F MERRY-GO-ROUND See Page 4 C I ............... 4c Latest Deadline in the State 4Iaitii a Ag t PARTLY CLOUDY VOL. LXII, No. 140 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, APRI, 24, 1952 Ui SIX PAGES Riot Pictures - - - - I. 1 4 YP'SrStill Recognized Walter Says SAC To Review Group Next Week The Young Progressives are still a recognized student organization, Dean Erich A. Walter said last night, despite the fact that a re- view of their activities will be held by the Student Affairs Committee sometime during the next few weeks in order to establish their "responsibility." The investigation was called for by the University Lecture Commit- tee, which is withholding decision on a YP request to sponsor a talk by William Hood, secretary of Ford Local 600 (UAW-CIO). The date of the review is not yet set. * * * PROF. CARL G. BRANDT, sec- retary of the Lecture Committee, refused comment on why the in- vestigation had been asked. No decision on the Hood petition is expected to be made, however, un- til the SAC has completed their review, he said. U.S. Raises Steel Prices $3 a Ton Economic Stabiliz Putnam Sees No Reason for Further Increases WASHINGTON-(JP)-The Government ordered an increase of about $3 a ton in steel price ceilings yesterday. At the same time Economic Stabilizer Robert L.. Putnam said he sees no justification Jor any further price increases to pay for wage raises. THE MOVE CAME only a few hours after the Truman Admin- the seized industry by putting up to Putnam the question, "how much?'" Putnam said it will be next week before he can make the pay recommendation. Secretary of Commerce Sawyer, operator of the mills for the government, referred the pay is- RIIA to tha .rt bili7-Qin ffir ad 4 -Daily-Bill NeIle NEW SL CABINET-Howard Willens, '53, (seated, right) new SL president poses with cabinet: Phil Berry, '52 BAd., vice-president; (seated, left) and standing (left to right) Roger Wilkens, '53, member- at-large; Karin Fagerburg, '54, corresponding secretary; Sondra Diamond, '53, member-at-large; Sue Popkin, '54, recording secretary; and Bob Neary, '54, treasurer. * * P* * * * * * Wilens Elected New SL President Photo by Jack Bergstrom PRISONERS GET FIRST FOOD SINCE SUNDAY This .trio claimed they missed Monday's rations. Dean Walter pointed out that in the eyes of the SAC, the YP was in no way banned or limited. "Until the review can be insti- tuted and completed by the SAC, YP is a recognized group," he said. By HARLAND BRITZ and DIANE DECKER Howard Willens, '53, will lead Student Legislature for the next five school months. He was elected president last night after nosing out former treasurer Phil Berry, '52 BAd. However, the veteran Berry was soon elected vice-president defeat- ing Roger Wilkins, '53. *r* *w THE NEW president: who suc- III Photo by /Jack Bergstrom IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW YOU LOOK AT IT Leonard Block 15 Convict Frisbie Recognition by the SAC gives the group status as an accepted student organization. Conversely, no group which is not recognized by the SAC can remain on cam- pus. S* s JOAN BERLER, '54A, co-chair- man of the Young Progressives, saw the Lecture Committee stand as being "a legalistic device to arbitrarily ban speakers." Calling it "political discrimination," Miss Berler claimed the procedure to be "an attempt to undermine the effectiveness of the YP as an ex- pression of progressive student sentiment on campus." She added that the organiza- tion was planning to submit petitions to the Lecture Com- mittee asking permission to have Arthur McPhaul and Hood speak here under the sponsorship of YP. McPhaul; banned by the Committee last month, was in- volved in a dinner at the Union which is now being investigated by the Joint Judiciary Council. Hood's availability as a speaker entered into the Lecture Commit- tee's decision to postpone consid- eration of the YP request, Prof. Brandt explained. "If this was something in which time was an important matter, then the Com- mittee would probably consider it at once. Hood, on the other hand, apparently could come anytime." No reasons were given by Brandt about the necessity for a review of YP activities. Their constitution is at present being studied by the SAC in order to clear up certain technical deficiencies, such* as no specification of a quorum. Dawson Named To Advise Club John Appel, '53 BAd, president of the Draft Stevenson for Presi- dent Club announced yesterday that Professor John Dawson of the Law School has consented to be the organization's faculty ad- visor. The group received a letter from the national Stevenson organiza- tion urging all local groups to con- tinue their support of the Illinois governor