FEBRUARY 15-196-4 THE MICHIGAN DAILY I PAGE ~EUAEY 15 1561-TH --C --- DAIL i West Germans Spurn all Offer Accuse Reds of Using Berlin Issue As Political Tool To Split Germany BONN - West Germany yesterday rejected an East German offer to reopen the Berlin Wall for Easter and Whitsun holiday visits and accused the Communists of using the issue as a political tool to keep Germany divided. The West German government and the West Berlin senate an- nounced jointly they had turned down a proposal for temporary re- newal of the agreement that allowed about 500,000 West Berliners to AMENDMENT PACKAGE: Seek BipartisanAgreement visit relatives in East Berlin on one-day passes at Christmas time. East Germany had offered Thursday night to reopen the wall on the same basis on Easter. March 29, and Whitsun. seven weeks later. It would be the sec- ond chance for families in the di- vided city to get together since Communists built the wall in Aug- ust of 1961. Agreement Misused Chancellor Ludwig Erhard's government and the West Berlin sate, charging the East German regime with misusing the Christ- mas pass agreement for political puiroses, said in their announce- ment.: "The administrative agreement on visits to East Berlin during the past Christmas resulted exclu- sively from humantarhanconsid- edations. Despite this, the Com- munist side, after the conclusion of the agreement,. sought with all means to make political capital out of it. "The East German Communist Politburo made demands in this connection that. if they were fu:l- flled.would 1have interfered deep- tthe political life of Berlin and the freedom of its citizens. The government and the senate of Berlin object energetically against such political misuse..' The statement referred to East German efforts to use the Christ- mas agreement to support its three-Germanys theory: that West Germany. East Germany and West Berlin should be regard- ed as separate political entities. LANSD EG :~-P-_.House mem- bers have submitted a package of proposed constitutional amend- mrents to a six-man "negotitn committee"to determine if tier can be bipartisan agr eemen. Partisan differences over what the package should and should not3 contain emerged Thursday as Re- publicans and Democrats met sep- arately . Neither party took a poll of its members on the proposed changes in election provisions of the state constitution, but agreed to send them to the special committee for further talks Great Expectations+ House Speaker Allison Green (R-Kingston), said he expects "something" in the way of a pack- age to result from negotiations by Tuesday, when the parties will meet privately again. "We need to find out if we have' enough leeway to come up with something. We recognize the is- sue is orderly government. Thats the reason for the negotiating committee." Green said. Republicans are not in accord on the contents of the amend- ments to be submitted to voters in a special April 28 election, said Green. He added that they might supply "60 per cent" of the votes needed to get them through the House, however. Among Democrats. coolness to- ward the proposed amendments was more apparent than at any previous time. Democratic sttae chairman Zol- ton Ferency told his party's cau- cus that the Democratic policyv committee. made up of key par leadters, isopposed to legislators sending_ self-serving"_ amend- ments to a v'ote of the1 people. Democrats. it was reported. were split over whether to endorse amendments that would allow, lawmakers to hold down either government jobs and to give House members four-year terms.x Frozen Districts Both of these changes are part of the key resolution, the purpose of which is to freeze existing legis- lative districts for this year's elec- tion unless a new apportionment plan is in effect as of June 1. One Democrat said he didn't expect the amendment-origin- ally put together by a bi-partisan House group-to receive much support in the Democratic caucus, If the proposals eventually are rejected by Democrats, he said, it- probably will be because of ob- jections to freezing te dimstrits. Publicity Stunt "The Democrats are willing to let this campaign go on for a while just for the publicity about the new constitution needing amendments." he said. "But when the chips are down, they're not going to support any plan that would allow the Repub- licans to keep control of the Legis- lature, he added. 