GLOBAL DANGER—Roy D. Laird, assistant professor of political science, points to Cuba and Berlin, the two points at which U.S. and Soviet Union are in face-to-face conflict. Prof. Laird was a member of a panel which last night discussed the two hot spots.
Panelists Ponder Blockade Effects
A panel of four faculty members last night questioned the consequences of President Kennedy's blockade of Cuba.
Panelists said Kennedy's action in Cuba had shifted the weight of political power to favor Russia in the eyes of the world and sparked a chain of events that may lead to counter measures in Berlin.
Approximately 250 persons heard Oswald P. Backus, professor of history; Raymond G. O'Connor, associate professor of history; Roy D. Laird, associate professor of political science; and John P. Augelli, geography professor and chairman of the Latin American program, analyze Kennedy's action in Cuba. The panel was moderated by Ethan P. Allen, professor of political science.
PROF. BACKUS termed Kennedy's action in Cuba "fundamentally wise, morally wrong, and politically suspect."
ASC Allots $5,101 To Ten Groups
The All Student Council allocated $5,101.90 to ten student organizations at its annual budget meeting last night. This is nearly $2,000 less than appropriations requested.
The sum does not include the ASC budget. Appropriations last year to non-council organizations totaled $6,156.64.
ASC appropriations including the ASC budget total $8,028.29. This money comes from special University appropriations and the unspend portion of last year's ASC budget. Last night's appropriation leaves $2,926.39 to be used by the Council. The ASC appropriated $1,546 less than what was requested.
THREE ORGANIZATIONS were added and three were deleted from the ASC appropriation list this year. The Peace Corps, the Current Events Committee and the Radio Production Center received allocations for the first time. The Associated Women Students, Math Club and Pep Club no longer receive ASC financing.
The Peace Corps received one-fifth of the ASC appropriations allotted to non-Council organizations. Robert Swan, Peace Corps chairman and Topeka junior, presented a detailed budget to the Council after which the ASC voted to give the Peace Corps $1,098 — a $100 increase from the Finance and Auditing committee's recommendation. Also included in the appropriation was -2,500 provided by the University for the Peace Corps.
Last year the Corps received $100 from the Council as a branch of the ASC.
ABOUT ONE-THIRD of the appropriations to non-Council organizations went to the People-to-People program which received $1800. This amount was $105 less than last year's appropriation. Robert Gunther, Topeka junior, repre-
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Backus said he had no doubt of Kennedy's sincerity, but that he questioned the President's motives three weeks before elections in bringing to a head a situation which had obviously been building up for a long time.
THE PRESIDENT'S move made Cuba a political pawn in a Soviet chess game with Berlin as the prize, according to Prof. Laird.
He termed the presence of Soviet missiles on the Cuban island an "abortive issue" and said Cuban leaders might have advocated the missiles as security in their fear of the U.S.
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LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 1962
60th Year, No. 29
Russian Ships Steaming Toward Blockade Test
By Merriman SmiIth
WASHINGTON — (UPI) The Soviet Union apparently defied the U.S. blockade today by ordering its Cuba-bound ships to continue on course towards a waiting Navy task force armed with "stop-or-sink" orders.
MOSCOW —(UPI)— Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev called today for a summit meeting to help settle the Cuban blockade crisis to prevent it from growing into a nuclear war.
Two hours after the quarantine formally went into operation in the high seas, a Pentagon spokesman said he had no evidence that any of the Russian ships had turned back or altered course.
ALL SIGNS pointed to a clash within hours between American warships and some of the 25 Russian vessels headed for Cuba. There were reports the Navy would deliberately single out a vessel carrying arms for the showdown between the United States and Russia.
BULLETIN
The quarantine went into effect at 8 a.m. CST. The Pentagon announcement was made shortly after noon.
The official Soviet Tass News Agency quoted him as saying in reply to a telegram from British philosopher and pacifist Lord Russell that the Soviet Union "will take no rash decisions" as a result of the Cuban crisis.
AS THE SHOWDOWN neared and tension mounted, President Kennedy met with cabinet officials and his top-level military and intelligence advisers.
