SLOGANS 'WON'T SAVE YOU See Page 4 Latest Deadline in the State :43 a t . CLOUDY, SNOW VOL. LXV, No. 70 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1954 fI SIX PAGES Public Hears Revised City Charter Plan Kauper Outlines Plan's Provisions By PETE ECKSTEIN Lively but friendly debate over the proposed revision of the Ann Arbor City Charter marked its first public presentation yester- Kday. Preliminary draft of the pro- posed charter was described by Prof. Paul Kauper of the Law School as a "complete revision" in both structure and wording of the present 65-year-old charter. He outlined the proposals at a meeting planned to inform the public and to hear suggestions for revision of the 120-page docu- ment presented by the city's Charter Study Commission. Plan Still Subject to Change Resulting from two years of study, the proposed charter is still subject to change by the com- mission after the views of the public have been heard. A final document must be presented to the governor and city clerk by Jan. 31 in order to be presented to the voters in the April 4 elec- tions. Much public reaction at yester- day's meetung was centered around the proposal to have county sup- ervisors, now elected on a ward basis in Ann Arbor, appointed by the mayor. Several present mem- bers of the board objected and werea joined by other citizens in the audience. Discuss Tax Limit Other discussion centered around' the proposed retention of the present. 71/ mill limit on property taxes, accompanied by authoriza- tion for the city council to im- pose excise taxes as it desired. Under other proposed revisions, the office of council president would be abolished, with its duties taken over by the mayor. How- ever many functions of both the mayor and council under the present charter would pass to a City Administrator, appointed by the council. Plan Asks Reorganization Planned charter changes call for reorganization of most city de- partments, with the administrator directing and co-ordinating their activities. Another section of the proposalI bars discrimination on racial or religious grounds in the hiring of city employees. A reduction in the; number of city wards from the present seven to five is also sug- gested. Public hearings, at which fur- ther suggestions for revision of the committee's draft will be heard, are scheduled for Jan. 6 and 11. Procedures For Changing Schools Given Planning on changing from one school to another at the Univer- sity next semester? Now's the time to start action through the proper channels, ac- cording to the University admis- sions office. Students in the literary college, education school, nursing school, music school or pharmacy college planning on making a switch 1 should drop into the registrar's office, in Rm. 1513 of the Admin- istration Building. Certain forms must be filled out there before the transfer can be made. Forms must be completed before: the student can register for the second semester, according to Don B. Feather, assistant director of admissions. Local Drive Aided By Junior IFC Junior Interfraternity Council members yesterday and Monday helped collect money for shoes and boots for underprivileged lo- cal children. According to Junior LFC public relations chairman Thomas Saw- yer, '58, the project sponsored by the local Exchange Club is aiming for $2,000 during the drive. With the fraternity group manning a booth in front of a campus area five and ten cent store for just two days, more than $125-was col- U.S. EXPECTS IR E BE FREED BY SAC Denies IFC-Panhel Concert Bid Larger Profit Share Sought for Sponsors Student Affairs Committee yes- terday denied an Interfraternity Council-Panhellenic request to hold the Dave Brubeck jazz concert Feb. 18. SAC vetoed the request unless a contract can be drawn up that wi cut student-sponsoring groups in for a larger share of the show'sj profits. Even Split Asked RE DS Claims No Necessity For Trade Exit Give Chinese Permission FISSION-Prof. Charles Simons of the radiations physics department operates eight-ton Theratron- machine. Powered by highly radioactive Cobalt 60, the machine is operated from a control panel outside room when in use. Hospital Awai~tsCobalt fi'r "' k . : :.