9, 1962 THE MICHIGAN DAILY . . et Tests on Christmas * * * * * * * * * on-Con Action To Bar Tax rogressive Income .. U.S. Effects Command [ Viet Nam WASHINGTON ()-Underscor- ng its determination to win,' the Jnited States established yester- lay a major new military com- nand to direct ever-widening kmerican efforts to block a Com- nunist conquest of South Viet tam. The Defense Department order- d Gen. Paul D. Harkins, now eputy Army commander in the acific, to Saigon to take immedi- te charge. On decision of President John F. Cennedy and the Joint Chiefs of taff, the lieutenant general was romoted to four-star rank, lend- ng added importance to the post. The stated reason for the move as to set up United States oper- Tonal control for American heli- outer, reconnaissance and other issions in support of the South ietnamese army against Commu- St guerrillas. It was described as an out- owth of the greatly expanded nited States effort which began ast fall, rather than heralding ny big new help. The South Vietnamese army is eing built to 200,000 men with inited States money, equipment. nd advice. The Communist Viet ong forces are estimated to num- er about 20,000 and are support- d by Red North Viet Nam. A Pentagon spokesman said the ove implies no commitment to end Unitedi States fighting forces ) South Viet Nam. But the new command would rovide a framework for direction any American fighting units- a decision were made to throw hem in. Several United States-manned elicopters have either been down- I or damaged while ferrying outh Vietnamese troops into ac- on. United States officials have isisted the Americans are only apporting the Vietnamese, not ghting. themselves. 'aos Royalist lejects Talks )n Ceasefire .I World News RoundupI By The Associated Press BUENOS AIRES-President Ar- turo Frondizi yielded under pres- sure of military leaders last night -and . broke diplomatic relations with Fidel Castro's Communist Cuba. The action, reversing Ar- gentina's soft stand on Cuba at the recent Punta del Este con- ference, increased to 14 the num- ber of hemisphere republics that have cut ties with the increasing- ly isolated Castro. Argentina's neighbor Uruguay may become the 15th to break with Havana. WASHINGTON - The World Bank formally signed up yester- day to loan $47 million to Ghana to help finance the Volta River power project. The action rounds out the financing for installa- tions planned to come to a total of $324 million, including the cost of a huge aluminum plant, to be built by an American group. WASHINGTON-A new weath- er satellite, tiros' IV, shot into orbit around the earth yesterday and immediately started taking excellent quality pictures of the clouds 500 miles below it. Within a few days, cloud photographs from the new -satellite may play a significant role in plans for the recovery of Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., from the first Proj- ect Mercury manned orbital' flight. S * * *. TOKYO - Communists tried early today to inflame industrial workers against Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy, who has shrugged off minor leftist hostilities and called the Japanese the friendliest peo- ple he knows. Members of 10 Com- munist cells distributed thousands of anti-American handbills at the Tokyo factory where Kennedy is scheduled to visit and counted on a strong display of known leftist sentiments at Kawasaki. WASHINGTON - The Senate Armed Services Committee yes-, terday authorized a complete in- vestigation into the nation's mul- tibillion dollar stockpile of stra- tegic and, critical materials. * * * WASHINGTON-Invoking exec- utive privilege, President John F. Kennedy forbad Pentagon or State- Department witnesses yesterday to tell a Senate subcommittee who censored specific speeches by mili- tary men. The senators quickly gave up their demand for the names. * * * which water has been added. The court threw out Freeman's edict as "an enforded distortion of the truth" and said he would force meat packers into violating a statute which forbids misbrand- ing. The litigation could have been avoided easily, the court said, if the secretary had merely required that the hams have a label "showing the nature and ex- tent of the added water." * * * WASHINGTON - A robot weather station, powered by atom- ic energy, has been placed in operation in the Antarctic, the Atomic Energy Commission an- nounced yesterday. The station is the first to be operated by nuclear power on the great white conti- nent. * * * NEW YORK-The stock mar- ket rolled up its eighth straight daily advance despite further profit taking Thursday. Trading was active. Standard and Poor's 500 Index closed up .16, with 425 industrials up. .17, 25 rails off .08, and 50 utilities up .13. Reds Support Indonesia Bid Against Dutch MOSCOW (P)-The Soviet gov- ernment broadcast a statement over Moscow Radio last night de- claring its support .for Indonesia's claim to West New Guinea and warning the Dutch that any strug- gle there might start a fire. The statement said the Soviet governmnent, as a power interest- ed in preserving peace, "cannot but pay attention to the situation, dangerous for the cause of peace, which is developing as a result of actions of Holland against Indo- nesia. Stubbornly refusing to solve the problem of West Irian, the government of Holland has start- ed on the road of military provo- cation. In these days one spark can cause a fire." It said Dutch forces had been sent to the island and that there had been a small naval scuffle in January. Back of Holland to push her along this path, the statement said, were such military blocs as NATO and SEATO, "pursuing a policy of preserving colonialism." Governor Raps Legislature LANSNIG ( - Gov. John B. Swainson yesterday criticized law- makers for not sending more leg- islation to his desk. The blast at the Legislature was1 Swainson's second of the session. He rebuked the lawmakers once last week for moving too slow. The governor said