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University Daily Kansas Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1960
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Racial Prejudice Cited in Lawrence
Racial discrimination still exists in Lawrence.
This was disclosed at a meeting of the Lawrence League for the Practice of Democracy last night.
The organization, headed by Jesse Milan, a former KU graduate now supervisor of elementary physical education in Lawrence, has existed since 1946.
The group is concerned with improving inter-group relations, particularly between whites and Negroes. Its primary study is in the field of discrimination and segregation.
Discrimination Revealed
Last night two reports revealed discrimination in Lawrence:
Last night two reports revealed discrimination in Lawrence. Negroes were refused service at Knowles Little Banquet Restaurant in the Malls Shopping Center and were refused admission to the Jayhawk Plunge swimming pool at 6th St. and Florida.
Prof. Baur reported last night on a meeting which he attended in October, 1959, as a delegate of the league with the committee on federal, state and local government of the Kansas legislative council.
Law Amendments Passed
E. Jackson Baur, professor of Sociology and Anthropology, said that the group should ask the county attorney to act under the provisions of the 1959 amendment to the 1953 civil rights law passed by the Kansas legislature.
In this meeting recommendations were made for further amendments and additions to the civil rights law.
Delegates from labor, industry, churches, schools and civil rights groups stated that many violations of the civil rights law still exist. Prof. Baur said.
The delegates cited not only discrimination against Negroes, but also against Mexicans, Catholics and Jews.
They said that in some areas of the state Mexicans were refused service in restaurants, there is some discrimination against Jews in housing in Kansas City, Kan., and Wichita and that some prejudice has been shown against Catholics in employment in Kansas City, Kan.
Less than two per cent of new housing in Kansas is available to non-whites, they said.
Negroes Denied Housing
A delegate from Topeka said that Negroes were being driven from their old homes under the urban reconstruction program, and were then refused admission to new housing.
On the brighter side, the delegates reported that most restaurants in the state now serve Negroes.
The only restaurant continuing a discriminatory policy in Kansas City, Kan., was a Chinese restaurant, one delegate reported.
Principal features of the league's recommendations to the legislative council committee are rewording of certain passages to make them more specific, formation of a commission to deal with all phases of discrimination rather than only discrimination in employment, and a more stringent employment practice law.
Gov. Docking Criticized For KU Building Veto
TOPEKA — (UPI) — Republican State Chairman Sam Mellinger today attacked Gov. George Docking's veto of an appropriation to complete KU's engineering building.
Woman Scholar (Citizenship)
France in 1907, educated in England and France, and finished her work with distinction at the University of Paris in 1932. She taught in Algeria for four years, then taught at Bryn Mawr and Middlebury Summer school, 1936-53. In 1953, she was appointed chairman of the French, Italian, and Russian departments at New York University. The next year she was made head of the Romance languages department of the graduate school, and in 1956 received her position.
During World War II, she served in the French army as ambulance driver and liaison worker, and was awarded the Bronze Star. Order of the Division, and Legion of Honor.
Many Works Published
Dr. Bree has published many articles and reviews in learned journals and is the author of books about Camus, Proust, French poetry and fiction, and contemporary French culture.
She is a member of the American Society of the Legion of Honor and is an honorary member of Phi Beta Kappa. She was a member of the Fulbright national selection committee, 1950-53, and served as chairman in 1953.
"A recent report that Boeing Airplane Co. will soon be visiting colleges throughout the nation in search of 700 additional engineers demonstrates the real tragedy of Gov. Docking's veto of an appropriation for additional engineering facilities at the University of Kansas," Mellinger said.
The appropriation was contained in an accelerated building program bill that also would have made money available for a dairy and poultry building at Kansas State University and a fine arts building at Fort Hays State College.
"Only a few days ago the Govenor publicly questioned the need for the engineering facilities provided for in legislation vetoed by him.
"It now seems that we have developed some of the necessary industries but because of the shortsighted attitude of the Governor we will for a number of years be unable to furnish a sufficient supply of properly trained Kansans, to fill the needs of these industries," he said
"One of the foremost problems of this state has been the development of Kansas industries that will provide a place for the talented boys and girls of this state.
Leland J. Pritchard, professor of economics, will talk on saving a the Economics Club meeting 7 p.m. today in 413 Summerfield Hall.
Pritchard to Talk on Saving
Jack Parr Explains Return to TV
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — (UPI) — Jack Paar said last night his wife was the peacemaker who persuaded him to meet with network officials and to go back to his TV job.
Paar said he decided to go back on his television show for three reasons:
1. His wife urged him to.
2. NBC brass promised no repetition of censorship of the show.
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3. A sense of responsibility for at east 100 persons connected with the show.
Conscience Disturbed Him Pane said:
"I wrestled with this thing over and over. I honestly did not want to go back to the show."
Paar said his wife, Miriam, "arranged the meeting with Bob Kintner and Bob Sarnoff" (president and
"After all," Paar stated, "I'm responsible for the welfare of at least a hundred people connected with my show. I felt if I did not go back, I would have a lot to answer for."
Network Apologizes
Paar said the NBC executives brought with them apologies for the snipping of a joke from his show, the action that caused him to quit. He said he also had learned who had done the cutting.
"You know, at that hour we have a double entendre audience," the "Tonight" emcee remarked. "I come on and I just say hello and they burst out laughing. In certain sets that seems to have some kind of dirty meaning. Almost everything we say gets reaction. They see meanings I don't even get."
Following his walkout there were telegrams from Morris Ernst, noted attorney, Tallulah Bankhead and Red Skelton. There even was one from Oscar Levant. It was sad but funny.
"Even he wanted to help me," quipped Paar.
Survey Scheduled on Treatment of Negroes
WASHINGTON —(UPI)— The American Veterans Committee announced today it will conduct a two-week survey of the treatment of Negro servicemen and veterans at military bases and veterans hospitals.
The survey, announced by the AVC office here, will begin Saturday in both southern and northern states. It said the study would be privately financed.
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