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Wednesday. April 15. 1953 University Daily Kansan
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UN Planes Spot Trucks Returning Allied PW's
Panmunjom—(U.P.)—Reconnaissance pilots today spotted two convoy of sick and disallowed Allied war prisoners "high-balling" down "Freedom Road" toward this place where wounded and sick captives of both sides will be exchanged Monday.
The Fifth Air Force said a reconnaissance photo showed that convoy No. 1 of Allied prisoners which left Chomna near the Yalu river yesterday had reached Yongsong, eight miles north of the Communist capital of Pyongyang.
Convoy No. 2 was seen 32 miles farther north on "freedom road" near Sinanju on the Chongchong river.
A third convoy which the Communists had promised to start rolling could not be found on the shell-pocked highway leading from the Yalu river to Panmunjom.
The photograph and the pilots' report were the first news the United Nations had received of the conspys, although Peiping radio earlier broadcast the prisoners were on their way.
At Pusan, where the first contingent of homeward-bound Chinese Communist prisoners arrived in a U.S. landing boat, authorities had to break up a sitdown strike of 745 surly Reds.
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The rebellion began after the landing ship reached Pusan and 24 patients had come ashore in litters or afoot. The remaining 745 refused to leave the deck voluntarily.
American troops fixed bayonets to their rifles, put on gas masks, and boarded the ship with tear gas bombs. The sulking Chinese Communists ended their strike hurriedly. The Chinese are part of 5,800 Communist prisoners which the U.N. will turn over to the Reds in the exchange.
FACTS Releases Text of Appeal
FACTS party today released the text of an appeal it is presenting to the University's Disciplinary committee.
Dennis Henderson, college junior and FACTS president, said, "Indigent students and faculty members have voluntarily contributed over half of the amount necessary to pay the fine, but on the basis of the court evidence attesting Pach 'corruption' we are making this appeal."
In the appeal, which cited the All Student Council constitutional provision prescribing appeal procedure, Henderson said:
"We hereby appeal to the Disciplinary Committee that they review the written record of the Student Court concerning its proceedings and decision on the FACTS libel trial of March 25-26, 1953.
"We hold the decision of the Court to be erroneous, and pray that the Disciplinary Committee reverse the decision which found FACTS guilty."
Wind Blows Boy into Truck
Topeka—(U.P.)—A 13-year-old boy was blown into the path of a pickup truck and knocked down today as he walked toward school near Topeka. Larry Wayne Townsend apparently was "playing" in the wind, highway patrol troopers said.
Here's the Dore
U. N. warplanes spotted scores of Communist supply trucks rumbling towards the front in broad daylight today, but refrained from attacking them lest they accidentally hit the prisoner convoys.
The large convoys, taking full advantage of U.N. precautions to protect sick and wounded Allied prisoners of war, made no attempt to hide from formations of Allied fighter-bombers.
70 to Attend
KU to Sponsor Political Conference
The University will sponsor a Kansas-Nebraska-Missouri conference on preparing college students for politics Friday and Saturday at the Elms hotel in Excelsior Springs, Mo. Kenneth Beasley, instructor of political science, said today.
More than 70 persons are expected to attend the conference, consisting of discussions and three speakers.
Dr. George B. Smith, dean of the University, will welcome the group John W. Crutcher, real estate broker and state senator from Hutchinson, will address the opening session on "The Political Party and the College Graduate." Royden Dangerfield, director of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois, will close the meeting speaking on "University
Training for the Political Process."
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss more effective methods to provide college students with a sound and realistic understanding of American politics with particular emphasis on the democratic techniques by which individual attitudes are translated into public policy.
Similar conferences have been held or are being planned in New England, Ohio, Calififornia, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, and Minnesota.
The four problems to be considered by the conference are:
1. What can and should colleges and universities do to motivate the students interest in politics and develop his insight into practice affairs?
2. What can and should colleges
do to identify promising students who have capacity for development as political leaders?
3. How can colleges work with political parties and other political groups in placing and assisting young people who wish to engage in political activity?
4. What particular techniques, methods and resources are available in this area of instruction?
Research Director to Speak
Kenneth H. Casson, research director of the Bames Drill company, will speak at a meeting of the American Society of Tool Engineers at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. Election of officers for next fall will be held. Nonmembers working in Fowler shops during the Engineering exposition are asked to attend.
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