Congress Passes Landmark Open- WASHINGTON (ft — Congressional passage of landmark open-housing legislation has won applause from civil rights leaders along With renewed demands lor massive federal attacks on shabby housing and unemployment in rioj^-prone slums. - Hli.' \ Jf v 2 A 250-171 House vote yesterday sent to the White House a civil rights bill to outlaw discrimination to tips sale or rent- numerous campaigns, often focused on al of 80 per cent of the nation’s housing by 1970, ________I a housing. - 1 he wedld sign Vof* Tally, Page A-2 It into law as soon as possible. ___________g the House action followed by a day the funeral of slain cirtl rights leader E)r. Martin Luther King, whose Passage climaxed an emotional debate In which opponents charged the House capitulated to the Negro rioting. “I think this bill Is symbolic," explained Rep, Hale Boggs, D-La. "Either we move ahead as one people or we move toward a police state." • Ten of the 108 House members from 11 Southern states went along ^ith the bill’s supporters in a key 229-195 vote against sending the measure to conference with the Senate, where backers feared the housing provision would be watered When fully effective, Jan. 1, 1970, the discrimination ban would cover all sales/ and 'rentals except those Involving owners of single-family houses who sell or rent without using a real-estate agent The Weather THE asure and resident-owners of dwellings with. four units or fewer. ■I' ★ ‘ * The bill also provides protection for civil rights workers'" and demonstrators. from threats and violence when they are engaged in lawful activities. Horn# Edition PONTIAC PRESS VOL. 129 —. NO. A6 PONTtACr MlCHlOAN, THU RSTOY. APItlL li.1068^ " A A A A UN I TEO^R^A^TnTER NATIONAL —79 PAGES . 10® ££££, Reds Offer Warsaw ..A $l?.9-mlllion preliminary 1968-69 operating budget, Including 39 new professional positions, was -adepted-by the Pontiac Board of Education last night; The budget will be sent tt lhe Oakland County Tax Allocation Board to as Peace EASTER' SURPRISE - Mrs. William E. Willson of 3965 EllamaC, Oakland Township, has a surprise present just in time for Easfer.But thia tiny bunny arrived rather unexpectedly—Mrs. Willson had thought its mother was a male. Sunday Liquor Bill Clears State LANSING (AP) — A bill which would put the question of legalizing Sunday liquor sales pn the November election ballot squeaked through the House yesterday without a single vote to spare. ★ ★' * Given approval also as the deadline for passing bills approached were two bills to /authorize more state school reorganization and one measure creating a property insurance pool for riot-threatened urban areas. Midnight tonight Is cnrrentiy the Romney peelers Emergency End By The Associated Press Gov. George Romney today lifted the state of emergency order for Wayne (Detroit) ,County and those portions of Oakland and Macomb counties which had been included, effective at il .m. Under the state of emergency, nightly curfew had prevailed in the Detroit area and gatherings of more than three persons were prohibited. Sale o f firearms also was prohibited and bars and theaters were dosed. Two persons Were shot dead In looting, incidents, one in Detroit and one in Highland Park, and a series of arson-set- "We have had our- troubles,” the governor commented. "But the majority of Michigan citizens — whatever their race, wherever they lived — have acted with restraint and steadiness." < Romney said the National Guard, put Into the Detroit area 3,000 strong and another 6,000 mobilized elsewhere in Michigan gradually will be returned to their home bases. He gave no details immediately on demobilization. Legislature’s deadline for passing bills in their house of origin. In the House, majority Republican leaders indicated they doubted the chamber could clear its three-page For Vote Breakdown, See Page D-8 calendar without a deadline extension and probably a Good Friday session. .' ★ * ★ -i*r. Given 56-52 approval yesterday was the 1968 version of the Sunday liquor bill, a perennial legislative issue. It takes 56 votes to pass a bill in the House. MORE PALATABLE a* This year’s measure contains two provisions designed to make it more palatable — a requirement of voter approval, and an extra charge to liquor licensees to finance, programs for treating alcoholics. ' * ■ * ★ . The House bill, introduced by Rep. Frank Wierzbicki, D-Detroit, and supported by 4Q Democrats and 18 Republicans, would permit any city, village or county to outlaw Sunday liquor by vote of its governing body. Related Stories, Pages A>U, A-15 determine local taxes, but the final -budget will not be approved until this summer when teacher salaries and state income are known. The 817.9-million budget is made up of almost $16.9 million in preliminary estimates and nearly $1 million for staff studies and salary Increases. —Threoof 20 staff studies presented tttt~ night