-. t ,, : : T : " 4..1.. i'r::: ; ., ext..; By LEE MARKS University Hospital is expected Sreceive aC$25,000 shipment of radioactive Cobalt 60 from Oak Ridge, Tenn. today. Highly radioactive, it will be used as a source in Theratron, an eight ton radium therapy machine, according to Prof. Charles Simons, of the radiations physics depart- ment. Used mainly for treatment of various cancers, there are only two machines of similar design in Michigan andfive in the United States. The other Theratron ma- chine in Michigan is at Ford Hos- pital in Detroit. Like Stack of Pennies The Cobalt 60 powering Thera'- tron is the size of a stack of seven pennies, Prof. Simons said. The material will be installed in Ther- atron early next week by Canad- ian technicians. Theratron was built by Atomic Energy of Canada, Limited. Costing $65,000, Theratron can accommodate several radioactive substances, Prof. Simons noted. "Although we are using Cobalt 60 first, we eventually plan to use radioactice cesium," Prof. Sim- ons said. Prof. Simons reported cesium has never been used on patients before. The University, he com- mented, has been entrusted with the. responsibility for determin- ing the medical potential' of ce- sium. Will Last Eight Years The cobalt source to be used by Theratron will last more. thai eight 'years. Prof. Simons claimed Cobalt 60 has a "half-life" of five and a half years, defining "half- life" as, "the time it takes a radio- active source to decrease to half its original strength." "Although still usable, treat- ments will have to be doubled to get the same effect after the Co- balt reaches 'half-life,' "eProf Sim- ons explained. When the radium therapy ma- chine is used, Prof. Simons noted the patient is the only person in the room. Physicians can. operate Theratron by working outside con- trols and observing the patient through a six-inch thick pane of glass. Machine Easily Manipulated Highly versatile, Theratron can be manipulated by rotation or os- See 'U', Page 6 A tentative agreement between IFC-Panhel and local promoter 01 lie McLaughlin called for a 50-50 split of net profits of the Brubeck Concert. McLaughlin claims the share is -nauy-Chuck Kelsey rightly his because of an agree-y k ment reached with Brubeck follow- PROF. MAYNARD KLEIN pre- will sing "Magnificat" by Vaughan ing the trumpeter's appearance in pares the soloists and women's: Williams. Ann Arbor last year. choral ensemble for the 'U' Choi' William Doppman, '56SM, at the Vulcans Also Want Event Christmas Concert to be held at piano and flutist Nelson Hauen- The matter was further compli- 8:30 p.m. today in Hill Auditorium stein willeaccompany contralto so-j 3:3 p~. tdayinHil Auitoium Iloist Arlene Sollenberger. cated by the fact that Vulcans, sen- ior engineering honorary, was also The ensemble from the Michigan Featured in the concert will be negotiating for the Brubeck attrac- Singers, and the faculty soloistsi Bruckner's "Te Deum." tion. SAC indicated it would not ap- prove the Brubeck concert unless J R T"O CGR 0e N O there was a 30-30-30 split of net 1 profits among the co-sponsors, Vul-t cans, IFC and Panhel, with 10 perI cent of net profits or loss as a fee is U i i a i n : Rb t e to McLaughlin. Ten per cent is the figure usually paid to an agent By MARY ANN T1IOMAS for booking an event. Unjixiatiun is the only answer to the problems facing Europe to- In another action SAC asked' Gothc Fm soctyo cary ts day, George Louis Rebattet. Secretary General of the European Move- positi n wit regrd ttoseaonsub- ment, said in an address to the Political Science Roundtable yester- scriptions and sale of tickets at day' the door and report back to the "Without European unity," the French lecturer emphasized. "thel committee. United States will have weak allies calling for more political and eco- WASHINGTON (R)- Top Ameri- can officials were 'reported con- vinced yesterday Red China will free 11 imprisoned United States airmen without any deal involving a trade of 35 Chinese students de- tained in the United States. However, serious consideration has been given to granting exit permits to the Chinese students so as to cut the ground out from un- der any Communist accusation that America is holding them as hostages. Representatives of Canada, Brit- ain and other allied countries sup-/ porting the United States effort to win release of the airmen by mar- shalling world moral pressure against Red China, it was under- stood, have urged such a course, Claim "No Deal" A State Department spokesman, Lincoln White, told newsmen yes- terday, "No deal is involved." He said there was no comparing the airmen, uniformed and imprisoned, to the students, who are civilians and at liberty. His comments came in response to questions prompted by a Peiping broadcast Monday night indicating Red China might be interested in a swap. The broadcast accused the United States of "a flagrant viola- tion of international law." This appeared to diplomats at the United Nations and in Washing- ton to be a counter-attack by Pei- ping against the moral pressure being brought to bear by the Unit- ed States and its Allies. Consult Allies Moving to meet such a counter- thrust, American officials were said to have listened readily to their Allies' counsel that the moral case, was strong enough without trying to strike a bargain involving Simon Likely SL President; Many Vie for Other Offices By DAVE BAAD Student Legislature Vice-President Ned Simon, '55, seems likely to step up to the presidency tonight. Unless a last