THE CRISIS IN CUBA. See Editorial page C I - 4c -rsEitan Seventy-Two Years of Editorial Freedom BEaiti COLD Iligh-47 Low--32 Partly cloudy and continued cold through tonight VOL. LXXIII, No. 34 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1962 SEVEN CENTS EIGHT PAGES Newton Explains Firing of Editor Colorado President Remarks Althen Hurt School by 'Irresponsibility' By MICHAEL ZWEIG President of Colorado University Quigg Newton took 20 minutes yesterday to explain to over 4000 students why he fired Colorado Daily editor Gary Althen last week "It is my considered and reconsidered opinion" that Althen had hurt the university with "acts of editorial irresponsibility. We cannot risk further damage by permitting the editor to retain his position," Newton declared. Newton spoke to the students after incumbent candidate for the university's Board of Regents, Charles D. Bromley, pledged to work Tfor Newton's resignation as presi- President Signs Proclamation For. Cuban Arms 'U',Students Prepare To Protest Blockade, By PHILIP SUTIN University students will protest President John F. Kennedy's blockade of Cuba at 4 p.m. today on the Diag in one of many demon- strations held yesterday or scheduled for today across the nation. The demonstration is sponsored by an ad-hoc committee includ- ing former Daily Editor Thomas Hayden, Grad; Richard Flacks, Grad; Jean Converse, Grad, and Harold Orbach. Committee members are on the executive committees of various campus peace and "liberal" groups, but the demonstration is QUIGG NEWTON resignation demanded I I Set 'Romney A Favorite In Election University students chose GOP hopeful George Romney over in- cumbent John B. Swainson by a two to one ratio in yesterday's mock gubernatorial election. Romney polled 1353 to Swain- son's 666 with nine votes going to write-in Socialist candidate James Sims. Various other can- didates, receiving a total of four votes, include Norman Thomas and students. Students for Romney Chairman Barry Litvin, '63, said that he feels the student vote "represents a cross-section of Michigan voters" and that the campus victory is a, foreshadowing of the results of the November general election. Young Republican Chairmain Mark Hauser, '63, attributed the victory to a realization among students of the "need for leader- ship" in Michigan. Mal Warwick, '63, head of the Young Democrats, said "our con- gratulations go to the Young Re- publican Club whose superior re- sources and hours of hard work have yielded them victory." He also noted that past results, specifically the victory of Richard M. Nixon over President John F. Kennedy in the 1960 mock presi- dential election, shows that the student body is not a cross-sec- tion of the feelings of the citizenry of Michigan. The election was open to any student. dent if he (Bromley) were re- elected. Pledge Effort Speaking in Denver . Monday evening, Bromley said "the Uni- versity of Colorado was a great institution before the present president (Newton) was appoint- ed,tand it will be a much greater one shortly after he leaves. And to this end I pledge my utmost effort." Colorado Daily interim-editor Jon Kolomitz reported that Brom- ley, running for one of the two contested seats on the board of regents, is a Republican, and that Newton was affiliated with the Colorado Democratic party before. his appointment to the university presidency in ,1956. Bromley also charged that New- ton "deals from a politically op- portunistic basis rather than a fundamental underlying prin- ciple." Not Both Ways "You can't have it both ways," Newton explained to the students in yesterday's address. "You can- not insist that you be treated as responsible and mature adults and then, when something goes wrong, say 'What's the fuss all about? We're just a bunch of kids'." Academic freedom cannot be "de- based" by irresponsibility. Colorado Student Senate last week authorized a referendum on the issue of Newton's action. The vote was to be held the two days following Newton's address to the students, and will be held today and tomorrow. As a result of Newton's speech, "those who were undecided went in Newtqn's favor. Those who had been against Newton were angered by what they felt to be insuffi- cient explanation," Kolomitz said last night. Voice Selects Election Slate Voice Political Party voted last night to endorse and work for the election of the following SGC candidates: Gary Gilbar, '64 A&D, Michael Kass, '65, Regina Rosen- feld, '64 and Robert Ross, '63. Voice also announced that at a meeting next Tuesday it will consider supporting any other in- terested SGC candidate Voice declared its "intention to actively support" the campaign of Tom Payne, Democratic candidate for United States Congress from Michigan's Second District. Reaffirming its "belief in the National Student Association," Voice voted to "work actively to defeat the attempts to withdraw SGC from NSA." .S GC Plans To Consider NSA Motion