Professor Saw Pearl Harbor Destruction
A KU professor of naval science remembers 18 years ago today as a day of chaos and destruction.
"I was aboard one of the Caine Mutiny destroyers stationed at Pearl Harbor," John Newsom recalls.
"We were on a routine run to deliver some civilian workers to Johnson Island, and were about
one day out of port when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occurred.
"We were immediately put on patrol duty (escort) and returned to Pearl Harbor Tuesday. When we arrived there everything was chaos. Bodies were still floating in the water and debris on shore was still burning." he said.
"The battleship USS Arizona was floating bottom up in the harbor where it still is today with 1102 men entombed in its rusty hull.
"One thing which I will always remember is the ability of our democracy to come through when the chips are down. In the midst of an apparent lack of organization-
tion, evacuation of dependents had already begun, and retaliatory moves were being planned and instigated.
"Although the attack came as a complete surprise to us, there was a general uneasiness of the forces in the area, probably because of the sinking of a ship a short time earlier."
He also recalled that the Japanese were meeting with American diplomats in Washington and an attack at that particular time seemed highly improbable.
"It was hard to believe that it was really happening and it took a day or two to convince yourself that it was true."
Professors Agree
Birth Control Not an Issue
Birth control will not be an issue in the presidential campaigns, but it will be a big issue in world affairs.
This was the decision reached by Ray P. Cuzzort, assistant professor of sociology, and John G. Grumm, assistant professor of political science, at Friday's Current Events Forum.
Prof. Grumm said birth control is essentially a non-political issue and would be handled better by a private organization than by the federal government
Used Against Kennedy
He added that birth control education was introduced into politics to emphasize Sen. John Kennedy's (D-Mass) Catholicism.
"As a political issue, birth control is potentially dangerous if Kennedy's opposition can convince the public that a Catholic candidate for public office is taking orders from the Pope.
"Actually, the federal government should not tamper with the problem of birth control because of the re-
Cleric Objects to U.S. Involvement
ST. LOUIS —(UPI)— The Rev Dr. Edwin T. Dahlberg, the head of the National Council of Churches said yesterday he does not believe the government should be involved in a program of providing birth control information to underdeveloped nations.
"It would be my judgment that such information should be handled by private agencies and philanthropic foundations rather than by our government," The Rev. Dahlberg said.
He also told United Press International he believes:
Dr. Dahlberg said he has been an advocate "of planned parenthood and birth control for many years past" and believes that "every state and every country should have access to birth control information"
"A Roman Catholic president to the United States should follow the dictates of his own conscience" in making a decision to veto a birth control bill and the question should not be determined for him by the Catholic Church.
"It is imperative that we extend economic aid to countries like India which have such rapidly expanding populations but great shortages in food supplies.
"It is unfortunate that President Eisenhower's mission in the interest of world peace should now be clouded over by a debate on birth control."
Nixon Challenged To Battle Strike
Rockefeller, a possible rival of Nixon for the Republican presidential nomination, noted that President Eisenhower before leaving on his 11-nation tour called for intensified efforts to settle the strike.
NEW YORK —(UPI)— Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller challenged Vice President Richard M. Nixon yesterday to use the prestige of his office in an effort to settle the steel strike.
"I hope that the vice president, in his position of high prestige as vice president, will be able to contribute a solution to this problem," the New York governor said on the ABC-TV show "Open Hearing."
ligious implications with the Catholic countries," Prof. Grumm said.
"Birth control is a problem. For example, what will happen if Red China gets too many people and has to start expanding—if it hasn't already," he added, referring to the aggressing in Tibet.
"But, in the sense of overpopulation, this is a problem for the United Nations. It is related to world peace," he said.
Old Methods Unreasonable
Prof. Cuzzort used a different approach.
He said that famine, pestilence, disease, and war have historically acted as curbs to population, and that if nature—so prolific in reproduction—had always remained unchecked there would be one person on every square yard of land on every planet in our universe and on every planet on the other universes.
He mentioned some devastating famines that occurred because of overpopulation and said that since a population curb is needed, some kind of birth control is necessary.
"It is better to interrupt human birth prior to conception than to let humans be born into a world of misery. No one—except someone who has experienced it can imagine, can have even a vague idea of the misery caused by famine," Prof. Cuzzort said.
"But birth control is not a simple matter of sending carloads of contraceptives and instructions. The entire moral attitudes would have to be changed before some countries would accept birth control.
"The college student is willing to put aside a family until he graduates whether it takes 4, 5, 7, or 10 years. Some groups are dedicated to the family. This deals with the ideas of a nation and the U.S. should not disturb the ideas of another nation," he said.
