Daily Hansan
60th Year. No.27
LAWRENCE. KANSAS
Monday, Oct. 22, 1962
Red China Hammers At Indian Border States
NEW DELHI — (UPI) — Red China sent a third wave of troops into Indian border territory today and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru called on India to put its economy on a war footing in the face of the Chinese aggression.
"We must change our procedure from the slow-moving methods of peacetime to those which produce results quickly." Nehru said in a nationwide radio message to the people on the undeclared war raging on the border with Communist China.
Nehru spoke as Chinese Communist troops opened up a third front and threw tanks for the first time into the heavy fighting which has seen Red troops penetrate at least five miles inside the Indian border.
THE PRIME Minister, making his first public statement since the fighting broke out Saturday, told Indians in the nationwide broadcast: "We are facing the greatest menace to our freedom."
"We must build up our military strength by all the means at our disposal, but it is to be supported by the industry of the nation and by increasing production." Nehru said.
He asked Indians to give up strikes and "profiteering" and to buy national savings bonds.
An Indian military spokesman who announced the new Red attacks, said the Chinese Communists also were massing a fourth force of troops for a possible attack on Longji, on the northeastern frontier opposite Tibet.
THE SPOKESMAN said the fighting was furious and the casualties "heavy" in the third day of fighting that began with human wave attacks by upwards of 20,000 Chinese Communist troops last Saturday.
He said one small post in the Northwest sector of Ladakh had alone inflicted 100 casualties on the Communists before it fell.
KU Receives Housing Fund
The Kansas Board of Regents Friday allocated $800,000 to KU of Kansas for the construction of new student housing.
J. J. Wilson, director of dormitories, said the money will be used to construct a new hall south of Ellsworth Hall, now under construction. The new hall will house approximately 850 students, Wilson said.
The money will come from the state-wide quarter-mill levy, a tax on general real estate paid by every land-owner in Kansas. The levy is estimated to produce $1,975,000 in the two-year period beginning July 1, 1963.
THE REGENTS' recommendation now goes to the 1963 legislature, which must approve the levy.
The Regents also approved and sent to the legislature a recommendation which would allow more flexibility in financing dormitory projects.
At present, each construction project is handled in a separate bond issue. Under the new plan, each institution would be able to use the profits from all the dormitories to pay off the bond issues on any dormitory.
Raymond Nichols, vice chancellor in charge of finance, said the new plan would give KU more flexibility as bonds could be retired as money becomes available.
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The Indian spokesman told of post after post falling to the Communists after bitter resistance by Indian troops in the three sectors — Ladakh to the Northwest, the Northeast Frontier Agency near Bhutan, and new front at Kibito, near the eastern tip of the Northeast border.
Chinese Communist forces have penetrated about five miles south of the Memahon border line in the Dhola area near Bhutan, the Indian spokesman said.
IN THE PANGONG Lake area, to the Northwest opposite Sinking Province, Chinese troops have advanced to within six or seven miles of Chusul, where the Indian army maintains an important air supply base.
In addition to tanks, the spokesman said, the heavy Chinese forces were being supported by artillery, mountain guns and heavy mortar fire.
A Chinese Communist broadcast earlier today said the Indians had mounted a "violent" counter-attack in at least one area this morning. But the Indian spokesman would not say whether Indian troops were yet in position to mount counter-attacks anywhere.
THE GOVERNMENT said the Communist forces launched a new
"vigorous attack" this morning at Kibitoo, at the eastern tip of the border, more than 100 miles from any previous reported fighting.
It said that tanks were brought in to crush an outpost in Ladakh, on the northwest sector in Northern Kashmir, after the Indian post had earlier driven off Chinese artillery and infantry attacks.
It was the first time tanks had been reported employed in the border war that raged for the third consecutive day today between the world's two most populous nations.
THE INDIAN government report coincided with a Chinese Communist claim that its troops had captured at least four more Indian border points in their drive southward from the disputed border area.
The Communist New China News Agency broadcast monitored in Tokyo said that Chinese troops had "recovered Chipu, Jihchang, Changto, the Hatung Pass and other places" along the Sino-Indian border.
The Chinese Communists yesterday reported the capture of at least seven other Indian posts in the thrusts by heavy Red forces in the frontier conflict that threatened to engulf the little Himalayan state of Bhutan.
PeaceCorpsCommittee To Request $1,098
By Trudy Meserve
"THERE IS A thin line of differentiation between the news media and publicity committees. News media arrange for articles in high school, campus, local and statewide newspapers and for radio and television programs. The publicity committee announces upcoming meeting dates and dates of Corps' tests through posters and handbills."
The KU ASC Peace Corps committee will request $1,098.90 when the All Student Council holds its annual budget session tomorrow.
Larry Borcherding, Kansas City, Mo., junior and chairman of the ASC finance and auditing committee, said his committee will recommend to the ASC that the Peace Corps committee receive the amount they requested.
Robert Swan, Topeka, junior and chairman of the KU Peace Corps Committee, said:
"From indications of several ASC members, my committee heartily believes the council will financially back us."
Swan said in an interview that the request is necessary because of the limited amount of money available to the KU committee from the national Peace Corps.
The remaining 30 per cent of the KU Peace Corps budget is divided among the remaining sub-committees-special events, distribution, projects, research and speaker's bureau.
