University Daily Kansan Thursday, January 13 1955
Despite Pact Victory Mendes Future Bleak
Bv UNITED PRESS
It looks as if Premier Pierre Mendes-France may be on his way out.
Premier Mendes-France is now a minority premier, and he could be overthrown within the next few weeks on any one of a number of issues which call for a vote of confidence.
But it was predicted at that time that his enemies would start out to get him.
The first chance to start whitling him down, in preparation for eventual defeat, came Tuesday with the election of an assembly president.
The Premier wanted one-armed Socialist Andre Le Trooper reelected. Instead, the Assembly elected Pierre Schneiter of the Popular Republican party, one of his enemies.
It was a blow to Premier Mendes-France's prestige, a blow deal to him as a 48th birthday gift during his visit to Rome.
Coming up within the next few weeks, will be votes on home rule for Tunisia, the budget, a sweeping program of economic reform, and a bill for revision of the electoral laws. If the Premier can muster enough votes to get him over these bundles, it will be surprising.
His trouble seems to be that he is too brilliant. He has too many ideas, France was in pretty bad shape in June when he became its 20th post-war premier.
He became premier during the Geneva conference on Indochina. He pledged himself to get peace within 30 days, or resign. He went dramatically to Switzerland to talk to Chinese Communist Premier Chou En-lai and kept his pledge. France's international prestige, which had reached a low point, started rising rapidly.
Everybody talked about Premier Mendes-France's brilliance. It was remembered that he was brilliant in school, that he had became France's youngest lawyer at 21, and its youngest member of the Chamber of Deputies at 25. He was only 30 when he became Under Secretary of Finance.
But as premier, he made enemies. He antagonized the Popular Republican party, which had sponsored the European Defense Community pact, by his lukewarm attitude in putting that to a vote, and by calmly accepting its defeat. The right wing parties do not like him any more. If he falls, it probably will be because he is regarded as too brilliant for a political leader.
Religious Reading Set for Tonight
Two religious dramatic readings will be presented at 8 p.m. today by the University Theatre in connection with the Student Religious council. The admission-free program will be held in the auditorium of the Methodist Student center.
A cast of student and faculty will take part in the Richard Brome play, "Abraham and Isaac," and Robert Frost's "A Masque of Reason." The Frost play will be given in the modern concert form in which stage movement is used without costumes or scenery.
The readings will be directed by Alec Ross, graduate student and head of the acquisition department of the library, under the supervision of Dr. John Newfield, director of the University Theatre.
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PlantlessFood May Be Next
Detroit — (L,P)— The wheel has been the world's only "great" invention since the beginning of time, but the next may come before the end of this century, one of the automobile industry's best-known inventors said last night.
Dr. C. F. (Boss) Kettering, director of General Motors Corp., told 3,000 automotive engineers that the world's second great invention will be synthetic food, independent of plant life.
Dr. Kettering, credited with the invention of the automobile self-starter in 1912, spoke on "the next 50 years" at the annual banquet of the Society of Automotive Engineers.
"We've never had any great inventions since the discovery of the wheel," the engineer said. "But the next will be in the production of food. Despite today's farm surpluses, the human race must someday become independent of plant life... and that will be accomplished within the next 50 years."
He said this may be possible by converting carbon dioxide—the element necessary for the growth of plants—directly into food.
Official Bulletin
Baptist Student Union devotions and prayer, 12:30-15:00 p.m. Danforth chapel.
TODAY
Episcopal morning prayer, 6:45 a.m.
Holy Communion, 7 a.m., Danforth
Museum of Art record concert, noo,
and 4 p.m. Rimsky-Korsakov; Russian
Easter Overture; Moussorgskys; Night on
Central Asia; Bordolin; Skeppe of
Central Asia.
The Poetry Hour, 4 p.m. Music room
room. Memorial Hall, Vachel Lindsay
room.
