Early Trial Sought For American Reds
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WASHINGTON — (UPI) — The Justice Department, encouraged by a speedy jury conviction of the Communist Party of the United States, today sought an early trial for the party's chief leaders, Gus Hall and Benjamin Davis.
A federal court jury deliberated only 35 minutes yesterday before finding the Party guilty of 12 counts of failing to register as an agent of the Soviet Union. Judge Alexander Holtzoff immediately fined the organization $120,000, the maximum punishment provided under the 1950 McCarran act.
COLLECTION OF THE fine, however, will be held in abeyance pending an appeal to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Thomas K. Hall, executive assistant for the Justice Department's internal security division, said the government was now ready to proceed with prosecution of Hall and Davis, general and national chairmen of the Party. Both have been indicted for failure to register as officers of a Communist-action organization.
"We have asked the court to set trial dates as soon as possible but have not been informed when that will be," the Justice Department official said.
UNDER THE 1950 LAW if an organization found by the Subversive Activities Control Board to be dominated and controlled by the world-wide Communist movement fails to register, then responsibility to do so reverts first to its officers and then to its members.
In addition to Hall and Davis, the
Justice Department is seeking to require 14 alleged Party members to register. The department said today registration petitions would be filed at an early date against a number of other members.
Party attorneys John Abt and Joseph Forer said they would seek an immediate appeal of yesterday's conviction, partly on the ground that any registration attempt would amount to self-incrimination in violation of the Fifth Amendment.
INSTRUCTING the jury, Holtzoff said the jury was not to consider the question of self-incrimination or any other reason the Party thought it should not register — only whether the Party deliberately refused to register.
Jury Foreman George Klein announced a unanimous "guilty" verdict on each of the 12 counts. The first 11 were for refusal to register on 11 consecutive days beginning Nov. 20, 1961, and the last for refusal to fill out the information form required by the Justice Department.
If the conviction is upheld the government will be free to prosecute the Party again for every day it did not register since Nov. 30, 1961, with a maximum penalty of $10,000 a day.
W.C. Deadline Set
Today is the last day to register for the Western Civilization comprehensive examination which will be given January 12. Students can register at 130 Strong Hall.
Barnett's Aid Slugs Newsman
CHICAGO — (UPI) — Mississippi Gov. Ross G. Barnett today allowed his aides to drop an Iron Curtain around his activities here after he shook his fist in the face of a reporter.
Barnett, Bullock and four or five other Mississippiians came here to recruit industry into their state. A group of Chicago area businessmen were invited to attend a lunch and to listen to the Mississippi sales pitch, but Bullock wouldn't say who
One of the Mississippiians who accompanied Barnett here, Joseph Bulock, Director of the State Agricultural and Industrial Board, punched Sun-Times photographer Bob Rubel, the newspaper said.
Choir Carols In Strong
The songs were the same.
The singers were the same
But the blue robes and the lighted candles were not the same—they were gone.
INSTEAD, MEMBERS of the KU Concert Choir informally sat on the floor around the revolving Christmas tree in Strong Hall yesterday afternoon to sing Christmas carols.
The singers' "costumes" were sweaters, bobby socks, and open-necked shirts. One woman was resplendent with red icicles draped over her hair.
"Bom!" said their director James Ralston, instructor of choral music, giving the male singers their pitch.
THE MUSIC ATTRACTED a large audience. Students, faculty members, office employees, and deans gathered on the steps, in the doorway and along the corridors in Strong.
The choir members decided their program by shouting page numbers back and forth.
Bullock likewise refused to tell United Press International what the governor was going to say in his luncheon speech.
they were.
"ONCE MORE WITH a big finish." Ralston directed as the choir concluded with "We Wish You a Merry Christmas."
"Let's eat!" he shouted and the students hurried toward the eggnog, an annual part of the choir's traditional Christmas caroling in Strong.
Ralston is substituting as the choir director for Clayton Krehbel, associate professor of choral music, who is on leave.
Informed that many governors come to Chicago to recruit industry and that the UPI never has had trouble covering their activities, Bullock said the meetings were closed.
WASHINGTON — (UPI) — John Kenneth Galbraith, U.S. ambassador to India, said yesterday he would remain at his post for "the duration of the present emergency" over the Sino-Indian border dispute.
