Tuesday, October 10, 1967
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Editor confused—
Continued from page 1 peasants, and in the peasant population lies the source of the Viet Cong.
As a result, Payne said, there are 43 different wars—one for each of the provinces where the peasants live in their 50-600-family villages. Each war is unique, each with its own climate, terrain, attitudes and strategy.
"After a military sweep, the Allied troops just move out." Payne said. "The VC don't have to move back because they were there all the time—unknown to the troops, the villagers, and even other VC.
It is in these small villages where the main strength and strategy of the political arm of the VC, the National Liberation Front (NLF) lie.
Tau Sigma will present dancing worship
Tau Sigma, honorary dance fraternity, will present the worship service Wednesday night at 7:30 at the Trinity Methodist Church.
Fifteen members will perform in the third of a series of "different" worship services on exploring the arts.
Miss Elizabeth Sherbon, assistant professor of physical education, directs the group of men and women students. They will be supported by a costume crew of 10.
"The NLF takes years to build its organizations. It feels time is on its side, and the NLF can afford to set up a system where two neighbors may be completely unaware of the other's membership. Here is the real power of the VC—fear caused by mutual surveillance.
"For the VC villager, the big ground operations and the bombing of the North don't mean too much. The bombs and fights might force the big NLF planners to hold back another decade, but this isn't going to interrupt his operation in the village."
"But the story in the villages is something else."
Because of the complexity and confusion this causes, Payne says he can't see a clear-cut way of winning the war in Vietnam.
So Payne is confused, even after a tour in Vietnam as a staff sergeant in intelligence—probably even more confused than most Americans who can, from the safety of their living rooms, insist on more bombing, or insist on unilateral withdrawal of American troops.
"I get awfully sick of hearing people demand an invasion of the North because it's such a fantastic thing to do—and ridiculous.
Can discourage North
"Tactically, as a result of battles and the bombing, we can discourage the North from sending troops into the country.
"As for the antiwar demonstrators, they have their rights, but at the same time I'm amazed at how they can arrive at such a definite interpretation of what's right and what's wrong. I wish I could."
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KU teaches teachers
KU, the only Big Eight school offering such a program in geography, also offers one in history. Duane S. Knos, associate professor of geography, is director.
After 12 months, learning new theories and use of new equipment for a master's degree, the teachers will return to their school districts.
Twenty elementary school geography teachers are participating in KU's 1967-68 Experienced Teacher Fellowship.
Court denies school-aid test
WASHINGTON — (UPI) — Op-ponents of government aid to parochial schools have suffered a setback at the hands of the Supreme Court, but two more tests on the issue still await the justices' attention.
The court refused Monday to examine a pair of Pennsylvania cases challenging use of public school buses by pupils attending parochial and nonprofit private
schools. The brief order said only that "a substantial federal question" was not presented.
There was no way to tell whether the court was reaffirming the philosophy of its precedent-setting 1947 New Jersey decision approving use of state funds for transporting parochial school children or whether it was merely unwilling to hear the Pennsylvania cases.
Governor talks of beards and skirts
DES MOINES —(UPI)— Gov. Harold E. Hughes told state employees Monday he doesn't care how long a man's hair or beard is, but he is concerned about how short a woman's skirt might be.
"A beard should not lessen the effectiveness of a state employ any more than it does a college professor . . ." Hughes said, "but
I might object if a miniskirt got to a certain point on a state employee."
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HOLLYWOOD — (UPI) — Rod Taylor will headline the cast of "A Time For Heroes," playing an American war ace in the international black market.
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