"EMOTION AND VIET NAM1 See Editorial Page Seventy-Three Years of Editorial Freedom I At& WARM High--78 Low--58 Partly cloudy with chance of showers VOL. LXXIV, No. 16 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1963 SEVEN CENTS SIX PAG IQ - ': ;w : : r 1 r {{lF. ttr: .9 In "" l i. k I -":L it f ti ':1 :. .} jsi : f. r:?' F, .'r : "?7 fJ: + y'f" r '-' y o .;.M Y4f ; ;? tip a:ti" J 1V ' 'i' 1 ti }ke._. Study Reports Outlay Needs By MARGARET WITECKI Higher education in Michigan will require $361.6 million in the next four years if it is to provide enough instruction space to accommodate anticipated enrollment increases, the third sec- tion of a recent study by the Michigan Coordinating Council for Public Higher Education reports. The report by the coordinating council was presented' to Gov. George Romney's Citizen's Committee for Higher Education. Preceding sections of the study dealt with the enrollment increases, admissions policies and future faculty needs. New Structures To provide classroom space, not including residential or med- ical facilities, Michigan's colleges and universities will have to provide 7.9 million gross square feet of new structures. In addition, 12 per cent of present buildings will have to be replaced, while eight per cent need renovation. Through research and studies, of a similar nature, by Cali- fornia and the United States Office of Education, it was deter- mined that a new student requires 135 gross square feet in a pri- vate college, 85 in community colleges and 180 in public colleges and universities. Residential Purposes Of higher education's present buildings, 40 per cent are for residential purposes. Individual institutions will have to forsee future housing shortages as well as the physical plant needs outlined in the report. Two possible alternatives to supporting the expansion of higher education are raising admission requirements or increas- ing tuition. "Denying higher education to now-admissable students by raisirng admission requirements means proportionately fewer en- trants to the professions of medicine, nursing and education,, among others." The study also points out that increasing tuition would re- strict "college attendance to only the most financially able, thereby denying the opportunity for college attendance to many youths who are academically qualified." r c... . President As s upport for. Tax Cu lj BOMB VICTIMS: Mourners,Crowd Funer'alServices, BIRMINGHAM (M)-More than 4000 persons, led by hundreds of white and Negro ministers, gathered at funeral services yesterday for three Negro girls killed by a bomb. The mourners filled the 1800-seat church and spread out over the area of the Baptist Church for a block. They stood quietly as the fam- ilies of the slain girls arrived. As the crowd gathered, a line of Negroes and white persons came walking two by two, a line stretching for blocks. They were min- Labels Plan As Insurance To. Econom WASHINGTON () - President John F. Kennedy carried to the peoplelast night his plea for an $11-billion tax cut as "insurance for prosperity"-free from what termed ruinous amendments to curb spending. In a nationwide radio and tele- vision address Kennedy pledged "true fiscal responsibility, leading to a balanced budget in a bal- anced full-employment economy." But he rejected-and called on the public to support his stand- a Republican plan unveiled a few hours earlier to make the two- stage reduction conditional upon Congressionally fixed budget ceil- ings. The Republican National Com- mittee quickly announced it will demand equal time for a reply. "If we are to make the most of what this bill has to offer in creating jobs, fighting recession and balancing our international payments and internal budgets, it must not be diluted b ' amend- ments or conditions," Kennedy said. "It must not be sent back to the House Ways and Means Commit- tee. It must not be put off until next year. "A tax cut means new protec- tion against another tragic re- cession. Recession means high un- employment and high budget def- icits. We need a tax cut to keep this present drive from running out of gas," Kennedy said. "It means new markets for American business. American citi- zens will spend an overwhelming percentage of the extra after-tax dollars left in 'their pockets. And this spending will broaden the markets of businessmen and re- quire new machines and new fac- tories to be built." "A taxi cut means higher family incomes, higher business profits and a balanced federal budget. As our national income grows, the federal government will ultimately end up with