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University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, May 20, 1953
Louisiana Braces For Floods Following Severe Gulf Storm
New Orleans—(U.P.)—Battered Louisiana braced for more floods today as rain-swollen rivers and streams spilled over in the wake of a rolling storm front which left thousands homeless and ravaged $100 million worth of crops.
Although the storm had apparently dissipated after a last swipe at Georgia, flood waters lapped at homes in Baton Rogue, the capitol city of Louisiana, and residents of picturesque "cajun" country along the gulf fled by foot and boat to high ground.
At least seven persons were counted dead from the storm's violence since it brewed up on the border of Mexico and swept east. Today, little more remained of the massive front but local thundershowers over sections of the gulf coast.
With its final strength, the storm flung a small tornado in the Giffin, Ga., area about 40 miles south of Atlanta yesterday, but no one was injured.
State police reported about three to four inches of water in some northeast Baton Rouge homes and said they were prepared to evacuate families should the Amite river rise higher.
Graduates Offered Belgium Study
The American Committee on United Europe today announces the establishment of a scholarship for any American college graduate for study at the College of Europe at Bruges, Belgium.
The scholarship includes tuition, including study trips, board, lodging, laundry for the academic year, and $10 a month spending money, transportation from New York to Bruges, and an incidental expense allowance of $250.
Applicants must be less than 20 years of age on October 1, 1953, single, have a fluent command of both English and French, and show a satisfactory academic record.
Applications for the scholarship must be made by June 30 to Scholarship, American Committee on United Europe, 537 Fifth Avenue, New York 17, New York.
French Beat Back Communist Attack
Hanoi. Indo-China —(U.P.)— French and Viet Nam troops smashed a new mass of Communist attack today on the vital French “Maginot line” defense south of Hanoi.
The French high command said tank-supported French Union forces beat back the new attack early today at Duc Khe, 30 miles south of Hanoi, after a six-hour battle.
The assault by Viet Minh rebel forces was their second large-scale attempt in a week to breach the steel-and-concrete defense works guarding the rice-rich Hanoi delta.
A command spokesman said the French position was assaulted by several battalions of the crack Viet Minh 320th division.
The enemy retreated from Duc Khe, leaving numerous dead in mine fields and barbed wire entanglements surrounding the French bastion.
The new French victory on the Red river line came as two fresh enemy divisions were reported advancing from Thai country bases, northwest of here, to join the battle for the strategic Hanoi delta.
LEONARD'S STANDARD STATION 9th & Indiana
Europe's Top Attraction
McGehee to Head Stage Fraternity
Richard McGhee, college junior,
recently was elected president of
Omicron Omicron Omicron, honorary
stage technicians fraternity.
Other officers are William West, college senior, vice president; Max Zent, college sophomore, secretary-treasurer, Dan Palmquist, instructor in speech, is the faculty adviser.
Four students recently initiated into the group are Zent, Shirley Strain, college senior; Dee Ann Price, fine arts sophomore, and Richard Settle, college senior.
Fraternity members will hold their spring steak fry Saturday afternoon at Lone Star lake. They have made plans for a series of lectures on stagecrafts and technical stage work to be given next fall.
New York — (U.P.)—A 24-year-old California woman who said she was grieving over the death of her son was arrested today and held for possible kidnapping charges for the abduction of a 3-year-old boy and his baby sister from their Washington, D.C. home.
Woman Charged With Kidnapping
Federal Bureau of Investigation agents questioned Barbara Grimm, 24. of Tulare, Calif., behind closed doors this morning at the office of District Attorney Frank Hogan where she was taken after her arrest in the Jamaica section of Queens.
Clifton E. Bradford, an auto mechanic, was reunited with his 1-year-old blue-eyed daughter, Diane, who was found with Mrs. Grimm, at Mr. Hogan's office. His 3-year-old son, Clifton Jr., was returned to him yesterday by Welfare department officials who had been caring for him since he was found wandering alone in the Central Park zoo.
Washington — (U.P.)— The Army said today it is making a study of "all installations reactivated since the Korean war" to determine which should be closed under the administration's economy program.
Army Starts Study On Camp Closing
The statement, by an official spokesman for the Army, followed an earlier report by Army officers that Camp Breckenridge, Ky., and at least two other big training bases are due to be closed.
In 1952, 265,430 pedestrians were injured in U.S. traffic accidents.
ENDS TONITE
"BY THE LIGHT OF
THE SILVERY MOON"
STARTS
TOMORROW
GORDON MacRAE
KATHRYN GRAYSON
"DESERT SONG"
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OPEN 6:45 P.M.
SHOWS 7:00-9:30
CIRCUS THRILLS
"GREATEST SHOW
ON EARTH"
London—U.P. The coronation of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is the biggest tourist drawing card in Europe this year despite the fact that only a select handful of those going abroad will see the ceremonies.
