SENATE BLO By FRED RUSSELL KRAMER A new state taxation structure, keyed to a flat-rate personal income tax, will be passed in the Senate today. This is the prediction of Sen. Stanley G. Thayer (R=Ann Arbor), leader of a coalition of Democrats and moderate Republicans who last night introduced amendments to Gov. John B. Swainson's tax program that represent a compromise between the governor's pro- gram and one introduced into the House by Rep. Rollo G. Conlin (R-Tipton.) The compromise includes a three per cent personal income tax, a five per cent corporate income tax and a seven per cent tax on financial institutions. Leave Sales Tax The intangibles and business activities taxes would be repealed. The sales tax would be left at four per cent. AY P SI Co E T X TOD Y After July 1, 1963, however, one per cent of the sales tax will revert to local units of government. Thayer explained that this extra time will allow the next session of the Legislature to deal with the biggest problem the coalition has encountered-what method to use to allocate the extra funds to the various forms of local government. Detroit, conse- quently, will still probably have to pass a city income tax, Thayer said. Exempt Drugs In addition, prescription drugs will be exempted from the sales tax and as part of the compromise, Swainson will drop his demand that groceries also be exempted. The coalition will also introduce a temporary $43 million nui- sance tax package in order to bring in revenue until the income tax will be operable. Contrary to previous reports, the nuisance tax program will be legislated in the Senate, Thayer added. The compromise plan was introduced by Sen. Frank D. Beadle (R-St. Clair), the majority floor leader. The vote to amend was 20-13. Eighteen votes are necessary to pass a Senate motion. The coalition actually gained strength last night as one more senator joined the group. Thayer said once past the Senate, the taxation package will have no trouble passing the House, as most of the 54 Democrats will support the plan and many of the 54 Republicans will follow the lead of Conlin, who is chairman of the House Taxation Com- mittee. Earlier in last night's session, the conservative bloc, headed by Sen. Carlton H. Morris (R-Kalamazoo), attempted to discharge the coalition-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee in order to be able to consider a November referendum to determine if the people will allow legislation of an income tax of up to eight per cent. The motion failed 14-6. The conservatives unsuccessful strategy is exactly the same one the coalition used 10 days ago when it discharged the Senate Taxation Committee from consideration of the governors tax pro- gram. Action to discharge a Senate committee has not been successful for 50 years and is a serious move which represents a form of censure. The defeat of the old conservative monopoly appears even more conclusive therefore after consideration of the action employed by the coalition. Extra Money The extra money which the new tax plan will net should clear the way for a larger appropriation for the University, including substantial increases in capital outlay allocations, Thayer said. It appears that the Senate will be forced to work past its plan- ned adjournment next week in order to draw up a state budget keyed to the new taxation structure. REDS PURGE WRITER See Page 4 Seventy-One Years of Editorial Freedom ~~Iait LIGHT SHOWERS High-56 Low--42 Slight temperature increase, continued cloudiness. VOL. LXXII, No. 137 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1962 SEVEN CENTS EIGHT PAGES Regents Deny Governor Issued Tuition Demand Tech Reveals Boost In Out-of-State Fees Murphy, Sorenson Scuttle Report That Swainson Asked No Increase By CAROLINE DOW, MICHAEL HARRAH and NEIL COSSMAN Regents Irene E. Murphy of Birmingham and Allan B. Sorenson of Midland yesterday denied that Gov. John ,B. Swainson has at- tempted to influence members of the governing boards for the state- supported colleges and universities on the matter of tuition. Their denial negates an earlier story that the governor had told the Democratic members of the boards last week to hold the line on tuition this year. The story was magnified somewhat when Michi- gan College of Mining and Technology at Houghton last week an- nounced a $20 hike in tuition for out-of-state students. Regent * * * * * * * * * To Relocate 25 W omen ICMU Group Meets Foust After Protest By MICHAEL HARRAH and PHILIP SUTIN Special To The Daily MT. PLEASANT-Meetings with protest leaders, members of the student government and Judson Foust, Central Michigan Univer- sity president, continued yester- day in the wake of last Monday's demonstration at the institution. Approximately 800 st u d e n ts marched to the president's house that