Soviet officials here and elsewhere have given every indication that the Russian ships would refuse to stop or be searched. One Russian official was said to have told a party here last night that "our ships will sail through and if it is decreed that those men must die, then they will obey their orders and stay on course or be sunk."
GOVERNMENT SOURCES and Congressional leaders meanwhile reported that plans were "going forward" for a full-scale invasion of Cuba if present U.S. measures prove inadequate to neutralize the island as a threat to the United States.
HEAVY BUYING—The annual Watson Library book sale attracted large crowds when it opened at 9 a.m. in front of the library.
Students Rush To Buy Books
"This beautiful second edition of Merriam Webster's Dictionary is not to be undervalued," the auctioneer shouted.
"Although a third edition has been printed, this volume does not contain any of the vulgarity of the modern edition," he quipped.
KU students have not lost their thirst for learning, if the turnout at the annual booksale sponsored by the Watson Library is any indication.
James Helyar, Acquisitions Department head and director of the book sale, reported it "had been going very well."
At nine this morning students started pawing through some 3,000 books in eager search for something of interest. Several hours later the books appeared well-scattered, if not thoroughly investigated.
AT NOON TODAY, Joseph Rubinstein, curator of the Watson rare books collection, opened the auction for the sale of "many rare and precious books."
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Thant Considers Appeal
UNTED NATONS, N.Y. — (UPI) — Acting Secretary General Thant is considering a public appeal to Russia and the United States in the Security Council tonight in an attempt to ease the Cuban crisis, diplomatic quarters reported today.
THANT WAS pressured to take action in an appeal from some 40 smaller powers delivered to him this morning at 8:15 CST by the ambassadors of Cyprus, Ghana and the United Arab Republic.
U. N. sources said Thant had not decided definitely to go personally before the council, but he promised to give careful consideration to the request of the small powers.
The ambassadors were envoys of 25 non-committed countries which met last night after Russia warned the Security Council it would not permit "tampering" with its ships by the U.S. Naval Blockade of Cuba.
The Security Council convened at 7:18 a.m. but only deputy representatives were on hand to hear the translation of Minister Valerian A. Zorin's speech delivered late yesterday.
Asian Press Supports JFK
TOKYO — (UPI) — Asian newspapers were generally sympathetic today to President Kennedy's decision to blockade Cuba, although many were concerned about the dangers involved in the action.
The only non-communist newspapers which were sharply critical of the President were some Indian publications which appeared to fear the effect the blockade might have on the Red invasion of their own country.
Thai Premier Sarit Thanarat, one of the few officials to comment, said his government — itself under constant threat from the Communists in Southeast Asia—strongly supports the blockade.
Stones Thrown at Kohler
MOSCOW — (UPI) — A Soviet demonstrator outside the U.S. Embassy today threw a stone that hit an automobile carrying U.S. Ambassador Floyd D. Kohler.
Nearly 500 Russians, some shouting, "shame, shame" and waving anti-American signs, massed outside the embassy to protest the American blockade of Cuba.
Soviet militiamen, normally assigned to protect the building, pushed the crowd back from the sidewalk in front of the embassy.
Most of the demonstrators were students, including some Cubans.
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British Ships to Cooperate
LONDON — (UPI) — The British government has asked British ships to "co-operate as closely as possible" with United States authorities in their present Cuban blockade arrangements.
Authoritative sources said the government has made this appeal to shipowners in the light of President Kennedy's disclosures about the Soviet offensive buildup in Cuba. British shipowners have agreed to heed the appeal.
Latins Firm on Blockade
Most of Latin America stood shoulder to shoulder with the United States today in support of its arms blockade of Cuba, and at least two nations had made tentative offers of military aid to help enforce it.
Every Latin nation except Uruguay, including even such traditionally "soft on Castro" nations as Chile and Mexico, have formally endorsed the blockade in yesterday's 10 to 0 vote by the Organization of American States.
Only two nations, Brazil and Bolivia, have voiced second thoughts about the vote. The Communists tried to whip up anti-American demonstrations throughout the hemisphere, with little early success.