A TO DROP OR NOT TO DROP See Editorial Page C14C Sir igaui :4Ia itA CLOUD Y High--38 Low-24 Colder with snow flurries Seventy-Four Years of Editorial Freedom VOL. LXXV, No. 88 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, 9 JANUARY 1965 SEVEN CENTS SIX PAGES . '. : r.::::...^r.::^:fL4'.:r....^.r."., ..a.......'::"r .:.1::..1.::.:1 :"t:'::: .*.*.*^ . ...: .... ........'"": s: < fr i : :' ,r l : r: {ter, J : i'i i 1' h fs i' {: Low-Cost Housing Urged By JULIE FITZGERALD There are about 1800 "poor" families in Ann Arbor and up- wards of 1200 low-cost rental units are needed, two Univer- sity studies on low-cost hous- ing needs report. The studies, filed with the Ann Arbor Human Relations Commission, were submitted by Professors Robin Barlow of the economics department and Da- vid R. Norsworthy of the so- ciology department. 'Poor' Families Barlow prepared his report, "An Estimate of the Number of 'Poor' Families in Ann Arbor, 1964," while serving as chair- man of the housing committee of the Washtenaw Conference on Religion and Race. Thomas H. Moore, Grad, pre- pared a report for a class proj- ect entitled "Low-Cost Rental Housing Needs in Ann Arbor." This study was submitted by Norsworthy. Exclude Students Both studies excluded stu- dents because of the difficulty of calculating their incomes and rental needs. Barlow's tabulations show that there were an estimated 309 non-white families and 1,- 489 white families which could be considered "poor," that is having income below basic ex- penditure or living needs. Barlow bases his determin- ation of expenditure needs on guidelines from the Community Council of Greater New York which are used as standards for determining eligibility for welfare assistance. A sample calculation would place the minimal needs of a family of an unemployed hus- band and wife and two chil- dren, seven and ten years of age at $4,330. Barlow compares these "min- imal needs" against 1960 cen- sus figures indicating incomes, sizes and composition of fam- ilies. His study concludes that more than 35 per cent, 309 out of 875 non-white families in the Ann Arbor census of 1960 had income below basic expendi- ture needs. His calculations for the number of white families with income below basic expen- diture needs was 11 per cent, 1,489 out of 13,333. Summary Adding what he terms a "postscript" to the report, Bar- low summarizes: "If it is thought desirable to alleviate poverty by providing low-cost housing, there remains the problem of translating the estimate of the extent of pov- erty into an estimate of ef- fective demands for low-cost housing units. Precise answers to this question would probably require an extensive household survey. But precise answers are not needed. "It seems clear that if low- cost housing units were made available at rents, say, $15 per month below those charged on accommodations of comparable quality in the poorer sections of the city, then several hun- dred such units would eventu- ally be demanded. Outlines Program "A program, therefore, which aimed at providing 100 to 200 new units each year until the demand was satisfied would be both prudent and humane. It should be noted, too, that the construction of new units would tend to force down the rents charged for low-quality hous- ing already in existence, and this result would also help al- leviate poverty." Discussing Moore's study, Norsworthy indicates that be- tween 1200 and 1400 units of low-cost housing are needed in Ann Arbor. Lower Than Average Since student population fig- ures appear in the federal cen- sus, Ann Arbor has more resi- dents with incomes of $4000 or less than the average for urban Michigan, Moore found. At the same time, Ann Arbor has fewer low-cost rental units ($80 or less) than the average for urban Michigan. Moore finds the northeastern limits of Ann Arbor, North Campus and adjoining areas to be in greatest need of low-cost rental units. He points out, however, that this area is most- ly occupied by students. Non-White Groups Although Moore assumes a need in low-cost housing among the non-white group, he notes that the area including more than 90 per cent of the local Negro population did not re- veal an overwhelming need. "Using houses rented by non-whites for the criteria, one finds that while 75 per cent of all non-whites have an in- come of less than $4000 (in- come per person), only 36 per cent of all units rented to non- whites rent for less than $80," Moore