By RICHARD KRAUT Student Government Council tonight will consider a motion to hold a referendum on University membership in the National Stu- dent Association. The proposal, which requires a two-thirds vote, of council, would put the following question on the Nov. 14 election ballot: "Shall the University remain a member of the United States National Stu- dent Association?" According to SGC president Steven Stockmeyer, '63, the Coun- cil itself will consider the ques- tion of participation in NSA if the proposal to hold a referendum fails. Several Reasons Stockmeyer gave several reasons for holding the referendum with the coming election. First, "there has been a sufficient amount of time to inform the campus about NSA." Second, Council members have had a chance to reevaluate NSA at the national congress this sum- mer. And third, forces from off campus "will not influence the referendum if held this fall," he said. Offer Substitute Thomas Brown, '63 BAd, will offer a substitute for a proposal by Daily Editor Michael Olinick, '63. Olinick's motion would com- mend Robert Howard, president of Michigan State University student government, for refusing to par- ticipate in a committee which would screen speakers. Brown's substitute would urge the Regents to help other state schools obtain "advanced speaker policies." Council will also consider a motion by Olinick to condemn "the action of University of Colo- rado President Quigg Newton in firing Gary Althen, the editor of the Colorado Daily." Charles Barnell, '63, Gary Gil- bar, '64 A&D, Fred Russell Kram- er, '63, and Robert Ross, '63, have taken out petitions for candidacy in the Nov. 14 election. not sponsored by their organiz tions, Hayden stressed. After meeting on the Diag, V demonstration will join a simi protest by Ann Arbor residents the County Bldg. Express Conviction "The purpose of this demonstr tion is to express our convicti that the only rational course ofa tion for the United States is ana tempt to resolve the crisis witho further use of force," the comm tee declared in letter to the edit in this morning's Daily. The demonstration supports pr posals that the United Nations i vestigate the nature of Soviet mi tary shipments to Cuba and, if threat to peace exists, resolve through the UN peace keeping m chinery. Students favoring and opposi Kennedy's Cuba action picket the National Automobile Show Detroit's Cobo Hall yesterday. Counter-Picketers Neither demonstrations wereo ganized by specific groups, Way State University Collegian mana ing editor Michael Dworkin repo: ed. However, members of the St dent Peace Union were among t approximately 80 anti-Kenne protesters and Young Democi and Young Republican Club men bers were among the counter-pic eters. At the University of Chicag approximately 100 members of t Student Peace Union picketed speech by Democratic senator candidate Sidney Yates (D-Il Students from Montreal's McG and Sir George Williams Univ sities demonstrated before t United States consulate calling t Kennedy action "arbitrary andi legal by the standards of intern tional law." Students demonstrated at t University of California at Berk ley. A rally drew more than 8 students, one of the biggest crow for a spontaneous rally in yea the Daily Californian reported. Today, the California studen plan to demonstrate in Uni Square in San Francisco. At Harvard, Toxin is sponsori a protest rally today, featuring1 Stuart Hughes, an independe candidate running for the Unit States Senate. Students for a Democratic S ciety and the Student Peace U ion are planning a Saturday ra in Washington. t 1a za- the lar at ra- on ac- at- out it- tor ro- n- li- a! it ia- ng led at or- ne g- rt- u- he dy rat M- k- go, he a I i ii : ?.;:';.. ":",i-;:-."-::---:,: - - ............................:...........................v:........................................................................iii:}.............."..*.*i.i.;..v-*. ...:............................:::::...........<.:::............?. ...:.,.......'..................ii........=::. -AP wirephoto DANGER CIRCLES-The inner circle on the map shows the 1,200 mile radius from Cuban missile sites according to President John F. Kennedy. The outer circle is the 2,400 mile radius of sites now being built for intermediate range missiles. ORA Director Lists 'U' The University stands first in space research among the nation's colleges and universities and its total research program of more than $30 million annually can benefit the state's industries in many areas, Robert E. Burroughs, director of the Office of Research Ad- ministration, said Monday. Speaking at the Michigan Industry-University Space Age Con- ference, Burroughs said that the state's industrial organizations have yet to take full advantage of the universities, whose teach- ing and research facilities "represent a virtually untapped reser- voir of competence that can be brought to bear on your problems and requirements." Full