SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29,1964 THE MICHIGAN DAILY h SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 29, 1964 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Refuses To Move On Redistricting Court Denies Lundgren Request To Intervene in Deadlocked Issue LANSING P)--The State Supreme Court Thursday rejected the request of Sen. Kent Lundgren (R-Menominee) to intervene in its deliberations on legislative apportionment. The court, which begins hearing oral arguments on rival Demo- cratic and Republican plans Monday, was unanimous in denying Lundrgren's request. Seven justices quoted the state constitution, which restricts submission on apportionment plans to members of the bi-partisan apportionment commission, still deadlocked on party lines. Justice Michael O'Hara agreed that Lund- gren cannot Intervene, but for the reason that the court's order set- ting oral arguments was address- ed only to commission members. KENT LUNDGREN REPEAL? Fight Law On Juries By The Associated Press LANSING - House members have scheduled a showdown for Tuesday over whether Michigan's one-man grand jury system law is to be repealed. The bill, carrying strong bi- partisan support, is"a renewalof a proposal which hats passed the House several times in previous years but died in the Senate. House members passed and sent to the Senate Thursday another grand jury bill, but passed over the one-man jury repeal bill until later. Broader Judicial Powers Approved, 76-22, was a bill to give the presiding judge of a court broader powers in grand jury cases, including the right to de- cide whether they shall be con- sidered by one-man juries or the 23-man grand juries for which Michigan law also provides. Also approved by the House was an amended version of a water pollution bill which had sparked sharp debate the previous day. The original bill sought to strengthen the state's water pol- lution laws by removing a provi- sion that guilt in pollution cases could exist only if it could be proved the pollution was done wil- fully. Grounds for Liability House members rejected this plan but passed the bill, 89-12, with an amendment stating a previous warning of pollution was grounds for liability to a fine of up to $500. In other Lansing developments, a revised bill qualifying Michigan for federal Aid to Dependent Children of the Unemployed reached the House floor yesterday. Lundgren said he will attend the debate before the court next week as an observer. He favors having the appor- tionment question put before the Legislature itself, and he is spon- soring a bill which would let law- makers vote on their own dis- tricting. Doubting Lundgren Meanwhile, House Speaker Al- lison Green (R-Kingston) said he doubted Lundgren's earlier con- tention that the Legislative Ap- portionment Commission wouldl have to decide whether or not to accept the Supreme Court's ap- portionment plan. Green said he imagined that the court would order the plan to be accepted, In other recent developments, Atty. Gen. Frank Kelley yesterday was expected to decide what legal, position the state will take in a lawsuit challenging Michigan's1 congressional apportionment. 1 Several Alternatives A spokesman for Kelley said Thursday "several alternatives" were under consideration-among them the possibility of two teams being named to defend and oppose the districting plan. A panel of three United States district judges will meet Monday in Detroit to hear arguments in the demand by two teachers for an injunction to bar an election of congressmen from the present districts in 1964. Donald Calkins and Karl Ja- cobs, professorsatnHenry Ford Community College, contend the districts are unconstitutional be- cause they are not "as nearly equal as practicable" in popula- tion. The spokesman for Kelley said the state's position will be pre- sented by Solicitor General Robert Derengoski in the Monday hearing. Meader. Asks Neutral Courtl Johnson To Speak To Nation By The Associated Press WASHINGTON - The White House announced yesterday that President Lyndon B. Johnson will' hold his first news conference to be carried on live radio and tele- vision at 11 a.m. today. No special subject matter was announced. Johnson's first session of an- swering questions in full view of a nationwide audience will be held in, t h e International Conference Room of the State Department Building. Open Format The President thus is edging still closer to the wide open format and staging used by the late President John F. Kennedy in his public ex- changes with the Washington press corps. Meanwhile, in Miami, FBI Di- rector J. Edgar Hoover made the violent Florida east coast railway strike the No. 1 concern of the FBI by presidential command. He prepared to dispatch a force of 30 agents to Florida to deal with it. Shocked when dynamiters blew parts of two trains off the tracks after he had entered Florida Thursday for a political address, Johnson declared that "this crim- inal action has got to stop," and he ordered Hoover to see to it. Too Close for Comfort One of Thursday's blasts erupt- ed just 15 miles from where Johnson was pressing a button to touch off another explosion that broke ground for the cross-Florida barge canal. Elsewhere in Miami, police said yesterday they had been unable to locate a man who reportedly threatened Johnson's life. Secret Service men asked po- lice to arrest the man Thursday shortly before the President ar- rived. When they went to his apartment, they found only his wife, according to a newspaper report. In the meantime, a police offi- cer got a call from a man who identified himself as the suspect. He reportedly told the officer that he favored Fidel Castro's Cuba and said the police had better come shooting the next time they visit- ed the apartment. The Secret Service would not comment on the report. ties and education. Effective Tools The GOP urged the total com- munity to "assist in making the fair housing ordinance and the work of the Human Relations Commission effective tools in fur- thering the goals of better hu- man relations." Although no master plan was ;;pelled out in the platform, the GOP supported "the eff rts and accomplishments of the City Plan- ning Commission in preparing and maintaining a general develop- ment