THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 1965 THE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THRET THURSDAY, 11 MARCH 1985 TIlE MICHIGAN DAILY PAGE THREE Despite American Resistance, Thant Presses for Asian Parley, By The Associated Press The Viet Cong representative Announcing that the men would olic soldier in a card game Sun- UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.-De- said the National Liberation Front hold a general review of world day. spite a United States brush-off, struggle will, at the opportune problems, Press Secretary George Vietnamese rangers fired into, pesed detedminatonbresh-rda' moment, result in formation of ' E. Reedy said, "there's no specific the air to break up a crowd of presed -GeeraUtio n esterda national union government in Sai- problem or no specific issue that Buddhist demonstrators shouting to push his diplomatic campaigny gon. He did not elaborate. will be involved in this." ' anti-Catholic slogans. to achieve peace in Viet Nam Will Continue Efforts One topic could have been the Ill-feeling between Vietnamese through negotiations. Thant has in mind a conference revival yesterday of rejigious frie Buddhists and Catholics is of long But the Communists are re- of North and South Viet Nam, Red tion in Viet Nam, featuring ar- standhg mi this area. portedly also not interested. China, the United States, Britain son and gunfire in Da Nang, the At the same time United States A U.S. State Department spokes- France, and the Soviet Union. site of a strategic air base newly Air Force fighter-bombers stageC Washington Mon- Yesterday morning Thant author- reinforced by 3500 U.S. Marines, another raid, apparently against man had said in Communistn bases andfoce supl lineSMries day that the United States ap- ized a spokesman to say that the Hommuist bas and rp ln predated Thant's suggestion that secretary-general will "continue Hot Card Game in the Pathet Lao-held territory aseven-nation conference be call- with his efforts to explore ways Buddhist youths burned the of eastern Laos. As In such strikes Ed to hold exploratory talks on and means of finding a peaceful homes of four Roman Catholic; in the past, the F-100 and F-105 a Viet Nam settlement. solution of the Viet Nam problem." in reprisal for the fatal stabbing jets returned without fanfare, 0] But the spokesman reiterated Thant said also, through the of a Buddhist soldier by a Cath- official comment, the U.S. view that negotiations spokesman, that the view voiced were not possible until the Corn- in Washington was the first "of fi ig Supp orters they will stop aggression against States regarding the suggestion. South Viet Na . In the afternoon the secretary- C o No Conference general issued another statement ol t 30 o u C a m p s In Phnom. Penh, Cambodia's through the spokesman, saying l capital, a political representative' that Thant meant to convey that of the Viet Cong said yesterday it was the first "public official By MICHAEL HEFFER he doesn't see the opportunity for reaction." EDUCATION COSTS SPARK CONCERN: Washington Hashes Student Aid Plans By The Associated Press jective that few of us would quar- tional expenses, as some Congress the colleges make them. WASHINGTON-In an attempt rel with-turns into tomorrow's members have proposed. She also said the subcommittee to ease the financial burdens of loophole, draining vital revenue Surrey said, "A tax credit foi would write "more stringent laws" higher education on students and' that could have been used far tuition expenses--costing us a bil- to see that the long-term, low in- administrations, concerned Wash- more effectively to attack the lion dollars-could actually slow terest loans were repaid. Students ington officials and congressmen problem directly," he charged. !up rather than hasten our prog- are now given 10 years to re- are debating alternatives of edu- Tax Reduction ress in education by giving bene- pay, starting a year after they cationa g financing. Several members of Congress fits to those who have no real leave college. Assistant Secretary of the Treas- have proposed plans to reduce tax- need for help, thus wasting tax The subcommittee said the ma- es for those who have college ex- revenue which could be used di- jor problem was keeping track of y tat Dproposals to grant tax penses--either for themselves or rect to finance a constructive pro- the students after they leave col- credits for college tuition pty-'would permit a tax credit for col- most need it." the Internal Revenue Service and ments would give lege tuition-permitting the sub- Agency To Handle Loans the Social Security Administra- who have no real need rhelp. traction of all or part of tuition Chairman of the House Educa- tion be empowered to help locate Surrey, known in the past to re- from the amount owed to the gov- tion subcommittee, Edith Green students delinquent in their pay- ton thnking in this fldaids ernment. (D-Ore), said a possible answer to ments. tax credit is not a substitute for'this is a much greater benefi, the'collection problem was to have Some students, the officials said, tJrdnseorsto the taxpayer than merely per- all the loans administered and seem to regard the loans as a President Lyndon B. Johnson's mitting the deduction of educa- collected by a federal agency after government handout. student assistance program and could actually slow up progress in - education.