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VOL. LXVII, No. 14 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TRURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1956
EIGHT PAGES
Jackson
Toll Includes
Fifteen Hurt,
More Buried
By WILLIAM HANEY
and JAMES ELSMAN
Special To The Daily
JACKSON-At least four work- j
men were killed, 15 critically in-
jured, and at least six more pre-
sumed dead when four thousand
tons of concrete and steel collaps-
ed at 1:38 p.m. yesterday from the
, fourth floor to the basement of
t1half-finished, C on suime r's
Power office building four miles :
north of Jackson.
Reports of the actual number of
men still buried beneath the debris
vary from five to 25.
A plumbing foreman, whose
father is listed among those en-
trapped, and who was in the build-
ing just prior to.its collapse said,
"I believe at least 25, perhaps 30
men are crushed in that hole."
Rescue Begins Immediately
However, Herlihy officials, con-
tractors of the job, estimated no
more than six bodies will be un-
earthed when the rubble has been
cleared away.
Rescue operations began almost
according to state police officials. SCENE O
Ton upon ton of twisted steeld
and chunky concrete slabs had to
be removed to uncover the moan-
m ing injured and the four dead. BREAK.
Eight cranes, ten bulldozers, and
acetylene torches had to be used
to clear the hole to enable doctors Br
to amputate pinned limbs, thus
facilitating removal of the victims.-
Three Catholics and four Protes-
tents received last rites and bene-
dictions from Father William
Hankard, St. Mary's Parish, Jack- LONDO
son. PHBritain into
Police Call Halt erican and F
At 9:45 p.m., after five hours of Chance
continuous probing amid the de- ference Brit
bris by over 1,000 men unearthed in a giant f:
no more bodies, State police called peo
a halt to operations and requested people.
a ten-minute silent period enabl- The na
ing those entrapped to be heard invited to li
If they were calling for help, would be cu
When no sounds of life were Far-rea
heard from beneath the wrekage,
the heavy equipment was again
put into operation.
Explanations of the rare catas- A dla
trophe varied greatly among those
directly involved. TIk e
Frank Herlihy, president of the
contracting company, could offer
"no explantion," but said, "thereG
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Building
Falls,
Kills
At
Least
4
Men
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SGC Issues Statement
On Sigma Kappa Position
Will Study
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during construction yesterday, killing at least four workers a
WITH TRADITION:
itain Discloses Plans
r Free Trade Area
)N (P)-British leaders yesterday disclosed plans to lead
a European trading partnership that could challenge Am-
Russian economic supremacy.
llor of the Exchequer, Harold Macmillan told a news con-
tain is considering joining 11 of its continental friends
ree trade area and common market of nearly 250 million
tions of Britain's globe-girdling Commonwealth have been
link themselves with the free trade area in which tariffs
t and eventually abolished over a 10-year period.
ching economic and political factors lie in back of Brit-
Maglie Wins
As Brooklyn
Whips Yanks
P'ITTSBU
Stevenson y
ident Dwigh
"Gross miss
cord" in sa
should be
the Social S
The Den
nominee said
made the
speech Mon
i 'lisstates
a'Record
RGH (P) - Adlai E.
esterday accused Pres-
ht D. Eisenhower of a
statement of the re-
ying the Republicans
credited for enlarging
ecurity program.
mocratic presidential
d President Eisenhower
state in a campaigp
day night at Cleveland.
BROOKLYN (T)-Ancient Sal "I am sure he is an honorable
Maglie, culled from the scrap heap man," Stevenson added, "and
to pitch Brooklyn to a pennant, could hardly have delibertately
finally won a World Series game intended the misrepresentations
at the age of 39 yesterday, which his speech included."
He struck out 10 New York Stevenson said the President had
Yankees for a 6-3 opening victory "claimed credit" for the Republi-
with the aid of homers by Gil cans for enlarging the social se-
Hodges and Jadkie Robinson- curity program.
While President Dwight D. Eis- Stevenson said the "fact is" that
enhower and members of his Cab- the social security program "was
inet watched from a box near the developed by Democrats against
D o d g e r dugout, Maglie came bitter Republican opposition."
through in the clutches of the 1956
series opener. Although nicked for!
nine hits, theicraftycurve ball Dewe Calls
artist from Niagara Falls, N. Y. 'w y
had his strikeout pitch when it
was needed. I
Crowd Cheers Eisenhower Adlai Attacks
As the crowd ef 34,479 stood and
cheered while the President left,
waving to the stands, the name of
Maglie still was on the lips of all. NEW YORK .P)-Former Gov.
