Wednesday^ April 26, 1967

Just One Hurdle In Long Struggle

THIS IS THE REPAIR CREW?

Approval of the East Carolina University bUJ by the Senate Committee on Higher Education is just one hurdle in the legislative battle, but it is both important and highly signifcant

The eight-to-scven vote for the favorable report of the measure was a blow to Gov. Moore and the Board of Higher Education in their fight against the proposal. It means the measure now goes to the floor of the Senate where that full body will either approve or defeat it. The favorable committee action also means the governor will intensify his efforts to bring pressure on legislators to oppose the bill. . efforts which already have gone far beyond normal bountiU.

Significantly, however, a favorable report from the Senate Higher Education Committee indicates more support than many observers said the bill has. While most of the favorable votes came from the East in the committee, Piedmont and Far Western votes made the difference between a fovorable and an unfavorable report.

It is also significant, in our judgement, that the major argument against the measure was offered

by Sen. McLendon of Greensboro'^ who declared that East Carolina University would utterly and completely destroy tiie University of North Carolina as we have known it.'* If, indeed, the conferring of independent status on East Carolina would destroy the Consolidated University, then consolidation appears destined to fall under its own weight.

Most members of the legislature, we believe, recognize that East Carolina University will not destroy the Consolidated University. If the Consolidated University falls, it will be because of factors other than the effort to provide the state as a whole with another strong university to meet the needs of the people.

Although the governor and other elements of the political power structure in the state may oppose East Carolina University, the greater weight of merit in the case favors the enactment of the proposal now before the Senate. Members of the Senate will be serving the best interest of all North Carolina and her people, as well as its system of higher education, by giving a favorable vote to the bill to establish East Carolina University.

Same View By A Presidentia. Scott, Morgan Nesting Season

By WILLIAM A. SHIRBS Reflector Raleigh Boreas RALEIGH Two of the most influential legislative leaders and most powerful men in state politics today are agreed on one point which could prove criti(l in the stru^ for university status for Eut Carolina College.

At the same time, they differ sharply on certain other points wmcb may be equally

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s vital in determining finally whether a settlement of the East Carolina issue is possible t this tine. ^

The important thing immed-lately is that these two men art urging the legislature to try, Insisting it is the le|^-I ture's duty r- while Gov. Dan : K. Moore has asked the lawmakers not to act but to wait Soott and Morgan The two leaders are Lt Gov. Robert W. (Bob) Scott and Sen. Robert Morgan of Harnett, leader of the ECC-unhmity statue campaign.

Scott, in recent pronouncements, has agreed with Morgan to the extent that he feels the 1967 General Assembly should resolve the Issue, if only temporarily, and neither fidestep it ncs* postpone it for two more years.

No matter by what route it arrived, rl^tly, wrongly, nor * whatbar prascribed prc^ur-es ware toUowad, Scott and Morgan taka the position that the Bast Carolina issue Is In the lap of the legislature and that the legislature should act Status Win Coma Scott, almost certain to be a candidate for governor in H68, alao is saying in recent apeediea, statements and interviews that university sta-' tus for East Carolina Is bound to come avantually.

University status will come aoouer or Uter,** lia says, and it might coma in fliis

session.**

He feels deflnltaly* that this legislatura sbooM act to resolve the matter. If not, be says, it is certain to be a *'major issue in next years elections and again in toe 19* 69 legislature. Scotts p<i-tion Is that we ought to try to resolve this issue sa wa can get on ^tb the others weve got to face and solva. .** Points of Diflerence

Beyond this, however, there are points of difforence which reflect the deep schism both in the leglfllature and statewide.

Morgan and most ECC university status supporteri want independent university status, separate from the consolidated university set-up. Scott continues to favor the one-univarsity concept, at least for the time being.

The day miy coma when we will want to taka another look at this (one - university) concept,* he says. It is not so sacred that we cant change it. But ha said be would support it at least until a pro-ected 10-yaar study of higher education In North Carolina is completed in August, 1968.