minute surprise choice enters against Simon, he will get his position unopposed as the new SL meets tonight -to elect seven new cabinet mem- i nomic aid to them." World News Roundup By The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Secretary of State John Foster Dulles flew off on another mission to Europe late yesterday, saying the Free World will neither be intimidated nor "lulled into a false sense of se- curity" by the Communists. ATHENS, Greece - Anti-Ameri- can violence erupted yesterday over Washington's stand on the Cy- prus issue. More than 4,000 students smashed windows in a downtown Athens building housing five United States agencies. WASHINGTON - The Administration's long-awaited military train- ing program is designed to give young men a good deal of choice in when and how they will serve, officials said yesterday. * * * * NEW YORK - Arthur Garfield Hays, 73 years old, one of the world's foremost fighters for civil rights, died yesterday. * * * VATICAN CITY - Medical spe- cialists held two consultations yes- terday over Pope Pius XII, who has perceptibly weakened in the last 48 hours, and decided to give him an X-ray examination tomor- row--about two weeks earlier than they first planned. ** * WASHINGTON - A staff re- port of the House Un-American Ac- tivities Committee yesterday blast- ed at "neo-Fascists" and "hate groups" in America. It said they can do "as great vio- lence to our democratic institu- tions as those on our left." bers. Although uncertain earlier this week of running for the top post being vacated by Steve Jelin, '55, Simon said yesterday he would be a candidate. Vice-President Candidates Ruth Rossner, '55, and Hank Ber- liner, '56, mentioned as possible competition for Simon, are running for vice-president of the legislature. Both said Monday they would be presidential candidates only if Simon decided not to enter the race. Larry Harris, '56, incumbent treasurer, recuperating in Lyn- brook, N.Y. from a knee injury suffered earlier this fall, will run for reelection in absention. Harris, although out of- school for the remainder of the semester expects to return in February. Opposition will likely include Bill Adams, '57, who is "consider- ing running" and possibly Berlin- er if his vice-president quest is unsuccessful. Four Vie for Two Spots Four members have shown in- terest in the two members-at- large positions. David Levy, '57, director of the recent SL elections, Donna Netzer, '56, Joan Bryan, '56 and Miss Rossner, if she doesn't become vice-president, are possi- bilities. Paul Dormont, '55, mentioned as a candidate, was non-committal on his availability. Charnie Butman, '56, and Sandy Hoffman, '56 are the only com- mitted candidates for NSA coor- dinator and Executive secretary, respectively. Number Running Called 'Healthy' Jelin told the final meeting of the retiring cabinet Monday it was a healthy thing so many were running for the new cabinet. He recalled that two years ago five of the positions had been de-' cided by acclamation. Cabinet campaignrspeeches to- night will be tape recorded. The reason is for preservation of some very good speeches, that provide an excellent assessment of SL, Miss Rossner said. -u-u-~ Calls EDC D C r To Hold- Naming the defeat of the Eu setback to unity, Rebattet cited1 M eeting Today align his foreign policy close to t . main reasons for French defeat of For Elections The Common Sense Party will H ear Ye! hold its election meeting at 4:30 - p.m. today in the Union. Women students will have 11 Leah Marks, '55L, Bill Allen, '55, p.m. per4 today and tomorrow, Phyllis Lipsky, '55, and Janet women's judiciary announced Neary, Grad., have served as tem- yesterday. porary party leaders. The ruling is new this year. Besides the formation of a per- manent slate of officers, CSP will organize its executive committee 'Willow-Hopp ers' and will work out caucus methods. I1 A general chairman, member-at- Set To Run Friday large, and committee chairmen will, be elected «. , Special Day Pitts Sights On Safety This is Safe Driving Day across the nation. It is dedicated to making a big reduction in traffic accidents-- and, if possible, eliminating them entirely for a 24-hour period. Dry, cool weather is indicated for most of the country. Willow-hopper" busses sponsor- ed by the Wolverine Club will take homeward-bound students to Wil- low Run airport Friday. Busses will leave from the wom- en's dormitories on Observatory and the Union at 2 and 4 p.m. Busses will return students to Ann Arbor at 8, 9 and 10 p.m. Sunday. No reservations are necessary' for the trip, and tickets may be purchased on the bus. )efeat Setback uropean Defense Community a big Premier Mendec-France's desire to hat of Britain as being one of he f the plan. "Mendes-France is not keen on the Chinese students, commitments making France clos- The United States contention