and totaling about $676,000 were adopted for next year. Staff studies are possibilities for new personnel, services or programs. The approved ones are: • $292,500 to hire 39 new instructional personnel to reduce class sizes, as recommended by the Finance Study Council. ★ ★ w. ______________ • $71,325 to hire nine mare special education teachers and buy textbooks and supplies. , $ $18,^5 for tooervice training for ' ‘Instructional personnel and devdop-ment of instructional guides for Afro-American history. Thirty-nine new teachers would increase the total number of professional positions to 1,194. The new teachers would also include special teachers for individual help to pupils. <• CLASSROOM POSITIONS A major portion of the 39 positions are made up of classroom teaching positions and remedial reading teachers. The ratio of professional personnel per 1,995 students would be increased from 47.56 to 48.37. A ratio of 59 professionals has been set as a goal. New special education teachers would include three for the emotionally han-(Continued on Page A-2, Col. 2) MOSCOW (AP) - The official Soviet news agency Tass reported today that North Vietnam has suggested Warsaw as a site for preliminary peace talks with the United States. Tass said in a dispatch from Hanoi it had learned from reliable sources there that the North Vietnamese government had decided on the Polish‘capital after the United States refused its first suggestion, Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital. Tass said: "It is believed in Hanoi’s authoritative circles tout the UJ. refuse! to accept Phnom Penh as the meeting place may be taken to indicate that the United States delays solution of this question. The Soviet news agency said North Vietnam had received a reply from the United States to Its suggestion of Phnom Penh and this had "voiced disagreement." WWW "This decision by the United States cannot but cause wonder," Tass continued, “because the United States has repeatedly expressed willingness to send its representative to any point on the globe to establish contacts with a representative of (bo DRV, Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The report said North Vietnam, "displaying good will,” Is ready to start contacts with the American aide in any other mutually convenient {dace and suggested WMrsaw. V. w w w Tass noted in expressing "wonder" about the U.S. position on Phnom Penh that Cambodia’s Prince Norodom Sihanouk had agreed to a U.S.-North Vietnamese meeting in his capital and promised "all conditions will be created for It." The dispatch also derdedJrepmrts-to-She— West about contacts between American and North Vietnamese representatives In Vientiane. 75 Hopefuls in Masters Tee Off in Sun Today Skies to Be Clear Until Saturday This morning’s cloudless skies will continue clear until Saturday when -partijujoudy is the forecast. ' ~~ w~~~w~---w_______________ Temperatures, headed fear 60 to 66 toddy, will range from 38 to 42 tonight. The mercury Is expected to reach the upper 60s tomorrow. Temperatures will continue warm Saturday. * Winds will be 8 to 12 miles an hour and variable through tonight. Precipitation probabilities In per cent are: today and tonight near zero, tommfoWT; --------------------------— A brisk 33 was the low thermometer reading’prior to 8 a.m. in downtown Pontiac. The temperature at 2'p.m. was 59. By BRUNO L. KEARNS Sports Editor, Pontiac Press . AUGUSTA, Ga.—After taking a drenching for the past two days, the lush Augusta National Golf Course welcomed clear and sunny skies with temperatures expected In the high 70s for the 32nd presentation of the famous Masters Golf Championship. Hi- it- . ’★ ' Considered as tile opening event on the summer golf tour and one of the, “big -three" in U. S. golf, along with the U. S. Open and the PGA, the prestigious Masters^ championship began today with 75 players in the field. It Is tile smallest entry list in 10 years and one'of the smallest fields in Masters history. The smallest number of players ever to be invited was 42 in 1942 and the largest number of invitations extended' was 110 in 1962. ★ ★ * There were actually 76 Invitations this year, but Ramone Sota of Spain withdrew earlier this week because of a hand injury.