THE McCARRAN ACT See Page 4 Y Latest Deadline in the State 43a11g CLOUDY AND COOLER VOL. LXIII, No. 63 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1952 SIX PAGES New Red Purge, Reported Begun Belgrade Paper Reveals Arrest Of Five Top Czech Communists BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - (g) - Belgrade radio reported yester- day "a new wave of arrests in Czechoslovakia" and said five top Com- munist leaders were among those being purged on orders from Moscow. The radio quoted the official Yugoslav news agency Tanjug as the source of its report but gave no indication how the information was received. There was no direct word from Prague, the Czech capital. THE PURGE list, as broadcast, included such noted figui es as Gen. Ludwig Svoboda, first postwar minister of defense; Antonia Gregor, former minister of foreign trade; Eugene Erban, mininster First Day's Recount Sees LittleChange By The Associated Press Recounting of the first 49 pre- cincts of a scheduled 3,463 yester- day added a totally insignificant five votes to Gov. Williams' can- vassed edge of 8,618 over Fred M. Alger Jr., his Republican opponent. While the gubernatorial recount machinery ground into motion in the first 12 counties, the Senate subcommittee on elections, seek- ing a simultaneous recheck of the votes cast for U.S. Senator, sent two representatives to confer with the State Board of Canvassers. The board, which has three times refused the recheck on the grounds it lacks authority, plans to meet the federal offi- cials today but without State Treasure D. Hale Brake, the Republican acting chairman of the board. Chairman Hennings D-Mo of the Democratic-dominated Senate committee sent Wellford Ware and Allen Godman of the commit- tee's legal staff to talk over the committee's continued insistence that the senatorial votes be re- tallied along with the state re- count. The official canvass of the Nov. 4 vote showed that former Sena- tor Blair Moody, the Democratic incumbent, had lost to Rep. Charles E. Potter, his Republican opponent, by 45,936 votes. Moody and State Democratic Chairman Neil Staebler charged however, there were irregularities in the vote. Iowa Coach Penalzed CHICAGO - iA) - In a disci- plinary move disclosed yesterday, the Big Ten has placed Iowa bas- betball Coach Bucky O'Connor in a deep freeze by preventing him contact of any kind with prospec- tive athletes for seven months. K. L. Wilson, Big Ten commis- sioner, said O'Connor violated con- ference recruiting principles last April 2 when he attended a pri- vate luncheon in a Quincy, Ill., restaurant and talked with Bruce Brothers, all-state prep' cager about the possibility of enrolling at Iowa. AFTERWARDS, Wilson . said, O'Connor visited the boy's parents. Brothers, a 6-5 Quincy High cen- ter, now is starring with the fresh- man basketball team at the Uni- versity of Illinois. "The meetings were arranged by alumni in Quincy solely for O'Connor to meet and speak with Brothers about going to Iowa," said Wilson. Wilson disclosed that similar disciplinary action has been taken against another Big Ten coach. The coach will not be identified unless his school makes the an- nouncement such as Iowa did Monday on O'Connor. IHC Meeting The Inter-House Council will meet at 715 p.m. today in the Strauss dining room of the East Quadrangle. of labor and social security; Aug- ustin Kliment, minister of heavy machinery; and Vladimir Kopriva, former minister of national secur- ity. The shadow of a new purge has hovered over Czechoslovakia since the recent big Prague treason trial in which Rudolf Slansky, former boss of the Czech Communist party, was condemned to hang with 10 oth- ers. The executions were carried out last week. The names suggest that one posible reason for the Czech ar- rests is to find scapegoats for low production of consumer goods, es- pecially manufactured items de- manded by Russia. The Czechs have fallen down badly in expand- ing industry under their five-year plan, notably in mining and heavy metal works. Kliment, former minister of heavy industry, has been report- ed in disgrace since midsummer, when he resigned "on his own request." Also a Czechoslovakian newspa- per recently reported the firing and expulsion from the Commu- nist Party of two officials of the Stalingrad, steel plant. YD Advisor GivesTalk Eric Stocton of the English de- partment yesterday predicted that1 it would be "time for a change" in 1956 in the fields of national and local politics. Speaking before a meeting of the Young Democrats, the club's new faculty adviser said that he expected the Republican party to be split within a few weeks, with Senator Taft, Jenner and McCar- thy pulling in diverse directions. Plans were also made at the meeting for helping to organize and staff the new permanent local* Democratic headquarters in the basement of 211 S. State St. Anyone interested in getting the new headquarters ready for oc- cupancy may come to that address at 2 p.m. Saturday for a clean-up operation. FIRST IN A SERIES: Riots Bring Death to Fifty' In Morocco. Police Evacuate French Citizens CASABLANCA, Morocco-(om)-J Morocco's bloody two-day Nation- alist-led riots that have brought death to more than 50 persons verged on open armed rebellion last night-. Police evacuated French citizens' from one secto of Casablanca and planes circled Arab quarters drop- ping tear gas bombs to disperse mobs shouting for independence. from France. TROOPS AND police laid siege; to more than 2,000 Moroccan un- ion members barricaded in the downtown