Civil Rights Group Okays Purpose, Outlines Goals
THE STATEMENT reads:
The Civil Rights Council last night presented a statement of its purpose, corrected it and ratified it by a unanimous vote of members present.
The group met in the Kansas Union.
THE STATEMENT reads:
"The purpose of the Civil Rights Council is to work for equal rights for all persons, regardless of race, creed, or national origin, through legal and non-violent procedures.
"Recent Trends in Soviet Thought" will be discussed at 8 p.m. today in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union.
Soviet Trends Lecture Set Today
I. M. Bochenski, Rose Morgan visiting professor for this semester will be the speaker. Prof. Bochenski teaches contemporary philosophy at the University of Freiburg, Freiburg Switzerland and is one of the leading students of Soviet philosophy.
"In order to achieve its purpose the Council recognizes two of these procedures to be the acquisition and dispersal of information and the judicious use of publicity. Furthermore, the Council considers to be within the scope of its activities such areas as housing, public accommodations, public education, employment and all other areas which deal with the rights of man."
The first paragraph states the purpose while the following paragraph indicates what the group hopes to accomplish.
ED WARD McMULLAN, Long Beach, N.Y. senior and vice president of the student body suggested that the statement be broken into two paragraphs. (McMullan sat in as a member of the group only.)
Much discussion went into the ratification of the statement. An official said the statement should be worded in order to tone down any "radical" overtones so that the CRC would not be considered a radical group.
The statement will be presented to Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe to inform him of the existence and objectives of the group.
Thursday, Nov. 3, 1960
Daily hansan
ELECTION ISSUE PLANNED—Suzanne Shaw, city editor; Raymond Miller, managing editor; and Melvin Mencher, Daily Kansan adviser, make plans for the Daily Kansan's special election issue next Tuesday.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
58th Year, No. 35
Political Pace Quickens As Election Day Draws Near
Nixon Urges South To Go Republican
COLUMBIA, S. C. —(UPI) — Vice President Richard M. Nixon today urged southern Democrats to cling to the principles of Jefferson, Jackson and Wilson by voting Republican next week.
The GOP presidential candidate appealed to the voters of conservative, heavily Democratic South Carolina to reject the principles of "Schlesinger, Galbraith, Bowles and Reuther" in favor of "time-honored beliefs."
The GOP presidential candidate was on his way to Texas for three speeches tonight, and a frontal attack on Lyndon B. Johnson, the Democratic vice presidential candidate.
"There is no place for radical federalism in the Southland." Nixon said in a statement upon his arrival here, where he was met by former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes.
"From the Los Angeles platform it is clear what these men stand for," Nixon said. "They stand for rampaging federalism in housing, education, urban affairs, natural resources, labor affairs, agriculture. They stand for wild spending, higher taxes, higher prices, and they stand for the political abuse of our currency."
"They stand for seizure of industry, the raiding of the treasury. They stand against states' rights. The South can never accept such men or such a platform."
Nixon also issued two statements, the first appealing for southern support and a second continuing his denunciation of Kennedy for his attacks on the Republican record on social security. He said Kennedy was attempting to secure votes from the aged by playing on their fears.
Southwest Needs Seen by Kennedy
EN ROUTE WITH KENNEDY — (UPI)—Sen. John F. Kennedy made a final one-day invasion of the Southwest today with a pledge to fight for the progress that area needs to keep expanding its natural resources and economy.
"This administration carried on a policy which almost gutted our hopes for developing the natural resources of our western states." Kennedy told a crowd at Phoenix, Ariz. his first stop on an airborne tour of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma.
KENNEDY spoke before more than 5,000 persons on the street in Phoenix after addressing about 2,000 party workers at a breakfast. He smilingly told the breakfast group he was going to clear the way next Tuesday for Arizona's native son, Sen. Barry Goldwater, to head the GOP ticket in 1964 by beating Nixon this year.
The Democratic candidate said Arizona was built by men who looked to the future and asked the partisan audience at the street rally if they thought the state could be helped by a "party committed to the present and the past."
The crowd shouted: "No!"
Meany's Aid Asked in Strike
"WHAT HAVE the Republicans ever done for the nation, compared to the progress . . . of the Democratic Party which has allowed Arizona to prosper?" Kennedy asked.
"I am committed to progress and a society that speaks with vigor in this nation and around the world," he said, raising another cheer.
TOPEKA — (UPI) — The Air Force has asked AFL-CIO President George Meany to personally intervene in a workers dispute which has halted construction on Atlas missile sites in the Topeka area, according to Rep. William H. Avery, R-Kan.