- was not ooasidpred a strong choice to repeat this year. ' , ★ ★ ★ Palmer and Nlckleus have won this tournament seven times between them in the last 10 years, with Gary Player in 1961 and Art Wall taking the 1959 title. .W ★ -t l . it ■ Nicklaus, who hasiahraya claimed that the Masters crown- "means more to me than any tournament in the world" also aald, ‘‘I’ve played in only aix tournaments this year, but this Is the first tournament for which I can say I am ready?' . Preelection Special in Tomorrow's Press Tomorrow’s Pontiac Press will feature a special preelection page identifying candidates for City Commission terms and listing their campaign statements. ★ ★ ★ Pontiac voters will elect seven city commissioners for two-year terms in the general election Monday. Reserve Call-Up Is Announced WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of Defense Clark M. Clifford today announced he is calling to active duty about 24,500 Army, Navy and Air Force reservists. About 10,000 will go to South Vietnam. In his first full-dress news conference, the new defense secretary said that no decision has bem made at this time whether to call any additional reservists. He also said that President Johnson intends at this time to limit U.8. forces In Vietnam to 549,500 — representing an increase of 24,500. Clifford linked this presidential decision to limit further U.S. deployment to another major decision "to tom over the major effort gradually to the South Vietnamese." The new Pentagon chief said toe 24,500 Army, Navy and Air Force reservists being called to duty for up to 24 month* ‘are in some 88 units. DEPLETED RESERVE The new call-up, in part to strengthen the depleted strategic reserve of crisis* ready troops In the United States, thus will bring the reserve tnnhHfartim to about 39,000. )efendingchampioni3ayHrewer;we‘ of the three golfers to break the mystic hold that Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus have had on this golf classic, was a late starter today and surprisingly Best Film: 'In the Heat of the NighV In Today's Press Tame Tabbies TJggfs- trimmed- by Red Sox, 7-3, in season’s Opener — PAGE ' Postal Problems Service hhrig-ups reported to Pontiac-, West Bloomfield townships - PAGE A*4. Funds for Slyms Rebellious Senate rejects House cuts — PAGE C-8. Area News ..............A-4 Astrology ■ D-* Bridge ..................D» Crossword Puzzle ......D»lt Comics .................D*9 Editorials ....:....... A-4 Food Section ......C-2, C-4 Lenten Series..........C-18 Markets ............. TTD4 Obituaries .............017 Sports . . ........IM-D4 ‘ Theaters ........ TV and Radis Programs . D-lt Women's Pages ......B-l—B-8 Steiger, Hepburn, Nichols Win Oscars School Tax in Waterford Viewed (EDITOR’S NOTE — This is this fourth in a five-part series on the Hunnnini TQWnthip tchools- Today’s questions directed to Supt of Schools Dr. Don O. Tatroe deal with taxes.) **" » stop this cycle of asking for more money every few SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — "In the Heat Of the Night” won five Oscars, including best-picture acclaim and besL actor honors for Rod Steiger, at .the 40th Academy Awards ceremony last night. Katharine Hepburn, 58, was named 1967’s best motion picture actress as a ROD STEIGER perplexed mother whose daughter plans to marry a Negro in "Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.” hotter contenders than Faye Dunaway of the explosive "Bonnie and Clyde" and Anne Bancroft, the neurotic who -seduces a "youth half her age id “The Graduate:", Steiger was. acclaimed by Sidney Poitier, the boyfriend taken home to “Dinner" and the Negro costar of Steiger in "Heat" as "protoabiy the greatest actor in the world.” • ' ★ * * * Steiger thanked Poitier for giving him understanding of racial prejudice.’ RACIAL PROBLEM IN PLOTS "Ip the Heat of the Night" and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner” dealt with the racial problem. I Mike Nichols, 37, nominated a year I ago for "Who’s Afraid of Virginia I / Woolf?’’, won-this time among directors ■ for “The Graduate.” Supporting honors went to George Kennedy in “Cool Hand Like" and to Broadway’s Estelle Parsons in "Bonnie and Clyde.” Steiger nosed oUt Dustin Hoffman, a confused- youth in “The Graduate," and Warren Beatty as the ruthless bank robber Clyde Barrow in “Bonnie and Clyde.” KATHARINE HEPBURN Question—When will J years? Answer—Incrqased state aid or federal funding could halt the periodic nlea< fnr Z°IdJiOCfi^Xa'!i0n f0,r,fchools- A“dreform in financing MichlgiJ^dioo/tebadlJ ed. Large "Inequalities exist among Michigan school districts, and the dlfficultv communities like Waterford face in trying to finance a reasonably good schoolm* Kir™ higWighted in the reoen*Thoma!l study authorized by to! Michigan Le* Our present revenue sources have not kept up with the Inflationary ”e r™r-"riwrirnnrT^ mSmwln a full program of education. Q—When are taxes going down instead of up? A—Frankly, I don’t know. A serious recession could mean lower taxes throuch toimmtog of school and governmental services, but the depressed econofo/H make the lower tax a greater personal hardship to many because of unemployment loss of overtime, etc. , Q—Is there any way to economize rather than raistog taxes? , , . A-There are always ways to economize. It depends on whether economy re* quires too great a sacrifice of good education. Since 85 per cent of our total budget goes to committed salarU. TrSgfin. roajor economies would oTftecessity occur In tEis budget area. Emnomy hen would mean fewer teachers with larger classes, fewer