1ritains ell Equipment lTo Russians LP - Plans to sell Brit ih road bulding equipment to Cuba and to extend a huge' credit to the Soviet Union for massive purchases of factories" were reported yesterday. The disclosures came as Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home headed home from Washington after making clear to President Lyndon B. Johnson that Britain intends to continue trade with Cuba and the Communist bloc. He says Britain must trade to sur- vive. Three Cuban government offi- cials arrived to negotiate for the purchase of road rollers and earth-moving equipment. said to total $1.4 million. Nonstrategic Purchase At the same time, a group of London banks was reported pre- paring a credit to finance a deal{ with the Soviet Union for up to $448-million worth of British fer- tilizer and other nonstrategic chemical plants. The credit deal for the Soviet Union also runs counter to United States policy if it provides easye terms over a long period. The terms of the deal were not dis- closed. The Russians already have signed an agreement covering 95 million pounds (266 million) worth of factories, plant and know-how, it was reported. Con- tracts would call for down pay-' ments of 20 per cent. : Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev announced last De- cember that the Russians will:i- vest X3.92 billion annually to ex- pand their chemical industry. Cite Self-Isolation I By NELSON LAXDE Self-isolation of the two nation- alities in Panama''s one of the predominant"factors militating against co-existence b e t w e e n Americans and Panamanians. Di- ana Gail Hoeneke, '64, of the Canal Zone, and Gladys Oro. grad, of Panama, said in a recent imter- 'If Americans living in the Canal Zone want to make friends with the people in Panama," Miss Hoeneke commented, "that's their own choice. Most of my own con- tacts consist of shopping and movies. You're away from home friends. Some of mine are Pana- and have people you like as manians lving in the Zone." Miss Oro affirmed that people in the Canal Zone are completely separated from Panamanians and don't meet them socialy. Ameri- cans tend to keep to themselves" Poverty is another factor. Both women emphasized the contrast in living standards between the Canal Zone and bordering Pana-3 ma City. "Panama is intolerably poverty- stricken. Zonians live as they would in the United States and have a right to. In the city, people live in compounds and go bare- footed. The noise and smell are unbearable," Miss Hoeneke said. "There are so many poor people that in spite of the increasing education trend. not too many can afford to go to college. The majority of those who do work during the day and go to school at night," Miss Oro noted. "The Canal Zone is very nice looking. almost as though it had ALLISON GREEN In Panama been part of the United States which was placed in Panama," she added. Mss Hoeneke hasn't observed any personal hostility toward Americans. "When we go into the city we go to buy; we support them. The people are quite friend- ly: children look at you with curi- osity. "Impersonal anti-Americanism, on the other hand, is characteris- tic of Latin American people," she said. 'There has been quite a bit of resentment for a long time," Mi~s Oro said. "I. myself, have never felt such antagonism. When we were in Panama City and saw an American, we wouldn't talk about him as though he were a strange person. "The dislike is something gener- al,. not stemming purely from the lower classes. Strongest feeling comes from the students." Voting Proposal Gains in Support LANSING .P--An effort to lower the voting age from 21 to 18 picked up momentum Thursday as four Republican senators added their sponsorship to that of two Democrats who initiated it. Senators John Fitzgerald (R- Grand Rapids) and Lester Begic (R-Bay City) added their names to Senators John Bowman (D- Roseville) and William Ford (D- Taylor, who Wednesday intro- duced the proposed constitutional amendment. LUDWIG ERHARD IN US.: Grant Asylum To Defector WASHINGTON -Soviet Se- cret Police defector Yuri I. Nos- senko told Russian and Swiss rep- resentatives in Washington yes- terday that he wants political asy- lum in the United States, the State Department announced. Press officer Richard I. Phillips said Nossenko's request will be granted. Democrats Set Platform; Em1phasize Righits, Finances The Ann Arbor City Democratic Party platform,. recently revealed, includes a stand on a master plan for the city. a study of city finances, and more action on civil rights. The finance study is due to be composed of council members, Sn aiin to te resolution freezing legislative districts, the proposals include changes to per- mit township oficers to run in sprmg elections and to allow county oFicers to run this year for two-year terms. and four years beginning in 1966. Still More Changes House minority leader Josep Kowalski D-Detroitb c said some Democrats want-to add other changes to the list-among them restoring the elective offices of some administrative board mem.