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LAWRENCE. KANSAS
57th Year. No.128
Monday, April 25, 1960
ALMOST THE WINNER—Sigma Kappa and Delta Tau Delta entered this float in the Relays Parade Saturday morning and took third place
in the judging. The Alpha Phi and Phi Kappa Theta float took first, the Delta Chi and Alpha Chi Omega float took second.
Patch Hits Senate Probes
A visiting American University Field Staff expert has described recent Senate investigations of foreign aid to Bolivia as "pretty meaningless" and an attempt to malign U.S. Aid Director Oscar Powell.
Criticizes Press, Nixon Coverage
Richard W. Patch, AUFS specialist on Bolivia and Peru, made the statement while explaining the background of the foreign aid program to Bolivia to a journalism class.
Critizees Press, Nixon Coverage He also criticized American press coverage of Bolivia and Peru and asserted that the full story of the riot involving Vice President Richard Nixon was never reported.
In explaining the student demonstrations against Vice President Nixon at San Marcos University in Lima, Peru, Mr. Patch suggested that Mr. Nixon had been advised what would happen if he addressed them.
Investigation Follows Riots The Senate investigation of foreign aid to Bolivia came about following a series of riots during which a United States Information Center was attacked.
The Senate committee report maintained that administration of the Bolivian aid program "was something bordering on criminal negligence" and had cost the U.S. millions of dollars.
As a result of the findings, Oscar Powell, in charge of administering the aid, was relieved of his duties.
Charges Meaningless
Charges Meaningless "These charges were pretty
Chessman Appeal Rejected by Court
WASHINGTON — (UPI) — The Supreme Court today rejected the 16th appeal of convict-author Caryl Chessman, now scheduled to die in California's gas chamber next Monday after staving off the death penalty for the past 12 years.
The court acted in a brief order without a written opinion.
Chessman had said when his lawyer filed the unsuccessful appeal that he was "virtually certain" he would die May 2, the ninth execution date for the one-time Los Angeles sex terrorist.
During his confinement in San Quentin's "death row" since 1948. Chessman has taken a stream of appeals to state and federal courts, doing much of the legal work himself. He has also written some novels.
meaningless because what the United States had been doing was to bolster the MNR (Nationalist Revolutionary Movement) government of the left - - - the only acceptable one (to the U.S.)," he said.
The MNR came into power in Bolivia following the revolution of 1952.
Mr. Patch explained that while the United States intended its money primarily to maintain the MNR in power, the Senate committee evaluated the aid program only in terms of economic productivity.
"There was good reason for using the money on many of the projects that were criticized so heavily by the committee," Mr. Patch said.
Little Cash Given
Mr. Patch said that the bulk of the assistance given Bolivia from 1952-58 was in the form of machinery, agricultural goods, some cash and surplus food stuffs. Only 20 million dollars of the approximate total 120 million in aid was for technical assistance.
"Nixon, as a part of his visits in South America, decided that he
In commenting on the Nixon episode at San Marcos University, Mr. Patch said:
Students Decide
"Because of Nixon's bad press, in this country and in South America, they decided they would not. They took out a full-page ad in a local newspaper to state this and their reasons for not inviting him.
wanted to address the students of Universities in the cities he visited. Students of the University of San Marcos met in a convocation to decide whether to invite him.
"But Nixon still insisted on addressing them. The students felt this was a blow against their autonomy.
"When Nixon arrived to address the students he was politely offered a seroll by a very courteous student, Nixon, who doesn't read or speak Spanish, glanced at it briefly and handed it to his interpreter. He then thanked the student. Nixon thought it was a welcome. It was a reproduction of the ad."
Nixon Given Scroll
In commenting on press coverage of Bolivia and Peru, Mr. Patch expressed the opinion that there are reasons why better news treatment of those countries should be provided.
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Paper Says KU Near Probation
An Atlanta newspaper has reported that the executive council of the National Collegiate Athletic Association meeting in Atlanta today may place KU on probation for football recruiting infractions.
The NCAA committee on rules infractions met earlier this month in New Orleans and indicated that it least one school would be disciplined when the executive council net.
KU Suspected
The Atlanta Journal said Friday that KU and the University of North Carolina were the two schools suspected of violating the rules.
But NCAA policy forbids any official discussion or announcement concerning investigation into reports of violations until the council reveals its findings. The Council is holding a three day meeting.
Football Coach Jack Mitchell said that the questions involved were simply over questionnaires each school must submit on each transfer
Walter Byers, NCAA executive director, revealed Sunday that George H. Young, Dean of the Wisconsin Law School and chairman of the infractions committee, is scheduled to appear before the council this afternoon.
Attention Centered on Young
The 18-member council has a lengthy agenda, but attention will be centered around Dean Young's appearance. The council has authority to take disciplinary action between annual conventions of the NCAA and could take steps against any school cited by the infractions committee.
University officials were not commenting on the alleged charges, but Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy did admit that the University had been queried by the NCAA.
student who enrolls. He said that there have been no violations of the rules.
Questions Center on that
The Atlanta paper said that KU's all-time leader were in football recruiting and North Carolina's were in basketball recruiting.
Questions Center on Football
It is believed that any question involving recruiting tactics of the University would center around Bert Coan, a transfer student from Texas Christian University, and three transfer students from Texas A & M.
