Y LABORITES See Page 4 Sir0 D4adty PARTLY CLOUDY Latest Deadline in the State V VOL. LXII, No. 124 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1952 SIX PAGES o Union Opera Premier Benton Hit By McCarthy In Libel Suit Y, Critic Accused of Fraud and Deceit -L I I ~1 -Daily-Alan Reid SOAPY AND NANCY-Governor and Mrs. G. Mennen Williams greet the radio audience in an interview as they enter the theatre to watch their fourth straight Jnion Opera Premiere. The governor posed with male chorus "girls" and thought the show was "terrific." * " * * * * * * * Williams Watches Opener By ALAN LUCKOFF Tradition reigned from the ap- pearance of the three dancing athletes to the visit of the Gover- nor of Michigan as the 1952 Union Opera opened last night with all the frills and thrills of its prede- cessors. Playing to a near capacity house of first nighters, "Never Too Late" received a flock of curtain calls from what director Fred Evans called "a great audience." * * * CENTERS OF attraction in the O. crowd were Governor and Mrs. G. Mennen Williams and former president Alexander G. Ruthven and his wife. The latter were see- ing their first Union Opera open- ing night. The former University president was enthused about last night's premiere-he and Mrs. Ruthven plan to go to see the opera again next week when it plays in Detroit. The governor, who hasn't missed the show since its post- war comeback in 1948, said it 'PEPPIER RALLIES': More School Spirit Gets SL Endorsement was terrific as he rushed back- stage to congratulate the cast. Williams posed with the male chorus girls before the show,-and took everyone by surprise when he grabbed the radio announcer's mi- crophone in the lobby and started to interview Opera General Man- ager Jim Yobst, '52. IN CONTRAST to last year when a smoke bomb was planted in his car, the governor enjoyed a comparatively peaceful dinner at the Phi Gamma Delta house and rode to the theatre without inci- dent. He did become waylayed talking to constituents during in- termission, though, and missed the first ten minutes of the second act. The show, itself, was full of brightly colored costumes and snappy music and dancing. Two surprise numbers featured, the gridiron trio of Merritt Green, Ralph Stribe and Roger Zatkoff and a specialty dance by Andy White. The shapely chorus "beauties" drew the usual "oohs" and "ahs" from the crowd as tlhey did their "bumps and grinds' in daring high slit skirts. As the prelude to Act II, the en- tire cast gathered behind the cur- tain to sing the traditional medley of. Michigan songs, and the finale was climaxed by a rousing chorus of "The Victors!' "Never Too Late" will play to- day and tomorrow at the Michigan Theatre. A few tickets for both nights will be available at 1 p.m. at the box office. Next week the Opera will take to the road for performances in Flint, Toledo, Detroit and Buffalo April 2, 3, 4 and 5. WASHINGTON --(A)- Senator McCarthy (R.-Wis,) tossed a two- million-dollar "libel, slander and conspiracy" suit against Senator Benton (D.-Conn.) yesterday, accusing his arch critic of unlaw- fully seeking to oust him from the Senate. McCarthy's suit was filed in Federal Court here eight days after Benton, in a Senate speech offered to waive his immunity against court action for accusa- tions he levelled against McCarthy in sworn testimony on Capitol Hill. Under the constitution, mem- bers of Congress may not be sued for anything they say in the halls of Congress. McCarthy told newsmen as far as he knows his action is without precedent - the first time a U. S. Senator has sued a colleague for libel under such~ circumstances. The Wisconsin Senator also an- nounced that he will serve as his own attorney "so I personally will be able to cross-examine Benton." He is. a lawyer and former Wis- consin jde Benton was not-immediately available for comment. McCarthy said his suit was based on Benton's testimony before a Senate inquiry commit- tee last Sept. 28 in which Ben- ton demanded McCarthy's oust- ' er from the Senate. Among other things, Benton accused McCarthy in a 30,000-word statement of perjury, fraud and "calculated decit of the American people." Benton linked his accusations to McCarthy's sensational Com- munist - in - government charges. McCarthy himself indicated doubt as to the validity of