PACE FOUR
THE MICHIGAN DAILY
SUNDAY, MARCH 27,195$
PAGE FOUR TIlE ~IICfllGAN DAILY SUNDAY. MARCH 27.1955
NO COMMUNIST PLOT:
Proposed ' City Charter Change
Would Make for Efficiency
$y PAT ROELOFS
- Associate City Editor
N APRIL 4, local citizens will vote on pro-
posed city charter revision. At the same
time they will elect a mayor. Mention of both
of these facts is important, because the incum-
bent mayoral candidate, William Brown, does
not favor many aspects of the proposed char-
ter. If voters accept the charter and also the
present mayor, enacting charter changes may
become difficult. If the voters reelect the pres-
ent mayor, but do not approve the charter, the
advantages of the proposed charter will be lost.
Only if the voters approve the proposed charter
and elect a Democratic mayor, who favors the
charter, will they get most efficient enactment
of charter changes.
THE NEW charter calls for the establishment
of the office of City Administrator, to be
the agent of the Council. The Administrator
would direct the departments of the city. In ad-
dition, he would handle many details now taken
care of by the Council, thus reducing the "busy
work" Council members are often bogged down
with., The advantages of this system are that
a direct line of control from Council through
the Administrator to the departments is es-
tablished.
At present, the mayor, who is chief of city
government, serves in the coordinating position
the Administrator would have, but his job is not
a full time one, so he cannot devote as much
attention to the job as the Administrator would
have to. In addition, the mayor now serves as
ceremonial head of the city, thus adding to his
burden. Under the new charter, ceremonial
functions would be an important part of the
mayor's job-and coordination of the depart-
ments the job of the Administrator. In effect,
more clearly defined jobs and better coordina-
tion of areas in the city's government would be
the result of the new charter.
CRITICISM of the proposed Administrator of-
fice has been vehement from Mayor Brown
who feels the new official will have too much
power. It may be pointed out, however, that the
Administrator would not have the authority to
appoint or remove city employees; his power is
therefore limited a great deal, perhaps even
too much for effective operation, but it does
make invalid the Mayor's criticism. Perhaps
the present city chief is assuming he ,will
lose much of his power, if he is reelected, and
if the charter is passed?
Another aspect of the new charter is reduc-
tion of the size of the City Council from 15 to
11, 10 of them elected from the five new ward
divisions, the Mayor acting as the 11th member.
Because wards are being realigned so that
equal population will be found in each, reduc-
tion in size of the Council is a good move.
MAYOR BROWN has accused charter writers
of approaching "communistic business" by
reducing the size of the Council, because, he
reasons, "you are taking people out of govern-
ment." Efficiency plus fairer representation
seems to be an advantage to the voters; people
are in fact having more equal say in city gov-
ernment when each ward has an equal popu-
lation and equal representation, no matter what
the size of the Council. The Mayor's charge
seems to have little backing in fact.
A THIRD aspect of the new charter, is to
terminate charter status of several commis-
sions which now control respective depart-
ments. Heads of the departments, e.g. water,
fire, public works and police, will under the new
plan be supervised by the Administrator. Main
reason for this plan is avoidance of extra in-
termediary commissions which now exist, to
produce more efficient operation. Mayor Brown
uses his argument of "getting people out of
government" against this point; he would sacri-
fice smooth operation of the city departments
it appears. If putting "the people" into the gov-
ernment means just creating or keeping un-
necessary commissions in operation at the ex-
pense of smooth work, then perhaps we could
conclude that having a few experts doing the
work of governing is an advantage over mass
government.
THE MAYOR will not be completely stripped
of power under the n'ew charter, however. He
will have the 'power of appointing Assessor
and Treasurer, and he will have the power of
appointing county supervisors, which are now
elected by wards. He will also have veto power
when sitting on the Council. The Charter Com-
mission no doubt felt that giving all power to
one city official could be detrimental to the
city, so they left the mayor some executive
powers and gave administrative authority to
the Administrator.
