FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14,1964 THE MICHIGAN DAILY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1964 THE MIrWI~AN DAIIV PACE THI SOUTHEAST ASIA POLICY: U.S., Britain Reach Accord WASHINGTON (P) - President Lyndon B. Johnson and British Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas- Home announced agreement yes- terday on Southeast Asia policy. Their windup communique by- passed United States-British dif- ferences over trading with the Reds but the British leader made plain to newsmen that England's trade will continue. At a news conference climaxing his two-day visit, Douglas-Home stressed that Britain will send no arms, aid or general-purpose loans to Cuba or strategic goods to Reds anywhere. But he said England op- poses boycotting any business deals because of a country's political creed. Informants on both sides rated as well worthwhile this first get- together by the two since becom- ing heads of their respective gov- ernments. These sources said each acquired a better knowledge of, and friendship for, the other. The communique noted the wide range of issues around the world in which the United States and Britain have common interests. Douglas-Home, it stated, "re- emphasized the United Kingdom support for United States policy in South Viet Nam" in the fight a g a i n s t Communist guerrillas. Johnson "reaffirmed the support of the United States for the peace- ful national independence of Ma- laysia," where Britain is worried about possible Indonesian attack. On the forthcoming round of tariff negotiations, beginning in Geneva in May, the two pledged to seek expanding international trade and economic growth for all.1 Both Washington and London want the Geneva conference to lower the European Common Mar- ket's tariff wall.I At his meeting with reporters, Douglas-Home said his two days of White House sessions dealing with issues around the world were harmonious except for the failure to agree on Cuban trade1 Support Bill For Prayer In Schools LANSING (M)-Over the protests of some members that it was either wrong or unnecessary, a controversial legislative resolution on school prayers was on its way to Congress yesterday. The resolution-asking Congress to initiate action to amend the United States Constitution to as- sure a right to offer prayers in public schools-rolled tthrough the House on a 76-26 vote Wednesday. The proposal earlier had passed the Senate, where it originated, with 18 affirmative votes and an unrecorded number of no votes. Add Provision Sponsored by Sen. Milton Zaag- man (R-Grand Rapids), the reso- lution specifically asks that the Constitution be amended to pro- vide that "the free exercise of religion shall include the right to offer prayers in public schools." Zaagman said he seeks to "clar- ify" this right in view of a Unit- ed States Supreme Court ruling last year that an official prayer prescribed for public schools in New York was illegal. In 45 minutes of debate preced- ing the House vote, opponents of the resolution argued it was un- necessary because the high court ruling concerned only a "govern- ment-prescribed" prayer. Right Exists "The right to offer prayers inI schools now exists," declared Rep. Joseph Gillis (D-Detroit). "A yes vote might be construed to indi- cate this Legislature does not believe this constitutional right now exists." Rep. William Ryan (D-Detroit) said he feared an amendment such as proposed by the resolution would pose a threat to religious freedom. "If you spell out permission to pray, you're saying anything not spelled out as being permitted is prohibited," Ryan said. -Associated Press TERMINATE TALKS-President Lyndon B. Johnson and British Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home chatted together as they left the White House yesterday after completing two days of top- level discussions. NDEA PROPOSAL : on ress o Consider Education Amendment Co-Uegiate Press Service ship and personal fulfillment and WASHINGTON - The o n 1 y who shall not." Blasts Notasulga Fire Law For Obstructing Integration OPELIKA, Ala. (P)-A federal judge ruled yesterday that a fire White students boycotted Tuskegee safety ordinance at Notasulga was after the federal court ordered 12 enacted and used as a devious Negroes admitted. The state board means of blocking desegregation of of education closed the Tuskegee the high school there, and enjoin- school, contending it was costing ed city officials from any further $450 a month per pupil to operate interference. it for 12 students. The ruling by United States Dis- Johnson then ordered the 12 Ne- trict Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr., groes transferred to white schools came after a hearing which at Notasulga and Shorter. brought from Mayor James Rea an Six Negroes were admitted to offer to seek repeal of the fire- Shorter but white students are safety ordinance along with an- boycotting that school. other ordinance which the judge said was also designed to keep six Negroes out of the Macon Coun-Kenned C e ty high school. Johnson issued a sweeping or- der prohibiting- Rea or any other Co iseiiuenles Notasulga city official from any 1 action designed toepreven the si f A ia a acindsge opeetesxNegroes from attending the school Of A sian W ar"J in compliance with an earlier or- der from the same judge. NEW YORK (A') - Atty. Gen. Turned Away Robert F.. Kennedy warned last Whether the Negroes will return night if war breaks out between to the school today was not im- Malaysia and Indonesia it will mediately made known. They have spread, involve other countries- not made an appearance since they and possibly even the United were turned back Feb. 5 by the States. mayor. Kennedy said such a conflict The other ordinance Johnson would be "far more serious than referred to and thus far unused, what is going on now in Viet is one which empowers the Nota- Speaking in a filmed interview sulga mayor to close the school or on "ABC News Reports" over net- any other public building where work television, Kennedy said if violence is threatened, war erupted between Malaysia and The hearing also brought an ad- Indonesia, "I think it's going to mission from Rea that the fire be very difficult to confine it to safety ordinance was enacted after Borneo." the six Negroes were ordered trans- The attorney general was asked ferred to Notasulga from the re- ifhe considered Indonesian Presi- chntl codent Sukarno a Communist or School. acting in the interest of Com- Criticizes Law munism. The court held that the passage "In the first place, I am certain and use of the fire law was a sub- he is not a Communist," Kennedy terfuge which had "no rational is nk c uses difiuly basis." ad'Ihnkhcaesdfcuy After Rea testified, the Justice for the United States and for the Depatmet retedits aseandUnited