It was a remarkable sight for Thomas E. Dewey appealed to a
those who remembered the years nationwide television-radio audi-
when Maglie, the New York ence yesterday to be "as outraged
Giants' "Barber" was the most as I am by the disgraceful attacks
hated man in Brooklyn. i that have been made on the Presi-
All through the sunny, cool aft- dent" by Adlai Stevenson.
ernoon the Dodger bullpen toiled Dewey, himself a two-time loser
diligently. First it was Don Bes- in the presidential campaigns, took
sent, then Clem Labine and finally the air to defend President Eisen-
both of them in the seventh, eighth hower against numerous state-
and ninth. Although Manager Wal- ments made recently by the Demo-
ter Alston twice visited the mound cratic presidential candidate.
to confer with Maglie, who had Dewey called Stevenson "ill-in-
thrown a no-hitter against the formed, impulsive," "mediocre," "a
Phillies Sept. 25, he stuck with Sal. little man who indulges in "fatu-
Bad Start ous" hopes and is "not even in the
Maglie's greatest day started on same league with President Eisen-
a shocking note. Mickey Mantle 1 hower."
r
i
ain's new attitude toward an as-
sociation with Europe that it tra-
ditionally has shunned.
On the economic level Britain
fears that an old paper project
for a customs union among West
Germany, France, Italy, Belgium,
Holland and Luxembourg soon
might become a working reality.
It undoubtedly would be domi-
nated by the booming industries
of West Germany to the gradual
exclusion of British goods.
The proposed free trade area
would be open to Commonwealth
goods and would provide sources
of new capital for the countries
of the Commonwealth and colonies
whose hunger for investment the
British are unable to satisfy.
On the political level the project
would serve to lessen the depend-
ence both of Britain and West
Europe on the Unitec: States.
This aspiration has become al-
most a fixation with some British
and French policy makers.
They argue privately that the
Suez crisis has shown American
support cannot be counted on in
election years even when vital Al-
lied interests are at stake.
Members of the free trade area
would be Britain and the six coun-
tries negotiating the customs union
plus Sweden, Norway, Denmark,
Austria and Switzerland.
Senior Pictures
Today and tomorrow are the
last days during which seniors
may make 'Ensian picture ap-
pointments.
ung near jaeson wien unapseu .
rnd injuring many others.
World News
Roundup
By The Associated Press
BELGRADE -- Yugoslav polit-
ical circles indicated yesterday
Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union
will remain deadlocked on their
major differences after the cur-
rent talks between President Tito
and Soviet leaders at Yalta,
No one in Belgrade wanted to
comment officially. But usually
reliable sources privately reported
difficulties in the Soviet-Yugoslav
talks.
These sources say the Russian
leaders are unwilling to continue
the de-Stalinization policy in sat-
ellite countries.
Yugoslavia is reported insisting
on continued de-Stalinization as
a condition for re-establishment of
Communist party relations be-
tween Yugoslavia and the satel-
lite countries.
.* * *
BLACKPOOL, England - Left-
ist Aneuran Bevan, newly restored
to top ranks of the Labor Party,
indicated yesterday he is ready for
a truce in his feud with party
leader Hugh Gaitskell. But observ-
ers predicted it would not last long.
CAIRO--Egypt's official spokes-
man yesterday accused French
Foreign Minister Christian Pineau
of conducting a campaign of lies
against his country.I
Abdel Kader Hatem, director
general of the Egyptian Informa-
tion Department, denied Pineau's
charge at a Caracas, Venezuela,
news conference that the chief of
Suez Canal traffic at Port Said. is
a Russian officer.
Hatem's statement said Pineau
had "resumed his campaign of
accusations" against Egypt "to
lure world public opinion."
* * *
CINCINNATI-Cheering United
Mine Workers yesterday received
and ratified a new one-year con-
tract with the Bituminous Coal
Operators Assn. which would give
them an increase of $2.40 a day in
wages and other benfits.
Committee
On Lectures
Student Government Council last
night voted to study the University
Lecture Committee.
The motion, proposed by Council
member Tom Sawyer, '58, provides
that a committee of four students,
at least three from SGC, study and
gather facts on the Lecture Com-
mittee and Regents' Bylaw re-
garding outside speakers.
The committee will report their
findings back to the Council by
Oct. 17 and will at that time
recommend possible action.
