THE UNIVERSITY AND FISCAL REFORM See Editorial Page Y L 4 i 43t~gU ~Iait1 MOSTLY FAIR ' High-75 Low-50 Little change in temperature tomorrow Seventy-Three Years of Editorial Freedom ... VOL. LXXIV, No. 22 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1963 SEVEN CENTS TEN PA House Passes President's Record Tax rograI y Measure To Affect All U.S. Taxpayers Vote Scores Triumph for Kennedy; Follows Earlier Republican Defeat WASHINGTON ()-The House passed last night President John F. Kennedy's bill for an $11 billion tax cut, the biggest in history, to be shared by practically all United States taxpayers. The measure now goes to the Senate where it faces a tough and uncertain future. It holds out the prospect of $100 to $200 more take- home pay every year for the majority of taxpaying families. The vote on passage was 271 to 155. The vote, a resounding triumph for the administration, came after the House first turned down 226 to 199 a Republican effort to put1 *into the bill a commitment for the hspending. E **, I Slim Prospects * * * * * * * * * fi HARRY F. BYRD * closed-door briefings FOUR BILLS: t Approves School Ad (( WASHINGTON ()-The Senate Labor Committee approved four education bills yesterday providing $1.75 billion for !college construc- tion, a big expansion in vocational education, more aid for libraries and a more liberal loan program for students. The college construction meas- ure authorizes expenditure of $1.5 billion for classroom construction at four year colleges over the next five years. This is made up of $900 million in grants. and $600 million in loans. An additional $250 million is set aside as grants for use by community junior colleges in the same period. The vocational education bill re- orients instruction in this field to- ward technical courses in such fields as electronics. It authorizes $702 million for grants to the states for this training over the next four years-an increase over House-approved $450 million. This is in addition to $55 million a year now being spent. Also authorized are: $50 million for this year plus sums needed the next four years for grants to the states to provide part time jobs for vocational education students; and $15 million this year plus addi- tional sums for the next four years to help establish experi- mental work residential schools for vocational training. Links Blasts To Terrorists BOGOTA (JP)-President .Guil- lermo Leon Valencia yesterday blamed a terrorist plot of emer- ency proportions for the 36 bomb blasts that shook five Colombian cities two days ago. One bomb shattered windows at' the United States Center in Mani- zales. Another exploded in front of 'the presidential palace here damaging the presidential guard's dormitory. Police said the explo- sions caused no injuries. "This is the beginning of a new stage in the fight between the gov- ernment and extremists," Valencia said. "We are facing a vast terror- ist plan of truly emergency size." The Colombian president met with army and police officials to discuss measures for combatting the terrorism. Public buildings in Bogota, Cali, Manizales, Ibague and Popayan were the main targets of Tuesday's hnamhr v hih r nliP esrimdas e But the prospects for fattened pay envelopes in January, by rea- son of reduced income tax with- holding, are not yet bright. .The Senate, soon to be embroiled in a long civil rights debate, is not likely to touch the tax bill for weeks. If the bill does become fully ef- fective, it would mean relief from all federal income tax for some 1.5 million low-income families and cuts on the scale of $100 for four- person families earning $5000 a year, $202 for $10,000 families; $1,004 for $30,000 families, and $5,278 for $100,000 families. Chairman Harry F. Byrd (D- Va), of the Senate finance com- mittee announced that his group will start closed-door briefings on the bill Oct. 8 with congressional staff experts. Public Hearings Byrd said he expects these to run a week or more, indicating that the public hearings will not begin until the week of Oct. 14. Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon is to be the first witness but Byrd said the time for his appearance is not definite yet. This delay of at least two weeks in the opening of the public hear- ings made it even more doubtful the bill could become law this year. Byrd has said the public hear- ings may run six weeks although the schedule has not yet been made out. Declines Comment The Virginian declined to com- ment on passage of the House bill other than to say that he remains opposed to any tax reduction with- out offsetting spending cuts. Sen. Vance Hartke (D-Ind), a finance member, announced he would ask for immediate and speedy Senate hearings. He said the hearings should be limited to 30 days and declared "it will be possible in this way for the Senate to