THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
80th Year, No.25
Friday, Oct. 17, 1969
UDK News Roundup
By United Press International Park may get third term
SEOUL — President Park Chung-Hee voted early in the day today in a national referendum that will decide the fate of his pro-American administration as well as his own political future.
An estimated 10 million South Koreans were going to the polls to vote on a constitutional amendment that would permit the 52-year-old Park to seek a third four-year term as president in 1971.
Somalia leader killed
MOGADISHU, Somalia—Thousands of nomadic tribesmen poured into the capital Thursday to join other commoners, diplomats and government officials in paying final tribute to assassinated President Abdi Rashid Shermarke.
Shermarke, one-time premier who returned to power two years ago, was shot to death Wednesday.
Attorney expects to lose
CHICAGO—A defense attorney in the trial of eight men charged with inciting violence at the Democratic National Convention told the court it looks like an "armed camp" and said he expects his clients to be convicted.
Gls to stay after war
WASHINGTON—Defense Secretary Melvin Laird says the United States plans to keep a residual military force—perhaps numbering in the thousands—in Vietnam after the war is over.
Such a residual force, Laird told an impromptu news conference at the Pentagon, would be comprised of a "training and advisory force." He did not say how long he envisioned the force would have to be left there.
War proposal sent to Nixon
The White House today said President Nixon had received a letter signed by Kansas Congressmen Larry Winn, R-Leawood, and Keith Sebelius, R-Norton, asking for escalation of the Vietnam war.
Assistant press secretary William Wood told the Kansas in a telephone conversation, the letter drafted by Rep. Sam Steiger, R-Arizona, would be given to the president tomorrow, and the President would not immediately comment on the letter. Nixon will probably write a reply to Steiger next week, Wood said.
Winn said Wednesday in a telephone interview with the Kansan the letter was not directly asking for escalation of the war, although the letter included a statement asking for "a sudden and major escalation of the war with one aim in mind—victory."
The letter continued, "We urge an immediate resumption of bombing of North Vietnam . . . and that South Vietnamese rangers be infiltrated into North Vietnam to pursue the same kind of guerrilla tactics used by the Viet Cong."
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
Sebelius has since asked to have his name removed from the letter.
Planning board outlined
Chancellor E. Laurence Chalmers Jr. Thursday outlined the formation of a University Planning Board and a four-part list of priorities for the Board.
The Board's priorities will be:
- Phase 1: The policy and procedures of academic programs at KU, including their priorities, an area Chalmers called "a touchy subject."
Phase 2: A study of the projected enrollment at KU in the next ten years, breaking the figures down to enrollment in specific schools and curricula. Chalmers said this study would have to be tied in with similar projections at the other six state colleges and universities to avoid oversaturation of specific curricula in the state schools.
- Phase 3: A study of "appropriate parameters of financial support and the allocation of resources." Chalmers said financial programs of other universities should be examined during this phase.
Phase 4: Planning of the physical plant, including land and buildings.
The thirteen-member board is composed of students and faculty members, seven of whom were named by the Executive Committee of the University Senate.
Chalmers said the entire study should be completed by next June so the Board of Regents could act upon the recommendations and submit requests for appropriations to the 1971 State Legislature.
The Chancellor also announced the formation of a University Space Committee to deal with surplus space in University facilities. Because space is, and will continue to be, a "critical commodity." The committee will also collect reports from the faculty of existing surplus space.
Francis H. Heller, dean of fac-
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Russians return second vehicle; Soyuz 8 is expected tomorrow
MOSCOW (UPI)—The Soviet Union brought the second of three spaceships back from earth orbit today. The three men of Soyuz 7 made an easy, pinpoint landing amid a group of scientists, sports commissioners, friends and journalists.
The craft, launched Sunday, was the second to return from space in two days and left only Soyuz 8 with its two-man crew still in orbit. Soyuz 6 and its two cosmonauts made a soft landing in the same recovery area Thursday.
The official Tass announcement said today's touchdown came at
12:26 p.m. Moscow time 4:26 a.m. CDT about 193 miles northwest of Karaganda. The crewmen "felt excellent," Tass said, and a preliminary medical checkup showed they had endured their flight in good condition.
"At the landing site, the cosmonauts were given a warm welcome by members of the search group, sports commissioners, friends and journalists," Tass said. Their mission was designed to pave the way for a manned orbital station.
The agency said the crew three retrorockets at a planned time, the descent and "soft landing
engines ensured a smooth landing."
In a rare view of spaceflight control in Baikonur, Soviet television showed a row of military controllers breaking into applause, shouting and waving as the successful return announcement was made.
The spacecraft came down close to its present target, and helicopters spotted its huge parachute canopy as it drifted down on a barren plain flecked with early winter snow. By the time the heat-seared sapsule was lowered the last few feet, greeters
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Chalmers lauds moratorium
By DAVE ANDERSEN Kansan Staff Writer
Chancellor E. Laurence Chalmers Jr.'s reaction to Wednesday's moratorium was that of being pleased with the style and nature of activities planned and conducted by students and faculty.
"The manner in which our students carried out Wednesday's moratorium makes me even more proud to be Chancellor of the University of Kansas," Chalmers said.
Chalmers' schedule permitted him to attend events at the Chi Omega sorority house and Ellsworth Hall. "I was impressed with the penetrating, in-depth questions asked by students and interested by their differing postures on the war in Vietnam."
A sense of pride in the United States was exhibited by the serious nature in which the student body and faculty reacted to Wednesday's demonstration for peace, Chalmers said.
The Chancellor was surprised at the extent of participation displayed by students and feels that the press in general underestimated the number of those participating. Attendance, as understood by Chalmers, was excellent at all events.
Chalmers said that an overall impact was felt across the nation Wednesday and that it will have influence on the government of the United States, moreover, the President and his views on the war in Vietnam. "I don't believe that President Nixon actually believes that Wednesday's peaceful demonstrations will have no effect in ending the war," Chalmers said.
"A democratic right was exercised in a well-disciplined manner and I can't see how such a unique event won't effect our nation's policies," the Chancellor said.
Students and faculty should not be distraught by cancellation of classes Wednesday, he said. The amount of learning that took place was immeasurable. Academic content on the war in Vietnam was practical and collegiate in manner and equal to that of senior level courses. A full education was experienced by all of those students and faculty members involved, the Chancellor said.
Chalmers said that a good pattern was set for future moratoriums by our actions here at KU. "Universities in our neighboring state of Missouri will prosper by the handling of such peaceful demonstrations by the University of Kansas."
E. Laurence Chaimers Jr.