The Charter Conimission should be compli-
mented for the fine charter they are presenting
voters. There seem to be few drawbacks in the
new charter, and its advantages over the pres-
ent one are many.
"Well, I Certainly Hope He Goes to a Big 4
Conference"
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RADIATION EXPERT:
Prof. Rdnu nwr
Questions on Fall-out
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Prof. Gerald M. Ridenour, Professor of Public Health
Engineering and Radiological Safety Officer here answers a Daily reporter's
questions on atomic fallout and its effects on civil defense.)
QUESTION 1--What are your views on the danger of atomic fall-out?
DANGER from the fall-out to the individual depends on a number
of factors such as level of explosion, direction and velocity of
winds, distance from the target and the time the individual remains
unprotected in the fall-out area. The damage of direct radiation from
the fall-out may be relatively small if certain simple precautions as
outlined by Civil Defense authorities are taken. These in general, con-
sist of remaining indoors in a protective shelter until the fall-out
activity-level has decayed to a satisfactory level. On the other hand
the results could be severe if the individual continued to needlessly
Counselors, Catalog
Need Improving
DREW PEARSON:
Strauss Won't Pay for Fallout Check
GENERALLY speaking many literary college
freshmen are not satisfied with their aca-
demic counselors.
Students say the counselors lack knowledge
about the courses, have a bored attitude and
aren't very helpful.
The usual reply to these complaints is that
counselors are faculty members who have had
an intensive training program. Students are
told not to be overly dependent on their ad-
visors. Instead they are supposed to read the
catalog. It is also suggested that freshmen use
summer pre-enrollment counseling.
THERE are several things wrong with these
statements. In the first place even though
these men have been specially trained some
of them still don't seem able to give general
information about courses and answer com-
paratively simple questions.
If the counselor can't give the necessary
information, then students are told to use the
catalog. This is a sensible suggestion except
for one detail: the catalogs are written in a
confusing wordy manner highly incomprehen-
sible to the unintiated. True with more prac-
tice they become easier to read. But there are
probably plenty of upperclassmen who still
can't decipher the code.
PRE-ENROLLMENT counseling is one solu-
tion to the freshman problem. But distance
and travel expense prevent many people from
taking advantage of it. Less than one third
of the freshmen use this service.
Freshman counseling presents a special prob.
lem and the methods of handling it seem in-
sufficient. During orientation week students
are rushed through their selection of classes.
Later on the counseling procedure is equally
unsatisfactory even if the student follows the
often heard advice by making an early ap-
pointment. Usually a set pattern develops: the
student names the courses he wants to take,
the counselor makes a few comments. The stu-
dent fils out a program card, is given a chance
to ask questions or discuss problems and
leaves.
Afterwards the student feels like a robot
trained to go through a series of motions. He
may have problems to discuss but this is hard
to do in the impersonal atmosphere and brief
time allotment.
FAILURES and drop-outs can be the results
of the flaws in the counseling system. At
best under the present system students are
unable to get the greatest benefit from their
college education. The University offers many
fine courses but it is necessary to have advice
before taking advantage of them.
A revised readable catalog and counselors
especially trained to deal with freshman prob-
lems would aid greatly in the solution of this
problem.
-Suzanne Jessup
expose himself to the open area.
with distance from the target,
thus the extent of fall-out radia-
tion will vary by this factor.
QUESTION 2-Do you think the
construction of underground
shelters is the answer to our
defense problem?
THE construction of underground
shelters or similar areas with-
in the home would now seem to
be more of an added necessity due
to the more extensive fall-out
features of the latest bomb. The
advantage of these shelters lay in
the fact that with ample food
and water supplies, evacuation of
the individual might not be neces-
sary provided he is outside of the
range of devastation caused by
blast or fire and can remain in
the shelter until the radiation
level has dropped.
QUESTION 3-What would you
consider the quickest method
to use in protecting the stu-
dents at the University in
time of an atomic attack?