The money will be used to promote the Peace Corps at the University of Kansas.
Over 70 per cent of the KU Peace Corps budget is allotted for publicity, news media and office staff counseling sub-committees.
Swan said:
Swan said the United States Congress cut the Corps' funds $5 million this year. As a result, he said, the Corps must spend most of its money on projects abroad. Already the Corps has cancelled several objects abroad for lack of funds.
Swan said:
"Although the Peace Corps in Washington has been generous with financial aid to the KU committee, they feel a major portion of the program should be left to individual colleges and universities without government intervention."
"THEY WANT college Peace Corps committees to be financially supported by respective student councils. In this way, interest and incentive are left to the individual schools," he said.
The 11-member executive Corps committee was established at the University last year to "heighten interest in and provide all available information about the Peace Corps."
The Peace Corps was created by presidential order March 1, 1961, with Sargeant Shriver as director.
CONGRESS, in the Peace Corps Act, set forth this purpose: "... to promote world peace and friendship through a Peace Corps which shall make available to interested countries men and women of the United States ... to help the peoples of such countries and areas in meeting their needs for trained manpower."
The KU Corps committee, which has been commended by Peace Corps officials in Washington, D.C., and by Cancellor W. Clarke Wescoe, plans a Peace Corps Week (Oct. 29 to Nov. 2) with forums, displays, films, speakers and booths for special events.
Other plans include an oral language training program to prepare potential volunteers for the language portion of the Peace Corps placement test and for work abroad. (Continued on page 13)
Weather
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The weather will be fair today,
becoming partly cloudy tonight
and Tuesday. The high today will be
70 to 75 with cooler temperatures
tonight and Tuesday. The low tonight will be in the 30s.
Northwesterly winds will average
10 to 20 miles per hour today.
SUA ROYALTY—Shown above are the SUA Queen and attendants. They are (from left to right) Mary Louise St. Clair, Independence sophomore, first runner-up to Mickey Sue Blaine, Mission sophomore, who reigned as queen. Barbara Higginbottom, Winfield junior, was chosen as second runner-up.
3,600 See Sights At SUA Carnival
Queen Mickey Sue Blaine, whistle blowing "Kops," "Dick Trashy," "Mr. McGoo" and a "Stip" show gave 3,600 people a lot of fun Saturday night.
The SUA Carnival, "Looney Too," was a "smashing success," said Julie Parrott, Hutchinson senior and chairman of the SUA steering committee.
THE FLOOR of the Union Ballroom was crowded with carnival goers, leopard-legged girls and placard-carrying comic strip characters.
The balcony was so packed it was impassible when skits were starting or ending.
The finale was kicked off by the "Tau Trio," which sang five numbers, one with the help of the audience.
Later, through the mouth of a 12 foot high replica of "Tom," the famous cartoon cat, 22 queen candidates were introduced by Hoite Caston, Independence senior and master of ceremonies.
MICKEY SUE BLAINE, Mission sophomore, was named queen of the carnival. Mary Louise St. Clair, Independence sophomore became
first runner-up and Barbara Higginbottom, Winfield junior, second runner-up.
Winner of the girls' booths was "Tweetie Pie Stwipt" by Alpha Delta Pi. Contestants threw balls at a swinging bowling pin to win a feather from the scanty yellow costume of "Tweetie Pie," a rather innocent looking girl.
Second place went to "Lucy's Lumpology" by Kappa Alpha Theta and honorable mention to "What's up Doc?" by Delta Gamma.
PHI KAPPA TAU'S ZOT booth was the winner of the men's booths. A large 8x9 cave held the comic-strip eater named Zot which licked out his tongue at a press of a button to knock off crawling ants. Phi Tau cavemen ushered contestants to the cave.
Second place went to "The Whole House" by Sigma Alpha Epsilon and honorable mention to "Casper Sees Through You" by Alpha KappaLambda.
"McGoo at KU" by Kappa Kappa Gamma won the girls' skits competition. In the skit, McGoo, coming to KU to enroll Waldo, took him to a football game thinking it was
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JFK to Address Nation On International Crisis
WASHINGTON — (UPI) — President Kennedy today recalled top congressional leaders to the Capital and decided to address the nation on television at 5 p.m. (CST) on an international situation of the "highest national urgency."
There was no official indication of the nature of the crisis. There was no hint whether it concerned Cuba, Berlin, or India, where the Chinese Communists have launched armed attacks on the northern borders.
The White House finally broke two days of official silence on the growing mystery at noon (EDT). Press Secretary Pierre Salinger announced that Kennedy had asked the television networks for 30 minutes to discuss "a subject of the highest national urgency."
SALINGER SAID the President would confer first with the National Security Council, his cabinet, and
the returning congressional leaders. Many of the leaders interrupted their re-election campaigns to fly back to Washington in military iets.
While most speculation centered on Cuba, there was some indication that the crisis before the President might not be limited to Castro's Soviet-backed military buildup, but might involve a major problem of overall foreign policy.
This was seen from the fact that Kennedy this morning conferred with Martin Hillenbrand, who heads a special State Department task force dealing with Berlin. He also met with Llewelllyn Thompson, his adviser on Soviet affairs.
Before the White House announcement was issued, the Defense Department disclosed the cancellation of a huge Navy-Marine maneuver scheduled to start tomorrow off Puerto Rico.
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