LEARNING MACHINES: THOUGHT CONTROL? See Page 4 Y Seventy-One Years of Editorial Freedom &tFitI SHOWERS High--80 Low-48 Thunderstorms in afternoon, cooler tomorrow VOL. LXXII, No. 155 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1962 SEVEN CENTS SIX PAGES Franco Withdraws Rights in Provinces Spain Acts Againist Labor Strikes; Three Areas in Critical Condition MADRID (P)-The official Spanish radio said last night the government has decreed a state of emergency in three of Spain's northernmost provinces, obviously to curb a wave of labor strikes. The radio said the state of emergency will be announced in today's Official Gazette. It gave no further details. The declaration of emergency in the provinces of Asturias, Vizcaya and Guipuzcoa will empower the government to order workers in the coal fields of Asturias, naval shipyards in Bilbao and a railway factory near San Sebastian back to work. Official circles said the decree suspended various provisions of the Spanish Bill of' Rights. The decree followed a meeting of the - government's Council on Economy Venezuela Loyalists Mass To Crush Military Revolt . GAMUL ABDUL NASSER ... still alive DenyReports Of Nasser's Assassination CAIRO VP) - President Gamul Nasser is sound and well, an in- formed source says, and spent his day off yesterday playing tennis. Published reports that the Unit- ed Arab Republic's chief executive was wounded by a gunshot last weekend in an assassination at- tempt were denounced as lies. The informant said Nasser's tennis game was interrupted briefly as the reports were given to him but that he smiled and resumed the game. "False assassination reports did not disturb the president's usual daily life," the informant added. "Such reports-like all other re- ports on the United Arab Republic by Radio Israel or pro-Israel news- papers-are baseless and devoid of truth," the informant said. The semi-official Middle East News Agency also issued a denial. The London Daily Telegraph printed an account Thursday of the rumored shooting, attributing the bulk of its information to Israel's government-controlled ra- dio station, Kol Israel. It said the Israeli radio on Mon- day "quoted strong reports of an assassination attempt, following this with strong reports that Pres- ident Nasser had succumbed." In Jerusalem, Kol Israel denied it originated the rumors. U' Sponsors P'residents' Conference The Big Ten Student Body Presidents' Conference will assem- ble today in the SAB. The Presidents' Conference will meet in Rm. 3540 to discuss "in loco parentis"; the relation be- tween s t u d e n t government and political and social action; athle- tic grants-in-aid; and the rela- tion between the National Stu- dent Association and the B i g Ten schools. There will also be three satel- lite conferences. The first, in Rm. 1548, will discuss campus judici- ary systems; the second, on cam- pus elections, will meet in r m. 3545; and the third, in Rm. 3003,! will be concerned with speaker bans. The Presidents' Conference and the satellite conferences will be- gin at 9 a.m. They are all open to the public. Spurr Views Trimester A report of the University's plan for year-round operation was giv- en yesterday by Prof. Stephen H. Spurr of the natural resources school to the final session of the Community College Conference. The two requisites for this scheduleutoebe put into, effect are an adequate number of qualified students willing to attend a third session in the summer and suffi- cient funds to permit the Univer- sity to operate throughout the year, he explained. Prof. Spurr noted that the pres- ent plans call for an eight-week summer session to be initiated in 1963, and expanded to a 15-week semester the following year. But he advised that "we must be careful not to commit ourselves to programs which would overtax our staff and facilities. And we must not prematurely initiate a large summer operation before' the social pressures brought on by population pressures make the requisite number of students avail- able." over which Generalissimo Fran- cisco Franco presumably presided. The strike of an estimated 20,- 000 miners in Asturias began nearly a month ago over demands for wage increases. Earlier in the day an informa- tion ministry communique blamed what it called outside agitators for continuance of Asturias' strike and said the Spanish cab- inet had on April 13 passed de- crees to improve the situation of the miners in that province. But normal negotiations for a settlement were brusquely inter- rupted by the agitators there," the ministry said. Strikes have become common in recent months because of dis- parities between wages paid work- ers in large companies where plant-wide contracts have been negotiated, and others where syn- dicate minimum wage rules are still in force. Meanwhile, reports from Bilbao said 5,000 naval shipyard workers who struck last week had returned to work. Still striking were 3,000 employes of a railroad supply factory at Beasain, near San Sebastian. PROF. PHILIP YOUTIE ... highest award Gives Annual Russel Talk Prof. Herbert