Scott thinks the questions of whether ECC should have come directly to the legislature or whether the Board of Higher Education should be followed are beside the point now.

The fact Is, he says, *the issue is squarely ji the lap of the General Assembly. The General Assembly has to act The General Assembly created the board, and it can take such action as it desires.

Morgan goes further and, by implication, accuses the board of .simply mbherstamp-Ing the feeling of its leaders. He brought out with a ptint-ed question of Sen. Undsay Warren Jr. last weric the fact that the Board of BQgher Education reached Its **unsni-mouse conclusions gainst university status for ECC after studying an ECC consultants* report only one day.

Certainly, Morgan says, the facts much more carefully and thoroughly and take s great deal more time in deliberation and thought. Im sure the legislature is as capable of deciding as flie hoard.

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By JAMES MARLOW WASHINGTON (AP) -This is ti jHesidentiBl nesting season when the possible candidates attract attention by ruffling their vocal cords while try^ to avoid laying an egg or Sluing yes or no posilivety.

Evmi Gen. TnUiam C. Westmoreland, commander of U. S. forces in Vietnam didnt say 'absolutely not, under any cir-cumptances when he was questioned Monday at the annual meeting of The Associated Press.

From time to time his name has been mentioned as a man the Republicans might like for a candidate. He was asked if it was true he might be coming home one of these days and that he would have political ambitions if he did.

I am a soldier, Westmoreland said, and I think I have a fairly important Job in South Vietniun today, and as such, Id have no political intentions, ambitions or aspiration, and 1 will remain at mjr post as kmg as my superior authorities wish me to do so.

But this still wasnt a flat refuaal to consider the nomination if it were offered him. He la In this country on a short visit and will retiim to Vietnam.

Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon is on a world tour he stepped off in Vietnam for a look - see with information and opinions which

This Date-40 Years Ago Today

By FOY H. DUNCAN April 26, 1927 Rushing Flood Waters Threaten to Destroy New Orioens Washington 26 War Department officials were preparing today a telegram to Governor Slmpaon of Louisiana inferming him that its army of engineers find no technical objections to his proposal to cut the levee on the Ministipi^ river at Povdros, 10 miles beknr New Orleans, to save the dty from flooding. . . .

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Raleigh, N. C-One lone volunteer - and of the weaker sex at that - is the sum total of applications lor the job of taking Jon Earty, escaped leper, back to his Louisiana Le-porsorium. This lady would be Just deUdtied to go.

wm Place Oeafderate Shelf in PabBc library The George B. Singletary Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, gave to the high Bchool lito'ary, several years ago, a (jonfederate shelf, whkh they have added, at various times, until at present it consists of quite a number of veluahle books, aiaong which are Service Afloat,*^ by Admiral Simms; Confederate Portraits. by Admiral Gamaliel Bradford, Women of the South In War Times, and the life of Robert . Lee. . .

Ptoilfe SeiMto Miiak Departmeat to Ctive Pregnua

*1116 public school music department of the city echoola will present a program on Thursday and Friday evenings, A^il 28 and 29, at ei^t oclock, at the coUege auditorium. Tlie program will consist of a cantata, of the girls glee club with Ifiss Bessie Brown and Helene Ifiggs assisting, and a fiower pageant by the children from the West GreeatoDe Model and Evans Street Schools.

ought to give him a lot of talking points if the Republicans pick 1dm.

He still hasnt said he wants the nomination, or will try for it, iHit just a few days ago in Taipei he left all the doors open by saying something so obvious it meant nothing.

He said no one could predict what the future held for him in terms of an active part in a political campaign. But a group baddng him for the Republican nomination has opened a headquarters one block from the \hite House.

And one of his active supporters, Robert C. KUl, a former U. S. ambassador to Mexico, said earlier this month, In my opinion the decision is not open. It has been made. Nixon will run, despite the fact that he hasnt said yes and be hasnt said no.