HE same general evacuation
plans would apply to University
students as to any other heavily
populated area. The University
is fortunate however, in having
available more existing adequately
protective structures than occur in
residential areas particularly with
respect to fall-out. The heavier
structural features of University
buildings plus the basements, un-
derground passageways and under-
ground tunnels would provide
much more adequate protection
than the normal home. The prob-
lem of providing food, water and
sleeping accommodations would
however, be quite large in case of
a required "hide out period."
QUESTION 4-How long would
the contamination effects pro-
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Fall-out effects generally diminish
duced by the fall-out last in
a given area?
THE DIRECT radiation danger
from fall-out would last a
few days at the most. Decay of
the major part of the fall-out
activity is quite rapid. However
longer range features may exist
from contamination of the soil
by those longer lived elements
which serve as plant and animal
nutrients. This might make the
soil unsuitable as a food source
for a longer period of time.
* * *
QUESTION 5-Do you think
that elaborate evacuation
plans that have already been
outlined by Civil Defense
authorities are now outmoded
by new discoveries of fall-out
effects?
T HE plans are not necessarily
outmoded but will need modi-
fication because of the more ex-
tensive fall-out area. The modifi-.
cations indicated would consist of
individual home shelters to house
the individual in the undevastated
areas during the fall-out decay pe-
riod and plans for general evacua-
tion will have to take into consid-
eration wind directioni n guiding
the direction of general evacu-
ation from the predicted devas-
tated area. As a consequence to be
adequately prepared, several evac-
uation routes would be needed.
QUESTION 6-What measures
do you suggest we take to pro-
tect our supplies and mater-
ials so that they are not com-
pletely cut off in time of atom-
ic attack?
APPARENTLY the only answer
to this is dispersal of supply
and storage centers. However this
brings in far reaching economi-
cal and financial considerations
which, to accomplish in a short
time, may be impractical. It is re-
ported that in Europe many plants
are being constructed under-
ground. However, the cost of such
projects must be considered in
relation to its effect on peace time
mass-production and competitive
factors.
e* *
QUESTION 7-What do you
consider the best ways to in-
form the layman of protective
measures against fall-out?
EDUCATION through the num-
erous simplified pamphlets
and other literature now available.
through the Civil Defense agen-
cies. The more the individual
knows about the characteristics of
radiation the more he will respect
it. Likewise the mor he knows
about it the less he will develop a
panic fear of it. It the public is
well acquainted with the rela-
tively simple precautions needed
to protect itself from the fall-out,
panic which often is a major
threat to a populace, may be
avoided.
* * *
QUESTION 8-Is there adequate
W ASHINGTON-Despite the ra-
dioactive clouds currently
floating over the USA, Adm. Lewis
Strauss, Chairman of the Atomic
Energy Commission, won't put up
$50,000 to pay for studying the
dangers of atomic fallout to the
American people.
The spring rainy season is the
worst time for Strauss to be ex-
ploding atomic bombs in Nevada,
since heavy rains increase the
fall-out of radioactive particles
from the clouds. Nevertheless
Strauss is not only proceeding with
the tests but simultaneously re-
fusing to finance an atomic after-
math study. Scientists are reason-
ably confident that there is no
great danger to the public from
the fall-out, but they can't be
sure.
The radioactivity has been so
intense in some western areas, for
example, that it has thrown sensi-
tive geiger counters out of kilter.
High-altitude winds, which blow
at speeds up to 400 miles per hour,
can also carry radioactive debris
to the far corners of the country
in a matter of hours.
Despite this, the nickel-nursing
Strauss won't allocate a paltry
$50,000 to study the fallout dan-
ger. This amount would be only a
drop out of Strauss's multibillion-
dollar budget. Nevertheless, in
backstage conferences he has sug-
gested that the Civil Defense Ad-
ministration should pay for the
survey. Budget-squeezed Civil De-
fense boss Val Peterson has re-
plied that the Atomic Energy
Commission is exploding the
bombs and causing the fallout,
therefore should pay.
