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University Daily Kansan
Monday, Jan. 4, 1954 —Kansan photos by Clarke Keve
QUITE A JOYOUS SEASON—Well at least a joyous tournament as the Jayhawkers took Colorado, Missouri, and Oklahoma to task in winning the 4-day meet in Kansas City. Here Gary Padgett, Larry Davenport, B. H. Born, Jerry Alberts, and John Anderson show their happiness in winning the final with O.U.
Secrecy Imposed in Gouzenko Quiz
THE SPOILS OF VICTORY—For the second time in the 8-year history of the Big Seven Holiday tournament, the Kansas Jayhawkers came home with the visitor's trophy. Kneeling are (left to right) Al Kelley, Dallas Dobbs, assistant coach Dick Harp, coach F. C. "Phog" Allen, Jack Wolfe, trainer Dean Nesmith and student manager Harry White. Standing are Harold McEldroy, Gary Fadgett, Jumf Toft, Len Martin, John Anderson, B. H. Born, Bial Heitholt, LaVannes Squires, Larry Davenport, and Jerry Alberts.
Montreal—(U.F.)-U.S. Senate spy hunters today questioned former Russian code clerk Igor Gouzenko about Soviet espionage in North America.
Atmosphere of the rendezvous was as clandestine as the confines of the Russian embassy in Ottawa, from which Gouzenko fled in 1945 with documents that led to spy arrests in Canada, the United States, and Britain.
Conducting the quiz are Sen. William E. Jenner (R-Ind.), chairman of the U.S. Senate subcommittee on internal security; Pat. Pen McCarran (D-Nev.), former subcommittee chairman; acting counsel Jay G. Sourwine, and a reporter.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, named by the government to supervise the interrogation, seemed disturbed that even the senators' presence in Canada had leaked out.
This "break" came from Washington. Despite attempts at secrecy, it was believed the investigators had been taken to a rendezvous point and that the questioning would begin today. At the point the location; it could be in the Montreal area, or across the border in Ontario.
Tehran, Iran —(U.P.) A 12-year-old Iranian boy foiled a Communist attempt on the life of Vice President Richard M. Nixon during his recent visit here and as a reward is going to visit the United States. An official statement said Mr. Nixon and invited Sassanpour Etezadi to visit the United States for three months for thwarting the attempt.
Sen. Jenner told reporters that he didn't know where the interview would be held.
Iranian Boy to Get Reward
Canadian government fears of possible "revenge" against Mr. Gouzenko for his sensational disclosures to the security officer precautions taken by the RCMP
"We're in the hands of the RCMP," he said. "We don't know where we'll see Mr. Gouzenko or when."
Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa—O.U.P—Forty natives awaiting trial for various minor offenses escaped from Nairobi Remand prison today in an organized break. Within 15 minutes 19 had been recaptured and one shot dead by guards.
Asked how long they planned to be in Canada, Sen. Jenner replied, "until our mission is accomplished."
40 Escape Narobi Prison
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Oh, My!—"Phog" Allen, the grand old man of Kansas basketball, had some harrowing moments before his Jayhawkers pulled the Oklahoma game out of the fire with a last half flurry. Here he puts on a look of dismay as a Kansan commits a mistake that loses the ball
to the Sooners.
Army Men, Wife Visit Ex-Red Gl
Tokyo, Japan —(U.P.)-Cpl. Claude Batchelor spent three hours yesterday with the pretty Japanese wife whose letters won him back from communism. The 24-year-old Kermit, Tex., soldier also spent several hours answering questions asked by Army Intelligence officers
Army sources refused to reveal whether the former Communist captive offered concrete hopes that any more of the 21 Americans still with the Reds will return to freedom before the Jan. 23 deadline.
The Texan, who quit high school, to drive a dump truck before he enlisted in the Army at the age of 17, refused to answer many questions asked by reporters and his few replies were bleak and sketchy. Army officials offered no advice for today but newsmen frankly doubted he would be permitted to give a revealing picture of the Communist camp.
Mr. Batchcelor's wife, Mrs. Kyoko Araki, was permitted to spend three hours with him in his hospital room Sunday for their first reunion in more than three years. They were married in a Shinto ceremony (Japanese ethnic cult) in Tokyo in July 1949, but the Army must approve the wedding before he can take her to the U.S. She has declared that she would prefer to live in Japan.
Watson Library Gets Rare Book
A rare eight-volume edition of Shakespeare's works and a photograph of the late Prof. C. D. Dunlap, a member of the early day English faculty of the University, have been given to Watkins library.
The donor, Iris Calderhead Pratt of Frijole, Texas, is the wife of the vice president of the Standard Oil company in New Jersey. Professor Dunlap was one of her teachers while she was a student at KU.
The Shakespeare edition in calf binding is the product of Lewis Theoald, an English playwright and Shakespearian editor who died in 1744. In making the gift, Mrs. Pratt said that she would never have known "a Theobold" if it had not been for Prof. Dunlap.
Men and women entering the Army during the past year received an initial clothing issue costing $172.91 and $202.83, respectively. Each issue consisted of 31 different items.
Skelton Predicts 1954 TV Trends Just for Laughs
Hollywood — (U.R.)— The experts are predicting world treads for 1954, so Red Skelton came up today with what is likely not to happen in television this year.
Here's what Red announced, aided, possibly, by a few gag writers: "Zsa Zsa Gabor will keep the patch on her eye and will begin a new TV series sponsored by Hatha-away shirts.
"Toast of the Town" will try a big promotional scheme, giving away with each car an Ed Sullivan popicle.
"Draignet," now in the process of being made into a movie (after its success on radio, TV and records) next will be heard on electric razors.
There will be a new king-sized cigarette on television, all filter and no tobacco—it screens out the people.
Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Martin and Lewis, Sid Caesar and Jackie Glesson will continue to be great, while Dr. Drew's type of laughs they get, "Too big."
Wally Cox will confess a secret of his great success as the easy-going, slow-talking "Mr. Peepers." it isn't understaffing, It's tired blood.
The secret word on the Groucho Marx quiz show is "pregnancy"—a common word used in "The Moon Is. Blue."
Drew Pearson will predict that no matter what Ed Murrow sees on "See It Now," the Russians will claim they saw it first.
Walter Winchell will be missing from his regular television news spot for one week while he has bis hat cleaned.
Our Miss Brooks, Eve Arden, will become an usherette at Grauman's Chinese theater so she can lead Mr. Boyington down the aisle.
Dates for the sixth annual United Nations conference at the University will be Jan. 25-26.
The program and speakers, soon to be announced, will give emphasis to the role of the U.S. in the U.N.
Miss Ellen M. Batchelor of Manhattan, state chairman for the UN, will preside at all sessions.
UN Meeting Opens Jan.25
The conference here will be the first state-level meeting for orienting community-level leaders on the activities of the entire United Nations organization. Mrs. Pearl Richardson of Pratt, a volunteer worker for the UN, was one of the organizers.
Miss Batchelor's predecessors as state chairman were Mrs. Benjamin O. Weaver, Mullinville; Dr. F. L. Schlegel, Kansas City; Mrs. V. B. Ballard, Wichita, and Dr. Lyman D. Wooster, Hays.