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Lawrence, Kansas
Thursday, Dec. 12, 1963
61st Year. No. 60
Military Installation Cut Will Make 12,000 Jobless
WASHINGTON, —(UPI)— Defense Secretary Robert McNamara called a news conference today, apparently to announce that the Defense Department will shut down 25 to 27 military installations. The action is expected to eliminate up to 12,000 civilian jobs.
Although upwards of 50,000 workers might be affected, many were expected to be relocated in other government jobs. McNamara did not say in advance what his news briefing would concern, but it was learned announcement would be made of the shutdowns in 15 or 16 states.
FOR THE TIME BEING, the closing will not include three government shipyards—at Boston, San Francisco and Philadelphia. Members of congress from Massachusetts, California and Pennsylvania said that they had been assured that the yards will not be closed. But the installations were understood still to be in jeopardy
Protest began yesterday when congressional sources reported that the Defense Department planned to close 35 installations, including the
shipyards, and employing a total of 75,000 civilian workers, as part of the new military economy drive.
But later in the day several senators and congressmen from the affected states were informed that the shipyards would not be closed. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., said he was "encouraged" that the Boston yard, for one, would remain open, but he added, "We have a fight on our hands."
THE CLOSING of the bases is expected to be spread over two or three years to cushion the effect on employment.
McNamara announced last weekend that the Defense Department would lop off 25,000 civilian employees over the next 18 months to bring its total just under 1 million for the first time in several years.
This is to be accompanied by a reduction of 9,000 jobs among civilians employed by U.S. military establishments overseas.
McNAMARA IS trying to bring the defense budget for the coming year to a level below the current annual spending rate of nearly $51 billion.
This will require submitting a budget to Congress in January that will ask some $2 billion less than was requested by the President this year.
BESGA Delegate Raps Preparation
The lone University Party delegate to last weekend's Big Eight Student Government Association (BESGA) conference criticized Reuben McCornack, student body president, last night for action he was "quite disappointed in."
By Fred Frailey
The shipyards were placed in jeopardy yesterday when assistant Navy Secretary Kenneth BeLieu revealed to congressmen that a Navy board of survey had found the yards "surplus to present requirements."
Bob Steward, Bartlesville, Okla.
junior, said that McCornack:
- Was unfair in appointing delegates.
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• Did not orientate delegates beforehand on issues to be discussed.
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● Ran a delegate for BESGA president by his own choice.
- Failed to give some delegates sufficient time to prepare for the conference.
conference. Stewart's remarks were made during a meeting of the UP campus council.
McCORNACK. Abilene senior, replied afterwards that Stewart overlooked the significant accomplishments made by the KU delegation in leveling his charges.
"Our campus majority leaders have both the powers of appointment and ratification of delegates," Stewart said, "but I think it was highly inappropriate that of six alternates, only one was from UP."
Stewart said voting figures from the November All Student Council election show UP had the support of at least 40 per cent of the students, and holds 30 per cent of the ASC. seats.
"However, in the convention at Stillwater, Okla., we had 8 per cent representation," he said. "I think we were entitled to something better than this."
He said the ASC should have selected any candidate the KU delegation might have run for a BESGA office. Ray Edwards, Bethesda, Md., junior from KU, was elected president of the organization.
STEWART said McCornack did not conduct an orientation session before the conference, which caused all but several delegates to feel "as lost as I did."
WORD THAT the Boston, San Francisco and Philadelphia shipyards might be closed first came from Rep. Thomas P. O'Neill Jr., D-Mass., who said he understood the Navy had suggested to President Johnson that the facilities be "phased out." House Speaker John W. McCormack, D-Mass., went personally to the White House to deliver a protest.
"I disapprove of the student body president or the head of the majority political party, whichever may have been the case, running their own personal appointee." Stewart said. "To my knowledge, no one knew who we were running or what we were running for until
Reuben informed us the night we arrived there."
Stewart said the failure of McCornack to notify him that he would be an alternate delegate until an ASC meeting two nights before the conference prevented him from writing to other Big Eight schools to obtain information on several problem areas.
HOWEVER, Stewart said UP should support Edwards in preparing for the 1964 conference, "even if we disapprove of some of the things which happened this year."
"The voting delegates were picked because they are the senior members of student government," McCornack said. "We picked six alternates who will be coming back to school next year."
McCormack said that of the regular six delegates, only four had voting powers — himself; John Stuckey, Pittsburg senior and ASC chairman; John Underwood, Parsons senior and student body vicepresident, and Sandee Garvey, St Louis senior and ASC secretary.
He said that of the 22 ASC members who applied to be delegates only six were UP members.
McCormack said he called a meeting of delegates Tuesday night after their appointment, and urged them to research on problems to be discussed.
"The makeup of the conference was such that we didn't know till then that we should try to run somebody," McCornack said. "Things shifted around so much that we couldn't have gone with our minds made up. Besides, Ray was the only delegate who expressed an interest in holding a BESGA office."
THE CHOICE to run Edwards for BESHA president was not made until after the arrival at Stillwater, he said.
At the campus council meeting, Bob Ritter, Kirkwood, Mo., junior, was named permanent Greek co-chairman of the party by Charles Whitman, Shawnee Mission senior and UP general secretary.