C. Youtie of the Papyrology Department presented the annual Henry Russel Lecture Thursday, the highest honor be- stowed on a senior member of the faculty in recognition of academic and scholarly competence. The lectureship carries with it an honorarium of$1,250, Papyrologists are "creating a language out of refractory ma- terial, to be putting order into a world without form," Youtie de- clared. He defined his field as the study of literary and documen- tary records written on papyrus primarily during the Greek and Roman periods. Describing transcription as "the tough part of the papyrologist's undertaking," Y o u t i e explained that its requires insight and imagi- nation, knowledge of the ancient world and its forms of handwrit- ing and the ability to know an ancient author's style well enough to be able to supply missing let- ters, words and even whole sen- tences. "Continuing experience with a diversity of hands and expand- ing knowledge of the language complement each other. Both are indispensible to a n y o n e who wants to develop skill in trans- scription," he said. "The papyrologist should al- ways be aware that facts are un- changing. He faces a world of constant reconstruction. LOBBYING: Ask Probe OfAnti-Tax. Campaign LANSING (P)--An angry Gov. John B. Swainsonsannounced last night that he has ordered a full scale attorney general's investiga- tion of lobbying activities this year against the Legislature's at- tempts to revise the state tax structure. Swainson, in a speech over seven television stations and more than a dozen radio stations, directed Attorney General Frank Kelley to determine whether lobbyists broke any state laws. The governor also asked for in- formation on all lobbying activities that have taken place in connec- tion with the legislative battle over taxes in which, in his view, were improper. Ill and Fatigued "The people of Michigan are sick and tired of obstruction, of rule by invisible government," he; said "We want fiscal reform." "If we are to have a private government of non-electedroffi- cials, responsible only to a group of secret overlords, let us at least see their faces." Swainson's ire was aroused after the failure of a drive by a bi- partisan coalition in the Senate for a tax program keyed to per- sonal and corporate income tax. Tax Struggles 'Never, in my years at Lansing, have I seen lobbying as intense, as frantic, as desperate as the lobbying everyone witnessed dur- ing that period following Senate approval of the coalition fiscal reform measure," the governor said. But he said he was not "making any pre-determination of the facts. Nor am I casting any suspicions on the honesty, integrity or dedi- cation of a single member of the Senate of either party, those who remained firm or those who, at the moment of truth, switched their vote." OMSKQ~C I-lu bloomSea s VENEZUELA M13 10Ii TROUBLE--Venezuela President Romulo Betancourt finds him- self with another revolt on his hands this morning, this time an uprising in Carupano (see map). CONFERENCE: SNATO Alliance Agrees To Continue Berlin Talks ATHENS W) - The Atlantic Allies agreed yesterday to continue negotiations with Russia on Berlin but served notice they would not be lulled into a dangerous sleep by Soviet soft talk on the Commun- ist-encircled city. Having approved a unified posture toward Russia, however thel foreign and defense ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organiza- Henderson Lauds Proposal To Aid Technical Institutes By MYRNA ALPERT A bill recently introduced into the House of Representatives asking that the federal government give the states funds to assist technical institute education was described as a step forward by Prof. Algo Henderson, Director of the Center for the Study of Higher Education. "This is an important area of work today," he said, and then went on to explain that with the increased amount of knowledge needed in most occupational fields,f tion witnessed these sharp dif- ferences among themselves: --The Netherlands criticized United States efforts to settle the Dutch - Indonesia dispute over Dutch-ruled West New Guinea, calling Washington's policy vacil- lating, informants said. Italians Withdraw -The Italian delegation with- drew support of a broadening NATO nuclear policy after Italy's' failure to elect a president in re- newed parliamentary balloting yesterday. Italy had helped frame the so-called nuclear guidelines policy on tactical use of weapons now primarily in United States hands. -The French made no secret of their dislike of nuclear policy proposals coming up today at the NATO meeting. -Portugal's Foreign Minister A. Franco Nogueira made known his government's dissatisfaction with United States policy toward Portuguese Angola in a private meeting with Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Endorsement During Review The 15-nation alliance's en- dorsement for continued diplo- matic probing of Soviet intentions ov'er Berlin came during a full- scale cold war review. None of the ministers voiced op- position to continuing the talks with