THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1950
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Bill Studies Latin America, Plans To Start Business In Peru
The first student to enroll in the new Latin America Areas major was earning $425 a month as a radio operator in Saudi Arabia before coming to the University. He is William Beydler, College sophomore from Ashland.
In February 1946, Bill, who was a radio technician, was discharged from the navy. After seeing the world, Bill decided to return to the University. He had attended one semester as a pre-medical student before he decided to start looking for something else. To phrase it in his own words, "My grade point average wasn't too hot."
Still having the urge to travel, Bill obtained a job as radio operator with the Arabian-American Oil company, a subsidiary of Standard and was sent to Dhaharan,
William Beydler
Saudi Arabia. This was in April. 1947 and a job paying over $400 a month seemed "too good to pass up."
Dhaharan consisted of an area of civilization one-half mile in diameter Bill explained. His only contact with other Americans was by talking with the few American employees at the base of operations.
Living conditions were good, Bill said. "Ten of us lived in an air-conditioned building with most of
"comforts of home." His job consisted of co-ordinating operations from the base to planes in the air, workmen at the oil rigs and to tankers at the oil refinery in America, although increasing numbers of Italian and Arab workmen are being trained to fill key positions.
Bill saw none of the activities in the Jewish-Arab war but was in Beyrouth in 1948 and observed some of the rioting. He found Arab crime and punishment unusual in some respects.
A thief at one of the operations bases was apprehended by local police. The Arab religion says Bill, forces the people to eat with their hands, and has a native, his right hand was cut off in the belief that he would starve.
After two years of this sort of life he decided that it was time to come home. Bill intended to go to Lima. Peru after a short stay at home, but he made his "fatal" mistake by stopping to visit a friend attending the University.
A story in the University Daily Kansan concerning a new major. Latin American Areas, caused
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Hollywood Announces Oscar Candidates Final Winners To Be Selected On March 23
Hollywood, Feb. 16—(U.P.)—The nominations are out and the annual "oscar derby" begins today—with a nerve-shattering 37-day wait to find out who gets the coveted golden statues.
Announcement of the contenders also signalled the start of movie-land politicking, with the usual turn-beating for favorite candidates.
Ten movie queens, 10 actors, and five directors will fidget in suspense until March 23, when the academy of motion picture arts and sciences will hand out the awards to traditionally-emotional winners.
Young for "Come to the Stable."
This year, movies about crooked politicians, World War II, and religion grabbed off most of the honors. Here are the candidates:
Young for "Come to the Game."
Best actor—Broderick Crawford for "All the King's Men," Kirk Douglas for "Champion," Gregory Peck for "Twelve @Clock High," Richard Todd for "The Hasty Heart," and John Wayne for "Sands of Iwo Jima."
Best actress-Jeanne Crain for "Pinky," Olivia De Havilland for "The Heiress," Susan Hayward for "My Foolish Heart," Deborah Kerr for "Edward, My Son," and Loretta
Bill to enroll at the University, With his grades now above a twopoint average Bill feels that the course will qualify him for a permanent job in South America. In the future he would like to start a business of his own, preferably in Lima.
Best supporting actress -Ethel Barrymer for "Pinky," Celeste Holm and Elsa Lancaster for "Come to the Stable," Mercedes Mc-Cambridge for "All the King's Men," and Ethel Waters for "Pinky."
The Latin America Areas major consists of varied courses in Spanish business and history plus the regular College requirements. The course prepares the student for almost any position in South America-business, translation or a diplomatic post.
Best movie—"All the King's Men," "Battleground," "The Heiress," "A Letter to Three Wives," and "Twelve O'Clock High."
Best director—Robert Rosson for "All the King's Men," William Wellman for "Battleground," Carol Weed for "The Fallen Idea" (British novelist), the Heissess, and Joseph Mankiewicz for "A Letter to Three Wives."
Awards will also be given for best song, best scoring of a musical, best black and white photography, best color photography, best motion picture story, and the best screen play.
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