DEFENSE ORGANIZATION TOO LOOSE See Page 4 Y teto dirn Seventieth Year of Editorial Freedom aii4 PARTLY CLOUDY High-49 Low-15 Occasional snow flurries, continuing in the evening. VOL. LXX, No. 97 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1960 FIVE CENTS $IX PE Officials To Confer On Chrysler Taxes Brazer Cites Property Tax Question As Central to Company's Complaint Gov. G. Mennen Williams will invite Chrysler Corp. officials to meet with him in Lansing Friday for a discussion of the company's tax problems. At the same time, Detroit Mayor Louis Miriani has asked Chrysler President L. L. Colbert to review the Detroit tax budget "item by item." The invitation came as a result of a statement by Chrysler exec- utive vice-president W. C. Newberg that the company cannot guar- antee to maintain the majority of its operations in the Detroit area unless the state's tax structure is overhauled. Williams met yesterday with state revenue officials, State Con- troller James W. Miller, and Prof. Harvey E. Brazer of the economics <'department, who was research di- rector of the citizens' tax study' committee. "We agreed we can't get an answer to the Chrysler situation yet, because none of us really knew what their problem was,"' Williams said. Major Complaint "As far as state taxes are con-, cerned, there isn't anything the state could do that hasn't been done under our present tax struc- ture." Prof. Brazer said the major C h r y s 1 e r complaint must be against the personal property tax, levied by Detroit and other local communities. The big question is, how the schools and cities will fi- nance operations, if these taxes are drastically reduced, he saia. Another problem is that Detroit has suffered a relative population, BARLEY H. BARTLETT loss since 1950, so it faces de- emeritus professor creased state aid. Chrysler now pays about $5 mil- lion in state taxes and just over P$16 s r $18 million in Detroit and other P V local taxes. The corporation also, adds in another $10 million for unemployment insurance and workmen's compensation. Tax Fees "I do not count them as taxes; ies H re the census bureau does not and neither does the state." Prof. Ik e S AsPi Sees Value In Journey Of President Predicts Reception Will Be Favorable By PHILIP SHERMAN President Dwight D. Eisenhower will get a favorable reception in South America, Prof. Irving A. Leonard of the history department predicted last night. It is significant Eisenhower is, visiting only east coast countries and Chile, because these countries are better off economically, and alutes eace Puerto M1ission Rican e I0 SEN. JOHN F. KENNEDY ... questions U.S. policy U.S. Polic Inadequate -iKennedy By THOMAS TURNER Editor Special To The Daily NEW YORK - Sen. John F. Krennedy UD-Mas) took sharp the population is mostly European, issue Sunday with the Eisenhow- Prof. Leonard said. The countries er administration on both foreign Vice-President Richard Nixon vis- relations and defense planning. ited have large sub-marginal pop- The United States should "err ulations and are in serious eco- on the side of safety" in deter- nomic straits. mining the strength necessary to "Eisenhower should have made defend itself, Kennedy declared the visit long before this," Prof. on "College Press Conference,"' a 'Leonard said. "The trip, in a sense, television panel, arises out of Mikoyan's visit to He favors neither defense of Cuba. For sooner or later Russian Quemoy and Matsu nor continu- ance of the Baghdad Pact (CENTO), he told college editors gathered at the Overseas Press Club. Independence for Algeria Asked at the press club if he would reaffirm -his 1957 position on independence for Algeria de- spite objections of NATO-partner influence will be expressed in Latin America, and Eisenhower will try to neutralize it or head it off." This danger of Russian influence arises from past United States policies in Latin America, Prof. Leonard continued. Cultivate Nations -Associated Press Wirephoto REVIEWS GUARD-President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Puerto Rico's Governor Luis Munoz Marin inspect a unit of the Puerto Rico National Guard at the San Juan airport Just after the President's arrival. This is the first stop on Eisenhower's Latin American tour. WOULD ADD ASIA, AFRICA: Sukarno Seeks ore Summit Bids Harley H. Bartlett, 3-year-old' professor emeritus of botany and director emeritus of the Univer- sity Botanical Gardens died Sun- day morning. He had been ill for some time. "Prof. Bartlett's death ends the work of a great scholar and lead- er. His leadership of the depart- ment as chairman and scholar over a period of 25 years was an extremely powerful influence," said Prof. Kenneth L. Jones, chair- man of the botany department. Continues Activity Since his retirement in July 1956, he had continued to be active following up research on fire in primitive agriculture. This interest began in his last faculty year when he presented a paper at Princeton University. Prof. Bartlett took particular in- terest in the botany of tropical countries. He conducted botanical explorations in Formosa, Suma- tra, Mexico, the Philippines, and South America. From 1940 to 1944, he served as the principal botanist in the gov- erment-sponsored rubber inves- tigations in the Philippines, Haiti, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Mexico. Worked in Philippines As an exchange professor of botany at the University of the Philippines, 1934-35, he established a relationship which had far-, reaching effects in rehabilitation at that university after