said. State] OnSdl SENATE RESHUFFLE: Committee WASHINGTON OP)-The Senate Demo freshmen a choice committee seat yesterda committees and increased the party's rati November election gains. The November elections increased the1 by two seats. Sen. Majority Leader Mike N Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen reshuffle of most committee ratios to re However, the finance committee was1 the ratio of 11 Democrats and 6 Repul 1 ~Mansfiel '' crease te De :AssemblesthDe but this , , by Sen. ana, the commission Some ed the On Housing fect th to-one n argued Following up on a promise he year tu made at his November student plan to convocation, University President elderly Harlan Hatcher yesterday an- leaders nounced the formation of an 11-ledthe member Off - Campus Housing up this Commission. Thec Fold To Loosen Grip 001 Building teats crats gave each of their six y, changed the size of ten io on them to reflect the Democrats' Senate margin Mansfield of Montana and of Illinois worked out a flect the changes. left with 17 members and blicans was not changed. ld had proposed to in- it to 19 members to give mocrats a bigger margin s was opposed strenuously Russell B. Long of Louisi- e new party whip. Complaints Democrats had complain- 11-6 margin does not re- he party's more than two-{ margin in the Senate. They that the committee last rned down the Democratic give hospital care to the under social security. The said they had been assur- bill would not be bottled year. changes in the Democratic s in the various committees on are these: ulture 11-6 to 10-5; Bank- 5 to 10-4; Commerce 12-5 ; District of Columbia 4-3 Foreign Relations 12-5 to overnment Operations 10-! 0-4; Interior 11-6 to 11-5; ry 10-5 to 11-5; Labor 10- -5.j No New Chairmen of the 16 Senate com- will get a new chairman' .1 panel leaders are return- Chese jobs are awarded on seniority and southern- d ten of the chairmanships. the Democrats completed verhaul Mansfield won for- nate approval of the deci- He said the new Senators reasonably satisfied. UN FOR SIX POST, SEN. BURSLEY VICE-PRESIDENT NIEHUSS UNION FEUD: Steel Talks Recessed PITTSBURGH (A)-The election feud in the United Steelworkers Union forced a recess in basic steel contract talks yesterday, dampen- ing hopes for an early settlement. The 11 steel companies involved in negotiations proposed a five- week recess. The union went along with it. Presumably, the delay will induce stockpiling. Incumbent David J. McDonald is being opposed for the union presidency by USW Secretary-Treasurer I. W. Abel. One million members will vote Feb. 9. "- -- .VX .... J... .. ....................................................................................1.......::::::... ..::::: t............ ..:.:; ::................................. .iif'y: 4'i .p ..' : .':fX::4i i. ::.V::::::::.........i:i:i:i:.. t:. '.:::::1: .. .. J..ViR ....... I.......r .. ... ................ ........... ..... Thant Says UN Won't Placate Sukarno; U.S. Reviewing Aid By The Associated Press SAN JUAN -- United Nations Secretary-General U Thant said yesterday that the UN cannot give way to Indonesia's principal com- plaint-its objection to the seat- ing of Malaysia on the Security Council. Meanwhile, there were indica- tions that the Indonesians' plan- ned walkout reflects a growing coalition between that nation and1 Communist China. It is also ex- ILA Locals E1 Reject Pact NEW YORK OP) - New York longshoremen last night rejected1 a ship owners' contract proposal1 recommended by their leaders and opened the way for a new strike! Sunday midnight of 60,000 dockI workers in ports from Maine toI Texas. The New York locals of the AFL - CIO International L o n g- shoremen's Association voted 8,- 354 to 7,792 to reject the ship1 owners' offer. Contracts adopted by the New York locals traditionally set the pattern for agreements in At- lantic and Gulf coast ports. ILA President Thomas W. Glea- son said Thursday "We all work together or all stop together"-aF threat of a general shutdown if any one local failed to reach agreement with ship owners. Alexander Chopin, chairman of. the New York Shipping Associa- tion which represented ship own- ers in the negotiations, said the vote came as a "distinct surprise." Gleason said he was "disap- pointed" by the vote, but added that he would be guided by the desires of the membership. The proposal rejected by the New York dock workers would have given them a guaranteed an- nual wage, but called