headquarters of the Moroccan General Labor Confed- eration, CGT. The riots erupted Sunday, after a 24-hour general strike call by the union. The call resulted from the un- explained assassination of Tu- nisian Nationalist Farhat Ha- ched, secretary general of the Tunisian Labor Federation. He was slain Friday outside Tunis. Police and troops in armored cars and light tanks patrolled key spots of Casablanca last night. Other tanks helped to blck off the 2,000 union members in the CGT Building. * * * AUTHORITIES said yesterday's death toll included seven Euro- peans, three Moroccan soldiers and at least 40 Arab demonstrat- ors. An undetermined number of Arabs were injured. Three Euro- peans were reported seriously in- jured. One European victim, Louis Ribes, former mayor of Agadir, was dragged from his automobile and stoned to death by members of a mob of 6,000 attempting to storm into the French sector. Earlier, an angry mob seized two Frenchmen in a disused stone quary on the edge of Casablanca and cut off their heads and arms. * *« * VIOLENCE HERE and in neigh- boring Tunis came as the United Nations discussed the Tunisian question-under protest from the French government. In Paris yes- terday night, a small Cabinet group met with President Vincent Auriol. France maintains that the uprisings in her North African protectorates are internal prob- lems which she alone will handle. Skit Night Meeting To Be Held Today There will be a meeting for all organizations interested in par- ticipating in Skit Night at 7 p.m. today in the Union Ballroom. Red Supply Routes.Hit In .Big Raid SEOUL, Korea - (A) - Allied warplanes smashed at Communist supply roads and vehicles last night and early today in the heav- iest blow in two weeks against arteriesto the Red front lines. The U. S. Fifth Air Force re- ported at least 155 trucks de- stroyed. Twin - engined B-25s pounded the roads leading south from Pyongyang, the Korean Red capital, and Sandung and Yang- dok, on the East Coast. * * * CHINESE patrols probed Sniper Ridge on the Central Front in to- day's predawn hours, but were turned back by a hail of steel from the frozen slopes. On the Western Front, Allied patrols last night exchanged fire with Communist outposts east of Panmunjom, site of the indefinitely suspended truce talks, and withdrew. Elsewhere the front was gener- ally quiet. The Eighth Army re- ported Communist ski troops were spotted yesterday on Pap-san Mountain, towering fortress on the Central Front overlooking Sniper Ridge. They were believed to be either messengers or supply troops. They were too scattered to make worthwhile artillery targets World News Roundup By the Associated Press LONDON-A highly placed in- formant said yesterday Prime Min- ister Churchill's government would like the United States to join Brit- ain in garrisoning the Middle East. . w a WASHINGTON - Stabilization officials said yesterday they have "very excellent" prospects of get- ting new industry members of the Wage Stabilization Board. They said government wage con- trols will continue in any event. * * * OTTAWA-Foreign Secretary Lester B. Pearson said yesterday the United Nations may have reached a critical turning point but this is not time to abandon faith in this "indispensable piece of international machin- ery." * * * WASHINGTON-The State De- partment said yesterday Roy D. Kohler, 44, former head of the Voice of America, violated secur- ity regulations in carrying secret documents to a week-end drink- ing party in nearby Virginia. The department declined to say what disciplinary action might be taken. ** * SANTA FE, N. M.-Fourteen re- bellious convicts, promised soft- ened punishment, yesterday sur- rendered after a 20-hour siege at the New Mexico state prison and released eight guards unharmed. 'Ensian Starting at 7:30 p.m. today the 'Ensian business staff will canvass the University resi- dence halls so. that students may have a chance to purchase their '53 'Ensians before Christ- mas vacation begins. Ike, Advisors Hold Conference On Foreign, Domestic Policies _____ -Daily-Maicolm Shatz IT'S A BIRD-No! It's David Church, '54, as he floats gracefully through the air while rehearsing for "The Birds," Aristophanes' 2,500-year-old farce opening at 8 p.m. tomorrow in Lydia Men- delssohn Theater. Tickets are still available for all four per- formances of the speech department's wild production a't the Mendelssohn box office. VARIED REACTIONS: 'U' Experts Give Views On Senate Book Probe By DOROTHY MYERS University professors expressed varied reactions to the findings of the special Congressional com- mittee which is currently investi- gating modern American litera- ture with a view to enacting laws to control the trade of "obscene and gruesome books." The committee, headed by Rep. Gathings of Arkansas, labeled books by John Steinbeck, Mac Kinlay Kantor and four other American writers "indecent." In addition to Steinbeck's "The Wayward Bus," and Kantor's "Don't Touch Me," were "Tom- boy," by Hal Ellson; "Dollar Cot- ton" by John Faulkner; "Louis- ville Saturday" by Margaret Long; and "The Hater" by John Faulk- ner. PROF. FRANK Huntley of the English department considered the whole investigation very foolish. "Those who read for obscenity could find plenty of material, but this method of reading is not the one stressed in schools," he con- tinued. Prof. Huntley emphasized that what is taken out of context doesn't receive the emphasis that it does in the book. Prof. Allan Seager, also of the English department, said that to his knowledge these authors