Senate Republican Whip Thomas H. Kuchel, Calif., urged "the most intensive analysis and evaluation" of any recommendation to close the San Francisco yard. "In a period when our very security may depend upon superior seapower, it is inconceivable to me that thought is given to de-activating such a competent facility, with a demonstrated and widely acknowledged record of effectiveness and efficiency," he said.
Ritter's appointment is subject to approval of the party's general assembly. Fred Hoffman, Topeka senior, has moved from temporary to permanent independent co-chairman.
White House Press Secretary Pierre Salinger said yesterday that the matter had not been brought to President Johnson, and that the Defense Department could decide itself whether to close the bases.
Governor, Head Regent Will Speak
Student leaders from the six state-supported Kansas colleges and universities will meet here tomorrow to discuss how students can help the state's system of higher education.
education. Principal speaker before the Kansas Conference on Higher Education will be Henry Bubb of Topeka, chairman of the state board of regents. Bubb's speech, "Higher Education and Its Support," was scheduled originally in Wichita Nov. 25, but was postponed because of the death of President Kennedy.
The conference, the first of its kind held in recent years in Kansas, is the brainchild of John Stuckey, Pittsburg senior and chairman of the All Student Council.
BUDDD WILL address the conference during the luncheon. Gov John Anderson will also speak.
SEVEN DELEGATES will represent KU, Kansas State University Wichita University, Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia, Kansas State College of Pittsburg, and Fort Hays State College. They include five members of the student councils the student body presidents and editors of the school newspapers
Following greetings from Emily Taylor, dean of women; Frank Burge, director of the Kansas Union and Reuben McCornack. Abilene senior and KU student body president, the conference will hear James R. Surface, vice chancellor discuss keeping Kansas college graduates in the state and the general economic picture of Kansas.
Discussions during the afternoon will involve financing of higher education led by student body presidents of the schools, and the problems of attracting Kansas high school graduates to state schools and developing special programs for gifted students, led by Francis Heller, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
FASCINATING FIREBUGS—Biederman, using the matches that will eventually burn his home down, tempts his boarders with the flames that entrance them. The main characters in tonight's production are: (from left to right) Paul Broderick, Overland Park sophomore, and Richard Kelton, Miami, Oklahoma junior, and Richard Friesen, Prairie Village junior.
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Experimental Play Will Be in English
Students who want to see the Experimental Theatre production "Biederman and the Firebugs" but who do not speak German need not worry . . . the cast won't speak it either.
The satire on man, by Swiss author Max Frisch, will open at 8:15 p.m. in the Experimental Theatre . . in English.
MANY STUDENTS have called the University Theatre Box Office to inquire about the play because of a statement in yesterday's University Daily Kansan saying the play would be given in German.
The satire is aimed at the conventions of man and his punishment when he falls into his role too easily.
The production will be in the
Experimental Theatre, which seats about 100 persons.
The story involves a man who takes other people into his home to live.
THE PRODUCTION uses many devices like blackout scenes and loud fire engine sirens to bring the feeling of the arsonists close to the audience. Since the audience is almost surrounded by the players, the devices are easily integrated into the context of the play.
"Biederman and the Firebugs" also run Dec. 13,14 and 17-20. Tickets may still be purchased in the University Theatre Box Office, Murphy Hall.
Vincent Angotti, Independence, graduate student, is directing the play.
Dispute Clouds Fate Of Common Market
BRUSSELS, Belgium — (UPI) — A dispute over farm prices between France and West Germany that could wreck the Common Market went into its fourth day today with no solution in sight.
The crisis deepened yesterday when France and Germany, the market's two most powerful nations, indicated they had no intention of backing down.
IN PARIS, the cabinet endorsed President Charles de Gaulle's implied threat to quit the Common Market if the six-nation economic community fails to agree on a joint farm policy by Dec. 31.
The cabinet sent agriculture minister Edgard Pisani back to today's talks in Brussels with firm instructions to insist on the deadline.
In Bonn, Chancellor Ludwig Erhard's cabinet confirmed its defiance of De Gaulle's stand by demanding that the Common Market agree on a unified stand at next year's world tariff talks at the same time it works out the farm price question.
If De Gaulle pulls France out of
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the Common Market or boycotts its ministerial sessions, the community could collapse—not only as a trading bloc, but as a force for carrying out the dream of European unity.
There appeared little likelihood that they could reach agreement before the Common Market foreign ministers are scheduled to meet in Brussels starting Wednesday.
Temperatures will range in the middle 20s today with a low tonight of 5 above. Increasing cloudiness and snow squalls to night with northerly winds 30 to 40 miles per hour. Diminishing winds and partly cloudy tomorrow with a high of 10 to 15.
France, with Europe's largest food production surpluses, is pushing for a common farm policy based on low prices and small government subsidies. It would like to give its farmers more access to food markets in Germany and other market nations, thus raising farm income and plecating the rebellious French farmers.
The agriculture ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg planned to recess their talks over the weekend following today's meeting.
SUCH A BREAKDOWN would also leave the market nations without an effective voice in the Geneva tariff talks next May, crippling the talks and perhaps choking Western economic growth.
THIS WOULD ALSO give France a dominant position in Europe on the basis of its agricultural and industrial wealth.
The German government would like to keep its farmer voters happy by continuing present high farra subsidies.