The weather bureau has also in-
formed Strauss that its equipment
is too obsolete to explore the at-
mosphere for atomic contamina-
tion; the best is could do would
be to send up old balloon-type de-
tectors, equipped with a radar
unit. However, these balloons ex-
plode at 40,000 feet,
Strauss replied that 40,000 feet
is high enough to carry the study,
though radioactive clouds from
recent Nevada explosions were re-
ported as high as 80,000 feet over
New England. The Weather Bur-
eau wants to use a new, improved
radiosonde device that can reach
a height of 80,000 feet and is
equipped with both a radar unit
and radio transmitter,
Meanwhile, Strauss is so sensi-
tive about atomic fallout that he
won't permit any government of-
ficial to say a word about it with-
out clearing with him. The Ad-
miral even blocked Congressman
James Patterson, Connecticut Re-
publican, from putting out a state-
ment urging a study of radioactive
clouds.
SUPREME COURT GRANDSON
IT'S STRICTLY against Supreme
Court rules for a photograph
to be taken of the nine justices
in session. Once a German photog-
rapher sneaked a camera into the
court chamber and got such a
shot, and it created a furor.
However, Justice Stanley Reed,
second oldest judge in point of
service, has a private photo which
the public doesn't know about but
which his colleagues won't frown
on. It's a shot of Reed with his
curly-haired, five-year-old grand-
son, Stanley Reed III, sitting be-
hind the august bench on his
grandaddy's lap peering down as
if he were about to render an
opinion.
Stanley Reed III lives in New
York, but on occasions when he
visits Washington he has become
quite palsy-walsy with the oldest
Supreme Court Justice in point of
service, Hugo Black. The other
day when he went to Florida,
Justice Black wrote Stanley Reed
III that he was sending him a
crate of organges.
A few days later, Justice Stan-
ley Reed was talking by long dis-
tance with Stanley Reed III and
received the following information.
"Justice Black," said Stanley Reed
III, "is sending me some oranges."
There was a brief pause.
"Where are they?" he demand-
ed.
"UNIFICATION" MYTH
ONE of the greatest frauds ever
put over on the American pub-
lic was the unification of the
armed services. Instead of unify-
ing,the Army, Navy, and Air
Force have been pulling apart
more than ever before, Here is
the latest:
Ever since unification, at which
time the Air Corps became the
Air Force, the Army generals have
. been scheming to get back control
of the air. First they assigned
small army planes as artillery
spotters, later started building
helicopters for supply and rescue
service. They also tried to get
transport planes and tactical
fighter-bombers placed under
Army jurisdiction.
Last month, they quietly set up
an Army Aviation Division under
the General Staff. The directive
setting up this new Army air
corps ordered it to "perpare, co-
ordinate, and recommend to G-3
plans and estimates designed to
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The following representatives will not
be here for interviews, but have the
following vacancies:
Chesaning, Michigan-Kindergarten, Li-
brarian; Home Economics.
Copley, Ohid--Elementary; Jr. High So-
cial Studies-English; High School Li-
brarian.
Glen Falls, New York-Senior High-Sci-
ence and Mathematics; Junior High
Science; Junior High-Guidance, Arts
and Crafts.
Saint Clair Shores, Michigan-Science
(Chemistry, Physics, Aeronautics)
(may be changed to Physics or Sen-
ior Science); Commercial-Business M-
chines - Transcription, Shorthand,
Typing; Commercial-Typing, Girls'
Physical Education, Study Hall (may
be changed to another Typing or Gym
class).
West Lafayette, Indiana - Elementary;
Art; Music.
For appointments or additional in-
formation contact the Bureau of Ap-
pointments, 3528 Administration Build-
ing, NO 3-1511, Ext. 489.
