Lee Sheppeard
Sports Network Might Try This
It looks from here as if the new KU sports network isn't taking full advantage of its opportunity to plug the University on its sportscasts.
How about a commercial like this: "Do you feel stupid, mundane, inadequate? When you go to bed at night, do you think of all the witty comebacks you missed because of your lack of learning?
"Even your best friends won't tell you, but what you need is a college education. And the University of Kansas offers a complete line of degrees at low cost. Just write to 'Registrar'—that's spelled 'R-E-G-I-S-T-R-A-R, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.'"
Of course we'll need spot announcements at appropriate times during the games. After one of Robertson's tosses, for example, the announcer can intone. "Yes sir, radio listeners, that was a wonderful pass. And it's easy to pass courses at the University of Kansas. Just a few hours' study each night, and in only four years you'll be ready for anything with that Bachelor of Arts degree."
Now that our radio audience is primed for the idea, we'll have to keep them with us. A few plays later we'll hit him with "Remember, don't take chances when you're looking for learning. Ask for it by name—'KU education'—and not by the word 'education' alone."
Or, after a long run: "Ladies and gentlemen, that boy really lifted his feet and stepped out. And you'll get a lift when you step out of your car onto the fine campus of Kansas University. Just think of it—beautiful landscape, towering buildings, lovely coeds. You'll never know what you're missing until you enroll at the University of Kansas."
After a tricky hand-off, an appropriate blurb might be "That was quite a play, friends, and play is all part of the program at K.U. 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,' you know (chuckle). The social life at the University of Kansas will fill in those dull days and brighten those nights. You'll love the gay parties, the dances, the exuberant beer busts."
And the half-time hiatus can be filled with testimonials. Like this—"Listen to what Jaspar T. McQuonk, a recent KU graduate, says about his education. 'Until I came to KU I was a nobody,' McQuonk tells us. 'Now I am somebody.'"
To tie up the program we'll need some sort of slogan. A good one might be, "KU education—ask the man who's had it."
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Truce talks seem to be stymied everywhere. The Communists in Korea won't cooperate and Eleanor Holm, wife of showman Billy Rose, is reported ready to seek a divorce.
Has something happened to Ali Khan's press agent? We haven't seen his name on the front page now for almost a month.
An interesting example of motherly devotion is found in the news story of the wealthy Texan who says he is going to marry an Egyptian dancer. When his mother was asked if her son had played football at Southern Methodist, she replied, "He just played!"
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Teen-Age Drivers' Stunts Are Deadly Form Of Fun
Detroit —(U.P.)— Imaginative teenagers have dreamed up so many ways to turn an automobile into a steel coffin that their stunts have introduced a new word—"teenicide"—into the dictionary.
All that's needed for the sport is a car—the family auto or the youth's own hot rod—and no brains at all.
The new Funk & Wagnalls dictionary recognizes "teenicide" as a new word in the English language. The definition:
An insurance company sadly reported today that new stunts are being devised regularly.
"Killing caused by recklessness, bravado and immature judgment of teen-age automobile drivers."
One of the younger, generation's latest highway stunts has cropped up in Iowa, according to H. G. Kemper, president of Lumberman's Mutual Casualty company.
It's called "charierteer," and makes old Ben Hur look like your maiden aunt on a quiet Sunday drive.
Kemper explained that many of the new games derive from the well-publicized "chicken," in which a bunch of hair-brained kids get in a car, "revv" it up to 70 miles an hour on the open road and then the driver takes his hands off the wheel.
The teen-ager ties a rope around the steering wheel and steers the cars from the back seat while a friend lies on the front seat floor board and operates the accelerator, brake and clutch at the charioteer's command.
Everybody in the car hovers over the driver and the first one to get
Police in Park Ridge, Ill., report a variation of this deadly theme named "joing." On a deserted street or highway, two cars get several hundred feet away from each other with their left wheels on the middle line.
Then they head for each other, picking up as much speed as possible. The driver who first pulls his car off the line to avoid a crash is the loser in this contest—according to the rules.
It's hard to get details of the latest and most daring versions, Kemper said, because there usually aren't any survivors.
frightened and grab the wheel is "chicken."
"Box-car" is a more complicated game, requiring four cars. The drivers prey on unsuspecting motorists, surrounding another auto on the highway, with a car on each side, one in front and one in back. When the victim stops for a light, the front and back cars hump his auto back and forth—with the horns of all four autos blaring away.
When the enraged victim jumps out with a jack handle, they scatter.
Kemper reports that the "dip-thrill" is common in Chicago. Through this game, a driver gets a roller-coaster sensation by finding a sharp dip in the road and hitting it at 70 miles per hour.