Galbraith Will Stay During 'Emergency'
Tuesday. Dec. 18. 1962 University Daily Kansan
Galbraith told newsman President Kennedy asked him to remain in the embassy in India. Galbraith, a professor of economics at Harvard, said his leave from the university expires next April 1.
Thirty-three foreign and American students are leaving by bus Thursday for a 10-day tour of Mexico. ___
A bull fight in Mexico City will highlight the trip. Part of the group will visit the seaside resort of Acapulco, while the others plan to seek a little local color in Oaxaca.
Students Finish Mexico Tour Plans
The trip, which is sponsored by International Club, is being arranged by Fritz Gysin, Basel, Switzerland graduate student, and Helmut Reichelt, Konstanz, Germany graduate student.
Foreign students, not accompanying the group will be spending the holidays in American homes. According to a People-to-People spokesman, about 10 students have been placed in American homes through the organization, while others have received invitations from American friends.
Seven faculty members of the department of speech and drama will have special responsibilities at a national convention on Dec. 27-30 in Cleveland.
Speech Instructors To Attend Meeting
As panel participants, five faculty members will present papers at the National Convention of the Speech Association of America. They are:
John A. Blubaugh, assistant instructor; William A. Conboy, professor and department chairman; Frank E. X. Dance, assistant professor; Kim Griffin, professor, and Lynn R. Osborn, assistant professor.
"Bug Menace" Bugs Jetliner Fuel Tanks
WASHINGTON — (UPI) – Micro-organisms so tiny they cannot be seen by the human eye are causing problems with 120-ton iettliners.
The bacterial invasion of modern aviation came to light today in a technical paper prepared by Delta Air Lines which is being distributed throughout the airline industry.
Art Ford, Delta director of engineering, said his airline became aware of the "bug menace" about three years ago when carriers operating in particularly warm weather began reporting incidents of fuel tank corrosion.
The paper warns that contamination of jet fuel by certain microorganisms can result in serious metal corrosion, particularly inside wing fuel tanks. This is not a safety problem, but unless precautions are taken an airline can run into expensive replacements.
DELTA HAS been working with fuel companies, aircraft manufacturers, the military and other airlines to solve the problem. Its recommendation is simple: keep all sources of jet fuel in and outside aircraft spotless clean.
"At first we weren't concerned because most of the reports indicated the corrosion stemmed from contamination by some kind of tropical
bug," Ford said. "Then we began to get some faint evidence of corrosion in our own 880's and we took a really close look at the situation."
DELTA TECHNIANS started taking fuel samples and sending them to laboratories for analysis. The chemists found no less than 110 species of micro-organisms, fungi and bacteria in the fuel. Further study revealed that the types capable of causing metal corrosion had a life span of only four to six hours, but could reproduce in 20 minutes in an ideal temperature of 95 degreesfahrenheit.
"We found they must have water in order to reproduce." Ford explained. "Tiny amounts of water can get into jet fuel in any number of ways and the only preventative is just plain, simple good housekeeping. We scrubbed and re-sealed every fuel tank in our jets because the corrosion stems from a chemical action occurring when the organisms combine with ordinary rust. And we're making sure our fuel farms, (storage tanks) and trucks are being kept clean."
The Delta report said another possible solution is development of a fuel additive which would either keep the organisms in a dormant state or kill them.
UnionReleasesHolidayPlans
Kansas Union hours will be changed during the Christmas vacation.
The hours will be as follows for the Union building: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Dec. 20 to 23; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Dec. 23 to Jan. 1 and 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Jan. 2.
THE HAWK'S NEST AND Prairie Room will close at 9 p.m. Dec. 15 and open at 3 p.m. on Jan. 2.
The cafeteria will be serving breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. and dinner from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The schedule for Dec. 23 and Jan.
1 will be: breakfast 8:30 a.m. to 9:15
a.m., lunch 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., dinner
5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
A $1.25 meal will be served from
11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Christmas and New Year's.
SANDWICHES AND COFFEE will be served in the main lounge from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Coffee and coke bars will be open from 2:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. except Christmas and New Year's Day.
The Union Bookstore will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 20, 21, 26,
27, 28. It will be closed the rest of the vacation.
The Union business office will use the same schedule, but will open at 8:30.
The Jay Bowl will be open from 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Dec. 21, 22, 26, 27, 28 and 29. It will be open from 1:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Dec. 23, 30 and closed the rest of the vacation.
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