OPEN RUSH: SORORITY HARBINGER See Editorial Page C, 4c SiA6r4 1 1ait MILD High--42 Low28 Cloudy with rain or drizzle likely Seventy-Three Years of Editorial Freedom VOL. LXXIV, No. 100 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1964 SEVEN CENTS SIX PAGES Rights Bill Skips Principle Barrier Keep Main Part of Bill Untouched: Victory for Administration Leaders WASHINGTON (M)-The House retained a strong public accom- modations section in the Civil Rights Bill last night after baring back a dozen attempts to weaken it. The final effort by opponents, an attempt sharply to limit the coverage of the provision, was defeated on a standing vote of 153 to 68. That left nearly intact what Negro leaders regard as the heart of the 1 omnibus Civil Rights Bill and provided the bipartisan coalition supporting it with a smashing vic- Inquiry Group To Recommend Flint Expansion Proposals for .............". ..1,1.,.....,v...YJ. 1"N11*..l :"f i.{J ... .{t"Y}:": .~.N.... " :..'Ji*1J'~:1 HARLAN HATCHER tory. Accommodations Section REP. GEORGE MEADER NEW LAW: Seeks Aid .For Buyer WASHINGTON R) - President Lyndon B. Johnson asked Congress yesterday for new laws to protect consumers against phony packag- ing and disguised interest charges -and he suggested possible use of federal experts to help low-income families prepare household bud- gets.- Johnson, in a special message on consumer interests, endorsed nine specific pieces of legislation including pending bills to ban de- ceptive packaging and to require full disclosure of interest rates on installment purchases. Eight of the nine measures had the endorsement or sponsorship of the late President John F. Kenne- dy. The ninth proposal, still to be introduced, would require inspec- 0~ion of all meat and poultry sold in the country, whether or not it crossed state lines. Back Seat "For far too long," Johnson said, "the consumer has had too little voice and too little weight in government." The President said that while labor, business, farmers and professional groups have been well represented, the consumer "has had to take a back seat." Promising the customer "a loud, clear-channel voice at the top- most levels of government," John- son said "we cannot rest content until he is in the front row." The most novel idea in the mes- sage - the use of trained govern- ment workers to help low-income urban families learn more about budgeting and how to "get the most for their money" - was not utforward in the form of legis- Extension Service Concept Instead, Johnson said he was asking all federal agencies inter- ested in consumer education to ex- plore fully the possibility of adapt- ing the agricultural extension service concept, "so successful in rural areas," to cities and towns. The President also said the gov- ernment would try to promote con- summer education in the schools." He called, too, for federal efforts to devise ways of "keeping the public continuously informed of developments of importance in the consumer field." OAS Continues Investigations SGf Canal Zone WASHINGTON ()-The Orga- nization of American States failed yesterday to set up a commission to probe, Panama's charge of ag- gression by the United States. The OAS Council voted 16 to 1 Tuesday to invoke the Inter-Amer- ican Treaty of Mutual Assistance to consider the charge. Ellsworth Bunker, United States The public accommodations sec- tion would bar hotels, motels, res- taurants, movies atd other places serving the public from discrimin- ating against Negroes. For nearly three days Southern opponents battered at it, trying to soften its various provisions, but the major attack was made by Rep. George Meader (R-Mich), who sought to scrap the entire provision for a much narrower one of his own. Under Meader's proposal, only facilities on, or advertised along, interstate or primary highways would have been covered. He call- ed his proposal "fair, reasonable, workable and as far as the federal government ought to move in this area at this time." Maintain Debate Although the Meader amend- ment represented the last real at- tempt by the opposition to amend the section, Southerners kept the debate going for another hour, with bitter remarks about the bill being "steam-rollered" through the House. The vote on Meader's amend- ment climaxed a day in which the Republican - Democratic coalition turned back all major threats. The Southerners, however, won a vic- tory by slightly narrowing the constitutional grounds on which the section would be based. NASA Plans Rocket .Base In Michigan WASHINGTON () - The Uni- versity is making plans to estab- lish a rocket-launching site on the tip of the Keeweenaw Peninsula in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. University President Harlan H. Hatcher made the announcement last night in a speech before the annual University alumni dinner at the National Press Club. "The Weather Bureau has already allo- cated six rockets and payloads for firings to begin in May." The announcement was the cul- mination of a University effort to obtain the site. Preliminary stud- ies have already been made and submitted to the National Aero- nautics and Space Administration and the Department of Defense for the establishment of a launch- ing site on the peninsula. Thus far, there have been no elaborate announcements of plans regarding the site. Prof. Wilbur