World War II. In recognition of his interests in his fellow men and especially in students, the Harley Harris Bartlett Plant Exploration Fund was established by his friends and students in 1955. "In many ways he was a pro- fessor-at-large stimulating crea- tive scholarship in the younger in- vestigators," said Prof. Jones. MSU Print's 'eore' Issue EAST LANSING (AP) - "Happy Birthday George" read the front page caption in the holiday edition of the Michigan State News, stu- dent publication at Michigan State University. University officials approved the spirit of the greeting but not the picture of Washington under the France, Kennedy said he would. Just before and during World "The only change I would make War 11 the United States "assidu- would be substitution of the words ously"' cultivated Latin American "self-determination' for inde- nations, only to drop them im- pd ncmediately after the war. le noted that since the 19 Their economies were dislocated statement, the Fourth Republic then, but the United States helped has collapsed due to the Algerian only slig"htly. The United States Snfli t and th Fifth R li played "footsie" with the 1Brazer said."I suppose hurysler counts them on the ground they are government imposed costs." The unemployment insurance k . F SURABAJA, Indonesia () - President Sukarno yesterday de- manded seats for Asia and Africa at the May Summit Conference in Paris. He challenged the ability of his costs, Prof. Brazer explained, "de- pend on the corporation's own record. The higher the rate of unemployment, the higher the in-' surance costs. The 'automobile in- dustry's unstable employment rate adds to their own unemployment insurance costs and to the costs of the rest of Michigan industry." Legisl-ator Sets HPlans Rep. George Sallade (R-Ann Arbor) Will probably announce this weekend his plans for the August Republican primary and nomi- nating convention. Sallade said friends have en- couraged him to seek an office, but he still has not decided whether it will be Lieutenant Governor, which requires nomination in the pri- mary, or a lesser office, which only requires convention approval. o 111CL, e u e u r 1Mc jJU had been similarly threatened. Prove Supremacy President Charles de Gaulle deserves support for his firm stand in favor of Algerian self- determination. "But in 1957, France w a s wrong. In attacking the present Amer- ican approach to defense - Ken- nedy favors "a greater effort than this Administration seems willing to undertake" - he pointedly avoided aligning himself with Sen. Stuart Symington (D-Mo.). Symington has charged the Ad- ministration with willful decep- tion of the nation as to the state of its defenses. Kennedy told the television panel he is convinced the Presi- dent has acted "in good faith." "Therefore I should err on the side of safety. Men who have the same information as the President, Power, Ridgway, Gavin and Tay- lor - come to the exact opposite conclusion." dictators that came to power, and: host, Soviet Premier Nikita S. excluded Latin America from the Khrushchev, and three Western Marshall Plan. All this has caused leaders to settle the issues of the bitterness experienced by Nixon, earth among themselves. which Eisenhower may not en- "Let all the leaders who are tirely escape. going to attend the Summit meet- Consequently, the Russians have ing be convinced that there will a good chance in the "depressed not be world peace without a real conditions in which so many solution of the Asian and African people live," Prof. Leonard said. problems," Sukarno told 50,000 Indonesians at a rally for the visit- Encourage Communism ing Soviet premier. The dictatorships also encourage This Communist-run city is a Communism, since they drive op- Re Thistroh in t abut position underground where Com- Sukarno's ringing speech drew munists can infiltrate them, Prof. greater applause than the words Leonard added. of Khrushchev, who once more If the dictator is then toppled, made light of United States there is danger of a "Communist strength and endurance in the explosion." Cold War. He compared the United Eisenhower's trip expresses "the States to a worn-out marathon hone we can show them we are runner. The Soviet Premier spoke first in the public square, smiling out from the palm-fringed platform at a sea of cheering, flag-waving Indonesians. "The Soviet Union openheart- edly is prepared to extend to coun- tries in the East not only moral or political support but also ma- terial support which will grow every year," Khrushchev said. The Premier sai'd the supremacy of the Soviet Union was proved by the launching of a rocket to the moon and next would come Soviet rockets to the planets. No~tes Higher S tan dard's Admission to the University graduate school will be increas- ingly difficult in coming years, Dean Ralph A. Sawyer said yes- terday. Higher overall a d m i s s i o n s standards, including higher stand- ards for outstate students than in-staters, have been necessary in recent years. with them, in order to discourage these tendencies." Prof. Leonard suggested the United States could have showed a "little imagination" by coupling Eisenhower's trip with that of Adlai Stevenson. Gets Big Welcome Khrushchev, however, got the biggest welcome of his Indonesian tour on his arrival from Jogja- karta. Officials estimated 300,000 turned out to cheer his ride through the city's streets. "Our competition in the eco- nomic field with the United States can be compared to a marathon race," he said. "We are still trail- ing the United States but this