Lectures
John Mason Brown, literary critic,
will be presented Mon.,tMar, 28, 8:30
p.m. Hill Auditorium, as the final num-
ber on the current Lecture Course. He
will discuss current Broadway hit dra-
mas and current books. Tickets are on
sale tomorrow at the Auditorium box
office, open 10:00 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Dr. J. W. Mitchell, from Bristol, Eng-
land, will give the second of two lec-
tures on "Photographic Sensitivity,"
Thurs., Mar. 31 at 2:00 p.m. in Room
1300, Chemistry Building, on "The For-
mation and Development of the Photo-
graphic Latent Image."
Academic Notices
Kothe-Hildner Annual German Lan-
guage Award offered to students in
courses 31, 32, 34, and 35. The con-
test,[a translation competition (Ger-
man-English)] carries two stipends of
$45 and $30 respectively, and will be
held from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m., Wed., March
30, in Room 103 Tappan Hall. Students
who wish to compete and who have
not yet handed in their applications
should do so immediately in Room 108
Tappan Hall.'
Doctoral Examination for Edward
Charles Olson, Chemistry; thesis: "Re-
actions of Group IVB Metals with Aro-
matic N - Nitroshydoxylamines and
their Analytical Applicability," Tues.,
March 29, 3003 Chemistry Bldg., at 3:15
p.m. Chairman, P. J. Elving.
Seminar in Complex Variables will
meet Tues., March 29, at 2:00 p.m. in
247 West Engr. Dr. T. Jenkins will
speak on "Subharmonic Functions."
English 150 (Playwriting) Class will
will meet Tues., Mar. 29, at 6:55 p.m.
instead of 7:30 p.m._
Seminar in Chemical 'Physics. Tues.,
March 29 at 4:10 p.m. in Room 2308
Chemistry. Dr. Richard B. Bernstein
will speak on "Influence of Isotopic
Substitution on Reaction Rates."
Mathematics Colloquium. Tues.,
March 29, at 4:10 p.m., in Room 3011
Angell Hall, Prof. Rothe will speak
on "Spectral Theory and Leray-Schau-
der Degrees."
Concerts
University Symphony Band, William
D. Revelli, Conductor, will be heard in
a public concert at 4:15 p.m. Sun.,
March 27, in Hill Auditorium. Bach's
Prelude and Fugue in G minor; Jubilee
from "Symphonic Sketches" by Chad-
wick; Concertino by Vidal; "La Fiesta
El Mexicana" by Reed; Paul Creston's
Overture, "Celebration," Leldzen's Dox-
ology; Pierne's Deux Conversations and
Bozza's Nuages, with the saxophone
quartet of students Doris Anderson,
Elaine Wright, Janet Wrth and Fred
Becker: Howard Hansons Chorale "Al-
lelua" and the Michigan Rhapsodic, r-
ranged by Werle. Open to the public
without charge.
Student Recital. Carol Leybourn Ken-
ney, pianist, will present a program in
partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of Bachelor of Music at
8:30 p.m. Sun., March 27, in Auditorium
A. Angell Hall. A pupil of Marian Ow-
en, Mrs. Kenney will play composition
by Bach, Schubert, Beethoven, and
Ravel. Open to the public.
Student Recital. Phillip Steinhaus,
organist, will present a recital in par.
tial fulfillment of the requirements for
the Bachelor of Music degree at 8:30
Tuesday evening, March 29, in Hill
Auditorium.: His pogram will include
compositions by Bach, Langlais, Alain,
and Fugue for Organ by Robert Noeh-
ren, University Organist. Following in-
termission Mr. Steinhaus will perform
Variations and Fugue on an Original
Theme, Op. 73, by Max Reger, consid-
ered the composer's greatest work for
the organ and seldom played in this
country. The program will be open to
the general public. Mr. Steinhaus is a
_ f Anir Aan rxt
pus Chapel, will speak on "The Signifi-
cance of the Resurrection," Lane Hall
at 4;00 p.m.