{v_- - _ -- ___j Meanwhile, students have been the object of criticism from ad. Do you want to c p out on the Union steps this fall? ministrators of college student loans in the Washington area. The Do you like to hear your next door neighbor snore? administrators a s k e d Congress Thursday for the right to take court action against students de- linquent in their payment. R an international conference on South Viet Nam. Buynh Tan Phat, chief delegate of the South Viet Nam National Liberation Front, made the state- ment at a news conference held after closing of the Conference on the Indochinese Peoples. U.S. May Hit China Bases If Reds Act Period of Times Thant said he has been present- ing his suggestions over a period of time to U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson. Thantadded that on Feb. 27 Stevenson had conveyed to him privately the reactions of the U.S. government to the idea of the sec- se-retary-general and "to certain proposals and suggestions from 1 other quarters." Meanwhile, President Lyndon B. Johnson flew to his Marine- guarded mountain retreat near Thurmont, Md., yesterday to con- fer with key military and diplo- WASHINGTON ()-The United matic avisers. States is keeping its hands free Meets with Four to allow U.S. planes and war- Johnson flew by helicopter to ships to strike at Red Chinese air Camp David, the presidential and naval bases if the Chinese cloister in the Catoctin Moun- should intervene directly in South. tains, with Secretary of Defense east Asia. Robest S. McNamara, Secretary of Although U.S. officials will not State Dean Rusk, Special Assist- discuss the "rules of engagement," ant Bill Moyers, and McGeorge it is likely that Red China would Bundy, assistant for national se- not enjoy any "privileged sanctu, curity affairs. ary," as it did in the Korean War when American planes were bar- tS red from pursuing Chinese air-O l craft beyond the Yalu River boun- dary. Foundation for Government authorities carefu- ly have avoided making any state- ments indicating the U.S. would observe any such sanctuary this time. By The Associated Press Official silence on this point i considered extremely important WASHINGTON-President Lyn- and top level officials believe the don B. Johnson asked Congress significance has not been lost on yesterday to authorize federal aid the leaders of Red China and for dance groups, the theatre, and Northl Viet Nam- in painting, literature and other Lop Nor Stands High cultural activities. The Chinese realize that their Johnson submitted, with ad- .tomic development at Lop No vance support from Senate and in Sinkiang province stands high House subcommittees, a bill that on the U.S. target list if they would create a National Founda- should invite retaliation. tion on the Arts and Humanities. President Lyndon B. Johnson i It would authorize $10 million for mindful of the lessons of the Ko- first-year use in providing grants rean War. He is pictured as feel- and loans. ing that whenever a nation sig- University President H a r 1 a r nals its refusal to use all armec Hatcher testified in favor of such power available it weakens its free- a foundation last week. dom of action militarily and daso Unexplored Areas undercuts its bargaining power in A White House aid who worked event of negotiations, on the measure said the primary Johnson and Secretary of De- aim is to offer aid in areas which fense Robert S. McNamara prefer get the least support from such to keep the Red Chinese and, private groups as the Ford and Communist North Vietnamese Rockefeller Foundations. guessing as to U.S. intentions. The proposed National Founda- Problem Hasn't Arisen tion on the Arts and Humanities Actually, the problem of "hot would operate along the pattern pursuit" and "privileged sanctu- of the National Science Founda- ary" has not yet arisen in the, ion, which encourages creative Southeast Asian war, wors n he scientifi field. The Communist Chinese have Artistic Achievement about 30 MIG fighters on fields In a statement, Johnson said, around Hanoi. But they have not "Trs it of artistic achievement tried to challenge American and and making the fruits of that South Vietnamese bombers and achievement available to all it fighters during raids on infiltra- people, Is among the hallmarks of tion bases and other military in a great society." stala tions in North Viet Nam re- He said that "no government Gety. can call artistic excellence intc U.S. fighters flew combat pa- existence" but that "government trols over the striking aircraft, can seek to create conditions un- just in case the Chinese should der which the arts can flourish come out-but they didn't. through recognition of achieve- So far as is known, the Red Chi- ments, through helping those whc nese have made no move to con- seek to enlarge creative under- test, in the air, the repeated U.S. standing, through increasing the strikes against Communist supply access of our people to the work routes and positions in Laos. of our artists, and through recog- nizing the arts as part of the pur- suit of American greatness." The new proposal would be th first to provide for federal match- - - ing grants to non-profit private groups and to individuals operat- Stt ing in the arts and humanities area. Don't I ,1 i An Ad Hoc Committee to Aid the Vietnamese collected $30 in the Fishbowl last week for medical supplies to be sent to wounded South Vietnamese citizens. The money will be distributed by thes National Liberation Front.