Nixon is going to have opposition if he does run, right in his own neighborhood. Backers of Michigans Republican Gov. George Romney opened Romney for presidtot headquarters in Washington last month, two blocks from the White House.

Just a little over a week ago, wandering around with a couple of hundred other tourists and his wife in historic Williamsburg, Va.. Romney paused to pat a baby on the head. He said he doesnt kiss babies, I pat them.

He was much less positive when asked if he woidd seek the presidential nomination. I dont know, he said.

For a man who says he doesnt know the answer to that question, he is spending an awful lot of time going around malting speeches and keening in the pi)lic eye. If he just wanted to remain a governor, he could save a lot of breatb by staying in his office.

Strength For Today

By EARL L. DOUGLASS WHICH ARE YOU?

We lar a great deal today about Uberalisia versus conservatism. What do we mean by these terms?

A liboral is a persmi who puts first and primary emphasis upon libcety freedom to do what he thinks riioald be done, and in some cases what he wants to do, whether or not The liberal Is interested prtmarily in human rights. In the field of refiln be considers the whole area of Christian faith in Che light of what it means with reference to better world conditions. In business, he wants to brandi out and take diances. In politics be keeps pounding the pe<H>le vdio, he thinks, are hoUQng hade progress. He is lor tibtoty ^ and his conception of liberty.

The conservative, on the other hand, is a person intent on conserving something. He errs at times Tn being too eager or at least amartng too eager to defend the stat^quo. But the true conservati^ believes that unless we guard the integrity of certain factors which are part of the estab-lisbed order, society, religious faith, politics, industrial progress will be^ to come apart at the seams.

Nothing could be worse fer a country than to have ody conservatives or only liberals in controL The exchange of ideas, the desk - pounding and chest - pounding, the shrill de-nunciathuis these are all necessary to real progress. Both the liberal and the coor servative are Inteit on presw-ving what tiiey consider baric human rights.

We tike oor dioice, largely depending upon the Itind of temperaments we possess.

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ty ART BUCHWALD

Only Military Targets

WASHINGTON - When it was decided to bomb inside the city limits of Haiphong last week, the Pentagon went to great lengths to explain the operation. The Defense Department said it was only bombing a power plant in the city and that very few faousea had been damaged in the raid.

1 went over to see my friend at the Pentagon to find out what really was going on, and I found him studying a street map of Haiphong. He didnt deny that the bomhii^ bad taken place, but he did deny that the bombing was an escalation of the war.

Our plan is to bomb only military targets in the city, he assured roe.

What are you doing with the map?

My job is to find military targets in Haiphong. For example, I notice that there are three army - navy surplus stores located here on Won Ton St. They might be wortii bombing, except for the fact that Won Ton St. bisects the Fourth of June Blvd. where they have a maternity shop.

It could be very dicy if we hit the maternity shop by mistake.

Thats pretty tricky bombing, I said.

Now over here on Ho Ho Road is a gas station that should be kmxked out, but its only four blocks from the center of town. I^ce we dont want world opinion to go against us, weve decided not to bomb anything within a 22-block radius of the Loews Haiphong.

Thats a good idea, I said. No ones going to criticize you if you bomb that far away from the Loews Haiphong. Im not 80 sure. The peaceniks are liable to grab at any straw.

Whats that red target you have circled?

Thats a combination police station and fire department on lots of Lenin St Wed like to knock out the police station part of it, but we dont want to hurt the fire department, particularly since were dropping incendiary bombs. I see youve got Phe Phi Phong Lane marked up. Yes, thats a condemned

apartment houn. The CIA says theyre going to tear it down next week, so we thought we would save them a lot ri time.

