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University Daily Kansan Monday. Sept. 24, 1962
Ellsworth Expresses Faith In KU Graduates' Ability
Fred Ellsworth believes that whenever something of great importance happens in the world, a KU graduate has a part in it.
Ellsworth, who has served as executive secretary of the KU Alumni Association for 38 years, resigned Saturday, effective next June 30, and the Board of Regents immediately named the new men's dormitory under construction in his behalf.
This summer, American Telephone and Telegraph Co. launched "Telestar" the first communications satellite and the first launched by private industry.
Ellsworth's belief proved correct, because there were two KU graduates who played roles in the launching. One graduate was responsible for all the transistors in the satellite.
ELLSWORTH'S BELIEF has led him to some startling bits of information.
He recalls when he first saw the picture of the four marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima. He remarked to his wife at the time that he thought the picture would become a classic just like the one of George Washington crossing the Delaware.
"I bet one of those boys is a KU graduate." Ellsworth told his wife. When the names of the four were published, Ellsworth checked the University's records and found that none were KU graduates.
"I bet then that the photographer is a graduate," Ellsworth again told his wife.
He checked and found the photographer's name, consulted the university's records and discovered that the photographer, too, was not a KU graduate.
ALTHOUGH HE WAS partially disillusioned, he was sure that a KU graduate had something to do with the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima. Months went by before he received a letter from a KU alumnus.
The alumnus wrote concerning his nephew. After graduating from KU, the nephew entered the Marine Corps and led a four-man scouting party ahead of the flag bearers at Two Jima to see if everything was safe.
Ellsworth's belief was right again.
Ellsworth's belief was right again. He was born in a house which used to be a stagecoach hotel at Twins Springs, a small town on the old Paola-Fort Scott stagecoach route.
During his childhood his parents
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moved to a farm between Mound City and Pleasanton where he attended school. He rode a pony to school four and one-half miles every day.
He attended Pittsburg State Teachers and then taught in country schools for several years.
WORLD WAR I interrupted his first year of school at KU. From 1917-1919 he served in the Army. During this time he spent one year in France before being honorably discharged as a PFC in 1919.
In the summer of 1920 his father died. Ellsworth took over the farm that summer and when fall came, he and his mother moved to Lawrence so he could finish school.
He graduated in 1922 with an A. B. degree in journalism and went to work as advertising manager on the Pratt Tribune. While there he met and worked with Ben Hibbs,
now the editor of the Saturday Evening Post.
After two years he returned to KU as alumni secretary, a position he has held ever since.
Among Mr. Ellsworth's achievements have been his assistance in planning the World War II Campanile and Drive, the collection of pledges that helped build the World War I memorials, the Kansas Union, and Memorial Stadium. He also developed the alumni magazine into an award-winning monthly publication and the Commencement reunions into meetings which thousands of alumni attend each year.
As alumni secretary, Mr. Ellsworth has been responsible for maintaining alumni files and addresses, for editing a quarterly alumni newsletter, for arranging alumni meetings and for managing the growing business affairs of the association.
Vinson Issues Stern Warning Against Cuban Aggression
By United Press International
WASHINGTON —Chairman Carl Vinson of the House Armed Services committee today joined other top government leaders in warning Fidel Castro that any offensive military roves by Cuba would bring U.S. military action.
Vinson made the statement as the House opened debate on President Kennedy's request for authority to call to uniform 150,000 reservists in event of an emergency.
The House was expected to add its own overwhelming approval today to previous Senate passage of the proposal.
Both the President and Secretary of State Dean Rusk have said that if the Cuban arms buildup becomes a threat to U.S. bases or to other Latin American countries, the United States would not hesitate to step in with its armed forces.
Vinson reiterated this in a House speech. He said, "If Cuba should in any way attempt to export its aggressive purposes by force or the
threat of force against any nation in the hemisphere, or if Cuba should become an offensive military base, then we will take whatever military action is warranted by the facts."
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Goldwater Says JFK Stoops For Labor Political Back Pat
WASHINGTON — (UPI) — Sen. Barry Goldwater chairman of the Senate GOP campaign committee, accused President Kennedy today of bowing to organized labor in return for its political support.
The Arizona Republican said he will introduce new legislation in January "to restore a more reasonable and workable balance in the nation's labor-management relations." He did not spell out its terms.
Goldwater said Kennedy was "resorting to government intervention" in labor disputes in an effort to do something about work stoppages without involving new legislation to curb union power. He cited the
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"Of course, when the labor bosses speak, President Kennedy listens. He must for he owes much of his political life to the labor unions."
Goldwater made his statement in a Senate speech. He read part and had the rest placed in the record.
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