C. Nelson, chair- man of the aeronautical engineer- ing department, will be in charge of the project. Romney Calls Constitution Conferencee LANSING (R) - Gov. George Romney called the state's top legislative and legal officers to a meeting yesterday to consider whether the new constitution' might impede some vital bills in the Legislature. As the House and Senate began committee hearings on Romney's proposed $622.4 million budget, a question was raised as to whether other spending bills can be passed before final action is taken on Romney's budget. Romney said the constitutional proviison did not take him by sur- prise, and said it would not "hamstring" the Legislature. I Need 'Definite Action' Yesterday's meeting was ar- ranged hastily, the governor said, "because you deal with things when they come up, "We are at the point where definite action is needed to avoid delay. Before today, we were not at that point," said Romney. In a morning conference with Romney, Republican legislative leaders agreed to meet later yes- terday to discuss the problem further. Interpretation Problem Lt. Gov. T. John Lesinski and Atty. Gen. Frank Kelley were to be invited to the meeting. Kelley said he would send a representa- tive. House Speaker Allison Green (R-Kingston) said the problem is one of deciding what the language of the constitution means, and "getting the two houses together." In question is constitutional language which says: Constitution Ambiguous "The general appropriation bills for the succeeding fiscal period covering items set forth in the budget shall be passed or rejected in either house . . . before that house passes any appropriation bill for items not in the current fiscal year's operation." Green said the language could be interpreted to mean no new programs requiring money could be started before the budget bills are approved. In effect, lawmakers said, this could postpone some state pro- grams and might even block them from being started at all. Special Messages Green said the most obvious answer to the problem would be for the governor to send special messages adding key proposals to his budget, qualfying them for early passage. Another way would be to send requests for supplemental approp- riations to cover the cost of the proposals, he said. Might Affect Programs Named as programs that might be affected, for example, were the proposed state minimum wage bill, a new proposal qualfying Michigan for Aid to Dependent Children of the Unemployed and the new court of appeals. Office Seeks 'U' Publicity BWd Spur Bid To Start H. NEIL BERKSON The Office of University Re- lations seeks to publicize, inter- pret and communicate the Uni- versity to the "outside world." "We don't attempt to manu- facture and manage, an 'im- age'," Director Michael Rad- ock says. "We just want to give people outside of Ann Arbor a view of the integrity, the quality, the resource that con- stitutes the University. Few people really understand what the University is all about. We want to broaden that group." A major project toward that end is Radock's "Operation Michigan." It involves four different programs aimed at giving the people of the state more knowledge of the Univer- sity. President's Conference -The President's Conference sends University President Har- Ian Hatcher and top University administrators to the state's major industrial centers. Last Saturday, for instance,, Presi- dent Hatcher, Vice-President for Business and Finance Wil- bur K. Pierpont and Vice-Presi- dent for Academic Affairs Roger W. Heyns went to Bay City to brief a selected audience on various aspects of the Uni- versity. The presentation ranged from a slide lecture of the Uni- versity's building program to a comparison of cost differences within higher education. Besides the Bay City area, President's Conferences are scheduled for the Detroit met- ropolitan area, Grand Rapids, Flint and Lansing. They will be on ayearly basis in each of these areas. cers into the state's smaller communities. -U-M '64 reverses the pro- cess of the three above pro- grams by bringing small groups to the campus on a bi-monthly bass. Each group spends one and a half days here. 'Operation Michigan' Radock started "Operation Michigan" when he came here two years ago. The program was transferred last year to the Alumni Association but was put back under University Re- lations last fall. "I view this office primarily as a catalyst," Radock says. "We set up the programs, but it isn't our job to talk. It's the faculty and administration who can really tell what the Uni- versity is like." He admits that he's "just scratched the surface" as far as bringing faculty into "Oper- ation Michigan." "I'd also like to see if we couldn't involve more students in these presen- tations." One of Radock's prime goals in this program is to explain to the state at large why the Uni- versity's budget is so big. "There is a serious problem of differentiation between the 10 state-supported schools. We have to show that the cost of education can't be computed on a head-count basis, that some of our unique programs, in medicine or nuclear science, for instance, simply require more money. MICHAEL RADOCK -U-M Briefings branch out into more of the state's metro- politan areas-cities such as Pontiac, Benton Harbor, Kala- mazoo, etc. They follow the same format as the President's