According to Sawyer, investiga-
tion of the Lecture Committee
dates back to 1950. Many com-
plaints lodged against the com-
mittee are caused by misunder-
standing and lack of education on
the part of students, he said. The
aim of the study will be clarifica-
tion and possible modification of
existing regulations.
The Council approved appoint-
ments to Joint Judiciary Coun-
cil. Those appointed were Herb
Wander, '57, until May, 1957 and
Bob Knauss, '59L, until January,
1957.
Campus Chest Board reported
back to the Council and agreed to
hold the first Campus Chest drive
in the spring. The drive is tenta-
tively scheduled for May 5-11.
According to Council member
Rod Comstock, '57E, the drive will
probably not be complete, because
Campus Chest was unable to merge
with the Ann Arbor Community;
Chest this year. The drive will be
primarily aimed at students, al-'
though there will be solicitations.
from some State Street merchants
and faculty members, Comstock
said.
In other action, SGC voted to1
co-sponsor United Nations WeekI
with the International Studentt
Association. The UN Week pro-1
gram, scheduled for Oct. 21-26,
will consist of a dinner, a debate
on whether the UN is a success or
a failure and two speakers.
SGC also heard reports on out-
of-order registration passes, the
"M" Handbook and Cinema Guild.1
SAE Flies f
Nazi Flag
The President of Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternity declined to com-
ment last night on the flood of
calls to city' police concerning a
large Nazi swastika flag recently1
flown from a window of the house.t
The flag, a black German swas-
tika figure on a red field was put
up by a member of the fraternity2
from the window of his room.
Assistant Dean of Men Johne
Bingley was notified by police de-e
tectives of the complaints of indig-
nant citizens, and ordered the Nazi
insignia removed immediately.
A patrolman passing the house
later reported the flag still flying,I
and called the station. Dean Bing-c
ley was called again, and the flag a
came down. 1
Proposes
Alternatives
For National
in
pointing to statements made by
the Vice-President concerning the
Korean War.
"Nixon called the Korean war
'Truman's War' and talked of
"Truman - Acheson Stumblebum
Policies," Sexton went on.
But he later boasted that "three
times, during World War One,
World War Two, and during the
Korean War we sent troops over-
seas to help other men keep their
freedom.
"This sort of contradiction is
characteristic of Dick Nixon," he
said, "characteristic of the man
who can speak of a four-day week
on one day, and then, when pinned
down, claim that 'no mere artific-
ial legislation can bring it about.'
"Frankly, Sexton said, "I don't
know what artificial legislation is,
let alone mere artificial legisla-
tion."
Turning to the Michigan Repub..
licans, Sexton asserted that "Ari-
zona Al (Cobo) was elected, mayor
of Detroit because he was low
enough to conduct an anti-Negro
campaign."
'Deeply Significant'
He cited as a "deeply signifi-
cant" the fact that "one of the
very few Negroes the Republican
party has ever nominated as a
candidate for the House of Repre-
sentatives was chosen in Detroit's
13th District, where another Ne-
gro was already the incumbent."
Sexton further illustrated what
he called "the small 'd' democracy
of the Democratic party "by noting
that the only Jewish members of
the Senate were Democrats, and
that the only Catholic candidate
for the Presidency, Al Smith, was
also a Democrat.
'Man With -Ski'
"Until recently," he said, "a man
with -ski on the end of his name
didn't have a chance in the Re-
publican party." It was here in
Michigan that they finally had
to hunt for such a man in order to
win, only to find that once he was
located, he turned out to be a
Presbyterian."
the United States," he said,
-Daily-Harding williams
PRE-ELECTION CHAT - Peter Darrow, County Democratio.
caanpaign chairman, and Brendan Sexton, Educational Director.
of the United Auto Workers, discuss the coming election after last
night's Young Democrats meeting in the League.
Sexton Speaks To Dems,
Denounces Nixon Cobo
By ALLAN STILLWAGON
"Whatever else is said of the Dempocratic Party, it is the only
party representative of all American society," Brendan Sexton told
a University Young Democrats' meeting last night.
Sexton, educational director of the United Auto Workers, listed
reasons why he supports the Democratic party, "although I am not
a 'regular' Democrat."
Attacking what he repeatedly termed "Republican irresponsibity,"
Sexton leveled his sharpest remarks at Vice-president Richard M.
Nixon and Republican gubernatorial candidate Albert E. Cobo.
