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STAMP LICKER—There will be no complaint about sealing envelopes or licking stamps at the University Press now. The installation of a new postage meter will eliminate these jobs. The new machine will make the job an enjoyable one now. Edward Bishop, bindery foreman, operates the machine, which seals and stamps up to 3,000 letters an hour.
By LARRY BOSTON
Postage Meter Eliminates Licking Stamps, Envelopes
A tedious job has been eliminated at the University Press office with the installation of a new postage meter.
This machine seals and stamps up to 3,600 letters an hour at a considerable saving in postage costs to the University.
Thomas C. Ryther, superintendent of the University Press, said the installation of the new machine has resulted in the elimination of several of the tasks usually associated with sending out a large quantity of envelopes.
A special printing operation is eliminated which adds special mailing permits to envelopes. By the use of special permits, a savings can be made on certain kinds of mailing, such as the mailing of educational matter.
As well as eliminating a large, sticky stamp inventory, the new machine has done away with the job of putting them on the envelopes, a job that involved considerable
time on the thousands of envelopes handled every year by the University Press for the various schools and departments of the University.
The postage meter, a Pinney-Bowes brand machine, has been purchased by the University. A tabulator which counts the number of envelopes and the amount of postage, is rented from the Post Office department at a cost of around $11 a month. Since its installation April 1, the meter has processed more than $1,000 worth of mail in
Lack of Scientists EndangersSecurity
Washington — (U.P.) President Eisenhower was warned today that national security in this atomic age is endangered by a shortage of firstrate research scientists, particularly physicists.
The 17-member National Manpower council reported to the president that the United States has only about 155,000 trained scientists—twenthems of one percent of a working population of 63 million. It said there are between 15,000 and 20,000 physicists, of whom only 3,500 hold doctoral degrees.
The services of this machine are available to the other University departments which have large mailing lists. The use of this machine by other departments will be an added saving to the University.
Declaring that this reservoir of scientific brainpower is woefully inadequate, the council proposed a 14-point program to expand education of scientists. It said:
"The security and progress of the country depend as never before upon the nurturing of creative minds that can push back the frontiers of the unknown."
In addition to stamping and sealing envelopes, the machine also prints a stamp-type tape which may be attached as postage to any size package.
Mr. Eisenhower appointed the council, headed by James D. Zellerbach of San Francisco, two years ago when he was president of Columbia university. Its study has been financed by the Ford foundation and carried out through the Columbia university Graduate School of Business.
Flyweight Champ Keeps Title
Tokyo —(U,P)— Yoshio Shirai of Japan won a unanimous decision over Tanny Campo of the Philippines in a 15-round fight to retain his world's flyweight championship.
what was considered to be a small mailing period.
University Daily Kansan
A feature that is to be added to the machine is an advertising stamp that will print a University advertisement on each envelope mailed.
Monday, May 18. 1953
McConnell Leads Jet Kills With 16
Seoul—(U.P.)—Sabrejet pilots shot down 12 MIG-15s today with Capt. Joseph McConnell bagging three to run his “kill” to 16 and make him undisputed king of the Korean skies.
Freedom Plane Returned to Reds
- The Sabres tangled with the Russian-made supersonic jets for the sixth straight day and ran their total during that time to 36 kills.
Berlin—(U.P.)The United States prepared today to return to the Czech Communists the "freedom plane" on which a group of anti-Red Czechoslovak citizens flew through the iron curtain to freedom March 23.
Apparently the return of the plane, flown here from West Germany to be turned over to Czech representatives either today or tomorrow, was decided upon after the Communists released Associated Press correspondent, William Oatis.
McConnell, of Apple Valley, Calif., became the world's first triple jet ace by downing MIG No. 15 on his first of two missions of the day. He returned later to get his 16th.
It was flown to West Germany two months ago by a group of anti-Communists who seized it at gunpoint. Six of the plane's passengers asked for political asylum in the West. The remaining 23 returned to Czechoslovakia.
An American spokesman said today that the Czech national airlines plane will be inspected by the Reds today at Tempelhof airport in the American sector of Berlin.
Actor's Wife Seeks Alimony
Los Angeles, Calif.—U(P.)—Film star John Wayne, 44, and his actress wife, Esperanza Wayne, 30, meet in court today in a temporary alimony battle expected to last "at least three days." Mrs. Wayne seeks $1,100 temporary monthly alimony from the husky actor, pending trial of her separate maintenance suit.
Car Kills 2-Year-Old Girl
Kansas City, Mo. — (U.P.) A 2-year-old girl was killed yesterday when she fell from a moving automobile near Mission, Kan. The victim, Gail Marie Reece, was a passenger in a car driven by her mother, Mrs. Ruth Reece.
One of the two MIGs he sent plummeting to earth was disallowed temporarily for lack of evidence. But the Air Force later reinstated Capt. McConnell's claim.
he and his wingman had encountered 26 MIGs on the morning mission and were too busy at the time to see whether the plane in question ever hit the ground.
In raising his claim to 16 kills and three damaged, Capt. McConnell shot past his old gunnery teacher, Capt. Manuel Fernandez, in the jet killing derby. Capt. Fernandez had bagged 12.
Just before Capt. McConnell went up for the second time today, the Air Force retired Capt. Fernandez, of Miami. Fla., from flight status.
He earlier had received permission to fly 25 more missions, but the Air Force decided to retire him now and send him back to the United States where he may pass along his knowledge to other jet pilots.
Alumnus Gets Award From Whitney Group
A University graduate is one of six American Indians to receive Opportunity fellowships for 1953 from the John Hay Whitney foundation. Chosen from 52 applicants, the six will receive grants of up to $3.000.
The graduate is Clement E. Azure, '50, of St. Michael, N.D., now with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Aberdeen, S.D., who will study for his master's degree in education.
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