Y A6F 4 t .li r4 tgan Bat United Nations Votes U Thant Appointmen Seventy-One Years of Editorial Freedom VOL. LXXII, No. 42 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1961 SEVEN CENTS SIX PAGES cia 0l ace* uee TEMPORARY ACTION: Ban Controversial Discussions at Flint By GAIL EVANS A moratorium prohibiting Flint Junior College's student. govern- ment and newspaper from dealing with any controversial political or social questions for at least three or four weeks was announced yester- day by Searle Charles, dean of the college. Charles said the situation has become emotional and that a cool- ing off period is needed before the publications and student activities Trial Ends In Bus Case By The Associated Press ANNISTON, Ala.-The federal court trial of seven men charged in the burning of a Greyhound, bus carrying Freedom Riders end- ed in a mistrial yesterday. The seven were charged with interfering with interstate trans- portation and with conspiracy in the bus-burning outside of Anni- ston last May 14. The incident was the first major act of violence to strike a group of Freedom Rid- ers traveling through the South testing segregation of bus station facilities. The bus was destroyed by flames, though all those aboard escaped without serious injurly. The jury, deliberated for more than nine hours before foreman Cecil Morgan told United States District Judge H. Hobart Grooms that he thought the jury would never agree on a verdict. Assistant United States Attor- ney R. Macy Taylor said a date will be set for retrial. The seven face a possible 20 years imprisonment and $10,000 fine if convicted on the interfer- ence charges and a possible five years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine if convicted on conspiracy charges. No witnesses were called by the defense which argued that there was no legal evidence against the defendants. The government call- ed witnesses who placed all the defendants at the scene of the bus- burning. Deplore Plan To Cut Funds WASHINGTON (P)-Leaders in a drive to help control cancer by drugs reported yesterday "tremen- dbus" advances in knowledge in this field and strongly deplored a Kennedy Administration plan to slice $60 million from medical re- search funds. Dr. Isidor S. Ravdin of the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania said that if the cut goes through, clinicians may not be able to use 23 promis- ing new drugs - boards can formulate a policy on the scope of issues open.to student. discussion. This period could last two or three months, he added. The moratorium came just four days after Charles "suggested" that the newspaper and the stu- dent government not discuss any controversial questions. Back NSA Stand The problem originated after Flint JC approved the United States National Student Associa- tion's resolution asking for the abolition of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. As a result of the moratorium, Gary Scott, newspaper staff and. student government member said that , the studen~t government passed a Motion yesterday stating: "We, the student government, will be glad to help in any way we can in establishing policies for the student government and the publications. Ask Lift of Ban "But we feel in view of the free- dom of expression granted to us in the constitution, we cannot uphold the moratorium. We ask that it be lifted so that we can cooperate on common grounds as adults."' Scott added that students object to the moratorium because it vio- lates the student's right to be con- cerned with important issues. He asserted that it .is not that stu- dents necessarily disagree with the principle, but with the fact that the moratorium has been imposed before a policy has been reached. An editorial favoring the abo- lition of the controversial HUAC- originally intended for publication in yesterday's student newspaper, the "Clamor," was not printed. Display. Blank Space Instead, a blank space appeared on the editorial page. Charles feels that until "the emotion is removed fromthe issue" students should use restraint in discussions and actions about it.. For the same reason, the dean postponed folk singer Peggy See- ger's scheduled Nov. 17 appearance at the college, Fred Comer, vice- president of the student govern- ment said. Peace Corps Sets Project for Bolivia LA PAZ, Bolivia () - Peace Corps Director Sargent Shriver told reporters yesterday his orga- nization may send volunteers to help Bolivia prepare for settle- ment of the tropical valley of Beni. TOUCHDOWN TWINS-Wolverine halfbacks Dave Raimey (19) and Bennie McRae (43) will see plenty of action this afternoon against the Duke Blue Devils. Raimey currently leads the Wol- verines in touchdowns scored with five; McRae is tied for second with Bill Tunnicliff. Both have scored three touchdowns. HIGH COSTS: igs Outlines