are not pornographic. "The intention of the authors must be noted," he emphasized. Specifically commenting on the books cited by the committee, Prof. Joe L. Davis of the English depart- ment called "The Wayward Bus" "a lesser work of a major writer" and "Dollar Cotton" the formula Meet on Cruiser 'Helena En Route to Pearl Harbor ABOARD USS HELENA, En-Route to Hawaii -(i) - The direc- tion of U.S. foreign and domestic policies after next Jan. 20 was under formal consideration by President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower and eight key advisors yesterday as the cruiser Helena knifed through sunny seas toward Pearl Harbor. The secretaries of state, treasury, interior and the attorney gen- eral of the incoming Republican administration were present. * * * * THE KOREAN WAR was believed the main subject of discus- sion, but whatever decisions reached will not be announced. Eisenhower's press secretary, j of Erskine Caldwell with original comic talent." The House hearings held thus far have resulted in a motion for stricter laws concerning transpor- tation of obscene literature across state lines and through the mails, but no censorship has been re- quested. Students Seek Rhodes Grants Two University students and one graduate are among the nine Michigan applicants for Rhodes scholarships, to be interviewed by the Michigan Selection Commit- tee tomorrow. The three will be competing with 400 other American students for scholarships for study at Oxford University. They are Calvin Seerveld, Grad., Richard Sewell, '53, Associate Sports Editor of The Daily, and Thornton Maxwell, a former stu- dept. James C. Hagerty, made clear that even the subjects discussed wvould not be disclosed, at this time and probably not until aft- er the new administration takes office Jan. 20. However, one source close to Ei- senhower squelched recurring re- ports that the general favored en- larging the Korean War. "Nothing is definite yet," the source said. * * * EISENHOWER made clear at a press conference before leaving Korea that while "much will be done" to improve the Allied posi- tion, he did not want to enlarge the conflict. Yesterday, Hagerty said flat- ly "we will make no statement on Korea." The Helena was due to complete its 3,300-mile trip from. Guam at 9 a.m. Thursday, Hawaiian time (2 p.m., EST). Eisenhower and his staff are expected to continue their meetings at Pearl Harbor for at least two days. Hagerty said he could not say what Eisenhower's itinerary would be after he left the islands. Israeli Knesset Elects Ben-Zvi As President JERUSALEM - (P) - The Is- raeli Knesset parliament yester- day elected Itzhak Ben-Zvi, 68- year-old leader of the Labor par- ty to be this young nation's sec- ond president. He will be sworn in .tomorrow for a five-year term. The President-elect came here in 1907 after pogroms in Russia, where he was born in 1884, spurred his ambition to work with Weiz- mann in moulding the nation. For nearly 30 years, before independ- ence was won, Ben-Zvi was the principal spokesman for Palestine Jewry on the spot while Weizmann appealed for support abroad. Ben-Zvi is a scholar, noted for his research on archaeology. Biller Quits Men's, Jo int Judic Posts Joel Biller, '53, yesterday an- nounced his resignation from the Men's Judiciary Council and the. Joint Judiciary Council, to take effect Saturday. Presentlysserving as president of both groups, Biller said he did not expect to have enough time to fulfill his duties during the re- mainder of the year. * * THE NSW president will be named Saturday by Men's Judic. He will automatically serve as head of the joint council. Biller's resignation will create a fourth vacancy on the seven- member Men's Council. Petitions for these four posts may be picked up from 3 to 5 p.m. to- day through Friday at the Stu- dent Legislature Bldg. The petitions are due Friday aft- ernoon, with interviewing sched- uled for Saturday. Students may Conference To Evaluate Science Requirements By ELEANOR ROSENTHAL An evaluation of the literary college's science requirements will take place at 7:30 p.m. today, in the Student-Faculty room of the League, during the semester's second Literary College Conference. Suggested by a general discussion of freshman education held at the last conference, this topic l SENATE FILIBUSTER : y i JOE BILLER M)A Starts Letter drive JEBLE sign up for interviews when they take out petitions. Selections will To Remove Cloture Rule be made by the SL Cabinet. Any male student from any school in the University may peti- By HELENE SIMON tion for .a post if he has 60 hours Students for Democratic Action are now initiating the first steps or more of credit and is academic- of a letter writing campaign against the Senate cloture regulation, ally eligible. Rule 22. The measure which facillitates the use of the filibuster, is ex- Elections, Report is planned as the first in a series of reviews of individual fields of learning. AN ATTEMPT will be made to define the aims of science courses, and to determine to what extent they are being fulfilled by classes now offered and present requirements. Special attention will be paid to the problems of the student who takes scientific courses as a non-concentrate. The conference will provide an opportunity to discuss these and related issues with faculty mem- bers and students, in an across- the-table atmosphere. s , - A PARTICULAR effort has been made to invite faculty members teaching scientific courses to the AFTER GANGSTER: Athletes To Play Gunmen in Opera * * * * * * * *