States foreign policy, but Departentrested its case and he is an Indonesian and we are the defense quickly followed suit American. citizens. He's looking out without calling any witnesses. All the white pupils are boy for what he thinks is in the best cotting the Notasulga school. The interestsof indonesia." mayor said earlier that the ordi- I think we should make an nance no longer applied and the effort, although it might be frus- Negroes were free to attend, but trating for us at times-to put the government insisted on obtain- ourselves in positions of people in Ing an order from Johnson to pre- other countries," Kennedy said. vent further interference. Not Overcrowded C. A. Pruit, Macon County school superintendent, testified that hep1 AOW had no reason to believe that the Notasulga High School was over- hw:::rm. essa andcam crowded, despite a limit on en- rollment by Rea. The Notasulga situation stems from earlier efforts to integrate the white school at Tuskegee. major piece of education legisla- tion left to come before Congress this year, the extension of the highly popular National Defense Education Act, is expected to sail through with few obstructions. Rep. Edith Green (D-Ore), sponsor of this year's NDEA amendment, saw a "change in mood" on Capitol Hill in regard to the education crisis in the country. She said that Congress is gaining "a greater awareness of the needs of the space age," cit- ing the three highly significant education bills passed last session. The ND A program, now in its sixth ;year, has proven successful on two counts: giving direct aid to college students by grants and loans; and providing an incentive rs i 4 E 'z FRANCIS KEPPEL for students to enter the teaching profession. The current amend-. ment attempts to extend both as- pects of the program. urvey Rest Francis Keppel, United States Commissioner of Education, testi- fied for the proposed amendent before the House Education Sub- committee. He reported that re- sults of a recent survey indicate that "youths from low income ) families, regardless of academic ability, have a much poorer chance of going to college than their classmates from upper income families."l Keppel termed it "shameful" that income is permitted to deter- me "who shall be educated and who shall not, and, hence, who all rise to positions of leader- The student loan provisions of the NDEA have allowed students from low-income families to com- plete their education through uni- versity-administered loan funds. The proposed amendment would raise authorization for the loan funds to $135 million. Keppel urged that the ceilings for the next year be raised to $150 million. Quick Repayment During the past year, almost 600,000 students borrowed money under the loan provisions, and the rate of repayment well exceeded that required by law, according to Keppel. He has also urged that the ceil- ing on funds permitted each col- lege or university be totally abandoned. Under the present ceil- ing of $800,000, only the Univer- sity of Minnesota has been penal- ized; next year it is expected that 11 other universities wil be sim- ilarly restricted. A new, elment in the area of federal aid to education is the proposed work .study program. Commissioner Keppel urged the work-study idea as augmenting the loan program to permit low- income students to graduate witf.- out exceeding a manageable level of indebtedness. If the proposed funds are authorized, Keppel es- timated that 90,000 college stu- dents would benefit during the first year of operation. Better Work In addition to giving financial support to students, the work- study program would also con- tribute to the better utilization of teaching facilities. Students would be employed to read papers and examinations in freshman courses, graduate students would serve as laboratory assistants in science classes and students in English or business administration would be employed by the university press or publications offices. Keppel noted that the NDEA program will also direct aid to middle - income students whose families "are not usually eligible for loan or scholarship aid under the income limitations applied by most colleges," but are finding it increasingly difficult to meet the rising costs of multiple college tuitions. The proposed amendment would create a loan insurance mechan- ism which would encourage more banks and other credit institu- tions to lend funds for educational purposes on repayment terms suit- ed to the special needs of these students. orld News Roundup By The Associated Press * TAIPEI-United States and Na- tionalist Chinese naval forces be- gan a Joint defense exercise yes- terday to test their ability to cope with any aggression against For- mosa. Seventy vessels of the United States 7th Fleet with four battal- ions of United States Marines aboard steamed toward a rendez- vous off Okinawa with National- ist naval ships. The four-week ma- neuvers are aimed at ousting an "aggressor" from southern Formo- sa. * * * VIENTIANE - Rightwing posi- tions in north central Laos were reported under heavy fire from pro-Communist Pathet Lao and North iVetnamese artillery yester- day. A right wing army communi- que stated that "an attack is im- minent." BERLIN - The East German Communist government said last night it is willing to reopen the wall during the Easter and Whit- sun holidays to West Berliners who want to visit their families in the Soviet sector. A government statement said West Berliners would be issued permits to cross through the wall under the same conditions that )revailed during the 18-day Christ- mas holiday arrangement. * * * TOKYO-United Nations nar- cotics specialists from 20 countries ended a 9-day conference yester- day with a plea for intensified co- operation in cracking down on narcotics peddlers. - * * * ROSWELL, N.M.-A $1.5 million Atlas ICBM missile exploded and burned in an underground launch silo 32 miles east of here yester- day--the second such accident within a year. There were no injuries the Air Force reported. The 821/-foot missile was being brought to the surface in what1 appeared to be a practice alert. It exploded as it was about one-third the way up. * * * NEW YORK-Earnings of re- surgent Chrysler Corp. soared to an all-time high of $161.6 million ih 1963, making it a clean sweep for record profits by the big three automakers. General Motors Corp. and Ford announced peak 1963 earnings ear- lier. Chrysler disclosed results yes- terday. ' *« * NEW YORK-The stock market pursued an uneven course yester- day as the excitement over Amer- ican Telephone and its big rights Issue subsided. Trading was fairly active. In the Dow Jones averages 65 stocks were down .09, 30 in- dustrials down .40, 20 railroads up .10 and 15 utilities down .12. 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