Areas' Hurting State's 'Imagel By MARK BLUCHER "The image of our state is not what it might be," the president of the state Chamber of Commerce said last night and then proceed- ed to outline problems that must be solved in order to improve this image and, thereby, improve Michigan's economic situation. Chief among these problems are the high cost of labor and the high cost of taxes, Robert'Briggs told a combined meeting of the Challenge Atlantic Leaders Hope for Repeat Of 31-6 Victory Over Southerners By MIKE BURNS Sports Editor Hoping for their second come- back of the season, the Michigan Wolverines take on the Atlantic Coast Conference leader, the Blue Devils, 'at 1:30 p.m. today at the Michigan Stadium. Loser of a 23-20 heartbreaker to Minnesota last week, the Wol- verines will be hoping to bounce back .against the southern school which has lost two of its last three outings. Nevertheless, the 4- 2 record compiled by- the Blue Devils is not to be taken lightly by Michigan. Last Year's Defeat Last year, the Durham, N.C.. squad traveled north with a 2-0 record and met complete disaster as Dave Raimey led the Wolver- ines to a 316 rout, with two touch- downs. Duke went on to an 8-3 record, the conference crown and a Cotton Bowl victory over Arkan- sas, 7-6. Normally, the Wolverines would not be too concerned about the Blue Devils. Their easy victory over the highly-touted Southerners last season and a weight advan- tage for the 'M' linemen might lead to a false sense of overcon- fidence. But Michigan faces two prob- lems: injuries and morale. In the first department, tackle Jon Schopf, 230-lb. mainstay of the Wolverine interior line, suffered a slight shoulder separation against Minnesota and wil be unavailable for Coach Bump Elliott's squad. See WOLVERINES, Page 6 U.S. Borrows Swiss Francs To Aid Dollar WASHINGTON ()-The Treas- ury disclosed yesterday it has borrowed $43.6 million in Swiss francs from the Swiss National Bank in a move to strengthen the dollar's international position. The borrowing was the first of its kind since 1918, and was car- ried out last month without- any announcement at the time. The transaction was revealed yester- day in a statistical table publish- ed as part of the daily United States Treasury statement. In essence, the borrowing was the result of cooperative Ameri- can-Swiss efforts earlier this year to strengthen the dollar in re- lation to the Swiss Franc. In the process, the United States gov- ernment incurred obligations to supply Swiss Francs in exchange for dollars at a later date. UNITED NATIONS W - U Thant of Burma was elected act- ing secretary-general of the Unit- ed Nations yesterday by unani- mous vote of its 103 members. The 52-year-old Buddhist dip- lomat was chosen by secret ballot of the General Assembly. He will serve until April 10, 1963, end of the five-year term of the late Dag Hammarskjold, who was killed in a plane crash in Africa Sept. 18. The Assembly's action followed a unanimous recommendation by the Security Council, voted in se- cret session less than 4 hours *earlier. Takes Oath Taking the oath of office, U Thant swore not to seek or accept instructions in regard to the per- formance of his duties "from any government, or other authority external to the United Nations." In his acceptance speech soon after, he promised to maintain an attitude of objectivity in keeping with the policy of nonalignment of Burma, which he has repre- sented here since 195. He also said he would invite a limited number of UN undersec- retaries "to act as my principal advisers on important questions" -and they would include Ralph J. Bunche of the United States and Georgy- P. Arkadev of the Soviet Union. May Name Five Speculation was that U Thant would name five principal advisers and two heads of -the secretary- general's own office staff to his advisory group. He was not ex- pected to appoint the group until some time later. A United States delegation source called reporters together to stress that the United States did not consider that U Thant had set up a so-called troika to head the United Nations. There had been such reports, the source said, based on the theory that U Thant, Arkadev and Bunche would amount to the neu- tralist-Communist-Westerner set- up the Soviet Union has sought for permanent directorate of the Secretariat. Cites Misuse Of Personnel ByOfficers WASHINGTON (M)-An Army officer turned Congressman says the taxpayers are footing a bill of $180 million yearly to provide at least 30,000 enlisted servants for military brass often in violation of law and directives. Rep. Frank Kowalski (D-Conn) made the complaints in a letter last August to Comptroller Gen- eral Joseph Campbell asking for an investigation. The comptroller is the official who watches over government spending for Congress. Yesterday Kowalski's