more tax revenues. Prosperity will balance our budget. Spending will be controlled and our deficit will be reduced," he said. i ' Jackson Sees Fight Eruption t igh School, JACKSON, Mich. ()-A racial fight erupted yesterday among students at a new high school over1 the beating of a white youth. ; No injuries were reported. t Police said 10 Negro youths were arrested on disorderly conduct charges. Police, tipped of possible after- school trouble, moved into a mob- of several hundred white and Negro students when a number of girls began pushing each other. The president of the Jackson chapter of the National Associa- tion f o r t h e Advancement of Colored People, Harold White, said he called Gov. George Romney's office in Lansing requesting an investigation of the incident. Romney's office said the gover-, nor was attending a meeting else- where in the state. School officials and NAACP rep- resentatives met in an emergencyl session after the incident. * * * * * * * * SGC Tentatively Approve DiscriminationRegulatlo Inserts Plan For Tribunal oDeliberation Deletes Judge System Despite Harris' Plea By LAURENCE KIRSHBAUM Student Government Council last night restored the membership tri- bunal plan to its main motion out- lining procedures for the elimna- tion of discrimination in group membership selection. The tribunal replaces the single judge system incorporated into the motion at the last meeting. 'The motion has not yet come up for final vote and last night's changes will be' subject- to further revision next week. The three-man membership tri- bunal, vested with the power to deliberate on cases of alleged dis- crimination and to affix penalties where necessary, will consist of a representative from the students, faculty and administration. OSA Suggestion The tribunal was reinserted into the motion at thensuggestion of the Office of Student Affairs. The change was made by a 12-3 vote following a lengthy discussion weighing the merits of a single- -judge and tribunal system. Speaking for the OSA, John Bingley, director of student activi- ties and organizations, noted that the single judge plan "encourages an unnecessary legalistic ap- proach." This approach, he said, neglected the primary educational and moral concerns of the discrim- ination issue. Earlier in the evening, Prof. Rob-l ert Harris of the Law School, orig- inal drafter of the motion current- ly before Council, had advoqated the single judge system.s 'Lay Panel' He explained that the "lay pan- el" tribunal would be unable to deal with the legalisms involved in1 alleged discrimination cases. He argued further that the prestige of the tribunal, and its decisions, would be hampered where a dis- senting opinion existed.< Under the tribunal plan inserted last night, the student would be selected by Joint Judiciary Coun-i cil while the administrative mem-1 ber would be selected by SOC. Council Sets -Daily-James House TAKES ACTION-Student Government Council voted last night to accept nearly all changes brought forth by the Office of Student Affairs on membership selection practices. Under the changes the membership judge will be replaced by a membership tribunal. Further action will be taken on the proposals at next Wednesday's meeting. SRACIAL COMMENT: A labama 'U' Sile-nces Meyer, * " isters of all faiths, estimated by one of their number at 800. Nationally Known Also in the crowd were several nationally known Negro leaders- and a group of white and Negro youths wearing overalls and blue denim jackets. They were describ- ed as members of a civil rights group from the area of Jackson, Miss. Police Capt. George Wall said the crowd numbered at least 4000. The joint services were for Den- ise McNair, 11; Addie Mae Collins and Cynthia Wesley, both 14. The funeral for the other bomb victim, 14-year-old Carole Robertson, was held yesterday. Dynamite Blast As they attended Sunday school four days ago, a dynamite blast killed them. The slayer has not been caught. Inside the jammed church, mourners heard a calm service and the voice of Dr. Martin Luth- er King saying, "They did not die in vain. The' innocent blood of these little girls may well serve as a redemptive force for this city. "This tragic event may cause the, white side to come to terms with its conscience," said King. "In spite. of the darkness of this hour we must not despair. We must not lose faith in our white brothers." By THOMAS DeVRIES Collegiate Press Service TUSCALOOSA-The University of Alabama has required the 1962- ,63 "student editor of the year," Mel Meyer of the Alabama Crim- son and White to remain silent