4 4 4 ° 4F Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, ,July 16, 191V Thursday, July 16, 1970 THE MICHIGAN DAILY e.Th _rsdar,..uly¢16..17 THE MICHIGAN DAILY House group asks GI insanit WASHINGTON (g') -Con- gressmen who have reported there was a coverup of the al- leged massacre at My Lai want soldiers accused of war crimes- to be given the right to plead temporary insanity. And one of the investigators said yesterday it is possible that some of the troops thought they were under orders "to wipe everybody out" the day more than 100 South Vietnamese civ- ilians were slain in the little hamlet. Rep. F. Edward Hebert, (D- La.), chairman of the investi- gating Committee, said he would modify the Nuernberg war trials concept that every soldier is responsible for what he does, even if acting under orders. Hebert said he and his fellow investigators would permit soldiers accused of war crimes to plead temporary insanity in- duced by the strains of com- bat. At a news conference, Rep. Charles S. Gubser, (R-Calif.), advanced the theory that the accused soldiers may have thought they were under direct orders to kill everyone in My Lai. - He said there was confusion because officers expected to find no civilians in My Lai and many in the assault unit thought they were going into battle against a seasoned enemy that had killed many., of their companions in the days just prior to the incident of March 16, 1968. , "With all these factors," Gub- ser said, "it is possible there could have been confusion that the orders were to wipe every- body out." Another panel member, Rep. William L. Dickinson, (R-Ala.), told the news conference he is convinced more than 100 civil- ians were killed deliberately and without regard to age or sex after being herded together. Hebert said earlier in an in- terview that his staff is study- ing the possibility of writing into military law a provision to establish temporary insanity as a valid defense for soldiers ac- cused of war crimes. "This should give them (GIs) Y lea an out." Hebert said in an in- teryiew. "They've got no out under Nuernberg. Under Nuren- berg, everybpdy's guilty." He said the soldier accused of crimes under the mental stress of battle should be entitled to the same defense of legal in- sanity that civilians have. This modification in the Uni- form Code of Military Justice was recommended in the sub- committee's report to its parent House Armed Services Commit- tee released Tuesday: "That no charge involving an alleged capital offense, commit- ted during a military action against an enemy, shall be re- ferred to trial by court martial until a duly appointed com- petent authority has determined the mental responsibility of the prospective accused at the time of the alleged crime." The subcommittee r e c o m- mended also consideration of civilian trials for crimes alleged- ly commit'ted in while the serv- ice by a veteran who can no longer be reached by military justice., LET'S GET ACQUAINTED! Hair styling for men, women and children DASCOLA U-M Barbers formerly Lee's East Univ. at So. U. Join The Daily U. THAI CHIEF: 'United States close to mental reakdown' BANGKOK, Thailand -- Foreign Minister Thanat Kho- man suggested yesterday the United States is on the verge of a national mental breakdown that has affected its reliability as an ally. Speaking at an American Chamber of Commerce Lunch- eon with U.S. Ambassador Leonard Unger in the audience,: Thanat said current upheavals in American society made it "difficult for those working closely and loyally with the Unit- -- ed States to expect a well reas- - ,'* Mm "m ar It VO news ### t~r fnb o By The Assoc THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENi years, is asking the Subversive A tify an organization as a Communi The board, created in 1950, was MICHIGAN REPERTORY '70f --university players--- *TONIGHT * shakespeare THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Lydia Mendelmsohiu Theatre Air Conditioned 8:00 p.M,. Ph: 668-6300 Rep. Edward Hebert 5,000 IN 18 MONTHS Emergency task force created on bombings WASHINGTON (P)- With the open- ing of two Congressional inquiries Wed- nesday into terror bombings, the Nixon administration said it has a special emer- gency task force on the bombing prob- lem. Asst. Atty. Gen. Will