1946
University DAILY KANSAN
STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Tuesday, October 1, 1946
44th Year No. 6
Lawrence, Kansas
Goering,11 Others, To Hang; Three Are Freed
Plans Started For Homecoming Celebration
The Homecoming committee met Monday to begin making plans for the largest Homecoming celebration in the history of K.U.
A float parade, a Friday broadcast rally from WREN, the Lawrence radio station, a pep program to be broadcast from KFKU, and the traditional half-time crowning of a queen were decided on as "musts." After the rally Weeems and his orchestra will play for a dance from 10 to 12 p.m. A number of other attractions are under consideration.
The naming of Corlett Cotton, Business graduate, as chairman of the committee was announced by Fred Ellsworth, alumni secretary.
Other members present were Ben Barteldes, Barteldes Seed company; Clarence Bliesner, chief of police; Lorraine Carpenter, president of the IS.A.; Richard Dannenberg, president of the Inter-fraternity council; Howard Engleman, president of the All-Student council;
Earl Falkenstien, secretary of the Athletic association; George Hedrick, Lawrence Chamber of Commerce; James K. Hitt, University registrar; William Kollender, director of Sunflower dormitories; Virginia Urban and Charles C. "Sonny" Love, cheerleaders; Raymond Nichols, executive secretary;
Kathryn O'Leary, president of Pan Hellenic; E. C. Quigley, head of Athletic department; LeRoy Ebison, K club; Henry Werner, dean of student affairs; Russell Wiley, University band director; Bill Wood, president of the KuKu club; Joan Woodward, president of student union; Bill Yearout, chamber of commerce; and Tom Yoe, director of public relations.
The Ol' Whiz--
Diz--Will Cover
Ball Games
The Daily Kansan added a news writer to its sports staff today—the Ol' Whiz himself, Dizzy Dean.
Diz will cover the St. Lois-
Brooklyn playoff series for us, and
also the World series which begins
next week.
next week.
His writing may not be exactly like what you learn in English la, but Diz's style should make the Kansas' baseball stories unique, to say the least.
It's just as the former big league pitching record holder himself said: "I may not know that guy Webster's front name, but I sure can learn you the difference between a ball and a strike, or vice vica."
His first article appears on Page 4 of today's Daily Kansan.
Truculent Turtle Flies To Non-Stop Record
Columbus, Ohio, (UP)—The Truculent Turtle, 11,822 miles and more than 55 hours flying time from Perth, Australia, landed here at 12:27 p.m., E.S.T. to establish a new world's record for long distance flight.
The four navy pilots who shared the flying duties on the flight of more than two days—breaking the army-set B-29 record of more than 7,000 miles—were welcomed by a cheering crowd as the patrol bomber rolled to a stop.
Rear Adm. E. W. Ewen, commanding officer of the naval air reserve training program, Glenview, Ill., who flew here to greet the Pacific-hoppers, said the flight was "for the purpose of establishing the range of the plane—nothing else."
WEATHER
Little Man On Campus
Kansas—Fair today, tonight and Wednesday. Warmer today, high 89-85. Warmer in central and east tonight and in east Wednesday.
"Next!"
Marie Miller Resigns Post As Coeds' Adviser
MARIE MILLER
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Miss Miller said she has no immediate plans other than to return to her home in Macon, Mo., early next week. The vacancy will be filled by the board of regents.
Miss Marie Miller, assistant adviser of women since 1936, has resigned her position at the University effective Friday, she announced today.
"I have enjoyed being here very much," Miss Miller said, "the students have been very helpful."
Coming to the University as a student, Miss Miller received her bachelor of arts degree in chemistry in 1930. She has since done graduate work in chemistry and English.
In 1936, Miss Miller went to Purdue university, Lafayette, Ind., as assistant to Dr. H. R. Kraybill, state chemist. She returned the same year to become assistant adviser of women at KU.
Active in campus social and honorary organization, Miss Miller was a member of the Faculty Women's club, the University Women's club, and the local board of the American Association of University women. She was alumni secretary of the K.U. class of 1930, and staff placement officer for Iota Sigma Pi, honorary chemistry sorority.
A member of Mort Board, senior women's honorary society. Miss Miller was also active in Y.W.C.A., a member of the Baptist church, Noffinger Missionary guild, national and state deans' associations, and the Red Cross.
Freshmen To Parade In Nightshirts Friday
The traditional "nightshirt parade" of freshman students will be Friday night when the masculine students assemble on the campus for the march to downtown Lawrence with a parade up Massachusetts street.
A parade, bonfire meeting, and pep rally are held each fall preceding the first home football game. The bonfire rally will be in South park following the parade through Lawrence.
Participants will be treated to free movies in two downtown theaters following the rally. The pep rally is sponsored by the K-club, KuKu's and Jay Janes.
