Three Who Won
Daily hansan
Thursday, Nov. 15, 1962
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
VOX WINNERS—Three of the 11 Vox winners are (left to right): Jim Thompson, Hugoton junior; Robert Tieszen, McPherson junior; and Sue McKinley, Ottawa freshman.
NEW DELHI-(UPI)-Indian troops have launched their strongest attack against the Communist Chinese since the Reds started their invasion in force on Oct.20, it was announced officially today.
India Army Stages Strongest Attack
An official spokesman said the attack was launched by a "strong patrol" against a Chinese position northwest of Walong in the eastern portion of the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA) near the Burma border.
"In the Lohit division (of the NEFA) our troops yesterday launched an attack on one of the Chinese-held positions a few miles northwest of Walong," the spokesman said. "When reports last came in, fighting was still going on."
HE SAID THE FIGHTING still was going on when latest reports were received last night.
In the western portion of the NEFA near Chinese-held Towang, the spokesman added that "a small Indian patrol raided a village held by the Chinese aggressors a few miles from Jang village and, in a clash, killed some Chinese soldiers and returned to base without loss to themselves."
AT THE SAME TIME, ANOTHER spokesman disclosed that Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had sent another letter to Communist Chinese Premier Chou En-Lai. It was delivered to the Chinese embassy in New Delhi last night for relay to Peiping.
This was the only other action reported today except for some Communist Chinese firing with automatic weapons in the Walong sector.
The spokesman said it was a reply to Chou's letter of Nov. 4 in which he offered a cease fire and negotiations if troops of both sides were pulled back to their 1959 positions. This would give India control of all the NEFA but leave the Communist Chinese in possession of 10,000 to 20,000 square miles of northeastern Ladakh on the western end of the disputed border between the two countries.
The spokesman declined to comment on the contents of Nehru's letter other than to say it ran three pages.
60th Year, No. 45
ASC Jumps to 33; Balance Unchanged
Vox Loser Will Request Recount
Johnson said he will ask for an investigation to void the election by either the election board or the student court. He said he suspects that the extra votes came from Theta Tau, ruled out of the district because they are a social fraternity.
The defeated Vox candidate for ASC representative of co-ops and professional fraternities said today he will demand an investigation of voting his district.
- * *
The candidate, Danny Johnson,
New York City junior, said 62 votes
were counted Wednesday night and
there are only 67 voters in the district.
JOHNSON SAID he checked with the three co-op houses and found seven members who didn't vote. He said he knew of one other person who couldn't vote because his dean's card was not at the polls.
Newly elected All Student Council members, who trickled into the Daily Kansan newsroom last night from victory parties promised to give new life to student government this semester.
"At least two votes were from some other district." Johnson said, "and there may be more."
He said he spotted the irregularity about 10:30 Wednesday night when the tally went beyond the number of voters.
Johnson was defeated by Art Ogilvie, Kansas City, Mo., senior and UP candidate. Twenty-one votes were counted for Johnson and 41 for Ogilvie for the 62 total.
New Officers Promise 'Life'
Typical in his eagerness and desire to bring meaning to student government was Larry Bast, Topeka freshman and newly-elected president of that class.
BAST SAID the days of "functionless class officers" were zone.
He explained that there have been no defined duties for frosh officers.
"We plan to change this," Bast said.
"In previous years, fresh class officers have accomplished nothing." Bast said.
"We will start by setting up an organized system of class govern-
Faculty's Civic Leadership Criticized
A former Lawrence mayor told KU faculty members yesterday that they have not met their leadership responsibilities toward the city.
Ted Kennedy, who resigned in September after serving five and one-half years as mayor, made the statement at the Faculty Forum.
(Continued on page 12)
"Only twice in the last five and one-half years did University representatives exercise their influence to the good," he said. "Both times they got what they wanted, and both times they would not have got if if they had not come down."
"The most recent example was when members of the faculty and
Kennedy also cited the establishment of the Lawrence Human Relations Commission, which he called a "stabilizing influence on tensions in the community."
interested wives were influential in eliminating the spraying of elm trees with DDT," he said.
Kennedy criticized the lack of interest in city government by KU faculty members.