'Shabby Person'
"Nixon is a shabby person who should not be holding high office
Vote Sets
If Found
Conditions
Guilty'
Douglas Will
Speak Today
Sen. Paul H. Douglas (D.-Ill.)
will speak at the Union Ballroom
at 2:10 p.m. today, according to
Bill Peer, '57, president of the Uni-
versity Young Democrats.
Sen. Douglas will be introduced
by Prof. Morris Janowitz of the
sociology dept., candidate for elec-
tion to the State House of Repre-
sentatives from Washtenaw coun-
ty's First District.
He is scheduled to arrive at Wil-
low Run Airport at 1:1 p.m. from
Traverse City, and will be escorted
by YD officers to the Union. The
Senator is expected to arrive there
at 1:45 p.m..
Once professor of economics at
the University of Chicago, Sen.
Douglas was supported strongly
By TAMMY MORRISON
After more than an hour of de-
bate, Student Government Coun-
cil last night voted 10 to 5 in
favor of a policy statement con-
cerning Sigma Kappa sorority.
The statement reads: "If the
Sigma Kappa National sorority is
found to have violated student reg-
ulations pertaining to require-
ments for recognition, these courses
of action may be open to that
National:
"1) Reinstatement of the two
suspended chapters and a clari-
fication of their position.
"2) Disaffiliation of the local
chapter from the National and its
continuation as a local sorority.
'On Same Basis'
"Further, it is our opinion that
rushees should consider the local
chapter on the same basis as other
sororities on the University of
Michigan campus, and if questions
exist as to Sigma Kappa's status
or membership policy, they should
consult the chairman of Panhel-
lenic rushing counsellors, Dianne
Duncan."
The statement was originally
presented to the Council early in
the meeting by President Bill
Adams, '57BAd as an expression of
the views of a committee set up
last week to investigate Sigma
Kappa's status.
The committee, cosnsisting of
A d a m s, Vice-President Janet
Neary, '58, Treasurer Joe Collins,
'58 and Panhel President Carol de
Bruin, '57, was requested to pre-
sent a formal report at the Oct.
10 meeting.
In response to requests to clear
the air before rushing is over to-
morrow, the committee decided to
Roll Call
Following is a breakdown of
last night's vote on SGC's pol-
icy statement concerning Sigma
Kappa sorority.
Those voting "Aye:" Adams,
Collins, de Bruin, Engman,
Neary, Sawyer, Snyder, War-
rick, Scruggs and Woodard.
Those voting "Nay:" Arnold,
Comstock, Good, Lave and
Shorr.
Those absent: Leedy, Wrona
and Gullette.
make a statement concerning pos-
sible alternatives open to Sigma
Kappa's National. The statement
in no way committed the Council
or the National to a prescribed
course of action, Adams said.
Whole Views?
Later on in the meeting, Coun-
cil Member Tom Sawyer, '58, asked.
if the statements were to be re-
garded as the views of the Council
as a whole, or just the study com-
mittee.
After some debate, the Council
decided that if the statement were
to have the body's approval, it
must be voted upon. Miss Neary
moved that the Council accept the
statement.
Conflict and debate centered
around the statement's clarity, or
lack of it. Three amendments were
defeated. Several Council members
felt that the statement implied an
unproven guilt on the part of the
National, and for this reason was
unfair.
10 to 5 Vote
mnctrav - a i"ua a irl
TO SING PUCCINI, VERDI:
Nelli,' Turner To Open Series Today
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Two Metropolitan Opera stars
will open the University Choral
Union Series at 8:30 p.m. tonight
in Hill Auditorium.
Herva Nelli, soprano, and Clar-
amae Turner, controlto, will sing
"The Flower Duet" from "Ma-
dame Butterfly" by Puccini as the
opening selection in the program.
Miss Turner, who has appeared
with the San Francisco Opera and
the Chicago Lyric Theatre as well
Flower" by Tipton, "La Partida"I
by Alvarez, Puccini's "Vissi d'arte"
from "Tosca" and "Nymphes et
Sylvains" by Bemberg.I
Miss Nelli and Miss Turner will
also sing two duets "Fu la sorte
dell'armi" from "Aida" by VerdiI
and "La attesi e il tempo colsi"
from "La Gioconda" by Ponchielli. t
Miss Nelli, who was chosen by '
Toscanini as the soprano star for l
the NBC Symphony, has also sung l
SEN. PAUL DOUGLAS
... to speak at Union
by candidate Adlai Stevenson dur-
ing his 1954 fight for re-election.