THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1964 THE MICHIGAN DAILY '._ THURDAYMAY ,194s...<_I IGA _ALs rnur. rn PROTEST VOTE: Rights~~~~~ BlAfetPrmis I1 By JACK BELL Associated Press Political Writer WASHINGTON-Selection of a Republican presidential nominee and President Lyndon B. John- son's November election bid ap- pear likely to be affected by the civil rights issue undulating through Tuesday's primaries. Politicians summing up the re- sults today found a strong Indiana Democratic backlash vote against the progress of the program. It was matched by a sweeping en- dorsement of an ardent Republi- can civil rights candidate in Ohio. In Alabama, a segregationist slate of unpledged presidential electors supported by Gov. George C. Wallace won a topheavy victory of a rival pro-Johnson slate. This posed a threat to the President's efforts to hold the state in line in November. Negroes Lead In contrast, in Macon County, Ala., where school desegregation has heightened racial tensions, four Negro candidates led the Democratic primary ticket for nominations for county offices. In Florida, which national party leaders have predicted will return to the Democratic column in the presidential election, Sen. Spes- sard L. Holland, who has joined in Fuibright Visits Greece, Discusses Cyprus Conflict By PHILIP DOPOULOS Associated Press Staff Writer ATHENS-President Lyndon B. Johnson yesterday asked Greek, Premier George Papandreou to use all his influence for "a just and honest solution to the prob- lem of Cyprus. The President's plea for an ur- gent settlement of the dispute whichsthreatens the southeast flank of NATO was in a letter car- ried here by Sen. J. W. Fulbright (D-Ark), chairman of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee. World News Roundup By The Associated Press UNITED' NATIONS - Cuba is making a bid for greater United Nations voice. It is asking to be elected to three of seven func- tional comm1sions of the UN Economic and Social Council. As of now, Cuba is a member only of the statistical commission, and the economic commission for Latin America. WASHINGTON-President Lyn- :on B. Johnson announced yes- terday he has ordered Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara to go to Saigon for a first hand look at the progress of the war in South Viet Nam since McNamara's last visit two months ago. Johnson told a news conference that McNamara first would fly to West Germany on Friday for talks on cooperative research and development and other defense matters. SYDNEY, Australia-A crowd of about 50 Sydney University students in a founders day dem- onstration gathered outside the United States consulate in Syd- ney yesterday and chanted "civil rights now." Some students were dressed in Ku Klux Klan hoods. WASHINGTON-President Lyn- don B. Johnson announced yester- day he will meet next Monday with ambassadors assigned here from Latin American countries to review the work of the Alliance for Progress. Johnson said he has invited the ambassadors from "each of our alliance partners" to meet with him. Papandreou and Fulbright con- ferred for three hours Tuesday night and early yesterday on the Cyprus question. Fulbright has seen British Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home and fley on to Ankara late yesterday for talks with the Turks. Increased Concern The premier disa he felt Ful- bright's visit and Johnson's letter reflected increased American con- cern over Cyprus and greater rec- ognition of the seriousness of the matter. Fulbright got a complete fill-in on the Greek views about the Cy- prus dispute which threatens to disrupt the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's southeastern flank. He told newsmen he had no Solution of his own and had come here to listen and learn. Outbreak Bitter fighting broke out on Cy- prus four months ago between, Greek and Turkish Cypriots. First a British, and then a United Na- tions force have been trying to restore peace between the two communities. The Greeks, about three-quar- ters of the Cyprus population, wanted to end a constitutional sit- uation which gave the Turks 'a virtual veto over legislation. The Turks demanded guarantees for ;heir safety and are now asking partition of the island into Greek and Turkish communities. . The UN appointed Skari Tuo- rnioja as mediator, but so far he has been unable to achieve a solution. the Senate filibuster against the civil rights bill, won renomination hands down. Miami's liberal young mayor, Robert King High, forged into a runoff with Mayor Haydon Burns of Jacksonville, a vigorous op- ponent of the civil rights measure; in a contest for the Democratic nomination for governor. Goldwater Support The aspirations of Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz) to become the GOP presidential nominee, were variously affected by the Indiana and Ohio results. Rolling steadily along toward the goal of 655 convention votes needed or the nomination, Gold- water picked up Indiana's 32 with around 67 per cent of the total cast for their election. Harold E. Stassen, who has run elsewhere for the exercise, summed up the GOP