- The NLF, claiming to be the true representative of the Vietna- mese, is the political wing of the Communist Viet Cong. Stanley Nadel, '66, spokesman for the group collection donations, said "The United States bombings are inhuman and the people; --___ _- - . definitely want us out." Sending 1 medical supplies thus constitutes Suden t M a rc h a gesture of nesce. he said. Favorable Response To Protest W ar "The response was remarkably favorable," Nadel said. "It took, only three days to collect the $30." A march on Washington to pro- He also received "60 signatures on test the continuation of the war! a petition pledging that the sig- in Viet Nam, is being planned for natories would not serve in the April 17 by the Pease Research army while the United States is and Education Project (PREP), a 'in Viet Nam." student organization affiliated i Nadel pointed out the men sign-j with the University's Center for ed the petition understanding they Research on Conflict Resolution. , might be violating the draft act. Todd Giltin, Grad, the Ann Ar- He added that more would have bor coordinator for PREP, predict- signed had they not been afraid ed recently about 50 University of prosecution. students will participate in the Faculty Signatories demonstration organized on a na- The petition, also including the tionwide basis by Students for a signatures of faculty members, will. Democratic Society. Gitlin said be added to petitions being col- that SDS expects about 10,000 lected by the Committee for Non- students to participate. violent Action, the War Resistors The demonstrators will picket League, the Student Peace Union the White House and will then and the Catholic Union. march down the mall to the Nadel said the committee is try- Capitol to present a statement to ing to obtain a film made in "the th Congress. liberated areas of Viet Nam, those Sen. Ernest Gruening (D-Alas- occupied by the Viet Nam." ka) and journalist I. F. Stone have Film Seized agreed to address the students Two copies of this film were1 from the Capitol steps. , seized by the government as they The demonstration is being pro- were brought into the U.S. moted through the distribution of Nadel said he is working "in literature on the war in Viet cooperation with Voice and the Nam, prepared by SDS and an International Socialist Alliance ir organization called Massachusetts trying to get the U.S. out of Political Action for Peace. Viet Nam." Agncies for Debt A further request, made by s panel of officials from six col- leges, asked for authority to turn overdue studentdebts over to pri- vate collection agencies, with the cost of the agency being borne by the delinquent student.I Surrey said the proposal to grantE a blanket tax credit is a case of a special tax treatmnt being used to attain a non-tax objective. "Far too often today's tax in- centive to achieve some specific non-tax objective-usually an ob-___ Board Studies Tech's Branch LANSING A')-The State Boare of Education has scheduled anoth. er hearing on a university branch question-this one involving Mich igan Technological University'. Sault Ste. Marie campus. The board decided Tuesdai- night to visit Sault Ste. Marie April 21 to look into proposed ex- pansion of the Sault campus from a two-year to a four-year opera- tion. Last week, it went to Flint tc hear pros and cons on the Uni, versity's proposed expansion of it Flint campus from the present junior-senior setup to a full four- year college. Gov. George Romney has ask ed for a delay in the expansion plans to allow the board time to develop tn overall policy or branches. !l ATTENTION FRESHMEN SOPH SHOW '65 MASS MEETING FOR PETITIONING FOR CENTRAL COMMITTEE THURS., MARCH 11 7:30 AT LEAGUE HENDERSON ROOM run rUMUE UWEE MU U *UU M E EUW W 3 r ULMU (If your answer is no-take the following precautions) 1. READ the Off-Campus Housing Booklet for Rental Procedure (It may be picked up at the information desk of SAB, in Dorms, etc.) 2. SIGN the University approved lease (it guarantees you mediation over disagreements and sanctions completed buildings) Sponsored by the Off-Campus Housing Board of SGC i I. 4 I ALL-CAMPUS JUDICIARY CONFERENCE Sponsored by Joint Judiciary Council DISCUSSION OF RULES for school year 1965-66 Room 3 R-S, Michigan Union Thursday, March 11, 7:30 P.M. Dr.Dewey Carpenter Professor .of Chemistry Georgia Institute of Technology l1 THE OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS and VOICE POLITICAL PARTY present DONNA ALLEN ACTIVE IN WOMEN'S STRIKE FOR PEACE Speaking on 3 AGAINST HUAC "CHRISTIANITY AND THE I lIl I 11 PHYSICAL SCIENCES" TODAY 4:10 P.M. Lecture Room E, Physics-Astronomy Bldg. I 11 1 11