Wilson said the administration is studying a n e w ap- proach that would involve federal regu- lation of the explosive industry. The task force is developing a new bill, he said, to be presented to Congress next week. Wilson testified before the House Ju- diciary committee. At the same time, Eugene Rossides, as- sistant secretary of the Treasury, told the Senate Investigations subcommittee that Record cane larvest fails in Cuba MIAMI, Fla. OP) - Cuba's "10-million- ton sugar harvest" is nearing an end, 1%/ million tons short of its goal, but still an all-time record, Havana Radio says. Havana radio reported yesterday-the day Prime Minister Fidel Castro made a target for reaching the 10 millionth ton - that production totaled 8,466,072 tons. The harvest was over except for a few fields. Tuesday's production had trick- led to 8,419 tons. Cuba prepared for a post harvest cel- ebration on July 26. But the emphasis, in broadcasts monitored here, was on ob- serving the anniversary of Castro's revo- lution on that date rather than on cele- brating the harvest. There was no men- tion of Christmas or New Years, which Castro had postponed until July in order not to interrupt cane cutting. The harvest, well over Cuba's previous peak of 7.2 million tons in 1952, also was the longest, lasting 12 months, nearly double the pre-Castro cutting periods. The big production will permit Cuba to meet its commitment of five million tons to the Soviet Union at an inflated 6 cents a pound, and still have a substan- tial supply to sell on the world market for badly needed foreign, exchange. Two groups of people from the United States have journeyed to Cuba to help with the sugar harvest. The two Veneer- emos Brigades have each spent six weeks cutting cane and travelling around the country. Another Brigade is scheduled to leave in early August. the task force has been at work for sev- eral months. Rossides said there were at least 4,330 bombings; 1,475 attempted bombings and 35,129 bomb threats in the 16-month per- iod beginning Jan. 1, 1969. The identity of those responsible for bombings is unknown in 64 per cent of all cases he said. But of the remaining, he said police departments report 56 per cent can be attributed to disorder on the campus. In addition, Rossides said his statistics, based on reports from state and local po- lice agencies, attribute 19 per cent of known bombers as black extremists, 14 per cent as white extremists of both the radical right and left, and 8 per cent by criminals engaged in robberies, and ar- son for insurance and extortion. He said a breakdown of the bombing, indicate 3,335 were committed with in- cendiary devices, including fire bombs known as Molotov cocktails and that 975 were caused by high explosives. "The bombings have been shocking and incredibly cold blooded," Rossides said. But he agreed with Sens. Jacob Javits (R-N.Y.), a n d Charles Percy (R-Tll.), who said care must be taken lest too precipitous a crackdown cause a general repression of political dissent. SA TURDAY and SUNDAY MA TINEES WEEKEND CLASSICS each weekend tht Fifth Forum brings back a fine film for 'those who missed it the first time or wish to see it again. "TRUFFAUT IS SPECIAL AND O E OF THE FEW DIRECTORS WHO MAKES S I M P L E, PERSONAL, GREAT FILMS. 'THE BRIDE WOREABLACK' IS SO CAREFULLY AND PER- FECTFULLY MADE, SO ALIVE THAT ONE KEEPS BEING SUR. PRISED AT EVERY STEP. THE MOVIE IS A SUSPENSE AND HORROR FILM IN WHICH JEANNE MOREAU MURDERS AENUMBER OF GENTLEMEN. EVERY ONE OF THEM IS A G E M OF CHARACTER IZA- T N N Y. 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THE SENATE, without deba His main theme was that Thai- sent to the House a bill to set ur land had been unjustifiably criti- ance program to make family-pla cized by the American press and available to all Americans who war liberal politicans for supporting The five-year birth-control ass the U.S. war effort in South Viet- expected to cost $1 billion and will nam with troops and by granting of Population Affairs under the £ air bases in Thailand. and Welfare. "One can say without hesita- The office would administer a Lion that of all the countries in states, public agencies and nonprof Asia and perhaps the world, which ningpoetmnoe riig have cooperated with the United