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Court Acquits One; Denies 3 Appeals
An appeal on a traffic violation, dubbed as a "bureaucratic blunder" by the defendant, was granted last night in Student Court in Green Hall Courtroom.
The defendant, Frank Baron,
Lawrence graduate student, said, "I
did not come to incriminate myself,
but to implicate the administration."
Baron was fined $2 for a ticket which, according to the court, should have been considered his first ticket.
He had been fined because the traffic office had not given him a promised cancellation on a previous ticket.
The appeal was granted by the judges, Polly Pepercorn and Terry Fiske, Lawrence, and Gene Anderson, Belleville, second-year law students.
Appeals were denied to Larry Wheeles, Erie sophomore; Fuad Mulla, Basra, Iraq, graduate student, and James Smarsh, Great Bend senior. The court said in each case it was a clear violation of the rules and regulations.
Byron Springer, Lawrence, and Larry Baker, Wichita, third-year law students represented the University.
Attorneys for the defense were Ivan Poe, Peabody, and Lee McMasters. Wichita, second-year law students.
Seven defendants were not present and were ruled guilty by default.
UCLA Historian Is Humanities Lecturer
Lynn T. White Jr., UCLA history professor and president of Mills College in Oakland, Calif., 1943-58, will be the speaker at KU's first Humanities Lecture this year.
Prof. White will speak on "The Dynamism of Western Medieval Technology" at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Fraser Theater.
Halleck Praised As Possible VP
ROCHESTER, Ind. —(UPI)—Vice President Richard M. Nixon told a cheering country carnival crowd of 12,000 yesterday that House Minority Leader Charles A. Halleck is a "successful politician ... worthy" of the vice presidency.
The occasion was "Charlie Halleck Day"—Rochester's salute to a fellow Hoosier who made good in the Washington political wars.
Signs proclaiming, "We're just wild about Charlie" greeted Nixon and Halleck as they arrived together in a motorcade from Chicago.
Speaking from the steps of the Fulton County Courthouse, the Vice President hailed Halleck, 59, as "one of the highest ranking leaders in the nation."
But when questioned by newsmen at the celebration's fish-fry grounds, Nixon refused to place a definite endorsement on Halleck as his vice presidential running mate in 1960.
Chinese Club Meets Saturday
The KU Chinese Club will hold its monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at 19 west 14th street.
After the meeting Chinese food will be served and a dance will follow.
An informal reception for the visiting lecturer will be given by the Faculty Club after the lecture.
During his three-day visit, Prof. White also will speak to the School of Engineering and Architecture students and faculty and to classes in Greek history and medieval institutions and national state.
Prof. White will speak at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the University Theatre in a general convocation for engineering students. He will speak on "How Do We Get Original Ideas?" Anyone may attend this lecture.
Prof. White taught history at Princeton University 1933-37 and at Stanford University 1937-43.
He is the author of a book which will soon be published based on a series of lectures on "Medieval Technology and Social Change" given three years ago at the University of Virginia.
K-State Fraternities Veto Decorations
Fraternities at Kansas State University. Manhattan, have decided to quit building parade floats and decorating their houses for the annual homecoming.
The Inter - Fraternity Council made the decision after hearing from each of the 22 fraternities.
IFC President James Henderson said the men decided more time was needed for study and other activities.
The Pan Hellenic Council, representing the unie sororities, will discuss the issue Monday night.
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The three Washburn University law students who lost their state jobs recently have accused a North Topeka beer tavern operator of maneuvering for their dismissal.
David Seager, Arkansas City, was dismissed from the State Motor Vehicle Department. John Lang, Arkansas City, and Paul Pendergast, Atchison, were dismissed from the Department of Revenue.
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Seager said Jack B. Jenkins, director of the Motor Vehicle Department, "reported to me on Wednesday of last week that he had received a phone call from Ralph Ulm, a Topeka beer hall operator, accusing me of disloyalty to Gov. George Docking."
"Because I differ with the governor on some party matters doesn't make me his foe," he said. "I still think he is running the best administration Kansas has had in 20 years," Brock said.
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Seager said: "This is a low, cheap political trick to hide behind such an accusation against a college student rather than admit a vindictive political firing by a tavern operator."
Jenkins said in a news story yesterday he had fired Seager for not doing his job.
United Press International said the Young Democrats have tried twice to remove Brock from office because of his comments on Gov. Docking.
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Brock said yesterday that he does not consider himself a foe of Gov. Docking.
The three Washburn students are said to have been supporters of Brock who has been open in his criticism of Gov. George Docking.
Robert Brock, Topeka, president of the Kansas Young Democrats, will speak on Democratic political organization. The public may attend the lecture, which is sponsored by the KU Young Democrats.