in the race for Demo- cratic presidential nomination. Ike Backers Drive To Get Eastern Bloc PHILADELPHIA --(')- Backers intensified yesterday a drive to solidify an eastern bloc of Repub- lican presidential delegates behind Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower on his strong ballot showings in New York and Pennsylvania. The five-star General of the Armies swept to about a 675,000 vote victory over Sen. Robert A. Taft, his chief rival for the nom- ination, in Tuesday's Pennsylvania Presidential popularity poll. The poll is not binding on delegates. BUT TAFT, who had kept his name off the ballot and had asked supporters not to vote for him, got. a national record write-in total of 172,829 with 36 precincts missing. And Taft seemed likely to get a substantial share of Pennsylvania's 70 delegates. In New York, Eisenhower was assured thesupport of about 70 of the state's 96 nominating votes his supporters won in pri- mary there. Taft got three, and the views of 17 are not known. Six more will be selected later. On the basis of present tabula- tions made by the Associated Press Taft-in the nation-wide picture- leads Eisenhower 233 to 209 in delegates, with 603 needed for the nomination at the Chicago con- vention. The tabulation is based on dele- gates .pledged, instructed, favor- able or willing to state a first ballot choice. The immediate future objective of the Eisenhower supporters was next Tuesday's Massachusetts pri- mary. There the General will meet Taft in an equal contest where both will be write-in candidates. Taft already has campaigned in the state, which wil cast a size- able 38 convention votes. "Ike" and "Bob" nicknames will be counted in the write-in total. ceeds Leonard Wilcox, '52, prom- ised to "pursue effectively the pol- icies established last year with particular stress on common in- terests. of SL with other campus organizations." The 20-year-old Oak Park, Ill. resident, also pledged im- mediate consideration of the Lecture Committee problem. Willens spent his freshman year at Stanford University and has served on the legislature only one year. He is president of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity, a member of Sphinx, junior men's honorary and has played for the tennis team. Berry, a 20-year-old Detroiter has also served on SL as secretary and as an NSA representative. S* * IN THE RACE for recording secretary, Susan Popkin, '54, beat out Jean Jones, '53. Miss Popkin had served as Public Relations chairman. Karin Fagerburg, '54, the only candidate, was acclaimed as new corresponding secretary. Bob Neary, '54, another SL committee chairman was select- Abolishment Of RFC Set Back in Senate WASHINGTON -(P)- Senators backing a bill to abolish the Re- construction Finance Corporation were set back on their heels last night after scoring an initial vic- tory. After first giving tentative ap- proval to'the measure, the Senate backtracked and voted to send it back to its Banking Committee. The vote was announced as 39 to 36. THE MOTION instructed the Committee to bring back an RFC bill by June 2, but Sen. Dirksen (R-Ill.) shouted that the effect was to kill the measure to abolish the huge government lending ag- ency. Earlier in the date the senate, by a vote of 42 to 37, approved a motion by Sen. Byrd (D-Va.) to substitute his bill to liquidate the RFC for a rival measure which called for reforms in its opera- tions. But after this a storm of debate broke out, and a parliamentary tangle developed. A switch in several votes among both Democrats and Republicans reversed the initial tentative de- cision to end the RFC. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was the target of a sensational investigation into in- fluence peddling last year. ed as treasurer, winning over Mike McNearney, '53. In the race for the first cabinet member-at-large post, literary senior class president Wilkins won on the first ballot defeating Shir- ley Cox, '54, Sondra Diamond '53, and McNearney. The second member-at-large seat was decided after three close ballots with Miss Diamond nosing out Wally Pearson, '53, McNearney and Miss Cox, in that order. Just preceding the cabinet elec- tions, retiring president Wilcox gave a vigorous farewell speech claiming that "passive observance of student government by the ad- ministration is not enough." He maintained that "positive and helpful recognition is neces- sary." He called on the new of- ficers to exercise patience in their increased responsibility. Following cabinet elections, SL passed a resolution asking for stu- dent representation on the Board of Governors of Residence Halls to consider the proposal of mov- ing women into East Quadrangle. Introduced