maintenance people-with larger loads and fewer clerical people providing smaller services. Some economies could be effected in the 15 per emit of the budget after salaries and wages are committed. However, it must be noted that’half to one-third-ef tois 15 per cent covers fixed charges such as insurance and utilities. Economies here would mean the elimination of equipment purchases and replacement, of in-service education, reductions in teaching supplies and materials and cur* ' (Continued on Page A-5, Col. 2) A—2 THE PONTIAC PRESS; THURSDAY, APRIL, U, 1068 ' Dem Backers House Spurns Change of Humphrey Enlist Truman School Aid Cut Is Killed t WASHINGTON (DPI) A late-starting organization including former President Harry S. Truman was set up today to win the Democratic presidential nomination fty Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey. A A * Truman was listed "as an honorary chairman of the “United Democrats for Humphrey" campaign committee. Formation of theigroup was announced at a news conference by Sen. Walter F. Mondale from Humphrey’s home state of /Lansing/(AP) — The House topic up the Legislature's $374-mi!lion general fund school aid bill today and voted to delete a Senate provision that could have meant higher school taxes in some districts. The Senate approved the bill yesterday but amended the House version of the cothplex measure to boost minimum millage requirements for fiscal 1980-70. The House, however, knocked off the Senate amendment. The House then sent its compromise ^version back to the Senate. Rep. Clifford Smart, R-Walled Lake, The committee also included AFL-CIO President George Meany; Janies A. Farley, former Democratic National Chairman; Govs. Buford Ellington of Tennessee, and William L. Guy of North Dakota, and House Democratic Whip Hale Boggs of Louisiana as well as other present and former members o f Congress. awe Humphrey, who is viewed as a certain candidate, said last night “I have . made up my rplnd" on the .question but would not announce his plans untlf April 20 or later. AGAINST REX* MCCARTHY_____________ As a candidate, he would be matched against Sen. Robert F. Kennedy of New YflMt 'and another Minnesotan, Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy, in the race for the Democratic nomination. Unlike Kennedy and McCarthy, who are actively campaigning, Humphrey would be foreclosed from following the Presidential primary route in quest of the nomination. Deadlines for entering primaries have passed in all but two of the states which permit them. ___Thg..Humpbrey«mimttfoe established today said its mission was to persuade the Vice President to declare his availability, to work for his nomination and then for his election. Sr * Sr Humphrey was in Winston-Salem, N.C., this morning. In a speech prepared for an audience at Wake jjorest College, he did not talk of politics nut of the need for all Americans — “white and black, brown and yellow, adult and child’’ — to .Join In the cause of justice for all, • • • Js^LjULjl 1 In our Johnson-Goldwater ballot, 89.2 per cent claim they would vote the I same today as they did in 1964. 8.6 per cent stated they did not vote for ..Gold- 1 water in 1964, but they would today. 2.2 per cent did not vote for Johnson I in 1964 but would today. A * A A TODAY’S BALLOT; How do you forecast possible 1968 summer rioting. | WHAT WILL 1968 RIOTING BE LIKE? Circle only one choice. I 1. Steps to appease Negroes will reduce rioting. 2. Law enforcement will reduce rioting. . 3. A white backlash wili reduce rioting. 4. Rioting will be about like last year. —-8—fttolg will-lamope- violent and-more widespread:------------------j— *......1-- Circle your agp bracket: 15-25; 26-49; 50 or over. Clip box and Ynail promptly to SEZ WHO? BALLOT 119, Box 207, North Branford, Conn., 06471. (DlttrilNlM by McNuifM Syndicate, Inc.) House Education Committee chairman, said he understood senators would agree to the House changes. The Senate, rushing to disppse of all Senate-origin bills In time to meet a deadline tomorrow and take a week-long Easter recess, - also approved a controversial measure, allowing package liquor dealers to operate within 500 feet of a church or school. Other bills receiving Senate approval would: • • Provide for suspension of licenses of drivers who fail to answer traffic' citations or a court summons. ....• Boost state scholarship grants to students attending both private and “ state colleges. • Authorize a November public referendum on a 1100 million bond issue to acquire and develop state recreational facilities. • Require schools to open on tjie first Wednesday after Labor Day unless otherwise provided by the local board. • Limit general property tax assessments to 40 per cent of true cash value. • Permit .state income tax deductions for contributions to institutions of higher education in the state. • Allow a county clerk to require marriage license applicants to present proof of age. . ---_.....