Russia. Rusk Reports On U.S. Troops In Viet Nam ATHENS (IP)-Secretary of State Dean Rusktold the Atlantic Al- liance yesterday that American soldiers sometimes find themselves in "combat situations" in South Viet Nam. Reporting to the 15-nation al- liance on the situation in the Far East, Rusk said that because of the nature of the conflict with the Communists in Viet Nam, America must expect more casual- ties. An official source said Rusk told the North Atlantic Treaty Organ- ization foreign and defense min- isters that the United States is extending technical and material aid to Viet Nam as well as train- ing Vietnamese troops and spe- cialists. * tus said the American casual- ties were attributable to the guer- rilla character of the Communist threat there and to the "for- ward nature" of United States as- sistance. Army Rebels Surrounded At Carupano Forces Close In; Betancourt Demands Surrender by Dawn CARACAS (P) - Government warplanes bombed and strafed re- bellious marines and military po- licemen at Carupano and massed on the edge of the coastal city early this morning for a dawn at- tack. Carupano's 400-man marine garrison and 50 military policemen launched a rebellion early yester- day and reportedly passed out arms to Communist and left sup- porters to battle loyalist forces moving in from three directions. Two government destroyers steamed into Carupano's harbor to block sea escape. President Romulo Betancourt accused the rebels of trying to set up a Cuba-Castro regime in Vene- zuela and gave them until dawn to surrender or be crushed. 'Many' Casualties The first skirmish was reported last night on a road leading into Carupano. There was' no official estimate of casualties, but a radio broadcast from the nearby city of Cumana said there were many. Government air force planes earlier bombed the Carupano Air- port in an effort to make it use- less to the rebels and strafed the marine garrison. The marines re- portedly holed up in a high school in the center of the city. Troops loyal to Betancourt halt- ed their march at the edge of Carupano because of darkness and to give the insurgents time to ac- cep this ultimatum to surrender by dawn or be destroyed. Death Penalty The rebel radio announced a curfew in the besieged city and said violators faced the death pen- alty. Officials at Mirafiores presiden- tial palace in Caracas said earlier reports that lovalist forces had crushed the revolt were premature. But, they said, army and marine forces were moving in on Caru Pano - about 300 miles east of Caracas - from the north, south and west. Naval units were report- ed moving in from the sea and an air force plane had bombed tn airstrip,, cutting off aid to the rebels by air. 'Leftist' Movement Palace officials said the revolt was part of a movement by the Communist party and other left- ists to overthrow the government of Betancourt, a backer of the United States Alliance for Prog- ress program, who has taken a strong stand against the Cbhn regime of Prime Minister Fidel Castro. A presidential palace source said the air force abandoned plans to bomb the rebels in the barracks areas because they had taken un positions in a midcity high school. The pro-Castro MIR and Com munists have been taksing part in guerrilla and terrorist activity in the mountains and hamlets of Venezuela for the past few months. Loyalist Forces The presidential source 'said loyalist forces were approaching Carupano by three roads from Cumana, Ciudad Bolivar and Ma- turin. Marines flown in air force planes from Caracas' Maiquetia Airport were advancing from Cu- mana while army forces moved from the other two points, the source said. The palace version contradicted radio reports from Cumana that loyalist forces and rebels were fighting in Carupano with many casualties. Michigan College ~Of Science & Technology the technical institution serves a purpose that the high schools are no longer able to fulfill. The bill, introduced by Rep. James G. O'Hara (D-Mich) pro- vides for $2 billion in federal funds to be distributed over a five year period. It stemmed from a report by a special advisory group which found "an alarming shortage of semi - professional technicians in engineering and space technology." In order to qualify for this as- sistance, a state must provide for the construction of equipment, acquisition of facilities, or the strengthening of faculty in areas important to the national security or economy. Prof. Henderson suggested that this program should be directed toward the development of public community colleges, because they have been educating the students who want college training, but are unable to attend a senior uni- versity. The requirements set by the federal government directing the schools receiving this aid to de- velop their program in a specific direction would not take away any autonomy from the technical in- stitutes. TROiPS, WARHEADS: Mull Two Defense Cutbacks i By The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Reports cir- culated yesterday that the admin- istration is considering bringing home