Daily hansan
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
58th Year, No. 7
Monday, Sept. 26, 1960
Dag Defends UN Post; Sends Nikita Into Frenzy
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. —(UPI)
Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold today rejected Soviet pressure to resign in a stirring defense of his post that sent Premier Nikita Khrushchev into a desk-pounding frenzy of dissent.
Western and African delegations rallied to Hammarskjold's defense. A top-ranking diplomat called the Hammarskjold speech a "responsible statement." And some Africans said Khrushchev's plan to abolish the Hammarskjold job would not aid the United Nations.
Answers Nikita
Hammarskjold, appearing unexpectedly today to answer Khrushchev's attack of last Friday, said he would rather see his office "break" while upholding impartiality in world affairs than "drift on the basis of compromise."
When he had finished there was a storm of applause. It swelled into an ovation and Khrushchev looked displeased. He began pounding his desk furiously with his fist and was joined by Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and other Communist delegates.
The hammering of the Communist bloe was so loud and rhythmical it sounded like an anvil chorus above the noise of the Hammarskjold ovation. Delegates looked around in amazement and Khrushchev broke into a wide grin while keeping up the pounding.
Jawaharlal Amazed
At one point Phime Minister Jawwaharlal Nehru of India turned around and stared as if in disbelief.
Hammarskjold was followed by Czech President Antonin Novotny who followed the Khrushchev line all the way. Then came Foreign Minister Diogenes Taboada of Argentina who rose to Hammarskjold's defense and condemned outside interference in Latin American affairs.
While he was speaking Khrushchev led the Communist leaders from the floor to attend a luncheon given in his honor by Cyrus W. Eaton, a Cleveland industrialist. Soon all of the Communist Bloc leaders were gone except Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia.
Prime Minister John Dieffenbaker of Canada followed Taboada in another defense of Hammarskjold but the Russians already were gone by then. He called Khrushchev's proposal to abolish the secretary-general post "absurd."
An American spokesman called Khrushchev's desk-pounding exhibition "pure Khrushchev" and reaffirmed the American position that
Dag Hammarskjold
the United States "is 100 per cent behind Secretary - General Dag Hammarskjold."
was one of the first "big" neutralists to rally to his support and had met with Hammarskjold just before the speech.
Hammarskjold said he would rather see his office "break" while upholding impartiality in world affairs than "drift on the basis of compromise." It was the closest the U.N. leader could come in diplomatic fashion to a slap at the man who wants to fire him.
Has West's Support
He already had won the support of the Western nations and most of the neutralist African and Asian countries who were appalled at Khrushchev's suggestions. Nehru
Between speeches Nehru got up, walked up the aisle and shook hands with Khrushchev and Tito. Then he and Tito left the assembly together for an earnest conference in a corner of the delgate's lounge.
They were reported discussing the creation of a neutralist "third force" to counter western and eastern moves in the cold war.
ASC Will Vote On Dorm Bill
An amendment to the All Student Council constitution for realignment of dormitory living districts will be voted on at the next ASC meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 4.
Bill Recommended
At a meeting of the committee on committees the proposed bill was studied and the decision was made to recommend to the ASC that the bill be passed.
Under the present bill all dormitories have one representative.
According to Larry Moore, Topeka junior and men's University housing representative, the students living in scholarship halls and smaller dormitories do not have an equal chance for representation because they have been in competition with larger dormitories.
The proposed bill states that all dormitories having 75 or less students will be in one district and all dormitories with more than 75 students will be in a second district.
If the bill is passed it will increase the number of living districts from 8 to 10.
Increases Districts
"We hope that if the bill is passed the student body can vote on it in the primary elections, Nov. 9 and 10. Under this plan the bill would be effective in the general elections Nov. 15 and 16," Moore said.
KU students show little enthusiasm for watching the televised debate tonight between John Kennedy and Richard Nixon.
KU Survey Discloses Few to Watch Debate
A survey by the Daily Kansan revealed that only 15 of 50 women interviewed at GSP had made plans to watch the one hour debate. A quick lunch room poll at Templin Hall revealed that 80 of the 450 men then planned to watch the telecast.
Philip Anschutz, Wichita senior, a member of Sigma Chi social fraternity, said this noon:
"No recess from pledge study hall will be allowed, so no pledges will be watching television. Undoubtedly, several actives will watch the debates since there are usually a few watching television on week nights instead of studying."
The man who answered the UDK telephone call at the Beta Theta Pi house was not aware of any provisions within that house to allow men to watch the debates and be excused temporarily from their study hall.
Here is one reply to the UDK inquiry:
"Are Nixon and Kennedy going to talk on TV tonight? What time is the show?"
Members of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority had definite plans made to break their weekly meeting for the television debates.