Avery said the Air Force has declared it is ready to cancel a contract on the missile project if the dispute "is not settled soon."
A bright frosty morning dawned in northern Kansas today, but a flow of warmer air from the south started a quick thaw. High temperatures today will be from 64 to 72. Increasing cloudiness will spread over the state tonight and tomorrow, with light rain and drizzle likely tomorrow.
Weather
An on-the-scene investigation continued today by the National Labor Relations Board. The strike began a week ago today—about 500 workers were affected.
Maj. Gen. Thomas P. Gerrity, Air Force ballistic missile activation chief, flew into Forbes Air Force Base yesterday for conferences with missile project personnel and Col. William Ruark, project task force chief. Gerrity did not say what steps, if any, he had directed.
Avery disclosed the Air Force is giving Meany time to make a decision in the jurisdictional dispute, but will be forced to cancel a contract with the firm employing electrical workers on the job if a decision is not reached soon. He identified the firm as Ets-Hokin and Galvan.
Ise Condemns Sen. Schoeppel
The Committee for an Effective Kansas Senator condemned incumbent Republican Senator Andrew F. Schoeppel today on five specific issues, citing him as ineffective and out-dated.
John Ise, professor emeritus of economics and state chairman for the committee announced that the committee would support Frank Theis, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate.
THE RESOLUTION of the committee reads:
"Whereas, the national prestige of Kansas has lagged due to the absence of a senator with the ability to get things done:
"Whereas, the welfare of the nation has been harmed by the Kansas senior senator who, as shown by his record, has worked and voted against:
1. Friendly trade with foreign nations on a mutually profitable basis.
2. A farm policy that is fair to the farmer and the consumer;
3. Any forward-looking legislation that involves the civil rights of minority groups;
4. Any suggested legislation that involves the improvement of the status of this nation's senior citizens;
5. Aid to educational institutions by the Federal Government;
"AND, WHEREAS, Kansas needs a senator whose vision is broad enough to comprehend both the interests of Kansas and the nation, and our present senator, with his out-of-date philosophy, does not have the necessary scope;
"Be it resolved that the Committee for an Effective Kansas Senator, a bi-partisan group composed of citizens of Lawrence, Kansas, after exhaustively studying the merits of our present senior senator and finding them insufficient, opposes the return of Andrew F. Schoepel to the Senate of the United States.
Members of the Committee for an effective Kansas Senator are: John Ise, Chairman; Jim L. Lawing, Secretary-Treasurer; Oswald P. Backus, Howard Baumgartel, George Caldwell, Arthur W. Davidson, David Dvkstra, Stuart Forth, Helen Gilles, John Grumm, John B. Harris, Clifford P. Ketzel, Roy D. Laird, Mary A. Peppercorn, Leland Pritchard, James E. Titus, Sarah Jane Walker and Wilbur A. Wright.
Bulletin
LONDON — (UPI) — Hugh Gaitskell was re-elected tonight as leader of the Parliamentary Labor Party, defeating; Harold Wilson by a vote of 166 to 81.
Twas Election Night Down at The UDK.
By Carol Merryfield
The United Press International teletype machine clatters excitedly, its yellow paper spilling out on the floor. Telephones jangle and reporters and editors write at their desks in the midst of spiralling cigarette smoke, coffee cups and Coke bottles.
This is what the University Daily Kansan newsroom will look like Tuesday night as the UDK puts out its special election issue.
REPORTING STUDENTS will check the UPI wire tabulations and news stories. They will write local stories and relay election figures from the Douglas County Court House. Editing students will man the desks as the election proceeds.
The newsroom will be open for inspection by students who want to see what makes the UDK "tick." Students are invited to stop by Flint Hall to watch the staff at work and to check on the election figures. The UPI teletype machines may be watched throughout the night.
In preparation for the election issue, Suzanne Shaw, Wellington senior and city editor, wrote to all the states gathering information on the candidates, asking for photographs, campaign problems and background material.
THE RACES have been divided into state, local and Presidential contests.
Results will be tabulated at
each desk then turned over to the universal desk, headed by Raymond Miller, Lawrence senior and managing editor.
Melvin Mencher, assistant professor of journalism and UDK adviser, will supervise the work.
The staff's goal is to get the UDK out on campus and in downtown Lawrence with the election results by early Wednesday morning. The staff feels this will be a service to its readers who depend on evening
publications for election details
The UDK isn't the only "party" planned for election night, however. Numerous Greek houses will watch the returns as they are televised and everyone is invited to the election party at 9 p.m. in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union.
The party will be sponsored by the Political Activities Council and Kansas Clearing House. Refreshments will be served and closing hours for women will be 1 a.m.