WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1949
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
SEVENTEEN
US Blows Up At Bulgarian False Charges
Washington,—(U.P.)—The United States and Bulgaria may be headed for a break in diplomatic relations.
The state department said Bulgaria's mistreatment of American diplomats raised the question of whether Bulgaria wants to continue normal diplomatic relations.
For its part, the state department said it "can not ignore" Bulgaria's repeated conspiracy charges against Donald R. Heath, U. S. minister.
James E. Webb, undersecretary of state, delivered a U. S. protest and a warning late yesterday to the Bulgarian charge d'affaires, Peter Voutov. Mr. Webb called Mr. Voutov to the state department and lectured him for 15 minutes without pulling any punches.
Mr. Webb protested general restrictions on the U. S. legation in Sofia, and specifically defended Mr. Heath against Communist charges that he conspired to overthrow the Bulgarian government.
The Communists are trying Trai-cho Kostov, former vice-premier, and 10 other Bulgarians on charges of plotting against the government. Mr. Kostov is accused of conspiring with Mr. Heath, but Mr. Webb protested Monday that these charges were "patent falsehoods."
Mr. Webb recalled that Mr. Heath had asked the Bulgarian government newspapers to print his denials.. Instead, the Bulgarian press repeated the charges and indicated that all American denials were lies.
As soon as the Webb-Voutov conversation ended, the state department put out a blistering statement hinting that Bulgarian - American diplomatic relations hung by a thread.
"This deliberate attempt to involve the United States minister has compelled the U.S. government to question the Bulgarian government's intentions with respect to the maintenance of normal relations between the two countries," the state department said.
"These most recent actions of the Bulgarian government directed against the American minister are not an isolated development. For some time the U. S. legation in Sofia has been subjected to a series of indignities and restrictions including false charges against American officials, intimidation and persecution of local Bulgarian employees, refusal to issue visas to personnel assigned to the legation, and various restrictions on travel and housing," the department said.
The state department also exhibited Bulgarian press reports that said American denials of spying were "old and tattered clichés." One newspaper article, signed by Todor Guenov, director of the political department of the Bulgarian foreign office, said Washington and London did not understand that their spies had been caught.
Mr. Heath, a native of Topeka, has been minister to Sofia since Sept. 30, 1947, but his tour of duty there may be ending.
$1000 Scholarship To Honor Earhart
An annual $100 scholarship in honor of Amelia Earhart to encourage graduate study by women in the field of aeronautical engineering has been established by Zonta International, an organization of executive and professional women.
The scholarship will be awarded each year to a woman who holds a bachelor's degree and who has been recommended because of high character and ability. The scholarship may be used in any graduate school approved by a committee of members of the organization.
"It is a very outstanding fellowship, and there will be very little competition for it," said Dr. William W. Simpson, chairman of theeronautical engineering department. "Women on the campus who have majored in the sciences or physics, and who are interested in
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Dachshund Gives Up Food Playthings For Toy Dog
"Worthal really keeps a sharp eye out for good lookin' coeds."
Dallas, Tex.—(U.P.)—What Wagner the Dallas dachshund needed most of all was a good canine psychoanalyst to determine whether the many-time father has developed a mother complex.
"I have no idea how many dachs-
hauds he has shed," Mrs. Buchloz
hands.
"That's what I think's the trouble," said Douglas Buchholz, the moody mutt's master.
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"He sounded so sad," the dog's mistress related. "He pokes around from room to room, carrying that thing by its neck, like a mother dog carries her puppies."
Food holds absolutely no lure for Wagner since he found the toy. His owners fear he may starve to death.
Wagner, now 12 years old and the second of human being's 70s, began as father
aviation, may talk to me about the scholarship," Dr. Simpson said.
"My husband and I can't understand Wagner any more," Mrs. Buchholz said. "Up until now, he's loved babies and other dogs but today he won't have anything to do with the neighbor's children. We brought one of his little dog playmates in to see him, but Wagner just ignored him and gazed at the rubber puppy."
Since Sunday, Wagner has refused to eat or to be separated from a toy puppy he rescueted from a "graveyard" of children's play-ruled rubber poodles that was shipped as a Christmas gift to needy youngsters.
The registered daschund, whose name was inspired by the German operatic composer, put up a very musical howl when Mrs. Buchholz tried hiding the toy.
"He cut up so much I had to give it back to him," she said. "Tuesday I took out the thing that makes the little toy squeak, thinking Wagner might lose interest in it then, but it didn't seem to matter to him."
The gadget's squeak had made sleeping around the Buchholz household almost impossible. Wagner lay on the toy and every time the toy would squeak. Then Wagner would let out a piercing velp.
Grand Coulee dam, third highest dam in the world, is 550 feet from base to top.
Soprano To Give Recital At 8 p.m.
Nancy Messenger King, soprano, will give her senior recital at 8 p.m. today in Strong auditorium. She is a student of Reinhold Schmidt, associate professor of voice. She studied for three years with Mrs. Marie Wilkins, instructor in voice.
Mrs. King is from Pittsburgh where she has been active in musical circles. At the University she is a member of Chi Omega social sorority and Sigma Alpha Iota music sorority. She is a former member of the A Cappella choir.
The program Wednesday will include classical numbers, German, French, and contemporary songs. The aria will be "Tacca La Notre Placida" from "Il Trovatore" (Verdi).
Talk On Furniture Included In Series
Contemporary furniture was the subject of a lecture Sunday afternoon, given by John Maxon, assistant professor in art history and director of the museum of art.
The talk was one of a series of six lectures being given by Dr. Maxon, and Clayton Fowler, assistant professor of drawing and painting, with special attention to interior decoration and Professor Fowler is speaking on symbolism.
The fine old pieces should be taken for what they are, and should be shown with plain modern furniture, rather than bad reproductions, Dr. Maxon said. He also pointed out the use of new materials for greater comfort and practicability with the emphasis on lightness and usability.
The lecture was supplemented by examples of different types of furniture with comparisons of the old and new.
Thief Interrupts Show
Topcka,—(U.P.)—A thief blacked out a minstrel show here.
Taking a large box from the seat of a parked car, the prowler stole costumes and programs of the show sponsored by the Daughters of Isabella, halting charity benefit performances.
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