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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Oct. 18, 1954
Liverpool Dockworkers DefyReds,UnloadShips
London—(U.P.)—Hundreds of stevedores on the Liverpool docks struck a major blow against the Communist leadership of Britain's wildcat dock strike today. They began streaming back to work in defiance of Red pleas for a nationwide walkout.
London, the world's largest p-
remained in the paralyzing grip of a strike of almost all dock and al-
lied workers and the strike has
been caused by a bus strike, snarl-
ing the movements of millions of
people.
But in Liverpool, Southampton, Hull, and elsewhere the Communist-backed bid for a general strike which would threaten the nation's post-war recovery appeared to be losing momentum.
The most shattering blow to the wildcat strike was the wholesale return to work of dockers at Liverpool's huge north dock, where many American ships unload.
Strike leaders tried to hold a meeting at the gates of north dock. Workers brushed past the agitators and by late afternoon ships which had been standing idle were being unloaded. All vessels were being handled but some were undermanned.
In London, meanwhile, the stench of rotting fruits, vegetables and other perishables filled the air and Britain's exporters fretted at the prospects of an even more serious disruption of the nation's export trade.
Millions of dollars of items intended for the Christmas trade already are seriously delayed. Widespread unemployment threatens unless the strike ends shortly, because factories with overcrowded warehouses will shortly be forced to shut down.
The London shutdown, and the attempts to spread the strike throughout Britain, involves a struggle between right and left-wing labor leaders for the loyalty of dock workers.
Early Bird
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.—(UP)—During an unusual August e o l d spell, Postmaster Russell F. Neary received a letter addressed to "North Pole" and reading: "Dear Santa Claus, I want tracks, town, oil car, station."
Winnie Shuffles British Cabinet
London — (U.P.) - Prime Minister Winston Churchill today challenged the Labor party's bid for a return to power by putting the accent on youth in a major reshuffle of his Conservative government.
The cabinet shake-up, approved by Queen Elizabeth II and announced officially by Churchill last night, was the most far-reaching since World War II.
It promoted many younger men and should end Conservative complaints that too many "old faces" were hanging on too long in the government.
Churchill, who will be 80 next month, remained at the head of the government and indicated he would continue to carry on, if health permits, until the 1955 elections.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Chancellor of the Exchequer R. A. Butler held their posts, but Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis, 62, famous World War II allied commander in the Mediterranean, resigned as defense minister.
Lord Simonds, 72, resigned as ord high chancellor and Sir Lionel Heald, 57, quit as attorney general. Florence Horsbrugh, only woman in the cabinet, stepped out as minister of education.
The shake-up involved 22 ministers. The average age of the seven new ministers is 41 years that of the outgoing seven is 61.
News Announcer Will Speak At IFC Meeting
Richard Harkness, news announcer of the National Broadcasting company, will speak at a University convocation sponsored by the Inter-Fraternity council, Friday. March 11. The convocation will be the feature of this year's Greek week, and the first to be sponsored by a non-academic organization.
Mr. Harkness will open Greek week activities with a talk at the IFC scholarship banquet Thursday, March 10. This dinner will be attended by the honor initiate, president, scholarship chairman, and senior IFC representative of each social fraternity. His talk to the whole student body is scheduled for 9:20 the following morning.
The Greek week program include an IFC-Fanhellenic sing Friday night, the annual chariot race, crowning of the Greek queen, informal picnic, and IFC spring dance, Saturday, March 12.
Mr. Harkness was graduated from Kansas university in 1928 and started his journalistic career with the United Press in Kansas City Before joining the NBC Washington staff in 1943, he held positions on the Philadelphia Inquirer and radio stations WDAF, Kansas City and WRC, Washington, D.C. He is past president of the Radio Correspondents association.
While at the University, Mr Harkness worked on the Daily Kansas, and was a member of Sigma Delta Chi, honorary journalism fraternity and Delta Chi, social fraternity.
Quick, Cut the Red Tape
Washington — (U,P)— The Army has issued a new form for notifying higher headquarters of an atomic biological or gas attack. While the form is going through channels, however, the Army suggests it might be a good idea to send headquarters a "flash report" first.
A 64-foot cargo parachute costs the Army approximately $667. A 100-foot cargo chute is valued at $1,581.
Campus Chest Drive Quota $7,693, Date Set Nov. 8-17
A goal of $7,693 was set for the 1954-55 Campus Chest at a meeting of the steering committee yesterday.
The amount is based on appropriations designated for eight ganizations to be included in the drive Nov. 8-17.
This year's drive will include a mental health fund and the World University service, an organization to help needy students throughout the world. The two groups will re-commission on Friday. Relations Among Foreign Students, the foundation for Overseas Blind, and the American Red Cross, which were presented in the Campus Chest last year.
Other groups to benefit from the drive are the Damon Runyon Cancer fund, the American Heart fund, the National Polio foundation, the Lawrence Community Chest, the YMCA, and the YWCA.
The first Campus Chest collections will be taken at the homecoming game Saturday, Nov. 6, before the official opening of the drive. The steering committee has organized a program for soliciting to be carried on until the final dance on the last night of the drive, Wednesday, Nov. 17.
The U.S. post office department handles more than 50,000,000,000 pieces of mail annually, more than the rest of the world combined.
Progress of the drive and the mount needed to reach the goal will be registered by a large thermometer in front of the Journalism building.
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