Walker Is 'On Call' For Examination
DALLAS—(UPI)—Former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker today was on "24-hour call" for an examination to determine whether he is mentally competent to stand trial on federal charges that grew out of the integration rioting at the University of Mississippi.
It appeared it would be at least this weekend before the psychiatrist examination takes place.
Walker arrived last night at the Southwestern Medical School in Dallas to undergo examination.
DR. R. L. STUBBLEFIELD, chief of psychiatry at Southwestern, met with Walker and his attorneys. Stubblefield said that he would have to confer with the government - appointed psychiatrist. Dr. Winfred Overholser of Washington, to determine what a "reasonable psychiatric examination would be."
It was reported that Overholser might not make it to Texas until early next week. This would delay the examination even further.
"When we determine this," Stubblefield said, "we will notify Walker's attorneys and will proceed with the examination 24 hours after that."
Walker is charged with rebellion, insurrection and seditious conspiracy. He was taken to the hospital at Springfield after his arrest, but was released in $50,000 reduced bond Saturday night.
Attorney Robert B. Morris, who helped work out the agreement for release of Walker from the federal psychiatric hospital at Springfield, Mo., told reporters last night that "General Walker is on 24-hour call to Dr. Stubblefield."
HE AND WALKER then walked from the hospital building.
Walker was in the building at Southwestern last night about 20 minutes before newsmen found out about it.
The resigned army general made no comment to reports later when he walked down the hall.
Morris said yesterday that Walker agreed to psychiatric examination to escape confinement "far worse than a prison sentence." He said Walker agreed to the examination to obtain immediate release from the federal prison hospital at Springfield.
Morris said that if Walker is held for long mental examination it would be "far worse than a prison sentence" because "at least in prison you are alone with your own mind."
"Food was set on the floor in the hall in front of the cell," Walker said. "You had to come out and pick it up. All I had was a bucket and a bunk."
WALKER TOLD a news conference yesterday he was held in "solitary confinement" at the hospital.
Stubblefield would not indicate what he thought would be the length of the examination.
WALKER'S CHIEF ATTORNEY, Gen. Clyde Watts of Oklahoma City, said the examination should be
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U. S. Dist. Judge Claud Clayton issued the examination order.
The examination must determine if Walker is presently sane; whether he is competent to understand the charges against him, and whether he is competent to assist lawyers in his defense.
Walker had spent the days since his release relaxing at Lake Texoma on the Texas-Oklahoma border.
Coil Studies Under Grant
The U.S. Public Health Service agency has approved a five-year grant of more than $14,000 for the project of William H. Coil, assistant professor of zoology.
Thousands of worms are being studied by a University of Kansas professor under a research grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
The worms being studied are parasites taken from animals on Taiwan. They bear the scientific names trematodes and cestodes and are of the same type as the tapeworm. More than 2,500 vials of these worms plus thousands of individual specimens were collected on Taiwan by Dr. R. E. Kuntz, U.S. naval medical research worker. Under Dr. Coil's direction, the worms are being catalogued, cross-indexed and mounted for study.
Purpose of the research, Dr. Coil said, is to study the taxonomy, relationships and geographical distribution of the worms in the collection.
He expects to find some specimens new to science and may also discover additional animals which serve as hosts for the parasites of humans.
Dr. Coil previously made similar studies on parasitic worms in Mexico, Turkey, Egypt, East Pakistan and Lan Yu Island. He came to KU this fall from the University of Nebraska. In the summers he works at Duke Marine Laboratory.
Graduate assistant on the research project is Lance Buoen, Minneapolis, Minn., graduate student.
Danforth Grants Opened Today
Danforth Graduate Fellowships for college teaching careers were opened to interested students today. The fellowships are worth up to $12,000.
Francis H. Heller, associate dean of the Liberal Arts College and liaison officer for the program, said today that all interested students must indicate their desire to be considered to him not later than Oct. 20.
A faculty committee will then select the students to be nominated to the foundation before Oct. 28.
The fellowships are open to male college seniors or recent graduates preparing for a career of teaching, counseling, or administrative work at the college level.
Approximately 100 of these fellowships will be awarded to students in American colleges and universities who show intellectual promise and personality, integrity, genuine interest in religion, and high potential for effective college teaching.
APPLICANTS must be planning to study in a field related to liberal arts and science. Students already in graduate work are ineligible.
Winners can get up to four years of financial assistance. Annual maximum assistance for single men is $1,500 and for married men $2,000, plus tuition and fees.
There are 472 Danforth Fellows now in graduate study, and 267 already teaching in 150 colleges in this country and in 20 institutions abroad.
FELLOWSHIPS may be held for life. Following completion of graduate study, other financial benefits are offered.
Students may hold a Danforth Fellowship concurrently with other appointments, such as Ford, Fulbright, National Science, Rhodes, Woodrow Wilson.
The Danforth Foundation is one of the nation's ten largest educational foundations. It was founded in 1927 by the late William H. Danforth, St. Louis, Mo., businessman and philanthropist.
The Foundation's primary aim is to strengthen higher education through it own programs of fellowships and workshops, and through grants to colleges, universities and other educational agencies.
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