Conference but are keynoted by high administration officers. -Report from Ann Arbor brings Alumni Association offi- CLOSE VOTE: Senate Supports Excise Taxes -Daily-Jim Lines OPEN DISCUSSION-Members of the Student Relations Com- mittee of the University Senate last night participated in a Stu- dent Government Council discussion. Seated left to right are: Professors Marvin Felheim, Ralph Loomis, Richard Cutler, SGC Executive Vice-President Thomas Smithson and President Russell Epker. SRC Members Tell SGC To Work for Power Goals, By MARY LOU BUTCHER WASHINGTON {P)-The Senate gave the administration a clean sweep on all key issues in the $11.6 billion tax cut bill by re- fusing yesterday to repeal excise taxes on jewelry, handbags, cos- metics and furs. And even on lesser issues, the administration's batting average De la Beckwith Denies Killing Rights Leader JACKSON VP) - Byron de la Beckwith denied yesterday he was the sniper who ambushed Negro leader Medgar Evers last summer. He claimed a rifle similar to the alleged murder weapon was stolen from him the day before the kill- ing. The defense rested after Beck- with's surprise appearance on the' witnessstand. He testified almost' two and a half hours. Closing summations will begin today-the 10th day of the trial. The 43-year-old traveling sales- man, an active member of the in- tegration-fighting Citizens Coun- cil, said he was not in Jackson on, the night eight months ago when Evers was shot down at the height of racial demonstrations. In an effort to show Beckwith's1 feelings about integration, Dist.I Atty. William Waller introducedI a letter in which the defendant expressed hatred of Negroes. was high as the Senate drove to- ward quick passage of this top priority legislation. However, there could be reverses in the final vot- ing or in working out Senate and House differences in a conference committee. The vote against a Republican effort to repeal the excise taxes was on a 48-45 hairline, with Dem- ocratic leaders scrambling for sup- port. Many Democrats held back until the last minute to see if their votes were needed. Switch Votes Two senators who originally an- nounced "yes" votes, Vance R. Hartke (D-Ind) and Clair Engle (D-Calif), switched to "no" before the voting closed. Several other- Democrats who had expressed sympathy for the repeal voted "no' the first time, when it became clear their help was needed by the leadership. Democratic Leader Mike Mans- field of Montana voted against the amendment but after the victory withdrew his vote and paired with absent Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dirksen. The Illinois senator, in the hospital for treat- ment of an ulcer condition, has been the major sponsor of the re- peal amendment. Mansfield's move enabled him to be listed for the proposal. There was some lively debate before the vote, with one backer, Sen. John O. Pastore (D-RI) pleading "let's keep our women beautiful" by knocking out the tax on such items. All 31 Republicans present vot- ed for the amendment with help from 14 Democrats. The three vote difference was the same margin by which the ad- ministration was victorious Tues- day. on two other key issues. It beat out then, 47 to 44, an effort to knock out House repeal of the stock dividend credit and defeat- ed, 48 to 45, a move to give spe- cial tax deductions to parents with children in college. Another big administration vic- tory was on Monday when the Senate voted to wipe out a House cut in capital gains taxes. This was by a 56-25 vote. Offer of Aid T o Students By LEONARD PRATT The University is giving in- creased official assistance to stu- dents looking for summer Jobs in Washington, John Burton, the University's counselor for Wash- ington's summer interns, said yes- terday. A step toward this program is an information meeting to be held at 4 p.m. today in the Multi-Pur- pose Rm. of the UGLI. Speakers will be Prof. Robert H. Pealy, as- sociate director of the Institute of P u b1i c Administration; Prof. Charles M. Rhemus, co-director of the Institute of Labor and In- dustrial Relations and Chris Co- hen, '64. There are no specifications for applicants, Burton said, although a student's grades and fields of in- terest would be considered by the agencies looking for workers. Present Concern Unofficial The University's present concern is only an unofficial one, expressed by interested faculty members and' students. Washington's difficulty with entrance examinations, how- ever, has given increased import- ance to the University's recom- mendations and records on the in- dividual applicants, Burton said. The future of the summer intern program at the University depends on whether or not needed funds can be obtained, he added. The In- stitute of Public Administration will probably not be able to supply 4-Year Unit ... .. Will Submit Plans To Regents, Board Of Education in Flint By LAURENCE KIRSHBAUM A tentative series of recom- mendations for expanding the University's Flint College into a four-year institution, starting in 1965, is being submitted for con- sideration to Flint citizens and the Board of Regents. High University sources reveal- ed yesterday that the proposals, framed by an inqury group of prominent Flint citizens and Uni- versity administrators, will pre- scribe the addition of several hundred freshmen to the Univer- sity's two-year