act finally on tax meas- ures this year." Civil Rights 'Bill Passes First Hurdle WASHINGTON UP - A tough civil rights bill that includes far more than the administration re- quested was approved tentatively yesterday by a House judiciary subcommittee. It is expected to spark a major congressional fight. Extras written in included a more sweeping ban on racial dis- crimination in places of public accommodation, creation of a fair employment practices commission plus additional powers for the at- torney general in the civil rights field. Meanwhile, Senate Democratic leaders backed off from a show- down with their southern col- leagues by dropping plans to try this week to make the civil rights commission a permanent agency with broader powers. Introduces Legislation Instead, Sen. Hubert H. Hum- phrey (D-Minn), acting major- ity leader, introduced legislation providing simply for a one-year extension without any new powers. Sen. Richard B. Russell (G-Ga), leader of the southern forces, had told newsmen earlier he would not, expect a major fight against such a measure. But he said southern- ers would offer "very determined opposition" to the more drastic proposal. Humphrey said he expects the measure can be passed by the Senate today and hopes the House will do the same before Monday. The commission is due to go out of existence then unless Congress acts. Strong Act Rep. Emanuel Celler (D-NY), chairman of both the House judi- ciary subcommittee and the full committee, called the 10-part package bill produced yesterday an "exceedingly strong civil rights act." The measure still has to clear the full committee and the rules committee before it can reach a vote in the House. Celler '.conceded it probably would have to be toned down in the full committee to win Repub- lican support. He said this after the ranking Republican on the committee, Rep. William H. Mc- Culloch of Ohio, had told news- men at a joint news conference with Celler that he could not sup- port the bill in its present form. The proposal for unlimited ex- tension of the civil rights commis- sion was announced Tuesday by Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield (D-Mont). Humphrey made the switch while Mansfield was absent from the city. SGC oni - - - , STATE TAXES: Romney Outlines Faults In Cvanagh' Proposals By The Associated Press LANSING-Newspaper reporters and television cameras looked on yesterday as Gov. George Romney proceeded to point out the flaws in every one of Detroit Mayor Jerone P. Cavanagh's amend- ments to Romney's tax plan. Cavanagh, who, had come armed with five major changes he sought to have made in the governor's fiscal reform program, later =noted that he still has "serious reservations" a b o u t Romney's U l io H its plan, particularly those parts af- fecting Detroit finances. Romney said only that he would take "a very searching look" at Raits' StanaWayne County's financial prob- lems and the effect his program Epker Move Rearranges Present Plan Insert Amendments Into Membership Bi Strengthens WASHINGTON (fP)-The union said yesterday that Congress had directed arbitrators in the railroad work rules dispute to limit their activities to finding solutions for issues still unsettled in the con- troversy. This contradicted a demand by the railroads Tuesday that the 7-man arbitration board set up by Congress last month to head off a nation-wide rail strike should, ig- nore all settlement offers by the railroads in the past 41/2 years. "Congress deliberately confined the scope of congressionally pre- scribed arbitration to the narrow- est possible area," said Lester B. Schoene, chief counsel for the five operating unions. Addresses Board Schoene addressed the board in the second day of public hearings on the first of two questions the board must decide-whether 32,000 firemen are needed on freight and yard trains. After three weeks of public hearings on the firemen question, the board will shift to the crew consist issue-the question of how large a crew is needed on freight trains. Meet to Discuss After the board ended its sec- ond day of public hearings, the unions and railroads met to dis- cuss seven side issues excluded by Congress from the compulsory ar- bitration. If these issues are not settled by the new round of talks, the nation again may face the threat of a nation-wide rail strike next spring. "This board does not start where the presidential railroad commission started, nor where the emergency board 154 started," Schoene said. "Public Law 108, from which this board derives its sole authority, limits the issues to those on which both parties were in disagreement following their negotation on the Aug. 2 proposal. Contr ciroup will have on thecounty govern- ment's ability to balance its budget. Red Tape Galore Romney answered Cavanagh's proposal to continue the sales