty yesterday as "an important step forward toward new forms of sec- urity" and said it gives cautious encouragement to prospects for further U.S.-Soviet disarmament deals. ' Gen. Earle G. Wheeler, chair- man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Foreign Relations committee the Joint Chiefs sup- port the treaty's aims-to outlaw the spread of atomic arms-and view the pact as "not inimical to U.S. security interests." Few objections were heard as the committee under acting Chairman John J. Sparkman, (D- Ala), moved through its second day of hearings on the treaty which President Johnson wants ratified by the Senate before its Aug. 3 adjournment target date. Besides barring the nuclear powers from giving atomic wea- pons to nonnuclear nations and prohibiting the have-not states- from acquiring such arms, the treaty also calls for good-faith negotiations soon on restraining the nuclear race and on general disarmament. The senators showed special in- terest in this provision because they have voted to begin a multi- billion-dollar antiballistic missile defense system. Sen. Stuart Symington (D-Mo) onetime secretary of the Air Force, led those arguing against starting a U.S. ABM system now. With the new drive on for agreements with the Soviets on curbing the expensive missile com- petition, Symington said, "it seems to me directly contrary to the spirit if not the letter of detente easing relations" to launch a U.S. antimissile system at this time. But Paul Nitze, Deputy Defense Secretary, maintained "it 'would be a mistake to hold up the de- velopment of the ABM." Until there is an agreement with the Russians, he said, America should not "suspend taking actions in its own defense." Nitze said the Defense Depart- ment "is under no illusion that we need no longer worry about the proliferation of nuclear weapons." He and Wheeler both reported that the U.S. military had a voice in negotiating the treaty which is "fully compatible with our secur- ity requirements." The defense spokesmen stated also the United States should not undertake one-sided disarmament, and should have verification in any future arm reduction accords. strateg tak WASHINGTON (R) - Secretary of Defense Clark M. Clifford is going to Vietnam tomorrow for battlefield talks in advance of an expected new enemy offensive. It will be his first trip to the war area as defense chief. Clifford said yesterday Gen. Earle G. Wheeler, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other high officials will accompany him for a war appraisal from the new commander, Gen. Creighton W. Abrams. Clifford told a news conference that intelligence reports the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong have built up their strength to eight divisions of more, just below Ithe Demilitarized Zone, as well as increased activity around Saigon. "So I believe we must anticipate .the possibility of a new offensive on the part of enemy forces in - July or possibly August and Gen. inceases Wheeler and I will wish to talk this out in great detail with Gen. Abrams and his chief commanders in the field," he said. Clifford said the level of com- bat has dropped' somte in the past ,1 -Associated Press Clearing out the enemy CLARK TESTIMONY: Fortas,,selection le gal1 I WASHINGTON (P)-Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark yesterday defend- ed the legality of President John- son's appointment of Abe Fortas to replace Earl Warren as chief justice of the Supreme Court. Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, the nation's top law officer said scores of new federal judges have been nom- inated while the judges they were to replace were still sitting. -Associated Press Wheeler and Nitze UNDERGROUND at I 1 " * 1 A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PROGRAM OF EXPERIMENTAL, PSYCHEDELIC, ANIMATED, DOCUMEN- TARY, OLD-TIME COMEDY, AND OTHER OUT-OF-THE-ORDINARY FILMS IS PRESENTED EACH WEEK END - FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING-11:00 P.M. & 1:00 A.M.-SATURDAY MATINEES 3:00 & 5:00 NOTICE: the difficulty experienced with the sound lost week has been fixed PROGRAM FOR FRI.-cnd SAT., JULY 12 and 13 UNDERGROUND PROGRAM -JULY 12 & 13, "It is vital for the President and Congresss to keep the judiciary full so it can perform its service," Clark said of Earl Warren's deci- sion to stay on as chief justice until Fortas is confirmed. Beyond that, Clark rejected as the product of "a conspiratorial view of life". the notion that War- ren tried to influence the choice of Fortas as his successor. Still, Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr. (D- NC), and a group of committee Republicans appeared intent on at least trying to stall Fortas' con- firmation. After the two-hour session with Clark broke up; Ervin told report- ers he would question Fortas about the "judicial philosophy" at' a committee session Tuesday. Since Fortas already is a Su- preme Court justice and may be reluctant to reply to such ques- TONIGHT & TOMORROW THE SILENT WORLD COLOR. 