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ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1947 PRIU
Senate Votes
To End OPA,
War Controls
Courts To Take ,
Rent Regulation
By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 5 -
The Republican-dominated Sen-
ate, overriding Democratic pro-
tests, voted 58-29 today to end
OPA and other wartime control
agencies by June 30.
A little earlier, a Senate banking
subcommittee voted 3-2 against
Democratic opposition to author-
ize a general 10 per cent boost in
rents. Under this bill rent con-
trols would be taken from OPA
and left to the courts to enforce.
The decision to send OPA to the
graveyard of governmental war-
time agencies took the form of a
stipulation in a $180,000,000 defi-
ciency appropriation for various
government bureaus.
OTC Marked for Death
The stipulation marked for
death the Office of Temporary
Controls and its constituent agen-
cies. These include the remain-
ing remnants, not only of OPA,
but of the Civilian Production
Administration which wielded
enormous priority powers during
the war, and the Office of War
Mobilization and Reconversion.
The appropriation bill, passed
by the Senate today, goes back to
the House for action on amend-
ments.
It contains about $17,000,000 to
enable OPA to wind up its duties,
which now consist mainly of en-
forcing controls over rents, sugar
and rice.
Senator Lucas (Dem., Ill.) said
the money was not enough, that
the bill would spell the end of
rent control by April 30. But Sen-
ator Taft (Rep., Ohio) told the
Senate that Congress would be
able to set up new control ma-
chinery well ahead of April 30.
Beginning of End
Lucas' contention was also chal-
lenged by Chairman Bridges (Rep.,
N .H.) of ..the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee, who said the bill
merely signified "the beginning
of the end of OPA."
Senator Cordon (Rep., Ore.) de-
clared that OVaA would have ample
funds to carry on and estimated it
would have $10,000,000 more than
the amount needed to pay its final
going-out-of-business expenses.
House Passes
State Bonus
Payment Bill.
LANSING, March 5-((/P)-By
a 93 to 0 vote, the House of Rep-
resentatives today passed the Vet-
erans Military Pay Act, bringing
closer the first bonus payments
which observers expect in April.
The measure, which defines the
qualifications for bonus payments
and sets , up its administration,
was approved by the Senate, but
will be returned to that house for
concurrence in house-added
amendments.
Tlie most recent amendment was
one added today on the proposal of
Rep. L. Harvey Lodge, Pontiac
Republican, to permit the state to
accept any federal financial or
other aid which may be provided.
'I have in mind possible frank-
ing privileges and tIV donation of
war surplus office equipment,
largely," Lodge said. "Free postage
alone would save thousands of
dollars and much clerical labor."
As the bill stands, resident vet-
erans would be entitled to $10 for
each month of domestic services,
$15 for each month of foreign
service, but not more than $500.
A resident is defined as one who
was born and has always lived in
Michigan, one who was born else-
where but lived six months in
Michigan before enering service,
or one who was born in Michigan
and was temporarily out of the
State when inducted. Registered
voters are presumed to be residents
under the act.
A qualifying veteran is any man
or woman who served honorably
for 60 days or more in the Army,
Navy, Coast Guard or Marines.
Application for the bonus must
be made within two years of the
date the Governor signs the Act.
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Election Party System
Approved by Legislature
Will Be Used in Contests March 18-19;
Platform, Membership Registration Asked
In a series of compromise motions, the Student Legislature voted
last night to retain-and regulate-student parties in campus elec-
tions.
'ilie system, which will be used for the first time in the election
for 23 new Legislators March 18 and 19, will prohibit the printing of
party designations on ballots.
Parties will be required to register membership and platforms
with the Men's Judiciary Council when petitions for candidacy are
submitted, and no changes in personnel or platforms can be made
after the deadline at 5 p.m. Monday. Party members will be allowed
-- topool official publicity space for
the party's platform.!
Ten Vets Start The Legislature limited mem-
bership in the parties to the num-
ber of positions to be filled in the
0 peration election, with the additional pro-
vision that parties cannot pool
1' e cunofficial publicity if their total
membership exceeds the limit set.
