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SRIZZLY BEAR—A dance done by Alice Wiley and Nancy Dockum, college sophomores, is an attempt to convince Frank Buck, a character in the Pi Beta Phi sorority Rock Chalk Revue skit, that he should skip convocation and "coffee" at the Union. The Revue will be presented March 26 and 27 in Hoch auditorium.
Student Driver Charge Answered by Judge
The reason for speeders being fined for over-the-limit speeds is that drivers have no control over their cars at these speeds, City Police Judge Jack C. Maxwell said today.
Drill Team to Be Explained
By RON GRANDON
A meeting of applicants for the women's drill team will be at 4 p.m. today in Room 305 of the Union. More details about the program and a practice schedule will be predicted, and pictures of the group's uniforms will be shown. The drill teams is being organized by Col. Thomas Summers and will participate in several programs for television and for KU activities.
Speeders are fined $2 a mile for speeds higher than 15 mph over the posted speed, he said.
Answering a charge made by Harlan Parkinson, business junior, in a letter to the Daily Kansan, that student speed violators were being fined more than Lawrence violators Judge Maxwell said "there has been no deviation from our present system of fining since it was invented."
In his letter printed Tuesday, Parkinson said, "There is no doubt in my mind that local drivers are not fined the same amount; that is when they are fined." He called attention to the fact that last Friday morning "five students were fined while only one local driver
"When there is some element of doubt, as when speeders are caught by a following police car, we give them the benefit of doubt," the judge said.
The system, which applies to students and townspeople alike, consists of a charge of one dollar per mile up to the first 15 miles, and two dollars for every mile if the violator is going more than 15 mph over the posted speed.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
The campus police recently have been conducting a safety campaign. Of the five student drivers fined last Friday morning, four of these were picked up for speeding as a result of campus speed-checks.
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51st Year, No. 110
McCarthy Feud Erupts Again On New Front
Washington —(U.R.) The angry feud between Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-Wis.) and the Army erupted on a new front today as Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) demanded an investigation by the Armed Services committee.
Sen. Kefauver said he would propose the inquiry at a meeting of the committee called this morning to consider the problem of keeping Reds out of the armed services. Top Pentagon officials were scheduled to testify.
Meanwhile, Sen. Karl E. Mundt, (R-S.D.), acting chairman of the McCarthy subcommittee for the special inquiry, planned to confer today with Sen. John L. McClellan (D-Ak), ranking subcommittee Democrat, about a chief counsel and other members of a special staff that will be recruited for the investigation.
The issue, however, appeared almost certain to come up in some form since Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens, a key figure in the feud, was one of the scheduled witnesses. Others included Defense Secretary R. Charles Wilson; Adm. Secretary W. R. Charles; chieftain joint chiefs of staff, and Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, Army chief of staff.
But GOP leaders on the Armee Services committee hoped to keep the Wisconsin Republican's running fight with the Army out of today's hearings. The dispute is to be investigated by Sen. McCarthy's own Senate investigating subcommittee without him as chairman.
The long-smouldering clash came to a head last week when the Army charged that Sen. McCarthy and Roy M. Cohn, the subcommittee's chief investigator, had sought special treatment for a former aide, Pvt G. David Schine, who was drafted into the Army. Sen. McCarthy retorted that the Army tried to "blackmail" him into calling off an investigation of Communists in that service.
Sen. Kefauver said the McCarthy-Army row should be investigated by the Armed Services committee rather than the investigating subcommittee which he said could not "properly investigate itself." He said Mr. Steven's truthfulness and armed services morals are at stake.
Mr. Stevens heatedly denied Sen. McCarthy's counter-charge. And President Eisenhower yesterday strongly defended the Army secretary. He told his news conference he would fire Mr. Stevens if he did not believe in him.
Income Taxes Bill Chances Look Dim
The balloting will climax weeks of maneuvering in which Republicans and Democrats have been struggling to convert taxes into a winning issue for the fall elections.
It also will mark a major test for the administration since President Eisenhower. has. enlisted all his prestige in the fight to defeat the Democratic plan.
The vote on the Democratic move was billed for this afternoon. Regardless of the outcome, the House was expected immediately afterward to approve the bill.
The GOP chieftains conceded the vote would be close but they were confident of victory. The Democrats agreed it would be a hair-line decision but they were less optimistic than the Republicans about winning.
The strong administration support of the bill had an obvious effect on Republican members. Where at one time it has appeared that perhaps 30 or 35 Republicans would support the Democratic motion, the number dwindled until Rep. Martin predicted that the total would be under a dozen.
The proposal sponsored by the Democrats calls for slashing everybody's income taxes by raising exemptions from $600 to $700 a year. Their strategy was to try to get this nailed into the GOP's general tax reform bill as a substitute for a clause providing relief for stockholders.
At present corporate earnings are taxable both in the case of the corporation and the individual who gets a dividend check. The GOP bill would provide some relief for dividend holders.
