Mi T u e s d a y Soviet missile count MICHIGAN may soon equal U.S. STATI WASHINGTON AP - Secretary of ers equal to ours until the latter part of UNIVERSITY NEWS Defense Robert S. McNamara says the the 1970s, if then." This is because the United States cur­ Soviet Union may have as many land- East Lansing, Michigan February 20, 1968 10c based nuclear missiles as the United rently holds a huge lead in submarine- Vol. 60 Number 130 States by mid-1969. borne m issiles—656 to Russia's 30. Sources said Monday that word was Sources say the U.S. advantage in sea- passed to Congress in McNamara's an­ based missiles will swell. nual military posture statement. The In addition to planned introduction of point was not included in the version triple-warhead Air Force Minuteman III publicly released in late January after m issiles in 1970. the Pentagon is con­ heavy censoring. verting 31 of the 41 Polaris sub­ U.S. moves in on Citadel It was the first time a Cabinet of­ marines with 16 Poseiden missiles, each ficer has been known to set a time­ with 12 warheads. The remaining 10 Po­ table for when the Soviets might catch laris subs will carry triple-warhead up with the United States in terms of missiles. land-launched ICBMs. The decision to go ahead with multiple McNamara's disclosure of latest in­ warheads followed detection of the Soviet m issile buildup that "w e have long as­ to eliminate Red stronghold telligence projections-based largely on reconnaissance photography--means Russia sumed would occu r." the Pentagon said. SAIGON AP - U.S. Marines and Citadel s east wall and began a drive Nhut killed one American serviceman is expected to have over 1.000 ICBMs in Defense scientists deliberately chose reported from inside Hue’s Citadel that South Vietnamese troops, supported along the south Wall toward the for­ and wounded 45 other servicem en and underground firing silos in about 18 to build multiples rather than larger num­ Communist troops were exacting heavy by land artillery and Navy guns, inched mer imperial palace where the deter­ three civilians early Monday. The ter­ months. bers of single-warhead missiles because casualties among the slowly advancing forward in the rubble Of Hue's walled mined Communist defenders had their minal was occupied by about 200 GIs He estim ated thev had 720 as of last they are most efficient, sources said. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces. He Citadel Tuesday to aim a knockout command post. But another report said Oct. 1. "We have today approximately 4.200 said allied commanders were painfully separately targetable strategic war­ blow at the last Communist strong­ the southeast corner of the two-square- waiting for planes to take them home aware the enemy was determined to mile fortress had not been cleared of The United States has reached its heads versus somewhat less than 1.000 holds in the ancient fortress. after tours of duty in South Vietnam. make a last-ditch stand. the enemy. planned peak of 1,054 landbased m is­ Soviet separately targetable warheads." The close-quarter fighting in the The fighting in Hue entered its third The holdout Viet Cong and North At Saigon's Tan Son Nhut Airport. siles. But it plans to produce new the Pentagon stated. battered Citadel was marked by con­ week and was the only continuing battle Vietnamese apparently were still able Gen. William C. Westmoreland's head­ ones which will carry not one but three Those figures include the nuclear bombs fused battle reports from the wrecked from the Jin. 30-31 lunar new year of­ to bring in supplies. Simons reported. quarters said all was quiet after two warheads capable of striking different carried aboard 680 B52 and B58 bombers buildings and tumbling stone battle­ fensive in which an estim ated 60,000 They were reported receiving resupply ments. days of rocket and mortar attacks. targets. for the United States and 155 interconti­ Communist troops struck at 35 South through sections of the eastern wall, nental bombers credited to the Soviet One U.S. Marine commander said A 122mm rocket that smashed into Vietnamese population centers. and one Marine officer said, “ When In a statem ent Monday on the strategic Union. the Leathernecks had fought down the the passenger terminal at Tan Son AP correspondent Lewis M. Simons they cannot move that way. they know situation, the Defense Department said their way through the tunnels and sewer the Soviets "are unlikely to possess a system underground and this place is total of land and sea-based 1CBM launch- loaded with them ." South Vietnamese forces were work­ ing their way slowly along the western wall, also aiming at the imperial pal­ Group named ace in the south-central section ©f the Citadel. Bad weather ruled out