Two years ago, an 18-year-old "dip-thriller" smashed his car so tightly under a standing freight train at a crossing that firemen had to jack up the train to remove his body.
News From Other Campuses
Few Candidates At U of W
Student political activity at the University of Washington appears to be at a low ebb. At the conclusion of the first day for filing for freshman class offices, only two persons had submitted applications.
King "Campus Chest" will be chosen at Oregon State college as part of the 1951 campus chest drive. Five women students and faculty members will choose the regent on the basis of personality, poise, and physique.
OSC Chooses "Chest" King
Bavlor Men Take Cooking
Sues To Collect House Bill
The home economics department at Baylor university has four men signed up for cooking class this semester. All are veterans and three of the four are married. They are all enrolled in the school of nursing.
The Phi Kappa Psi chapter at the University of Colorado is suing two of its members for nonpayment of house bills. The Phi Psi's claim that when the regular accommodations at the house were filled, the defendants established a residence in the living room. When they were presented a bill, they refused to pay it and so received a court summons.
City Tax Levied At LSU
Students at Louisiana State university are fighting a two per cent city sales tax on athletic tickets levied by Baton Rouge. They say that their action is pushed by the fear that the tax policy will be extended to include meals, rooms, books, and possibly even registration fees.
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News Roundup
United Nations, N.Y.—(U.P.)-Iran today closed the door to further negotiations with Britain except on the questions of the sale of oil and amount of indemnity for the nationalized Anglo-Iranian Oil company.
Oil company. Deputy Iranian Premier Hassein Fatemi told a news conference here that his government is ready to start selling oil without further talks about liquidation of the 500 million dollar company.
Fatemi said Iran was ready to start negotiations for the sale of oil to any customer, but that "any recommendation which may bring about the interference of the security council in this question will not be accepted by the Iranian government."
Iran To Sell Oil; Shut Out British
Cairo, Egypt—(U.R.)—Egypt rejected today a four-power invitation to join a Middle East pact against Communism, and Parliament approved ending of the Anglo-Egyptian treaties covering the Suez Canal zone and the Sudan.
Egypt Rejects Pact Offer
The decision against joining the Middle East pact was revealed only a short time after the Chamber approved annulment of the Anglo-Egyptian treaties. The two moves gave a new and dark turn to Egypt's quarrel with Britain over the stationing of British troops in the Suez Canal zone and the status of the Sudan.
Hint Revolt Against Reds
Somewhere In Korea—(U.P.)—Refugees from Pyongyang said today that rioting against the Communist government has broken out in the North Korean capital and at least three nearby towns.
North Koreans who fled south from the Pyongyang area told United Nations officers of at least six violent disturbances in recent weeks.
Boyle Admitted To Hospital
Washington—(U.P.)-William M. Boyle, Jr., who turned in his resignation as chairman of the Democratic national committee Oct. 13, has been admitted to Georgetown university hospital for a checkup and observation, his office announced today.
Boyle's aides said the outgoing chairman, who gave poor health as the official reason for his resignation, entered the hospital late Sunday.
Rescue crews, hampered by lack of oxygen and tons of debris ripped from the mine tunnels, dug through the blast area about $3\frac{1}{2}$ miles from the mine entrance to reach the victims.
However, the overall increase was due largely to a jump of 18.6 per cent in auto thefts in the cities and 20 per cent in rural areas. Some of the worst offenses, including murders, robberies, aggravated assaults, and burglaries, declined during the period as compared with the first half of 1950.
Washington—(U.P.)-Crime in cities increased 5.1 per cent in the first six months of this year and rose 4 per cent in rural areas, the F.B.I. reported today.
City Crime Up, FBI Says
Morgantown. W. Va.—(U.P.)—Ten men were killed today in an explosion at the Bunker mine of the Trotter Coal company near here.
Chicago—(U.P.)-The national Republican round-up committee, an unofficial group dedicated to "revitalizing" the Republican party, said today a poll it conducted showed Sen. Robert A. Taft was the top choice for the 1952 Republican presidential nomination.
Poll Has Taft GOP Favorite
10 Men Killed In Mine Blast
Ranking after the Ohio Republican in this order were: Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Sen. Everett Dirksen (R.-Ill.), Harold E. Stassen, Gov. Earl Warren of California, and Sen. Harry Byrd (D-Va.).
8 Killed In Venezuela Revolt
Caracas, Venezuela—(U.P.)At least eight persons were killed, 100 wounded and more than 300 arrested in a two-day revolt against the Junta government, officials said today.
They reported no outbreaks since Oct. 13 in a rebellion led by elements of the outlawed leftist Democratic Action party and Communists.