Sittn Latest Deadline in the State L LE VOL LXV, No. 31S ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 2. 1955 FOUR PAGES Communist China Releases Us,. Fliers * After Two Years * * * * * 4 outlned by a University of M arland physicist, Prof.S.acF. Sing- er, now in Copenhagen, who called his idea the "mouse," mean- ing minimum orbital unmanned satellite of the earth. He cal- culated it would circle about 200 mIles above the earth at a ve- locity of 17,280-miles an hour-about the same Btatistics men- tioned in the White House announcement. PRAY FOR RAIN!;: Writer Reveals Methods For Keeping Very Cool By CHILI WINTERS TIERRA DEL FUEG -a tAidst binding snow storms and constant sub-zero temperatures, word has reached this outlying archipelago of islands in the Straits of Megellan that Northeast and Mid-Western United States citizens are fighting a heat wave. In these parts, the local inhabitants welcome sny sign of blister- ing, sweltering days and nights. In many of the small villages scattered throughout the chain of islands, natives are holding 24-hour fiestas, dancing in the recently snow-cleared streets, doing Argentine TaIboti esigns Air o Secretry's 0 Resignation 'Good Decision' .:..x~:: WASHINGTON (A') - Harold E. Talbott resigned yesterday as sec- retary of the Air Force and Presi-. dent Dwight D. Eisenhower, accepting the resignation, told ...." .,.. ' :. whose outside business activities your official duties have not been effectively and loyally perform- ed." Talbott offered his resignation, effective Aug. 13 because, as he -Daily-sam Ching told the President, "I would not HOUSE WRECKING-Another house comes' down as the date approaches when construction will in any circumstances wish to be begin on the $1,700,000 Student Activities Building. The structure will be bounded by Maynard and a source of embarrassment to you Thompson Streets on its sides, and will face on Jefferson St. Ground will be broken in September, or to your splendid administra- if eeyhggosacrigtshdu. tion." i vrtigge codn oshdl. The air secretary said "the re- cent unfortunate and, I believe, PR G O TC T R 'P R D E IS distorted publicity given to my __R_______T__C___T______P__R___ E__ BEG________ continued association with a ben attr f eepcocrnt Rose Bowl Trip Predicted for Michigan me .. I am clear in my mind and conscience that my actions have been within the bounds of ethics." By CAL SAIMRA Iing a berth in the Rose Bowl. Qos- and Gene Snider are battling for Talbott received $132,032 in -Street and Smith's 100th "Foot- terbaan has 25 lettermen back. the starting center's job. Also profits from the New York firm ball" edition, now on the news- "The brightest star of the Wol- available are veterans Jerry Goe- of Paul B. Mulligan and Co., in stands, has picked Michigan to verine constellation is Ron Kram- bel and John Peckham ... which he is a partner, in the two top the Big Ten Conference in er,.six-foot-three, 220-pound All- Baldacci at Quarter years following his becoming sec- foot ball this year. America nominee. Tom Maentz "The versatile Lou Baldacci will retary. .Sizing up the Big Ten in the likely will get the call at the op- get the starting nod as signal call- While denying any impropriety, magazine's proverbial pre-season posite flank. Other returning let- er with Jim Maddock next. Other Talbott has said he realizes now choices, Tommy Devine of "The termen available are John Vese- candidates include holdover Paul he was mistaken in writing letters Detroit Free Press" sheds his ha- lanak, Mike Rotunno, and Charlie Baldwin and sophomore Jim Van and making telephone calls from bitual skepticism about Michigan Br-ooks. The best of the newcom- Pelt. his Pentagon office in behalf of football teams and predicts a Rose ers are Dave Bowers and Gordon "Oosterbaan has no worries at the firm. Bowl visit for the Wolverines. Morrow. right half. The flashy Tony Bran- The President's letter, addressed Devine sees another photo-fin- "Captain Ed Meads tops a quar- off, .out with a knee injury in 19- "Dear Harold," disclosed that Sec- ish, with the power-laden Maize tet of veteran guards. Dick Hill 54, is sound again and figures to retary of Defense Charles E. and Blue edging out Ohio State will be the starter on the opposite be the starter. Available also are Wilson brought the Talbott resig- Iand Wisconsin and Iowa posing side of the line. The other veter- lettermen Ed Shannon. Ed Hickey, nationd to Prsdent Eisenhower as their chief threats. ans are Jim Fox and Bob Mar- George Corey and Stan Knicker- See TALBOTT, Page 4 extremely sout defensivey ands im. Bates, who missed most "Letterman Dave Hill will get a smart, alert unit." of last season because of injuries, the call at fullback with reserves CheckwithBrenan'sMike Basford, Don Johnston -and Negro Teachers Chc ihBennEarl Johnson also in contention." Devine's estimates gibe with last South Korea Plans Devine's Big Ten line-up: Given Ultimratumi week's predictions of Notre Dame 1. Michigan football coach Terry Brennan, who Real Estate Coup 2. Ohio State