office re- leased the letter along with the comptroller's report of a spot in- quiry at Ft. McNair in Washing- ton., The report showed 25 sergeants officially listed as doing nothing but house and yard chores for senior military officers and one State Department official living on the post. Unemployment Reaches Year Low WASHINGTON ()-Unemploy- ment fell in October to below 4 million for the first time in a year-because of seasonal factors -but the Labor Department said the idle total could climb to over 5 million again during the win- ter. The job figures normally make a good showing in October and there was no exception this year. Employment rose by 786,000 to 67,824,000, a record for the month. -AT Wirephoto NEW SECRETARY-GENERAL-U . Thant (left) addresses the United Nations General Assembly after being elected secretary- general. Beside him is Mongi Slim, current Assembly president and Andrew Cordier (right) assistant secretary-general. STRESEMA.NN Berlin Jeopardizes U.S. Role as Power By ANN MEYER Aside from Berlin losing its political significance as a "bastion of freedom" and showcase for the West, it has now placed the United States' role as a world power in jeopardy, Wolfgang Strese- mann, General Manager of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, said yesterday. Stresemann-whose father was chancellor and foreign minister of the Weimar Republic-emphasized both Russia's determination to control all of Berlin and the importance of -a strong and decisive Men denhall Talk Analyzes onfliet of Value Systems By JIM KESON After individual systems of values begin to break down, the gov-, einment. steps in to try to enforce these values, Prof. George Menden- hall of the Near Eastern Studies department said last night. Prof.. Mendenhall cited the high percentage of totalitarian states in contemporary and ancient societies as evidence of this. The totalitarian system of government, however, is an epheremeral one, he noted. Speaking at a Near East Club meeting, Prof. Mendenhall dis- cussed "The Role of Value Conflict in Near East Societies" and "pointed out that the moral sys- tem of the ancient Hebrews has r . endured to our time, while the civilization of the Babylonians - .and Egyptians have disappeared. { r These governments were based upon the deification of the state, adopting a system of morals to support the government. The chief god in Egyptian civ- 4< ilization was incarnate in the king of Egypt. "For this reason," he ex- Oliver To Fill Newly Created Financial Post, By SANDRA JOHNSON Frederick E. Oliver, the Univer- sity's assistant controller and chief accountant, will head the newly created Office for Financial Analy- sis. Such an office has been made necessary because of increasing re- quirements for financial data for federal state government programs and greater emphasis on cost analysis and uniform accounts and reports, Vice-President for Busi- ness and Finance Wilbur K. Pier- pont says. The financial analysis office will be a "specialized office, handling matters over and above the routine accounting procedures," Oliver ex- plains. Anmimportant aspect of the of- fice's work will be providing data which is wonted by the State Council of College Presidents, so that the University may better work with the other eight state colleges on their common prob- lem of legislature appropriations,. Oliver said. Interest in Uniformity The council has become inter- ested in uniformity in accounting procedures, budget requests and financial methods. The uniform procedures will be implemented through the new office. Oliver said that although he will not himself be working with the state legislators, he might pre- pare data and work out a presen- tation that the president and vice- presidents would use in explaining the University's needs to them. Additionally the office will deal with the many federal requests for data. For example, the Depart- ment of Health, Education and Welfare frequently sends out ques- tionnaires that must be taken care of, Oliver said. The University, too, is interested Joint Legislative Committee on Economic Growth and the Eco- nomic Advisory Board. Bad publicity resulting from court decisions on workmen's com- pensation rates and unemploy- ment compensation benefits have also hurt the state, Briggs charg- ed. The overlying difficulty is "con- vincing businessmen that the chances of making a reasonable profit are better in Michigan than in other parts of the . United States. The potential of a profit is the thing that attracts indus- tries." Briggs was followed by Harold Hall, Chamber of Commerce Exec- utive Director, who said that the state must "begin to orient its thinking, in terms of legislation, to the peculiar problems found in Michigan." Prof. Paul McCracken of the business administration school said that Michigan's