Tuesday, Oct. 2, 1962 University Daily Kansan
Space Race Is Psychological
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That butterfly - in - the - cosmic - stomach feeling which some Americans experience over Soviet space flight breakthroughs is shakily founded, says the American Economic Foundation (AEF).
Bv Dale Morsch
In a recent report, AEF said the idea of catching up with the Russians is largely psychological and emotional.
- Scrap two out of every three of our hydro-electric plants and eliminate 95 per cent of our electric motor output.
- Abandon three-fifths of our steel capacity and two-thirds of our petroleum capacity.
- Bulldoze away 14 of every 15 miles of paved highway and junk 19 of every 20 cars.
- Slash paychecks of all American citizens by three-fourths.
- Completely ignore more than 90 per cent of our natural gas.
- Transfer 60 million Americans back to the farms and tear down seven of every 10 homes.
- Rip out nine of every 10 telephones and destroy 40 million television sets.
- Researchers compiled figures showing what this country would have to do to "catch up" with Soviet Russia;
- Destroy two-thirds of all railroad track mileage and scuttle eight of every nine ocean-going ships.
Zeroing in on the comparison, AEF said we would have to eliminate all freedom, voluntary action and personal dignity on the part of citizens.
Season Tickets Still Available Until Friday
Season football tickets will be available at Allen Field House until 4:00 p.m. Friday, according to Monte Johnson, director of public relations for the University athletic department.
Johnson said students must present their fee receipt and ID card to obtain the tickets.
Starting salary offers to nontechnical college seniors averaged $24 higher this year than in 1960-61, according to a survey by the College Placement Council.
Non-Technical Salaries Climb
The increase boosted the monthly dollar value of beginning offers from $452 to $476. Technical graduates received the same gain in 1961-62, going from $546 to $570.
The Council's report, released to some 2,000 major employers and over 1,000 college placement officers, was based on a study of 20,525 actual beginning salary offers to male, bachelor's-degree candidates.
Most dramatic increases were made by public accounting firms which jumped their beginning offers $25 to $496. Following closely was the banking and finance field, going from $412 to $433.
FIGURES SHOWED aircraft manufacturers lead among employers in both dollar average ($579) and volume of offers. Electronics firms rebounded from third to second place in both volume and dollar value with an average offer for the year of $576.
Vying for first place for top dollar among curricula throughout the year were aeronautical engineering and electrical engineering, $584 and $583, respectively.
French Ph.D. reading exam: 9:30-11:30,
French books to Miss Craig, 120 Fraser by Oct. 3.
By curriculum, liberal arts had the greatest increase, with a boost from $444 to $464. Accounting majors, whose average offers during the year rose from $474 to $494, were second.
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1962-1963
FORUM ROOM-7 P.M.-WEDNESDAYS
Date
Movie
Oct. 3 . . The Story of Gosta Berling (Garbo)
Oct. 17 . . . Philadelphia Story (Hepburn)
Oct. 31 . . . The Wild One (Brando)
Nov.14. . . Blood and Sand (Valentino)
Nov.28 . . . She Done Him Wrong (Mae West)
Dec. 12 . . . Three Musketeers (Douglas Fairbanks)
Jan. 9 . . . The Maltese Falcon (Humphrey Bogart)
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