night to protest "a lack of freedom" on the campus. The leaders of the demonstration com- plained of a "dictatorial approach to student affairs," plan to estab- lish an "independent, censor-free student press" and "uncontrolled student senate." A meeting with Foust was held Friday and a second one held yes- terday dealt with student-adminis- tration communication, Foust said. Shift Channels The meetings will continue, but are not on a definitely scheduled basis but discussions will shift soon to student government chan- nels, he added. "There is no reason why stu- dents cannot work through stu- dent government. They cannot by- pass student government when they say they want a strengthened student government," he declared. One of the main areas of con- troversy were charges of press cen- sorship of the Central Michigan Life, the student newspaper. Stu- dents charged that the adminis- tration had suppressed reports of a student "sit-in" protest against shortened library hours, criticism of the administration and had re- duced letters to the editors space Denies Censorship Foust denied that any press censorship had been imposed by Central Michigan University. He said that the current press policy had been in effect with slight mod- ification since 1950, but that stu- dents were not aware of it. Hie said that the editor of the Life, Mary Erdman, had asked his advice on publishing a story of a library "sit-in" by 15 CMU stu- dents and that the story had not been suppressed. "I told her it was not a suffi- ciently important story and that the paper does not print about everyone who is put on probation. It was my opinion, but she could Murphy said that "the Regents would have resented such an in- trusion and I am sure the Gover- nor has the good judgment not to so interfere." University Executive Vice-Presi- dent Marvin L. Niehuss said that the University's position on tuition has not changed since the Regent's last official statement in October, when the Board asserted that it would make no decision relating to fees until after the appropriation had passed the state Legislature. Both Regents explained that they would respect the Governor's opinion in the matter, but that they would not take their cue from him. They denied that he had taken any position on tuition which would cause a change in plans at the University at the present time. Michigan State University Board of Trustees chairman Connor D. Smith, whose group held their regular meeting last Friday, re- ported that "tuition was not even discussed," and he "foresees no tuition boost at all." State Board of Education chair- man C. M. Magnuson, whose group governs Eastern Michigan Univer- sity at Ypsilanti, Central Michigan University at Mt. Pleasant, Western Michigan University at Kalama- zoo and Northern Michigan Col- lege at Marquette, confirmed, however, that those four schools may ,follow Tech's lead and raise out-of-state fees. "We're dead set against a tui- tion raise," he said. "But if the Legislature does not live up to ts responsibilities we may be forced to." From Co-op By DENISE WACKER Acting Dean of Women Eliza- beth Davenport yesterday in- formed the 25 residents of Geddes Co-op that they will have to va- cate the building within two weeks. On April 29, the women and all their possessions will be moved, by the University, to the fourth floor of Victor Vaughan, "which is something of a prestige location among the women's residence halls," Dean Davenport said. The decision to evict the women was made after the contractor for the Oxford Road Project (Geddes is located on part of the land for the project) announced that he would have to commence work ear- ly -in May. The women had been led to believe that construction would begin late in June, allow- ing them to remain in Geddes through the day following Com- mencement. "By having the women move now, the University will probably save as much as $10,000 on the Oxford Project," Service Enter- prises Manager Frances Shiel said. "There will be no expense to them, either in moving or in ad- ditional charges on room and board." Normally, as members of a co- op, the women do a certain amount of labor around the build- ing, including their cooking and maid service, and for this their room and board rates are reduced about 50 per cent. They will be re- quired to do no work at Vaughan and will receive all the benefits of dormitory living, he said. The Geddes house government will be abolished and Vaughan officers will oversee the women. The Geddes government will prob- ably be re-established in Sept., 1963, Dean Davenport said. Many of the women living in Geddes were quite angered over the decision, reached without con- sulting either them or Assembly Association. "None of us are happy to tell you to move out, but it must be done. Economically, you'll