Kansas State Historical Society Topeka, Ks.
University Dailu Kansan
Tuesday, Dec. 5, 1950
STUDENT NEWSAPER
Lawrence, Kansas
O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F K A N S A S
Truman And Attlee Continue Talks
Washington—(U.P.)—British Prime Minister Clement Attlee today found the plight of United Nations forces in Korea worse than he expected before he began his crucial talks with President Truman.
Grim battlefield reports studied by Mr. Attiele increased speculation he would press the United States to seek a diplomatic settlement in Korea rather than courting a dangerous war with Red China.
Mr. Truman arranged a second meeting with Mr. Attlee aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg (at 12 p.m. C.S.T.) to assure that diplomatic-military strategy would be considered in strict privacy. The conference, to be started with a luncheon, was scheduled to last all afternoon.
Neither British nor American officials skirted the observation that Mr. Attlee was surprised by the latest Korean battle reports reviewed by Gen. Omar N. Bradley during his first meeting with the President Monday at the White House. The reports prompted the Attlee to meet at the British embassy early today with his key military advisers.
General Bradley's review was understood to have indicated that serious consequences face the U.N. forces unless the Chinese communists relent and halt the rush of an estimated 1,000,000 red troops. It reported the loss of Pyongyang and forecast that any defense line would have to be sought much farther south.
"The situation was worse than the Prime Minister knew it to be when he left London on Sunday," one informant said. "Events have moved very fast."
The military crisis was so serious that the two leaders and their aides planned renewed consultations on alternative courses of action. Also up
"The frank discussion which followed revealed the determination of Mt. Attlee and Mr. Truman to arrive at a mutual understanding of the serious problems faced by both the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as by other members of the United Nations. The common ground on which the two governments base their foreign policy was fully revealed."
for study was rapid creation of an integrated defense force for Western Europe under Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's command.
"Mr. Attlee and the President then reviewed the general world situation in the light of developments in the Far East," the communique added. "The relationship between these developments and the responsibilities of the two nations in Europe and the rest of the world were emphasized.
The first of the momentous Truman-Attlee meetings was climaxed by a joint communique revealing that General Bradley's report key-noted the secret conference.
Informants said the possibility of Big Four talks with Russia was not raised at the initial parley but the two-power communique did not close the door to negotiations. But neither did it show any sign that the United States and Britain are faltering in their June decision to fight under the U. N. banner.
Schaefer Named Head Of Research Foundation
J. Earl Schaefer, Wichita, was re-elected chairman of the board of directors for the University of Kansas Research foundation at the annual meeting here Nov. 30.
Mr. Schaefer, who will be serving his third year as chairman, is vice-president and general manager of the Wichita division of the Boeing Aircraft company.
The research foundation which was established in 1943, is incorporated as a non-profit organization to promote, encourage, and aid scientific research at the University. Although the foundation is a separate unit from the University, it is closely co-ordinated with the University at all levels.
The board voted to increase the number of directors to 25. The present members of the board are: Dean Ackers, chairman of the Kansas Power and Light company; Oscar Stauffer, president of Stauffer companies, Topeka; Sen. Harry Darby, Kansas City, Kan.; Walter Cross, Kansas City Testing laboratories, Kansas City, Mo.; George B. Oberfell, former vice-president of Phillips Petroleum company, Bartlesville, Okla.; Chancelor Deane W. Malott and T. DeWitt Carr, dean of the School of Engineering.
J. O. Maloney, professor of chemical engineering, is executive director of the foundation; F. J. Moreau, dean of the School of Law, is secretary; and Karl Klooz, bursar, is treasurer.
The continued growth of the foundation is illustrated by the fact that there are now 280 persons working on 85 active projects as compared with a staff of three in 1943. Available funds have increased from $75,000 in 1943 to $783,000 at the beginning of the fiscal year 1949-50, while the expenditures increased from $22,644.76 to $255,043.37.
Research carried on by the foundation has been sponsored by state, the federal government, and private concerns. About 67 per cent is sponsored by the state. Federal sponsors include the Public Health service, Atomic Energy commission, army, and navy.
