University Daily Kansan Monday, October 9, 1961
Prof. Wessling Says:
Berliners Puzzled Over Negotiations
Americans do not realize what it means to live under the fear of Communist domination, Eckhart Wessling, Fulbright exchange professor, stressed continually, tapping his desk with a pencil to emphasize each word.
Prof. Wessling was born in Berlin and has lived half his life behind the Iron Curtain.
"I HAVE FOUND many Americans deploring Russian space accomplishments. This surprises me," he said.
He explained that the people of Berlin were more impressed by the gigantic air lift of June 1948 than by technological advances. "The air lift was a deed of humanity, not technology," he said.
Berlin, he said, owes its life and democracy to the United States. If the U.S. leaves Berlin, the "lights go out."
PROF. WESSLING IS teaching in the German department at KU this year, but in Berlin he teaches English and French.
"It is quite different here," he commented, "because in Germany, history, literature, civilization and language are included in one course."
Of University of Kansas students he says:
Life here is not different from that in Berlin, Wessling stated, because the middle and lower classes of Germany imitate almost perfectly the American way of life. Music, films, television and even the "concept of the dollar" are imitations of the west, he explained.
WHEN ASKED about G.I. Elvis Presley's impact on Germany, he raised one eyebrow and said, "Well, there are crazy teenagers everywhere; the adults just ignored him."
Wessling estimated that before Berlin's border was completely sealed, about 2,000 refugees a day were crowding into West Berlin.
He pointed out that East German fear that Western propaganda was
Kennedy Flies To See Rayburn
DALLAS, Tex. —(UPI)—President Kennedy flew to Dallas today to see House Speaker Sam Rayburn, 79, who has incurable and far-advanced cancer.
It may be the last time Kennedy will see Rayburn — both a friend and political adviser — alive. Yet there was no sign that Kennedy's decision to visit Rayburn today means that Rayburn's death is expected in a day or two.
KENNEDY TOOK OFF from Quoset Naval Air Station at Newport, R. I., and his jet landed at Love (air) Field. Dallas.
The President, after a 30-45 minute visit with Rayburn, was scheduled to return at once to Love Field and take off again, landing about 9:15 p.m., EDT, at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington.
four doctors are giving Rayburn a new and experimental cancer-slowing drug, and so far he has withstood the drug well, without side effects.
Other medication, principally cortisone, has improved Rayburn's short-range condition so greatly that he sat up-in bed today and ate a breakfast of scrambled eggs, cereal and toast.
DR. RALPII TOMPSETT, director of internal medicine at Baylor and spokesman for Rayburn's physicians, said Rayburn did not get out of bed and is not likely to get out.
Rayburn's life may be prolonged weeks or months by "5 fluoro-uracil" if he can stand its side effects. The drug destroys both good cells and cancer cells, but cancer cells at a more rapid rate.
taking too many skilled workers and the wish to undermine United States prestige in Western Europe led to the closing of the sector boundries in Berlin.
ACCORDING TO the professor, confidence in the United States has possibly decreased, because the Berliners wonder why it is necessary to negotiate over treaties which have clearly been violated.
The general attitude of the West Berliners, however, remains friendly toward the United States. "We are," he said, "culturally, politically and economically dependent on the U.S."
WHEN THE school year is completed, Prof. Wessling plans to travel in this country for about two months. He has already been to Washington and was "deeply impressed" by a meeting with President Kennedy.
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Costume jewelry's settling down on hair, adding to the elegance of the latest hair arrangements. Unusual treatments involve the use of clips holding jeweled hairbands. But brooches and pins also are used to add to the chic elegance.
Paris designers favor new color combinations in suits and gloves. They show ginger gloves with a pale blue suit, taupe with bright blue, maroon and beige, orange with blue-gray, orange with peach, and almond with green.
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