Geology club, 7:30 p.m. p42 Lindley
Dr. Farguari
815 Park Ave. RI 5024 room 502
Red Peppers 5 p.m., Ballroom, Memorial Union
Fraser Elections and Fun, songs
AIEE-IEF, 7:30 p.m. 2011 EE lab. Elec-
technology
KU Christan Fellowship, 7:30 p.m.
room 306 Student Union. Student
Seabard and Blade, 7:30 p.m. Jayawaker room, Student Union. Initiation
if honorary members. Uniforms. Attendance required.
Psychology Club, 7.30 p.m., Pine room.
Student Union.
newcomers Club, 8 p.m., Museum of Art Lounge. Cooking demonstration. AIA, 7:30 p.m., English room, Student Union, Speaker and refreshments.
American Society of Tool Engineers,
7:30 p.m., Pouller shops, W. B. Worthington, Haynes Starlit Co., "Hard Surfacing Allovs."
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Quill Club, 7:30 p.m. 1 B Sunyside
Plans for future meetings and records:
TOMORROW
Episcopal morning prayer, 6:45 a.m.
Holy Communion, 7 a.m. Danforth
KU Christian fellowship, 7:30 p.m.
Mississippi st. Bible study and p.m.
Baylor st. Bible study
Museum of Art record concert, noon and 4 p.m. Kubota Hall, The Comedians, 100 East 37th Street, Apgar Sq., Atlanta, GA 30305
Sociology Club coffee forum, 4 p.m.
room 17. Strong Annex E. Charles Warrier:
"Job Opportunities for Sociologists."
KU Christian fellowship, 7:30 p.m.
spplsitt s. Bible study and fellowship
SATURDAY
Pi.D. French reading examination, 9-11 a.m., room 11, Strong Annex E. Another examination is scheduled for Feb.
12
Radio-LV Players workshop, 9-12 a.m.
KDGU studios.
Museum of Art record concert, noon and 4 p.m. Coupland; Danse Episodes from Rodeo; Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue.
Liahona Fellowship skating party, 7:15 p.m., church.
Roger Williams Fellowship, 9:45 a.m.
1124 Missionary; supper, 6 p.m., 8th and
9th
Royal College Shop
Hospital Patients Now Have Books for Light Reading
By LEE ANN URBAN
Visitors of patients in Watkin an arm load of fiction to their hoon will consist of a variety of hospital by Watson library.
The wide selection of books includes novels, comedies, short story collections, and almost every type of recreational literature. Ten subscriptions to such popular magazines as "Life," "Colliers," and "Post." also were given to the hospital.
The idea of the gift originated with Alec Ross, head of the acquisition department of the library, when he was hospitalized for some time with nothing to read. Mr. Ross has chosen books he feels will be enjoyable reading for patients.
The size of the book and the type of print were considered by Mr. Ross when making his selections. Small print tires the patient's eyes, and a heavy book may be difficult for him to handle. Usually the sick person prefers a book he can read quickly or one that can be put down at intervals, such as short story collections.
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Kentucky Lahona Fellowship cabinet meeting. 9
Episcopal Canterbury association, 5-7 p-
ties. The Reliefs of India: Tangli,
Tangli Reliefs of India.
Gamma Delta, 5:30 p.m. Immunel
Museum, Costi supper, meeting
and panel discussion.
300 books, has been donated to the
Every afternoon a member of the hospital staff pushes a cart with a variety of the books on it to the patients' rooms so that they may choose the type of literature that appeals to them that day.
appeals to them.
"I can't study all day, and the library gives me a chance for some light but good reading," one student said. "I can pick out a book or magazine that appeals to me instead of depending on the choice of my friends."
The library will be worth ap proximately of books to be given Watson library arrives. Mr. Ross expressed the hope that grateful patients may wish to give subscriptions to magazines.
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Carrots 1 lb.
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Oranges 252
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Round Steak lb. 69c
Columbia Breakfast
Sliced Bacon lb. 39c
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