Argument Decides Transfer
When Coan decided to transfer to KU, TCU Athletic Director Dutch Meyer said he would ask the NCAA to investigate the circumstances influencing Coan's decision.
Argument Declines Transfer Coan, KU's No. 1 halfback this spring, said the decision to transfer involved an argument with the TCU track coach and was not connected with football.
The three football players formerly from Texas A & M are Roger McFarland, currently KU's No. 2 quarterback, Mickey Walker, a guard-tackle, and end Jim Street.
The NCAA placed KU on disciplinary probation for a year in 1956 without any post-season penalties. The probation was for Dr. F. C. (Phog) Allen's basketball recruiting policies.
This is the annual spring meeting of the executive council of the NCAA. However, if the council does not judge KU guilty and place the University on probation at this session, it still could take disciplinary action at their next meeting in August.
Officials here believe that the charge in the Atlanta paper was unfounded and that KU has nothing to fear in the way of probation.
Students' Health Rated High This Year by Health Service
Dr. Ralph I. Canuteson, director of the KU health service, reported today that the campus has experienced an "extremely healthy year."
"Outside of colds, sore throats and minor injuries, the hospital has been relatively quiet," said Dr. Canutson.
Dr. Canuteson explained that Watkins Hospital handles more than 165 outpatients on a normal day, but that one day during the Easter vacation
Weather
Considerable cloudiness and thundershowers are forecast for Mount Oread today, with a maximum of one-half an inch of rain predicted in the next five days. Tomorrow will be fair with temperatures in the low 70's. The low tonight will be 50.
Death Penalty Called Useless
An associate professor of law asserted at the Current Events Forum Friday afternoon that the presence or absence of capital punishment has no significant value on the behavior of man.
Prof. Kelly said that Ohio and Michigan have nearly the same economic classes of people. He said that the two states have completely opposite stands on capital punishment, but that the trends in crime and killings are strikingly similar.
William A. Kelly, associate professor of law, and Ray P. Cuzzort, assistant professor of sociology, discussed the pros and cons of capital punishment at the weekly meeting. Both educators declared that they were against it.
Prof. Cuzzort said, "Capital punishment ultimately becomes a moral argument. There are good arguments each way based on philosophical conclusions."
The sociologist said that early forms of capital punishment "were utterly hideous, but that modern forms aren't much better—even the most humane forms. It's repugnant to me."
The discussion immediately turned
At one time during the forum, the audience was asked how many favored capital punishment. More than 50 students were present and only one raised his hand. Another later said he favored it in a qualified sense.
Prof. Cuzzert attributed in part, the present sentiment against capi-
to the evils of capital punishment. However, each professor made an attempt to give a partial presentation of the view which favors capital punishment.
Prof. Kelly said that the main argument for capital punishment rested on the principle of deterrents. He said that one argument says that a breakdown of formalized law with numerous lynchings would occur if capital punishment were done away with.
Later in a question and answer period, he said, "The lynching rate is highest where there is capital punishment, chiefly in the South."
Prof. Kelly said that the variety of crimes for capital punishment has declined. "Until the 19th century, incidents such as a little girl being hanged for stealing a loaf of bread were still occurring."
tal punishment to specialization.
"Society has added a new buereaucracy which takes care of correcting criminal types — people no longer have to take care of this problem.
"Modern day society now believes in the specialist. So the problem is turned over to these specialists in the legal profession. Specialists in this area of social life would press harder for no capital punishment if society would allow it," he said.
Prof. Kelly told of an incident where capital punishment had a bad effect on judicial proceedings. He said that when there is a trial involving the death penalty, it becomes a sensational affair.
Three times the decisions which Gov. George Docking have made concerning capital punishment came under fire at the forum in the form of questions. Each time the two professors said a few words and changed the topic.
"This trial produces a class of people sympathetic to the individual on trial. One woman ran up to a man condemned to death and said that she would like to touch his hand," Prof. Kelly said.
there were no student patients at all.
The health service director was asked about the number of mononucleosis patients handled this year. Mononucleosis raged over the campus in epidemic-like waves last year.
"Mono is known as the 'college student disease' not because college students are more susceptible to it, but because the three million Americans attending colleges and universities are closer to health centers and diagnosis. School doctors and students are always looking for it," said Dr. Canuteson.
Mononucleosis was first diagnosed in 1895, and the first American epidemic was reported in 1920. There have been fifteen cases of "mono" this year at KU.
Dr. Canuteson listed some points of self-care in the prevention of spring colds:
2. Watch convertible-riding on chilly days.
1. Don't lay on wet, cold ground.
Chills predispose colds.
3. Avoid overheated rooms with random coughing and sneezing.
4. Get your first polio shot or a booster now.
Death Penalty Poll Results Released
NEW YORK — (UPI) — The New York Herald Tribune said editorially today that the "indictment of the death penalty" by governors of U.S. states "should carry weight."
The newspaper made public yesterday results of a poll of governors in which 17 governors said they were opposed to capital punishment, 8 said they favored the death penalty, 8 replied that they preferred not to answer, 2 said they had no personal opinion and 15 did not reply.
The poll was taken in connection with the scheduled execution of Carvl Chessman next Monday.
(Kansas was not mentioned in the poll. Gov. Docking has indicated, however, that he is opposed to the death penalty by commuting the death penalty of convicted slayer Bobby Joe Spencer.)