rapid growth during most of this century was the result of "massive good for- tune." However,.he felt that ''we should not count on such a jackpot spew- ing its wealth and employment opportunities on us a second time." Western stand to meet the test position in Berlin is complicated because Waltei Ulbricht's- Com- munist regime in East Germany is not the type of agent the Rus- sians want to see in power, Strese- mann said. Would Set Power As leader of East Germany, Ul- bricht would have the power to decide whether an act of war had occurred and to commit Russia. to her defense. The Americans, Stresemann in- sisted at the International Student Association sponsored speech, must demand that Berlin remain a free and democratic city, that the United States should have free access to Berlin by air, and that American troops be permitted to remain in the city. Forces Shift The effect of the barricade has not only forced the world powers into shifting positions but also has caused economic prosperity within Berlin itself. Stresemann described the West Berliners' response as one of sur- prise and depression. Just after the wall was erected, there was a$ feeling that the West had been taken by surprise by a Russian move which was not calculated to succede but was merely an at- tempt to divide the city.. Thus these people cite the fact that the East Berliners were not given ammunition that particular night. Berlin also suffered the loss of East Berlin students. However, the enrolment was quickly filled by foreign students and more West Berliners. The third effect of the wall's construction was the loss of 80,000 East Berlin workers. This loss in productivity is made up by the over-time work of existing work- ers and will be eliminated in the future by importation of foreign workers. of brinksmanship. The Russian Panel Gives Law Reform By PHILIP SUTIN A procedure for exchanging in- formation among the prosecutor, the defense attorney and the publiic defender's office may help improve the adversary system of criminal trials, a three-man panel suggested last night. Commenting on a CBS-TV doc- umentary film, "A Real Case of Murder," Judge Charles S. Des- mond, chief justice of the New York Court of Appeals, Miles See- ley, '29L, a Chicago attorney, and Prof. Edmond Devine of the law school oted that the movie showed some of the defects of the present trial system. Prof. Devine, a former prose- cuting attorney of Washtenaw County, said that some institution- alized method of exchanging in- formation between the prosecution and the defense should be estab- lished to avoid the type of with- holding of information depicted in the film. Similar To Rules "These rules can be similar to discovery rules in civil cases. It is a judicial process adaptable to criminalprocedures," Seeley de- clared. "The film showed some disquiet- ing things in the prosecutor's fail- ure to provide the defense with information of the victim's state- ment. "The prosecutor, as thehrepre- sentative of the people,. has an obligation to disclose information." GA in.Informnation In civil cases discovery rules are used to gain from the opponent's side information needed to ascer- tain the facts. However, the lawyer must know what type of informa- tion he is seeking, Seeley added. Meeting objections brought out by moderator Prof. Sanford Ka- dish, Seeley said that the right protection against self incrimina- tion would not be violated as "there is more to a case than facts." He added that special procedures could be set up to protect wit- nesses against reprisals resulting from the exchange of such infor- mation. Help Poor A governmentally sponsored pub- lic defenders office may help im- poverished defendents gain jus- tice under a system where it takes money to obtain the talent necessary to provide equal adver- saries, Prof. Devine said. STINGY PEOPLE, STRINGY HAIR: IBucket Holders Face Countless woes (EDITOR'S NOTE: Miss Berry, a Daily staff writer, spent yesterday afternoon collecting money for the Fresh Air camp bucket drive and gives impressions of her experiences for this publication.) By MALINDA BERRY "Wouldn't-you-like-to-contribute-to-the-Fresh-Air Camp?" has been the hew and cry of new fraternity and sorority pledges for the past two days. They've been participating in the annual bucket drive to help finance operations of the University-affiliated camp. It's absolutely amazing how many people pass by that you know, some of whom you haven't run into for years, while you are standing feeling slightly more than a little silly holding a cold tin bucket. Rain Ruins Spirits, Hair Ann Arbor weather perennially makes with the damp stuff and yesterday was clearly one of those drizzle and wind days. The weath- er has particular import for people of my gender-wet, stringy hair. Chrysler, UA SinCnrc I KT-W USEMPT"m