THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
80th Year, No.13
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1969
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
UDK News Roundup
By United Press International
Stokes wins primary
CLEVELAND—Negro Mayor Carl B. Stokes, a smashing 31,000-vote primary victory under his belt, turned his campaign today toward the November general election and what promised to be a much tougher Republican opponent.
WASHINGTON—The Senate has voted unanimously to provide $75 million worth of short-term relief for 100,000 soft coal miners suffering black lung disease and for the widows of its victims.
Marines start home
Senate votes relief bill
SAIGON—The withdrawal of 4,900 more Marines from Vietnam began today, to be completed next Monday when all will have departed for the United States.
Nation's railroads under strike threat
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The nation's major railroads vowed Tuesday to shut down operations throughout the country beginning Saturday if four shopcraft unions make good a strike threat against seven rail lines.
John P. Hiltz, chairman of the National Railway Labor Conference, said the unprecedented move was "both in the long range interest and a matter of self survival."
The unions have threatened to strike the seven railroads at 12:10 a.m. Saturday over a new contract that includes demands for a 10 per cent pay increase.
Since regional, rather than nationwide, service would be halted by the walkout, there has been doubt that President Nixon would intervene by calling the walkout a "national emergency."
The presidential move would automatically halt any strike for 60 days pending more talks among the parties.
The railroads threatened with the strike Saturday were the Santa Fe, Great Northern, Illinois Central, Erie Lackawanna, Southern, Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio.
The unions include the International Association of Machinists, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers and Blacksmiths and the Sheet Metal Workers International Association.
"The unprecedented divide and conquer tactics of the four shop craft unions leave the railroads no alternative but to take the unprecedented action themselves," Hiltz said.
The National Railway Labor Conference includes virtually every major railway in the country. A spokesman for the conference said the vote Tuesday was "overwhelmingly in favor" of the industry-wide action.
"Union arrogance has made
such drastic action necessary." Hiltz said.
The National Mediation Board last week told Nixon that the proposed strike would deprive sections of the nation of essential transportation service.
No tickets left for K-State game
There are no reserved seat tickets left for the KU-K-State game Oct. 11. A record crowd of 51,500 is now expected, beating the previous record of 50,638, set at last year's KU-Oklahoma game.
Meanwhile, KU hopes to push its win-loss record to 2-1 in this Saturday's match with New Mexico in preparation for the K-State conflict in 10 days.
Mao appears in public
HONG KONG (UPI)—Chinese Communist party Chairman Mao Tse-tung emerged from a long and mysterious absence to preside over Communist China's 20th anniversary celebration in Peking, Peking radio said today.
The Red Chinese radio, in a live broadcast from the Chinese capital, said the 75-year-old Mao was "in excellent health."
Lin Piao, the 62-year-old defense minister and constitutionally designated "successor" to Mao as party leader, also appeared along with Mao. it said.
It was the first public appearance for both Mao and Lin since last May 19, a long absence which caused considerable speculation about the state of their health.
The crowd of more than 100,000
persons gathered in Peking's huge Tien An Men Gate of Heavenly Peace Square, broke into prolonged cheering when Mao made his appearance on a reviewing rostrum, the broadcast said. Mao waved to the crowd.
After the cheering subsided, Lin addressed the rally commemorating the Oct. 1, 1949, proclamation which Mao read at the same place formally founding the People's Republic of China.
Mao and Lin walked into view at precisely 10 a.m. Peking time, according to the broadcast. About three minutes later Lin proclaimed the rally open and began delivery of the keynote speech.
During his long absence, there was considerable speculation that
Mao was ill, possibly critically. Some reports from Moscow said he had been "incapacitated" by a stroke allegedly suffered in early September.
The Peking radio report said Mao took his place on the rostrum along with other Chinese leaders, invited foreign guests and diplomats stationed in Red China.
Lin asked the more than 700 million people of China to "respond to Chairman Mao's great call" and work for unity throughout the nation.
The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission reported that the Red Chinese exploded a hydrogen bomb, in the three megaton range, near its main testing grounds of Lop Nor in Sinkiang Province
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Satellite Union site comes under fire
The proposed site for the new $1.75 million Satellite Union is not where it will benefit KU students the most, said Frank Zilm, St. Louis senior and student body vice-president, Tuesday night at a meeting of the Union Operating Board.
The tentative site for the new facility is west of Allen Field House and south of the "N" zone parking lot.
The location of the Satellite Union will be discussed at a meeting of the Union Operating Board at 6 p.m. tonight in the Curry Room of the Kansas Union.
The University Planning Council, which no longer exists, decided on the "N" zone location, which Zilm said would require students on campus to walk through two parking lots and halfway up Daisy Hill to reach it. He said that the extra distance might affect the success of the facility.
Zilm believes that the best location available is directly in "N" zone, close to the campus and the Daisy Hill residence halls. He has proposed that location to the Union Operating Board.
The original plan was for the Satellite Union to be a bookstore annex. But since the first plans were drawn, the project has
grown to include a recreation area with a swimming pool, restaurant, lounges, television room and study booths.
Zilm, said, "A decision must be made soon. We have three alternatives: to build the Satellite Union on the proposed site, realizing the disadvantages; to move the site to a better location, possibly "N" zone at an increased cost for redesign; or to abandon the project."
Zilm was a member of the All-Student Council Satellite Student Union Committee which evaluated the plans for the proposed Union last spring.
Reflections Photo by T. L. Simmons