Advantage )uarantine engthen Service Castro Declares Kennedy Pirate, Claims Blockade Violation of Law By The Associated Press WASHINGTON-President John F. Kennedy last night ordered a blockade clamped on deliveries of offensive arms to Cuba effective at 10 a.m. today. Soviet vessels bound for the Communist-ruled island steamed toward a United States armada posted to enforce the quarantine--and a possible cold war showdown on the high seas. Kennedy said in the proclamation that he acted because: "The peace of the world and the security of the United States and of all American states are endangeredy by reason of the establishment by j -N the Sino-Soviet powers of an of- OAS States fensive military capability in Cuba." Moved Swiftly The Pentagon moved swiftly to bolster the Navy and Marines, ex-a tending enlistments and tours of dty t ers V r Secretary of Defense Robert S. t r McNamara said the action was By The Associated Press necessary to provide manpower to WAyITsON The nie sustain the blockade and rein- WASHINGTON - The United force the United States naval base States arms blockade drew solid at Guantanamo Bay, on Cuba's support from America's hemi- eastern tip. spheric allies in the Organization No figures were available at of American States. once on, the number of men af- But there were many reserva- fected by the order. tions in the non,-Communist world. First Vessels A group of about 40 smaller coun- McNamara said he could not tries in the United Nations agreed estimate when the first Soviet to ask Acting Secretary-General vessels might run up against U Thant to intervene in the Cuban blockaders. crisis in an effort to avoid a United The defense secretary said about States-Soviet collision. 25 Russian ships now are moving This came after the United toward Cuba, some of them close Nations Security Council heard to island ports. Another 10 or 12 United States Ambassador Adlai are in port, he said, and about 25 E. Stevenson plead for immediate are steaming away from Cuba. action on Cuba to halt what he He said it would be a "fair pre- called the vast scheme of Soviet sumption" that some of the ships , Communism to win world domina- "r,..' .. .. .::....... ..... ......:....:...n......:.:"n .::::".""x :.:.:""5.::.. :.: :: .."....w:c ' w":,. .....................:. :*: .,:c . :5.. F :?; N.} '.'y. .f }f :±: I iY} f? J "ti ti 4 ~f.{ . j Tirrell I Reminisces About Alu mni ial In conjunction with other universities, the University is study- 1). ing and planning an industrial research and development labora- ill tory "so constituted that it will be free of the inhibitions usually er- associated with universities and can provide to industry the kind he of technological support it desires," he. remarked. he il- New Bulletin a- He also announced that the University will publish a new in- formation bulletin for the industrial leaders of Michigan to acquaint he them with the University. ce- As added impetus to the state research situation, Sens. Philip s00 A. Hart (D-Mich) and Patrick McNamara (D-Mich) announced rs, yesterday the awarding of almost $2 million to the Bendix Division of Ann Arbor for research and development. its on e- onLewis Announces Program ng H. " nt For Future Co-ed Housing 3- By JAMES NICHOLS -ly it will be indicated "week after next" which University housing units will be involved in the coeducational housing pilot program scheduled to begin next -fall, Vice-President for Student Affairs James A. Lewis told the Residence Hall Board of Governors yesterday. There is no doubt some coed housing will be available in Septem- ber, Lewis said. Decisions remaining to be made involve the size of the "first step." One possibility is "total integration," he said, but added, "I am worried right now L eG students who want this. Many of my student friends assure me that this is not the case. More Students "I would rather be in a position Swhere more students want it than can participate-at least in the first year," Lewis said. Interquadrangle Council Presi- deit Robert Geary, '63, read reso- lutions by the councils of two South Quadrangle houses, Gom- 'berg and Van Tyne, opposing coed housing. "We have to do what is good for the whole sys- tem, even at the expense of a house or two," he said. Lewis said the program should "start on the basis of more choice in housing." Senior and senior-and-graduate houses for women, better accommodations for graduate men, and "tradi- tional" unmixed housing-as well as the coed units-can be made available, he suggested. Not Involved are carrying offensive weapons. Castro Accuses Prime Minister Fidel Castro last night calledsKennedy a pirate and declared his proclamation of a 'blockade against Cuba violates international law. "We will acquire the arms we feel like acquiring and wetdon't have to give an account to the imperialists," Castro said. "Cuba has the right to arm itself and defend itself and we have had to do so. What would have