T r o tOfficial publicity was defined as
To Urge Committee that handled by the Legislature's
For Payment Hike election committee and disquali-
fication was set as the punishment
Ten Michigan student veterans, for violation of the 'collusion pro-
including two University students vision." -
will leave Willow Run Airport at New System
5:10 p.m. today to fly to Wash-
ington on "Operation Subsist- The new system also provides
ence". that chairmen be chosen for each
University students Bill Hay- party and that the parties be "run
don, president of the University democratically." This was inter-
Veterans Organization, and Jane preted to mean that the entire
Schacht, treasurer of the Univer- party is to elect its chairman and
sity of Michigan Women Veterans vote on the introduction of new
Organization, are members of the members.
delegation which will testify to- Petitions for membership on the
morrow before the House Com- Legislature will be accepted by the
mittee on Veterans Affairs. Judiciary Council from 3 to 5
Survey Tabulations p.m. tomorrow and from 1 to 5
Armed with the tabulations of p.m. Monday. The petitions,
cost-of-living questionnaires from which may be signed by students
a dozen Michigan colleges and in all schools, must bear 150 sig-
universities, the members of "Op- natures. All candidates will be re-
eration Subsistence" will urge quired to pay a registration fee of
passage of the Rogers Bill, HR $1 and submit 50 word qualifi-
870, which provides for increasing cation statements, either individ-
subsistence payments under the, ually or as part of a party plat-
GI Bill, form.
The delegation will confer with Two student members of the
Gen. Omar Bradley, chief of the Board in Control of Intercollegi-
Veterans Administration, at 10 ate Athletics will also be chosen
a.m. Saturday and then with Sen. in the March elections.
Homer Ferguson (Rep., Mich) at Exchange Management
10:30. Voting on a reorganization of
Results.of Poll the Student Book Exchange man-
Results of the cost-of-living agement, the Legislature approved
poll taken Wednesday and Thurs- a charter setting up a Board of
day of last week show that 91.5 Directors with representatives
peir cent of the University's stu- from the faculty, administration,
dent veterans have expenses Legislature, Union, League and
which exceed the GI Bill pay-
ments. ' Alpha Phi Omega, national serv-
The average total monthly ex- ice fratermty.
penses of all veterans was found Ken Bissell, present manager of
to be $118.82. Single men are now the Exchange and sponsor of the
spending $109.47, an increase of new charter, explained that the
$10 over the figure. reported by Board would provide continuity
the campus AVC in its poll last of management for a full-time
October. Exchange.
More than 53% of all veterans The eleven-man Board will be
polled indicated that they were chosen for indefinite terms and
forced to depend on income oth- will include the Auditor of Stu-
er than the VA payments in or- dent Organizations and the social
der to stay in school. director of the League. Two rep-
Similar groups of student veter- resentatives from the faculty and
ans from Ohio, New York, New three from the administration will
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas be chosen by the five student
will join "Operation Subsistence" nembers, who will be elected by
in Washington. their respective organizations.
,- ,Filling temporary vacancies on
Sthe Student Affairs Committee
caused by the resignation of
Archie Parsons and Mary Lloyd
H i s Congress Benson, the Legislature elected
Talbot Honey and Virginia Coun-
WASHINGTON, March 5-()- cell to the Committee.
Van A. Bittner, chief CIO organ-
izer, told House Labor Committee Krug Urges Early
members today they aren't equip-1
ped to write fair labor laws and Hawaii Statehood
"it would be a wonderful thing
for the United States if Congress WASHINGTON, March 9 - (P)
met only every ten years." -Speedy statehood for Hawaii
"Men who know nothing about and creation of civil rule for other
a proposition shouldn't deal with Pacific islands were urged today
it," he said after telling the mem- by Secretary of Interior Krug on
bers that they "are not going to his return from a 24,000-mile tour
give labor a fair break." of the Pacific.
Rep. McGowen (R-Ohio) struck, Krug, who conferred with Gen.
back at Bittner as "narrow." Rep. Douglas MacArthur in Tokyo, said
Kearns (R-Pa) said he was "fed MacArthur believes that statehood
up with people coming in here, for Hawaii would help to "bring
whether from unions or manage- democracy to Japan." The secre-
ment, and telling the men of con-,dmr yad an.rT he -
gress what they can or can't do." tary said MacArthur had en-
"It doesn't behoove you to come dorsed both plans.
in here and attack this commit- MacArthur told him, he said,
tee and its chairman," Rep. Bar- that the Japanese may eventually
den (D-NC) added. "The chair- serve as a bulwark against "forms
man (Rep. Hartley, New Jersey of government we do not like"
Republican) is an honorable gen- an evident reference to Com-
tieman." munism.
