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University Daily Kansan
Friday, May 1, 1953
Publick Occurrences BOTH FORREIGN AND DOMESTICK
CAMPUS
May 1, 1953
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A campus pressure group is attempting to interest University authorities in a new "boulevard" which would replace the dirt road now behind Hoch auditorium, Robinson gym, and the Journalism building. It would aid traffic to and from the new Science building and the Fieldhouse-to-be.
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Final action on the libel suit brought against FACTS still is pending. FACTS was convicted by the Student Court more than a month ago and immediately appealed to the disciplinary committee, but so far, no action has been taken.
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The next two Experiment in Production programs, heard Monday nights on KANU, will show a marked improvement over previous shows. One is "The Odyssey of Runyon Jones," starring Keith Jochim, 11-year-old son of Prof. Kenneth Jochim, assistant dean of the medical school. The other is "A Voice in the Night" featuring Geoffrey Weston, a special student from Kent, England. Both shows are produced and directed by members of the Radio Production class.
NATION
President Eisenhower's new government loyalty program which gives agencies broad new powers to discharge security risks should be right up Sen. McCarthy's alley.
Don't waste time searching for criticism of President Eisenhower or members of his administration in any of the large chain newspapers. Publishers are letting it be known that they want Ike handled with kid gloves.
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It's interesting to note the high percentage of publishers who think the press relations of the present administration are the best yet. They thought the same of FDR's administration when it was just beginning, but the honeymoon lasted only a year.
WORLD
Authorities think U.S. officials should beware of paying $100,000 for a Russian-made jet. They look for the government to be offered older planes instead of the newer models the U.S. wants in order to get "invaluable technical intelligence."
The shortage of food in Pakistan should be curied with the appointment of Mohammed Ali as new premier. An ambassador for two years. Ali is openly pro-U.S. and none of our friends ever go unrewarded.
MOVIES
About 3-D and the popular belief it is destined to be a "booboo," remember that they snickered at talkies when they first came in.
SPORTS
An almost forgotten figure in the past weeks of Kansas track victories has been distance man Keith Palmquist, who has been shelved with shin-splints since his two-mile victory in the Big Seven indoor meet. He is working again and should prove a valuable addition to the team when it defends its Big Seven outdoor title May 22-23.
POGO
as there are political campaigns such charges will be brought about.
When two rather eminent senators make a public charge of this sort, an organization such as the ASNE, if it has any excuse for existence, should make a thorough check of specific complaints to defend the newspapers if they are innocent, and to take appropriate action if they are guilty.
Newspapers are not tin gods. The very fact of their being implies an obligation of public service. When they dislocate this responsibility and use the privilege of publication for their own devious ends, they should be exposed.
The agency best qualified to determine what constitutes a prejudiced press is the press itself. When its leaders ignore criticism with a perfunctory shrug of their copypencils, they invite stronger, less responsible criticism.
At a recent meeting in Washington, the American Society of Newspaper Editors rejected a recommendation to investigate charges of unfair news coverage made by Senators Robert Taft (R-Ohio) and Wayne Morse (I-Ore.).
Sen. Taft charged that Washington commentators and columnists are unduly critical of the Eisenhower administration and Sen. Morse said newspapers were ignoring much important news of national affairs and thereby slanting their news coverage.
The ASNE decided that such resolutions were "somewhat risky and rather useless" in view of the lack of time for study.
Irving Dillard, editorial writer of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, proposed that a committee be named to study and report on the charges "as a demonstration of the full belief of the ASNE in the people's right to know."
Press Should Be Its Own Watchdog
Walter Harrison of Oklahoma City moved that the Dillard resolution be tabled because "as long
—Chuck Zuegner
Bv CHUCK MORELOCK
A milestone in the history of post-war American-Soviet relationships rapidly is being reached—we're going to call the signals from now on.
Since the end of World War II, this nation has sat back, watched, and has expressed strong disapproval of all Russian moves. The Reds have been on the offensive; they have kept us guessing. Our defensive counterattacks have consisted primarily of launching protests against Soviet aggression. That's all.
The bungling and pussy-footing that have characterized so many of the Truman administration foreign policy actions can be seen in several cases. The Bill Oatis situation is one example.
The Reds invaded South Korea in June, 1950. The United Nations sent troops to resist the aggression. It was an important step as far as this nation was concerned since it demonstrated that we would protect non-Communist nations from Red tyranny.
But after the first few months of fighting, the war degenerated into a stalemate. The administration then issued specific orders that we were not to pursue the Reds beyond the Yalu river, we were not to bomb bases in Manchuria, we were not to blockade Red China.
In other words, the double-talk from Washington told the men in the trenches to fight to the end but not to do anything that might make the Communist powers angry or a general war might result.
The United States allowed the Reds to drag out the truce talks for eight weary months. During this time, the Communists rebuilt their armies and strengthened their positions. They haggled over every minor point at the truce table. They tied the American negotiators up in a maze of red tape and threatened to drive the UN forces from Korea if they didn't get their every wish.
These humiliating policies of appeasement began to go out the window when President Eisenhower took over the presidential reins on Jan. 20. Since then, he has served notice to the Kremlin that the United States will be doing the bossing, not the listening. In his latest major foreign policy statement, he told Reds to put up or shut up concerning their peace offensive overtures. If you really are interested in bringing peace to the world, he emphasized, then end the fighting in Korea and Indo-China, and allow the creation of a united Germany.
Whether or not this new policy of aggressiveness will increase or decrease world tensions remains to be seen. Maybe it will fan the flames for World War III. Regardless of the outcome, the United States has shown that it won't let second-rate powers shove it around any longer.
by Dick Bibler
Little Man on Campus
"Lemonade! what a cool thought for such a hot afternoon, Warthal."
Buildings and Grounds has been busy. It's getting to the place where everywhere a student walks there's a sidewalk.
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Comments
Dag Hammarskjold will never be as popular with newspaper people as Trygve Lie was. It will be some job to write a headline using his name.
An 18-year-old Richmond, Va., boy was arrested for driving without lights. He had forgotten to light the oil lamps on his 1912 automobile.
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