1956. Jacques Cousteau's award-winning documentary on life under the sea. Short: "NIGHT OWLS" with Laurel & Hardy 7:00 & 8:05-Architecture Aud. 75c tions, the confronta'tion is likely to be sticky. Ervin said the committee has questioned many court nominees about their philosophy, but he did not respond directly when asked by a reporter if such ques- tions had been put to a sitting justice. The Republicans who bore in on Clark were Sens. Roman L. Hruska of Nebraska, Hiram L. Fong of Hawaii and Strom Thur- mond of South Carolina. Hruska suggested a "constitu- tionalcrisis" could develop from the way he said Warren made his retirement conditional on ap- proval of a successor. For example, Hruska said, one could occur if Fortas is turned down by the Senate, the new pres- ident who takes over in January makes Warren's retirement effec- tive immediately and the chief Justice refuse to step down. Clark said questions like these are irrtlevant. He insisted the Senate'sprincipal jop is to pass on Fortas' qualifications to be chief justice and those of Homer TIhornberry of the U.S. Circuit Court, in New Orleans to be an associate justice. few weeks and, "Some would look at this as possibly a hopeful sign." Clifford said he believes "we must face the reality" of stepped- up enemy activity and the poten- tial for new attacks. lie was less optimistic .than South Vietnam President Nguyen Van Thieu, who said earlier in the week it might be possible to with- draw some U.S. troops from Viet- nam late next year. . "In the absence of some develop- ment in Paris that would affect the presence or withdrawal of Americans in South Vietnam,' I would be unwilling at this time to predict the withdrawal of any American troops in 1969," Clifford said. "I believe we must proceed on the assumption that if the enemy chooses to fight that we must re- main there." After spending "a celtain time" in Saigon. and South' Vietnam, the Clifford team will go to Hono lulu for President Johnson's sched- uled conference with Thieu. The Clifford group will include William Bundy, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs; PaulW Warnke, assistant secretary of defense for Interna- tional security affairs and others. ACID CAMP-Ben Van Meter A hip New American Cinema comedy combining slapstick, sex/ and psychedelica. FAT FEET-Red Grooms r A humorous, exotic documentary on city life, using both anima- tion and pixillation techniques to express the mystery and fan- tasy of city dwellers. CONCERTO EROTICA-Jannik Hostrup the award-winning Danish cartoon film about mountain climbdrs exploring what turns out to be the nude body of a giant woman,. PEACE PICKETS ARRESTED-Leonard Henny Singing, clapping, speak-out by Joan Baez; songtext by Bob Dylan. A candid documentary depicting the October, 1967 non- violent anti-draft demonstration at the Oakland induction cen- ter that led to the arrest of Joan Baez and 120 pacifists. THE EIGHTH DAY-Charles F. Gagnon The controversial film highlighting the Christian Exhibition at Montreal's Expo '67; similar, in content to Bruce Conner's A MOV IE. 7362-Patrick O'Neill Abstract sound score by Joseph Byrd a Michael Moore. The most highly acclaimed psychedelic abstract film since LAPIS! A combination of innumerable optical techniques, this film hints at the schizophrenic condition of our 20th Century mechanical- conformist society, using, in part, Rorschach tests in motion and schizoid distortions of the nude female form. i, New York to creat slow . C4R1lOL WRl~I M1AINS STARDOM IN I more summer jobs, NEW YORK OIP)-Mayor John $18,000-a-year executived V. Lindsay announced yesterday of- the city's Neighborhood that the city will commit at least Corps and a leader of th $3 million extra to create 10,000 Hai demonstration, joined more summer jobs for city youths. in the plea for more func The announcement came a day Javits said the City H after a rally of 1,500 young people order was "only going t demanding more summer jobs and drag on our efforts to get protesting federal cuts in Neigh- . . . It is my duty to tell y borhood Youth Corps antipoverty it takes the heart out ofc funds erupted in violence at City forts . . . Society cannott Hall. . ' rioting." The extra city money would City Councilman Josep be added to an additional $1 