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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, Nov. 14, 1962
Yemen Struggle a Touchy Question
By Phil Newsom
UPI Foreign News Analyst
As wars go, the current struggle for Yemen, legendary land of the Queen of Sheba, isn't much.
But its potential for much greater trouble throughout the Middle East is enough to cause apprehension in Washington and London.
And in it, President Gamal Abdel Nasser sees his best chance for expanding his United Arab Republic since Syria's defection in September, 1961, and his own break with the Yemen monarchy a year ago in December.
THIS NEW opportunity came on Sept. 19 when Yemenite rebels under Brig. Gen. Abdullah Sallal shelled the new Imam off his throne in the medieval capital of Sanna and proclaimed a republic which would be closely aligned with Nasser's UAR.
The Imam, at first thought dead in the debris of the palace, turned
Replacement Suggested For Foley
William M. Merrill, professor and chairman of the department of geology at Syracuse University since 1958, will be recommended to the Kansas Board of Regents for the job of professor and chairman of the KU geology department.
Frank C. Foley, director of the State Geological Survey since 1954 and chairman of the geology department since 1957, has asked to be relieved of the chairmanship. Although he will devote most of his time to the Survey, he will continue to teach courses in ground water geology.
Merrill was a colleague of Prof. Foley at the University of Illinois, where he rose from instructor to associate professor before going to Syracuse.
Before and after World War II Prof. Merrill attended Michigan State University, earning his B.S. degree in 1946. He received the M.A. degree in 1948, and the Ph.D. degree in 1950 from Ohio State University.
He has been a geologist with the Ohio Division of the U.S. Geological Survey, a geologist party chief for the Newfoundland department of mines and resources, a stratigrapher for the Ohio State University Research Foundation's snow and permafrost project for the U.S. Army, and since 1958 has held an appointment from the research council of the Canadian province of Alberta.
Geological Survey Adds Two to Staff
The University of Kansas State Geological Survey has added two new members to its staff. They are William Davie, Jr., Lubbock, Texas, and Gary Stewart. Weeteka Okla.
Davie, a geologist from Texas Technological College, is doing research on carbonate rocks in the division of stratigraphy and paleontology, directed by Daniel F. Merriam.
Stewart, a petroleum geologist, completed his studies at Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma. He is also in the division of stratigraphy and paleontology. He is doing research on subsurface rocks of Kansas.
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up in neighboring Saudi Arabia, and thus the stage was set for the current conflict involving the UAR and the rebel Yemen regime on the one hand and Saudi Arabia and Jordan on the other.
There was no special mourning for the fall of the Yemen monarchy.
BUT NEITHER the Jordanian nor the Saudi Arabian royal governments fancied a revolutionary government on the flank. The United States and Britain were concerned not only over the stability of the Middle East but for the rich oil fields as well.
And Britain worried also about a possible threat to Aden colony, its port at the tip of the Arabian peninsula, and the adjoining southern Arabian federation of sheikdoms and sultanates which Britain is pledged to support.
The whole area is claimed by Yemen, whose rebel leadership is appealing to the people of Aden to join them in the revolution.
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Air strikes presumably originating in Yemen are reported to have hit both the Aden protectorate and Saudi Arabia.
THESE CARRY with them the threat that Britain will be drawn into the struggle.
On the Saudi Arabian side, the struggle is developing into a clear contest between Nasser and King Saud.
Nasser has poured men and supplies into Yemen which in turn has threatened to carry the war into Saudi Arabia.
King Saud in turn has cut off relations with Egypt and has threatened further action.
Working for Nassar is a deep split within the Saudi Arabian royal family, five of whom have renounced their titles and citizenship and pledged to work with Nasser for a "free Saudi Arabia."
FOUR SAUDI ARABIA air force planes and their crews have defected to Egypt.
At home, King Saud has reorganized his government and has named his half-brother, crown prince Faisal to head it. Faisal has launched a series of internal reforms to channel more of the nation's oil wealth into social and economic developments.
The royal family and the government believe the Saudis will rally to their side. Nasser's actions indicate he is fomenting and expects a revolution.
Tedi Farber, who refused to remove the armband bearing the slogan "world-wide strike for peace," said yesterday she would continue her studies in Syosset, a Long Island community outside the jurisdiction of the city board of education.
NEW YORK—(UF1)—A 15-year-old high school girl, suspended last week for wearing a pacifist armband to classes, has quit the city school system.
Teen-age Pacifist Changes Schools
Last Friday, Miss Farber pickedet Francis Lewis high school in Flushing, with another student. After entering the school she was requested to remove the armband because of its possible disruptive influence on other students. When she refused she was suspended from school.
State Department Recruiter in K.C.
Secretaries, communications clerks, and typists are being sought for either Washington, D.C. or overseas placement by the Department of State's foreign service.
A State Department recruiting officer is interviewing qualified men and women in Kansas City this week through November 17. Interested persons may call the State Department recruiter at the Missouri State Employment Service, 1411 Walnut Street.
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Engineering and Physical Science Seniors
Here's K.U. grad Bill Johnson who is now Supervising Service Foreman at Hutchinson, Kas. Bill has 73 persons reporting to him. There are 27,000 phones served in his district.
Bill graduated in 59 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. At Southwestern Bell, he has been a Staff Assistant at Topeka, Sabetha Wire Chief, and Lawrence Plant Foreman before going to his present job.
If you'd like to know why Bill thinks there's a future with Southwestern Bell, call him collect at Hutchinson, Kas., Area Code 316 MOhawk 5-6663. Give your name and telephone number. Serious inquiries will be accepted.
Mr. H. L. Snell, Eng.'30 and Area Personnel Relations Supervisor for Southwestern Bell, will be on Campus Wednesday and Thursday November 14 and 15, to conduct interviews. For an appointment, sign the interview roster in the Engineering Office in Marvin Hall.