THE MICHIGAN DAILY Laos Says SEATO Action lOt Warranted by Crisis Calls Rebel,, Ro yal Fgh Not Serious, Fighting Continues On Three 'Fronts' VIENTIANE (A')-Tle Laotian government reported r e n e w e d fighting yesterday but said the civil war is not serious enough at this time to warrant requesting Southeast Asia Treaty Organiza- tion intervention. Information Minister Bouavan Norasing reported Communist- supplied rebels 'and royal troops clashed near Kam Keut, about 130 miles east of Vientiane, Tues- day while SEATO foreign min-' isters were meeting in Bangkok, Thailand. Not Grave But, he added, "the situation is not so grave at present" as to warrant asking SEATO for mili- tary intervention. Laos is not a member of the eight-nation anti-. Communist.bloc and must formal- ly request aid. Bouavan said 80 rebels were killed in Tuesday's Kam Keut battle, heaviest in a week. This contradicted reports that a vir- tual cease-fire seemed in effect while both sides awaited results of the SEATO conference. A high ranking army officer, claiming government troops suf- fered two wounded, told newsmen royal troops encountered three Pathet Lao rebel battalions and three battalions of Communist in- vaders from North Viet Nam equipped with 60 Sovit-built Molotov trucks.4 Bouavan said six Soviet-built Lilyushin transport planes were sighted near Tha Thom, 115 miles east of Vientiane, possibly indi- cating rebel paratroop activity. Fighting Moderate Military sources reported only moderate fighting yesterday along three "fronts"-the Vientiane- Luang Prabang road to the North; the Tha Thom area south of the Plaine De Jars in the northeast;, and the Kam Keut area. In New Delhi, United States Secretary of State Dean Rusk talked with Prime Minister Nehru of India, on his way home front Laos and reached a broad agree- ment on approaches to the prob- lems of Laos and the Congo. Rusk hinted at action, in Laos by the West unless Communist in- tervention ends, quickly in the Asian kingdom. Nehru said he and Rusk dis- cussed the Laos and Congo situa- tions and "I think we agree very. largely on approaches to these problems.': Nehru professed to be still in the dark about the Soviet ,atti- tude toward the British plan for Laos, but said without elaboration that India received "a valuable hint some time ago." Mid-East Struggles Disclosed LONDON (A') - Reports of un- rest and struggles for power in the explosive Middle East reached the government yesterday from three Arab nations--Iraq. Jordan and Yemen. Authoritative reports told of an armed clash in Iraq that left at least seven dead, a struggle for. control of King Hussein's army in Jordan and an attempt to assas- sinate the aged king of Yemen. Indicate Plots Taken togther, the incidents formed a picture of plotting and counter-plotting with positions of power seemingly the prize in each country. Police loyal to Premier Abdel Karim Kassem of Iraq clashed with striking taximen and sym- pathizers protesting a rise in gaso- line prices in Baghdad Wednesday. At least seven demonstrators were killed and many more wounded and parts of the capital were plac- ed under strict curfew. Jordan Rift In Jordan . this week a long- simmering army intrigue boiled over in an attempt by five officers to oust King Hussein's trusted chief of staff, Gen.'Hajja Majali. The pro-Western Majali, now be- lieved in Greece, recently visited Britain and the United States. In Yemen, Imam Ahmed, the iron-fisted ruler, was wounded Monday when an army captain suddenly began blazing at him and his party with a pistol at the Red Sea port of Al Hudaydah. Travelers coming out of Yemen yesterday reported that Imam died, but there was no official confirmation. The Imam went on the radio at San'a Wednesday and said he was only slightly wounded. (EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the sixth in a. series of articles which, through the opinions of University faculty members, will examine the accomplishments, problems and most significant issues on "The New Frontier.") By BUEL TRAPNELLI The minimum wage bill passed by the House of Representatives represents a defeat for part of President John F. Kennedy's la- bor program, Eugene N. Feingold of the political science. depart- ment said. Kennedy proposed raising the present $1 an hour minimum to $1.25 in two stages and bringing four million more workers into the -system. When he saw this would not pass, he suggested a compro- mise plan, which lost by one vote. New Bill Passed Then a bill put forth by the conservative Southern Democrat coalition was passed. It raises the minimum to $1.15 an hour and covers 1,400,000 more workers than the present law. The Senate will now vote on a bill, and Feingold said he believes they will approve a