more than 40,000 non- combat troops from Europe and trimming the production of nu- clear weapons. There was no confirmation nor denial. Sen. John Stennis (D-Miss) told the Senate of the proposal, which EMU State Board May Review Fees The State Board of Education may discuss 1962-63 student tui- tions at Eastern Michigan Univer- sity in Ypsilanti at its meeting next Friday. The board, which also controls Western and Central Michigan Universities and North- ern Michigan College, is expected to maintain the hold-the-line po- sition of the last several years. would hire civilians in the troops' An eas place. He said the move would could inc help stem the flow of dollars for the bi overseas and would improve the bombs a combat ratio of America's armed very sma forces.veys l Fall Buildup warheads Last fall during the Berlin fighter-bo buildup, the Army made a special tillery. effort to bring the Seventh Army up to its full strength of nearly 180,000 men and to have military support units take over tasks that civilians were performing. This was reported to have involved about 40,000 non-combat troops to Europe. Pentagon sources said the Army Econ can be expected to oppose the East an move, feeling that these military unanimi men are needed especially in view belief t of requirements raised by new lems of weapons and super mechanization -. solved' of the European forces. It's pos- countri sible, the sources said, that there provem may be some sort of compromise and so on a smaller figure. And in recent months, Penta- A re( gon officials have made it plain Nation that the numbers of nuclear weap- commi ons already produced and in sto- reo.16 age, or in position for immediate resolut use, is enormous. politica Thousands of Warheads "heavy Deputy Secretary of Defense i"burden" Roswell Gilpatric said in a speech on mos last October that the vehicles for that th delivering nuclear warheads were :? military counted in the tens of thousands used fo and that, of course, more than in both one warhead existed for each de- loped c livery device. Ther Econom estimat Set Measures20 mill et CR~reS Edollars An Omilitary Against direct purpos ::: dusries sing off in production lude megaton warheads ig strategic missiles and s well as smaller and all tactical size fission for battlefield use by mbers, missiles and ar- .. .~.*.*.*.*.*. Economics of Di~ Phillies Score: 24 By PHILIP SUTIN omists of the West, the and neutral nations have nously expressed t h e i r hat the economic prob- disarament can be re- "to the benefit of all es and lead to the im- ent of world economic cial conditions". cently released United s study, by a 10-man tee commissioned by a , 1960, General Assembly on, pointed out "grave 1 danger" and the economic and s o c i a l ' arms expenditures put t countries and declared he expenditure used for y purposes could well be r social welfare purposes developed and undeve' countries. report, given to the UN iic and Social Council, ed that approximately ion men and $120 billion are spent annually for -y purposes. Including in- employment for military es usch as in supplier in- *the nimh rises to 50 stock of the various resources that disarmament would re- lease for peaceful uses," the report warned. The UN report cited four civilian purposes for freed re- sources: Possible Goals 1) Raising the level of per- sonal consumtpion of goods and services; 2) Expanding modernized productivity capacity through investment in new plant and equipment; 3) Promoting housing c o n- struction, urban renewal, slum clearance and rural develop- ment; 4) Improving and expanding facilities for education, health, welfare, social security, cultural development, scientific research and similar projects. Public Interest Declaring that social invest- ment was as important as pri- vate consumption, the report said that industrial and agricul- tural growth is dependant on educational, health and other social development. "There are so many compet- in' claims for iiefiilv emnlv- sarming tions and the Soviet Union, the report said that the disarma- ment's reallocation of produc- tive resources is in many re- spects a special case of econo- mic growth. Economic Policies For developed nations, fiscal and monetary policies designed to control demand were sug- gested by the report. Underde-s veloped nations should be con- cerned with exports, and the "centrally planned" economies would n e e d efficient plan-> ning to convert to peacetime production. Problems of adjustment were noted in the report. Retraining for defense work e rs of de- veloped nations, expanded use of released f o r e i g n exchange for grow of underdeveloped na- tions and speedy conversion of war facilities to peaceful use. in "centrally planned" econo- mies were courses of action re- commended by the report. The Report forecast an in- creasing growth of i n t e r n a- tional trade as the result of the disarmament. "The relaxation of international tensions would .a _.._.:_ ,.. ::.v.; :"L"::{. .m.:}_.: :;'tp.. ;. .' _:::iii .,; .:{u:::.:^"rSY,.?T .pmc -.,i "?s};PCV.a,... .. !F?:.i