UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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APRIL 8.1947
Phones, Lewis Top Headlines During Vacation
A nation-wide strike of telephone workers, a demand by John L. Lewis for the removal of Secretary of Interior Krug, and the postponement of proposed rent increases by the house banking committee headed the national news front during Easter vacation.
An estimated 340,000 telephone workers walked on strike Monday morning. Attempts of government leaders and union chiefs to avert the strike were of no avail.
In Washington, Wednesday, the house of representatives banking committee postponed all action on rent and housing legislation until April 16. Chairman Wolcott (R-ah) said the committee felt it should have a chance to thing about a proposed rent increase.
John L. Lewis demanded congressional action to oust Secretary of Interior Krug from office. The demand was made by the United Mine Workers chief before a house labor subcommittee.
The final barrier to a special session of the general assembly of the United Nations was removed when Russia, France, and China agreed to the session. The explosive Palestine case will be presented at this meeting.
Police continued to search for the missing Langley Collyer without success. A close watch was kept at the funeral of Herman Collyer, but Langley did not appear.
Members of the senate foreign relations committee approved legislation to carry out President Truman's program for aid to Greece and Turkey. The bill will now await final Senate action.
An explosion and fire destroyed a fireworks manufacturing plant in Clinton, Mo., killing 11 employees and injuring four others. The cause of the blast was not immediately determined.
Mav Have Fireworks Again
The University stadium may be used again this year for a free Fourth of July fireworks show, Law-merchants have announced. A committee will be organized to work on the plan.
Boomeranged Bunny Ain't Home For Dinner Anymore
Australian bushmen and head huffers, move over! A Jayhawker moved into your select circle recently when he killed a rabbit with his boomerang.
"I was out practicing, when suddenly out of a thicket rushed a rabbit, going like a bat out of wherever they come from. I let loose with a toss and the rabbit was no more surprised than me when the boomerang hit him," he said.
Jim Mueller, College sophomore was down on the intramural fields with his boomerang, practicing.
"You know, there's only one thing that worries me. I wonder what his wife thought when he didn't eat dinner. He was a male you knew."
Jim says that his knowledge of boomerang throwing stems from his vast understanding of physics, calculus, algebra, trigonometry, and chemistry. He claims that not just any layman can become a success at it.
One day he carved a boomerang out of a piece of driftwood and began practicing with it.
Learned In The Navy
His interest in the sport began when he was stationed on one of Uncle Sam's summer resorts in the South Pacific with the navy air corps. Whenever there was no flying to do or the gooney birds were too busy to talk, things got rather dull.
"Since there were no trees to aim at, and all the gooney birds were friendly, I got most of my practice by throwing my boomerang at passing officers. This never failed to get many laughs from my fellow enlisted men," he said, with a straight face.
Back in the states, Jim had to give up his pastime because there is a shortage of boomerangs in the country. Not long ago however, he passed a Lawrence sporting goods store which had a boomerang sale. Realizing that such a chance would seldom come, he bought five of them.
"Practice, practice, and still more practice was necessary before I began to feel the return of the lost touch and surge of confidence in my skills," she recalled. "before I was again proficient," he said, still with a straight face.
Boomerang Shortage In U. S.
"Tm thinking seriously of giving lessons, and if you doubt my ability to do so, just remember the rabbit."
Expect 600 To Attend Six Trials On Docket Army-Navy ROTC Ball Of Student Court
More than 600 cadets and guests are expected at the combined army-navy R.O.T.C. ball to be held from 9 p.m. to midnight May 9. Faculty reserve officers and active army-navy personnel also have been invited.
"We have been working hard to make this joint affair a success because we feel that mixing around in a social atmosphere will help cadets and faculty to get better acquainted," he said.
Tickets are now on sale in both army and navy R.O.T.C. offices, Lt. Col. Kenneth Rosebush, associate professor of military science, said today. Kass Kassinger and his orchestra will play for the ball.
The ball will not be open to ex- army personnel because facilities cannot accommodate them all. As guests of cadets, however, they are welcome, Colonel Rosebush said.
Little Man On Campus
Five students will be sentenced and the trial of a sixth continued at 7:30 tonight by the student court in Green hall court room.
"Sure don't need a robin around, Mae, to know when spring is here."
Ivan Moody and Edwin T. Mahood, business seniors, tried April 1 on charges of illegally transferring parking licenses, and Ralph Dunn and George Cozad, College freshmen who pleaded guilty to a similar charge in a previous court session will be sentenced tonight. Robert Kurtz, freshman engineer, who pleaded quilty to charges of destroying University property will also be sentenced.
The case of Lawrence W. Brown, jt., College sophomore, charged with breaking library rules, will be continued tonight.
Mahood and Moody were charged by the prosecuting attorney with illegally transferring parking licenses. Because of a change of zones, Moody received a new permit. The judge ordered that he destroy the old permit but gave it to Mahood who used it at least twice.
Moody stated that he threw away his old permit, and did not know how Mahood obtained it. Mahood said he did not obtain it, but he did not obtain it from Moody.
His counsel asked that the case be dismissed because no known rule of the University had been violated. The court overruled this, and said that the case was not a criminal case but civil as no actual statute had been violated, but that injury to students had been alleged committed.