more liberal bill than the House-probably the administration's compromise plan. However, the differing Senate and House proposals would have to be reconciled before the bill could become law. This would mean the law will probably be quite different from Kennedy's original proposal. Earn More Feingold said that most workers covered by the minimum wage law already earn more than $1.15 an hour, so the raise will not ef- feet them. But there are still people earn- ing very low wages who are not covered by the law. Feingold said he foresees further extensions of its coverage during the Kennedy administration, noting that grad- ual extension has been the trend in the past. The administration also asked Congress for a temporary length- ening of the time which unem- ployed persons are allowed in or- der to receive benefits. A bill granting this was recently passed. Need Change Feingold thought this was not only good, but necessary. He em- phasized that the previous admin- istration, however, had done the same thing during the 1958 reces- sion. Set Closing Of U.S. Bases WASHINGTON (P) - Seventy- three U.S. military bases and in- stallations in this country and abroad yesterday were marked for closing or reduced operations. The Defense Department an- nounced that 52 of the installa- tions are in the United States and 21 overseas. The action, described as the first phase of a sweeping pro- gram to gear defenses to the nu- clear age, will bring about sav- ings which eventually may reach an estimated $220 million a year. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara noted that the White House previously has announced plans to eliminate surplus or ob- solete installations among the 16,- 700 bases at home and abroad. In another Defense Depart- ment shuffle, it was announced that the military work of 42 army engineer corps districts will be consolidated in 17 districts during the next several months. The department said this will result eventually in reducing the engineer corps civilian employes by about 1,700. They now numbef 40,900. Labor Plans Face Trouble Prof. Patricia W. Rabinovitz the social work school said tha then benefits extension would als give a boost to the economy 1 "putting the money into pocke where it will be spent soon." She said Kennedy's actions see: to indicate that he wants to brin every underprivileged American u to a reasonable standard of liv ing. "He thinks of us all as Amer Icans," she said, "and he does no think 'states rights' should be us as an excuse to keep funds fror the needy." Cites Migrants She also mentioned the prob lems of migrant workers. Very lit tle has been done to help thes people, who often must live i substandard housing, cannot qua ify for aid because they do no satisfy residence requirements i any of the places in which the work and whose children have i chance to get good educations. Prof. Rabinovitz emphasize that federal guidance would I necessary to solve the migran workers' problems. At the prei ent, the state-controlled welfar funds are seldom given to thes workers. She expressed confidence tha the Kennedy administration woul do a good deal in its various pro posals to help them. The close cooperation eviden in Kennedy's cabinet, in additia to its strength, will be beneficia to the country, she said. She nobi ed the importance of combine effort on the problems, such a unemployment, which cut acros arbitrary boundaries. The 21-member committee tha Kennedy has established to stud labor problems drew little enthus lasm from Feingold. "Such con: mittees usually don't accomplis much, but it doesn't hurt to hav representatives of labor and man agement meeting regularly.' -AP Wirephoto RUSK VISITS NEHRU-United States Secretary of State Dean Rusk (left) confers with Indian Prime Minister Nehru in New Delhi today on the crises in Laos and the Congo. Man in center is un- identified. Reds Cnte O'fn Germany MOSCOW OP) - The Warsaw Pact powers, the Communist coun- terweight to the..North Atlantic Treaty Organization, declared yes- terday that "West Germany is turning into a major hotbed of war danger" and have agreed on measures for the "further con- solidation of their defense capa- city." True to advance predictions by some diplomats here, the consul- tative conference of ministers of the Warsaw Pact indicated in a communique yesterday that their chief attention was turned upon Europe and Germany rather than the crisis in Laos. Red Summary A summary by Tass said the treaty members "agreed on meas- ures which they believe necessary to carry out in the interests of a further consolidation of their defense capacity and strengthen- ing peace throughout the world." Won't Accept. Meanwhile, a well - informed source said last night that Bri- tain's