University Daily Kansan
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Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1952
Vandenberg Cites Air Lack in Korea
Washington—(U.P.)—Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg said today that the Air Force does not have enough reserve strength in Korea to fight a war of larger scope than the current conflict.
Cincinnati—(U.P.)—Sen. Robert Taft said today the appointment of Martin P. Durkin as secretary of labor was an "affront" to union members who voted as they chose.
Taft Blasts New Labor Secretary
The leader of the Senate Republican policy committee in his first public disapproval of President-elect Dwight Eisenhower's cabinet appointments called Mr. Durkin's selection "an incredible appointment."
The senator said that in talks with Herbert Brownell, "a key man in cabinet appointments," he had "made several recommendations of qualified men" for the labor post.
Mr. Durkin's appointment, Sen. Taft said, "is an 'errant to millions of union members and officers who had the courage to defy the edict of officials like Mr. Durkin that they vote for Gov. Stevenson."
Mr. Durkin, a registered Democrat in Chicago, supported Gov. Adlai Stevenson, Democratic presidential candidate, in the campaign against Gen. Eisenhower.
"It was never suggested," the coauthor of the Taft-Hartley act said, "that a man would be appointed who has always been a partisan of Truman Democrats, who fought Gen. Eisenhower's election, and advocated the repeal of the Taft-Hartley law."
Anderson to Attend Meeting
Dean Kenneth Anderson of the School of Education will take part in the Governor's conference on "What Is the Future for Kansas Children" Thursday in Topeka.
The Air Force chief of staff said at a news conference that the Air Force is stronger than it was a year ago.
But if a decision were made to expand the Korean war, he said, the Air Force would have to transfer units to the Far East from other important areas.
"Now we are in a much better position if the policy of the United States should involve the use of the Air Force somewhere other than Korea," Gen. Vandenberg said. "But when you stick your head into a hornet's nest you must have something to back it up.
"The back-up over there is surely not enough for an enlarged scope of war."
Gen. Vandenberg recently made a tour of U.S. air bases around the world. He said he is "not completely happy yet" about Air Force strength but is not "alarmed."
He said the Communist Air Force in Korea outnumbers U.S. planes three to one. And, he added, the Communists recently have added a number of Russian-built Ilyushin-28 jet light bombers to their Far East forces.
Gen. Vandenberg said the U.S. Air Force has destroyed all really worthwhile targets in North Korea except lines of communication. He said air power is now being used to supplement the artillery.
Dean Gives Paper To Science Academy
Dr. A. W. Davidson, assistant dean of the Graduate School, has returned from New York where he presented a paper to the New York Academy of Sciences.
The paper, "Equilibrium Constants of Cation Exchange Processes," is the product of joint research by Dr. Davidson and Dr. W. J. Argersinger, associate professor of chemistry.
New Buildings to Hinder Observatory
Rv JIM BAIRD
A. possibility that the department of astronomy may be forced to move to a more secluded location because of construction of new buildings near its headquarters in Lindley hall has been voiced by Prof. N. W. Storer, head of the department.
Light from the proposed fine arts building and the fieldhouse, Prof. Storer said, could illuminate the sky to such a degree that astronomical observations would be greatly hindered, if not altogether impossible.
He indicated that moving the observatory to another location, such as the ecological farm north of the city, would be desirable, but that definite disadvantages exist for any location which now could be considered practical.
Raymond Nichols, executive secretary to the chancellor, said he
"It probably represents a very proper desire of his (Storer's)," Mr. Nichols stated.
had had no communication with Prof. Storer on the subject.
Mr. Nichols agreed that the move might be "desirable," but that other factors such as cost, selection of a site, and convenience would need to be considered.
"Any university which uses its telescopes for purposes other than teaching, that is, research, usually has its observatory in some isolated spot, on a hill and away from incandescent lights, where unhappened work can be done," Mr. Nichols said.
"A schedule would have to be worked out whereby athletic events and concerts would not conflict with scheduled astronomical observations, and vice versa," he said.
He said many functions of the School of Fine Arts would not re-
Reds Launch New Offensive On Besieged Sniper Ridge
Seoul, Korea — (U.P.) — Chinese Communists renewed the bloody fight for Sniper ridge early today in two swift attacks that slammed into the central front outpost under cover of a blinding snowstorm.
The sniper attacks and light jabs along most of the rest of the 155-mile battlefront broke a two-week lull in the Korean fighting.
The western front, where UN troops guarded the shortest route to Seoul, remained mysteriously quiet. Some officers believed the Reds were "saving up" for the visit of President-elect Eisenhower.
Snow fell over most of the front today. Risin temperatures melted it almost immediately at the western end of the line, reducing valleys in no-man's-land to lakes of clinging mud.
The Chinese aimed their two attacks on Sniper at Rocky Point, the highest pinnacle on Little Finger Ridge, which juts eastward from Sniper Ridge itself.
Five inches of snow falling on the Eastern and Central fronts gave the
Reds perfect cover for stealthy jabs at UN positions around Anchor Hill and Heartbreak Ridges in the east, and near Old Baldy in the west-central sector.
At Heartbreak, an Allied patrol clashed with a Red outfit deep in enemy territory, killing one Communist and wounding three before withdrawing. Back in safe territory, the patrol discovered three mer were missing.
The weary patrolmen went back after them, fought again with the Reds, killing one and wounding four more. They brought back the missing men.
Clearing skies on the western front allowed weather-bound 5th Air Force fighter-bombers to take off for attacks on enemy rear and front line areas.
Cadet Interviews Today
An officer from the Olathe Naval Air Station will be in the lobby of Strong hall today and tomorrow to interview men interested in the Naval Aviation Cadet program.
eree with telescopes. Parking area illumination could be of low power and shaded, for recitals, night lectures, and so forth.
Practice rooms in the proposed fine arts building will have no windows, Mr. Nichols said, so music students working nights would present no problem to the astronomers.
Prof. Storer emphasized that he did not wish it to appear that he has any objections to the new buildings, but was only indicating a situation which might become a problem. The observatory, he said, is not yet in operation.
Director of ANTA To Speak on Theater
C. R. Kase, a member of the board of directors of the American National Theater and Academy, will talk on American and international theater at 3 p.m. today in the Little theater in Green hall.
Mr. Kase, who is also drama editor of the Quarterly Journal of Speech, is on the campus today as part of a national tour.
The ANTA is a national organization chartered by Congress in 1935 with a board of directors representing the professional, educational, community, and children's theaters. Privately supported through memberships and donations, it performs many services for the American theater.
Storekeeper Needed In Physiology Dept.
An opening for assistant store- keeper in the physiology department was announced today by Dr. Kenneth Jochim, assistant dean of the School of Medicine.
It is a full- or part-time civil service position, and has been paying $136 per month. Students who have taken a civil service examination for such a position will be considered. Prof. Jochim said.
If necessary, the position will be filled on a "provisional basis," that is, someone will be employed on the condition that he take and pass the examination at a later date.
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