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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1950
WORLD NEWS at Press Time
Japan. May Not Need Aid
Tokyo, April 17—(U.P.)The United States may find it unnecessary to give further aid to Japan in another two or three years, an official from Gen. Douglas MacArthur's head-quarters told American economic experts today.
The official, Maj. Gen. M. Almone who reported on Japan's economic progress to experts from Washington and 12 American diplomatic posts in Asia said that U. S. aid to Japan has dropped from nearly $600,000,000 two years ago to an estimated $250,-000,000 for the fiscal year beginning next July.
Lobby Trial Begins Today
Slaughter was indicted in 1948—two years after he was defeated for re-election when President Truman, a native of his home district, conducted a "purge" campaign against him. The three-count indictment charges that Slaughter attempted to influence votes of his former colleagues in congress on behalf of grain interests without registering as a lobbyist as required by law. It says that, among other things, he lobbed for defeat of the international wheat agreement.
Washington, April 17—(U.P.) The trial of Roger C. Slaughter, former Democratic congressman of Missouri, is scheduled to start in U.S. district court today. He is accused of illegal lobbying.
Kansan To Berlin Post
Berlin, April 17—(U.P.)-Theo. E Hall, of Wichita, Kan., was appointed acting director of the Berlin branch of the U. S. high commission's public safety office today.
He is a former consultant in the Chicago police department and was chief of police in Wilmette, Ill., from 1943 to 1945. He joined the public safety department of the military government in Germany in 1945.
Vatican Denies Accord
Vatican City, April 17—(U.P.) The Vatican officially denied any knowledge today of a purported agreement between the Catholic church and the Communist government of Poland.
The official Polish news agency PAP reported Saturday that three high Polish Catholic clergymen and government officials had signed an agreement. The agency said that under the agreement the church recognized the authority of the Polish state in all but purely religious matters.
Nationalists Stop Invasion
Iong Kong, April 17—(U.P.) The Nationalists said today they had broken up a 15,000 man Communist Invasion force off the northern coast of Hainan island. The force was said to have been composed of more than 200 junks.
Reports from Hoiow, on the strategic island, said planes spotted the junks last night and naval gunfire scattered the fleet, inflicting heavy casualties. "Mopping-up" was said to be continuing today.
Catholic Students To Meet
Catholic students and members of the Newman club, Catholic student group, will meet at 7:30 today in the basement of St. John's Catholic church, 1229 Vermont street. Business concerning "I Am an American Day," which will be Saturday, April 29, will be discussed.
Today's Schedule For IM Softball
Independent "A"
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Invalid Wichita Youth Is Straight 'A' Student
Dallas Darrell Reiserer, 14 year-old Wichita youth, is probably the most unusual student ever to enroll with the Correspondence Study burgau of the University.
Blast Victims Are Recovering
Two men who were injured in a gas explosion in a small animals laboratory April 7 are reported improved by Watkins Memorial hospital authorities.
The men injured were Theodore Metcalf, instructor in bacteriology, and Herbert Kasoff, graduate student. Both men suffered first and second degree burns and shock. Mr. Metcalf was burned on his face, arms, neck, and both hands. Kasoff's burns were restricted to his right hand and face.
The gas explosion occurred when an ultraviolet light used for sterilization was switched off. Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson, director of the University health service, said that the men believed a spark of static electricity from the switch ignited gas which had accumulated from a leak.
The blast, which originated in a small sectioned-off laboratory at the far end of a larger laboratory, charred all woodwork in the small room. There was little apparent damage to equipment in the large laboratory.
Damage to the laboratory was estimated at about $200. The north and south sides of the narrow wooden structure were bulged outward for about 40 feet from the west end, where the explosion occurred.
The explosion broke a gas main but there was no fire, the injured men said. The laboratory is used for the study of communicable diseases.
Memorial Contest Poems Due Today
Today is the last day to submit manuscripts in the William Herbert Carruth memorial poetry prize contest. They are to be submitted to the chancellor's office.