any court action against Benton last week at the time Benton offered to waive immunity. In earlier exchanges' during their running feud, McCarthy had called Benton an "odd little men- tal midget" and accused him of trying to shield "the crimson in the State Department." The suit has two counts - (1) libel and slander, and (2) con- spiracy, libel and slander. Under Federal Court rules, Benton has 20 days to file an answer. Millard Turns Down 'Probe LANSING-(AP-Attorney Gen- eral Frank G. Millard refused yes- terday to call a grandjury to in- vestigate Communism in Michigan as asked by State Police Commis- sioner Donald S. Leonard. The Attorney General said, how- ever, that he was in favor of a Legislative investigation of Com- munism. Millard said he had not been able to find any information to justify the grand jury probe. He said Leonard was meeting with his subversive squad Friday and will later submit any evidence he finds to support his request for the grand jury. Millard added, however, that if new facts justify the 'calling of a grand jury, he would not hesitate to file a petition asking for such. Korea Talks' Show Slight Progress MUNSAN, Korea, Thursday, March 27-(})-The Allies report- ed "some slight progress" in yes- terday's secret, informal talks on exchange of prisoners, one of three bedrock issues blocking a Korean armistice. LAST LECTURE: NEAR EAST RIOTS-Above, an Egyptian is carried from court having collapsed after receiving a sentence of 15 years at hard labor for alleged activities in spreading the January Cairo riots. Elsewhere in the turbulent Mediterranian area, the French yes- terday clamped martial law in Tunisia, after arresting its premier and three pro-nationalist ministers. vi Brown Praises, Attacks Contemporary Drama By DIANE DECKER The 1951-52 Lecture Series came to a brilliant close last night as drama critic John Mason Brown alternately praised and blasphemed modern drama. Speaking before a large audience at Hill Auditorium, the as- sociate editor of "Saturday Review' sharply criticized modern authors who "write like angels but are spiritually lice." Brown feels that the role of the writer is "to bring eternal verities into a world needlessly inundated with negativity." "THE MAJOR PROBLEM of today." Brown maintained, "is how man the individual can somehow maintain dignity in a world - - -Owhere uncertainty is the only "I don't see how any voter can possibly decide what prin- ciples or policies the hybrid tickets stand for," Taft said. "Anyone who votes for me knows exactly what principles and what candidate he is sup- porting." Taft's statement answered an announcement Harold Stassen made Tuesday night. Stassen de- clared in a speech that one-half of any delegates he wins in the Wisconsin primary election next week will be permitted to vote for General Eisenhower on the first ballot at the Republican Nomi- nating Convention in Chicago next Jty. And -the Nebraska primary gathered momentum as retired Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer, native of Omaha, threw his ef- forts and prestige into a Nebraska "crusade for Taft". Write-in movements in behalf of th* Ohio Senator, as well as General Eisen- hower were stepped up. In spite of lively political de- velopments elsewhere, Truman Taft Name Kept On Jersey Ballot Ohioan Blasts Wisconsin Opponents, Calls Their Slates 'Hybrid Tickets' By The Associated Press Senator Taft, by no doing of his own, yesterday was catapulted back into the New Jersey Presidential preference primary-just as ,abruptly as he withdrew a week ago. State Superior Court Judge Ralph J. Smalley threw out a state- instituted suit seeking removal of Taft's name from the April 15 Republican popularity poll ballot with the comment: "In view of overriding public interest, . . . I feel now that the- sentiment of the public is for Taft's name to remain on the ballot." The court action was necessary bebause Taft withdrew-closing his headquarters here and stopping all campaigning--after the formal withdrawal date, March 12. IN WISCONSIN, Senator Taft quickly countered the newest ma- neuvers of his Republican opponents yesterday with a statement declaring their respective slates now are "hybrid tickets." He indicated he expects to Hjeed J SB benefit from the, confusion. UtJ -Warns, I Steel Chiefs PITTSBURGH-(P-The