air support all day Monday for the allied ground to study status forces fighting in the Citadel. But the l(ght cruiser Providence, flagship of the 7th F leet commander. Vice Adm. William F. Bringle, aimed its six- inch guns on Communist command of'U’ College posts in the Citadel. A total of 1.512 Communist soldiers University U°Hege has established was reported to have been killed by a faculty committee to "review the U.S. and South Vietnamese troops since College's years of history and appraise the battle for Hue began. South Viet­ its present status." according to E. A. namese losses were said to have totaled Carlin, dean. 200 dead so far. and American casual­ Carlin appointed the group at a faculty ties were described as heavy. meeting last week and named Sigmund Even when the Citadel is finally taken, Nosow, professor of social science, as there are prospects for other bitter chairman. fighting in parts of Hue. AP corres­ Nosow said the committee's first pondent George McArthur reported that meeting is set for Thursday. The enemv. forces coatrollad an area east committee will review present pro­ of the eastern wad of the Citadel. Al­ grams and "develop models for the lied guns already were pounding the ' future, ” Carlin said. positions. Carlin said the committee will prob­ Photo by BOB IVINS ably work on the evaluation during spring term and "maybe write the report over the sum m er." EnrollniM t C-F Areas the committee will probably discuss include recommendations made IN UNIVERSITY SUIT Early enrollment will be held today in the report by the Committee on for students with last names starting Undergraduate Education. CUE. with C through F in the northwest The CUE report makes suggestions entrance of the Men’s I.M. Bldg. be­ for changes in what University College tween 8 a.m . and 4:30 p.m. courses a student would be required Attorney General denies con met Student identification cards are re­ to take. quired for entrance. Students unable to complete a regis­ John D. Wilson, assistant provost and because of the undue delay in action The modified complaint contested five Among the issues raised was the By JIM SCHAEFER tration section request form may do so director of undergraduate education, by the institutions, the lack of informa­ laws of the legislature on two counts. ceiling on out-state enrollment, the State News Staff Writer on Wednesday. said at last week's Academic Council tion presented, and the acceptance by The laws included Public Acts 240 transferral of authority for selection meeting that these sections of the (please turn to page) An answer to a civil complaint filed the universities of benefits under the and 244 of 1967, 310 and 26 of 1966. b a ck report seek "to increase diversity and against the state of Michigan by MSU. contested laws. and 124 of 1965. student choice and faculty cooperation Wayne State University and the Uni­ The three universities had alleged The attorney general's answer dis­ in the conduct of the general education misses the first count, which cites versity of Michigan U-M was filed an infringement by the state legislature program without doing damage to the P.A. 240 of 1967. as not controversial, Monday by the attorney general s office, on the right of their governing boards collegiate integrity of the University to act autonomously. because the law is constitutional. Johnson to plan travel announced Eugene Krasicky. assistant College.'' attorney general. Their initial complaint was filed Dec. It states that the controversies raised on the remaining laws are invalidated In light of these recommendations. Krasicky said the reply, filed in Ingham 22. and their first amended complaint, by the acceptance of benefits from them Carlin has termed the new group a County Circuit Court, denied the need which the attorney general's office an­ by the universities, and by the undue "very significant committee." for court jurisdiction in the lawsuit. swered. was filed on Jan . 25. without advance notice delay, or “lache." of the universities in taking the m atter to court. WASHINGTON AP -- President John­ “ I think you're going to find most of "I don't see them being hurt any­ son, back from his most secret major my trips are going to be without much ad­ where," said Krasicky. He commented domestic trip, said Monday much of his vance notice," he said. that only one controversy existed, and traveling in this election year likely will Newsmen at the White House were that with the U-M. who has refused to be done without much advance notice. told after 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon Florida schools shut down participate on the matter of capital As Johnson's big jet neared Washing­ that they had less than two hours to go outlays.