WAYNESBORO, Ga. (A') -- The claimed Michigan was the team 3.Wisconsin Georgia Board of Education yes- to watch this year. SEOUL (A') - In a surprise 4. Iowa terday offered the state's Negro Here are excerpts from Devine's midnight statement the South 5. Purdue school teachers a choice of re- Idiagnosis: Korean government proclaimed it 6. Minnesota signing, from the National Assn. -"Coach Bennie Oosterbaan has "will undertake to restore author- 7. Michigan State for the Advancement of Colored a wealth of veteran material which ity" . over Communist-occuped 8. Illinois Pepole by Sept. 15 or losing their gives high hopes of Michigan win- territory south of the 38th Paral- 9. Indiana licenses to teach. ning the Big Ten crown and gain- lel. 10. Northwestern News Opens Talks On Tension in East GENEVA (IP)-Communist China i'nformed the United States yes- terday that she has released 11 American airmen held more than tw< years as spies. The fliers left Peiping Sunday on their way home and will arrivi in Hong Kong Thursday, the Chinese said. The announcement opened private talks between the Unltet STathe news firs was broadcast by Peipng rdio and then announ- ced here formally by Wang Ping-nan, Red Chinese ambassador t< Poland. The American representa-4 Adj ournment By ongress WASHINGTON (A - Congress crashed part way through a series of adjournmnent roadblocks yester- day but fell short of the goal of winding up its session last night. Progress through the key bar- riers - public housing and con- gression expense funds - was limited. More squabbling lay ahead - hours of it. So the House knocked off work shortly after 6 p.m and ordered another session today-. . he Senate remained in session, extend the Defense Production Act anothe year Republicans led nounced a proposed financial ac- counting requirement for dollar- a-year men contained in the bill as un-American and a slap at businessmen. The compromise was sent back to Senate-House conferees by an almost straight party line vote of 36-34. Sen. Langer (SD) was the only Republican joining Demo- crats against rejection. On the housing bill, Senate- House compromisers agreed on a one-year, 45,000 unit approach-~ but by no means unanimously. Some Republicans said that was too generous. Some Democrats called it inadequate. In the House, fight from the GOP. The House did blaze one pos-- sible trail around the barricade. Rather than boost various bene- See HOUSE-SENATE, Page 4 CIOs Ieuther To Lecture Tomorrow Walter' P. Reuther, president of the CIO will speak on "Labor and in Rckhm Lecture Halmlr.w Reuther, who has been a leader in the union movement in Michi- gan since the earaly thirties, has been especially active in the auto- motive industry. The exact topic of his speech hasn't been announ- a 1g U Jand pas1o dobl in an attempt to remnain warm. woolen blankets, fur coats-even those made from the cheapest llama skins are selling at a prem- ium - and snow shoes--well, the man who owns a usable pair is considered a capitalist. Three Feet of Snow Small fires burn in the streets, thawing of f part of the three feet of snow that has fallen in the past two days and turned to ice on the sidewalks under the thud- dig, gunny-sack wrapped feet of residents-. Most of the natiscannot be- but they have gracefully com- piled a list of sgetion for American citizens who desire temperatures The list oows:ody Helpful Suggestions 1. Fill bathtub with water, drop In forty-five pounds of ice, sit in tub drinking mint juleps from tall, frosted glasses. 2. Listen to a recording of "Cold Hearted Hannah from Savannah, G. A." and drink straight bour- bon-on-the-rocks. Bourbon drink- ers seldom notice the humidity. 3. Pray for rain! 4. Afix two ice cubes behind each ear being careful not to let water drip beneath the shoulder. Th wil keep your mind off the 5. Lie face down on bed, apply ice packs behind each knee and in center of back. Sip semi-hardened gelatine dessert through long straws. 7Whnever possible, use large fans to keep air circulating, being sure to hang several pounds of ice in front of fan for wet, cold breeze. 8. Do not do anything strenu- ous. Never leave the home. Em- ploy local native children to fan you, while keeping feet immersed in vat of softened ice cream. 9. Keep several changes of cloting in efrgertor epcal hour. 10. Pray for ran! Michgn in Year 2,000 A.D. To Be Subject of Panel "Michigan--A.D. 2000" will be the topic of a panel discussion at 8 p.m. today in Auditorium A, Angell Hall. tive in the talks, U. Alexis John- son, ambassador to Czechoslovakia, expressed gratification at the news. Johnson and Wang also reached quick agreement on an agenda for their talks. The two items, pro- countries and "other practical The irs ie involves some 441 Americans still held in Red China and an indefinite number of Chi- nese students the Communists say are prevented by the United States from returning to the China main- land. The United States says the Chinese students are free to go. Reds Appear Eager To Talk The release of the airmen and Wang's opening