0 Sixty-Seventh Year EDITED AND MANAGED BY STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN UNDER AUTHORITY OF BOARD IN CONTROL OF STUDENT PUBLICATIONS STUDENT PUBLICATIONS BLDG. * ANN ARBOR, MICH. * Phone NO 2-3241 Wher Opinions Are Free rruth will Prevail" Editorials printed in The Michigan Daily express the individual opinions of staff writers or the editors. This must be noted in all reprints. Y, MARCH 5, 1957 NIGHT EDITOR: VERNON NAHRGANG Can Impartial Reporting Be Achieved via Censorship? "There You Are - Snug As A Bug In A Rug" C y - ~ 4--N '7 AT HILL AUDITORIUM: Boston 'Pops' Concert Enthusiastically Received MUSICALLY SPEAKING, Ann Arbor society is divided into two parts: the extra concert series subscribers who are just breaking into music, and the regular subscribers who have "arrived". In spite of the intentions of the Choral Union, it is the extra sub- scribers who have been getting somewhat the better of this arrange- ment during the current season. This was especially true last week when a regular series performance certo left sensitive souls gasping for air; four days later, the Bos- ton "Pops" gave the extra series its best concert of the season. * * * 4 PRELIMINARY DRAFT of Panhellenic Asso- ciation's report to the SGC Evaluation Com- mittee contains a recommendation that SGC censor or approve Daily news coverage of Coun- cil action. Charging The Daily with "slanted and biased" reporting, the sorority coeds imply that im- partial reporting will be achieved through censorship. Before drafting its final report to the Evalua- tion Committee Panhel ought to seriously con- sider the consequences of its suggestion. Purely objective news reporting doesn't exist, on The Daily or on any other newspaper. Every story reflects, to some extent, the judgment and views of the reporter-and it should. Bare presentation of facts, without some interpre- tation and frame of reference, is uninformative and as non-objective as the reporting Panhel objects to. GIVEN ANY meeting, speech, series of events, the reporter must gauge the significance of what goes on, the relative importance of the events, the integrity of the people involved, and numerous other factors. There is room for dis- agreement among sincere, honest reporters, as a casual reading of several different accounts of the same event will show. The way to insure fair, impartial reporting is -to make sure that reporters have no vested interest, in stories they cover. To draw an analogy, despife the fact that umpires make mistakes, they are more apt to call strikes and balls impartially than batters. . We suggest then, that the people least able to censor or approve SGC news impartially are SGC members. Certainly there are mistakes. Like Panhel or SGC' The Daily is a learning process. But as long as reporters have no connection with the stories they cover (and it is Daily policy that they don't) "slanted and biased" news will be held to a minimum. IF SGC has the right to approve news articles, it has'the power to prevent unfavorable news from appearing.' And how, then, do students evaluate what the Council has done? Panhel claims "students should be able to select the truth for themselves." If SGC censors the re- ports of its actions, from what do student "select the truth"? It has been suggested that SGC have the power to check factual accuracy only. There is no dividing line between fact and opinion-the one shades gradually into the other. Any power to'affect the writing of news stories will prevent full, accurate news reporting. Another point is that if SGC has the power to censor or approve news stories, why shouldn't the University administration, quadrangle per- sonnel, faculty and other student groups? And then, instead of a student newspaper,Michigan would have, as many colleges now do, a glorified publicity medium. --LEE MARKS City Editor WASHINGTON MERRY-GO-ROUND:T Behind Langley Investigation By DREW PEARSON THE BOSTON "POPS" is an in- formal symphonic-type organiza- tion with an overloaded brass sec- tion and an extra percussion man. It plays each summer at Sym- phony Hall to the accompaniment of popping corks and rattling glasses as the entire first floor of the hall is turned into a vast tav- ern complete with tables and chairs and waitresses and food and drinks. But even in turtle-shell Hill Au- ditorium, Arthur Fiedler and his men produded a musical setting of suitable gaiety. Especially good was the Nut- cracker Suite, which was per- formed with elegant style; the various themes bouncing through the orchestra and echoing be- tween divided strings, and horns '-nd flutes and a tringle mn a fascinating manner. The Harty orchestration of Han- del's "Water Music" also pleased all but the few purists who had somehow sneaked in 'and cannot abide Handel unless it is played on a frail old harpsichord with ossi- fied strings. Less satisfactory was Mendels- sohn's first piano concerto which I