First Baptist Church. Sun., March 27,
9:45 a.m. Student class studies John
and 1st John. 11:00 a.m. The Rev. M. A.
Tgomas of Travancore, India, guest
speaker. 6:45 p.m. Dr. Loucks will
speak on "Our Baptist Faith" to the
Guild,
Congregational-Disciples Guild. Sun.,
March 27, 7:00 p.m., Congregational
Church. M. A. Thomas of Travancore,
India: "The Christian Mission in a
World of Revolution."
Young Democrats. Paul Adams, Dem-
ocratic candidate for the Board of Re-
gents will be at the home of Prof.
Richard C. Boys at 1722 Cambridge
Road, Sun., March 27 at 8:30 p.m.
New Testament Discussion Group, led
by Prof. E. Wendell Hewson, Sun., Mar.
27, 3:00 p.m., Lane Hall Fireside Room.
Episcopal Student Foundation. Can-
terbury House breakfasts following both
the 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. services Sun.,
March 27. "Faith of the Church" lec-
ture sere, 4:30 p.m., Su., March 27,
at Canterbury House. Canterbury Sup-
per Hour at 5:45 p.m., Sun., March 27,
at Canterbury House, followed by The
Rev. Robert H. Whitaker, Chaplain, dis-
cussing "The Surament of Whole-
ness." Coffee Hour at Canterbury House
following the 8:00 p.m. Evensong Sun.,
March 27.
Graduate students are invited to join
with the Fireside Forum Group of the
First Methodist Church at 7:30 p.m.
Sun., Mar. 27 in the Youth Room to
hear two men from India talk on "Be-
liefs and Practices of Hinduism." Re-
freshments and social period.
Westminster Student Fellowship sup-
per, 5:30 p.m., Sun., March 27 in the
Student Center of the Presbyterian
Church, cost 50c. Guild meeting at
6:45 p.m., "A Psychologist Looks at
Communion."
Lutheran Student Association--Sun.,
Mar. 27, 6:00 p.m. Supper at 6:00 p.m.
Dr. Gerhard E. Lenski, assistant pro-
fessor of sociology, will speak on "What
Makes a Home Christian." At 7:00 p.m.
members will go to Lutheran faculty
homes to discuss the topic over des-
sert. Corner of Hill St. and Forest
Ave.
Informal folk sing at Lester Co-op,
900 Oakland, Sun., March 27, at 8:30
p.m.
Unitarian Student Group will meet
Sun., March 27, at 2:00 p.m. at Lane
Hall for an outing. Cook Out for sup-
per. There will be no evening meeting.
Bible seminars sponsored by the West-
minster Student Fellowship in Ro
217 of the Presbyterian Student Cen-
ter at 9:15 and 10:45 a.m., Sun., March
27, Early discussion will be on the
Gospel of St. John and the late sem-
inar on St. Matthew,
Gamma Delta,sLutheran Student
Club, 1511 Washtenaw:' Supper-Pro-
gram today at 6:00 p.m., showing of re-
ligious movie, "Journey Into Faith."
Wesleyan Guild. Sun., March27, 9:30
a.m. Discussion, "Death and Life;"
5:30 p.m. Fellowship supper; 6:45 p.m.
Worship service and program. The Rev.
Joseph Pert will speak on "Does Eter-
nal Life Depend on Christ's Resu-
rection?"
Coming Events
Undergraduate Math Club. Mon.,
Mar. 28, at 8:00 p.m. in Room 3-K of
Michigan Union. Jerry Pavlik, "Some
Applications of Quaternions to Num-
ber Theory."
Academic Freedom Committee meet-
ing Mon., March 28 at 4:00 p.m. in the
Union, Room 3K to discuss possibili-
ties for a main speaker for Aademi
Freedom Week April 17-21
Education School Council meeting,
Mon., March 28 at 7:00 p.m. in the
Education School Council Office. Prep-
aration for elections. Refreshments.
