f 3tl ifrday, May 24,''1W THE MICHIGAN DAILY ' -Page Three Saturday, Mo1, 24, l9-i7~ THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Three U.S. allegedly discussed killing W A S H I N G T ON (/) - The Rockefeller Commission has minutes of a 1962 meeting which show that high adminis- tration officials discussed possi- ble assassination of Cuban Pre- mier Fidel Castro, according to authoritative sources. The sub- ject reportedly was dropped from consideration. But while one source who has seen the minutes said the sub- ject was immediately dis- missed, two sources say a memo was written two days later by an assistant to then- Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara directing the Cen- tral Intelligence Agency to de- velop contingency plans for the possible assassination of the Cuban leader. THAT MEMO too was with- drawn immediately, one source said. But he said subsequent U.S.-sponsored plots were made against Castro's life. The memo, which dealt with a variety of subjects, does not use the word "assassination," according to a source who had seen the memo, relying instead on more general terms such as "elimination," But the source said the memo, clearly provided authority for drawing up contingency plans for an assassination. THE SOURCES declined to be identified. The sources said minutes of the Aug. 10, 1962, meeting show it was attended by McNamara, then-Secretarv of State Dean Rusk- John McCone, then direc- tor of the Central Intelligence Agency; and McGeorge Bundy, President Kennedy's adviser for national security affairs. "The subject of killing Castro was raised and immediately dis- missed," one source who has' seen the minutes said. THE MEMO, written by McNamara assistant Maj Gen. Edward Lansdale, was imme- diately withdrawn, one source said, although he acknowledged' the subsequent attempts on Castro's life. Reached by phone, Mc- Namara and Lansdale both said they had no recollection of ei- ther the memo or the meeting. The minutes describe a meet- ing of a special group known as Operation Mongoose, which approved all CIA covert activi- ties against the Castro regime, the sources said. Its official ti- tle was Special Group Augment- ed. T H E minutes show that a fifth member, then-Atty. Gen. Robert Kennedy, was absent, .according to the sources. The minutes do not make clear whether a specific plan was discussed or whether any approval or disapproval for a plot against Castro was given. THE LATER attempts were based on plans drawn up by an unidentified middle - level CIA official responsible for contin- gency planning connected with problems dealing with unman- ageable foreign leaders. These contingency plans, which also have been obtained by the Rockefeller Commission, cov- ered every possibility from a Castro coup to assassination to bribery, the source said. The planning effort was ter minated when the official i* charge was transferred to the CIA station in Rome, the source said. It could not be learned whe- ther the Rockefeller Commis- sion has been able to establish any connection between the meeting; the memo ,the contin- gency planning and the subse- quent attempts on Castro's life. Bindy, Rusk and McCone all have anoenred as- witnesses be- fore the eight-member panel headed by Vice President Nel- son Rockefeller, bit the sub- stance of their testimony could not be le-irned. McNamars and Lansdale have been unestioned by the commission staff, sources said. Group plans bike, transit expansion By CATHERINE REUTTER Expanded Dial-A-Ride serv- ice, 122 miles of new bikeways and more Ann Arbor-Ypsilanti express bus service are includ- ed in plans the Ann Arbor- Ypsilanti Urban Area Trans- portation Study Committee (UATS) wants to implement in the next 15 years. UATS, a clearinghouse for transportation plans in the six township area surrounding Ann Arbor, also projects extensive road improvement. The work on Observatory is one example. "THERE will be some new roads," says Cecil Ursprung, UATS study director, 'but our number one goal for streets is to maximize use of the exist- ing system." Improvements along I-94, Washtenaw, Ply- mouth, Packard, and Geddes should ease access to Ann Ar- bor. Although the Washtenaw work should be done by 1980, work on Packard may not be completed until 1985 and Ply- mouth construction is not sched- uled to begin until then. Ann Arbor's Dial-A-Ride sys- tem could be expanded to in- clude Ypsilanti runs and late night service, pending action by the Ann Arbor Transporta- tiiin Authority. "A system of corridors that held potential for bicycle use were investigated," Ursprung says. Construction has already begun on a route connecting the University and EMU along Packard Road. Segments under various jurisdictions will vary in 'form. Route types