suspect is an essentially dull but occasional- effective work. Ener- getic Ruth Slenczynska played a mostly accurate piano. * * THE "POPS" VERSION of My Fair Lady excerpts showed off the talents of this orchestra to great advantage. The mano hopeless ar- rangements of this music by the Mantovani - Kostelanetz - Percy Faith group fade into a well-de- served oblivion beside this vig- orous and enjoyable performance. Boston "Pops" encores are a source of dreadful delight to "Pops" audiencesdeverywhere. Af- ter a pompous and overblown Bach "Little Fugue", a slick "Moon- glow", and a fast Offenbach "Gal- lop", the final "Stars and Stripes" ended an enthusiastically received program and sent delighted listen- ers home with ringing ears. -David Kessel AT THE MICHIGAN: of Beethoven's fourth piano con- DAILY' OFFICIAL BULLETIN The Daily Official Bulletin is an official publication for which the Michigan Daily assumes no editorial responsibility. Notices should be sent in TYPEWRITTEN form to Room 3553. Administration Building, before 2 p.m. the day preceding publication. Notices for Sunday Daily due at 2:00 p.m. Friday. TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1957 VOL. LXVII, NO. 107 General Notices Regents' Meeting: The March meet- ing of the Regents will be held Fri., March 22, instead of March 15, as was previously announced in the Daily Of- ficial Bulletin. 'Communications for consideration at this meeting must be in the President's hands not later than March 13. Summer ' Housing Applications for graduate and undergraduate women's housing will be accepted from women now registered on campus beginning at noon, Wed., March 6, at the Office of the Dean of Women on the first floor of the new student activities building. Applications will be accepted for residence halls and supplementary housing. Mercenary Medical Goals DETROIT NEWSPAPERS recently launched an "all-out, all ages," drive against polio, which was whole-heartedly supported by the various medical associations throughout Detroit and Wayne County. While the doctors have insisted their support of the campaign is the result of a desire to prevent as many-people as possible from con- tracting polio, their actions indicate more mercenary goals. The right of the doctor to make money from his professional skill is not at issue; rather the question is, should medical organizations support a drive from which they stand to profit greatly while claiming at the same time their interest is purely humani- tarian? A comparison of costs for the series of three polio shots at the University with the proposed costs for identical protection in the Detroit and Wayne campaign shows a successful drive would mean literally thousands of dollars profit for Detroit doctors. POLIO SHOTS at Health Service cost 65 cents, the cost of the materials involved. The actual inoculation takes no more than three minutes. The cost of vaccine and the time involved is the same for Detroit doctors as for University's Health Service. But Detroit doctors will be charging nine dollars for three polio shots, hence making over seven dollars profit per person in a campaign they supposedly are supporting just to help their fellow man. Assurance that one is safe from contracting polio is undoubtedly worth a good deal, more than can be measured with a financial yard- stick. Accordingly, a campaign to decrease the amount of potential polio victims is admirable. However, when the only group standing to benefit financially from such a high-minded campaign steps in with their endorsement, the ethics of the medical profession becomes susceptible to criticism. THERE ARE two possible solutions to the problem Detroit doctors have created by the questionable purposes of their support of the polio campaign: First and most desirable, they can remain consistent with the contentions that they are interested only in inoculating as many persons as possible to lower the price of the shots so that more can take advantage of the protection./ Second, and worthwhile only because it will eliminate the possibility of charges that Detroit doctors are hypocritical or mercenary, they can withdraw support of the campaign, maintain the profit-making charge of nine dollars and give shots to far fewer people than would other- wise have received them. It is suggested Detroit physicians re-read the Hippocratic oath, employ a little introspection, and follow a course more in accordance with the ethical standards of the medical profession. -WILLIAM HANEY HERE IS more than meets the eye behind the sensational parade of narcotics addicts, un- derworld characters, petty gam- blers, and madams that Sen. McClellan of Arkansas has brought before his committee during his probe of the teamsters. One of the most interesting, and on the surface inexplicable fea- tures is tape recordings of alleg- ed conversations linking the Dis- trict Attorney of Portland, Ore., William Langley, to alleged team- ster representatives, plus testi- mony that Langley took contri- butions from Big Jim Elkins, con- victed narcotics smuggler and user. Langley is a Democrat. He comes from a family of.