You people are all heart, I said. Are there any other military targets youve got

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Other Editors Saying ittle Things For Safety

(Kinston Free Press)

The bulky fire departments report on the disastrous Feb. 7 restaurant fire in Montgomery, Ala., which cost the lives of 25 persons, is a remainder that it is the Uttle things that make for safety and which are too often overlooked or taken for panted.

The report said a discarded cigarette and - or mis - use of smoking materials caused the tragic blaze. The fire originated in a laundry bag attached to a metal frame inside a cloak room. .

The report cited eight factors which figured in the death trap for 25 persons in the 9th floor penthouse restaurant, as follows:

1. A delay of eight minutes in giving the alarm.

2. Customers attempting to extinguish the flames.

2. Failure of management to evacuate the buUdtog at

first sign of smoke.

4. Employees aUempUng to extinguish the fire before calling the fire department.

5. Failure of customer after alarm other customers.

6. Chistomers and employees breaking glass panels which gave fire fresh air.

7. Combustible walls, ceilings, furnishings and carpeting.

8. Inadequate exits.

The report emi^iasized that witii proper exits, few if any, ptf sons would hava lost their lives.

Fire is a hazard wherever people, and eapedally smokers, congregate. It Is the simple little things that were ignored in the panic of the Montgomery blsM that cost 25 people their lives. This is a lesson tiiat should not be lost on any community or any rational person concerned about safety.

marked down?

WeU, over there on Yum Yum Tre St. is the Mao Tse-tung Red Guard Chewing Gum Factory.

Is that a military target? Of course it is. The chewing gum is being used by the North Vietnamese to repair the struts on their airplanes. We knock out ti chewing gum factory and we knock out Iheir air potential

Then by all means knock it out, I urged.

Now, here is the high rent district and its giving us terrible problems. It is mostly residential but over here is the Behn Ho - gun Golf Course, and we understand that underneath it is a complex of tunnels with all sorts of tanks, guns and mortars. Wed like to bomb it, but were afraid wed get all the golf fans in American upset at us for wrecking the links.

Not to mention the putting greens, I added.

Exactly. So in deference to the golf buffs In this country weve marked the Behn Ho-off - limits at least for the time being.

I d<Hit see how they can accuse you of escalation when youre not even bombing their golf courses.

Just then an assistant brought in another map. Whats that? I asked. Its a street map of Hanoi.

I was afraid of that, I said.

"Dont worry. Were just going to hit the military targets.

By ROWLAND EVANS and

ROBERT NOVAK

LONDON For the first time, Harold Wilson is faltering in the superb axhibltioc of political Juggling he has performed since bee o m i n g Prime Minister in Octooa*-, 1964.

That is the interpretation, widespread in both Wilsons Labor party and the (^position (tonservative party, of the unexpected Conservative landslide in the recent county council lections here. The irony is that Wfilfon, a trimmer by nature accused in the past of political eiq>edlency, has gotten In trouble mainly for doing the unexpedient thing (sometimes at the urging of the U. S.).

To be sure, the Wilson government elected by a 97geat margin last year is not about to faU. Although Wilson has enemies galore hiride the Labor party, he hu no rival dangerous enocq^ to even contmplate challmiging him. Blost important, WUion is easily the most nmlftr >riltielan in Attain toy.

The first Biltirii politician really to master the art of television, Wilson runs far ahead of his party in public oi^on surveys. As fm* the county election defeats, be toUf intimates that tba ^es made their comeback too quickly snd that his timetable for national Labor victory in 1971 is ri^t an sdiediile.

Privatety, however, few La-borites are so confidODi The size of tiie Dmservative grins in the county riecfioni particularly the landslide t ha t gave tte Tories control of the Greater London Council for the first time in 34 years-4ias them deeply concerned.

The key reason for the sudden Labor drop is almost oer^ tainly the Wilson govern ments year - old deflation-ray jH'ogram, the prime example of Wilsons doing the unexpedient thing. To attack Britams severe monetsry problems, Wilson put a freeze on aU wage increaaes end in-tmids to exert severe pressure on wages indefinitely. Tbere is no need to look further for why working men in London, usually loyal Laboritss, <fldn*t vote last week.'