for a cut in1 the size of work gangs from 20 to 17 men. This proposed work gang cut has been the major stumbling block to a settlement. The ship owners issued a state- ment in which they raised thel question of "whether the men on the docks fully understand the distinct financial gains and ad- vantages offered them."1 pected to curtail United States aid to that country. "There is no specific provision for withdrawal. But if a member state decides to withdraw the United Nations must respect ifr wishes," Thant told reporters. Thant promised he would seek a compromise to the crisis, but added he did not believe the UN could give way to Indonesia's com- plaint. "I don't see how Malaysia can be asked to leave the Se- curity Council," he observed. There was still no formal no- tification to UN officials by In- donesia of the walkout. President Sukarno declared Thursday that Indonesia was quitting the world organization and turning its back on $50 million in UN aid. Malaysian officials interpreted the Indonesian walkout as a step towards closer ties with Red China. The Chinese are currently giving Sukarno $10 million in aid as well as $40 million in credit. "It seems the only country that is happy with Indonesia's with- drawal is Communist China," one Malaysian government spokesman said. "This leads me to think that this took place as a pre- conceived arrangement of plan- ning between China and Indo- nesia." Malaysia is concerned that In- donesia's decision may lead to a massive Indonesian invasion of this country, which Sukarno has sworn to crush this year, calling it an instrument of British neo- colonialism. Meanwhile, a British Air Force spokesman said that the British fleet in Malaysian waters will soon be "the biggest British naval con- centration in the world, sufficient to deter any aggression." Meanwhile in Washington, State Department and foreign aid offi- cials said they plan to review the $15 million U.S. aid program to Indonesia. All programs operating jointly with the UN in Indonesia will be halted. Although the State Depart- menthhas refused thus far to comment formally on the Indo- nesian decision to leave the U.N. it was admitted that the mission of United States ambassador Howard P. Jones has failed. Jones may leave Jakarta at the end of January to take over his new post as director of the East- West Center in Honolulu. His successor has not yet been picked. The United. States is known to be reluctant to write off Indonesia because of growing tension in Southeast Asia. The United States also has an estimated private investment of about $520 million in Indonesia, the bulk of it in the rubber and petroleum industries. See Related Story, Page 3 The commission will focus on ' the relationship between Univer- sity and non-University housing in terms of availability, prices andt living conditions. It will be chair-t ed by Assistant Dean Roy F. Prof-t fitt of the Law School. President Hatcher has already drawn upthe following questions for the corn- mission: -Is there an appropriate pro- portion of students to be housed in University facilities and inz privately-owned facilities? -What style or type of accom- modations should be provided by the community and by the Uni- versity respectively, and for which categories of students? -To what extent, if any, shouldI the University seek to regulate privately owned facilities to in- sure that students live in a proper_ environment. -How should the University in- sure proper housing for foreign students? -Finally, what should be the University's responsibility to pri- vate owners and developers of stu- dent housing? How should this re- c sponsibility be filled? Representing students are Su- zanne Sherwood, '65, and Law-t rence Phillips, Grad. Representing the faculty , are Proffitt; Prof. Douglas D. Crary of the geogra- phy department; Prof. Donald F. Eschman, chairman of the geol- ogy and mineralogy department; and Prof. Patricia W. RabinovitzT of the social work school. Rep- resenting the Ann Arbor commu- nity are Rev. Ernest T. Campbell, Mrs. Joseph Kummer, Regentr Frederick C. Matthaei, Franklin C.E Forsythe and Dr. Frederick B. House.t margin agreed Agric ing 10- to 12-6 to 5-2; 13-6; G 5 to 10 Judicia 5 to 11 None mittees since a] ing. T strictly ers hold After their ov mal Se sions. 