- bers. Rep. E. D. O'Brien (D-Detroita has said that, despite Democratic objections to the package, he ex- pects it to be approved by the cau- cus and to pass the House witl better than the two-thirds (7 votes> required. The attorney general's off ice advised both party caucuse Thursday that there are no appar. en~t legal obstacles to the plan foi freezinglegislative districts tem- porarily if n~o n~ew apportionmeni plan is approved. The drive to amend the new constitution stems from legisla. tive dissatisfaction with the docu. ment. O'Brien's and Handy's com- mittee began last fall with a long list of changes, but these hava been 'hit tled down in the drive towar'd agreement. 304'r and Un verst e-so .. b+ business representatives. In the I Nationa STUDENTS! EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO RENT YOUR APT. THIS SUMMER * We are planning to run a special APARTMENT SUP- PLEMENT in the Sunday, March 1 issue of The Daily. I r IRoundup I WASHINGTON -- The Lyn- don B. Johnson administration has drafted plans to carry out a congressional directive halting aid to any nation whose ships or planes carry:. goods to Commun- ist Cuba, informed sources said yesterday. But government offi- cials indicated they are under 'orders not to disu-ssdetails. WASHINGTON - The Defense Department said yesterday It has sent the Justice Department the results of an investigation of what it said were irregularities in the handling of accounts in the office of the Secretary of Defense. The Pentagon said in response to a reporter's question that the irreg- ularities occurred in the budget and finance branch in the office of the administrative assistant to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. WASHINGTON - The nation's industrial production remained at a high level in January, with in- creased output of household goods offsetting a slight lag in automo- bile assemblies. the Federal Re- serve Board said yesterday. * * * NEW YORK - Former Vice- President Richard M. Nixon yes- terday urged President Lyndon B. Johnson to call a summit confer- ence of Western leaders to deal with the problem of trading with Communist countries, He said the meeting should be called "as quickly as possible" to bring this matter of trade forcibly to the attention of the free world." DENTON. Tex. - About 100 federal employes will begin mov- ing tomorrow into a $2.7 million underground office building that could serve as an alternate na- tional capital in case of enemy at- tack. It is the first of its kind in the nation. NEW YORK - The stock mar- ket went through another irregu- lar session yesterday. Closing Dow-Jones Averages showed 30 industrials up .14. 20 rails up .62, 15 utilities down .24 and 65 stocks up .16. oard of education members. and field of civil rights, the platform notes that "public morality de- mands an end to racial discrimin- ation. ti It states that "there is discrim- ination in Ann Arbor in housing, employment, public accomoda- tions and in relations between the city government and the pub- ic." The platform proposes strengthening the present inade- quate fair housing ordinance and driving to eliminate discrimina- tion through all the means avail- able to governm^ent. - . t isure tht allcitizen, regardles*of race or economic status, will be treat- ed fairly, equally and courteously by thepolce and oh-er city off i- cials and em ployees." In the section on "the future of Ann Arbor," the platform notes that the city "still has no master development plan and no sense of direction. Instead there are sev- eral area studies and specialized reports without coordinat:on. One at a Time 'As a result, major polic': de- cisions, which ought to be gov- erned by a master plan, are made on a piecemeal