The rush is on for one reason. There's a good show, even if you aren't one of the lucky 7,500 invited to sit in historic Westminster Abbey. Millions will get a chance to see the Queen in the coronation procession, before and after the Abbey ceremony.
The procession route starts at Buckingham palace, the Queen's residence, and winds through London streets to the Abbey. After the coronation, the route way back to the palace is via several parks and squares so additional thousands will have a chance to see the Queen.
Coronation Offers Tourist Good Show
Most of the spectators along the six-mile route will be standing just as you watch a parade in any city in the United States. About 100,000 will have seats along the route—seats costing from $15 to $150, depending on their proximity to the Abbey.
Official Bulletin
TODAY
KC. commuters: for easier organization of car pool next semester leave your name and address in Engineering library, 1st floor, Maryin
Phi Mu Alpha: 7 p.m. 32 Strong. Last meeting before initiation. Attendance
FACTS meeting: 7:30 p.m. 306 Union
convention and by-law
constitution and by-law
Episcopal communion: 7 a.m. Danforth,
Batley chemistry club: 4 p.m. 300-835
Batley
THURSDAY
Scabbard and Blade: initiation and
inflation 7 p.m., MS drill hall. Wear
informals.
Learn to Dance club: 7:30 p.m. final lesson, Jayhawk room.
ASTE: field trip to Sunflower Ordnance works, leave Fowler 1 p.m.
Stockton in Wichita To Lead Discussion
Frank T. Stockton, dean of the University Extension, is in Wichita today to serve as moderator of a roundtable discussion on industrial relations.
The program has been arranged for the benefit of six management, labor, and government men from India who are making a comprehensive study of labor-management problems and policies in the United States.
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Coronation day June 2, will begin early for everyone. By 8:30 a.m., all the troops will have lined the streets and the spectators with seats will be in their places.
The show gets going with the Lord Mayor of London's procession, the first of nine separate ones which will wind their way to the Abbey. The last of the nine will be Elizabeth's, which is by far the most elaborate. After the coronation, all will be amalgamated into one great colorful procession, headed by an additional military parade, representing all the British fighting services.
From dawn until day is done, there will be something going on. During the Abbey ceremony, when there's nothing to see, in the streets, there'll be something to hear—broadcasts over loudspeakers by a small army of reporters from BBC, describing the Abbey scene.
The gun salutes from Hyde Park and the Tower of London at 12:30 p.m. will tell the crowds the Queen is crowned. And the Queen's triumphal procession back to Buckingham palace will be the climax.
In all, eight nations and 50 territories of the Commonwealth will be represented. The procession will take an estimated 45 minutes to pass any given point. The air will resound to the playing of nearly 2,000 musicians in 46 bands.
About 10,000 troops will be in the procession, and another 15,000 will line the route.
The Duke of Edinburgh, Elizabeth's husband, will ride to and from the Abbey with the Queen in her golden state coronation coach. He
will wear the full-dress uniform of an admiral of the fleet.
The state coach, as ornate as something right out of the movies, will be drawn by eight horses, the famous Windsor greys, in red and gold dress. This coach was made in 1762 for King George III, and at the time was both the most splendid vehicle on wheels and the most scientific.
On her way back, the Queen will wear a robe of purple velvet and the imperial crown, with its 2,783 jewels.
Now it has a right royal claim of being the world's most uncomfortable vehicle. It has no springs, no brakes. It's so heavy that if it were involved in a runaway, it would be stopped by nothing less than a stone building.
When the last of the bands and the troops have gone by, the Royal Air Force will put on an air show, called a "fly past." This will give the Queen time to take a brief rest at the palace before her final public appearance of the day—on the balcony of the palace to receive an ovation from her subjects.
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German Department Announces Award
The prize, to be awarded for the first time next spring, will be $50, and will be donated by an instructor in the department. Recipients of the award will be chosen by the staff on the basis of worthiness and needs.
The establishment of the Paris Follett German prize to be given to an outstanding undergraduate enrolled in one or more German classes has been announced by the German department.
DUO-
DRAMA
THE NEW
SCREEN
IDEA!
JAMES MASON
in JOSEPH CONRAD'S famous sea drama
"THE SECRET SHARE"
with GENE LOCKHART • MICHAEL PATE
Directed by JOHN BRAHM
Screen Adaptation by AEENAS MacKENZIE
IT'S DIFFERENT . . .
Off the Beaten Path!
top casts-in one thrilling feature!
Distributed by
RKO
RADIO
TWO classic action stories TWO
ROBERT PRESTON
in STEPHEN CRANE'S frontier fun tale
"THE BRIDE COMES TO YELLOW SKY"
Introducing MARJORIE STEEELE
with MINOR WATSON
Ends Tonite
"NEVER LET ME GO"
Shown before and after sneak
Introducing MARJORIE STEELE
with MINOR WATSON
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