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UN 'Deplores' Soviet Refusal To Take Army From Hungary
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UNITED NATIONS, NY. — (UPI)
—The United Nations General Assembly by a vote of 53 to 10, with 17 abstentions, approved a resolution today deploring Russia's refusal to get its troops out of Hungary and permit free elections.
U. N. appeals for the withdrawal of Soviet troops and the holding of democratic elections.
The Soviet bloc and Yugoslavia opposed the resolution, which was sponsored by the United States and 23 other countries. Finland joined 16 members of the Afro-Asian bloc in abstaining.
It was the fourth straight year the assembly took action on the 1956 Hungarian freedom revolt and its repression by Soviet troops and tanks.
The resolution deplores the "continued disregard" of Russia and the Hungarian authorities of repeated
The four members of the KU team which will compete on the College Bowl quiz show in New York Jan. 3 were selected this afternoon.
They are Elinor Hadley, Kansas City, Mo., senior; Fred L. Morrison, Colby junior; Alan D. Latta, Wichita, and Cheryl A. Payer, El Dorado sophomores.
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James E. Seaver, associate professor of history and director of Western Civilization, will accompany the team to New York as faculty adviser.
Thursday, Dec. 10, 1959
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
57th Year, No. 56
Second Party Should Back Greeks too, Vox Says
Bv Jane Bovd
The student body president and the president of Vox Populi yesterday agreed they would favor the formation of another political party only if the party would sponsor both
Jordan, Great Bend freshman, Watkins, and Nancy Meyer, Leavenworth sophomore, Pi Beta Phi. From left in the front row are Linda Young, Des Moines, Iowa, junior, Sigma Kappa, and Lynda Delfs, Overland Park sophomore, Gertrude Sellards Pearson upperclass.
Greeks and independents for campus offices.
MISS SANTA FINALISTS—One of the above five women will be named Miss Santa at the Kansan Board Christmas Party at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Kansan Newsroom in Flint Hall. From left in the back row are Bonnie Becker, Topeka senior, Kappa Kappa Gamma; Karen
James Austin, Lawrence senior and student body president, and George Schulter, Prairie Village senior and president of Vox, were commenting on the recent start of the Independent Student Movement (ISM).
Dan E. Turner, Newton senior yesterday said ISM would not run Greeks for political offices and Greeks would not be represented in the internal or external organization of ISM
Austin said:
"I want a two-party system. It brings out the best in student government."
Vox Needs Competition Schulter said:
"We (Vox) need someone to compete against."
However, both Austin and Schul-
Austin Declares Party Unofficial
The student body president said yesterday the Independent Student Movement (ISM) is not an official political party.
Jim Austin, Lawrence senior anu student body president said in order for a group to attain status as a political party, the leaders must present a petition signed by 10 per cent of the student body declaring the petition signers are members of the party.
The petition must be turned into the election committee at the All Student Council office. Identification numbers and addresses have to accompany the signatures.
Austein was one of the founders of Vox Populi when it came on campus in 1957.
"This was the hardest thing I ever did in student government." Austin said referring to the founding of the party.
U.S. Wants Allies To Share Costs
Japan Is Going Occidental
WASHINGTON —(UPI) — Secretary of State Christian A. Hertzer said today the United States will ask its allies at the NATO Council meeting next week to take on a larger share of the over-all burden of defending the west.
He said the United States will carry out in full its share of the commitments, but believes that the growing strength of Western European nations will enable them to take on a bigger share of the cost.
He declined to say what specific areas would be involved in the forthcoming discussions on burden-sharing. He said he doubts whether it will come in terms of specific dollar-and-cent proposals.
Herter expressed the views at a news conference two days before flying with other cabinet officials to Paris for the NATO Council of Ministers which begins Tuesday.
Prof. Ise to Speak On Education Tonight
John Ise, professor emeritus of economics, will speak on "What is the Matter with Education?" at a dinner meeting of the American Assn. of University Professors at 6 tonight in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union. The speech and discussion will begin at 7 p.m.
A picture of a westernized Japan — complete with installment buying programs—was painted at the Faculty Forum yesterday.
"Installment buying is common in Japan now," said Lawrence Olson, an American Universities Field Staff representative who has lived in Japan since 1955.