A total of 60 publications concerning 29 projects were issued by the foundation during the 1949-50 year. More than 100 publications on 51 projects have been issued by the foundation since it was started.
Officer's Son Home On Leave
William Naff, storekeeper first class, United States navy arrived in Lawrence at 9:45 Sunday on a 10-day leave. He is the son of officer Phillip Naff, campus patrolman.
The fields of medicine, engineering, physical and biological science, economics and political science account for most of the research contracts. Both fundamental and applied research are carried on by the foundation.
During the past year. 25 new projects were undertaken by the foundation, and 12 projects were completed in the 27 departments carrying on research work.
Processes were developed for synthesizing benzene and other aromatics, and the utilization of wheat straw to produce pulp and paper. These processes are now ready for commercial use.
County Clerks To Plan School
The program and planning committee of the annual County Clerk's School will meet at the University Thursday to decide on a date for the training school. The thirteen-member committee will probably decide to hold the second annual school session during the first part of February, 1951. They will also select experts on specialized fields for speakers at the school.
The county clerk's school is open to all county clerks who are interested in classes and discussion on recent developments in their field.
Nativity Play To Be Given By Cast Of 36
A cast and number of 36 members will give the "Nativity Play" at 8 p.m. Wednesday, and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Little theater of Green hall.
The "Nativity Play" is a compilation of several 16th century church plays. There will be no admission charge.
Background music for the play was composed by Willard Straight, fine arts senior, and will be directed by Jeanne Aldridge, graduate student. Members of the choir are Gerla Steffey, Shailene Millan, Mary Culligan, all education seniors; Pascal Davis, and Faye Wilkinson, College seniors.
A second message has been sent to the White House by University students and faculty members requesting that Pres. Harry S. Truman avoid use of the A-bomb.
Lise Wertheimer, graduate student, said today that 62 students and faculty members signed the petition. It took only three hours to get the signatures.
Millicent Hunt, education junior; Jo Ann Myers, sophomore in medicine; Phyllis McFarland, and Ruth Stutz, fine arts juniors; Virginia Ferguson, College junior; Mary Leach, Helen Schenck, Ariane Hadley, William Oldham, and Richard Wright, fine arts sophomores.
Second Appeal Sent To Truman
Also, Patricia Elliott, Norma Lou Fallette, Mark Gilman, Marcia Gore, Jerry Knudson, Jack Pickering, and Richard Sheldon, College freshmen.
Also Carolyn Oliver, and Marilyn Thomas, College sophomores; Joyce Ristine, Fred Tarry, Linda Stormont, and Phylliss Nehrbass, fine arts freshmen; and Edward Lynn, College freshman.
"We had heard about the night letter of the department of English, but we had gotten our idea independently and carried it out separately," she said. Other sponsors were Aaron Hershkowitz and Jack Jaffe, graduate students.
The cast, under the direction of Thomas Shay, instructor of speech, includes Donald Burzuchen, education senior; and Opal Fleming, fine arts junior; Janith Lewis, and John Welsh, College sophomores; Frederick Burton, fine arts freshman; Joe Winters, engineering freshman; and Donald Trent, engineering senior.
The signers said they were strongly against the use of the A-bomb and urged that all efforts be made for a negotiated and peaceful settlement.
Reds Try To Cut Marine Escape Path
Tokyo, Wednesday, Dec. 6—(U.P.)—Chinese Communists poured thousands of reinforcements into northeast Korea Tuesday and pushed to within 17 miles of the port of Hamhung on the escape route for 15,000 to 20,000 U.S. Marines and infantrymen trapped below the Chosin reservoir.
The Marines were fighting desperately to keep open a tiny airstrip at Hagaru, one mile south of the reservoir, long enough to evacuate their wounded before making their own supreme effort to escape the trap.
To the west other waves of Chinese occupied burning Pyongyang and began hacking at the escape route of the U.S. 8th army between Pyongyang and Seoul.
Six Chinese divisions hit the Americans south of the Chosin reservoir for the sixth straight day. Trapped there around Hagaru, 37 miles northwest of Hamhung, are the U.S. Marine 1st division and two regiments of the U.S. 7th division. Marine commanders said they doubted if they could hold the Hagaru airstrip through the night.