plan to serve as a guide for the growth of Ann Arbor as a desirable residential commu- nity." The platform endorsed the con- cept of a city "living within its resources" Charter Amendments The platform also urged voter appi uval of two charter amend- ments placed on the ballot by City Council. One would change the city election date from spring to fall "to provide greater voter par- ticipation in loeal electins and to permit more time for considera- tion of the city budget by new councilmen." The other amendment would give City Council the power to abolish or consolidate city de- partments. Peterson May Seek. GOP Bid LANSING (MP-Mrs Ely Peter- son, vice-chairman of the Repub- lican National Committee,. says she may seek GOP nomination for the United States Senate in Michigan's August primary. Mrs. Peterson told reporters she will make up her mind in about two weeks. Two other Republican candi- dates already are in the field, seeking nomination to oppose Sen. Philip A. Hart (D-Mich) in his re-election bid in November. They are Edward A. Meany of Grand Haven and James F. O'Neil of Livonia. Teachers Set; Strike In Detroit DETROIT (MP)-The Detroit Fed- eration of Teachers voted Thurs- day night to strike the city's 300 public schools. Union members voted 2,109-387 for a strike unless they are grant-. ed an election among the 10,000 public school teachers, to deter- mine a collective bargaining agent. The DFT, which claims about 5000 members, is an affiliate of the AFL-CIO. It is a rival of the non-union Detroit Education As- sociation, which describes itself as a professional organization and opposes collective bargaining. To Determine Date The DFT executive board will meet next Thursday to determine a strike date and other union ac- tions, President Mary Ellen Rior- dan said. The union also called a March 9 meeting of picket captains for each school, she said. Union members, in a separate ballot Thursday night, voted 2,237- 223 to respect picket lines in a strike,'she added. Strike Seems Imminent "We want an election on col- lective bargaining and a contract, but unless we gain these funda- mental rights a strike appears in- evitable," Mrs. Riordan said. The B o a r d of Education, through its president, Leonard Kasle, said it will stand by a Tues- day ruling that legally it could not recognize a sole bargaining agent for the teachers. City's Republican Party- Adopts Program for 1964 Citing past achievements and pledging to "make Ann Arbor an even better place to live," the city Republican Party Thursday adopt- ed its platform for 1964. The GOP commended the "marked improvements in city rela- tions with . . . the University" and called for "even more effective resolution of problems through increased contact at policy and ad- ministrative levels." In the area of civil rights, the platform called for an equal opportunity for "every person, regardless of race, color or reli- gion," in housing, job opportuni- CAMBODIA'S RATIONALE: Smith Notes Foreign Policy By LOUISE LIND Prof. Roger Smith of the poli- tical science department Thurs- day night explained Cambodia's foreign policy of non-alignment in terms of that Southeast Asian country's paramount objective: the need to minimize threats from her neighbors. "When viewed in this light, Cambodia's foreign policy actions over the last several years have been consistent," he said in a round table discussion. Prof. Smith, who last year com- pleted his doctoral thesis "Foreign Policy of Cambodia" for Cornell University, spent two years trav- elling and studying among the Cambodian people. On Solid Ground He explained that Cambodia's traditional distrust of her neigh- bors-Thailand and South Viet Nam, both United States allies- is well founded: "For centuries,- Cambodia has endured a steady shrinking of her borders as a result of Thai and Vietnamese expansion. 'To secure her borders, Cambo- dia obtained protection from the French government in 1864 - a protection that lasted until 1953.. Yet even today there is evidence that neither Thailand nor South Viet Nam has resigned its de- signs on Cambodia." Series of Encroachments Prof. Smith traced a series of encroachments upon Cambodian sovereignty by Thai and South Vietnamese forces which spurred the Cambodian government to ap- peal for a defense commitment from the United States. In re- turn for this commitment, Cam- bodia implied it would be willing to pursue a pro-Western foreign policy. When the United States refused the Cambodian offer, fearing the effects of a direct involvement in Cambodian politics, the Cambo- dian government, led by King Nor- odom Sihanouk, initiated a policy of non-alignment. The policy was confirmed by Sihanouk in 1955, at the Asian-African conference in Bandung. Since 1955, Cambodia has sought to employ Red China and the United States as counterbal- ancing forces' in Southeast Asia, Prof. Smith explained. Aggression Prevention "Sihanouk still believes that Cambodia needs the presence of the United States to prevent ag- gression by its allies, and that of Red China to prevent North Viet- namese aggression." However, according to Prof. Smith, Cambodia has more reason to be critical of the United States than that of Red China. 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The measure further would block any appeal to the United States Supreme Court from the decisions of state courts in dis- tricting cases by stating that the Supreme Court does wta have ap- pellate jurisdiction. 'A -I National Roundup l I U By The Associated Press MADISON-The Wisconsin Su- preme Court ruled yesterday that state senate and assembly dis- tricts shall be reapportioned by May 15 of this election year, either by legislative action or by court decree. In a historic, unanimous deci- sion, the high court declared un- constitutional legislative districts that have existed since 1954 and ruled invalid a 1963 attempt by the Republican-controlled legisla- ture to bypass the Democratic gov- ernor and reapportion by resolu- tion. AUSTIN, Tex.-A representative of Jack Ruby's attorneys asked the Texas Supreme Court again yesterday to hear arguments on whether prospective jurors who saw Ruby shoot Lee Harvey Os- wald on television should be dis- qualified. 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