"Some Japanese men even buy shirts and shoes on installment plans."
"They are small little machines that will wash only two sheets. They would cost only $50 in American money, but one out of every three middle-class families have them."
Mr. Olson said that many Japanese women have washing machines.
"Farmers by the thousands are buying agricultural equipment. Wages are higher. People are saving more money and there are more small investors. All in all, the Japanese people are living better than ever before." he said.
Wages Are Higher
He said there has been little revision of the policies introduced by America during its occupation.
"Pre-war days symbolize the divine emperor, military hierarchy and a police state."
Mr. Olson maintained that the majority of the Japanese people do not long for the past.
The labor unions are thriving.
"About 40 per cent of the people belong to labor organizations," he said.
The land reform policy of selling farm land to tenants at low prices is still in effect.
"This program has produced a new class of
owner-farmer people, and agricultural productivity has mushroomed."
Mr. Olson said that most of the farms average about four acres and that a 10-acre farm is considered a "plantation." The eldest son of a family usually inherits the farm and the other children go to the cities to work.
"Constitutional freedoms and civil rights are cherished," he continued, "and for the first time in history, women have the right to vote . . . and the right to divorce."
Novel Helps Divorce
To the amusement of his audience, Mr. Olson told a story about a Japanese authoress who began divorce proceedings with the proceeds from her first novel. "Chains."
"She had had an unhappy marriage."
In a more serious vein, Mr. Olson termed the immaturity of the Japanese system of government one of the country's greatest problems.
"Japan has a diet, two parties and an election system, but often the parties resort to unparliamentary procedures," he said.
He recalled a fist fight during a parliamentary session. While the fight progressed, someone loosed a snake to add to the confusion.
it was humorous, Mr. Olson said, but dangerous
"The ladies of the diet screamed and climbed onto tables," he said.
"The Japanese press picks up such incidents and reduces the politicians' actions to a state of operatic comedy. This is the governmental image seen by the people," he said.
ter said they opposed any political party which would create a split between independents and Greeks.
Austin said:
FACTS Failed
He said a trait of political parties which are organized for strictly one living group is short life.
"If a student government meeting would create a split between Greeks and independents, then we would have lost more than we ever have gained."
He said the political party named First Actually Constructive Ticket Society (FACTS), which was stricly independent, failed soon after its establishment.
In answer to accusations made by the leaders of the Independent Student Movement (ISM) that Vox was (or the Greeks, Austin said):
"If anyone asked me to support just Greeks they would be asking me to ignore such talent as Ann Shaffer (Russell senior), Mary Carol Stevenson (Pittsburg junior), Jolene Brink (Ottawa junior), Betty Bumgarner (Tula, Ocala, senior), Terry Davis (Frontenac senior) and many others.
He said:
"When we organized Vox, we saw a straight Greek ticket fail hopelessly. Since Vox there have been clean elections, more active student government, more questions on the ballot box and more people participating in elections," he said.
ISM Goal
"If Vox gets as bad as Pogo or ACI (both political parties of the past) I will oppose it myself."
Schulter said:
Schulter said he agrees that people should not be elected simply for titles or names.
Turner said yesterday that ISM leaders want a political party which will represent the majority of the students, not the minority as he says Vox has done.
"Vox has run both Greeks and independents for offices. It has attempted to represent all its member houses and all students interested in their student government. Vox's member houses include independent dormitories and independent unorganized students," he said.
Vox was also attacked by ISM leaders for electing members to offices "for the collection of names and titles without leadership."
"This is one of the founding blocks of Vox—not to put someone in office just for the name. We try to find people who are interested and are willing to work. This is the reason for our extensive analysis of persons interested in being Vox candidates."
Schulter said students interested in Vox nominations are interviewed three times and after their selection have to go through six weeks of candidates' meetings.
Extensive Interviews
Throughout the interview, Schulter stressed the importance of political parties which represent varying living groups.
Vox Represents Ideals He said:
"Vox has tried to represent the aims and ideals of all students.
"We are not trying to represent just Greeks, not just unorganized independents and not just independents. This has been done by integrating all living groups into one political party."
Weather
Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow. Light rain or drizzle tonight and tomorrow. A little warmer tonight. Lows 25 northwest to 50 southeast. High tomorrow 50 to 55.