proposal for an immediate cease-fire in Laos is unacceptable to the Soviet Union, but the Rus- sians soon will come up with their own formula for halting the civil war. The only reference to Laos in today's communique was in a pass- age underlining a statement that the West was making desperate efforts to' prevent "disintegration"' of the colonial system. But nowhere did the communi- que refer to proposals for a cease- fire in Laos. world News Roundup By The Associated Press VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Discoverer XXII, radio-equipped to take instruc- tions from earth during its ascent, took off yesterday. on a radiation- testing mission, but failed to go into orbit due to "a mechanical malfunction." Aboard the space vehicle was a batch of biological specimens, sent up as part of a continuing test of the effects of radiation on living matter. WASHINGTON -'- Congress was urged yesterday to investigate the John Birch Society's founder for calling former President Dwight D. Eisenhower "a card-carrying Communist." Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel (R- Calif) and Sen. Thomas J. Dodd (D-Conn) took the floor of the Senate to denounce the organiza- tion. While Kuchel called for an in- vestigation in the Senate, it was revealed that Rep. Henry S. Reuss (D-Wis) had asked the House Committee on Un-American Ac- tivities to authorize a probe. * * * MIAMI - Leaders of more than 80 Cuban exile groups 'met here yesterday to plan strategy to over- throw the Fidel Castro regime. In the second day of the unity congress, representatives split in- to committees to discuss military plans, the "direction of the revo- lution" and organization. * * * LEOPOLDVILL -- The central government yesterday formally opened the way for reconciliation with the rebels in Stanleyville. A communique ;said the site for' a meeting of Congolese leaders' called for April 5 has been chang- ed to Kamina, near a large base under United Nations control where rebel leader Antoine Gizen- ga's safety could be assured. President Joseph Kasavubu will preside over the meeting of leaders of various states in the proposed Confederation of the Congo, work- ed out recently in the conference at Madagascar. Albania Chief Fears Wrath Of Khrushchev BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (A - Communist Albania's party boss stayed away from Moscow's War- saw Pact conference this week be- cause his support of Red China in its dispute with Premier Khrushchev made him fear for his life, a Belgrade diplomatic rep- resentative said yesterday. The source said Khrushchev was provoked to a towering rage when the Albanian called him a traitor to Communist doctrine, a weak- ling and a revisionist. The cause of the trouble was Red China's insistence that Khrushchev has been wrong in his approach to the idea of peaceful coexistence, but they challenge Khrushchev's position that war no longer is inevitable. r- BOWLING ANN ARBOR CIVIC THEATRE SINGER BUCHANAN, ROYCE ROSENBERG in THORNTON WILDER'S OUR TOWN C. E. Stephenson, Director at ANN ARBOR RECREATION STUDENT RATES MODERN -AUTOMATIC 11 I TONIGHT, SATURDAY 8 P.M. 605 E. Huron NO 2-0103 Box Office NO 8-6300 Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre- Fri.-Sat. $1.75 I r A/ I II i . ___ .. I 'I 'i i13 (! c C)ME roJ C HC RC ON '1'i-Ic ~~AB* ATi- I e ANN ARBOR THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AT ALL CONCERTS PRESBYTERIAN CAMPUS CENTER OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1432 Washtenaw Avenue NO 2-3580 Jack Borckart, Campus Pastor Wm. S. Baker, Patricia Pickett, associate pastors Sunday- "The Eyes of Fate." Dr. Henry Kuizenga. 9:00 and 10:30. 11:50 Jack Borckordt, "The Body of Christ." FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH State and William Streets Dr. Fred E. Luchs, Minister. Rev. Edgar Edwards, Student Minister. Guild House at 524 Thompson. Services 9:30 and 11 A.M. "Truth Cannot Be Buried." Dr. Fred E. Luchs. CHURCH SCHOOL: 9:30 and 10:55 A.M. Ages crib through 12th Grade. LUTHERAN STUDENT CENTER AND CHAPEL National Lutheran Council Hill Street and South Forest Avenue Henry O. Yoder, Pastor Phone NO 8-7622 ST. ANDREWS CHURCH and the EPISCOPAL STUDENT FOUNDATION 306 North Division Sundays-- 8:00 A.M. Holy Communion. 