-Democrats who were Democrats when it wasn't too profitable to be a Democrat in Oregon. His father before him waseDistrict Attorney. Both had excellent reputations, both were considered somewhat anti-labor. Labor, with one exception, never supported them. I happen to have known the Langley family dating back about 30 years. The story of young Langley's having accepted money and having conspired with petty cardroom operators and Teamster .errand boys sounded fishy to me. I went to him. 'Here is his side of the case, a story which I believe to be true. YOUNG LANGLEY'S opponent for District Attorney, John Mc- Court,' was a liberal Republican who had been strong for labor, had always received labor support. Langley had not. But toward the end of his last election race in October 1954, the T e a m s t e r s phoned his father to say that they had discovered McCourt w a s backed by Big Jim Elkins, the leader of the gambling world, so they were coming out for Langley. They did. However, the noise the Teamsters made for Langley in those last two weeks probably did not overcome their previous 25 years of opposition. Langley says he accepted no money from the Teamsters, but they did spend some money on his behalf and handed out literature for him. What really won him the election was his promise to solve the murder of a teen-age baby sitter by a Chinese and his white wife. He solved it and secured a conviction by getting Tom Malon- ey, who has figured in the Senate hearings and taken the 5th Amendment, to go to Chinatown and dig up a key witness. Maloney was a sort of poolroom hanger-on and errand boy for Frank Brewster of the Teamsters. And Langley used him to get in- formation on the underworld, in- cluding houses of prostitution. That was why he paid Maloney money and why it was easy to record telephone conversations with him. Maloney in turn was using a character named Leo Plotkin, who sold lingerie and cheap jewelry to the sporting girls in Portland brothels, to get infor- mation for Langley. USING THIS INFORMATION, Langley wrote about a dozen let- ters to police chief James Purcell demanding that the houses be closed. Here is one of his letters: Dear Chief Purcell: "I am advised that prostitution is being carried on in the city of Portland at the following loca- tion: "Atlas Rooms, N.W. 6th Avenue; Model Rooms, N.W. 6th Avenue; Seranac Rooms, N.W. 6th Avenue; Villa Rooms, 9 N.W. 3rd Avenue; Bellevue Hotel, 308 S.W. 12th Ave- nue; Roseway Rooms, 231 S.W. Washington St.! Clare Hotel, 314 W. Burnside St.; property at 170 S.W. Morrison St.; property at 3107 N.E. Rodney Ave.; property at 4929 S.E. Hawthorpe Blvd.; property known as Zenith Rooms. "Please cause these houses of prostitution to be permanently closed. "I suggest their closure be ef- fectively accomplished by placing a uniformed policeman in front of each location. "Houses of prostitution are nests of- law violators. My program of law enforcement will not permit such conditions to exist." Langley tells me that Police Chief Purcell asked him not to write any more letters. He wanted the information by telephone. Langley refused. Purcell had been ing of Big Jim Elkins and his put in office partly with the back- friend, City Councilman ,Stanley Earl. (Copyright 1957 by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) { Veterans who expect to receive edu- cation and training allowance under Public Law 550 (Korea G.I. Bill) muse fill in VA Form VB 7-1896a, Monthly Certification, in the Office of Veterans' Affairs, 555 Administration Building, between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. by Wed., March 6. Senior Society announces its annual scholarship competition Mar ch 2 through March 16. A $100 scholarship is offered for any deserving woman, second semester Junior or first semes- ter senior, who shows evidence of lead- ership and service in extra-curricular activities, and financial need. Applica- tions may be obtained from the Sec- retary in the Undergraduate Office in the Michigan League. These should be completed and returned to the same office by March 16. Applicants should sign up for an interview when return- ing the applications. Lectures Campus Conference on Religion. Fac- ulty-student panel discussion at 8:00 p.m. in the Rackham Lecture Hall on "What Happens to God on Campus?" Faculty members Dr. James A. Lewis (moderator), Dr. Kenneth Boulding, Dr. George Harrison, and Dr. Lawrence Slobodkin, and students Jean Scruggs, Lee Marks and Fred Trost. T.S.A. presents "America- From Poetry to Jazz" (A Series on Cultural Dynam- ics) Lecture No. 2, Wed., March 6, "Short Story and Novel," Dr. David Weimer, Dept of English. Films Sweep Away TV Commercials? PERHAPS it's because spring cleaning is just around the corner that Uncle Sam has fi- nally dragged the broom out of his closet. Word from Washington says the government is finally ready to make its first move against misleading and unfair television commercials. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been examining commercials for four months. will file complaints of violation within the next week or ten days. But the government in haste to sweep way Rip Van Winklism stands in danger of moving the broom too vigorously. It might even make the mistake of changing the "word from the sponsor." Perhaps Washington might even learn from commercials. Where else can one witness a sat- isfied smoker content in the full enjoyment of Editorial Staff RICHARD SNYDER, Editor RICHARD HALLORAN LEE MARKS Editorial Director City Editor GAIL GOLDSTEIN ............... Personnel Director ERNEST THEODOSSIN ............ Magazine Editor JANET REARICK .... Associate Editorial Director MARY ANN THOMAS ................ Features Editor DAVID 'GREY .................. .. Sports Editor RICHARD CRAMER ........Associate Sports Editor STEPHEN HEILPERN ....... Associate Sports Editor VIRGINIA ROBERTSON...........omen's Editor JANE FOWLER..........Associate Women's Editor ARLINE LEWIS ............ Women's Feature Editor JOHN HIRTZEL.................Chief Photographer Business Staff DAVID SILVER, Business Manager MILTON GOLDSTEIN ... Assocaite Business Manager WILLIAM PUSCH ...i.......... Advertising Manager smoking a cigarette that tastes good like it should. Here in black and white (it would be assuming too much to expect that officia'ls have caught up with color) one may learn how to get the most out of life's most important pleasures. IF THIS PASTIME proves insufficient, Wash- ingtonians can watch the bear foamers. These valuable commercial actors could help even the lowest paid government employee get the most out of his beer. Via the great medium of tele- vision, he learns there is more to drinking beer than guzzling it, as paid actors demonstrate the proper technique of eyeing it for a full 45 sec- onds, lifting it to the lips, savoring a sip and uttering the properly favorable grunt. ' Complain about commercials? Perhaps the government should pay to watch. Through tele- vision, Washington-bound FTC investigators can glimpse the Alcan highway, see the USA, discover which big name athletes shave and even learn ways of "poofing" away possible em- barrassment. Even more important, the ambitious govern- ment worker can observe self expression in its most rarely refined forms . . . the proper arch of the eyebrow, the correct width of a smile, the sincere gesture to match the insincere words. FILE COMPLAINTS against commercials? Be- fore the government takes such rash action let it be remembered that conclusive evidence gathered by an impartial testing agency shows nine out of ten doctors agree that TV com- mercials are the most collosal, magnificent and stupendous force- to ever promote the great American Way of Life. -MICHAEL KRAFT LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Panhellenic Clarifies Censorship Bid A Clarification .. . To the Editor: WyE MIGHT suggest that the girl who recommended "S.G.C. should approve all news articles concerning council action that are printed in the Daily", was motivated to do so by such examples of distortion as ap- peared in Richard Halloran's edi- torial Sunday. This editorial was captioned "Panhellenic Bids S.G.C. Censor Daily", and throughout the article facts were misconstrued to say that Panhellenic Association as a unit favored censorship of the press. We of Panhel's S.G.C Eval- uation Committee would like to clarify this misrepresentation: 1. The rationale and suggestions presented in the report were not the considerations of Panhellenic Association, but rather of indi- vidual members of individual houses, discussing in lengthy house meetings all aspects of S.G.C., offering what they believed to be any and all criticisms of the Council. All discussion Was in- cluded in the interest of demo- cratic principles, and the one item singled out by the Daily for head- line material was merely one sug- gestion (however, listed under a constructive criticism of S.G.C. by members of the campus group that has been most directly af- fected by Council action. We were requested, by S.G.C. Evaluation Committee, to submit an opinion of the Panhellenic members that could be used in the committee's considerations. We are still work- ing on this report and will sub- mit it only when we feel that it is complete, constructive, and in- telligent. -Panhellenic's S.G.C. Evalu- ation Committee: Donna Dar- ling, Narda Hall, Diane Dun- can, Chris Ebkhard, Sally Mil- ler (EDITOR'S NOTE: Following is the actual text of the statement which Panhellenic Association discussed at last Thursday's meeting. Panhel has reminded 'The Daily that this is a rough draft of the report which Pan- hel will submit to the committee