on racial matters. Meyer's editorials gained him national attention and drew re- peated threats on his life during and after the racial crisis at the University of Mississippi. The Alabama administration asked Meyer and all other stu- dents to sign statements agree- ing not to write or comment on any racial matters for publica- tion, Meyer said. The administra- ton would not permit Meyer to keep a copy of the statement he signed. When he appealed the pol- icy he was told there could be no, change. Aimed at Him Meyer said he felt the new pol- icy was aimed, at least in part, at him. However, according to a spokes- MARTIN LUTHER KING . holds services IU Students Pl an Protest By CARL COHEN A demonstration will be held at 4:00 p.m. today on the Diag pro- testing the killing of six Negro children in Birmingham. The action will be part of a na- tionwide sweep of protests which as of last night included 32 schools. Locally, the demonstration is supported by Voice Political Par- ty, Students for a Democratic so- ciety, Friends of the Student Non- Violent Coordinating Committee, Congress of Racial Equality, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Rennie Davis, Grad, and Nancy Hollander, '65, co-chairmen of the ad hoc committee organizing the demonstration, prepared a state- ment, declaring that the demon- strators are in sympathy with Chairman Bennard Rustan of the "Washington March for Jobs and Freedom. Rustan had demsnded "certainty of federal protection," so far denied to Birmingham Ne- groes, against brutality. Included in the statement are the following pledges: to make Geerlings Reveals Proosral For State Fiscal Tax Reform By RAYMOND HOLTON Sen. Clyde H. Geerlings (R-Holland) revealed his version of state-wide fiscal reform yesterday. Geerlings, chairman of the Senate Tax Committee, explained that his tax program stresses the local option solution for .revenue prob- lems. He said he will introduce the plan Tuesday when the special legislative session resumes. Geerlings said that the program would add $171.4 million to various govern- /MIPoa iment units within the state. man for the school the new policy applies only to student corres- pondents on the campus. Edward Brown, director of the news bureau, said that the school "prefers professionals" to do the racial news writing and said that a claim that the policy would pro- hibit all comment by students was "silly." No Exception He said the student oorrespon- dent ban was the result of long experience with student reporters Hayden Cites Intimidation By WILLIAM BENOIT "We were trying to serve notice that the threat of arrests and jail would not be seen as an impedi- ment to civil rights activities in Ann Arbor," former Daily Editor Thomas E. Hayden, Grad, said yesterday in explanation of the time spent in jail by six sit-in demonstrators. Hayden claimed a jail official tried to "intimidate" him by tell- ing him that no other demonstra- tors would join him in choosing a stay in jail. "I was held in jail for 17 hours before I was allowed to make a phone call. I was given a card to sign permitting the police to cen- sor my mail and when I refused to sign, I was told by one person it was policy not to allow a phone call until the card had been sign- ed," Hayden said. Post No Bails SAlthough I had $163 in the custody of the sheriff, when I asked a jail official about posting my bail he told me it was not his business to see about such things and therefore I could not post bail for myself," Hayden con- tnued. "The sudden appearance of a lawyer and the fact that I insisted absolutely on being allowed to make a phone call seemed to make the jail official willing to permit me to make the call, but after the call was made I was placed in solitary confinement in a siouffy, unlit chamber for 45 minutes to an hour;" Hayden said. While in jail Hayden was al- lowed no pencil, paper or books. He said the jail official told him he fa _ na 1nnfa n~vehn and that there would be "no ex- ception" to the rule. Asked if the Crimson and White would be allowed to carry news stories and editorial comment on racial matters, Brown said, "Cer- tainly they will. They always have." He said that the paper had al- ways done "pretty much what it wanted." Brown said that the policy was set by the president of the university who acted as rep- resentative of the board of re- gents. To Be Continued The ruling first came last June! during racial incidents there and will be continued "until the trouble is over." Brown said he did not know when to expect an end to the trouble, but guessed it would be, "years." A