The Michigan Daily Vol. LXXXV, No. 6-S Ann Arbor, Michigan-Wednesday, May 14, 1975 Ten Cents Twelve Pages Ford reportedly alerts Marines to seek release of captive ship By AP and UPI Secretary of State Henry Kissinger were told the at a news briefing. "The President wants the ship nt Ford reportedly alerted 1,000 Marines and United States wouldrefuse to give up anything in ex- released now." domatic help from Mainland China yesterday change for the return of the unarmed container ship. Nessen said, however, that Ford would consult with rt to obtain release of an American freighter NESSEN adopted a similarly tough tone earlier in Congress before he would make any military moves crewmen held captive in Cambodia. .ESNaatdasmlrl og oeeriri against the Cambodians. crewmn hel capive i Cambdia.the day, saying the President wanted the ship freed agisth Cmodn. ite House, the Pentagon and the State De- y The Mayaguez was reported near Koh Tang Island refused to say officially what military and immediately. "Immediate is immediate," Nessen said about 30 miles off the Cambodian coast Pentagn Presider sought dip in an effo and its 40 The Wh partment diplomatic pressures were being brought to bear on the new Khmer Rouge Cambodian government. BUT PENTAGON sources said thePresident had alerted 1,000 Marines on Okinawa to "prepare to de- part soon for Thailand as a show of force against seizure of the merchant ship Mayaguez Monday by a Cambodian gunboat in the Gulf of Siam. Ford also ordered the National Security Council (NSC) to convene for the second time in 12 hours late last night. But White House press secretary Ron Nes- sen said that the 10:30 p.m. meeting was not being designated as an emergency session. Meanwhile in Kansas City, reporters traveling with BULLETIN According to UPI reports, a contingent of 800 Ma- rines arrived in Thailand early this morning. The arrival of the Marines threatened to touch off a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Thai- land. The Thai government has expressed opposition to U. S. troops using bases in Thailand to recover the American freighter seized by Cambodia on Monday. sources said U. S. war planes, while making no at- tacks, had been making close passes above the vessel all day yesterday. Pentagon sources also said the Air Force was main- taining a constant aerial command post above the freighter. A prop-driven gunship remained in the area. BESIDES the show of U. S. air power, the aircraft carrier Coral Sea, bound for Australia, was turned around and headed toward the Gulf of Thailand. At least two other Navy destroyers also were re- portedlv dispatched toward Cambodia. In Kansas City. Kissinger told a news conference, See FORD, Page 5 Cambodian seizure of ship provokes cautious reaction By GEORGE LOBSENZ The Cambodian seizure of the Amer- ican merchant ship Mayaguez provoked cautious comments last night from far Eastern and international affairs ex- perts at the University. "We really don't know the circum- stances under which the ship was cap- tured," said Eric Stein, professor of law and co-director of International and Comparative Studies. "If this was the innocent passage of a legitimate mer- chant ship outside the recognized 12- mile limit, then the seizure was a vio- ltion of international law and the U.S. has the right of retaliation." STEIN added, however, "that if other- wise, perhaps the seizure was justified". As to a likely American response, Stein reasoned, "People will think twice before doing anything radical. The logi- cal thing to do is to negotiate through diplomatic channels." He compared the situation to the Pueblo incident of 1968, noting that the present conflict was con- siderably more inflammatory because of Mayaguez's merchant status. Other observers expressed the hope that the American response would re- main relatively calm despite the storm of controversy. J. David Singer, a pro- fessor in the political science depart- ment, indicated the need for a careful, deliberate course of action. "YOU'VE GOT to remember, you're dealing with a new, inexperienced re- gime, and this isn't the time to worry See CAMBODIAN, Page 5 PENTAGON SOURCES REPORTED last night that President Ford ordered the aircraft carrier Coral Sea; shown here in a 1968 photo, to return to the Gulf of Thailand as part of the U. S. military reaction to the Cambodian seiz- ure of an American cargo ship. Detroit Iayers, police chief to meet with judge on layoff issue imges ... By GLEN ALLERHAND Special To rhe Daily DETROIT - In an attempt to resolve the touchy issue of Detroit police layoffs, Federal Judge Damon Keith has asked to meet with representatives of all inter- ested parties. Keith will confer today with city attor- neys, Detroit Police Chief Philip Tan- nian, and a lawyer representing black police officers in an effort to settle angry arguments that have arisen over impend- ing layoffs of officers. ACCORDING to a spokesperson for Keith, "The judge hopes he can work out a settlement to avoid deciding this case at all." On April 30, Keith issued a temporary restraining o r d e r preventing the city from laying off black police officers. In a May 9 ruling that touched off angry demonstrations by members of the predominantly white Detroit Police Officers Association (DPOA), another federal judge, Ralph Freeman, ordered that Detroit Mayor Coleman Young could not lay off 275 police being paid with federal funds under the Comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA). MOST OFFICERS receiving CETA sal- aries are blacks or women. Freeman's ruling sparked sharp criti- cism from DPOA members because it meant that black or women police offi- cers with no seniority would retain their jobs while many white officers with sen- iority privileges could loss their positions. See LAYOFF, Page 6 :...