tax on food, with a $25-$50 credit or refund to each family filing an income tax return, by saying the id a "would create major admin- istrative and enforcement prob- lems." In addition, Romney said, the tax relief would be completely un- related to a family's food pur- chases. "One couplewould get just as much relief as a family with 10 children," he noted. Romney also took a dim view of Cavanagh's plan to hike the pro- posed corporate profits tax rate by one per cent and the financial in- stitution rate by .5 per cent, not- ing that it would result in a "less favorable job climate." Ready or Not Cavanagh's plan to give coun- ties 10 per cent of the state yield from income taxes was not ac- ceptable to Romney. The governor said that this would be offering additional state aid whether or not it was needed. Romney had the same objec- tion to the mayor's proposal for an additional $23 million of state "aid to school districts through a change in Romney's plan for tax relief to local property owners. Romney also protested that Cav- anagh's idea w oul d actually amount to a tax increase, for it wouldn't give property tax owners as much tax reduction as his plan. The governor scored the final point by turning down Cavan- agh's proposal to eliminate the lien clause from Romney's home- stead tax deferral plan for senior citizens. The governor turned down this idea, saying it was tantamount to tax benefits for these citizens' heirs. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER-Student Government Council members last night continued debate of proposed regulations on membership selection in student groups. Representing the Office of Student Affairs is Director of Student Activities and Organiza- tions John Bingley (center). SUPREME COURT: arren Asserts Court Protects Basic Rights SAN FRANCISCO (P)-Chief Justice Earl Warren, showered with honors in his home state, delivered an almost unprecedented defense of the United States Supreme Court last night. And, for the first time, Warren denied "terrible controversies" have raged in the Court. He spoke in emphatic terms against critics who accuse the tribunal of invading states' rights. What they overlook, he said in an address %prepared for the state bar conven- By LOUISE LIND and LAURENCE KIRSHBAUM Student Government Counci last night passed two amendmenti tightening and clarifying its con- trol over discriminatory member- ship selections in student groups. The amendments were inserted into the major motion currently pending before Council, "Member. ship Selection in Student Organ- izations." It outlines procedures for the elimination of bias in group membership selection. The motion as a whole awaits final passage next week. Membership Tribunal The first amendment, submitted by Russel Epker, '64BAd, re- arranged the membership tribuna to consist of two student memberi and a faculty or alumnus member with an LLB degree serving as chairman. The tribunal, before Epker's amendment, had consisted of a student, faculty and adiministra tive representative. The* membership tribunal is charged with hearing all cases of alleged discrimination, ascertain ing facts and affixing penaltie where necessary. Epker's amendmnent specified that the one faculty and two stu dent members of the tribuna would be selected by SOC for a one-year term, beginning in th fall. The passage of Epker's amend ment followed the defeat of an other proposal offered by Daily Editor Ronald Wilton, '64, calling for the abolition of the member ship tribunal. To replace the tri bunal, his amendment suggestei that Council itself be granted th power to affix the final penalty. The second accepted amend ment, submitted by Sherry Mille, '65, maintained the original in vestigative authority with the SGC committee on membership. The membership committee i charged with receiving complaints collecting information and inves tigating suspected violations. Di scriminatlo: Symington Sharply Attacks Nation's Defense Stockpiles WASHINGTON (P)Sen. Stuart Symington (D-Mo) released yes- terday a stinging criticism of the nation's $8 billion defense stock- piles in the wake of Republican charges of political bias. The voluminous report centered most of its criticism of multi- million dollar losses, windfall profits and questionable contracts upon George M. Humphrey, former secretary of the treasury under Repub- lican President Dwight D. Eisenhower. But it also listed most of the eti _ n L mic _ _ ,r na i . ma- ' + U.S., Soviets To Negotiate WASHINGTON {P)-The United States and Russia are scheduled to open a new round of negotia-, tions in Moscow today for a con- sular agreement under which they might expand offices beyond Mos- cow and Washington. The State Department recently sent its consular expert, Ward M. Cameron, to the Soviet capital to handle the negotiations. The United States