occurred if we had not been armed at the time of Giron Beach (scene of the unsuccessful 1961 Cuban invasion)." United States Naval forces stood in readiness, when Kennedy issued his formal proclamation of the quarantine to intercept ships of all nations heading for Cuba. Kennedy also set up a special committee of the National Secur- ity Council to meet with him daily for the duration of the crisis and held a first meeting that lasted one hour and 20 minutes. The President called Democratic and Republican leaders of Con- gress to meet with him at the White House today for an exten- sive review of world reaction tion by "piecemeal aggression." British Foreign Secretary Lord Home lashed out at Soviet Pre- mier Nikita Khrushchevrand For- eign Minister Andrei Gromyko a few hours after the British gov- ernment declared its support of United States policy toward Cuba. West German Chancellor Kon- rad Adenauer and Italian Premier Amintore Fanfani also pledged their nation's solidarity with the United States in the face of Soviet warnings that Russian ships will defy the American blockade. Denouncing the United States arms quarantine as a step toward world thermonuclear war, the Soviet Union yesterday ordered its armed forces into a state of combat readiness. Forces of the Warsaw Pact-Communist coun- terpart of the North Altantic 'Treaty Organization -- followed suit. President Charles de Gaulle of France will visit the United States in 1963, diplomatic informants re- ported yesterday. It was learned also that he has sent a secret message to President Kennedy supporting the United States in the Cuban crisis By KENNETH WINTER After four years as General Secretary of the University Alumni Association and editor of the Michigan- Alumnus, John E. Tirrell, '51, is looking for- ward to a challenging new posi- tion in St. Louis. He will be a key figure in the creation of a new junior college district there, which will serve a 500-square-mile area by ac- commodating 15,000-20,000 stu- dents on several campuses which will be established. "It's a tremendous opportun- ity. I'll have the chance to help develop a curriculum and hire the faculty for a brand-new college in a metropolitan area that presentlydhas no public college," he said.- Potential Challenge Tirrell emphasized that the potential of this new position was the only factor that led him to resign his Alumni Asso- ciation post. (Before the St. Louis offer came along, he had with alarm when I felt it was necessary. Top Schools "There's no doubt about it: this is one of the top schools in the world. What we have to do is watch out for the grad- ual decline in our quality. Once this gets started, it's hard to begin moving upward again." Tirrell voiced some reserva- tions about the quality of the University's leadership during the past four years, but cited several indications that the ad- ministration was beginning to lean toward more bold and decisive actions. The most important of these, in Tirrell's opinion, is the pro- motion of Roger Heyns to Vice- President for Academic Affairs. He characterized Heyns as a man with many ideas for im- provement of the University, and the ability to see them through to completion. Two New Ideas "Some people would try out maybe two new ideas a year, vigor to the University's public- relations efforts. Tirrell "pointed with pride" to the work of the Alumni As- sociation. Best Alumni Program He said that when he took office, "the record indicated that we had one of the best alumni programs. We had more alumni clubs than any college or university in the country, one of the largest re- union programs, one of the bet- ter alumni magazines in the United States." During his tenure as general secretary,Tirrell hasi"started to shift the emphasis of our clubs and magazine toward some of the more serious con- cerns of the University." He also has attempted to broaden the alumni program. Such programs as alumni housing in Ann Arbor and alumni tours of Eufope have been added. "With 204,000 alumni, we need many differ- ent things to get them inter- 2) They can "interpret the institution to many publics"- the state Legislature and the news media in particular. 3) They can give "advice and counsel" to the University. In this area, Tirrell especial- ly supports the "visiting com- mittee' idea, in which alumni from a certain school, college or department return to in- spect the work of that division. Evaluate it in terms of the things they have learned since graduation, and occasionally pick up some things they can apply to their profession. 4) They can provide finan- cial support, through theiriown contributions or by soliciting funds from other sources. Tirrell noted the persistent image of the alumnus as "the bald-headed guy with the rac- coon coat and the hip flask who comes to the football games and does nothing else for his school." "Alumni aren't as interested in fnnttall A- - hPnP -.nn ie To Star in Ghosts' ,.