by Bob Ely, '54, the motion stated that SL recognizes the administration's right to make such decisions, but, due to the dir- ect effect upon student lives it feels that student opinion should be consulted in this case. The legislature will ask the Board to allow the presidentsof the three men's quadrangles, the president of Assembly and the three student representatives on the Board to assist in reaching the decision. The Board of Governors is expected to meet today. ' i Reading Hits Royal's Plea For .Retrial E David Lee Royal's petition.f or a new trial in the hammer slaying of Nurse Pauline Campbell got a rebuttal yesterday when Prosecu- tor Douglas K. Reading issued an answer to the defense's claim that key witness Daniel Baughey had perjured himself. Reading denied that naughey, the son of an Ypsilanti clergyman, had lied when he testified that he met Royal with his companions, William R. Morey and Jacob Max Pell (both serving life terms at Southern Michigan Prison) on Sept. 13. 1951-three days before the murder. Baughey told the court that the trio had bragged at this meeting of assaulting another nurse. Read- ing admitted that the minister's son had lied about certain details but insisted that Baughey told the truth on all essential points. Se i e zaIon ceand said that when he gets the answer he will take it to President Tru- man for final action. * * * PUTNAM then announced at a news conference that he had dir- ected Price Stabilizer Ellis Arnall to get out an order under which the mills may, if they choose, boost prices by the amount allowed un- der the Capehart Amendment to the Defense Production Act. That provision allows price ad- justments to reflect cost changes up to last July 26. Officials have estimated it would give the steel industry about $3, which is about a fourth of the amount some in- dustry spokesmen have said they would need to meet wage raises recommended by the wage stabili- zation board. Putnam told the newsmen that the steel industry some time ago asked that action be held up on its Capehart price allowance. "I think it was for bargaing purposes," he answered w he / was asked why the companies wanted delay. "Because the steel companies have not applied for this increase for their stockholders, I don't know of any reason why we should hold it up," the stabilization chief said. But he stressed that it will be up to the companies to decide whether to make an actual price boost-"we're not going to force Capehart on anyone." In connection with his statement that he does not expect pay re- commendations to be ready be- fore next week, Putnam said fram- ing them is a very complicated task, and they must be cleared with the Justice Delartment for legality. W orld News Roundup By The Associated Press MUNSAN, Thursday, April 24- Korean armistice negotiations ap- peared today to be heading toward climax with no sign of a break in the critical deadlock on prisoner exchange. But pessimism was apparent both in Washington and Peiping. U. S. officials privately expressed belief the talks were moving through the most critical phase in many months, with adecisive turn expected soon. * * * NEW YORK-Condemnation of President Truman's seizure of the Steel Industry and his implication that a President al- so could take over the nation's press and radio was expressed yesterday in a resolution placed before the American Newspaper Publishers Association. WASHINGTON-Two treasury agents said today they had dis- covered that Joseph C. Nunan, former Commissioner of Internal Revenue, banked $161,609 more than he reported in his income tax returns from 1945 to 1950. WASHINGTON - President Truman today scrapped his plan to shift flood control and other river and harbor work from the army engineers to the Interior Department. WASHINGTON -- A Congres- sional dispute over special com- bat pay for Korean fighters threat- ened today to wipe out 40 to 70 million dollars of extra pay for all persons in uniform, including Korean veterans. I JT.... .. D -s2..... 