Air reports said other waves of Red reinforcements were pouring south toward Pyongvang "like crowds leaving a football game" in pursuit of the 100,000-man U.S. 8th
The Marines and infantrymen were expected to turn and try to chop their way out of the tightening Communist trap at any hour. Chinese reinforcements however were pouring south to stop them.
Other Red forces opened a heavy attack at dusk Tuesday against U.S. 3rd division troops at a point 17 miles west of Hamhung and artillery fire from the battle was audible in the city.
Airlift planes from Hanhung landed supplies and removed wounded from the Hagaru airstrip up to dusk Tuesday. Later reports said the planes avoided landing and began to parachute supplies when darkness fell.
army as it fell back in an orderly retreat from the Red cap.
One front report said the 8th army has established a new defense line believed to be a temporary rear-guard action. to establish blocking positions across roads leading into the 8th army's line of retreat.
Masses of Chinese troops striking south in the Chosin and Pyongyang areas were under continuous blasting by the full fury of Allied air flight. Planes from the powerful task force 77 joined with Far East Air force fighters, light bombers and B-29 superforts to hit the Reds.
Navy and air force fighter pilots claimed 3,500 Reds killed Tuesday in air attacks. F-80 jet pilots said they turned the Pyongyang area into a "death trap," with 2,000 Chinese killed there. Marine fighters and air force light bombers claimed another 1,500 killed around the Chosin reservoir.
B-29 superforts from Okinawa blasted three supply and command centers north of Pyongyang with more than 17,000 fire bombs. Hit were Songchon, Sunchon, and Kangye.
An unconfirmed front report from a patrol east of Sinmak, 45 miles southeast of Pyongyang, said U.N. forces there had clashed with groups of the hardened soldiers. It was downed the Reds in Fresno and brought Central Korea in a bid to cut the 8th army's line of retreat.
Chinese patrols began to enter abandoned Pyongyang about noon Tuesday and air reports said they were streaming into the burning city in hordes by early afternoon.
782 Items On Prop List
Kansas UNESCO Group To Convene In Topeka
The prop list for the next major play to be produced in Fraser theater, "You Can't Take It With You," reads like an inventory of the late Robert Ripley's "Believe it or Not" museum.
A few of the 782 items used in the play are: one snake solarium, two snakes, an Egyptian statue, a stuffed crocodile, a plaster foot, a samovar, a hand press and type case, two statues of women, a jar of flies, and a china-mug shell.
Arden Angst, education junior has been given the job of finding all 782 props before Dec. 13, opening date for the play.
When asked if she thought she would be successful Arden said, "it's practically a 24-hour-a-day job, but with luck I think we will have at least 781 of the articles on the list. Say, you wouldn't happen to have a stuffed crocodile at home would you?"
Buy Tables For Classrooms
Tables and chairs will replace the classroom chairs in rooms 105 and 106 Green hall. The chairs and tables, which were ordered for the two law classrooms several weeks ago, will be installed this week.
Representatives of state and local organizations will meet in Topeka Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, for the fourth annual conference of the Kansas Commission for UNESCO.
Delegates from Douglas county at this meeting will be W. A. Young, Baker university; W. D. Wolfe, superintendent of schools, Lawrence, and member of the state executive board; and Charles Satterfield. College junior, member of the state executive board.
The principal speaker will be Howland H. Sargeant, deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. delegation to the 1950 UNESCO conference in Florence, Italy. He will address conference delegates and the general public on Friday evening on "The UNESCO Approach to World Community." He was chief of the division of patent administration five years, and later chairman of the technical intelligence committee of the U.S. joint chiefs of staff. He has been with the state department since 1947.
Raymond A. McConnell, editor of the Nebraska State Journal, will speak on "Government for World Community." Two national organization plans will have spokesmen present at this session.
Mr. Henry Cornehlsen, Jr., field director for Federal Union, will speak for that organization. Vernon Nash, author and lecturer, will present the United World Federalist plan.