But some influential Labor party leaders see a less obvious cause for defeat The party precinct orgmilxatioos I^ormed poorly in tiie etee-iions, these party laaders say, because of obvious turmoil among Laborltos in Parlia^ ment That is, WUaons problems in party disci^ne are being frit in the coostitoencl-es.

And inside the party is where Wilsons JuggUng act is breaking down. OriglBally elected to party leadership with sponsorshtp of the partys left wing, VTilson has been following, eoontunic po-Hciea favored by the ri^t wing while trying to maintain support from his old left-wiDg cronies. It isnt quite woi^ing.

The left wing fringe, which now scorns Wilson es an apostate, has been voting against him in the House: of Commons. In response to complaints by riidit wing Labor MPs, Wilson recentiy delivir-ed a caucus speech attaddng the left - iring reb^ But he next sent private emissaries to the leftists to smooth matters over. Such numlpolatloa does sot build loyalty to the Prime Minister inside his party.

(CototowdOiPieel)

Promotional Idea Is Gambling

By ELMER ROESSNER

An ingenious promotional scheme has been ruled a coin-operated gaming device by the Internal Revenue Senrice. That does not forbid the use of the machine if state and local laws permit, but It does require people who maintain or permit the use of the machine to pay a 8250 a year tax.

The machine is called an advertising bonanza machine. It is originally stocked with 1,008 coupons and eadi eoiqion is good f<r something. Some coupons entitie the winner to a 20 per cent dlsceiint on merchandise hsted in a handy catalog; others are good for ^acounU at spe(^ local huai-nesses. Some conpons are good fat specified amounts of cash or merchandise.

Heres the gimmick: Through a window, the player aees in advance the coiqx he is going to get when 1 puts in a quarter. So that isnt gam

bling, is it? But when he gris the coupon for his quarter, the next coupon beconiM vislhle and tiie player can have that for another quarter The Blow Falls And that, the Internal Revenue Service says in Rev. Rul. 17-114, makes the machine a coin - operated gambling device.

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Over the years, promolert have tried variations of Ibis system to get around gamUtog laws. If a person sees what 1^ is going to get for his mil, its not ganging, they hayo

argued.

But the courts have usually held, as does the IRS in this case, that tiie investor gets not only visible award, which may be of little or no worth, but a prize ctmsisting of infor-matlcm about the value of ti next award, which infermation may be of groat value.

So its a gamble.

However, the IRS, in a rare show of borignity, has decided that its new ruling will not apply until altar June 30 to ma(^es that are in operation befa May L So maybe the promotora, who were not named, can get the eeri of some of their bait back.

Two Commodities Cheaper Now Than In 1913; Cho Yeo Name Them?

The Morgan Guaranty TM Ck>. has been keeping records on 18 commodity prices since m Of the II, two re actori-ly cheaper today tiian they were In 1913. Can you namt

them? *

While youre fhlnkinf, note that tiiey wore not iron add steel nor rosin. Baric pty iron was $14.71 a gross ton in 1913 and was $63 in March. Tin was 44.90 cents a pound to 1913 and 153.87^ lari month.

If you guess hides aod mb' ber as the two cheaper commodities, you m light and probably play the commodities mhr kft. Heavy native steer bidet were 18.39 casts a pound in 1913 and they are IL75 ciria a pound todiqr. light nattve cow hides were 17 cento s pocmd torit and wve 16.5 ceto> a pound lari month. No, 1 ribbed sbhris of rubber wide O c)ti a pound in 1913 Mtd 21 cris a pound in March.

The dhto in both hides md mbher prices is due itiiily to wmtoefics. Synthetfe rubigr has taken over more of Me natural rubber mailri, m plastics have replwBOd liri^ m thoiiaaiids el UMS.