1 seemed 38 Ri R. Conrad Cooper, a United States Steel Corp. vice president, told a news conference the delay in negotiations increases the pos- sibility of a crisis in bargaining. Cooper said the companies do not want to get drawn into the union election struggle. The union reopened steel con- tracts last Friday and talks of fi- cially got under way Monday. The agreements provide for a 120-day negotiation period before the un- ion is free to strike May 1 if no settlement is reached. In a news conference, McDon- ald said: "This delay . . . will, unavoidably, damage both our members and the companies. I regret it exceedingly." Groups Riot In Viet Nam SAIGON (M-Students demon- strated against Premier Tran Van Huong in a costal cityrnear Sai- gon, Nha Trang, yesterday in a campaign of opposition recently revived by students of Saigon and Hue. The rebirth of opposition in the streets developed as a compromise settlement seemed near in the 20- day-old crisis between the United States and the Vietnamese high command about military interven- tion in the government. unds Controller's Power over Funds Denied Attorney General Says Capital Outlay Bill Restricts Autonomy By LEONARD PRATT Once the state Legislature makes its annual dispersement of building funds to the tax-support- ed universities, the control of state officials over the use of the funds ceases, Attorney General Frank Kelley ruled yesterday. By so doing, he overturned a provision in the current legislative construction bill which grants the state controller a number of con- trols over school expenditures, in- cluding review and approval authority over building contracts. His opinion is only advisory, but should resistance to it develop, the schools could appeal to the courts. Victory for Schools Kelley's decision was seen as a major victory for the 10 state schools, including the University, which claimed the control was a violation of their corporate status under the constitution. In his ruling, the attorney gen- eral said by means of the con- struction act, "the Legislature has sought to confer authority upon the state controller... which in- terferes with the constitutional autonomy of state colleges," Kelley gave the opinion in re- sponse to requests from the 10 state-supported schools in Michi- ban. The institutions asked for the opinion to clarify the 1964-65 ap- propriations act which stated that they were to receive their con- struction funds from Controller Glen Allen, Jr. The act stated, "the state con- troller . .. is hereby authorized to award suitable contracts . . . for all state agencies including the state colleges and universities." 'Hole in Dike' The opinion was requested be- cause, in the words of Vice-Presi- dent for Business and Finance Wilbur K. Pierpont, the act would have "put a hole in the dike pro- tecting the program of the Uni- versity from unconstitutional con- trol by the executive branch of government." University Executive Vice-Pres- ident Marvin L. Niehuss said last night he saw Kelley's opinion as "confirming University autono- my." He noted that the ruling was in line with those made by the state's courts for some 75 years upholding institutional autonomy. 1N iehuss said he hoped the ruling would be followed so that "there will be no need for court pro- ceedings." State Senator Gilbert E. Burs- ley (R-Ann Arbor) said' he felt the decision "indicated that the continuing independence of the universities will be guarded and that the universities will act to- gether to protect it." Kelley's ruling was presumably based on court findings defining the degree to which state universi- ties may be controlled by state executives and legislators. Rulings Generally these rulings say that the Legislature may attach con- ditions to appropriation acts, but such conditions "will be deemed unconstitutional and invalid if, by their effect, they take from the Board of Regents any substantial part of the board's discretionary power over the operations or edu- :ational policies of the University." Kelley's decision is also consid- ered pertinent to the current ques- tion of the new State Board of Education's role in controlling col- lege finances. It is given coordinating and ad- visory responsibilities with respect to the Legislature's appropriation. But educators have expressed concern that the board members will interpret this provision as a mandate for control of school expenditures. Candidates Vie for College Trusteeships By JOAN SKOWRONSKI 1 The concept of a community college for Ann Arbor has led 38 candidates to run for the six seats on the proposed college's board of