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University Daily Kansan Tuesday, Jan. 10, 1961
KU Student Tells of Cuban Support for Castro Policies
It appears as if the majority of the Cuban people are supporting Castro, according to Jim Morelan, Lawrence senior, who spent Christmas vacation in Cuba.
"MOST OF the people I saw were with Castro," Morelan said. "It was apparent to me that there are good as well as bad aspects of the Cuban revolution."
Morelan said that the agrarian re-form movement in Cuba has given the farmer a share of the land and helped him economically.
Morelan's wife is a Cuban citizen. He and his wife visited his wife's parents, who live in Veradero, a town 90 miles east of Havana.
Morelan said:
"My father-in-law has been affected very little by the revolution. He works for an electrical company. He still has the same job and the same salary. The only difference is that the company is now nationalized."
Morelan described the urban reform program.
"THIS PROGRAM has made it possible for people to own their own homes," he said. "They still make their payments, but now it is toward the purchase of the home and not just rent."
Morelan said that Cubans are not against Americans, but rather they are opposed to American monopolies.
"Cubans want to nationalize; he said. "They feel that Americans, with their monopolies, are hurting them."
Morelan said that he talked to various Cuban citizens in the Veradero area and found no signs of discrimination against Americans.
He left Cuba on Jan. 4, the day after the U. S. broke off diplomatic relations.
"We were busy packing, so I didn't get to hear much about the diplomatic break," he said. "How-ever my wife's parents did seem to be a little worried because of this move."
Johnston to Speak At Math Club
John B. Johnston, assistant professor of mathematics, will speak at a joint meeting of the Math Club and Pi Mu Epsilon on "What is a Lattice?" at 7:30 p.m. today in Parlor A of the Kansas Union. A color film "The Thinking Machine" will be shown.
Professor Elected A Science Fellow
Charles A. Leone, professor of zoology, has been elected a fellow of the New York Academy of Science in recognition of his achievements in science.
Election to fellow in the academy is an honor conferred upon a limited number of members who have done outstanding work toward the advancement of science.
Prof. Leone, a KU faculty member since 1949, is known for fundamental research in serology and cell problems. The U. S. Public Health Service is supporting studies directed by Prof. Leone at the rate of $14,000 a year and the Atomic Energy Commission has contracted with him for a $14,000 project.
Last 'Night on the Town'
Hectic New Year Greets JFK
NEW YORK — (UPI) — President-elect John F. Kennedy knew last night as he flew in his private plane from Boston to New York that he had one more chance for a night on the town in Manhattan.
On Jan. 20 he embarks on what he calls "that high and lonely office" of the presidency. Between today and inauguration, he knew he must devote his time to completing his new administration and writing his inaugural address. He leaves New York at noon.
Against this background, he decided that he wanted to see one more good Broadway show, this time a whoop-up musical with comedian Phil Silvers, "Do-Re-Mi." He wanted to see the show with his good friend, Grant Stockdale, Miami, Fla., real estate man. But there was one drawback: No tickets.
AT LAGUARDIA FIELD, press secretary Pierre Salinger popped into a mobile communications car provided by the New York Telephone Co. and called the St. James Theater. He explained that the President-elect wanted two tickets. The gruff voice on the other end in effect told Salinger to get lost, the place was sold out
A reporter in the car with Salinger called the drama critic of his news organization. The critic had left home to cover a new opening. The critic's wife, however, gallantly volunteered to call the St. James and tell the manager that the call from Salinger was on the level.
By this time, Kennedy's four car motorcade was in Manhattan and having every confidence that his tickets were assured, Kennedy and Stockdale decided to have dinner at one of the President-elect's favorite restaurants, Le Pavillon. They pulled up in front of the plush establishment. But again, a drawback: Monday night, the place was closed.
THEN THE PRESIDENT-elect thought of another restaurant, but he wasn't quite sure of the name. New drawback: No telephone list-
It was only 50 minutes before curtain time at the St. James. The man who shortly will become the world's most powerful leader began to look a bit hacked. The procession moved on, minus motorcycle escort to the dismay of casual motorists who tried to break through.
Kennedy directed the motorcade to "21," another famous New York feeding establishment. Fortunately it was open, and the joy of the dinner jacketed Maitre d'Hotel at the front door upon sighting the President-elect vanished rapidly when the restaurant
host then saw the accompanying secret service men and New York detectives.
THE REPORTER called the critic's wife again on the car radio-telephone. Joy without end. The theater had tickets if Salinger would only call, which he did immediately.
Kennedy and Stockdale were a few minutes late, but the by-now grateful management held the curtain. The first floor of the St. James had been sold out to a theater party, but some of the considerate patrons swapped seats so the President-elect could have two on the aisle, fourth row.
Nuclear Alignment Research Gets Aid
Temperatures in a physicist's lab at KU will make midwest winters look red hot by comparison.
The ultra-frigid temperatures will be created by Richard C. Sapp, assistant professor of physics, for research on nuclear alignment. The study will be assisted during the coming year by a National Science Foundation grant of $11,600.
