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LAWRENCE, KANSAS, MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1944
NUMBER 170
41st YEAR
Invasion Coast Now Firmly Held; Battle Stiffens
(International News Service)
Consolidations and extensions of the Allied beachhead on the Normandy coast have been so successful that the situation is a "little better than satisfactory" Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's headquarters announced today.
Germans admitted the railway junction of Carentan on the Cherbourg peninsula has been abandoned and estimated that Allied forces in France now total 400,000 men.
The Allies have control of the Bayeux-St. Lo road, but what was called "real dog-fighting" is under way in the Caen-Tilly area with no advance likely at present. Three German tank attacks have been thrown back.
Late word from the fighting front is that fighting continues in the outskirts of Carentan, but there is no confirmation that the town has been captured. The forests of Cerisy on the left of Carentan is however, in Allied possession.
A 60-mile coastal strip of northern France is firmly in Allied hands, and the deepest penetration is approximately 18 miles, a headquarters spokesman disclosed.
Very heavy German attacks in the Caen area are being repelled. German Attacks Repulsed
Relentless bombing of German invasion defenses continues from Britain and from rapidly increasing air strips along the beachhead. Excellent weather made today a field day in the air. German fighters appeared in heavier numbers, and fierce air battle were frequent.
More than 1000 bombers battered airdromes in France, while other craft pounded rail junctions at Fennes and at Amiens. For the most part the Allied aircraft carried out their mission with spectacular success. The Paris radio reported that the French capital had been bombed again, but there was no verification from Allied quarters. The rapid retreat of German forces continued north of Rome. The speed of advanced Nazi forces was so rapid that their onward trains were reported running out of gas.
Beds Adverse to Finland
Chinese troops made further progress on the Burma front. Fierce fighting continued in the southwest Pacific.
Chicago U. Approves Hutchins' Plans
Chicago, (INS)—President Rober Maynard Hutchins of the University of Chicago armed with a vote of confidence from the trustees Friday sought speedy improvement in the organization of the school which he says is "neither efficient nor democratic."
"The board wishes to express its own confidence in the president and to recognize the educational achievement of the University during his 15 years leadership."
The trustees stirred by a memorial in which faculty members expressed fears Dr. Hutchins was attempting to impose a new philosophy on the University and to control educational policy rigidly issued a statement which said:
ASTP Goes to Jail For Initiation Prank In Donning PW Garb
Evidently oblivious to the dangers that face an escaped prisoner of war, an ASTP trainee at the University of Kansas hospital in Kansas City, Kan., was the victim of an initiation prank of a medical fraternity, wandered about the streets of downtown Kansas City, Mo., yesterday and was arrested and jailed as an escapel prisoner of war. He was wearing an army fatigue uniform on which was painted the army's sign for captured enemies.
"That,boy was lucky that he wasn't shot on the spot," said Lt. Col. Watson L. McMorris, who is investigating the case in Kansas City this afternoon.
Plans Completed For Happy Hour
Boxing matches, relays, a hog-calling contest, and athletic games of all kinds will be the order of the day Friday when all trainees in the V-12 units, electrician's mates school, and V-5 units will get together for an athletic "Happy Hour" from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. in the Memorial stadium.
A public address system will be set up with Chief Petty Officer George Starkey, master of ceremonies at previous "Happy Hours," and Lt. C. V. McGuigan, former sports writer for INS and radio commentator for WHB and KMBC, officiating behind the "mike."
"All officers and enlisted men of the welfare and recreation offices will be in charge of the various events," said Ens. H. L. Ware, of the V-12 office. "Plans have been completed for the field day, and it is expected that the entire naval personnel of the University will enter wholeheartedly into the activities."
Lt. Caylor Dies As German Prisoner; Former K.U. Student
He was graduated as a navigator in May 1943 and was sent overseas in November 1943 after having been assigned to heavy bombers. From his letters his mother knew that he was stationed in England as a member of a B-17 crew.
Second Lt. Donald H. Caylor, Horton, a former student here, died Feb. 4 in a German prison camp from wounds received while in action as a navigator of a B-17 over Germany, his mother, Mrs. Mildred L. Caylor, was notified by a telegram from the war department last week.
Mrs. Caylor received a telegram from the war department on Feb. 20 stating that her son had been missing over Germany since Feb. 4. In March she received another telegram saying that he was a prisoner of war in Germany and wounded. Neither that telegram nor the letter that followed revealed the extent of his wounds.
Donald Caylor was the first Horton man to volunteer for aviation cadet training in the U.S. Army. He attended the University of Kansas for two years and while here was a Templin hall resident scholar.
Students Urged To Join City In 5th War Loan
University students have been invited to join the city of Lawrence in its effort to reach the goal during the Fifth War Loan drive, which began today, by Irving Hill, head of the drive. This invitation came as a result of campus organizations being unable to stage an active campaign here at the University because of the nearness of finals and the crowded schedule. The Douglas county goal has been set at $2,213,-400.
This action throws the responsibility of the drive on the individual students and faculty members, who are being urged by Mr. Hill to do their part voluntarily and without individual contact. The initial drive will continue through July 8.
Drive chairmen in Lawrence have planned a more vigorous campaign for the drive to back the invasion armies than has ever before been staged. A large community rally will be held at Haskell Institute Tuesday, June 20, and will include a bond auction and horse show. Also, a special bond premiere is being sponsored by the Lawrence theaters on Thursday night. Anyone purchasing a bond on or before June 15 will be given a free ticket to the bond show.