Washington—(U.P.)The hotly-disputed Democratic plan to cut personal income taxes came up for a showdown vote in the House today and Republican leaders appeared to have the power to kill it.
Weather
Heavy snow hurled by winds up to 45 miles an hour cut visibility to one-eighth of a mile in northwest
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southerly winds which with gust kicked up dust in southwest and north-central Kansas. The winds were less severe in the eastern part of the state. The state weatherman predicted the front would move across Kansas tonight.
Players Good, But Not Convincing
Bv GENE SHANK
Free will is presented in the form of Antigone, the strong-hearted, uncompromising daughter of Oedipus, who attempts to bury her brother despite the edict of King Creon that forbids his burial.
Although "Antigone" was adapted from the Sophocles play in 1944 as a subtle protest against the Nazi regime and its strict regimentation. Jean Anouilh put much more into his play than a subtle protest—he characterized the conflict between free will and law and order.
Last night's University Theatre production of "Antigone," though making aggressive strides in the right direction, was not quite convincing enough to lift free will above law and order and lacked confidence to save that free will is superior—as surely Jean Anouilh intended.
Possibly the reason for its lack of conviction one way or the other is that Anouilh's words had to be 'oned down to meet the requirements of the Nazi occupation forces.
But more likely, the reason stems from the fact that the most powerful performance on the stage was given by Alec Ross, who played the role of King Creon, the symbol of law and order.
'Antigone' Tickets Still Available
Tickets still are available for "Antigone" performances tonight, tomorrow, and Saturday. The box office in Green hall will be open from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 5 p.m. at the bowery and 10 a.m. to noon Saturday.
Mr. Ross, as King Creon, was so
Though Mrs. Kathleen Howland, playing Antigone, seemed to understand the quest for uncompromising tree will. in the stubborn resistance
to authority that characterized Antigone, her performance, though well done, was overshadowed by that of Mr. Ross.
convincing and rational that he dominated the stage. When he spoke in his own language, the role of law and his presentation of Antigone as a stubborn little girl, dominated the play's thought.
Raymond Johnson, playing the Chorus, did a remarkable job of integrating the words and actions of the play and explaining them to the audience. Though much of what he said was in preaching form and long speeches, his variety of speech and action and his obvious understanding of the role and the play made an excellent performance.
Marjorie Smith, as the beautiful Ismene, was convincingly weak and frightened and presented a suitable contrast to the strength of Antigone. The nurse, played by Mrs Agnes Geltch, and her 'notherly nagging soon grew tiring—but the weakest point in the play was the lifeless performance of Robert Londerholm, who played Haemon, Antigone's lover. Randy Allen, eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs Harold Allen of Lawrence, was appealing as the page.
Fairy Tale Play Set by Theatre
"Rumpelstiltskin," the next Studio Theater production, will be presented at 8 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in Green theater.
A special performance "for children only" will be presented at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 27. Children may attend any performance, however, and the play will be over early enough in the evening for them to attend.
Prices for the production are: children, 5 cents; adults, 50 cents; and students, 25 cents. Since the seating capacity in Green theater is limited to 154 persons, tickets may be ordered in advance by contacting the speech and drama department.
"Rumpelstiltskin" is the children's fairy tale of the young Miller's daughter who is ordered by the king to spin straw into gold, and of the efforts of a strange old man, whose name no one can remember, to save her from being beheaded.
Bauerle Wins IFC Award
A $500 scholarship was awarded to George Bauerle, college sophomore and a member of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, at the Inter-fraternity Council scholarship Greek week dinner last night.
The Beta Theta Pi fraternity pledge class had the highest grade average. The Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity active chapter had the highest grade average for consecutive year and also received he improvement trophy.
Robert Kennedy, engineering junior and president of Sigma Nu, was highest scholastically.
Col. Thomas B. Summers, professor of air science and tactics, spoke at the dinner.
Six student speakers will compete in the seventh annual Forensic Revue to be presented at 8 p.m. today in Strong auditorium.
Students were chosen as speakers by the Forensic league on the basis of their speech work in the past year. The team demonstrated and cried sneeches.
6 Students to Be In Forensic Revue
demonstration, and oration speeches.
The speakers and their topics will be Marjorie Englund, education junior, "Opportunities Unlimited;" Don Johnston, college sophomore, "Foolproof Fanhandling." Glenn Opie, third year law, "3.57 or Bust!" Diane Miller, education junior, "The Lines of Men"; Francile Aronholt, education sophomore, "Balance Is the Secret," and John Eland, college freshman, "The Big Fight." Don Endacott, college junior, will be chairman.
Widdows is Elected To ISA Presidency
Donald L. Widdows, college freshman, has been elected president of the Independent Student association. William Harmon, college sophomore,
Other officers elected were Margaret Jean Smith, college sophomore, vice president; Sharon McClure, fine arts freshman, secretary; Sheila Haller, college sophomore, treasurer, and Thelma Diehl, college freshman, activities chairman.