9:00 A.M. Holy Communion followed by breakfast at the Canterbury House. (Morning prayer on first Sunday of month) 11:00 A.M. Morning prayer and sermon 7:00 P.M. Evening prayer.. (Holy Communion on first Sunday of month) TUESDAYS- 9:15 A.M. Holy Communion. WEDNESDAYS-- 7:00 A.M. Holy Communion followed by breakfast at the Canterbury House (over in time for 8:00 classes) FRIDAYS- 12:10 Holy Communion followed by lunch at the Canterbury House. WEEKDAYS- 5:15 Daily evening prayer.. THURSDAY, MAY 4, 8:30 P.M. Eugene Ormandy, Conductor Birgit Nilsson, Soprano All-Wagner Program Overture to Die Meistersinger Elsa's Dream, from Lohengrin Prelude to Act I, and Love-Death, from Tristan and Isolde Excerpts from Die Gotterdammer- ung: Siegfried's Rhine Journey Siegfried's, Death and Funeral Music Brunnhilde's Immolation Closing Scene BIRGIT NILSSON FRIDAY, MAY 5, 8:30 P.M. Thor Johnson, Conductor University Choral Union, and Boy Choir Program "JOAN OF ARC AT THE STAKE" Dramatic oratoria-music by Arthur Honegger; poem by Paul Claudel Joan of Arc . . . VERA ZORINA Brother Dominic HUGH NORTON JANICE HARSANYI, Soprano FRANCES GREER, Soprano MARY MacKENZIE, Mezzo-soprano DAVID LLOYD, Tenor ARA BERBERIAN, Bass Other speakers: Nancy Heusel, Jerrold Sandier, and Marvin Diskin SATURDAY, MAY 6, 8:30 P.M. Eugene Ormandy, Conductor Robert Noehren, Organist John Browning, Pianist All-American Program "Toccata Festiva" for Organ and Orchestra. . BARBEFR Robert Noehren Symphony No. 7. ., PISTON Concerto No. 2 in D minor for Piano and Orchestra . MacDOWELL Rhapsody in Blue . . GERSHWIN MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH 411 Fountain St. Rev. Wm. F. Nicholas, pastor Suhday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Training Union 6:30 p.m. Evening Worship 7:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting Wed., 7:30 p.m. Cooperating with the Southern Baptist Convention. UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL. 1511 Washtenaw Avenue (The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod) Alfred T. Scheips, Pastor Arthur Dauer, Vicar Good Friday service at 1:00. Easter Sunday service at 10:30. BETHLEHEM EVANGELICAL REFORMED United Church of Christ 423 South Fourth Avenue Rev. Ernest Klaudt, Pastor Orville H. Schroer, Parish Minister 9:30 & 11:00 a.m Morning Worship. GRACE BIBLE CHURCH Corner State and Huron Streets William C. Bennett, Pastor 10:00 Sunday School. 8:45 & 11:00 Morning Worship. "Resurrec. tion Realities." Lord's Table. 5:45 Youth Groups. 7:00 Evening Service. "Resurrection Distinc. tives." Wednesday 7:30-Prayer Meeting. NORTH SIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHAPEL 2250 Fuller3Road(Opposite V.A. Hospital) Normandy 3-2969 Morning Worship10:45 a.m. Church School and Child Care Provided. Minister: Dr. Wm. S. Baker Sermon: "Christs Work: Victory" CAMPUS CHAPEL Sponsored by the Christian Reformed Churches of Michigan Good Friday Services: 12:45 - 1:45 P.M., 7:15 P.M. Easter Sunday Festival Service: 11:00 A.M. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST 1833 Washtenaw Ave. I I JOHN BROWNING SUNDAY, MAY 7, 2:30 P.M. Thor Johnson, Conductor University Choral Union Janice Harsanyi, Soprano .Mary MacKenzie, Mezzo-soprano Dadiv Lloyd, Tenor William Warfield, Baritone FIRST METHODIST CHURCH AND WESLEY FOUNDATION - I State and Huron Streets Tel. NO 8 Dr. Hoover Rupert, Minister Rev. Gene Ransom, Campus Minister -6881 6:00 A.M. Sunrise Service on the church lawn. 9:00 and 11:15 A.M. Easter Warship. Words To Live By: Resurrection. Sermon by Dr. Rupert. There will be no regularly scheduled' program for, the Wesley Foundation due to the Uni- versity vacation. There will be an informal discussion and fellowship on Sun., April 9, 1961 at 7:30 P.M. in the Wesley Lounge. Program ELIJAH, a dramatic oratoria for Chorus, Soloists, and Orchestra, Op. 70 . . . MENDELSSOHN UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION { AND SOLOISTS 11:00 a.m. Sunday Services, 8:00 p.m.Wednesday Services. 9:30 a.m. Sunday School (up to 20 years of age.) 11:00 a.m. Sunday School (for children 2 to 6 years of age), A free reading room is maintained at 306 East Liberty St. Hours are 'Monday through Sat- urday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Sundays and holidays. Monday evening 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AND BAPTIST CAMPUS CENTER 502 East Huron" Rev. James H. Middleton, Minister Rev. Hugh D. Pickett, Assistant Minister Sunrise Service at 6;00, Cedar Bend Drive. 9:00 Worship Service. 10:00 Church School. 11:00 Worship. Ordinance of Baptism will be observed at 9:00 service., Mr. Middleton will preach on "Reactions to Resurrection" at both services." SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2:30 P.M. William Smith, Conductor SUNDAY, MAY 7, 8:30 P.M. Aaron Copland, Guest Conductor Anshel Brusilow, Violinist Eugene Ormandy, Conductor Larne Munroe, Cellist Eugene Istomin, Pianist. Program All-Rachmaninoff Program Overture to Colas Breugnon Vocaise, Op. 34, No. 14 UNIVERSITY REFORMED CHURCH YMCA Building, 350 S. 5th Will not hold Services Easter Sunday ANN ARBOR FRIENDS MEETING (QUAKERS) )1-ALJIICI..... 7:00 P.M. Vesper Worship Service If 1 ;! '' E I I