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University Daily Kansa* Thursday, Sept. 13, 1962
Coast Guard Bullies Small Craft
By Merriman Smith
Washington — (UPI) — Backstairs at the White House;
Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon might be interested in the swash-buckling seamanship being displayed by some of his Coast Guardsmen in the Newport, R.I. harbor, all in the name of protecting President Kennedy.
In fairness to the President, it should be pointed out that he probably does not see one of the Coast Guard boats assigned to his yacht bully small craft which venture too close to the vessel Kennedy and his family may be using at the time.
The main patrol boat is under command of Lt. (J.G.) John McDonough, whose training and ordinary duties would seem to indicate exemplary seamanship. Nevertheless, when small craft come so close to a boat bearing the President that McDonough deems it an invasion of Presidential privacy, the fun begins.
The powerful 40-foot patrol boat roars directly at the offending craft, then veers off a few feet away in a sliding turn which sends torrents of sea water over the private craft. This Coast Guard patrol boat has been using the same tactics in Cape Cod waters, and the past few weeks in and off of Newport.
The Coast Guard is part of the Treasury, but patrol units involved with Presidential movement of various vessels of a government fleet at Kennedy's disposal are under general orders of the White House staff. No one at the White House, however, has told young skipper McDonough to discipline private craft by roaring his patrol boat into them on collision courses.
There would have been a serious collision off Newport last Saturday if the skipper of a large private
Conference Draws Soviet Specialists
Fifteen authorities on Soviet agriculture from the U.S. and abroad have accepted invitations to speak at a conference, the first major one of its kind, to be held on the KU campus Sept. 20-22. They will try to reach a consensus on the present and future health of the Soviet system, in light of the agricultural production problem and the closely related problems of the peasant.
The meetings, open to the public, will consist of presentations of 45-minute papers by distinguished scholars, commentary and open discussion. A summary discussion on problems and prospects of agriculture under communist rule is planned at the conference's conclusion.
The conference is sponsored by the KU Slavic and Soviet area program and the International Affairs committee. Assistance also is coming from the Russian studies program of the University of Illinois and the American Society of Agronomists.
Conference director is Roy D. Laird, assistant professor of political science.
McElhenie Is New Dean's Assistant
A. Fred McElhenie, men's employment counselor the past year, is the new assistant to the dean of men.
McElhenie fills the position formerly held by James G. Middleton, who has accepted faculty appointment as counselor trainer at Northwest Missouri State College in Marville, Mo.
Tires Get a Workout
A native of Leavenworth, McElhene received a bachelor's degree in education from Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Mo., in 1958 and a master's degree in education from KU in 1961. He is working toward the Ed.D. degree in educational psychology and guidance at KU.
The wheelbarrow hauls almost 18 tons of lead ballast and itself weighs more than 20 tons. Most of this weight rests on the single tire being tested.
NEW YORK — (UPI) — B. F.
Goodrich Co. is using a wheelbarrow to test tires for air craft that haven't yet been designed.
cabin cruiser, the Sappho, had not spun his helm over hard as the Coast Guard craft plowed at high speed to within a few feet of Sappho's side.
A wall of water crashed onto Sappho and into her cockpit. The President was cruising at the time on a Coast Guard yawl, Manitou, and apparently was unaware of the seamanship being conducted in his behalf.
At the time the Sappho was over 300 yards from Manitou — and other cruising private craft slipped in much closer.
There have been similar instances involving this Coast Guard patrol craft. Boat owners in the Newport harbor, at least those who have been chased similarly by McDonough and his boys, are hopeful that the Coast Guard derring-do does not result in a bad smash-up.
The performance of this coast guard boat is an unfortunate byproduct of efforts to keep the President safe and reasonably private.
When he is cruising on an open waterway, it is much like a highway. Police units and Secret Service agents frequently wave cars from a highway as a Presidential motorcade is about to pass, but they would not threaten another vehicle with a deliberate head-on collision except under the most extreme emergency.
With no emergency whatever involved or indicated, the Coast Guard uses the much more active technique. Boat owners see the President cruise by and gaily attempt to zip alongside for a wave or a look at the famous family at play. As many as 20 to 30 boats fall in behind a boat bearing the Kennedys at times in Newport or Cape Cod.
Coan Welcomes KU Foreign Students
A university official asked KU students today to extend a welcome mat to the 330 foreign students studying here this year.
Clark Coan, assistant dean of men and secretary of the university committee on international affairs, said most new foreign students will have difficulty adjusting to American cultural and academic life.
"My advice," said Dean Coan, "would be not to set international students apart as something special, but to treat them as you would other people. We should all, however, exercise tolerance and be able to help in any way we can."
He noted the majority of the foreign students will be participating in the People-to-People Program.
Students from 63 foreign countries will be represented on the KU campus. Taiwan sent 70 students, more than any other country. Forty-five students are here from India.
Dean Coan explained that the high representation from Far East countries is in accord with the United States government policy of promoting relations among these lands.
Levine Goes to La Plata On Fulbright Lectureship
Stuart G. Levine, assistant professor of English has been awarded Prof. Levine's lectureship begins this month, and will continue until mid-American studies at the University December.
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