include curb cuts along existing side- walks, an asphalt lane sep- arate from the road, and the painted lane in Ann Arbor. OTHER bikeways have been suggested along Huron River Drive, Scio Church Road, and other scenic routes. Connections are possible to paths planned in Jackson Township and Wayne County to form a trail across southern Michigan. Paths lead- ing to recreation areas like Ken- sington are also being consid- ered. The extensive UATS plans will be implemented gradually. "The projects are scheduled in three 5-year stages, extending to 1990," Ursprung explains. "We allocate $850,000 a year, and that sum is set through June, 1977. However, we expect the budget in the next three year period to be substantially higher." "Funding is a combination of federal, state and local money," Ursprung continues. One source of revenue is the 1973 Bikeway Bond Issue in Ann Arbor. The Federal Highway Trust Fund, the state gas tax, a small por- tion of the Road Commission's budget, and money from local governments are combined to fund the projects. Justice Dept. to review defense of election rules W A S H I N G T O N (O) - In a policy shift, the Justice Department decided yesterday to review its defense of the new federal election law after a top official questioned the law's constitutionality. A spokesman said Solicitor General Robert Bork, who ar- gues the government's cases be- fore the Supreme Court, got Atty. Gen. Edward Levi to agree to prepare briefs in op- position to the new law which was passed in the wake of the Watergate campaign money scandals. THE LAW establishes the Election Commission to enforce campaign laws, lmits federal campaign donations and spend- ing and provides partial public financing for presidential cam- paigns, The spokesman said at first that the department would file briefs in court arguing on both sides of a pending lawsuit that attacks every major provision of the law. Later the same spokesman said opposition briefs were be- ing prepared but that no deci- sion had been made on which ones would be filed. "Levi wants all the arguments in by next week, the spokesman said. The Justice Department shift came as a surprise to officials of the new Federal Election Commission, which has taken over the primary burden of de- fending the law. The shift an-. gered lawyers for Common Cause, which had been working closely with Justice Department lawyers in preparing a legal defense. AP Photo Body search Det. Sgt. Bernard Price of the Ann Arbor Police, left, and Jerry Smeenze lean on a fence while a Lenawee County Jail trustee digs for possib ly two more bodies near where two others have already been found in Onstead, Mich. Gary Tay lor, a fugitive mental patient and former owner of the property which Smeenze now owns is being held in Houston, Tex., charged with five sex crimes. State to consider bond issue to finance a new 'U' Hospital By ELAINE FLETCHER in both houses, voters will still planning for the University A bill allowing a referendum not see the bond issue on the It was chosen as an alterna- for a $150 million bond issue, ballot until November 1976. tive to yearly state financing financing the construction of a Kennedy labeled a new has- which "is a sort of pay as yo new University Hospital, will be pital as one of the "top priority go plan" that would also "use introduced in the state legisla- needs" of the University, but up all the available financing ture next month. added that it would be "essen- for a number of years, for every Uniersty ffiial ar opi- tially a replacement facility" other building project in the University official are opti for the "rcongestedand serious- state," said Kennedy t mistic that the bill, co-spon- ly outdated" 1,100-bed unit cur- sored by Rep. Gary Owen (D- rently in use 'i Should the bill pass and ond Ypsilanti) and Rep. Dominic igan voters approve the bond ati)ndep, D A group of University admin- issue, it still may be quite a Jacbetti (D-Neganuee), will pass istrators have been working number of years, as many as by the end of this year. Richard with state legislators since Jan- "six or seven" according to Kennedy, vice president for uary on funding for the new Kennedy, before a new hospital state relations and planning, hospital, said Kennedy. is completed. said, "The idea for the legisla- Plans for a new hospital al- tion at - this point has come USE OF A bond to finance a ready have been kicked around largely from the legislature it- new University Hospital was since "way back in '69," Ken- self," first considered around March nedy added. 31 of this year, according to Jacbetti and Neganuee were SHOULD THE bill pass by Doug Sherman, assistant vice not available for commeot last the t~wo-thirds majority needed president and director of capital night.