Condemned Men To Die Within 15 Days; Schacht, Von Papen, Fritzsche Are Released
Nuernberg. (UF)—The International Military tribunal today wrote an end to Adolph Hitler's schemes to dominate the world by sentencing Hermann Goering and 11 other Nazi leaders to be hanged until dead within 15 days and committing to prison, for terms ranging up to life, seven other leaders of the third Reich.
Three Nazis, the financier, Hjalmar Schacht, the propagandist, Hans Fritzsche, and the diplomat, Franz von Papen, were acquitted and freed today
to force von Papen to go to Vienna
The trio were released from their prison cells about an hour after the International Military tribunal completed returning its verdicts.
It was not yet certain whether Austria would succeed in its effort
To The Hangman
Hermann Goering
Hermann Goering
Joachim Von Ribbentrop
Wilhelm Von Keitel
Dr. Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Alfred Rosenberg
Hans Frank
Wilhelm Frick
Julius Streicher
Fritz Sauckel
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Alfred Jodl
Martin Bormann (in absentia)
To Prison
Rudolf Hess, life.
Walter Funk, life.
Eric Raeder, life.
Karl Doenitz, 10 years.
Baldur Von Schirach, 20 years.
Konstantin Von Neureath, 15 years.
Albert Speer, 20 years.
To Freedom
Hjalmar Schacht, banker and economist, who financed German rearmament by a series of dazzling economic measures. He claimed to have tried to stop Hitler since 1938, and his only defense witness said Schacht led the bomb plot against Hitler's life.
Franz Von Papen, diplomat, He, too, claimed to have tried to curb Hitler, and said he negotiated for Hitler to become chancellor only because he thought responsibility would reform him.
Hans Fritzeche, lawyer. He was the radio mouthpiece for Goebbels, and claimed that Hitler and Goebbels had lied to him.
To All Students: Come To A.S.C.
An invitation has been issued by Howard Engleman, All -Student council president, to all students interested to attend the first meeting of the council at 7:15 tonight in the Pine room of the Union.
Heading new business will be a discussion concerning the cashing of student checks in the business office. Organizational vacancies will be declared and the possible change of organizational seats will be discussed. Also included in the business will be the election of treasurer and the faculty advisory committee.
Late Physicals By Saturday, Please
Late enrollees who have made appointments for physical examinations at Watkins hospital are asked to come in before Saturday and make appointments for that morning, Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson, director, announced today.
One of those condemned to death, Martin Bormann, has not been seen since the final battles around the reichs-chancellery in Berlin, in May, 1945, and probably was already dead.
The sentences imposed today will be appealed to the Allied military council in Berlin within four days but no change in the court's verdict is anticipated.
Little arrogance was left in the high Nazis when they finally filed in, one by one, to hear their fate after watching for 10 months and 10 days the growing mountain of evidence against them.
The court announced the Soviet judge, I. T. Nikitichenko, dissented from the acquittal of Schacht, von Papen, and Fritzsche. He also dissented from the life sentence imposed upon Hess, believing the sentence should have been death by hanging.
Chief Justice Geoffrey Lawrence, Britain, read the sentences to the 21 Nazi leaders. Each entered the solemn court room singly, escorted by a guard. Each stood stiffly before the justices of France, Britain, Russia and the United States and heard his fate.
A third Soviet dissent was entered to the acquaintal of the reich cabinet and German general staff and high command from the general charge of conspiracy against the peace of the world and aggression.
Few of the Nazis displayed any emotion as they were led in through a small door at the rear of the courtroom, stood a moment or two at the bar of world justice, heard their sentences and then were led silently back to their cells.
Goering was the first to stand before the tribunal. There was a moment of trouble when the earphones over which he was to hear the German translation of Lawrence's words failed. A guard fussed futilely with the headset then Lawrence impatiently motioned him away. Goering heard the verdict—in the Russian translation—but he was obviously certain what his fate was to be.
Hess, the No. 2 Nazi whose conduct throughout the trial has been erratic, brushed off the carphones and declined to listen to the translation. He was led away with no show of emotion.
Grand Admiral Erick Raeder gave the court a stiff military salute after hearing himself condemned to spend the rest of his days in prison.
The sentences were imposed swiftly, each requiring only a minute or two with the guards shuttling steadily between the prison cells, bringing the defendants up by elevator and into the courtroom for what for many was their last appearance in public.
Less than an hour after Lawrence read the first verdict of Goering the ceremony was completed.
The nature of the sentences had been foreshadowed clearly by the court in its morning session when it found 19 of the 22 defendants guilty and reviewed the charges against each. There was one surprise—the order that the death sentences against all 12 men be carried out by hanging. The nazi military leaders had hoped that this indignity would be spared them and that they might face a military vring squad rather than the hangman's noose.