— ruel e. mcpherson Constable WiH Run for Sheriff City School Budget Adopted Absentee Ballot Deadline Nears Persons wishing to vote by absentee ballot in Pontiac’s general election Monday have until 2 p.m. Saturday to obtain their ballots, City Clerk Olga Barkelev reminded voters today. AAA Absentee ballots may be used by voters when they expect to be out of town during election day, when they are ill or unable to get to the polls. Persons over 70 also can vote by absentee ballot. A A A The ballots can be obtained from the ' city clerk’s office. Applications for absent voters ballot^ must be signed by the voter expecting to use them. _______{Continued-PronrPSge One) dicapped, two for orthopedic cases,‘and one each for deaf and hard of hearing, mentally handicapped preceptually handicapped. Also a teacher aide and a part-time physical therapist would be added. * 1 * Elementary and ^secondary teachers will develop instructional guidelines for the teaching of Afro-American history un^er the third staff study passed by the board. RIGHTS CONFERENCE It also provides money for teachers to take a course in the contributions of minority groups and attend conferences on human rights-civil rights. Schools Supt. Dr. Dana P. Whitmer explained that the tax allocation bonrd makes Its studies of relative needs among school districts, the townshipi and the county from submitted budgets. On the basis of these studies the board reaches decisions on division among these three governmental units of the 15-mill constitutional tax limitation. Pontiac's preliminary operating budget estimates were designed to project the costs of the present level of educational programs and services into 1968-69. The budget restores.cuts of more than $500,000 which were made in the 1967-68 budget to avoid a deficit this June. ★ ★ ’ ★ j William Downes, a long-time overseer of school budgets and former board member, advised the board they should not build up a surplus of funds to sell bonds but that they should pay for construction as they go. “tin a rare appearance, he openly wondered what the board of education would do with what he said was a large amount of money from the millage increase and expected funds from the state. Guard Released From City Alert Except for a'modified continuation of the ban on saJ.e5._ot.alcohoUe-beveragr!sr ' 'Ifif'TontTac area returned to normal yesterday after tension caused by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., last Thursday. Hr A A Pontiac's ^Company E of the National Guard, which had been activated as a preparatory move, was released from active duty, according to a guard spokesman. No local Army reserve units had been alerted or activated. The week passed without major incident^ in the city, according to Capt. Charles Gale, chief of Pontiac detectives. He cited only several minor incidents as possibly having any connection with the King murder. Police, who had worked overtime hours the previous six days, have returned to normal shifts. Hazel Park Constable Ruel E. McPherson announced today be. will seek the Democratic nomination for the office of Oakland Coupty sheriff In the August primary. McPherson, 30, of 1729 E; Goulson was. the Democratic nominee in the 1964 election. Ah amateur wrestler, McPherson, said - -that, during his campaign, he will stress, education and pKystcaT fftness to bring the sheriff’s department up to State Police standards. Further emphasis will be placed on upgrading present jail conditions and establishing youth programs, he said. '__ A.... A A , "The rising youth crime rate can and should be combated by providing pro-—grams of a physical arm educational nature for our children," said McPherson, who in 1960 and 1964 qualified for the final Olympic wrestling trials. J EIGHTH YEAR Now serving his eighth year as constable for the Hazel Park Municipal Court, McPherson has had specialized training in police procedures at Michigan State University and studied law enforcement at Oakland Community College. A A A Prior to his Municipal Court duties, McPherson was employed by Consumers Power Co. where he served as a union steward. A A A-- He was also head wrestling coach of Cranbrook High School in Bloomfield Hills and the Hazel Park Wrestling Club. Way Is Pointed for World Bahama Premier Wins -NASSAU, Bahamas Ifl — A landslide election victory gave Premier Lyndon O. Pindling complete power over the Bahama Islands today and left the old white ruling structure of this British colony in ruins. mmsmmtmmsmt The Weather Full U.S. Weather Bureau Report ' _. |^NTIAC^ ANTFYiCiNTTY — T«®y~parily subhy ~HTg^ and not so cold, low 38 to 42. Friday, fair and warmer. Outlook for Saturday: partly cloudy and warm. Winds variable 8 to 12 miles. Precipitation probabilities hi per cent; today and tonight near zero, Friday t. Today In Pontiac * Highs*! and Lo.woit Tamparaturat Lowest temperature preceding 8 ragm 33 This Date In H Ytars At • a m.; Wind Velocity 8 m.p h. 14 in 1930 H In 1940 Direction; Variable Soft *#tt Thuraday at 7.10 p.m. - g Moon'St* Friday%t ) »Ym WadiWiday'. Tamporaturo* Moon rites Thursday at 5:34 p.m* Alpena 49 22 Du.uth 49 31 ----- Cscanaba 45 33 Fort Worth 7* 44 Downtown Tomporaturet g. R Bolds 57 24 Jacksonville It 54 7 a m* I 34 12 mm si Houghton 49 27 Kansas City 73 51 li!m! 39 12.30 p.m. 54 Houghtdh Lk. 50 23 Los Angeles 94 44 wlm; « rB m- ” » *• Ml.ml BMCh It . 