Page 2 University Daily Kansan Friday, March 27, 1953 Publick Occurrences BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTICK Friday, March 27, 1953 CAMPUS KU's next logical TV move would be to apply for a commercial license, conviving the successful effort of Missouri. \* \* \* NOW. Greek women's political party and supposed ally of Pachacamac, has reprimanded illegal measures being considered by the men's group. NOW members voted against supporting class officers as proposed by Pachacamac because of an ASC bill passed earlier this year declaring these offices non-partisan. * * The real mandate in the referendum issue voted on Monday was this; only one-fourth of the students, mainly those directly concerned with student government, actually have an interest in All Student Council. The other three-fourths don't care one way or another. STATE The Fair Employment Practices bill now up for approval by the Kansas legislature no longer means much since a Senate committee took over. The bill as amended rules out any publicity on cases filed with the proposed five man commission—thus depriving the committee its power to enforce its findings. --- --the crowded parking conditions on campus. Look for a revision of Kansas lobbying laws and possible shake ups in several state departments. The Wes Roberts investigation has made imperative more clearly defined laws on lobbying activities. And it has also brought to light several hints of possible deals involving past and present state officials. A more definite ruling on the grading of beef is probable since the dismissal of the government suit against the Excel Packing company of Wichita. The question has arisen as to whether or not the price control agency lost the authority to enforce beef grading. NATION Washington sources report that a brief citing that the United States is still wide open to "crippling" atomic air attacks will soon be in President Eisenhower's hands. Means to strengthen defenses are estimated to cost between $10 billion and $20 billion. Did somebody mention tax cuts? Sen. McCarthy's investigation of the Voice of America may turn out to be a crippling blow to this country in its fight against communism. Stalin's death afforded a golden opportunity for the Voice to unleash a flow of propaganda into the USSR and its satellites, but the efforts were slowed down when they should have been operating on all cylinders. Quote of the Week—George N. Shuster, president of Hunter college, said in recommending an investigation of Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R.-Wis.) by the nation's universities: "No doubt the time has come to ask on what meat this our Caesar has fed, and to review his activities with the utmost objectivity, calm, and chilly resolution, so that an authoritative report can be made to the people." WORLD We can look for a Communist revolt in Albania according to their chief, Apostol Taanefi, who says the 50,000 guerillas in his small mountain country now control one-third of it and that they are ready to strike to gain complete control. - * * Look for the most significant development to come out of Marshal Tito's conference in England to be the resumption of negotiations between Yugoslavia and Italy on the future of Trieste, one of the hottest spots on the Mdeiterranean. SPORTS Baseball fans should keep an eye out for Giulio Cesare Glorioso He's a young Italian pitcher, that country's first contribution to American baseball, who is trying out with the Cleveland Indians His owners say his fast balls are really hot. Don't be surprised to see Jersey Joe Walcott win back his heavyweight boxing championship. He is driven by three powerful forces: his desire to be the first man to win back the title; the fact that as his last fight he will give it everything he has, and the goal of the large purse which would fix him financially for life. MORE PARKING AREA—With students asking for more room to park their cars, it seems reasonable that the University could convert this little "island of grass" into a parking lot. The Indiana street side of the triangle is extremely narrow and is a driving hazard when filled with parked cars. As the plot of ground has no use, is no spot of beauty, and presents a traffic hazard, why not make a free parking zone out of it. A little cement and some clearing of trees would aid Kansas Can't Decide On Wes Roberts Case They've been wrangling in Topeka for three weeks about whether or not Wes Roberts, Republican national chairman, did right or wrong in selling the Norton hospital to the state. At first, Kansans were angered. They thought they were being swindled. There have been a few since, though, who aren't so sure. They thought maybe the deal was okay, and folks have been taking sides ever since. The argument here centers on the belief that the hospital would automatically have belonged to the state when the Ancient Order of United Workmen, a Newton insurance order, stopped using it. Ofhand, it looks as though Mr. Roberts fattened his pocketbook by deceiving the Kansas legislators into thinking that buying the building for $110,600 was a good deal. Of course, the AOUW looks differently at the situation. They paid for the construction of the building, its