1 Clamp Lid ' On McPhaul Proceedings A shroud of secrecy has de- scended over the progress of the McPhaul dinner charges against fourteen students known to have attended the Union banquet. The Joint Judiciary Council met yesterday afternoon and evening, but refused to give any indication whether a dicision on the cases had been reached, or if and when any further meetings are planned. * * * PREVIOUSLY, the Judiciary has not kept secret the dates of its meetings. Earlier in the week, Dean of Students Erich A. Walter had indicated that the Judiciary might reach a decision by yekw terday. Last night he "didn't know" whether any decision had been made. Indications were that the lid on information on the proceedings will remain clamped until the de- fendants receive informal notice of the outcome of their cases. Be- fore this can happen, the Judici. ary must make up its mind on what disciplinary action, if any, to take on the fourteen and the University sub-committee on disci. pline must approve the decision. Meanwhile, at a Student Legis- lature meeting last night, a move to promote an SL investigation of the Judiciary procedure in the' cases to determine whether "any student rights have been jeopar- dized" was squelched by a parlia- mentary maneuver. Ted Friedman, '53, had just won a suspension of the rules to con- sider his motion calling for an SL counter-probe, when Jack Des .ardins, '53, introduced a success- ful motion for adjournment. Judge Halts- Anti-Red Act In New Order DETROIT -(A")- Federl judge Arthur F. Lederle yesterday issued an order restraining Michigan from enforcing her new anti-Com- munist law, the Trucks Act. The judge issued a temporary injunction on the plea of William Albertson, secretary of the state Communist Party, who claimed the law was unconstitutional. THE RESTRAINING order will remain in effect until a panel of three federal judges conduct a joint hearing May 20. As passed recently by the Michigan legislature, the Trucks Act requires all subversives to' register with the state police and sets up penalties of 10 years im- prisonment or $10,00 fine for non-compliance. Albertson named as defendants in his suit secretary of state Fred M. Alger, Jr., Michigan Attorney General Frank Millard and other "responsible officials." Judge Lederle restrained the State from enforcing the law's three major provisions-the regis- tration of subversives, compilation of a list of Communist front groups and barring of subversive organi- zations from the state ballot. Dikes Raised Photo by Jack Bergstrom LONG VIGIL REWARDED Mrs. Velma Carrier learns of her husband's release. * . * * W iliams Gives Prisoners Poniise To Meet Demand1s Sigecial To The Daily JACKSON-Gov. G. Mennen Williams last night gave '169 rebels at Southern Michigan Prison his personal assurance their demands for peace terms would be met. R Officials said the move might restore order in the big prison some time today. THE GOVERNOR interceded after "Crazy Jack" Hyatt seized control of holdout Detention Block 15 from former ringleader, smooth- talking Earl Ward. The Governor sent a letter to prison officials approving their acceptance of the convicts' 11-point peace manifesto if that is the only way to restore order. Earlier rumors ripped through the prison as the rebels hurled per- sonal effects of two captives from the punishment block's window. Minutes later officials rushed to the block window and reported Hyatt had offered assurances that the guards whose effects were 4 thrown out had not been harmed. The guards were identified as John Akins and John W. Holmes. This was the first tip-off on the overthrow in command fol- lowed by a tense telephone call to Warden Julian N. Frisbie in which Hyatt screamed a demand, that Gov. Williams be brought to the prison at once, Crazy Jack once used Gov. Wil- liams as a shield in an attempted break at Marotte nrison. points are unchanged from those which were shown to me this afternoon, except that the final point has been made to read as follows: 'No reprisals of any sort shal be initiated or perpetrated by the personnel of the Michigan Department of Corrections.' "If this in the judgment of yourself, Commissioner Leonard, Warden Frisbie and Assistant Dep- uty Warden Fox, is in the public interest and necessary to restore order and save the lives of the hostages, I approve your accep- tance of these terms to effect th release of the hostages and the end of resistance." * * * CARNIVAL TO BEGIN TOMORROW: Prize List Announced for Michigras By ERIC VETTER A date to IFC with Miss DSR of Detroit for May will top a huge list of prizes at Michigras tomor- row and Saturday. Beginning at 7 p.m. tomorrow, the mammoth carnival will run for State until it passes in front of the judges stand at the Union. The date with the lovely blue- eyed Detroit redhead will be the first prize of the more than $2,500 in prizes available. In cluded in the date is a dinner ., n Y+ +.., m. -_-._-4 prizes. The numbers will appear in the programs with one winning number announced at 10:30 each night. Winners may pick up their blankets at the prize booth. A special prize feature will be a grab bag that includes free din- local merchants are stuffed ani- mals, stationery, cosmetics, rec- ord albums, jewelry and articles of clothing. Women have been granted late permission for both nights. Alice Mencher '53; newspaper bublicity I