does not mean anything because they started first. Now the speed of the United- States is slower. They are exhausted." After the 65-year-old Russian sat down to, applause, Sukarno took over with an arm-waving speech that had the crowd ap- ,plauding thunderously and yelling until his words were all but lost in the din. Not Invited. "I am surprised no representa- tives Of Asian and African nations have been invited to the Sum- mit," he said. "I am very sur- prised indeed that only four big nations will participate in these peace talks. "You know the first atomic bomb was exploded in Asia. Where are the most troubled spots in this world? In Viet Nam, in Al- geria-I tell you all are In Asia and Africa. "I tell you Korea is divided, Viet Nam is divided. Now let me ask you: why are we not invited to participate in the talks for world peace?" Replies to Khrushchev At one point, Sukarno seemed to reply to Khrushchev's attacks on the United States and to the Soviet Premier's invitation to stu- dents at Jogjakarta Sunday to visit the Soviet Union and learn from it. Sulkarno said Indonesia will follow its own road to so- cialism, maintaining friendly rela- tions with both East and West. Then he added: "Indonesia is friendly with all nations. It invites and receives presidents of all countries with equal warmth and open heart." Once Sukarno gently kidded Khrushchev, and the crowd laughed. He had replied to those who criticized hin for inviting Khrushchev to Indonesia by say- ing Communists were not devils. Protest Bias In Virginia RICHMOND MAl-Negro students from Virginia Union University tried to resume their sitdown pro- test against segregated lunch Calls People 1 Exemplary In Address Demonstrators Seek Independent Status For Commonwealth RAMEY AIR FORCE BAS Puerto Rico VP)--President Dwigl D. Eisenhower, off on a visit I Latin American neighbors, stoppe in the United States' only con monwealth yesterday and haile Puerto Rico as an example.1 other aspiring peoples. He declared in an arrival speec that Puerto Rico is "truly unique and said he was happy it is "proud, free, self-governing con monwealth, joined to the Unit States of America by her o choice." Two bands of demonstrato both dissatisfied with Puerto Ricc status as a commonwealth, clan ored outside San Juan's airpoi One demanded independence, ti other statehood. Flashes By But the President could ha' caught only a glimpse of them his jet plane flashed by to landing on the other side of t terminal at the Puerto Rican ca tal. One red I0-foot banner 4 manding "Independence now" we stretched across the airport bouil dary by two men. They we luckier than other would-be der onstrators. Security police hl most outside the airport and co fiscated their placards. An automobile earavan orgai ized by those who want Puer Rico to become the 51st state ke moving past the airport admini tration building. Signs readi "fifty-one"-meaning 51st state had been erected in San Juan a elsewhere in preparation for tl President's coming. Greet President A crowd of about 5,000, limit by police who closed some roa to the airport, greeted the Pre dent as his silver and oman plane touched down. "Your program of development rooted in self-confidence, self-he and self - achievement - h aroused tremendous interest every area of the free world," t President said. "To other peop] now struggling to realize. th aspirations and ambitions, t Commonwealth of Puerto Rico h demonstrated that courage, pe sistence, faith in one's fellow mi and a God-given destiny can op up ways through barriers and o stacles that might appear to insurmountable." Petiioning To Close Soor Petitions for the March 15 a: 16 campus elections must be r turned at 6 p.m. tomorrow. There are still no petitioners I the senior crass officer elections the education school, none for t secretaries of the literary colle and business administration cho only two for the three open poi tions on the Board in Control Student Publications, and no for either the Law School or ket cal or dental school representatIi on the Union Board of Directo There are 12 petitioners for t six open full-year terms on St dent Government Council, five f the four campus-wide Union at dent directorships, six presidenti three vice-presidential, and 0 petition for treasurer in the lit ary college, two presidential, t vice-presidential and one petltii for secretary-treasurer of the e gineering school, and two pre dential, two vice-presidential, a one petition for treasurer in t business administration school, Three students, M. A. Hyd Shah. Grad.. James Hadley, I ASK MORE SPACE FOR DEPARTMENTS: Administrators Criticize 'Overcrowded' City Hall By LINDA REISTMAN Ann Arbor's City Hall is useless as far as age and space are con- cerned. We can't even find any contractors who are willing to repair the roof," says one of the guides who conducts tours through the structure. Built in 1908, Ann Arbor's main administrative edifice was in- tended to accommodate 54 civil administrators in all of its depart- ments. The City presently employs 500 people in its departments., Can't Decentralize Further "We have decentralized and partitioned as much as we possibly can," said City Administrator Guy C. Larcom, Jr. "Two years ago we even divided and partitioned part of the council chamber. Even with this maneuvering, however, we had to move the water department and the Comptroller's Office to the City Hall annex, a converted apartment building, part of which is still rented for housekeeping apartments." 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