Gromyko Sa ys.IJ.S Atom Pla
Threatens Nations'Sovereignt
Truman Tells oPeace Hopc
Mexican Visit Asserts Veto Is No Obsta
Ends oe To Effective Arms ont:
arn The Associated Press
O Han LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., March 5-AndresA. Gromyko cl
day that the United States' world atomic plan was directe
the independence of other contries and said the bitterly cont
Presidents Approach issue could be no obstacle to effectiye control of atomic ener
Solution to Problems The Soviet delegate to the United Nations Security
contended, in the most violent attack he has yet made
By Th" Associated Press American proposals, that the United States wants to ma
MEXICO CITY, March 5 - monopoly on atomic energy. He spoke in English for an h
President Truman brought his 18 minutes and made it clear that Russia had not budged
Mexican visit to an end tonight in its opposition to the United States plan.
after expressing hope that the ThCun_,_isnn_____y_
joint desire of the two nations for The Council, listening closely,
peace can spread throughout the h .aTdeGro oe clard th t
world to avert the destruction ofr 1. The Soviet Union could not M arshallIr
civilization.prturn its national economy over
In two separate addresses, Mr to a proposed international on-
Truman made it clear that he and tro agency. H op eful
President Miguel Aleman had 2..One country (obviously the
nd "large areas of agreeme United States) was trying to M1 osow T
fholddontoritsamonopolyaireatom-
in their consultations here, in-hold orto its monopoly in Mo-
cuigthe approach to solution is~ energy. D ut htB
of Mexico's foot and mouth dis- 3. Unlimited control of atomic Doubts That B
ease problem. energy by an international au- Will Finish T
s p .thority, as proposed by the United
Speaks to Americans States, would mean "unlimited in- WASHINGTON, Marc
Speaking later to a cheering, k terference" in the affairs of any Secretary of State Ma:
applauding American colony au- country for Moscow today open
dience at Casino Militar, the 4. The veto in the security ing doubt that the rr
President, urging all of them to Council, which the United Big Four Foreign Mini
be "good will ambassadors," pro States insists must not apply on ference there will attain
claimed: s atomic control, was established ly its goal of writing a
"Wed. aulin the United Nations by Unit- peace.
"e actually have a Good Daily-wake ed States initiative and not by Marshall, in a staten
and the United States. If we can FLEET SKIER-Streaking across the slopes of the Arboretum, Soviet Russia. ed notice on the world
get that same feeling in the other Ted Kindel, '49, warms up for the Ullr Ski Club's final trip of the He said that the late President pect too much. Expres
21 republics and in the Dominion season which will take the grdup to Caberfae Sports Area near Roosevelt especially took the lead that a treaty with Aust
of Canada, the Western Hemis- Cadillac this weekend. in writing the veto into the U.N. written at Moscow, he s
phere can be the happiest place Charter. "extremely doubtful" th
in the world, and I am sure that is Sitting at the Council table as eign ministers will be ab
just what it is going to be." HOME WASN'T LIKE THIS the Russian delegate lashed at the on any more than basic
American proposals was Frederick to settle the much large
Preserve Peace m D VH. Osborn, New York businessman a pece pact to govern I
Earlier, speaking at the scene es Dand anthropologist, who was a postwar future.
the Pyramid of the Sun, miles w major general in charge of the DedlOk With s
from Mexico City, the President United States Arfny morale and
had told the joint U. S.-Mexican Problem in Planningie us education during World War II. This raised the pros
press of the efforts of the Mexican __He was named today new United second conference later
and United States governments to E States Deputy on the United Na- to try to break the dea
anrn UniteSaes By PHYLLIS KAY dozen of these are used by West tions Atomic Energy Commission, Soviet Russia over Gerii
He spoke of the ruins of ancient More than 810 gallons of milk Quadrangle, the largest single working directly under Warren R. em.Sm fiil
civilizations he had just viewed and 800 pounds of bread are con- housing unit. Austin, Chief U.S. delegate to the of such a conference, >
and declared: d eachay by te3,660 s 900 Pounds of Hamburger U.N. the fall.
dents who eat in University resi-- Fllowing is the tex
Want To Continue dence halls. Over 900 pounds of meat are Gromyko said there had been shall's statement, which
"Now we don't want to be a needed to make hamburgers for little comnent on his proposals ed to newsmen before b
passing civilization-neither the tem has scrambled eggs, 600 dozen all the houses, which include East for a convention outlawing cial plane took off:
great Mexican government nor the ae rus ccordig to Kath- Quadrangle, Victor Vaughan, Mo- atomic bombs immediately and "We recognize the n
United States of America. We are requir , aor dietitian. 240 sher-Jordan, Stockwell, Helen a later convention setting up at Moscow will be extr
want to continue. That's the rea- ___nHm_,__-Newberry, Betsy Barbour, Adelia atomic controls. ficult and their conseqt
son we want world peace. We have Cheever, and Mary KbMarkley House, Then he demanded that the mentous,
come to the destructive point . S as well as West Quadrangle, bomb must be abolished now, de-
when we must have world peace, oesarsoDWhen the West Quadrange would strengthen the authority of "The deputies of
r we'll be just like these deserted Be iic serves spinach, Miss Hamm ndi- wo utthe U N ministers have made
ruins. We will be a deserted des- 1ionei cated, 32 bushels are needed for He said Russia stood for inspec- gress in drafting the
ert." one meal, 700 pounds of potatoes tions under control organizations treaty, It should be 1
A M *fare used per meal and 70 gallons set up within the framework of consider the Austrian t
Dancing Cl ssIndiiduramParnsnin d.the Security Council. He thus re- the hope of completing
Individual Planning jected completely the United cow.