The TV head-on exchange of basic policies, an electronic suggestion of the famous debates 102 years ago between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas, will take place in an air-conditioned studio of the
Chicago outlet of the Columbia Broadcasting System, WBBM-TV.
The hour-long program dealing primarily with domestic issues starts at 8:30 p.m. and will be carried by the National Broadcasting Co., American Broadcasting Co. and the Mutual Radio Network, as well as CBS which is serving as host for this first of four Nixon-Kennedy appearances. They will have an audience estimated by the broadcasting industry at between 60 and 100 million Americans, plus millions more overseas via the government's Voice of America and the British Broadcasting Co.
The debate will be covered by radio stations KCMO, KMBC, and WIBW at 7:30. WDAF will broadcast it at 11 p.m. Channels 4, 5, and 9 will broadcast at 8:30 tonight.
Kennedy and Nixon regard the first debate as critical to their campaigns, but probably not decisive.
Kennedy's advisers first considered the debates as a make-or-break factor in the campaign. But now, bolstered by large crowds on the campaign trail, Kennedy's advisers feel the debates are somewhat less monumental.
Nixon's aides feel the debates may have particular impact on the great unknowns of 1960—the undecided voters. They feel the face-to-face meetings aren't likely to sway many voters who already have decided on the candidates they will support.
Both candidates are polished offthe-cuff speakers and were confident they would make a good showing even though no notes would be allowed during the debate.
Crash Injures Faculty Member In Glider Mishap at Olathe
Costas Choliasmenos, assistant instructor of aerodynamics at KU, suffered severe facial lacerations and a fractured vertebra, when a glider he was piloting crashed at Olathe Community Airport.
He was taken to the KU Medical Center where officials reported his condition as fair.
Airport officials said the crash occurred when part of a wing broke off as Prof. Choliasmenos banked into a sharp turn preparatory to landing. The aircraft then went into a spin about 350 feet above ground and crashed nose down as a crowd of 200 watched.
The glider was an experimental model taking its maiden flight at the Olathe Aviation Day celebration. Built entirely of wood, the craft was the embodiment of a new design concept which employed certain structural innovations.
Released from a tow plane at about 2000 feet, the glider spiraled down for a landing. The wing section broke off when Prof. Choliasmenos made his tight landing turn in what was apparently an attempt to keep the aircraft within landing limits. The glider was demolished in the crash.
Weather
KANSAS — Fair northeast with increasing cloudiness west and south portions this afternoon and tonight. Scattered light showers extreme southeast and extreme southern border area this afternoon and tonight. Tuesday partly cloudy northeast mostly cloudy west and south with scattered light showers southeast and southwest portions. Warmer northwest and north central this afternoon.
Wescoe Plans More Foreign Student Exchanges
Chancellor W. Clarke Wescoe praised two different KU organizations this weekend and emphasized their importance as ambassadors, moral leaders, and promoters of a free exchange of ideas.
At two separate meetings, one with the International Club and one with the Westminster Fellowship, Dr. Wescoe repeatedly stressed the importance of good ambassadorial both on a local and international scale.
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At one point he said that organizations such as the International Club were vital not only to the campus, but also for the promotion of better understanding on a world level.
At Friday night's meeting of the International Club at the Kansas Union, he hailed the organization as the most important at the University with the most important purpose.
Before an audience of 250 students the Chancellor said:
"I plan to work for more exchange programs. This is a good way to help promote good feelings and better understanding," he said
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"The world today is in an uproar, and perhaps chaotic, but there is a future for all of us through a free exchange of ideas and sincere questions and answers."
This is why the International Club is so important, Chancellor Wescoe said. It provides the atmosphere for such an exchange of ideas; a place where individuals can get to know and understand the ideas of people from all parts of the world.
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"The International Club is not merely an organization of foreign students but an organization in which all students should participate," he said.
"I hope that there is even a larger crowd here at the next meeting, and each American student should invite at least 10 or 12 friends to the next gathering of the club."
After his speech Chancellor Wescoe did not leave until he shook hands and personally greeted everyone who attended.
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A a meeting of the Westminster Fellowship last night at the organization's new headquarters, Dr. Wescoe emphasized the importance of University youth serving as moral leaders on campus and ambassadors off campus.
"I went to a small, church-related university," Dr. Wescoc said. "A huge Gothic chapel on the campus created a wonderful atmosphere. Each student was reminded every day that he was never alone.
"On this campus it is different. Every student must create such an atmosphere for himself. Some feel that the domination of a state university by a church is wrong because the church and the state should always be separated. I think that this is true only to the extent that there is a state religion."
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"One of the most important duties of a university student is to serve as an ambassador for the university," Dr. Wescoe said. "He should tell honestly and fairly what the university means to him.
"This is especially important for students in a state supported institution such as ours because we depend upon the citizens for the major portion of our support. They must be told what the school is like."
" . . . . to promote good feelings and better understanding."