theirs, is their outlook. This sounds reasonable except that there is a law term, accession, that says that an owner has the right to everything that is united to his property, either naturally or artificially. The state and the AOUW signed a contract for the building of the hospital in 1928. William A. Smith, now justice of the Kansas Supreme court, was attorney general at the time. Smith said both he and officials of the AOUW had a clear understanding that title to the hospital building would revert to the state when the insurance company ceased using it. As for Wesley Robert's part in the sale and the attempt to find him guilty of lobbying and using political influence, it is unlikely anything will be discovered. Chris Green, chairman of the House Ways and Means committee at the time of the sale, told the investigating committee that he only talked to Roberts once. The only thing Roberts asked him was whether the committee would consider the purchase of the building if the proposal was presented by the proper state authorities. Many legislators said they wouldn't have agreed to buy the building if they had known Roberts was going to get $11,000 for it. Roberts, though, said the price had nothing to do with the fee he received. He would have got the same amount if the building sold either for more or for less. The investigating committee is going to have to come up with something more substantial if it is to pin anything on Roberts. What it all amounts to is that Roberts got a plum, the state was dumb, and the AOUW sold a building which was bringing it nothing but bills. There's no need to sympathize with either side. Neither is blameless, but Roberts and the AOUW were smarter and that's what all this fuss is about. The state is crying over a loss it brought on itself. —Bob Nold Students recently aired complaints about cafeteria food and its price. The next day a TV set in the Hawk's Nest was removed. This is punishment? And Mrs. Eisenhower has used that personality to win friends and keep them. All she has had to do is just be herself to be accepted by the public. She has the qualities the American people like best in a friendly and common sense, unpretentiousness and beautiful manners. Everyone feels as though he knows Mamie Eisenhower—she's seen to that. The first lady of the land has retained the personality the country became acquainted with when the president began his campaign last fall. One of the proofs of acceptance is the sweep of "Mamie bangs" throughout the country. A large percentage of the nation's fairer sex copied the short, slightly upturned bangs that became the first lady's trademark. Mrs. Eisenhower has not turned to Washington manners, pretentious ways, or an uppity type of living. She chose the way she has always known—a simple, but complete and sincere life shared with her husband and son. She has expanded that life to include the entire nation. Mamie Eisenhower may have laughed when the political big-wigs complained during the campaign that she probably neither could nor would help her husband politically. Those same persons now are screaming that the president has left too much responsibility to her. They claim he has given over to her a good portion of the good-will, personal appearances and hand-shaking that ordinarily must be the burden of the president himself. The big-wigs, however, seem to be the only ones making that complaint. OneWoman's OPINION At her first press conference Mrs. Eisenhower was so completely a success that even the opposition press, which has never had a good word for the Eisenhower administration, came all out for her. By LORENA BARLOW Mrs. Eisenhower ignored the precedent of "ladies only" that Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt set for her conferences. Evidently the men liked it, for more men than women turned out at the gathering. It is evident that Mrs. Eisenhower has sold herself just as solidly to the members of the press as to the rest of the public. Her popularity is proved in another way. She has what amounts to a fan club, all her own. Every day the postal deliveries to the White House include a good-sized bundle of mail addressed to Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower. The letters include concatenated appreciative and friendly notes to those seeking advice. Again men are included. Their names are at the top of the lists of those addressing mail to the president's lady. When the history of the present administration is written, most likely Mamie Eisenhower's name and pleasing personality will be a considerable part of the chronicle. University of Kansas Student Newspaper News Room KU 251 Ad Room KU 373 Member of the Kansas Press Assn., National Editorial Assn., Inland Airlines Press Association, Represented by the National Advertising Service, 420 Madison Avenue, N.Y. City, EDITORIAL STAFF Daily Hansan Editor-in-chief --- Don Moser Assistant Editors --- Jon Wessler Associate Editors --- Mary Copper Editorial Editor ------- NEWS STAFF Managing Editor ... Bob Stewart Assst. Mgr. Editors ... Dean Evans, Phil News Editor ... Don Nielsen, Bob News Editor ... Ron Kull Society Editor ... Marilyn Dubach Media Editor ... 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