Although he has never entered a school room, Dallas is taking high school courses on the sophomore level. He has hemophilia, a disease that prevents the clotting of blood and doctors have advised him not to attend school. Since Oct. 1, 1949, he has completed a full scholastic year of English and algebra, and will soon finish mechanical drawing and radio.
During the winter he was unable to write because of internal hemorrhaging which made his arm too sore, so all his study was confined to the latter two courses.
His mother, Mrs. Jack E. Reiserer, was his only teacher until he enrolled in his correspondence courses. Dallas is technically a student at Wichita North High school. His course of study is approved by the principal of that school, and his diploma will come from North high.
Fees for his correspondence courses are paid by the office of the Sedgwick county superintendent of public schools, under a state law which provides educational opportunities for exceptional children. Dallas qualifies. His transcript shows nothing but straight A's.
He uses a wagon to move around. Nevertheless, he has managed to make the Reiserer home an electrical wonderland. He has built a burglar alarm and installed it. Manufactured control panels for his electric trains wouldn't do all the things Dallas wanted, so he has built his own. He also built a garden tractor.
A degree in electrical engineering from K. U. is Dallas' academic ambition. He is confident that he will be able to use his electrical and mechanical talents in spite of his limited physical activity.
Two Students Have Emergency Surgery
Two students underwent emergency appendectomies S u n d a y morning in Watkins Memorial hospital. They were Walter Philip Billau, pharmacy sophomore; and Myrna JoAnn Lynch, fine arts junior.
The condition of both students is described as good.
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Play Tryouts Today, Tuesday
Tryouts for the University Players laboratory production of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town" will be held at 7:30 p.m. today and Tuesday in the Little theater in Green hall.
All students are eligible to try out for any of the 17 parts in the play. This play, which is being directed by Don Harling, College senior, is the first three-act play to be given by the University Players in their laboratory theater,
KU Debaters Place Fourth
L. Edward Stollenwerck, College senior, won first place in extempore speaking, and Craig Hampton, fine arts senior, placed fourth in original oratory at the Missouri Valley Forensic league tournament.
The K.U. debate team tied for fourth place with the University of Texas at the tournament which was held at the Municipal University of Wichita April 6 through 8. The K.U. debaters were L. Edward Stollenwerck, College senior; J. Steve Mills, Alan K. Shearer, College juniors; and Evan K. Wilson, second year law.
The Municipal University of Wichita placed first in the debate rounds of the tournament. The University of Colorado and Washington University placed second and third respectively.
E. C. Buehler, professor of public speaking, was re-elected secretary of the league. Professor Buehler has held that office for 17 years.
Ronald Amundsen discovered the South Pole.
McGrath Urges Gambling Curb
Washington. April 17.(U.P.)-Attorney General J. Howard McGrath urged congress today to throw a "knockout blow" at gambling syndicates by refusing them use of interstate communications facilities.
He asked a senate interstate commerce subcommittee to approve a bill which would ban the transmission of certain gambling information by such methods as telephone, radio, and television.
Interferie with the "freedom of the press" to circulate sports information or introduce "a new 'prohibition' era" by anti-gambling provisions which would require the federal government to police and prosecute gamblers throughout the nation.
"It is quite evident that modern bookmaking operation is completely intertwined with the communications systems of this country," the attorney general said, "and that to deny the use of facilities of interstate communication to the organized gambling fraternity would be a knockout blow to their operations"
McGrath made it clear that the proposal, drafted by the justice department and local law officers participating in the attorney general's recent conference on crime, is not designed to:
Mr. McGraath said horse race information poses the major problem. But he said "the gamblers have apparently moved into large scale betting operations on such amateur and professional sports events as baseball, basketball and football"
"Modern bookmaking, or off the track betting on horse racing," he said, "requires rapid transmission of facts on each race on the card" at about 20 major race tracks. Interstate communications facilities-telephone radio and some so-called wire services-provide that information.
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