would like to get Soviet agreement to open one or more consulates in cities other than Moscow, probably beginning with Leningrad. Comparable rights would have to be extended to the Soviet government in the United' States. tion, is that American fundan)en- tal law expressed in the Constitu- tion is designed to protect the rights of the individual. Reviews Decade The 72-year-old former Califor- nia governor reviewed a decade of landmark cases emblazoned with the civil rights issue. This includ- ed seven of the United States Su- preme Court's justices and most of California's judges of all courts. The occasion was a special cere- mony honoring Warren on the 10th anniversary of his appoint- ment to the nation's top judicial post. Earlier, Gov. Edmund Brown of, California charged "hate mongers" were out to undermine the Su- preme Court. No Haven "I know," he said, "that the bar of this state will give no haven to the John Birch Society, which has become nationally infamous in its efforts to impugn the integrity of one of the greatest chief jus- .tices in our history." Warren said there are people on the outside who "for reasons -of their own, have enlarged upon an occasionalsharp retort in court or a few caustic sentences in a des- senting opinion to build imaginary feuds that never existed. "I could count on the fingers of my hands-possibly one hand-all the times that there has been even a flare of temperament in the conference room. Warren said there have been few eras in the 175-yearhistory of the Supreme Court in which it has not beeni the center of intense controversy. I tner.Eisennower caainet memoersV as active in the then secret poli- cies and contracts which have built up huge surpluses of strategic and critical materials. A few hours before the hurried release of the thousands of words, Sen. J. Glen Beall (R-Md) pro- tested that the document was a slanted political attack upon re- spected officials of the Eisenhower administration. Three members of the Syming- ton investigating group refused to agree to the report: Sens. Beall, Clifford P. Case (R-NJ) and Strom Thurmond (D-SC). Case made public a letter from President Eisenhower which strongly defended his stockpile policies and decisions. Eisenhower said that he "firmly rejected the policy of too little, too late stockpiling" and when he left office in 1961 "the nation was strongly situated in this regard to deal with the forces of interna- tional Communism." Symington, who directed the year-long inquiry, called in news- men and handed out the 99 page dnoument. GENETICS RESEARCH: Neel Prasei- By GAIL BLUMBERG i, The new Lawrence D. Buhl Center for Genetics Research is one of the best equipped in the world, Prof. James V. Neel, chair- ~ man of the genetics department of the Medical School, said yesterday. The center; virtually unique in " the United States, will begin oper- ations on or about Oct. 15. Work will be essentially directed to- wards tissue culture and biochem- ical genetics, Prof. Neel said. A staff of six with 30 people in supporting positions will man the' new two-story a n d basement' structure building. The Buhl Cen- ter, which is located opposite the Mental Health Research Institute, provides 7200 square feet of labor- atory area. This new addition to the Uni- s B~uhl Center for Facilities Work in Conjuction Miss Miller's amendment state that the SGC committee coul work in conjunction with any fra ternity-sorority committee tha might be established, but that th Greek committee was not to re strict the SGC committee fror carrying out its duties. The passage of Miss Miller' amendment was substituted fo an amendment proposed by Inter fraternity Council President Clif ford Taylor, '64, which called fo the establishment of a IFC-Pan hellenic Association subcommittee This committee was to hav taken original investigative au thority in alleged Greek discrim ination violations, the power cur rently vested in the SGC member ship committee. After the meeting, Taylor note that "we plan to go ahead with the establishment of an IFC-Panhe committee." He announced his intention t request from Council next wee authority for such a committee. In the meantime, Taylor sai that he and IFC Executive Vice President Richard Mandel, '64 would draw up the geperal pro cedural rules for the IFC-Panhe committee in conjunction witi Panhel President Patricia Elkins '64. Taylor had originally seen th SGC membership committee a serving a "watchdog function" al s _ ._ _ n.,nrt_, _ _ Today's Issue Members of The Daily busi- ness staff will be stationed at various locations on central campus today with this free is- sue in an attempt to boost The Daily's circulation. In adition to this effort, most of the problems arising earlier this fall in subscription records I Ii I !: : ^""..; '.w..;}:r'''. 5 r'~a :::^ I I:ri s t": >": ;II