"To get them to understand you must do it without changing their customs. They tried this once by giving the woman a necklace. It had 23 green beads which meant go and five red beads which meant stop. But it didn't work because the women said they couldn't tell what color the beads were in the dark."
One Method Discarded
This brought up the question of how would you make an Indian penny. Give me a list of answers.
For this Proof, Current answer:
One Method Discarded
Episcopalian Says Issue Is Legitimate
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — (UPI) — The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church said today the government has every right to embark on a program of helping other nations with birth control problems.
"If the government of our country is legitimately concerned with the health and welfare of people in other countries, then birth control information is its legitimate concern also," said Bishop Arthur Lichtenberger of New York.
Bishop Lichtenberger said he felt a program of providing birth control information to underdeveloped nations would be on such a vast scale it could not be handled by a private group.
Daily hansan
57th Year, No 53
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Monday, Dec. 7, 1959
ESPRESSO AND CONVERSATION—Huddled around a low table in Abdul' Butch's Cafe Espresso at Seven E. 7th St., from left, are John P. Ward, Prairie Village sophomore; Christine A. Schell, Des Moines, Iowa, freshman; Charles Neuriager, Lawrence graduate student; Carolyn J. Ely, Newton senior, and Gerald Goldstein, New York, N. Y., graduate student. The basement coffee shop has regular tables and chairs for persons who dislike sitting on the floor or cramped knees.
World's Problems Solved
Like, Man, Nobody Talks
The co-proprietors of a newly opened espresso shop report that their customers seem to "eat it and beat it" and are not aware that "a coffee house is a place to linger and talk."
"The problems of the world are solved in coffee shops. They are not just fueling-up spots. People are supposed to sit, talk, relax, and enjoy themselves. Maybe our customers just aren't used to this kind of place vet." they said.
They came to Lawrence because it is a college town with no coffee shops. Their children are grown or in school. They are commuting from Kansas City, but plan to move to Lawrence after they get the shop established. Their husbands will then commute from Lawrence to Kansas City.
Mrs. Jan Conley and Mrs. Jean Randozza, co-owners of Abdu'l Butch's Cafe Espresso at 7 E. 7th St., formerly worked at a finance company in Kansas City.
"We used to work in coffee shops and loved the conversation they seem to inspire so we decided to open one of our own," they explained.
But they were disappointed because the customers didn't seem to do much, but look around, hurriedly drink the caffe, and leave after a few minutes.
Here Because of University
Yesterday was the first day
of business. They merrily chuckled about one incident.
Lady Wants Beatniks
"One little, old white-haired lady whispered that she had some out-of-town friends who wanted to see some beatniks. She asked us what time the beatniks came in so she and her friends could see them."
Do they have any beatnik customers?
"We don't know what a beatnik is. Do you?"
Another espresso shop, The Thankless Child, is supposed to open today. A person can get a cup of coffee, but the grand opening is delayed until tomorrow evening because of decoration difficulties.
The Thankless Child is over a garage near the intersection of 9th and Vermont Streets. A green light bulb is suspended above the stairway entrance.
Both shops specialize in caffe espresso, a double-roast imported coffee brewed by steam forced through a special grind. Different flavors of this strong liquid are available, and chocolate, whipped cream, lemon peel, and other accessories are used to enhance taste.
Caffe espresso costs 50 to 75 cents a cup,depending on flavor and accessories.Pastries and sandwiches also are served with prices similar to the caffe. Regular coffee cost 25 to 35 cents per cup.
Principal-Frosh Conference Scheduled for Wednesday
The 11th Annual Principal-Freshman Conference will be held here Wednesday.
Over A Garage
All Kansas and Missouri high school principals have been invited to visit their former students and University personnel.
The program is as follows:
8:30-9 a.m.-Registration. Kansas Union Main Lounge.
9:1-145 a.m.—Principal-Freshman Conferences.
9-10:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m-noon Campus tours, allowing inspection of the language laboratories, Summerfield Hall and a men's residence hall.
Noon—Luncheon in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union.
Address—"New Directions in Secondary Education," Dr. Lloyd S. Michael, superintendent of the Evanston Township High School, Evanston, Ill.
2-3:30 p.m.—Campus Tours
3:30 p.m.-Greetings, Chancellor Franklin D. Murphy. Swarthout Recital Hall, Music and Dramatic Arts Building, Summary of Conference. Coffee.
5 p.m.—Adjournment.
Representatives from 85 Kansas high schools and from eight Missouri high schools are planning to attend.
Weather
Fair and warmer tonight. Partly cloudy and cooler over state tomorrow. Low tonight 25 to 35.
High tomorrow 50-60.