evaluating S t u d e n t Government Council. The material reprinted in- cludes all parts of the statement per- taining to coverage of Council ac- tions by The Daily.) SGC EVALUATION WE WOULD like to submit this report from the Panhellenic Association of the University of Michigan to the Evaluation Com- mittee of the Student Govern- deep interest in student govern- ment, and our wish to see it grow in stature on this campus. Any criticism we offer is in the sincere wish that it will be of help to you in your evaluation of the Studeit Government Council. We have presented eight areas of discussion that seem to include all of the ideas and suggestions from the houses. After a brief statement of these eight areas you will find attached the definite ra- tionale and suggestions that were offered along these ideas. We hope that you will give them your serious consideration. CONCRETE FINDINGS: 6. " A substantial majority of Panhellenic members feels that there is inadequate and biased, coverage of SGC action. (14-3) RATIONALE & SUGGESTTONS VI. COVERAGE OF COUNCIL ACTIONS A. MAJORITY 1. We would like to see an SGC column in the Daily, other than the editorials and DOB, in which members would be able to state their stand. 3. Agendas published in the Daily should contain the exact wording of proposals to be voted on by the council. These should be published at least a week to three 'Bundle' Drippy "BUNDLE OF JOY" is a bundle of goo. The bundle isn't tied too securely and the goo drips all over the place. This little old pic- ture is about a teeny-weeny little baby and a poor working girl and a rich young executive. The prob- lems that beset them'are not like- ly to keep you on the edge of your seats, unless you slide off while napping. Gimmick number one is that the film stars Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, husband and wife in real life! Neat, huh? Gim- mick number two is that Eddie'n- 'Debbie (one word, yes) have just become real-life-type parents of their own bundle of joy!! Cute? You said it. What happens is this: Debbie is a salesgirl in a big department store owned by Eddie's papa. Deb- bie finds a baby on a doorstep (clever, eh?) and pretty soon ev- erybody thinks she is the real mother. Contrived? You bet. SO GUESS WHAT, fans? Deb- bie starts to fall in motherly-type love with this kid, and then the pablum starts ' flying. It seems some people start falling in-love with this phony mama, and then Eddie's papa decides to claim it as his grandchild. Before you know it three guys are claiming to be the real father. It must be terribly traumatic for the kid. If you really want to know how it all ends you'll have to sit through the thing yourself, be- cause it is all so silly that I abso- lutely refuse to write the whole story out. EDDIE FISHER'S acting de- but is not auspicious. He looks uncomfortable most of the time, and uses a big grin to show most any reaction. He also sings in his usual style, and the songs are not exactly memorable. He and Debbie do provide one of the few bright moments with The Regular Wednesday film for this week, March 6, will be, "One Nation Indivisible, Part II of the Constitution Series," dealing with the slavery ques- tion. 12:30 p.m. in the Audio-Visual Education Center Auditoruim, 4051 Ad- ministration Building. Academic Notices Scholarships, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts: Applications for scholarships for the academic year 1957-58 are now available in Room 1220, Angell Hall. All applications must be returned to that office by' March 15, 1957. Applicants must have had at least one semester of residence in this col- lege. German Departmental Make-up Ex- aminations Wed., March 6, 7:30 p.m., 109 Tappan Hall. All candidates must register with the departmental secre- tary, 108 Tappan Hall, by Wed. noon, March 6. Mathematics Co11oquium: Tues., March 5 at 4:10 p.m. In Room 3011, Angell Hall. Dr. W. Davison will speak on "Mosaics of Compact Metric Spaces." Refreshments at 3:45 in Room 3212, A. H. Zoology Seminar: Problems in Greab Lakes Resources. Dr. James 'W.'.Mof- fett, Acting Executive Secretary, Inter- national Fishery Commission. "Func- tions and Problems of the Internation- al Commission." 7:30 p.m. Room 1053, Natural Science. Events Toda Science Research Club, March meet- ing will be held in the Rackham Am- phitheatre at 7:30 p.m. on Tues., Marcha 5. Program: "Manufacturing Engineer- ing - Past, Present and Future," Les- ter V. Coiwell - Mechanical Engineer- ing;" "Isotope Traces in Biological Re- search," Isadore A. Bernstein - Bio- chemistry. Dues for 1956-57 accepted after 7:10 p.m. Placement Notices The following vacancies have been listed with the Bureau of Appoint- ments for the 1957-58 school year. Arabian American Oil Company -- (Saudi Arabia) All fields. For additional information contact the Bureau of Appointments, 3528 Ad- ministration Building, NO 3-1511, Ext. 489. i( ".. {, { I xi I