Prizes are being offered by the Despite the fact that some units States plan for an atomic develop- "The situation with
0Michigras Committee for out- such as Betsy Barbour and Helen ment authority with full powers of the German issues are
Refuse sbooths sponsored by Newberry, and Vosher-Jordan and inspection and control of atomic ferent. Deputies so far
. . . . residences in the all-campus car- Stockwell have been planning their matters everywhere. only engaged in listen
social life wasstrongly evide nival to be held April 25 and 26. menus together, the individual ~ statements of the Allie
and almost as strongly thwarted According to Jerry Gaffney and dormitory dietitians are "pretty B *- concerned, other tha
yesterday when 300 eager men Keith Jordan, booths co-chair- much on their own," Miss Hamm rita in o G t Four.
were turned away from the League men for the affair, awards will be said. After the menus are made Great Fundamentals
Intermediate Dancing Classes, made to the best-decorated booth, up, they are sent to her office. "So we have yet to c
Tickets for the eight week to the booth taking in the largest There are seven dormitory dieti- k. " "Soreach agreements on gr
series of dancing lessons which number of tickets and to the booth tians and the house directors at imentals which will be
which has the greatest financial Adelia Cheever and Mary Markley WASHINGTON, March 5-(0)- for the drafting of the
are taught with the aid of coed as- success. houses supervise their own menus. The United States moved today to garding Germany.
sistant Leacners were all soicd well
befoe th 8 pm. cass ega Miss Gaffney emphasized that in addition, there are five assist- supply meatadwetoth werescsfu
erclass began houses may sponsor games of ant dietitians and two apprentices. British, and still 'pondered ways ing agreements on ma
Only 75 men can be accomo chance, vaudeville shows, food The dormitories employ 156 full- to help distressed Greece, now mental principles I wot
date 7in c ofthe twlasm booths, or original activities, and time employees and approximate- that weakening Britain is pulling much pleased.
dated in each of the two classes she urged members of campus ly 650 hours of daily student out of that strategic Mediterran- "It would appear nou
on todMis elnA. MCk dormitories, sororities, fraterni- help. ean couptry. tremely doubtful whet
ing to Miss Ethel A. McCormick' ties and league houses to work out Food Service Administration Secretary of Agriculture Ander- tual treaty for Germa
social director of the League their ideas of booths and decora- Miss Hamm handles the admin- son said at a news conference the completed for consid
Little hope for the surplus 300 tions schemes. istration of food service for all United States has agreed to sup- this conference."
miw hdouted tyhats any newbApplication blanks, which may these houses as well as problems ply Britain with enough meat by
clases co oubeted th is nyew otie rm isGfny of storage, distribution, prepara- this spring to prevent a reduction s
mestr bcaue te ced nstuc-2-2543, or from Jordan at '7595, tion and sanitation, She also in the ration there. ili an i
mtor e ase t coed in 'rue- are due Monday, and are to be put checks menus, interviews job ap- Shipments will consist of beef,
doa areadney worith thTesb- in the Michigras boxes in the plicants and specifies equipment and perhaps surplus turkeys. The IF~ PtiA
ay an aned nesreit hhesbe League Undergraduate Office or to be purchased for the kitchens. United States also will help theNew
ginig ndinemeiae lase.the Union Student Offices. "We are always conscious of the British build up a stockpile of p -
ARBORETUM BECKONS:
it s 'SprigTime'_inTime in Ann Arbor
By EUNICE MINTZ and
HARRIETT FRIEDMAN j
Every year about this time a'
few aspiring staff members usu-
ally get the brilliant idea that
nothing could be more appropri-
'The other three purposes, as
listed by the late Prof. Frederick
C. Newcomb in a 1906 Michigan
Alumnus, are: 1. Instruction in
various orders of plants; 2. Eco-
nomic collections of medicinal and
An article in the Michigan
Alumnus of 1922 declared that
"the University of Michigan is
fortunate in having close to its
campus a tract of beautifully di-
versified land remarkably adapt-