mil- dugno, whose auto was w lion in Youth Corps funds that Sec- by the rampaging demons retary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz demanded Mayor John V.) said Wednesday night the city fire Smith for initiating th would get. Previous allocations will that led to the disorder. pay for 25,000 summer jobs. highly reprehensible, to s In another development, Sen. least, that taxpayers' funds Jacob K. Javits and city Job Corps be used to subsidize violen leaders, called on President John- lessnes and rebellion," he son for emergency measures that Lindsay. would help get 67,000 summer jobs Smith said he was con for New York City youths. about the outbreak. He s The New York Republican sen- was inside City Hall when' ator said'' that money could be curred and could note appropriated by Congress "with- leadership. in 24 hours." The city will have eve Paul O'Dwyer, Javits' Demo- money than it expectedi cratic opponent in the November summer job program, L election, and Willie J., Smith, learned Wednesday. director Youth he City Javits, ds. all dis- o be a money, ou that our ef-- tolerate h Mo- wrecked trators, Lindsayl he rally "It is say the sshould ce, law- wrote ncerned aid he n it oc- exercise en less for its Lindsay SAIGON ())-The rising tempo of U.S. air blows at storage areas and communications in North Vietnam's southern panhandle has apparently lured MIG jets out to battle, U.S. sources said yester- day. They pointed to two MIGs shot down in dogfights Tuesday' and Wednesday in the panhandle; where no enemy planes once dared to appear. Most of North Vietnam's 75 or so MIGs were based in China to escape air power until President Johnson on March 31 declared most of North Vietnam off limits to bombers. One U.S. source said there has been "an increase in' the number of Communist MIGs deployed in North Vietnam." There have been previous re- ports that some of the MIGs had been flown to bases around Hanoi, the cap ital," and Haiphong, the principal port, since Johnson is- sued hids order. Now apparently some of the North 'Vietnamese planes have been flown to bases south of Hanoi to meet U.S. planes blasting away at North Vietnam's men, weapons and supplies moving southward into South Vietnam. Intelligence reports have told of increased.North. Vietnamese in- filtration into Souith Vietnam for weeks, and U.S. planes/have been making a concentrated drive to disrupt it. Intensive ground sweeps went on around Saigon to break up an expected new enemy drive on the capital. U.S. 25th Infantry Divi- sion troops reported they killed 23 enemy soldiers in a 7%2-hour battle Wednesday 32 miles'north- west of Saigon. South Vietnamese troops found four weapons caches yesterday 15 miles northwest of Saigon. The caches include automatic weapons and ,ammunition. U.S. Air Force B52 bombers dropped ,their huge bomb loads early yesterday in three provinces around Saigon. The Stratofortress targets were suspected troop con- centrations, camps and supply bases. The big bombers have been playing a leading role in the at- tempt to disrupt an enemy attack on Saigon. Reflecting the comparative lull in fighting in recent 'weeks, U.S. headquarters reported 198 Amer- ncans killed and 1,248 wounded last week, the second lowest casu- alty toll this year. This raised total U.S. casualties since Jan. 1, 1961 to 25,752 killed and 160,691 wounded. There were 46 non-combat deaths last week, bringing that total tto 4,188.' (cow, IJ A FEMININE ALFIE'! Carol White emerges as a rival of Julie Christie & Faye Dunaway, A STAR IS BORN!" -Wanda Hale. N.Y. Daily News 'ONE OF THE YEAR'S //.F4 5 BEST! The sizzling diary of a girl whose life swings like a pendulum between r two men!" -Robert SalmaggiWINS Radio. if you are squeamish, may we recommend' , that you do not watch the first five minutes s of 'Poor Cow" during which an actual t birth scene is vividly and graphically 1 '" / portrayed on the screen. -The Management, National General Pictures presents A Joseph Janni Production Terence Stamp as Dave Carol'White in ' ' POOR 00w" Technicolor* Screenplay by Nell Dunn and Kenneth Loach4 1G ,,.. , 4.. ,z, ..n .1 n ". . h(* li.*,''r ... ..,,r -tt Areents' DAVID BAR-ILLAN Israeli Pianist TUES., JULY 16 at 8:30 P.M. in Rackham Auditorium (appearing in the Summer Concert Series) PROGRAM Feux d'artifice .... Debussy Gavotte and Variations ...:.. ... .. . .. Raieau "Eroica" Variations, Op. 35 .Beethoven Pieces for Piano, Op. 34 . ... .. ..... Paul Ben-Haim Nocturne in D-flat, Op. 27, No. 2,....>.........Chopin Nocturne in F, Op. 15, No. 1 ........... . ..... Chopin Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor . ..... ...... Chopin