CIO United Steelworkers demanded yesterday that the steel industry accept the government's recom- mendations for ending the steel wage dispute or take responsibility for a nation-wide strike April 8. Negotiations on the wage sta- bilization board's proposed settle- ment opened with two of the country's largest steel producers but brought no apparent results. PRESIDENT Philip Murray of the CIO and the CIO-USW com- mented briefly after a one-hour negotiating session witi United States Steel Corp. But he told a cheering Penn- sylvania CIO convention in an address that responsibility for any strike would rest squarely on the steel companies. By HARLAND BRITZ 1 Longer student parties and pep- ;pier football spirit got Student Legislature backing at last night's weekly meeting. In overwhelming fashion, SL recommended that the Student Affairs Committee allow - women ,k to remain at official house parties in mens residences until 1 a.m. on late permission nights instead of the current midnight deadline. THE BODY also passed a new plan for a student flash card sys- tem. Proposed by varsity commit- tee chairman Dick Demmer, '53 BAd, the motion calls on SL to support a pep section around the 35 yard line from rows 30 to 60. The Wolverine Club was charged with the responsibility for setting up and maintaining the section. A According to the plan, when stu- dents pick up their football tickets, they will be informed whether or not their seats are in the flash card section. If the students do not wish to take part in the plan, they may get different seats. Demmer felt that 98 per cent of the students would cooperate. The plan has the backing of World News Athletic Director H. O. Crisler, Demmer maintained. Prof. C1'is- ler, Demmer said, wants SL sup- port before submitting the mea- sure to the athletic board. *' * * THE WOMENS HOURS motion was passed because of the one and a half hour lag between the cur- rent midnight closing time for parties and the 1:30 a.m. dead- line for women returning to the dorms. Only recently men were per- mitted to remain in women's residences until 1:25 a.m. on late permission nights instead of the former 12:25 a.m. 'curfew. SL also endorsed the proposed constitution for the combined sen- ior classes that had been prepared by the current combined senior of- ficers. ' Payment Plan Altered ByE._Quad By SID KLAUS The East Quadrangle Council last night decided to oppose the dorm leaders' plan advanced Mon- day to reimburse the University for damage suffered Thursday night from the quad and residence hall treasuries. Instead the council proposed that a campus-wide solicitation drive be conducted to collect the money. (Leonard Schaadt, Busi- ness Manager of the Residence Halls, said Monday the University incurred $180 damage during the student demonstration.) * * * -EARL ALDON, '52, president of the council, explained that 'the East Quad men felt individual contributions to a fund would af- fect the students directly. "Paying the money on the Council level would be too 'easy'," he said, Members of the Council sug- gested that buckets be set up on the diagonal and in the resi- dence halls to collect the money. "Of course if our plan doesn't prove feasible, or if the other Quad Councils don't agree with it, we will reconsider our action," Aldon said. * * * THE COUNCILS of the three quadrangles will hold a joint meet- ing at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the South Quad to discuss the prob- lem. The possibility of paying for losses to individuals or damage to fraternity and sorority houses will also be discussed at today's meet- ing. cterainty." Generalization and "billboard spontaneity"-- reducing every- thing to its simplest level-were also targets of a Brown attack. Comparing today's Broadway with the theatre of the 1920's, Brown found it sadly lacking. HOWEVER, he had nothing but praise for American musical com- edy. Speaking in a soft, easy- ,spoken voice which was to grow hoarse as the evening passed, he warned, "Don't look down your noses at musicals. "If 'Pal Joey' had been written 200 years ago, it would be safe for your professors to admire it, because it would be called 'The Beggar's Opera'," he main- tained. Before the performance, the lecturer gave some backstage ad- vice to aspiring drama critics- "Hope for