n rjcs apwrtannc States, few have given so much in ulation-control research. return for American genorosity as the Thai government and people," THE CALIFORNIA SUPREM he said. lease Black Panther cofounder Ht He said the U.S. government in- Men's Colony pending a new tria sisted that Thailand send troops Oakland policeman. to South Vietnam and had offer- Attorney Charles R. Garry peti ed to defray the expenses -of the Newton on his own recognizance t troops to "alleviatet h e burden for liberation of black people." that Thailand already had to Newton is serving 2 to 15 years . ea d1967 shooting of officer John Frey. He said that this agreement had May 2 by the District Court of Ap been misrepresented by politicians in Washington to mean the Unit- appealed from this ruling to the sta ed States had hired Thai mercen- F aries and offered Thailand a bil- STRIKING DOCK WORKER lion-dollar bribe to send troops to yesterday for the first time in Vietnam. blow to a nation that lives by e The dockers walked of the jo jected a management offer yesterday "We are prepared for a long sti leader of the Transport and Genera ain's 47,000 dock workers belong. William Tonge, chairman of t E Employers, said management woul during the strike. "There is a national docks s got no one to negotiate with," 1I --associated Press Jourey's end Arthur Blessitt, Hollywood evangelist, arrives at the Capitol Tuesday. Blessitt, his followers and a 105-pound cross on wheels ended a 4,000-mile march from California. He plans a weekend rally for what he says is spiritual rebirth as an answer to the country's ills and problems. 1klATE NOW SHOWING!! NOTE SPECIAL SHOW TIMES 2-5 AND 8 P.M. ONLY ... REV. 1. SONGLIEDONG GOD IN GHANA NEWMAN CENTER 331 Thompson July 17-8 P.M. U-M Barbers 8:30-5:15 P.M. Monday-Saturday Michigan Union I July 17-8 P.M. Not~h" e been left out of Mwh Advenxm" A BM CONTINUED Senate $10 bi Pentagon critics ask y j t 1 r r# ' PRESENTS PETER BOWEN AND MIKE SMITH cultural heroes what pick and sinq Fri., Sat. night 8 P.M. July 17-18 $1.50 i i t F 7 Q . { t } 2' L t, r. e Ilion WASHINGTON (P) - Senate Pentagon critics yesterday proposed cuts up to $10 billion in the defense budget which al- ready looks austere in the eyes of the body's Armed Services Committee chair- man. The committee reported for Senate floor action next week a $19.2-billion de- fense procurement bill, down 6.7 per cent or $1.3 billion from the Nixon adminis- tration request of $20.3 billion. It con- tinues, basically, the Safeguard ABM program. The over-all defense request is f o r $71.2 billion, and t h e sections dealing with such things as manpower will come up later in the year. The $10-billion cut was proposed for the entire budget by an ad hoc group of Sen- ators led by Republican Mark Hatfield .of Oregon and Democrat William Prox- mire of Wisconsin. The critics' proposals would whack about $5 bil: keeping Safe levels, droppi program, stop man ICBMst stricting seve building and, An additio be accomplis reduction of lion along w Europe and P The armed man, Sen. Jo acterized the by his panel sible dollar le cessity for pr national surv "It would b "if we did not alism of our the latest ani cut or defense lion f r o m procurement by thorization recommended by this com- guard spending at research mittee is adequate to cover only the most ing the B1 manned-bomber essential requirements." Aping conversion of Minute- However, said Proxmire in a news con- to MIRV warheads, and re- ference, "More needs to be done. eral areas of N a v y ship- "The 6.7 per cent cut is very welcome, aircraft buying. but after conference with the House we nal $5 billion saving would may end up with half that amount. Be- hed by a one million man cause of that fact alone, we must do U.S. force levels to 2.5 mil- more." with reduction of forces in Korea. Proxmire and other senators appearing i services committee chair- with him also called for a fresh review hn Stennis (D-Miss.) char- of the entire concept of national secur- procurement bill forwarded ity. as austere, "the lowest pos- "Military spending alone does not im- evel consistent with the ne- prove national security," s a i d Sen. oviding the weapons for our Charles McMathias (R-Md.). ival." 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