Lane Hall Folk Dance Group will meet
Mon., March 28, 7:30-10:00 p.m. in the
recreation room: Instruction for every
dance, and beginners are welcome.
Russky Kruzhok will meet at 8:00 p.m.
in the International Center, Mon.,
March 28. Singing, records, refresh-
ments.
Fresh Weekend. Maize and blue teams
-All members of both teams are re-
quested to attend all rmeetings called
for this week before vacation. We are
sending personal notices to all your
home town newspapers concerning your
work on our Frosh Weekend, and at-
tendance is a must.
Gilbert & Sullivan. Principals only
rehearsal at 7:00 p.m. In the League
Mon., Mar. 28..
Frosh Weekend. Tickets. Mon., Mar.
28, 6:45 p.m., League.
sible to the needs of the Army.
Prepare an Army aviation program
for next succeeding fiscal year for
approval and submission by As-
sistant Chief of Staff, G-3, to the
Chief of Staff."
REFUGEE SIT-DOWN
CONGRESSMAN Manny Celler
of New York City won't be
happy until he embarrases the
Eisenhower Administration into
changing the title of its much-
publicized "Refugee Relief Act"
to "Relatives' Relief Act."
His main complaint is that out
of the 190,000 refugees authoriz-
ed for admission to the United
States, only 1,779 have entered
since the bill was signed by the
President 18 months ago. In con-
trast, 16,600 visas have been issued
to relatives of American citizens.
Celler has no complaint against
admitting relatives, but he ob-
jects to the "terrible and tragic
hoax" that entices people behind
the Iron Curtain to endanger their
lives by escaping on the false
promise of a new life in America.
"We offer them a haven," says
the Brooklyn Congressman, and
when they risk their necks to come
over, we say, 'no soap, brother,
you can sit and rot in a refugee
camp in Germany.'~
Only 128 of these escapees, out
of 35,000 that Congress proposed
should be let into our country, had
been admitted by February 1.
(Copyright, 1955, by the Bell Syndicate)
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CURRENT MOVIES
At the Michigan . ..
MAN WITHOUT A STAR-Kirk Douglas,
Jeantie Crain, Claire Trevor.
THE SUCCESS of High Noon has stimulated
Hollywood to try copies and parodies. This
film is a bad try. It is not a parody because
the audience, even the matinee toddlers, laugh-
ed at, not with the film. As a copy it is sick,
The plot concerns a good-natured bad man
who hates barbed wire because his brother was
shot in an open-range war. He (Kirk Douglas),
by the way, has "no star," implying that he is
fated to roam about getting drunk (which he
does). He befriends a young would-be rancher,
teaches him all his tricks, fights with him over
a chesty woman ranch-owner who has a bath-
room inside her house, and ultimately leaves
him in the delighted clutches of a sweet young
thing. How Douglas kills an old enemy, goes
over to the law-and-order boys, and ends up
fighting for barbed wire forms the story, if
such it can be called.
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squandered on big, tan range scenes. Kirk
Douglas is thrown away on hackneyed dialogue
and stupid gestures. Jeanne Crain as the "do-
anything-to-keep-a-foreman" ranch owner
doesn't even leer convincingly. Clair Trevor is,
as usual, good in her standard role as the good-
hearted, disreputable woman who loves the
hero vainly. Frankie Laine appears at the be-
ginning and end to howl the theme song, but
he too doesn't seem to bother anyone.
By far the most natural actors are the cows
who are numerous, brown, and quite oblivious
to all the nonsense.
As for the moral, if you need one, you may
take your pick from among the following bon
mots:-"Pick a star and follow it," "Wire stops
a man," "Takin' the train is the story of my
life," "Never turn your back after you shoot,"
or "Nobody can make a fool of you, you gotta
do that for yourself."
But trick gunmanship and cows never made
or saved a movie before, and they don't here.
The weak attempt to show the initiation of
Douglas' young friend into manhood falls
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