Radio station KFKU is sponsoring a series of Treasury Salutes, the first to be given at 9:30 p.m. Thursday.
In this drive, the largest money raising campaign in history, the nation's goal has been set at 16 billion dollars.
During the Fourth War Loan campaign, University students quadrupled their goal of $5,000 by purchasing nearly $20,000 in bonds and stamps in a three-week drive sponsored by the Coed Volunteer Corps.
Pvt. Martin H. Klein, Mrs. Mary H. Klein, mother, 4650 Mt. Vernon, Wichita.
Kansans Included In List of Wounded
Second Lt. George C. Marshall,
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Washington, June 9. (INS) — The War Department made public Friday the names of 400 United States soldiers wounded in action. The announcement includes casualties in the Asiatic, European, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, South Pacific, and Southwest Pacific areas. The list included the following from Kansas.
Dodge City Editor Files For Lieutenant Governor
Pfc. Daniel L. Furse, George M.
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Mediterranean area:
Jess C. Denious, editor of the Dodge City Daily Globe and special guest at the annual Kansan Board dinner Thursday, has filed with the secretary of state as a Republican candidate for renomination as lieutenant governor of Kansas.
Mr. Denius was elected to his present post in 1942 after serving two terms as state senator from the 36th district.
Examination Schedule Released Finals to Be From June 23 to 27 Navy, Civilians on Same Basis
Court Liberal Toward Acts of Espionage
Washington, (INS)—The supreme court in two decisions today reversed conviction of a man who circulated anti-war and scurrilous pamphlets through the mail and refused to cancel the citizenship of a former German who allegedly had praised Hitler.
Students to Give Recital Tonight
The decision adopted a liberal attitude toward the right of individuals to criticize the government even during the war.
Advanced students of piano, voice, violin, and cello will appear in the first of two final advanced student recitals for this term at 7:30 p.m. in Fraser theater. The second of these two recitals of the School of Fine Arts will be presented at 7:30 next Monday night, in Fraser theater, Dean D. M. Swarthout of the School of Fine Arts announced today.
Opening tonight's program will be Marian Miller with a piano solo. "Sonata in E Minor" (Grieg). Miss Miller is a student of Ruth Orcutt, department of piano. Voice students of J. L. Wilkins, department of voice, will be Jane Gary, singing "La Danza" (Rossini), and Elaine Talley, singing "The Doll Song" from "Tales of Hoffman" (Offenbach).
Two Violinists Will Play
Presented from the studio of Wal-
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Nine Educators Are Here for Research
Nine administrators of Kansas City, Mo. schools are on the campus this week to complete work in special problems in administration of the respective schools in which they work, J. W. Twente, dean of the School of Education, announced today.
The principals and vice-principals arrived here this morning to do their research work. They are enrolled in the Graduate School and are under the direction of Dean Twente. Upon completion of their work, the administrators will receive four hours of University credit.
Those on the campus this week are: Nellie Noland, principal of Pinkerton school; Estella McCafferty, principal of Hamilton school; J. J. Ellis, vice-principal of Manual High and Vocational school; William England, vice-principal of Central Junior High; John Perry, principal of Martin R and Karnes schools; George R. Powell, vice-principal of Southeast High; U. L. Riley, principal of Longfellow school; Harry R. Sheppard, vice-principal of Paseo High; and James V. Young, principal of Central Junior High.
The 1944 spring examination schedule was released today by the committee on examinations, who said that separate schedules for naval and civilian students would not be established. All students enrolled in the 16-weeks term will follow the same examination time.
All examinations are limited to one hour, on each of the days designated. Instructors who wish to give only a single one-hour examination may select either of the two days, using the other for a class discussion or a free period, the committee decided.
Where two classes occur at the same hour on the same day, the instructors will consult to avoid conflicts between their examination periods.
Five and four hour courses:
The schedule is as follows:
Five and four hour courses:
Friday, June 23, and Monday, June 26.
Three, two and one hour courses scheduled on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday:
Friday, June 23, and Monday, June 26.
An exception to the above schedule will be the physics classes. All five and four hour physics classes will be examined on Monday evening, June 26, from 7:30 to 9:30 in Hoch auditorium.
All three, two, and one hour courses scheduled on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday: Saturday, June 24, and Tuesday June 27.
All examinations will take place at the regular time and place of the classes. However, because of the number of three hour classes in student programs, making Friday and Monday unusually full examination days, the examinators committee said that instructors of five and four hour classes may change at their own discretion the Friday examination period to Saturday at the same hour.
Because of the necessity for an early return of grades, similar changes from a Monday to a Tuesday examination have not been recommended except in the case of small classes whose papers can be graded quickly by the instructor.
Engineer Talks to AIEE On Electrical Cables
T. G. Hieronymus, underground engineer for the Kansas City Power and Light company, was guest speaker last night at the American Institute of Electrical Engineers meeting in the Kansas room.
Mr. Hieronymus exhibited slides on some of the problems and methods used in the construction and maintenance of subsurface power transmission lines.
Of special interest to AEE members were the samples Mr. Hieronymus displayed of different types of cable. He also showed eable failures, which were due to corrosion, intercrystalline fatigue, poor materials, poor workmanship, decomposition of insulation, and the gnawing of small rodents.
K-Club Meeting Planned
A meeting of the K-Club has beet set for 6:30 tomorrow evening.