basis. No one is satisfied, confidence in city gov- enment is undermined and the cicy deteriorates." The platform also notes the need for a study into the possibil- ity of combining the fire and po- lice departments. It states that preliminary studies on this reveal that such a merger would "provide better leadership, better protec- tion and economy, while allowing higher pay. and shorter hours for personnel.c The Democratic platform also proposes a community college "to equip for useful work, persons now unemployable through lack of ed- ucation or training." Objection to Injection The platform reveals Democrat- ic opposition to 'injection of mul- ti-family housing into established single-family residential areas, in the absence of a master plan which alerts purchasers of resi- dential property to the develop- ment projected for their neigh- borhood" A bond issue to finance the Parks and Open Spaces Program- adopted by the city council but never implemented-is also sup- ported, The platform further promises to work "to secure legislation which will enable Huron River communities to create a water conservancy district" to provide up-stream facilities. 1 BROWSE MEZZANINE PAPER-BACK DEPT. NEW TITLES ARRIVE EVERY DAY Al Are Welcome Zwerdnlig-Cohn Hel 1429 Hill Street , - :- -. 'F COPIIF 7cQ re ~r r - CHAr37 at TOMORROW, Feb. 16, at 7 PM. HI LLEL presents Dr. Max Kapustin, Hillel Director, WSU Prof. George E. Mndenhall, Near Eastern Studies, U-M in a Dialogue on "Jesus the Man and His Teachinos" Rabbi Kapustin-"The Jewish Heritage of Jesus' Dr. Mendenhall-"The New Testament Sources in the Perspective of the Old Testament' This Dialogue, with one to follow on Sundav evening, Feb. 23, are part of the series: "The JEWS and JESUS" .. This supplement will also be distributed throughout the campus area March 2 * We will be running a spe- cial "CLASSY-FIND" sec- tion in which your ad can get campus - wide circula- tion. * Sound good . * For Further Information ST. ANDREWS CH URCH and the EPISCOPAL STUDENT FOUNDATION 306 North Division Phone NO 2-4097 9:0A. oliCmuon and Sermon Breafas atCanterbury House 100 A.M. Mcm in Prayer and Sermon. 7:00 P.M. Evening Prayer and commentary., TSDAY- 9:15 A.M. Holy Communn WEDNESDAY- 7:00 A M. Holy Communn .2' P ~.M..H.lCommunion. U F P Ca 2 -3241 (Between FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH 1 917 Washrnaw Ave. Rev. Erwin A. 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WEDNESDAY. 71 5, p mn Studes in the Chr's tian Fa r: "The Nature of Mon-Who Am FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1432 Woshtenaw Ave. NO 2-4466 ~ Ministers: Ernest T. Campbell, Malcolm Brown, Virgil Janssen. Stff JaIck Borck at and Patricia Pickett Stoneur*er WESLEY FOUNDATION AND FIRST METHODIST CHURCH S'tete and Huron Streets 663-5560 Minister-Hoover Rupert Campus Minister-Eugene Ranso Associate Campus Minister-Jean Robe SUNDAY Morin Wosi t 9:00 and 11:15 ... C'T Commission-Dr. Rupert. 10:1 a~.-S ut Seminr Mr .Religions 6:45 p.m.-Worship and Program: Meet in Lounge and attend Universal Day of Prayer far Students at Memorial Christian Church. TUESDAY 5:00 p m.-Curch Related Vocations Group: Super n~ Seaker, Mr. DeWitalwin, Cnurch and Interreligious Work," Green Room.v 7:00 p.m.-Study Group: Religious Issues in Drama, p oyreading. Jean Robe's aport- men.t 8'30-1 1:00 p.m.-Open House: Jean Robe's acctmet.WEDNESDAY 7.00 a m -Hly Communion, Chapel, fol- o'aed oy breakfast, Pine Room. 5:10 pam-Holy Communion, ChapeL. 6:00 p.m.-Wesley Grads: Supper and Pro- gram. Issues Raised in "Honest to God," Patrick Murray, Office of Relg'ous Affairs. THURSDAY 7,00 p m.-Coss: Christian Dating, Court- ship and Marriage, Green Room, FRIDAY 6:0 m-Cas o~ e leaving Wes'ey *' W'te Reret t rke Houe. iTic, 3-5 P.M., Mon.-Wed.) Ask for Syd * All Copy Must Be In By Wednesday, Feb. 19 OPEN HOUSE FRIENDS CENTER-INTERNATIONAL CO-OP 1416 HlS. Sun., Feb. 16 3-5 P.M. 1 1 I Opesings for romers and borders for Summer and Fall Semesters this Sunday I ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH 1501 WestL Le-t Street Rap B. P'r- avid Bracklein, F-ed Hcltfreter Pas~ors Worsb'p Serv ces-8:30 and 1 ':00 a i.. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Corer Ste'e a d WiIcm Dr. Fred E. Luchs, Minister Comnmunion Servces at 9:30 and 11,15 o.rn. -Why Go It Alone? ,D. Fred E. 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