The central figure in the controversial firing of three Washburn University students from state jobs will speak at 7:30 tonight in the Green Hall courtroom.
Lang and Pendergast issued
joint statement which said; "We do know that Ralph Ulm was active in forcing the dismissals. In doing this, he used the governor's name in both efforts."
They continued: "It seems that Ulm is using the Washburn campus as his first battleground in waging war against the duly elected members and leaders of this county's central committee."
The three students contend that Ulm is trying for the position of Shawnee County Democratic Chairman.
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Ulm denied he had anything to do with the firings. He said he "hardly knew" Pendergast and Lang but that he had "visited with Seager."
Mario Lanza Dies Of Heart Attack
ROME —(UPI)— Singer Mario Lanza died of a heart attack at the age of 38 at 5:15 a.m. (Lawrence time) today.
The Italian-American singer had been suffering from heart trouble for some time and had the complication of phlebitis in his right leg. He had lived intermittently in Italy and the United States for the last few years.
Lanza was born in Philadelphia Jan. 31, 1921. A friend reported his death at the Giulia Clinic in Rome shortly after noon today.
The tenor was born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza, the son of Antonio and Maria Lanza Cocoza.
Lanza studied voice under Irene Williams, Grant Garnell and Enrico Rosati after he was graduated from high school.
He won a scholarship at the Tanglewood (Mass.) Festival in 1942. In 1945 he married Betty Hicks. They had three children, Colleen, Elissa and Damon.
U.S. Ballistic Tests Termed Successes
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—(UPI) — Three brilliant successes by two of America's most powerful ballistic missiles yesterday gave U.S. space scientists something other than Russian Luniks to think about.
From a military standpoint, an Atlas ICBM and a Thor IRBM fired from the Cape and another operational Thor launched at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., met all test objectives.
Tropical Storm Lashes at Gulf
NEW ORLEANS — (UPI) — Tropical depression Irene lashed the Gulf of Mexico with 40-mile-an-hour winds today and forecasters said it might swell into a full-fledged tropical storm before it strikes the coast.
The U.S. Weather Bureau said Irene was "as close to a tropical storm as it can get," but it still lacked sufficient wind velocity and low pressure to be classed as a tropical howler.
Forecasters also said it might strike the Mississippi Sound area east of New Orleans before it can graduate into that class unless it begins intensifying faster. If it continues on its present course at its present speed, it would hit land early tomorrow.
Youths Flour-Bomb School from Plane
MOBILE, Ala. — (UPI) Two high school seniors were held today for borrowing an airplane and bombing their school with paper bags filled with flour.
The charge against Clarence La Pierce and James O. O'Clair, both 18, was reckless operation of an aircraft.
The two youths made several passes over Vigor High School here Monday, dropping the homemade bombs on the building and campus.
There were no injuries from the escapade and police said youths confessed they "did it for fun."
History Professor Is Self-Educated Man
By Ray Miller
A KU visiting professor of history is a living example of a self-made man in the best American tradition.
Raymond G. O'Connor, Missouri-born sailor, teacher and scholar, enlisted in the Navy in 1935,
"I went into the Navy because of the depression but I always intended to give myself an education," he said.
Prof. O'Connor was stationed in Europe in 1939 where he did historical backgrounding of European countries for the Navy. During the two years he spent there, he became proficient in three languages and developed an interest in history.
"I served on all types of ships and took education where I could get it. I think one of the keys was reading. I have a library of over 4,000 books which I started buying in 1935."
It developed that the "effort of education" involved reading books on lonely watches on board ship, and during much of his spare time through the years.
His interest in teaching was aroused while instructing naval personnel for the United States Armed Forces Institute.
When asked why he decided on teaching history as a career outside the navy he said:
"I went into teaching for three main reasons,
the most important being that I like history. Its both my vocation and avocation.
Prof. O'Connor took courses at the University of Hawaii, University of California, and at the American University in Washington, D.C. He also took correspondence courses from whatever school he happened to be stationed near.
Secondly, I happen to like university atmosphere. And lastly, I like the contact between minds. Also most of us feel an obligation to do what we can for our society."
At American University he literally "quizzed out" of the requirements for the A.B. degree.
"I took exams for credit and the university officials felt there was no need to get the A.B. degree, so I started on my masters," Prof. O'Connor said.
He obtained his masters degree at American University in 1948.
In 1955 Prof. O'Connor retired from the Navy with the rank of Lieutenant (junior grade).
After retirement he accepted a position on the faculty of Stanford University in California as an instructor in Western Civilization.
During the period from 1956 through 1958 he held three social science research grants. In 1957 he reached a climax to his academic career, receiving his Ph.D. degree from Stanford University.
Prof. Ronald G. O'Connor