4* . ’ : _ . Lansmq 58 24 Milwaukee 58 3} . XMttMr: Sunny. /EDITOR’S NOTE — Moses went up on Mt. Sinai and when he came back he < had the most important law of the Jewish people — from that time to this — the 10 Commandments. The celebration of the gtvihg of the 10 Commandments is called Shavuoth and it is discussed in the fourth of five articles about the religious festivals of spring.) By GEORGE W. CORNELL AP Religion Writer On a peak of history, near noon, the world got. its canons for character—its keys to civilization. The instructions qame, like lightning, in a desolate environment. They pointed “a way in the wilderness" of uncertainties, let 1 oo s e “rivers in the desert” of distress, and amid confusion, as traced in prophetic imagery, lifted up “an ensign for the nations." “Then let us rejoice!” goes a. Jewish hymn celebrating the occasion. ‘ A A ' A -• It happened far back in antiquity, and ever since, it has provided the basic pattern of public order, laid down the principles of human integrity and set the ^universal standards for organized society-' , ' - That landmark event is celebrated on Shavuoth, the Feast of the Weeks, the season of the giving of the decalogue — the 10 Commandments. "A CANOPY OF SPLENDOR” "Almight God, o’er all supreme,” the congregations chant from a prayer of praise, the Akdamuth.“Thrice holy He whose majesty fills earth from end to a canopy of splendor.” As atf old rabbinic allegory tells It. the divine voice to declaring the great statutes was divided into the 70 tongues then spoken on the earth so that all mankind could receive and understand them. For God’s house is "for all peoples,” declares the prophet Isaiah. "Let all the nations gather together, and let the peoples be assembled." MAtWIlIi' WEATHER — Showers are forecast for three areas tonight, in .. pagjfj- Northwest inland to Montana, in southwestern Texas and in southern Florida. U wW k* Warmer to ti* Midwest and colder along the Pacific Coast. - The "observance comes late in tiie springtime sequence of Joyful -religious holidays, on the eve of summer, seven weeks after the Passover, and by the Hebrew calendar, on the 6th of Sivan, .beginning this year at sundown'June 2, and extending through the next day. /fit also is known as the Feast of the Harvest, since it comes at the time the ■' j/ , ' ' - grain reaping is finished in Palestine, and when the first fruits ripen. , The celebration coincides, both in origin and observance, with, the Christian Pentecost, marking the divine outpouring of spiritual understanding that revitalized Christ’s apostles and started the church. The two occasions correspond vividly in significance — both commemorating God’s gift of guidance. There’s also another general resemblance in that just as followers of Christ were aroused on Pentecost to their obligation to carry on his mission, so the giving of the Commandments bound Israel to raise God’s standards „jamjong.jnen^._____ A A A "If you will obey My voice and keep My covenant,” came the divine promise to the Israelites, “you shall be My own possession among ail peoples . . . and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation;” As that Biblical covenant unfolds, God first had bestowed His grace freely in the-deliverance from Egyptian slavery,? making clear His rederrtptive support and asking nothing in return, but afterward, the Commandments set man’s part in me pact. LIGHT IN DIM ERA The mighty, illuminating code came in a dim era, more than 3,250 years ago, about 1,300 B.C., long before, such advanced ideals had even been hinted in the predominant pagan empires of Egypt and Persia. Historians have puzzled over how such early from a comparatively meager, obscure community. Even when' the Biblical, record was compiled in its present form, about 900-BOO B.C., Israel remained a rustic* remote spot, totally overshadowed by the shpwy pandplies of Greece "and Rome. Yet strangely, as subsequent? centuries unrolled, the old covenant worked its way, and the Commandments infiltrated thr maturing governments and courts of . .men. Theologiana_xalL.il ime^.QLJhe.. mysteries of Israel. . Her people* when the decalogue was first given, were a wandering, homeless lot. They had tied only seven weeks before from slavery under Pharoah Ramses II,-’and were encamped in the Wilderness oL Sinai, beside a mountain of that name. t Their leader, Moses, in solitude on that height as the morning sun neared noon; Birminghanrf BE A Salary Schedule Is Proposed BIRMINGHAM - The Birmingham Education Association (BEA) has made its initial salary proposal for the 1968-69 school year to the board of education.’ The new package, which BEA Executive Secretary Dan Cameron contends is- “very reasonable,” would cost the board $1,255,000. . . Richard Zweiback, director of person-nel relations and head of the board negotiating team, said he felt the BEA’s offer would lead to "Be a n 1 n g f u 1 bargaining,” while Snpt. of Schools Dr. John B. Smith termed the recent first meeting "encouraging.” The board will present its counterproposal at the next meeting between the teams, scheduled for April 18. Also, the board and BEA will exchange and discuss school calendar proposals. Birmingham’s annual Easter egg hunt, sponsored (by the. Jaycees, win take place Saturday at Eton Park, located at Eton and E. Lincoln. --More^-Iharv ^OOO candy eggs will be Hidden for (he Hunt, which will vbe Inaugurated’ at 1 p.m.' by Sniffles, the ' dancing rabbit, Schools on Vacation Most nonpublic schools In Pontiac and Waterford Township School Districts closed after classes today for Easter vacation. Classes will resume April 22, in ah intense experience depicted by Scripture’s graphic Hebrew literary style as thunder, churning clouds, smoke, lightning and a crescendo of trumpets, received the law. A “crown of glory,” the holiday ritual calls it. It is read in synagogue services for the day: "You shall .have no~ other gods before Me . . . You shall not make yourselves graven images or ., . bow down to them . . . You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain . . . Remember the sabbath . . . Honor your father and mother . . . “You shall not kill. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not Steal. You shall not bear false witness , , , You m shall not covet ...” , Curiously, while some casual notions quibble at the prohibitive nature of some oL the laws*, legal authorities recognize that specific prohibitions are the most liberating judicial approach, since it restricts only at limited pdints, leaving the broader areas free. CONTINUING APPLICATION . The meaning of the principles also tajces on continuing application in every age, warning against narrow gods of race, state, wealth or fame, and against reducing the. infinite to some' small-size image of a benign grandfather, a kind of deity the great statutes long ago called dead. „ Die classic code, in regard, to God’s name, doesn’t simply refer to cnsswords, but insists that the divine relationship be taken seriously. The sabbath injunction points to the rhythm of life, to man’s in enlightened labor practices. Respecting parents-brings out the interdependent fabric Of living, that a person’s development is not in isolation, but Involves obligations to teachers, home and others. Not coveting means not begrudging achievement by others, but mutual encouragement of it. Regarding' adultery, the Bible is not . prudish about sex, but sees its misuse as personally harmful, and maintains that lave. Includes fidelity. This, however much violated, Js the foundation of family life in all Stable .cultures, t( including polygamous ones. Die laws against lying, stealing and killing are the bedrock of civic order, with much wide*1 moral implications when such modem evils as starvation’ deaths are seen as indirectly attributable ~ to the hoarding of the affluent. ’ vfNext: Pentecost.) Marijuana Case Hearing Is Set Four youths from Farmington Township charged with possession of narcotics stood mute at their arraignment yesterday and were released op $1,000 bond. * Waterford Township Justice Patrick K. Daly set examination for 1:30 p.m. April 24. The four were in a group of eight youths arrested at 1 p.m. Tuesday in a car at Orchard Lake and Northwestern, West Bloomfield Township, by Pontiac State Police. The other four, two from Farmington Township and two from Birmingham, are below age 16 and their cases were turned over to juvenile authorities. State Police said they found a water pipe and a jubstance later identified as marijuana in the car after they stopped it for investigation of a charge of speeding. . A : A A The four facing the felony charge were identified as James F. Griswold, 17, of 32247 Bennett Hill; Bruce Barton, 18, of 28850 Lorikay; Gregory A. Warren, 17, of 30183 Club Howto; and Thomas G. Martila, 17, of 30127 Ravenscroft. Tally on Rights Vote WASHINGTON (AP) - Here is how Michigan’s 19 representatives voted yesterday when.the U.S. House approved a motion by. a vote of 229-195 to clear the way for final passage of the civil rights -till; * -— ----------------——- DEMOCRATS FOR (6) Conyers, Diggs, William D. Ford, Griffiths, Nedzi, O’Hara. REPUBLICANS FOR (7) Broomfield, Brown, Esch, Harvey, McDonald, Riegle, Ruppe. DEMOCRATS AGAINST (1). * . Dingell. REPUBLICANS AGAINST (5) Cederberg, Chamberlain, Gerald