come off a lot better, and of course you must realize that we are not for- getting you as individuals," Dean Davenport said. Local Gets Sigma Bias Claus IMPROVE INSTRUCTION: Symposia To View Teaching Under the sponsorship of the Senate Subcommittee on Improve- ment of Instruction, the University will revive a series of symposia dealing with teaching during the next three weeks. The symposia will include three panel discussions, covering pro- grammed learning, the introduc- Board Sets Meals Plan. Students living in residence halls soon will have a limited oppor- tunity to eat meals in another quadrangle or dormitory. A plan approved yesterday by the Residence Halls Board of Gov- ernors provides that two meals, one the Sunday dinner, will be made available for such a choice. The program will take effect as soon as Inter-Quadrangle Coun- cil and Assembly Dormitory Coun- cil agree on which other meal to use. A number of "visitors" not ex- ceeding three per cent of the resi- dents in any one unit will be al- lowed to eat there. The students must obtain a guest ticket at the hall's main desk between two and five days previous to the meal. In other action, Vice-President for Student Affairs James A. Lew- is told the board that he and Act- ing Dean of Women Elizabeth Davenport have been "evaluating" the 11 proposals made recently by Women's Judiciary Council Nu Chapter eWaiver tory course, and vitalizing class presentation, Prof. William Pal- mer of the economics department, chairman of the subcommittee, has announced. Faculty, students and all inter- ested persons are invited to at- tend the discussions, scheduled at 4 p.m. on successive Thursdays - April 19 and 26 and May 3 in Aud. C. Programmed Learning The first program, on pro- grammed learning, will deal with such topics as immediate response techniques for instruction in phy- sics, and the application, effective- ness and cost of programmed in- struction. It will be- an attempt to bring together the many projects on campus heretofore uncorrelated that deal in this field. Panel members will include Pro- fessors H. R. Crane of the physics department, Harlan L. Lane and John E. Milholland of the psychol- ogy department, and F. Rand Morton of the romance languages department. The second program will deal with the selection, training and supervision of the teaching fellow, and his place in the academicI structure. Prof. Palmer said that many* student complaints are directed at the introductory course, which is, in many cases, taught at least in' part by teaching fellows. This panel will include Profes- sors Daniel R. Fusfield of the' economics department, Robert L. Isaacson of the psychology depart- men, James C. O'Neill of the ro- mance languages department, Al- lan O. Pfnister, (professor) of higher education, William R. Steinhoff of the English depart- ment and Robert C. Taylor of the chemistry department. The final symposium will be a discussion of visual methods Panel members will be Profes- sors H. Harlan Bloomer and Edgar E. Willis of the speech department, Richard D. Judge of the medical school and Ford L. Lemler of the Audio-Visual Center.a STEWART LOUD .. . delighted U' Chosen To Conduct Space Science Research By JUDITH BLEIER The University is one of 10 uni- versities and colleges in the coun- try w-' _ have been chosen by the Nationai Aeronautics and Space Administration to participate in Upper Peninsula May Host Space Center Location of a "Cape Canaveral of the north" on the Keweenaw Peninsula to give Michigan's econ- omy a multi-million-dollar trans- fusion "and put this area in the space game'' has been proposed by a University professor and six leg- islators. A resolution introduced in the House last week would create a seven-member interim committee "to study the possibility of a ma- jor launching site and range for North Polar orbital and high alti- tude investigations," on the Lake Superior peninsula. The resolution was introduced by Gilbert E. Bursley (R-Ann Ar- bor), and co-sponsored by five other representatives. Bursley said the committee would compile the facts on the Ke- weenaw site "and then it would be a question of trying to interest the federal government." Such a base could utilize space research facilities at the Univer- _.:.N...T...... : .....O LAIC 7lO1 { . sity and engineering facilities at Michigan College of Mining and Technology, Bursley said. Prof. Richard B. Morrison of the aeronautical engineering depart- ment, said the University ranks. second in the country in terms of federal grants for space research, but other states, notably Cal- ifornia, have grabbed the space industrial contracts. He said that to his knowledge the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is not now considering a site -for launching North Polar orbits. "But looking