trustees. Thirty-four of the 38 candi- dates for the proposed Washtenaw County Community College Board of Trustees, spoke recently at a meeting sponsored by the Ann Arbor Citizen's Council. The speeches emphasized the need for a well-rounded and bal- anced board. The candidates rep- resented a wide range of occupa- tions from housewives, educators at both the high school and col- lege level, businessmen and pro- fessional men. If the proposed college is es- tablished, the elected board mem- bers would decide on its functions and final details. They would also set policy, de- termine curricula, hire faculty, prepare budgets, levy taxage ac- cording to a set percentage of the budget, obtain and construct phy- sical facilities for the college and seek needed federal aid. The Community College ballot has three propositions: 1. Whether or not the college should be established; SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER STUDY: Report Creativity Won't Assure Scientific Success 2. Whether or not a maximum annual millage rate of 1.25 mills ($1.25 on each $1000 of assessed valuation as equalized) should be authorized; 3. The election of a six-man board of trustees. University Officials Among the University officials who are running for the office are Evart W. Ardis, director of ap- pointments and occupational in- formation, Prof. Wilford John Eiteman of the business admin- istration school, Prof. Eugene A. Glysson of the engineering col- lege, Professors Lee E. Danielson and Frederick M. Phelps III of the naval science department, David J. Otto of the public health school and James L. Lundy. There are also three faculty members from Eastern Michigan University seeking election. Other educators attempting to gain election are Mildred K. Bjornstad, Willow Run High School; Richard C. Creal, Ann Ar- bor High School; David M. Vo- gel Roland E. Wurster and George 0. Ross. Other Candidates Candidates from business and executive fields are Samuel T. Harmon, Jr., Percy Holloway, Flo- rence A. Mayer, Melvin C. Pierce, Anthony J. Procassini, Rudolf Schmerberg, Elvina M. Vogel, Ed- ward C. Wasem and William Richard Watson. Gail W. Kellum and Mary Woods, both housewives;Michael H. Conlin, a student; Marie Wan- zeck Schneider, a nurse; Kenneth L. Yourd and Allan W. Gross- man, both attorneys; David Pe- ter Senkpiel, a marriage counse- lor; Edward Adams, Jr. and Paul By CHRISTINE LINDERY A study by two professors here has challenged the thesis that creative ability in a scientist automatically leads him to useful ideas and inventions. Professors Donald C. Pelz and Frank M. Andrews, study directors of the Survey Research Center have made this challenge after a five-year study of scientists. They contend that creative ability alone will not cause its possessor to produce useful ideas or inventions. Specific conditions, must exist in the research environment first. Outside the Lab In addition, the study asserts that an effective scientist often works outside the laboratory as an administrator or in some other capacity which exposes him to ideas and problems unrelated to his research. The ability of the scientist to translate creative energy into valuable results hinges in part on several factors, the report says. These are the scientist's interest and involvement in his work, thp amonmt of inflince he feels h vrts in his nlleaues and1 The results were culled from a five-year study conducted among 1300 scientists and engineers in research occupations in industry, government and educational institutions. The study employed the "Remote Associates Test" developed by Prof. Sarnoff Mednick of the psychology department. It requires the person being tested to produce a word relating to three words which the experimenter gives. The association relationship of those words is oblique and the advocates of the test believe that the associations can be made only by scientists able to work with ideas in unusual ways. Other Observations The report also makes these observations: 1) Diversity seems to be important in determining quality of scientific achievement. Scientists who were engaged in more than one type of work or who needed to apply many skills to a task tended to produce better work than those who were more narrow in their approach. 2) The most productive scientist does not work in isolation. Highest performance appears to be achieved when the researcher's goals are influenced by others, such as administrative superiors, I, i