opposition to the Arizona senator by capturing nearly 27 per cent of the vote. Alabama's Gov. Wallace, who campaigned against the civil rights bill now pending in the Senate and in favor of states' rights, got more than 29 per cent of the total in a losing contest with Democratic Gov. Matthew E. Welsh. Johnson Backing The outcome gave Johnson In- diana's 51 convention votes, since Welsh was his stand-in. But if the percentage of Democratic de- fections represented by Wallace's vote held into the November cam- paign, it could make the state look attractive for a GOP candidate who was not as far out on the civil rights issue as Johnson is likely to be. Goldwater, who has criticized some provisions of the House- passed bill now before the Sen- ate, got little comfort out of the Ohio results. Rep. Robert Taft Jr., who voted for the civil rights bill in the House, swept to a landslide vic- tory over an opponent who voiced opposition to the measure, Secre- tary of State Ted W. Brown, in the Republican senatorial nomina- tion contest. Form Delegation Taft, Gov. James A. Rhodes and GOP state chairman Ray Bliss will form the "big three" of a 58-vote Ohio convention delega- tion favoring Rhodes on the first ballot but looking around for a real contender to support. In the Democratic senatorial contest, Sen. Stephen M. Young, a supporter of the civil rights hill. won renomination. Railroad Revival EDITOR'S NOTE: Railroads have The burdens of the $27 billion figured in one crisis after another industry's enormous debt, stag- since their fortunes sank to a low ebb in 1961. Now that a milestone gering passenger deficits, outdated is at hand in their comeback terminals and yards, backward struggle, the question arises: Are methods and overstuffed payrolls the rail lines back on a firm foot- ing, or if not, where do they stand? threatened to capsize the system. The following story attempts an Rising Fortunes answer. When the 1960-61 recession lift- By ROGER LANE ed, railroad fortunes started rising. Associated Press Business News writer The government helped with tax relief, a freer hand in setting com- NEW YORK-The nation's rail- petitive rates, a kindlier view of roads pass a milestone today on mergers and occasional White a comeback trail bristling with House support. obstacles and crises. The reviving railroads cornered They hoped a federal court or- lucrative new auto-hauling busi- der would get them by it without ness, stepped up piggyback load- any strikes. ings (truck-trailer on flatcar), The milestone: dropping of a lured back grain tonnage lost to few thousand locomotive firemen trucks and barges and knocked out from payrolls, men representing a pipeline threat to the vital coal- possibly one-half of one per cent carrying business. of the railroad work force. Tgchnological innovations jack- Long Battle ed up efficiency, speeded deliver- It was the first concrete result ies, pared payrolls and shrank of 41/ years of battling for mod- costs. ernization of work rules said to Profits rebounded from the 15- entail $600 million a year. year low in 1961 of $382 million. Despite many industry gains They jumped to $571 million in since financial disaster loomed in 1962 and to about $651 million in 1961, a new lease on life remains 1963, but chiefly on the strength to be won-except for a handful of depreciation and investment of rich lines. credit tax benefits. Since the low ebb three years "No doubt we are in a record ago, railroad revenues, earnings year for the economy and 1963 and freight tonnage have risen. was one by many standards," Ben Headway has been made on W. Heineman, board chairman of automating, cost-cutting mergers, the Chicago and Northwestern tax relief, modernizing the car railway, said. fleet, rate-making flexibility and Freight Reduction? in recovery of cargo lost to truck "I shudder to think what hap- and barge haulers. pens if we run into a 6 or 7 per "The outlook is brighter but cent reduction in freight when progress has got to continue," said right now at least three major Stuart T. 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"So far the steps have been relatively short ones on the long journey to modernization and re- juvenation of the railroad system." Deterioration Once transportation.. monarchs, the railroads after World War II deteriorated into stodgey goliaths. "Little David" competitors - highway, air, water and pipeline carriers-nibbled away at their freight business, source of 97 cents of each income dollar. Three of four tons of intercity freight moved by rail in 1930. The rail share fell to 61.3 per cent in 1940, 56.2 in 1950 and to 42.9 per cent in 1961. Burdens Meantime, regulatory handcuffs and government subsidies to high- way, air and water carriers quick- ened the slide. So did hide-bound rail managers who viewed truck- ing as a fad. Passengers deserted the rail- roads as the private automobile gained in favor. ragged edge of bankruptcy." Heineman and others say the federal tax benefits gild the lily, giving modest headway since 1961 the appearance of hearty resur- gence. 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