way ahead, such a thing would have an excellent chance of happening," he predict- ed. "Technically, it is a very good idea," Prof. Morrison said. "With a 'ater corridan a arselmygg a new $2 billion space science re- search program. The program, which will provide $2,400 a year plus expense allow- ances for 10 students at the Uni- versity, and an equal number at nine other institutions, is sched- uled to begin in the fall, James Lesch, assistant director- of the of- fice of Research Administration, said yesterday. Pre-doctoral students in the areas of science and engineering who have shown a special aptitude and interest in space science will be selected to share in the funds. Fellowship Grant The $177 million fellowship grant, which has not yet been of- ficially accepted by the University, may possibly be the first of three such grants from NASA which may be given to the University annual- ly through 1964, Lesch noted. NASA has projected that $30 billion may be spent on space in the next 10 years, "and it looks as if it's going to be spent," he said. "The fellowship program is evi- dence that NASA is planning, and is beginning to exercise, a wide variety of types of research pro- grams." Ideas There The University's program on space science research is not fully MSU, Sul Units Apply By GERALD STORCH Sigma Nu chapters at Michigan State University and the State University of Iowa have applied for waivers from their constitu- tion's bias clause. No action has been taken by the national on either request. James Stifler, president of the MSU local, said the application was sent March 28, but so far the national has 'only "acknowledged" receipt. He expects, however, that the waiver will be granted this summer. MSU fraternities must eliminate bias clauses by next September or face withdrawal of recognition. The Sigma Nu's at SUI applied for the release last week after the Interfraternity Council there had approved on April 6 an Oct. 1, 1965, deadline for removal of ra- cial discrimination clauses. Chapter president S t e p h e n Avery said last night that no word has come back yet from the na- tional. Officials of the second SUI fra- ternity which will be affected by the ruling-Alpha Tau Omega- said the house would take no ac- tion until the August national con- vention. Non-compliance with the dead- line will mean withdrawal of so- cial and rushing privileges, IFC President Jeffrey Lamson said. Lamson said the reason for not including religious discrimination in the ruling was to protect "the three houses here whose basic pur- poses are religiously-oriented": Phi Epsilon Pi and Alpha Epsilon Pi, two predominantly Jewish houses, and Phi Kappa Theta, a Catholic fraternity. KIA-) l7? t pNd) I'I C N0 Strings, Accompany Notification Letter from National Shuffles Provisions In Constitution, Rites By H. NEIL BERKSON The High Council of Sigma Nu national fraternity has granted its University chapter a waiver which may eliminate any need for Stu- dent Government Council to con- sider whether or not the chapter is in violation of Regents Bylaw 2.14 and SGC regulations against dis- crimination. Commander Stewart Loud, '62 BAd, of the local chapter, who was notified during spring vaca- tion, expressed both "surprise and delight" over the High Council ac- tion. Loud has received an official letter from the national which con- stitutes the waiver. The letter ef- fects three changes in the local's constitution and ritual which will eliminate "membership qualifica- tions based on race, creed, color or national origin," National Execu- tive Secretary Richard R. Fletcher said in a press release. Fletcher emphasized that there are abso- lutely "no strings attached" to the waiver: Qualifications Sigma Nu's membership quali- fications normally say, "members must be men, free born of free ancestry, and without Negro blood and have the character and bear- ing of gentlemen." For the local they now say, "members must be men, and have the character and bearing of gentlemen." Loud said the waiver also elim- inates "a more recent bylaw which excludes Chinese, Japanese and others of Oriental descent." Fin- ally, it eliminates all discrimina- tory phrases in the fraternity's initiation ritual. Loud explained that on April 5 the chapter was visited by Fletch- er, and the national Regent of the fraternity, Rev. George L. Evans of Evansville, Id. 60 People He estimates that "60 actives, pledges, and alumni were at a meeting that night. We discussed the low state of the chapter. - "After Fletcher and Rev. Evans left about a third of us thought there was any chance for a waiver. Our application wasn't complete. We didn't even have a deadline yet. We are the only chapter ever to get the waiver without a dead- line." SGC President Steven Stock- meyer, '63, said that the council