Working with Prof. Sapp, will be Walter W. Strohm JR., Wichita, and David K. Brice, Sulfur Springs, Tex., graduate students.
The physicist said his alignment project is a continuation to some extent of research on "Nuclear Orientation at Low Temperatures" begun in 1958 by J. W. Culvahouse, assistant professor of physics, in collaboration with Prof. Sapp.
Such experiments at KU are aided by the helium liquefier, a complicated instrument for producing temperatures as low as 459 degrees Fahrenheit below zero. Physicists can perform experiments in the machine itself or, as in Prof. Sapp's newest study, siphon the liquid helium into a cryostat for experiments involving other equipment.
There was loud, prolonged applause as he took his seat. Then the lights went down and Kennedy relaxed for the first time since he left the airport. He seemed to enjoy the rollicking comedy of Silvers and his leading lady, Nancy Walker, as they whirled through a musical comedy about the juke box rackets.
6-Hour in by 10 a.m. out by 4 p.m. Photo-Finishing
AT INTERMISSION, the President-elect exercised the privilege of any male theater patron and adjourned to the gentleman's lounge to smoke a cigar. New drawback: Ladies at the door peering at him. He gave up, got a drink at the water fountain and headed back for his seat through a jam of well-wishers, many of whom wanted to tell him of their roles in his election.
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He was not about to get caught in the crowd again. The instant the show ended, he did not wait for the first curtain call, but raced up the aisle behind his security men and into a waiting car.
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IT WAS 11:15 P.M. when Kennedy's last relatively free night in Manhattan ended. The next time he's here, he'll be President. There won't be any question about theater tickets and Le Pavillon will be open at any hour of the day or night if he so much as drops a hint. But it won't be as much fun.
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Cuban Gunners Shoot Own Plane by Mistake
HAVANA, Cuba — (UPI) — The Cuban press printed a terse announcement today hinting that jumpy anti-aircraft gunners may have shot down one of their own air force planes.
The stories said officers and one civilian were killed in the mysterious crash of a Cessna plane near Varadero airfield. They hinted that over-zealous militiamen, tense from a 10-day around-the-clock "invasion" alert, may have shot the aircraft by accident.
THE ACCIDENT DREW this comment from the Communist Socialist Party:
"In doubly painful tragic circumstances three members of the revolution died . . . victims of painful confusion due to a zeal to fulfill revolutionary duties and a desire not to waste a single minute from
Wendt Named WRA Head
Women's Recreation Association elected spring semester officers at the W. R. A. Board meeting last night. The officers will be installed the first meeting in February.
Heading the organization is Suzy Wendt, Kirkwood, Mo., junior. Other officers are president-elect, Kathy Riedel, Wakeeney sophomore; vice-president, Sue Naylor, St. Louis, Mo., junior; recording secretary, Nancy Lintecum, Prairie Village sophomore; corresponding secretary, Pat Kirby, Kansas City sophomore; and treasurer, Helen Ro Haren, Kansas City senior.
Dorothy Hartbauer, Overland, Mo., junior, business manager; Lindsey Easton, Lawrence freshman, publicity manager; Jerry Patterson, Lawrence junior, play day assistant; Joan Berry, Ft. Riley freshman, hockey manager; Marilyn Cromb, Shawnee Mission sophomore, volleyball manager.
Individual sports manager, Sonja Halverson, St. Joseph, Mo., sophomore; swim meet manager, Linda Larabee, Liberal sophomore; and softball manager, Janice Hoke, Salina sophomore.
the tasks required by the fatherland and the revolution."
Government-controlled unions today started daily anti-American rallies, which will build up Friday to a "gigantic" demonstration of support for Premier Fidel Castro against the "yankee invasion threat."
Jesus Soto, leader of the CTC union federation, described the rallies as "spontaneous" demonstrations of support for Castro and his chief lieutenants and "an overwhelming notification to Yankee imperialism of our determination to conquer our aggressors or die defending the homeland."
Individual unions will hold mass meetings in various parts of the city today, tomorrow and Thursday to drum up enthusiasm for Friday's "gigantic concentration" outside Cuba's "White House."
The Castroite press linked Cuba's current "invasion" scare yesterday with the annual U.S. Naval Maneuvers now beginning in the Caribbean.
AT LEAST FOUR Cuban diplomats have asked for asylum in the United States rather than return to Cuba following the U.S. break of diplomatic relations with the Castro regime.
State Department and immigration officials said today their applications are being considered.
Hungerford Writes Waterbug Article
What may be the world's most complete and authoritative publication on Gerridae has been published as parts 1 and 2 of the 41st volume of the University of Kansas Science Bulletin.
Gerridae are waterstriders, those waterbugs that float so easily atop a stream or pond.
The authors are Herbert B. Hurgerford, professor emeritus of ontology, and Ryuichi Matsuda, research associate. Their work leading to the publications was financed by successive annual grants from the National Science Foundation since 1956.
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