speech made it ap- pear that the Red Chinese were eager to reach a wide open dis- cussion of the Formosa problem and other Southeast Asian issues Wang said both sides should have a "free exchange of views"' on questions directly involving "both China and the United States." that it would not discuss the fate of Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek's Nationalist government on Formost behind his back. Want Formosa Talks The happy ending to the bitter dispute involving the 11 airmen Imade it appear, however, that the Red Chinese were eager to get past that question and reach such matters as Formosa. The Red Chinese announcement on the release of the airmen made no mention of the two men given the stiffest sentences by the Red court. Policewoman Gets Difficult Question DETROIT (A)-Mrs. Margaret Snow, Chief of the Police Wo--- men's Division, has been tossed the question of: "What length shorts should be permitted in downtown Detroit?" IAsked if she wore shorts, Mrs. Snow replied: "Well, I'm a gar- dener and I don't wear a camel hair coat in the back yard." Of, Airman Presidentraises UN's Harnmnarskj old WASHINGTON (A) -Presideni Dwight D. Eisenhower expressec the country's relief and joy yes- terday that 11 American airmer held in Red China since 1953 "arn at last to be released." The men, who were sentenced tc prison by Communist judges af spies, are to be turned loose Thurs- day in the British colony of HonI Kong, the Chinese announced. While President Eisenhowei sige utnDg amarkjl Natiorns, as particularly deserving of credit, Secretary of State Johr Foster Dulles put in a word foi the President himself. "The patient course which th President has advocated and whici the country has adopted, ha: brought about the desired result,' Sec. Dulles said in a statement Knowland Speaks Sen. William R. Knowland (R- Calif), the Senate GOP leader wh< has been demanding stningen mesuesto i the me's fre dom-icluding a blockade of rhe China Coast if necessary-issued i statement saying: "The American people will we. cmen no s pardoned crminal1sa as stated by the Peiping radio, bu as honored members of our Al Force who have been illegally heb by the Chinese Communists in fla grant violation of the Korean ar. mistice." President Eisenhower's state ment said: "The United States extend thanks to all who have contribute to this humanitarian result, par ticularly to the United Nations anm its secretary general, who activel; sought this result on behalf of th United Nations Command in whic] these 11 fliers served." Peng Tri Hammarskj old went to Peipin last January with instruction from the United Nations to try t wi edom foru te en w War. Yesterday's Peiping announce ment raised hopes for freedom be ing granted to 40 American civil ians known to be in Red Chines hands. At Geneva Monday, Ameni can and Red Chinese ambassa dors agreed to concentrate thei private negotiations first on tb problem of repatriating civilian: including these 40. Dior Brings Back Bosoms in Paris PARIS (A) - Flat chests ai finished. * Bosoms are back, ,.That was the rng fashion new in Paris yesterday after Dior *ney Y-line show. Bosoms were als OLD-FASHIONED BANGS-: Palmer Loans Guns to Ca p8ea Ko BY ERNEST THEODOSSIN Old hands at acquiring neces- sary props for play production, the speech and music departments have borrowed the weapons for its production of Beethoven's opera, "Fidelio," from internation- alyknown gun-collector Andy Alhough Bethoven's work is set in eighteen-century Seville and Palmer's guns are largely Ameri- can-made affairs, the collector has supplied some Spanish wea- pons. P~almer, who began collecting gusa a chil, has one of the world's largest collections, totaling more than 6,000, all of which are housedat ist arborn, Mich., Miiay Inn restaurant. Old Katie, who was Doc Holli- day's "girl friend," started Palmer on his present quest, which is a study of early American Southwest hi story. The gentleman feels that he ought to know the stories behind his collection. In his Dearborn establishment, built after Palmer had gone bankrupt as a pre-depression landscape gardener, he often takes his guests on a tour of his weap- ens, relating connected tales as he individuals might tell them today. - Spirits Go With Noise The collection includes a replica of the first known gun - a 1327 model which was little more than a bronze tube, used to scare away evil spirits with its noise. The by Palmer's grandfather in the Civil War. Although Palmer refuses to put a value on his collection, it has been estimated by reliable sources as being worth nearly $1,500,000. Not confined to shooting weapons, Palmer also collects bullets, ar- rows, pikes and maces, spears and clubs. Frogs, Ducks, Rattlesnakes Not exclusively a collector, Pal- mer publishes and edits a maga- zine, "Great Guns," dedicated tc historic guns and their colorful init Hsecond edition, entited, "Andy Palmer's Tales of the Old West and Other Stories." Palmer is also a photographer and spends a pai't of- each year at baseball training camns snapping