The court closed the case and announced that sentence would be announced at the next student court session.
Brown pleaded not guilty to charges that he had checked out reserve books under a false name and retained them over a period of days.
Dr. Forrest C. Allen was re-elected councilman from the first ward in Lawrence April 1.
He had defeated Calvin Vander-Werf, assistant professor of chemistry, in the Republican primary.
The Counsel then asked for a recess which was granted, and the case was continued until next court session.
n the same election F. A. Russell professor of engineering drawing was re-elected third ward councilman. Henry Shenk, associate professor of physical education, was elected to the Lawrence school board.
Allen, Shenk, Russell Win In City Election
'The Face Is Familiar...'
None of these positions was contested in the general election.
This brown-haired, browneyed girl likes to help students with calculus and analytic geometry.
Basketball is her favorite sport, and she goes to the games at 5:30 p.m. in order to get a seat on the front row, where she makes use of the extra time by knitting.
Her home is in Topeka, and she formerly lived at Corbin hall.
A good deal of her time is spent in an office in Frank Strong, helping the affairs of women on the Hill to run smoothly.
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April 1 caricature was of Richard "Little Man" Bibler.
Governor Frank Carlson has told Chancellor Deane W. Malott that he is opposed to the admission of any institution into the Big Six conference "that would discriminate against any of our citizens."
Carlson Opposes Aggie Application
On March 31 a petition to bar Oklahoma A. & M. from the Big Six was presented to the governor. It was signed by representatives from more than 16 campus organizations. Governor Writes Petitioners
The next day the governor wrote a letter to each organization represented on the petition. Here is the text of his letter:
"Yesterday representatives of several organizations at K.U. called at my office and presented me the petition signed by a number of individuals representing organizations on the campus, which petition protests the application of Oklahoma A and M for membership in the Big Six conference.
"Since this group presented the petition I have urged Chancellor Malott to present the views of Kansas at the Big Six conference, and have advised him that I am personally opposed to the admission of any institution that would discriminate against any of our citizens.
Rader Blasts Progressives, Resigns Office
In a stormy session, the Progressive party president, John Rader resigned his office April I, charging Greek leaders in the party with cooperating with Pachacamac fraternities to unify the Greek vote and split the Independents.
Rader charged specifically that:
TWO. "Representatives of the parties fraternities have been meeting secretly with Pachacamae inner-circle members.
ONE. "The Progressive party had been set up as a paper party to confuse Independents, but had threatened to get out of Pachacamac's control.
THREE. "Pachacamac men, at election time, were to go to Greek houses and tell the original purpose of the Progressive party. Pachacamac and Progressive Greeks were then to combine and vote Greeks into office.
FOUR. "A fraternity man in the party had announced the emergency meeting Tuesday in the official bulletin, but had left out the time, to keep attendance low."
Rader said that he inserted his own bulletin giving the correct time. He supported his fourth charge with a signed statement from Tom Yoe, director of information. Humphreys, Foster Reply
John Humphreys, engineering sophomore and treasurer of the party, and Ben Foster, College junior, speaking for the fraternities in the party answered the charges.
They said that their dealings with Pachacamac fraternities were to swing more fraternities into the Progressive party. They said they had nothing to gain by leaving the Progressive party and are supporting it faithfully.
Barker Elected President
They charged Rader with playing into the opposing party's hands by threatening to break up the Progressive's.
Rader's resignation was accepted and Paul Barker, College freshman, was elected new president. Tom Alexander, College junior, replaced Barker as third vice-president.
Humphreys started the fireworks by asking Rader his true feelings about the party. Amidst argument and counter charges Rader outlined his points.
Rader Charged With Sabotage
The Greek leaders said that Rader was sabotaging the party by his actions and statements.
Rader said his information of the party's origin came from a Pachacamac inner-circle member whose name he could not reveal.
Rader also said, "Tm convinced that the party started as a rotten deal. My only hope for its future is that those who originated it have changed their original purpose. I can't believe that they have."
Wallace Begins Peace Tour
London—(UP)—Henry A. Wallace arrived today for a tour of western Europe during which he said he would seek an international coalition of progressive forces that "believe in the unity of the world on behalf of peace."
News of the World
To Study 16-Year Old Charged With Killing
St. Joseph, Mo.-(UP)-Defense counsel for 16-year-old Stuart B. Allen, who is charged with murder, indicated today that he would be studied by psychiatrists. They will investigate the "urgue to kill" which the youth said caused him to hammer out the life of 58-year-old John Frank, church sexton. Frank was killed in the basement of the church of which the boy's foster father, the Rev. James S. Allen, is minister.
Special Cabinet Session To Hear Price Conditions
Washington — (UP) — President Truman has called a special cabinet meeting for tomorrow to hear a statement on price conditions by Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, chairman of the council of economic advisers.
Mr. Truman recently expressed concern over high prices, fearing that if the advance continues inflationary spirals will result and lead to new rounds of wage demands.
Carlson To Washington
Toppea—(UP)—Gov. Frank Carlson will leave this weekend to testify Monday in Washington at a hearing of the Interstate Commerce committee on natural gas. He will urge that more control over production, distribution, and sale of natural gas should rest with the state and less with the federal government.