actuarial expectancy." He half-jokingly, half-earnestly advised them to "Wait and pray for one of the old men to die." An announcement made by Brown during the evening came as a surprise ,to most of the audi- ence-"Don Juan in Hell," with Charles Boyer, Charles Laughton, Agnes Moorehead and Cedric Hardwick, is tentatively slated for a one-night stand here this fall. Student Tickets Available for Play, Students may still obtain a spe- cial 50 cent ticket for tonight's performance of "There Shall Be No Night" at 8 p.m. in Lydia Men- delssohn Theater. The Pulitzer Prize winning play by Robert Sherwood will run through Saturday. Regularly priced tickets for $1.20, 90 and 60 cents are on sale at the Lydia Mendelssohn box office. supporters remainect Latest developme Eisenhower front can ver, where a friend o: Eisenhower reported and his wife expect the United States wit Source of the inf a letter Mrs. Eise written to her frien In Milwaukee Gov. of California made would not follow the sen and agree to turn Eisenhower any GO] delegates he wins it day's Wisconsin prim VOTERS TO E April Hot A (EDITORS' NOTE: T ond in a series of ar to acquaint voters w issues in the April 7 el By ZANDER HO If Ann Arbor vote positions Six and S April 7 ballot the cit3 a growing chunk of s and an as yet unpopu real estate. No one argues ove bility of annexing the populated plot, a s Huron River Hills to the city. But the idea the larger parcel, th Hills area to the sou raise a protest-most ple who claim that t afford to accept the of providing services residents. * * TO THIS, proponel ation retort that Anr afford not to effect setCIO President Murray told the nt on the CIO convention that steel com- me from Den- panies would have to raise prices f Mrs. Dwight only $2 a ton to cover the cost of I that "Ike" pay increases. The industry has to return to put the figure at $12. thin a month. The WSB, which sought an ac- ormation was ceptable settlement at the direc- enhower had tion of President Truman, sug- d. gested a 17/2 cent hourly pay raise, paid holidays, higher week- Earl Warren end pay,. union shop and other it clear he benefits. lead of Stas- Top level stabilization officials a over to Gen. arranged to meet this morning to P presidential "work out steps for the govern- n next Tues- ment to take to avert a nation- nary. wide steel strike." )ECIDE: 7 Balot Includ es nnexaion Issue his is the sec- ticles designed its 248 acres are vital to the city's 'ith important expansion and progress. lection.) The City Planning Commis- LLANDER sion, which has gone on record rs okay Pro- as favoring both annexations, even on the points out that the ideal me- y will pick up tropolis should have from 30 to uburban area 40 per cent unimproved vacant Llated piece of land within its borders. But experts point out ominously that r the advisa- vacant property in booming Any e smaller, un- Arbor has dropped from 11 per ubdivision of cent to little more than, 6 per the north of cent in the past year. a of annexing Moreover, Ann Arbor health e Ann Arbor authorities have frequently con- xth east, does demned the existing Ann Arbor tly from peo- Hills sanitary sewer system as a the city can't potential threat to the city's well- responsibility being. Annexation would bring to the area's with it an extension of the Ann Arbor sewage system to the new area, wiping out the menace. nts of annex- * * n Adrhn na...' . .nvvi Garg Tryouts Roundup By The Associated Press RANGOON, Burma - Burma's government announced yesterday its forces have launched a "large scale" offensive against National- ist Chinese troops in the North- eastern state of Kentung. Since 1943, Burma has been con- cerned about the presence on her territory of 10,000 or more ill- equipped and hungry followers of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek who were driven over the border by n Ar gor can the merger; WOMEN'S UNION SUIT: FeelingsStrong on Union Coed Policy THIS LAST sounds wonderful on paper but it too brings protests -these from the city's own water department. Foundation of the water department's opposition to taking in Ann Arbor Hills is that, an outlay of around $20,000 would be necessary almost immediately and this would put a serious strain on the departmental budget. And this, opponents of the an- 0 :='c ...,..,, ,:' i