R. Ford, Hutchinson, Vander Jagt. Man, 32, Held in Death DETROIT (AP) - John Heliums, 32, of Detroit was, held by Detroit police Wednesday in connection with the fatal beating of another man; He was held jn the death of Sam Dimaggio, 57, of Sterling township, who died of injuries suffered March 28 when he apparently was abducted, beaten and then dumped on the front lawn at his Want Ad Plays $30 Musical Tune . . . "Our Press Want Ad produced 5 calls. The second caller bought .guitar. Great response.” Mrs. R. D. espnoesae . , * PRESS WANT AD$ produce the sweet?, strain of the tinkle of cash. And they work fast to produce a profit at low* low cost. Djial. ■ - * 332-8181 or 334-4981 THE PONTIAC PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1068 A***-® Crossing on Ill-Fated Ferry Is Recalled by Area Couple capsizing of the 8,944-toni memories for i ocean - goingMerry Wahine inf and hi* wife. 'Npwj Dr. WelliMton Harbor, _ _____________ _ ______o _ aland, yesterday e v o k e dCampbell, 5650 Crab tree , Christchurch on South Island to area dentist Bloomfield Township, were on | the boat March 12 as it made D o u g 1 a ^itz night crossing from ■ V*. ‘ " ' . ' ’ i, . ttlKllililf' Wellington on North Island. Detroit Budget Aims Up DETROIT (UPI) Michigan’s largest city will spend $459,885,000 in fiscal year 1968-60 under a budget proposed by Mayor , Jerome Cavanagh Wednesday. This budget would be more than one-third the alee oF’tK# Tecord $1.33-bMbn Michigan budget. Cdvanagh said the new, budget, $31.6 million above the present spending program, would be financed partly through an increase in the property tax and a doubling of the 1 per - cent Income , tax oil residents, A Senate bill to allow Detroit to increase its income tax levy was to come up for discussion today. Included In Cavanagh ’a budget was a general pay raise for all city employes, an Cfeaae In police manpower “It was a well - appointed •oat,” Mrs. Campbell recalls, ‘and the crew seemed proud of 'Cars were carried on the bottom," Mrs. Campbell said, "and there were private rooms with baths, dining rooms and lounges above." coupled with a pay raise and an increase in public housing unfts for low-income families, the elderly and large families. ’This budget is not the full! answer to Detroit’s fiscal problem,” Cavanagh said. “It is merely the best possible solution under prevailing circumstances.” She remembers eating dinner land breakfast, on. the boat._____ goadiuill SHOP FORYOUR fASTER OUTFIT and SAVE WHY PAY MORE SHOPYOUR GOODWILL STORE 15IASTPIKK ...AUTHORIZED FACTORY DISTRIBUTOR 123-M.PJL WINDS While the Campbells were on their month’s vacation they were scheduled at one point to fly into Wellington, but the landing was diverted to Auckland because of strong winds. It was winds of up to 128 miles an hour which caused yesterday’s sea tragedy claiming at least 46 lives. The ferry with 728 aboard ran aground and capsized in one of the fiercest storms in New Zealand history. . -—-—».——i -That sit happendd hi Wellington Harbor was hard for Mrs. Campbell to believe. DISASTER SCENE — The .ocean-going ferryboat Wahine lies on its side just inside Wellington, New Zealand harbor where it rolled over, after striking a shoal yesterday. Forty-six of |he craft's 728* passengers are known dead, add six are r still missing/ __ “That harbor is very well protected. It is shaped almost like a cornucopia,” she said. Bodies of 46 Recovered From Ferry Simms, 98 N. Saginaw St, YOU Can Still WIN^TOUR EASTER HAM at SIMMS -AlTy.au do ii ask fbr Free Ham tickot ovorytimo you're in Simms. .• - I Here’s Today’s FREE HAM WINNERS WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Police 'said today 46 bodies have been recovered from the ferry Wahine and only s|x persons are still missing. Tliis sharply reduced earlier police estimates that the dead might reach 100 or more, but the police said there might be duplications bn their lists of survivors which could increase number of missing slightly. Reynolds Softeners AUTOMATIC SEMI-AUTOMATIC SALES-RENTALS SERVICE TRADE-IN YOUR PRESENT SOFTENER suit ran sort WATm CRUMP FE 4-3573 UL2-3000 AUIURN HEIGHTS INC. The 8,944-ton ocean-going ferry hit a shoal just inside Wellington Harbor Wednesday during one of the worst storms in New Zealand’s history and capsized six hours later a mile offshore. A total of 728 persons was |aboard, 614 passengers and 114 crew; police said. Of 106 persons admitted to local hospitals, 31 have been dis-| charged. Only une hospital case, a year-old boy, was reported in serious condition. The others were, suffering from shock,, exposure or fractures. WRECKAGE STREWN The wreckage of a dozen or more lifeboats and life rafts | was found strewn from Muritai Bay to Pencarrow Head near the entrance to Wellington Har-Jjor. Fifty skilled mountaineers spent a cold night in the foothills at the harbor entrance searching for survivors. They thought that