has er to Germany than to Britain," been that Red China, in jailing the he explained, adding, "Because uniformed fliers during the Korean i of three wars with Germany, it is War and holding then thereafter, hard to ally France with that violated the Korea prisoner agree- couIntry." ment as well as international law Cites Industrial Opposition and rules of international conduct. Along with nationalism, Rebat- tet termed the opposition of cer- AA HIGH: tain French industrialists to economic integration as another N wh reason for defeat of EDC. ew Sc oo Economic integration under the European Coal and Steel Com- munity was the first step toward unity, Rebattet continued, but it was called a Radical ti'ick by i Om le~eU many. The second step toward uni-Cet ty, weapon manufacture coordina- The cornerstone of Ann Arbor's Lion under EDC, would have made new multi-million dollar high school failuri'eof, economic integration i r hecnaddedt.grtnwill be laid with public ceremonies im niossible, -he added. f at 1 p.m. tomorrow. "Opinion in France for Euro- Scheduled to open in January, pean unity is developing slowly, " 1956, the large, modern building is Rebattet observed, concluding that now about half completed this and German anti-militarist Contracts totaling six million tendencies may bring improve-, dollars, the largest item in the cur- ment and progress toward even-~!rent $7,650,000 school expansion tual military integration. program, have been let for the new W _ - - -- - -- h i g h s c h o o l . The University sold what was formerly Stadium Hills golf course on West Stadium Blvd. to the Ann c VArbor Board of Education in 1950. a es Qo r At the same time the University obtained an option to buy the pres- ent Ann Arbor High School. to hamper the Court, were able to University Vice-President Wilbur arrange a lie detector test for Mc- K. Pierpont has said that the Board Clure. of Regents has approved buying Lie Detector Expert the old school. Pierpont has sent replceda request for approval of the plan Alex Gregory, who had replacedto the state controller's office. the now deceased Leonarde Keeler, original lie detector expert for the Court, brought his equipment to Fraternity To Hold STUDENTS OF CEYLON: University Contrasted To Far Easter School By JANE HOWARD "Will students please avoid the path between the Arts Theater and the post office? A cobra has been seen thereabouts." In the University of Ceylon's counterpart of the Daily Official Bulletin this warning appeared recently-marking a distinct differ- ence between Ceylon's 900 students and their Ann Arbor contem- poraries. "A glimpse of the Ceylon students," Mrs. Wilford J. Eiteman wrote to The Daily, "easily convinces me of their 11,000-mile dis- tance from Michigan." Mrs. Eiteman is in Ceylon with her husband, NEW DEVELOPMENTS: Public Reaction Encour - - - -_ -- _-_ (EDITOR'S NOTE: This Is the fifth in a series of articles on The Conrt of Last Resort.) By JIM DYGERT Public reaction to Argosy's ar- ticles on the Clarence Boggie case was very encouraging to Erle Stan- ley Gardner and Harry Steeger. Letters poured in asking that the Court of Last Resort carry the Boggie case to conclusion. The overwhelming enthusiasm of the American public convinced Gard- ner that people were indeed in- terested in whether innocent men who were wrongfully convicted were held in prison. Expensive Conieuit While investigating the Boggie case, Gardner learned much that helped quicken later investiga- tions. But even more was left to be discovered later. Trial Records Missing For example, in the case of Louis Gross, who had been convict- a Business Administration School professor on his sabbatical leave. Links Old ana New Located at Peradeniya. the Uni- versity of Ceylon campus is, ac- cording to Mrs. Eiteman, "a mod- ern link between the old and the new-an impressive newly-built raised similar dietary complaints -but their objection was to a daily diet of highly spiced rice- and-curry dishes. Ceylon's climate, bringing in- tense heat and frequent tropical cloudbursts, fills students ward- ed of a Detroit murder, Gardner the Ohio penitentiary. His exam- decided to look over records of the ination of McClure, made with his trial, only to find that they were unusual perception of a person's missing. Again in the case of psychology and his exceptional Vance Hardy, serving a life sen- skill in phrasing questions, showed tence at Jackson Prison when the that McClure was guilty of the Court took up his case, the inves- murder. tigators found the records gone.-Although the Court's investiga- In both cases the records had been tion up to that time had discov- Christmas Party Sigma Alpha Eta, speech corree- tion fraternity, will hold its annual Christmas party at 7:30 p.m. today in the Michigan Room of the League, An original skit will be pre- sented~ by memrsr and associates.