inistrative officials were not availle for comment. All Racial Matters "The thing that really bothers' me," Meyers said, "is that this ban isn't just against writing about events at the university- it's a ban on all writing about all racial matters." Such a ban is an infringement on the right of freedom of expres- sion and invites censure of the university, Meyer said. Meyer said he signed the state- ment "under duress" and plans to continue his appeals against it. At the same tine, he said, he will ask the newly formed Committee on Freedom and Responsibility of the Student Press to look into the matter.. However, Dean Gottearer, CPS executive vice-president, said that the committee probably will not launch an investigation. Board Delays Final Approval of'U' Housing The plan which would provide housing for retired University alumni hit a snag yesterday when the Ann Arbor Zoning Board of Appeals postponed final approval of the project until its Oct. 1 meeting. Republican Fifth Ward Coun- cilman Bent F. Neilsen, chairman of the board, noted that many people attending the public hear- Committee v To Try Cases, Debate To Continue On OSA Legislation At Next Meeting By LOUISE LIND Student Government Council last night tentatively approved a major portion of proposed regula- tions on membership selection practices among student organiza- tions. The regulations establish chan nels for dealing With cases of al- leged discriminatory practices. They provide a membership com- mittee to initiate proceedings against groups suspect of violation and a membership tribunalkto try the cases. Legislation on the regulation' package will be continued at next week's meeting. If approved in total, the regulations will becpnme effective immediately. Under VD bate The proposed regulations under debate came in the form of three documents-a working paper to ban discriminatory practices, . 34-point implementation paper and a series of suggested changes in the above two, submitted by the Office of Student Affairs. In a section-by-section review of the documents, Council voted to accept nearly all changes recommended by the OSA, which included the replacement of a membership judge by the mem- bership tribunal and elimination of a section seeking to interpret use of the blackball system. OSA rationale for striking the section on blackballing was that such a system, if used in a dis- criminatory manner, is automat- ically prohibited by, the proposed rules. Therefore, interpretation of the blackball system would be su- perfluous. The tribunal would consist of three members: a student selected by the Joint Judiciary Council, a faculty member to be nominated by the Faculty Senate Subcommit- tee on Student Affairs and ap- proved by the- Senate and an ad- ministrative member to be selected by SOC. Mostly Stylistic Other changes recommendedby the OSA were mostly stylistic in nature or were designed to elimi- nate unnecessary legal terminology unfamiliar to the layman. Present at the Council table to answer questions on the OSA sug- gestions was Director of Student Activities and Organizations John Bingley. Also present briefly at the Coun- cil table was Prof. Robert Harris of the Law School. Prof. Harris termed the body of the OSA sug- gestions "excellent" from a legal standpoint. Objections He turned to a series of objec- tions raised Monday night by Law- rence Smith, '37L, legal counsel for 10 sororities contesting SC's regulation of membership selection practices. Smith had charged that the pro- posed rules were "penal in nature" and did not provide for due proc- ess of law. He had suggested that Council abandon the proposed reg- ulations .and refer the entire issue to the Regents, who in May of this' year confirmed SGC's authority to legislate in the area. Prof. Harris refused to "take Smith's objections very seriously." "I think he's either incompetent ~ or in bad faith" h said a U. ' rr £ . ' 'N Liag W idened tor 1 rattic County Income Tax Among the major points of his program is a county income tax which could be levied at no more than two per cent except by vote of the people. He said a maximum rate of two per cent "is necessary to take care of Detroit and Wayne County. Other areas may enact less than two per cent or not take advantage of this legislation if they have no need for more revenue." Out of the estimated $171.4 million in new revenues, the state government would get only $6.3 million, while county units would receive $36.1 million. The largest portion, $87.6 million, would go to cities, villages and townships, while schools districts wnld dnaw