KU faculty members were instrumental in getting the council started and at present they make up a large proportion of the council's membership, he said.
"There aren't enough candidates for the commission from the University community," he said. "Faculty members feel that they
"The official should be called "chairman of the commission" under Lawrence's present form of government, Kennedy said.
He said the term "mayor" implies the head of a city having "some measure of authority," and said that Lawrence's commission-manager form of government does not allow this authority.
haven't been here long enough."
He suggested that faculty members would be more inclined to run for city government positions if voting were done by wards rather than at large.
Kennedy also criticized the role of the Lawrence mayor for the last 112 years, saying it was a "figurehead" position.
By Jackie Stern
University Party and Vox Populi last night each picked up 11 representatives in All Student Council (ASC) elections.
An independent candidate was elected for what is believed to be the first time in three years, bringing ASC membership to 33. Prior to the election, ASC membership stood at 27. Vox still retains a 19-13 majority on the council.
The total vote cast was 4,066, an increase of 356 votes over the fall election last year. John Stuckey, elections chairman and Pittsburg junior, said he was highly pleased with the voting turnout.
IF THE VOTING HAD FOLLOWED past tradition, which." he said, "had been a heavier vote the second day, we would have reached the 4.500 mark."
Voting results were slow due to redistribution of voting in several districts. Stuckey said the freshman class officers and freshman dormitory district presented the worst problem because ballots were improperly marked.
See page 12 for election result breakdown.
By 8:30 last night the freshman class officers and ASC representatives had been announced. Tension rose throughout the evening as candidates and campus politicians thronged Bailey Hall where election results were posted intermittedly.
VOX POPULI TRAILED UP UNTIL the fraternity district was tabulated at 11:45. Four Vox seats and one UP seat evened up the party representation.
The closest race was in the sorority district which tallied out 2-1 in favor of Vox. Cornelia Kosfeld, St. Louis, Mo., sophomore, was defeated by three votes.
Four districts carried a Vox-UP split. One UP and one Vox representative were elected from the freshman dorms, small men's dorms, large women's dorms and unmarried-unorganized districts.
The University Party defeated Vox in the large men's dormitory district, 3-1, and in the married, professional fraternity and co-op and small women's dormitory districts where one UP representative was elected.
PARTY LEADERS, WHO HAD earlier predicted majorities for their parties, expressed surprise at the 11-11 split vote.
Nancy Lane, Hoisington junior and UP co-chairman, said. "We thought we would take one or two more seats. But we are happy with the large voting turnout due to more campaign and increased activities of both parties and to the decentralization of polls."
CRC to Investigate Statute Violations
The Civil Rights Council (CRC) last night set up two committees to investigate alleged violations of the state's fair accommodations statute — abandoning, for the moment, the CRC investigation of taverns.
By Bernie Henrie
Don Warner, Topeau senior and CRC chairman, said following the closed meeting that he hoped the two committees would have a complete report available after Thanksgiving.
ASKED ABOUT THE CRC investigation of some Lawrence taverns which reportedly have refused table service to at least one Negro, Warner said the CRC was content — for the present time — to allow the special committee formed to contact tavern owners on the issue.
The special committee consists of one CRC member, a member of the All Student Council Human Relations Commission, and a special appointee of the Lawrence city mayor.
Warner declined to give detailed information concerning the two committees created last night. He said the two would be investigating reported violations of the Kansas fair accommodations statute and that the committees would not be duplicating their work.
Since 1874 it has been a misdemeanor in Kansas for owners or managers of public accommodations, entertainment, or transportation to make a distinction on account of race or color.
Warner said the findings of the two committees would be turned over to the Lawrence Commission in much the same way as was the CRC gathered information on local taverns.
Warner also said an attempt was underway to bring civil rights leader Martin Luther King to campus. Warner said the CRC is in contact with King's office, but that no positive arrangement has been made.
Warner said he would attempt to contact King during his December trip to a week-long civil rights conference in Montgomery, Ala.
Weather
Considerable cloudiness today and tomorrow. Occasional light rain likely tonight and tomorrow. Highs today near 60 and lows tonight 40 to 45 with highs tomorrow in the 50s.