that Michi- gan has already lost $1.6 million in federal aid because of the Leg- islature's inaction. He said the state stands to lose another $8 million by the end of June unless the Legislature speeds up. He estimated the loss of fed- eral aid to the state at the rate of $55,000 a day. House Majority Floor Leader Al- lison Green (R-Kingston) called the governor's charge of inaction unfair. He said 500 bills already have been introduced in both houses. GOP Blocks Democratic opposition Minority Suppressed In Two Floor Votes LANSING (P)-The State Leg- islature would be prevented from adopting a graduated state in- come tax under a provision ten- tatively adopted yesterday by the constitutional convention. The action was taken after two days of sometimes bitter debate over the proposed ban, which was recommended by the Republican majority on the finance and taxa- tion committee. An effort by minority Democrats on the committee to delete the ban lost on two separate votes of 58- 66 and 60-69. The issue will come up again for two more votes after it has been reviewed by the com- mittee on style and drafting. Not Prevented The proposal does not prevent the Legislature from adopting a flat rate income tax, such as has been recommended by both Gov. John B. Swainson. and George Romney, the probable Republican candidate for governor. Before the vote was taken, much of the floor debate centered around basic philosophies. Some Republicans argued that the limitation would prevent con- fiscatory taxation and block the use of a revenue measure as a de- vice for social reform. The Democratic minority coun- tered that a graduated rate struc- ture provided a "very equitable device for raising the maximum amount of revenues, without un- duly burdening any individual taxpayer, on the basis of ability to pay." Describes Plan One Democrat described the proposal as nothing more than a scheme whereby the "rich get richer and the poor get poorer." "You are trying to nail our philosophy into this constitution. But what you are doing is driv- ing another nail into the lid of the coffin of this constitution," an- other, Robert G. Hodges (D-De- troit), said. Some 20 Republicans voted with the bulk of the Democrats, mainly on the ground that the proposal did not belong in the constitution and placed too much of a restric- tion on the Legislature. Prof. James K. Pollock (R-Ann Arbor) of the political science de- partment said the issue marked the turning point of the conven- tion. "Either we slide down the hill of reaction or we go forward and make the income tax question a matter for the Legislature," he de- clared, adding that it was the "height of futility" for the con- vention to attempt to cope with the state's fiscal problems. Decision t DETROIT (IP)-George Rom- ney yesterday began a 24-hour fast in praying on a decision whether to seek the Republican nomination for governor of Michigan. This was disclosed by inti- mate friends who said Romney made a practice of fasting be- fore making any important de- cision on family, church or business problems. The auto executive is presi- dent of the Detroit Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat- ter Day Saints. I I NAM THA, Laos (W-Laos' Roy- ilist premier again turned down n invitation for cease fire talks t rebel headquarters yesterday and pro-Communist forces broke a 8-hour fighting lull with a round >f mortar fire that landed closej o the Nam Tha governor's house. The shot set off a lively duel between mortars of the rebel Path- et Lao and Communist forces nd Royal Army howitzers, mor- ars and recoilless rifles.' In two weeks of fighting mortar hells have done virtually no dam- ge in the town before, but have lug craters in the air strip. During yesterday's action about 0 enemy soldiers made a probing ttack against defense lines two niles to the east of this little val- ey town, which is the apex of a ital defense triangle for all orthwest Laos. (In Bangkok, Defense Minister len. Thanom Kittikachorn of taunchly anti-Communist Thai- and, told newsmen "the Laos gov- rnment cannot hold out much onger." He apparently referred to he defense of Nam Tha. (Gen. Thanom and Prime Min- ster Marshal Sarit Thanarat said hey were considering sending roops to their northern border ecause they feared the fall of orthwest Laos into Communist lands was imminent.) Officers said the Pathet ;Lao, vhich is believed backed up by t least two battalions from Com- iunist North Viet Nam, may have aken a breather to regroup forces r replenish supplies. WASHINGTON - The House Armed Services Committee yes- terday ordered an inquiry into the callup of military reserves in the Berlin crisis and current adminis- tration proposals to reduce the number of citizen soldiers. Chair- man Carl Vinson (D-Ga) said the investigation would start after Pentagon officials complete their current series of reports on the nation's military posture. . * * * SOUTH BEND-Settlement of a labor dispute involving 6,200 em- ployes of the Studebaker-Packard Corp. was announced yesterday after an 11-hour session with fed- eral mediators. Negotiators said they had agreed on all issues in dispute and hoped the union mem- bers would be back at work Mon- day after passing on the settle- ment terms. The workers walked out Jan. 2. . LEOPOLDVILLE - An island exile has been prescribed for the fallen Lumumbist leader Antoine Gizenga, Congolese sources said yesterday. The central govern- ment has transferred him to the island of Bula Bemba in the Con- go River Estuary, one informant said. * * * WASHINGTON - The United States Court of Appeals ruled yes- terday that Secretary of Agricul- ture Orville L. Freeman went too. far in ordering an "imitation ham" label put on smoked hams to L gl see: IQC-Assembly Show pre3,enhin DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS NEW WORLD FAMOUS ORCHESTRA at: HILL AUDITORIUM on: Saturday, MARCH 3, 1962 .: a..._All SeantsReserved i Once Again - The Famous TCE EUROPEAN STUDENTTOUR