senior college in 1965. These recommendations will go to the Flint Board of Education next Wednesday. The Flint Com- mittee on Higher Education-a representative citizens group - will hear the proposals next Thursday presented by the inqury committee chairman Guy Bates. He is treasurer of the Flint Board of Education. University Representation When the recommendations will be submitted to the Regents has not been specified. Representing the University on the inqury committee have been Dean for Statewide Education Harold. M. Dorr; Flint College Dean David M. French and Uni- versity Executive Vice-President Marvin L. Niehuss. Vice-President for Academic Affairs Roger W. Heyns has also periodically met with the group. Prevailing Guidelines Although University officials are not detailing the specifics of the recommendation, they have indicated the following guidelines prevail: -Understandings toward ar- ranging the sharing of costs for building expansion (capital out- lay). The costs, not yet fully de- termined, would be met from pri- vate Flint sources and federal and state monies. There will also be a require- ment, if the recommendations are accepted, for the University to receive an increased operating ap- propriation, according to Senate Appropriations Committee Chair- man Frank G. Beadle (R-St. Clair). He met with members of the inqury group several weeks ago as part of a committe junket around the state. Legal Influence -Suggestions f o r including Flint representatives in the man- agement of the four-year college. Local influence has been assured in determining curriculum whiches e can best meet Flint needs, the sources report. -Considerations for forming'a" solid working arrangement be- tween the two-year Flint Com- munity Junior College and the proposed four-year University in- stitution. This agreement might entail the joint use of existing facilities until the construction of new ones could be completed. According to one University of- ficial, the overall recommenda- tions represent a compromise evolved over the one-and-a-half year period that the inqry group has worked. Previous Opposition Last October, a tentative pro- posal to add 200 freshman stu- dents in the fall of 1964 was examined by the inqury group but was reevaluated in the face :of strong opposition among the Jun- ior College faculty andstate legis- lators. The University originally re- quested that Flint citizens raise the money through private con- tribution and the work of their College and Culture Center Com- mittee fund capital outlay ex- penses over the next few years. IVerboten Members of the Student Relations Committee of the University1 Senate last night told Student Government Council that Council mem- bers must first agree among themselves about the power which SGC MON is seeking over non-academic regulations and then "stand up for it." tice Dep Prof. Marvin Felheim of the English department noted, "I don't a feer - ' .enjoin b thing you all have the outward liberal view that makes you willing to M. Rea stand up and be counted-your problem is yourselves." mission In a committee of the whole discussion between Council and SRC Macon members concerning the desirability and feasibility of transferring see the initiative for rule-making from the Office of Student Affairs to SGC, the faculty members encour- aged Council to work out a con-fA~T1~'? crete plan and rationale for im A COUNTRY'S IMAGE: plementing such authority. Mefme r f the SRC lwho Marti- iN 1J BULLETIN TGOMERY (Y)-A Jus- partment attorney asked al court last night to Notasulga Mayor James from blocking the ad- of six Negro students to County High School. related story, page 3 cipated in the discussion include Professors Patricia Rabinovitz of the social work school, Franklin. Moore of the industrial manage- ment department, John Dorr of the geology department, Felheim, Ralph Loomis of the English de- partment and Chairman Richard Cutler of the psychology depart- ment. Cutler told Council that he fav- ored greater student responsibil- ity in non-academic affairs and that he was beginning to conclude that one rationale for it is that Canaaa Lac ks Distinct National Culture By JOHN MEREDITH "The interesting thing about Canadian culture is why there is so little that is distinctively Canadian," Prof. David Stewart, of the English department, com- mented yesterday in an address on the "Cultural Image of Canada." He pointed out that people think of a nation in terms of the image projected by its writers. "Writing defines a culture." he said. "and fication." He mentioned that the United States has developed many myths, even about such things as the Pony Express which have little historical significance. Prof. Stewart remarked that the absence of distinctive, centralizing events also handicaps Canada in developing its own image. For ex- ample, he said that the Act of Federation in Canada did not es- tahlish a new society in the same Canadian imagination have been borrowed from other countries, he noted. Prof. Stewart listed the pres- ence of distinct nationality groups as another serious impediment to the growth of Canadian culture. "In rural areas there are pockets of unassimilated aliens, and cities, rather than serving to integrate foreign groups into a national mold. tend to Droduce faceless The executive faculty of the flr.3!. U Ct_ , .. - . ;